Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Blood Refining Perfection
Days of arduous training had left Yu Fei’s mind tightly wound.
The recent threat from the Illuminati, the urgency of his cultivation, and various other matters weighed on his mind like a great mountain.
Even though he could persevere, he couldn’t shake a persistent feeling of frustration.
Only now, having finally solved his biggest problem by shattering the third strand of Sword Intent left behind by Mr. Lanren, did Yu Fei’s own Sword Intent smoothly advance to the peak of the upper grade. It had even gained a trace of a Spatial Attribute. Though he didn’t know how Mr. Lanren had accomplished this, he had benefited immensely.
’Next is Blood Refining Perfection, and then forming the Tribulation Sword Dao Foundation during the transformation phase.’
Yu Fei’s eyes burned with intensity. Over the past few days, he had been studying the Dao Foundation Secret Technique, the Heart Furnace Lotus Planting Skill, with Yan Hai, and he had now thoroughly mastered this special technique.
This Secret Technique was designed entirely for refining the Primordial Qi Sword Lotus Seed.
When a Martial Artist reached Blood Refining Perfection and broke through the Breaking Blood Gate to enter the transformation phase, the Qi Blood throughout their body would erupt violently. At this moment, they must use their heart as a furnace and their own Sword Intent as a shield. They would then integrate the Primordial Qi Sword Lotus Seed, which possessed the Primordial Formless characteristic, into their heart. There, it would be tempered by the ferocious Qi Blood and completely refined under the dominion of their Sword Intent.
This was a method of internalizing an external Dao, merging the characteristics of this worldly treasure into oneself to obtain its Primordial Formless power.
The most critical aspect of this Secret Technique was whether the essence of one’s Sword Intent was powerful enough.
The Primordial Qi Sword Lotus Seed was alive; it would instinctively try to flee when it sensed danger, or even resort to mutual destruction.
Only a Sword Intent with a sufficiently powerful essence could intimidate and subdue it, making the seed willingly merge with its host.
Yu Fei was fully confident about this. No matter how strong the Primordial Qi Sword Lotus Seed was, it couldn’t possibly be stronger than the third strand of Sword Intent left by Mr. Lanren.
When he got home that evening, Yu Fei told his parents that he would be going to the school clinic to prepare for his breakthrough.
Mr. Yu asked in surprise, "Feifei, didn’t you just have a breakthrough before the break? I remember it was the Bone Gate, right? How can you be so fast? It hasn’t even been two months, has it? Only forty or fifty days, and you’re about to break through again?"
Yu Fei smiled and explained, "Normally, the Blood Refining stage takes at least half a year. But I had a fortuitous encounter, and it’s a bit complicated to explain right now. Don’t you worry about it."
"Then after this breakthrough, will your realm be even higher than Mr. Gao’s from next door?" Mrs. Yu asked curiously.
"I’ll be a bit stronger than Mr. Gao."
"That’s really impressive." The only Martial Artist Mrs. Yu usually interacted with was Gao Yunxiang.
Most high school martial arts students almost never stayed in their hometowns after graduating from university. Although Tianning County had at least two hundred students accepted into Martial Arts Universities each year, over ninety percent of them chose to stay and make a life in the big cities, leaving very few local civilian Martial Artists.
Yu Wei also put down her rice bowl and counted on her fingers. "Bro, after you finish Blood Refining, will you be a Second Realm Martial Artist?"
"Yes." At this, he couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. If it weren’t for Su Yue’s immense support, even with his perfection-level Gungfu Stances and his ability to refine his body from the void, it would have taken him at least two or three months to break through.
But with the help of numerous rare resources, he had astonishingly completed the entire Blood Refining process in just over a month. ’In cultivation, resources are still crucial.’ However, he figured he wouldn’t get such good treatment after his next breakthrough.
When Yu Wei heard her brother’s affirmative answer, her eyes lit up. "Then will you get an early admission offer from one of the Big Seven?"
Yu Fei shook his head. "No, liberal arts students might get early admissions, but Martial Arts Universities never do that. It wouldn’t matter even if you managed to cultivate to the Grandmaster realm before starting school. The current record for the highest realm upon admission is the Inner Qi Realm. I’m still three major realms away from that, you know?"
"That’s so amazing. I can’t imagine how they train," Yu Wei remarked with a sigh.
He had a theory about this. Yu Fei currently possessed a red-level cultivation talent, but one shouldn’t forget that there were still silver and gold tiers above it. With ample cultivation resources and enough hard work, reaching the Inner Qi Realm before entering a Martial Arts University wasn’t out of the ordinary.
