The smoke swept by, and the words leapt to life before his eyes.
[After consuming twenty percent of your vital energy, you suddenly have an epiphany. Using the Ice and Fire Profound Skill as a guide, you fuse it with the Subodhi Heart Skill, creating a new Heart Method, naming it the Two Principles Bodhi Heart]
[Two Principles Bodhi Heart (Initial Mastery)]
The words flickered, gradually fading away until they disappeared.
Qin An opened his eyes and fully grasped the Two Principles Bodhi Heart.
The Ice and Fire Profound Skill can fuse the Power of Water and Fire, while the Two Principles Bodhi Heart is a Jade Bone Realm Heart Method, and its power is incomparable.
Besides the Power of Ice and Fire, this Cultivation Technique also incorporates the Buddhist path. When performing it, the power of Buddhism can be connected with the Power of Ice and Fire, enhancing its might even further.
At this moment, the True Qi within Qin An’s body surged like a dragon, all of it wanting to rush towards his spine.
He knew this was a sign of nearing a breakthrough into the Jade Bone Realm.
However, Qin An was not in a hurry. Instead, he forcefully suppressed his True Qi, and took out a Cang Mountain Jade, resembling chicken blood stone, from his bosom.
With his palm as a guide, he slowly transferred his True Qi into the Cang Mountain Jade.
The blood color on the Cang Mountain Jade vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye, entering Qin An’s body entirely.
Once the blood color entered his body, it gradually covered his spine.
Qin An took a deep breath and released his True Qi.
The True Qi surged like a river breaching its bank, enveloping the spine entirely.
In an instant, the spine turned blood-red like a blood moon.
After a few breaths, the True Qi gradually calmed and returned to tranquility.
Qin An opened his eyes, feeling the vast ocean-like True Qi within his body, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"True Qi like the sea, this is the Jade Bone Realm."
Condensing the bones with Qi not only increases the quantity of True Qi but also elevates its quality.
In future, when mobilizing True Qi, he can draw a trace of Blood Marrow’s power from his bones, making the True Qi’s might worlds apart.
Compared to the Body Storage Realm, the Jade Bone Realm is like a towering mountain, far beyond a mere hill.
"My Jade Bone is stronger."
Qin An continued to feel for a moment, having found the answer in his heart.
With the Cang Mountain Jade as a guide, his entire skeletal structure could turn blood-red like jade in future cultivation.
Regardless of True Qi’s capacity or quality, it surpasses ordinary Jade Bone Realm individuals significantly.
Qin An understood that waiting for the Cang Mountain Jade to nurture him before breaking through was the right decision.
"My reserve of vital energy has greatly increased. Now I can store the vital energy of four Blood Marrows."
One Blood Marrow equals a hundred Blood Crystals. With the current increase in reserves, Qin An was extremely satisfied.
"Let’s continue."
Qin An took out a second Cultivation Technique book.
Four large characters on the cover read Cold Moon Saber Skill.
The Flame Demon Three Cuts is incredibly powerful but doesn’t align well with Qin An’s Two Principles Bodhi Heart.
Aside from the yang energy of the Saber Skill matching the fire attribute of the Heart Method, it feels a bit disconnected when Qin An channels the ice attribute.
He needed to improve his Saber Skill, so naturally, he needed to remedy previous shortcomings.
Subsequently, Qin An began practicing according to the Cold Moon Saber Skill.
[You practice the Cold Moon Saber Skill, triggering the Body Storage Realm blade mastery talent]
[Cold Moon Saber Skill (Mastery)]
[Gazing at the Flame Demon Three Cuts, you sense something and decide to unify it with the Cold Moon Saber Skill]
[After years of sitting, you expend ten percent of vital energy, but due to insufficient talent, only a flicker of inspiration flashes]
[Unwilling to concede and noting the large consumption of vital energy, you further expend twenty percent of vital energy, realizing failure now would be a wasted effort]
[With thirty percent vital energy consumed, you finally comprehend the Jade Bone Realm Saber Technique, naming it the Ice Flame Three Absolutes]
[Ice Flame Three Absolutes (Initial Mastery)]
Information poured into Qin An’s mind like a torrent.
