Unrestricted Dao Lord

Inside the room, Du Tian, Zhao Feng, and Chu Dachuan were all on the ground.

Every one of them was injured.

Especially Chu Dachuan. Even after demonstrating Superior Swordsmanship at the Great Success Realm, he had still lost.

Because Zhang Su’s Nine Shadows Sword Technique had reached Perfection!

This was utterly shocking.

The Nine Shadows Sword Technique was, after all, a form of Superior Swordsmanship.

Many Martial Artists who practiced Superior Swordsmanship could reach Minor Achievement, but attaining Great Success was incredibly difficult.

Even for a genius like Chu Dachuan, to achieve Great Success in his swordsmanship within a year was still considered a feat of breathtaking talent.

As for Perfection?

That was no longer something that could be achieved through sheer effort.

Perfection was only possible for those with sufficient talent who also experienced a flash of insight.

And yet, Zhang Su had done it.

Faced with One Sword Nine Shadows, Chu Dachuan naturally stood no chance.

He accepted his defeat wholeheartedly!

Zhang Su walked over to the three men, one step at a time.

The Cold Frost Sword in his hand was still dripping with blood.

Du Tian, trembling with fear, his voice quivering, asked, "You... What do you want?"

Zhang Su’s eyes narrowed slightly.

CLICK.

Zhang Su sheathed his sword.

He said coolly, "Over the past year, I’ve given you a lot. Now, I’m taking it all back. Ten Blood Replenishing Pills from each of you. Any objections?"

The Guiyuan Sect forbade the private transfer of contribution points.

But having them exchange those points for Blood Replenishing Pills directly was perfectly within the rules.

"What? Ten Blood Replenishing Pills? Why don’t you just rob us outright?"

Du Tian became extremely agitated upon hearing this.

Was he joking? They could barely afford to use Blood Replenishing Pills themselves. Where were they supposed to find ten to give to Zhang Su?

At fifty contribution points per pill, ten pills would cost five hundred contribution points.

That was equivalent to five hundred pieces of silver.

How many missions would they have to complete to earn that much?

"If you can’t come up with the Blood Replenishing Pills, then we’ll have to settle today’s score another way..."

Zhao Feng sneered, "Zhang Su, don’t bother threatening us. The Guiyuan Sect forbids disciples from killing one another. You wouldn’t dare kill us, would you?"

Zhang Su said calmly, "I won’t kill you. But we all live in the same room. I can come looking for a ’spar’ whenever I feel like it."

"And during these spars, injuries are unavoidable, aren’t they? If that happens, I’ll make sure you’re stuck recuperating... indefinitely."

"You..."

Zhao Feng and the other two were furious when they heard this.

But their anger quickly gave way to silence.

If they were constantly "recuperating," how could they possibly train?

After a long silence, Chu Dachuan spoke. "Give us some time. We’ll get the Blood Replenishing Pills."

"You have ten days. In ten days, you must have a total of thirty Blood Replenishing Pills!"

With that, Zhang Su turned and returned to his own bunk.

He didn’t care how Chu Dachuan and the others would manage to scrape them together.

All that mattered was that he got his thirty Blood Replenishing Pills.

Thinking of the One Sword Nine Shadows from just now, Zhang Su immediately checked his panel.

Host: Zhang Su

Cultivation: Second Layer of the Qi Blood Realm

Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique: Compatibility 91% (Great Success)

Nine Shadows Sword Technique: Compatibility 93% (Perfection)

Triple Wave: Compatibility 91% (Great Success)

Compatibility Value: 1

’Sure enough, the Nine Shadows Sword Technique has reached Perfection.’

’And my Compatibility Value has increased by one point.’

’According to the panel’s prompt, mastering any Cultivation Technique to Perfection provides one point of Compatibility Value.’

’And one point of Compatibility Value can increase a Cultivation Technique’s Compatibility by 10%.’

’Both the Triple Wave Sword Technique and the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique have over 90% Compatibility. If I add 10%, they’ll definitely reach 100% Compatibility, which guarantees they’ll reach Perfection.’

’So, which Cultivation Technique should I use this point on?’

’Of course, I could also just save it.’

’After all, I could wait on both the Triple Wave Sword Technique and the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique. They might reach Perfection on their own.’

’I could save up my Compatibility Value and use it at a more critical moment in the future.’

Zhang Su carefully weighed his options.

In the end, he decided to use it on the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique immediately.

The reason was simple.

Cultivation was the foundation of everything!

He was only at the Second Layer of the Qi Blood Realm. He was already an Overage Disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, and it had taken him a full year just to generate his Qi Blood.

