After Jiang Nong left, Shanhe did not start to break through immediately, but recalled the experience that his master had just taught over and over again. It took more than half an hour to digest it all, and then he poured all the two Void Breaking Pills into his hand, apparently planning to break through.

According to Xiaobang, due to qualification restrictions, the probability of Shanhe's breakthrough was not high.

But now that there is another Sky Breaking Pill in hand, coupled with Jiang Nong's careful teaching, Shanhe has added a lot of confidence to the breakthrough.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shanhe got up first and stretched his muscles and bones a few times, cleared all the doubts and distractions in his mind and returned to the bed again, sitting cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, adjusting his mood little by little.

Ten minutes later, the mountain and river chief, who had reached the best state, exhaled, and without hesitation, he put the two Void Breaking Dan into his mouth, accompanied by the rich Dan incense, and officially launched an attack on the Tun Steps!

As soon as the pill entered the abdomen, a gentle warmth swirled around the dantian. Jiang Nong had told him that this was a sign that the Void Breaking Pill had taken effect.

As soon as this feeling came out, Shanhe immediately put his hands on his knees, quickly drew the internal breath out of the dantian, and quickly ran Zhou Tian along the tendons and veins as if he was cultivating on weekdays.

When the more than 20 key points in the body of the internal breath path returned to the dantian again, the internal breath at this moment had become a little thicker than just now.

However, due to the fact that the cultivation of mountains and rivers has reached the state of consummation, the dantian at this moment is like a water cup full of fine wine, except for the original part of the internal breath, the additional true qi cannot enter at all, and all of them are blocked out of the gate and are not accepted.

Shanhe, who had foreseen this scene, did not panic, and immediately increased the intensity of pushing according to Jiang Nong's words, trying to forcibly send the internal breath that was blocked out of the door into his dantian.

As soon as the contest between himself and himself began, Shanhe felt extremely uncomfortable.

On the one hand, in order to send the internal breath into the saturated dantian, he had to exert all the pressure, and the true qi was constantly circulating in the body, and the consumption was no less than a martial arts battle of the same level;

On the other hand, he also had to endure the swelling pain that the dantian kept transmitting, as if someone was pumping air into his stomach, and every time he exerted force, he would swell terribly, and when it was strong, there was a faint feeling of tearing, which was unbearable.

It had only been a few minutes, and his forehead and back were already soaked with sweat, and he finally experienced the legendary "pain of breakthrough"!

And in the next hour or so, although it was painful, Shanhe did not give up, and kept trying hard, trying to stuff the extra internal breath into the dantian.

However, the handful of internal breath that was blocked out of the dantian was unwilling to enter it no matter what, and no matter how hard it tried, it just refused to obey!

Shanhe, who was frustrated in his heart, also knew that no matter how gentle he was, he was afraid that he would not make progress in his life.

So, having made up his mind, he suddenly let out a low roar, since the gentleness was fruitless, then he surrendered violently!

In an instant, the rolling internal breath launched an offensive towards the dantian like a tsunami!

It feels like the dantian is not his own, Shanhe doesn't pay attention to the severe pain that comes back, and tries his best to put pressure inward, intending to stuff the stubborn internal breath into it in one go!

In the face of such momentum, the naughty inner breath also seemed to feel the strong will of the master, and for the first time showed the intention of yielding. Like a marshmallow, it began to shrink a little bit, and under the constant "urging" of the owner, half of its body was squeezed into the dantian.

Although half of it is still outside, this is definitely a major breakthrough!

In addition to being delighted, Shanhe hurriedly exerted his strength a second time, vowing to stuff the half of the "marshmallow" into it.

However, when the internal breath was squeezed into about two-thirds, Shanhe suddenly felt a strong pain coming from the dantian!

Compared with the previous swelling pain and tearing feeling, this time the pain has increased by at least two or three levels! Not only is it unbearable, but it even gives the mountains and rivers a feeling that they are about to burst!

As soon as this feeling came out, a large amount of cold sweat flowed wildly with the twitching of mountains and rivers!

I thought that I had been prepared for the "pain of breakthrough", but this time, the pain was far more terrifying than Shanhe expected.

At that moment, the mountains and rivers really felt like they couldn't be resisted!

Coupled with his instinctive self-preservation, the mountains and rivers who were tormented in pain soon gave birth to layers of uneasiness in his heart.

As the pain escalated, he subconsciously reined in his strength and stopped his offensive against the dantian.

At the same time, the "marshmallow" that had been drilled into most of it also lost its momentum, was squeezed out by the dantian, and returned to its previous position.

This first round of the contest ended in defeat amid the sighs of mountains and rivers.

When the pain gradually dissipated, Shanhe lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze, without saying a word.

It is not difficult to see that he is very dissatisfied with his performance just now, sometimes frowning, sometimes sighing.

He knew that he had almost succeeded just now, but in the end he had lost to the pain. This time, he didn't lose to someone else, but to himself.

The so-called breakthrough, in short, is to rely on internal force to forcibly break the structure of the formed dantian and expand to a new realm.

Just like people strengthen muscles, the root of which is to wear down muscle fibers and make them repair and regenerate, so as to become stronger and stronger, which is often said to be "not broken, not standing"!

Although the principle is the same, due to the huge difference in the composition of the muscles and the dantian, the pain that accompanies the process of "breaking" is also very different.

The breakdown of the dantian is definitely one of the greatest pains in the human body, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has exceeded the limits of human beings. And the mountains and rivers are experiencing this feeling for the first time, and it is normal for them to succumb to this. In fact, there are many people who can't break through, and they are all stopped by this pain.

Of course, in addition to the pain caused by reshaping the dantian, Shanhe himself knows that there is actually another important reason for his abandonment and retreat at a critical moment, that is, the worry that has been buried in his heart for a long time as both the master and Jiang Nong have mentioned - the risk of failure to break through.

Forcibly expanding the dantian is likely to cause permanent damage to the cultivator's dantian once it fails. Not only do those who are serious have to worry about their lives, but they will also be unable to continue cultivating because of this, and thus withdraw from the ranks of cultivators.

Although Shanhe had taken two Void Breaking Pills that had a protective effect on the dantian beforehand, the toughness of his dantian had been greatly improved.

However, when the terrible pain in his body came, Shanhe still couldn't control his thoughts.

The thought of the possible consequences of failure made him fearful.

In the end, he failed to stick to his beliefs as always, and gave up his persistence at the last moment because of the fear of failure.

(End of chapter)