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According to Mu Hu, drawing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi into the body was the first hurdle of cultivation.

Ordinary people could complete this step in roughly a hundred days, provided their talent was not too poor. Hence the saying, "a hundred days to build one's foundation."

But some geniuses with exceptional talent and keen perception could complete this step very quickly.

They needed only one or two months, or even just over ten days.

Without a doubt, Gu Yi was such a genius.

Having successfully drawn Heaven and Earth Origin Qi into his body, Gu Yi could now be called a quasi-martial artist.

But this was merely the first step. Next, Gu Yi needed to control this Heaven and Earth Origin Qi within his body to temper his flesh and nourish his martial soul.

Gu Yi's current strength was only comparable to that of an ordinary adult on Douluo Continent. He could exert a little over a hundred jin of force, still far from the first level of the Qi Martial Realm.

However, if Gu Yi followed the cultivation methods of the Nine Heavens Martial Dao and used his level-ten Soul Power to temper his body and nourish his martial soul, he could at least double his strength, reaching more than two hundred jin.

After all, Soul Power was a kind of extraordinary power...

Gu Yi's eyes lit up at this. Using Soul Power to temper my body, forge my sinews and bones, and strengthen my foundation will greatly improve my physical constitution. That will be a huge help when I absorb soul rings later!

And on Douluo Continent, the stronger one's physical constitution, the older the soul ring one can absorb!

For an ordinary soul master, the maximum age of a first soul ring was only four hundred and twenty-three years.

Once it exceeded that, the vast majority would explode and die.

But if Gu Yi raised his Nine Heavens Martial Dao cultivation to the first level of the Qi Martial Realm and gained the strength of a thousand jin, his physical constitution would rival that of a level-thirty Soul Elder!!

At that point, the age limit of the soul rings he could absorb could rise to eight or nine hundred years, or even a thousand years!!

And once he absorbed high-age soul rings, the Soul Power contained within them could further strengthen him, improve his physical constitution, and perhaps even cause his martial soul to evolve!

Thinking of this, Gu Yi once again strengthened his resolve to cultivate both systems at once.

The Douluo Soul Ring System and the Nine Heavens Martial Dao System could, to some extent, complement one another.

At the very least, that was true for Gu Yi's early cultivation...

Seeing Gu Yi's excitement, Mu Hu smiled faintly and continued, "If you want to cultivate faster and go farther in the Qi Martial Realm, you cannot do without a good cultivation technique."

"When I was young, I joined the army in Broken Blade City. Later, I exchanged my military merits for a Yellow-tier High-grade Cultivation Technique, the Iron Blood Malice Art."

As Mu Hu spoke, he took a book that still carried a faint scent of ink from his chest and handed it to Gu Yi.

Clearly, Mu Hu had copied down the contents of this cultivation technique over the past few days.

In Snow Moon Kingdom, cultivation techniques and martial skills were divided into four ranks from highest to lowest: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow. Each rank was further divided into high, middle, and low grades.

And Gu Yi, who knew the plot well, knew that above Heaven-tier techniques were the Emperor Scripture, Imperial Scripture, and Saint Scripture.

Of course, in the Snow Moon Kingdom where Gu Yi currently was, even Heaven-tier Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills were rare, much less the higher-ranked Emperor Scripture and Imperial Scripture.

(There were some in the Dual Emperor Tomb beneath Snow Moon Kingdom, but they were beyond the reach of the current Gu Yi.)

For a Qi Martial Realm martial artist like Mu Hu, possessing a Yellow-tier High-grade Cultivation Technique was already quite impressive.

As Gu Yi took the manual and began flipping through it, Mu Hu explained the technique beside him.

The Iron Blood Malice Art was a technique for slaughter on the battlefield.

Those who cultivated it would use the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi they absorbed to temper their bodies and nourish their martial souls, causing both their bodies and martial souls to carry a blood-red Blood Malice Qi.

This Blood Malice Qi would also grow stronger with every enemy slain, promoting the growth of one's body and martial soul.

Thus, for soldiers who spent years fighting on the battlefield and clashing with enemy armies, the Iron Blood Malice Art was the best technique.

This Blood Malice Qi had both benefits and drawbacks.

Its existence enhanced the power of every move a martial artist used. Moreover, it carried an intimidating effect that shook the soul, making it exceptionally useful in battle.

