Chapter 26: New function, Spirit Eye to see through illusions, Profound-grade high-tier martial skill

Returning to his residence.

Meng Zhangqing closed the door and sat cross-legged on the bed.

At the same time, he pulled up his character panel.

Basic Information:

【Name: Meng Zhangqing】

【...】

Attribute Information:

【Root Bone: Second Grade】

【Comprehension: Average】

【Talent: Nimble Hands, Thick-Skinned】

【Technique/Martial Skill: "Wind-Thunder Sword Art" (Perfection)...】

【Friends: Xia Han, Bai Suxi, Qin Fang, Bronze Hand, Gu Hongyu (Hint: Click on a friend to view more information)】

【Unmerged Attributes: Superior Comprehension, Spirit Eye, "Exquisite Cold Moon Sword Scripture", Lotus Palm Demon-Suppressing Art】

"I’ve hit the jackpot."

Meng Zhangqing’s face was excited.

However, he first noticed some changes in the panel.

For example, the friend column had an extra hint.

"What is this?"

Following the hint, Meng Zhangqing clicked on Xia Han.

His character panel immediately appeared.

It had Xia Han’s avatar and various attributes.

【Friend: Xia Han】

【Race: Human】

【Cultivation Base: First Stage of Qi Opening Realm】

【...】

"Reached the Qi Opening Realm, have you?"

Meng Zhangqing nodded slightly.

Previously, Xia Han was already at the ninth stage of the Pulse Forging Realm; with the elixir he had given him to recover, it was reasonable that he had broken through after so long.

"Wait, doesn't this mean..."

Meng Zhangqing’s eyes lit up.

If he could view friend information like this, he wouldn't need to be face-to-face!

And he could clearly see his friends' status!

Whether they had become stronger, whether they had learned anything new.

Thinking of this.

Meng Zhangqing opened Bai Suxi’s panel.

【Friend: Bai Suxi】

【Race: Human】

【Cultivation Base: Second Stage of Qi Opening Realm】

【...】

【Technique/Martial Skill: "Nether Sea Returning Origin Art" (First Layer), "Wind-Thunder Sword Art" (Small Success)...】

"Sure enough, she’s also reached the Qi Opening Realm, and is already at the second stage, and she’s learned the 'Wind-Thunder Sword Art', so she must have joined Lingxiao Peak like me."

He wasn't surprised by Bai Suxi’s breakthrough at all.

That girl’s aptitude was the same as his aunt’s, and the key was that her luck was extremely good.

When she was being hunted by demonic wolves, she met him to save her.

After her injuries improved, she went out and happened to find Spirit Origin Grass.

No matter how you think about it, it feels absurd.

"I have to hurry up and cultivate too, otherwise, I’m afraid this girl will catch up to me before long."

Meng Zhangqing chuckled.

It wasn't that he had slacked off; it was mainly because he hadn't had any powerful resources during the journey home.

He just couldn't increase his cultivation.

But starting tomorrow, he could return to normal.

With the family’s foundation, it could at least satisfy his needs up to the Sea Opening Realm.

"By the way, what is this 'Nether Sea Returning Origin Art'?"

He remembered that it wasn't on Bai Suxi’s panel before, and it wasn't among the initial martial skills of Lingxiao Peak.

So this must have been obtained by Bai Suxi through other means.

"The name sounds quite powerful; it’s definitely not an ordinary technique."

"After I go back, I’ll see if I can continue to increase her favorability."

Meng Zhangqing thought to himself.

Then he dismissed his distracting thoughts and began to focus on his current gains.

"System, merge the four attributes one by one."

"Ding!"

"Merging started!"

The first attribute was Superior Comprehension.

Bai Suxi also had Superior Comprehension; it was a pity he hadn't obtained it from her earlier, as he had planned to 'slowly plot' for it later.

After all, comprehension is very important.

Especially in the later stages of cultivation; it is said that to break through major realms, relying on resources alone isn't enough; one must also comprehend the true meaning of the martial path.

Who would have thought he would obtain it early from his aunt.

As the Superior Comprehension merged.

Meng Zhangqing felt his spirit clear and all dust vanish; his thinking became incomparably sharp.

Some doubts he had in his cultivation in the past now had answers.

Drawing inferences from one instance, he could understand everything.

"Not bad."

Meng Zhangqing nodded slightly.

In this way, even if he lacked martial skill comprehension cards in the future, he could rely on his comprehension to learn martial skills on his own.

Before Meng Zhangqing could properly feel the specific changes brought by Superior Comprehension.

The merging of the second attribute began.

Talent 【Spirit Eye】

Meng Zhangqing felt his eyes being wrapped in cool water in an instant; this feeling wasn't painful, but rather very pleasant.

Like bathing in the spring sun.

This talent merge took much longer than the previous ones.

Meng Zhangqing waited patiently.

It wasn't until half an hour later that it completely ended.

"Spirit Eye!"

Meng Zhangqing opened his eyes, and light flowed within them.

The originally pitch-black environment became bright; not quite like daylight, but not far off.

"Night vision power, huh."

Meng Zhangqing looked around, feeling quite satisfied.

With this Spirit Eye, even if he fought at night, he wouldn't have to worry about vision.

And this was only the most basic ability of the Spirit Eye.

Its strongest effect was to see through illusions!

In short.

Illusions and maze formations were useless against him.

He could see the essence directly.

"This talent is much stronger than Nimble Hands or Thick-Skinned."

