Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 77 Strengthening
Li Xia sat cross-legged on the ground and took out the Enlightenment Potion from his personal space.

The Transcendent Temple does not impose any restrictions on itself in the real world, but the Temple of Light does.

However, the locked active skills have little to do with my passive skill-based playstyle; they're still strong.

Fortunately, the Time Chamber has been designated as a facility by the Hall of Light, so there are no restrictions here.

The crystal bottle of the Enlightenment Potion emitted a hazy, pale purple glow, and inside flowed a liquid as deep as the ocean.

[Inspiration Potion]

[Quality: Light Purple]

(slightly)

[Enlightenment: Intelligence +2, Spirit +2, Comprehension +1]

Li Xia unscrewed the cap and drank it all in one gulp. He smacked his lips, seemingly finding no particular taste.

I felt the icy liquid flow down my throat and into my stomach, and my body couldn't help but shiver.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xia felt an intense itch on his head. He groaned as all the muscles in his body spasmed. In just a few seconds, his upper body was soaked with sweat.

When the itchy feeling in his brain subsided, he collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.

No, is strengthening really this painful?

He simply lay down on the ground and tapped the attribute panel several times with his finger.

[Strength: 12] +3
[Agility: 11] +4
[Intelligence: 10 (Enlightenment +2)] +5
[Spirit: 13 (Inspiration +2)] +2
[Physical Strength: 12] +3
Attribute points remaining: 0
This brings the total attribute points to 15, which is enough to make one invincible in Tier 1.

Confirm, select Enhance!

A blinding light suddenly surged into the room, and the power of the hall flowed into Li Xia's body in a way that he could not understand.

The pain brought by the seventeen-point attribute boost far exceeded that of the previous Enlightenment Potion. It seemed that every cell in the body was wailing, undergoing a transformation under the catalysis of the Hall's power.

The already symmetrical lines become even smoother, and the five-dimensional balance brings about overall coordination of the body.

The size of the muscles did not change significantly, but the number of muscle fibers was much greater than before.

After adding the attributes, Li Xia showed no intention of resting and immediately opened the panel again.

Without the slightest hesitation, he clicked the plus sign on "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

The Time Chamber roared, and once again, blinding light enveloped it.

As the light faded, a completely different scene gradually appeared before our eyes.

In the distance, there were endless mountain ranges, and the rising sun was leaping out from the distant horizon, its golden rays piercing through the clouds. Looking around, I realized I was on a mountaintop.

Behind them was a simple wooden house, and not far away was a sheer cliff.

"Ok?"

Li Xia looked at the scene before him in confusion, and suddenly felt a strange dizziness in his head. After a moment of disorientation, all the memories that had been temporarily blocked by the transcendent surged back.

So... he learned all of this through his own practice? As his memories returned, a mask of pain gradually appeared on Li Xia's face.

Last time, he stayed here for a full six years! Six years doing nothing but training and breathing exercises every day.

I thought the Hall of Light meant that a year was equivalent to a year of training, but it turns out it means locking yourself in here for a year?
But it's alright, because the skills you develop through practice are the ones you'll master more firmly.

Thinking this, Li Xia turned around and went into the wooden house to take a look.

Although it was very simple, it had all the necessities for daily life. Apart from not having any food, it probably didn't need any.

The mountaintop isn't very big, about the size of a basketball court, and there's a clump of green bamboo swaying in the wind next to the cabin.

The atmosphere was perfect, except that Erlang Shen didn't appear to teach me like last time.

Reaching the edge of the cliff, I sat cross-legged and followed the teachings of the tradition to circulate the Qi.

There was no profound understanding of the universe, nor any sudden enlightenment.

Only through the monotonous practice of circulating Qi throughout the body can one accumulate true Qi, gradually allowing it to permeate the body.

In other words, is a first-order apostle, a beginner at LV1, qualified to comprehend the universe?

Gradually, as the Qi circulated throughout the body, distracting thoughts dissipated, leaving only inner peace. Li Xia focused all his attention on his body, immersing himself in the circulation of Qi.

It was as if one were in a deep, dark place, with only wisps of true qi flickering with faint light, slowly traveling along the predetermined meridian pathways.

Each shift is like a faint shooting star streaking across the silent night sky; though not dazzling, it possesses a steady and solid power.

Pure and persistent.

[End of Enhancement]

[Evaluation of the results of this reinforcement program: Excellent]

Li Xia stood at the entrance of the Time Chamber, and it took her a while to snap out of her previous solitary cultivation.

Has another year just passed like that?
He awkwardly opened the panel and looked at the Inheritance section.

[Inheritance: Eight-Nine Arcane Arts (Incomplete)]

Current level: LV1 Beginner (74.8%)

Additional passive effect:

1. Indestructible Vajra: Physical Rank +1.6
2. Physical Indestructibility: Self-Healing Power +385% (Passive)
3. Unified Primordial Chaos: Reduces non-physical attack damage by approximately 35% and increases abnormal status resistance by 50%.
Skill 1:

Mastery of Skill LV2 (Beginner Level: 30%)

Skill type: Skill-based passive ability
效果1：在战斗时提升10-60%发力上限，10-40%闪避。

效果2：在战斗时有25%的几率触发劲，使本次攻击伤害阶位+1，本次伤害提高20%-40%
Introduction: Only in the most barren soil can the most beautiful flowers of skill bloom.

Skill 2:

Zhou Tian LV4 (Skilled and experienced: 27%)

1. Breathing:

Usage conditions: After activation, it consumes 0.5% True Qi per second.
Skill effect: Increases Strength by 200%, Dexterity by 140%, and significantly enhances perception and reaction speed.
2. Breathing exercises:

Conditions of Use
Skill effect: Enter the breathing cycle by sitting cross-legged, recovering 10% of true qi per hour. During the breathing, self-healing ability is additionally increased by 100%.

Li Xia let out a soft breath.

It took a whole year to barely get the Eight-Nine Arcane Skill to 80% completion.

It is indeed a transcendent and supreme inheritance. In comparison, Sun Breathing took six years to reach LV5 and become a master.

This is because sun breathing is relatively simple.

But the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts is different; it gets more and more difficult as you progress. Li Xia estimated that it would take at least 3 to 5 years to go from LV2 to LV3.

Even so, the current version of the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" is powerful enough, even though it is an incomplete version.

His physical rank has improved again, and his current physical rank has reached 2.6!

Ordinary people cannot break through the defense with cold weapons. Even with a pistol, a basic Colt is only at attack level 3.

It barely managed to break the skin, truly demonstrating that he could withstand bullets with his bare body!

There's also the pursuit of skill improvement. During his year of training there, Li Xia didn't just sit around doing nothing.

Each time, after a long period of stillness, he would feel restless and get up to unleash all the martial arts moves he had practiced from various schools and styles.

At first, I followed the established routine, but later I simply let go and stopped adhering to fixed routines. I acted as I pleased, moving freely and playing however I felt comfortable.

This has allowed for rapid progress in the pursuit of skill.

After looking at the skill list with satisfaction for a while, Li Xia's figure gradually faded and disappeared into the air.

You have returned to the Hall of Light.

[Apostle No. 27149, please complete the signing of the Executioner's Contract as soon as possible.]

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)