Deep Waters

The Six Harmonies Saber was simple and unadorned, concise and swift.

With the support of Qi and Blood, Lin Zheyu's force was astonishing. Every slash carried immense power, each strike heavy and imposing.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

He unleashed the Golden Goose Skill and wove it into the attacks of the Six Harmonies Saber, moving rapidly through the courtyard.

Blade Light filled the entire yard.

As though venting his frustrations, he poured all his strength into every move, rapidly draining his stamina. Sweat soaked through his clothes.

After an hour, his face had grown somewhat pale.

His strength, speed, and endurance had all fallen sharply.

His limbs felt somewhat limp, but he had not yet reached his limit.

Another half hour passed, and he finally felt a trace of exhaustion.

He persisted for another six or seven minutes. Lin Zheyu's Essence, Qi, and Spirit instantly twisted into a single strand, and he felt as though he had undergone a sublimation.

He had finally broken through his limit.

Leaning on his saber, he panted in great gulps, his exhaled breath stirring the leaves on the ground.

After reaching the Qi and Blood Realm, his breath had become long and steady, and his lung capacity was terrifyingly immense.

Heaven Rewards Diligence

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 3

Skills:

Wild Bull Fist (Mastery 5%)

Golden Goose Skill (Fourth Layer 13%)

Turtle Breathing Technique (Third Layer 0%)

Six Harmonies Saber (Mastery 12%)

"I guessed right. This time, it really only increased by one unit of Source Power."

Lin Zheyu looked at the data in his mind. The number after Source Power had become 1.

The last time he broke through his limit, it had increased by two units at once. Now, it had returned to a single unit.

"In other words, each time I break through my limit now, I gain 1.x units of Source Power."

"As my strength continues to improve, that x will slowly increase until one day, it becomes two units of Source Power."

Lin Zheyu said to himself.

He lay on the ground and rested for a while.

Even though he was already a Qi and Blood Realm martial artist, after breaking through his limit, he was still so exhausted that he did not want to move.

However, reaching the Qi and Blood Realm had one advantage: his recovery speed had become faster.

His Qi and Blood had just been completely drained, but after reaching the Qi and Blood Realm, the energy contained within his blood was exceedingly vast.

Though he already felt utterly spent, if he squeezed himself a little harder, he could still extract wisps of Qi and Blood.

Qi and Blood flowed through his bloodstream and spread into the muscle cells throughout his body, nourishing his exhausted body and accelerating the recovery of his stamina.

After resting for a while, Lin Zheyu felt that his body was no longer as sore.

Qi and Blood was like a martial artist's reserve energy source. It could not only be used to unleash powerful attacks, but also speed up stamina recovery.

"I'll continue raising the Golden Goose Skill."

"As my strength rises, each layer requires more and more Source Power to advance. To raise the Golden Goose Skill to the fifth layer, I'll need at least five more units of Source Power." Lin Zheyu said to himself.

He felt that even the strength of the Qi and Blood Realm was not particularly safe.

When he heard Gang Leader Xu say that the city lord's strength was incomparably powerful, enough for one man to suppress an entire city, Lin Zheyu had been utterly shocked.

The city lords of every city were appointed by the Emperor of Great Wei.

Based on a city's size and the importance of its geographic location, city lords of corresponding strength were dispatched.

Songyi City was merely an inconspicuous little city, yet its city lord was already this powerful.

If the city lords of every city were all this powerful, then just how terrifying must the Rebel Army be to conquer so many cities?

"The waters of this world run far deeper than I imagined!"

Lin Zheyu murmured.

The medicinal soup in the pot had not finished brewing yet.

The past three hours had already seen it brewed twice. It needed to be brewed once more to extract all the medicinal potency from the herbs.

He poured out the brewed medicinal soup, added fresh water, and continued brewing.

He continued brewing until the afternoon before all the medicinal potency in the herbs had been fully extracted.

He lifted the bowl of medicinal soup and drank it down in one gulp.

This bowl of medicinal soup contained the ingredients for a full eight doses of Blood Enriching Bone Strengthening Soup.

