The Ancient Godly Monarch
Chapter 04: The ThousandHammer Tempered Refinement Technique

Qin Wentian regained consciousness in the middle of the night, and as he shook his head, his heart was pounding.

"My Astral Soul ..." murmured Qin Wentian, as if trying to remember something, and he suddenly closed his eyes, entering a meditative state. The next moment, a dazzling beam of light illuminated the entire room, and on Qin Wentian's forehead, a faint shadow in the form of a huge hammer appeared. It was so incredible – as if it was interwoven from starlight.

"success! To think that I managed to condense my Astral Soul by forming an innate link and communicating with the Heavenly Hammer Constellation. Now, I only need a set of cultivation techniques that can fully match and equip my Astral Heavenly Hammer Soul so that I can unleash my full strength. "Qin Wentian muttered to himself. After which, Qin Wentian slightly knit his brows, when he discovered that there was a trace of starlight hidden within his sea of consciousness.

"What's that?" Qin Wentian dug deep within his sea of consciousness to investigate. In his sea of consciousness, there too, was a faint shadow in the form of the Heavenly Constellation Hammer, which completely occupied his Astral Gate. As he dug deeper again, he could sense that there seemed to be a small creature made of Astral Energy hanging behind a faint shadow, which was, which constantly emitted an intangible source of Astral Energy – that seemed to be locking onto the Heavenly Hammer Astral Soul .

Qin Wentian scratched his head in puzzlement, why would such a thing appear in his sea of consciousness?

"Maybe …." Qin Wentian vaguely recalled some of the scenes that happened before he fainted. To confirm his guess, he hurriedly glanced at the stone that was always hanging around his neck. There is only rope left – the stone has disappeared!

"Ahh, that stone was left by that old goddamn toad for me." Qin Wentian's face stiffened.

(TL: the stone was abandoned by the father of his blood)

At this moment, all the light emitted from Astral Being seemed to be released into the faint shadow of the Heavenly Hammer. The points of starlight that were released were saturated to the point of explosion, and then suddenly, bang! As he felt a splitting pain in his head, memory fragments began to flow through Qin Wentian's sea of consciousness. After this, the light from the astral beings began to dim rapidly, as it seemed to fade away completely, to the point where Qin Wentian could not even sense it.

“Tempered Repair Techniques Thousand Hammer. This is ... Memory storage technique! That Astral Being actually contained many memories within it, and after sensing the existence of the Astral Soul, it somehow fused with it! ”Qin Wentian's heart skipped a beat in excitement as he concluded what had happened. Suddenly, memories began to appear in his mind – a set of cultivation techniques that could use either Yuan Qi from Heaven and Earth or Astral Qi to temper his body, harden his bones, clear his impurity meridians, and so on, and strengthen his organs! This was the first realm of a Martial Cultivator, the realm of Body Refinement, to allow a cultivator to possess a perfect body.

There were a total of nine levels to the Refinement Body Realm. After obtaining a perfect body and undergoing a purifying of impurities, one would be able to use their inner Yuan to stimulate the potential of vital acupoints, providing a boost of strength. After that, all of their energy channels and meridians would be interconnected, and form a circulatory pathway, where all the blood vessels dilate. In this way, the inexhaustible power will revolve around the newly connected path of – through the meridians and energy channels of – and generate unlimited power with the help of certain martial techniques. This realm, is the Arterial Circulation Realm.

The Body Refinement Realm – A perfect human body that can harness the full potential of a human being. It had an immense power that would allow one to tear off leopards and tigers, splitting a huge rock in two.

Natural Artery Circulation – Able to produce unlimited power, and gain terrible power. There is almost nothing that a person cannot achieve.

After this, was the legendary realm that possessed unequaled strength, the Yuanfu realm (TL: the Yuan Palace realm, the, somewhat similar to the Zifu realm (Royal Palace Realm) in the Sepi Era) – At this stage, the entire Yuan Energy in one's body would be condensed into a liquid form, building the foundation for the Yuan Palace within one's body. Cultivators at this stage possessed peerless tyrannical strength, and were able to fly through the sky with ease.

