Chapter 257: Chapter 255: Spirit Root Tested Again As for strength. Lou Yi swung his fist in place, producing a piercing sound of breaking through the air. "An increase of about ten percent." "The original basic strength was thirty-three thousand pounds, now it should be thirty-six thousand pounds." "The full cycle has theoretically reached its limit, making it difficult to improve further, but the Skin Refining Technique provides an alternative breakthrough to this limit. Now it’s only the Stone Skin stage, and when it reaches Iron Skin and even Black Skin, the improvement should be greater." Lou Yi’s eyes shone brightly, seeing great potential in the Martial Arts. Compared to the Immortal Path, the Martial Arts mechanism lags behind, but it is not impossible to compensate by accumulating values. When the numerical value becomes large enough, it can eclipse the deficiencies of the mechanism. Just because others can’t do it, doesn’t mean Lou Yi can’t do it. Unfortunately, after breaking through to the Stone Skin level, the rate of skill proficiency growth of the Skin Refining Technique has slowed down, only increasing by ten points a day. At this pace, in two months he can break through to the Iron Skin level, which would nearly catch up with the current Full Cycle realm. ’I’ll stay in Ping’an Village for a while longer, kill more Yin Element creatures to enhance my Spirit Root aptitude, and then head to the Zhao Kingdom to seek immortality,’ Lou Yi planned for himself. On the other side. Immortal Master Xia rarely stepped out, walking on the main road of Ping’an Village, accompanied by the Black-skinned Martial Artist Chi Ye. Everyone who saw him respectfully saluted. "Immortal Master Xia!" "How has your health been lately, Immortal Master?" Immortal Master Xia cheerfully and amicably greeted everyone. At this moment, a man and a woman approached Immortal Master Xia together. The man, handsome with a bronze complexion, was Sang Peng. The woman, dressed in a white garment with remarkable beauty, was Jia Hong, who had recently fascinated Sang Peng, leaving him smitten. "Greetings, Immortal Master Xia." Jia Hong bowed gracefully to Immortal Master Xia. "Hello, young friend," Immortal Master Xia responded kindly. "Sang Peng, why did you bring outsiders here unauthorizedly?" Chi Ye reproached a bit unhappily. Even now, he remained very wary and distrustful of the group from Wangjiang. Sang Peng was somewhat intimidated by Elder Chi Ye, but still mustered the courage to say, "Fairy Jia just wants to have her Spirit Root tested by Immortal Master Xia, it’s not a big deal." It turned out that Jia Hong still couldn’t forget about not having a Spirit Root, and hadn’t given up. "This is simple." Immortal Master Xia was very agreeable, with none of the airs of a typical Immortal Master, looking like a friendly elder next door, "I hear you have formed a new sect, go there to have the test." Immortal Master Xia, Chi Ye, and Sang Peng arrived at the Wangjiang Sect’s location, which was actually just a few courtyards from before, slightly reorganized and connected together. As the new Sect Leader of the Wangjiang Sect, Lou Yi, along with a group of sect members, welcomed the visit of Immortal Master Xia. At the same time, he brought forward those under thirty years old, preparing to take this opportunity to have their Spirit Roots tested one more time. Immortal Master Xia took out a copper mirror, casting it over Jia Hong’s head. In the mirror, a dull and irregular stone immediately appeared. "No Spirit Root," Immortal Master Xia shook his head regretfully. Upon hearing this, Jia Hong felt as if struck by lightning, standing still as her hopeful thoughts were completely shattered. Immortal Master Xia proceeded to test one by one the young people of Wangjiang. The Zhan Weida brothers, Chen Muju, Hao Yue, Liu Yuan, Xu Yun, Yan Ze, and even some young sailors, unfortunately, none had a Spirit Root. "Hey, you’ve all tested before, what is another test going to reveal?" Shi Caifeng’s casual voice came from outside. Shi Caifeng and her brother were sent by the old Mr. Shi to have them tested by Immortal Master Xia once again. When Shi Caifeng got closer, Immortal Master Xia picked up the mirror and cast it over her head, promptly exclaiming "Oh." Lou Yi and the others looked to find that the stone representing Shi Caifeng had dull and lifeless grains. But the outer circle of the stone was shrouded in a faint red-purple halo. The result was exactly the same as what the black-robed Immortal Master measured at the Wangjiang Drunken Immortal Tower earlier. Shi Caifeng yawning disinterestedly, was left with her slightly opened mouth frozen upon hearing Immortal Master Xia’s next words. "Although it is not a Spirit Root, it is a rarer True Blood Talent, which is well-suited for a major Immortal dao sect like the True Blood Sect!" "What?!" Lou Yi and the old Mr. Shi were overjoyed and approached to inquire about the details from Immortal Master Xia. Immortal Master Xia said with a smile, "The True Blood Sect of the Yan Kingdom is a Body Cultivator sect, an unconventional cultivation sect that doesn’t care much about Spirit Roots but values True Blood Talent more, which is rarer than Spirit Roots. Legend has it that ancient humans were all Innate Bodies, born with the ability to absorb Spiritual Qi freely, their bloodline was strong, each capable of moving mountains and seas, soaring through the clouds and mist. Those with the True Blood are said to inherit the bloodline of ancient ancestors. If developed and strengthened, it holds the hope of reaching the levels of ancient humans, not less than those traditionally considered great powers of the Immortal Path." "Let me see, let me see!" Shi Qingde incessantly shouted from the back, looking anxious. When Immortal Master Xia tested him, it turned out he also had the True Blood Talent. Even the old Mr. Shi had it, although his age meant he couldn’t embark on the Immortal Path in this lifetime. "How can one join the True Blood Sect?" Lou Yi asked the critical question. Immortal Master Xia pondered for a moment, then produced a dull metallic token from his hand, engrained with a lifelike, fierce-looking beast’s head. "I had resided in the Yan Kingdom in my younger days and got acquainted with a friend from the True Blood Sect. He gave me this token, called the Immortal Ascension Order." "Anyone with the True Blood Talent who holds this Order can be accepted as a disciple when they go to the sect." "This token has been gathering dust in my hands for decades, and it is unexpected that it finds use today." After saying this, Immortal Master Xia handed the Immortal Ascension Order to the bewildered Shi Caifeng. ’This Immortal Ascension Order is like a recommendation letter from a renown figure!’ Lou Yi thought. He looked towards the old Mr. Shi and saw that the latter was extremely excited, tears even glistening in his eyes. Who doesn’t hope their children will succeed? "There’s only one Immortal Ascension Order, can it be used for two people?" Shi Caifeng thought about her brother since both had the True Blood Talent. "I am not sure about this," Immortal Master Xia frowned in thought and then shook his head, "You can try. The True Blood Sect shouldn’t be so stringent." "Thank you, Immortal Master, I will never forget your great kindness and virtue!" The old Mr. Shi bowed his head, only to be quickly helped up by Immortal Master Xia. "Hey, it’s no use with me, furthermore, you are part of Ping’an Village now, and everyone should join together to fend off outside enemies, why stand on ceremony?" Immortal Master Xia said with a smile. Immortal Master Xia didn’t stay long in the hall and soon left. His responsibilities were heavy, providing all sorts of talisman papers and arrows for the Martial Artists of Ping’an Village to deal with demons, where time is extremely precious. Meanwhile, Lou Yi and the rest began to discuss the future of Shi Caifeng and her brother. They finally decided to quickly send them to the Yan Kingdom, to find a way to enter the True Blood Sect. Cultivation and Martial Arts both have more advantages when one is young, time is precious and cannot be delayed. ...