Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 144 Golden Muscle and Jade Bone Technique

If Han Yi uses the system to allocate skill points, can he bypass this obstacle and thus succeed in cultivation?

The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. Since the cultivation techniques and key points were complete, only the breakthrough medicine was missing, in theory, adding some points should be able to directly replace the medicine used for breakthrough. He remembered that something like this had happened when he practiced the "Jade Bone Technique" last time.

Anyway, he had nothing to do recently, and he just happened to get twenty Yuan Power points, so he might as well give it a try!

Without further ado, Han Yi quickly checked the money pouch and all the valuables.

Two hundred-tael silver notes, a few small gold coins, and some loose silver.

The silver notes and gold were all on Zhu Tong's person, while the silver was found on the other people, so it was a small profit.

"Hmm, it's still early..."

Han Yi opened the window and checked the time. It was just past noon, and there was still a long time before dinner.

Bai Sanren and Qianxue haven't been home these past few days either. They say Qianxue missed home and went back to see her mother.

Therefore, Han Yi is the only one in the courtyard now.

The sun hung halfway up the mountain and slowly sank towards the edge, burning half the sky red, and thus, dusk arrived.

Han Yi just ordered a simple dinner; after all, he was the only one who needed to eat his fill, and the rest of the family wasn't hungry.

For a whole week, Han Yi spent his time in a cycle of eating, cultivating, and resting. This routine made him feel incredibly fulfilled.

On this day, perhaps because his own blood and qi foundation had already reached the Blood Refining stage, Han Yi's progress in the "Golden Muscle Technique" was quite gratifying. In just a few days, he realized that he had already entered the basics. The Golden Muscle Technique has three realms: Copper Skin, Stone Skin, and Elephant Skin. Each realm requires special refining medicine to break through, but fortunately, at the beginning, no special medicine is needed.

To Han Yi's disappointment, he felt that his muscles had only improved slightly from the level of a Blood Refining stage martial artist, becoming a little harder and more solid. This improvement was not significant.

Name: Han Yi (16/121)

[Realm]: Early stage of Blood Refinement (22/100); Sword Realm: One kill in ten steps; Blade Realm: As heavy as a mountain

[Cultivation Techniques]: Yang Yuan Gong (Incomplete, Characteristic: Rejuvenation, Minor Success 5/50, Can be Upgraded); Jade Bone Gong (Mortal Rank, Characteristic: Strengthening Bones, Protecting the Body, Major Success, Cannot be Upgraded); Golden Muscle Technique (Mortal Rank, Beginner 1/10)

[Martial Arts]: Thunderclap Palm Technique (Yellow Rank, High Grade; Characteristics: Shattering Stones and Splitting Earth, Frenzied Strike; Minor Success (1/50); Upgradeable); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank, Low Grade; Characteristics: Gale; Minor Success (9/50); Upgradeable); Dual Blade and Sword Killing (Mysterious Rank, Low Grade; Characteristics: Concentration, Dual Wielding, Proficiency (5/30); Upgradeable); Body Conversion Technique (Yellow Rank, Low Grade; Major Success; Characteristics: Bone Shrinking and Disguise).

[Elemental Power Value]: 76

As expected, it can only be considered a mortal-level cultivation technique...

Han Yi sighed. He was even more disappointed and seemed to have lost all desire to add more points.

Ding!

[Detection indicates that "Jade Bone Skill" has reached its highest level]

[The "Golden Muscle Technique" can be deduced]

[Whether to conduct a simulation]

When you think there is no way out, there is always a way out!

Just as Han Yi was feeling disappointed, he checked the panel with his mind and was suddenly greeted with a system notification that was like a gentle rain, making him overjoyed.

"Deductive reasoning!" he said without hesitation.

In an instant, a massive torrent of information surged through Han Yi's mind.

He seemed to have undergone years of diligent practice and countless hardships before finally mastering the "Jade Bone Skill." Only then did he rise from an outer disciple to a formal disciple.

This is a massive force called the "Mahayana Sect," with tens of thousands of disciples and countless powerful figures within its ranks. It is said that for their sect leader, overwhelming mountains and seas and plucking stars and the moon are nothing more than trifles.

Down the mountain, he could be considered a powerful figure after mastering the "Jade Bone Skill," but here, he was just an insignificant disciple.

It was only after arriving here that he learned that the "Jade Bone Skill," which was regarded as an ultimate technique, was actually just the foundational skill of the Mahayana sect.

Afterward, he began to learn a more advanced martial art, the "Golden Muscle Technique." He practiced the "Golden Muscle Technique" day after day, and finally, he cultivated it to its highest level—the Elephant Skin Realm! At this time, he was as strong as a barbarian and could lift a cauldron. With a light wave of his hand, a tree would be snapped in half as easily as a piece of paper.

Even so, the sect's elder instructors said to him regretfully, "Child, you've gone astray in your practice..."

He was completely baffled 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 enlightenment!"

The elder then drifted away without offering any further explanation.

He pondered for a long time but still couldn't understand its profound meaning, so he simply found a valley in the mountains and settled down there.

