Chapter 36: Carving, Boundary Upgrade Third More

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  At the gate of the Weiwu Wangfu, Yang Lei happened to meet his second sister, Yang Yue.

  "Little brother, where did you go? Did you go to that kind of place?" Yang Yue arrived at Yang Lei's side and frowned, saying.

  "What kind of place is this? Second sister, what are you talking about?" Yang Lei asked in confusion.

  Yang Yue slapped him and glared at him, saying: "Still pretending, it's that kind of place you men all like to go!"

  This time Yang Lei finally understood, it turned out that she was talking about the brothel, Second Sister thought that going out meant going to a brothel, but Yang Lei couldn't understand either, why did she think she went to a brothel?

  "So, second sister, you misunderstood, why did you think I went to the brothel?"

  "There's a strong feminine scent on you." Yang Yue was dissatisfied and continued to say with a bitter tone, "Younger brother, this won't do, you can't be so reckless. You're still young and being too indulgent in such things is not beneficial for your cultivation. It will ruin you."

  "Cough, I'm telling you, Second Sister, why do you think that? Am I really that kind of person? Yang Lei was speechless, while Yang Yue seemed to have made up her mind. "I just happened to bump into a girl on my way to the grocery store."

  "Come with me now and I'll take you back later." Yang Yue glared at Yang Wei, then walked inside, clearly still not believing him.

  Yang Lei reluctantly followed behind.

  After arriving in the small courtyard, Yang Lei took out the things he had bought for Yang Yue.

  "Sister, I bought these at the grocery store, take a look and see if you like them. If you don't like them, just throw them away."

  Yang Yue's eyes lit up, and she continued: "Bribe me, tell me, what's going on?"

  "There's no need to deceive you, I just went to the grocery store and bought a carving knife and some wood, preparing to learn carving." Yang Lei helplessly took out the carving knife and a piece of wood he had bought.

  "You're not focusing on your cultivation, how can you do this? You don't cultivate properly and instead learn those miscellaneous things that are detrimental to your cultivation. Don't you know? A person's energy is limited, so even after mastering the seal, alchemy, and artifact refinement, you should spend less time on them and more time on self-cultivation. Otherwise, your future achievements will be mediocre, even if you have exceptional innate talent." Yang Lue said this, but Yang Yue didn't back down, instead continuing to scold with a stern face.

  "Second sister, rest assured that I have a plan in mind. My cultivation has broken through once again." Yang Lei released his aura and said.

  "Broken through, Martial Artist 5th rank, how is this possible? You've only just broken through not long ago, and you're breaking through again?" Yang Yue's eyes widened in shock and doubt. To think that someone, no matter how talented, couldn't possibly break through so quickly again. She herself had barely managed to break through to Martial Artist 4th rank with the help of Yang Lai, and it would still take some time to reach the 5th rank. Yet Yang Lai had broken through just a few days ago, and now he's breaking through again, leaving her stunned.

  Is this the abnormality of the void and clear body? Apart from this, there is no other explanation.

  "Alright, alright, but you're breaking through too quickly, little brother. You should know that if you rush, you won't reach your destination, so it's still best to solidify your foundation." Yang Yue said in a tone of an elder.

  "Don't worry, Second Sister," Yang Wei said, looking at her. "I'm not a kid anymore, I know how to handle it."

  "By the way, where did you get the money to buy these things? They're not cheap." Yang Yue naturally noticed that the things Yang Lei bought for herself were all high-end goods, with prices that weren't low, and even she herself didn't often dare to buy them.

  "It's nothing, Second Sister. Have you forgotten? I can refine elixirs, I just sold some medicinal pellets at the Changfeng Trading Firm." Yang Lue explained.

  "So, aren't you exposing yourself?" Yang Yue was shocked. If others were to find out, it would be a big trouble. "No, this matter still needs to be told to mother, otherwise you will be in danger."

  Cultivators are all unscrupulous, knowing that Yang Wei has such good elixirs, how can they not have a covetous heart? In this world, killing people and stealing goods is the most normal thing.

  Yang Lei hastily pulled her back and said: "Second sister, don't worry, I went in disguise, they won't recognize me."

  "Really, you didn't deceive me?" Yang Yue's heart was still worried.

  "Why would I deceive you?" Yang Lue said, "Besides, sister, I have a way to conceal my aura, unless it's a Martial Saint, otherwise they can't see through my cultivation. This way, they will think I'm an extraordinary master and also a very formidable alchemist. Do you think they dare to offend an alchemist whose cultivation they can't see through?"

  Yang Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and seemed to believe Yang Lai's words. On the mainland, Dan Shi's status is extremely high, and it is also very difficult to appear, because the conditions for becoming a Dan Shi are very strict. One of them is that you must have a fire-type physique, and secondly, you must have a very high ability to distinguish between medicinal materials. Therefore, the best physique for becoming a Dan Shi is a dual-attribute physique with both fire and wood attributes, but this dual-attribute physique has an extremely low probability of appearing.

  So there aren't many alchemists on the mainland, and high-level alchemists are even fewer.

  "From now on, you must never do such things again, it's too dangerous. If something were to happen to you, I...I...wouldn't have such a good younger brother." said Yang Yue.

  "Don't worry, Second Sister, I'll be careful."

  "If you're so careless and dare to sell elixirs again in the future, I won't acknowledge you as my brother!" Yang Yue pinched his ear, scolding him.

  "Alright, alright, I've agreed with you, isn't that enough?" Yang Wei's face turned beet red. This sister of his was really making him helpless.

  "Alright, since you remembered me and bought these things for me, I won't blame you. Yang Yue happily picked up the things that belonged to her, then turned around and walked towards the outside. When she reached the door, she turned back and said, "Remember, cultivate well, there's not much time left before the family competition."

