Breaking Through the Inscription

Azure Star.

"Finally finished organizing the books!"

"It's so fast using photo-to-text printing, but I'll still copy them down again later as practice for my calligraphy."

Shi Yi had the printed books laid out beside him.

These were books he had borrowed from Lou Xuanming and then printed using modern technology.

Although it took some time and money, the efficiency was undeniable.

This also followed Lou Xuanming's reminder to him: these books weren't meant to be read just once, but rather to be flipped through multiple times to study their deeper meanings.

"Once I'm done with the Four Books and Five Classics, I'll read these books!"

Shi Yi had a plan for his reading.

His current schedule was very tight.

If he hadn't known Lou Xuanming was going out for his travels, the time he would have spent copying these books would have been delayed.

"Next, I'll focus on the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist."

"According to my current cultivation progress, in a few more days, I'll be able to complete the accumulation of Blood Essence and attempt to break through to the Flesh and Blood Realm as a Martial Student!"

For Shi Yi, his only path was martial arts cultivation at the moment, so he poured more of his energy into it.

He currently had various cultivation resources to assist him, greatly increasing his cultivation efficiency, and he wasn't worried about resource issues in the short term.

"Zhao Cheng told me earlier that after he breaks through to the second level of the Flesh and Blood Realm, the Stone Skin Inscription, he's also going to head to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County to cultivate."

"With his original cultivation progress, it should have taken a long time, but now that Zhao Cheng has obtained the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood, his breakthrough time will definitely be sooner."

"If I break through to the Flesh and Blood Realm ahead of him, and then show my cultivation in the Flesh and Blood Realm when Zhao Cheng breaks through, perhaps I can go to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County with Zhao Cheng."

Shi Yi knew from Zhao Cheng that the conditions for going to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County to cultivate varied.

The younger one's age, the lower the requirement.

Zhao Cheng was already twenty-three years old, so the condition he needed to meet for the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County was to break through to the second level of the Flesh and Blood Realm, the Stone Skin Inscription, before the age of twenty-five.

As for Shi Yi, who was sixteen, the requirement was to break through to the Flesh and Blood Realm before the age of eighteen. For those who performed exceptionally well, reaching the peak of the Blood Essence Realm was also acceptable.

Given Shi Yi's performance, he naturally met the conditions for exceptional performance.

"For Martial Students in the Flesh and Blood Realm cultivating the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist, the best choice to advance further is to go to the Anhe Martial Arts School in Ninghe County to cultivate the Great Heavenly Cycle Body Tempering Fist. The two complement each other to achieve better results."

"If I switch to other cultivation techniques, whether for Muscle Refinement or Bone Refinement, the effect will be significantly worse."

Shi Yi was well aware that choosing a main cultivation technique carelessly would ultimately make it difficult to cultivate it to completion, resulting in insufficient body tempering and weaker strength compared to others.

Among people of the same realm and level, differences in Blood Essence were caused by factors such as cultivation techniques, resources, and the degree of body tempering.

Under equal conditions, the most crucial factor was the degree of body tempering.

"Anyuan Town is still too small; I need to go somewhere bigger."

"My Daoist Magic cultivation also needs to be resolved by going to Ninghe County."

Shi Yi had already memorized all the characters in the Great Vehicle Tathagata Sutra within the Bodhi seed and had pondered the cultivation methods within it.

However, the more he read, the more he felt that some fundamental or early cultivation points were missing.

It started by discussing the cultivation of Spirit Wandering, but Shi Yi had no idea how to achieve Spirit Wandering, which made him feel like a part was missing.

Or rather, it wasn't that something was missing, but that the initial stages were simply not included.

Those early knowledge points were supposed to be something a person wanting to cultivate should grasp from the beginning, not be completely clueless.

Shi Yi felt lost in the fog, lacking these foundational knowledge points.

To supplement these, he needed to interact with Daoist temples to acquire the basics of Daoist Magic cultivation.

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Anyuan Town.

"Hoo!"

"My Blood Essence accumulation is finally complete!"

In the rented room, Shi Yi stopped cultivating and let out a long breath.

He could clearly feel that the Blood Essence accumulation within his body had finally reached its limit.

His strength had been improving daily over these past few days, and his physical power was gradually approaching the mark of five hundred jin.

This was also a sign of reaching the peak of the Blood Essence Realm.

While others used strength tests, Shi Yi could observe the Blood Essence accumulation within his body for a clearer understanding.

He could see the Blood Essence accumulating to the upper limit of his physical body.

Although he hadn't tested his strength, it had definitely surpassed five hundred jin.

At the same time, on his panel, under the cultivation technique section, the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist had changed from "Proficient" to "Mastered."

This was unexpected for Shi Yi; he had originally thought this change would only occur after breaking through to the Flesh and Blood Realm, which differed from his initial expectations.

Shi Yi glanced at the anchor points on the panel. The number was still four, unchanged.

"It seems anchor points only increase when I break through to a new realm," Shi Yi mused, frowning slightly.

The last time the number of anchor points increased was when he broke through to the Blood Essence Realm.

"Since I've already accumulated enough Blood Essence and reached the peak of the Blood Essence Realm, I'll try the Wood Skin Inscription now!"

After resting for a short while, Shi Yi made up his mind.

To break through from the Blood Essence Realm to the Flesh and Blood Realm, one needed to inscribe markings within the body using Blood Essence. This was also why reaching the peak of the Blood Essence Realm was a prerequisite for the breakthrough.

If the Blood Essence accumulation was insufficient, completing the inscription would be impossible.

"If I want to break through, I'll follow the original plan and complete the inscription on my right arm."

Shi Yi was very clear about the process of breaking through to the Flesh and Blood Realm because Lou Xuanming had explained it thoroughly when teaching him cultivation.

Furthermore, Lou Xuanming had also given him the book for the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist, which contained relevant records.

To break through to the Flesh and Blood Realm, it wasn't necessary to complete the entire inscription; completing a portion would suffice. The limbs were the best choice for this.

Shi Yi chose his right arm.

"I'll circulate the Blood Essence within my body to my right arm and control the Bloodline Power to engrave the inscription on my right arm."

Following Lou Xuanming's teachings, Shi Yi meticulously engraved the inscription.

During this process, Shi Yi's Double Pupils allowed him to see with great clarity.

Under his control, the Blood Essence left behind inscription marks from the inside out on his arm. His right arm's skin and flesh also began to roughen, becoming more robust.

These changes were very noticeable. Shi Yi remained unfazed, continuing to control his Blood Essence for the inscription.

Only when the inscription was finally completed on his arm did he visibly relax.

At this point, his entire right arm looked vastly different from before.

The previously smooth skin had become rough, resembling withered wood.

Shi Yi took a cleaver and lightly scraped it across his arm. His skin did not break; instead, a white mark was left behind.

"Completing the Wood Skin Inscription has indeed greatly increased the defensive power of my skin and flesh."

"A light scratch from an ordinary knife or sword can no longer leave a mark on my right arm!"

Shi Yi was very satisfied with this change.

This was merely the first level of change in the Flesh and Blood Realm. After inscribing the Stone Skin Inscription and Copper Skin Inscription, the defensive power would increase further, making his skin and flesh even more formidable.