Chapter 231: I Want a Heaven Martial

The absorbed Force Light Points aren't many, only a few thousand.

But Jiang Cheng can feel that his constitution has gained a slight boost.

Exactly how much it increased, however, is unclear.

Testing his fist power or speed would make it more intuitive.

"Let's keep improving for now."

Jiang Cheng thought silently.

Flower Fist has only just reached Entry, strengthening only one Acupoint; there are two more minor realms ahead, totaling nine Acupoints.

When Flower Fist reaches Completion, the amount of improvement then will be noticeably clearer.

Besides the constitution boost, the first Acupoint opened by the Breaking Jade Technique also enlarged a bit; originally it capped at absorbing 200 Force Light Points, now it's 300.

The absorption cap of the first Acupoint increased directly by fifty percent, which surprised him a bit.

There are nine more Acupoints; if each could boost by fifty percent, that would be very impressive. Of course, he might be overthinking—it's possible each later Acupoint will only increase by a hundred points.

He glanced at the Panel.

【Flower Fist (Heart Method): Entry (0/10000)】

To reach Mastery Level, the required Experience Value has also risen to 10,000 points.

Based on the pre-Entry speed of gaining 60 Experience Value per minute, it would take a little over three hours.

But now that it's at Entry, the rate of refining Force should be faster; exactly how much can only be known by testing.

Jiang Cheng silently activated the Heart Method.

After a few minutes of refining, Jiang Cheng felt a bit disappointed.

At Entry level, the Flower Fist Heart Method can only refine 6 Force Light Points per minute, which is 2 fewer than the Entry-level Breaking Jade Technique.

The Experience Value gained per minute is only 1.5 times the base 60, becoming 90.

After all, the cap of this Secret Martial Arts is set here; even if all ten Acupoints are opened, one can only become a Second-level Force Warrior.

It's understandable that its Force refining speed can't catch up with the Breaking Jade Technique.

Fortunately, the speed did improve; what originally required a little over four hours now takes under two hours.

Time drifted slowly.

Around two‑something in the afternoon, the Flower Fist Experience Bar filled, and the surrounding Force Light Points surged back into Jiang Cheng's body.

Unlike the Entry instance.

This time, an additional Acupoint was also opened.

Although this Acupoint can hold only a modest number of Force Light Points, just 300.

Counting the other two strengthened Acupoints, an extra 500 Force Light Points can be gained each day.

Jiang Cheng clenched his fist; this time he felt a far clearer increase, estimating his strength grew by 50 jin.

Compared with the Entry instance, it's roughly three to four times more.

"If Flower Fist reaches Completion, my strength should increase by somewhere between a hundred and two hundred jin?"

Jiang Cheng speculated in his mind.

This gain, before a Fifth-level Force Warrior's 3‑ton fist power, is indeed negligible.

But since this Secret Martial Arts caps at only two levels, he first tested this one, also wanting to measure the exact improvement.

When he later cultivates Setting Sun Fist or Seven Star Palm, the boost should be larger.

On the Panel.

Flower Fist has already reached Mastery Level, and the Experience Bar needed to reach Completion has risen to 50,000 points.

Jiang Cheng activated the Heart Method to test.

The Force Light Points refined per minute have risen to 9, yielding 135 Experience Value per minute.

At this rate, 50,000 Experience Value would require a little over six hours.

Jiang Cheng frowned. Actually, this duration isn't long; adding the previous half‑hour, it's seven to eight hours to bring a Secret Martial Arts to Completion—not unremarkable.

But at this efficiency, six hours can only refine just over 3,000 Force Light Points.

By then, more than 30,000 Force Light Points would still remain in his body.

If they aren't consumed today, it would be a waste.

Jiang Cheng frowned.

He intends to switch to another.

And switching has two options.

One is to choose Seven Star Palm; this Secret Martial Arts is slightly stronger than the Breaking Jade Technique, so the improvement should be greater.

Two is the earlier idea: obtain a higher‑grade Secret Martial Arts—Earth Martial, or even Heaven Martial—from Brother Niutou Mianju. The former consumes less time; stacking multiple Secret Martial Arts together can also yield a decent boost, but it consumes fewer Force Light Points, and at the current rate he may struggle to expend the Force he gains daily.

The latter offers a larger boost and higher cap, and burning through daily Force Light Points would be easy—indeed, far from insufficient—but its drawback is the long duration.

The Breaking Jade Technique, a Human Weapon, consumed just over a month.

If he switched to Earth Martial or Heaven Martial, even with his current Force Light Points, it would take several months, perhaps a year? Jiang Cheng's gaze fell on Flower Fist.

He quickly made a decision.

As the saying goes, sharpening the axe doesn't delay chopping firewood.

Cultivating a single Breaking Jade Technique can make Flower Fist's cultivation speed ten times faster.

If one brings an Earth Martial to Completion, then returns to cultivate these Human Weapons, the speed should be a hundred times faster. Likewise, if one first completes a Heaven Martial, then proceeds to Earth Martial?

Therefore, the priority should be to cultivate higher‑grade Secret Martial Arts; if none are available, then train the same or a lower grade.

His Black Market account currently holds over one million, enough to purchase a slightly inferior Heaven Martial.

If later he can't afford a second Heaven Martial, he can take up Human Weapon or Earth Martial; in short, the Force Light Points must not be wasted.

Jiang Cheng thought of this, took out his personal phone, and dialed Niutou Mianju.

After waiting almost half a minute, the call connected.

"Hello, who is this?"

A man's voice sounded from the phone.

The voice carried a tone of caution.

"It's me, Niutou Laoge. You gave me a Secret Martial Arts, remember?" Jiang Cheng reminded.

"Oh, oh."

The other party instantly recalled, "So it's you, little brother? I gave you a Flower Fist back then, right?"

"Yes, brother, it's me."

"Hahaha, little brother, I'm really sorry; my phone has far too many people on it, and now that it's almost mid‑month, the time has stretched, and I can't quite remember."

Niutou Mianju quickly apologized.

"It's fine, it's fine, I understand."

Jiang Cheng smiled.

"Understanding is enough, understanding is enough."

Niutou Mianju let out a chuckle, a hint of anticipation in his heart, "So little brother, you called me today, why?"

I saw Jiang Cheng's spending that day, I kept an eye on it.

Just the pills that restore Spiritual Power cost more than a million, almost writing the words 'rich' on my face.

After he returned from the Black Market that day, he was also looking forward to receiving Jiang Cheng's call.

Unfortunately, as day after day passed, the call never came, and gradually he forgot about it.

"Exactly."

Jiang Cheng said, "I want to buy a Secret Martial Arts from you, preferably a Heaven Martial."

(End of chapter)