Meng Zhangqing evaluated.

No wonder the merging time was so long.

Soon, the third attribute began.

Martial Skill: "Exquisite Cold Moon Sword Scripture"

To be honest, regarding this name, or rather a few words in the name, Meng Zhangqing had some impressions; he seemed to have seen it somewhere.

But he couldn't recall exactly where.

Whoosh~

A massive amount of information flooded into his mind.

It was even denser than the previous "Wind-Thunder Sword Art".

After a moment, he absorbed it all.

"It’s actually a Profound-grade high-tier martial skill!"

Meng Zhangqing gasped.

Profound-grade low-tier is already very precious.

Let alone high-tier!

Even in the Profound Heaven Sect inner sect, not everyone is qualified to learn it.

It is located several levels above the Martial Library.

It requires a large amount of contribution points to exchange for it.

And in a place like Yunshui City.

It simply doesn't exist.

The highest martial skill is only Profound-grade low-tier.

It is treated as a family heirloom by large chambers of commerce.

One can see how rare it is.

And starting from the Profound-grade, the difficulty of practicing martial skills is incomparably high.

It can be said that each stage is a heaven.

Without extremely good aptitude, resources, and comprehension, even if one obtains it, one won't be able to practice it.

As for the Earth-grade above Profound-grade high-tier.

That is almost unheard of and unseen.

Only the core of the sect has the qualifications to come into contact with it.

"With this martial skill, and at the perfection level, I have almost no opponents in the Qi Opening Realm, even if my realm is only at the fourth stage."

Meng Zhangqing’s mouth curled up slightly.

A Profound-grade high-tier martial skill at the perfection level is enough to rise above the crowd.

Not to mention, he also has the amplification power of Sword Steps, sword momentum, etc.

Just imagining it, it’s a bit excessively strong.

"'Exquisite Cold Moon Sword Scripture', takes its meaning from the moon of midwinter; the sword style is solemn and murderous, cold enough to freeze the world, ice-sealing ten thousand miles."

"Sure enough, the higher the grade of the martial skill, the more profound the intent."

Meng Zhangqing practiced the sword styles in his mind.

The more he practiced, the more he felt the terrifying nature of this sword scripture.

Because the sword moves were too exquisite.

Every sword could strike from an unimaginable angle.

Besides this, combined with its technique heart scripture, it could turn the scorching qi and blood in his body into cold qi.

Affecting the surrounding environment; the stronger the strength, the wider the range.

It could even freeze people directly into ice sculptures.

Extinguishing their vitality.

This was only driven by qi and blood; when he reached the Sea Opening Realm and the dantian nurtured true qi, that power would be truly terrifying!

Every sword could slash out a materialized, massive cold moon sword light.

Sweeping across the battlefield.

While pondering, the last attribute also began to merge.

Secret Technique: Lotus Palm Demon-Suppressing Art.

This wasn't a martial skill, but a secret technique, specifically used to detect demonic arts and suppress demonic qi.

It could be considered a side-door minor art, and it would have good effects when dealing with demonic path martial artists.

Just like that.

All four attributes were finally merged.

Meng Zhangqing fell backward and lay on the bed.

Although his cultivation realm hadn't improved at all, his comprehensive strength had been greatly enhanced.

"By the way, there is one more thing."

Seeming to think of something, Meng Zhangqing continued to click on the friend column.

To be precise, Bronze Hand.

Unlike the others, Bronze Hand’s avatar was gray.

This made Meng Zhangqing think of a sentence.

'Your gray avatar will no longer jump'

"Hint: When a friend dies, the avatar will be gray, which is an offline state."

The system suddenly said.

"Sure enough."

Meng Zhangqing nodded.

"Since that’s the case, I can only delete you from my friend list."

Click, select, and then delete.

The process was similar to his previous life.

It still had a sense of familiarity and immersion.

After finishing all this, Meng Zhangqing dismissed the panel, closed his eyes, and began to rest properly.

The journey during this period had been quite exhausting.

――

The next day.

The morning sun broke through the dawn, and the rosy clouds filled the sky.

Meng Zhangqing slept in for once, not getting up from bed until noon.

During this time, no one came to disturb him.

Including Gu Hongyu.

Pushing open the door.

The warm sunlight immediately shone in.

Meng Zhangqing was shirtless, standing in the sunlight.

He stretched his body, and a crackling sound of bones immediately came from within his body.

Listening closely, there was even a hint of tiger-leopard thunder sound.

Only a strong physical body could have such a movement.

"Hmm?"

Meng Zhangqing suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Because he found that there was still a person standing not far from the door.

It was a Meng clansman.

At this moment, she was looking at him with her mouth agape.

Only when she noticed his gaze did she suddenly wake up.

"Young Clan Leader, you’re awake."

The female clansman bowed quickly, a few blushes appearing on her lowered cheeks.

Heavens.

Is this the Young Clan Leader’s body?

It’s too strong!

Even standing at this slightly distant position, she could feel the scorching qi and blood within his body.

Like a raging fire.

Full of oppressive force!

"Hmm."

Meng Zhangqing nodded, then picked up the clothes beside him and put them on.

When his formidable physique was covered.

He returned to his usual state.

No wind, no rain, calm and quiet, full of youthful feeling.

A truly handsome young master of a noble family.

The female clansman rubbed her eyes.

The style had changed quite a bit.

But whether it was the Young Clan Leader from just now or the current one, she liked them both.