Banquet

"Constantly taking herbal medicine will gradually build up drug resistance in the body, but secret arts have no such thing as drug resistance."

While refining the Blood Burning Secret Art, Li Pin embraced his Dan to nurture himself.

Relying on precise control over his own changes, his Qi and Blood regulation after embracing Qi into Dan was not passive. Although he referenced the body refining part of embracing Dan from the Five Elements Body Refining Technique, the most crucial element was his own feedback.

As long as he ensured no negative damage was inflicted, he would proceed with the highest efficiency.

In just two days, his Qi and Blood had increased to 31.04, a speed that could not be called slow.

"At this rate, in a month... or at the latest, a month and a half, my Qi and Blood will reach 34, two to three times faster than anticipated."

Li Pin thought to himself.

Being able to precisely control his own state and guide his cultivation in the right direction allowed him to waste not a single moment and avoid almost any detours.

Under such circumstances, the physical tempering time that normally took ordinary people three to five months was significantly compressed by him.

"Jingle bells!"

At this moment, Li Pin's phone rang.

As he answered the call, Fang Lingjue's voice quickly came through, "Today is Master Cao's birthday, it's time to go."

"I'll be right down."

Li Pin replied.

Cao Tianyou was celebrating his sixty-sixth birthday. Although not a major milestone, the Gang Refining Grandmaster intended to make it a grand affair, and naturally, many were invited.

Fang Lingjue, as one of the rare Embrace Dan masters in Canglong City's martial arts circle, was among the invitees. They had agreed to go together at noon.

As he went downstairs and watched by the entrance for a while, he only came to a luxurious and imposing golden Phantom sedan parked by the roadside when he heard Fang Lingjue's voice.

At this moment, people were secretly taking photos by the car.

A woman who looked quite refined was bantering with Fang Lingjue about something.

Seeing Li Pin approach, Fang Lingjue said, "Look, my boss is here."

The woman glanced at Li Pin with surprise, her eyes seeming to brighten even more.

Before she could step forward to say anything, Li Pin had already opened the car door and gotten in, "What were you talking about?"

"Young girls nowadays are really bold."

Fang Lingjue didn't elaborate and quickly started the car.

Li Pin didn't dwell on the topic either, "Changed cars? Not the previous Swift anymore?"

He added with a smile, "I've never ridden in a luxury car of this caliber in my life, I'm benefiting from your company."

"You have thirty million in your account, a car worth a couple of million, you can buy one whenever you want."

Fang Lingjue said, "Today, Master Cao has invited people of status and influence. We can't go without a better car."

"That's thanks to you picking me up. Otherwise, I was planning to ride my bike there, and I might not even get past the entrance."

Li Pin said.

He actually had the idea of buying a car.

It felt a bit awkward to always rely on Fang Yubai and Fang Lingjue's cars.

He didn't need to buy a luxury car worth millions like Fang Lingjue; something decent for his current standing would suffice.

A Blue Horse X7 would be quite good.

"How could that be... After you signed that agreement with the Five Elements Sect, you've essentially become a co-leader of the Five Elements Sect for the next few years. I don't believe they haven't called to offer you a ride."

Fang Lingjue said.

Li Pin had indeed received a personal call from Qi Dongyuan yesterday, but he had already promised Fang Lingjue and naturally refused.

"Hiss!"

At this moment, the car suddenly braked hard and stopped abruptly.

If Li Pin hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been thrown forward and smashed into the air vent.

He looked ahead...

The road conditions were good, no accidents had occurred.

He then noticed Fang Lingjue staring intently at him. Although his hands were still on the steering wheel, he wasn't looking at the road, his face filled with disbelief.

"You... you've embraced Dan!?"

"Drive, stopping in the middle of the road can easily cause an accident."

Li Pin urged, adding, "Isn't it normal? I realized Dan Jin two months ago, and I've been refining it for a full two months, so it's natural that I've broken through."

"Two months..."

Fang Lingjue took a deep breath of the cold air from the car's air conditioning, "Twenty-two years old, embraced Dan, and without any guidance from a master beforehand..."

"Calm down."

Li Pin said, "As you said, I figured out how to reach peak Jin on my own without any master's guidance. Now that I have the Five Elements Body Refining Technique, the core inheritance of the Five Elements Sect, and your and Master Cao's experience with embracing Dan, it's reasonable that I've embraced Qi into Dan."

"Does this really make sense?"

"It makes perfect sense."

Li Pin gave an affirmative answer.

Looking at Li Pin's face, which was more than a decade younger than his own, Fang Lingjue suddenly felt like he had wasted most of his life cultivating.

Back then...

In the White Crane Style, he was considered a prodigy.

Although he couldn't compare to those senior disciples who were seen as inheritors of the art, he was still full of confidence, believing his future achievements wouldn't be any less.

But now...

He suddenly felt like the hind wave was pushing the front wave, and the front wave was dying on the beach.

Indeed, people's talents couldn't be judged by the same standard.

"Beep beep beep!"

At this moment, the sound of honking came from behind.

If Fang Lingjue hadn't been driving a golden Phantom and others had kept a safe distance, just him stopping in the middle of the road for so long would have likely caused someone to ram into him.

"Hoo."

After a while, Fang Lingjue started driving again.

It was then that he suddenly remembered that Li Pin, like him, was going to participate in the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Tournament.

Even though he had prior experience of killing a Cat Demon and the record of personally killing Wang Daoyi, those two situations were somewhat special, and Fang Lingjue hadn't taken them to heart.

But now...

He had achieved Embrace Dan.

Achieving Embrace Dan more than two months before the Martial Arts Tournament began.

Theoretically, people needed three to five months to condition their physique to the peak of the Embrace Dan realm, but facing a genius like Li Pin, who couldn't be measured by common sense...

Two months, that should be enough, right?

With his experience of three life-and-death battles, combined with a cultivation level of Embrace Dan similar to his own...

At that time...

He might actually have a chance to break into the top ten in Jiangzhou!?

And even compete with him for a spot in the national tournament!?

At this thought, his mind couldn't help but drift.

Unknowingly, the young man who had entered Changfeng Martial Hall just over four months ago, seemingly just looking for a job, had already grown to a level in martial arts cultivation that was no less than his own.

The car moved swiftly with the traffic.

Along the way, no one dared to cut in line or disrupt the driver's experience.

The vehicle soon arrived at the Xingyao International Center, where the Cao family was holding their birthday banquet.

Due to the existence of Star Gods and Star Refiners, most high-end establishments liked to use "Star" in their names.

Just like how for a period of time back in Taibai, everyone liked to adopt names with a Star Alliance style.

When Li Pin and Fang Lingjue arrived, there seemed to be quite a few people gathered at the entrance of the Xingyao International Center.

Among them were some young men and women holding signs and photos, waiting.

Li Pin glanced over.

It was An Youran's photo.

At this moment, he seemed to recall that Cao Tianyou had indeed invited a few local celebrities to perform for his birthday celebration.

While contemplating, the vehicle had already entered the hotel through another passage.

Here, Zhao Yuan, Qi Dongyuan, and several high-ranking members of the Five Elements Sect were already waiting.