White Qing and Bai Mingli treated Chen An as a genius.
This could be seen from the way they treated him.
After Chen An and Bai Zhilan were betrothed, he immediately received many things.
Apart from the obvious like elixirs, he had everything he needed in other aspects as well.
Some treasures that were extremely difficult for others to obtain, or even impossible to acquire, seemed readily available to Chen An.
In order to accelerate his progress in practicing the Yin Body Technique, White Qing not only provided him with the Xuanbing bed for cultivation, but Bai Mingli also sponsored a large number of treasures of the cold attribute.
For example, there was a type of precious cold bead produced in the northern regions that was said to be very helpful in cultivation, accelerating the refining of inner qi.
There were also some rare medicines produced in specific environments that were highly beneficial for the practice of cold attribute techniques.
And some exotic beast flesh that could accelerate the cultivation of inner qi.
All of these items seemed to come to him as if they were free gifts, constantly being presented to him by White Qing and Bai Mingli during this period of time.
Chen An almost became numb to it all.
Poverty restricted his imagination.
He had never imagined that cultivation could be played like this.
If normal cultivation was like hard work, then what he was experiencing now was like spending money.
This was the ostentation of a prestigious family.
At this moment, Chen An deeply felt the huge gap between people.
People like the members of the Bai family, such as Bai Changming and Bai Changli, had grown up in such an environment. As long as they worked hard enough, how could their cultivation not be fast?
Under the same talent, martial artists from small families might still be struggling for their livelihood, or even cracking their heads for a book to practice, even if they had good potential, it would be gradually worn away.
But the offspring of noble families had everything from the beginning.
Techniques, teachers, money, elixirs - all these were basic necessities.
To exaggerate a bit, people like Chen An, who were given various rare materials and treasures as if they were free, seemed very lucky.
Chen An couldn't help but smile.
Strictly speaking, these things didn't have as much effect on him as they did on others.
After all, compared to others, Chen An's cultivation was more like cheating.
His natural talent was actually quite average.
Otherwise, when he was with the Sanhe Gang, he wouldn't have been easily overlooked.
Normal cultivation was impossible for him, only cheating could make a living.
So the things in front of him didn't have as much of an impact on him as one might imagine.
But from another perspective, even if they only had a small effect, it was still good.
And having the feeling of being valued was also nice.
Chen An's face remained calm as he silently pondered many thoughts.
He had moved to a new residence arranged by White Qing for him.
The place he lived in before was fine, but it was just an ordinary courtyard, which no longer suited his current status in the Bai family.
The new residence was spacious, and there were many servants around.
Quietly getting up, Chen An stored the items brought by White Qing, then walked into his room.
Closing the door, he looked ahead.
The familiar upgrade template appeared again.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (6.4), Physique (6.2), Spirit (2.5)
Source Power: 102
Inheritances: Yin Body Technique (5th layer), Ming Body Decision (5th layer), Qing Song Force (3rd layer), Wind Chasing Blade Technique (mastered).
Projection: Charging
Chen An looked at his current data.
Compared to before, the changes in all aspects were not significant, just a slight improvement.
This slight improvement was the result of Chen An's efforts during this period.
When there was no assistance from the template, he was also working hard on cultivation to improve.
On one hand, any improvement was progress, and on the other hand, it was also a show for others.
Otherwise, if he didn't cultivate at all but his cultivation continued to rise, wouldn't others be suspicious after a long time?
Unfortunately, Chen An's talent was truly average, so no matter how hard he tried, the improvement wasn't too great.
Chen An even suspected that even this slight improvement was mostly due to his efforts in spending money during this time.
If it weren't for the things brought by White Qing and others, and if he had relied solely on his own efforts, whether the data could have changed at all was still unknown.
Another noteworthy detail was the increase in Source Power, which had now reached an unprecedented three-digit number.
This was the result of recent acquisitions, but mainly due to the mysterious items brought by Bai Changli and Bai Changli.
It's worth mentioning Cao Xin.
After leaving last time, this friend of Chen An's came back and brought him a lot of items.
Cao Xin had definitely contributed to Chen An's Source Power reaching this level.
Now was the time to reap the rewards.
Chen An looked at the Yin Body Technique section.
He then decided to increase it.
"Do you want to upgrade?" The subtitles appeared again.
Confirm!
Boom!
A warm current surged within him, exploding in an instant.
In Chen An's body, a cold inner qi continuously extended, spreading outward and expanding, emanating an icy coldness.
This was the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique.
During this half month, with the assistance of many treasures, Chen An had already grasped the basics of the Yin Body Technique, reaching the level of the fifth layer.