The valley here is surrounded by ancient trees, vines, babbling streams, and lush green grass, making it extremely secluded.

He then resumed his semi-secluded life of cultivation, subsisting on wind and dew.

From adolescence to youth, and from youth to middle age, he was eventually judged by his sect to have lost his potential and was no longer taken seriously. But this gave him more time to cultivate.

Finally, one day, he understood.

As the saying goes, "When you look at a mountain, it's not a mountain; when you look at water, it's not water."

On the other hand, mountains and water are inseparable; mountains cannot exist without water, and water cannot exist without mountains, just like the valley before us, where mountains and water depend on each other.

Therefore, the meaning of "the skin, flesh, marrow, and bone marrow are the foundation of enlightenment" is the same. The skin and flesh are the exterior, and the bone marrow is the foundation. The two depend on each other and can only be called powerful!

Thus, a new martial art was born!

[Deduction complete, consuming 10 Yuan Power Points]

[Techniques]: Yang Yuan Gong (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Success 5/50, can be improved); Golden Muscle Jade Bone Gong (High-grade Yellow Rank, Proficiency 2/20, Trait: Iron Wall, can be improved)

[Elemental Power Value]: 66

Iron Wall? Han Yi saw on his panel the new characteristic of "Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill" created by combining "Jade Bone Skill" and "Golden Muscle Technique".

This characteristic seems to literally mean increased physical defense...

Suddenly, Han Yi felt as if his entire body was on fire, burning hot all over.

Fortunately, the uncomfortable feeling only lasted for a second, but even so, Han Yi's clothes were instantly soaked with hot sweat from his pores, and clear white steam rose from the top of his head.

Then, a warm current flowed through my limbs and bones. At first, it was just a gentle murmur like a stream at the bottom of a ravine. Later, the speed of blood circulation increased, surging like a waterfall.

Wherever his Qi and blood flowed, all his meridians were soothed, and the corresponding areas seemed to be greatly strengthened, giving him a feeling of explosive, expanding power. In addition to this feeling of strengthening, there was also a faint, warm and nourishing sensation flowing between his bones and on his skin, like a layer of soft armor protecting Han Yi from any attack or harm.

Han Yi had experienced this feeling before, and he knew that it was a manifestation of bone strength protecting the body.

In other words, the new feature - Iron Wall - combines the "Jade Bone Technique" and the "Golden Muscle Technique", making it extremely powerful!

"Indeed, this Zhu Tong has given me a great gift!"

Han Yi was in high spirits and decided to find some time to burn some paper money for Zhu Tong to express his gratitude.

"Go and try out the power of the 'Golden Skin and Jade Bone Technique'!"

Han Yi had an idea and decided to go to the yard to test it out, which would also be a good opportunity to stretch his hands.

After leaving the house, Han Yi came to a corner of the yard and stopped in front of the large black stone where he usually exercised.

This large black rock is no ordinary stone. According to Bai Sanren, it was specially dug out by him on Black Rock Mountain. It is a special stone containing a certain mineral and is extremely hard.

Several people could encircle the thick black stone, which was covered with various fist and palm prints. These were indentations caused by Han Yi and previous users' long-term cultivation.

Even the ground beneath the large black rock was compressed to an extremely firm level as a result.

Han Yi looked at the palm print he had left the day before. The palm print was more than a centimeter deep, with clearly visible lines, and looked quite formidable.

But he knew his own situation best. He had used all his strength in that palm strike, yet it could only leave a dent in the black stone.

Of course, this was a punch from Han Yi without gloves.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. As usual, the muscles on his left arm bulged, and he slapped the black stone.

With the mobilization of Qi and blood, the characteristic of "Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill" - Iron Wall - was also activated, and an invisible iron wall emerged from Han Yi's body.

Bang! The large black rock trembled violently, and its bottom sank even deeper.

Han Yi raised his left hand and stared blankly at the crack that had appeared on the black stone.

This black stone is extremely tough and resilient; otherwise, Bai Sanren wouldn't have gone to the trouble of bringing such a large stone from Black Rock Mountain.

Besides, this black stone has been in this courtyard for decades, and people have been hammering it day and night, but no one has ever cracked it; at most, they've only made a dent.

Then, the force is determined based on the depth of the pit.

But his palm strike actually left a crack on the black stone.

The pit where the palm print was left was more than three inches deep, and the person had completely sunk in.

The edges of the palm print were covered with tiny, spiderweb-like cracks. "Such powerful strength..." Han Yi was somewhat shocked. This Iron Wall property was simply abnormal. If he were to fight Zhu Tong now, he could probably finish him off with just one palm strike.

"It's unimaginable how powerful that force known as the Maha Sect must be!" Han Yi was shocked. In that memory, he vaguely touched upon some things.

Techniques like "Golden Muscle Jade Bone Skill" are martial arts that formal disciples must comprehend if they want to advance to the next level. Above that, there are even more powerful martial arts techniques!

"It's truly baffling. How could such a renowned and powerful force have vanished without a trace..."

Han Yi muttered to himself.

Perhaps it's been too long...

Han Yi thought of a possibility, then shook his head. No one knows the truth of such things. Let's check our overall stats first!