Passing on the Art

After a busy night, everyone was hungry.

Yang Yi had the servants prepare a meal and bring it out, and they first ate their fill.

Only after they had eaten and drunk their fill did Yang Yi slowly say, "Everyone, I intend to pass on the Body Tempering Technique I cultivate to you!"

At those words, Qin Siniang and Shen Qian's eyes lit up.

Yang Yi was so young, yet so powerful. Where did that come from?

His blood and qi were more refined and condensed than others', so when wielding the same amount of blood and qi, the power of his attacks far surpassed theirs.

Simply put, the quality of his blood and qi was higher.

The differences in everyone's blood and qi quality stemmed from the different Body Tempering Techniques they cultivated. A superior Body Tempering Technique could often produce blood and qi of higher quality, speed up cultivation, and make it easier to break through to True Blood.

Qin Siniang and Shen Qian had come from Qiao Family Fort. They had previously heard vague rumors that Yang Yi had offered the Qiao Household an exceptionally profound Body Tempering Technique. The Qiao Household also intended to open this technique to their Attendants later on, but only Grade-A Attendants would qualify, and sufficient merit would be needed to exchange for it.

Grade-B Attendants like them had no chance for the time being.

And even if they did have a chance, the merit required to exchange for such a Body Tempering Art would be enormous. They might not be able to scrape it together.

So even knowing that Yang Yi possessed an exceptionally profound Body Tempering Art, Qin Siniang and Shen Qian had never asked about it. Every person's Body Tempering Art was the foundation upon which they stood. It was either a Lineage inheritance or shared only between those bound by the deepest ties. Who would casually reveal it to others?

They had never expected such a wonderful thing to suddenly fall into their laps.

Lu Qianshan was even more excited. He immediately rose to his feet. "This subordinate thanks you, my lord!"

He had devoted himself wholeheartedly to Yang Yi precisely because he valued the potential Yang Yi had displayed. Last night, he had even revealed the secret of Falling Moon Peak. Who could have imagined that, in the blink of an eye, he would receive such a benefit?

For a moment, he felt that his choice had been incomparably correct!

Had he not shown his worth last night, even if Yang Yi had been willing to teach the Body Tempering Art today, he likely would not have received a share.

It was precisely because he had made the right choice that he now received this reward!

His earlier praise that Yang Yi rewarded merit had truly not been wrong.

And this was only the beginning. The good days were still ahead.

Qin Siniang suddenly grew somewhat worried. "Yang Yi, I heard that you gave this Body Tempering Art to the Qiao Household. If you pass it on to us now..."

"It's fine. When I gave the Body Tempering Technique to Miss Qiao, I told her that if I had need of it in the future, the Qiao Household could not stop me from teaching it to others. Of course, I would need to report it to the Qiao Household afterward. You all count as members of the Qiao Household now, so there won't be any problem on Miss Qiao's end if I teach you."

"That's good!" Qin Siniang was reassured.

"Come on. I'll demonstrate it once, and you can follow along. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me." As Yang Yi spoke, he walked toward the courtyard.

The three of them eagerly followed.

This was not Yang Yi's first time doing this. He was now highly experienced, and the three people in the courtyard were all at the Lan Blood realm. Compared with Yang Yong, that blockhead, they were countless times more clever.

Thus, after only one complete set of the Body Tempering Technique, they had already grasped seventy or eighty percent of it.

Shen Qian sighed. "If I had obtained this art earlier, I might truly have had hope of reaching True Blood by now."

Though he had only practiced it once, he could clearly feel that this Body Tempering Art was far more profound than the one he had cultivated. The blood and qi it tempered were of exceptional quality. With high-quality blood and qi, everything in future cultivation would proceed smoothly.

"Isn't that so?" Qin Siniang said as well. "But it isn't too late now. We aren't that old, and switching to this Body Tempering Art can still bring immense benefits. In the future, both of us have hope of reaching True Blood!"

"Wuwuwu..." Sobbing sounded out. Qin Siniang and Shen Qian stared in astonishment at Lu Qianshan, who was wiping away tears nearby, and both felt a chill run down their spines.

Having received such a divine art, they too were filled with complicated emotions, but not to this extent—especially when Lu Qianshan was even older than they were.

"My lord..." Lu Qianshan ignored what they thought, his eyes red. "Please forgive this subordinate for making a fool of himself. Back then, in order to cultivate, I suffered who knew how many hardships. In the end, I found a master and learned a Body Tempering Art, nearly spending my entire fortune for it. That master of mine spared no effort in squeezing me dry. There were three people in my family, and we could not even afford a full meal, yet every holiday he demanded that I bring him gifts. Today, my lord passed down such a divine art without asking for anything in return. This subordinate's heart surged like the tide, and I lost my composure before you."

He fiercely wiped his face and declared in a ringing voice, "I, Lu Qianshan, will engrave my lord's kindness into my heart. I am willing to die in my lord's service!"

"Where is that master of yours?" Qin Siniang changed the subject. She could not let Lu Qianshan continue; goosebumps had already fallen all over the ground.

A savage glint flashed through Lu Qianshan's eyes. "The day I entered the Lan Blood realm, I killed him!"

Qin Siniang's eyes widened involuntarily.

Lu Qianshan said, "My parents starved to death because I had to buy him gifts. Though he showed me kindness, he also bore a grudge against me! So after I killed him, I built him a very large grave mound and go to offer sacrifices every year!"

For a moment, Qin Siniang did not know what to say. She only felt that this fellow was a genuine villain.

"Alright. The Body Tempering Technique has been passed on to you. Go back and cultivate it on your own. Lu Qianshan, return to the stronghold and hold it down. It would not do for there to be no Lan Blood cultivator there."

They still had to guard against Black Wind Stronghold. By now, Black Wind Stronghold should more or less have received the news.

"Yes!" Lu Qianshan wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes, turned, and left without another word.

Qin Siniang and Shen Qian had only practiced the Body Tempering Technique once and were at the point where they needed rest. After exchanging a few words with Yang Yi, they each departed.

They both had residences in Stone Manor now, so there was no need to run back and forth to the stronghold.

Yang Yi also began to recover himself.

Teaching the Body Tempering Technique to Qin Siniang and Shen Qian had not been a spur-of-the-moment decision. In fact, he had already entertained the idea after taking down the stronghold.

According to Qiao Yaoyao, they would need to remain stationed at Falling Moon Market for some time, at the very least ensuring the Qiao Household's procurement of various medicinal materials this year. That was the highest priority!

Since that was the case, they would certainly continue working together. And in the future, now that they were acquainted, they would likely have chances to cooperate on missions again.

He could not rely on himself for everything when the time came.

Qin Siniang and Shen Qian were stronger, and that would benefit him as well. Troubles that did not require him to personally act could be handled by the two of them.

That way, he would have more time to do other things.

Lu Qianshan had merely been included along the way. He had brought Yang Yi such a great benefit last night. Since he was teaching the Body Tempering Technique, it would not do to leave him out.

After all, tending one sheep was tending, and driving a flock was driving.

But at the root of it all, the Body Tempering Technique was simply not as important to Yang Yi as others imagined.

If this had been a mortal realm where spiritual qi would never be born, then so be it. A Body Tempering Technique truly could not be passed around casually.

But spiritual qi would eventually be born here.

Since Yang Yi could hand the Body Tempering Technique over to the Qiao Household in exchange for benefits, he could naturally teach it to Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and the others, cultivating capable aides of his own.