Solar Qi, Body Tempering Level 9!

Immediately, Lu Ze canceled the illusion of the Thousand Illusions Mask.

In Feng Yue's and the others' eyes, Lu Ze took out an evil-repelling talisman and temporarily blocked the evil spirit for a moment. Then, a cyan sword light descended from the sky, killed the evil spirit, and quickly left.

Immediately, Feng Yue and the others rushed over and asked, "Sir, are you alright?"

Lu Ze shook his head and said, "It's alright, everyone please pay attention and get ready to hand over the shift."

He then checked the attribute panel and found that the Black Tiger Body Forging Technique was at its peak (Blood Exchange Perfection).

The next step is to condense the Qi.

To quickly condense the Black Tiger Qi, one needs at least a fully mastered Black Tiger Visualization Diagram; his current Black Tiger Visualization Method is only at the minor mastery stage.

However, after thinking it over, Lu Ze realized that the Black Tiger Qi wasn't a particularly powerful technique, so he decided to use the divine power of the Sun True Form Diagram to condense the Sun Qi.

After all, the Golden Body of the Sun is a technique of the Innate Realm, and with his powerful Yang Divine Intent, he might be able to condense top-grade Qi.

Moreover, he also plans to fuse it with the golden statue of the sun.

The more techniques one needs to cultivate, the more energy one will have to scatter; therefore, the fusion of techniques is imperative.

Immediately, Lu Ze had a thought and enveloped the black tiger's illusory form with the true form of the sun, absorbing and refining it. Then he began to compress and condense the power of his blood and qi with the power of the supreme yang divine will.

A little over fifteen minutes later, he slowly finished his practice, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes. He had already condensed a true seed of solar energy within his body.

Moreover, the quality of the solar energy reached the level of top-grade energy.

Immediately afterwards, another squad leader from the Demon Suppression Guard came to hand over his shift, and Lu Ze went straight off duty to the Ghost Market to sell the corpses of ferocious beasts.

However, this time, Lu Ze only sold half of them.

He obtained too many ferocious beast carcasses during this hunt, exceeding the demand of the ghost market.

Lu Ze didn't care and just sold it at the ghost market in another town.

He used his lightness skill to arrive at the ghost market in Jade Willow Town, where he sold off most of the ferocious beast corpses in his Qiankun Ring, leaving only the corpses of the demon beast Crimson Flame Tiger and the top-tier ferocious beast Ironclad Rhinoceros.

The sale of the ferocious beast's corpse earned Lu Ze over 100,000 taels of silver, which he used to purchase 50 bottles of high-grade essence pills.

Including the pills he bought by selling the corpses of ferocious beasts in the previous three days, the total number of high-grade essence pills exceeded 100 bottles.

We can't possibly use it all!

Not long after, Lu Ze returned home, took out the corpse of the Crimson Flame Tiger, collected its blood, and divided it into pieces: the tiger's flesh, skin, and bones. He also extracted a crimson demon core the size of an egg.

This demon core contains the pure demonic power of the Crimson Flame Tiger. If it can be refined into a pill, it can greatly enhance one's cultivation level.

Lu Ze gave some of the tiger demon meat to Zhao Yueling, Lu Xuan, and their parents as cultivation resources.

This stuff doesn't contain any poison, and its effects are even better than top-grade essence pills. It will definitely allow their cultivation to soar!

Immediately afterwards, Lu Ze returned to his bedroom and used his solar energy to absorb the power of blood and qi to strengthen his own energy.

An hour later, he transformed all the accumulated Qi and blood energy into top-grade solar Qi.

At the same time, the Black Tiger Body Forging Technique on the attribute panel was automatically renamed Blazing Sun Body Forging Technique (Inner Strength 1%).

Compared to True Qi, Gang Qi increases speed by a slightly smaller margin, but it greatly increases attack and defense, making it more powerful and effective at tempering the body!

At this moment, Lu Ze prepared to eliminate Song Linfeng and the Song family.

But after some thought, they decided to postpone it for a few days, since the Song family had the Baiyun Temple behind them.

