Two months have passed in a hurry, and there is only half a month left before the year-end assessment.

At this time, in the clearing, Han Chen, who was absorbing the surrounding earth-attribute aura to refine his body, suddenly opened his eyes, and the earth-attribute aura around his body disappeared in just an instant.

"Still can't do it!" Standing up slowly, Han Chen sighed lightly and said helplessly.

Although the power in his body was surging, and it was not inferior to the peak of the Seven-Star Sword Servant, there was no trace of joy on Han Chen's face.

As early as a month ago, Han Chen used the 'Ice Splitting Strength' to cooperate with his cultivation, and it only took half a month to raise the late fourth layer of the 'Naling Nine Style' to the peak of the fourth layer, and now he is only one line away from being able to break through to the fifth layer, and at that time, Han Chen's physical strength will also officially enter the eight-star sword attendant rank.

But it was such a line, but it was like a chasm, making it impossible for Han Chen to cross a step.

In this month's time, no matter how crazy and hard Han Chen tried, that feeling of breakthrough never appeared.

Slowly walked to the big tree next to the clearing, and didn't see how Han Chen was accumulating, raised his right arm, shook his hands into a fist, and just casually fell towards the big tree.

"Ice Splitting!"

"Bang!!"

There was a muffled sound, and a fist mark pit fifteen centimeters deep appeared on the trunk of the tree.

"Bang!"

This was not the end of the story, the previous muffled sound had just fallen, followed by an even deeper muffled sound from the depths of the tree trunk.

"Ka" saw that there was a slight crack around the fist mark pothole, and the crack expanded rapidly, and after an instant, with the fist mark pit as the center, the trunk exploded into a huge hole half a meter wide and more than two feet deep.

With just one punch, it is as strong as a fight!!

Closing his fists and standing up, looking at the destructive power of his punch, a faint relief flashed in Han Chen's eyes.

Although the inability of the 'Naling Nine Style' to break through made Han Chen very helpless, fortunately, the cultivation of this 'Ice Splitting Strength' was still very smooth.

After a month and a half of cultivation, now, Han Chen has completely mastered it thoroughly, and his dark energy is like an arm's command, and he is extremely proficient. And the destructive power it showed was also satisfactory, and it could be more than doubled compared to when it first started cultivating.

"With your current physical strength, this kind of destructive power is already the limit of what you can exert. However, as long as you can break through to the fifth layer, at that time, with your physical strength comparable to that of an eight-star sword attendant, I believe that its destructive power will increase by several percent again. Guiguzi said softly.

"Alas, that layer of barriers can be clearly felt, but for some reason, it's been a month, and no matter how I cultivate, this layer is as fragile as a film, as if it can be broken with a slight stab. It's just more energetic than me, every time I want to force a breakthrough, it's like the strongest barrier in the world, so I can't do anything to cross the thunder pool!" Han Chen sighed softly and said helplessly.

"Although cultivation is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat, but you must maintain a normal heart, and you must always remember the truth that if you want to hurry, you will not reach it. In the past four months, you have made continuous and rapid breakthroughs, and your entry into the country is indeed amazing. But there are pros and cons to such a continuous and rapid breakthrough. ”

"Although you can get strong strength in a short period of time, the manpower is sometimes poor, and you are stuck in a bottleneck like you are now. ”

"You need to know that relaxation is the right way to cultivate!"

Guiguzi stroked his chin and said slowly.

"That being said, the feeling of being able to break through just a little bit and being powerless is really uncomfortable!" Although Han Chen also understood that what Guiguzi said was correct, the feeling that when he was only a little short of the finish line, he was stagnant and unable to move forward made Han Chen's heart extremely depressed.

"I am fortunate to have it, but I have lost my life, and I must not be attached to it, that will only make you fall deeper and deeper, and it will eventually ruin you!" Guiguzi said lightly.

Although Guiguzi's voice was very soft, it was tantamount to a thunderclap in Han Chen's ears, which instantly woke Han Chen up.

Han Chen, who came to his senses, lowered his head and thought about it carefully, during this time, he had indeed walked into a dead end and got into the tip of the horns, although the quota for entering the Sword Pavilion Cabinet was very important, but it had not yet reached the point where he had to enter.

You can do your best to fight for it, or you can take this year-end 'assessment choice' as a trial for yourself, even if you don't get the place to enter at the end of the year.

The Sword Pavilion Cabinet is indeed very important, but with such a teacher as Guiguzi, what is the big deal if he can enter the Sword Pavilion Cabinet?