He had also cultivated the inner qi belonging to the Yin Body Technique within him, although it was a bit weak and not particularly strong.
But at this moment, as Chen An's inner qi expanded rapidly, it quickly surpassed the Qing Song Force.
And this wasn't the end.
Chen An continued to upgrade.
He only stopped when the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique was on par with the inner qi of the Ming Body Decision.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (6.9), Physique (6.8), Spirit (2.6)
Source Power: 59
Inheritances: Yin Body Technique (5th layer), Ming Body Decision (5th layer), Qing Song Force (3rd layer), Wind Chasing Blade Technique (mastered).
Projection: Charging
The familiar upgrade template appeared again.
"Not bad."
Chen An smiled.
Having upgraded the Yin Body Technique from the first layer to the fifth layer, he had completed four upgrades, with each upgrade consuming about ten source power points on average.
Compared to the expenses in upgrading the Ming Body Decision, the source power consumed was slightly higher, probably because the level of the Yin Body Technique was higher than that of the Ming Body Decision.
Overall, the consumption of both internal cultivation techniques was not too different.
Similarly, reaching the fifth layer of the Yin Body Technique was equivalent to mastering the inner qi.
In Chen An's body, the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique and the inner qi of the Ming Body Decision were now almost equal.
While the total amount was nearly the same, there was a slight difference in quality.
Chen An could feel that the inner qi of the Ming Body Decision was not as good as that of the Yin Body Technique.
This could be felt in the power that the inner qi exerted.
With the same amount of inner qi, the power of the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique was greater than that of the Ming Body Decision.
As for the inner qi of the Qing Song Force, that went without saying.
Chen An looked ahead, hesitated for a moment, then drew his long blade.
The silver blade radiated a faint silver light in his hand, but with the continuous addition of his inner qi, a faint coldness surged from it, a chilling presence.
This was the result of the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique.
The inner qi of the Yin Body Technique carried a cold nature, and in some situations, it was much more effective than the neutral and peaceful inner qi of the Ming Body Decision.
Of course, at the inner qi stage, this difference was not yet too pronounced.
But when it came to the realm of martial qi, the gap between different types of inner qi would widen.
And of course, that level was still far off for Chen An.
At this moment, Chen An should have reached a stage where he could be considered to have completed his inner qi.
In the realm of inner qi, what was tested was simply the quantity of the inner qi, and nothing else.
So as long as the quantity of the inner qi reached a certain level, it was considered complete.
Above the completion of inner qi was the realm of martial qi.
It seemed like he was only one step away, very close.
However, from what Chen An knew, this seemed to be a major threshold.
There were many elders in the Bai family, each with a complete realm of inner qi.
But the true elders who had reached the realm of martial qi were only five, including the patriarch of the Bai family.
The gap was still quite evident.
Of course, if Chen An directly used source power to raise the Yin Body Technique to the maximum level, he should still be able to reach it.
Unfortunately, he didn't have a specific method.
Yes, like the Ming Body Decision, the Yin Body Technique he had was also incomplete.
The difference was that White Qing only had up to the fifth layer of the Ming Body Decision, while the Bai family had only given Chen An up to the fifth layer of the Yin Body Technique.
This was not surprising.
The Yin Body Technique was the foundation of the Bai family and an absolute secret.
If an individual was directly given the complete Yin Body Technique, it wouldn't be a secret, and it would have been stolen long ago.
Including Bai Changming and Bai Changli, they had only received the initial levels of the Yin Body Technique, and as their cultivation progressed, they could only obtain the later parts.
Chen An was the same at the moment.
In reality, if he hadn't already achieved the realm of martial qi before practicing the Yin Body Technique, according to the normal practice of the Bai family, he would have only been able to obtain the first layer of the Yin Body Technique and could only continue to receive the subsequent parts as he progressed.
White Qing considered Chen An's talent and believed that he wouldn't encounter too many obstacles in the early stages of practicing the Yin Body Technique, so she decided to give him the first five layers of the Yin Body Technique at once.
And now, Chen An had completed upgrading the five layers.
So he once again found himself with source power but nowhere to invest.
He had anticipated this result.
It was just a matter of waiting a while longer. At just seventeen years old, he could afford to wait.
He would have to figure out a way to find out about others' progress in cultivation afterwards.
Otherwise, if his progress was too fast and scared others, that wouldn't be good.
As Chen An thought about this, he silently got up and walked out.
The following time passed calmly.
Without realizing it, over two months had passed.
In the early morning, the sunlight shone on the earth.
