Deduction Tempering Method

After chatting for a while, Lyu Zhen asked Su Yi whether he had any thoughts on how to reach Bone Marrow Tempering.

Su Yi froze slightly. He had tempered his bones to the marrow because of the Tempering Method's optimization.

But honestly, he had no idea how to explain it. This was an optimization the Book of Knowledge had carried out according to his physical condition.

The compression ratios of all kinds of Blood Qi, the duration and frequency of the scouring, even the circulation cycles of Blood Qi and certain special meridian routes—all of it had been tailored to his body's standards.

Most crucially, his body had also undergone alterations before it could resonate with the optimized Tempering Method and achieve Bone Marrow Tempering.

If cultivated on its own, his Tempering Method was not suitable for the general public, nor could it allow others to temper their bones to the marrow.

Lyu Zhen did not disturb the pondering Su Yi either. He had not expected Su Yi to answer; he had only asked while clutching at a faint hope.

After thinking for a long time, Su Yi felt rather helpless. He truly did not know how to answer.

Unless he used Deduction. At that thought, Su Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately began using the Deduction function.

A Tempering Method that could be widely taught and temper bones to the marrow.

900,000 Energy Points!

This was ridiculous! Seeing the displayed 900,000 Energy Points, Su Yi's eye twitched.

With that many Energy Points, wouldn't it be better to directly deduce the Spiritual Power Cultivation Method?

The Spiritual Power Cultivation Method only required 1 Million Energy Points.

The Spiritual Power Cultivation Method could not be deduced before Su Yi's Spiritual Power broke through 500 Hz. He had only obtained this result after making another attempt following the breakthrough.

Looking at his twenty-odd thousand Energy Points, Su Yi felt helpless. But then another thought struck him: he could not afford to deduce a cultivation method capable of Bone Marrow Tempering, but what about one with weakened effects?

Su Yi hurriedly began trying.

It just so happened that he now had Lyu Zhen backing him. Back when he had been weak and lowly, he had not dared bring it out, nor had he attempted any Deduction.

But things were different now. With Lyu Zhen vouching for him, it could definitely spread. After all, when it came to bone tempering, this was the stage where the greatest number of people were stuck.

If there were a cultivation method that tempered bones faster than the Tempering Method while consuming less, the Energy Points it earned would absolutely exceed his imagination.

The equivalent of the First Optimization Edition, a cultivation method suitable for widespread teaching—Deduction required 10,000 Energy Points.

Deduce!

Su Yi carried out the Deduction without hesitation. Compared to the returns, spending 10,000 Energy Points was well worth it.

This was Su Yi's first time using the Deduction function. He felt the Book of Knowledge undergo a powerful disturbance, and he completely immersed his thoughts in the Library within his mind.

Countless golden lights danced through the Library, leaving behind trails of irregular golden paths.

Su Yi was utterly stunned. Looking closely, he saw that every one of those golden lights was a character.

The Golden Characters dancing across the sky carried energy as they arranged, reorganized, and scattered apart.

Kill!

A Golden Character brimming with murderous intent swept past Su Yi's eyes, then suddenly vanished.

"Do these characters each possess their own artistic conception?"

Su Yi muttered to himself. He could feel the power and artistic conception within the characters. Casting aside his stray thoughts, he began earnestly sensing the charm that belonged to words.

The murderous intent carried by a single "kill" character broke him out in a cold sweat, but he was certain that this murderous intent was not aimed directly at him. It was merely unconsciously emitted by the character itself.

A single "flower" character made him feel as though he stood in a sea of blossoms. Whatever flower he thought of, its fragrance wafted forth.

A single "mountain" character was like seeing a towering peak that pierced the clouds, solemn and majestic.

One character after another gradually faded away. The words that had remained suspended in the air in arranged combinations left behind projections before dispersing as well.

The projected words began to gather, eventually condensing into a book.

Su Yi subconsciously beckoned, and the book flew directly into his hand.

Though it was called a book, it only had a few pages, and it felt rather light.

Tempering Method—First Optimization Edition!

"What... what a plain and unadorned name."

Su Yi could not help but complain. He had thought it would have some earth-shattering, ghost-weeping name.

Was even the introduction this plain and unadorned?

Su Yi no longer wanted to complain and continued reading.

Function: Reduces Blood Qi consumption by 5%-10%; increases the success rate of non-martial artists completing the First, Second, and Third Bone Tempering by 5%-10%.

There were two functions, one fewer than his own First Optimization Edition—the increased absorption of medicinal pills was missing.

As for the fluctuating values, they probably still depended on personal compatibility.

The attributes were astonishing. A 5%-10% reduction in Blood Qi consumption might not seem like much, but it was reduced with every cultivation session. Over time, who knew how many fewer pills would be consumed?

The pills saved could then be used to continue cultivating.

Raising the success rate of non-martial artists completing their first, second, and third bone temperings by 5%–10% was even more terrifying. Who knew how many people were just one step short of the threshold, able to break through if only they could take that final step?

With those two functions combined, reaching the second or third bone tempering might still be out of reach, but the number of people able to complete their first bone tempering would definitely rise by quite a lot.

Author: Lord of Knowledge—Su Yi!

The signature in the lower-right corner surprised Su Yi. The technique produced through Deduction had actually been signed with his name. He had thought it would be the Book of Knowledge.

But the Book of Knowledge had already acknowledged him as its master, so it was only natural for the signature to bear his name.

