Strange memories appeared in his mind.

In the memory, Lou Yi became a wealthy young lad with a lower-grade Spirit Root, searching everywhere for immortals.

But he was always rejected, disliked for his poor aptitude.

Although Lou Yi's family had some extra wealth, Immortal Masters were not at all moved by mundane silver taels.

After a while, he gave up the idea of seeking Immortal Masters as teachers.

Instead, he started collecting information about the caves of Ancient Immortal Masters, dispatching his servants to search everywhere.

One day, he finally got definite news and came to an extremely steep peak; he accidentally fell into the valley below the cliff.

However, he survived the calamity, not only finding an Immortal Technique Manual in the valley but, after practicing it, discovered his sensitivity to Spiritual Qi was quite high.

Unlike what those Immortal Masters said about his poor aptitude not being able to sense Spiritual Qi.

Later, Lou Yi found the reason.

It turned out that when he fell into the valley, his body was stained with the sap of many strange plants.

When applied to the body, the sensitivity would become even sharper...

In reality, Lou Yi opened his eyes.

The Dragon Mint clenched in his hand had somehow merged into his body, and the energy surging between heaven and earth was rapidly helping him transform his physique.

The structure at the position of Lou Yi's navel changed, making it easier to absorb Spiritual Qi.

And the Spiritual Qi continued to accumulate in his Middle Dantian, following a specific rhythm that kept impacting the Yin Vein, significantly increasing the efficiency of opening the meridian.

Lou Yi looked at the '*' symbol at the top right corner of [Qi Cultivation 0 Layer (151/600)], a prompt appeared:

Profound Yin Technique has advanced to a proficient level, can increase proficiency by three points every two days at most.

His cultivation speed, originally one point of proficiency a day, was now three points in two days, a 50% increase in efficiency.

At this rate, he would need at most three hundred days to advance to Qi Cultivation layer one, comparable to the aptitude of a mid-grade Spirit Root.

Under normal circumstances, during the early stage of Qi Cultivation, unless there's a special opportunity, a lower-grade Spirit Root often takes three years to break through a layer.

A mid-grade Spirit Root requires two years, and a top-grade Spirit Root less than one year.

'That's not right, I still have elixirs.'

Lou Yi took out four bottles of Qi Absorption Pills, pouring them bottle by bottle into his mouth like eating candy.

'Crack!'

The Qi Absorption Pills transformed into a large amount of Spiritual Qi and exploded inside Lou Yi.

If it were before breaking through to four apertures, Lou Yi might have gotten injured.

But now his internal toughness far exceeds that of common people; even a direct hit by ironware might not damage him, so he felt only a little numb pain, which he just endured.

A bottle of Qi Absorption Pills contains ten pills, one pill equals two days of hard cultivation, and four bottles equal forty days.

The cultivator's realm changed to:

Qi Cultivation 0 Layer (151/600) → Qi Cultivation 0 Layer (211/600)

...

In the days that followed, Lou Yi's life entered a calm routine with two regular activities.

Every day either heading to Zone Wujiu to exterminate pests, gather energy, and farm or returning to Disciple Peak to practice Immortal Technique and Martial Arts.

His cultivation got on track, and his strength increased gradually yet solidly.

Occasionally participating in corpse gambling to earn silver.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the second quarterly assessment.

The assessment items were still the same four: total amount of Spiritual Power, field harvest, Rain Technique, and Corpse Control Technique.

Since the total amount of Spiritual Power and field harvest hadn't lagged behind, Spirit Corpse Control and Rain Technique were undoubtedly first.

Lou Yi again earned the top rank, getting ten contributions and two bottles of Qi Absorption Pills.

Among the others, Rong Xuejian's rank rose to second, You Qingyi fell to third, and Wang Wenbai was fourth.

After the assessment ended, Rong Xuejian admitted that his progress in Rain Technique and Corpse Control Technique was thanks to consulting Lou Yi, which was quite rewarding.