White Qing and Bai Mingli treated Chen An as a genius.
This could be seen from the way they treated him.
After Chen An and Bai Zhilan were betrothed, he immediately received many things.
Apart from the obvious like elixirs, he had everything he needed in other aspects as well.
Some treasures that were extremely difficult for others to obtain, or even impossible to acquire, seemed readily available to Chen An.
In order to accelerate his progress in practicing the Yin Body Technique, White Qing not only provided him with the Xuanbing bed for cultivation, but Bai Mingli also sponsored a large number of treasures of the cold attribute.
For example, there was a type of precious cold bead produced in the northern regions that was said to be very helpful in cultivation, accelerating the refining of inner qi.
There were also some rare medicines produced in specific environments that were highly beneficial for the practice of cold attribute techniques.
And some exotic beast flesh that could accelerate the cultivation of inner qi.
All of these items seemed to come to him as if they were free gifts, constantly being presented to him by White Qing and Bai Mingli during this period of time.
Chen An almost became numb to it all.
Poverty restricted his imagination.
He had never imagined that cultivation could be played like this.
If normal cultivation was like hard work, then what he was experiencing now was like spending money.
This was the ostentation of a prestigious family.
At this moment, Chen An deeply felt the huge gap between people.
People like the members of the Bai family, such as Bai Changming and Bai Changli, had grown up in such an environment. As long as they worked hard enough, how could their cultivation not be fast?
Under the same talent, martial artists from small families might still be struggling for their livelihood, or even cracking their heads for a book to practice, even if they had good potential, it would be gradually worn away.
But the offspring of noble families had everything from the beginning.
Techniques, teachers, money, elixirs - all these were basic necessities.
To exaggerate a bit, people like Chen An, who were given various rare materials and treasures as if they were free, seemed very lucky.
Chen An couldn't help but smile.
Strictly speaking, these things didn't have as much effect on him as they did on others.
After all, compared to others, Chen An's cultivation was more like cheating.
His natural talent was actually quite average.
Otherwise, when he was with the Sanhe Gang, he wouldn't have been easily overlooked.
Normal cultivation was impossible for him, only cheating could make a living.
So the things in front of him didn't have as much of an impact on him as one might imagine.
But from another perspective, even if they only had a small effect, it was still good.
And having the feeling of being valued was also nice.
Chen An's face remained calm as he silently pondered many thoughts.
He had moved to a new residence arranged by White Qing for him.
The place he lived in before was fine, but it was just an ordinary courtyard, which no longer suited his current status in the Bai family.
The new residence was spacious, and there were many servants around.
Quietly getting up, Chen An stored the items brought by White Qing, then walked into his room.
Closing the door, he looked ahead.
The familiar upgrade template appeared again.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (6.4), Physique (6.2), Spirit (2.5)
Source Power: 102
Inheritances: Yin Body Technique (5th layer), Ming Body Decision (5th layer), Qing Song Force (3rd layer), Wind Chasing Blade Technique (mastered).
Projection: Charging
Chen An looked at his current data.
Compared to before, the changes in all aspects were not significant, just a slight improvement.
This slight improvement was the result of Chen An's efforts during this period.
When there was no assistance from the template, he was also working hard on cultivation to improve.
On one hand, any improvement was progress, and on the other hand, it was also a show for others.
Otherwise, if he didn't cultivate at all but his cultivation continued to rise, wouldn't others be suspicious after a long time?
Unfortunately, Chen An's talent was truly average, so no matter how hard he tried, the improvement wasn't too great.
Chen An even suspected that even this slight improvement was mostly due to his efforts in spending money during this time.
If it weren't for the things brought by White Qing and others, and if he had relied solely on his own efforts, whether the data could have changed at all was still unknown.
Another noteworthy detail was the increase in Source Power, which had now reached an unprecedented three-digit number.
This was the result of recent acquisitions, but mainly due to the mysterious items brought by Bai Changli and Bai Changli.
It's worth mentioning Cao Xin.
After leaving last time, this friend of Chen An's came back and brought him a lot of items.
Cao Xin had definitely contributed to Chen An's Source Power reaching this level.
Now was the time to reap the rewards.
Chen An looked at the Yin Body Technique section.
He then decided to increase it.
"Do you want to upgrade?" The subtitles appeared again.
Confirm!
Boom!
A warm current surged within him, exploding in an instant.
In Chen An's body, a cold inner qi continuously extended, spreading outward and expanding, emanating an icy coldness.
This was the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique.
During this half month, with the assistance of many treasures, Chen An had already grasped the basics of the Yin Body Technique, reaching the level of the fifth layer.
