Chapter 63: Proficient in Basic Blade Technique

After a night of wild indulgence with Chen Min

Fortune Point +3

Cheng Feng looked at his Panmian with great satisfaction

Looking at the Basic Blade Technique that was about to become Proficient

He truly felt wonderful

It was not in vain that Cheng Feng had racked his brains

Watering his fertile fields every single day

He had almost sacrificed his own kidneys to it

Arriving at Number One Courtyard

Xiao Qing had prepared three times the usual amount

Vegetables, eggs, and meat, with the meat in the largest quantity

Cheng Feng worried that this breakthrough would require even more energy than Skin Refining

He also took out the nourishing medicinal soup he had bought at the pharmacy; the ordinary kind was two packs for one tael, and the better kind was five taels per pack

For peace of mind, Cheng Feng naturally bought the most expensive one since he had the money

Of his twelve taels, two remained

Twenty-five taels remained at the bottom of his chest

This was the greatest logistical support Cheng Feng could currently provide for himself

It was also the greatest safeguard Cheng Feng could provide for himself

The last time his skin bled, it had given Cheng Feng quite a scare

This time, he would again rely on adding points to increase his realm

Cheng Feng could not guarantee what the side effects would be

In Room Two, Lian Niang was decocting medicine

It was already nearly finished

Cheng Feng sat on the bed in the main room of Room One

Nearby, the three pregnant women were still sitting in the main hall, looking somewhat nervous

Cheng Feng silently added the points

In his mind, it was as if he were placed in an endless training ground, burying himself in the hard practice of the Basic Blade Technique day after day, night after night. Every swing of the blade carried a longing for power; every strike contained a pursuit of skill. This cycle repeated, all to explore that strand of mysterious Qi and Blood hidden within his body.

Over and over, he repeated those seemingly simple yet crucial movements without fatigue. Sweat soaked his clothes, but the determination in his eyes never wavered. As time passed, the moves became increasingly skillful, natural as floating clouds and flowing water.

In this effortless execution, the once unfamiliar techniques had now become instinctive reactions. Every movement was just right, not a fraction more or less. However, he knew in his heart that this was far from enough—the true realm could only be reached by constantly breaking through oneself.

Finally, after countless dull and tedious breathing and meditation exercises, in an extremely accidental moment, Cheng Feng suddenly perceived a subtle change in his own breath—it seemed slightly different from usual.

At this very moment, Cheng Feng was burying himself in hard practice with single-minded devotion, concentrating fully on every movement and every breath. Although he had vaguely caught a glimmer of a turning point deep within, faced with such a mysterious and unpredictable situation, he did not know how to respond for a moment and could only continue to explore persistently.

Cheng Feng knew the profound mysteries within, so he paid special attention to his posture and breathing rhythm when executing moves, using his heart to perceive the subtle reactions inside his body. Heaven rewards the diligent! Finally, for one fleeting moment, he truly felt a powerful and warm force—that was the legendary Qi and Blood!

Beside himself with joy, Cheng Feng dared not be the least bit negligent and began to repeatedly ponder and experience this wondrous feeling. He kept trying to understand and master the operating laws of this mysterious power, accumulating experience bit by bit. After countless failures and setbacks, Cheng Feng finally succeeded in gathering that faint strand of Qi and Blood and letting it circulate through his body along his meridians.

Cheng Feng had done it

Cheng Feng on the bed opened his eyes, feeling that power within his body

As it circulated through his whole body, Cheng Feng's body seemed to be undergoing purification

It felt as if his original body had been wearing heavy armor

Until this moment, Cheng Feng had broken through the shackles, broken through the filthy environment, and his breathing seemed as heavy as wind and thunder

This was just like how heavy exercise requires heavy oxygen intake

Cheng Feng's body had become stronger

Suddenly, blood spilled from Cheng Feng's mouth and nose, his chest felt as if some foreign object was surging upward, and there was an itchy sensation under his skin like ants crawling everywhere

With a "Puff" sound

Cheng Feng spat out a large amount of black blood

This was the filth hidden within Cheng Feng's body

Cheng Feng thought to himself: No wonder I felt so light; with the impurities in my body forced out, how could I not feel light?