But on the other hand, if a martial artist lacked sufficient willpower and mental fortitude, they could easily be affected by the Blood Malice Qi. At best, their martial soul and mind would be affected, their body injured by the Blood Malice Qi, and their cultivation would regress rather than advance. At worst, they would suffer cultivation deviation and become a crazed murderer who knew only slaughter.

Mu Hu himself was an example.

In his youth, Mu Hu had also been a formidable ninth-level Qi Martial Realm expert in the army.

But as the years passed and he grew older, his physical constitution inevitably declined. Unable to suppress the Blood Malice Qi in his body, his cultivation fell again and again until he became a sixth-level Qi Martial Realm martial artist.

After hearing Mu Hu explain the pros and cons, a trace of hesitation crossed Gu Yi's face.

Mu Hu saw Gu Yi's concerns and advised, "Xiao Yi, you can wait for the sects to come to Yangzhou City and recruit disciples, then join one of them."

"With your talent, you will surely become an inner disciple of one of those sects, perhaps even a core disciple."

Mu Hu said, "The top sects of Snow Moon Kingdom, such as Cloud Sea Sect, Ice Snow Villa, Myriad Beast Gate, and Bright Moon Sect, all possess countless cultivation techniques and martial skills. There are more advanced and profound ones than the Iron Blood Malice Art than you could count."

"By then, Xiao Yi, you can choose whichever cultivation techniques and martial skills you want."

Cloud Sea Sect...

Gu Yi's heart stirred at those words. This was the sect of Lin Feng, the "protagonist" of Peerless Martial God on the Nine Heavens Continent.

Though he did not know where they were on the Nine Heavens Continent timeline, the fact that Cloud Sea Sect still existed meant that the plot had not begun yet, or had only just barely started.

Holding the cultivation manual, Gu Yi shook his head. "Grandpa, this Iron Blood Malice Art is very suitable for my Blood Martial Soul. Even if I join a sect, I might not find one more suitable than it."

"I've decided to cultivate this technique."

What Mu Hu said was indeed correct.

These major powers and great sects of Snow Moon Kingdom all had Profound Martial Realm experts, and they had no shortage of Earth-tier and Black-tier cultivation techniques.

They were far better than the Yellow-tier High-grade Iron Blood Malice Art.

But for Qi Martial Realm martial artists, a Yellow-tier High-grade Cultivation Technique was already very good.

As for Black-tier and Earth-tier cultivation techniques, he would have to wait until his cultivation reached the Spirit Martial Realm and Profound Martial Realm, when he condensed the Origin Qi in his body into True Qi and true essence, before he could cultivate them more effectively.

Moreover, some cultivation techniques and martial skills on the Nine Heavens Continent were easier to cultivate when one possessed the corresponding martial soul than when one had another type of martial soul.

For example, Beast Martial Soul cultivators could achieve twice the result with half the effort when cultivating techniques and martial skills such as the Brute Ox Art and Fierce Tiger Fist, while all kinds of sword arts and spear arts were more suitable for those with Sword Martial Souls and Spear Martial Souls.

And this Iron Blood Malice Art happened to be exceptionally suited to Gu Yi's Blood Martial Soul, allowing him to cultivate more smoothly.

Therefore, in Gu Yi's view, the Iron Blood Malice Art was enough to support his cultivation in the Qi Martial Realm.

Once his cultivation broke through to the Spirit Martial Realm, it would not be too late to choose a higher-grade cultivation technique.

Besides, it was unknown when the major sects would come to Yangzhou City to recruit disciples. Gu Yi had no desire to waste this period of time.

As for the drawbacks of the Iron Blood Malice Art, Gu Yi did not think they were particularly serious.

Was this Blood Malice Qi not also a means of tempering one's mental will and Martial Path Heart?

With the Myriad Worlds Gate's enlightenment, whenever it was activated, Gu Yi would enter an incomparably calm state. He was confident that he would never suffer cultivation deviation.

Mu Hu stared at Gu Yi for a long while. Seeing his confidence, he nodded slightly.

"Since you have made your choice, from today onward, I will guide you in cultivating the Iron Blood Malice Art."

"Mm, thank you, Grandpa!" Gu Yi nodded firmly.

Cultivating the Nine Heavens Martial Dao System requires spending 100 source power to transform the body, making it compatible with this world's basic cultivation laws!