Martial research master

"The test of will". This sounded like something interesting. Long Tao was really mesmerised by the whole test hall. Th structure in the middle was like a source or examiner of the test while the people can sit in the respective seats and face the test that was before them. Long Tao chose a seat at the farthest end. He wanted to test the theory of whether or not there was a difference in intensity of the test of will. He had undergone a similar test during the royal gathering and knew that the content will be an illusion that would affect he mind. HE was pre-prepared for the scenario. The test began.

The Scenario was somewhat similar to the to the royal gathering back then. The only difference being in the fact that this time Long Tao's figure was vertically bound by a huge wood pole and there were lots of people surrounding him. As long Tao precedented as to what the attack was going to be like, one of the figures took out a whole set of atone and began to throw it at Long Tao. The first stone hit, then came the second. This was a continuous barrage of stones being thrown at Long Tao. But Long Tao was long ready for this and this pain was something he could easily cope up with. He tried his best to remain conscious while the barrage was continuing and huge amounts of blood started flowing out of his body. Long Tao suddenly heard a shout. The people who were throwing stones were now bad-mouthing him. This was a change from his expectations but he could still cope up with it. The scene continued and the pain started increasing more and more. But he was still easily conscious. This was going to be an easy test. But suddenly the scene changed.

Long Tao was now in his own childhood. The story of his played back in front of his eyes. He grew up. Showed talent in cultivation, began practicing. He could see his elders appreciating his efforts everyday and his siblings looking up to him. A sense of pride instilled in Long Tao's heart. But The unfortunate event occurred soon enough. The Bai Family's attack arrived in time, and he was crippled. He could see his whole world changing. The appreciation was now changed into sympathy and the sibling s started to distance themselves from him. The feeling of disgust towards him soon appeared. His whole life was now destroyed so to say. The peerless genius was now a trash whom no one want to have a connection with. Long Tao's heart swirl up in anger and he even tried to suicide. Just when he was about to give up on his life, he suddenly reached an enlighten stage. He threw away the knife. His whole back was now covered in sweat. This was his heart demon that he had never thought about before. He needed to overcome this. Long Tao closed his eyes and realised his whole life scenario. He was fortunate enough to be attacked on. Otherwise he would never have gotten the treasures and the manuals that he practiced now. He would never have gotten the passion for cultivation if not for the humiliation he had experienced. He wouldn't have desired to walk on the path of hegemony if not for the experience. He was now really appreciative and thankful for the past he had experienced. The scene in front of him vanished. He had managed to give up on his hatred and find the light in his darkest days.

The scene now was a lot different from before. This scene was within his own family. His father and mother started hating him for his inability. They started ignoring him for his crippled meridians. The only one who was always with him was Long Mengchen. They used to be together all the time. But soon enough Long Tao began to see that some changes had occurred. Long Mengchen no longer had a good heart towards him. She began treating him as a servant and would order him around. She started showing disgust to his face. Long Tao was largely taken aback, but he had just defeated a heart demon, would he be affected by something he had voluntarily crushed beneath his feet and threw away. He picked up a knife, Berated all of his family. Killed all of them and during their last breath, looking at their eyes, he said with a strict voice "Your participation is not required in my life. You pathetic losers are not even worthy enough of me who had gained everything of hard work, not because of the free loading the clan would provide. You are unworthy of me.". he then turned around to face Long Mengchen , stabbed her twice more and as blood flowed out he said with a mocking voice" With your pitiful talent and comprehension, not being able to even hurt me after you broke through Qi master realm, what gave you the pride to even look at me. Scum like you who has the fortune of having a large backing and unlimited resources, could only be crushed under my feet. Last time I thought of actually providing you motivation, but this scene right here reminded me something that I have long since kept hidden inside me. The truth was that I disgust you three more than anything. All I wanted to do was not to think in the way, but it is now established that you are beneath me. The next time we meet, you wont even have a tinge of hope left in the path of cultivation. I will make sure to destroy you." Long Tao slit the throat of his dreams.

