Chapter 3 Third Level of Refinement

The morning sun shone on the ground and the streets of Milky Way Town were bustling with people.

A young man was training continuously in the back mountain of the Yeager Clan.

"Pluff!" The young man's fist slammed into the towering tree, creating a pluffing sound.

After a long time, Stephan finally stopped cultivating. He gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, a faint smile appearing on his face.

After getting along with each other for more than ten days, Stephan's state of mind had completely changed. He had forgotten about the time-travel and completely regarded himself as the original Stephan. He also had a very good relationship with his family, especially his sister.

The appearance of Yvonne made Stephan feel the warmth of kinship. This was a very happy thing for an orphan of more than 20 years.

On the other hand, Stephan had made up his mind that no matter what, he must properly protect his younger sister who was unable to cultivate.

Deep down, Stephan was still thinking of going back to his old life.

Stephan had been practicing the system's reward, Shattering Rock Fist.

From the memories of this body, the martial techniques of the Qingxuan Continent were also divided into different levels. From the very beginning, common martial techniques, to the third class martial techniques, second class martial techniques, first class martial techniques...

Because Stephan usually practiced, he could only practice some common techniques in his clan. Third-rate techniques were given to outstanding members of the clan.

There weren't many second-rate techniques in the Yeager Family, so when Stephan saw the Heavenly Wounded Palm on the turntable, he was extremely shocked.

As he practiced the Shattering Rock Fist, Stephan also came to a deep realization of how powerful a third-rate cultivation method was.

As its name suggested, the Shattering Rock Fist allowed the practitioner to shatter large rocks with one punch after mastering the technique. This was unimaginable to Stephan in the past.

Though Shattering Rock Fist was only a third-rate technique, it was the only technique that Ye Xingling had mastered so far.

If she mastered the Shattering Rock Fist, she was confident that she could defeat Jason, who was at the third level of Refinement.

One could imagine how powerful the Shattering Rock Fist was.

Originally, this body's talent was average, or even worse. However, after obtaining the Martial God system, Stephan suddenly felt that his body was slowly being changed by the Martial God System.

After making this astonishing discovery, Stephan was very happy, and his talent seemed to have been imperceptibly changed.

Hence, after practicing the Shattering Rock Fist for the whole morning, Stephan had finally crossed the threshold.

"A third-rate technique is truly powerful. I have only just entered the rudiments stage, but I can already feel the might of Shattering Rock Fist," whispered Stephan as he felt Shattering Rock Fist slowly circulate within his body.

It was at this moment that Wu suddenly said, "If you continue cultivating like this, then I wonder when you'll be able to cultivate the Shattering Rock Fist successfully."

Stephan was doused with a bucket of cold water and felt helpless.

"Use your consciousness to enter the small black particles in your brain." said Wu once more.

Stephan was stunned. However, he immediately followed Wu's instructions and used his consciousness to slowly approach the tiny black particle in his mind.

As he approached the black speck, Stephan's will was instantly sucked in.

All of a sudden, a vast expanse of space appeared in front of Stephan.

"What's going on? Where am I?" Upon arriving at a new environment, Stephan asked in a low voice.

"This is the Martial God Domain. As the sole holder of the Martial God system, you are able to enter this place. The spiritual energy here is 10 times that of the outside world and can accelerate your cultivation." Wu's voice appeared within Stephan's mind.

In the outside world, Stephan's body was already sitting with legs crossed while his consciousness was all focused on the Martial God's Realm.

Stephan was shocked by Wu's introduction.

Spiritual Energy was something that a martial artist must absorb for cultivation. Only by absorbing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth into his Dantian could he slowly turn it into Spiritual Energy. Only in this way could he keep advancing.

On the other hand, the spiritual energy in the Martial God system was ten times that of the outside world. Didn't that mean that under the same condition, Stephan's cultivation speed would be ten times faster than others?

The 9th level of body refinement was the process of a martial artist tempering their body. Only by completely purifying the impurities in the body would one be able to truly pursue the peak of martial arts.

