Finally, after absorbing all the Qi in the room, Xiao Yifei's form came to a stop, maintaining this state. At this moment, he resembled an Asura, experiencing this invincible power, Xiao Yifei was overjoyed and struck a punch into the air towards the wall of the stone chamber.

Bang! With a loud noise, the wall was instantly blasted with a large hole by the Qi wave driven by the punch. Fortunately, Chang Wei had prepared ahead of time, arranging a separate room for Xiao Yifei, with stone walls connected to the mountain on all sides. Otherwise, this punch would have hit the room next door.

That's the feeling! While punching, Xiao Yifei focused all his attention on the air surrounding his fist. He discovered that the Qi inside his body was circulating into his arm in a very peculiar pattern, driving the surrounding air to operate in the same strange pattern, creating a wonderful resonance and even distorting at one point.

As for what the pattern was, Xiao Yifei could not grasp it all at once due to the speed of the punch.

Another punch!

Xiao Yifei decisively launched another punch. This time, Xiao Yifei saw it clearly. At the moment he threw the punch, the Qi within his body rapidly drove the surrounding air to revolve around his arm. But just as Xiao Yifei was about to further confirm this pattern, the punch had already hit the opposite wall.

"Sigh, still too fast." Xiao Yifei immediately thought about slowing down the speed of his punches, but as the speed decreased, the power of the previous two punches was lost, and the Qi in his body began to become uncooperative.

This stumped Xiao Yifei, watching time tick away second by second, he tried throwing a few punches, but unless he punched as fast as the wind, no matter what speed he used, he could not unleash the initial power.

Just as Xiao Yifei wanted to attempt once more, his body suddenly deflated, revealing that the time limit of the secret technique stimulating the Tianzhong Acupoint had been reached.

Helplessly, Xiao Yifei had to sit down and rest temporarily. This secret technique could not be used multiple times within a short period, otherwise, it would place an enormous burden on the body. Back when Xiao Yifei was fully stimulating himself, he took down the "Drilling Armor Corpse" and Chang Wutian with just over half an hour of kung fu, which directly consumed ten years of his lifespan.

How many decades does one have in a lifetime? Such a price, Xiao Yifei did not want to pay a second time.

During his recuperation, Xiao Yifei kept pondering how to operate his Qi into the state just like before under normal conditions, but after a long while, he still came up with nothing.

"Again!" After resting, Xiao Yifei encouraged himself, then immediately threw himself into the second round of practice. He didn't know how much time had passed; he only knew his body could no longer withstand the burden of transformation, finally familiarizing himself with the pattern of the first realm of Qigong.

After another simple rest, Xiao Yifei did not transform himself but operated the pattern of the first realm using an ordinary person's state. Instantly, he felt the Qi within him swirling around his arms. Xiao Yifei slowly accumulated strength until the Qi on his arms and the air around him resonated, producing a buzzing sound that cut through the air.

Subsequently, he punched through the air, the wall shattering in response, revealing a large hole.

I've done it! Xiao Yifei rejoiced.

During the two days of relentless practice of 'Qigong,' Zhang Po sat in his stone chamber, closing his eyes in deep thought, motionless, sometimes with a relaxed expression, sometimes with furrowed eyebrows, as if contemplating something. A longsword laid horizontally on his lap and had never been picked up once.

Meanwhile, Chang Wei utilized these few days of cultivation to transform his wooden puppet, adding several mechanisms, while also acquainting himself with the Chang Family's Puppet Technique.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed. The day of the three's agreed time to emerge from seclusion arrived.

Zhang Po and Chang Wei arrived early outside their respective stone chambers, but after waiting for a long time, Xiao Yifei did not emerge from his room. With the "Martial Artist Conference" they had been yearning for only two days away, and thousands of miles to travel, Xiao Yifei still had not come out of seclusion.

This made Chang Wei and Zhang Po anxious. A cultivator must not be disturbed when in seclusion, otherwise if disturbed during deep and tranquil cultivation, they may become overly anxious and deviate.

Zhang Po paced anxiously outside the door, very worried that Xiao Yifei encountered some danger during his cultivation, which often happened among cultivators. In mild cases, they could no longer continue cultivating, and in severe cases, they might explode and die.

"Let nothing go wrong." Chang Wei also started to worry about Xiao Yifei.

As noon approached, Xiao Yifei still had not come out.

"Why don't we just break in?" Chang Wei suggested.

"Absolutely not! You know the consequences of doing so, let's wait a little longer." Zhang Po firmly rejected Chang Wei's proposal.

Just as Zhang Po and Chang Wei were anxiously looking for a solution, they heard a loud noise coming from Xiao Yifei's room. The heavy stone gate shattered in response, turning to dust, raising a cloud of dust throughout the cave.

Amidst this blinding dust, a silhouette slowly emerged.

Zhang Po focused his gaze; it was indeed Lin Mu.

"You finally came out." Once the dust settled, Chang Wei approached and said to Xiao Yifei.

Xiao Yifei beamed, showcasing a row of white teeth: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

At this moment, Zhang Po was too astonished to speak. Although it had only been five days, the Xiao Yifei before him seemed like a different person entirely, giving off a more solid and dignified impression, exuding an unmatched aura with every move. The muscles on his body were also more substantial, with every fiber concealing explosive power.

"This guy has grown stronger again." Zhang Po sighed inwardly.

As Xiao Yifei completely stepped out of the cave, Zhang Po got a clear view of the stone chamber's condition, and shuddered with fear. The stone walls as firm as rock were already all destroyed by Xiao Yifei; the interior was riddled with holes, devastated like it had been bombarded.

Chang Wei naturally saw the condition inside the stone chamber too and exclaimed, "Are you cultivating or causing destruction?"

Xiao Yifei scratched his head sheepishly and laughed awkwardly, "Got a little carried away, hehe."

Upon emerging, Xiao Yifei walked straight to Zhang Po, sensing Zhang Po's strength, finding that the latter had also made substantial progress. Moreover, for some reason, Zhang Po's whole body was always enveloped by an indescribable magnetic field, giving a formidable oppressive sensation.

"You've grown stronger too," Xiao Yifei commented with admiration.

"Not necessarily inferior to you."

Seeing that it was already getting late, the three quickly replenished their strength and decided to head towards the Xiao Family's location. Zhang Po roughly estimated that this journey would be over two thousand li, and there were only two days left until the registration deadline of the 'Martial Artist Conference,' meaning the three had to travel at least a thousand li a day to make it, truly living up to the name of traveling a thousand li a day.

Briefly outlining the journey and destination, Zhang Po said to the two, "Since we are determined to attend the 'Martial Artist Conference,' we absolutely cannot be late, or our registration will be canceled. Let's avoid doing anything that will delay us during the journey, understood my meaning?"

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