Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 80 - 4: Bone Refining Realm, Transformation of Cultivation Technique

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Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, twenty days had passed, reaching the time of Li Chun.

The snow in Hongshan Village gradually melted, with occasional scattered snowflakes mixed with rain that could no longer settle.

Despite this, the warm spring was still far from coming, and the weather remained uncomfortably cold.

"Snap!"

In the bamboo forest, Shen Qing brought his fingers together, his arms snapping forward like a whip.

With a crisp sound, Shen Qing's two fingers pierced directly into the lush green bamboo.

He withdrew his fingers, leaving two dark holes in the bamboo, as if a beast's fangs had bitten through.

Shen Qing looked down at his fingers, feeling somewhat incredulous.

"So this is the power of the Bone Refining Realm."

Shen Qing murmured to himself with a touch of delight in his heart.

After handling mundane affairs during his last return to Hongshan Village, Shen Qing had not gone to the county town for twenty consecutive days.

The business of hunting in the mountains was entrusted to Tian Xiaohu.

He devoted himself entirely to martial arts training.

Through consistent and rigorous practice, he finally progressed the "Wind Defying Finger" to the realm of Small Success, mastering all its techniques along with tendon stretching skills.

During this process, his muscles, bones, and flesh were thoroughly stretched.

Now, he could control his strength freely and effortlessly.

The techniques of the Wind Defying Finger had already gained some mastery.

At this point, he had achieved Great Perfection in the Tendon Stretching Realm and became a martial master in the Bone Refining Realm.

Next, he needed to continually increase the strength of his bones throughout his body, reaching the so-called realm of "Unyielding and Indestructible," enhancing the lethality of his techniques.

Otherwise, the firmness of flesh and blood could never match those of hard stones and iron.

Besides, another matter caught his attention, as the Nine Skills he had been practicing underwent new changes.

With a thought, Shen Qing summoned the Water Ink Panel before his eyes.

[Skill: Nine Skills (Break Limit)]

[Progress: 501/500 points]

[Status: Upgradeable]

[Note: Through continuous effort, your understanding of this martial art has reached a new realm. Continue to break through, and you will gain new martial arts skills.]

"New martial arts."

Among all his skills, the Nine Skills was the first he practiced to the extent of breaking the limit.

Since it was a basic martial arts skill with no thresholds, he often practiced it, unexpectedly achieving such effects.

This gave him a new understanding of the Water Ink Panel.

With no one around,

Shen Qing licked his lips without any hesitation.

"Breakthrough!"

The status of the Nine Skills on the Water Ink Panel soon changed anew.

A brand-new martial art name appeared in his sight.

[Skill: Blood Dominance Technique (Entry Level)]

[Progress: 1/600 points]

[Status: Not Upgradeable]

[Note: You have derived new martial arts from the Nine Skills, possessing vast qi-blood and breaking through the physical body's limits, thus having immense strength with a wound healing speed far surpassing ordinary people, and possessing a strong physique.]

Buzz!

Shen Qing suddenly shuddered, and memories regarding the Blood Dominance Technique flooded into his mind, causing him to clutch his head in pain.

As fragmented memories merged, Shen Qing experienced a blurry moment, feeling as if his thoughts had stopped, except for the memory of practicing the Nine Skills cycling repeatedly.

Uncertain of how many cycles transpired, he finally comprehended a method to further strengthen the physical body from it.

The nine stance trainings he practiced merged into a unified state.

This cultivation technique elevated his physical strength and qi-blood limit by eighty to ninety percent, which was extremely terrifying.

After a mere ten breaths, Shen Qing felt the pain in his entire body gradually diminish.

His muscles began to ripple, and a familiar sensation arose in his legs.

Looking down, Shen Qing was stunned to discover that his legs had undergone significant changes, becoming exceptionally robust.

Muscles bulged like iron blocks, pushing up his clothes and pants.

Even his height seemed to have increased by a noticeable margin.

Shen Qing stretched his legs, then kicked out fiercely, breaking a thick old tree with a single strike, without feeling any pain.

"Is this the power of the Blood Dominance Technique?"

Shen Qing found it hard to believe.

He extended two fingers, aligning them like a sword, and walked toward the old tree.

The tree was a solid pine, rather hard, far surpassing bamboo in toughness.

Shen Qing exerted his fingers forcefully, poking at the pine tree's trunk.

Thud.

A dull sound rang out.

Shen Qing found his fingers embedded in the pine tree like nails, the entire finger joint sunk in.

Waves of piercing pain surged from his fingers swiftly.

Shen Qing appeared unaffected, calmly withdrawing his fingers.

Under his gaze, the two fingers swelled rapidly.

Utilizing the Blood Dominance Technique, his strength reached or even surpassed, but currently, he had only completed the fusion of muscles, bones, and flesh, without an increase in bone hardness, not keeping up in time.

This led to his fingers getting injured.

However, Shen Qing remained unfazed.

He didn't resort to such "self-harm" on a whim.

Silently activating the Blood Dominance Technique, Shen Qing focused entirely on his two fingers.

A miraculous scene unfolded.

The swollen fingers quickly returned to normal, restored to their original state in the blink of an eye.

Shen Qing flexed his fingers without any abnormality.

"Good, I feel like I might be slightly stronger than Senior Brother."

Observing his fully functional fingers, Shen Qing displayed a satisfied expression.

He hastily tidied up and turned to leave.

At home, his elder sister Shen Fang busied herself with needlework, intending to make Shen Qing a few new pairs of shoes and some clothes.

Originally, Shen Qing had asked her not to do these tasks, suggesting she buy what she wanted with money.

But, on reflection, there wasn't much else for the village women to do, so he let her be.

"Hmph!"

Suddenly, the rumbling of wheels rolling sounded outside.

Shen Qing held a bowl, poured himself a cup of coarse tea, gulped it down, set the bowl aside, and went out.

Just then, Tian Xiaohu, whom he had sent to the town to sell mountain goods, returned.

Shen Qing patted the horse's back and asked, "How's the town nowadays?"

"A bit chaotic. After the incident, the Guardian Martial Department rooted out a few Huang Tian Sect members at Wanfeng Building. The Song family couldn't conduct business anymore and had to shut down for rectification. If they don't make a significant effort, the government office won't easily let it go."

Tian Xiaohu stepped down from the cart and continued, "Fortunately, we didn't have much mountain produce, so it could be sold at the market, albeit the Huang Tian Sect affair led to poor business, meaning the mountain goods fetched lower prices."

Shen Qing mused silently, questioning why prey in the mountains was increasingly hard to hunt.

He felt his "Hongshan Trading Company" might end before it even started.

Apparently, he wasn't suited for business; better to focus on martial arts for wealth.

"What about the government office?"

"Same old, hunting down Huang Tian Sect. They're nearing the end, and it's wrapping up soon."

"Roar!"

At that moment, a beastly roar resounded from behind the mountain, echoing far and wide.

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