The Martial Saint, starting with daily intelligence.

The process of performing ritual induction is extremely dangerous. The slightest mistake could attract the continuous gaze of unknown and eerie entities, until one is completely transformed into an eerie entity.

However, it's impossible for nothing to happen during the ceremony.

If nothing happens during the ritual, it means the ritual was completely useless and the ritual was incorrect.

In other words, when performing a ritual, one needs to receive a certain amount of attention from some unknown entity, but this attention cannot be excessive.

If it receives too much attention, it may be completely corrupted and transformed into something eerie.

The balance is difficult to strike, and can even be described as challenging; a slight misstep could lead to disaster.

The chaos of the Jia Shen year plunged the land into ruin. Since the dragon vein of the land was shattered, without its protection, the martial arts system has had to take an extra step to break through: the ritual!

Before the Jia Shen Rebellion, martial arts were protected by the dragon vein, as long as one was in the Divine Land.

Once you have accumulated enough experience, you can break through immediately with just the right opportunity; there is no need to go through complicated and dangerous rituals.

Liu Yu composed herself and took out the century-old ginseng she had just picked.

Elixirs refined into pills offer the best value for money and can be used by multiple people or multiple times.

But now that a breakthrough is imminent, if we miss this opportunity, who knows when the next one will come?

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Wiping away the large chunks of dirt from the ginseng, ignoring the small pieces of dirt still remaining on it, Liu Yu endured the discomfort and put it into her mouth one bite at a time, chewing slowly.

As the medicinal properties of the ginseng began to take effect, Liu Yu was able to multitask.

On one hand, refine the medicinal power in the ginseng and transform it into pure true qi, continuously compressing the true qi to expand the volume of the dantian.

On the other hand, it is about carefully maintaining the continuation of the ceremony.

This is why breaking through is extremely dangerous.

Whether refining true qi or performing rituals, one must concentrate and not be careless in the slightest.

This is extremely draining on energy, and if you don't persevere, you're likely to fail.

Liu Yu had experienced this four times before, and this was the fifth time.

Logically speaking, they should be experienced, but that's not the case. Each ritual is different, and what they sense is also different.

Every time, it's a gamble with your life.

As one's cultivation level increases, rituals become more susceptible to continuous scrutiny from unknown and mysterious entities, making it safer for lower-level martial artists to perform rituals.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Yu's body was already soaked with sweat.

With the ceremony over, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and focused all her energy on her inner energy and dantian.

She had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Refinement realm, but the medicinal effects of the century-old ginseng had not yet been exhausted.

Refining more medicinal power will save a lot of time and effort.

Liu Yu stopped when the effects of the medicine had completely worn off.

"Mid-stage Spirit Refinement Realm, and the realm is completely stable."

"Under normal cultivation, it would take about three years to compress true qi to its limit, but the residual medicinal power of the century-old ginseng has saved me at least half a year."

"It only takes two and a half years to reach the peak of the mid-stage of the Divine Refinement Realm."

Liu Yu was very satisfied with the result.

"This trip was definitely the right one!"

"Hehe, even my elder brother's cultivation is only at the early stage of the Spirit Refinement realm. Now I not only surpass my elder brother in strength, but my cultivation is also a whole realm higher. My elder brother will have nothing to say now, right?"

"He might even advance to the late stage of the Divine Refinement Realm before Miss does in the future."

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Tianjin, Liu Family Mansion.

"You've gone too far this time, not replying to a message for so long."

"I thought something had happened to you."

"I have already sent two of my late-stage Qi Refining deacons to find you."

Before Liu Yu even entered the door, her elder brother Liu Mu's angry voice could already be heard.

Liu Yu held her forehead.

He sighed inwardly: It's like this again. I am a powerful cultivator who has only been away for a few days. Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss?

"Big brother, I'm no longer the little girl who followed you around thirty years ago."

"How many times has this happened? Can't you trust me a little more?"

Liu Yu said helplessly.

"I'm just worried about you."

Liu Mu spoke in a very harsh tone.

"I know, but you're being too sensitive. I'm capable of protecting myself now."

"A powerful expert at the Refining Spirit Realm, who could possibly harm me?"

"In the world of martial arts, strength alone is not enough. Countless heroes and valiant men have perished at the hands of petty people because of their arrogance and pride."

Liu Mu retorted without hesitation when Liu Yu expressed her dissatisfaction.

"Alright, you two siblings, stop arguing. Let's call it a day."

Liu Mu: "Yes, Miss."

Liu Yu: "Hmm? Yes, Miss."

Liu Yu then realized that her mistress was also there.

"Miss, aren't you still in seclusion? Is it because of me?"

Liu Yu asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Yunshan is no ordinary place; it's dangerous there. Your older brother was just concerned about you, which is why he woke me up."

"You two siblings are the most important people to me, and I don't want anything to happen to either of you."

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Miss."

Liu Yu felt both touched and guilty.

He immediately recounted his trip to Yunshan in detail.

"He actually broke through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Refinement Realm! This is great news!"

"No wonder you've been gone for so long without any word from me."

Liu Yu said somewhat embarrassedly, "Originally, I planned to retrieve the century-old ginseng to refine pills, so that each of us would have at least one chance to break through."

"This is intelligence about Tingfeng Tower, which should belong to everyone, but I've used it all by myself."

The young lady nodded seriously.

"You're right. This should have been Tingfenglou's wealth, but you used it all by yourself."

"So, consider this intelligence as something you bought."

The young lady then looked at Liu Mu and said, "A piece of information about a spiritual medicine should be sold for whatever price it deserves. You can't deliberately show favoritism just because the buyer is your sister."

Liu Mu bowed deeply: "Thank you, Miss."

Liu Yu also expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Miss."

Everyone here is intelligent, so they naturally understand the meaning behind this action.

This is defining the nature of the matter: Liu Yu bought intelligence, rather than using Tingfenglou's century-old spiritual ginseng on her own.

How can the value of intelligence be compared to that of a panacea?

"Information about a century-old elixir usually requires not only money but also a certain amount of cultivation resources."

"Let's calculate based on five thousand silver dollars and cultivation resources worth no less than three thousand silver dollars."

The young lady made the decision immediately.

"no problem."

Liu Yu patted her chest.

"By the way, who provided the intelligence this time? They deserve a hefty reward for getting Yu'er to break through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Refinement realm."

Liu Mu's expression was somewhat strange.

"Miss, it just so happens that he's the one involved in the same incident as last time."

For intelligent people, there's no need to say much; they'll understand on their own.

"Do you have any information about him?"

"Yes, his station manager recently assigned him a long-term mission to gather intelligence on the Extraordinary Club in the concession."

"Furthermore, he himself is not particularly skilled in martial arts, and seems to be considering giving up martial arts, having already begun to explore the extraordinary system..."