Chapter 27: The Allure of Cultivation

  The next day, the sun will rise, and I will return to the highest rooftop of my own mountain gate base, starting to absorb the first ray of sunlight from the east. As the morning sun rises, the sunlight shines, and all things under the illumination of the sunlight are like wearing a layer of golden armor, full of vitality.

  Yu Ze Cheng was cultivating his own technique, absorbing the first ray of sunlight on his face. The method circulating within his body was no longer the fierce tiger's roar to the sky, but a strange and wondrous technique that automatically ran after the reversal of the blood curse's energy. However, he had not abandoned the habit of absorbing the first ray of sunlight.

  As Yu Ze Cheng inhaled, the primordial energy of heaven and earth suddenly converged on him, countless spiritual energies entered his body, and the true yuan inside him went crazy, greatly increasing. Then he exhaled, and a massive misty air suddenly spewed out from his mouth, enveloping his entire person.

  Yu Ze Cheng entered the first layer of the Refining Qi period, the initial stage of the Qi boundary, and opened the door to cultivating immortality. Now officially starting to cultivate, the second part of the Blood Demon Scripture's first layer, Refining Blood Forging Body, the blood energy inside the body slowly merged with his own blood vessels under the promotion of the Gong Fa, and combined with his whole body's fresh blood, transforming into a strange kind of energy. This energy quietly changed his blood, changing his physique.

  Refining blood and tempering the body, the power of blood can cause the blood to undergo five transformations. First, under the nourishment of the power of blood, the blood will slowly condense and turn purple, then recover its original color. Then it transforms into gold, and again recovers its original color. This process continues for five transformations, passing through purple, gold, ink, and green, with the final transformation being completely unpredictable, as everyone will have their own unique color. After the five transformations, everything is transformed back to blood color, and then the great achievement is accomplished. One can then proceed to the next level of refining blood and cultivating the elixir.

  Each of the five color changes, each change is a strengthening of the body. The first change strengthens the blood vessels, the second change strengthens the muscles, the third change strengthens the bones, the fourth change strengthens the twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians, and the fifth change strengthens the skin and hair.

  This exercise will make the body increasingly strong, things that used to require effort and energy to do can now be done naturally by this body. At that time, punching through rocks and kicking into the air will be as easy as turning over one's hand. The whole body will be impervious to swords and spears, water and fire, it will be just like a divine being.

  This is just the first volume of the Supreme Heavenly Dao Blood Seal Scripture, the content of the first layer of blood refining and body tempering. Seeing this, Yu Zecheng couldn't help but sigh, wondering how strong he would become in the future, it's simply unpredictable. This technique, if it were in the martial world, would be an innate secret scripture, but for cultivators, it's just the simplest first layer of immortal techniques.

  Yu Ze Cheng began to circulate the blood energy in his body along the route of the qigong method he had learned, and the blood energy started to penetrate into his veins. Suddenly, a wave of sharp pain spread throughout his entire body, as if countless ants were crawling and biting inside him, making it hard for him to bear.

  Yu Ze Cheng only lasted for a moment, and the cultivation of Gong Fa ended. It was too painful, too unbearable. Who knew that after ending the cultivation, the places where he was torn and bitten would send waves of warmth, but it was also an extremely comfortable feeling, making people feel refreshed to heaven.

  It's like rising from hell to heaven, but unfortunately the comfort didn't last for a moment before it disappeared. This comfort was too intoxicating, and Yu Zhen sat down again to start practicing his inner energy technique.

  It was so painful and refreshing, alternating between each other without stopping. As a result, all the blood energy was exhausted unknowingly, and only then did the cultivation stop. By this time, it was already noon. This cultivation was indeed irresistible and extremely time-consuming. No wonder the legend says that immortals cultivate for years, which should be true.

  Unfortunately, blood can be exhausted, and it's necessary for the body's true yuan to rotate and decompose, but I don't have time for that now. There are still things to do today, and I mustn't delay. Matters of importance come first.

  The Huǒ Fú has exhausted its fire energy, and the remaining ones are hidden in a corner of the mountain gate house, where it is safe, and can absorb sunlight. After being exposed to sunlight for three days, it can be used again, but only eight times of flame impact.

  Yu then lightly jumped off the roof, slowly falling to the ground, as if he had a light body skill, but in fact this was also the effect of his blood energy, and asked:

  "Have those two rebels been caught?"

  Those in charge of this matter, Du Youzi, remained silent, apparently they haven't caught anyone yet.

  Yu Ze Cheng said:

  "They must be caught, since they can't be found, I'm afraid they are Tang Er Lang's moles. You, Youzi, don't be stingy with money, investigate thoroughly and spend money to find them. No matter where they are, tonight you and Kou Lian San Ying must bring them back."

  Yu Zecheng continued:

  "Have you all finished copying the secret books? Give me all the copies, Lin Ye Hong, Fu Gang, you two come with me back to Linhai, we'll go see Master Ma and hand these secret books over to him."

  Yu Zecheng then led Gao Feng, Lin Ye Hong, Fu Gang and ten other disciples to ride their warhorses back to Linhai City. Nowadays, no one dares to go out alone; they must bring enough disciples to prevent the enemy from intercepting and killing them.

  Actually, I have been thinking of going home not only to hand over the secret recipe but also because I miss my family. I wonder how my younger brother and sister are doing and whether my mother is healthy. It's been half a month since we parted ways, and things have basically stabilized here, so it's time for me to go back home and take a look.