Many disciples heard this and came to seek Lou Yi's advice. Lou Yi didn't put on any airs, always willing to guide if he had time.

Due to earning ten contributions, he went back to Treasure Storage Peak, this time heading to the Cultivation Hall.

But even the cheapest cultivation techniques require twenty contributions, so Lou Yi decided to save for now.

At night, he returned to the cave, finding a familiar slender figure lingering outside.

'You Qingyi?'

"Brother Lou." You Qingyi, expression as cold as ever, spoke with slight stutter.

Lou Yi felt somewhat puzzled, not understanding why she came.

After a stumbling exchange, Lou Yi almost laughed out loud.

It turned out You Qingyi came seeking his guidance on Corpse Control Technique and Rain Technique.

As the best Spirit Root among this batch of disciples, You Qingyi hadn't claimed the top rank even once in either assessment, and her ranking had fallen, so she naturally felt great pressure.

"Brother Lou, please don't hesitate to teach me..." You Qingyi said, her cold white skin slightly flushed.

"Miss Qingyi, there's no need to be polite." Though Lou Yi was amused inside, he showed no expression outwardly and began sharing his insights, "The Rain Technique is about casting naturally, without purposely controlling Spiritual Power, gestures, and the Rain Spell simultaneously..."

As Lou Yi continued explaining, You Qingyi gradually shed her shyness and apprehension, becoming engaged and nodding repeatedly.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Lou Yi's ears twitched, glancing toward the woods not far away.

"Is it her?"

Noticing someone eavesdropping, Lou Yi still paid no mind, continuing to teach You Qingyi, even demonstrating the technique on the spot.

Half an hour later, You Qingyi thanked Lou Yi, and the two politely bade farewell.

The girl who had been eavesdropping then emerged from the dark woods, revealing a face slightly pale under the moonlight.

It was Xu Junyi, the twin sister whose sister had tragically died.

...

In the cave, Lou Yi looked at the Attribute Panel, his energy extremely abundant, with over twenty thousand points.

Considering that Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures needed for talent advancement were hard to come by, then:

Extreme Fist (Major Success 0/3000) → Extreme Fist (Perfection)

Brand new memories emerged in his mind.

End of the Yun Dynasty, Ma City.

'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

'Da da da!'

"Quick, kill him, shoot!"

A group of blonde foreigners with foreign guns, about seven or eighty, scattered in the alley; though many, fear was evident in many eyes.

A silent shadow flashed by.

'Snap!'

Then, a sound of flesh being squeezed and exploded resounded, a gun-holding foreigner fell with a crooked neck.

The neck area nearly turned into mushy meat paste.

'Da da da!'

A large number of bullets shot toward the location of this companion.

Yet even as they riddled his corpse, it was unable to draw out the earlier assailant.

'Snap!'

Soon, another foreigner was struck down with a burst neck.

"Mom, I don't want to play anymore!"

A foreigner panicked, clutching a foreign gun, frantically running toward the alley exit.

But while running, he felt a cool breeze pass by, pain on his neck, then plunged into eternal darkness.

'Pata-pata-pata!'

One foreigner after another soon followed in his footsteps.

"The Cross Team warriors have all been killed!"

"They are the Empire's finest warriors, each trained at great gold coin expense!"

"Damn, why are the guns useless against this Martial Artist?"

"We must deploy the Red Coat Cannons, one is not enough!"

Quickly, ten Red Coat Cannons aimed at the complex terrain of Cyan Robe Lane, the last stronghold of all Martial Artists in Ma City.

'Boom-boom-boom!'

'Boom-boom-boom!'

The cannons roared continuously, as if bringing down heavenly punishment to Cyan Robe Lane.

As it was about to reach a location hiding people, a figure suddenly ascended into the sky.

'Bang!'

He radiated dazzling light all over, his momentum like a dragon, a punch shaking the heavens.

He actually sent the cannonball trailing red flames flying!

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