189: Power!

Yang Yuan Skill (Transcendent 99/100, ???).......

With this final point clicked.

A warm memory emerged, filling his mind.

He seemed to have arrived in a secret chamber, with a dim lamp and white walls, a round meditation cushion, and fragrant incense wafting.

On the yellowish white wall before him, a ink wash painting, resembling a child's random scribbles, hung in the center.

On the colorful ink wash painting, the lines were messy and disorganized, and in the middle of the painting, there was a round, fiery red object.

Although there were only a few strokes, it was strangely vivid, making it clear at a glance that it depicted a glaringly bright and somewhat dazzling sun.

Around the sun, there were also patches of white-drawn clouds, rolling and unfurling, carrying a sense of etherealness.

Clouds rise and fall, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, clouds hide at sunrise, and appear at sunset.......

And the head is the chief of the five yangs, Qi and blood naturally descend to the Dantian.......

Han Yi seemed to grasp and understand the various scenes on the scroll, and a suppressed viciousness gradually arose in his heart, as if something was constantly squeezing his Qi and blood, making him want to erupt.

However, he had no idea how to circulate this wild Qi and blood. This Qi and blood had spontaneously generated within him after he viewed this painting, seemingly distinct from the other Qi and blood in his body that could be manipulated at will.

The surging, explosive Qi and blood raged and circulated rapidly within his body, like wild horses unbridled, gradually losing control.......

Suddenly, a great sun abruptly appeared in his mind!

The blazing sun is like fire, commanding all life. The sun is the Heavenly Yang, the chief of all stars!

As this sun appeared, the wild Qi and blood in his body slowly calmed down.......

And the sun and the ethereal white clouds in the original ink wash painting now appeared completely different in Han Yi's eyes. He seemed to have an Epiphany, discerning the circulation patterns of Qi and blood from these scenes.......

The true meaning of that ink wash painting was not mountains and rivers, but the flow and circulation of Qi and blood!

This is the most core part of a Cultivation Technique, the Entering Vigor visualization diagram, representing the most essential Legacy of the Cultivation Technique!

Thus, the scenes on the ink wash painting transformed into special scrolls suitable for his own Qi and blood circulation in Han Yi's mind.......

Where to be fast, where to be slow, where to be delicate, where to charge fiercely, the various flows, circulations, cycles, and differentiations of Qi and blood gradually accelerated, accelerated, and accelerated again under the understanding of the fundamental diagram.

Even, without him realizing it, the Qi and blood flowing in his body began to circulate on their own according to some mysterious route.

Han Yi's spirit also gradually calmed down, everything focused on one point, fully concentrating on feeling and controlling the circulation of Qi and blood within his body.

The human body has one hundred and eight Connecting Veins points. These points connect the four limbs and all parts of the body, forming a complete whole. Separating these points is the ocean of Qi and blood that a Martial Artist relies on for survival!

The Qi and blood in his body began to slowly gather in his Dantian following the inexplicable trajectory on the scroll. Countless Qi and blood Strength twisted and intertwined..... like fine threads coalescing into steel ropes.......

And the Connecting Veins points around the Dantian were as impregnable as reefs standing firm by the coast.......

Then, these steel-rope-like Qi and blood surged again, transforming into the turbulent waves of the ocean!

The waves crashed against the reefs countless times, spray scattering, momentum hindered.......

But with each failure, the circulation patterns of Qi and blood in Han Yi's mind slowly began to overlap with the chaotic lines on the visualization diagram he had observed before. These Qi and blood circulation patterns, and that visualization diagram, were as if branded into the deepest part of his mind with a hot iron.

Boom!

At some point, suddenly, the barrier between the Dantian and the Meridians was shattered and pulverized into countless particles by the vast Qi and blood, like surging waves, as if it were a mirror!

Subsequently, within Han Yi's body, Meridians were opened one by one. The blocked channels, like dry riverbeds, frantically and thirstily absorbed a vast amount of Qi and blood.

Time seemed to slow down, and all sounds quieted.......

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!

A miraculous change occurred within his body, as if some kind of restraint had been broken. Within him, a new power seemed to be flowing like a stream.

After an unknown period of time, this stream gradually grew stronger.......

Puff!

A muffled sound, as if something had been broken through.

Han Yi felt his whole body shake, and an invisible, formless power emanated from within him, then exploded.

Immediately, his Qi and blood circulation speed more than doubled.

The high-speed circulating Qi and blood rapidly warmed his entire body, his skin became scalding hot, and the cold aura on him dissipated without a trace, like spring snow melting into mud.

A feeling of exhilarating comfort spread throughout his entire body.

Han Yi was also startled awake by this tremor, regaining his senses, and suddenly opened his eyes.

