Just three days after returning to the sect, You Qingyi sought out Lou Yi again.

"Brother Lou, I found the Celestial Silkworm Silk you needed."

"What, so fast?" Lou Yi was overjoyed, and then added, "This Celestial Silkworm Silk must be very precious, right? How much silver do you need? I'll give it to you."

He was no longer a newbie in the cultivation realm.

The Celestial Silkworm Silk is a commonly used auxiliary material for Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators making Spirit Artifacts.

It's not much for Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, but for Qi Refining cultivators, it's definitely not easy to come by.

In the cultivation realm, the weapons used by cultivators are divided into several grades: Magical Artifacts, Spiritual Artifacts, and Treasure Artifacts, each with three classifications: upper, middle, and lower.

Magical Artifacts are suitable for Qi Refining cultivators, Spiritual Artifacts for Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Treasure Artifacts for Golden Core Masters.

If one tries to use a higher-grade artifact, such as a Qi Refining cultivator using a Spiritual Artifact, problems like spiritual power shortage and difficult control will arise, making it less effective.

When he heard Lou Yi wanted to pay with silver, You Qingyi's face showed no expression, but a trace of anger flashed in her eyes.

"Brother Lou, you saved my life, which is an unrepayable kindness.

I'm just giving you a lifeless object, yet you want to give me silver taels.

Does my life not even compare to a lifeless object?"

Hearing You Qingyi's words, a look of astonishment flashed across Lou Yi's eyes; he never imagined that mentioning silver would offend her.

Is this what they mean by money harming relationships?

Honestly, in the immortal sect, silver's purchasing power is already very low. Many precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures only accept bartering.

No matter how much silver he spent, Lou Yi felt no pain, as he could always gamble to earn it back.

But since You Qingyi minded, he immediately changed his tune: "Then I shall accept it gratefully, many thanks for Miss You's gift."

The quick change in his attitude left You Qingyi a bit dumbfounded.

She took out a delicate wooden box and handed it to Lou Yi: "Brother Lou, the item is in here. I'm still asking others to find the other things you need. I will inform you when I have news."

"Thank you, Miss You..."

Before Lou Yi could finish thanking her, he saw You Qingyi already leaving, showing him her back.

He shook his head and took the wooden box back to his cave dwelling.

Opening it, he saw a half-transparent white silk thread, as crystal clear as jade, emitting a faint glow.

It felt icy cold to the touch.

At the same time, the "Swift" section in his talent column changed, with a faint "+" sign appearing beside it.

Lou Yi thought and pressed a force onto it:

Swift (Proficient 0/100 +1 Celestial Silkworm Silk) → Swift (Mastery 0/800 +1 Wind Riding Fruit)

Unfamiliar memories surfaced in his mind.

Continuing from the previous memory, Lou Yi transformed into the leader of the Red-crowned Bird.

Thanks to its extraordinary speed, it gradually unified the entire forest.

And one day, it discovered the corpse of an Earth Dragon Essence and evolved further by gnawing on its tendon, doubling the spirals of muscles around its legs!

The highly intelligent Red-crowned Bird leader continued searching for new Earth Dragon Tendons in the forest.

Although it never found any, after getting a taste of it, it continued to gnaw on tendons of other creatures, hoping for new transformations.

The Red-crowned Bird Spirit transformed into a glutton, eating everything.

Finally, one day, it encountered mysterious Heavenly Silkworms hidden atop a snowy peak, and upon pecking some, its body underwent another transformation...

In reality, Lou Yi opened his eyes.

A massive wave of extreme cold energy surged into his body, constantly reforming his red tendons, increasingly strengthening them.

Finally, every single muscle fiber inside him turned jade white, its tenacity and resilience exceeding its previous state.

The tendons connecting with muscles also caused Lou Yi's entire musculature to become firmer.

The primary focus was on his legs.

His legs thickened substantially, and after shattering his knees and restructuring them, the number of muscle fibers expanded to over twice their original count...

"Swift."

Along with Lou Yi activating his talent.

All the tendons across his body began to tighten together, producing an audible 'buzzing' tension!

A formidable potential energy, poised to launch!

The spirals of muscle at his knees continued to increase.

There were only seven or eight spirals at the entry level, twenty when proficient, and now nearly fifty!

Additionally, a new jade-white tendon grew among these spirals.

Stringing the circles of muscle together, seemingly transforming them into actual springs.

Lou Yi applied slight force and leaped forward.

'Whoosh!'

'Bang!'

A head-sized pit appeared on the cave wall in an instant, with fragments and dust rolling down in abundance.

"Whoa, didn't control the force properly!"

Through trials, Lou Yi discovered his current speed had reached over twice his previous speed.

Moreover, his physical performance was already far beyond human limits.

Now... even some relatively slow Magical Artifacts might struggle to catch up with Lou Yi.

The world's martial arts are invincible but not as fast as Swift.

Each advancement of the Swift talent brings a huge leap in strength, definitely one of the most cost-effective talents.

Should he encounter that late-stage Qi Refining evil cultivator again.

If the distance is within a hundred zhang, Lou Yi is confident he can flash in front of him instantly, and execute a Thunderous Beheading before the opponent can react!

Even if the distance is greater, it's not easy for the evil cultivator's Black Nail Magical Artifact to accurately strike Lou Yi.

With talent improved and strength enhanced, Lou Yi was in an excellent mood.

He felt he should make his strengths even stronger and find a way to improve his now stagnant Martial Arts Realm.

The sect's Cultivation Hall, boasting all sorts of techniques and cultivation methods, might have information about Martial Arts.

Thinking it over, Lou Yi immediately set off towards Treasure Storage Peak.

The Cultivation Hall was located next to the Spirit Medicine Hall.

Unlike the Spirit Medicine Hall, resembling official mansions of the mortal world, the Cultivation Hall appeared more plain, with old-fashioned buildings, reminiscent of a Daoist Temple.

The number of disciples entering and leaving was also considerable, likely only second to the Spirit Medicine Hall in the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Lou Yi entered the main hall of the Cultivation Hall, where a long redwood counter stretched before him.

Behind the counter sat eight cultivators in light blue Daoist robes, of varying ages and genders.

A wooden sign stood before each of them, marked with categories like 'Yin Element,' 'Gold Element,' and 'Wood Element.'

Lou Yi scanned the room briefly and headed to a place marked 'Other.'

There was no line here, so he became the first in line.

The attending cultivator was a donkey-faced old man, hair half-white, dozing and unaware of Lou Yi's approach.

"Senior Brother, I wonder if there are any high-level Martial Arts techniques here that I could trade for?" Lou Yi inquired.

With three years of outer disciple quarterly assessments, Lou Yi had accumulated twenty contribution points, which were now just enough to use.

"Huh, what technique?" The donkey-faced elder was startled awake by Lou Yi.

He hurriedly wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and looked at Lou Yi with some confusion, as if prompting him to repeat.

"High-level Martial Arts techniques."

And upon hearing Lou Yi's request, not only did the elder's face change.

Even disciples queueing in categories like 'Yin Element' and 'Wood Element' cast curious glances at him.

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