Wang Ke was defeated!

Squatting on the ground, there was a hideous stab wound on his chest.

Zhang Shan held back his hand at the last moment, otherwise this knife would definitely kill Wang Ke.

"I lost." Wang Ke used his inner strength to stop the injury, feeling a little depressed.

Even though he was told from the beginning that Zhang Shan had surpassed them, he still felt complicated at the moment.

Zhang Shan did not come forward to comfort him.

This kind of thing can only be overcome by oneself.

Fortunately, Wang Ke had a good nature, but he suppressed his feelings of disappointment and unwillingness after a while.

"Zhang Shan, you are really amazing. I am convinced that you lost!" Wang Ke said very freely and easily.

"You're not bad either." Zhang Shan praised without hesitation.

Wang Ke is indeed very strong, just as powerful as he imagined.

Because of this, Zhang Shan was even more happy.

Defeating the genius who once could only look up to him proved that his hard work was not in vain!

Goldfinger? Since it is his goldfinger, it is naturally his talent!

Zhang Shan shamelessly considered Golden Finger to be a part of himself.

"In this case, there is nothing more to say next, just continue to practice hard!"

"Strive to break through Xiantian as soon as possible!"

Zhang Shan is full of fighting spirit!

Returning to the small courtyard, the low-level formations are fully opened, and a "retreat" sign is hung directly on the door.

He immediately entered a state of retreat and practice.

The next day, some disciples who wanted to come to deliver spiritual stones after hesitation saw a courtyard with a closed door.

The word "retreat" persuaded them to retreat.

On the third, fourth, and fifth days, disciples came over.

The "Retreat" sign hung there, motionless.

Later, fellow disciples also knew that Zhang Shan had entered a state of seclusion and self-cultivation, and showed no signs of leaving the house.

They all admired Zhang Shan's ascetic behavior.

For the disciples, this kind of ascetic practice without leaving home is very difficult to achieve.

Not only is the problem of insufficient cultivation resources, but their character cannot persist either.

Humans are social animals.

A few days, dozens of days, hundreds of days of hard training without even seeing the shadow of other human beings is not something that these young disciples can endure.

Even Song Wen, Wang Ke and others couldn't do this.

They practice diligently and hard, and they are not completely closed-minded like Zhang Shan.

During breaks, I will also meet, chat, and communicate with other people.

This kind of penance in Zhenyuan Temple appears more often in people at the level of elders and temple masters.

Only one of my disciples can do this.

There are only Wang Yang, Li Chong and Zhang Shan.

Among them, Wang Yang's persistence was slightly inferior to Zhang Shan and Li Chong.

It is also because of this that the three of them became close friends.

Two months flew by.

Winter is over, it’s time for the grass to grow and the orioles to fly.

The spring is cold and chilly to the bones.

In the early morning, Zhang Shan, wearing only the thin clothes of a disciple, opened the door.

The cold wind blew.

"Comfortable." Zhang Shan took a long breath of cold air, and a chill went straight into his heart, making him feel even more comfortable.

For monks, the changes of the four seasons no longer affect them.

"After two months of extravagant practice, I finally raised my cultivation level to the peak of acquired ninth level, which is beyond the realm of possibility!"

"I have also perfected the "Phantom Body Technique" and "Latent Shadow". Although they are only two acquired top-grade martial arts, my background is indeed a bit deeper."

"It's time to break through the innate!"

Zhang Shan has already felt the barrier.

And there is more than 80% certainty of breaking that barrier!

Opening the door, Zhang Shan ended the retreat and went to the subjective world.

Of course he couldn't break through in the small courtyard.

Leaving aside other issues, what should I do if I am interrupted by someone during my breakthrough?

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst.

"Not to mention that a successful breakthrough and a perfect breakthrough have two different meanings."

Zhang Shantai knows the difference here.

Reluctantly breaking through will destroy the potential. In the future, I may not even be able to break through to the second innate level.

The closer to perfection the breakthrough is, the greater the benefits will be, and the better the road ahead will be.

Zhang Shan is well prepared in terms of accumulation, but of course he cannot let go of other aspects.

Fortunately, there is no need for him to lose his spirit in this aspect, the temple is ready for disciples like them.

This is also the advantage that disciples of big forces have over casual cultivators.

If the casual cultivators don't want to force a breakthrough and lose themselves to everyone after being born, they have to work hard to collect various breakthrough auxiliary spiritual materials.

Disciples of big forces have their own sects to help them.

It has always been Li Xin, the viewer, who is in charge of the subjectivity.

It's just that unless something big happens, the viewer is usually not subjective.

An elder handles daily affairs on his behalf.

This elder's cultivation level ranks among the lowest among the elders.

But his work ability is outstanding.

After the meeting, Zhang Shan respectfully bowed to Elder Xu, who was dealing with daily affairs subjectively, and stated his purpose of coming.

"Breakthrough of Xiantian..." Elder Xu looked at Zhang Shan carefully.

Indeed, a mellow and complete aura radiated out.

When Elder Xu was about to see more clearly, his spiritual consciousness swept over.

Was blocked.

There was an aura surrounding Zhang Shan, which was looming, causing Elder Xu's consciousness to avoid it unconsciously.

Elder Xu was quite surprised. What he heard from his spiritual consciousness was just a little strange. If Zhang Shan hadn't been standing in front of him, he would have subconsciously felt that there was no one here.

Of course, this is because Elder Xu did not investigate carefully.

Elder Xu felt the intensity of that aura. As long as he noticed this difference, he could easily break through.

He has even mastered the martial arts of concealing his aura to such an extent? His future life is formidable.

Elder Xu withdrew his consciousness and had no intention of finding out the details of Zhang Shan.

"I thought you would come, but I didn't expect you would come so soon."

Elder Xu smiled and said, obviously he has been paying attention to the rising star in the audience.

"Come with me, I will take you to the Spirit Vein Cave."

Zhang Shan's heart moved.

Zhang Shan had only heard of the Lingmai Cave, but had never been to it.

Only elders can go to this place, and the temple master has been practicing in the Spirit Vein Cave.

These caves are caves opened on the spiritual veins, and the spiritual energy is the richest.

The spiritual energy in the disciples' residential area is the leftovers after being enjoyed by the elders.

The spiritual energy concentration on both sides is not at the same level at all.
To be continued...