Innate Primordial Qi and Intentional Blast Punch

Wang Lang's mind was still a bit fuzzy at the moment.

"Five whites into one, can it really make a red?"

He muttered inwardly, but his hands didn't slow down at all.

With a thought, he nimbly removed the three useless-to-him attributes he had equipped.

They would just be synthesis materials later anyway.

Then, he solemnly equipped Ageless and Undying·Red.

Instantly, an indescribable cool sensation swept through his entire body, like a long drought receiving sweet rain, or a weary bird returning to its nest.

The minor aches and hidden pains accumulated from years of practicing the Basic Body Tempering Art vanished at this moment.

Even the fatigue from handling the old man's funeral during the day was swept away, making him feel so energetic that he could immediately go up the mountain to kill a wild boar and then run a marathon back down.

"This..." Wang Lang subconsciously swallowed, an irrepressible excitement surging to the crown of his head.

He really wanted to imitate the ancient literati and poets, reciting a line about holding the sun and moon and plucking stars to express his feelings, but after racking his brain, all he could muster was: "Awesome!"

As expected, his lack of culture limited his expression.

Wang Lang decided to temporarily abandon literary creation and turn his attention to the remaining 15 attributes.

According to the five-into-one principle, he could still synthesize three more times.

"My luck was so good last time, why not... go all in?"

Wang Lang looked at the small cauldron floating quietly, and a bold idea emerged.

He tried stuffing the remaining 15 attributes into it all at once.

The small cauldron trembled slightly, and it actually accepted them!

"There's hope!" Wang Lang's heart settled, feeling that his good luck was continuing.

He silently chanted: "Synthesize!"

As the command was given, the small cauldron began to shake violently, its body flickering with light.

However, thirty seconds passed, one minute passed...

The small cauldron continued to shake without any intention of stopping.

"...No way?" Wang Lang's heart sank.

"Does this cauldron have a load limit? I should have just synthesized three times honestly. As expected, you can't chew more than you can swallow!"

And at this very moment!

Not one, but three beams of light of different colors erupted from the small cauldron!

After the first orange light stabilized, the attribute information appeared: [Innate Primordial Qi·Orange]

[Effect One: All things are Qi. Your body has broken through the shackles of cultivation common sense. Without active cultivation, with every breath, your body will automatically absorb and refine the essence of the sun and moon, the spiritual energy of plants, and even free-floating unknown energies from heaven and earth. Effect Two: Physical Inner World. Your body is like a growing blessed land. As your breath accumulates, your internal organs and limbs will be continuously tempered, with density, strength, and power permanently and limitlessly slowly increasing. Effect Three: Unending Breath. In any extreme environment—deep sea, vacuum, miasma, or even other dimensions—your body can automatically adjust and adapt, with an internal circulation forming its own world to ensure survival.]

The second was a purple attribute: Intentional Blast Punch·Purple.

[Effect One: Heroic Spirit Accumulation. The physical damage and mental anguish you endure will not be in vain, but will be stored by your body and converted into heroic spirit. Effect Two: Blast Punch Eruption. You can unleash the accumulated heroic spirit with your next attack at any time. The power of the blast punch depends on the degree of heroic spirit accumulation. Unreleased heroic spirit will continue to accumulate until completely depleted.]

The third was a blue light: [Super Saiyan Hairstyle·Blue].

[Effect One: Golden Rage Hair. When your emotions are extremely agitated, your hair will instantly defy the laws of physics, standing on end and turning a brilliant gold, accompanied by golden aura effects.]

"..." Wang Lang stared calmly at the third attribute, silent for two seconds, then unhesitatingly relegated it to the cold palace of his attribute library.

His attention returned to the first two attributes.

"[Innate Primordial Qi·Orange]... Getting stronger just by breathing? This, combined with Ageless and Undying..."

And Intentional Blast Punch·Purple, isn't this the skill of that tough guy named Jin Fu from a certain Summoner's Rift?

