Chapter 1 Martial Arts Breakthrough

　　The Fiery Jade would usually gradually dissipate internal energy over time.

　　Therefore, when practicing the Fiery Heart Sutra, a portion of the internal energy cultivated needs to be stored in the Fiery Jade. As a result, practicing the Fiery Heart Sutra consumes more energy and is more difficult than practicing ordinary cultivation methods. It requires precise control of the internal energy flow, otherwise, if one is unstable and overcharges, it will directly explode, forming a Liehuo Bao (Fiery Explosion), causing serious self-damage.

　　If the charge is too low, the power of the Liehuo Bao (Fiery Explosion) will be insufficient at critical moments. The cultivator needs to control the balance point between these extremes.

　　Checking the system notifications.

　　"System Notification: Congratulations to player [Ye Se Li Ming] for successfully cultivating the Fiery Heart Sutra, increasing it to the fourth level, internal energy increased by 300 points."

　　"System Notification: Congratulations to player for breaking through the Houtian Sanliu (Third-Rate Acquired) realm, advancing to the Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired) realm, rewarding +200 health points, +20 Force Manipulation, +20 Force Deflection, and +1 year of lifespan."

　　"System Notification: Congratulations to player [Ye Se Li Ming] for accumulating strength and breaking through the realm with full attributes, rewarding the special attribute [Comprehension] +1."

　　"System Notification: Congratulations to player for unlocking the special attribute [Comprehension]."

　　Finally, a breakthrough!

　　Health points increased again!

　　Unlike other games, the way to increase health points in this game seems to be only through realm breakthroughs, making it extremely rare.

　　Alternatively, some natural treasures might increase the maximum health points.

　　The surge of 20 points in dual attributes might seem small, but according to Fang Yue's own investigations, figures like Fire Captain and Martial Captain advanced to the Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired) realm when their single attribute was around 60 or 70 points, before their attributes were maxed out.

　　This wave of attribute bonuses is not simple.

　　Coupled with the slow attribute increase for the natives, this boost is already very strong, equivalent to more than ten years of cultivation.

　　Moreover, Fire Captain and Martial Captain advancing to the Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired) realm with high single attributes is rare. Most people immediately advance after obtaining a secret manual, without considering the issue of basic attributes at all.

　　It is said that the rewards given for breaking through the realm also fluctuate to some extent depending on the basic attributes at the time of advancement, similar to the difference between an unstable foundation and a deep foundation.

　　Then there's the 1-year lifespan reward.

　　A mortal advancing to the Houtian Sanliu (Third-Rate Acquired) realm marks entry into martial arts from being an ordinary person.

　　And when the Houtian Sanliu (Third-Rate Acquired) realm advances to the Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired) realm, it is an essential improvement in martial arts.

　　Strengthening the body, nourishing the body, truly increasing lifespan, and extending life!

　　1 year of lifespan is not much, but that is for native NPCs.

　　For players, it is like a pie falling from the sky, which can directly alleviate the urgent need.

　　After all, compared to the natives, their players' lifespans are too scarce.

　　Fang Yue's lifespan, which was originally in short supply due to practicing the Fiery Heart Sutra, was immediately replenished.

　　At the same time, the attributes are no longer restricted, and everything begins to flow!

　　Finally, there's the most important... hidden attribute!

　　[Comprehension] +1!

　　The function of comprehension can be understood from the word itself.

　　This thing directly affects cultivation efficiency! The higher the comprehension, the faster the cultivation speed!

　　The efficiency of cultivating the Fiery Heart Sutra is estimated to improve further.

　　In addition, this special hidden attribute may also affect whether one can learn certain advanced martial arts.

　　This made Fang Yue decide that the next time he breaks through the realm, he will also increase his attributes to the maximum before breaking through.

　　The more comprehension, the better.

　　With a series of rewards, Fang Yue couldn't wait to open the attribute panel.

　　"Name: Ye Se Li Ming."

　　"Realm: Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired)."

　　"State: Strange Curse [Back of Hand]."

　　"Health Points: 400/400."

　　"Internal Energy Value: 700/700."

　　"Force Manipulation: 100 [Base: 120] [State/Bonus: -20]."

　　"Force Deflection: 100 [Base: 120] [State/Bonus: -20]."

　　"Comprehension: 1 [Special Attribute]."

　　"Talent: Breath of the Night [Human Rank High-Grade]."

　　"Skills: Analytical Eyes [Human Rank Low-Grade], Starlight Blade Technique 1st Level [Houtian Sanliu (Third-Rate Acquired)], Water Heaven Blade Technique 1st Level [Crude Martial Arts], Fiery Heart Sutra [Houtian Yiliu (First-Rate Acquired)/Fourth Level] Starlight Heart Sutra 3rd Level [Houtian Sanliu (Third-Rate Acquired)/Max Level]."

　　"Lifespan: 1 year 7 days."

　　Wuhu!

　　Take off!

　　Fang Yue was overjoyed.

　　The attribute restrictions that had been troubling him for a long time were finally lifted!

