The Martial Saint Started from Scavenging

In the Great Abyss Dynasty, martial arts techniques and skills are also strictly divided into levels, from low to high, divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, with each rank further divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.

The "Burning Blood Blade Technique" that Ye Sheng had previously practiced was a life-threatening demonic art of unknown grade.

However, this "Wind-Breaking Blade Technique" is a genuine Yellow-Rank martial art, and its value is enough to cause a frenzy of fighting in the miscellaneous servants' quarters.

"Senior sister, this... is too precious." Ye Sheng hesitated.

"Take it. The fact that you can become a martial artist at such a young age shows that you have exceptional talent."

Shen Qingqiu shoved the booklet into his hand, her tone still cold, and continued, "I just don't want a promising martial arts talent to be ruined like this."

"Furthermore, if you are fortunate enough to enter the top ten of the selection competition and become an outer disciple of the sect, you can also participate in the sect's spiritual root test. If the test reveals that you possess spiritual roots, you can embark on the path of immortality and cultivate both immortality and martial arts."

After she finished speaking, she stopped looking at Ye Sheng and turned to leave.

"Remember, the path of martial arts, like that of us cultivators, also requires a good magical weapon. But rigidity is easily broken, so you must be careful when choosing a weapon and not blindly pursue power."

The clear, cool voice drifted into Ye Sheng's ears on the mountain breeze.

Ye Sheng watched Shen Qingqiu's departing figure, then looked down at the "Breaking Wind Saber Technique" in his hand, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

Afterwards, he carefully put the sword technique manual away from his body, and bowed deeply in the direction Shen Qingqiu had left.

He remembered this favor.

Late that night, Ye Sheng came to the scrap metal workshop again. This time, however, he did not come secretly. He had already found out that the craftsmen had all sneaked down the mountain to satisfy their personal desires.

Ye Shengxian carefully studied the "Breaking Wind Saber Technique" once, and the moves and power techniques in it deepened his understanding of saber techniques.

"The rigid are easily broken; don't blindly pursue strength and power..." He pondered Shen Qingqiu's last words, and a flash of inspiration struck him, as if he had grasped something.

Immediately, Ye Sheng rekindled the furnace fire. This time, he threw the previously failed blade blanks, along with the collected refined iron ore, into the furnace.

Because what he wanted to forge was not an indestructible "hard" blade, but a weapon that could perfectly combine "hardness" and "softness".

Ye Sheng adjusted the way his internal energy circulated. He no longer relied on relentless, forceful attacks, but instead channeled it like a gentle stream, permeating and nourishing; at other times, it surged like a raging torrent, crashing violently.

Next, he ground the remaining fragments of black iron from the previous weapon forging into powder and gradually incorporated them into the blade, coating it with an indestructible "film".

This time, Ye Sheng was much more focused on refining the weapon than before.

"when!"

We finally succeeded! And it's even a high-grade magical artifact!

Ye Sheng swung the Black Ridge sword in his hand, the blade slicing through the air with a muffled whistling sound.

He casually picked up a piece of scrap iron the size of a human head from the side and swiftly chopped it down.

"Pfft!" Without any resistance, the hard iron ingot was split in two like tofu, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

What a sharp knife!

Ye Sheng was overjoyed: with this Black Ridge Blade, and combined with the Blood Burning Blade Technique and the Wind Breaking Blade Technique, he would have a better chance of defeating He Ping.

He then carefully wrapped the black spur with strips of cloth and carried it on his back.

With the weapon complete, the next step was for him to break through his own physical limitations.

He was determined to reach the Bone Forging Realm!

.........

Behind Yaowang Peak lies a little-known valley of chaotic rocks.

The valley is filled with jagged rocks and miasma, making it a dangerous place that sect disciples rarely set foot in.

Ye Sheng found this place thanks to his innate senses from his scavenging skills.

He found a secluded cave, the entrance of which was completely covered by dense vines, so that there was no clue to it from the outside.

He simply sealed the entrance to the cave with pebbles, then sat down cross-legged and took out a dozen small porcelain bottles from his bosom.

These are all mid-grade Qi Condensation Pills that he has refined over the past three months using spiritual plants from the Willow Garden's medicinal garden.

He has exhausted almost all his accumulated experience to achieve today's breakthrough.

