Draw Sword, Soul Capture, Strengthen Body and Establish Life!

Lin Guanhuo hurriedly walked out of the Miscellaneous Room courtyard and onto the main street.

At this moment, Zhou Kai had been completely corrupted by demonic energy.

He didn't even last a quarter of an hour before being completely corroded by the terrifying demon poison, leaving only a skeleton, exposed on the street.

Some passersby avoided it from a distance, while others looked on indifferently, clearly accustomed to such scenes.

This was the fate of ordinary people in a world overrun by demons and monsters.

There was no need for earth-shattering battles; a cunning fox could take a life with a casual swipe.

Lin Guanhuo silently looked at the pile of bones, feeling no fear, only sorrow.

Weakness is the original sin.

What if he had been the one scratched today?

He took a deep breath, turned, and went to the stables to get an old horse and hitch it to a flatbed cart.

Disregarding Zhao Sihai's earlier warning, he silently shoveled the pile of bones onto the cart with a spade.

Then he drove the cart towards the mass grave behind the mountain.

Lin Guanhuo hastily dug a pit and buried Zhou Kai's bones, not even having time to erect a tombstone.

He simply placed a large rock on top to prevent wild dogs from digging them up.

"Brother Zhou, rest in peace."

After finishing, Lin Guanhuo drove the cart back to the Miscellaneous Room courtyard, it was already late at night.

He couldn't sleep.

The tragic scene of Zhou Kai's death kept replaying in his mind.

"Human lives are like grass..."

Lin Guanhuo murmured softly.

In this world where demons and monsters roamed and the strong preyed on the weak, ordinary people were like fish on a chopping block.

Today it was Zhou Kai, tomorrow it could be himself.

He clenched his fist, making a decision!

"I must become stronger."

"Only by practicing martial arts can I live a decent life in these chaotic times!"

Lin Guanhuo took a deep breath.

He took out the Precept Breaking Saber Art, which he had salvaged from dead skin, from his embrace.

As soon as he opened the first page, an inexplicable chill shot into his mind through his fingertips.

[Buzz--]

Sensing this, Lin Guanhuo was startled!

Having read countless web novels, he knew what this scene meant!

Three months after transmigrating, his golden finger had finally arrived??

Then, he saw translucent text appearing before his eyes.

[Name: Lin Guanhuo]
[Realm: Mortal (Qi and Blood Deficient)]
[Martial Arts: Precept Breaking Saber Art (Uninitiated)]
[Current Lifespan: 3 Years (Originally 29 Years)]
[Status: Cursed by a fox spirit, lifespan rapidly draining]
[Current Draw Sword Count: 0]

Lin Guanhuo's pupils contracted sharply.

Lifespan... only three years left?!

He suddenly remembered the fox in Widow Sun's courtyard, the one that had killed Zhou Kai!

"So... I was also affected... something unclean has latched onto me..."

"But... what does the Draw Sword count on the System mean?"

Lin Guanhuo was a little confused about the sudden appearance of his golden finger.

But soon, his doubts vanished.

Because he saw another line of explanation below the panel:

[Each Draw Sword is a decisive blow honed in desperation, capable of greatly increasing martial arts proficiency. Simultaneously, you can consume your lifespan to exchange for "Draw Sword Count."]

[Acquired ability "Soul Capture". When you kill ordinary demons and monsters, you can extract "Draw Sword Count". When killing high-level demons and monsters, you can extract their divine abilities.]

[Note: Draw Sword Count cannot be converted back to lifespan. Only through continuous killing, with the lives of myriad spirits, can an immortal golden body be forged.]

Lin Guanhuo read it over several times and finally understood. Wasn't this just the pay-to-win tactic from online games?

No, it was pay-to-live!

Using his own life to practice the saber, and using the lives of demons and monsters to practice the saber.

If he didn't kill, he would wait for death.

If he killed, he could become stronger!

[Detected martial art: Precept Breaking Saber Art, First Rank martial art]

[Description: Buddhist saber art. Suddenly enlightened today, the killing precepts are fully opened, severing all falsehoods.]

[Contains sixteen layers. The first eight layers are "Eight Basic Saber Forms," and the latter eight layers are "Consecutive Killing Moves." Reaching great mastery allows one to slay demons and monsters, and break through falsehoods.]

[Tip: Would you like to spend 100 Draw Sword uses to comprehend this martial skill?]

[Current Draw Sword uses insufficient. You can spend 1 year of lifespan to exchange for 100 Draw Sword uses.]

