Li Chang’an stretched his body.
He had no intention of using medicinal herbs to temper his body. If all he needed was to strengthen his physique and Blood Essence, then circulating the Nine Heavens Chaos Technique a few times would be enough.
"WHOOSH... CRACKLE, CRACKLE!"
As the Nine Heavens Chaos Technique circulated, a cloud of steam rose from Li Chang’an’s body as if he were in a sauna.
After he was done, Li Chang’an looked at the guards and said earnestly, "Take another look. Am I ready now?"
At this, the guards were all dumbfounded.
After a long moment, the guard who was more familiar with Li Chang’an walked up to him again. He touched Li Chang’an’s seemingly brand-new body, swallowed hard, and stammered, "Th-th-this... Young Master, how did you do that?"
Li Chang’an didn’t explain, only asking, "Can I start Blood Refining now?"
The guards couldn’t understand how Li Chang’an had done it, but since his Martial Dao foundation had been restored, he could indeed proceed to the next step, Blood Refining.
Immediately, the guard familiar with Li Chang’an walked to an open space in the courtyard.
He began to demonstrate the method and secrets of Blood Refining to Li Chang’an.
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The Blood Refining method Wang Wu demonstrated was crude and unrefined.
But overall, it still had some proper foundations. In just a few short minutes, Li Chang’an felt he had benefited immensely.
’Sure enough, the Martial Dao of every world has its own strengths,’ he thought.
’And also its own weaknesses.’
As long as Li Chang’an continued to travel through the myriad worlds, he would never stop growing stronger.
After demonstrating the Blood Refining method once, Wang Wu was just about to ask if Li Chang’an understood when he saw that Li Chang’an had, at some point, already sat down cross-legged.
Like an old monk in deep meditation, the aura around his entire body was instantly withdrawn.
Then, everyone was stunned to discover that the blood vessels on the surface of Li Chang’an’s skin were bulging and pulsing with his every breath, like ferocious dragons writhing beneath.
After a few breaths, strands of bloody light began to emanate from his blood vessels. As his breathing quickened, his blood grew hotter and hotter, as if boiling.
Finally, when the guards looked from a distance, it seemed as if Li Chang’an’s body was shrouded in a thick, crimson mist!
The guards were all completely stunned.
Their eyes widened involuntarily, one by one.
This was indeed the Blood Refining Technique.
But for an ordinary Martial Artist, being able to emit even faint wisps of a bloody scent during Blood Refining was already quite impressive. Since they had started their martial arts training, they had never seen a Martial Artist whose Blood Refining speed was as terrifying as Li Chang’an’s!
And don’t forget, this was Li Chang’an’s first time ever encountering and learning the Blood Refining Technique!
When they finally came to their senses, the guards looked at Li Chang’an, who was sitting cross-legged not far away, and muttered to themselves, "The Young Master is a Martial Dao genius! A Martial Dao genius!"
Li Chang’an sat cross-legged and cultivated for a full hour.
Only when the scarlet mist around his body gradually turned an even more vibrant red did he slowly dissipate the Blood Refining Technique and stand up again.
He stretched his body again.
His bones and flesh seemed to groan as a continuous "CRACKLE! POP!" echoed from his body. Both his height and weight had increased significantly.
His weight increased because his blood had become denser after being refined, and he grew taller because his physique had grown substantially.
After feeling the changes in his body, Li Chang’an turned his gaze back to the guards and said, "After Blood Refining comes Muscle Training, right? How do you train the muscles?"
Hearing his question, the guards snapped back to reality and said, somewhat bewildered, "Young Master, you’ve only just started Blood Refining. Why are you already asking about Muscle Training?"
Li Chang’an said matter-of-factly, "Just focusing on Blood Refining is too slow. I plan to temper my muscles, bones, and skin at the same time!"
He said it so casually.
But for the guards, it was clearly a difficult request.
The guard familiar with Li Chang’an stepped forward with a pained expression. "Young Master, your talent is too terrifying. We are far from qualified to teach you. I’ve heard there’s a Martial Champion Scholar in Chun’an County. Why don’t you go to the Martial Champion’s Mansion to become his disciple? With your talent, it’s almost certain you’ll succeed!"
Seeing their troubled expressions, Li Chang’an didn’t press them further. He nodded and prepared to return to his room.
But the guards didn’t leave. Instead, they trailed behind him and asked cautiously, "Young Master, you are like Mars descended to the mortal world, a heaven-sent talent! Could you perhaps give us some pointers?"
After the baptism of the previous scene, the guards had clearly witnessed Li Chang’an’s terrifying ability.
Now, they had turned the tables and were asking to be his students.
Li Chang’an raised an eyebrow. ’It was one thing for my former tutor to turn around and ask to be my student, but now the household guards are pulling the same stunt?’
’Is the theme of this world Reversed Celestial Spirits?’
Li Chang’an thought for a moment. The family did indeed need a few guards with decent strength.
After all, according to his original fate, his parents were supposed to be casually killed by a group of Jianghu Martial Artists who were "robbing the rich to give to the poor."
Although he was here in this life and that event was destined not to happen, he couldn’t stay in this remote little village forever.
Moreover, a change in the trajectory of fate would trigger a corresponding butterfly effect.
Li Chang’an couldn’t possibly account for everything.
Therefore, after glancing at them, he said, "I can teach you some Secret Techniques to increase your strength, but you must protect my parents for twenty years. If you agree, nod!"
Hearing this, the guards exchanged a look and nodded without much hesitation.
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