Yanglian Technique Reaches Great Accomplishment; Senior Sister Comes Calling! (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

When he heard that Han Qi would take care of the little beggar, Liu Chu didn't dwell on it any further.

He then said, "I rented a small courtyard near the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall. Why don't you move in with me? I've entered the Grade-Entry Realm now, so I should be able to protect you!"

Han Qi had helped Liu Chu a great deal. Now that Liu Chu had broken through and entered the Grade-Entry Realm, it was only natural for him to return the favor.

Han Qi shook his head. "I originally wanted you to flee to Changle Gang territory to avoid falling victim to the Green Tiger Gang. Neither of us can escape the consequences of the death of the Green Tiger Gang leader's brother-in-law, so there's no guarantee they won't come after you."

"But now that you've broken through and entered the Grade-Entry Realm, I can rest easy. Still, I'll stay with Changle Gang for the time being."

"After all, even though you've entered the Grade-Entry Realm, you still have to train at the martial arts hall. You can't exactly stand guard over me day and night."

"Besides, I can't accept that all my years of hard work with the Golden Fish Gang have gone up in smoke. Now that I'm with Changle Gang, I can always start over!"

At the mention of it, Han Qi gritted his teeth.

He had worked hard for years and built up quite a reputation in the Golden Fish Gang, only for the gang to be wiped out and all his efforts to come to nothing.

"A Qi, this world ultimately respects strength above all else. A gang's reputation and all that is hollow. You should spend more of your time and energy cultivating martial arts."

Liu Chu reminded him, "You joined a gang in the first place to earn money and buy medicinal meals and meat for cultivation."

"Now you have sixty taels of silver. That's enough to focus on training for a while. Why not calm your mind and devote yourself to hard training?"

He felt Han Qi had gotten things backward, losing sight of why he had joined a gang in the first place.

The whole point of joining a gang was to earn silver, buy cultivation resources, and hopefully make a breakthrough in martial arts.

But now, Han Qi was caught up in the gang's reputation, getting along with the street thugs and wasting his time and energy on gang conflicts.

He had money but no time or energy to devote himself to cultivation. All kinds of chores and infighting were getting in the way of his progress.

Without martial arts cultivation, what good was a great reputation? He still wouldn't become a hall leader, let alone the gang leader!

By contrast, once someone had martial arts cultivation, they could establish a faction of their own with a single thought.

Han Qi was jolted awake by Liu Chu's words!

His eyes widened in surprise. "That's right. I joined a gang to earn money for medicinal meals and cultivation... But now I'm caught up in gang conflicts, constantly running myself ragged, with no time or energy to train!"

He looked back and realized he had sunk into the gang's mire and forgotten his original purpose.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at Liu Chu and said solemnly, "A Chu, you're right. If you hadn't reminded me, I might still have been completely unaware of my own situation!"

"I really should focus on cultivating and stop letting the gang's affairs drain my energy!"

He said gravely, "I've decided to stay in Changle Gang territory but not join for now. I'll free up some time and train seriously, to see if I can break through and enter the Grade-Entry Realm!"

"I'm glad you've figured that out!"

Liu Chu nodded, feeling relieved.

Although Han Qi clearly hadn't let go of his thoughts about the gang entirely, realizing this much was still a good thing.

He had been training for several years, and his foundation was solid from all his fighting in the gang. Now that he had unexpectedly come into sixty taels of silver, he still had a good chance of breaking through and entering the Grade-Entry Realm!

After escorting Han Qi back to Changle Gang territory, Liu Chu returned to his day-in, day-out cultivation.

His Combat Technique had reached perfection, with no room for further advancement.

Now, he focused on the Yanglian Technique and his blade techniques.

The Yanglian Technique was already close to Great Accomplishment. After just a few days of training, he successfully broke through!

"The Yanglian Technique has reached Great Accomplishment!"

Liu Chu felt the Blood Vitality in his body rumble, then two more streams of it emerged and surged through him. They ran alongside the other two streams, forming four currents of Blood Vitality that filled his entire body.

With a thought, the four currents surged like mighty rivers, roaring through him and washing over his tendons, as if tempering iron and steel, forging his tendons into something unbreakable!

The Lower Three Grades: Skin Refining, Tendon Refining, and Bone Refining!

Liu Chu's skin had already undergone its transformation, and he was now at the stage of tempering his tendons.