As Guiguzi said: I am fortunate to have gained, and I have lost my life!!

"The disciple has been taught!!"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry too much, with your current physical strength comparable to the peak of the seven-star sword squire, plus the two volumes of Xuan-level combat skills that have been mastered thoroughly, you are already invincible within the seven stars, even if it is an eight-star sword squire, you can fight. Besides, you still have half a month, and no one can predict what will happen in half a month. Guiguzi smiled faintly and said.

Hearing Guiguzi's words, Han Chen smiled helplessly, there was only half a month left, would he really be so lucky that he would break through in half a month?

"I hope so!" Han Chen, who was no longer attached, smiled freely.

Since there will be no more breakthroughs if he continues to cultivate, Han Chen is also ready to follow Guiguzi's instructions and relax his nerves that have been tense due to intense cultivation in the past few months in the next half month.

Turn around and walk to the boulder and put your clothes back on. At the same time, Guiguzi next to him quickly sealed his hands and dispersed the 'Thousand Heavy Array' in the clearing.

When everything was ready, he turned and went down the mountain.

For a while, this clearing was quiet again, but the palm prints and fist prints and pits densely scattered on the surrounding trees recorded the bits and pieces of Han Chen's cultivation during this time.

Completely letting go of his attachment, Han Chen felt that his whole body was relaxed, and he didn't have to think about cultivation all the time, just leisurely enjoying the sunshine and cool breeze of Hexi.

In fact, such a plain life is a kind of happiness in itself, however, this kind of bland happiness is a luxury for Han Chen, in order not to fall into reincarnation after a hundred years, Han Chen can only straighten his waist, endure boundless hardship and loneliness, take firm steps, and move towards the peak step by step.

Coming to the waterfall again, Han Chen stopped and looked down at the waterfall under his feet rushing down with ten thousand powers, crashing into the bottom of the pool, making a loud 'boom' sound and splashing countless water.

Han Chen suddenly became interested, took off the clothes on his body, and only wore a pair of shorts, and he smiled and jumped forward, jumping down with the waterfall.

"Poof!"

Han Chen's leap went directly into the depths of the bottom of the pool.

Now it is winter, the weather is extremely cold, and this deep pool has been dug by this waterfall for so many years, it is even more deep, and the water at the bottom of the pool is even more cold and biting.

But this period of tempering made Han Chen's body extremely strong, although the pool water was cold and biting, but Han Chen did not feel uncomfortable, soaked in this cold and biting pool water, the trace of cold air drilled into his body along the pores.

Han Chen only felt that there was no place in his body that was not extremely comfortable, and his already strong muscles, bones, and flesh were stimulated by this coldness, as if they were more condensed.

Han Chen didn't move, just like that, he was at the bottom of the pool, letting the trace of cold qi pour into his body, washing away the flesh and muscles in his body.

Although the bottom of the pool was cold and biting, the fish at the bottom of the pool didn't seem to be afraid of the chill at all, swimming around Han Chen, so uncomfortable.

"Whew!!!" After a while, when the breath held in his chest was exhausted, Han Chen surfaced, took a deep breath of air full of water vapor, and a cold breath swept down his throat. That feeling of refreshment made Han Chen exclaim.

Han Chen once again stabbed down at the bottom of the sword, his hands into claws, and quickly grabbed out.

A moment later, after Han Chen surfaced again, at this time, Han Chen's hands already had a few more tender silver-white snow fish.

Climbing ashore, Han Chen was naked, found some dry branches and dead grass, and just sat next to the waterfall and grilled fish.

In a short time, the silver-white snowfish had turned oily yellow, and drops of fat oil fell on the firewood, making a crackling sound.

The tempting aroma wafted out, making Han Chen, who had eaten the pastry for so long, swallow his saliva. After a while, the snow fish was completely cooked, and Han Chen couldn't wait to take it off, regardless of the high temperature on it, and just feasted on it.

After a while, several snow fish entered Han Chen's belly, throwing away the last fish bone, and Han Chen burped in satisfaction.

Lying on his back on the big rock by the pool, his eyes looking at the blue sky, and the roar of the waterfall rushing into the bottom of the pool and the chirping of birds in his ears.

Han Chen, who had eaten and drunk enough, only felt a wave of sleepiness coming, and he fell asleep on the boulder.

But Han Chen didn't notice that at this time in his dantian, the cold ice spirit crystal, which had never moved for so many years, trembled lightly a few times.