144: Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Skill
If Han Yi uses the System to add points, can he bypass this obstacle and successfully Cultivate?
The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. Since the Cultivation Technique's core principles were complete, only lacking a Breakthrough prescription, logically, adding points should directly substitute the medicine needed for a Breakthrough. He remembered something similar happening when he Cultivated the Jade Bone Skill last time.
Anyway, he had nothing to do recently, and he just happened to get twenty points of Yuan Power. Might as well give it a try!
Without further ado, Han Yi quickly checked his money pouch and valuables.
Two hundred-tael silver notes, a few small gold beans, and someSmall change.
The silver notes and gold belonged to Zhu Tong, while the silver was found on the others. It was a small profit.
“Hmm, it's still early…”
Han Yi opened the window and checked the time. It was just past noon, still a long way from dinner.
Bai Sanren and Qian Xue weren't home these past few days. They said Qian Xue missed home and went back to see her Mother.
So, Han Yi was the only one in the small courtyard.
The sun hung halfway, slowly descending towards the mountain, reddening half the sky, and thus, dusk arrived.
Han Yi just made do with dinner. Anyway, he was now full, and his whole family wasn't hungry.
For a continuous week, Han Yi spent his time in a cycle of eating, Cultivating, and resting. This three-point-one-line life made him feel incredibly fulfilled.
On this day, perhaps because his own Qi and blood foundation had already reached the Refining Blood, Han Yi's progress in the Golden Muscle Skill was quite gratifying. In just a few days, he noticed that he had already gotten started.
The Golden Muscle Skill has three Realms in total: Copper Skin, Stone Skin, and Elephant Skin. Each Realm requires specific cleansing medicine for a Breakthrough. Fortunately, at the initial stage, no special medicine is needed.
But to Han Yi's disappointment, he felt that his muscles had only slightly improved on the basis of a Martial Artist in the Refining Blood, becoming slightly harder and firmer. This improvement was not significant.
【Name】: Han Yi (16/121)
【Realm】: Refining Blood (22/100); Sword Realm: Ten Steps, One Kill; Blade Realm: Solid as a Mountain
【Cultivation Technique】: Yang Yuan Skill (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Achievement 5/50, can be upgraded); Jade Bone Skill (Mortal Rank, Trait: Strong Bones, Body Protection, Major Achievement, cannot be upgraded); Golden Muscle Skill (Mortal Rank, Initiated 1/10)
【Martial Arts】: Ben Lei Palm Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Trait: Shattering Stones and Cracking Earth, Frenzied Strike, Minor Achievement (1/50), can be upgraded); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Trait: Swift Wind, Minor Achievement (9/50), can be upgraded); Dual Blade Sword Kill (Profound Rank Low Grade, Trait: Focus, Dual Wielding, Proficient (5/30), can be upgraded); Yan Shen Technique (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Major Achievement, Trait: Bone Shrinking and Disguise)
【Yuan Power】: 76
It really can only be considered a Mortal Rank Cultivation Technique...
Han Yi sighed. This made him even more disappointed, seemingly losing the desire to even add points.
Ding!
【Detected that the Jade Bone Skill has reached the highest Realm】
【Golden Muscle Skill can be deduced】
【Deduce?】
When mountains and rivers are exhausted, there seems to be no road ahead; but when willows are dark and flowers are bright, there is another village!
Just as Han Yi was feeling disappointed, when he checked the panel with his mind, the System's prompt suddenly came like sweet rain, making him overjoyed.
“Deduce!”
He didn't hesitate.
In an instant, massive torrents of information surged through Han Yi's mind.
He seemed to have experienced several years of diligent Cultivation, enduring countless hardships, and finally Cultivating the Jade Bone Skill to Major Achievement. After that, he was promoted from an Outer Sect Disciple to a formal Disciple.
This was a colossal force called the Mohe Sect, with tens of thousands of Disciples. Within the Sect, there were countless powerful individuals. Rumor had it that for their Sect Master, moving mountains and seas, plucking stars and embracing the moon were mere trifles.
Down the mountain, he, who had achieved Major Achievement in the Jade Bone Skill, could be considered a powerful figure, but here, he was just an inconspicuous Disciple.
It was also upon arriving here that he realized that the Jade Bone Skill, which was considered a unique skill, was merely the Mohe Sect's foundational Cultivation Technique.
Subsequently, he began to learn more advanced martial arts, the Golden Muscle Skill. He practiced the Golden Muscle Skill day after day, and finally, he Cultivated the Golden Muscle Skill to its highest Realm—Elephant Skin Realm!
At this time, his body was like a savage elephant, capable of lifting tripods. With a gentle wave of his hand, a large tree would snap in half like a piece of paper.
However, even so, the teaching Elder in the Sect regretfully told him, “Child, you've gone astray…”
He was completely bewildered and knelt before the Elder's door for three days, pleading bitterly for a long time. Finally, the Elder said a few words to him.
“Skin, flesh, bone, marrow, the Realm of Dao!”
Then, the Elder drifted away, no longer explaining.
He pondered for a long time but couldn't understand the profound meaning. So, he simply found a valley in the mountains and settled down there.
This valley was filled with towering ancient trees, entwined with vines, gurgling streams, and lush green grass, making it extremely secluded.
