In the valley, among a forest of green and brown maple leaves.

Here, more than a dozen houses were built with trees, and inside the largest house, over a dozen strong men were seated.

The aura of these strong men was formidable, at least experts at the Refining Organ Realm.

"Priest, with your strength and that of your subordinates being so mighty, why not take direct action? If you had, we wouldn't have lost so many brothers!"

The man to the left said discontentedly.

"Exactly, and didn't you say you could provide talismans, so we could form a military formation like the city guard? Where are the talismans? We haven't seen them yet."

"Always making us do the work without benefits, that's unreasonable, isn't it?"

Everyone spoke up, venting their dissatisfaction.

Back then, this group dressed in black and red robes, with strange decorations painted on their faces, entered Lion Valley, claiming the name of the Nine Nether Sect and recruiting followers.

They eventually subdued the bandits in the valley with their formidable strength.

"Don't worry, it's not the time yet. If we act now, it would only bring about our doom," the leading man said calmly.

This was a man around forty years old, wearing a black and red robe, with an image of a Demon God's shadow painted on it, giving off an air of mystery.

"Hmph, it's never the right time, then what about the elixirs you promised to enhance our strength?"

"This time we attacked White Stone Mountain as you instructed to seize weapons, resulting in such heavy losses. You should compensate us!"

The strong man to the right said.

It was he who led the attack from the southern defense line that night, with heavy casualties among his men.

"How can there be elixirs without completing your task?"

"If you can't complete the difficult tasks, then recruit refugees, consolidate other bandits, and develop them into members of the Nine Nether Sect."

"The more followers developed, the greater the contribution, one hundred contribution points can be exchanged for an elixir that breaks through to the Qi Blood Realm," the man said calmly.

Hearing this, everyone's faces looked a bit grim.

They initially attacked White Stone Mountain for contributions.

If they had succeeded in taking White Stone Mountain, the contributions gained would have been enough to exchange for a dozen elixirs.

Unfortunately, they failed.

...

After the bandits' large-scale raid, the defense of White Stone Mountain became even more stringent.

Time slowly passed.

The bandits fell silent and did not launch any more attacks.

Lin Zheyu spent his days leisurely.

His daytime was spent practicing martial arts and studying the Poison Canon.

At night he lit a campfire and roasted wild game.

Life was fulfilling.

In the blink of an eye, sixteen days had passed, unknowingly staying at White Stone Mountain for over half a month.

In the forest, Lin Zheyu, as usual, came here to practice martial arts.

Thumping sounds echoed from the forest.

Lin Zheyu's Qi Blood in his body was incredibly vigorous, and as the blood flowed, it made slight booming sounds.

Four days ago, he finally broke through to the Qi Blood First Transformation, doubling his strength compared to the Fourth-Layer Perfection.

Whoosh~

A punch was thrown, and a colossal force of Qi Blood erupted, with the gust of wind roaring out.

Lin Zheyu unabashedly unleashed the power of Qi Blood. After reaching the Qi Blood First Transformation, he could fully unleash for about ten minutes.

After that, the Qi Blood in the body would be completely depleted.

Three hours later.

Lin Zheyu stopped, panting, the time for breaking through limits had increased again.

[Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 2

Skills:

Wild Bull Fist (Perfection)

Golden Swan Skill (Sixth Layer 2%)

Turtle Breath Skill (Third Layer 2%)

Six Harmonies Blade (Minor Achievement 32%)

Poison King Body (First Layer 0%)

"This time gained two more units of Source Power, but unfortunately, the herbs are running low, with only seven portions of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup herbs left," Lin Zheyu said to himself.

Over the past sixteen days, he had accumulated a lot of Source Power, all used to enhance the Golden Swan Skill, consuming most of the herbs.

Now that he reached the Qi Blood First Transformation, the herbal power needed for enhancement has greatly increased.

Lin Zheyu estimated that now one unit of Source Power required at least the herbal power from six portions of the herbs.

After all, each breakthrough doesn't just refine the body; it also instantly restores the depleted Qi Blood to its peak.

After resting for a bit and regaining some strength, Lin Zheyu began preparing the herbs.

He filled a basin with water, poured in six portions of the Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup herbal powder, and stirred it evenly with his hand.

'Use 1 unit of Source Power, enhance the Golden Swan Skill!'

The thought was sent out, and a familiar sensation came back.

Lin Zheyu had excellent comprehension, and with so many enhancements, his understanding of the Golden Swan Skill had almost reached its peak, with the Lightweight Skill reaching an advanced stage.

The only thing he lacked now was the qualitative change in Qi Blood.

However, with each enhancement, he would still enter that special mental state, practicing the Golden Swan Skill again and again in the consciousness space.

His understanding of the Lightweight Skill grew ever deeper.

Mystical energy surged, quickly restoring the power of Qi Blood and under the action of the mystical energy, further compressing and purifying it.

With each unit of Qi Blood, the energy it contained grew stronger with purification, and the power exerted became increasingly terrifying.

In just a few breaths, Lin Zheyu's body was further enhanced.

He opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.

[Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 1

Skills:

Wild Bull Fist (Perfection)

Golden Swan Skill (Sixth Layer 12%)

Turtle Breath Skill (Third Layer 2%)

Six Harmonies Blade (Minor Achievement 32%)

Poison King Body (First Layer 0%)

"Only increased by 10% progress, to advance to the Seventh Layer wouldn't it require 10 units of Source Power?" Lin Zheyu mused to himself.

He increasingly felt that the late potential of the Golden Swan Skill was lacking.

The further he cultivated, the slower the Golden Swan Skill improved, relying only on ordinary methods to slowly refine the body and purify Qi Blood, causing a qualitative change in the body.

"Perhaps I should switch to another cultivation technique?"

Lin Zheyu contemplated to himself.

His understanding of the Golden Swan Skill had long reached an advanced stage, but the speed at which the Golden Swan Skill refined Qi Blood was too slow, preventing his realm from improving.

"However, getting a good cultivation technique is not easy. The cultivation techniques of the great families in Songyi City are not shared, and those available in the black market are just ordinary techniques."

"Once my duty at White Stone Mountain ends, I'll return and ask around to see where I can get a better cultivation technique." Lin Zheyu said to himself.

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