Chapter 50

In this manner, Hua Tianxiong and his entourage traveled by day and practiced their cultivation in concentrated sessions by night. Hua Tianxiong had prepared another round of Body Tempering Pills to distribute to every soldier, instructing them to fully absorb the medicinal effects of the previous pill before taking the next. In the Martial Disciple stage, a single pill is generally enough to raise one's level. However, fearing that overly frequent consumption would lead to a rapid rise in level at the expense of a stable foundation, Hua Tianxiong required everyone to solidify their foundations, mandating that they practice diligently for thirty days to absorb the medicine before taking another pill. The group covered the five-hundred-li mountain journey in just five days. They managed this despite following a schedule of only half a day of marching and half a day of cultivation, a measure taken to ensure the soldiers remained at their peak strength. Before they even reached the mining camp, all eighty soldiers had broken through to the Seventh-Rank Martial Disciple level, with a few even reaching the Eighth-Rank. This boost in cultivation greatly increased their strength, making the handling of the Duan-Di blades much easier.