He also noticed that the quality of the attributes seemed to be linked to the number of effects:

Red and orange had three effects, purple had two, while blue, green, and white only had one.

Without further hesitation, Wang Lang immediately equipped [Innate Primordial Qi·Orange] and Intentional Blast Punch·Purple.

The moment the attributes took effect, he subconsciously took a deep breath.

With just this ordinary breath of air, he clearly felt a faint but undeniably real energy integrate into his limbs and bones with each inhale.

His physique seemed to solidify by a tiny degree.

More importantly, an invisible, long-restrained shackle within his body snapped with a crack at this very moment!

With a thought, he summoned his personal status panel:

[Name: Wang Lang]
[Physique: Mortal Body]
[Body Tempering Realm: Body Tempering (Second Layer)]
[Qi Refinement Realm: Qi Induction (First Layer)]
[Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Tempering Art]
[Equipped Attributes:
Ageless and Undying · Red
Innate Primordial Qi · Orange
Intentional Blast Punch · Purple]
[Attribute Library: Click to view all attributes...]

"Qi Refinement Realm! Qi Induction First Layer!"

The barrier that had plagued him for years, which Old Man Wang considered him too dull-witted to ever reach, was broken so silently and effortlessly?

He first let out a low chuckle, then could no longer suppress it, bursting into loud laughter.

As he laughed, his eyes became a little moist.

"Stupid old man... you kept rambling on before you died, telling me to protect the people of this region once I had the power..."

He wiped his eyes. "Before, I couldn't even protect myself, how could I protect others? But now..."

"And you, you old geezer. You weren't that capable in your life, yet you insisted on playing hero fighting demons. In your next life, be born into a wealthy family, but please, don't be such a busybody anymore!"

After his emotions settled, Wang Lang remembered a letter the old man had mentioned on his deathbed, wanting him to deliver it. But then he waved it off, saying it was too far and unsafe, without specifying where the letter was.

However, Wang Lang had followed the old man for over a decade and knew his habits for hiding things like the back of his hand.

He got up and went to the room where Old Man Wang had lived. With practiced ease, he reached under the bed and pried open the third floor tile.

As expected, he found a letter envelope, tightly wrapped in oilcloth.

He unwrapped the oilcloth to reveal a letter written on rather fine stationery. The front read:

To the Pavilion Master Gu Feixue of Hidden Rain Pavilion, Yong Province.

The sender's signature was Wang Xiaoyao.

Wang Xiaoyao was Old Man Wang's real name.

And Yong Province, Hidden Rain Pavilion, Pavilion Master Gu Feixue...

Wang Lang carefully recalled the geography of this world.

The Limitless Dynasty comprised the Nine Provinces. His current location, Yuan Province, was in the southwest, while Yong Province was far to the northeast, separated by tens of thousands of miles.

The old man actually knew someone so far away?

And Hidden Rain Pavilion, judging by its name, sounded like a significant force.

As for the name Gu Feixue, it sounded like it held a story.

Wang Lang's mind instantly conjured up hundreds of thousands of words of martial arts romance drama.

He suppressed the urge to open the letter and find out more. After all, it was the old man's private matter; he had his limits.

He re-wrapped the letter and hid it back in its place.

"I'll deliver it, of course, but not now," Wang Lang quickly decided.

He was a cautious person by nature, believing in acting only when he had a ten-tenths certainty of success, proceeding with caution if he had eight-tenths, and running if it was below five-tenths.

Although he now possessed three heaven-defying attributes, his starting point was too low. The outside world was perilous; encountering even a moderately powerful Yao Beast might require him to rely on the passive effect of [Intentional Blast Punch] just to turn the tide. This didn't align with his aesthetic.

He would wait until he grew stronger by relying on [Innate Primordial Qi · Orange] and improved his strength by several more levels, ensuring he could handle any risk on the journey, before setting out.

