One Month, Qi Refining Layer 3!

Han Feng listened with extreme focus, occasionally posing a question or two to guide Han Li into recalling more details.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Han Feng wasn't stingy either.

Knowing that Han Li had recently been practicing some crude fist and foot techniques, he returned the favor by explaining his own understanding of martial arts in simple, accessible terms.

These theories incorporated his unique insights gained from adding points through the Attribute Panel.

Han Li listened, utterly captivated, feeling as though a door to a new world had opened before him.

When he left, Han Li pulled two porcelain bottles from his bosom and pressed them into Han Feng's hands—all pills refined from spiritual herbs grown in his "Hundred Herbs Garden."

"Thanks, Brother Er Leng."

Han Feng thanked him, took the pills, and quickly returned to his own courtyard.

Once back, he entered the deepest seclusion yet.

The courtyard gates were tightly shut, and Han Feng's figure never appeared in the sect again.

His daily life became the epitome of simplicity: aside from consuming pills, he repeatedly tried to sense the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth based on the experience he'd coaxed from Han Li, cultivating the Evergreen Art.

A month later.

Han Feng met with Han Li again and took another bottle of pills from him.

Back in his room, he swallowed the pills in one gulp and sat cross-legged.

This time, he paid no attention to the growth of his Attribute Points, immersing his entire mind in comprehending the Evergreen Art.

One night passed.

When the east began to pale with dawn, Han Feng's tightly shut eyes suddenly trembled slightly.

Success!

After consuming a mountain of pills and a month of bitter cultivation, he finally sensed the first wisp of thin gas within his body, utterly different from Internal Force.

Spiritual Energy!

He carefully guided this wisp of Spiritual Energy through his meridians in a full cycle, following the methods of the Evergreen Art.

Boom!

As if some barrier had shattered, more Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth began actively converging toward his body.

He immediately opened the Attribute Panel.

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[Cultivation Technique: Evergreen Skill (Layer 1)]

Success!

He had finally taken the first step into cultivation!

He checked his Attribute Points. After over a month of frantic pill consumption, the number had once again accumulated to an astonishing level.

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[Attribute Points: 50]

"Haha, success!"

Han Feng laughed wildly in his heart.

Time for Attribute Addition!

His mind frantically focused on the plus sign next to the Evergreen Art.

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[Ding! Consumed 25 Attribute Points. Evergreen Art upgraded to Layer 2!]

A surge of Spiritual Energy, several times greater than before, materialized out of nowhere in his dantian, instantly washing through his limbs and bones.

Not done yet!

Keep adding!

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[Ding! Consumed 25 Attribute Points. Evergreen Art upgraded to Layer 3!]

Boom!

Han Feng felt a thunderous roar in his mind. His entire body's meridians, bones, and flesh groaned under the strain of this even more immense Spiritual Energy's transformation.

He was immersed in a wondrous sensation of being reborn.

One month!

From nothing straight to Qi Refining Layer 3!

Such efficiency was simply heaven-defying!

For context, the Han Li of the original story, with his Pseudo Spiritual Root, had taken nearly four full years to reach Layer 3 of the Evergreen Art!

And he had covered that four-year path in a single month!

Moreover, during this month, the Positive Yang Force within him had also smoothly broken through its bottleneck.

Positive Yang Force, Layer 7!

First-rate Master!

Han Feng felt his five senses had grown much sharper.

His memory had been terrifyingly enhanced—he could now clearly recall the contents of many books he had read in his past life.

This was one of the benefits of cultivation!

Just as he was immersed in the joy of his surging power, a respectful announcement came from outside the door, delivered by a maidservant.

"Young Master, Young Master Li Feiyu of the Outer Blade Hall has come to visit."

Li Feiyu?

What did he want?

Han Feng composed himself, rose, opened the door, and stepped outside.

In the courtyard, Li Feiyu stood with his hands behind his back. Seeing Han Feng emerge, he immediately strode over.

"You rascal, finally willing to come out! If you kept holing yourself up any longer, you'd suffocate!"

Li Feiyu punched Han Feng on the shoulder, then studied him with curiosity.

"I'm heading down the mountain soon on an errand—not too far. Want to come along for a walk and clear your head?"

Down the mountain?

Han Feng's heart stirred.

His current training was consuming an increasing amount of pills.

Though the sect treated him like a treasure and Wang Juechu granted his every request, he felt too embarrassed to ask too often.

His reputation as a "once-in-a-millennium prodigy" also needed some achievements to solidify.

Venturing out might net him a windfall and secure new resources.

"Alright, I'll go with you." Han Feng agreed without hesitation.

Without delay, the two left the Seven Profound Sect that very day.

The martial world was rife with conflict.

Though the Seven Profound Sect was the top faction in Lanzhou, a few blind small gangs still stirred up trouble nearby.

Li Feiyu was heading down the mountain because a merchant convoy under the sect's protection had been repeatedly raided by a band of mountain bandits, suffering heavy losses.

And behind those bandits lurked the shadow of the Seven Profound Sect's sworn enemy, the Wild Wolf Gang.