"City Toppling Love... values intention over technique, strength over traces, thus it can be unleashed with any weapon, even bare-handed. Simplified from City Toppling Love, Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes also emphasizes intention over technique. Beyond intention, numerous techniques involved in mobilizing the spirit, especially the technique that exponentially increases one’s life force through Qi-Blood, are the most crucial."

"Starting Move... Qi sinks to the Dantian, intention rises to the Spirit Sea, gathering one’s Essence Qi to stimulate Blood Qi to ignite Blood Flame. But know if Blood Flame is properly controlled, balanced between Heaven and Earth, it can harm the enemy without injuring oneself. If forcibly exerted with insufficient Essence Qi and Blood Qi, it will only backfire."

Therefore, whether City Toppling Love or Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes, they require exceptionally robust Blood Qi individuals to exert great power. If not practiced by those with strong Blood Qi, over time, one’s Blood Qi will deplete, and they will look as skeletal as a corpse...

Jiang Dali quickly transformed the mantra of Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes in his mind into his understanding and analysis, recalling Grandma’s terrifying appearance, skeletal like a mummy, after performing Love Devotion, further deepening his understanding of these Martial Arts.

For a martial arts master like him, even Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes, a secret technique challenging to learn among the Heavenly Person’s Ultimate Skills "Yi Sect," wasn’t difficult to comprehend. Moreover, even if he couldn’t comprehend it, he could consume a certain amount of Cultivation Points and Potential Points to assist with the derivation.

It’s a pity, however, that the true City Toppling Love hasn’t even awakened the conditions for learning. Otherwise, he could also forcefully learn it with Cultivation and Potential Points.

At this moment, after comprehending Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes with his unique intuition in the Spirit Realm, Jiang Dali instantly received a hint, and simultaneously felt that his spirit seemed to have been enhanced following the comprehension.

"You’ve learned the Heavenly Person’s Ultimate Skill ’Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes,’ your Essence Qi increases by 10,000, Blood Qi by 10,000, your reputation in the Martial World increases by 50,000, and your reputation in Unrivaled City rises by 5,000, reaching the level of respect."

Jiang Dali felt a stir in his heart, opened the interface, and checked the specific information of the Heavenly Person’s Ultimate Skill "Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes."

"Heavenly Person’s Ultimate Skill ’Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes’ (Realm 1, initial learner)

Effect: Urges Dan Tian Inner Power to agitate one’s Blood Qi to boil, making one’s Blood Qi strength soar by 20% in a short period, condensing an invincible intention to launch an attack. It can burst out with extremely strong offensive power in an instant, but it will consume a great deal of Blood Qi at the moment of burst. The damage caused by this secret technique will continue to intensify with the enhancement of Martial Arts Realm."

"Even at the first realm, Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes can make my Blood Qi strength soar by 20%?"

Jiang Dali was shocked and pleased.

In his view, the important thing about Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes is not the killing move itself but its transient augmentation of Blood Qi.

Given the robust nature of his Blood Qi, a 20% increase means nearly a 130,000 augmentation in Blood Qi, which would undoubtedly become a nightmare for the enemies.

However, this is not as perfect as he imagined. Although Love Devotion enables instant Blood Qi augmentation, it also requires the invincible intention to be released next.

Thus, not only will the soaring Blood Qi decline, but his own Blood Qi will also decrease somewhat, which is the price required to perform Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes. Not to mention when one harms the enemy, they may also suffer loss. At least it results in self-damage.

"This secret technique is essentially a secret skill that enhances Blood Qi for increased damage. But if I and Xiao Wang can research how to temporarily boost Blood Qi without exploding and self-damaging, then this Martial Arts can be re-created into another Divine Skill."

With such thoughts, Jiang Dali’s mind flashed aspects of Undying Divine Skill, Undying Seal Technique, Undying Demon Body, Innate Gang Qi, and other Martial Arts, generating some associations.

However, at this moment, he noticed a slight instability in the Spirit Realm.

He immediately gathered his thoughts and withdrew from the Spirit Realm with Zhu Wushi’s consciousness.

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"Mr. Zhu, have you comprehended Love Devotion for Seven Lifetimes?"

Jiang Dali opened his eyes, looked at Zhu Wushi beside him.

Zhu Wushi slightly smiled, stroked his black beard on the chin with his hand, nodded, and said, "This Martial Arts indeed profound and challenging, yet it perfectly aligns with the idea that some things can only be sensed but not conveyed. As long as the feeling is right, comprehension naturally follows. I happened to grasp its essence, which perhaps will birth more new improvements for my current body."

"Oh?"

Jiang Dali looked at Zhu Wushi’s strong body with surprise, knowing he realized the benefits of Qi-Blood augmentation, smiled and said, "Seems we can explore together in the future!"

