14: Chapter 14 Health Preservation Exercises End

The effect of the Qi and Blood Potion was indeed powerful, with a strong and long-lasting medicinal effect, far more efficient than the coarse meals and poor-quality meat he usually relied on to replenish his body's depletion.

As his proficiency in the Panshi Stake Technique grew, the consumption of Qi and blood within his body increased day by day. Lin Qing's appetite had nearly doubled, and ordinary meals were simply not enough to fill the void in his body.

Every day at noon, ever since he began purchasing and consuming a bottle of Qi and Blood Potion from Baicao Hall, that persistent sense of hunger that haunted his mind had completely vanished.

However, this convenience also brought a hint of helplessness to Lin Qing's heart. A bottle of Qi and Blood Potion was not cheap, making it a steady and significant expense.

Moreover, he knew that as his proficiency in the Panshi Stake Technique continued to rise, a single bottle of Qi and Blood Potion per day would likely be insufficient to replenish his body's depletion.

In the quiet small courtyard, Lin Qing slowly withdrew his fists, finishing a full set of health preservation Cultivation Techniques, his internal aura settling smoothly. At the moment he finished his stance, he noticed a change in the System and immediately opened the panel with a thought.

On the panel, the health preservation Cultivation Technique he had just practiced was slowly fading, appearing in the "Fused Cultivation Techniques" column.

Following that, the proficiency requirements for all other uncultivated health preservation Cultivation Techniques suddenly dropped from 2 to 0. They then merged into the "Fused Cultivation Techniques" column as well.

He then looked at the Panshi Stake Technique, where the proficiency number marked after it finally settled at 500 points. Even as the health preservation Cultivation Techniques were still fusing, this number remained motionless.

Lin Qing had long guessed the limit of the health preservation Cultivation Techniques, but when this moment finally arrived, he still couldn't help but feel a trace of regret in his heart.

[Host: Lin Qing]

Realm: Mortal (Breakthrough Time: 10 Years)

Fused Cultivation Techniques: An Yuan Gu Ben Technique, Spleen Strengthening Health Preservation Technique (Expand)

Recorded Cultivation Techniques: Panshi Stake Technique (176/500)

Glancing at the information on the panel, Lin Qing withdrew his focus. Regret was useless now; since the health preservation techniques had reached their limit, he would focus on practicing the Panshi Stake Technique from now on.

He simply wiped away the sweat from his body, washed up, and then turned to go back to his bedroom.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking and the horizon was tinged with a faint white, a deafening beast roar that shook the heavens and earth suddenly exploded from the direction of the Qingyang Mountains dozens of miles away, sounding violent and fierce.

Lin Qing snapped his eyes open, a flash of surprise and suspicion in his gaze. He could clearly sense that the beast roar was laden with monstrous malevolence, mixed with the chaotic auras of Martial Artists. A shocking battle that would sweep across the entire region was erupting deep within the nearby Qingyang Mountain.

The Qingyang Mountain stretched for hundreds of miles, with layers of undulating peaks, ancient trees that blotted out the sun, and exotic flowers and herbs scattered throughout the forest. Rare medicinal materials grew vigorously there, and a large number of low-level Vicious Beasts resided within, making it an important treasure trove for Martial Artists from several surrounding county cities to obtain cultivation resources.

Precisely because the interests involved were so vast, various forces had always gathered at Qingyang Mountain. Although there were occasional frictions between the different groups, they were usually minor skirmishes. But today, the peace that had been maintained for years was completely shattered.

The primary goal of the major forces flooding into Qingyang Mountain this time was, of course, to search for the fourth-rank Vicious Beast that had suddenly appeared in the mountains.

However, as more and more Martial Artists entered the mountain, hearts became restless. Many malicious Martial Artists took advantage of the chaotic mix of people and the lack of order to strike from the shadows.

In this way, you plot against me, and I plot against you; if someone couldn't win, they called for backup. Grudges continued to pile up, contradictions intensified, and sporadic private fights escalated, eventually turning into a large-scale chaotic battle involving multiple forces. The flames of war instantly swept across the entire Qingyang Mountain.

On the battlefield, the forces were complex, with Sects, families, and Loose Cultivator Alliances of all sizes drawn in, nearly including all the surrounding cultivation forces.

Everyone took sides, eventually forming three distinct camps: the Yunlan County Martial Artist forces led by the Qingxuan Sect, which gathered many small Sects under its banner; the Chiyang County Martial Artist forces dominated by the Blazing Flame Valley, which controlled several surrounding Family forces; and the official force that stayed out of the fray to maintain regional order—the Zhenwu Division.

The flames of war spread rapidly, from the dense forests and canyons deep in Qingyang Mountain all the way outward, even reaching Lin Family Village at the foot of the mountain. The earth-shaking sounds of slaughter, the roars of Martial Artists, and the clanging of clashing weapons intertwined, sending sound waves straight into the clouds and echoing through the entire forest. The tragedy of the battlefield could be felt even from miles away.

As the premier large Sect of Yunlan County, the Disciples of the Qingxuan Sect were dressed in green Daoist robes, each wielding a longsword. Their swordplay was elegant and fluid, with killing Moves hidden within their techniques, and their movements were highly disciplined.

The Blazing Flame Valley of Chiyang County had a completely different style. Its Disciples were fierce in temperament, their Moves bold and powerful, and they were incredibly brave. Their weapons were also varied, including Nine-Ring Sabers, Heavenly Halberds, and heavy axes or blunt instruments. Every strike carried a destructive force, crashing through the battlefield and leaving fallen trees, collapsed mountains, and flying rocks in their wake, with terrifying lethality.

As the official martial arts force, although the Zhenwu Division had far fewer members than the two major Sects, every one of them was a carefully selected elite Martial Artist. They were strictly disciplined and ruthless in their skills. Usually, they watched the battle from the sidelines and did not easily intervene, but once they acted, it was a thunderous strike, aiming directly for vital points without any hesitation, fully displaying their iron-blooded nature.

The three camps restrained each other and fought among themselves, with everyone already driven into a killing frenzy, showing no mercy. Every inch of land on Qingyang Mountain became a tragic battlefield, with blood flowing through the crevices of the rocks, staining the mountain grass and soil red. The corpses of Martial Artists lay scattered among the dense forests and rocks, and a thick scent of blood permeated the entire mountain range.

Just as the three forces were fighting incessantly and were locked in a stalemate, the true native forces of Qingyang Mountain were finally fully disturbed and joined the battle.

A massive bear-type Vicious Beast suddenly leapt out from the depths of a cave. Its fur was as black as ink, and its body was as large as a small hill. Its thick limbs stepped on the ground, making the mountains tremble.

It stood like a man atop the mountain peak and roared at the sky. The sound waves pierced the heavens, forcefully drowning out the sounds of slaughter on the battlefield and even reaching Qingyang County dozens of miles away.

This fourth-rank Vicious Beast possessed overwhelming power and launched indiscriminate attacks on everyone present. The warring factions immediately turned their blades and joined forces to besiege this powerful Vicious Beast.

This beast's Physical Body was incredibly strong, with skin so thick that blades and spears could hardly penetrate it. Even when the three fourth-rank experts from the Qingxuan Sect, Blazing Flame Valley, and Zhenwu Division teamed up to attack, they were only evenly matched with the Vicious Beast for a time, unable to suppress it quickly. The battle became increasingly deadlocked.

While the fighting was fierce outside, a white figure flashed by and disappeared into the depths of the cave where the Vicious Beast had appeared.