Complete one practice method every day

Lu Jingting asked himself, if he were to fight Gu Yiqiu to the death, his chances of winning would be less than 40%, and Gu Yiqiu's unpredictable and supernatural agility was something he could not match.

Yet this Marrow Refinement Realm expert, skilled in movement and with fierce attacks, was killed head-on, unable even to escape...

"This Youlin County..."

Lu Jingting narrowed his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

……

Chen Yue quietly returned to Tingzhu Pavilion in the inner courtyard of the Chen residence. After washing up briefly and waiting for his breathing to stabilize, he sat down at the desk in the study and, by the light of the oil lamp on the desk, took out the manual of the Mighty Vajra Palm that he had obtained from Gu Yiqiu.

Chen Yue composed himself and began to carefully study the text, word by word.

The manual is not thick, but the contents are extremely essential. It begins by explaining the essential meaning of being unparalleled in strength and indestructible. This is followed by detailed palm techniques, methods of channeling energy, and accompanying breathing rhythms, secret medicinal bath recipes for strengthening the palms, and so on.

But the more Chen Yue studied it, the more his brows furrowed.

The cultivation philosophy and power exertion method of this Vajra Palm can be described as the most powerful external palm technique he has ever seen.

However, correspondingly, the physical burden on practitioners is also enormous.

The manual also clearly states that specific medicinal baths and breathing techniques are needed to alleviate the backlash, and that the progress of cultivation must be gradual and not rushed.

"If I hadn't cultivated the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, which integrates my muscles, bones, internal organs, and blood, making my defense and force-dissipating abilities far superior to the ordinary, I'm afraid that just trying to circulate the blood and qi of this palm technique would have injured my own meridians if I hadn't been careful," Chen Yue thought to himself.

This palm technique is practically made for those body-refining fanatics who are born with superhuman strength.

Gu Yiqiu was able to cultivate it to its peak, and his physical foundation was extremely solid. Unfortunately, he encountered Chen Yue, who had cultivated the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield to its peak.

It was only when its fierce strength met an even fiercer one, and it also possessed the subtlety of dissipating force through shock, that it suffered such a complete defeat.

However, as Chen Yue's understanding of the secret manual deepened, a vague sense of strangeness gradually lingered in his mind.

This is not because the palm technique is difficult to cultivate, but because... certain details of the flow of qi and blood in this palm technique, especially the connection of the key acupoints and meridians that are involved in stimulating the peak of palm power, seem to pursue the ultimate burst of power in an instant.

Given Chen Yue's current mastery of multiple martial arts techniques, especially his profound understanding of the physical body after mastering the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover, the cultivation method of the Vajra Palm must have been artificially modified.

Chen Yue's gaze fell on the end of the manual, where there was no signature, only a summary that resembled a verse:

"The Vajra's wrathful gaze subdues the four demons. Wherever the palm strikes, all evil will flee." The handwriting is vigorous, yet it reveals an indescribable obsession.

Chen Yue suppressed his doubts and carefully memorized and understood the contents of the manual from beginning to end, paying particular attention to the passages that gave him a strange feeling.

Then, he closed the manual and waited for midnight.

As day turns to night, the familiar ripples appear precisely on time.

Daily Settlement

[Diligently studying the Vajra Palm manual, Vajra Palm (modified) experience +1]

[Strive to cultivate the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield; Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield experience +246]

[Defeat a martial artist in the Marrow Refinement Realm, Source Points +1]

[Taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill provides a mild cleansing and bone-strengthening effect.]

……

[Skill: Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield Mastery (5362/29103)]

【Skill: Mighty Vajra Palm (Modified) (Beginner 1/1233)】

[Source: 1]

……

When Chen Yue saw the newly appeared skill on the panel, his eyes narrowed.

【Mighty Vajra Palm (Modified)】

really!

The panel's analysis confirmed his suspicions; the manual was indeed problematic, having been modified and not the original.

No wonder his method of exerting force was so extreme; it seemed to indicate he was overdrawing his potential. Gu Yiqiu hiding it on his person was definitely not up to any good.

"I wonder if I can modify it myself and then practice it?" A thought popped into Chen Yue's mind.

However, what truly surprised Chen Yue at this moment was not the Vajra Palm (modified), but another line of data.

[Strive to cultivate the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield; Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield experience +246]

That number is a bit high.

After breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, Chen Yue's cultivation efficiency for various techniques did indeed increase significantly. When he achieved minor success in the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, he could gain about 120 experience points every day through diligent cultivation, which was more than double that of the Flesh Refining Realm.

But today's settlement showed that the experience gained from Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield had skyrocketed to 246 points, double the usual amount!

"How come there are so many all of them all of a sudden?"

If there's anything unusual about Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield today, the only difference from usual is that it consumed that precious Origin Point, forcibly raising its cultivation level from Lesser Completion to Greater Completion.

Today's Source Points were well used. Putting aside the fact that he was able to turn the tables on a powerful enemy by adding points and then gain a new Source Point, Chen Yue was quite satisfied with the mechanism shown during the point-adding process.

The experience points accumulated through arduous cultivation in the Lesser Completion stage were not cleared when the stage advanced; instead, they were converted and superimposed onto the massive experience bar of the Greater Completion stage at the same ratio.

This means that his previous daily efforts had not been in vain.

And at this moment, new surprises are on the horizon.

After adding points, the daily experience gained from Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield actually doubled!

From around 120 points previously, it surged to 246 points, undoubtedly greatly accelerating the speed of cultivation. This also allowed Chen Yue to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of the Source Point Enhancement Technique.

It is not only an instantaneous infusion of experience and improvement of realm, but also a permanent optimization of the compatibility between the cultivation method and oneself, resulting in a qualitative leap in the efficiency of subsequent regular cultivation.

Chen Yue turned his gaze to the source point he had just obtained, and a rare moment of hesitation appeared in his heart.

Should we put this source point back into the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield?

The situation in Youlin County is now fraught with uncertainty and unpredictability.

With the Divine Flame Sect and the Netherworld Palace eyeing each other covetously, the stronger one's own strength, the more likely one is to break through this chaotic situation.

Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield is currently his strongest defensive and power foundation. If he can further improve it, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance his survival and combat capabilities.

Admittedly, Chen Yue could also follow today's example and save the Source Point as a trump card, adding it at the last minute in a life-or-death situation to turn the tide.

The near-time-stopping effect of adding points certainly gave him ample time to think and maneuver.

But nothing is absolute. What if the enemy we encounter next possesses some strange secret technique that directly impacts the soul, causing consciousness to go blank or become chaotic?

By then, there might not even be time to think about it!

Placing your hopes on having enough time to add points is itself a risk.

Chen Yue had been hoarding Source Points and was reluctant to use them. His deepest calculation was that he would wait until he pushed Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield to the initial stage of perfection before using Source Points to help him break through the barrier and enter the stage of complete perfection.

In his view, this is the most cost-effective way to use it, leveraging the source point to achieve the greatest improvement in realm, and traversing the last stretch of the road where experience requirements are the most terrifying.

But tonight's battle with the Marrow Refining Realm expert taught him a profound lesson.

In this perilous world, nothing is more important than survival.