Embrace Dan

After signing the agreement, Zhao Yuan and Qi Dongyuan enthusiastically invited Li Pin to visit. Considering Fang Lingjue's mood at the moment, Li Pin declined.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuan had to settle for second best, inviting Li Pin to attend Sect Master Cao Tianyou's sixty-sixth birthday celebration in half a month.

Cao Zuoqiu had already been buried.

The Five Elements Sect had lost an Embrace Dan practitioner and several masters of Gang Refining under Wang Daoyi's hand. This was likely to give the martial arts powers in Canglong City some unwarranted ideas.

To demonstrate that the Five Elements Sect still held influence in Canglong City, they planned to make a grand event of Cao Tianyou's sixty-sixth birthday, inviting guests from all walks of life.

Considering that the box contained Cao Tianyou's personal writings on Embrace Dan experience and Gang Refining insights, Li Pin couldn't refuse this birthday celebration and agreed.

When Li Pin escorted Zhao Yuan and Qi Dongyuan to the elevator and returned to his office, Fang Lingjue said with some emotion, "Looking at you, I feel like I'm seeing a rising sun. In the 17th, or at most the 18th martial arts competition, you'll likely be at your peak, illuminating Jiangzhou and casting your radiance over all the young martial artists."

"I've also registered for this competition. Master Fang, do you feel any pressure?"

Li Pin teased with a smile.

"Haha, ridiculous! I, Fang Lingjue, am at least a top ten contender in this year's Jiangzhou Martial Arts Competition, even with a chance to break into the top ten and be invited to the national competition. As for you... your future will undoubtedly be brilliant, but if you want to overshadow me, wait a dozen more years!"

Fang Lingjue roared with laughter.

After all...

This was his last Jiangzhou Martial Arts Competition in the youth division.

From now on, if he were to participate again, it would be in the adult division.

And Li Pin, at twenty-two years old, still had more than ten years before reaching the adult division.

Li Pin smiled and said nothing more.

After a brief chat, he returned to his apartment and eagerly opened the Five Qi Towards Origin Method.

The Viscera Refining Secret Method.

Even in this world where martial arts flourished, it was considered precious.

Many cultivation methods might contain sections on Gang Refining, but how to nourish and temper the internal organs was invariably a secret passed down within lineages.

Only the most core disciples were taught it.

Years ago, a Martial Saint had pushed for the Taibai Kingdom to legislate protection for Gang Refining methods, preventing them from being leaked or stolen.

The reason given was that without a proper Viscera Refining Secret Method, rashly practicing Gang Refining could damage a martial artist's internal organs while producing Gang Jin, thus ruining their future and hindering the development of the martial arts world.

Although this bill did not pass, the Martial Saint later narrowed the scope to Viscera Refining Secret Methods, which then passed.

This point alone demonstrated the preciousness of Viscera Refining Secret Methods.

If a sect had to go through the formal procedures of the Martial Arts Association and obtain permission to deal with a martial artist who stole their Gang Refining method, then, upon discovering someone stealing their Viscera Refining Secret Method, the sect's experts could directly kill the thief and be protected by law.

Their deaths would be in vain.

This highlighted the value of Viscera Refining Secret Methods.

"The Five Elements Sect's Viscera Refining method focuses on nourishing and tempering the five elements and five qi... When I first read the Five Elements Body Refining Technique, I felt it was incomplete. Now it seems it was missing the Five Qi Towards Origin Method part."

Li Pin flipped through it and mused, "So Wang Daoyi, because he didn't obtain the Five Qi Towards Origin Method, had to settle for the Three Flavors Heart Refining Method, which he obtained from an unknown source, to strengthen his internal organs. However, due to the incompatible methods, although he integrated his entire body's power through the resonance of his internal organs to achieve Five Elements Unity, he also suffered severe internal injuries and has since been reluctant to use it."

He took out the Three Flavors Heart Refining Method and compared it with the Five Qi Towards Origin Method.

Compared to the intense and domineering nature of the Three Flavors Heart Refining Method, the Five Qi Towards Origin Method was clearly much more balanced and peaceful.

The two...

One was like the demonic path, the other like the righteous path.

"The Three Flavors Heart Refining Method ignites the divine fire, essence fire, and qi fire to temper the internal organs, making it more efficient, but the burning of the three flavors heart fire causes great damage to oneself..."

He thought of Wang Daoyi's age.

Around forty-five, although past his peak, he was still some distance from a decline in his condition.

His hurried arrival in Canglong City to seek revenge on the Five Elements Sect at this time...

"It must be that the Three Flavors Heart Refining Method caused problems, leading to a much earlier decline in his condition than other martial artists."

Li Pin's gaze swept over the intense and domineering Three Flavors Heart Refining Method, then shifted to the balanced and peaceful Five Qi Towards Origin Method...

Although the Five Qi Towards Origin Method was safe, its Viscera Refining was too slow.

The Three Flavors Heart Refining Method...

He wondered if his Innate Qi Nourishing Technique could withstand it.

Alternatively, he could try to balance the two Viscera Refining Secret Methods.

With the Innate Qi Nourishing Technique as a foundation, coupled with his meticulous control over his own condition, he could stop at any time if problems arose. Finding the most suitable Viscera Refining method would simply be a matter of time.

"Embrace Qi into Dan, nourishing oneself with a state of unified and rounded Qi and Blood. If one trains diligently during this time, their Qi and Blood and physique can reach their peak in three to five months, reaching a level of 33 or 34. The next step would be to begin Viscera Refining."

From this perspective, Viscera Refining was not far off after Embrace Dan.

Or rather, after completing the Embrace Dan stage, one would embark on the path of Gang Refining.

When the internal organs became strong enough to support the output of Gang Jin, one would be a Gang Jin Grandmaster, eligible to apply for a Senior Title and be honored as a Grandmaster.

Once the power penetrates from the outside to the inside, reaching the lungs, viscera, marrow, and bones, one can easily achieve a Senior Title.

Li Pin carefully studied for several days.

Gang Refining, and Gang Jin, no longer seemed like myths and legends in his eyes as they had in his previous life, but were presented to him as tangible realities.

Sensing his current physical state, Li Pin's mind stirred.

[Gang Refining: 1/1846]

"Although I can't even unleash Gang Jin yet, at least I see hope, and... Embrace Dan..."

Li Pin moved his body and threw a punch.

"Rumble!"

The void trembled.

The quiet room, about twenty square meters in size, emitted a dull, heavy sound.

The entire floor vibrated slightly.

It was like a heavy truck revving its engine had just passed by outside.

[Dan Jin +1]

This time, he barely visualized any of the eight fierce beasts like the Tao Wu, Teng Snake, or Li Dragon, yet the fist energy he unleashed still reached the level of a Dan Jin explosion.

"Soon."

Li Pin calmed his mind again and began studying the Five Elements Body Refining Technique, as well as the Embrace Dan insights of Cao Tianyou and Fang Lingjue.

Thirteen days later.

Changfeng Martial Hall.

After Li Pin completed a set of the Mysterious Gate of Profound Yin practice, his Qi and Blood surged within him without him actively activating Dan Jin.

This anomaly made him instantly realize something.

His mind stirred.

The Qi and Blood throughout his body rapidly condensed towards a specific point within him.

There was no danger.

Nor was there any earth-shattering event.

He simply maintained the Mysterious Gate of Profound Yin practice, guiding his Qi and Blood in the way he had understood during this time.

In less than half an hour, all the Qi and Blood he could control had condensed into a mass within his body, no longer leaking out.

He stood there casually, appearing perfectly round and complete, with no leakage around his body.

"Embrace Qi into Dan, it's done."