But now, Stephan was only at the second level of Refinement and could not even change his spiritual power. Only when he reached the third level of Refinement could he change his spiritual power for his own use.

Seeing the shocked look on Stephan's face, Wu said disdainfully, "That's nothing. The density of Spiritual Qi in this space will increase exponentially with you unsealing it."

Stephan was completely numb by now. Ten times the spiritual energy was already enough to make him excited, let alone several times more.

...

Stephan practiced the Shattering Rock Fist over and over again in the Martial God Domain, while the spiritual energy around him was constantly injected into his body to temper it.

After the spiritual energy entered Stephan's body, it entered his dantian and spread throughout his body.

BOOM!

Stephan's illusory figure continued to execute the Shattering Rock Fist in the Martial God system.

Meanwhile, the spiritual energy within Stephan's body grew more and more over time.

Two hours. Four hours. Six hours...

Six hours passed, but Stephan was still practicing the Shattering Rock Fist, a third-rate technique.

"Pah..." Suddenly, Stephan threw out a punch, shattering a large stone in the process. After that, he stopped in his tracks.

"Haha, I've finally achieved initial success in Shattering Rock Fist." Stephan could not help being excited. In the Martial God system, his cultivation speed was ten times faster than others. After six hours, he had finally achieved initial success in Shattering Rock Fist.

At this moment, waves of spiritual energy suddenly rushed into Stephan's body.

Stephan's face changed before his consciousness came out of the Martial God system. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged, surrounded by rich spiritual energy.

I was about to break through! Stephan thought to himself.

"Hiss, hiss..."

Wisps of spirit energy entered Stephan's body and spread throughout his meridians, tempering his body.

Stephan's meridians were expanding and his dantian was slowly rotating.

At the same time, Stephan's body was shedding skin as well. This was a process of removing impurities from his body.

Layer after layer of skin fell off Stephan's body as he closed his eyes tightly.

Removing impurities from the body and stepping onto the path of martial arts was something that every martial artist in the Qingxuan Continent had to experience.

As time went by, the spiritual energy was constantly remolding Stephan's body. When the last piece of skin on Stephan's body fell off, his slightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

"Have I broken through?" Stephan muttered to himself.

At this moment, the spiritual energy in Stephan's body continuously poured into his Dantian. After being transformed by the Dantian, wisps of spiritual power slowly spread along his meridians.

Seeing the appearance of spiritual power, a smile finally appeared on Stephan's face. He had stepped into the third level of the Refinement Realm, and his Dantian could transform into spiritual power.

Feeling the traces of spiritual power converted from his dantian, Stephan could not help sighing. The feeling of having spiritual power in his body was really wonderful.

The 3rd level of Refinement and the 2nd level of Refinement have an essential difference between them. Even though there was only a difference of a realm between them, their strengths had advanced by leaps and bounds.

If Body Refining 2nd Layer was likened to a child, then Body Refining 3rd Layer was like a young man in his twenties.

It was easy to imagine the benefits that breaking through to the third level of Refinement would bring to Stephan.

After breaking through to the third level of Refinement, the Dantian could automatically change the spiritual energy of heaven and earth absorbed from the outside world into spiritual energy. With the help of the spiritual energy, the combat strength would multiply.

Just as Stephan was immersed in the joy of breaking through, a voice woke him up.

"Stephan, are you here? I'm so looking for you."

Stephan raised his head slightly and stood up slowly.

"What is it, Martin Yeager?" Ye Xing hurriedly asked as he looked at the rapidly approaching Martin.

Martin, of the same generation as Stephan, was slightly younger than Stephan and had a good relationship with him.

"Brother Stephan, Sister Yvonne has been bullied. She's on the public square right now," Martin panted as he ran up to Stephan and reported.

Feeling the preciousness of familial love, Stephan would never allow anyone to bully his sister, who had suddenly appeared in her family.

"Who is it?" asked Stephan coldly. Suddenly, a suppressive aura emanated from Stephan's body.

"Jason!"