Chapter 87: Great Increase in Strength, Caravan Gets Robbed!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Four months quietly pa.s.sed.
Chop! Chop! Chop!
The sound of the kitchen knife hitting the chopping board at a uniform speed kept sounding.
Yu Niang was standing in front of the stove, preparing to cook.
Seven to eight meters behind her, Han Zhao was sitting cross-legged on the bed. His eyes were naturally closed, and his hands kept punching in the air.
After an unknown period of time, the fragrance of the food reached Han Zhao’s nose.
His fists turned pitch-black. After punching again, he opened his eyes.
[The proficiency of the Barehanded Martial Saint has increased. The apt.i.tude of palm techniques, fist techniques, and leg techniques has increased by five times. The apt.i.tude of finger techniques and claw techniques has increased by four times…]
“After the leg technique and palm technique, the apt.i.tude of my fist technique has also increased. I’m just short of finger and claw techniques.”
Han Zhao looked at the system notification and revealed a happy expression.
He brought his pitch-black fist in front of him and saw five lines that looked like blood lines appear on his pitch-black fist.
Apart from that, an indescribable and invisible force seemed to be attached to the surface of the fist.
Han Zhao picked up his solid wooden pillow and placed his black and huge fist an inch away from the pillow.
Immediately after, he loosened his fist. The muscles in his right arm suddenly tightened and he clenched his fist fiercely.
Bang!
He raised his fist and saw a small hole explode in the middle of the solid wooden pillow.
“The explosive effect of the Mountain Shaking Force is really concentrated. No wonder Blood Tempering Realm quasi-Martial Masters are like weak chickens to those below the Blood Tempering Realm.”
“The quality of a Force Tempering Martial Master’s Internal Force is higher and there are more of them. It’s really too difficult for a Blood Tempering Realm cultivator to defeat a Force Tempering Martial Master.”
“Except me.”
Han Zhao thought to himself.
One had to have multiple Internal Forces or an explosive skill that could instantly break through the defense of Internal Force to have a chance to defeat a Force Tempering Martial Master at the Blood Tempering Realm.
Coincidentally, he fit both criteria.
Han Zhao activated the Blood Imprint and gathered it in his palm. His originally pitch-black fist began to turn as white as jade. Four blood-like lines appeared in his palm. This was the Blood Imprint cultivated by the Yin Fiend Palm.
“As expected, even if it’s hand-based techniques, the focus of different cultivation methods is different. The Mountain Shaking Fist mainly focuses on strengthening the back of the hand, and the Yin Fiend Palm focuses on strengthening the palm.” Feeling the Internal Force gathered in his palm, Han Zhao understood.
Although he could also cover the back of his hand with the Yin Fiend Force, he had to concentrate it in his palm to maximize its power.
Now that his palm had been strengthened by the Mountain Shaking Fist and the Yin Fiend Palm, its strength had greatly increased. When he activated his cultivation method, he could resist ordinary weapons even without wearing gloves.
His legs were the same after being strengthened by the Wind Riding Leg.
His arms had been strengthened by the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique.
Currently, only the head and torso were not enhanced.
However, they could be protected by true qi.
The only pity was that his Wind Riding Force, Mountain Shaking Force, and Yin Fiend Force were uneven.
The Mountain Shaking Force was the strongest, followed by the Wind Riding Force. The weakest was the Yin Fiend Force.
Originally, according to the grade and power of the cultivation method, the strongest should be the Yin Fiend Force. The Wind Riding Force was secondary, and the weakest should be the Mountain Shaking Force.
Now, it was completely the other way around.
The main reason was that the Yin Fiend Force lacked Yin energy. The Internal Force that was cultivated could not have the chilling effect of Extreme Yin and Evil.
Not to mention perfectly fusing the three Internal Forces into the Three Essence Force, he could not even fuse the two Internal Forces.
“If I want to complete the fusion of the three forces, I’ll probably have to cultivate all three cultivation methods to the Perfection of the Third Level.
Then, I’ll break through to the fourth level at the same time when I’m grasping Internal Force. Then, I’ll distribute the Blood Imprint according to strength and quality to convert Internal Force.”
Han Zhao frowned slightly.
This was not a simple matter.
If others knew what he was thinking, they would probably think that there was something wrong with his brain.
As the second major bottleneck for martial artists, the grasping of Internal Force had blocked countless martial artists at the perfected third Blood Qi
Breakthrough. It was already a blessing to be able to break through safely.
In the end, he was even prepared to grasp Internal Force with all three cultivation methods at the same time. It was not much different from courting death.
Of course, just because others could not do it did not mean that he could not.
It was the easiest to fuse three cultivation methods at the same time.
Otherwise, when the three Internal Forces with different characteristics and even conflict became stronger, it would be difficult to fuse them again.
He had indeed succeeded in the simulation, but he was already 26 years old.
As for reaching the Greater Mastery of the Three Essence Force and fusing with the Life Nurturing True Qi to form the Three Points Origin Returning Technique, he would have to wait until he was 35 years old.
