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Chapter 67: Simulating the Wind, Thunder, and Sun Merging Manual
Chapter 67: Simulating the Wind, Thunder, and Sun Merging Manual
Li Mujin walked ahead, her thoughts wandering. Her younger brother was impetuous, but he had a good eye for talent. She had originally thought that Li Xinhan was placing too much emphasis on Shen Yi's attitude, but their trip to Shuiyun Village had truly proven Shen Yi's capabilities.
Compared to her brother's straightforward approach of bluntly offering "status" and "women," Li Mujin preferred to first build a closer relationship, adopting a carefree attitude to eliminate the wariness that a poor genius might have towards a prominent family.
She wanted to make the other party feel that there was no difference between them, that they were both spirited warriors, colleagues who understood each other thoroughly, and perhaps even individuals who could be intimate.
Gradually and subtly, she would let them experience the "privileged treatment" of a family heir. And after they got used to it, regardless of their thoughts, at least in the eyes of others, Shen Yi would already be branded as a part of the Li family.
It was a common saying in Qingzhou that one should repay gratitude with gratitude.
The gratitude she showed when bowing was sincere.
She genuinely wanted to share the Li family's resources and connections with talented individuals like Shen Yi, and she was even willing to offer more than what she gave to others. The least she could do was to provide Shen Yi with the countless precious medicines he would need to break through the Jade Liquid perfection stage.
Of course, the thought of bringing him under her wing and having him at her beck and call was equally genuine.
This was an instinctive trait cultivated in them from a young age, growing up in the environment of a prominent family.
However, what Li Mujin had not expected was that they had barely started, and Shen Yi had already seen through her intentions and politely refused.
Coupled with the fact that he had repeatedly brushed off her hand earlier, it seemed that this young man from Boyun County had never truly believed that they were on the same path.
He was truly...set in his ways.
Li Mujin felt a slight headache coming on.
There seemed to be an inexplicable sense of confidence about Shen Yi, as if he could stand on his own even after coming to Qingzhou alone and not relying on others.
She genuinely admired him, but she also felt perplexed.
Where did this confidence come from? Fang Heng, who also came from a poor background and was around the same age as Shen Yi, had soaked in the medicinal bath for several years before successfully breaking through to the initial stage. Now, he had reached the mid-stage of Jade Liquid.
Such talent was awe-inspiring, even catching the attention of her father.
But what was the outcome? Despite being taken as a disciple by the General after slaying the demon, all of that happened afterward.
Before that, he had come dangerously close to dying at the hands of a late-stage Jade Liquid demon.
If things had gone slightly differently, he would have perished without a trace.
To replicate his path was no easy feat, and even he might not have been able to do it again. Not to mention, Shen Yi was slightly inferior to him.
"..."
Li Mujin stopped in front of a row of side courtyards and turned to look at Shen Yi.
He would soon find out.
The true face of the Demon Suppression Division was cold and indifferent, treating people as mere tools.
Here, there were countless treasures, and beneath them were piles of corpses.
Even with her family's support, both siblings had nearly died in Shuiyun Village. As for those without any background, only a handful had managed to make a name for themselves over the years.
"Make do with this place. Let me know if you need anything."
Since Shen Yi was unwilling, Li Mujin didn't insist further. She stretched lazily and waved her hand. "I'm going to catch some sleep."
After she left,
Shen Yi turned and walked into the side courtyard. There were eight rooms in total, and the arched wall on the right led to the next courtyard.
This was where a captain of the Demon Suppression Division should reside.
He chose an empty room.
Shen Yi fetched water from the old well in the courtyard and filled a wooden bucket. He then returned to the room and thoroughly wiped his body from head to toe.
After changing into clean clothes, he carefully examined the two cloud patterns on the sleeve cuffs. Earlier, Liu Xijue had mentioned that the number of cloud patterns represented the amount of monthly salary, with each pattern equaling several hundred taels of silver.
