Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist-Chapter 169 - 122: True Qi Thunderbolt! Marriage Robe Divine Skill Reaches the Peak of Perfection!
Withered Wood Divine Skill (6th Realm Divine Skill 6%)
Because his Talent Value increased significantly, and with the help of elixirs.
A month ago, he saw that the Withered Wood Divine Skill was only at the 4th Realm Elite 1%, thinking that its martial arts realm was low, and it would be quick to practice it.
He decided to spend some time every day to practice the Withered Wood Divine Skill and elevate its realm.
A month later, the Withered Wood Divine Skill rose two realms.
He followed the rhythm required for cultivating the Withered Wood Divine Skill, breathing in and out.
The Withered Wood True Qi in his body, like a tree growing, emerged thread by thread in his meridians.
Then, according to his mind's will, it circulated along the Qi pathway of the Withered Wood Divine Skill.
Withered Wood True Qi possesses considerable resilience, forming a True Qi Membrane under his control that can withstand attacks.
When his Withered Wood Divine Skill was at the 4th Realm Elite 1%, he could already form a half-inch thick True Qi Membrane outside his skin.
Now, the True Qi Membrane formed is a full two inches thick.
The True Qi Membrane of the Withered Wood Divine Skill, coupled with the protective poisonous miasma from the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons, constitutes his two layers of defense.
One could say that now he has power, speed, and defense, with almost no weaknesses.
The Withered Wood Divine Skill has side effects.
The first is that it slowly erodes the practitioner's emotions and desires, eventually turning them into emotionless people.
The second is that it affects the practitioner's flesh and blood, and as the practice deepens, the practitioner's flesh and blood gradually lose vitality, turning into withered wood.
The first side effect, once reversed, makes one's emotions and desires more intense than others.
However, he is inherently a calm person, with little emotional fluctuation in his daily life.
Additionally, due to side effects from the Celestial Deformed Foot and Sunflower Manual, which affect the mind due to Qigong Deviation.
After reversing the side effects of these two martial arts, his mind became extremely strong.
Thus, he is very able to control his emotions and desires.
Therefore, the reversal of the first side effect had no impact on him.
After reversing the second side effect, his flesh and blood became vibrant and full of life.
This manifests first in his lifespan.
The advancement of the Withered Wood Divine Skill has slightly accelerated the increase of his lifespan.
Since lifespan is often related to the growth and aging of flesh and blood.
As his flesh and blood become more vital, his lifespan correspondingly extends.
Secondly, it reflects in the healing of his wounds.
He once endured pain and exerted great effort to stab a blood hole in his thigh.
However, because his flesh and blood are extremely vigorous.
Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the blood hole healed as if it were never there.
At that moment, he became increasingly curious about what his body would ultimately become as he practiced the Evil Technique.
Now, his flesh and blood not only find it hard to get injured, but even if injured, they heal quickly.
If his protective poisonous miasma and Withered Wood True Qi Membrane are the first and second lines of defense...
Then his flesh is the third line of defense.
Moreover, his skin and flesh are tenacious, and their defensive capability is comparable to the protective poisonous miasma and Withered Wood True Qi Membrane.
'Continue practicing the Marriage Robe Divine Skill!'
Su Que slowly concluded his practice and stopped cultivating the Withered Wood Divine Skill.
Then, he began to cultivate the Marriage Robe Divine Skill.
The True Qi of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill rose from the dantian, then, under his will, wandered along its Qi pathway.
Marriage Robe Divine Skill (7th Realm of Divine Transformation 99%)
After a month's hard training, the Marriage Robe Divine Skill approached the brink of breakthrough once more!
The True Qi of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill continuously traversed his meridians.
Suddenly, the True Qi of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill swelled abruptly.
Faintly, thunder and lightning noises could be heard in his ears.
'It's broken through!'
He took another look at his attributes.
Marriage Robe Divine Skill (Peak of the 8th Realm 1%)
He introspected his meridians and saw the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi, with faint flashes of thunder and lightning.
This thunder and lightning were bright yellow, but it was not actual thunder and lightning.
It was just a phenomenon born from collisions due to the fierce nature of the Marriage Robe Divine Skill.
Feeling a surge of emotion, Su Que directed the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi to his palms, then released it.
In an instant, True Qi spread over his palms, occasionally accompanied by some thunder and lightning.
'Because I didn't disperse the skill, the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi has become increasingly volatile.'
