Cultivation Art, Azure Wood Art

"Thank you, Brother Liu!"

Passing through the crowd, Zhao Huaian stood behind Liu Bohu with a clear conscience and said his thanks.

Liu Bohu waved his hand dismissively, saying, "What's there to thank? Their aptitude isn't as good as ours, so their cultivation speed will definitely be slower than ours in the future. They should naturally make way for us."

As he spoke, Liu Bohu chuckled and brandished his fist, saying, "Besides, these scoundrels tried to put me in my place at noon today when there were many of them. Little do they know I've practiced martial arts since childhood. No matter how many of them there are, how can they be my match?"

"So that's how it is. Brother Liu is indeed skilled in martial arts."

Zhao Huaian nodded and praised Liu Bohu with a smile.

However, he inwardly shook his head, feeling that Liu Bohu was a bit too ostentatious, which might not be a good thing for him in the future.

Of course, good advice is hard to take. His relationship with Liu Bohu wasn't close enough for him to offer earnest advice.

Perhaps it was youthful exuberance, but upon hearing Zhao Huaian's praise, the smile on Liu Bohu's face grew even wider as he boasted about how he had defeated those people.

Zhao Huaian naturally agreed with a smile, nodding repeatedly. He only offered praise and no objections.

Before long, after the first dozen or so people had received their cultivation arts and resources, it was soon Liu Bohu and Zhao Huaian's turn.

"This is the Greenwood Sect's cultivation art, Azure Wood Art. Although it's only a beginner-level art, and every Greenwood Sect disciple receives a copy, it can still be cultivated to the peak Qi Refining realm.

Of course, if you earn a lot of Spirit Stones in the future, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion to purchase more advanced cultivation arts."

The person distributing the cultivation arts was a burly man who exuded a faint aura of heat, clearly a fire-attribute cultivator.

After handing the cultivation art to Zhao Huaian and Liu Bohu, the burly man took out four Low-grade Spirit Stones and two bottles of Grain Abstinence Pills from his Storage Bag.

"Each of you will receive two Low-grade Spirit Stones and one bottle of Grain Abstinence Pills, which contains twenty pills. One Grain Abstinence Pill can sustain you for three days without food, ensuring at least two months of survival. As for what happens after two months, you'll have to figure it out yourselves."

After handing them over to Zhao Huaian and Liu Bohu respectively, he impatiently waved his hand, "Alright, next!"

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Zhao Huaian and Liu Bohu exchanged glances, their faces filled with excitement as they left the line.

Clutching the Spirit Stones, Azure Wood Art, and Grain Abstinence Pills, they exchanged words of encouragement and then each hurried back to their rooms.

Upon returning to his room, Zhao Huaian no longer studied Medical Skill but quickly flipped through the Azure Wood Art.

Word by word flashed through his mind, and Zhao Huaian became engrossed in it.

The Azure Wood Art was only a few pages long, with not many characters on each page. In total, the Azure Wood Art had only about a thousand characters.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the entire Azure Wood Art was quickly memorized by Zhao Huaian.

As the entire Azure Wood Art was memorized by Zhao Huaian, a faint green light flickered within the Heavenly Book.

Sensing the anomaly within the Heavenly Tome, Zhao Huaian's spirit instantly jolted, and he became excited.

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly focused his mind, pouring all his attention into the Heavenly Tome in his mind.

The Heavenly Tome flickered with golden light, and lines of small text quickly appeared.

Name: Zhao Huaian

Lifespan: 15/98

Cultivation: None

Cultivation Art: Azure Wood Art (Beginner 0/100)

Skill: Medical Skill (Grandmaster 2933/3200), Flying Needles (Grandmaster 128/3200), Gentle Breeze Footwork (Great Accomplishment 1398/1600)

"As expected, the methods of immortal cultivation can also be absorbed by the Heavenly Tome. As long as I am diligent enough, I can improve my cultivation and Cultivation Art levels faster through Proficiency."

Looking at the panel displayed by the Heavenly Tome, Zhao Huaian's eyes lit up.

He was able to elevate his Medical Skill to the Grandmaster realm within a year. He believed that with diligent practice, the Azure Wood Art would not be slow to improve.

By then, as the level of the Azure Wood Art increased, would his speed of absorbing spiritual energy increase significantly?

Thinking this, Zhao Huaian became even more excited.

Without the slightest hesitation, he took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and immediately sat cross-legged. He closed his eyes tightly, carefully circulated the Azure Wood Art, and attempted to absorb the spiritual energy of the surrounding world.

As the Azure Wood Art circulated, wisps of spiritual energy quickly appeared within Zhao Huaian's body.

Sensing the appearance of spiritual energy in his body, Zhao Huaian was overjoyed and circulated the Azure Wood Art even more diligently.

"What? The entire Lin Family wiped out?"

At Green Wood Sect, in a courtyard.

Lin Zihao's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Chen Feifeng.

Chen Feifeng was one of the people in charge of the Green Wood Sect's recruitment of Outer Disciples this time.

Before this, he had asked the other to take care of the people from his Lin Family who were participating in the assessment.

Now, not only had no one from his Lin Family joined the Green Wood Sect, but the entire family had been exterminated.

Looking at the disbelieving Lin Zihao, Chen Feifeng nodded and sighed, "Junior Brother Lin, I had originally reserved a spot for someone from your Lin Family. However, I didn't wait for them by the time the assessment began. When I inquired about the youths from Wind Sand Island participating in the assessment, I learned that the Lin Family had been wiped out on the eve of their departure."

"This... has my Lin family offended anyone on Wind Sand Island? Don't they know I'm a cultivator from the Greenwood Sect?"

Lin Zihao's eyes widened, still unable to believe the news that his entire family had been wiped out overnight.

"I'm not too sure about that. I'm only asking a couple more questions for you out of consideration for the fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones you gave me. As for anything else..."

Chen Feifeng shook his head, indicating he didn't have detailed information.

"But... alas, thank you for the information, Senior Brother Chen!"

Lin Zihao's heart seethed with anger. He cupped his fists towards Chen Feifeng and then mounted a Flying Sword, speeding towards the Mission Hall.

Outer Disciples below the late Qi Refining stage were not allowed to leave the sect freely. If he wanted to go to Wind Sand Island to uncover the truth behind the Lin family's destruction, he had to go to the Mission Hall to accept an external mission.

"Damn it, mere mortals dare to harm my Lin Zihao's family? I will surely make them extinct."

"Ice Grass! Ice Grass! This is crucial for my breakthrough to Qi Refining Layer Seven. I must not let it fall into anyone else's hands!"

"Damn it, absolutely damn it!!!"

Lin Zihao's anger grew, and the speed of his Flying Sword increased.

However, it was unknown how much of his anger was for the lives of his family and how much was for the Ice Grass that was vital for his breakthrough to Qi Refining Layer Seven.

Time flowed by quietly.

Sunlight shone, and the snow melted.

Three days quickly passed.

Zhao Huaian sat cross-legged on his bed. As the Azure Wood Art circulated repeatedly, at a certain moment, strands of tiny spiritual energy within Zhao Huaian's body began to slowly gather and merge.

As these tiny strands of spiritual energy gathered and merged, a faint green light began to emanate from Zhao Huaian's body.

Soon, as this faint green light enveloped Zhao Huaian, the tiny strands of spiritual energy within his body quickly gathered and merged together.

"Qi Refining Layer One!"