Start your cultivation journey by allocating points to your Destiny.

When I arrived, everything was fine, but when I left, it was raining heavily, and I was soaked to the bone.

Fortunately, he valued his spoils and took waterproof measures for them all, so nothing happened.

The rain stopped just as he was getting close.

It was dawn.

"Never mind, let's go to the county first, take a hot shower, so that Xiaotang and Xiaoming won't worry when we go back like this."

On the fork in the road between going home and going to the county town, Lu Chen turned and went to the county town.

After putting away the spoils, he turned around and went to the Jade Pavilion.

This time, I found another technician to help him with washing and massage.

After a day of fighting and running around, I'm not physically injured, but I'm feeling a bit unwell. I need to find a crowded and lively place to clear my head.

"Mmm, that feels good!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, touched the softness beside him, smiled, and after eating and drinking his fill, bought some snacks and roast chicken to take home.

"Brother, you're back?"

Lu Ming and Lu Tang were extremely worried because he hadn't returned for two days.

Upon seeing Lu Chen return unharmed, he was overjoyed.

Seeing the roast chicken in Lu Chen's hand made him even happier.

I brought some snacks and a roast chicken to my second grandfather's house as a thank you gift, and then went to Lu Xiande's house to tell him that I had not found the child.

Looking at Lu Xiande's frail and elderly appearance, and the sorrow of Lu Huaiyi's family, he sighed, shook his head helplessly, and took his younger brother and sister home.

Watching his younger siblings enjoying their meal together, he became even more resolute in his conviction about his past actions.

I firmly believe that what I did was right.

Although he committed murder, arson, and ransacked homes, he was a good person!

I gained a lot this time.

The total life value has reached 11648, and the luck value has reached 60.

"You can try upgrading now!"

Lu Chen was somewhat excited.

This upgrade should bring you to the Innate Realm!

"System, I want to add points!"

【Dissecting a Butcher's Knife - Ultimate】

Life value -3600.

Luck value -20.

Lu Chen frowned.

"What's going on? Extreme Realm? Isn't that innate?"

He was a little confused.

After carefully examining the "Dissecting the Ox" technique transmitted to me by the system, I found it to be more refined and subtle than the one I had practiced before. In my keen perception, it was at least 30% better than the original version!

But this is not what I want; what I want is to break through the innate level!

What kind of realm is this extreme realm?

He couldn't understand it.

After studying it for a long time, Lu Chen could only choose to put it aside for the time being.

"8048 points remain; there's still room for upgrading."

He looked at his control panel.

Name: Lu Chen

Age: Sixteen

[Hit Value: 8048]

[Luck Value: 40]

[Body Constitution Entry: Initial Stage of Mixed Origin Body]

[Skill Affixes: Throwing Mastery (100%), Teaching Mastery (100%)]

[Technique Entries: Dissecting an Ox with a Knife (Extreme Level); Rolling Stone Fist, Formation-Breaking Spear, Soul-Severing Blade, Wind-Chasing Sword, Eight Directions Step, Rapid Fire Arrow (Copper Skin); Vajra Body, Snow-Treading Without a Trace (Beginner Level)]

"Right now, the most useful skill for me is still throwing. It's the best tool for preventing escapes and clearing large areas. I might try upgrading it."

Lu Chen looked at the panel, a thought struck him, and he clicked on upgrade.

Throw → Locust Stone (Beginner 1%)

Life value -200.

Luck value -10.

[Effect: Allows for precise control of thrown objects, reduces force application time, lowers noise levels, and enables the use of special techniques to create curved trajectories; can instantly fire three stones in different directions in succession, ensuring accurate hits. Launch power increased by 50%.]

"It can fire three shots in a row, and in three different directions? A clearing machine! Combined with my power, those weaker opponents won't even have a chance to escape!"

Lu Chen was very satisfied with the upgrade.

He looked at Bafangbu and Taxuewuhen.

"One is a close-combat footwork style that emphasizes dodging and changing positions, and the other is agile and swift movement. I wonder if they can be combined?"

The thought had barely crossed Lu Chen's mind when the system actually sent a message: "Eight Directions Step and Snow-Treading Without a Trace have each their own strengths, and there is a possibility of fusion. Do you wish to fuse them?"

He paused for a moment, then immediately smiled: "Merge, merge!"

