Evolving infinitely from ground zero
Chapter 107 - 107: 105, slap her face

In the evening, inside the room.

Lin Zichen was sitting on the bed with his back against the wall, curiously flipping through the Blood Tempering Technique that Liu Chuanwu had given him.

The book was not an ancient original but a modern translation filled with annotations.

Under the effect of the Divine Human Wisdom Root.

Lin Zichen was speed-reading at a rate of ten lines at a glance.

In just under half an hour, he had finished the thick volume of the Blood Tempering Technique.

He learned that the Blood Tempering Technique was divided into three stages.

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The first stage.

Sense the presence of Qi-Blood and try to control it.

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The second stage.

Control the Qi-Blood for Body Refining, starting with Tempering Skin, then Tempering Flesh, and lastly Bone Tempering.

Tempering Skin and Tempering Flesh are simple. Regardless of talent, as long as there is enough Qi-Blood, success in refining is guaranteed; it's just a matter of time.

The tough part is Bone Tempering. Without sufficient talent, it's impossible to control the Qi-Blood to permeate the bones for refinement.

Even with talent, controlling Qi-Blood for Bone Tempering does not guarantee one can withstand the intense pain that occurs during the process.

However, the more difficult a task is to achieve, the higher the reward upon completion.

Once the skin, flesh, and bones are all refined, one's body strength can reach the level of an Ordinary Ninth Rank.

If a second refinement is possible, the body strength can rival that of an Advanced Genetic Integrator.

If one can refine three times, the body strength can surpass that of an Advanced Genetic Integrator.

The maximum number of refinements recorded in the ancient texts is five.

But to date, only Liu Chuanwu, after decades of cultivation, has painfully achieved three times Body Refining. Nobody knows how strong the body can become after the fourth and fifth refinements.

In the annotations, Liu Chuanwu speculates that three times Body Refining could overpower an Advanced First Rank Genetic Integrator. Thus, four times Body Refining could likely overpower an Advanced Second Rank Genetic Integrator, and so on for five times.

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The third stage.

After completing Body Refining, control the Qi-Blood to open the body's acupoints.

There are a total of 366 acupoints, and each acupoint opened brings a strength increase comparable to another Body Refining.

Once all acupoints are opened, one can achieve the legendary Physical Sanctification.

The annotations speculate that opening even a single acupoint allows the Pure Blood Human body to break free from ordinary constraints and evolve into an advanced-level creature.

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After fully understanding the Blood Tempering Technique, Lin Zichen started attempting the first stage—sensing the Qi-Blood.

He closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and concentrated.

Following the instructions in the book, he used his spiritual power to sense the flowing Qi-Blood within his body.

In less than three seconds, he successfully sensed the Qi-Blood.

Easier than he'd imagined.

After sensing the Qi-Blood, the next step was to try to control it.

This process was somewhat challenging.

Lin Zichen tried for nearly half an hour before he successfully managed to control the Qi-Blood within his body.

Being able to control Qi-Blood meant he could proceed to Body Refining.

Lin Zichen wasn't willing to wait another second and immediately began to self-teach Body Refining.

The first area he chose to refine was the skin of his entire right hand.

During the refinement process, the skin being refined experienced a burning sensation—somewhat painful, but not intensely so.

[You are using Qi-Blood to refine your skin, Skin Strength +1, Blood Tempering Technique proficiency +1...]

About half an hour later.

The refinement was complete.

The skin of his entire right hand had no apparent change on the surface, but he could distinctly feel it had become tougher than before.

At this time, less than 1% of the internal Qi-Blood had been consumed, and it was still very abundant.

"I wonder how tough the skin on my right hand is now, let's grab a knife and try scratching it to see."

Thinking this, Lin Zichen quickly went downstairs to the kitchen, picked up a fruit knife, and forcefully scratched the back of his right hand.

Then he discovered that nothing happened to his hand except for a faint scratch mark appearing on it.

"Just one refinement and it's already impervious to knives and spears; no wonder Liu Chuanwu, after three refinements, could withstand Wu Tiancheng's feather shots."

"I must say, this Blood Tempering Technique, exclusive to the Pure Blood Human body, really has something to it."

"I wonder just how strong the body could get after five refinements?"

With that thought, Lin Zichen felt invigorated and immediately returned to his room upstairs, continuing to refine his skin.

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Shanhai University.

A training field at the Martial Arts College.

A woman clad in a martial arts uniform, her hair tied in a single ponytail, with a graceful figure, was intensely training.

As she passionately sweated, Liu Chuanwu hummed a tune as he entered, his face full of pleasure.

"Dean, what has made you so happy?"

The woman stopped her training, wiped the sweat off her forehead, and asked curiously.

