Chapter 282: with translation of chapter title

Often, doing what one believes is right is not recognized by the public.

They scream, they curse, they slander, simply because you are different from others.

If such a choice existed, Yan Buji would surely follow the mainstream crowd, stand among the masses, occupy the moral high ground, point at those below, and for a moment feel like turning into light.

Yan Buji greatly admires cultivators who do not take the ordinary path, for the pressure and danger they bear far exceed his imagination, which also drives them to become extraordinarily strong and terrifying in battle.

However, Yan Buji does not wish to become such a person; he would rather control a faction and, through alliances and strategies, gather everything he needs rather than rely on fate.

One month passed.

After Yan Buji's injuries fully healed, he could finally attempt to break through his martial realm.

He picked a period, saying his cultivation had a slight issue and he needed to retreat for a few days; Hu Bing and Pang De didn't say much, seeing that Yan Buji's injuries were healed, they thought a little consolidation was no big deal.

Thus, Yan Buji seized an opportunity to leave Qian Dao Huang Du and made a trip to Youming Jie!

Youming Jie's cave dwelling.

Yan Buji sat on the ground, gazing at a thriving orchid leaf, and began to integrate his Martial Dao Profound Skill.

From the initial Blood Essence Skill, to the later Supreme Sage Primordial Classic, and even the core outline for breaking martial limits, Yan Buji reviewed them all, fearing any mistake.

"If I could cultivate to the level of the Great Demon Wuji, with blood‑rebirth and an indestructible soul, that would also be fine; the key is that such heaven‑defying beings don't live long."

Yan Buji chuckled, but he needed to raise his power again; for now the magical cultivation realm could not be improved, while the martial path still had room for progress, and he didn't mind using this strength.

If he truly had to rely on martial arts, either way it's death; dying later still leaves a chance, doesn't it?

Sigh, overthinking.

Yan Buji cast aside distractions, sat in silent meditation for three days, and only then began to fuse the Blazing Anger Fire Technique.

Yan Buji felt that the infinity‑rising anger was not solely due to the dharma; rather, this technique stirs his True Essence, causing his viscera to operate at high speed, which then unleashes boundless anger.

It is like a person trapped in a sealed space, body hot yet unable to sweat, while a chilly wind blows from time to time, making the unquenchable fire burn even fiercer.

Activating the Blazing Anger Fire Technique produces this feeling; it is not merely a bodily problem, but the link between the essence of martial cultivation's profound skill and the flesh—just this makes Yan Buji feel that the martial path is indeed vast and extraordinary.

Unfortunately, it leads nowhere.

The Patterned Profound Skill remained effective; as Yan Buji continually modified the Blazing Anger Fire Technique, he incorporated the Blood Heaven Ascension Degree into his operational system, and his whole body began to turn crimson, like a cooked shrimp.

The profound skill rose to its peak, mist steaming above his head; accompanied by the violent churning of True Essence, the lake‑like True Essence within his body was diverted into a new channel!

In an instant!

Yan Buji widened his eyes, his spiritual sense surged violently at this moment, and he felt the surging anger within him more intensely!

"Damn! Spiritual sense surging? Have I truly broken through Foundation Establishment?!"

The surging spiritual sense is like a shift in thinking; what a child sees versus an adult differs completely in meaning, and such vast spiritual sense already far exceeds the Lianqi Phase in both quality and quantity!

This is the advantage of the martial path, or rather, Yan Buji's advantage.

His martial talent supported him in smoothly integrating the Blazing Anger Fire Technique into his own Martial Dao Profound Skill system; seizing the opportunity, he broke through in one go, and the surge of spiritual sense still required a strong physique.

However, Yan Buji's foundation is excellent, and after years of arduous training, the surging spiritual sense was quickly restrained and stabilized.

But the ever‑stronger anger stirred Yan Buji's deep‑seated resentment and humiliation.

"If one could carve a path to the heavens, who would still want to stay with the flock?"

Yan Buji clenched his fists and gritted his teeth!

No!

The burning anger gradually robbed him of reason, but Yan Buji, after years of training, had already achieved a breakthrough in his state of mind.

Reason and madness stood opposed; Yan Buji held to his original heart, letting the anger blaze, and the strength of his mind allowed him to guard the final haven amidst this mental storm.

Two months passed in succession.

Yan Buji drew a deep breath, finally calming the anger, transforming the Blazing Anger Fire Technique into the fourth layer, Blazing Degree, of the Blood Heaven Ascension Degree, and thus completed his martial breakthrough!

"Indeed, the true me will not be corroded by anger; I know exactly what I want and how to obtain it." Yan Buji chuckled.

Rising, Yan Buji felt the surging power within his body.

The Patterned Profound Skill remained mysterious; even though his True Essence quality now far surpassed that of magical power, it still maintained a state where the two did not interfere with each other.

After the breakthrough, Yan Buji also felt that, besides the surge of spiritual sense, the nature of his True Essence seemed to have changed; aside from the original liquid state gradually taking on a gelatinous quality, more importantly, his True Essence became stronger and more durable.

"Just try it and you'll know."

Yan Buji walked out of the cave dwelling and directly activated Instant Shadow Step!

Whoosh!

Yan Buji's speed was not inferior to that of simultaneously activating the two magical cultivation secret arts, Lightning Flash and Wind Tuning; indeed, it was even greater.

Although Yan Buji had previously learned Instant Shadow Step, this technique consumes True Essence enormously, and because he dared not lightly use his Martial Dao Profound Skill, he had hardly any chance to employ it.

But now he sees that in an instant he can cover several hundred li; even if he cannot leap into the air, with his leg strength he can shuttle back and forth through the vast forest.

"The key is that the True Essence consumption rate has dropped by about thirty to forty percent, enough for me to sustain it for a long time. Moreover, with the surging spiritual sense, leaving a true qi mark has become much easier. After some refinement, I should soon reach the 'instant thousand li' described for Instant Shadow Step."

Yan Buji was delighted; True Essence, as the essence of a warrior's power, actually differs somewhat from magical cultivation dueling, which emphasizes the degree of technique mastery before application.

And Yan Buji can, after breaking through the Martial Dao realm, directly raise the grade of these martial techniques by one level; although not the highest, gradual training will get there.

"This must be Martial Dao Foundation Establishment, right?"

Spiritual sense, True Essence, fleshly body, and profound skill have all seen tremendous growth; this is not much different from a magical cultivator's breakthrough of Foundation Establishment Stage, both being self‑improvement, and Martial Cultivation's enhancement seems even more comprehensive.

However, Yan Buji has never directly fought a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so the true value of his Martial Dao Foundation Establishment remains unclear.

But from now on, in Qian Dao Huang Du, he will also have some security.