A scorching heat rose within his body, but it did not bring the discomfort he had felt before.

Blood Enriching Bone Strengthening Soup truly deserved to be called a fierce medicinal soup that could only be consumed after reaching the Qi and Blood Realm. After drinking it, the rate at which his Qi and Blood increased quickened by several degrees.

He carefully experienced the sensation, then cleared away his distracting thoughts and sent out a thought.

'Use 3 units of Source Power to raise the Golden Goose Skill.'

In an instant, mysterious energy surged forth.

His mind entered a special state, and Lin Zheyu began training tirelessly.

He felt time rush past. Who knew how many years had gone by? Through his ceaseless training, the Qi and Blood within his body continuously grew stronger.

The wisps of Qi and Blood that had once permeated his blood condensed into a mass of crimson mist-like energy, flowing with his blood and nourishing his body.

Under the nourishment of Qi and Blood, his body underwent a second transformation as well.

Lin Zheyu once again understood why Qi and Blood was called the foundation of martial arts.

With Qi and Blood, the nourishment and strengthening it brought to the body was something ordinary people could never compare to.

Under the nourishment and strengthening of Qi and Blood, his physique transformed and grew ever stronger, while the muscles and sinews of his body became firm and compact.

Every muscle contained terrifyingly powerful strength.

A few breaths passed.

Lin Zheyu opened his eyes from the endless training.

The transformation of his body was complete.

A rumbling sound came from within his blood. Dense Blood Energy flowed through his veins with his blood, coursing throughout his entire body.

Lin Zheyu felt that his body was filled with explosive power.

Heaven Rewards Diligence

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 0

Skills:

Wild Bull Fist (Mastery 5%)

Golden Goose Skill (Fourth Layer 67%)

Turtle Breathing Technique (Third Layer 0%)

Six Harmonies Saber (Mastery 12%)

"It has reached 67% progress. I still need two units of Source Power to raise it to the fifth layer."

Lin Zheyu glanced at the data and continued training.

After reaching 67% of the fourth layer, the Qi and Blood within his body had increased considerably, circulating through his body with his blood.

He controlled the Blood Energy and poured it into both arms.

The influx of Qi and Blood made the muscles in his arms swell slightly, becoming somewhat ferocious.

"Phew!"

Feeling the explosive power in his arms, Lin Zheyu let out a soft breath.

His gaze sharpened. He gripped the saber in his hand and slashed out, sending forth a chilling saber aura.

"No. My arms can't withstand the eruption of too much Qi and Blood Power."

Lin Zheyu frowned.

When Qi and Blood Power had flooded into his arms just now, a swelling pain had come from the muscles and fascia in his arms. When he slashed out with all his strength, a faint sound had come from the bones in his arms.

This showed that the force unleashed by the eruption of Qi and Blood Power had exceeded the limits his arms could bear.

If he had been fighting an enemy, even if that strike had killed them, both his arms would have been fractured.

"It seems I need to raise either the Wild Bull Fist or the Six Harmonies Saber as well."

Lin Zheyu pondered.

He had broken through to the Qi and Blood Realm by relying on the Golden Goose Skill, and the parts of his body that had been forged until bone was like iron were only his legs.

The Wild Bull Fist and Six Harmonies Saber were both merely at the early Bone Forging Realm, utterly unable to withstand the fierce eruption of excessive Qi and Blood Power.

After thinking it over, he decided to focus on the Wild Bull Fist and raise its realm.

The Wild Bull Fist chiefly trained the fists; all its power lay in the fists. Once he raised the Wild Bull Fist, his arms would reach the level of Bone Forging Like Iron.

Then, even when using the Six Harmonies Saber, he would be able to endure the eruption of powerful Qi and Blood Power.

More importantly, while practicing the Wild Bull Fist these past few days, Lin Zheyu had faintly comprehended an indescribable Intent from the fist technique.

He had never sensed this inexplicable Intent in either the Six Harmonies Saber or the Golden Goose Skill.

The Wild Bull Fist seemed to conceal a kind of Fist Momentum.

If he cultivated it to profound heights, perhaps he would be able to comprehend it.