Looking at the pool of black blood on the ground, Cheng Feng let out a long breath; his mouth tasted of rusty astringency, and he could also smell a sour, foul odor

Looking at his body, there was a layer of black substance on his skin

Cheng Feng hurried to find a bronze mirror

In the mirror, his own facial features were bleeding, and it was an unnatural black color; black blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, nostrils, ears, and eyes, and black substance covered the rest of his body

Was this the toxins being expelled?

Cheng Feng was not sure, but he knew this was a good thing

This time, there was no such crazy feeling of hunger

But a faint sense of weakness came from his body

He still needed to nourish himself!

Just as he stepped out, intending to share the good news with Cai'er and the other two women and incidentally go fetch water to wash up

He was met with a scream from Xiao Qing, who had suddenly seen Cheng Feng

Cai'er and the other two women came over upon hearing the sound

Seeing the three women also frightened to the point of tears

Cheng Feng hurriedly called for them to stop, saying he had merely expelled toxins through his cultivation and there was no need to make a fuss

Xiao Qing finally reacted

He hurried to fetch water and prepare the bathtub; the hot water had already been boiled beforehand.

He felt his own weakness.

Cheng Feng hurriedly called for Lian Niang to bring over the medicinal soup.

Although it was still very hot, Cheng Feng drank it all in one gulp regardless.

He felt a warmth in his belly circulating along with his Qi and Blood.

It was nourishing his body.

Cheng Feng had a clearer understanding of the Blood Refining Realm.

While in the bathtub, Cheng Feng also took the opportunity to feel the differences between the three realms.

Strength Refining is the development of one's own potential.

Skin Refining is to prevent one's body from sustaining too great an injury.

One for offense and one for defense; most people are basically not much different in these two realms.

It is nothing more than having great strength and being able to take a beating.

Until Blood Refining.

The light, floating feeling Cheng Feng experienced was not abrupt.

Blood is the most important substance circulating inside the human body; basically, bones produce blood, blood flows through the whole body, and the five viscera and six bowels all contain blood.

An ordinary person who has been bled, especially from major blood circulation channels like the carotid artery, is not far from death.

If one is stabbed and the viscera are injured, causing internal bleeding that cannot be controlled, that is also death.

Yet in the Blood Refining Realm, through the mastery of Qi and Blood, one can initially control the circulation of one's own blood and subsequently block wounds; this is, of course, temporary, but it can provide a greater chance of survival.

Not to mention that after Blood Refining, Cheng Feng felt his body was indeed lighter, and Cheng Feng believed even more that this was because his blood had been refined.

The greatest benefit of expelling impurities from the blood should be speed.

The strength of Strength Refining, the defense of Skin Refining, and the speed of Blood Refining.

Practicing martial arts is a method of making a person stronger step by step.

Cheng Feng possessed scientific theoretical knowledge from his past life.

Knowledge of the Martial Dao system of Great Zhou.

Plus the sensations he felt after his breakthrough.

Cheng Feng was better able to find the commonalities between them.

What Wang Tieshan taught Zhang Zhuo were all phrases with official Martial Dao characteristics, such as using one's heart to feel, using breathing to inhale and exhale, and using the body to accept Blood Qi, strength, Qi and Blood, and breathing.

Cheng Feng only half-understood as he listened.

But after relying on the Panmian to train hard and break through, it actually comes down to those two sentences.

Find the differences during practice.

Feel the Qi and Blood within those differences.

This, of course, requires using one's heart to feel the changes in oneself before and after.

Sure enough, once you understand after a breakthrough, you understand.

One can even summarize it in two more sentences.

Cheng Feng finished washing up, feeling light and relaxed.