Chapter 11: Leveling Up! The Sixth Level of the Minor Pure Yang Technique!

The next day, as the sun rose, casting its great light, Yi Chen stood in a scenic spot, facing a solitary grave that had risen before him. Following Shi Shoufu’s death, he initially wreaked havoc in the room before coming out and lying that the mastermind behind everything had been severely injured by him and wouldn’t survive long. He claimed the malicious individual had spitefully cut Shi Shoufu’s wrist on their way out, leading to his death.

Of course, this version of the story couldn’t fool Master Lianhua. However, after Yi Chen reasoned with him privately, and then gave a copy of the “Corpse Manual” Shi Shoufu had left him to Master Lianhua, the master remained silent. He only remarked, “What is love in this world such that it teaches one to devote their life and death to each other?” and said no more.

With Yi Chen’s narrative and Master Lianhua’s acquiescence, others, even if skeptical, had no choice but to accept the story. Who would dare question Yi Chen, who treated an iron-armored jiangshi like a plaything?

The truth sometimes doesn’t matter; what matters is who says it. Possessing power grants one the right to define certain matters; disagreement can be kept to oneself.

“Shi, I’ve taken care of the first thing you asked for. I’ve also secretly taken Xiao Cui’s ashes after her cremation and buried them next to you. This place is well-situated and is a good spot; you and Xiao Cui rest easy here.”

“I’ll not charge you for the good feng shui.”

“Some things aren’t my fault. If I had said you were the mastermind, I fear your grave would have been desecrated by now, and you wouldn’t have gotten past the officials. This lie was the best I could do.”

“Also, I don’t want the deed to Fushou Shop. I’ve told the elders in your town that the deed will be stored in the Shi family shrine; your brother can collect it when he returns from his travels.”

After reciting the rebirth mantra three times towards the grave, Yi Chen decided to leave. He still had a second promise to fulfill for Shi Shoufu.

Someone was about to lose their long life.

But before leaving, there was one more thing he needed to do.

“Deep Red, time to level up. Minor Pure Yang, break through to the sixth level!” Yi Chen silently exclaimed in his heart.

This secluded spot was perfect for a breakthrough.

【Minor Pure Yang Technique is ready to break through to the sixth level. An additional ten deep red points are required for extrapolation of subsequent skills, totaling fifty deep red points needed. Do you wish to break through? Yes/No】

“Huh, a price hike? Now it requires an extra ten points to extrapolate the subsequent Minor Pure Yang Technique.” Yi Chen grumbled about the rip-off before choosing Yes.

Fifty deep red points were deducted in the blink of an eye, and a vast expanse of memories suddenly flooded his mind.

In those memories, he saw a Taoist, enduring hardships and dedicating himself to the Minor Pure Yang Technique on a mountain peak, consuming the morning dew and dining on the twilight mist without rest, painstakingly finding the way to the sixth level.

Following this, Yi Chen experienced a moment of dizziness as he envisioned the Taoist enduring hardships and focusing solely on the Minor Pure Yang Technique. His body’s deep red inner energy gradually became denser over time, and eventually, a hint of light purple energy emerged within him.

This strand of light purple energy, like a voracious beast, began devouring the surrounding deep red energy upon its appearance, slowly converting it.

Ninety-nine years flew by in the blink of an eye, the once young Taoist had become an old man, his deep red energy fully transformed into a surging light purple Pure Yang energy.

The energy liquefied, from deep red to purple, marking the attainment of the sixth level of the Minor Pure Yang Technique.

This transformation, though lengthy in description, was actually completed in an instant. When Yi Chen opened his eyes again, there was a faint purple hue in his gaze.

A surge of purple Pure Yang Internal Energy, far surpassing that of before, suddenly appeared in his meridians.

This power was so strong, enhancing his body in waves, every cell in his body shimmered with a crystalline luster under the nourishment of the faint purple qi, as if they had consumed a powerful tonic pill.

The faint purple qi, as it circulated in wave after wave, also seeped into his bones, where faint purple patterns began to appear on his bones, as white as jade.

These patterns, looked as if it’s naturally formed, yet also like beautifully drawn talismen, had beautiful lines and appeared very profound and mysterious.

After more than ten seconds, the enhancement was complete, and a Taoist with a towering mountain-like aura appeared.

With the augmentation of the faint purple Pure Yang Internal Energy, Yi Chen’s height surged a few centimeters on top of his 1.9 meters, approaching two meters, with his arms muscular and strong enough to race horses.

He lightly swung his fist towards a tree in front of him, a wave of faint purple qi burst forth from his body, striking the tree as thick as a basin. The tree, as if cut by a high-temperature oxy-acetylene torch, directly broke off with a charred cross-section and crashed down.

At this moment, the light screen panel on Yi Chen’s retina also changed accordingly.

【Name: Yi Chen】

【Lifespan: 18/97】

【Strength: 27.0, Stamina: 24.0, Spirit: 27, Agility: 23】(normal human values are 1)

【Technique: Minor Pure Yang Technique Level 6 (Traits: Body Strengthening, Blazing, Divine Strength, Evil Warding, Resilience). Active Skill: Yang Extreme Change (Strength triples for ten minutes, afterwards, internal qi and strength temporarily drop to 70% of the original.)】

【Passive Skills: Danqing Painting Technique lv1, Red Joyous Events Hosting lv2, White Events Hosting lv3. Culinary Arts lv3】

【Origin Points: 1.0】(Can be obtained through physical exertion during exercise, can improve the four dimensions of strength, stamina, spirit, and agility.)

【Deep Red Points: 16.】(Can be obtained through special items or by killing demons and evil entities, etc. Used to upgrade techniques or for deduction.)

“Great! Worthy of you, Deep Red, you really didn’t disappoint me.”

“With my effort and your unparalleled wisdom, from deduction to breakthrough, it only took slightly more than ten seconds to walk the path others took ninety-nine years to walk.”

“Let’s push harder, I feel I’m not far from Master’s Pure Yang True Energy in terms of power.”

This upgrade significantly increased Yi Chen’s four aspects, especially his strength, which rose to 27 points, making it the most outstanding among the four, and his lifespan also increased by five years, which pleased him greatly.

Besides, the sixth level of the Minor Pure Yang Technique also came with an active skill called Yang Extreme Change, which triples the strength, although it can only last for ten minutes, and afterwards, internal qi and strength will be weakened to 70% of before.

However, in a battle where life and death are decided in an instant, even a slight increase in strength can tilt the scales of victory in one’s favor, let alone tripling it.

As for the internal qi turning faint purple, although Yi Chen had never heard of the Minor Pure Yang Technique being able to cultivate faint purple Pure Yang Internal Energy before, while his master being a person with Spiritual Awareness and his Pure Yang True Energy was still red.

As long as it’s powerful enough, the color is a minor issue; even if it turned pink, he wouldn’t mind.

Although a Taoist Master exorcising demons and dispelling ghosts with pink internal qi would be a bit strange…

“But it seems I’ve embarked on a path completely different from Spiritual Awareness, is this the path of martial arts or Spiritual Awareness? No Spiritual Awareness, just replace with Deep Red Points?” After dispersing the faint Pure Yang Internal Energy, Yi Chen’s height returned to just over 1.9 meters.

He stroked his smooth chin, pondering to himself.

Regarding the Yang Extreme Change active skill derived from the breakthrough of the Minor Pure Yang Technique, Yi Chen decided to try it out after returning to the Taoist temple.

(End of the chapter)