Dark Yin Finger: Peak Mastery! Complete Mastery!

Once Dark Yin True Qi was born, Su Que stirred his mind and called up his Attributes.

Name: Su Que (18 years old) Lifespan: 191 Talent Value: 36 Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (6th Realm Divine Skill 36%), Dark Yin Finger (1st Realm Initial Glimpse 1%), Yin Wind Claw (5th Realm Peak Mastery 99%) [Expand] Internal Arts: Wedding Dress Divine Skill (4th Realm Outstanding 30%), Crimson Fiend Skill (5th Realm Peak Mastery 99%)

Because of his entry into Dark Yin Finger, his Lifespan had extended by 5 years, and his Talent Value had increased by 1 point.

'I wonder how much power the 1st Realm Dark Yin True Qi holds?'

No sooner had the thought settled than Su Que pressed together the middle and index fingers of his right hand, channeled the Dark Yin True Qi, and pointed before him.

Instantly, a chill surged toward his face.

'Same as Crimson Fiend Skill—1st Realm Dark Yin True Qi has basically no killing power.'

'Keep cultivating!'

Su Que gathered his Heart Intent, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began circulating that wisp of Dark Yin True Qi within his body.

That wisp of Dark Yin True Qi swelled at a rapid pace.

By the time he stepped out the door, Dark Yin Finger had already reached 2nd Realm Minor Accomplishment 33%.

Because of the advancement in Dark Yin Finger, his Lifespan had extended by 6 years, and his Talent Value had increased by 1 point.

After eating breakfast in West City, Su Que headed toward the School, ready to carry out his daily routine of teaching and nurturing.

After dinner that evening, Su Que left home as usual, went outside the city, and hunted, brewed medicine, and trained.

In the blink of an eye, four days passed.

During those four days, Su Que taught by day and practiced martial arts by night—his life was calm and fulfilling.

From his elder sister, he learned that while he was teaching at the School during the day, White Lotus Sect disciples had already come to his home and searched it thoroughly.

The White Lotus Sect disciples had even checked under the bed and the stove. Finding nothing suspicious, they asked about his name and identity, then left.

Hearing this, Su Que found it secretly amusing.

He had long since moved everything to the Cave on Qinghua Mountain.

No matter how the White Lotus Sect searched, they wouldn't find a thing.

Still, it was possible the White Lotus Sect would sweep the entire area around Jade Water City, potentially discovering the medicinal herbs and supplies he had hidden in the Cave on Qinghua Mountain.

But he had no intention of finding another hiding spot in Jade Water City.

For one, outside Jade Water City lay Five Mountains, each covering a large area and dotted with countless caves of various sizes—the White Lotus Sect wouldn't easily find the Cave where he stored his goods.

For another, with the White Lotus Sect conducting a city-wide search, the best hiding place he could think of was a cave.

'If the White Lotus Sect really does find my herbs and supplies... they'll just have to count themselves unlucky...'

Su Que thought to himself.

He called up his Attributes.

Name: Su Que (18 years old) Lifespan: 203 Talent Value: 38 Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (6th Realm Divine Skill 36%), Dark Yin Finger (5th Realm Peak Mastery 99%), Yin Wind Claw (5th Realm Peak Mastery 99%) [Expand] Internal Arts: Wedding Dress Divine Skill (4th Realm Outstanding 30%), Crimson Fiend Skill (5th Realm Peak Mastery 99%)

Dark Yin Finger had been trained to 5th Realm Peak Mastery 99%. The next step was to cultivate Seven Injuries Fist and Wedding Dress Divine Skill.

Once he advanced Wedding Dress Divine Skill to the next realm, he would use the True Qi from Wedding Dress Divine Skill, Crimson Fiend True Qi, Yin Wind Claw's Death Qi, and Dark Yin True Qi together to push his martial realm higher.

Right now, looking only at his martial realm, he was merely a "Fourth Blood Bone Forging" martial artist—but his true strength had long since surpassed that.

Once he elevated his martial realm to "Fifth Blood Organ Refining," Bai Wuji, who was also at "Fifth Blood Organ Refining," would pose no threat to him at all.

'Now that I've trained Dark Yin Finger to its peak, I haven't yet tested its power.'

Like Crimson Fiend Skill and Yin Wind Claw, the deduced peak of Dark Yin Finger was also 5th Realm Peak Mastery.

Su Que walked to a tree, pressed together the middle and index fingers of his right hand, channeled Dark Yin True Qi, and suddenly pointed at the trunk.

