Chapter 33
When Han Zhao reached the foot of the mountain, he realized that the poison in the human head’s blood had no effect on him.
He did not know if it was because he had already killed the other party.
“There’s poison in the blood. It’s really hard to guard against.”
This was the first time Han Zhao had encountered such a method of poisoning.
Indeed, the world was so big that there were all kinds of strange things.
It could only be said that his current knowledge was still too little.
After successfully killing a Blood Tempering Realm martial artist, he gained a lot.
Han Zhao hid in the dense forest and was not in a hurry to exchange for the bounty. Instead, he used his true qi to adjust his breathing before starting to check his gains from this trip.
He placed the birdcage on the grass at the side. This bird had completely quietened down after scaring him just now.
Han Zhao took out the three manuals and picked up the first manual, the Luan Phoenix Harmony Technique, to check.
“A dual cultivation method?”
“It can speed up the recovery of injuries and assist in breaking through the bottleneck?”
Looking at the contents of the Luan Phoenix Harmony Technique, Han Zhao was slightly stunned.
This secret manual was much more profound than the Yin Plucking Technique he had obtained from killing Kuai Wei. According to the content, it seemed to be a relatively moderate and peaceful cultivation technique.
This cultivation technique required both men and women to cultivate it at the same time. In the end, it would achieve the effect of dual cultivation. Therefore, it was named ‘Luan Phoenix Harmony’.
Cultivating this cultivation technique emphasized stability and progress. He could not be anxious to succeed.
As for the Blood Tempering martial artist he killed, he clearly used this cultivation method as a heretic cultivation method.
“I can keep it.” Han Zhao thought for a moment and decided to keep this cultivation technique.
He didn’t have a wife yet, but that was only temporary because it wasn’t stable yet. He would definitely be able to use it in the future.
Although he had the system and could exchange for attribute points without fear of bottlenecks, attribute points did not appear out of thin air.
Being able to have one more method to break through was also one more trump card.
Moreover, this was something beneficial to both sides, so why not?
Currently, he had not been injured in battle because he was fully prepared before every battle. He was either overwhelmingly strong or launching sneak attacks.
Even if the simulation could predict the future, it was not detailed enough to describe all the details. At the moment, he would not choose the third option to obtain memories.
It was also necessary to leave a healing method.
After putting away the Luan Phoenix Harmony Technique, Han Zhao looked at the second secret manual—Hundred Poison Palm.
In order to master the Hundred Poison Palm, he first had to collect the venom and poisonous blood of various poisons. Then, during the cultivation process, he had to gather the venom and poisonous blood in his palms.
This process was more dangerous and might lead to poisoning.
Therefore, he needed to prepare various antidotes.
Han Zhao flipped to the last page of the Hundred Poison Palm manual. Suddenly, he was shocked and his eyes widened.
“This is… the blood qi circulation diagram! The basic diagram to grasp Internal Force!”
This Hundred Poison Palm was actually a complete Internal Force martial art.
Back then, Lu Yi had said that the Thousand Silk Guide that could be cultivated to the Blood Tempering Realm was only worth 70 to 80 taels. However, if one had the Internal Force basic diagram, the price could be increased by 100 times.
In other words, this Hundred Poison Palm manual was worth at least seven to eight thousand taels.
Even if it was an Internal Force martial art that had a greater restriction because it needed to collect venom and poisonous blood during the cultivation process, it did not affect the value of this secret manual at all.
For some large factions that were only quasi-Martial Masters at the Blood Tempering Realm, this cultivation technique would drive them crazy.
Even the top factions with Force Tempering Martial Masters would be envious.
If he were to auction this Hundred Poison Palm at a large-scale auction in the Chen Family Fort, it was not impossible to sell it for seven to eight thousand taels, or even tens of thousands of taels.
The value of this secret manual was equivalent to 15 kilograms of black gold that Han Zhao needed.
Unfortunately, he could not sell this martial arts technique for the time being.
Even a Force Tempering Martial Master would be tempted by tens of thousands of taels of silver, let alone those quasi-Martial Masters in the Blood Tempering Realm.
He didn’t want to be surrounded after selling the secret manual.
“Looks like I can only sell the secret manual after I break through to the Blood Tempering Realm,” Han Zhao thought to himself.
By the time he reached the Third Level of the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique and successfully broke through to the first Blood Qi Breakthrough, it would take at least a year.
In addition, his Life Nurturing Technique was already at the Third Level, which was equivalent to a first Blood Qi Breakthrough in the Blood Tempering Realm.
After his external cultivation broke through, he would be a Blood Tempering Realm martial artist who cultivated both internally and externally. He would definitely surpass his peers.
When the time came, the Sword Drawing Technique would definitely become even more powerful after more than a year of sword nurturing. He could be considered an expert in Blackrock City.
Of course, the most stable method was to ask Lu Yi for help after breaking through.
If he broke through before he was 20 years old, he would probably be nurtured by Lu Yi as a successor.
In Lu Yi’s name, he could auction the Hundred Poison Palm manual. No faction would lower the price of a Force Tempering Martial Master’s manual, let alone snatch it.
Of course, he was prepared to cultivate the Hundred Poison Palm manual first.
