In chaotic times, skill points are added: from hunter to martial saint, only killing and no mercy!

Without the mischievous Li Yue, the Li residence became much quieter.

Without Li Xin's help, many tasks fell to Li Yi. Fortunately, Li Yi has been intentionally cultivating talent during this time.

With the help of Wang Tao and the dozen or so people he had promoted and trained in recent days, Fenghu Village and other places gradually returned to normal operation.

Among them, the Liu sisters, Fang and Ru, helped Li Yi a lot.

Both women are quite decisive in handling certain matters, and they are also very clever in some details.

After managing the Fenghu Village settlement for a period of time, Li Yi confidently handed over the management of the settlement to the Liu Fang sisters.

It is worth mentioning that after this period of intense work day and night, Liu Ru also successfully became pregnant with Li Yi's child.

As soon as this news came out, Li Yi received many more invitations to join the Fenghu and Polu battalions. Han Jia also sent word that a large number of veterans wanted to join the Fenghu and Polu battalions.

After arranging everything, Li Yi rode Red Hare to the Yanmen Pass camp once again.

As time goes by, the snow is showing signs of melting, and the cold will soon be over.

"General, your subordinate is here!"

Li Yi clasped his hands together and bowed to General Guan.

"Please rise quickly!"

General Guan helped Li Yi up and cheerfully led him to sit down beside him.

At this moment, only Li Yi and General Guan were in the camp.

"The rewards issued by the imperial court have arrived; please take a look."

With no outsiders present, General Guan didn't bother to read the document aloud and simply handed the award document to Li Yi.

Seeing this, Li Yi quickly took the document and carefully looked through it.

After this battle, Li Yi wiped out three more Xiongnu tribes, seized countless treasures, and the court collected the heads of three more Xiongnu minor kings.

Therefore, the imperial court directly promoted Li Yi's rank from Daifu to Wudaifu, skipping the intermediate rank of Guandaifu.

In addition to the bestowal of titles, there were also numerous gold and silver treasures, as well as some tributes.

These all demonstrate the court's high regard and prestige for Li Yi; the real bounty was yet to come.

"Two bottles of Saint Essence Pills!"

The Holy Essence Pill is a secret cultivation elixir passed down in the imperial court. It can increase cultivation level and accelerate cultivation speed.

At the Body Refinement Realm level, the Saint Essence Pill is the best elixir!

Because of the difficulty in refining it, even within the royal family, this elixir is a rare commodity, obtainable only by those with exceptional talent or those who have made great contributions.

After this period of training and battles, Li Yi has mastered many skills to a high degree, and he has also made great progress in the seventh level of Body Refinement. His blood and qi are so strong that they can be compared with some True Qi Realm martial artists.

The only weakness is that Li Yi's breathing technique is currently only at the minor completion stage!

"With these two bottles of pills, I can finally improve my breathing technique!"

Thinking of this, Li Yi couldn't help but show an expectant look.

Seeing that Li Yi had put away the many rewards, General Guan took out a thin booklet from his pocket.

"The General heard that your son recently celebrated his 100th day and specifically asked me to pass on this secret recipe to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi raised an eyebrow, quickly took the booklet, thanked General Guan repeatedly, and asked him to convey his gratitude to the Grand General.

"Stop talking nonsense and take a look at this secret recipe."

Listening to General Guan's words, Li Yi lowered his head and flipped through the booklet.

Above it was a record of a secret medicine called Leopard Fetus Bone-Forging Soup.

"The General gave you this secret medicine so that you could train Li Zhuang. With this medicine as a foundation, when Li Zhuang starts practicing martial arts at the age of fourteen, you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

After reading through the secret medicine, Li Yi was amazed by its ingenuity and felt even more grateful to the general.

With this secret medicine, Li Zhuang and Liu Ru's unborn child will have a very high starting point in life.

This secret medicine, to a certain extent, laid the foundation for Li Yi to establish his own family business.

After exchanging pleasantries with General Guan, Li Yi returned to Fenghu Village with many rewards.

Fenghu Village was the base of Li Yi's direct subordinates, and for Li Yi, it was the safest place.

After returning to the Li residence, Li Yi handed the secret medicine to Liu Fang, instructing her to prepare a variety of medicinal herbs in advance. Then, he took the Sheng Yuan Dan into the secret room and secluded himself for cultivation.

Inside the secret room, Li Yi poured out a Saint Essence Pill and examined it closely.

A strong medicinal fragrance wafted slowly from the pills, filling the secret room, while the pills were covered with patterns.

"This is a cinnabar pattern!"

Li Yi stared at the patterns on the Saint Essence Pill with surprise, his face full of anticipation.

Only the finest pills will naturally develop pill patterns, and the medicinal power of such pills is dozens of times greater than that of similar pills.

As the aroma of the medicine was inhaled into Li Yi's body, he could even feel a slight restlessness in his own blood and qi.

Seeing this, Li Yi no longer hesitated and swallowed the pill in his hand.

Once the Sheng Yuan Dan entered the stomach, it slowly released a gentle medicinal power.

As the medicinal power spread, Li Yi's own qi and blood surged continuously, and even within his bones and blood, qi and blood power was constantly being generated.

"A great opportunity!"

Sensing the abnormality within himself, Li Yi no longer hesitated. He immediately closed his eyes and meditated, circulating his breathing techniques to control the flow of qi and blood.

After a full cycle, Li Yi felt his blood and qi had become slightly stronger, and his skill panel was also slowly changing.

