Chapter 21: Two Hundred Years of Internal Energy
\n\u201cI\u2019m going to explode!\u201d
\nZuo Meng felt his body swelling unbearably, as if about to burst.
\nHe stopped modifying his energy. The law chains snapped back into place, sealing his dantian. The transcendent sensation of cheating the world vanished abruptly. His dantian crashed from the Immortal Realm into the ordinary world\u2019s mud, filled with discomfort. The internal energy growth halted, and the explosive pressure got suppressed by the law chains again.
\nHuff!
\nZuo Meng exhaled sharply.
\nThis was cheating. Ordinary people cultivating internal energy could never fill all their meridians like this. Differences in cultivation methods, effects, and innate talents limited normal practitioners. Only Zuo Meng\u2019s crude method could brute-force flood his body with energy.
\n\u201cSo this is internal energy\u2019s limit. The ancient creators never imagined someone reaching this level.\u201d
\nBy Zuo Meng\u2019s calculations, accumulating this much energy would require 280 years of cultivation minus expenditures. Yet only three people in history had lived past two centuries, earning them the title of Lords.
\nTwo hundred years of internal energy!
\nAfter prolonged meditation, Zuo Meng stood up \u2013 and his energy erupted like a storm. The nearest table exploded into splinters. Dozens of surrounding objects got destroyed. His discarded sword snapped in two.
\n\u201cToo powerful. Can\u2019t control it.\u201d
\nZuo Meng rushed to the door without concealment. Raising his hand, the storage room door detonated into fragments.
\n\u201cNeed empty space to adjust. This is dangerous.\u201d
\nThe energy\u2019s ferocity exceeded expectations. Choosing an abandoned direction, Zuo Meng lightly tapped the ground. BOOM! The stone pavement shattered into a crater, collapsing half the building behind.
\nWithin ten breaths, two silhouettes arrived. Both froze at the destruction.
\n\u201cWho dares cause trouble in Heifeng Fort?!\u201d
\nThe boatman stared dumbly \u2013 nobody had ever vandalized a Lord\u2019s domain before.
\n\u201cClean this up before Master notices.\u201d
\nXiong Gang arrived next, equally shocked but prioritizing damage control over pursuit.
\nZuo Meng ignored the aftermath. His light push for liftoff became catastrophic \u2013 energy surged uncontrollably, blasting him past Heifeng Fort\u2019s front ridge into midair descent.
\n\u201cWhat madness?!\u201d
\nIntending to quietly adjust in his room, he\u2019d instead launched halfway down the mountain.
\nPlummeting through mist, Zuo Meng stomped his right foot against his left. The crude maneuver \u2013 not the proper Cloud Stepping skill \u2013 wasted enough energy to fuel others for hours. But with two centuries\u2019 reserves, he didn\u2019t care.
\nHe finally landed in dense fog, visibility under ten meters. Finding a stone wall, he channeled energy into his palm.
\nKABOOM!
\nThe mountainside exploded into a bottomless cave. Stone fragments rained down.
\n\u201cThis\u2019ll work.\u201d
\nSitting inside, Zuo Meng tried consolidating his energy. Half an incense stick later, he frowned. His overflowing dantian and clogged meridians resisted control \u2013 even basic actions leaked destructive energy.
\n\u201cFaulty cultivation method. Try Heifeng Fort\u2019s techniques.\u201d
\nThe manual from the boatman proved disappointing. \u201cThis isn\u2019t Black Wind Lord\u2019s true power. Just slightly better common internal skills \u2013 useless to me now.\u201d
\n\u201cTime to visit Black Wind Lord directly.\u201d
\nPlans changed. With two centuries\u2019 energy, Zuo Meng reverted to his original approach \u2013 taking what he needed. Apprenticeship was for the weak. Now he could crush anything.
\n\u201cSeal the excess with law chains. Keep sixty years for control. Release at critical moments.\u201d
\nThe chains materialized, binding 140 years of energy while leaving sixty. Temporary seals could be broken anytime. Stability returned.
\nExiting the cave, Zuo Meng leaped toward the mountain peak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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