After a moment, Qin An opened his eyes and drew the black saber from his waist.
"Clang!"
Qi operated, enveloping the black saber, which immediately surged with a layer of ice and fire power.
The Ice Flame Three Absolutes, reaching the Jade Bone Realm, still retains the previous storage power, but now it stores the power of ice and fire.
Now, when mobilizing True Qi, the ice and fire power automatically covers it, eliminating prior disconnection.
After deducing both Cultivation Techniques, relying on level five profession talent, he only used up fifty percent of his vital energy.
With fifty percent still remaining, he might forcibly elevate his defense technique to the Jade Bone Realm.
Defensive techniques are crucial, concerning his ability to survive. He didn’t mind consuming vital energy at this moment.
This isn’t a storybook; pseudo-gods rampage through Daqian’s monstrous beings.
In storybooks, protagonists can gather resources slowly. Here, that’s not possible.
If he loses his life due to this calculation, everything would be in vain.
Qin An took out the final defensive technique book, titled "Spiritual Light Shield".
The so-called Spiritual Light Shield converts True Qi into spiritual light, covering a radius of a foot to defend against enemy attacks.
Qin An had Gang Qi transforming into clouds, providing both defense and drawing attacks into the ground.
But Gang Qi was too close, almost sticking to his body.
If the Gang Qi were broken, Qin An couldn’t react in time and would be injured. Hence, he chose the Spiritual Light Shield to expand his defensive range.
As Qin An followed the Spiritual Light Shield’s path and operated his internal True Qi, smoke appeared before his eyes.
[Practicing the Spiritual Light Shield, you sense enlightenment]
[With Gang Qi transforming into clouds as a guide, attempting to merge the Spiritual Light Shield and elevate it to the Jade Bone Realm]
[However, lacking talent, progress proves difficult]
[Reflecting on the dangers surrounding you, after years of sitting and consuming fifty percent of vital energy, you merge the strengths of both]
[With fifty percent vital energy consumed, you finally comprehend the Jade Bone Realm Defensive Method, naming it Celestial Spirit Body Protection]
[Celestial Spirit Body Protection (Initial Mastery)]
It succeeded!
Qin An opened his eyes and operated his internal True Qi.
In the next moment, the Gang Qi suddenly expanded, guarding every inch within a foot around Qin An with invisible Gang Qi.
This time, Qin An fully addressed the range insufficiency issue, feeling slightly relieved as he withdrew the Gang Qi from Celestial Spirit Body Protection.
Subsequently, the Gang Qi disappeared without a trace.
Gently caressing the black saber at his waist, Qin An mused, "I’ve completely depleted my stored vital energy."
Five percent plus five percent, the vital energy stored from the battle at the Hundred Beasts Sect was completely exhausted, but the gains were immense.
In front of him, the smoke coalesced into words like a snake.
[Qin An]
[Ice Flame Three Absolutes (Initial Mastery), Two Principles Bodhi Heart (Initial Mastery), Celestial Spirit Body Protection (Initial Mastery), Red Tiger Demon Slaying Hand (Perfection), Dragon Body Skill (Perfection)]
The techniques at Initial Mastery are all at the Jade Bone Realm, while those at Perfection are at the Body Storage Realm.
As for professional levels, the Butcher and Scholar are both level five, while the others are at level four.
After a brief organization, Qin An devised a new plan.
"I need to quickly elevate other professions to level five as well."
"But what I lack most now is blood energy. I must find a way to acquire blood marrow, or I can’t consume a large amount of vital energy for future deductions."
Contemplating, Qin An arose, tidied his attire, pushed open the door, and set off towards the house where Yang Quanfeng resided.
Since he reached the Jade Bone Realm, he planned to accept a mission, rise to a Silver State Constable, and obtain more Jade Bone Realm techniques.
Outside, the sun was shining brightly.
The journey was uneventful.
When Qin An arrived, he found Yang Quanfeng polishing a giant hammer.
Upon seeing Qin An, Yang Quanfeng was slightly surprised, "You’ve reached the Jade Bone Realm?"