My Martial Arts Can Train Themselves

Chapter 22: Bone Refining

"Why did it beat someone else up again?" Yang Yi had a strange expression on his face.

If this continued, it might really cause unnecessary commotion.

He was not an advocate of meaningless violence. However, he was tempted by the small explosive talismans.

Yang Yi took out two pieces white paper talismans from his pocket. There were mysterious strokes drawn on the talismans which emitted some restrained energy waves.

Although he had never used them before, he heard from others that small explosive talismans were powerful enough to kill a Bone Refining martial artist!

Even a Sati Transformation martial artist would have to be wary of them. Otherwise, they might end up severely injured.

"I wonder who was the one collecting these items. This item is rarely seen in Qingzhou. They are the product of some sects in Leizhou with their secret arts."

Yang Yi quietly put away the small explosive talismans. With these items he could use for self-protection, they could be considered pretty good trump cards.

He re-examined the feedback of the Mountain-hugging Fist.

In the feedback, the Mountain-hugging Fist sensed the pill's effects, but it did not improve his Qi and blood.

He did not know if it was the difference between the cultivation method and martial technique, or if this was an exception.

Yang Yi pondered about this for a moment.

In the end, he gave up the idea of continuing to try.

If he were to request feedback on two martial techniques at the same time, he would instantly run out of spirit accumulation points. It would be better for him to focus on the Crimson Afterglow Technique.

Two days later, Yang Yi completely cultivated and absorbed the medicinal effects of the python blood pill. He relied on his own strength to increase the degree of Qi and blood condensation and the total amount of Qi and blood by half.

It should be known that the medicinal effects of the python blood pill were truly astonishing. One should not underestimate an increase of 50 percent. If one were to face up against an evenly-matched opponent, a slight advantage would often be able to break the deadlock and have a snowball effect.

However, Yang Yi had requested a total of 90 feedback reports from the Crimson Afterglow Technique. His Qi and blood condensation had increased by 60 percent, his Qi and blood volume had increased by 80 percent, and his Qi and blood recovery had increased by 30 percent!

In comparison, the difference between his own cultivation and his martial art's cultivation was obvious.

If it was said that a python blood pill could increase one's Qi and blood to this extent, nobody would believe it. They would even roll their eyes and think that the person was an idiot.

However, Yang Yi relied on the Crimson Afterglow Technique from multiple planes to achieve the effect of eating more than 10 python blood pills at the same time. Furthermore, this activity did not incur any side effects, and it did not produce any resistance to the medicine.

In essence, he had only eaten one pill.

After the python blood pill's medicinal effects were completely cultivated, Yang Yi swallowed the dragon blood pill!

The dragon blood pill was considered an enhanced version of the python blood pill with superior medicinal effects. However, the two pills were of the same type, and his body might develop a certain level of resistance to them. Yang Yi estimated that if he relied on himself alone, the gains he would obtain would be roughly the same as before.

As expected, seven days later, he completely absorbed the pill's effects over three separate occasions.

The degree of Qi and blood condensation and the total amount of Qi and blood increased by five percent.

The feedback from the Crimson Afterglow Technique increased by 90 percent, and the recovery of his Qi and blood increased by 50 percent!

In other words, just by relying on these two pills, Yang Yi's Qi and blood had nearly doubled in quality and quantity. If this was reflected in an actual battle, he would have been able to instantly kill his old self from 10 days ago.

Unintentionally, he found a way to become stronger by taking pills.

...

It was early in the morning.

Yang Yi sat cross-legged on the corridor as he absorbed Afterglow Qi to consolidate the Crimson Afterglow Technique.

His experience had soared as he cultivated the pill he consumed and he successfully broke through to the Bone Refining stage.

It took him less than two months. This speed was enough to make people call him a genius.

Yang Yi opened his attribute panel.

