[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-253":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},315650,581,"Chapter 253 - 251: Methods","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-253",253,"\u003Cp>But unfortunately, Sang Peng and the others have never heard of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal Master Xia should know,\" Sang Peng said confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, in his mind, Immortal Master Xia was omnipotent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I shall wait patiently for Immortal Master Xia to come out,\" Lou Yi said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bidding farewell to Sang Peng, Lou Yi returned to the city and went to his residence to start studying the newly discovered cultivation technique — Skin Refining Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending thirty points of energy to upgrade Skin Refining Technique: Skin Refining Technique (Not Initiated 0\u002F30) → Skin Refining Technique (Initiated 0\u002F100)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfamiliar memories appeared in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the memory, Lou Yi grew up in a small town somewhat similar to Ping’an Village, surrounded by chaotic monsters and strange occurrences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To resist the monsters, everyone practiced martial arts, and he also apprenticed under a well-known local martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To learn martial arts, one must endure hardship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master taught him Pile Skill, making him stand in the courtyard, rain or shine, windy or rainy, without fail for a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he learned the static pose, it was time for the dynamic pose, which included forms and steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi studied diligently and received much praise from his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink, five years passed, and the little boy who used to wipe his nose had grown into a fourteen or fifteen-year-old young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, Lou Yi opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt an energy from heaven and earth enter his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it transformed into warm currents floating on the surface of his body, massaging his skin constantly, feeling tingly and comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the Attribute Panel, and there was a new entry in the realm: Unranked Martial Artist (0\u002F600).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then looking at the prompt for Skin Refining Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that the initiated level of Skin Refining Technique could provide twenty points of proficiency each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he could reach the next level in a month, which should be the Oxhide Realm that Sang Peng mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed wasn’t slow, much faster than when he initially learned the Breathing Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be because his own strength was now far beyond what it once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Skin Refining Technique could still be improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi pressed on, spending one hundred energy points to upgrade Skin Refining Technique:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skin Refining Technique (Initiated 0\u002F100) → Skin Refining Technique (Proficient 0\u002F300+1 Black Jade Ointment)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second memory emerged in his mind, continuing from the first memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi had been an apprentice for five years, becoming extremely proficient in both static and dynamic poses, laying a solid foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master finally decided to teach him something substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to continuing to practice Pile Skill, he applied a red viscous liquid to Lou Yi’s body every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The origin of this liquid was not simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the city, there were many Medicine Gatherers who risked climbing steep cliffs to collect a precious plant called ’Blood Circulation Grass,’ and then sold it at a high price to martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artists like Lou Yi’s master liked to boil Blood Circulation Grass into oil and apply it to the body to stimulate the skin and activate Qi-Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lou Yi’s solid foundation, with the help of the red oil made from Blood Circulation Grass, he eventually reached another level after three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When activating Qi-Blood, his whole skin turned grey-yellow, with a texture as tenacious as oxhide...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, a surge of energy several times stronger than before entered Lou Yi’s body, transforming into countless warm currents, altering his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Crackle!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi felt the surface of his skin constantly stirring with Qi, but even looking with the naked eye, there seemed to be no difference compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prompt for Skin Refining Technique changed accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proficient level of Skin Refining Technique could provide sixty points of proficiency each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that in ten days, he could reach the Oxhide level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi, Shi Caifeng, Zhan Weida, and others who came from the river, all settled down completely in Ping’an City, sometimes exchanging martial skills with Sang Peng and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If monsters attacked, they would fight the enemy together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The natives of Ping’an City gradually became accustomed to their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also became aware that aside from Lou Yi, Chu Feng, Daoist Xuanji, and Old Man Shi were all extremely powerful individuals, few in Ping’an City could rival them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lou Yi’s understanding, only three great experts in the entire Ping’an City had reached the Black Skin Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One stayed by Immortal Master Xia’s side year-round, guarding his safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One often went on travels, appearing and vanishing unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one could be seen occasionally, Sang Sheng, Sang Peng’s uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even when Sang Sheng exerted his full strength, he could only reach a stalemate with Daoist Xuanji, who had lost one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daoist Xuanji, not unworthy of being a dragon and phoenix among people from the Wulin of the river, used an unpredictable swordsmanship to impress all martial artists in Ping’an City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten days later, Lou Yi’s realm finally broke through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unranked Martial Artist (0\u002F600) → Oxhide Martial Artist (0\u002F600)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of breakthrough, a large amount of warm current surged to the surface of his skin, causing his skin to constantly bulge and sink, like wrought iron being hammered fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, his flesh and blood were also accordingly enhanced, slowly growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the breakthrough was complete, Lou Yi began to perceive the changes in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightly activating the Skin Refining Technique, the surface color of his skin turned slightly yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinching it, it seemed not much different than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist and swung it hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Whoosh!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power had almost no enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi frowned but then immediately relaxed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking carefully, this made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current Qi-Blood was already beyond the Martial Artist’s limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Skin Refining Technique was a different path, its essence was also to improve Qi-Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like him now, the initial stage certainly wouldn’t show much improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems only at the later stages might it bring significant enhancement to the body,’ Lou Yi thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after reaching the Oxhide Level, the proficiency of Skin Refining Technique significantly decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It now only provided ten points a day, and it would take two more months to break through to the next major realm of Stone Skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To further improve Skin Refining Technique required Black Jade Ointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was likely the Black Mud he had seen earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Mud was obviously much more precious than the Red Oil, so Lou Yi hadn’t rashly asked before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this period, he had gotten quite familiar with Sang Peng and other Ping’an Village natives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi planned to go out and find them, to see if he could gain access to the Black Mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached the square, seeing a man and a woman appear in the distance, his expression turned a bit peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his powerful senses, he could clearly receive all sounds within a hundred zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy Jia, how was the Green Snail Meat I brought you yesterday? It’s a rare delicacy that we seldom get to enjoy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Young Master Sang, for your kindness. The Green Snail Meat was indeed exceptionally delicious. But, sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy Jia, are you thinking of your family again? Don’t be sad, when you become strong in the future, you will surely have the chance to return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope so, I wonder if my father’s asthma is getting any better. Without me by his side, will those servants diligently prepare the medicine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy Jia is truly a filial person, don’t worry, your father will definitely be fine. How about this, I’ll tell you another story about Immortal Master Xia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Sang is such a good person, I’m indeed curious about Immortal Master’s experiences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the compliment, Sang Peng felt a rush of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to pour out all his thoughts to her but was afraid of being abrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1345,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.888Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","c49a92672d8c19f9db1e3f2c305819390544d4c829626c3207af21e201b4cb76","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-254","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-252",784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]