The proof of Emperor Wu began with daily rewards for diligence.

When I returned to Xingfu Community, the room was empty.

He Tang is currently living at the school, while He Yin and Chen Yun moved to the Inner City Hotel immediately after Chen Jue submitted evidence of the "Rat Gang's Rebellion and Killing of Officials".

Although the city patrol sent strongmen to wipe out the Rat Gang, who can guarantee that no one escaped?

Sometimes, it's better to be careful than to make a big mistake.

"We still need to find a way to make money..."

"We need to buy at least a house in the inner city so that my mother and aunt can move to a safer area."

The area where the inner and outer cities meet was once a tacitly recognized safe zone for both the legitimate and criminal elements.

Unfortunately, nowadays gangs are capable of killing officials in the street. Expecting them to continue to strictly abide by the unspoken rules and not cross the line is to overestimate their moral standards.

As the saying goes, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall; only the inner city, which is strictly controlled by the government and powerful clans, is a safe place to live.

With that in mind, Chen Jue used his phone to check the housing information in the inner city. When he saw the prices listed by the real estate agents, he was so angry that he cursed.

"Even if they're innocent, they should be killed—they're like servants in a car, boat, shop, or brothel!"

"How can these real estate agents be so shady? The cheapest two-bedroom apartment in the inner city is being sold for eight million dollars..."

At this price, he can't even afford to rent, let alone buy!

"Forget it, I should focus on cultivating and replenishing the lost Five Elements True Qi first. Once my strength has improved, I can consider other things..."

True Qi is a consumable resource that is used sparingly before a martial artist has achieved "spiritual cultivation in the five internal organs".

Martial artists need to constantly consume their blood and qi to refine spiritual energy, accumulating "capital" little by little.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, martial artists at the True Qi Realm generally avoid using their True Qi.

Only martial artists whose meridian expansion is blocked, whose upper limit is set, and who cannot improve their realm will use true qi to defend themselves from enemies at the drop of a hat.

Chen Jue sat cross-legged and regulated his breathing, beginning to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, starting with the "heavenly yin water energy" at Hai hour and transitioning to the "northern water energy" at Zi hour.

[In the past day, you meditated for 12 hours, practiced the Six Harmonies Knife Technique in one sparring session, took two high-level Qi-boosting capsules, one bottle of blood-burning potion (inferior), and seven applications of secret-recipe wound medicine...]

[Today's evaluation: Working tirelessly day and night, giving one's all in the battle, diligence reward index 2 (3).]

[Reward Settlement]

[Gain an additional 24 hours of meditation-generated True Qi, advancing to True Qi Realm Level 1 (2.2% → 8.2%)]

[The additional four Qi-boosting capsules resulted in a Qi and Blood gain, increasing the Qi and Blood value from 112.3% to 113.9%]

[Gain two additional rounds of Six Harmonies Knife Technique combat experience, increasing proficiency to (2140/10000)]

[Gain bonus knowledge "Blood Burning" (incomplete version).]

[Injury recovery +30%]

With the new spirit stone in hand, 6% of its spiritual power was consumed.

The Diary of Rewards once again transformed into a golden book, hovering above Chen Jue's head.

Golden light rained down, seeping into Chen Jue's body, and six strands of pure Five Elements True Qi quietly grew within him.

With the support of the "perfect" experience, Chen Jue's proficiency and accuracy in running "Minor Five Elements Technique" improved slightly once again.

It's a very subtle feeling, as if the "Diligence Diary" is a filter that removes the bad and keeps the good, constantly cutting out the imperfections in the process and leaving only the ever-improving essence.

This is actually a very powerful ability that allows Chen Jue to always walk on the path that best suits him and is also the most correct one!

After the true energy is integrated into the meridians, the memories of the two battles are strengthened.

It wasn't simply about having Chen Jue recall the battles of the day; it was about piecing together all the battles he had ever witnessed into a bloody beast-fighting scene.

Chen Jue can only use the Six Harmonies Blade Technique to fight against various creatures in reality, movies, novels, and games, and to experience once again the feeling of being forced into a corner and having to fight for his life!

Two highly realistic simulated battles allowed Chen Juejue's understanding and comprehension of the Six Harmonies Blade Technique to advance by leaps and bounds, with his proficiency increasing by 210 points, which was equivalent to experiencing another epiphany in the blade technique!

