I am a high-level martial arts master.

After leaving words of encouragement, the disciples departed from the Zheng residence together.

But inside the house, amidst the mess, Zheng Leyao's tense body suddenly relaxed, and she slid helplessly to the ground.

At this moment, her breath was fragrant, and she was panting as if she had run thousands of miles in one breath, her toes twitching slightly from tension.

Feeling the fading, weak energy outside, I thought of the encouraging words the other person left behind before leaving.

She hugged her knees, burying her face deeply in her arms:

"I'm sorry, fellow senior brothers and sisters, Le Yao can no longer... go back!"

"Compared to the vital energy of this evil technique, the vital energy I can achieve through ordinary effort is simply insufficient."

"Le Yao couldn't hold back any longer; she wanted even more energy and blood to become stronger!"

The next morning, Ye Li stretched gently.

Compared to his previous diligent training, Ye Li has become much more lazy now that he is seriously injured.

Seeing that the number of users had reached two thousand in just two days, Ye Li nodded in satisfaction.

Among the earliest group, some are already close to breaking through the Dark Force realm, thanks to the energy and vitality generated by borrowing and attracting new customers.

The total amount of Qi and blood lent out reached more than 400,000 units, the majority of which was provided by Pei Taoyu and Zheng Leyao.

After all, a single burst of internal energy could borrow over 70,000 units of Qi and Blood, the effect was simply explosive.

When it develops to the level of Hua Jin (化劲), its effect will be even greater than a hidden force worth countless tens of thousands.

Don't rush~ Don't rush~

Ye Li thought to himself, the real explosive effect will only come when these martial artists are slowly trained.

With its fully automated cultivation method that combines initiation techniques with the infusion of qi and blood, it can cultivate an ordinary person to the level of Hua Jin within about a year, and then enter a period of rapid feedback.

As for the subsequent attainment of the elixir?

Apart from a few exceptionally gifted individuals, most martial artists would find it difficult to achieve this level within ten years.

This cultivation cycle takes too long; there's absolutely no need to harvest the "leeks" (i.e., exploit them).

However, the ability to transform into internal energy was enough to allow Ye Li's strength to increase rapidly.

While pondering, Ye Li got up early in the morning, greeted Pei Taoyu who had officially entered the mid-stage of Dark Force, and then leisurely headed towards the Relief General Store.

Just as they arrived at the door, they saw a girl in white standing there somewhat anxiously.

Zheng Leyao was dressed in a snow-white dress, which was spotless under the rising sun. The soft fabric clung to her budding figure, outlining her exquisite curves.

However, a persistent anxiety lingered on her face. Her once clear, deep eyes were now darting around restlessly, and she unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes with her slender, jade-like fingers from time to time.

Upon seeing Ye Li approach, her eyes lit up, but she hesitated slightly as if remembering something. Finally, she strode over and said:

"You...you've finally arrived!"

Le Yao's voice carried a urgency she herself was unaware of.

"Miss Leyao, it seems you experienced the truth for yourself yesterday when you returned. How is it? Does my evil magic meet your standards?"

"you……!"

Le Yao instinctively wanted to refute, but a sense of panic arose as the words reached her lips.

If I refuse, what if I never have enough energy to satisfy myself again?

Ye Li's 72900 points of boundless blood and qi were still surging within her body!

She could no longer bear her past, frail and ordinary state. The feeling Ye Li gave her was something she had never experienced during her arduous cultivation. She suppressed her inner turmoil, striving to keep her voice as cold as ever:

"I suppose so... This energy and blood... it certainly doesn't seem fake."

"Oh?" Ye Li raised an eyebrow: "Now that the Qi and blood have been verified to be genuine, what brings Miss Le Yao here? Shouldn't you be practicing martial arts at this time?"

Le Yao lowered her head and gently bit her lower lip, saying:

"I...want more...more Qi and blood."

"It seems Miss Leyao is reluctant to part with my vital energy?"

Ye Li's voice was like the whisper of a demon:

"Is this feeling more wonderful than ever before? Even a breakthrough can't feel this good."

Le Yao, unable to save face, turned her head away and lowered her voice:

"No...no, I didn't!"

Upon seeing this, Ye Li chuckled, a laugh that sounded mocking to Le Yao.

"Miss Leyao, don't worry, this is nothing wrong. How can practicing martial arts to become stronger be wrong?"

Ye Li stepped forward and looked at Le Yao:

"Think about it, while everyone else is struggling to practice martial arts, your skills in one night are equivalent to their months of hard training. What's wrong with getting stronger quickly?"

"It's perfectly normal to be addicted to martial arts; this just shows your sincerity towards the martial arts!"

Hearing Ye Li's words, Le Yao subconsciously clutched the hem of her clothes and murmured to herself:

"There's nothing wrong with becoming stronger; everything is for the sake of becoming stronger."

Ye Li nodded secretly and smiled, "Miss, your martial arts talent is excellent, so your desires are naturally stronger than others. It's perfectly normal to want more qi and blood. There's nothing wrong with honestly expressing your desires."

Under Ye Li's guidance, Le Yao nodded earnestly and said:

"You're right, I want to get more of your vital energy; I want more to satisfy myself!"

"No problem!" Ye Li smiled slightly and said, "Fair trade, after three days of interest-free period, the annual interest rate is only 36.5%, which averages out to 0.1% per day of Qi and Blood."

"In addition, a 3% depreciation fee will be deducted from each transaction of Qi and Blood, and the maximum loan amount for Dark Energy is 100 million!"