Host: Yang Yi

Realm: Bone Refining (23/800)

Spirit accumulation points: 200

Learned Martial Arts: Crimson Afterglow Technique, Mountain-hugging Fist

Pending martial arts: None

Number of scans: 1

"At this rate, it will only take me three months to break through to the Spiral Force realm!"

Yang Yi looked at his experience bar. He was filled with anticipation for the future.

Only by reaching the Strength Entry realm could he be considered to have a firm foothold in the sect. However, with his current strength, even if he were to fight against someone at the first level of the Force Entry realm, the Spiral Force realm, he might not stand a chance.

Of course, it was better to play it safe and not challenge someone of a higher level. A Spiral Force martial artist knew how to use force. This was useful in both offense and defense. If he was not careful, he would easily fail.

He continued to sit for a while. Then, he got up and left his residence.

During this period of time, he absorbed the pill's effects and achieved a breakthrough.

He regularly went to the Spiritual Spring Mountain to collect spiritual accumulation points, but he had not been going to Xu Menghua's place.

Now that everything was settled, it was time for him to go out and get some fresh air. Moreover, he had to find an opportunity to spread the news of the Devil Qi leak.

He went to the training field.

Although it was still early, it was already a lively place.

Yang Yi had just arrived and coincidentally bumped into Zhou Yan sparring with a Senior Brother on the stage.

The two of them exchanged more than 10 moves. In the end, Zhou Yan was forced back several steps by a fierce palm strike. He cupped his fists and admitted defeat.

"That person isn't powerful. If you attack his lower half, you might have a chance to win."

Zhou Yan walked down the stage, and Yang Yi came up from the side.

"Unfair! The outer disciples' trimester assessment starts in seven days, but I've only broken through for less than a month..." Zhou Yan was close to tears.

He had been training here all this while. However, his foundation was still shallow. No matter who he faced, his chances of winning were extremely slim.

"An assessment?" Yang Yi nearly forgot about this.

The outer disciples' assessment was very simple. It was held once every three months, and disciples would be divided into two groups, Blood Refining and Bone Refining.

The disciples would be paired up randomly and fight one single match. The winner would receive contribution points, items, and other rewards.

The loser would not receive any punishment. At most, they would make a fool of themselves in front of everyone else.

It was precisely because it was insignificant that Yang Yi did not pay much attention to it after learning about it from Mu Hengshan.

The two of them walked to the side of the training field.

Zhou Yan rolled up his sleeves and soaked his arms in the medicine basin that he had prepared beforehand.

"I haven't seen you around lately. Have you been training in secret?" he turned his head and asked.

"Secret training? That's too exaggerated. This is just an ordinary competition." Yang Yi did not take this matter to heart at all.

"What would we do if we get paired up with some stubborn old timer? We'll be competing while the others are watching. I don't want to lose too miserably." Zhou Yan sighed helplessly. "If only we could cultivate our fist techniques to the beginner stage before the competition."

Yang Yi smiled faintly. He stood still for a while, as he slowly collected spirit accumulation points.

Now that he had broken through to the Bone Refining stage, his daily limit was now 300 points. He was no longer in a tight spot.

However, because the upper limit had been raised, Yang Yi was considering if he should learn another martial art.

The Mountain-hugging Fist was comprehensive, but when it came to defending against enemies, one more martial art meant he would have one more choice.

He made a mental note of this.

The two of them chatted for a while more before Yang Yi left to look for Xu Menghua.

Learning a new martial art aside, the Mountain-hugging Fist was still his main focus at this stage.

However, this time, Xu Menghua was not in his residence, nor was he in the Mission Hall.

According to the disciple on duty in the Mission Hall, Xu Menghua had been called over by a certain court master. He did not know when he would be back.

Yang Yi had no choice but to consider Zhuang Chenglu. In order to spread the news of the leaking Devil Qi, the spreader had to have some degree of popularity.

Although Zhuang Chenglu was sometimes unreliable, she was not a bad person. With a little guidance, she might be able to contribute to this matter.