[Wind-Breathing Technique Experience +1]

[Experience with the Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique...]

One after another, improvements appeared, and Li Yi's martial arts cultivation continued to advance.

In this way, Li Yi continued to swallow the Saint Yuan Pill, refining a large amount of pure medicinal power into his own blood and qi.

The Saint Yuan Pill truly lives up to its reputation as the number one pill at the Body Refinement Realm level; its efficacy is absolutely genuine.

pat~

With a crisp sound, Li Yi threw the empty porcelain bottle onto the table and slowly opened his eyes.

In the pitch-black secret room, two faint lights shone from Li Yi's eyes!

Clearly, this is a sign of accomplished cultivation!

Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, Li Yi adjusted his gaze to the light in the secret room and then focused on the skill panel.

【Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique (Grandmaster): 12000/12800】

[Effect: A strong wind reveals the strength of the grass; a gust of wind can destroy mountains and rivers! Unlock the Wind-Breaking Aura!]

With the help of two bottles of Saint Essence Pills, Li Yi made great strides in his cultivation of breathing techniques, successfully advancing from the Lesser Completion stage to the Greater Completion stage of the [Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique], and finally reaching the state of perfection.

Now, I'm only 800 experience points away from reaching the Grandmaster realm and unlocking the Wind-Breaking Qi!

Turning his gaze away from the skill panel, Li Yi focused his mind on his body, feeling the powerful energy within his own body.

Now that things have come to this, the Qi and blood within Li Yi's body are circulating, and they can even produce a sound similar to a dragon's roar.

After experiencing the changes within himself, Li Yi had a guess in his mind:

"When I've mastered the breathing technique to the Grandmaster level and unlocked the Wind-Breaking Qi, that will be the time for me to break through to the True Qi Realm!"

After consuming both bottles of Saint Essence Pills, Li Yi did not stop his cultivation.

Aside from handling military affairs, he would lock himself in a secret room every day to continuously practice breathing techniques, attempting to cultivate this [Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique] to the level of a grandmaster.

As Li Yi continued his cultivation, the cold winter finally passed. The snow accumulated in winter was melting into streams as the temperature rose, which were then channeled into the fertile fields by the irrigation canals built by Li Xin's men.

"Sir, a military order has arrived from the Yanmen Pass camp!"

Outside the secret chamber, Wang Tao's solemn voice interrupted Li Yi's cultivation.

With a creak, Li Yi opened the door to the secret room and looked at Wang Tao, who was standing respectfully to the side.

"Let's go take a look."

Soon, Li Yi, accompanied by Wang Tao, arrived in the hall.

A messenger was seen guarding the military order, looking extremely anxious.

"Lieutenant Li! General Guan has ordered you to return to camp immediately to discuss military matters!"

The messenger said anxiously as soon as he saw Li Yi.

Upon seeing this, Li Yi quickly took the military order from the messenger and examined it carefully.

After reading the military order, Li Yi looked solemn and quickly left the Li residence with his personal guards, arriving at the Fenghu Village training ground.

Liu Ye was leading many soldiers in training, while in the distance, groups of tenant farmers were cultivating the land.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Upon seeing Li Yi arrive, Liu Ye immediately stopped what he was doing.

Li Yi waved his hand and quickly instructed Liu Ye:

"There is some unrest in Qing State outside Yanmen Pass. I need to rush back to the military camp immediately to discuss military matters. After you have reorganized the Fenghu Battalion, take your troops to the Yanmen Pass camp to meet me."

"Your subordinate obeys!" Liu Ye quickly replied.

Seeing this, Li Yi disregarded the messenger and rode Red Hare back to the camp alone.

Red Hare was a descendant of the legendary Akhal-Teke horse, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day. In less than half an hour, Li Yi arrived at the Yanmen Pass camp.

Li Yi handed Red Hare to a guard to lead it and went directly to the central army camp.

At the central army camp, a large number of officers were going in and out, and the entire Yanmen Pass camp was filled with a heavy atmosphere.

"My lord, your subordinate has arrived!"

Li Yi strode into the camp.

With Li Yi's appearance, everyone in the camp subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and their eyes were filled with trust as they looked at him.

After all, they have Li the God of Slaughter!

Upon hearing Li Yi's voice, General Guan quickly gestured for him to come to his side.

On the sand table in front of General Guan, beside the small flag representing Yanmen Pass, were three flags with the character "Qing" written on them.

"According to our scouts, the Qing Kingdom has dispatched three armies, totaling 50,000 men, with their forces poised to strike at our Yanmen Pass!"

"Among them, the central army of 30,000 men marched straight to Yanmen Pass."

"Meanwhile, two armies of ten thousand men each will launch a surprise attack on the surrounding city gates."

Li Yi listened to General Guan's words and looked down at the sand table, deep in thought.

"Gentlemen, do you have any good strategies for defending against the enemy?"

After recounting the various military matters, General Guan turned his gaze to the crowd.

For a moment, everyone turned their attention to Li Yi, waiting for the renowned Li the Killer to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yi did not refuse. Under the expectant gazes of everyone, he pointed to the Qing Kingdom army on both sides.

"Although there are 30,000 troops in the central route, Yanmen Pass has high walls and thick fortifications, and the Qing Kingdom cannot take Yanmen Pass in a short time."

"I believe we should take the initiative and wipe out the two armies sent by the Qing Kingdom to raid the surrounding cities and passes!"