The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

Generally speaking, the intensity of refining bone qi and blood is roughly equivalent to ten layers of skin and flesh qi and blood, but there is a loss during the sublimation process.

The most crucial element is the cultivation technique. As a Yellow-grade technique, the Golden Easy Technique has a conversion rate of 50%.

That is, the hundred channels of skin, flesh, qi, and blood can be sublimated into five channels of bone-refining qi and blood.

This is actually quite good. As Li Gang said before, the higher the grade of the cultivation method, the more demanding the cultivation conditions are. The Golden Easy Cultivation has a low threshold and the loss of qi and blood during the sublimation is not too high. Among the yellow-grade cultivation methods, it is truly a superior one.

The Lin family is quite generous.

Zuo Qi closed his eyes and focused all his attention on controlling the flow of qi and blood within his body. The qi and blood circulating in his flesh settled three inches below his armpit, and with the movement of his mind, slowly pierced towards his ribs.

The Jin Yi Gong Bone Refining and Gate Opening Technique starts from the ribs, which is quite safe.

Infiltration attempts were repeated, only to fail again and again.

With his third eye, he seemed to be able to see the flow of qi and blood within his body.

On his sixth failure, he "saw" the tiny gaps between his ribs and flesh as he breathed.

A slight thought stirred within him, and his blood and qi instantly surged into it.

A slight stinging sensation welled up inside me, as if something had struck my ribs.

Zuo Qi was not surprised but pleased, but dared not move rashly. He used the Jin Yi Gong breathing technique naturally, and more and more blood and qi flowed into the crevice.

After this energy and blood enter the ribs, they quickly condense together.

The process of refining bones and qi and blood begins to appear.

Time passed second by second.

It took three full hours for Zuo Qi to complete the transformation of all the Qi and blood in his body. Of the 130 streams of Qi and blood in his skin and flesh, only eight remained!

Four more hours passed, and with the aid of breathing techniques, Zuo Qi completed the first major cycle of Qi and blood tempering.

Second practice session, done!

Zuo Qi stood up and felt his condition. His blood and qi flowed into his bones, and he could clearly feel the weight of his bones. He felt incredibly relaxed, a stark contrast to before.

He could perform some of the more difficult dance moves with ease.

Life Points: 39

[Spiritual Essence: 25]

[Golden Ease Technique (Second Level): Cultivating for three hours daily will yield six levels of physical and mental energy, while the daily completion rate for tendons and bones is 0.1%]

Zuo Qi frowned slightly.

"The Golden Ease Technique only loses half its power, yet I was able to condense eight strands. It seems this is because my aptitude is quite good."

"Furthermore, the progress of bone and tendon tempering is too slow without consuming additional qi and blood, which is likely related to my innate divine strength."

With the successful breakthrough and the blessing effect of Ming Shu Yi Lü Feng, he could obtain a total of ten basic Qi and Blood every day through cultivation, but after sublimation, it was only equivalent to 0.5 Bone Refining Qi and Blood.

All things considered, it would take at least half a year to break through to the third level of training.

In the past, Zuo Qi would probably have been frustrated, but now he knows a shortcut.

He gained some understanding of the demon's lair.

The demon record in Feng Yuan's house contains some information about demons, the most valuable of which is the water ghost.

Water ghosts vary in strength, have human-like appearances, long tongues, can hide their bodies underwater, are bloodthirsty, and their combat power ranges from first-level to third-level martial artists.

Killing it will cause it to disappear, but it will leave behind the demon's essence and some demonic spirits. The demon's essence can be directly refined and absorbed, or it can be absorbed and preserved with topaz. The demonic spirits are even more precious, as they can be used to refine medicine, forge weapons, and even exchange for merits in the government.

Among them are records about the water demon's lair.

The reason for the formation of the demon's nest is unknown; it is only known that it appears naturally between heaven and earth, and some say it is the turbid energy of heaven and earth.

Zuo Qi wasn't curious about the reason, but he was curious about what the demon's lair was like. The water demon's lair was usually in the water and was hard to find because its killing characteristics were relatively simple. Just don't go to the river on rainy days.

The government didn't spend much effort searching for the water demon's lair.

Zuo Qi carefully read the information about water ghosts. Water ghosts appear in the rain, and their most distinctive feature is that they can appear silently in the rainwater by the river, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect their presence.

This is difficult for ordinary people to deal with. I wonder if my third eye can detect the water ghost's movements in advance.

What excited him most was that the book recorded that demons were not natural creatures, but had a core within their bodies similar to a martial artist's Achilles' heel; breaking it would kill them.

Weak point?

Zuo Qi was extremely excited. During this period, he not only developed the ability of his Heavenly Eye to see things, but also thought of using his Heavenly Eye to see things whenever he encountered them.

