Chapter 114: The Technique of Sacrifice for Cultivating Qi, Master's Breakthrough
Lethal Qi Accumulation Technique.
That was the cultivation technique recorded on the human skin paper.
To be precise, it was a secret technique.
The method of cultivating this secret technique was also quite unique.
It involved a peculiar visualization method, imagining oneself in a state of near-death, a deathly stillness.
Then, from that state, one would comprehend a deadly and lethal Qi that could annihilate all living things.
According to the description in the secret technique, this deathly lethal Qi was immensely powerful and could greatly harm the vitality of any living creature, rightfully calling it a true technique of slaughter.
It sounded relatively simple, but in fact, the cultivation of this secret technique was exceedingly perilous.
Especially the part where one had to visualize oneself in a state of deathly stillness—a slight carelessness could lead to actual death, never to awaken again.
To kill others, one must first face one's own death.
This was the sinister aspect of this secret technique.
After understanding the key points of cultivating the secret technique, Lu Qing knew that his previous speculations were correct.
The cultivation technique recorded on the human skin paper was indeed wicked, not orthodox.
It was a secret technique that walked the path less taken, pursuing lethal power, very extreme.
However, this secret technique indeed paired well with his Four Directions Saber.
The Four Directions Saber Technique was primarily about slaughter.
It was about wielding the saber with an intent to slaughter all around the world.
The Lethal Qi Accumulation Technique, on the other hand, could cultivate the purest Qi of deadly stillness and slaughter.
If Lu Qing could integrate the two, his saber technique might instantly ascend to an extremely terrifying realm.
"However, this Lethal Qi Accumulation Technique has extremely high requirements for one's physical constitution," he mused, "otherwise, the body couldn't withstand that terrible deathly lethal Qi."
"According to the secret technique, only when the strength of the body reaches the Great Success of the Internal Organ Realm can one attempt to cultivate it. I am still far from reaching that realm."
Having figured out the secrets of the Lethal Qi Accumulation Technique, Lu Qing put it aside for the time being.
Currently, he had not even achieved Small Success in the Muscle Bone Realm, and even with the aid of elixirs, it would still take some time to step into the Internal Organ Realm.
In the short term, he was unable to cultivate this secret technique.
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It turned out that the secret technique had been inscribed onto the human skin paper with some sort of peculiar ink.
Only when washed with a specially made solution would the contents be revealed.
Wang Qingshan, who had pondered over the secrets of the paper for so long, probably had no clue about this.
After examining everything, aside from the two bottles of Bone Strengthening Muscle Changing Pills, Lu Qing put all the other items away.
Then, he checked the sky, noticing it was nearly dawn.
He couldn't be bothered to return to bed for rest; with his current physical condition, even if he went days and nights without sleep, he wouldn't be much affected.
Upon consideration, Lu Qing simply took out the Bone Strengthening Muscle Changing Pill he had previously unsealed, removed the layer of honey wax, and swallowed the elixir.
After the elixir entered his stomach, it wasn't long before he felt a rather domineering medicinal power rising from his abdomen.
Lu Qing did not neglect this and lightly hopped into the courtyard where, under the cover of night, he began practicing the Nourishing Body Boxing to refine the medicinal power.
As he practiced, the medicinal power transformed by the Bone Strengthening Muscle Changing Pill was quickly refined and absorbed by Lu Qing.
He could distinctly feel his muscles and bones strengthening bit by bit.
Indeed, the elixir produced by a major sect was truly potent.
He praised in his heart, then immediately focused his heart and spirit and concentrated on cultivation.
As he practiced the Nourishing Body Boxing over and over, finally, as a hint of dawn appeared on the horizon, he had completely refined all the medicinal power.
Drawing to a gradual stop, he exhaled a murky breath.
Lu Qing sensed the condition of his body and revealed a look of surprise.
After refining the Bone Strengthening Muscle Changing Pill, his muscles and bones had strengthened incrementally.
At this rate, in at most ten days, he would officially reach Small Success in the Muscle Bone Realm.
And now, it had only been a few days since his breakthrough into the Muscle Bone Realm.
Half a month, from the initial entry into the Muscle Bone Realm to Small Success.
Even Lu Qing himself was slightly astounded at such a rate of cultivation.
At this moment, he finally realized how fortunate he had been to obtain the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid.
Clearly, after consuming the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid, his talent had been enhanced to a quite exaggerated degree.
This was what allowed his cultivation speed to not only maintain but actually increase after stepping into the Muscle Bone Realm.
Of course, this was good news, so Lu Qing was in a very good mood at the moment.
While Lu Qing was delighted about the progress of his cultivation,
in a certain residence within the county, a group of martial artists was standing in a courtyard, trembling and silent as cicadas in winter.
In front of them, two corpses covered with white cloth were laid out.
Under the illumination of the lamp, the scene was quite ghastly.
If Lu Qing were here, he would recognize that these were the bodies of Tong Canglang and Wang Qingshan whom he and Little Li had slain.
"Junior Brother, what happened, why did the third and the seventh brothers die in the mountains?"
At this moment, a burly man built like a mountain bear asked gravely.
"I don't know either, Senior Brother," replied the white-robed youth who had appeared in the valley with a wry smile, "The third and seventh went separately from me. When we arrived, we only found their corpses and saw no trace of the enemy."
"Lao Qi was killed by decapitation, and the third by having his heart gouged out. These two methods are too different, obviously not committed by a single person. Could they have been attacked by a group?"
The burly man, who had already examined the death states of the two, speculated.
"I did check the valley, and indeed, aside from the third and the rest, there were traces of another two people," the white-robed youth replied.