The four currents of Blood Vitality released far more energy than the previous two. They ceaselessly washed over and tempered his tendons, creating tiny injuries that merged with his Blood Vitality and healed anew, forming tendon tissue that was even more resilient!

"With the Yanglian Technique at Great Accomplishment, I've cultivated four streams of Blood Vitality. My training speed has reached a whole new level!"

Feeling the four currents of Blood Vitality surge ceaselessly through him, Liu Chu couldn't help smiling with delight.

Although he had poor natural endowments, his doubled comprehension was enough to compensate for his lack of aptitude. It even put him on equal footing with those who had excellent natural endowments!

Attribute Panel:

Host: Liu Chu

Comprehension Multiplier: 2x (Can sacrifice: 10 Treasure Fish/100 taels of silver; lifespan: three years)

Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Practice (Great Accomplishment Realm 1%)

Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique (Perfected)

Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique (Minor Accomplishment Realm 38%)

"I have a hundred taels of silver on me now. If I sacrificed another three years of my lifespan, I could raise my comprehension again."

Liu Chu's gaze flickered. The exhilarating rush of improved comprehension was still vivid in his mind.

If he improved his comprehension again, his training speed would surely reach a whole new level. Perhaps he could enter the Eighth-Rank Tendon Refining Realm before long.

But he forced down the urge and curbed the greed in his eyes. "Sacrificing lifespan to improve my comprehension is practically addictive. If I get hooked on sacrificing my lifespan, I might end up sacrificing myself to death one day..."

A trace of lingering fear welled up in Liu Chu's heart.

One year, three years—it might not seem like much, but who knew how many years the next sacrifice would demand?

Perhaps it would be ten years next time, then thirty years, then a hundred...

"I wonder if reaching the Upper Three Grades can extend my lifespan?"

Liu Chu already knew that the Lower Three Grades and Middle Three Grades basically couldn't extend one's lifespan. At most, they could keep someone healthy and free of illness for a hundred years.

Of course, if someone was injured in a fight and accumulated hidden and visible wounds, a martial artist could even end up living decades less than an ordinary person.

Liu Chu couldn't be sure whether he would be fighting others and sustaining injuries in the future.

In short, he had to make sure he had enough lifespan!

"Only after I reach the Upper Three Grades, or even a higher realm, and extend my lifespan, can I sacrifice it if I have no other choice!"

Liu Chu set this rule for himself: he absolutely couldn't sacrifice his lifespan recklessly!

Otherwise, he might sacrifice himself to death before ever reaching a realm that extended his lifespan!

"If I can't sacrifice lifespan, then I can only sacrifice ten Treasure Fish..."

Liu Chu quietly calculated. "Ten Treasure Fish would cost two or three hundred taels of silver to buy. I'm still a long way from having enough."

"Come to think of it, the Green Tiger Gang took over the Golden Fish Gang's territory, and now it controls all of Heilu Bay. Perhaps I could gather ten Treasure Fish. What if I killed the gang leader and took his place..."

At the thought of Treasure Fish, Liu Chu couldn't help thinking of the Green Tiger Gang.

He needed money to sacrifice and improve his comprehension!

Before entering the Grade-Entry Realm, he naturally couldn't make money, because behind every bit of wealth stood a martial artist.

Even if he used the business knowledge from his previous life to make money, he would only be making clothes for someone else—and might even get himself killed.

But now that he had entered the Grade-Entry Realm, he had some ability to protect his wealth.

The thought of taking the Green Tiger Gang leader's place arose in his mind.

But then he shook his head. "I can kill a Ninth Rank Skin Refining Realm martial artist in a few moves, but the Green Tiger Gang leader is an Eighth-Rank Tendon Refining Realm martial artist. I might not be able to beat him."

"At the very least, I should get my blade techniques to Great Accomplishment first!"

Liu Chu began training with his blade again. If he reached Great Accomplishment in his blade techniques, he might have a chance to fight his way through even if he was surrounded.

Otherwise, once he was surrounded, he'd be hard-pressed to break through with his fists and feet against blades and swords!

"Junior Brother Liu!"

Suddenly, a clear voice laced with coldness interrupted Liu Chu's training.

Liu Chu turned and saw a cool, elegant figure in white training clothes standing poised before him, looking his way.

"Senior Sister Luo?"

Liu Chu looked at Luo Qingyue in surprise, never expecting her to come looking for him of her own accord.