Liu Chuanwu's mouth curled in pride, "Under the undeniable charm of my personality, the Nanjiang Province's top second graduate and the number one in physical testing has become a member of our Tianren Pavilion."

"Really?"

The woman's face showed disbelief.

She knew all too well how little Tianren Pavilion was favored by talents over the past decade, she could hardly imagine a talent willing to give up the Path of Genetic Fusion to join the Tianren Pavilion.

"For real, I've already added him on WeChat."

Liu Chuanwu unlocked his phone screen, opened WeChat, and showed her the friends list.

Seeing Lin Zichen's name, the woman widened her eyes in surprise, hardly believing that the useless dean had actually recruited the province's second top scorer.

"Dean, how did you pull it off?"

"With my personal charm."

"Pfft, stop bragging, and tell me the truth."

The woman had no patience for his boasting and wanted to know the truth quickly.

Liu Chuanwu confessed, "Actually, I didn't do much, just told him that whatever benefits Evolution College could offer him, our Tianren Pavilion would triple it."

"Triple?!"

The woman was stunned, and after a moment, she urgently said, "Dean, our pavilion's funds are nearly depleted. No, not nearly, we are already deep in debt. Where are you getting the money to offer triple the benefits?"

Having said that, the woman quickly urged, "You shouldn't be chatting with me here, Dean. Go meet up with your old flames, reminisce about the old days, and trade your body for some funds!"

Liu Chuanwu confidently replied, "Don't worry, I've already arranged it, one for the first half of the night, another for the second half, and one more tomorrow morning. Triple the benefits will be more than enough."

After explaining, he looked towards the woman and asked, "By the way, Yuyan, when you got the translated version of the Blood Tempering Technique, how long did it take you to sense the Qi-Blood?"

"It's been ten years, but if I remember correctly, it took me a week to sense the Qi-Blood," Song Yuyan recalled.

Liu Chuanwu then asked, "And controlling it?"

Song Yuyan confidently answered, "Controlling the Qi-Blood took exactly two months, I remember that very clearly."

Liu Chuanwu mused, "A week to sense Qi-Blood, two months to control it, truly worthy of the former Capital City's second top scorer, such exceptional talent. I always thought of myself as a genius, but back then, just sensing the Qi-Blood took me nearly two weeks, truly, comparison is the thief of joy."

"Dean, please don't bring up the Capital City's top scorers in front of me anymore."

Song Yuyan sounded troubled, "Ever since I gave up the Path of Genetic Fusion to study the Pure Blood Human Path in Tianren Pavilion, not being able to evolve into a high-level creature has led to years of mockery, I'm sick of it!"

Liu Chuanwu was indifferent, "Let them laugh if they want, what's there to be bothered about?"

"I've been laughed at for decades, and I'm still standing strong, aren't I?"

"We call this enduring hardship to prepare for a great leap forward. The more we endure now, the more exhilarating it'll be when we burst forth."

Liu Chuanwu continued, "Wait a few more years, once you evolve into a high-level creature with the body of a Pureblood Human, you'll be astounding everybody and casually outclassing your fellow Genetic Integrators."

"A few years?" Song Yuyan laughed bitterly, "I feel like even ten years might not be enough."

Opening the acupoints was just too difficult.

Ever since the first Body Refining five years ago, Song Yuyan had been trying to open her acupoints.

Yet, five years had passed, and she had undergone two complete Body Refining processes, but still hadn't opened a single acupoint.

Honestly, she felt that opening acupoints was becoming a lifelong ordeal.

If she could open one before she turned fifty, she'd consider it a success.

Thinking this, Song Yuyan suddenly asked, "By the way, Dean, did you give Lin Zichen a copy of the Blood Tempering Technique translation?"

"Of course, I gave him one. I wouldn't forget something so important,"

Liu Chuanwu said, "I'm looking forward to him mastering blood control before the start of term so that he can advance to Ordinary Fourth Order and start Body Refining immediately."

Song Yuyan asked, "Dean, how long do you think it will take him to successfully sense the Qi-Blood?"

"I estimate about ten days," Liu Chuanwu added, "The boy's physical test results are rather staggering, almost matching your own high school physical test scores."

Song Yuyan said with some anticipation, "I bet he thinks he'll be the top talent in Tianren Pavilion since there aren't many here. I wonder if he'll be shocked and speechless when he meets me, a beautiful senior with even higher talent than him, after school starts?"

Seeing Song Yuyan's eager face, Liu Chuanwu realized this woman was truly hypocritical,

She was always complaining about how annoying it was when he liked to show off.

And yet?

Now she too was eager to show off in front of the younger talent.

I hope Lin Zichen will outperform her when the time comes and slap her face hard!

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