Next, he found the Song of Righteous Qi cultivation manual in a hidden compartment under the old man's bed board.

It was this technique that Old Man Wang had used to become a Qi Refinement cultivator. Wang Lang had tried to cultivate it before, but he couldn't sense Qi at the time, and over the years, he had almost forgotten its contents.

The situation is different now. He's a legitimate Qi Induction realm cultivator, so he naturally needs to pick this up again.

He carefully flipped through it, memorizing the contents of the cultivation technique, then solemnly hid the manual.

In this era of monopolized knowledge, this thing is priceless.

Back in his room, Wang Lang sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate actively according to the methods of the Song of Righteous Qi.

According to the cultivation technique's description and common sense in this world, the path of Qi Refinement begins with Qi Induction.

Qi Induction, as the name suggests, is the process of guiding various types of Qi in the world into the body.

Whether it's the gentle essence of plants and trees, the domineering essence of the sun and moon, or even the Qi from certain special earth veins, theoretically, all can be absorbed.

The premise is that the body and the cultivation technique can withstand it, lest one attracts overly violent Qi and explodes.

After Qi Induction, it can nourish the physical body, extend one's lifespan, and gradually master mysterious techniques such as externalizing Qi and manipulating objects.

After the Qi Induction realm comes the Spirit Condensation realm, which focuses on spiritual power, strengthening divine sense, allowing one to perceive their own body internally, explore externally, and even manifest a Dharma form.

Moving on to the Profound Connection realm, one begins to communicate with heaven and earth on a deeper level.

As for the Dao Integration realm, that is a legendary realm where one integrates a certain Dao into their being.

"I am the Dao, the Dao is me," it can be considered the pinnacle of combat power in this world.

This Song of Righteous Qi only has the Qi Induction chapter.

The Grand Righteous Qi cultivated is a special type of Qi that is neutral and peaceful, with a hint of scholarly uprightness.

It has a certain restraining effect on demons and evil spirits.

Unfortunately, although Old Man Wang had talent, he started too late. By the time he died, he was only at the third level of the Qi Induction realm.

As for the Body Tempering system, it is relatively pure and brutal.

In the Body Tempering realm, one tempers the physical body, refines blood and Qi, making the skin and muscles tough and greatly increasing strength.

In the subsequent Bedrock realm, the physical body is tempered to be like bedrock, difficult to damage with swords and blades, possessing immense strength.

In the Myriad Manifestations realm, it is said that one can uproot mountains and rivers, and their physical body can manifest myriad giant forces, capable of breaking rivers and destroying peaks.

And the highest Immortality realm, where the physical body is immortal, indestructible through all tribulations, and can regenerate from a single drop of blood, truly a walking nuclear bomb.

Although there seem to be only four major realms, each step is as difficult as ascending to heaven, especially the final Immortality realm, of which few have ever reached throughout history.

The Basic Body Tempering Art that Wang Lang is currently cultivating is merely the most common Body Tempering realm technique, and it doesn't even record how to break through to the Bedrock realm.

However, with Ageless and Undying as his foundation, in a sense, he is already considered immortal.

Coupled with Innate Primordial Qi constantly strengthening him through breathing and refining his body, the path of body tempering is smooth sailing for him.

Half an hour later, Wang Lang opened his eyes, his expression a little subtle, with a hint of helpless resignation.

The Grand Righteous Qi he had painstakingly guided for half a day...

Its efficiency was not even comparable to the improvement gained from Innate Primordial Qi's autonomous breathing for the duration of half an incense stick!

This is quite awkward...

After a moment of speechlessness, he decisively gave up his efforts.

"Since I can't out-compete breathing in terms of cultivation efficiency, I might as well focus my energy elsewhere."

His gaze fell upon the description of the Intentional Blast Punch·Purple skill.

"Perhaps I can try to stack up 'heroic spirit' first?" Wang Lang mused thoughtfully.