With the help of the strategy guide on the skill panel, Ye Sheng was very familiar with the effects of the Qi Condensation Pill. This pill is not only very beneficial to cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stage, but also an excellent supplement for martial artists to strengthen their blood and qi and accumulate internal strength.

"Success or failure hinges on this move!"

Ye Sheng's eyes narrowed, and without further hesitation, he uncorked a bottle and swallowed the three Qi Condensation Pills inside in one gulp.

boom!

The next second, a surge of powerful medicinal energy exploded in his abdomen like a burst dam. Immediately afterwards, a scorching stream of energy rushed wildly along his meridians.

Ye Sheng frowned, let out a muffled groan, and immediately began to circulate his "Internal Breathing Technique," guiding the violent energy towards his dantian.

One, two, three...

He kept taking drugs, and the internal energy in his dantian rapidly expanded and compressed at a visible speed. From a trickle, it became a rushing stream, and then a raging river!

When Ye Sheng swallowed the last bottle of Qi Condensation Pills, his internal energy in his dantian had reached the peak of his breakthrough realm, and his entire dantian was throbbing with unbearable pain.

At this point, the skill panel provided feedback.

[Internal Breathing Method: Beginner Level 500/500]

[Feedback: Your skill 'Internal Breathing Technique' has reached its current bottleneck. Do you wish to break through?]

"breakthrough!"

Ye Sheng roared inwardly.

In an instant, the internal energy that had been compressed to its limit within his dantian exploded like a volcanic eruption! The violent energy broke through the constraints of his meridians, surged into his limbs and bones, and poured into every inch of his body!

At the same time, a prompt popped up on the skill panel.

[Bone Forging Realm! The 8th level of the martial arts sequence, Bone Forging and Tendon Transformation, its core is to use one's own blood and qi as fire and internal energy as a hammer to forge mortal flesh and bones into precious bones comparable to refined steel!]

"Ah—!" Ye Sheng couldn't help but let out a suppressed roar.

An indescribable pain surged from the depths of his bone marrow. He felt as if every bone was being thrown into a blazing furnace, being melted, crushed, and reshaped inch by inch by an invisible force!

At this moment, Ye Sheng's skin was burning hot and red, and his veins were bulging, like a ferocious dragon coiled on his body. Large beads of sweat kept seeping out, only to be instantly evaporated by the high temperature.

This kind of physical reshaping pain, which involves forging bones and tendons, is not just a simple physical torture, but also a cruel test of willpower.

Ye Sheng's consciousness began to blur under the onslaught of excruciating pain, as if he had transformed into a red-hot iron blank during the forging process, being repeatedly and brutally hammered down by an invisible giant hammer.

Each blow was accompanied by the excruciating pain of bones shattering, yet each blow also made the bones denser and stronger.

He clenched his teeth tightly, refusing to faint even as his gums bled. He knew this was a critical moment; if he lost his composure, at best he would fail in his breakthrough and his blood and qi would flow backward; at worst, he would suffer a qi deviation and die from his body exploding!

Just as his consciousness was about to be swallowed by darkness, many images flashed through Ye Sheng's mind. Suddenly, a powerful will to survive erupted from the depths of his soul, like lightning in the darkness, instantly tearing apart boundless pain.

"I can't die! I have to live on with my younger brother!"

His consciousness cleared again, and he began to actively guide the violent blood and qi within his body, trying to coordinate with his internal strength to rhythmically "pound" his muscles and bones.

After an unknown amount of time, the excruciating pain finally subsided, replaced by a feeling of complete rejuvenation.

At this moment, Ye Sheng could clearly see from within that his bones and muscles had undergone tremendous changes. They were no longer fragile white bones, but instead had a faint jade-like luster, and their hardness was more than ten times stronger than before!

His height seemed to have increased by an inch, and his originally slightly thin body became more symmetrical and upright, full of explosive power.

Successfully broken through to the Bone Forging Realm!

Ye Sheng exhaled a long breath of stale air, which shot like a sharp arrow onto the opposite stone wall, leaving a faint white mark.

He slowly stood up, feeling the internal energy and blood flow within his body that was several times stronger than before, and a smile appeared on his lips.

But at that moment, Ye Sheng's smile suddenly froze, and a cold and familiar aura appeared outside the cave without him noticing.

"Who?"

Ye Sheng's eyes sharpened, and he grabbed the black spine knife at his side, shouting sternly.