Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Protection

In another week, it will be the sect's minor competition. After the competition ends and I become an inner disciple, I will choose a cultivation method with visualization diagrams!

Crackling!

Han Yi stopped dwelling on it, got out of bed and stretched his limbs, preparing to test the new feature - Protection.

He hadn't noticed it before, but after standing up, he realized that his height had been forcibly increased by an inch after mastering the 'Jade Bone Technique'!

Han Yi looked in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction at his well-proportioned yet explosive muscles.

"Let's assess my overall capabilities," he thought to himself, a sudden inspiration striking him.

In a situation where one is unarmed, one's overall strength changes from '45~67' to '60~69'.

The attack cap hasn't changed much, but the defense has increased significantly!

Swish!

Han Yi drew his Xuan Tie sword.

With a casual flick of his wrist, his fist struck the blade of the Xuan Tie sword.

laugh!

The moment the originally incredibly sharp blade cut into the skin, it was as if it had sunk into a quagmire, enveloped by layers of thick 'mud,' and its force was immediately dissipated, rendering it unable to achieve its effect of cutting through iron like mud.

Is this the effect of bone strength dissipating energy?

Han Yi looked at the thin, long bloodstain on his fist with a hint of shock in his eyes.

The first characteristic of the 'Jade Bone Skill' is strengthening bones, making the body's skeleton strong and easily generating bone power. The second characteristic, self-protection, utilizes this feature. When the self-protection is activated, Han Yi's entire body is as if he is wearing a layer of close-fitting soft armor, making him extremely powerful.

As Han Yi pondered, the flesh around the bloodstain rolled back, and in an instant, his fist was restored to its original state!

This is precisely the effect of the "Yang Yuan Gong" – its ability to rejuvenate.

The combination of rejuvenation and protection is terrifying!

By practicing both the Yang Yuan Gong and the Jade Bone Gong, he could greatly increase his physical strength and recovery ability, and even withstand the Xuan Tie Sword without injury!

The benefits of practicing multiple martial arts techniques are truly astounding!

Each martial arts manual has its own characteristics; some excel at attacking, some at defending, some at deflecting force, and some at counterattacking.

Han Yi suddenly had an idea: if he could find multiple complementary cultivation techniques and cultivate all the characteristics, with the characteristics complementing and overlapping each other, wouldn't he become a perfect all-around warrior?

Those stronger than me aren't as fast, those faster aren't as defensively strong, and those with strong defenses don't have my regenerative abilities!

He can master multiple martial arts techniques and even possess the abilities to conceal himself and unleash explosive power!

Isn't this just like a humanoid mecha, invincible?

However, what Pan Sheng said earlier poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

Pan Sheng once said, "The same Dharma cannot be practiced by the same person!"

If one can become a martial arts master who has entered the realm of internal strength, internal strength will be generated within the body. This internal strength carries the unique attributes of the martial arts techniques. If one practices multiple martial arts techniques, these techniques may conflict with each other, and there is even a risk of going into qi deviation!

However, the instructor who taught Han Yi's "Yang Yuan Gong" also mentioned this.

Verified by countless people over thousands of years, the 'Yang Yuan Gong' is a balanced and peaceful practice, with no risk of qi deviation or demonic possession. Moreover, it does not conflict with other martial arts, making it convenient to switch to more advanced techniques! Han Yi himself did not feel any conflict between the 'Yang Yuan Gong' and the 'Jade Bone Gong'!

Perhaps this is simply due to the unblocking of the meridians?

Because the 'Yang Yuan Gong' has no fundamental visualization diagram, no one has ever been able to enter the realm of internal energy and cultivate to the stage of meridian opening through the 'Yang Yuan Gong'!

If the system successfully allocates points, allowing one to gain internal strength through the 'Yang Yuan Gong' technique, and if there are no conflicts in practicing multiple techniques simultaneously...

Then all the problems will be solved...

However, if one cannot internalize the 'Yang Yuan Gong', then one can only become an inner disciple and then choose a martial art with visualization diagrams. In that case, one would have to abandon both the 'Yang Yuan Gong' and the 'Jade Bone Gong'...

Forget it, what's the use of worrying so much? Let's practice the 'Yang Yuan Gong' first. Things will work themselves out. We'll figure out a solution later!

Han Yi sighed and stopped thinking about the problem.

I have 23 points of Yuan Qi left. Let me think about which martial arts technique to allocate those points to. With insufficient points, I must ensure every point is used wisely!

If only I had enough Yuan Power to add points...

Han Yi could already imagine himself upgrading all the martial arts techniques on the panel to perfection, wielding the Xuan Tie Sword, and taking down one enemy with a single strike.

A smile appeared on his lips.

I can't even imagine how beautiful this scene is!

Unfortunately, I don't have enough Yuanli (energy points)...

The bleak reality of life brought Han Yi back to the truth from his optimistic outlook!

I've decided on you, 'Flying Swallow Kick'!

With the added power of the Xuan Tie Sword and Wu Jin Gauntlets, my current attack power is sufficient to handle most problems.

In terms of defense, it has the special abilities 'Protection' and 'Rejuvenation', as well as a fine leather armor.

So, what's lacking is speed! "Add more points!"

Brush brush!

A flood of memories suddenly appeared in his mind, memories of his diligent cultivation.

To improve his leg techniques, he tied two iron blocks weighing several tens of kilograms to his legs.

From then on, whether sleeping, cultivating, fighting, or in daily life, it was always tied to his legs.

During the day, he constantly honed his skills, engaging in real combat and practicing the Flying Swallow Kick.

At night, lying on his bed, he reflected on how to adjust his breathing, the weaknesses in his leg techniques, and how to improve his speed.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off. Finally, one day, during his daily cultivation, he broke through!

His legwork reached a new level once again. In an instant, a wealth of experience surged from the depths of his mind, and his thigh muscles and nerves underwent a subtle change, seemingly becoming even more agile.

Han Yi glanced at his own information.

[Martial Arts]: Thunderclap Palm Technique (Yellow Rank, High Grade; Characteristics: Shattering Stones and Splitting Earth, Frenzied Strike, Proficient (5/20), Upgradeable); Basic Swordsmanship (Mortal Rank; Characteristics: Sword Dance, Minor Success (9/20), Upgradeable); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank, Low Grade; Characteristics: Gale, Minor Success (1/50), Upgradeable)

[Elemental Power Value]: 10

Is its own value still the original '60~69'?

He can understand that the overall strength has not changed.

After all, overall strength only considers changes in defense and attack, which are the main means of fighting, while this increase in speed belongs to "soft power".

No new features were added?

Han Yi was a little disappointed. He had thought that Yellow-rank martial arts, like Mortal-rank martial arts, would gain an additional characteristic when they reached the minor proficiency level.

But now it seems that Yellow-rank martial arts techniques have another pattern for increasing attributes...

However, he quickly cheered up, after all, life is full of disappointments.

Moreover, Han Yi did not come away empty-handed; he examined his own legs.