For Stellar Martial Cultivators who had condensed Astral Souls, they would naturally be able to absorb the Yuan Qi from Constellation into their own bodies. The Yuan Qi of Constellation is known as Astral Yuan Qi, or Astral Qi. The Astral Qi absorbed by Stellar Martial Cultivators would complete the Constellation with which they had formed an innate chain link. For example, those who condensed their Astral Soul based on the Leo Constellation, the Astral Qi in their bodies would have properties similar to their constellations. Which meant, they would have the ferocious power of a lion, and by the time they attacked, their strength doubled. By using their Astral Qi together with their Astral Souls, the power released would become even stronger. This was why the Stellar Martial Cultivator was the ruler of all in this world.

“Joint Cultivation Technique – controls and repairs the body through suffering and pain. But this Tempered Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique, it was even worse – it was akin to self-torture! Repeatedly suffered hammer blows, 100 times, and then 1000 times. The steel had to be hammered repeatedly before it could be forged into a good sword. Only through constant refinement would one be able to break through their limits and overcome themselves. ”Qin Wentian's heart thumped as he gained sudden enlightenment. After which, he got up and walked outside to the training ground located in the backyard.

"Hu ..." Qin Wentian took a deep breath before leaning his head to stare at the boundless stars in the sky. A faint smile appeared on his face. Now that he had condensed the Astral Soul, he could finally absorb the Astral Qi from the constellations and embark on a path of cultivation.

Closing his eyes, Qin Wentian unleashed his Astral Soul, as well as using his sense ability to sense the innate connection to the Heavenly Hammer Constellation located within the Layer 5 Heavens. Right now, the overbearing and extremely tyrannical Astral Qi, descended onto Qin Wentian's body, enveloping his body in layers of starlight. Qin Wentian could clearly feel the minutely fluctuations of the overbearing and extremely tyrannical Astral Qi, which came from the 5th Heavenly Layer.

The gaping gap between the Astral Qi powers of Stellar Martial Cultivators who had condensed their Astral Souls from the 5th Layer of Heaven, was the difference between the Astral Souls, it was vast compared to those from the 1st and 2nd Heavenly Layer. There is no way to compare them at all.

After a long time had passed, and once Qin Wentian's capacity for absorption was finally fully charged, he began executing the Tempered Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique. Instantly, numerous astral hammers united within his body and started flying around and hammering furiously. Just by absorbing Astral Qi would not allow him to achieve the desired effect of the Body Repair Realm, the only method was to use the cultivation art he obtained, along with the absorbed Astral Qi. Only from his body would he become stronger, and achieve the true effects of Body Repair.

"Ah .." Qin Wentian involuntarily roared low, but was still determined to endure the pain inflicted by the Thousand Hammer Tempered Refinement Technique. The volume of rumbling sounds that sounded grew even more terrifying, as the Astral Qi in his body was completely exhausted. But this is not over. Refusing to give up, Qin Wentian stood on his feet as the Heavenly Hammer materialized in his hands. He began to use the hammer in a graceful dance, while enduring the agonizing pain. This was what was meant by cultivating the Tempered Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique. Only by going through tens of thousands of hammer blows could he surpass his limits and obtain the desired effect.

From the 5th Layer of Heaven, starlight from the constellations shone onto the Heavenly Hammer held in a graceful dance by Qin Wentian .. A crackling sound rang out as the hammer began to undergo a relentless transformation.

After 100 repetitions, the unique set of Stellar Meridians within Qin Wentian's body also gradually transformed into the shape of a Heavenly Hammer, while Astral Qi circulated through the Stellar Meridian pathway around his entire body, as well, smooth without obstacles. The feeling it emitted was very comfortable, to the point where Qin Wentian had forgotten all the pain and fatigue that had occurred earlier.

"Ka Cha!" It sounded from within Qin Wentian's body – as if all of his muscles, meridians, bones, and muscles were vibrating at the same time.

And finally, after several rounds of breaking his limits, the ordeal was finally over. Pointing both of his palms to the ground, Qin Wentian quickly breathed. This Tempered Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique actually caused him to risk his life. Qin Wentian's body was now beyond the extremities of pain and pain, and had absolutely no strength, as if it would shatter into dust at any moment.