  Thirty miles away, a fine horse arrived in an hour. After entering the city, Yu Zecheng gave Gao Feng, Lin Ye Hong and Fu Gang father and son a holiday, letting them go home to rest. Yu Zecheng took five other disciples directly to the entrance of Hei Hu Tang, without going home first.

  Arriving at the hall entrance, he requested an audience with the master of the hall. Cui Renxiong was the first to come out and greet him, saying:

  "Xiao Yuzi, good job. I heard that you led 40 men to defeat a thousand, killed the two great guardians of the Warmth Gang, Taishang and Hufa, and completely destroyed the Warmth Gang. Indeed, I didn't misjudge you."

  Yu Ze then immediately went forward and handed over a silver note, which was exchanged after entering the city, a full 200 taels of silver note, saying:

  "This is all thanks to your help, Uncle Cui. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today."

  She then handed over a pair of jade bangles and an amethyst pendant, saying:

  "This is for me to show respect to Aunt Cui, Uncle you can't be distant with me."

  Choi In-ho immediately retracted and said:

  "Good boy, still so sensible, let's go and see the master."

  Ma Laohei did not leave and was still in the office, hearing that Yu Zecheng had made an offering of a secret recipe, he was very happy, picked up the Hu Die Da Fa and couldn't stop reading it. The red envelope with 200 taels of silver ticket that Yu Zecheng contributed, he didn't even look at it before putting it away, silver was no longer important to him, nor did he care about it. However, if you don't offer tribute to him, he will remember you.

  Ma Laohei looked at the secret recipe for half a day, then praised it a few times, and went back to the inner hall to ponder the recipe. This way, Yu Zecheng considered the task completed. As he was leaving, Cui Renxiong said:

  "Xiao Yuzi, you go ahead and do whatever you want over there, it's fine even if you stir up trouble. Remember, Uncle Cui supports you, Old Shi is already old, I'll take care of you."

  It goes without saying, next in line is Shan Hu's successor, and Yu Zhen has already taken the number one spot.

  Yu Ze Cheng was extremely grateful, but instead of leaving, he headed to the kitchen. The chefs in the kitchen were overjoyed to see Yu Ze Cheng return, as his story had already spread throughout Lin Hai City and he had become this year's most talked-about figure, with all the chefs looking up to him with pride.

  Yu then chatted with everyone, still as polite and courteous as before. When he left, the chef and the waiters each received a red envelope containing an amount equivalent to their monthly salary, including Wang Xuesen. The two men's previous conflicts were now water under the bridge, and Fang Zheng himself had not lost out in any way, so he didn't mind parting with this small amount of money, lest he be ridiculed by others.

  Yu Zhencai returned home afterwards and took a special look at the Li Mansion on the way, only to find that the main gate was tightly locked with a seal, completely in decline.

  When he walked to the front gate, Yu Ze Cheng suddenly found that Xu Er Liang's restaurant was also closed, and there were wreaths in front of the door, indicating that someone in the family had died.

  Back home, his mother was overjoyed, and his younger brother and sister were thrilled. Yu Ze Cheng took out the new clothes and candies he had prepared for them, and his siblings were so excited that they danced with joy. Seeing this scene, Yu Ze Cheng finally felt a warmth in his heart, thinking that his hard work had not been in vain.

  Not long after he returned home, countless people from the neighborhood came to visit. Seeing the five disciples standing guard at the door with a stern expression, and seeing that Yu Ze Cheng was still as polite as before, they immediately praised him highly.

  It wasn't until half a day later that the guests left, and Yu Ze Cheng arranged for his disciples to stay in an inn. Only then could he finally rest at home for a while.

  Mother had already prepared a table of dishes, and even if you eat mountain delicacies and seafood outside, they are not as delicious as the stir-fried cabbage cooked by your mother. Yu Cheng ate a big meal, now although the amount of food is not as scary as before, he still ate enough for five people, and was only 80% full.

  After coaxing his younger brother and sister to sleep, Yu Zecheng had a detailed conversation with his mother about the events of the past few days. At the same time, he left 100 taels of gold and 200 taels of silver for his mother. All the jewelry and accessories were handed over to his mother. When he came back, Yu Zecheng specially cooked a pot of nourishing soup and left it for his mother to nourish her body.

  The mother accepted only two hundred taels of silver and said:

  "I'll leave this money for you to use in case of an emergency, take these jewels and accessories with you. Although you're now the head of the household, it's still good to have some connections to help get things done, there are many places where money can be useful, so keep it as a precaution. Don't worry about home, your younger brother is growing up and becoming more sensible, he can share my worries too."

  Mother is straightforward, what she says is what she means. Father likes her for this reason. In the end, Yu Ze Cheng only got back the gold, and Yu Ze Cheng handed over three secret books to his mother, saying:

  "This is a martial arts manual that I found suitable for my brother to practice. In the future, he will cultivate his skills and not be bullied by others."

  Yu Zhen then gave ordinary secret books, his own Xianmen secret book "Huatian Dafa" was not given to his younger brother. Firstly, he didn't know if his younger brother had spiritual roots; secondly, his younger brother was still young, and such a profound secret book would not be good for him, lest he should suffer from being overly ambitious. In the future, when he himself has made progress, he can slowly teach him.

  The mother put away the secret book, reached out and touched the scars on Yu Zecheng's body, couldn't help but shed tears, and said:

  "You've really suffered for your child."

  Yu Ze then smiled and said:

  "It's okay, mom, look, there isn't even a scar. Your son is tough and has what it takes to be a leader, don't worry."

  Seeing his mother cry, Yu then hastily asked:

  "I saw that Xi'erliang Restaurant at the front door is closed, and there's a wreath in front of the door. What's going on?"