Chapter 54 Tempering of the Body (1/2)

In the Yuxu Palace, within the Tao hall.

”Activate, potential of the six senses!” Wang Bugui exclaimed as he opened his eyes. Two golden glows shot out of them. He had already familiarized himself with operating the Technique of Six Senses, and he could perform the moves and seals easily now. Very quickly, his vision of the world became amazing. He could sense every living thing within 5 kilometers, and he could see very clearly wherever he laid his eyes on, even the markings on tree trunks.

His ears could pick up any sound within the same radius. Nothing escaped him, even the moving feet of animals and droplets of water falling upon the ground. A gentle breeze blew across the entire Pure Land, and he could hear a gentle voice, as if a beautiful woman was whispering gently into his ear.

Wang Bugui took in a deep breath, and the smells from the flowers, soil and grass came flooding into his nose. He could even differentiate the species of the plants just by smell alone. He reached his hand into the skies and grasped gently, vaguely feeling some aura. The amazing thing about his heightened senses was that he could touch the aura of nature even without cultivating it.

He could not maintain such a state for long, and the effects soon disappeared, while the aura he had just captured gradually disspated back into nature. Wang Bugui placed a few fruits on the ground and tried tasting them. Out of the nine different type of fruits, he could differentiate the levels of sweetness and sourness in them, and he could tell which one of them was poisonous in one bite. Only of them had a poison that gave him the chills, and he forced the toxins out with his blood prana power.

He was still not very successful in training his sixth sense. After all, it was not as clearly defined as the other five. Logically, it was improved by enduring countless bloody battles and gradually accumulated. Even if one wanted to train his or her sixth sense, he or she should have to go through such ordeals, but now Wang Bugui could only rely on a technique.

Eventually, he entered a meditative state after 10 minutes, and he heightened his senses to their peak level. He felt as if he was conversing with nature, and that he gained more of its trust as he channeled his energy more quickly in the manner prescribed in the manual.

After about 15 minutes, Wang Bugui opened his eyes and turned his head back. He sensed, with the aid of nature's aura, that danger was coming. The hairs on his body stood up like needles, and he turned around instantly. However, he was too late. A shiny, sharp sword was already at his neck, and his life would be gone with a swift stroke of his attacker.

”Who dares to trespass?” Wang Bugui asked as he frowned at the black clad figure in front of him. He heard the person laugh coldly and was about to reply.

”Clang!”

Wang Bugui took the opportunity to dodge, and he knocked the sword away with a punch. He then took a huge leap backward and fled, using the second level maximal speed technique, without saying a word. The figure in black had already realized what was happening after his sword was knocked away, and he stepped out and blocked the boy's path before he could escape.

He then stabbed at Wang Bugui with his sword again, and the boy managed to vaguely predict the path of the attack before dodging it like a lithe dragon. The figure in black instantly slashed with his sword instead, changing the trajectory of the blow from the boy's shoulder to his waist.

”Stop it, Master!” said Wang Bugui with a snigger. The sword stopped in mid-flight, three centimeters above his waist.

”Brat, how dare you make fun of me Will it kill you to let me finish speaking?” said the figure in black as he grunted coldly. He quickly removed his get up, reverting back to his usual look.

”Master, why did you have to test me like this? If I didn't realize it was you, I would have used the pendant against you,” said Wang Bugui as he wrinkled his nose.

”What kind of reaction was that? By the time you reacted, I could have sliced off half your head. You're still so weak after training for 2 weeks. You need to buck up!” Yun Jinghong rapped Wang Bugui's head with his knuckles, and the boy shouted in pain.

”No, I've already been training very diligently. If you hadn't disrupted me, I would have progressed further. Just you wait and see, there will be huge gains made within the next two weeks!” Wang Bugui said through clenched teeth as he squatted down in pain, his head in his hands.

”Fine, then I'll wait and gauge your progress again. If you dare to lie to me, be prepared to be strung up and flogged,” said Yun Jinghong as he waved his fists threateningly at his disciple, totally deviod of the manner a master should behave.

”I guarantee you! No, I doubly assure you!” shouted the boy.

”If you want to bet with me, fine. Time is running short, and I'll begin to teach you the training method of the seventh level. Follow me,” said Yun Jinghong as he stopped fooling around and led Wang Bugui down Immortal Hill.

”Master, why are we pressed for time?” asked Wang Bugui as they walked, feeling perplexed.

”You've already been here for over a year now. There'll be a Gathering of Practitioners nine years from now, and all practitioners will gather to watch the competition. It's an arena for young people like yourself, and it is held once every century. The winner will be rewarded with huge training resources, and he or she will be known as the strongest genius of the world, as well as winning the right to attempt to gain immortality. I hope you can take part, and therefore you have to double up on your training.”

Yun Jinghong explained seriously. Wang Bugui was a little emotional as he heard his master speak. This was a huge gathering of the Eastern Cultivation World, and it was held once every century. The rewards were extremely attractive, and he had always wanted to see the other techniques of other sects. Now was his chance.

”Haha, I'm looking forward to it. Let me see, which genius in this world dares to take me on!” said Wang Bugui as he showed his confident smile. His desire to master Tao was unrivaled, and he was impudent and brash by nature. Naturally, such a competition would interest him.