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"I wonder if the poison absorbed by the black bead can be used for myself."

With that question in mind, Lin Yifan began to try to harness the poison, only to discover that drawing upon the poison was as simple as harnessing Cultivation Power.

"Holy moly! It's magical. To have a body of poison without being tainted—if word got out, who would believe it?"

Excitement bubbling within him, Lin Yifan immediately began the cultivation of the Witchcraft Palm Second Layer.

The Second Layer of Witchcraft Palm is Tempering.

The absorbed poison needs to go through temepering to be fully utilized, and tempering can also accrue poison quantity, greatly enhancing combat capability.

It's just like a handgun, which is useless without bullets; similarly, if there is no poison, the palm is just a normal palm, devoid of toxic attack.

The "Serpent Spirit's" poison was already the purest, devoid of any impurities; thus, Lin Yifan could skip this step too.

Next up was the Third Layer of Witchcraft Palm.

The Third Layer of Witchcraft Palm is Poison Strike.

Poison Strike, as the name suggests, means to deliver the poison tempered in the palm.

Poison Strike is divided into seven Realms.

The first is Skimming the Surface, the second is Needle Drawing Blood, the third is Heart-Piercing Bone Penetration, the fourth is Infiltrating the Core, the fifth is Air-Splitting Palm, the sixth is Land-Dividing Cattle Punch, and the seventh is Flower Shifting.

Skimming the Surface is inflicting the poison on the palm to the enemy's skin. It's the simplest; if one can't even master this, then the Witchcraft Palm isn't worth learning. Likewise, it's the least lethal technique.

Needle Drawing Blood involves delivering the poison from the palm into the enemy's bloodstream. This one is trickier, requiring proficiency in both palm technique and Inner Strength (Cultivation Power).

The third Realm is even more difficult, aiming to seep the poison into the opponent's bones and tendons. If the palm technique is not skilled and without significant Inner Strength support, it is simply impossible.

And the fourth Realm goes without saying, it cannot be mastered without reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm.

The later Realms of Poison Strike are too difficult for the current self; Lin Yifan relaxed and decided to take it step by step. First, he aimed to learn Skimming the Surface.

To release the poison tempered in the palm, one first needs Cultivation Power; without it, it is impossible to strike the poison out.

Then it's about harnessing Cultivation Power, pinpointing the poison stored in the acupoints, and then striking forcefully. How much poison can be launched relies entirely on the fluidity with which one hits the acupoints; if the fluidity is poor, the ejected poison will be sparse or even non-existent, thus it's a test of each individual's coordination and quick thinking.

Since Lin Yifan's poison was encapsulated within the black bead, he could easily release it alongside the Cultivation Power, making things much simpler.

As he practiced, Lin Yifan suddenly realized that as long as his Cultivation Power was strong enough, he could easily control the Witchcraft Palm.

"Uh... who would've thought that the Witchcraft Palm, notoriously one of the hardest techniques to learn, wouldn't require learning at all for me to master it—can you believe that?" Lin Yifan broke out in a sweat, not knowing what else to say.

He was still preparing to figure out how to cultivate it, but everything turned out to be beyond his expectations. All of this, was thanks to the black bead; otherwise, he would have never learned Witchcraft Palm so easily.

Taking a sheet of white paper, Lin Yifan began to practice the Witchcraft Palm.

Channelling Cultivation Power, he struck a palm against the sheet of paper; to his surprise, the paper was easily punctured by the poison.

He felt that he had passed Skimming the Surface, and might have reached the second Realm, Needle Drawing Blood, or even the third, Heart-Piercing Bone Penetration.

Afterward, he took out ten sheets of white paper and continued practicing his palm strikes; this time, he found that he punched through five sheets of paper; this indicated that his Witchcraft Palm had been cultivated to the Second Layer's "Blood-Seeking Needle." However, there was still a considerable distance to reach the Third Layer's Heart-Piercing Bone Penetration.

Despite this, he was already quite content.

Having fully cultivated the Witchcraft Palm, Lin Yifan then went to take a bath.

Not having bathed for a whole day and night made him feel uncomfortable; most critically, the layer of salt clinging to his skin continuously irritated him, creating an overall sense of unease that only a thorough scrubbing could alleviate.

After his bath, he returned to his room and took out that exquisite wooden box to further study.

Having concluded that the wooden box itself was nothing out of the ordinary, the black jade inside it was his real subject of interest.

He researched information about ink jade on the computer and discovered that the beast-tooth-shaped black jade did indeed closely resemble ink jade on the outside. But upon closer inspection, it seemed not quite the same, which truly confused him.

He then looked up other types of black stones and found not one that matched this beast-tooth-shaped black jade.

"Strange, why can't I find it? Logically, all the black stones known to the world should be on the internet, right? Why can't I find it? Could this black jade be a new variety that no one has discovered before?" Lin Yifan fell into a state of doubt; he increasingly felt this speculation could indeed be true.

"What use could this thing have? Could it bring the dead back to life, or grant immortality?"

Lin Yifan was extremely puzzled, as anything housed in a box that was worth a fortune must be a treasure of inestimable value; this black jade must have a significant purpose.

"I'll keep it treasured for now, and decide later."

Having said that, he put the black jade back into the wooden box, just as it was; then he took care and stored the other two objects as well.

Once he finished with that, he opened his chat tool and started talking to Su Qingqing and Li Xiangmei.

He reported the situation to Su Qingqing while explaining to Li Xiangmei the reasons why he couldn't mention having a girlfriend.

After sorting things out with both women, he finally lay down comfortably on the bed to rest.

Meanwhile, Zhou Jiajia and An Qi were conversing on their bed.

An Qi was testing Zhou Jiajia's tolerance to see if Zhou Jiajia could accept Lin Yifan having two women.

"Jiajia sister, what would you do if one day I took a liking to something that you like?"

"If An Qi sister likes it, then I'll give it to An Qi sister."

"You're so generous? You wouldn't mind at all?"

"In my heart, the one I care about the most is you."

"Thank you for cherishing me so much, Jiajia sister; but what if that thing is indispensable to you, or it's your favorite? Would you still give it to me?" An Qi asked again.

"If that's the case, then we can share it together, An Qi sister! We sisters share weal and woe."

"Really?" An Qi's eyes lit up, deeply moved; she hadn't expected Zhou Jiajia to be so selflessly loving.

"When has Jiajia sister ever lied to you?" Zhou Jiajia countered.

"I knew Jiajia sister cared for me the most!" After saying this, An Qi threw herself into Zhou Jiajia's arms, enjoying Zhou Jiajia's care and protection.