154: Middle Stage of Blood Refining

“Does it look good?”

Qian Xue walked to the center of the courtyard, swaying her body, twirling around with her skirt held up, like a vibrant rose, breathtakingly beautiful, inspiring admiration.

He wondered if it was because her movements were too exaggerated, or because she had removed the binding cloth, but in Han Yi's memory, her previously flat chest had become different.

“So big—no, it looks good!”

Han Yi quickly shifted his gaze, his eyes naturally moving from her chest to Qian Xue's face, and he said frankly.

He hadn't expected that the petite Qian Xue would have such ample assets, and that she would hide such a significant feature every day!

No matter how tough things were, one shouldn't let the children suffer; if she had children in the future, she probably wouldn't have to worry about them not having milk!

“Hmph!”

“You old pervert!”

Qian Xue's face flushed, and she let out a delicate snort. She had always been intelligent and quick-witted, and she saw through Han Yi's mischievous thoughts.

“?”

Only Bai Sanren, being an elderly person, didn't notice the subtle emotions between the young people.

“Come on, come on, come on, hurry back inside and tidy up! There's good food tonight!”

Han Yi greeted them with open arms, laughing as he spoke.

“Good food?”

A flicker of excitement flashed in Qian Xue's bright eyes. She no longer cared about her ladylike demeanor and ran in with large strides.

'Still a foodie, huh...'

Behind her, Han Yi and Bai Sanren exchanged a glance, smiling without a word.

...........

Time flew like an arrow, like a swift steed passing through a crevice; in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

On this day, Han Yi stood in the courtyard, his upper body bare. He slowly inhaled, circulating the Qi and blood in his body.

Rumble!

A powerful surge of Qi and blood erupted from him. The vast Qi and blood power burned fiercely like a volcanic eruption. Even in the depths of winter, during this season of biting winds and sharp frost, if someone approached closely, they would feel as if they were standing beside a high-temperature steel furnace, constantly feeling waves of heat washing over them.

At the same time, the temperature of the air around him rose sharply, and the biting cold air seemed to carry a hint of warmth from him!

Han Yi walked to the large black stone in the corner, the one Bai Sanren had specially excavated from Black Rock Mountain, a unique black stone containing certain minerals.

He settled into a horse stance, clenched his five fingers, and threw a punch!

Bang!

A corner of the black stone instantly shattered, turning into fine powder and dispersing. In the very center of the punch's contact surface, there was a scorched black mark, as if it had been burned by a great fire.

“Middle Stage of Blood Refinement, Qi and Blood Furnace, truly powerful!”

Han Yi could not hide the excitement in his heart. After Bai Sanren and Qian Xue returned, he had asked Bai Sanren to exchange all of the Bear Claw Skill and itsPackages weapons for Cultivation resources. The crimson blood spiritual rice had also been made into pastries by Bai Sanren, and he ate them daily.

For the past month, he had devoted himself to Cultivation, ignoring everything else except his duties at the Black Market. In the blink of an eye, a month felt like three days.

And with his persistent Cultivation and no shortage of resources, he naturally and smoothly Broke Through to the Middle Stage of Blood Refinement, reaching the Realm of Qi and Blood Furnace.

The Cultivation of the Lianxue Stage was originally about the accumulation of Qi and blood; once the accumulation was profound, success would naturally follow. Only the final step, from the Late Blood Refinement Stage to the Tongmai Stage, required connecting the entire body's Qi and blood with the Concept of a visualization diagram, forming a unified whole.

This step was an insurmountable chasm for countless Martial Artists, and it was also the key to distinguishing whether a Martial Artist could achieve anything!

“System!”

Han Yi silently chanted in his mind.

【Name】: Han Yi (16/121)

【Realm】: Middle Stage of Blood Refinement (60/100); Sword Concept: Ten Steps, One Kill; Blade Concept: Solid as a Mountain

【Cultivation Technique】: Yang Yuan Skill (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Achievement 12/50, can be upgraded); Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill (Yellow Rank High Grade, Proficient 6/20, Trait: Iron Wall, can be upgraded)

【Martial Arts】: Ben Lei Palm Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Traits: Stone Crushing Earth Splitting, Frenzied Strike, Minor Achievement (7/50), can be upgraded); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Trait: Swift Wind, Minor Achievement (11/50), can be upgraded); Dual Blade Sword Kill (Profound Rank Low Grade, Traits: Focus, Dual Wield, Proficient (8/30), can be upgraded); Yan Shen Technique (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Major Achievement, Traits: Bone Shrinking Disguise)

【Origin Power Value】: 66

“Soon!”

His heart was excited. He had been on duty at the Black Market for over two months, and in another month, he should have enough contribution points to exchange for the Fire Origin Pill, which was essential for Cultivating Huoyuan Skill!

“Sigh, if only Yang Yuan Skill had an Entering Vigor fundamental diagram...”

Han Yi sighed in his heart. He had already experienced the many benefits of Cultivating multiple Cultivation Techniques concurrently.

For example, the combined traits of the Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill's Iron Wall and the Yang Yuan Skill's Rejuvenation already ensured him an absolute advantage in battles at the Lianxue Stage.

And each Cultivation Technique and martial art was different, having its own traits. Some excelled in attack, some in defense, some in deflecting force, and some in counterattacking.

Based on Han Yi's understanding of the System panel over this long period, the traits on Cultivation Techniques could be called passive skills; they would function constantly even without active activation. For instance, after Han Yi cultivated the Iron Wall trait, his defense naturally increased. At the same time, the Rejuvenation trait enhanced his recovery ability.

However, the traits of martial arts were different; those traits were similar to active skills, requiring active activation. Taking his Dual Blade Sword Kill as an example, only by activating the Focus trait would he experience a sensation similar to a sixth sense, as if his body gained an extra pair of invisible eagle eyes, allowing him to observe any situation around him at any time and even counterattack spontaneously!

Therefore, passive traits generated by Cultivating Cultivation Techniques were naturally more perfect. After all, passive skills didn't require his Divided Soul to pay attention; they would automatically perform their intended function.

Because of this, he had previously envisioned that if he found multiple complementary Cultivation Techniques and cultivated all their traits, with the traits complementing and stacking each other, wouldn't he then become a true hexagonal warrior!

Those stronger than him wouldn't be as fast, those faster wouldn't have his defense, and those with stronger defense wouldn't have his recovery. By Cultivating multiple Cultivation Techniques, he could even conceal himself and burst forth!

Wouldn't this be like a humanoid mech, invincible?

However, after Han Yi's extensive research, Pan Sheng, Li Feng, and even Bai Sanren had all told him about the matter of 'different Dao cannot be Cultivated together.'

Regarding this statement, Han Yi previously believed that in the Tongmai Stage, one must remain consistent and only Cultivate one Cultivation Technique. He had also wondered what would happen if a Tongmai Stage Martial Master only Cultivated one Cultivation Technique for their entire life and had no path forward.

Later, it was Bai Sanren who helped him resolve his confusion.