Within Tianning County, or even the entire city, Yu Fei was considered a genius. But among the nearly ten million martial arts exam candidates each year, Yu Fei didn’t even rank.
With the Yu Kingdom’s population of six billion, there were over fifty million eligible exam candidates each year.
After dinner, Yu Fei called his parents over and instructed them solemnly, "Mom, Dad, you should both take some time off work. We have enough money now, so just don’t go to work for the rest of the month."
Mr. Yu asked, startled, "Did something happen?"
After a moment of thought, Yu Fei decided not to tell them everything. He only mentioned the inside information he’d gotten from Yan Hai: a group of powerful bandits was roaming the area, and it would take some time to eliminate them.
Furthermore, he was about to break through to the next realm, and Yan Hai needed to heal his Dantian injury. With no Martial Artist at home to protect them, it was best to minimize their trips outside. In fact, it would be best to just stay home.
His parents ultimately agreed. This was also part of the Yu Kingdom’s traditional culture. Due to the special nature of martial arts in this world, successful Martial Artists tended to have strong logical abilities, so a subconscious admiration for the strong existed in almost everyone.
A strong person didn’t just have powerful limbs; their mind could be even more developed.
The family wasn’t short on money for the time being, and taking an occasional vacation was no big deal. Mr. Yu’s factory was in a slow period with few orders, so the boss wouldn’t refuse a request for leave.
The next day, Yu Fei was training at the martial arts hall as usual. Mr. Yan wasn’t there; he had gone to the school clinic.
Apparently, there was a problem with the equipment at No. 2 High’s clinic used for preparing for the Blood Gate transformation. No. 2 High only had one set of this equipment, and since it hadn’t been used for years, no one expected it to fail at such a critical moment.
Yan Hai was contacting the clinic at No. 1 High.
No. 1 High had the best educational resources and a full range of facilities. While students who reached Blood Refining Perfection were rare, they did appear from time to time—unlike at No. 2 High, where no student had reached that level in over a decade.
The most outstanding graduate in recent years was the recently graduated Jian Dalong, and he had only reached the Blood Refining stage, not yet achieving perfection and entering the transformation phase.
Yu Fei was halfway through his Gungfu Stance training when he voluntarily stopped.
Su Yue asked in confusion, "What’s wrong? Is there a problem with your Gungfu Stance training?"
In her eyes, Yu Fei was an absolute treasure. His safety was tied to the happiness of the rest of her life, so Su Yue was extremely attentive.
He said helplessly, "I can’t train anymore. I feel like I could break through at any moment. I need to hold back and wait for news from Mr. Yan."
Su Yue immediately grew anxious. "Then you definitely can’t train anymore. Your teacher, honestly... dragging his feet on such a small matter for a whole morning without getting it done. Wait a moment, I’ll ask around..."
A short while later, Su Yue returned with a smile. "It’s handled. Let’s go!"
As they were leaving, she called Jiang Yun over. "Little Yun, clean this place up. After you’re done, you don’t need to come in for a while."
Jiang Yun’s eyes instantly turned red. "Boss, are you firing me?"
’I’ve worked like a dog for a whole month. Am I just going to be thrown away now that I’m not useful anymore?’
Su Yue slapped her forehead. "What are you thinking? I didn’t explain it clearly. I’m giving you half a month off, and I’ll give you a two-thousand-yuan raise when you come back. It starts today, and you’ll still be paid during your vacation!"
Jiang Yun broke into a grin so wide she couldn’t close her mouth. "Really? Yueyue, you better not be kidding me. Yu Fei is my witness."
Su Yue poked Jiang Yun’s forehead. "You’re really something... You call me ’Boss’ when you’re upset, and ’Yueyue’ when you’re happy. Sigh... I’m hurt!"
"Aiya~ That’s not true! Yueyue is the prettiest!"
"Hmph. We’re leaving now. I’ll leave this to you. Oh, and don’t wander around for the next few days. It’s a bit unsafe."
Jiang Yun replied solemnly, "Okay, Yueyue! I’ve already saved up three novels and six TV shows to binge. I won’t go out unless I have to."
Jiang Yun knew in her heart that her boss was a person of great means and broad experience. After spending so much time together lately, she had discovered that Su Yue was also a powerful Martial Artist who came and went like a shadow. If she said it was unsafe, then something was definitely going to happen. As a weak, ordinary person, Jiang Yun naturally had to listen to her advice obediently.
