Chapter 6: Breakthrough in Inner Core Skill, Qi Rushing to the Disease

The blood-red little snake—Wang Sheng could confirm that it was the Qi Blood Power he had amassed after becoming a Martial Artist.

But why would his Qi Blood Power startle his "spirit"?

He finally experienced the consequences of not having a master.

Without a master, he had no idea what to do in this situation or what was happening.

Wang Sheng had no choice but to figure things out on his own. After much contemplation and meditation, he came up with a likely theory.

"Could it be because I don't know how to control the Qi Blood?" he wondered.

Theoretically, reaching the level of a Martial Artist required a corresponding Cultivation Technique, which naturally included a method to control the Qi Blood. Otherwise, problems like this would not arise.

But Wang Sheng had taken a shortcut. He had practiced Ba Duan Jin with the help of a progress bar to achieve the realm of a Martial Artist, and thus naturally, he could not control his Qi Blood.

The Inner Core Skill's Hundred Days Foundation Building Method seemed to possess the capability of inner vision, or in other words, clairvoyance.

However, this process was complex, and Wang Sheng in his previous life had only been interested in preserving his health, not in cultivation, so he had not delved deeply into it.

But during his recent practice, he seemed to naturally reach the state of inner vision, which allowed him to see his own Qi Blood Power.

"However, just now it might not have been a rebellion of the Qi Blood Power. It's also possible that my spirit is too weak, which is why it was startled by the Qi Blood Power!" he mused.

In Chinese legend, ghosts and gods find it difficult to approach those with strong Qi Blood and might even be directly destroyed.

Wang Sheng felt that his inner vision was mostly achieved through the use of his spiritual power, which is why it was startled by the Qi Blood Power. To solve this, he had to find a way to control the Qi Blood.

"It looks like I'm going to have to grind away more time!" he thought.

In his previous life, Wang Sheng had only practiced Inner Core Skill for a brief period, not nearly as diligently as he had practiced Ba Duan Jin for over a decade, so his level was very low.

"Inner Core Skill (Hundred Days Foundation Establishment): 3 (68%)"

His current level in Inner Core Skill was only at level 3, far from a breakthrough.

Without a breakthrough, it was simply a nondescript health-maintenance method. Only with a breakthrough would its astounding potential be unleashed.

But now, Wang Sheng was no longer in such a hurry.

He had already become a true Martial Artist. Even if he currently lacked martial techniques to control his Qi Blood, he was still a Martial Artist through and through.

He already possessed initial strength and would not be at the mercy of others.

The Sun Family would likely not resort to using a Martial Artist to force him into the brothel, for the same reason as before—the reward did not justify the cost.

The chrysanthemums needed for delivery were almost ready, so there wasn't much to worry about.

Therefore, he could take his time with the progress bar for the Inner Core Skill. Of course, if he could control his Qi Blood before the Sun Family came to collect, that would be even better.

"There's still about half a jar of Tiger Bone Ointment left. I can continue to enhance my Qi Blood," he noted.

After Foundation Establishment in Inner Core Skill, it was necessary to extract the great medicinal properties from the human body to elevate one's realm, so the enhancement of Qi Blood could not stop.

"There's half a month left. Let's see how much I can improve by then!"

For the next half month, he truly immersed himself in the process of practicing and enhancing both the "Inner Core Skill" and "Ba Duan Jin."

With 24 hours in a day, he allotted eight hours for sleep. Health-conscious people never stay up late, even if it's for cultivation.

Of the remaining 16 hours, one to two hours were spent dealing with meals. With Tiger Bone Ointment, most of his bodily needs were satisfied, but how could a health-conscious person tolerate nutritional imbalances? Everything else might be negotiable, but not diet.

Another two hours were dedicated to chrysanthemum planting to meet the supply demands.

After completing all these, a full 12 hours still remained.

He had plenty of time to spare.

Since there wasn't much Tiger Bone Ointment left, he spent eight hours practicing Inner Core Skill and four hours practicing Ba Duan Jin.

That was the kind of extremely self-disciplined person Wang Sheng was.

As for whether it was boring, not only was it not, but every time he felt his Qi Blood getting stronger and his progress bar advancing, he felt fully motivated.

You can see progress, tangible gains; it's addictive and never tiresome.

Working on an assembly line for a $3000 monthly salary, anyone would get tired unless it was absolutely necessary for survival.

In such days, more than ten days passed by, and Wang Sheng had made significant progress in his three martial arts skills.

"Ba Duan Jin: Breakthrough +2 (6%)

Inner Core Skill (Hundred Days Foundation Building Method): 9 (86%)

Chrysanthemum Planting: Breakthrough +1 (96%)"

The most significant improvement was in the Inner Core Skill, which had jumped from level 3 to level 9 in just over ten days. Apart from the first time, however, the Inner Core Skill never again showed that introspection from the first entry.

To this point, it was merely a simple health-cultivating method.

Of course, what does level 9 mean?

Without the progress bar, Wang Sheng had spent more than a decade and still hadn't reached 99.99% of level 9.

His body was very healthy, much stronger than the average person of his age.

So what about level 9 of the Inner Core Skill?

Of course, it was very effective; the Inner Core Skill had health benefits and even involved many theories of Chinese medicine, allowing one to adjust their body to an extremely perfect state.

This was the effect of the Inner Core Skill without breaking through the limits and reaching the divine extremes.

Even as one who had become a Martial Artist, he felt his body was noticeably stronger and more comfortable.

But he still lacked the method to control his Qi-Blood.

"Just 14% more to go, let's see if I can make a breakthrough today. I have to make the delivery tomorrow!"

The chrysanthemums were prepared a few days earlier.

He was supposed to deliver them himself, but because of his special circumstances, the Sun Family would specifically send someone to collect them, though it's unlikely to be a Martial Artist.

As long as he got through tomorrow's hurdle and the Sun Family didn't cause trouble afterward, the crisis would essentially be resolved.

So he needed to appear as strong as possible tomorrow.

As for whether the Sun Family would think he'd gained a great opportunity and come to seize it, that made him laugh. He was barely able to preserve his own integrity, would he still care about that?

Wang Sheng spent all of today, apart from sleeping and eating, practicing the Inner Core Skill, all to bring it to the brink of breakthrough.

Persistence paid off, and he finally broke through the barrier of the Inner Core Skill an hour before sleep.

"Inner Core Skill (Hundred Days Foundation Building Method): Breakthrough +1 (1%)"

At the moment of breakthrough, a strange occurrence happened with Wang Sheng's Qi-Blood within his body.

Since the Qi Blood Power had condensed more than ten days ago, it had strengthened considerably.

At the moment of breakthrough in the Inner Core Skill, this Qi Blood Power slowly started to move.

Wang Sheng could distinctly feel this power of Qi-Blood.

He could control its movement; the Qi Blood Power would also move slowly by itself.

"Did I finally achieve it? If not, I was going to sleep!"

Being able to control the Qi Blood Power, Wang Sheng was a true Martial Artist, capable of enhancing himself with this power.

He walked outside the house, found a grindstone in the moonlight, and drove his Qi Blood Power to lift the grindstone with one arm again.

This time, it was much easier. With the power of Qi-Blood, his strength had increased greatly.

Knowing that it was the self-movement of Qi-Blood, Wang Sheng understood this was a normal state of the Inner Core Skill: Hundred Days Foundation Building Method.

He had entered the next process of the Hundred Days Foundation Building Method.

Qi Rushing to the Disease!

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