By IMERPUS RELUR
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The valley was quiet after the blood.
Yue leaned against a boulder, breath heavy. "We're close to the edge of the sect's patrols."
Liang Chen crouched beside a torn corpse. From beneath its charred robe, he pulled out a sealed bamboo scroll and three spirit stones.
> [Loot Acquired: Bronze Flesh Manual (Body Refining – Mortal Tier), 3 Low-Grade Spirit Stones]
[Current Stones: 5 → 8]
He opened the scroll. The technique etched within focused on strengthening the skin, muscle, and bones.
> "System. Upgrade technique."
> [Bronze Flesh Manual – Mortal Tier → Earth Tier]
[Cost: 10 Stones – Insufficient]
[Stones: 8]
> "Then cultivate."
He sat cross-legged, the scroll open on his lap.
Hours passed.