　　Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired)!

　　From today on, I am also a Houtian Erliu (Second-Rate Acquired) master!

　　The realm breakthrough made Fang Yue very excited. The only thing that made him feel a little depressed was that his comprehension was actually 0 points, and it only reached 1 point after the bonus.

　　You know, when he was practicing the exercises before, he felt that his progress was soaring, and his cultivation speed was very fast, scaring Captain Lin Ling and Chen Mu, who exclaimed that he was a monstrous genius.

　　As a result... is that it?

　　Could it be that the real situation is that the player's basic comprehension is 0 points, and then with the blessing of the system, they can easily learn these low-level martial arts.

　　That's too depressing...

　　In any case, the realm has been broken through, and the comprehension has been improved, so Fang Yue is happy.

　　Immediately, he sat down and continued to cultivate, and soon felt the benefits of comprehension.

　　Logically speaking, now that his Fiery Heart Sutra is at the fourth level, compared to before, the cultivation progress and difficulty will be improved.

　　But in actual operation, Fang Yue found that his cultivation efficiency had skyrocketed! Faster than before!

　　The only problem is that this is just the cultivation efficiency, and it is still far from breaking through to the fifth level.

　　Because the fourth level needs to break through more acupoints and accumulate more internal energy to break through to the fifth level in one fell swoop.

　　In addition, perhaps because the cultivation speed was too fast, Fang Yue felt that his internal energy was gradually getting out of control.

　　Trying to continue cultivating, in the raging fire, Fang Yue's forehead slowly overflowed with sweat and quickly made a sizzling sound, turning into steam.

　　The new internal energy generated by cultivating the Fiery Heart Sutra is all uncontrollable, flowing with the general trend, but not controlled by Fang Yue.

　　But Fang Yue felt flustered. He was no longer the ignorant Wu Xiameng (a nobody), and knew that this was a sign of practicing Kung Fu and going crazy after being eager for quick success.

　　Forcibly calming down, in introspection, Fang Yue slowed down the flow of internal energy, and slowly stabilized the uncontrolled internal energy.

　　After everything calmed down, Fang Yue slowly retracted his energy and stood up, extinguished the flames on his body, and put on his clothes.

　　Haste makes waste, it seems that it needs to be slowed down, and cultivation should be carried out after the realm is stable.

　　Looked at the lifespan.

　　"Lifespan: 11 months 13 days."

　　Cultivating for a while actually burned so many days of lifespan.

　　Look at the effect of the fourth level of the Fiery Heart Sutra.

　　"Name: Fiery Heart Sutra."

　　"Level: Houtian Yiliu (First-Rate Acquired)."

　　"Level: Fourth Level."

　　"Restrictions: 50 points of Force Manipulation."

　　"Description: Will extract a lot of lifespan during cultivation. Ignite lifespan, self-immolation in flames, burn heart to train the body, the Heart Sutra will be completed."

　　"Effect 1: Increase Force Manipulation by 70 points. Damage increases in [Self-Immolation] state. Fiery Jade."

　　"Effect 2: Can unleash the accumulated internal energy at one time, perform Liehuo Bao (Fiery Explosion), there will be serious sequelae, do not use it lightly."

　　"Note: The exclusive Heart Sutra for long-lived species, come if you have the life!"

　　70 points of Force Manipulation!

　　Fang Yue's eyes lit up.

　　He became more and more clear about the composition of a martial artist's strength.

　　Realm is the foundation, the foundation of everything.

　　Then there are martial arts.

　　A high-quality Heart Sutra and a high-quality martial art can increase personal strength by a notch, and even allow one to fight beyond their level.

　　Finally, there are weapons and equipment.

　　After tidying up the room, he looked back at the large area of scorched earth on the ground, which was the trace left by his self-immolation during meditation.

　　Thinking that he would cultivate again anyway, Fang Yue planned to tell the servants later, so as not to waste their energy cleaning the room.

　　Opening the door, Fang Yue saw the sun again after a long absence.

　　In the past few days, he has almost lived like a homeboy, with all his food and drink delivered to the door of his room, eating when he remembers, and not eating when he doesn't, and never going out.

　　So he is completely unaware of the current situation in Mo Village.

　　As he went out, the servants of the Lang Residence greeted Fang Yue respectfully and politely.

　　It wasn't until Fang Yue passed the pavilion in the courtyard that he saw a completely different attitude.

　　"Ye, Brother Ye?! Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh!! (I'm eating, I'm eating!!)"

　　Sitting in the pavilion, like a lady from a respectable family, wearing gorgeous ancient costumes, enjoying the afternoon shade, with afternoon tea desserts and tea next to her, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Light Sky Paper Kite Dance), when she saw Fang Yue, her brain buzzed and she almost didn't react.

　　There was nothing she could do. Fang Yue had been holed up in his room for several days, and she was having a rare holiday. Her days were very comfortable.

　　As a result, when she saw him now, her brain didn't react at all. When she remembered, she hurriedly picked up the red robe tea next to her and poured it into her stomach, while stuffing pastries into her mouth like coarse grains, her mouth full, and her spirit highly nervous.

