After completing the "Second Blood Refining," Su Que discovered in the bath that the muscle contours all over his body became more pronounced, his arms almost grew a circle larger, and his shoulders and back became broader.
In order not to let others notice the changes, he could only go to the shops in the city to buy looser Confucian robes to cover his increasingly robust figure.
The long period of martial arts practice also made him grow taller.
However, fortunately, he was still young.
Growing taller at this time would not make others feel strange.
Two months passed unnoticed, Su Que taught during the day, practiced martial arts in the morning and evening, leading a safe and peaceful life.
During this period, Jade Water City's Government Office, Martial Arts Hall, and gangs had several battles with the White Lotus Sect, becoming the topic of conversation in Jade Water City's streets and alleys.
It's said that Jade Water City requested support from the Prefecture City several times, the Prefecture City couldn't refuse and sent a constable whose Martial Arts Realm reached the "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening."
But this constable disappeared without a trace three days after arriving in Jade Water City, as if evaporating into thin air.
After two or three days, news leaked from the Government Office's constables, saying that the constable was brutally killed by the White Lotus Sect members.
The residents of Jade Water City, upon hearing that the constable dispatched by the Prefecture City died so quickly, were enveloped in a terrifying atmosphere.
In their minds, the White Lotus Sect immediately became extremely powerful.
Some people, seeing the strength of the White Lotus Sect, even proactively sought out the patrolling White Lotus monks to request joining the White Lotus Sect.
But none of this concerned Su Que, he was just a simple teacher.
When seeing a ranger challenge a White Lotus monk, he always stood far away watching.
When encountering the White Lotus Sect members, he avoided them.
It was impossible to have any interactions with those fanatical White Lotus Demons.
Back home, he often reminded his sister Su Jing to go out less frequently, and if going out, not to join the crowd to avoid being inadvertently hurt by the White Lotus Sect.
At night, after dinner, Su Que went to the cave.
After drinking the medicine, he started cultivating.
Since passing the "Second Blood Refining" realm that night, he continued with the "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening" cultivation.
"Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening" is using Qi Blood and muscles to temper and stretch the tendons.
Tendons become more resilient and flexible, enabling him to perform many actions he couldn't do before.
Moreover, tendon exercise further enhances his strength, speed, and reaction.
However, Su Que found that his cultivation speed in "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening" was no longer as fast as "First Blood Refining Skin" and "Second Blood Refining."
Therefore, he shifted the focus of cultivation back to the Marriage Robe Divine Skill.
With True Qi cultivated more abundantly and dominantly, his progress in "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening" would also speed up accordingly.
Swiftly, more than a month passed.
Name: Su Que (17 years old)
Lifespan: 93
Talent Value: 16
Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (5th Realm Refining Skill 15%), Five Animals Qigong (1st Realm Initial Insight 1%)
Inner Strength: Marriage Robe Divine Skill (3rd Realm: Ascension 9%)
After more than a month's cultivation, his Marriage Robe Divine Skill advanced by a realm.
Due to the reverse effect of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, his flesh, and meridians were strengthened.
His lifespan has increased by 10 years compared to more than a month ago.
The Talent Value has increased by 3 points.
Initially, when practicing the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, the True Qi in his body was just a trace, just a small warmth.
By now, his True Qi has grown significantly, almost the thickness of three fingers.
Since True Qi can merge with Fist Force, his strength today is incomparable to before.
With the cultivation of Marriage Robe Divine Skill, a wisp of steam rises from the Baihui Acupoint on Su Que's head.
And faint steam, along with his breaths, sprays out from his nose, swirling back.
"Let's try using Qi Blood Muscle Strengthening again!"
Thinking of this, Su Que immediately mobilized Qi Blood, moved muscles, to temper and stretch tendons.
Suddenly, his muscles and bones felt tingling and painful.
The skin and muscles under his clothes bulged and recessed at times, as his tendons stretched back and forth.
"Indeed, with the progress of Marriage Robe Divine Skill, the speed of cultivating the Martial Arts Realm accelerated again!"
Inner Strength aids in the improvement of Martial Arts Realm, which in turn aids the cultivation of Inner Strength.
The two are essentially complementary.
Besides, due to the reverse effect of Marriage Robe Divine Skill, his muscles became more resilient and firm after completing "Second Blood Refining."
While "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening" relies precisely on Qi Blood and muscle.
