This was the perfect time for Inner Refining; he could achieve twice the results with half the effort.

...This was Qin Fang’s first time practicing Inner Refining, and he had no idea what the effects would be.

Filled with anticipation, Qin Fang swallowed a Qi Blood Pill and jumped into the wooden tub. He then took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began following the method from the Wild Bull Hundred Forgings Internal Refining Chapter, using Anjin to gently stimulate his internal organs from within.

The sensation was bizarre, even a little uncomfortable... The penetrating power of his Inner Strength was immense. As it touched his organs, Qin Fang felt a strange sensation, as if an invisible hand was pulling and kneading them...

This feeling was uncomfortable to the extreme.

And utterly bizarre.

But this was Inner Refining!

The Internal Refining Chapter was very clear: the internal organs were soft and fragile. One had to be cautious above all else, for the slightest bit of excess force could cause irreparable damage.

The entire process required complete concentration; there was no room for the slightest error. Some people, when practicing Inner Refining, were suddenly disturbed and inadvertently used a bit too much Anjin. They would immediately start coughing up blood... or in severe cases, even die on the spot.

Naturally, Qin Fang didn’t dare to be careless either.

He threw himself into it, focusing entirely on his internal organs.

Under the continuous stimulation of his Anjin, a peculiar warm current suddenly spread from his stomach, slowly enveloping his entire chest and abdominal cavity. A realization dawned on Qin Fang. ’This must be the Five Qi Pill taking effect.’

At first, the warm current merely enveloped them, but gradually, it began to seep into the organs being continuously stimulated by his Anjin...

Qin Fang savored this miraculous sensation...

Before he knew it...

A new line of text suddenly appeared on his panel.

’Wild Bull Hundred Forgings (High Grade Body Refining) (Minor Achievement): 1/1000’

His Body Refining had actually produced a brand-new Skill!

But Qin Fang was completely focused and didn’t notice at all.

As he continued his medicinal bath and Inner Refining, the proficiency of this new Skill slowly ticked upward...

’Wild Bull Hundred Forgings (High Grade Body Refining) (Minor Achievement): 2/1000’

’Wild Bull Hundred Forgings (High Grade Body Refining) (Minor Achievement): 3/1000’

...

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Fang let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

An indescribable feeling filled his mind.

...The chirping of insects and the calls of birds today seemed especially crisp and pleasant.

The strong medicinal smell permeating the air seemed exceptionally pungent.

And...

He looked around...

The sky outside had gone completely dark.

But he could see with extreme clarity... It was as if the glass of the entire world had been wiped clean!

’...Is the change really this obvious?!’

Qin Fang was pleasantly surprised by this sudden sensation!

’Inner Refining is this effective?’

He marveled.

Then he subconsciously glanced at his panel.

He froze, his eyes fixed on the new Skill entry that had appeared...

"Wild Bull Hundred Forgings... High Grade Body Refining?"

"This... I got a new Skill?"

He was a little stunned.

Especially when he saw the two words that followed: Minor Achievement...

Then, a look of realization dawned on his face...

"No wonder I was wondering why my Outer Refining wasn’t recorded before... So it’s because I was only practicing a part of the whole technique."

"Inner Refining is the true core of Wild Bull Hundred Forgings!"

"Now that I’ve started Inner Refining... the effects of my previous Body Refining were counted too, so... I skipped entry-level and went straight to Minor Achievement?"

He guessed, then looked at the proficiency points.

The proficiency... was only 13.

He was stunned for a moment, thinking it was a bit low. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

But after a moment of thought, he came to terms with it.

"That’s right. Wild Bull Hundred Forgings is a High Grade Refining Technique. In contrast to the Spiritual Snake Listening Wave Pile, it can basically be cultivated all the way to the Huajin realm."

"So, Great Success should mean entering the Huajin Domain."

He recalled the later methods in the Wild Bull Hundred Forgings Internal Refining Chapter... they did indeed require reaching the Huajin realm to be practiced.

A smile touched Qin Fang’s lips.

He was in a great mood after gaining another Skill.

After looking it over, he stood up. The water was already cold. He got dressed, dumped out the water, and returned to his room.

The World seemed especially bright tonight; even in the darkness, he could see a great distance.

This meant his Eye Power had increased considerably.

This tangible sense of growing stronger was truly addicting.

As he lay in bed, Xile came in, wagging its tail. It let out a few soft pants and curled up beside the bed.

Qin Fang looked down at Xile... and Xile quickly looked up at him, tongue lolling, tail wagging nonstop...

’It ate a piece of Bee Meat, but there doesn’t seem to be a huge change, other than being noticeably more energetic.’

’...Then again, if this stuff caused too drastic a change all at once, I’d start to worry that something was wrong.’

’Slow and steady is better.’

’In any case, the effect of the Bee Meat on me was very obvious.’

’I’ll feed Xile a little more in the future and observe the changes slowly.’

He patted Xile’s head, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

Over the next few days, Qin Fang gradually returned to the kind of cultivation routine he had maintained during his Fishermen’s days.

Mysterious Powers and gang feuds seemed to instantly become irrelevant to him.

But the outside world remained tumultuous. Ganlu Hall’s bounty was still active, and more and more legends about Treasure Fish and Demons spread across the River Surface.

...That’s right, someone had caught another Treasure Fish!

This time, it was a fisherman from Yongquan City. He had caught a Treasure Fish with a long tail that glowed with a red light.

Many other fishermen were there and saw him catch it with their own eyes. Theirs burned with greed, and they immediately steered their boats over to fight for it.

But the fisherman, a man named Xu Ran, was decisive. The moment he caught the Treasure Fish, he bit right into it in front of everyone and ate the entire thing raw on the spot.