Su Yi began reading through the contents of the Tempering Method. The route of the Blood Qi circulation differed from the original Tempering Method, which had consisted entirely of main meridians. Several subsidiary meridians had been added, increasing the difficulty of cultivation by roughly 10%.

It was about the same as his own first Optimization. It was not particularly difficult—he just had to memorize a few more meridians.

The Tempering Method was generally taught by Fourth Grade martial artists. Practicing it on one's own was not very dangerous either, as long as one memorized the meridians well and did not let their Blood Qi take a wrong turn.

With the amount of Blood Qi non-martial artists possessed, even if they took a wrong route, the impact would not be too great. At worst, they would need to recuperate for a while.

After fully absorbing the optimized version of the Tempering Method, Su Yi's consciousness left the Library.

More than half an hour had passed since Lyu Zhen's question. While Su Yi had been thinking, Lyu Zhen had not disturbed or urged him. Instead, he was rather pleased.

The longer Su Yi thought, the more it proved that he had some understanding of Bone Marrow tempering. If he knew nothing at all, he could have simply said so outright.

No one would blame him. After all, he was only a Third Rank martial artist. Even if Lyu Zhen himself were asked about Bone Marrow tempering, he would not be able to explain much of it.

Besides, research itself was tedious. Impatient people could not do research, and only half an hour had passed—what was there to be unable to wait for?

Light returned to Su Yi's eyes, and he wore a hesitant expression.

Lyu Zhen immediately perked up. Did he really have an idea?

Was he hesitating over whether to say it?

Don't be afraid, child. Could a Grandmaster like me fail to protect you?

When Su Yi still did not speak, Lyu Zhen began to grow anxious. He could wait for the result, but if the result was already there and Su Yi refused to say it, that was truly torturous.

Could Su Yi's demeanor mean that he had really made some extraordinary discovery?

At that thought, Lyu Zhen rose to his feet and shouted toward the door, "Fengrou! Boy Wu! Close the door! Don't let anyone come over during this time!"

The two people chatting outside exchanged puzzled looks, completely unable to understand what Lyu Zhen meant.

Wu Kuishan reacted quickly and hurriedly shut the door. It did not matter if he did not understand—he only needed to do as he was told.

Yet an idea had already formed in his mind.

Lyu Fengrou was full of confusion. What was the old man doing now?

She shot Wu Kuishan a questioning look, and Wu Kuishan simply spread his hands to show that he did not know either.

Once Wu Kuishan had shut the door, Lyu Zhen directly released his Spiritual Power and enveloped the Office.

Looking at the unsettled Su Yi, he reassured him kindly, "I've covered the Office with my Spiritual Power. No one can hear what we're saying, and Wu Kuishan and the others are guarding the door. You can speak freely and boldly."

Su Yi organized his words before saying evenly, "Master, I modified the Tempering Method. I don't know whether that was the reason."

"What!?"

Lyu Zhen abruptly rose to his feet and stared at Su Yi in shock and disbelief.

After Su Yi nodded to confirm it again, he sat down in his chair and digested Su Yi's words.

His heart surged like stormy seas. That was the Tempering Method. Countless researchers had entertained the idea of optimizing it, himself included.

Yet over the past several decades, the Tempering Method in use had remained the original version. Su Yi, a mere Third Rank martial artist, had actually modified it?

And he had even tempered his Bone Marrow with the modified Tempering Method!

Then could everyone cultivate it?

If everyone could cultivate all the way to their Bone Marrow, the strength of all martial artists below Eighth Grade would increase by quite a bit!

Lyu Zhen hurriedly asked, "Can you write down the method you modified?"

Su Yi hesitantly nodded, then shook his head.

When he saw Su Yi nod, Lyu Zhen felt his heartbeat race as though it were about to explode. Then, with Su Yi's shake of the head, it abruptly stopped.

What did that mean? What exactly was going on?

Nodding and shaking your head—say something! If you have any concerns, speak them!

Su Yi did not keep him in suspense and directly said, "I optimized the Tempering Method four times, but every version was optimized based on my own body. I can write them down, but they probably can't be widely applied!"

There was a technique, but it could not be widely applied?

Could it be that your bodily structure differed from other people's?

Filled with confusion, Lyu Zhen began asking Su Yi what he meant.

"I don't know much about that. Eight days ago, I studied the Tempering Method again and felt that certain subsidiary meridians and collaterals suited me better, so I followed that feeling. Somehow, it resonated with my skeleton, and that was how I tempered my Bone Marrow."

"You modified it entirely based on feeling?"

"Mm."

This time, Lyu Zhen could hardly take it anymore. What kind of person modified a cultivation technique entirely on instinct? Eight days ago, even if your Blood Qi had not reached 1000 Cal, it must have been at least 900 Cal, right?

So much Blood Qi had gone down the wrong Meridians—the force of that impact was no joke. This could already be considered deviation in cultivation. At best, it would leave him gravely injured; at worst, it might truly cost him his life.

Lyu Zhen frowned deeply. Was Su Yi really not afraid of death? The chances of success were truly slim.

Wait!

He had researched it again?

Lyu Zhen hurriedly asked, "When did you start researching it? How many times have you modified it?"

Su Yi thought for a moment, then said cautiously, "A month after I started practicing the Tempering Method. This is the fourth time."

That was true. The first Optimization had indeed come a month after he began practicing the Tempering Method.