Chapter 162 - 137: Talent: Qi Blood Derivation
’My Talent has increased by over two hundred points, but my Cultivation Realm has indeed come to a standstill.’
He withdrew his fist, stood up straight, and slowly suppressed his agitated qi and blood.
Fang Yue assessed his current condition. His entire body was now filled with new blood.
The Washing Marrow had dramatically increased his potential and even doubled his strength. Now, a single punch or kick at full power could generate around twenty thousand pounds of force.
If he were to face that elder from the Mo Mountain Tribe again, he wouldn’t even need to wear down his opponent’s strength. He could kill him within three moves, giving the man no chance to use his Beast Blood.
His power had taken a huge leap forward.
Unfortunately, his current cultivation had become increasingly slow.
Even with Secret Medicine, his progress was greatly reduced.
’I wonder if it’s really as Bai Jin said—that my cultivation method is wrong, and that the path of a Qi Refiner requires supreme talent or a massive supply of Elemental Stones.’
’Or maybe, this is just normal.’
"Sigh... once your mind is filled with distracting thoughts, it’s easy to let your imagination run wild."
Fang Yue let out a soft sigh.
’That’s just how people are. It’s better not to know anything at all. Once you know, you can’t help but hesitate, and your mind becomes filled with distracting thoughts. Perhaps this is what they call a Heart Demon.’
’In the cultivation of the Martial Dao, one gradually masters power beyond that of an ordinary person. Along with this power come wealth, status, women, and so on.’
’One’s disposition is inevitably affected. As long as things are going smoothly, you can continue to advance.
But once you encounter a setback, your state of mind can easily waver.’
’However, if others encountered this situation, they might have no choice but to Dissipate their Skill and start over. But that doesn’t necessarily include me!’
Fang Yue’s gaze sharpened, and lines of text materialized before his eyes.
[Cultivation Technique: White Tiger Fist (Marrow Transformation) (Mastered); Earth Element True Skill (Qi Sensing) (Entry-level)]
[Talent: 3018 (One in a Thousand)]
[Talents: Advanced Boxing Mastery, Advanced Copper Skin and Iron Bones]
[Note: 500 Talent Points can be consumed to acquire the Talent: Qi Blood Derivation]
Next, Fang Yue looked at the other Cultivation Technique he possessed, the Earth Element True Skill.
This Earth Element True Skill was still at the entry-level stage. Without Elemental Stones, his cultivation speed was extremely slow; it would take ten to fifteen days to make even the slightest progress.
It was even slower than cultivating his White Tiger Fist’s Marrow Transformation.
Fang Yue sighed. ’Just as I thought. Without Elemental Stones, a Qi Refiner’s cultivation is likely measured in decades, if not centuries. No wonder only those with supreme talent can walk this path.’
He then turned his attention back to his main Cultivation Technique, the White Tiger Fist.
After more than a year, almost two, he had finally progressed beyond the entry-level stage of the White Tiger Fist’s Marrow Transformation and achieved mastery.
As a natural result, he could now form a new Talent.
As expected, the new Talent was also related to Qi and blood. Talent: Basic Qi Blood Derivation.
’Why is this Talent so expensive? It costs five hundred Talent Points just to form it?’
Fang Yue’s eyes narrowed. For his previous two Talents, five hundred Talent Points had been nearly enough to max them out.
But for this Qi Blood Derivation, it cost that many Points just to form it.
’Could it be that this Talent Ability is much stronger?’
A question couldn’t help but form in Fang Yue’s mind.
Immediately, he firmed his resolve.
"Form!"
Instantly, following Fang Yue’s will, a familiar, faint warm current began to circulate rapidly through his body.
The next moment, a profound and intuitive understanding arose in Fang Yue’s mind.
Blood began to surge through his body, flowing to his limbs and bones,
A peculiar sensation spread throughout him.
This time, the blood was different. There wasn’t the slightest trace of scorching heat, only a gentle warmth.
And as the blood coursed, Fang Yue’s body began to warm up slightly. The faint Earth Element Qi that was already inside him seemed to be drawn out, slowly starting to merge with his body.
As the blood and Earth Element Qi merged into his body,
Strange waves of energy emanated from him, causing his body to tremble slightly in an almost ecstatic comfort.
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"Whew... so this is what Qi Blood Derivation is like."
Fang Yue opened his eyes. He could feel that the growth rate of his qi and blood had nearly doubled.
’In other words, with this Talent, my cultivation speed in the Marrow Transformation stage will likely increase several times over.’
’Marrow Transformation, or Washing Marrow, is all about absorbing the power from Secret Medicine to cultivate.’
’If my qi and blood production increases, I can absorb Secret Medicine faster. I used to take it once every ten days, but now I can take it once every three days.’
’My cultivation speed will naturally increase by several times or more.’
’Still, this doesn’t solve the problem with cultivating the Earth Element True Skill.’
Qi Blood Derivation’s current function is only to increase the production speed of qi and blood.
It can significantly boost my progress in Marrow Transformation, but it doesn’t help much with Qi Sensing.
’So, I need to find a more basic Qi Refiner Cultivation Technique for supplementary training.
As long as I can get the technique past the entry-level threshold, I’ll be able to form a new Talent. A Talent formed from a Qi Refiner’s technique is bound to greatly increase my Qi Refining speed.’
Fang Yue sighed softly, making his decision in an instant.
’Anyone else in my situation would probably think the wisest choice is to remain at the Bone Marrow Transformation Realm for the rest of their life.’
’After all, to Dissipate Skill and start over damages the body and causes a great loss of Primordial Qi.’
’It would be incredibly difficult to cultivate back to this point. They might never even recover to the Marrow Transformation Cultivation Realm in their entire life, let alone achieve Qi Sensing later on.’
However, Fang Yue was different.