Dark Yin True Qi burst from his two fingers and struck the tree trunk.

Instantly, a large patch of the trunk was covered in frost.

Su Que lightly scraped the frozen spot with his hand, and a chunk of wood came off easily.

'Not bad power!'

Su Que praised inwardly.

'Next, I need to merge the three martial arts—Seven Injuries Fist, Yin Wind Claw, and Dark Yin Finger—into one seamless flow, so that switching between techniques becomes effortless and unimpeded.'

This was an idea he had conceived while cultivating Yin Wind Claw and Dark Yin Finger.

Though he practiced other sinister arts to extend his Lifespan and increase his Talent Value, thereby forcing improvements in Seven Injuries Fist and Wedding Dress Divine Skill, he felt that after diligently training several martial arts, he could also add more variety to his moves in combat.

Thus, in the woods, he assumed a stance and began with the Seven Injuries Fist, the technique he knew best.

In an instant, the wind of his punches roared as he unleashed all seven principles of the Seven Injuries Fist, sending seven types of fist force crisscrossing through the air.

Suddenly, he turned his fists into claws and struck out with a few moves of Yin Wind Claw.

Immediately after, he shifted back from claws to fists and continued with the Seven Injuries Fist.

After a few punches, his right hand's middle and index fingers suddenly extended, launching several strikes of Dark Yin Finger.

At first, he felt the transitions between the three different martial arts were not very smooth.

But soon, he grasped the knack in his heart.

The switching between the three arts grew increasingly adept; sometimes, before even completing a move from one art, he could instantly shift to another.

For a time, the air around him was filled with the shadows of fists, claws, and fingers.

The force of Seven Injuries Fist, the deathly aura of Yin Wind Claw, and the power of Dark Yin Finger interwove in the air.

After practicing a while longer, a sudden insight struck him, and he merged Crimson Fiend True Qi, Yin Wind Death Qi, and Dark Yin True Qi into the force of his Seven Injuries Fist.

His original Seven Injuries Fist force had already been fused with Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi.

Now, with each punch he threw, not only did it carry seven types of fist force, but that force was also laced with four kinds of inner energy.

'I wonder if I can take Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi as the core and merge it with Crimson Fiend True Qi, Yin Wind Death Qi, and Dark Yin True Qi!'

With this thought, Su Que immediately returned to the cave on Qinghua Mountain, sat cross-legged, and focused on channeling all the true qi within his meridians.

Originally, the four types of inner energy—Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi, Crimson Fiend True Qi, Yin Wind Death Qi, and Dark Yin True Qi—repelled one another.

Especially the extremely yang Crimson Fiend True Qi and the extremely yin Yin Wind Death Qi and Dark Yin True Qi; their repulsion was even fiercer.

But Su Que's comprehension was now high, and in cultivating these various martial arts, he had grasped some principles of mutual generation and restraint.

Based on these principles, he made an attempt.

The first attempt failed.

At the moment the true qi was about to merge, the four types exploded violently within his meridians.

Fortunately, his meridians were tough; the explosion only caused minor damage.

Second attempt: Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi could merge with Crimson Fiend True Qi, but when Yin Wind Death Qi was added, the true qi exploded again.

A muffled thud sounded from within his body.

Third attempt: Su Que, drawing on the experience of the previous two tries, attempted the fusion again.

He first merged Crimson Fiend True Qi into Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi as before.

Then, using a new method, he successfully incorporated Yin Wind Death Qi as well.

Crimson Fiend True Qi and Yin Wind Death Qi maintained a distance, mutually generating and restraining each other.

Next, with a thought, he merged Dark Yin True Qi in as well.

He left the cave, channeled the Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi now fused with the other energies, and punched a tree.

With a bang, the tree snapped in two.

Looking at the break, he saw multiple traces on the cross-section.

The smooth part was caused by the fierce Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi.

The charred part was the burning effect of Crimson Fiend True Qi.

The rotting, blackened part was the corrosive effect of Yin Wind Death Qi.

The frozen part was the effect of Dark Yin True Qi.

And there was a shattered gap, the result of an explosion from the instant compression of the extremely yang Crimson Fiend True Qi with the extremely yin Yin Wind Death Qi and Dark Yin True Qi.

Su Que clicked his tongue at the break, thinking to himself.

'After merging these foreign true qi into Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi, it's as if the Wedding Dress Divine Skill True Qi now carries four additional effects: burning, corrosion, freezing, and explosion.'