Starting with fishing, I've traversed a chaotic world of demons and martial arts.

Li Tianxing looked at the Heart-Eating Gu nailed to his hand.

His forehead veins bulged, and beads of cold sweat dripped down his face.

Li Tianxing felt excruciating pain!

He silently used his demonic essence "Demon Resilience" to strengthen his physical body.

In that case...

Only then can the strongest tempering effect be achieved!

While enduring the excruciating pain, Li Tianxing silently recited the mantra of the Silver Hand technique in his mind!

According to the booklet...

Use your Qi and blood to unblock the meridians in both hands in sequence!

"The poison of the Heart-Eating Gu is indeed potent!"

If I weren't their owner, and I had antibodies against them...

I'm afraid I would have been poisoned to death by now!

Li Tianxing leaned against the small sampan, his hands gradually turning from withered yellow to black!

Li Tianxing was letting the poison of the Heart-Eating Gu gnaw at his hands!

Every few moments, he would circulate his qi and blood, causing his hands to bleed!

Then, using this internal energy, he pushed the toxins deeper into his muscles and bones.

Li Tianxing doesn't want the toxins to remain in the skin and flesh, but rather to integrate them with the bones, knuckles, and meridians of the hand!

Cold sweat soaked through Li Tianxing's clothes:

"If you have corpse powder, taking it will greatly reduce the pain."

Unfortunately, I don't have any corpse powder on me!

I have no choice but to bear it all myself!

Li Tianxing repeatedly used the poison of the Heart-Eating Gu to temper his hands!

A full half hour passed...

Li Tianxing's hands had turned purplish-black!

"That's enough, come back, little ones!"

At Li Tianxing's command, the Heart-Eating Gu flew back into the bamboo tube and lay down obediently.

However, Xiaoqing did not go back. It flew to Li Tianxing's shoulder, as if it felt sorry for its master.

Li Tianxing revealed a slight smile:

"I'm fine, you can go back now!"

I'll get you something nice to eat tomorrow.

Xiaoqing flew around Li Tianxing twice more before returning to lie down inside the bamboo tube.

Li Tianxing stared at his hands, which were as black as ink...

He examined them closely and found that their hands were covered with a layer of calluses as thin as cicada wings, and their fingernails had a dark purple sheen.

Not only that, his hands were also surrounded by a faint smell of decay!

Li Tianxing gently touched the deck of the small sampan...

He then noticed a wisp of black smoke rising from the deck, leaving behind charred handprints.

"Wow, this toxin is potent!"

At this moment, Li Tianxing dispelled the effect of the Demonic Tenacity.

I felt weak, as if my body had been hollowed out...

"Alright, now it's time to remove these calluses from your hands!"

Li Tianxing took a deep breath and began to tear off the calluses on his hands, enduring the pain.

A moment later...

Li Tianxing tore off all the black calluses on his hands!

Only two hands, painted with silver, remained...

Their hands gleamed in the sunlight!

Li Tianxing carefully examined his hands:

"Is this the Silver Hand?"

However, the coverage area is very small, only covering my two palms.

I remember Paul could crush bullets with his bare hands back then!

This level of intensity is sufficient for me.

Li Tianxing's mind stirred, and he brought up the system panel...

[Technique: Silver Hand (Beginner)]

Progress: (1/300)

[Ability: Hands are as white as silver.]

[Hands as hard as silver: Hands of unparalleled toughness, capable of withstanding bullets and impervious to sharp weapons.]

"Hmm, this ability is not bad, it's a pretty strong technique."

However, when I used the Silver Hand, I felt that my hands were incredibly hard, and my blood and qi seemed to have solidified.

I wonder what would happen if I used the Silver Hand...

"Can you use the Palm Lightning again?"

A thought suddenly popped into Li Tianxing's mind.

At the same time, the panel suddenly popped up.

[The Silver Hand and the Pine-Splitting Palm are both palm-attribute martial arts techniques, and their potential for growth is limited.]

At this point, the two techniques can be combined into one.

[Note: Once merged, the two techniques will become a completely new technique.]

The cultivation technique progress will revert to the beginner stage.

Please select whether to merge.

Li Tianxing blinked; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation!

"I can actually combine cultivation techniques..."

Create a new technique!

interesting!"

Li Tianxing stared at the panel in front of him and began to think.

"First is my Pine-Splitting Palm, which I've already mastered to a minor level."

But its grade is just too low...

At the minor completion stage, there is only one effect: a palm-sized thunderbolt.

My main offensive techniques now are the Mountain-Crushing Fist and the Raging Wave Fist!

The splitting palm technique is indeed somewhat useless to me.