Shen Yi gathered his thoughts and turned his attention to the supposed top three internal skill in Qingzhou, the Jade Liquid Manual. His eyes lit up with growing intensity.
Upon opening the manual, he found annotations left by predecessors beneath almost every paragraph, along with highlighted sections that were prone to misinterpretation.
This was probably the first martial art that Shen Yi could understand, and he didn't rush, carefully perusing each page.
He wanted to get a head start and save himself some lifespan energy during the upcoming simulation.
"'Using the power of qi and blood, connect the acupoints within the body, transforming them into a flesh furnace, smelting the breath of heaven and earth...'"
Shen Yi suddenly recalled his past.
With a massive accumulation of lifespan energy, he had once condensed the qi within his body into golden jade liquid, albeit only a few drops.
The Wind, Thunder, and Sun Merging Manual was a means to accelerate this process.
Numerous acupoints were connected by qi and blood, forming the Sun-melting Furnace, trapping the twelve major acupoints within.
Using one's body as a furnace and qi and blood as fuel.
Like refining a pill, constantly tempering the qi within.
The human body had 362 acupoints, excluding the twelve major ones, leaving 350.
According to the annotations in the book, a low-grade furnace connected seventy acupoints, a medium-grade one connected 150, and the pinnacle, a Sun-melting Furnace forged from 270 acupoints, was the highest grade.
The distinction was significant, as a more intense flame resulted in faster tempering, leading to a vast difference in cultivation efficiency.
In the martial arts world, this manual would be a treasure worth risking one's entire family to obtain, and in sects, only direct disciples would be allowed to even glimpse its cover.
"..."
On the last page, the faintly discernible traces of the original handwriting revealed a killing intent.
"Those who privately pass on this art shall be posted on the Demon Wanted List. Kill!"
Shen Yi closed the manual and summoned the panel in front of him.
[Jade Liquid - Wind, Thunder, and Sun Merging Manual (Uninitiated)]
[Remaining Demon Lifespan: 1,500 years. Can be refined]
The vast demon lifespan flowed like a stream into the Wind, Thunder, and Sun Merging Manual.
...
[Year 1: You mobilize your qi and blood, attempting to connect the acupoints within your body.]
[Year 2: Your qi and blood are depleted, and you pick up the Wind and Thunder Scroll from your past once again. It once helped you achieve perfection in your mortal body, and now you rely on it again to make up for the deficiency.]
[Year 7: You have a good understanding of the furnace technique, but your practical skills are slightly clumsy. So far, you have successfully communicated with 76 acupoints.]
[Year 13: You become increasingly proficient, avoiding all detours and, coupled with your calm temperament over the years, you have not made any mistakes. A faint outline of the furnace has formed within your body, connecting 190 acupoints.]
[Year 17: The surging qi and blood begin to boil, and the Sun-melting Furnace emits a loud rumble. The heavenly qi within your body tries to escape, but it is trapped by the nearly perfect furnace.]
[Year 20: While breathing in and out, you temper the qi, and two of the major acupoints have been completely filled with jade dew.]
"..."
Shen Yi stopped infusing his lifespan energy.
He remembered how, in his past ignorance, it had taken him 135 years to transform half of a major acupoint's worth of qi into jade dew.
Now, in just three years, he had filled two of them.
His efficiency had increased by nearly two hundredfold, and the profundity of the Wind, Thunder, and Sun Merging Furnace was evident.
However, it was still not enough.
Logically, since he was cultivating the same internal skill, talent would only affect the time it took to connect the acupoints, and the speed of tempering qi should be similar.
Even if he calculated on the lower end, it would still take eighteen years to reach the initial stage of Jade Liquid, which was vastly different from the progress of those people.
Shen Yi slowly took out a Beast Core and two Demon Pills.
As the demon lifespan was infused once more, he swallowed them one by one.
(End of Chapter)
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