That Streak of Golden Bone!

Fifty li north of Qingzhou City.

Within a five-li radius of Red Maple Forest sat seven or eight White Wall Red Pillar Black Tile Halls. In the leftmost side hall, a young man in luxurious robes sat cross-legged on a bed, the Divine Wheel behind him flickering unsteadily as if about to fade.

His face was pale, his chest wrapped in white cloth stained with blood, and frost covered his brows, making them look white from a distance.

"Ahhh~! Damn it! How could that bitch have such terrifying cold energy?"

Situ Rui's teeth chattered from the cold. He continuously cycled his sect's techniques to circulate his Qi and blood, trying to expel the cold force Nangong Wan'er had invaded him with, but the icy saber energy had turned into countless rice-grain-sized ice blades flowing through his meridians, rooted deep and impossible to remove!

Even his Divine Wheel showed signs of collapsing under this dreadful icy saber energy!

"Father, you must hurry here!"

Situ Rui stared out the window, muttering to himself. Fear gripped his heart—if his Divine Wheel collapsed and the Divine Seed coalescing within him was affected, his future cultivation would struggle to advance!

He had already sent word to the Divine Saber Sect. As long as his father arrived, he could surely expel this cold saber energy!

"No, that bitch doesn't have such freezing saber energy. It must be that blade... the one that bastard gave her!"

"Filthy dog! Once my injuries heal, I'll make you regret ever being born!" Situ Rui's eyes flashed with venom as he thought of the young man in the tavern who had handed Nangong Wan'er that blade.

If not for that dog giving Nangong Wan'er that strange saber, he wouldn't have been defeated by her!

And the Startling Swan Saber wouldn't have snapped!

Ten li outside Qingzhou City, Hualing Village.

[Alchemy Skill First Grade (Great Accomplishment)]

[Simplified: Refine pills ten thousand times, concoct one Dragon Blood Pill, mastery can advance to Perfection]

In the kitchen of a brick-and-tiled house behind the village, Qin Shuang sat cross-legged. Two lines of text appeared in his mind.

Before him stood a Three-Legged Double-Eared Bronze Alchemy Furnace, its surface etched with a Yin-Yang Fish Pattern.

To the left of the furnace, a porcelain plate held five pale red Tiger Blood Pills, exuding a rich medicinal aroma. Qin Shuang had rented the furnace and also bought several sets of ingredients for the Tiger Blood Pill—tiger bones and blood were readily available.

With his proficient-level First Grade alchemy experience and insight, the first batch of Tiger Blood Pills succeeded. Though only five pills, it completed the task of advancing First Grade Alchemy to Great Accomplishment.

"First Grade Alchemy is at Great Accomplishment now."

"Time to start refining the White Jade Golden Pattern Python's essence blood."

Qin Shuang absorbed the experience and techniques of First Grade Alchemy at Great Accomplishment that surfaced in his mind, satisfaction gleaming in his eyes.

He drew the Yellow Springs Saber, sliced open the White Jade Golden Pattern Python's belly, and peeled off the white dragon-scaled hide. From the remaining flesh, he cut some to begin refining essence blood. He had the two Golden Tiger Martial Arts School disciples use the Yellow Springs Saber to cut the rest of the python meat into small pieces for easier extraction.

The remaining disciple tended the furnace fire.

With his Great Accomplishment First Grade Alchemy, Qin Shuang used the furnace to start refining the White Jade Golden Pattern Python's essence blood.

His speed was swift—within an hour, he had extracted a large bowl of brown, paste-like Qi and Blood Essence. He didn't consume it immediately but set it aside to cool and continued refining.

"Hey-ha! Hey-ha!"

"Hey-ha!"

At eight in the evening, Hualing Village suddenly came alive. Qin Shuang had just finished refining a batch of essence blood when he looked out the window and saw Liu Hao and Jin Yang leading ten martial arts school disciples and over forty strong laborers from the village, carrying back seven tiger carcasses.

"Young Master, we brought back seven. The Flying Eagle Gang picked up two of the other three, and the Green Wolf Gang took one. The Flying Eagle Gang tried to rob us, but I wounded them. They said they'd make us spit out all the tigers!"

Jin Yang came before Qin Shuang, cupping his fists respectfully.

"Good work. I'll handle the Flying Eagle Gang. Let's have a tiger feast tonight to reward everyone."

Qin Shuang looked at Jin Yang and the others, satisfaction in his eyes.

It was thanks to Jin Yang and Liu Hao that these tigers hadn't been lost.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Jin Yang cupped his fists respectfully and went off with Liu Hao to make arrangements.

They knew in their hearts that Young Master Qin, who had killed such a terrifying White Jade Golden Pattern Python, surely had no fear of the Flying Eagle Gang.