"Hahaha! To explore a Martial Arts with Brother Jiang is one great pleasure of life."

Zhu Wushi laughed heartily.

"Looks like you two got some benefits, pity Old Nie doesn’t have such fortune." Nearby, protector Nie Renwang walked over, shook his head coarsely.

The two exchanged a glance, both chuckled, then bowed respectfully to Mrs. Wushuang’s body, ready to leave.

Ming Yue and other girls gathered to see them off, Ming Yue asked.

"Master Jiang, will you come to Unrivaled City to visit us again?"

"Martial World ebbs and flows, comes and goes. As long as Unrivaled City remains in this Martial World, I will surely return!"

"Has our real city lord passed away?"

"The true Dugu Yifang was frozen by Rejuvenation Ice Technique for so many years, perhaps he’s truly dead. But he was after all a Returning to Truth Realm expert, maybe there remains a trace of True Spirit unextinguished. Yet the hope to save him is very slim, otherwise that Sword Sect’s Senior Wu Ming would have intervened long ago."

"No matter what, Ming Yue will go to the Sword Sect in the future to try and rescue City Lord Grandpa. Master Jiang, Ming Yue boldly and respectfully requests you to agree to one thing, hopefully leaving the sole son of the City Lord, Dugu Ming, keeping the bloodline of Unrivaled City."

"Hehehe..."

Jiang Dali stopped at the passage entrance in front of the iron pillar, turned back to look at Ming Yue’s obediently raised little face and expectant eyes, and then at Mrs. Wushuang, deliberately snorting coldly, "This kid Dugu Ming is very annoying, this village chief has long wanted to get rid of him." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Ah!"

Ming Yue’s little face changed color, hesitating and pondering nervously, eagerly gazing at Jiang Dali’s stern countenance, not knowing how to plead further.

On the side, Nie Renwang, who self-proclaimed to be the future father-in-law, couldn’t help but cough awkwardly, already wanting to say a good word for this daughter-in-law who hadn’t married in.

"Haha!"

Jiang Dali’s stern old face suddenly blossomed into a smile, extended his large palm to grasp Ming Yue’s entire little head, making her small body sway along, saying, "Although Dugu Ming is annoying, you girl are not annoying. This village chief can spare Dugu Ming for the sake of Mrs. Wushuang and you."

"Really?!"

Ming Yue couldn’t care about the pressure on her head, exclaimed with joy.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Dali’s eyes flashed with displeasure.

Ming Yue quickly stuck out her tongue, her cute big eyes indeed curved like crescent moons, cheering and flattering, "Ming Yue understands. Village Chief is a man of his word, undoubtedly speaks with great authority!"

Jiang Dali disdainfully snorted, flicked his cloak and turned around, saying, "A single word from this village chief, even nine cauldrons cannot uphold!"

Seeing Jiang Dali about to leave, Ming Yue hurriedly stepped forward a few paces, stuffed a scroll into Jiang Dali’s hands, "Village Chief, please walk slowly, Ming Yue has a gift to give you!"

"Hmm?"

Jiang Dali lowered his head to glance at the book in his hands, nodded casually to keep it, then smiled at Ming Yue, leaped forward, and entered the passage.

Zhu Wushi and Ying Yuan also followed with smiles.

"All took benefits and left."

Inside, Nie Renwang snorted lightly, paused his steps, turned to look back at Ming Yue’s bright black eyes secretly watching.

Their eyes instantly met.

Ming Yue’s small face turned red, subconsciously stepped back, stammering.

"Uncle Nie..."

"Hahaha!"

Nie Renwang gave an awkward smile, the more he looked at this adorable girl, the more he liked her inside. Alas, apart from a family heirloom treasure blade, he had nothing to give, wiped his right hand behind his waist, suddenly took out an item from between his belt, holding it reluctantly towards Ming Yue, saying.

"Little girl! Uncle is also giving you a gift, hoping you like it and keep it well."

Ming Yue was surprised, looked at the Jade pendant lying in Nie Renwang’s rough hands.

The Jade pendant was bright green and smooth, undoubtedly top-quality Hetian jade, intricately carved with lifelike bamboo forest, and faintly visible within was a graceful silhouette resembling a tall woman.

Ming Yue, being exceedingly smart and clever, saw Nie Renwang’s fleeting reluctance while handing it over, thus wanted to refuse, yet the Jade pendant softly flew over like wind.

As she hastily caught it, Nie Renwang had already disappeared like wind into the passage, leaving behind only a voice.

"Little girl! Keep this Jade pendant well, in the future an outstanding youngster will come seeking its return, as a condition, he will help fulfill a wish."

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(Whew, find some time to adjust the biological clock, writing late at night is tiring)