Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter Thirty-Eight Breakthrough

Time flies like an arrow; in the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

Han Yi had been trying to master the basics of the 'Thunderbolt Palm' technique for the past few days, but he had made no progress whatsoever.

Name: Han Yi (16/86)

[Realm Level]: Mid-stage Bone Refinement (74/100)

[Techniques]: Yang Yuan Gong (Incomplete, Proficiency 3/20, can be improved); Jade Bone Gong (Mortal Rank, Characteristic: Strengthening Bones, Minor Success 2/20, can be improved)

[Martial Arts]: Mountain-Shattering Fist (Mortal Rank, Characteristics: Rock Shattering, Earth-Splitting, Mastery); Basic Swordsmanship (Mortal Rank, Characteristics: Sword Dance, Minor Mastery 6/20, Upgradeable); Flying Swallow Kick (Low-Grade Yellow Rank, Characteristics: Gale, Proficient (3/20), Upgradeable) [Elemental Energy]: 29

Perhaps it's time to add some points... Han Yi looked at the information on the panel, his thoughts racing.

Add points to 'Yang Yuan Gong'!

In an instant, he felt a series of new insights emerge in his mind.

He seemed to have officially become an inner disciple of the Crimson Flame Sect, but he did not choose the inner sect's cultivation technique, 'Fire Element Technique'.

Some people mocked him, saying that he was a shallow outer disciple who was greedy for momentary pleasure and practiced a technique without visualization diagrams.

Some people advised him to change his practice as soon as possible so that he could achieve something in the future.

But he remained unmoved and persisted in practicing a technique called "Yang Yuan Gong," which was described as having no way out and being a common, unreliable skill. And so, he practiced "Yang Yuan Gong" day after day.

At first, there were instructors who could offer guidance. But, a year passed, then two years passed…

As he practiced the Yang Yuan Gong for a longer period of time, his understanding of the Yang Yuan Gong seemed to be unmatched by anyone else.

He seems to have cultivated the 'Yang Yuan Gong' to a new level.

Immediately afterward, Han Yi snapped out of his daze and felt his abdomen suddenly become burning hot.

But this heat is just like the temperature by a fireplace in winter, just enough to make you sweat but also make you feel very comfortable.

Han Yi took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

Although it was morning, it was the height of summer. White steam shot out of his mouth like arrows, like hot iron felt burning red-hot in a furnace, rising up in bursts of heat when wet.

In the warm morning sunlight, he was radiating heat from head to toe.

Then, the heat in his body began to flow slowly. At first, it was just like a small stream flowing slowly through his limbs and bones. Gradually, the scalding blood and qi surged rapidly, as if the stream had turned into a great river violently crashing against the dam.

"pain!"

Han Yi groaned, clenching his teeth. He felt as if a dam had burst, the surging blood and qi within him were violently penetrating deep into his bones, causing a pain that went to the very marrow.

It's not just a simple adjective; the violent blood and qi are tempering his bone marrow. Han Yi is enduring pain as if a thousand ants are gnawing at his bones. He is curled up on the ground, his face as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat are pouring down like rain.

As the blood and qi surged like a river, wave after wave, blood droplets gradually appeared on Han Yi's skin. These droplets gradually became denser, forming layers of blood flowers.

The next moment!

The air around Han Yi suddenly turned red, and wisps of blood-red mist rose up around him.

From a distance, Han Yi looked as if he were wearing a blood-red robe, exuding an incredibly imposing aura!

Han Yi had already stood up from the ground, feeling completely relaxed. His body seemed to have been greatly strengthened, and he was full of power!

In addition, he felt that the flow of qi and blood in his body, which he used to be able to grasp only by careful observation, could now be felt with just a little effort.

The quality and quantity of his Qi and blood have greatly increased, making his overall physical condition much stronger!

Looking at the faint blood-red clothes on his body and feeling the explosive power within him, Han Yi muttered to himself, "Has this broken through to the Blood Refinement stage?"