He had also cultivated the inner qi belonging to the Yin Body Technique within him, although it was a bit weak and not particularly strong.
But at this moment, as Chen An's inner qi expanded rapidly, it quickly surpassed the Qing Song Force.
And this wasn't the end.
Chen An continued to upgrade.
He only stopped when the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique was on par with the inner qi of the Ming Body Decision.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (6.9), Physique (6.8), Spirit (2.6)
Source Power: 59
Inheritances: Yin Body Technique (5th layer), Ming Body Decision (5th layer), Qing Song Force (3rd layer), Wind Chasing Blade Technique (mastered).
Projection: Charging
The familiar upgrade template appeared again.
"Not bad."
Chen An smiled.
Having upgraded the Yin Body Technique from the first layer to the fifth layer, he had completed four upgrades, with each upgrade consuming about ten source power points on average.
Compared to the expenses in upgrading the Ming Body Decision, the source power consumed was slightly higher, probably because the level of the Yin Body Technique was higher than that of the Ming Body Decision.
Overall, the consumption of both internal cultivation techniques was not too different.
Similarly, reaching the fifth layer of the Yin Body Technique was equivalent to mastering the inner qi.
In Chen An's body, the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique and the inner qi of the Ming Body Decision were now almost equal.
While the total amount was nearly the same, there was a slight difference in quality.
Chen An could feel that the inner qi of the Ming Body Decision was not as good as that of the Yin Body Technique.
This could be felt in the power that the inner qi exerted.
With the same amount of inner qi, the power of the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique was greater than that of the Ming Body Decision.
As for the inner qi of the Qing Song Force, that went without saying.
Chen An looked ahead, hesitated for a moment, then drew his long blade.
The silver blade radiated a faint silver light in his hand, but with the continuous addition of his inner qi, a faint coldness surged from it, a chilling presence.
This was the result of the inner qi of the Yin Body Technique.
The inner qi of the Yin Body Technique carried a cold nature, and in some situations, it was much more effective than the neutral and peaceful inner qi of the Ming Body Decision.
Of course, at the inner qi stage, this difference was not yet too pronounced.
But when it came to the realm of martial qi, the gap between different types of inner qi would widen.
And of course, that level was still far off for Chen An.
At this moment, Chen An should have reached a stage where he could be considered to have completed his inner qi.
In the realm of inner qi, what was tested was simply the quantity of the inner qi, and nothing else.
So as long as the quantity of the inner qi reached a certain level, it was considered complete.
Above the completion of inner qi was the realm of martial qi.
It seemed like he was only one step away, very close.
However, from what Chen An knew, this seemed to be a major threshold.
There were many elders in the Bai family, each with a complete realm of inner qi.
But the true elders who had reached the realm of martial qi were only five, including the patriarch of the Bai family.
The gap was still quite evident.
Of course, if Chen An directly used source power to raise the Yin Body Technique to the maximum level, he should still be able to reach it.
Unfortunately, he didn't have a specific method.
Yes, like the Ming Body Decision, the Yin Body Technique he had was also incomplete.
The difference was that White Qing only had up to the fifth layer of the Ming Body Decision, while the Bai family had only given Chen An up to the fifth layer of the Yin Body Technique.
This was not surprising.
The Yin Body Technique was the foundation of the Bai family and an absolute secret.
If an individual was directly given the complete Yin Body Technique, it wouldn't be a secret, and it would have been stolen long ago.
Including Bai Changming and Bai Changli, they had only received the initial levels of the Yin Body Technique, and as their cultivation progressed, they could only obtain the later parts.
Chen An was the same at the moment.
In reality, if he hadn't already achieved the realm of martial qi before practicing the Yin Body Technique, according to the normal practice of the Bai family, he would have only been able to obtain the first layer of the Yin Body Technique and could only continue to receive the subsequent parts as he progressed.
White Qing considered Chen An's talent and believed that he wouldn't encounter too many obstacles in the early stages of practicing the Yin Body Technique, so she decided to give him the first five layers of the Yin Body Technique at once.
And now, Chen An had completed upgrading the five layers.
So he once again found himself with source power but nowhere to invest.
He had anticipated this result.
It was just a matter of waiting a while longer. At just seventeen years old, he could afford to wait.
He would have to figure out a way to find out about others' progress in cultivation afterwards.
Otherwise, if his progress was too fast and scared others, that wouldn't be good.
As Chen An thought about this, he silently got up and walked out.
The following time passed calmly.
Without realizing it, over two months had passed.
In the early morning, the sunlight shone on the earth.