Qin Shuang returned to his room and continued refining the White Jade Golden Pattern Python's essence blood. As he grew more skilled, he could produce a bowl in half an hour!

Three in the morning.

"Finally finished refining!"

Qin Shuang stood up, looking at the eighteen bowls of White Python Qi and Blood Essence before him, satisfaction in his eyes. He kept only some flesh for refining the Dragon Blood Pill and turned the rest into essence blood.

Though it was already three in the morning, He felt energized, with no desire to sleep.

"First, I'll consume all this White Jade Golden Pattern Python essence blood!"

Qin Shuang's eyes gleamed with anticipation. He turned to Chen Wang, the martial arts school disciple who had been assisting. "Chen Wang, you've worked hard. Go rest!"

"Yes, Young Master!"

Chen Wang clasped his fists to Qin Shuang, turned, and left.

[Step on Grass +1 time!]

Once Chen Wang had left, Qin Shuang closed the door, took out the green grass from the soles of his shoes, and replaced it with fresh grass. Immediately, another prompt popped up in his mind.

Qin Shuang picked up a bowl of White Jade Golden Pattern Python's essence blood, tilted his head back, and drank half of it.

"Boom!"

As the White Jade Golden Pattern Python's Qi and Blood Essence went down his stomach, Qin Shuang only felt a terrifying heat burst outward from his Stomach Pouch, flowing along his Meridians and spreading throughout his body. At this moment, he felt as if he were about to explode, with Qi and Blood surging violently within him!

Qin Shuang immediately sat cross-legged and activated the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill. The moment he began to circulate it, he discovered that the vast Qi and Blood inside him was being channeled by the skill, continuously irrigating the bones throughout his body, which absorbed it.

The speed was extremely fast!

"No wonder it's the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill!"

"No wonder those geniuses from the sects cultivate so quickly!"

Qin Shuang found that as he circulated the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill, the feeling of imminent explosion instantly eased, and he couldn't help but sigh with admiration.

The geniuses of those sects had the best techniques, no shortage of resources, and a starting point for cultivation that was simply different!

But.

Qin Shuang had confidence in himself. In the end, he would be able to crush those Holy Maidens, Buddha Sons, Demonesses, and Crown Princes!

Because he had the Simplification System!

Any technique could be simplified!

Qin Shuang continuously circulated the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill. The Qi and Blood of the White Jade Golden Pattern Python within him was transformed into his own Qi and Blood, and under his conscious control, it continuously irrigated the bones throughout his body!

He could clearly feel that the 206 bones inside him were gradually growing stronger, harder, and shimmering with a faint red glow.

At this moment.

Across from the tiled house, inside another tiled house, Liu Hao and Jin Yang stood by the window, looking at the tiled house where Qin Shuang was cultivating, a deep shock evident in their eyes.

Right now, in the eyes of the two, the room where Qin Shuang was cultivating emitted a blood-red light over three meters high, like a massive Qi and Blood Furnace!

Waves of heat radiated outward!

Giving them the feeling of a scorching summer day!

"As expected of the Young Master. So young, and he's already reached the realm of the Qi and Blood Furnace!"

Liu Hao stared at the tiled house where Qin Shuang was cultivating, deep awe in his eyes.

After all.

He was seven or eight years older than Qin Shuang, yet his strength was still far from reaching Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke. Compared to Qin Shuang, he was nothing but a firefly against the bright moon!

"You're still young. In the future, you might still achieve the Qi and Blood Furnace. But as for me, your Martial Aunt... I've truly wasted all these years!!"

Jin Yang sighed.

He had trained hard in the Fierce Tiger Fist for nearly fifty years, and he was still at the Bone Forging Realm with Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke. In this lifetime, he didn't know if he would ever have the hope of stepping into the Marrow Jade Realm.

Time passed.

The next day, at five in the afternoon.

Around the tiled house, the room emitted a blood-red light over six meters high, like a massive furnace.

Inside the room, Qin Shuang sat cross-legged, his entire body flushed red. In front of him were eighteen empty bowls. He hadn't wasted a single bit of Qi and Blood Essence, almost licking the bowls clean.

Qin Shuang was still circulating the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill, converting the Qi and Blood Essence of the White Jade Golden Pattern Python into Qi and Blood, irrigating the bones in his body.

Suddenly, Qin Shuang felt his body tremble. A faint golden light flickered from a bone between his Danzhong Acupoint and Zhongting Acupoint in his chest!

"Oh? Absorbing the Qi and Blood Essence of one White Jade Golden Pattern Python has irrigated a small piece of golden bone?"

Qin Shuang saw that fingernail-sized patch of Golden Light on his chest, and his eyes lit up, his breathing turning rapid!

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