With stronger muscles, it's no surprise that Su Que's cultivation speed increased.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed, Su Que sat cross-legged on the bed, and a series of crackling sounds, akin to popping beans, resonated from his body.
"The Martial Arts Realm has broken through!"
He transitioned from the state of "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening" to the state of "Four Blood Bone Forging."
He jumped off the bed and suddenly raised his leg to kick, his right foot almost straight up.
The right leg and left leg instantly formed a "one" shape.
This is the state a martial artist reaches after going through "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening."
The muscles of the whole body become resilient and flexible.
Actions like full splits and large splits become very easy to perform.
Su Que put down his leg, then suddenly leaned back, performing an "iron bridge" effortlessly.
After experiencing "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening," his physical strength became even more powerful, his body more flexible.
Not only could he attack from tricky angles, but he could also dodge others' attacks with incredible movements.
Moreover, after "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening," the lines of his body became more pronounced, and he grew two inches taller.
If he were to bare his chest before others, knowledgeable martial artists would certainly see that he was a trained fighter.
After experiencing "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening," the shape of his muscles became more natural and smooth, transforming from "dead" to "alive."
These muscles are absolutely impossible to achieve through brute force alone.
Su Que felt a stir in his heart, and four lines of tiny, black characters appeared before him.
Name: Su Que (17 years old)
Life Expectancy: 108
Talent Value: 19
Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (5th Realm Refining Skill 15%), Five Animals Qigong (1st Realm Initial Insight 1%)
Inner Strength: Marriage Robe Divine Skill (3rd Realm: Ascension 9%)
He heard some martial artists say, "With each inch lengthened, life extends ten years," although this saying isn't entirely accurate, it does reveal the truth that after muscle strengthening, life can be extended.
After "Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening," his life expectancy unexpectedly increased by sixteen years!
Additionally, his talent value increased by three points.
Su Que was exhilarated and quickly returned to bed to cultivate the Marriage Robe Divine Skill.
Due to the increase in talent value, his cultivation speed in the Marriage Robe Divine Skill accelerated.
...
In the blink of an eye, more than two months passed.
At night, in the woods outside the city.
Su Que felt a stir in his heart, calling out five lines of tiny, black characters.
Name: Su Que (18 years old)
Life Expectancy: 120
Talent Value: 22
Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (5th Realm Refining Skill 15%), Five Animals Qigong (1st Realm Initial Insight 1%)
Inner Strength: Marriage Robe Divine Skill (4th Realm Elite 2%)
The Marriage Robe Divine Skill had advanced another realm.
This inner strength, upon reaching the 4th Realm Elite, slowed down the cultivation speed significantly.
When cultivating the Seven Injuries Fist, the progress noticeably slowed down upon reaching the 4th Realm Elite.
Perhaps all martial arts, upon reaching the 4th Realm Elite, encounter a bottleneck.
The slow progress in inner strength directly caused the progress in Four Blood Bone Forging to slow down as well.
Thus, Su Que shifted his focus to cultivating the Seven Injuries Fist.
After cultivating the Seven Injuries Fist for an hour, he found that its progress had increased by 2%.
At this rate, advancing another realm in the Seven Injuries Fist is merely a matter of a dozen days.
The cultivation speed was much faster than before acquiring the Marriage Robe Divine Skill!
Su Que pondered over the reason.
"Firstly, due to having inner strength, which aids the progress of martial arts."
"Secondly, the cultivation of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill extended my life, increased my talent value, thereby accelerating the cultivation speed of the Seven Injuries Fist!"
At this point, the previously vague ideas in his mind gradually became clearer.
— When an evil technique reaches a bottleneck, pause it, and then find another evil technique to cultivate!
Given his current high talent value, starting afresh with a new evil technique could quickly practice it from 1st Realm Initial Insight to 4th Realm Elite.
The cultivation of a new evil technique would extend his life, thereby increasing his talent value.
Although now extending life is not easy, as long as several evil techniques are cultivated to 4th Realm Elite.
Life will extend considerably, and talent value will concurrently improve.
Once the talent value is enhanced to a certain extent, he can go back to cultivate the technique that reached a bottleneck.
Due to the increased talent value, the technique that reached a bottleneck will improve as well!
By continually repeating this cycle, he can keep accumulating talent value and extending life!
In this manner, achieving immortality is indeed not impossible!