The courtyard was still Tao Wu's dilapidated courtyard, and his position was still under the tree canopy, but the surrounding environment had already undergone tremendous changes.......

The extremely thick aerial root wrapped around his waist had disappeared, and the countless gray-misted aerial roots that had been eyeing him menacingly, treating him as a grand feast, no longer hung around him.......

These aerial roots seemed to have been attacked by an invisible force, encountering a natural enemy, and like a lamb cornered by a hungry wolf, they kept their distance from him, trembling.

And within his body, an inexplicable power, both tangible and intangible, slowly circulated.

This was a power completely different from Qi and blood Strength; it relied on the four limbs and all parts of the body, flowing between the blood and Meridians, constantly refining his internal organs, muscles, and physique.......

Strength!

This must be Strength!

Only Strength could possess these invisible, insubstantial, and unfathomable qualities!

As soon as Strength formed, the blocked Meridians within Han Yi's body were also rapidly opened by this vigorous and powerful Strength, and the surging Qi and blood Strength was thus converted into Strength.

Immediately, he let out a joyous long howl, feeling the hardness of his skin, tendons, bones, and main torso increasing significantly!

Especially his frequently exercised hands and legs, where the increase in defense was far greater than in other areas.

【Name】: Han Yi (17/153)

【Realm】: Connecting Veins Early Stage (10/100); Sword Realm: Ten Steps, One Kill; Blade Realm: Solid as a Mountain

【Cultivation Technique】: Qianyang Skill (Profound Rank High Grade, Characteristics: Returning Spring Force, Evil Breaking Force, Entering Vigor 4/10, can be upgraded); Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill (Yellow Rank High Grade, Proficient 6/20, Characteristic: Iron Wall, can be upgraded)

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

【Essence Value】: 2

Once inner Strength is formed, Connecting Veins is complete!

Although Han Yi had not yet carefully examined his physical condition, nor had he had time to check his current overall stats.......

But he felt that familiar yet strange power within his body, as well as the new and even stronger sensation in his body.......

“It’s your turn.......”

Han Yi's cold eyes seemed to be blazing as he stared at all the monsters in the courtyard—the aerial roots, the wooden figures, and that Old Peach Tree!

This Old Peach Tree was too bizarre; although in his sight, it was no different from an ordinary peach tree.

But who would have thought that it could use a strange method to pull people into an illusion, stir up deep desires in their hearts, and make them sink into the illusion, to be slaughtered at its will.......

Most importantly, it seemed to have extremely high combat intelligence. For example, although it appeared to be just an ordinary tree to anyone, it could use a deceptive and hard-to-guard-against mental attack when Han Yi and his companions were most relaxed and complacent after defeating a strong enemy!

Speaking of which, this was the most dangerous battle Han Yi had ever fought in his life.......

If it hadn't been for the accidental System he possessed, allowing him to achieve an Epiphany in “Yang Yuan Skill” and become a Tongmai Martial Master.......

This time, he was truly one step away from stepping into the underworld and drinking the bewildering soup!

Therefore, monsters are not scary; what's scary is when monsters have intelligence!

Both logically and emotionally, this monster must be eliminated!

Bang!

Han Yi's thigh muscles secretly exerted force, preparing for an attack, but because of the infusion of Strength, he failed to control the force.

Under his foot, the bluestone ground tile caved in, as if struck by a heavy hammer, forming a large pit, and countless deep cracks, like a dense spider web, spread outwards.

“This, so strong!”

Suddenly, Han Yi was somewhat startled by the power of the Strength. Before, he would never have been able to achieve such destructive power so effortlessly!

“Indeed....... there is a chasm between a Martial Master and an ordinary Qi and blood Martial Artist.”

“No wonder Huang Ze, even as the weakest among Tongmai Stage Martial Masters, held such a high status....... I would be the same.”

Han Yi estimated that his current Strength had increased by at least two or three times. If he used Strength, he could defeat more than ten of his pre-Breakthrough self.

Tongmai Stage Martial Master and ordinary Martial Artist are no longer simply distinguishable by numerical values.

For example, Han Yi before breaking through to Connecting Veins, fully armed with the Xuan Tie Sword, would have an overall stat of ‘95~134’.

But now, after breaking through to Connecting Veins, merely relying on his physical fitness, his overall stat is as high as ‘110~132’, and if he uses Strength, this value will increase significantly!

And after the Epiphany, “Yang Yuan Skill” broke through from Transcendent, transforming into the Profound Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique “Qianyang Skill”, and consequently producing two types of Strength: Returning Spring Force and Evil Breaking Force.......

It can be said that the current Han Yi could easily beat up a nursing home in the south mountain and kick a kindergarten in the north sea!

But testing his Strength can be put aside for now and dealt with later. Currently, the most important thing is.......

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