In reality, he could not wait that long.
“If I reach the Greater Mastery stage of the Three Essence Force and fuse it with the Life Nurturing True Qi and Vajra True Qi at the same time, I wonder if I can succeed.”
Han Zhao suddenly recalled the Vajra True Qi that appeared when he cultivated the Vajra Technique to the Second Level. If he could fuse this indestructible and terrifying true qi together, the power of the Three Points Origin Returning Technique would probably increase to another level.
“I can try it in the simulation.”
Thinking of this, Han Zhao focused his attention on his system interface.
Life Nurturing Technique (Third Level Perfection 39%, Upgradeable)
Mountain Splitting Saber Technique (Third Level Perfection 83%, Upgradeable)
Mountain Shaking Fist (Third Level Small Mastery 9%, Upgradeable: Special Effect: Explosion Level 3, Mountain Shaking Force Level 2)
Yin Fiend Palm (Third Level Entry Level 70%, Upgradeable; Special Effect:
Poison Avoidance Level 4, Yin Fiend Force Level 1)
Wind Riding Leg (Third Level Entry Level 36%, Upgradeable; Special Effect: Rapid Speed Level 4, Wind Riding Force Level 2)
The Mountain Shaking Force could already fuse with Mountain Splitting Force almost perfectly.
As expected of an Internal Force cultivation method of the same origin.
After cultivating the Vajra Technique to the Second Level, he wondered if his foundation had increased to the intermediate level.
However, after the [Late Bloomer] Trait’s apt.i.tude enhancement, his foundation and apt.i.tude had definitely reached the intermediate level.
The most direct comparison was that Xu Ling, who also cultivated the Life Nurturing Technique and the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique, was only half as fast as Han Zhao.
During this period of time, Han Zhao cultivated six cultivation methods at the same time.
Xu Ling had a medium to high-grade foundation. His current foundation should not be much inferior to hers.
As for the superior grade, it was definitely far from it.
According to Lu Yi, martial artists with high-grade foundations could basically break through to the Blood Tempering Realm before the age of 20 without lacking cultivation resources.
For example, Meng Zhi, who was already dead, and the current county magistrate, Wu Di, had all broken through to the Blood Tempering Realm at the age of 19.
In addition, Lu Yi also had a high-grade foundation. He had broken through to the Blood Tempering Realm at the age of 19. Furthermore, he cultivated the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique and the Mountain Shaking Fist at the same time. Otherwise, he would have broken through at the age of 18.
When he cultivated the Second Level of the Vajra Technique to perfection, coupled with the double effect of the [Late Bloomer] Trait, Han Zhao’s foundation would probably reach the upper-middle level, close to the upper-middle level.
If he had a Third Level cultivation technique and learned it, his apt.i.tude would probably undergo a qualitative change.
“In the future, if others praise me for being a genius, I really can’t refute them!
My own hard work is indeed becoming more and more important.” The feeling of his cultivation progress clearly increasing was great.
“Brother Han, it’s time to eat,” Yu Niang whispered when she saw Han Zhao sitting on the bed in a daze. However, her gaze glanced at the pillow that he had punched a big hole in.
“Coming.” Han Zhao got off the bed and threw the pillow into the fire beside the stove.
Halfway through the meal, Han Zhao thought of something and said, “By the way, Yu Niang, prepare yourself. We’ll move in a few days.”
“Huh?” Yu Niang was stunned.
“The house here is too small. It’s inconvenient to cultivate. Moreover, there’s only one room. After all, you’re a girl. You have to have your own room,” Han Zhao explained.
Xu Ling bought him a small courtyard house in the inner city.
It was not big. It was just a courtyard.
Originally, Xu Ling wanted to buy him a larger house, but he didn’t want it.
After all, Xu Ling had just taken over the Xu family’s trading company and had recently joined forces with the Su family’s trading company to annex the Zhang family’s a.s.sets. She needed money to expand, so there was no need to waste it.
He had a secret and did not want too many people by his side. With only Yu Niang by his side, it was enough to live in the courtyard.
“Yes, I’ll pack up as soon as possible.” Yu Niang nodded. “Then what about the house here?”
“Leave it empty for now. Anyway, even if no one lives there, no one will dare to touch my house.” Han Zhao smiled and said, “You’ll have your own room then.
Aren’t you happy?
“Yes…”
After dinner, Han Zhao walked into the courtyard and prepared to practice his saber techniques for a while.
“Creak!”
The steward of the Xu residence, Zhou Zheng, hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.
“Young Master Han, bad news!”
“What happened?”
“The trading company’s convoy was robbed on the way back from Jiayuan City! Several registered elders were injured. Young Miss requests you to quickly go over and discuss a countermeasure!”
“What?!”
Han Zhao’s expression changed. If the caravan was robbed and the investor could not earn money, wouldn’t that be destroying their business?
“Let’s go to the Xu family!”
Han Zhao circulated the Wind Riding Leg and took the lead..