“Could it be because I have never cultivated before, that my body constitution is weak, and thus the foundation is shallow? Maybe that's why I'm suffering so much now, "Qin Wentian muttered, as he sat cross-legged on the ground, no longer holding a big hammer. The supply of Astral Qi seemed inexhaustible, as starlight continued to flow down on him. Qin Wentian absorbed Astral Qi, in an attempt to recover faster.

The night quickly passed, and dawn approached. The air was filled with traces of moisture, but Qin Wentian who was cultivating on the ground did not feel the slightest hint of coldness. Opening his eyes, Qin Wentian stood up as he moved his body, only to feel that his movements were smooth and unimpeded, without a trace of the suffering he had experienced yesterday.

At this moment, Qin Wentian felt extremely refreshed and his body was filled with strength. He had never felt so strong before.

"What a powerful recovery ability, it is indeed worthy of being a Heavenly Hammer Constellation." Given the research conducted by his Uncle Black, the reason why he chose the Heavenly Hammer Constellation to form an innate relationship was due to some special ability that only the Heavenly Hammer Constellation possessed:

1) Explosion Strength 2) Immune Defense 3) High Speed Regeneration. Not only that, the Heavenly Hammer Constellation could also be used to forge weapons, granting him insight and increasing his level of talent in forging abilities.

'' Using the Tempered Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique, and endlessly surpassing my limits, I only used one night to reach the 3rd level of the Refinement Body Realm. All of this was endowed to me by my Astral Soul and the Thousand Hammer Combat Refinement Technique. Now it's time to test my true level of strength. "

Qin Wentian walked towards the stone bench, and fell down after gathering his strength. A rumbling sound echoed, as the stone bench instantly shattered into dust, turning into a pile of residue on the ground.

“So this is my strength! How terrifying, my casual attack had already exceeded the strength level of nine oxen and two tigers. "Qin Wentian muttered to himself. The strength level of nine bulls and two tigers signified extremely small strength, and to a martial cultivator, as long as they stepped into the 3rd level of the Body Refinement Realm, they were, too, as long as they stepped into the 3rd level of the Body Refinement Realm, it will have a terrifying amount of power.

At the first level of the Refinement Body Realm, one would possess the strength of a single bull; at the second level of the Body Refinement Realm, one would possess the strength of four bulls; at the third level of the Body Refinement Body, one would have the strength of 16 bulls; if one managed to break through to the ninth level of the Body Refinement Realm, one would have the strength of 16 bulls; if one managed to break through to the ninth level of the Body Refinement Realm, they will have a strength equivalent to 81 bulls. With a perfect body, and an unimaginable amount of frightening strength – this is the reason why many people want to become a Martial Cultivator.

The power!

After becoming a Martial Cultivator, one would be able to possess the power of Hercules. However, this only referred to the division of power among the common Martial Cultivators. As for Stellar Martial Cultivators who used Astral Energy, the strength they possessed would definitely be much stronger than Martial Cultivators of the same level.

In just the span of one night, the Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique had allowed him to possess a level of strength that exceeded nine cows. How could Qin Wentian be unhappy. Walking into the center of the training field, he prepared to continue carrying out the Tempered Thousand Hammer – Refinement Technique to continue enduring the agonizing pain that was excruciating to strengthen his body. In fact, this was considered very normal for Qin Wentian. The Stellar Martial Planter who condensed the Astral Soul of the 5th Heavenly Layer, was able to absorb the extremely tyrannical Astral Qi. With the overbearing Astral Qi of the 5th Heavenly Layer, in addition to the Thousand Hammer Refinement Technique, at least, at the initial stage of cultivation, the, one would easily be able to repair their body and gain a huge wave in their body of power.

Right now, Qin Wentian did not want to waste any more time. He was afraid that his foster father still did not know the truth of the situation. Staying in the Bai Clan was not a good solution, as there were dangers lurking everywhere. He wanted to rely on his own strength and leave here as soon as possible.