Breakthrough! The Terror of the Inner Qi Realm!

The middle-aged man wore a simple white robe. The sleeve at his left elbow hung empty against his side, clearly showing that his left arm had been severed.

The man was named Wang Fu. A martial artist who had just entered the Bone Refining Realm, he had only come to the Lu Family a few years ago.

At the time, he had been gravely injured, his left arm severed, and it was Lu Xuan's father, Lu Jiahe, who had saved him.

In the end, to repay Lu Jiahe for saving his life,

the man had remained with the Lu Family, handling the affairs of the apothecary warehouse for Lu Jiahe while also safeguarding it.

Though losing his left arm had greatly diminished the strength of his Bone Refining Realm, dealing with martial artists below the Bone Refining Realm was still as easy as turning over his hand.

"Uncle Fu."

Lu Xuan responded politely, then continued, "Uncle Fu, the same as last time."

"Also, get me one more Crimson Essence Ganoderma."

"Crimson Essence Ganoderma?"

"Young Master, you...?"

After hearing Lu Xuan's words, Uncle Fu stared at him in shock, as if what Lu Xuan had said had greatly surprised him.

One had to know that Crimson Essence Ganoderma was an exceedingly precious Great Supplement Medicine. There were only two portions in the warehouse.

If an ordinary person directly ate even a small piece, at best their yang fire would flare up and their blood would swell; at worst, their Qi and Blood would flow in reverse, and they would die on the spot.

Even if a martial artist who cultivated martial arts ate a small piece, their entire body would become unbearably feverish.

Only martial artists at the peak of Flesh Refining or above could consume Crimson Essence Ganoderma without restraint.

That was because martial artists at the peak of Flesh Refining or above had already tempered the flesh and blood within their bodies, allowing them to withstand the terrifying medicinal potency of Crimson Essence Ganoderma.

Could it be that Young Master's Martial Realm had already reached the peak of the Flesh Refining Realm?

Hiss!

Terrifying indeed!

Well-traveled and knowledgeable as Uncle Fu was, he finally could not remain calm at this moment.

When he had first come to the Lu Family, Young Master's Martial Realm had only been at the Skin Refinement Realm.

Yet how long had it been? He had already touched the threshold of the Bone Refining Realm.

Young Master was only twenty this year!

Could Young Master be one of those legendary martial arts geniuses?

With that, Uncle Fu handed the prepared medicinal herbs to Lu Xuan.

Even after Lu Xuan had been gone for some time, Uncle Fu's shock still refused to settle.

After returning to his courtyard, Lu Xuan casually set the small Wooden Box containing the medicinal herbs aside.

With a thought from Lu Xuan, the Point Addition Panel instantly appeared before his eyes.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Blood Refinement Realm (Peak)

Cultivation Technique: Crimson Flame Blade Art 1/9 (Can be deduced)

Points: 50

Please confirm, Host. Would you like to spend 30 points to deduce the Crimson Flame Blade Art?

Confirm!

Having prepared everything, Lu Xuan no longer had any reservations. With a thought, he confirmed directly.

The moment Lu Xuan confirmed, the 50 points on the System Panel instantly became 20.

The next moment, another mysterious, unfathomable phantom light appeared in Lu Xuan's mind.

Countless intricate and wondrous Blade Techniques unfolded one by one within his mind.

Lu Xuan mastered each of these profound Blade Techniques in turn, as though he had painstakingly cultivated them since childhood.

Crack!

A soft sound rang out in the void, coming from within Lu Xuan's body.

Lu Xuan felt the bottleneck that had long constrained him completely vanish at last.

Terrifying power erupted from his powerful body, and a fierce aura swept outward.

The courtyard seemed to have been plunged into a violent tempest. The wind howled, roaring like raging waves crashing against the shore.

Lu Xuan's eyes flew open. Within the depths of his dark, profound pupils, wisps of mysterious aura swirled.

He sensed strands of unfathomable energy wrapping around him from within. Lu Xuan felt as though he possessed endless, inexhaustible power.

He had broken through!

So this was the Inner Qi Realm?

Lu Xuan had never felt this powerful before. His five senses had undergone a staggering enhancement.

He could clearly sense that a mysterious energy existed between Heaven and Earth.

And that energy was precisely the mysterious energy now present within Lu Xuan's body.

Could this be Heaven and Earth Origin Qi?

Lu Xuan was somewhat puzzled. He raised his right hand and silently mobilized the mysterious energy within his body.

A layer of Qi as thin as a cicada's wing covered the surface of his right hand. The transparent film of Qi was utterly invisible to the naked eye, like the air in the void.

Then Lu Xuan suddenly exerted force with his right hand and slammed it toward the ground.

Boom!

The ground struck by Lu Xuan collapsed inward, and a massive deep pit appeared in an instant.

Hm?

Lu Xuan looked at the deep pit beneath his feet and fell silent for several seconds.

Even though he had known the Inner Qi Realm was terrifying, he had not expected it to be this powerful.

He had used only a fraction of his strength in that palm strike, yet it was already equivalent to his full-power blow from before.

It was said that Inner Qi possessed unimaginable power. It could empower the martial arts Cultivation Techniques cultivated by martial artists who possessed Inner Qi, and it could also cover their entire bodies, allowing them to unleash their greatest strength.

So that was how it was!

A casual palm strike already had such terrifying power. If he infused Inner Qi into the Crimson Flame Blade Art, would it not be even more frightening?

Lu Xuan sat cross-legged beside the deep pit, pondering.

However, Lu Xuan immediately abandoned this dangerous idea.

This was not a place to use the Crimson Flame Blade Art. If he lost control, he might very well destroy his own nest.

Grrr!

At that moment, an immense hunger swept over him. Lu Xuan casually grabbed the Great Supplement Medicine prepared beside him, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it.

Fortunately, he had prepared these Great Supplement Medicines in advance.

This breakthrough into the Inner Qi Realm had unexpectedly taken more than half a day, draining an enormous amount of strength from Lu Xuan's body.

After Lu Xuan swallowed all the prepared Great Supplement Medicines,

his body filled with a warm force that made him feel immensely comfortable. His body was frantically absorbing the essence of those Great Supplement Medicines.

Moreover, because Lu Xuan had broken through to the Inner Qi Realm, the Inner Qi in his body also accelerated the absorption of the Great Supplement Medicines.

In only a short while, Lu Xuan had completely absorbed every medicinal herb in his stomach.

Lu Xuan then summoned the System Panel once more.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Inner Qi Realm

Cultivation Technique: Crimson Flame Blade Art 2/9

Points: 22

When he saw the points on the system, Lu Xuan revealed an expression that said it was just as he had expected.

For this breakthrough, most of the medicinal herbs required had already been digested by his body.

The remaining medicinal potency of the Great Supplement Medicines had provided him with only 2 System Points.

A Crimson Essence Ganoderma, a Great Supplement Medicine worth five hundred taels of silver, had been consumed just like that.

Not to mention the other Great Supplement Medicines he had used.

A trace of pain flashed through Lu Xuan's eyes!

Such an enormous expense made his heart feel as if it were bleeding.

It seemed that System Points still had to come from killing those extraordinary, eerie things.

Lu Xuan looked toward the distant horizon. His pupils were as deep as an abyss, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.

For the next three days, Lu Xuan remained in his courtyard, becoming proficient in the mysteries of the Inner Qi Realm.