Martial Saint with Passives

She looked at Jiang Che, a hint of concern in her eyes. "Also, you need to be careful. They shouldn’t dare to cause any trouble within the Sect’s grounds, but if you leave, you must be extremely cautious."

Jiang Che nodded.

Still, the displeasure on his face was practically overflowing.

He’d saved Tang Qiaoqiao, only to end up in this mess!

Ye Lianzhen sighed.

"Speaking of which, I’m the one who asked you to protect Qiaoqiao, which is how you got dragged into this. I’m afraid I’ve implicated you.

"But don’t worry. As long as you are within the Cangyun Sect, I can protect you. No one will be able to touch a hair on your head. If anything happens, come find me immediately. Also, from now on, if you need Withered Soul Grass, just come to me directly. You can have as much as you want."

Hearing Ye Lianzhen’s promise, Jiang Che felt a bit better.

’Even though I’m caught up in trouble, getting a continuous supply of Withered Soul Grass in return makes the price worth it!’

After leaving Yanluo Courtyard, Jiang Che went straight back to his residence.

Now that he had obtained the two key resources of money and Withered Soul Grass, he no longer hesitated and immediately decided to enter secluded cultivation.

He knew full well that in this world where the strong prey on the weak, only strength was fundamental.

The most urgent task was to break through to the Bone Forging Realm as quickly as possible!

Otherwise, the Wuxiang Alliance, the Demon Sect, or that Xie Xingwen who was colluding with them—any of them could pose a fatal threat to him!

Before entering seclusion, Jiang Che first made some preparations.

He first went to the Scripture Pavilion and spent a hefty sum to purchase a large pile of various Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts Secret Manuals.

These Secret Manuals were the raw materials he would use for his "Dissipating Skill"!

Then, he bought a full supply of Cultivation Resources, such as Exotic Beast Meat and Qi Replenishing Elixirs.

Back at his residence, Jiang Che sat down cross-legged, picked up a fist manual titled "Mountain-Breaking Fist," and began to read it with concentration.

Soon, he had grasped its key principles.

Immediately, he went to the backyard to practice.

The backyard was spacious, and people rarely came by, so it offered privacy, making it perfect for training.

Jiang Che’s stances went from clumsy to proficient, his movements gradually becoming smooth and connected.

After an unknown amount of time, a familiar line of small text quietly appeared before his eyes:

[Mountain-Breaking Fist Entry Level (1/100)]

After reaching Entry Level, Jiang Che began the tedious yet efficient process of "grinding EXP."

Jiang Che had previously cultivated many Martial Arts to the Perfection Realm. Although he later dissipated those skills, the experience he’d gained from practicing them remained.

Coupled with the help of his [Heart Stream] Talent,

cultivating these new Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts became twice as effective with half the effort.

In just half a month, he had trained a new Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts to the [Perfection] Realm!

At the same time, he also successfully activated a brand-new Talent.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Che immediately circulated the "Erosion Sun Scripture," supplemented it with Withered Soul Grass, and completely dissipated the Cultivation Technique he had just mastered to Perfection!

BOOM!

A pure and vast surge of Qi Blood erupted within his body, like a torrential river.

Jiang Che carefully felt the increase in his Qi Blood and Strength, estimating in his mind that with about eight more months of cultivation, his accumulated Qi Blood and Strength would reach the Peak of Force Integration!

After that, Jiang Che began a frenzied cycle of practicing and dissipating his skills.

Although it was tedious and repetitive, the feeling of his Qi Blood and Strength growing left him feeling fulfilled.

However, just as Jiang Che was repeating this process and had accumulated a total of twenty activated Talents,

something utterly shocking happened!

A notification he had never seen before suddenly popped up on the system panel:

[Total number of Talents has reached 20. Unlocking Heterogeneous Talent Synthesis function!]

Jiang Che was stunned.

’Heterogeneous Talent Synthesis?’

’Before, I could only fuse identical Talents to upgrade them. Now I can even synthesize different ones?’

He immediately decided to try it.

Focusing his mind on the panel, he began trying to combine different Talents.