Attributes

Li Pin did not heed Zhao Yuan's advice to stay in Jiangzhou City.

After buying a house and arranging for renovations, he returned to Canglong City.

It wasn't that he didn't care about his own safety, but rather that he believed running away was never the best way to solve problems.

However, since the Five Elements Sect claimed they could handle the trouble with Xiang Yi's team, he couldn't exactly overstep.

"Ring ring!"

A phone call woke Li Pin from his sleep.

He opened his eyes and picked up his phone.

9:41.

"So late?"

He had made some progress practicing his visualization technique last night. Through extreme observation, he could tell that his Spirit stat had increased, so he had continued visualizing for a bit longer.

And now he had slept in until this hour?

Li Pin answered the call, and Li Yunyao's voice quickly came through, "Brother, we're here!"

"Huh? You're here already?"

Li Pin asked.

In recent months, Li Yunyao and Lin Xiaolu had been visiting Canglong City every Saturday and Sunday, allowing Li Pin to adjust their training plans based on their martial arts progress.

"Yes, yes! We'll be downstairs at the apartment building in about ten minutes. Brother, did you just wake up? Should we bring you breakfast?"

"Okay, no need. I'll come down in a bit."

Li Pin said, hanging up the phone.

He glanced at the date displayed on his phone.

April 16th, Saturday.

"There's less than half a month left until the Jiangzhou Grand Competition officially begins," Li Pin murmured.

At the same time, he briefly sensed his own condition.

[Qi and Blood: 33.41], [Vital Energy: 27.55]

[Gang Jin: 107/143]

[Innate Qi Nourishing Technique: Qi Nourishing Chapter: 64/102]

[Blood Burning Secret Art: 29.41%]

"That's about it."

It had been over a month since he entered Embrace Dan, and his physical strength had improved.

After continuous improvements over this period, the Blood Burning Secret Art's effectiveness now rivaled that of consuming Blood Burning Powder.

Although the side effects hadn't completely disappeared, they had been greatly reduced.

"Thanks to the nearly one million in funding invested over the past month and the nourishment from medicinal ingredients, the Innate Qi Nourishing Technique has made great progress. After the Jiangzhou Grand Competition ends, I should be able to enter the Foundation Establishment Chapter."

Li Pin paused for a moment, focusing on the "Vital Energy" stat.

He then recalled the strangeness he experienced during his visualization last night.

He could already grasp the increase in his Spirit stat.

Of course...

The efficiency was very low.

"Martial arts cultivation in this world is, to some extent, very scientific. Stats like Qi and Blood and physical strength were summarized through countless trials by research departments. However, while Qi and Blood and physical strength are easy to measure, Spirit and willpower are too ethereal. The stats fluctuate greatly depending on one's state of mind."

Li Pin had gathered relevant information. "Back then, scientists proposed imitating the martial arts Qi and Blood values to collect Spirit stats. But after tens of thousands of trials, the results were too inconsistent. After spending hundreds of billions, countries still haven't established an authoritative standard."

Without sufficient numerical references, he had to use himself as a benchmark for measurement.

"Taking my state before visualization as the standard, defined as 10, after this period of accumulation..."

Li Pin quickly summarized a new attribute.

[Spirit: 10.53]

Perceiving these numbers, he nodded with satisfaction.

"The attribute panel is just so clear and concise."

He then quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face.

After he had tidied himself up a bit, the doorbell rang.

Li Pin opened the door, and Li Yunyao, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, exuding youthful energy, jumped inside.

Behind her was Lin Xiaolu, who looked like she had grown a bit taller.

After a few months of martial arts training, both of them had undergone significant changes in their spirit, qi, and blood.

Coupled with their young age, at first glance, they both exuded a sunny, refreshing aura.

"You're here?"

Li Pin said, "Then let's get some exercise."

"Brother, you just woke up, can you do it? Will you be too tired to have any strength later?"

Li Yunyao asked.

"Let me check how much strength your training progress can utilize."

Li Pin said speechlessly.

"Okay!"

Li Yunyao immediately walked into the quiet room and performed a set of boxing in front of Li Pin.

Her practice had already reached a considerable level. Her two ponytails flew around, radiating youthful energy, making for a pleasing sight.

Li Pin occasionally reached out to sense her movements, correcting her cultivation.

After guiding Li Yunyao, he turned to Lin Xiaolu.

Lin Xiaolu's progress was much faster than Li Yunyao's; she had already touched the threshold of Force.

However...

After watching for a moment, he paused.

Lin Xiaolu's balance...

He glanced at her chest and after a while said, "Are you really planning to continue down the path of martial arts? Your aptitude is good, but some conditions will limit your initial growth."

"Mm."

Lin Xiaolu nodded. "Before... I was very afraid of talking to people. I would get nervous when people got close to me, but after I started practicing martial arts, I feel... a little better."

"Is that so?"

Li Pin didn't say much more, only adding, "Then drink less milk."

Lin Xiaolu quickly understood what he meant, and her small face immediately filled with shyness.

Li Yunyao immediately burst into laughter, "Hahaha, I told you, Xiaolu, your conditions aren't good and you're not suited for martial arts. The future martial arts world will rely on me, Li Yunyao, to protect it!"

Then she turned to Li Pin, "Brother, what about me? Are my conditions okay?"

Li Pin glanced at her and calmly nodded, "You're fine."

"I knew it."

Li Yunyao was a little smug.

But after a moment of pride, she seemed to recall something. The "conditions" Li Pin mentioned earlier seemed to refer to...

Her smug smile froze.

Then she looked down at the small white shoes she was wearing, and then at Lin Xiaolu...

She immediately felt dejected.

At this moment, she really didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"Xiaolu should be able to cultivate Force this month. As for you... next month should be about the same. Last month I went to Jiangzhou City and asked someone about Jiangzhou University's admission policies. As long as you two cultivate Force, you can get into the school if your exam score is above 400."

Li Pin said.

"400 points!?"

Li Yunyao's eyes widened. "That many!?"

"?"

Li Pin glanced at her. "Isn't that equivalent to the passing score of the total marks?"

"But... but do you know how hard it is to pass?"

"You can't score that?"

Li Pin frowned.

Although he wouldn't be able to score that if he took the exam himself, but...

"Li Pin" had scored over 600 points!

"I... I..."

"Trash."

"You... you don't bully the poor maiden..."

Li Yunyao said indignantly.

"You are indeed very poor."

Li Pin nodded.

Li Yunyao was indeed a bit of a handful. He had no idea how she would support herself once she entered society...

After a moment, he glanced at Li Yunyao, whose expression, even when angry, was so cute he wanted to pinch her cheeks...

Perhaps...

Maybe...

She would be like Li Yunyan and not have to worry about this problem.

For a moment, Li Pin couldn't help but reach out and pinch her fair, flawless, almost unfairly perfect face. "Alright, I'll figure something out, but you still need to try your best on the exams."

"Brother Li?"

At this moment, a voice came from outside. "The door wasn't closed, so I..."

Immediately after, Liu Yingying walked in, carrying some medicinal herbs.

However, when she saw the intimate interaction between Li Pin and Li Yunyao, her nose suddenly felt a sting, and she lowered her head.

"I'm sorry... I came at the wrong time."

"No, you came at the perfect time."

Li Pin stepped forward. "You can help me by boiling the new herbs I bought. I need to give them to Yaoyao and Xiaolu."