"36.5% annual interest?" Le Yao looked at the blood and qi she had borrowed.

Two days later, she was charged 72.9% interest every time she opened her eyes, and her original Qi and Blood points were only a little over two hundred. Ye Li smiled lightly and said, "Miss Le Yao, you are a peerless genius. With your talent, and with daily check-ins, new user referrals... there are many ways to earn Qi and Blood points." "With your current strength, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for you to complete some small tasks and earn Qi and Blood points?"

"You'll receive a reward of 100 health points for each Dark Force martial artist you recruit."

Ye Li's words, with their subtle implications, were like a bewitching whisper, causing Le Yao to subconsciously agree.

Yes, she now possesses power far exceeding that of her peers!

With her current immense amount of vital energy, she can reach the peak of Dark Force within six months, at which point she can easily restore her vital energy.

"You...you're right, I really should be bolder." Le Yao's expression hardened.

Looking at the other person's appearance, Ye Li smiled gently and said:

"Come in with me, I'll teach you some better tips. The cultivation method you used to practice is too outdated and your brain development is too slow. You can use your Qi and Blood Points to buy some useful cultivation methods."

Le Yao was slightly taken aback as she watched Ye Li step into the shop.

Suddenly, I had a feeling that once I caught up with everything, it would be too late to turn back.

But thinking of the life she could never return to, and unable to bear her past weakness, after a brief hesitation, the girl stepped into it without hesitation.

Two hours later...

Sitting on the recliner, Ye Li closed his eyes and felt the sensations.

After two days of fermentation, two or three people are being added as new users every minute, and it is expected that the number of users will exceed ten thousand today. In front of him, Le Yao was somewhat surprised to feel the empowerment message.

The cultivation techniques Ye Li gave her, whether in terms of opening up the brain or circulating qi and blood, were far superior to her family's traditional techniques.

At this rate, she is expected to reach the peak of Dark Force within four months!

Could it be that if you were to borrow a full 100 million, you could have the opportunity within two months?

Just as both sides were doing their own thing,

suddenly

"Buzz!!!"

A loud buzzing sound suddenly resounded throughout Tianjin!

Immediately afterwards, the previously clear sky suddenly changed color.

A massive light screen, stretching across the sky and flowing with azure electronic light, was arrogantly unfurled above Tianjin!

This sudden change attracted the attention of the entire city of Tianjin.

Ye Li frowned slightly and looked up at the skylight that had suddenly appeared outside the pawnshop.

In the light screen, the wind and snow howled, and the scene was surprisingly the top of the North Sea, hundreds of millions of miles away!

In the scene, a thin but dignified old man wearing a blue cloth jacket is facing off against a giant man who is nearly three meters tall and whose muscles are as bulging as rocks.

The giant's body was faintly covered with a layer of flowing metallic scales, exuding an inhuman sense of oppression.

"What is this?" Ye Li asked in confusion.

"Don't you know, sir?"

Zheng Leyao was a little confused, but still explained:

"This is the Westerners' global projection technology! Today, Master Zhang, at the pinnacle of the Five Elements Fist, is facing off against 'Hercules' Oleg, who has been injected with the latest gene serum from the United Kingdom, atop the North Sea!"

"These foreigners...deliberately used this wicked technology to broadcast live over all the major cities in China, hoping to publicly defeat our martial arts masters and undermine the spirit of Chinese martial arts!"

Within the light screen, the perspective is deliberately magnified.

The enormous body of the Oleg Nafian was a stark contrast to Master Zhang's traditional martial arts image.

Lines of text, gleaming with sarcasm, scrolled along the edge of the light screen:

"Foolish Easterners! Look at that old man, he'd be blown over by the wind!"

"Traditional martial arts? Those fancy moves should have been in museums long ago!"

"Our gene serum's superhuman strength could smash him into mincemeat with a single punch!"

Zheng Leyao looked at the comments and was so angry that her body was trembling slightly, but without a keyboard, she couldn't say anything.

Her voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly:

"Mr. Ye, if Master Zhang... if he loses today... then half of the martial arts schools in Tianjin, no, I'm afraid half of them in all of China will collapse! The morale of the people will be completely shattered!"

Ye Li's gaze did not linger on the provocative comments.

His [Gathering of Calamity Qi - Remnant] could be clearly sensed the moment the light screen unfolded.

Throughout Tianjin, hundreds of millions of people who witnessed the live broadcast of this battle felt a surge of anger and humiliation.

These intense and heavy negative emotions, like a tide, converge into an unimaginably vast torrent of destiny!

"Is this the will of the people of Tianjin? Although it seems incredibly strong and united at this moment, if that martial artist at the Transformation Realm is defeated, it might backfire, turning a swift victory into a crushing defeat!"

Ye Li knew that the entire China of today was isolated from the world, and its closed-door policy had led to technological backwardness.

The West, relying on weapons such as two-dimensional foils and light-speed spaceships, enabled foreign concessions to spring up all over China.

Only martial arts can rival the West!

It is precisely because of the presence of divine figures who possess extraordinary strength and are even indestructible in the presence of gods that the West hesitates to act rashly.

In such a situation, if a master who has trained diligently for decades were to be defeated by a British strongman who had been randomly injected with genetically modified ingredients, the blow would be enormous.

In the midst of extreme decadence, young people have no interest in practicing martial arts, and there is no new generation.

This is about digging into the foundation of Chinese martial arts!

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(Two chapters, 6000 words in total, I've really burned myself out.)