Behind Baiyun Temple are the county's City God and the Great Wei Dynasty.

The Song family is a prominent family in the inner city. Destroying the Song family would have a significant impact, and the imperial court would likely investigate. His strength is still too low; if something happens, his life would be in danger.

His path is one of seeking longevity through survival, not the path of a heroic protagonist, and there is no need for him to take any risks.

In a few months, they can all be crushed!

Cultivation is the most important thing right now!

Lu Ze took out a high-grade essence pill, swallowed it, and used his internal energy to refine it, thus strengthening his solar qi.

At the same time, the body's muscles, bones, skin, internal organs, bone marrow, and blood are tempered alternately by the alternating use of solar energy, green wood spiritual power, and solar true energy.

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The next morning, Lu Ze slowly finished his practice and checked his attribute panel: Blazing Sun Body Forging Technique (External Strength 45%).

In one night, he advanced from the eighth level of Body Tempering Inner Strength to the ninth level of Body Tempering Outer Strength, and his solar energy, blood and qi, and physical strength all increased significantly!

This is also the effect of him refining 10 high-grade essence pills in one night.

It also relies on the auxiliary effects of the true energy of the sun and the spiritual power of the green wood to strengthen the body.

Immediately, Lu Ze put on the Thousand Illusion Mask, disguised himself, and set off.

But this time, after leaving the west gate, he used his lightness skill to head towards the south gate.

After all, he had already killed a demon beast, the Crimson Flame Tiger, in the direction of the West Gate. What if the demon camp wanted to retaliate?

A little over fifteen minutes later, in a vast, lush forest.

Lu Ze, clad in crimson armor, stopped in his tracks. His outward-radiating divine power had already spotted a top-tier ferocious beast, a giant python, about 70 or 80 meters away. The python was entirely black, about five zhang long, and its massive body was nearly the size of a small water bucket.

With a thought, he drew the Azure Cloud Sword from his sheath, which transformed into a streak of azure light and shot out, striking the black python's head and instantly killing it.

"The host has killed the top-tier ferocious beast, the Tongyou Python, and gained 80 Source Points."

Lu Ze recalled his flying sword, took out a wine jar, collected the blood of all the ferocious beasts, and then put their bodies into his Qiankun Ring.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe with a sword at his waist walked over, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I am Huang Wenbin, and I greet you, senior."

Lu Ze's divine sense had already detected the man's approach, but since he was only a Hunyuan martial artist at the tenth level of the Body Tempering Realm, he didn't pay much attention to him. He simply nodded slightly and said, "What advice do you have for me?"

Huang Wenbin said, "Senior, I would like to purchase the eyes and gallbladder of the Tongyou Python. Can you name a price?"

Lu Ze pondered for a moment. The eyes of this Netherworld Python could see vengeful spirits and ghosts, making it a rare material for crafting magical artifacts. Furthermore, the python's gall bladder was also an ingredient for crafting antidote pills.

He then said, "Two thousand taels!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Wenbin took out 2000 taels of silver notes from his person without hesitation and handed them over.

Lu Ze took the silver note, checked its authenticity, and then took out the corpse of the Tongyou Python again, allowing Huang Wenbin to take away the python's spiritual eyes and gallbladder.

Huang Wenbin accepted the materials, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "Senior, my Huang family is one of the three great families in the inner city. The price we pay for ferocious beast materials is absolutely fair. If you wish to sell ferocious beast meat and materials next time, you can contact my Huang family."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ze replied, "Alright!"

He also didn't mind befriending the powerful families in the inner city to understand the power dynamics within the inner city.

Upon hearing this, Huang Wenbin's expression brightened. He took out a golden token and handed it to Lu Ze, saying, "Senior, this is my Huang family's token. Once you enter the inner city, you can pass through without hindrance and contact my Huang family at any time! Moreover, all purchases from my Huang family's properties will be at a 20% discount."

His acquisition of ferocious beast materials was secondary; his main goal was to recruit a Qi Refining Realm Immortal Master.

Huang Wenbin then left, while Lu Ze continued his hunt for ferocious beasts.