Chapter 59: Ninefold Golden Bell, Death Sword Qi, Cultivation Soars

Name: Qin Feng

Genes: 20× (advancement conditions: double pupils of a human, thousand‑year locust tree heart, death flower, soul stone, soul‑eating insect) Talents: Unity of Heaven and Man, Super Divine Perception, Super Recovery, Supreme Yang Heart Flame

Cultivation: Grandmaster (twenty‑five acupoints; Carefree Heart Method)

Body Refinement: Dual‑layer (early stage; Dragon‑Elephant Supporting Heaven Skill)

Techniques: Three‑Phase Sword Finger, Carefree Three Absolutes, Carefree Sword Classic, Instant Step, Sky‑Stepping Step, Inch Fist (second level), Droplet Sword, Seven‑Sever Pulse Decision, etc.; Dao concepts: Rain (minor achievement), Wind (entry level). Qin Feng glanced at his own condition and was fairly satisfied.

The Rain realm reached minor achievement when he was pursuing the Great Roc King; upon grasping the Wind realm he sensed a sky full of drifting snow, which stirred him and caused an increase.

It also caused his Droplet Sword's power to surge dramatically.

Yan Hongye arrived, bringing the thousand‑year locust tree heart, the death flower and the soul‑eating insect; now only the soul stone remains missing.

"These are ten Treasure Origin Pills!" Yan Hongye took out another box and placed it on the table. "Each one is enough for an ordinary Grandmaster to replenish true Qi, worth three thousand taels of silver! In addition there is a spiritual crystal worth one hundred thousand taels of silver; together they are enough to exchange for that pair of wings."

"Spiritual crystal?" Qin Feng opened the box and saw ten pill pellets wrapped in wax paper, with a crystal beside them.

It measured two inches, diamond‑shaped, crystal‑clear.

He immediately sensed the massive spiritual energy contained within.

"This is the condensation of Heaven and Earth's force, extremely rare," Yan Hongye said gravely. "Last night I met the Gold Patron; she learned of your request and specially gave you one. Otherwise, even with money you couldn't buy it."

"Can I purchase more in the future?" Qin Feng looked at her.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver per piece, with only one share available for purchase each year; if you wish to continue obtaining them, you must exchange merits," Yan Hongye narrowed her eyes. "There is a task right now, and it is also the place you need to go."

"The task in Beast City?" Qin Feng immediately caught on and couldn't help but smile.

This is clearly baiting him to act!

"Well, will you go?"

"Of course I'll go, but I need to wait a while."

"This isn't urgent; no matter what, it must wait until after the year!"

"Then that's fine!" Qin Feng said, "As a Golden Guard, I have the benefit of receiving three techniques, right?"

"What do you want?" Yan Hongye perked up. "Shall I recommend something for you?"

"First, I need a defensive technique, the stronger the better, the more profound the better!" Qin Feng ignored that and made a request, "Also a forbidden technique, the stronger the better; I don't care about side effects."

He paused briefly, stared at her and said, "I also want an Acupoint Chart that can open all acupoints completely, may I have it?"

"The first two are easy, but the third—don't say it's me, even the Gold Patron can't obtain it," Yan Hongye said helplessly. "As far as I know, the empire's strongest Acupoint Chart can only open two hundred forty acupoints. This secret art isn't something ordinary people can cultivate; I can only get you a chart for one hundred twenty acupoints, and that's only because of the Gold Patron's favor."

"One hundred twenty? Too few!" Qin Feng frowned. "Then make it one hundred twenty!"

"Don't be ungrateful; if the Gold Patron didn't favor you, you wouldn't even think about it."

She added a few more words and reiterated the investigation's findings.

No other demonic entities were found in the Guard's quarters.

But this batch of people can no longer be used.

As for the Sun family, they were all sent away; as for the outcome—

Yan Hongye said nothing.

Qin Feng also did not ask.

"Oh right!" Qin Feng recalled Yue Wu and hurriedly said, "You quickly contact the Gold Patron, tell her that Yue Wu is my person; if you encounter her, don't make a killing move."

"Yue Wu? The woman just now? I feel a sense of familiarity but can't recall where I've seen her!" Yan Hongye frowned. "Brother Qin, you're so young; could it be a hidden beauty in a golden house?"

Qin Feng rolled his eyes.

Yan Hongye eventually left, telling him the techniques would be delivered tomorrow.

"The pills arrived so quickly; the techniques can be sent tomorrow. Either Qin Ziyue is inside the city, or there is a Black Dragon Guard outpost nearby."

Qin Feng thought briefly and then ignored it.

To him, all of this was unimportant. He placed the spiritual crystal aside, took out a Treasure Origin Pill and swallowed it. He activated the technique to refine it, instantly releasing a torrent of energy like a raging river, which was then rapidly refined.

Absorption completed quickly.

"This single pill can only fill one‑twentieth of the Qi Sea Dantian, half of an acupoint!"

Qin Feng showed a look of melancholy.

One pill is equivalent to three thousand taels of silver.

If one day all the internal acupoints are fully opened, then…

His scalp tingled.

"If you don't use pills and rely solely on daily cultivation to absorb and transform Heaven and Earth's spiritual energy, it would likely take several years of arduous effort."

Qin Feng couldn't help but shake his head.

He looked at the spiritual crystal, ultimately did not refine it, and continued cultivating.

Another day, Yan Hongye delivered the techniques, clearly just copied. The top three were what he wanted: the Ninefold Golden Bell Shield, which once refined to the ninth layer allows a Grandmaster's defense to repel attacks of the first or second Celestial Realm.

That is extremely powerful.

The second, named Death Sword Qi, cultivates a sword aura within an acupoint; the longer it is nurtured, the more condensed and terrifying its power.

But once released, it will burst the acupoint.

Yan Hongye warned him that once cultivated, it would essentially sacrifice his future, urging him to practice cautiously.

The third was the Twelvefold Tower Acupoint Method, containing the opening techniques for one hundred twenty acupoints, priceless.

By comparison, he found it overlapped exactly forty‑four acupoints with the Carefree Heart Method.

Combined, he had mastered opening methods for one hundred forty acupoints, which was quite good.

There were also many basic fist‑and‑kick techniques; to the Black Dragon Guard they were worthless, yet they were not allowed to be passed on.

Qin Feng also became completely immersed in cultivation.

However, after a few days of effort, all the acupoints were fully opened.

If word got out, even Qin Ziyue would say he was a lunatic.

He's not a lunatic; he simply wouldn't do something like that.

Looking back, who opening their acupoints wasn't done with extreme caution?

Even Yan Hongye, within a month, only managed to open two or three at most.

She too is a genius.

A true genius.

Even when cultivating with someone standing guard, she was still that cautious, let alone others.

That night.

Qin Feng finally took out the spirit crystal, placed it between his palms, and began to cultivate and refine it; in an instant, an extremely rich surge of energy flowed out.

It surged tumultuously, like a great river crashing against the shore.

Extremely violent.

If the meridians were even slightly fragile, they could be torn apart.

In the end, the empty dantian was filled.

One acupoint after another swelled up, like stars shining.

Qin Feng's might also rose steadily, accompanied by a feeling of fulfillment.

But soon the spirit crystal turned to powder.

(End of chapter)