'This amount of fierce True Qi, if someone else were to endure it, might have already died.'
Su Que thought as he looked at the True Qi on his palm.
He retracted his True Qi and glanced at the door paper.
Seeing that the sky outside was getting darker, it seemed to be evening, the time for dinner again.
Su Que then got up from the bed, pushed the door open, and went out.
Upon reaching the dining hall, he saw Su Jing had already prepared all the tools for the hotpot.
It was winter, and food prepared was easy to get cold, so these days he had been having hotpot with Su Jing.
It seemed like it had been a while since Li Yujing last visited Su Jing, and Su Jing appeared a bit depressed.
Su Que sat down and lit the stove.
Once the soup boiled, he used chopsticks to pick up beef and put it into the pot.
"It's been so long since Sister Yujing has come or sent any message, could something have happened?"
While eating, Su Jing suddenly asked Su Que. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Su Que replied, "I've passed by the Mo Jin Commerce Association at times and saw everything seemed fine; she should be okay."
It had been quite some time, and Li Tunshan hadn't taken any action, which surprised Su Que a bit.
He had been staying home during this period, just in case Duan Han or if Li Yujing was exposed and Li Tunshan sent people to arrest those involved, including him and Su Jing.
However, unexpectedly, the arrangement of the Heaven-Breaking Army in Jiannan Prefecture only exposed the Purple Sun Temple, while Prefect Duan Han and the Mo Jin Commerce Association remained unharmed.
'Although the Heaven-Breaking Army isn't as formidable as the Thunderbolt Army, they are quite adept at clearing traces and counter-surveillance.'
Su Que thought to himself as he picked up a piece of cooked beef, dipped it in sauce, and chewed it.
"I kind of want to go to the Mo Jin Commerce Association to visit her." Su Jing suddenly said.
"Better not," Su Que immediately responded. "Since Sister Yujing hasn't come to see us, it indicates she truly has pressing matters, and your visit might only take more of her time."
Su Jing considered for a moment and agreed, saying nothing more, focusing on her meal.
Su Que glanced at Su Jing, feeling that since she is an ordinary person, it would be best for her not to get involved in such affairs.
In the past few days, when he had spare time during his cultivation, he taught Su Jing the Five Animals Qigong.
During the teaching, he noticed that Su Jing's aptitude for martial arts was even lower than his own when his Talent Value was at 1.
This indicated that Su Jing wasn't suited for martial arts.
If there was some otherworldly support, there might be some remedy.
But in his many days of observation, she clearly didn't have one.
Therefore, he thought that the best way for Su Jing to live was not to get entangled in the martial arts world and live a stable life.
He had seen many who practiced martial arts but had short lives.
Bai Wuji, Ou Tianhao, Ou Haofeng, Gui Risheng, and others had such strong martial arts that they could dominate regions.
But in the end, they not only died early but also miserably.
They didn't fare better than an old neighbor in Jade Water City — a man in his sixties who sat at the door every day, smoking a pipe.
As long as Su Jing paid attention to her diet, practicing the Five Animals Qigong occasionally, she could live until seventy or eighty, wouldn't that be better than them?
Thoughts raced through Su Que's mind, but he never stopped eating.
In the short span of finishing a cup of tea, he had devoured three plates of beef and two plates of fish fillets.
Before long, Su Que had consumed most of the food on the table, leaving only Su Jing's portion.
"I'm going to step out, to digest."
Su Que said before he walked out.
All this time, he had been cultivating at home, and it had been a while since he'd gone outside the city to train.
Seeing that Li Tunshan hadn't taken any action for such a long time, he felt it should be quite safe now.
Moreover, his outings weren't frequent, and he would return soon, with no incident likely to occur.
Even if Li Tunshan did send people to capture Su Jing, with his current martial arts skills, he was confident he could rescue Su Jing.
He reported his name and left the city.
Nothing would likely happen tonight, so he reported his name upon leaving and feared not upon coming back.
At night, there were quite a few people strolling around the outskirts of Jiannan Prefecture after dinner.
He left the city, and once he was far from the crowd, he initiated his lightweight skill, heading towards a grove.
With his power, speed, and defense improved, he wanted to enhance his long-range attack power.
Thus, he planned to go into the woods to practice the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon Technique "Picking Flowers and Leaves."
His "Picking Flowers and Leaves" was only at 3rd Realm: Ascension 30%, which was a low realm for someone like him now.
It wouldn't take much time to elevate it a few realms.
