The Female Thief Lacks Martial Ethics

[Year 1, you began absorbing the essence of various precious medicines, using the incantations of the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique to circulate the Qi and Blood Force within your body and send the medicinal power to all parts of you. Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, Beginner!]

[Year 2, you officially began cultivating the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique. Although you no longer had the aid of medicine, your progress remained considerable.]

[Year 12, after another cultivation session, you gained a sliver of enlightenment. The Qi and Blood Force within your body circulated rapidly, beginning to strengthen your physical resilience. Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, Minor Accomplishment!]

[Year 27, without medicinal aid, you could only rely on the Qi and Blood Force within your body to slowly strengthen your physique. Finally, on this day, all the Qi and Blood Force in your body surged towards your right hand. You suddenly had a realization, as if you could control everything about your right hand at will, from skin to bone. With a single thought, you could make it as hard as steel, capable of breaking an iron sword with your bare hands. Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, Major Accomplishment!]

[Year 37, a full decade passed. You tried to strengthen your right hand again, but no matter how hard you tried, there was no effect. You understood that your current realm was the limit attainable by this incomplete cultivation method. However, unwilling to accept this, you entered seclusion to meditate, attempting to deduce the next stage of cultivation for the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique.]

[Year 75, you finally captured that fleeting spark of inspiration. You chanted the incantations of the now incredibly familiar Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, but with a slightly different flavor.

The range of physical strengthening did not improve, but you found a unique path, able to alter the area of reinforcement with a special mental technique. The parts as hard as iron were no longer restricted and could be transferred to any part of your body in the blink of an eye.

Your face, your chest, even your groin!

Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, Major Accomplishment!]

[Year 76, you did not choose to continue comprehending the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique in an attempt to complete it.

Because you realized that at your current level, the effects of the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique had reached their limit.

If you wanted to advance further and achieve a qualitative improvement in your entire body, you would need a higher-tier energy. The Qi and Blood Force was clearly no longer sufficient to drive this.

Therefore, you began to meticulously sense the meridians associated with the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique.]

[Year 80, you clearly sensed the six meridians associated with the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique. Besides the five meridians you had already opened, there were actually two new ones. ]

[Year 100, without the aid of medicinal treasures, after twenty years of attempts, you had only managed to create a small opening in the sixth meridian. You guessed that it would take at least three hundred years to fully open it.]

Deduction complete!

This time, Shen Lin did not invest all of the Demon's lifespan. He only spent a hundred years to test the waters.

The final result proved this to be a wise decision.

If he had invested all of the Demon's lifespan, he might have been able to open the sixth meridian.

But in doing so, over two hundred years of Demon lifespan would have been wasted.

Why spend Demon lifespan to brute force something that could be solved with a Meridian Unblocking Pill?

He hadn't even received the rewards from the Demons he had killed previously.

Shen Lin estimated that the corpses of so many Demons should be enough to exchange for a Meridian Unblocking Pill without issue.

Next, after exchanging for a Meridian Unblocking Pill, he would deduce the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique again.

For now, he had to deal with the immediate trouble.

The moment his consciousness returned, everything around him returned to normal, and time began to flow.

The deep green bathwater had become incredibly clear as Shen Lin had absorbed all its medicinal properties.

At this moment, the clear pool water parted to the sides, and a slender sword, exuding an astonishing aura, shot straight towards Shen Lin's chest, skimming the surface of the water.

Seeing the black-clad individual who attacked without a word, filled with killing intent, Shen Lin couldn't help but sigh.

Beneath those bright eyes was a fair and delicate face.

Shen Lin felt that this was the reason the other party had no hesitation in trying to kill him.

Who could have guessed that the Flying Thief who had committed several crimes in Qiulin County and killed a Martial Artist guard was such a charming woman?

However...

You broke into my house, and then, as if no one else was around, you removed your mask, revealing your true face...

And now you want to kill me?

Frowning, Shen Lin had a thought, but his body remained leaning against the edge of the bath, not moving at all.

The next moment, the slender sword landed on Shen Lin's chest.

Seeing that her sword had struck true, the black-clad Flying Thief's eyes relaxed slightly.

But as the slender sword met Shen Lin's flesh and blood, it only sank in a little.

Then, the sword began to bend, as if it wasn't flesh and blood, but a thick steel plate.

This scene left the Flying Thief stunned, her eyes filled with confusion.

But the next moment, a whistling sound brought her back to her senses, and she quickly raised her left hand to block.

Bang!

After a muffled thud, the Flying Thief's figure retreated like a falling leaf, returning to her original position.

Shen Lin slowly retracted his fist and stood up from the bath.

The pool water flowed down his well-defined muscles, his body like a work of art, chiseled and full of explosive power.

"I said..."

Shen Lin slowly walked out of the bath and stood in front of the Flying Thief, an annoyed expression on his face. "This mansion, I bought it with real money, you guy..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Flying Thief attacked again.

Originally, upon seeing Shen Lin's naked body, the Flying Thief's face had turned red, and she instinctively averted her gaze, even wanting to leave immediately.

But it seemed that upon realizing her true appearance had been exposed, she abruptly stopped in her tracks.

Then, she saw Shen Lin's footsteps slowly moving.

His target was a longsword leaning against the wall.

In an instant, her mind raced, and she swiftly attacked.

The opponent was naked, while she held a longsword.

Although the opponent had just blocked her sword strike with his bare body, such hardened body techniques always had a weak point.

Whoosh!

Shen Lin turned his head, dodging the sword aimed at his throat.

Although the opponent was a woman, her strength could not be underestimated.

With that single sword strike, even though Shen Lin had blocked it with the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, his internal organs were severely shaken and uncomfortable.

The force of that strike was only slightly weaker than his current level.

It was roughly equivalent to the level Shen Lin had reached when he broke through four meridians previously.

Being unarmed, he was at too much of a disadvantage!

With that thought, Shen Lin bent down and dodged another sword strike, lunging towards his own sword.

But in the next moment, he felt a chill down his back. An ominous premonition made him abandon his idea and dodge to the side instead.

"What the hell! Are you trying to do a thousand years of death on me?!"

The female thief didn't respond, only her face turning even redder. The longsword in her hand slashed towards...

Little Shen Lin!