Even if he did not become a Force Tempering Martial Master, he had to at least wait until he reached the second and third Blood Qi Breakthrough stages and formed Internal Force before he could sell the Hundred Poison Palm manual. Otherwise, he would not be able to replicate the blood qi circulation diagram and the basic diagram.
“After mastering it, I can hide poison in my blood and Internal Force. Does this mean I have a chance to obtain a body that is immune to all poisons?!”
Seeing the last part of the manual, Han Zhao felt that the Hundred Poison Palm was not simple.
Internal Force was invisible. If one could hide poison in Internal Force, it was indeed impossible to guard against.
Moreover, he could obtain a body that was immune to all poisons. It was very tempting.
“I’ll first rely on the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique to break through to the Blood Tempering Realm. Then, I’ll cultivate the Hundred Poison Palm and the Mountain Shaking Fist. I also have to cultivate a leg technique to increase my speed.” Han Zhao thought for a moment and made a decision.
The Internal Force cultivated by the Hundred Poison Palm was sinister, and the Internal Force cultivated by the Mountain Shaking Fist was ferocious.
Two Internal Forces of different styles would definitely catch people off guard.
When a cultivation method broke through to the Blood Tempering Realm, he would be able to cultivate other cultivation methods. At the very least, he would be able to master the content of the Skin Tempering and Bone Tempering Realms faster.
If an ordinary person cultivated many cultivation methods, especially when the characteristics of the Internal Force they cultivated were clearly different, their cultivation progress would definitely be affected even if they did not go berserk.
However, Han Zhao could rely on attribute points to solve this problem.
Perhaps the Internal Force with obvious differences could complement each other.
When he broke through to the Blood Tempering Realm, his ability to earn money would greatly increase, not to mention that he could create a stronger alias.
Putting away the Hundred Poison Palm, Han Zhao looked at the last secret manual—Blood Spirit Policy.
“A kind of secret technique cultivation method?”
There were only a few words on it.
What occupied a large amount of space was an extremely strange cultivation method diagram. On the diagram was a tall man with two horns on his head.
The more Han Zhao read, the more shocked he became.
“Absorb the bloodline power of demon beasts to increase my blood qi?”
At Han Zhao’s current level, he had a preliminary understanding of demon beasts. Eating demon beast meat could increase a martial artist’s blood qi. He had also eaten a piece of tiger demon meat.
However, demon beast blood contained impurities that would conflict with human blood essence, so demon beast blood could not be eaten directly by humans.
It could only be processed as an auxiliary medicinal herb for some potions.
In short, demon beast blood was also valuable, but it was far inferior to demon beast meat.
However, this Blood Spirit Policy could actually absorb the bloodline power of demon beasts to increase blood qi.
“Could it be that this guy is worried about the impurities in the demon beast’s blood, so he chose to directly suck human blood?” Han Zhao looked at the human head beside him.
According to the records of the Blood Spirit Policy, there was a risk of cultivation deviation after absorbing the bloodline power of demon beasts.
This heretic Blood Tempering martial artist had advanced so quickly in a short period of time in the simulation. He probably relied on absorbing a large amount of human blood to increase his blood essence power.
This was a good way to quickly advance.
However, Han Zhao found it hard to accept.
He could kill his enemies without mercy, but making him suck human blood felt no different from eating humans.
[Cultivate the Blood Spirit Policy to the Perfection Stage of the First Level, and your blood qi will double. Absorbing a large amount of demon beast blood has a 10% risk of Qi Deviation. Absorbing a large amount of human blood has a 5% risk of Qi Deviation. Absorbing a large amount of ordinary beast blood has a 1% risk of Qi Deviation.]
[Absorbing a small amount of wild beast blood can achieve the effect of controlling living wild beasts.]
Han Zhao’s attention was focused on the Blood Spirit Policy, and a system notification appeared.
“10% chance of Qi Deviation!”
“Controlling wild beasts is a very practical ability.”
“My blood qi can double!”
The probability of Qi Deviation was too high if he took the initiative to use the Blood Spirit Policy. However, the passive effect was very strong. After reaching the First Level Perfection Stage, his blood qi would double!
A cultivation technique that could increase blood qi was as effective to him as attribute points.
“If this cultivation technique can break through the upper limit and continue to improve, things will be different.” Han Zhao’s eyes suddenly lit up.
He wasn’t sure if the [Basic Master] Trait would have any effect on the Blood Spirit Policy.
However, [Attribute Points] could definitely do it!
The Bone Shrinking Technique and Sword Accumulation Technique he cultivated had already reached perfection, but the martial arts column showed that they could continue to improve. Clearly, using attribute points could allow his cultivation method to break through the upper limit.
From the looks of it, he could cultivate the Blood Spirit Policy now.
“It’s a pity that I can’t sell these three secret manuals.” Han Zhao sighed in his heart. These three secret manuals were too precious. If he sold them, he would easily be targeted by large forces so he could not sell them for the time being.
He kept the secret manual close to his body, changed into white clothes, and went to exchange for the bounty.
This heretic Blood Tempering martial artist’s head was worth 500 taels of silver, and he had 120 taels of silver with him.
In short, he had made a killing this time!