Chapter 6

Qin Yu sat cross-legged in the study, began to circulate the Refining Spirit Technique. Silver-white streams of light twined around him, the surging qi and blood turned into spiritual energy, flowing through his meridians throughout his body. Soon he immersed himself in cultivation, feeling at every moment the increase and change of his internal qi and blood.

In half a day, Qin Yu's qi and blood had risen to 210 cards. He secretly thought that, at this cultivation speed, in seven days he should be able to break through to the Warrior Realm.

Qin Yu opened his eyes, checked his phone messages, and learned that eight vials of growth hormone had arrived at the Little Bird Station. He put on a mask and a black baseball cap, changed into clothes he rarely wore, and went to the neighboring residential compound to pick up the parcel. To avoid being discovered, he even deliberately changed into another set of clothes before returning home.

Opening the parcel, eight tubes of emerald-green liquid appeared before his eyes. Qin Yu hesitated not, directly took one and swallowed it. His internal qi and blood surged immediately, accompanied by waves of stabbing pain, as if his meridians were about to burst.

After an hour, that sensation finally ceased, and the prompt in his mind reappeared.

【You have consumed growth hormone; your talent has reached the lower Xuan rank of Cangyuan Jie, lifespan remaining five years, qi and blood increased to 230 cards.】

Green Cyan Sword

【Your talent has reached the middle Xuan rank of Cangyuan Jie, lifespan remaining two and a half years, qi and blood increased to 260 cards……】

Blue Star

【You have consumed the last vial of growth hormone; your talent has reached the middle Heaven rank of Cangyuan Jie, cultivation breakthroughs are as easy as drinking water, lifespan remaining fifteen days.】

【By breaking through to the Warrior Realm via this, qi and blood reach 500 cards, lifespan increased to about two months.】

Consuming the eight vials of growth hormone took more than five days; each intake reduced his lifespan, each dissipation of vitality weakened Qin Yu a bit. Now his handsome face is covered with wrinkles, his head full of white hair, his body shrouded in a yin aura, vitality insufficient.

Adding the previous three and a half days, only one day remains before crossing into Cangyuan Jie. Qin Yu activates his internal qi and blood; even though his vitality is waning, his strength remains great—a single punch can reach at least 3,000 jin of force. Combined with the Refining Spirit Technique and the Diamond Method, he is both offensive and defensive; against ordinary warriors he would not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

「I may not be able to return to Blue Star later; with this little time left, I should go out for a stroll. 」 Qin Yu changed clothes, covered himself thoroughly, and left the residential compound. He wanted, before departing, to take one last look at Blue Star, leaving behind some memories and longings.

Military vehicles occasionally passed on the street, appearing very hurried, still searching for the Blessed One. These days the entire military has been frantically looking; a Blessed One appeared at the Great Compassion Temple, yet no matter how they searched they could not find him. Even the whole Rongcheng is nearly turned upside down; all of Huaxia has issued a notice: if the Blessed One is willing to show himself, he will receive the highest treatment, no need for the college entrance exam, directly enter Magic City Martial University, and even a Martial Saint is willing to take him as a disciple.

In an instant, the people of Huaxia erupted in clamor; a Martial Saint personally accepting disciples is extremely rare—how many such saints are there in all of Huaxia? Moreover, each disciple of a Martial Saint will at worst achieve the rank of Grand Master, having carved out a fearsome reputation in the underground realms.

Everyone is puzzled: why does the Blessed One refuse to come forward? Honor, identity, status—if he appeared he could have them all; could he be a recluse, uninterested in these things?

Of course, a few people understand the meaning of the Blessed One, believing this person is greedy for life, fears death, does not want to accept Huaxia's favors, nor wishes to fight for the country, merely wanting to hide among the populace and live an idle life, which is despicable.

But Qin Yu is unaware of these matters, because these past days his only actions have been consuming growth hormone and then using the Refining Spirit Technique to slowly recover.

As he passed the neighboring residential compound, he saw a top-tier beauty wearing a professional short skirt, her long legs wrapped in black silk, walking back and forth beside the Little Bird Station, with a hint of worry between her eyebrows. But… why does she look so much like the avatar of the customer service at Magic City Martial University's shop?

Qin Yu fell into deep thought, could it be that because he bought too much, they have come knocking? Fortunately he had made ample preparations beforehand; otherwise it would really be hard to explain now.

Xu Yu has been quite troubled these days, because when she arrived in Rongcheng, the express delivery of the growth hormone had already been taken by someone. She even repeatedly private-messaged buyers from the store's backend, trying to get them to purchase again so she could stake out the location. But the news sank like a stone, with no response. She used some connections to investigate the surveillance, but because the station is crowded, the monitoring equipment is old, the footage is blurry, and she cannot tell at all who took the growth hormone parcel.

But she had a vague, uneasy premonition deep inside. There were eleven vials of growth hormone in total; if an ordinary person ingested them, they would drop dead on the spot within at most half a month. Is this madness? Can that stuff be eaten casually?

Xu Yu felt guilty, thinking she shouldn't have posted soft advertisements online urging young people to use growth hormone. If something really happened because of her, she would be overwhelmed with remorse.

At that moment, the martial artist's keen perception let her notice a pair of eyes staring at her. She turned her head and saw a tall, slender youth wearing a mask and a hat, covering his whole body. Xu Yu felt something strange inside, because… she sensed a trace of still, deathly aura from the youth.

At the instant their eyes met, Qin Yu turned and walked toward the subway entrance. "Could it really be an instructor from Magic City Martial University?" "He looks exactly like them…"

However, Qin Yu didn't dwell on it; he didn't want any involvement. Taking the subway, he went to Wuhou Shrine, where he glanced at the legendary Mr. Zhuge. Then he went to the suburbs, where he saw a lazy giant panda lying on a tree branch, basking in the sunlight.

On the final day, time flew by quickly; by now it was evening. Qin Yu walked onto the overpass, watching the endless stream of people and the ceaseless flow of traffic, his inner agitation gradually calming.

After all, he had now gone all‑in, having already used eleven doses of growth hormone, leaving him only two months of life. If this were merely a prank or a nightmare, then what awaited him would be the end of his life. Moreover, even if he had transmigrated to a fantasy world, it would be fraught with danger; the so‑called mid‑rank heavenly talent, Qin Yu had no idea how strong it really was, nor any concept of it.

He let out a slow breath of foul air. "Time… only one hour left."

Qin Yu dragged his weary body back home. Sitting at his father's desk, he held a replica of the Shennong Cauldron and the Qingtang Sword, gazing out the window at the bright moon. Before leaving, he hadn't seen his parents, and his heart felt perpetually empty. But… the time had come.

A growing dizziness filled his mind, and an irresistible wave of drowsiness surged over him.

【Ten seconds later, you will transmigrate to Cangyuan Jie……】