Outside, cracks began appearing on the stone slab. "Stop the test immediately. This brat will destroy the will tower otherwise. Stop it." The dean commanded in a hurried voice. The test was stopped instantly. Long Tao opened his eyes to see a large crack appearing on the device in front of him. He stood up and bowed to the device." Even if you are some thing animated, you still made my feelings clear to me." He then turned around and started staring at blank space contemplating the whole scenario that just now passed in front of his eyes. So, these were his true feeling towards the so-called family he had.

"You have successfully cleared the test. You are now to wait in the residence you will be allocate before we will inform you of the further proceedings. The test result needs some time to be verified." The elder in charge of the test said out in a loud voice. Long Tao proceeded towards the waiting area.

Thunder-god academy. -

Long Tao was now using the resources given by Qin Wentian to break through a greater number of meridians. He had to break through 12 more to complete the whole set. He decided to breakthrough it first. The last cycle of the Hell-spawn sutra was remaining and there was one last grind of the heavenly pestle art before he could step into the soul master realm. He had to fasten his cultivation speed to match up with the pace. He wanted to break through Qi master with his whole set of secondary meridians opened up. The process started. The 25th meridian was broken through, then came the 26th, 27th…32nd, 33rd. Long Tao had to stop now because the whole set of body resources were now long since consume. 3 more and the set would be complete. The 12 forges of death for the last cycle was long since complete and it was now time to have the last cycle of rotation to complete the hell spawn art to the peak level. Long Tao's major head ache was the 3 remaining meridians now. He had to break through them if he wanted to have the whole set before Qi master. Long tao wanted to be able to start training in the art given by the will before even stepping into the Qi King realm. This was a fool's dream as of now. But Long Tao believed in himself. He believed hew would be able to do it, if he concentrated on the total development of his body. Long Tao knew that if he wanted to break through the remaining 3 meridians with just the thunder Qi collected was going to be difficult with just the application of sword intent. SO, he decided to merge his sword, saber and spear intent together and apply it along with his blood stream and Qi to barge into the closed meridians. He had to bear with the pain if he wanted to open them up fast. His body was injured, blood flew out of his mouth. Long Tao still decided to persist in his path. Cultivation was a path that defy the way of heaven. If this minor injury and pain were to get in his way of having invulnerable power, then he should stop now. He had decided to become the hegemon and conquer of the whole world. He was required to have to bear with this agony. The cycle continued side by side with the opening up of the meridian. Huge number of pills and recovery potions were consumed by Long Tao. Finally, he managed to knock on the doorstep of th 36th secondary meridian. This was the last one.

Long Tao knocked, got injured, recovered, knocked again, Cycle after cycle continued. Finally, after an unknown number of trials and injuries he managed to open up the last secondary meridian. The phenomena that occurred the last time reappeared this time too. He lost his consciousness. The body of his was shining brightly, as cracking could be heard. The Qi within his meridians, started flowing around. Soon enough a vacuum space was created around him and all the Qi of the surrounding was absorbed into his body. The cracking continued. This was Qualitative restructuring that occurred after one opened up a whole set of meridians. Long Tao's body was now visibly larger than before and was radiating a great might. If one were to see the scene now, he or she would have been shocked by the phenomena. The re-structuring was of a similar kind, when Long Tao was nearly dead due to the attack. It enhanced all the frontiers of Long Tao to another stage. After around 10 days of continued re-structuring, Long Tao finally opened his eyes. He got up and tried his new strength within the Crimson lord world. The output achieved now was something that even QI master at the advanced stage would be afraid to face. Long Tao was now confident to be bale to defeat a Qi master at the advanced stage due his tyrannical body. He was certain that the time when he steps into the Qi master realm, he would be invincible under Qi general. This was the benefit one would get after opening up all tehri secondary meridians.

Long Tao sat down and began gathering the QI. It was now time to break-through the Qi master realm.