Could Basic Training Reach the Blood-Coagulation Realm? Rising Physical Abilities, Senior Brother Li Returns?

One drop.

Two drops.

Three drops...

His robust qi and blood were condensed by an invisible force into drops of blood, each like a red bean, which fell into his dantian.

Each drop was thick and scorching, incredibly solid!

The mighty qi and blood, as vast as a stream, actually seemed to give way on its own when faced with those jewel-like drops of condensed blood!

As the viscous blood coursed through every part of his body,

Shi Wen noticed

that the meridians it passed through had been forcibly widened several times over.

The places where his meridians had been damaged from being forcefully forced open were also healing rapidly under a mysterious nourishment. They grew tougher and wider, able to accommodate the birth and circulation of even more qi and blood!

Besides that, the blood qi of the Blood-Tempering Realm had an extremely powerful tempering effect on the body.

He felt a pleasant warmth all over.

At every moment, his flesh and blood tingled with a sensation like ants gnawing at him. He lightly clenched his fist, and it crackled.

It was obvious that his strength was increasing!

Though the increase was slow, nothing like the immediate leap he got when Extreme Seal improved his martial arts, even this left Shi Wen stunned.

Based on his past experience,

this was the process of body tempering. His physical abilities were slowly improving as each drop of blood tempered him.

Though it couldn't match the powerful results Extreme Seal achieved in an instant,

the subtle state of his body improving slowly with every passing moment

still shocked Shi Wen.

"What's going on?"

"Could it have something to do with those drops of blood in my dantian? My qi and blood condensed into these drops. Wherever they flowed, they hammered and tempered everything, making it denser and tougher. My flesh has grown much fuller, and it's become a lot more elastic!"

"I've heard that once you train in martial arts to the Blood-Coagulation Realm, your body undergoes a comprehensive improvement."

"Could this be the Blood-Coagulation Realm?"

Shi Wen drew a deep breath.

He hurriedly sat beneath the shade of a tree, took out strips of Grey Meat, and gnawed on them one by one to replenish the energy he had expended.

At the same time, he quietly observed his own condition.

The surface temperature of his body was definitely over 40°C, and his heart was beating rapidly!

"What a pity. Only a third of my qi and blood turned into blood qi. Why couldn't I convert it all?"

"Is it because of the limitations of Baji Fist Introductory Foundation?"

"The martial art's limitations stopped me from truly entering the Blood-Coagulation Realm. Only part of my qi and blood turned into blood qi."

"Then again, I practice several martial arts, and my qi and blood are exceptionally robust—far beyond what a foundation technique can condense. Naturally, it's difficult for a basic technique to convert all the qi and blood in my body into blood qi."

"Senior Brother Yan also said that basic techniques are meant to lay a foundation and help you sense your qi and blood. To practice the martial arts realms that come afterward, I'll have to become an Inner Courtyard disciple before I can access the true core techniques."

"And this situation of mine has probably never happened before at the Fist Academy."

"But I can't let anyone find out I've condensed blood qi. Otherwise, I'll definitely attract unwanted attention."

"I'll wait until classes are over, then go find Senior Sister Li and have her record it."

Shi Wen chewed on the dried meat, replenishing the energy he had lost and the blood qi he had just produced.

While no one was watching,

Shi Wen sent a strand of blood qi to his fingertip. The instant it touched a floor tile, the tile burst into a dense web of cracks like a spiderweb, with a sharp crack!

If he hadn't been careful, this mishap would probably have attracted the attention of others!

"Does the blood qi condensed in the Blood-Coagulation Realm have an explosive quality?"

"I'll have to be careful about that."

Shi Wen ran various other tests and was ultimately astonished by the special properties of blood qi in the Blood-Coagulation Realm.

Blood qi in the Blood-Coagulation Realm had an explosive quality!

Once it left the body, it could make anything it touched burst apart, tearing and ripping it to pieces. If an ordinary person were touched by even a strand of blood qi, it would probably tear a bloody hole right through them on the spot.

If he punched someone in the chest, he could probably tear them into four or five pieces!

What's more,

blood qi had an extremely powerful tempering effect on the entire body.

Shi Wen didn't yet know how strong this effect was in the short term, but it certainly wouldn't be inferior to the properties of external body-tempering arts. It might even surpass them!

Blood qi was also incredibly viscous and solid.

His qi and blood were exceptionally robust, yet a third of it had condensed into just ten drops of blood qi. Even if he eventually condensed all the qi and blood in his body into blood qi, he could probably produce only a few dozen drops at most.

"Martial arts truly are unfathomably profound. Just the Blood-Coagulation Realm can transform the body from head to toe."

"If someone cultivated martial arts to the peak, wouldn't they be like a god among men?"

Shi Wen recalled what Huang Xuanhe had said while chatting with someone at noon, and he was deeply moved.

Take the martial arts expert from Guan Province, for example. He had plunged into a river and forcibly dragged a flood dragon onto the bank. During their struggle, he had smashed apart a mountainside. What kind of terrifying physical abilities did it take to accomplish something so wildly unbelievable?

As for the rebellion, reform, foreign barbarians, vassal states, and foreign merchants the other man had briefly mentioned,

Shi Wen had been moved by it all and wanted to learn more details from Huang Xuanhe.

But he knew

that he was far too weak right now—so weak that anyone who happened to appear in Black Cloud County could crush him to death!

Getting involved in affairs that had nothing to do with his station would easily invite unnecessary trouble.

"A foundation technique at perfection truly is extraordinary..."

Shi Wen closed his eyes and focused, deep in thought.

A martial art whose proficiency had reached perfection was like the result of immersing himself in it for decades. It was as though he had spent countless years refining every move until it had become as perfect as possible!

Every move and stance appeared in his mind along its most perfect line of attack. He knew at a glance how to execute each move and how to apply his strength!

Some details were even more efficient than before, as well as faster and more brutal!

This martial art felt as if it had been created for him from the very beginning. Every move suited his height and build; all the motions and killing moves had become muscle memory, as if carved into his bones.

There was no way he could forget them!

The destructive power of the perfected foundation technique was several times greater than that of the original, and it could contain far more qi and blood!

Even some of the movements used for tempering were more effective!

"After my meridians widened, my qi and blood probably grew several times more robust. There's certainly more than before."

"It's a pity that I can only condense ten drops of blood qi for now. I can't make any more. Still, reaching the Blood-Coagulation Realm is an unexpected surprise. I never thought a perfected foundation technique would let me enter the Blood-Tempering Realm!"

"All the extra training I've done day and night these past few days was worth it."

"With this, I should be able to take a shot at the place Zhang Sheng mentioned."

"Extreme Seal."

[Extreme Seal]

[Baji Fist Introductory Foundation: Perfect (Traits: Penetrating Momentum, Heavenly Spring Treading)]

[Iron Whip Leg: Minor Accomplishment (27/80)]

[Iron Claw Skill: Minor Accomplishment (19/80)]

[Taibao Hard Qigong: Introductory (33/150), Trait: Recovery]

[True Intent: Burning (Deactivated)]

[Contaminated Fortune Meat: Evolution Branch 1 (-0.1h)]

"I'm ready to eat Treasure Blood."

Shi Wen looked away, pondering to himself.

If he improved his proficiency in Taibao Hard Qigong, he wondered how far it would take his martial arts realm.

Suddenly,

Shi Wen's eyes turned toward a certain place.

A figure walked in from outside. The familiar sight made Shi Wen's heart jolt.

Senior Brother Li was back.