"Eight Directions Steps" + "Treading Snow Without a Trace" → "Instant Shadow in Eight Directions" (Beginner Level 50%)

[Effect: Suitable for close-quarters combat and rapid movement; extreme speed creates afterimages, unpredictable and multi-directional, confusing enemies; bursts of speed; extremely fast movement speed; reduces stamina consumption]

Luck value -10!

"Add some points!"

Lu Chen was somewhat envious of the effects of Instant Shadow in All Directions.

【Instant Shadow Across the Eight Directions (Refined)】

Life value -650.

"Add some points to the Vajra Body too!"

【Vajra Body (Purification)】

Life value -700.

Various pieces of information flooded into his mind. It seemed as if tiny figures were practicing the Instant Shadow and Vajra Body techniques. He also seemed to have practiced these two techniques for many years and was already very proficient in them.

"It's a pity my luck stat is still too low, otherwise I could unlock all these cultivation techniques and break through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm!"

Lu Chen glanced at the three martial arts manuals on the table and opened "The Shape-Changing and Bone-Shrinking Technique".

This technique can change body size, height, and appearance, making it a perfect match for him.

"Study! Study like crazy!"

Lu Chen turned to the first page, and the penetrating insight of the Primordial Chaos Body quickly became apparent.

Previously, his aptitude wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good either. However, now, after just a few quick glances, he was able to quickly analyze and understand the principles and essence of the cultivation technique. In just half an hour, he saw new entries appear on the panel.

【Yi Xing Shrinking Bone Exercise (Beginner 1%)】

He showed a look of joy.

Add some points immediately!

【Form-Changing Bone-Shrinking Technique (Iron Bones)】

Life value -300.

He was inside the house, trying out the art of bone shrinking.

His bones made a series of cracking sounds, and slowly, his body became shorter and thinner.

Subsequently, his facial bones also gradually changed under his control, with higher brow ridges, prominent cheekbones, and subtle changes in the bridge of his nose and jawbone.

She looks completely different from before.

It's a completely different person now.

"Awesome!"

He looked in the mirror, left and right, then touched it with his hand, finding it extremely strange.

"Maintaining this state is quite simple; as long as I don't exert too much force, I'll be fine. However, there are still some drawbacks. When fighting, I'm using all my strength, so I can't maintain this posture. But my face doesn't seem to be affected much, since I don't use my face to hit people."

He returned to his original state, looked in the mirror again, and found no difference from before. He was quite satisfied with the result.

"Next up is the White Ape Staff Technique!"

This cultivation technique was the first one he had obtained that allowed him to directly cultivate to the peak of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, which was a huge improvement for him.

This can save a lot of shipping costs.

Holding the bronze staff he had obtained from Wang Pao, he went to the courtyard, where he studied the martial arts manual and tried to practice it.

Time passed slowly.

Lu Chen was very fast. He went from being completely unfamiliar with the moves to mastering them completely in less than an hour.

"System, add points! Add them to the maximum!"

Fate values: -100, -200, -400, -800, -1600!

【White Ape Staff Technique (Marrow Cleansing 1%)】

A powerful surge of heat coursed through his entire body.

Muscles, skin, bones, tendons, internal organs, blood, and even bone marrow have all been further refined!

He felt as if he were being caressed by a dozen pairs of young girls' hands, his whole body felt comfortable, not just his skin, but even his internal organs were being massaged, and he felt so comfortable that his skull was about to open up.

"Cool!"

He exhaled a long breath and stretched his body.

Holding a bronze staff, he stood in the courtyard, took a deep breath, and then thrust the staff straight up. He then moved his wrist and body at will, flicking the staff upwards and stepping in all directions, practicing in the courtyard.

The shadows of the sticks were numerous, and the tiger head on the sticks swept through the air, emitting a strange whistling sound.

He flashed across the courtyard at incredible speed, so fast that his figure was no longer visible. Mud flew everywhere, and it seemed that several different figures appeared, each holding a long stick.

After a long while, Lu Chen stopped, his face not flushed and his breath not out. He looked at the messy ground and stretched.

The bones cracked and popped, and the muscles and tendons were stretched.

After stretching his body, Lu Chen felt that his clothes were a bit tight.

"I've grown taller and stronger!"

He pressed the muscles in his arm and gestured.

My arms have gotten much thicker.

Looking in the mirror, his face hadn't changed; he was still a rather handsome young man with clear, bright eyes, like a college student who hadn't yet graduated.

But deep within his eyes lay a bottomless abyss.

"3098 lives remaining, let's continue!"