Then there's my newly learned Silver Hand.

Its main purpose is to strengthen both hands to the limit, even to the point where one can catch bullets with bare hands.

This is its advantage, but it is also its disadvantage.

Once I use the Silver Hand, the meridians in my hands will be blocked by "silver points".

At this point, I could no longer use the two great fist techniques, Raging Waves and Mountain Crashing.

The only way to fight the enemy head-on is with the Silver Hand.

When I was watching Paul fight the water monkey, I noticed...

Paul is a martial artist who has reached the Great Perfection of the Third Realm of Condensation.

The attack methods are indeed a bit monotonous.

It must be because it's restricted by the cultivation technique...

At the same time, the symbolism of the Silver Hand is far too obvious.

If I were to use this technique, there is a risk that my murder of Paul would be exposed.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Tianxing decided to merge the two techniques.

What if they merge into a very powerful and top-grade cultivation technique!

Li Tianxing looked at the control panel system...

The final decision rested on the option of merging.

You have chosen to merge.

The Pine-Splitting Palm and the Silver Hand are about to merge...

Li Tianxing took a deep breath and began to wait silently.

Merger successful

[Technique: Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm (Beginner)]

Progress: (1/300)

[Ability: Bone-Melting Poisonous Hand]

[Bone-Melting Poison Hand: Due to absorbing the toxins of the Heart-Eating Gu, the palm technique you are currently using is highly poisonous. Anyone below the Blood Bone Realm will die upon contact.]

"I transferred the poison of the Heart-Eating Gu to my own hands!"

and……

Below the Blood Bone Realm, touching it means instant death!

Li Tianxing was extremely excited as he looked at the brand-new martial arts technique he had acquired, the Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm.

Don't underestimate the words "Below the Blood Bone Realm, touching it means instant death".

As the saying goes...

Two fists can't beat four hands!

Even the strongest Blood Bone Realm expert can't withstand a large number of opponents.

An ordinary second-stage Blood Bone Realm expert.

If he were to face dozens of first-stage Body Tempering Realm martial artists...

Even if someone in the Body Tempering Realm can't beat someone in the Blood Bone Realm, they can still wear you down with their numerical advantage!

But Li Tianxing's ability means that no matter how many people the other side has.

As long as their strength is lower than Li Tianxing's!

Li Tianxing alone could kill them all!

Even those at the same or higher realms can be affected by the toxins, which is quite abnormal!

"Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm, what a powerful technique!"

Li Tianxing closed his eyes slightly.

Start receiving the Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm technique and stance from the panel!

Li Tianxing silently recited in his heart:

"The Five Poisons Return to Origin Palm merges all poisons into one palm, turning life into annihilation."

"This palm strike does not inflict fixed damage, but rather applies a poison that continuously corrodes the opponent."

"The potency of the poison depends on the opponent's physical condition and cultivation level."

"I'm currently in the initial stage of developing my poisonous palm technique..."

To reach the later "reincarnation of the five poisons".

Even the "Five Poisons Return to Origin" requires collecting items containing the five poisons!

These five poisonous creatures must possess the attributes of the five elements to advance to the next level!

"I have now absorbed the poison of the Heart-Eating Gu. This poison contains the element of wood, but I still need four other poisons: metal, water, fire, and earth!"

"After cultivating to the point of Five Poisons Reincarnation, one's hands become incredibly hard, capable of withstanding sharp weapons."

This likely incorporates the abilities of the Silver Hand as well.

However, I need to reach the next level after mastering the initial stage of Poison Palm...

The five poisons cycle in turn!

As time passed, Li Tianxing memorized all the information about the Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm.

He slowly opened his eyes.

He suddenly struck out with his palm, the force of which carried the aura of decaying wood.

"Bang!"

Li Tianxing slammed his palm onto the Qinghe River.

The lake surface dipped downwards, creating ripples!

Immediately afterwards, several fish floated belly up on the surface of the river.

Their bodies were withered and yellow, clearly indicating that they had been struck by the Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm!

Li Tianxing put his hands behind his back and looked down at Qinghe.

He sighed:

"My Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm is far superior to the Pine Splitting Palm and the Silver Hand!"

The panel helped me fuse this Five Poisons Returning to Origin Palm technique...

It must be because my palms were soaked in the poison of the Heart-Eating Gu!

The panel will generate a cultivation technique that matches my own characteristics.

In retrospect, choosing the Heart-Eating Gu was the right choice!

Li Tianxing turned around and looked at the cargo ships passing by.

"Next... we should stay on the Qinghe River for a few days."

Improve the progress of fishing and wave-riding skills...

While we're at it, let's also look for any suspicious targets!