He seemed to be able to see the flow of energy. For example, the energy flow under He Xiao and Ni Heng's armpits was noticeably denser and hotter.

Although it's not perspective, it's somewhat similar.

So, could he directly 'see' the so-called demon core through this method?

After refining the essence of demons, one's cultivation level can be increased. So, is the Water Ghost a shortcut to cultivation?

A sudden surge of passion welled up within him. To ordinary people, demons were nothing short of monstrous floods and ferocious beasts, especially those of this type that were difficult for the average person to observe. But to him…

"We need to find a way to get away from the Lin family."

The Lin family treated the three brothers well, not only teaching them Yellow-grade martial arts techniques but also never mistreating them.

Zuo Qi considers himself not a good person, but he always repays kindness, which is the foundation of his ability to survive.

But given the Lin family's strength, it seems he can't help them much.

Remembering Zhang Chunfang's promise that if he could break through to the second level, the Lin family would grant him his freedom.

I'll ask Li Gang another day.

When Ni Heng and He Xiao saw him leave, their faces lit up with surprise. "Brother Qi, did you succeed?"

Zuo Qi smiled and nodded.

"I knew Brother Qi would be fine."

Ni Heng looked excited.

My elder brother truly deserves to be called a peerless genius. After he and He Xiao entered the sect, they worked hard to cultivate. He Xiao's Qi and Blood had more than 30 strands, while he only had 20.

He Xiao was excited, but also somewhat uncomfortable.

He didn't want to be as heartless as Ni Heng. Qi Ge had already taken good care of him, and he thought he could help after practicing martial arts. However, he didn't expect that Zuo Qi's cultivation speed would still be much faster after practicing martial arts.

As time goes by, this gap will widen.

……

The next day.

In Li Gang's courtyard.

While everyone was practicing their skills, they suddenly saw a large group of people approaching from a distance.

The person in the lead was Zhang Chunfang, followed by a large group of young men and women dressed in various styles.

"Old Li, these are all people who practiced with you. You can teach them together from now on."

Zuo Qi was somewhat surprised. The dangers of patrolling were deeply ingrained in people's minds, so why were so many people suddenly signing up?

These young men and women, in particular, don't look like poor people from the bottom of society just by looking at their clothes. They look more like young men who are here to gain experience and make a name for themselves.

Cheng Yun whispered from the side.

"These people are all young masters and ladies from wealthy families in the city. That one is the young master of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, and that one is the young lady from the Huanyu Restaurant..."

Ni Heng looked shocked. "They sold themselves too?"

Cheng Yun pursed her lips, "She's not selling herself; she's just here to practice her skills."

Zuo Qi felt that something must have happened that he didn't know about.

Sure enough, Cheng Yun looked around carefully again and whispered.

"The city garrison will take care of the young lady and station a garrison at the foot of the mountain. The centurion is a fourth-level martial artist. In addition, the city garrison has proposed that those who perform meritorious service in the patrol will be promoted to the Six Doors."

Zuo Qi suddenly realized.

In feudal times, especially when a country's court was able to completely control the country, the people's envy and longing for officials was indescribable.

These people will join the patrol as if it were a civil service exam.

In particular, the garrison stationed by the city's governor's office is led by four highly skilled warriors, ensuring their safety.

Given this premise, striving for a better future is only to be expected.

The guards who originally patrolled the courtyard were all locals from Fushan City and were very familiar with these wealthy young men. In just one afternoon, they flocked to them and began to curry favor.

Ni Heng uttered a silent murmur.

The leader of these young masters was named Zhang Ming, the son of the Weiyuan Escort Agency. Of course, he wasn't the young master, but rather an illegitimate son.

He was very arrogant and enjoyed being the center of attention. His eyes would occasionally fall on a beautiful woman not far away.

The hostess at Huanyu Restaurant is named Wei Zhenzhen.

It's clear that many people have a good impression of this young lady.

Zuo Qi found it boring and didn't look at it much. He pulled Ni Heng and He Xiao aside to practice their skills.

Suddenly, I felt a cold gaze fall upon me.

Zuo Qi looked up and saw Zhang Chunfang and many managers of the manor surrounding a woman dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe on the corridor in the distance. The woman had a mix of maturity and naivety, and a cold temperament. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, like a fairy under the moon, drifting away into the distance.

Then they heard Zhang Ming's voice coming from afar, as if he were showing off.

"Miss Lin Yuchan, the head of the Sixth Division, personally escorted us here. Don't worry, I'll protect you from now on."

Lin Yuchan?

Were you looking at him just now?

Zuo Qi felt that he must have been mistaken.