Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 388 Adding a Head (Part 5)

A series of thoughts flashed through Fang Shouming's mind. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There are rumors that this person killed Mad Lion Lin Zhenwei.

However, that's all there is to it. Compared to Yang Wei and Fang Chengqi, he is simply an ordinary disciple, nothing special.

In the past year, among the three disciples of Jiuqu Academy who have mastered the third level of true skills, Han Yi is merely an extra, nothing more.

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Jingtian Manor, Nine-Bend Courtyard. The pebbles on the shore shimmer in the sunlight, and unnamed little red flowers sway in the breeze by the lake.

Han Yi sat upright in front of the flower lake, holding an ancient bronze mirror in his hand.

"Absorb." He thought to himself.

Immediately, wisps of cold, yin energy flowed continuously from the bronze mirror into his arm.

"A gift to my beloved daughter, Liu Xi..."

As the yin energy dissipated, the bronze mirror quickly became worn and dilapidated.

The mirror, which was originally just a little blurry, was now completely black and gray, and no one could be seen. The writing had also disappeared without a trace.

Name: Han Yi (20/202)

[Realm]: Mid-stage of Meridian Opening, dual-strength martial artist, true-skill first-strength martial artist. [Martial Arts]: Qianyang Gong (Entry-level martial art, Qianyang Strength, characteristics: Rejuvenation, Evil Extermination, Perfect Strength); Feilong Gong (Entry-level martial art, Youlong Strength, characteristics: Speed, Fire Poison, Ignition, Perfect Strength); Hanyin Jiuqu Zhang (Third level of true skill, Hanyin Strength perfected, characteristics: Frost).

[Secondary Cultivation]: Heaven-Mending Technique (Third Layer, Characteristics: Strengthening the Foundation, Returning to the Origin); White Lotus Immaculate Body (Immaculate Strength, First Layer, Characteristics: Poison Avoidance)

[Secret Technique]: Concealed Spirit (Special Effect: Conceals Qi, Gathers Blood); Reverse Scale Form (Special Effect: Increased Strength, Enhanced Speed, Increased Burst Damage)

[Yin Qi]: 40

"Not bad...40 units of Yin energy content..." Han Yi looked at the changes on the panel and nodded in satisfaction.

Click!

He unleashed a burst of power, instantly freezing the ancient bronze mirror. With a slight exertion, it shattered into countless ice shards, scattering across the ground. This Yin energy had no fixed unit of conversion. Therefore, based on his experience, he used the minimum initial amount required by the system as one unit.

"This bronze mirror contains forty units of Yin energy, which means I can raise my Heaven-Mending Technique or the White Lotus Immaculate Body by one level..." He carefully sensed his physical condition.

Forty units of Yin energy do not seem to meet the requirements for breaking through to the fourth level of the Cold Yin Nine-Bend Palm.

“However, that’s normal. I don’t think I’ve gone to collect the fourth level of the Nine-Bend Palm manual yet…” He thought for a moment and slowly cleared the panel in front of him.

The Heaven-Mending Technique and the Immaculate White Lotus Body have not yet reached their bottlenecks, so there is no need to waste Yin energy at this stage of slow, daily progress.

More than ten days have passed since I acquired this mirror from Jubaotang.

During this period, he spent his days consolidating the third level of the Nine-Bend Palm, concealing his qi and blood, and trying to master the Spirit Concealment Technique as much as possible.

After all, when Hu Ping had just broken through to the third level of mastery, he could tell from close contact that there was something unusual about the blood and qi in his body.

In order to ensure that his meeting with the head of the academy, Zhong Yunxiu, would go smoothly, he had no choice but to try to learn the secret technique of concealment again.

"Speaking of which, what kind of method does Hu Ping have to be able to see that I also practice martial arts?" Han Yi frowned, completely puzzled.

During this time, in addition to his daily cultivation, he also sought out people and connections to inquire about Hu Ping's information.

However, just like the general impression of Hu Ping among the people of Huayang City, basically everyone knows that the three young masters of Huayang are all Hu Ping, but they all think that he has no outstanding achievements and is just an extra.

If only one person thinks that way, that's one thing. But if a group of people think that way...

In his heart, Han Yi had to raise his rating of Hu Ping once again.

That is, Tao Qingtang, because her family was quite wealthy since childhood and she was considered to be in the upper-middle class in Huayang City, was able to barely know anything about Hu Ping.

According to Tao Qingtang's reply, Hu Ping was intelligent from a young age. Although his bloodline concentration was average, he had good aptitude and his physical constitution was of superior quality.

Therefore, from childhood, he was regarded as a key protected individual by the Hu family and was given special attention and cultivation. As a result, many things about him were kept under strict protection, and it was difficult for outsiders to know the details.

When he was finally able to stand on his own, everyone thought he would bring advanced ideas or profound martial arts skills, just like the two eldest sons of the You and Fang families, to carry the banner and bring glory to their families.

Unfortunately, he was extremely low-key in his actions and only managed to resolve disputes a few times through his intelligence. But in this world, force is always more convincing than intelligence.

This has led to numerous rumors that Hu Ping was simply an early bloomer and precocious child, lacking any real talent, and that his current strength was merely the result of abundant resources.

That's why they dared not make a move, fearing that others would notice something amiss.

Of course, this was originally just a small rumor.

If the Hu family were to come forward to clarify, or if Hu Ping himself were to demonstrate his abilities, the rumors would simply fall apart.

As a result, nothing happened.

The Hu family did not come forward, and Hu Ping also kept a low profile, seemingly acknowledging the rumors.

From this point on, Hu Ping was regarded by everyone as an extra among the three young masters.

As for any other reasons, Tao Qingtang had no idea. "This Hu Ping..." Han Yi shook his head; he had a feeling that this person was somewhat unusual.

"Forget it, there's no use thinking about it. I'd better go find Headmaster Zhong Yunxiu first." He got up and walked deeper into the Nine-Bend Courtyard.

Now that he has mastered the third level of the Cold Yin Nine Curves Palm, it's time for him to fulfill his promise to the head of the academy.

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The inner courtyard of Jiuquyuan is the lecture plaza.

Zhong Han finished teaching the new disciples with some fatigue, her expression gloomy and her mood low.

She rested her chin on her hand, leaning against the table, her brows furrowed, clearly troubled by a number of worries.

Lately, with the sparring match approaching, the disciples in the academy have become much more diligent, practicing their martial arts every day and coming to her to ask all sorts of questions, wanting to improve their skills before the match. Although she knows that no matter how much these disciples practice, it will be of little use.

The reason is simple: with these disciples only at the first or second level of true skill, even if they mustered up the courage to sign up and fight others, they probably wouldn't last a single round before being knocked away.