　　Fang Yue rolled his eyes, how could he not see that this girl was lazy again.

　　However, this guy is naturally lazy, and Fang Yue is too lazy to care about her.

　　“How many attributes have you eaten?”

　　This is almost Fang Yue's opening remark when he sees her.

　　“Twenty, more than twenty points…”

　　Not bad!

　　Fang Yue's eyes lit up.

　　It seems that while he was cultivating, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Light Sky Paper Kite Dance) was not all lazy, and she was eating very diligently!

　　And with the Lang Residence to back her up, she doesn’t even have to spend money, her life is simply wonderful.

　　But when Fang Yue glanced at the pastries Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Light Sky Paper Kite Dance) was eating and the red robe tea she was drinking, he was slightly stunned.

　　"Your food is a bit good."

　　"I, I know...afternoon tea doesn't count as eating! I will eat well at night!!"

　　After a while, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Light Sky Paper Kite Dance) suddenly realized - Fang Yue didn't seem to blame her.

　　Secretly glanced at Fang Yue, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Light Sky Paper Kite Dance) came back to her senses and said cautiously.

　　"Ye, does Brother Ye like the food I bought? I'll buy some for you and send it to your room later!"

　　"You bought it?"

　　Fang Yue was puzzled. He didn't give Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Light Sky Paper Kite Dance) much money. He always gave her money to buy steamed buns directly.

　　"You didn't use all the silver rewards from the escort mission to buy this food, did you?"

　　"No, no, I exchanged all this money for real money, the exchange rate is very high! Hehe, I'm a little rich woman now."

　　Fang Yue: …

　　Look at what stupid things this woman has done...

　　Fang Yue couldn't help but rub his forehead, but he could understand.

　　After all, Wu Wu is just an ordinary player. If she can exchange game coins for real money, she will definitely exchange them.

　　"Why doesn't Brother Ye speak? Oh, right, I haven't answered your question yet. Niu Niu gave me all these things to eat. Brother Ye, let me tell you, he's rich! He's a celebrity in Mo Village now!"

　　"Niu Niu?"

　　Fang Yue was stunned.

　t remember the last time I saw him, Niu Niu was still worried about his sister's medical expenses, but now he suddenly became rich?

　　"What did he do? How did he get rich?"

　　"Nothing, he just established a group buying gang to help people with group buying and matchmaking."

　　"What? Group buying gang? Gang? Group buying?"

　　“Yes! Group buying. But it’s not the kind of help you think, it’s a folk organization that is not recognized by the system.

　　The specific operation is, for example, everyone knows that the signature dish of the Lotus Restaurant - Fish Leaping over Lotus Wine, after eating it, can maintain a state of satiety for three days, and increase 1 point of Force Manipulation within 24 hours.

　　Then, when someone needs it, Niu Niu will take the lead in organizing people in the gang for group buying. One person takes a bite, eats and leaves, and the next person comes in, and finally divides the price equally, while giving Niu Niu a little hard work fee.”

　　“Ah this…”

　　Fang Yue was a little confused, is this really a famous Jianghu socialite group?

　　“What’s the use of one bite per person?”

　　“…One bite per person is my exaggeration, but it is indeed useful, at least it is worth half a day of satiety, and it can also get 0.1 or 0.2 Force Manipulation for free. Everyone’s attributes are not high in the first place, so this attribute increase is still quite obvious. The most important thing is that the price is cheap!! Very affordable!! I had a group buy once and ate such a big meal!”

　　It actually works!

　　Fang Yue was dumbfounded.

　　No wonder Niu Niu has been missing recently, so he has found a way to get rich.

　　Fang Yue continued to ask a few questions, and then roughly understood Niu Niu's operation mode.

　　In simple terms, it is to raise funds to buy things that you can't usually afford, and then divide the price equally, and everyone gets a share.

　　From ordinary food to the martial arts of the guard team, everything can be bought in groups.

　　Taking the martial arts of the guard team as an example, some people want to know which martial arts are more powerful and bribe the instructors.

　　The money spent is pooled through group buying, and the result is shared by everyone, which is affordable and cheap, capturing the sinking market.

　　The only problem is... Niu Niu's role can only be reflected at the beginning, when everyone doesn't trust each other, as a bridge, guarantor, and contact person.

　　But after those people add each other as friends, Niu Niu will receive less and less money.

　　Without the middleman, everyone will only cooperate more happily.

　　After sending a message to Niu Niu, sure enough, Niu Niu excitedly replied to Fang Yue after a while.

　　"Brother Ye! You finally have time! Hurry up, quickly become the vice gang leader of my group buying gang, and suppress those ignorant players! I'll give you 50% of the profit!"

　　"...It's useless, in your model, others will only live better if they don't use you as a middleman. You should have earned enough money for your sister's medical expenses after earning so much money these days, right?"

　　"It's enough, but I still want to make more money with such a good opportunity!"

　　"...How many attributes do you have now?"

　　“……”