Name: Han Yi (16/106)

[Realm]: Early stage of Blood Refinement (8/100)

[Techniques]: Yang Yuan Gong (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Success 2/50, can be upgraded); Jade Bone Gong (Mortal Rank, Trait: Strengthening Bones, Minor Success 2/20, can be upgraded)

[Elemental Power Value]: 12

Han Yi was a little surprised. He knew that adding points would lead to a breakthrough in cultivation, but he thought that at most he would only reach the late stage of Bone Refinement.

One of them is known as the most difficult to overcome among martial arts masters below the Meridian Opening stage – the "Passing Two Gates"!

Every year, countless brilliant people fall by the wayside in the process of "creating new blood" and "removing old blood," and countless others die in despair, ending their lives in regret.

Han Yi had originally planned to become an inner disciple and then try to exchange for 'Marrow Tempering Pills' and 'Blood Transformation Pills' from the sect.

Unexpectedly, after achieving a minor success in the 'Yang Yuan Gong', he broke through two realms in succession, directly advancing from the early stage of Bone Refining to the late stage of Blood Refining.

His lifespan was extended by a full twenty years, making him a true 'centenarian'!

He glanced at his own stats, and even with his bare hands, they had changed from '24~32' to '42~47'.

“Although this ‘Yang Yuan Gong’ is marked as incomplete, it doesn’t seem to be simple at all…” Han Yi recalled the scene from when he was adding points, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"There's also a newly added feature, Rejuvenation. We can test it out when we're testing our strength later!"

clang

Han Yi bought a fine pork leg with skin on from outside Qiuzhu Alley and hung it on a rack with an iron chain.

"Ho!"

He gave a low shout, stimulating his body's energy and blood circulation.

At this moment, Han Yi's muscles were like tree roots coiled around his body, his bones like refined steel, and all 639 muscles in his body were stretched freely as if they were alive, while his 206 bones were perfectly integrated. He exerted a little force and threw a straight punch at the pig's leg, and a dull "thump" was heard.

Instantly, blood splattered everywhere and bone fragments flew everywhere. The top-quality pork leg with skin that Han Yi had spent a lot of money to buy was instantly turned into a bloody mess!

Jingle bells

Only the iron chains swayed on the iron frame.

Blood Refining Stage, Quasi-Martial Master, truly lives up to the title! Han Yi thought to himself.

He felt that after becoming a quasi-martial master in the Blood Refining stage, he was no longer like before, where he would exhaust his blood and qi power in just a few punches after activating it.

Moreover, he could feel that a wisp of innate qi and blood within his body was slowly and continuously recovering from the previous depletion.

If the Skin Refining stage primarily increases physical defense, and the Bone Refining stage trains strength, then the Blood Refining stage, after blood exchange, primarily increases endurance.

The three factors work together to create a widening gap between the martial artist and ordinary people after blood refinement, gradually making them inhuman!

Han Yi took out another steel broadsword. He exerted a little force and relaxed the flow of qi and blood in his arm. The sharp blade instantly cut a deep wound that exposed the bone!

Han Yi endured the pain and silently circulated his internal energy and blood through the 'Yang Yuan Gong'.

A somewhat terrifying scene unfolded: as the rejuvenating properties were activated, the flesh and blood at the wound site began to writhe and healed completely in a very short time, without any pain whatsoever!

"Such amazing regenerative ability. I wonder if I can one day cultivate to the legendary level of limb regeneration..."

Han Yi felt more and more that the 'Yang Yuan Gong' was extraordinary!

grumble

Then, a series of untimely sounds rang out, and Han Yi subconsciously touched his stomach; he was hungry again!

During his Bone Refining stage, Han Yi noticed that his appetite had increased slightly, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, thinking it was just a matter of eating two more bowls of rice.

However, after breaking through to the Blood Refining stage, Han Yi felt that things were getting strange.

Having just eaten breakfast, he felt extremely hungry after only an hour or so!