Breakthrough Points +10

That wisp of qi and blood, serving as a "kindling," quickly took root and sprouted in Mai Xiao Wen's dantian!

It began spontaneously devouring the gentle magic Xu Feng had carefully released back to her, little by little, after absorbing it out!

One wisp, two wisps, three...

Qi and blood condensed and grew within Mai Xiao Wen at an astonishing rate!

Her skin flushed slightly, her body temperature rose a little, and a faint, pale-red mist rose around her as her aura climbed steadily!

The whole process unfolded naturally, with almost no obstacles.

In just over half an hour, the qi and blood in Mai Xiao Wen's dantian had gone from nothing to a total of seven wisps!

This meant she had entered the late stage of the Blood Replacement Realm of the Qi and Blood Martial Path.

In terms of energy level alone, she was already comparable to a high-level D-Rank magic hunter!

More importantly, this qi and blood came entirely from the transformation of her own life energy and the absorption of magic from outside. It was perfectly compatible with her body, without the slightest rejection!

Seeing this, Xu Feng felt reassured. He slowly withdrew his palm from her back, where it had been pressed against her, and with a thought, quietly dispelled the inner-force field that had been absorbing the magic around them.

The instant the inner-force field vanished—

The rich magic in the air seemed to have finally found an outlet. Sensing the "vacuum" inside Mai Xiao Wen, where the "magic concentration" was almost zero, it immediately surged toward her, impatiently!

This time, however, the magic entering Mai Xiao Wen's body was met with a treatment entirely different from before.

The seven wisps of pure qi and blood residing in her dantian seemed to have caught the scent of a delicious feast. Not only did they not reject the foreign magic, they actively reached out to it, greedily devouring, absorbing, and transforming it!

With every wisp of magic they devoured and transformed, the seven wisps of qi and blood seemed to grow stronger and more solid. There were even faint signs of an eighth wisp beginning to form!

Mai Xiao Wen kept her eyes closed, immersing herself completely in this unprecedented change within her body.

She could clearly sense the magic that had accompanied her for years being absorbed and assimilated by a more vibrant power.

And in turn, it was nourishing and strengthening this new power!

The feeling was truly wondrous.

"It worked!"

Joy stirred in Xu Feng's heart as well.

This meant he had found a possible way to resolve the conflict between magic and qi and blood within hunters—

He could use inner force's absorption property to temporarily clear away the magic, then use his own qi and blood as a guide to help them quickly establish a foundation, creating a virtuous cycle with qi and blood's own ability to absorb and transform energy!

From now on, Mai Xiao Wen might not even need to deliberately cultivate the Fist Scripture to increase her qi and blood. Simply absorbing and transforming the magic in the air on her own could make it grow slowly but steadily!

Of course, the Fist Scripture mainly used qi and blood to improve one's physique.

It increased the body's capacity for qi and blood.

Not every part of it was meant to increase qi and blood.

Just as Xu Feng was celebrating this success and Mai Xiao Wen was absorbed in the novelty of her new power—

[Breakthrough Points +10]

A clear, unexpected notification suddenly rang in Xu Feng's mind!

"Hm?"

Xu Feng's brow furrowed sharply, and he instantly grew alert.

He instinctively released his senses, scanning every corner of the room and even through the walls to check inside and outside the villa.

He found no trace of any magical beast, nor any abnormal fluctuations in magic or energy.

"Where did those Breakthrough Points come from?"

He was puzzled.

Just then, his gaze fell on Mai Xiao Wen, still in his arms with her eyes closed, feeling the qi and blood flowing faintly through her body. Her aura was already completely different from before.

An even more incredible thought, one that nevertheless seemed to explain everything, flashed through his mind like lightning!

"Could it be..."

Xu Feng's eyes gradually brightened as he stared intently at Mai Xiao Wen.

"Could helping someone else successfully embark on the Qi and Blood Martial Path, guiding them to condense their first wisp of qi and blood that truly belongs to them, also earn Breakthrough Points?!"

If this guess was right... what would that mean?

It meant that spreading the Qi and Blood Martial Path wasn't just about improving the strength of those around him and creating a new supernatural system.

It might also open up an entirely new, sustainable way for him to earn Breakthrough Points!

This was undoubtedly a groundbreaking discovery!

Xu Feng's heartbeat quickened slightly.

He looked at Mai Xiao Wen's lovely profile, bright with joy, then at the 10 additional Breakthrough Points in his mind.

An even bigger plan slowly took shape in his heart.

Perhaps spreading the Qi and Blood Martial Path... mattered far more than he had imagined.

Now that Mai Xiao Wen's problem was solved, she had embarked on a path of supernatural power with limitless potential, one that closely connected her to him.

But that brought with it his concerns for his parents, his second uncle, and his other closest relatives.

Mai Xiao Wen was lucky.

She had a hunter's physique and was naturally attuned to magic. Even when the magic was transformed into qi and blood, her ability to absorb and adapt to energy remained far beyond that of an ordinary person.

But his parents and second uncle were ordinary people through and through.

Although their bodies could live normally in a world filled with magic, they couldn't actively absorb or use even the tiniest bit of it.

Without a steady supply of external energy, and relying only on their limited biological energy, the effects of cultivating the Fist Scripture would be negligible. Condensing qi and blood would be extraordinarily slow, and might even stall entirely.

"I have to find a way for ordinary people to reliably obtain energy from outside..."

Xu Feng mused, his gaze returning to his newly acquired ability—"inner force."

Could inner force's properties of absorption and attraction be useful for this?