A Top Scholar in Everything
Chapter 131: The 1st Forged Skin

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: The 1st Forged Skin

Right now, only Baiyu knows about Gan Yuhan’s resurrection, and there’s no evidence, nor is it certain whether she’s an imposter.

Jiang Xi’s memory has vanished.

It’s unclear how long Allen’s method will last.

Even if Gan Yuhan is a fake.

Reporting to Yang Jinhua without evidence might only alert the enemy and may not be worth it.

For now, let’s watch and see what her intentions are. Under the protection of the Golden Rainbow Academy, I should be safe. If she’s truly an imposter from another race, she must have allies.

Golden Rainbow Academy has substantial resources; it’s not just Yang Jinhua who’s powerful.

The other party wouldn’t be able to do much even if they wanted to.

...

Nighttime.

Yang Jinhua is still in the courtyard, teaching Jiang Xi the fist technique.

The moon is nimble, and a gentle breeze is blowing.

Baiyu is in his room, opening up the spirit technique sent by Qiong Jiu.

"This core technique from old man Ban clearly doesn’t suit me, and I’ve already cultivated Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill, so I can’t cultivate other core techniques."

Baiyu shakes his head.

He currently has quite a few spirit techniques, but they don’t seem very useful.

The strong recovery and explosive power from Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill are something Baiyu absolutely can’t give up. It’s a spirit technique rewarded from the scholarship space, significantly higher in tier compared to others.

However, after understanding the subsequent cultivation of the core technique, Baiyu can’t help but feel distressed.

"Visualize and materialize the spirit?"

"Then what’s the use of my cola? Appear as a cola ghost and make the enemy laugh to death?"

Three deep black lines appear on Baiyu’s forehead.

Though he complains, he continues to cultivate.

He closes his eyes and begins to visualize the image of cola in his mind, following the cultivation method of the core technique.

Blood Qi surges like a tide, constantly rising and falling within his body.

During this process, some Blood Qi seeps into the skin, tempering layer upon layer of impurities.

This is Forged Skin.

Forged Skin, Blood Exchange, Bone Refining—these are the three steps.

Each completed step causes a surge in Blood Qi, also increasing body strength.

At this moment, Blood Qi circulates within, pooling at the Five Meridians’ starting point, gradually filling the area below the abdomen that resembles a reservoir for gathering Blood Qi.

Baiyu always thought that this was the "Dantian" described in the martial arts novels of the past.

From a modern perspective, you could call this the CPU, the processing center for all Blood Qi.

To reach the peak of Forged Skin, you’d have to fill this CPU three times. Each filling is called Blood and Qi Overflow, and after three times, you’d officially become a Tier Nine Martial Artist.

Baiyu is currently working towards his first Blood and Qi Overflow.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

Time keeps slipping by.

A hint of fatigue sets in.

Only then does Baiyu awaken from his deep cultivation. It’s already late, with half of the moon hanging high and the courtyard empty. Speech during cultivation, which was quite unusual, had appeared.

This kind of circumstance is very rare.

It seems a higher pollution level indeed particularly impacts cultivation pace. Fortunately, his pollution level hasn’t risen again.

All is silent.

Being halfway through the first Forged Skin, Baiyu naturally doesn’t want to give it up.

He thinks for a while.

He puts on his clothes, opens the door, and walks outside the Golden Rainbow Academy, buying a cola from the vending machine on the street.

"Gulp..."

Takes a sip.

The fatigue and sleepiness throughout his body vanish instantly, restoring his energy and vitality to peak levels.

"Wow, the effect is just too good?"

The joy of junk food and drinks is well-founded.

Content, Baiyu returns to the Golden Rainbow Academy. The entire courtyard is quite expansive, resembling an ancient setting with an outer courtyard surrounded by an inner courtyard. The outer courtyard contains multiple buildings, exuding a traditional charm.

The students of the Golden Rainbow Academy live in the outer courtyard.

Two doors away from Baiyu’s residence is Gan Yuhan’s, and her room light is still on.

"This woman’s resurrection is extremely strange, keeping the light on so late must mean she’s plotting something sinister."

After thinking a while, Baiyu takes out his phone.

He opens a cat avatar and sends a message: "Are you asleep?"

No response.

Unwilling to give up, Baiyu continues: "Are you asleep?"

Finally.

Upon sending the twentieth message, a red dot appears behind the cat avatar: "Are you crazy, staying awake at this hour!"

Bang.

As this message is sent, the door of a room next door is pushed open.

Jiang Xi appears, full of resentment.

"Ahem, see, the lights opposite aren’t off either?"

Baiyu, sipping cola, points to Gan Yuhan’s room, "I always felt there was something suspicious about our trip to the mines. Don’t you think Gan Yuhan’s personality has changed a bit? Why don’t we go quietly and check?"

Jiang Xi furrows her brow: "That might not be a good idea, what if she has a reason?"

"What’s the harm? We’re eliminating potential danger. If Gan Yuhan really has a problem, it’s irresponsible to everyone in Golden Rainbow Academy and Linjiang City!"

Baiyu spoke righteously, "We should detect and prevent it early. Even if she is on the wrong path, we must pull her back to the Righteous Dao!!"

These words were so righteous that Jiang Xi hesitated for a moment.

No time to think further.

Baiyu had already stealthily approached.

The courtyard windows were low, and through the window paper, Gan Yuhan was inside, sitting still in a chair, as if her soul had left her body.

Baiyu observed for ten minutes, and there was no sign of movement.

Even Jiang Xi beside him felt something was wrong.

"Don’t scare the snake."

Baiyu covered Jiang Xi’s mouth and quietly retreated.

Not even a few steps back, a sense of being watched rose from the bottom of the heart.

He turned his head.

Behind the courtyard wall, the red outline flickered under the Pupil of Chongming.

Without a moment’s hesitation.

Baiyu instinctively drew an R8 from his waist, firing two shots at that wall.

Two holes were made.

A black-furred creature flitted through the gap.

Inside the room.

Gan Yuhan also instantly awoke from her trance-like state, focusing her gaze, and opened her door to see Jiang Xi and Baiyu in the courtyard.

"What are you doing?"

Gan Yuhan asks in confusion.

Baiyu naturally responds: "I was cultivating in my room and felt something, noticing someone watching."

"Did you catch them?"

"No."

Baiyu shakes his head.

That creature was something he had never seen before, its origin unknown, and extremely fast.

In just an instant, it was already gone.

The gunfire woke many people.

Even Yang Jinhua hastened over to inquire about the situation with Baiyu.

"It likely escaped from one of the seven gateway channels, an exotic beast. Lately, there’ve been more exotic beasts like this. The Bounty Hunter Association will capture them soon, so just be careful."

Yang Jinhua told everyone to return to rest.

Baiyu also returned to his room.

Realizing Gan Yuhan’s abnormality, he inconspicuously went back to his room, waiting for her next move. As long as there are any oddities, Yang Jinhua can arrive in an instant. It’s now a matter of patience to potentially uncover something bigger.

Strength is most important.

Baiyu kept his wits about him, returning to his room to continue cultivating.

This time, his cultivation lasted more than twenty hours, until he was drenched in sweat, achieving his first Blood and Qi Overflow.

And this Blood and Qi Overflow directly pushed his Blood Qi to 300 calories level!

Over the ensuing days.

Baiyu began using the transportation fees paid by Profound Celestial Pivot to purchase batches of herbs to assist in the cultivation of Forged Skin.

And at this moment.

To Baiyu’s surprise, the usually meticulous Gan Yuhan took the initiative to pay him a visit.