The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

Tang'er was scolded, then playfully stuck out her tongue and continued to bury her head in her snacks.

The others continued chatting until evening.

The journey from Qinglin County to Donghai City is mostly mountainous, with exceptionally dense vegetation on both sides. At night, one can only barely see the road by the light of a torch.

Considering safety concerns, Lin Songshan decided to have the convoy set up camp temporarily.

With Cui Yi protecting them, even if wild beasts appeared at night, it wouldn't be a problem.

The caravan carried a lot of food, and due to the fatigue of the journey, everyone soon rested in the tent.

Cui Yi wasn't sleepy. The breathing techniques of cultivators themselves have a resting effect, and the rest time is much shorter than that of ordinary people.

The higher one's realm, the more one transcends the human realm, becoming more like a so-called immortal.

After much deliberation, Cui Yi decided to use his lifespan to continue deduce the Qi-inducing technique during this cultivation session.

Having absorbed the tiger demon's corpse last time, I gained fifty-five years of lifespan. Twenty years were consumed by deduce the surging waves technique, leaving me with thirty-five years.

The Qi Induction Technique is only at the minor completion stage, and it is only the lowest-level Yellow Rank technique, so the improvement brought by practicing it is negligible.

The logic of the technique is that the more proficient you are, the better the effect.

However, the improvement speed of cultivation techniques is much slower than that of martial arts skills.

Although he was able to break through to the peak of the Qi Refining Realm in such a short time, the early stages of realm improvement were inherently easier.

Thinking of this, a resolute glint flashed in Cui Yi's eyes.

"The Floating Pagoda, consuming twenty years of lifespan, deduces the Qi-Inducing Technique!"

The pagoda, having received the command, continued to spin rapidly, and even the dragon eggs in the space began to tremble slightly.

......

[First Year]: You discard all distracting thoughts and repeatedly circulate the basic Qi-guiding technique, trying to perceive the most subtle flow of spiritual energy and the most authentic resonance of your own meridians. However, you feel that the progress is slow, as if you are groping in the fog.

[Fifth Year]: You have gained more refined control over the pathways of spiritual energy entering your body, and have begun to optimize several slightly sluggish points in the circulation of Qi throughout the body, resulting in smoother Qi flow.

[Tenth Year]: You are no longer satisfied with simply circulating your Qi throughout your body, and you begin to ponder the meaning behind the obscure words in the Qi-guiding incantation. You visualize yourself as the earth, absorbing spiritual energy like rivers flowing into the sea, and in your breathing, you seem to form a deeper connection with your surroundings.

[Fifteenth Year]: Your understanding of the word "qi-guiding" has deepened. Try to adjust your breathing rhythm and qi fluctuations to better match the natural rhythm of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and your absorption efficiency has improved.

[Twentieth Year]: You seem to have grasped a mysterious opportunity. In a moment of quiet meditation, your mind and spirit subtly resonated with the true meaning of the practice. A feeling of gradually improving arises spontaneously, but it seems that you are still one final step away from a truly perfect state.

......

The simulation is complete!

boom!

The powerful insights and instincts that flowed into his body sent a jolt through Cui Yi. He had barely begun to circulate the Qi-guiding technique when he immediately sensed the difference!

The spiritual energy in the surrounding air, which was originally thin and difficult to detect, now seemed to become more welcoming.

Without any deliberate effort, the spiritual energy was drawn into his body as if by an invisible force, flowing along the optimized circulation route and eventually converging into his dantian and transforming into true energy!

Efficiency has increased by nearly 30% compared to before!

Moreover, the flow of true qi in the meridians is more fluid and free, reducing a lot of unnecessary losses!

This is only a Yellow-Rank cultivation technique!

The thought of the soul in the Floating Pagoda and his deal with it filled Cui Yi with excitement!

hum...

A subtle fluctuation of true energy emanated from him, and Cui Yi instantly concealed his aura to the extreme!

He's a cultivator!

How could cultivators be active in this desolate wilderness?

Could it be that it's also because of the strange phenomena in Fallen Soul Gorge?

With many questions lingering in his mind, Cui Yi simply got up and, using the terrain and the shadows of the trees as cover, quickly moved towards the direction of the disturbance!

This place is already some distance from the caravan, and the other party has a clear objective. They should be able to leave quickly and return without alerting the camp.

The source of the true energy fluctuations ahead moved extremely fast, clearly indicating that its movement technique was extraordinary.

But for some reason, its speed seemed to be gradually slowing down, unlike when it was traveling at full speed. In just a quarter of an hour, Cui Yi caught up with it.

By the moonlight, Cui Yi could only see that the other person was dressed in night clothes, and it was not hard to tell from her exquisite figure that she was a woman!

She seemed somewhat exhausted, leaning against an old tree with one hand, her chest heaving, her breathing slightly rapid.

Just as Cui Yi was observing carefully, the woman in black, who was leaning against the tree, suddenly stopped and turned around!

With this turn, the veil covering her head swayed slightly, revealing a pair of noble and aloof eyes that instantly locked onto the direction where Cui Yi was hiding!

"You scoundrels! Keep chasing me!"

Cui Yi inwardly cried out in alarm, realizing he had been discovered and misunderstood.

"Wait a moment, young lady! I am not..."

However, before she could finish speaking, the woman activated her inner energy, instantly traversing several meters, and pointed her long sword, which gleamed with a cold light, directly at Cui Yi's throat!

The speed and ferocity of the sword strike clearly indicated an intention to kill in one move, leaving no room for error!

Early stage of Foundation Building!

Sensing the intensity of the opponent's true energy, Cui Yi frowned, but instead of dodging, he struck the incoming sword with his palm!

The waves surged and crashed!

Triple force!

The palm, imbued with the force of three overlapping waves, slammed solidly into the tip of the sword that was thrusting towards it!

Bang!

A muffled explosion rang out!

Centered on the point where the two were fighting, a visible ring of air suddenly exploded outwards, and the aftershocks directly swept up the withered branches and fallen leaves on the ground and exploded in all directions!

The woman in black felt a strange and powerful shock emanating from the sword, like waves crashing against the shore, one stronger than the next!

Her already somewhat weak internal energy was instantly thrown into disarray by the impact of this strange force!

The longsword in his hand was knocked away on the spot and fell to the ground with a clatter.

Cui Yi had thought the other party had some other killer move in store, but to his surprise, the woman's figure suddenly went limp, and her entire body uncontrollably crashed into him.

This startled Cui Yi. While the triple force of the Surging Waves Force was indeed powerful, it was not enough to knock out a Foundation Establishment cultivator in one palm strike!

Besides, he hadn't even used his full strength yet!

Is this some kind of staged accident scam?

On a whim, Cui Yi reached out and pulled the other person close, but unexpectedly, upon impact, he could feel two soft mounds slamming against his shoulder, causing the other person to let out a soft moan.

It wasn't until he touched her body that Cui Yi realized the woman's body was burning hot and her breathing was extremely rapid.

This is......

She was drugged with aphrodisiacs?!

"Wow, you managed to run this far after being hit by Elder Wen's Acacia Palm! I really underestimated you, little brat!"

"Hehehe, Old Wen specifically instructed that after he's finished enjoying himself, it'll be our turn to have some fun and taste the flavor of this peerless beauty!!"

"To have slept with such a fairy-like woman, damn it, even as a ghost, it would be a life of romance, worth dying for!!"

In the distance, three more figures attacked, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded Cui Yi and the woman in black!