  The family comparison is no longer a concern for Yang Lei now. What he's worried about is the Storm Selection three months later. Only by winning in the Storm Selection can he truly make a name for himself, prove himself, and strike back at those who once said he was useless.

  Moreover, Feng Yun's selection is the best way for him to enter Xuanji Gate, after all, Xiao Yu is still in Xuanji Gate.

  Missing Xiaoyu, I couldn't help but think of the days when she was around. At home, nothing needed to be worried about, and the courtyard was spotless wherever you went, all thanks to her cleaning.

  I don't know how Xiaoyu is doing in the Xuanji Gate, has she started practicing too? Is she being bullied by someone? Thinking that Xiaoyu might be bullied, Yang Lei's heart was filled with anger. If anyone dares to bully Xiaoyu, their fate will be sealed.

  It took Yang Lei a long time to calm down, it seemed that his cultivation progress was indeed too fast, and his mood had been unstable recently. A technique for calming the mind and stabilizing the breath was now necessary.

  Right, use carving to shift attention and focus your mind.

  Yang Lei cut off a small piece of wood.

  Sculpture.

  He began to carve it out bit by bit.

  Each knife is infused with its own spiritual energy, each knife is just right.

  Slowly, Yang Lei completely immersed himself in it, with the engraving knife in his hand and the thing he wanted to carve in his mind, there was nothing else in his mind, and he fully entered a state of selflessness.

  Nothingness is me.

  If Zhang Yi were to see Yang Lei's performance at this time, he would definitely be surprised and would take Yang Lei as a treasure, and would directly bring him back to the Xuanji Gate to accept him as an inner disciple.

  Ten minutes have passed.

  Half an hour has passed.

  Yang Lei was still carving, his hands flying continuously, the wood shavings flying out, like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.

  Yang Lei's hands were incredibly agile, getting faster and faster, to the point where it was hard for people to see the traces of his movements.

  After an hour, the piece of wood in Yang Lei's hand had gradually revealed the shape he wanted to carve, and Yang Lei did not stop, continuing to wield the knife without stopping.

  Another half hour passed, and Yang Lei's speed slowed down, while the carved statue in his hand became clearer and more vivid.

  The last stroke is completed, and the knife stops.

  "Ding, congratulations player on successful carving. Experience +5000, Qi +50, Points +50, Proficiency increased."

  Unconsciously, his spiritual power had actually been sublimated, a kind of unprecedented ease, Yang Lei was overjoyed, it seemed that this carving was indeed very helpful for the improvement of spiritual power and realm.

  Looking at the statue in his hand, Yang Lei was very satisfied. This was a statue of Xiaoyu, very vivid and exactly the same as he had imagined.

  Never thought that his first carving would have such an achievement, Yang Lei was very pleased, and carefully put away the wooden carving after flipping it over several times. This is his first carving, worth treasuring, maybe next time he sees Xiao Yu, he can give it to her.

  At this time, Yang Lei thought of Bai Suzhen. At the beginning, Bai Suzhen and Bai He fought fiercely, and their original shape was extremely powerful. Could he carve out Bai Suzhen's original shape? Thinking about it, he started to take action.

  Sculpture.

  Take down the wood and start carving.

  One knife, two knives, three knives.

  Yang Lei gradually got into the state.

  Yang Lei slowly carved out a rough shape.

  Start carving the scales on his body, carefully, one knife at a time, very focused, his mental strength concentrated to the extreme, his forehead was already sweating.

  But Yang Lei felt his spiritual power was consumed greatly, several times more than when he carved the small jade.

  It's no good, it can't go on like this. The mental energy consumption is too severe. If I want to carve out the original form of Bai Suzhen, I need at least a hundred times more spiritual power than I have now. My cultivation is still too weak.

  It's no use, I have to stop now.

  Yang Lei immediately sheathed his sword.

  "Ding, carving failed."

  "Pffft." Yang Wei spat out a mouthful of blood.

  Feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

  You overestimated yourself, didn't expect carving an eighth-level magic beast would consume so much.

  Yang Lei was well aware that he had suffered a serious injury this time and would probably need one or two days to recover, especially the damage to his spiritual power.

  Yang Lei sat cross-legged with difficulty and swallowed a Huiyuan Dan.

  Slowly operate the Xuan Yuan trick.

  A week.

  Two weekends.

  It wasn't until the 49th Sunday that Yang Lei finally opened his eyes, and his physical injuries had mostly recovered, but his mental strength had only recovered a small part.

  It seems I need to find a cultivation method related to spiritual power for myself.

  On earth, those heart methods don't know if they have a system or not, after all, even the Iron Shirt has one, I don't know about the Taoist Heart Devil Great Method, Nine Yin True Classic and so on, will there be too?

  Shake off the thoughts in your mind.

  Yang Lei stood up and stretched his waist.

  This time learning sculpture, although injured, but gained a lot, their spiritual strength compared to before purified many, almost twice as much as before.

  Moreover, I feel more confident and proficient in the techniques and skills I have learned.

  Thinking of this, he took out his own Wind Shadow Knife.

  Fengdao Qi Sha Yi Yi Shi Zhang Kai Lai.

  Wind blade kills, wind blade snow kills, wind blade thunder kills, wind blade violent kills, wind blade stealthy kills, wind blade dark kills.

  Exuberant and unbridled, although no spiritual power was used, the Wind Blade Seven Kills was still unleashed to an unimaginable extent. The control has increased several times compared to before.

  Is this really the effect of sculpture?

  After putting away the knife, Yang Wei smiled. The system was indeed powerful and fully assisted in cultivation. If carving skills had such an effect, what would other life occupations be like? Yang Wei looked forward to it.