Time waits for no one.

He had to do everything in his power to raise his Cultivation Realm as quickly as possible.

And once the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique reached 100% Compatibility, it was guaranteed to achieve Perfection.

When that happened, the efficiency of his Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique would skyrocket.

He would also be able to absorb Blood Replenishing Pills more effectively.

Having thought of this, Zhang Su no longer hesitated.

He immediately focused his mind, bringing up the panel in his thoughts, and directly applied the point of Compatibility Value to the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique.

HUMMM.

Zhang Su felt the information on the panel blur for a moment.

Then, the point of Compatibility Value was consumed.

And the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique changed as well.

Its Compatibility jumped directly from 91% to 100%.

Though it was only an increase of a mere 9%, the effect was remarkable.

The change was immense.

Zhang Su felt as though he instantly comprehended all the mysteries of the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique.

As he circulated the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique, every cycle left him feeling incredibly refreshed.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

BOOM.

At a certain point, Zhang Su felt the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique circulating through his body suddenly accelerate.

The rate of his Qi Blood growth instantly surged!

"Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique: Compatibility 100% (Perfection)"

Zhang Su immediately checked the status of his Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique.

What he saw shocked him.

’It’s... reached Perfection already?’

Even Zhang Su himself was stunned.

’How long has it been?’

’Only a few hours.’

’And it’s already reached Perfection?’

’It was truly unbelievable.’

But it was the truth!

Zhang Su mentally compared reaching Perfection with the Nine Shadows Sword Technique to reaching it with the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique.

Though both had reached Perfection, the processes had been different.

The Nine Shadows Sword Technique had required a flash of insight during the high-speed exchange with Chu Dachuan. He had seized that opportune moment, and only then did it reach Perfection.

In reality, it was a stroke of luck.

But the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique?

Its path to Perfection was a natural progression.

It didn’t require any flash of insight or a specific opportunity.

’So, even with a Compatibility over 90%, a Cultivation Technique still needs some kind of catalyst to reach Perfection. But at 100% Compatibility, no catalyst is needed; it will reach Perfection quickly on its own...’

Zhang Su now understood completely.

Now that the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique had reached Perfection, his Blood Nourishment efficiency was at its absolute peak.

Zhang Su immediately began to cultivate with all his might.

He swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill.

A day later, Zhang Su had refined a full two hundred strands of Qi Blood.

Previously, when his Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique was only at Great Success, he could only refine one hundred and fifty strands of Qi Blood a day, even with a Blood Replenishing Pill.

The improvement was immense!

One day, two days, three days...

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Zhang Su had cultivated two thousand strands of Qi Blood, equivalent to twenty wisps.

Adding that to his original twenty wisps of Qi Blood, he now had a total of forty wisps.

And forty wisps of Qi Blood corresponded to the Fourth Layer of the Qi Blood Realm!

The Second Layer of the Qi Blood Realm required twenty wisps of Qi Blood, the Third Layer required thirty, the Fourth Layer required forty, and so on. By that logic, the Ninth Layer of the Qi Blood Realm required ninety wisps of Qi Blood!

In a mere ten days, Zhang Su had advanced from the Second Layer of the Qi Blood Realm to the Fourth Layer.

Such a pace of improvement was simply divine!

Host: Zhang Su

Cultivation: Fourth Layer of the Qi Blood Realm

Triple Wave: Compatibility 91% (Great Success)

Compatibility Value: 1

On the panel, the Taotie Nourishing Blood Technique, having reached Perfection, had provided another point of Compatibility Value.

However, the Triple Wave Sword Technique was still only at Great Success.

Apparently, even with 91% Compatibility, it wasn’t going to be easy for the Triple Wave Sword Technique to reach Perfection.

It would need a flash of insight or some other catalyst to have a chance of reaching Perfection.

’Hmm?’

’Ten days have passed, and Du Tian and the others still haven’t come up with the Blood Replenishing Pills?’

Zhang Su frowned.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open.

Du Tian, Zhao Feng, and Chu Dachuan hurried inside, looking haggard and travel-worn.

The three men bowed to Zhang Su. "Brother Zhang, we’ve finally gathered them. Here are the Blood Replenishing Pills."

Chu Dachuan held out a Wooden Box.

Zhang Su took it. Inside the Wooden Box were exactly thirty Blood Replenishing Pills.

Zhang Su was very satisfied.

"Good. I’m a man of my word. The score between us is settled!"

As Zhang Su’s voice fell, the three men didn’t look relieved. Instead, they exchanged a glance, and then with a THUD, they fell to their knees on the ground.