He then resumed a semi-reclusive Cultivation life, living off the wind and dew.
From youth to young adulthood, then to middle age, finally, he was even deemed to have lost potential by the Sect and was no longer paid attention to. But for him, this meant more ample time for Cultivation.
Finally, one day, he understood.
As the saying goes, seeing mountains is not seeing mountains, and seeing water is not seeing water.
But conversely, mountains and water, mountains and water, mountains cannot exist without water, and water cannot exist without mountains, just like the valley in front of him, mountains and water rely on each other.
Therefore, this also means that “Skin, flesh, bone, marrow, the Realm of Dao” has the same meaning: skin and flesh are the surface, bone and marrow are the foundation, and only when they rely on each other can they be truly called powerful!
Thus, a new martial art was born!
【Deduction complete, consumed ten points of Yuan Power】
【Cultivation Technique】: Yang Yuan Skill (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Achievement 5/50, can be upgraded); Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill (Yellow Rank High Grade, Proficient 2/20, Trait: Iron Wall, can be upgraded)
【Yuan Power】: 66
Iron Wall?
Han Yi saw the new Trait of the Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill that appeared on his panel after the Jade Bone Skill and Golden Muscle Skill combined.
The literal meaning of this Trait seemed to be an increase in body defense...
Suddenly, Han Yi felt as if his entire body was on fire, burning with heat.
Fortunately, this uncomfortable feeling only lasted for a second, but even so, Han Yi's clothes were instantly soaked with hot sweat flowing from his pores, and clear white steam rose from his head.
Subsequently, a warm current flowed through his Hundred Meridians. At first, it was like a gurgling stream at the bottom of a ravine, but then, the speed of his Qi and blood circulation became faster and faster, like a surging waterfall.
Wherever the Qi and blood passed, the Hundred Meridians relaxed, and the corresponding parts also seemed to be greatly strengthened, with a sense of explosive, expanding power emanating.
In addition to this strengthening sensation, there was also a faint, warm nourishing feeling flowing between his bone joints and on his skin, like a layer of close-fitting soft armor, protecting Han Yi from any attack damage.
Han Yi had experienced this feeling before. He knew this was a manifestation of bone power protecting the body.
In other words, the new Trait—Iron Wall—combined both the Jade Bone Skill and the Golden Muscle Skill, making it extremely powerful!
“Not bad, this Zhu Tong really gave me a great gift!”
Han Yi's spirits were lifted. He decided to find a time to burn some paper money for Zhu Tong to express his heartfelt gratitude.
“Let's go try the power of the Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill!”
Han Yi had an idea and prepared to go to the courtyard to test it out, and also to stretch his hands.
Leaving the house, Han Yi went to a corner of the courtyard and stopped in front of the large black stone where he usually exercised.
This large black stone was not an ordinary stone. According to Bai Sanren, he specifically dug it out from Black Rock Mountain. It was a special stone material containing certain minerals and was extremely hard.
The large black stone, thick enough for several people to embrace, was covered with dense imprints of fists and palms. These were depressions caused by Han Yi and previous users' long-term Cultivation.
Even the ground beneath the large black stone had been compacted immensely because of it.
Han Yi looked at the palm print he had left the day before. The palm print was over one centimeter deep, with clearly visible lines, looking quite impressive.
But he knew his own situation. That palm strike was with his full strength, and he could only leave a depression on the black stone.
Of course, this was a punch Han Yi threw without gloves.
He suddenly had an idea. As usual, the muscles on his left arm bulged, and he slapped the black stone.
With the activation of Qi and blood, the Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill's Trait—Iron Wall—was also activated, and an invisible Iron Wall emerged from Han Yi's body.
Bang!
The large black stone trembled violently, and its bottom sank even deeper.
Han Yi lifted his left hand and looked at the crack that appeared on the black stone, momentarily stunned.
This black stone was extremely tough and resilient. Otherwise, Bai Sanren wouldn't have specifically moved such a large piece of stone from Black Rock Mountain.
Moreover, this black stone had been in this small courtyard for decades, pounded day and night by people, and no one had ever managed to crack it. At most, they would create a pit.
Then, based on the depth of the pit, they would judge the strength of the blow.
But his palm strike actually left a crack on the large black stone.
The pit left where his palm struck was a full three inches deep, completely sunken in.
And the edges of the palm print were all covered with tiny, dense, spiderweb-like cracks.
“What powerful strength…” Han Yi was a little startled. This Iron Wall Trait was simply a bit abnormal. If he were to fight Zhu Tong now, he probably only needed one palm strike to finish him off.
“It's truly hard to imagine how powerful that force called the Mohe Sect must be!” Han Yi was inwardly shocked. In that memory, he vaguely touched upon some things.
Cultivation Techniques like the Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill were martial arts that formal Disciples had to comprehend if they wanted to advance further. Above this, there were even more incredibly powerful martial arts Cultivation Techniques!
“It's truly puzzling. How could such a renowned and massive force disappear without a trace now…”
Han Yi murmured to himself.
Perhaps it was too long ago...
Han Yi thought of a possibility, then he shook his head. No one knew the truth about such things. He should first check his overall stats!