Cultivation Methods

Less than two hours after Fang Lingjue, Liu Pingsheng, and Shanhu left,

Shanhu arrived at the apartment again with several batches of brewed medicinal herbs.

Liu Yingying had come with her.

The moment he saw her, Li Pin quickly thought of something.

"Doctor Liu..."

"He's my father."

As Liu Yingying spoke, she placed a bouquet of pale lilies by Li Pin's window. "Wishing you a speedy recovery."

"Thank you."

Li Pin thanked her.

"I'll explain exactly how to take these medicines. They're very expensive."

Liu Yingying said, "Each dose can be steeped three times and taken over one day. Take it once every three days..."

She explained every detail, speaking softly and patiently.

In truth, Li Pin did not need her introduction.

After taking the medicine and gradually experiencing its effects, he would naturally be able to discern its properties and how it should be combined.

After all, everyone's constitution was different.

Still, he could not very well refuse Liu Yingying's kindness.

After quite a while, Liu Yingying finished explaining.

Only then did Shanhu step forward.

Though her feelings were complicated, she no longer had any desire to compete with him.

People were different from one another.

She had accepted the fact that she was not a martial arts genius.

"While waiting for the medicine to brew, I looked up Wang Daoyi properly. He's a genuine Embrace Dan expert! And... he once joined a hunter squad. He hunted Cat Demons, mutant wolves, and even snowmen!"

Shanhu looked at Li Pin. "Now I understand why you signed that bet agreement with Hongri Apparel over placing in the top ten of the Jiangzhou Tournament. Maybe you really can do it."

"I'll take that as a good omen."

Li Pin smiled.

"When the time comes, I'll bring my friends to cheer you on. I'm looking forward to the day you shine brilliantly at the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Tournament."

Shanhu said.

Li Pin nodded slightly.

"You're injured. Do you need one of us to stay behind and look after you?"

Shanhu asked.

"No need. We're martial artists. An injury like this is nothing."

Li Pin said.

Shanhu secretly glanced at Liu Yingying and did not press the matter. "All right, then. Rest well. We'll bring your medicine again in three days."

"Thank you for the trouble."

Li Pin rose to see them off.

After the two women left, he circulated the Innate Qi Nourishing Technique and refined the medicinal potency of those herbs.

Very quickly, a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Life Vitality amplification rate: 618%?"

Sure enough, when it came to nourishing medicinal formulas, doctors who had dealt with the Martial World for years were the true professionals.

It was not that the formula Li Pin had obtained was poor. Rather, there were simply too few martial artists on Blue Star.

Many medicinal formulas had been prepared with ordinary people in mind.

Compared with the formula he had used previously, this one was somewhat less refined, but they were willing to use expensive ingredients.

Great strength produced miracles; naturally, the effect rose with the tide.

"Perhaps I can blend this world's nourishing formulas with those from Blue Star, draw on the strengths of both and make up for their weaknesses, then use my talent to synthesize a formula with even better effects."

Li Pin weighed the matter in his heart.

Medicine and martial arts were not separate fields.

Both involved deep research into the treasure trove that was the human body.

He did not mind devoting some of his energy to this area.

Or perhaps...

He could find someone to help?

With that thought in mind, Li Pin finished cultivating, then went to his desk and took out the two booklets he had obtained from Wang Daoyi.

One was the Five Elements Body Refining Technique he had sold on the black market.

The other was a secret technique for tempering the five viscera and six bowels, called the Three Flavors Heart Refining Method.

It should have been part of some Qi Condensation inheritance.

Naturally, Li Pin first opened the Five Elements Body Refining Technique.

Before long, he was thoroughly absorbed in it.

He had originally thought the Five Elements Body Refining Technique was merely an Embrace Dan method. Only when he truly read on did he discover that this cultivation method directly pointed toward Qi Condensation.

Moreover, its Qi Condensation portion was quite exquisite, as though it still had more to say.

"I forgot—wasn't Cao Tianyou a Qi Condensation expert? He made it into the top ten at the National Tournament. That was precisely why, when he returned to Canglong City bearing the title of one of the nation's ten greatest experts, the Five Elements Sect could rapidly develop into Canglong City's number one sect."

Li Pin thought.

A Qi Condensation inheritance!

If there were still rumors of Embrace Dan on Blue Star, then Qi Condensation...

Had already vanished without a trace.

He had only heard descriptions of that realm in certain martial arts texts and knew nothing whatsoever about how to reach it.

Yet now, this Five Elements Body Refining Technique had pointed him toward a clear path.

"What an unexpected delight!"

Li Pin was filled with satisfaction.

Over the next few days, he did not leave the house, studying the Five Elements Body Refining Technique so intently that he forgot food and sleep.

From time to time, he also took out the Dragon Form Fist he had bought for one hundred sixty thousand, pondering it and comprehending the Embrace Dan method contained within.

Coupled with his fight against Wang Daoyi, through which he had deeply experienced the circulation and release of qi and blood when the other man unleashed Dan Jin...

By the time his injuries had fully healed, Embrace Qi into Dan no longer held any mystery for him.

To put it more plainly, the experience points needed to advance into Embrace Dan had dropped drastically.

Changfeng Martial Hall.

When Li Pin returned to the martial hall, Xu Huan, Zhang Le, and the others all came over to greet him.

"Martial Master Li."

"Martial Master Li, you look full of vigor. I'm afraid you've already recovered completely?"

"Martial Master Li, when are you going to take the associate senior professional certification exam?"

Every coach wore a broad smile.

Even Yang Danqing set down his teacup, rose to his feet, and said with a smile, "Martial Master Li is here."

Li Pin responded to them one by one.

After killing the Cat Demon last time, he had already shown signs of becoming the second most important figure at Changfeng Martial Hall.

Now that word had spread within their circles that he had assisted the Five Elements Sect in killing Wang Daoyi, a genuine Embrace Dan martial master, no one could shake his status any longer.

Not even veteran Hua Jin practitioner Yang Danqing, who held a Level Three Martial Artist certificate, was an exception.

"Martial Master Li, I'll make you some tea."

Manager Su greeted him with a smile as well.

"No need. I brought water. Go attend to your work."

Li Pin lifted his thermos.

It contained a great quantity of nourishing medicinal herbs.

Some of those herbs were so precious that the water in that cup was worth several thousand.

He went directly to the testing area farther back.

After lightly loosening his muscles and bones,

he noticed that many of the coaches were watching in this direction, and smiled. "If you want to watch, then watch."

"Martial Master Li, are you going to practice unleashing Dan Jin?"

Xu Huan hurriedly came closer.

Li Pin nodded.

At once, Zhang Le and even Yang Danqing could no longer keep up appearances.

The opportunity to observe someone unleash Dan Jin was exceedingly rare.

Especially at such close range—it would be of enormous benefit to them in pondering the mysteries of Dan Jin.

Very quickly, the coaches all gathered around.

Li Pin did not hide anything. "If your qi, blood, and physique haven't reached 25 or above, then even if you understand the method of exerting Dan Jin, it's best not to attempt it. It will harm your body rather than benefit it..."

He explained the method for exerting Dan Jin.

After about ten minutes, he came before the testing machine. As his state of mind shifted, his body suddenly lunged forward...

Bang!

A violent shock rang out from in front of the testing machine.

Immediately afterward, an astonishing number appeared on the instrument, drawing wave after wave of exclamations.

After throwing that burst of Dan Jin, Li Pin felt his entire body lighten considerably.

Through his mental perception, he also obtained an exact figure.

[Embrace Dan: 101/119]