Lin Guanhuo looked at the remaining "three years and two months" of lifespan on the panel and didn't hesitate at all.

"Exchange! Comprehend!"

His life was already on the line, why care about one more year? If he couldn't walk the path of a martial artist, death was his only destiny.

He didn't want to die easily.

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It's just that before, in another world, he paid with money.

Now it had become paying with his life...

[Lifespan consumed: 1 year.]

[Draw Sword uses obtained: 100 uses]

[Consuming 100 Draw Sword uses, beginning comprehension of Precept Breaking Saber Art...]

A massive stream of information instantly flooded his mind.

Countless saber-wielding scenes flashed before his eyes.

The previously obscure and difficult-to-understand moves now felt like his innate memory.

Not only that, but his body also changed. His muscles and bones emitted bursts of sound, as if developing muscle memory.

One hour...

Two hours...

Three hours.

An entire night passed. The next morning, a faint coolness already touched the sky.

At this moment, Lin Guanhuo slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at the system interface.

[Comprehension successful]

[Precept Breaking Saber Art: First Layer of Basic Saber Forms (0%)]

[Remaining lifespan: 2 years and 2 months]

[Remaining Draw Sword uses: 0 uses]

Although his lifespan had decreased again, Lin Guanhuo felt an unprecedented surge of power coursing through his body.

He rolled out of bed and went to the open space in the backyard.

He tightly gripped the long saber in his hand.

Then!!

Whoosh!!

The saber was drawn from its sheath.

It was no longer the unskillful hacking of before!

This time, the saber in Lin Guanhuo's hand slashed out fiercely!

Screech!

With one strike, several stone bricks in front of Lin Guanhuo were directly split in two, sending stone fragments flying.

Yet, the saber itself remained smooth and intact!

Clearly, the enhancement from the saber art had allowed this ordinary long saber to unleash power it didn't originally possess.

"This is... saber art."

A glint of joy flashed in Lin Guanhuo's eyes. Although it was only the most basic first level, he could clearly feel that his power application techniques and sword-drawing speed had become sharper than before.

Now, even though he hadn't officially joined the ranks of martial artists, he was more than capable of defeating two or three of his past selves.

"If I can keep practicing day after day... I can become a martial artist too!"

Hope ignited in Lin Guanhuo's heart.

As far as he knew.

In the path of martial arts, physique comes first.

Only by tempering the physical body to the extreme can one achieve success through a hundred refinements and become a true martial artist.

Otherwise, no matter how many thousands of refinements, it would only be a superficial display, making it difficult to enter the great realm of martial arts.

Legend has it that when the physical body is cultivated to its extreme, and the muscles are tensed, the skin will take on a bronze-like hue.

Presenting the appearance of Copper Skin!

That is the first realm of martial arts, Body Tempering.

As long as one becomes a Body Tempering Realm martial artist, even if it's just the lowest-ranking first grade.

They could secure a formal position as a bailiff in the government office, eat their fill every meal, and even receive some reward money.

Thinking of this, Lin Guanhuo's heart burned with passion, and he silently instructed the System, "Continue to exchange for Draw Sword attempts!"

However, a cold prompt instantly extinguished his enthusiasm:

[Warning: Lifespan minimum limit of two years reached, cannot perform exchange.]

"Damn it..."

Lin Guanhuo cursed inwardly.

It seemed this System also had a protective mechanism, preventing him from "paying to die."

Since he couldn't exchange for more attempts, he could only rely on his own practice!

He gripped his long saber, stood under the moonlight, and began to draw and swing his sword, again and again.

"Hah!"

"Hya!"

However, reality soon slapped him hard.

This body had long been malnourished. After just a few swings, he felt his arms go weak, and his vision blurred.

"No... the food in the Miscellaneous Room is too poor."

Lin Guanhuo had to stop, supporting his knees as he gasped for air.

Drinking thin porridge and eating black steamed buns every day, the meager energy was only enough to sustain life, and certainly not enough to support the high-intensity consumption of practicing martial arts.

"I need to find a way to get money, to get meat to eat."

Lin Guanhuo reluctantly sheathed his saber and slowly left the courtyard.

(Some people are curious about the System's specific functions. Draw Sword is just the most basic. The main point is the subsequent extraction of divine abilities. The earlier upgrades were against some minor demons. When the demons and monsters become stronger later, the System's effects will become apparent, and it can even extract 'immortality'.)