When Chen Jue gripped the knife again, he felt a sense of "man and knife as one," as if the blade had become an extension of his arm and a part of his body.

Unfortunately, this feeling wasn't strong and would often be interrupted.

Chen Jue understood.

"Man and sword as one" is one of the signs that a sword technique is about to enter the "realm of mastery".

The "Diary of Rewards for Diligence" had reminded him that once his proficiency in the Six Harmonies Knife Technique reached three thousand, he would be able to successfully break through to the "Great Completion Realm".

Now that he's more than halfway through the project, it's perfectly reasonable that his swordsmanship is showing signs of reaching a high level of mastery.

As the excitement of entering the arena and fighting with swords subsided, a fresh piece of knowledge was quickly imprinted in Chen Jue's mind.

"Blood Burning (Defective): Using the blood of demons as medicine, the body's strong rejection reaction ignites the blood and qi throughout the body. During this period, depending on the amount of blood and qi consumed, one gains a temporary boost of 30%-50% in physical strength."

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Note: This method can be improved by using the fire of a furnace to ignite the blood and qi. After eliminating the rejection reaction, the overall blood and qi loss can be reduced from over 6% to below 3%. The increase in physical strength depends on the blood and qi loss, with a stable upper limit of 30%.

Chen Jue's eyes lit up.

This information about "blood burning" came at just the right time.

If it can be successfully transformed into a secret technique, it can greatly make up for the current weakness of his low strength.

Unfortunately, this is just a piece of knowledge, not a ready-made secret technique. He will need to try and study it slowly in the future until it is eventually formed into a fixed secret technique.

"Actually, we could try to get another damaged blood-burning potion, just in case..."

Reducing more than 6% of one's maximum health and mana is tantamount to destroying one's foundation for ordinary martial artists, especially those who have just reached the "Martial Arts Foundation Establishment" stage.

Not only will it directly affect the temperature and pressure of the dantian furnace refining spiritual energy, but it will also reduce the efficiency of the blood and qi circulation in transporting spiritual energy, leading to the collapse of the entire cultivation system and the decline of martial arts talent.

That's why, after learning that Chen Jue had taken the Blood Burning Potion, Wu Yue didn't hesitate to abandon Chen Jue, treating him as a pawn to attract the Qi family's wrath.

However, no one knew that Chen Jue possessed the astonishing talent of "martial arts rewards diligence." As long as he was willing to work hard in his cultivation and continue to take medicine, there was no limit to his qi and blood.

Therefore, although he lost 6% of his maximum health and mana in one go, he only needs to take high-level Qi-boosting capsules for three consecutive days to recover it all!

"Praise to the conscientious capitalist! This is practically a secret potion tailor-made for Mr. Chen!"

Chen Jue was filled with emotion and turned his gaze to the weapon box that Wu Yue had given him.

This leader is really good at managing people.

Every battle loss incurs medical expenses; when in a good mood, one might even acquire some gold coins and equipment.

After opening the box, Chen was stunned.

The reason was that the box contained not a knife, but four two-foot-long, black gun barrels.

These four sections of the gun barrel, with threads at both ends, can obviously be assembled into a non-standard long gun nearly three meters in length.

Chen Jue picked up one section of the gun barrel and weighed it in his hand.

It was not light, and the gun body was engraved with a thin, uneven, and inconspicuous silver line.

Upon seeing the silver line, Chen Jue couldn't help but slowly widen his eyes.

Holy crap! A Xuanbing (mysterious weapon)!

Is Director Wu really that generous?!

Chen Jue quickly tested it with his internal energy.

Unlike ordinary weapons where energy transmission is sluggish, this section of the spear shaft engraved with silver lines seems to possess a meridian, allowing true energy to flow freely along it.

Chen Jue was delighted with the sight of the spear and assembled the entire spear. However, he discovered a clear break in the silver thread in the middle of the shaft.

"It turns out it was just a defective mystical weapon..."

"That's true. If Wu really gave me a low-grade Xuan weapon, I might suspect that he had ulterior motives."

"It's a pity that I don't practice spear techniques... No, for the sake of this mysterious weapon, I've decided that once I've perfected the Six Harmonies Saber Technique, I'll immediately start practicing a spear technique."

Chen Jue opened his phone's notepad and wrote down his small goal of "finding a book on marksmanship" under his plan to "buy a house in the inner city".