Li Qiuyu did not hide anything from him, or rather, there was no need to hide it.
After all, practically everyone in Pingfeng City knew this.
She spoke directly, saying, "It is determined according to one's own circumstances, so every martial artist's Blood Changing Degree in the Blood Changing Realm is different."
"After reaching a certain degree of Blood Changing, most choose to break through to the Innate Realm."
"After all, spending a great deal of time to change a little more blood only grants a very limited increase in strength after breaking through, so comparatively speaking, there is not much need for it."
Hearing this, Bai Ze understood the reasoning behind it.
It was like breaking through with a Blood Changing Degree of fifty percent versus fifty-five percent. There was not much difference in strength.
Yet the time spent raising that extra five percent in the Blood Changing Realm might well be more trouble than it was worth.
Seeing Bai Ze's thoughts, Li Qiuyu said directly, "How about this? I can provide you with twenty Blood Changing Pills, but I cannot make the decision regarding a Blood Changing Cultivation Method."
"After all, the cultivation methods and martial skills of every Lineage are their very foundation. They cannot be casually passed on to outsiders."
"Even in the largest trading house in Pingfeng City, Blood Changing Cultivation Methods are exceptionally rare, and their prices are extremely high."
"However, I do have a proposal now. I wonder whether you would be willing to accept it."
After Bai Ze nodded, Li Qiuyu continued, "You can become an Attendant of our Li Family. That way, you can obtain a Blood Changing Cultivation Method."
"Rest assured, aside from that, you will receive five Blood Changing Pills every month. When you wish to break through to the Innate Realm, we can even provide a cultivation method."
Clearly, Li Qiuyu wanted to recruit Bai Ze. Although only martial artists above the Inner Qi Realm could become Attendants,
Bai Ze was different. First, he had saved her life. Second, because of his age, she wanted to invest in him early.
Hearing this, Bai Ze did not immediately give her an answer.
After all, pies did not fall from the sky for nothing. He still needed to be cautious about this.
Yet he also understood that if he relied solely on himself, even if he later acquired Blood Changing Cultivation Methods and Blood Changing Pills through other channels, the time needed to break through to the Innate Realm would be much longer.
The reason so many Blood Changing Realm martial artists broke through early was precisely because they lacked resources.
After pondering for a moment, Bai Ze said calmly, "Since becoming an Attendant comes with such good treatment, there must be conditions as well, right?"
"Correct."
Li Qiuyu did not conceal anything and laid it all out directly.
After becoming an Attendant of the Li Family, he would help when the Lineage faced a crisis or had need of him.
Of course, they would not nurture someone for nothing. There was always a purpose behind it.
Naturally, it would also depend on one's strength. No Attendant would knowingly face an unbeatable enemy and still throw away his life.
A few minutes later,
After hearing all the benefits and responsibilities, Bai Ze pondered for several seconds before nodding in agreement.
Seeing this, Li Qiuyu did not even notice that the smile on her face had grown a little brighter.
She then arranged for someone to bring twenty Blood Changing Pills from the Nanyang County trading house and handed them directly to him. They had already been prepared.
Whether Bai Ze became an Attendant of the Li Family or not did not matter. This was her repayment for his life-saving grace.
Over the next few days,
Aside from learning more about Pingfeng City from Li Qiuyu, Bai Ze remained in his room, tending to his injuries while cultivating.
Bai Ze sat cross-legged in the room. After swallowing a Blood Changing Pill, he immediately began cultivating.
He felt as though the blood throughout his body were boiling, somewhat similar to the feeling when he had first broken through to the Blood Changing Realm.
More than an hour later,
When Bai Ze opened his eyes again, he could clearly sense the Blood Changing Degree within his body.
He muttered, "Sure enough, just as Li Qiuyu said, as the Blood Changing Degree increases, even with the aid of pills, progress becomes extremely limited."
"Under these circumstances, after around fifty Blood Changing Pills, they will already find it difficult to have any effect."
"I'll wait until we reach Pingfeng City and obtain a Blood Changing Cultivation Method before thinking of other ways. If it truly does not work, then I'll break through to the Innate Realm."
Though he also wanted to reach the limit of the Blood Changing Realm before breaking through, that would never be so easy to achieve.
Otherwise, it would not be the case that no one in Pingfeng City's entire history had ever done so.
As the thought crossed his mind, a translucent system interface appeared before his eyes.
[Martial God System] [Host: Bai Ze] [Age: 16/73] [Talent: One in a Hundred (500/1000)] [Realm: Blood Changing Realm (24%)] [Cultivation Method: None] [Martial Skills: Star Point Swordplay Incomplete (First three strikes Great Accomplishment 9%, fourth strike Minor Accomplishment 49%) Sword Drawing Technique Profound Realm (21%), Lightning Step Profound Realm (13%) Breath Concealing Technique Profound Realm (5%)...] [Talent Points: 31]
With the aid of twenty Blood Changing Pills, his Blood Changing Degree had increased by another twenty-two percent in only seven days. Bai Ze was fairly satisfied with that.
However, that was only because Blood Changing Pills had their best effect at the beginning. Their effects would gradually diminish afterward.
Judging by the progress, reaching over forty percent before they completely lost their effectiveness would already be quite good.
Yet it was precisely because of this that Bai Ze hoped to obtain a Blood Changing Cultivation Method as soon as possible.
The following afternoon,
Bai Ze's door was suddenly knocked upon. He immediately rolled over, gripped the longsword in his hand, and asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Li Qiuyu."
After hearing this, Bai Ze opened the door and discovered that besides Li Qiuyu, there was also a middle-aged man standing with her.
After they entered the room, Li Qiuyu introduced him, and Bai Ze learned that the middle-aged man before him was her third uncle, Li Tianbei, an Innate martial artist at the seventh level of the Inner Qi Realm.
Li Tianbei had already learned the full course of events.
He spoke in a deep voice, "Bai Ze, is it? I already know everything that happened. Those Blood Wolf bastards actually dared lay hands on members of our Li Family. They truly do not know whether they are dead or alive."
"The Lineage has dispatched five Inner Qi Realm martial artists to lead the team. They are preparing to wipe them out completely."
"I also heard Qiuyu mention the matter of becoming an Attendant. There is no problem with it. Once we arrive in Pingfeng City, you can choose a Blood Changing Cultivation Method."
"Mm, thank you."
Hearing this, Bai Ze nodded and clasped his hands in thanks.
After all, this was within his expectations, so there was nothing surprising about it.
Li Tianbei burst into hearty laughter and said frankly, "From now on, we are all family. No need to be so polite."
"By the way, how old are you now? Are you married? Do you have anyone else in your family?"
"If necessary, we can bring them along on the way. It would not delay us for long."
"Third Uncle!"
"Alright, alright, I won't ask anymore."
Seeing Li Qiuyu's face flush slightly as she looked somewhat angry, Li Tianbei smiled and waved his hand, no longer asking.
Clearly, he had also learned some of the circumstances from the attendants below.
After all, when they had arrived here earlier, the state of Li Qiuyu's clothes could not possibly have been hidden from him.
But Bai Ze merely smiled at this without saying much. After all, his ambitions stretched far beyond this.
Forget tiny Pingfeng City—even the entire Golden Sun Dynasty was merely a stepping stone beneath Bai Ze's feet.
After chatting a little longer, Li Tianbei proposed that they immediately return to Pingfeng City.
Bai Ze had no objection to this. He also wanted to obtain a Blood Changing Cultivation Method sooner.
One hour later,
Li Tianbei set out for Pingfeng City with several dozen guards, along with Bai Ze and Li Qiuyu.
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