The Time of Death Draws Near

The dilapidated Liu Family.

Basement.

Liu Chuanwu took three steps at a time and quickly stopped in front of a Bronze Ancient Coffin that exuded an aura of vicissitudes.

He looked at the Bronze Ancient Coffin and said respectfully and excitedly, "Pavilion Master, I have finally found a peerless genius who has the potential to open his Aperture!"

The Bronze Ancient Coffin remained unresponsive.

The basement was quiet.

Liu Chuanwu didn't mind and continued, "That genius just turned eighteen this year. He only received the translation of the Blood Tempering Technique three months ago, and he has already achieved mastery of the First Body Tempering and is currently undergoing the Secondary Body Tempering."

"With this physical talent, he will definitely be able to break through the shackles of the ordinary level as Pure-Blood Human Path and evolve into Advanced Being, Rare Tier creature, or even Epic- level creature in the future."

"At that time, you will be able to rely on him to supply you with vital energy every day to sustain your life, and you will no longer have to live a miserable existence in this cramped Bronze Ancient Coffin."

"With your powerful protection and guidance, and with you and that genius leading the way, the Heavenly Human Pavilion will surely flourish on Earth and lead Earthling to ascension!"

Liu Chuanwu said these words with great excitement.

But throughout the entire process, the Pavilion Master he mentioned never responded.

The scene became somewhat eerie.

He looked like a mental patient, talking to himself in a cramped, dimly lit basement; it was quite eerie.

Seeing that the other party did not respond for a long time, Liu Chuanwu frowned slightly.

But he only frowned and didn't make any other unnecessary movements.

He stood quietly in front of the coffin the entire time, waiting for the person inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin to respond.

About three minutes passed.

Finally, a weak female voice echoed faintly from the Bronze Ancient Coffin:

"Um..."

The response consisted of only one word.

Then, it fell completely silent, plunging into a deathly stillness.

The woman in the Bronze Ancient Coffin fell into a deep sleep once more.

The single "hmm" she had just uttered had completely drained her of all her energy for the day, leaving her powerless to utter another sound.

Liu Chuanwu frowned deeply at this.

The woman inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin grew weaker day by day.

When this ancient and weathered Bronze Ancient Coffin was discovered in the Ruins decades ago, the woman inside could still speak intermittently.

Decades later, women are so weak that they need half a minute to process even a simple syllable.

This state... feels like my death is imminent.

Thinking of this, Liu Chuanwu couldn't help but shake his head.

They then quickly left the basement, leaving it a quiet environment so that the woman in the Bronze Ancient Coffin could rest peacefully.

After exiting the basement...

Liu Chuanwu couldn't help but sigh, "Ah, if only we could have a normal conversation."

"This way, I won't have to waste so much time studying the Opening Aperture Chapter of the Blood Tempering Technique."

"You can directly ask the Pavilion Master, who is the founder of the Pure-Blood Human Path, for the secrets to cultivating the Blood Tempering Technique. It's both simple and efficient."

The more Liu Chuanwu talked, the more regrettable he felt.

When the Bronze Ancient Coffin was first moved to the basement of the house, the woman inside was still conscious and had enough energy to communicate with the outside world.

Unfortunately, at that time, communication was difficult due to the language barrier.

When you've worked things out to the point where you can understand each other's language and communicate relatively smoothly.

The woman in the coffin suddenly became confused and her condition grew weaker and weaker.

Until now, I've become so weak that I can only utter a single syllable before falling into a deep sleep, making communication impossible.

"Hopefully, Zichen can successfully evolve into Advanced Being with the flesh and blood of Pure-Blood Human before the Pavilion Master completely perishes."

"Then, we supplied the Pavilion Master with vital energy to sustain her life and keep her conscious."

"With the Pavilion Master's intervention, the Blood Tempering Technique will definitely become more widespread, and its potential can be further developed."

Liu Chuanwu muttered to himself.

On the other side.

Graduate School.

Lin Zichen and Song Yuyan had just finished their sparring match and were chatting on the sofa.

"Zichen, your Blood Tempering Technique has reached the pinnacle of First Body Tempering. You can try opening your Aperture now. I'll teach you the latest method for opening acupoints; try it and see if you can succeed."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

"Come on, I'll tell you, listen carefully."

Song Yuyan began the teaching session, speaking clearly, "The human body has a total of 366 Aperture, distributed throughout various parts of our body."

"According to the <Blood Tempering Technique>, the easiest Aperture to open are the Aperture located around our heart."

"What you need to do now is to first sense the four Aperture around your heart, and then manipulate your Qi and blood to impact them at a frequency of 10 times per second."

"The greater the impact, the better, but be careful not to hit your heart, otherwise it will cause excruciating heart pain, and you might even die on the spot."

"And there are a few more things to keep in mind..."

"First point..."

"Second point..."

"..."

Song Yuyan told Lin Zichen in detail all her experiences and insights from trying to open Aperture over the years, and it took her almost half an hour to finish speaking.

Feeling that nothing had been missed, she said to Lin Zichen, "Okay, that's all. Now try sensing the four Aperture around your heart."

"No need. I already sensed it during the summer vacation. I know the location of all 366 Aperture in my body. I can start stimulating the Aperture directly according to your method."

After saying that, Lin Zichen had a thought and manipulated his blood and qi to impact the four Aperture around his heart.

At a frequency of 10 times per second, strike with as much force as you can.

I charged at high intensity for more than ten minutes straight.

However, the four Aperture around the heart remained completely unmoved and could not be opened at all.

The only sensation I felt at the Aperture was pain, excruciating pain.

He clenched his teeth in pain, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

After a short pause, I tried a few more times.

But the result was still the same; it still didn't work, and the Opening Acupoints at all.

"It's alright, it's normal that there's no movement yet. After all, you've only just achieved the Great Perfection of First Body Tempering, and your physical strength might not be enough to support you in opening your Aperture. Of course, it's also possible that the method I taught you was incorrect. In any case, there's still plenty of time, and there's no need to rush."

Song Yuyan was worried that Lin Zichen would be discouraged by this, so she comforted him like a caring older sister.

After all, Lin Zichen has amazing talent and has had a smooth journey since joining the Heavenly Human Pavilion. Suddenly encountering setbacks may cause him to lose his composure.

However, Lin Zichen remained completely unmoved and needed no comforting at all.

He knew very well that failure was normal, and success would be strange.

How long has he been practicing the Blood Tempering Technique?

It hasn't even been three months.

We are already very satisfied with the progress we have made.

As for Aperture, we can study them slowly later; we'll eventually figure it out.

Even if it doesn't work out, it doesn't matter, since I don't necessarily have to cultivate the Blood Tempering Technique.

At worst, we can rely on the principle of "Use-Disuse Evolution" to slowly wear it down.

Given enough time and intensity of training, even grinding can transform someone into Advanced Being.

As for the Blood Tempering Technique, if one can successfully temper the body five times, the time spent cultivating the Blood Tempering Technique will be enough to recoup the cost, and it can even be said to be a huge profit.

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