I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 94 - 85: Supreme Thunderstruck Wood

Bai Hao hurried to bring Zhang Wan’Er back to Cyan Yang City, so his speed naturally reached its limit; Qin Yuesheng, without any inner strength, could certainly not catch up with him.

"Brother Huo, I’ll take my leave first."

After chatting briefly with Huo Bang, Qin Yuesheng set out alone, swiftly departing the area of the Water Manor. After some reconnaissance, he arrived at a forest near Jingli Road, intending to disassemble Master Huang Si’s body right there.

Such a large fox was too horrifying to take back to Cyan Yang City, as it would surely cause a commotion, so it was more straightforward to discard it in the wild.

Obtained ’Fox Demon Heart x1’

Obtained ’Fox Demon Core x1’

Obtained ’Fox Claw x6’

...

Looking at the pile of items on the ground, Qin Yuesheng immediately picked up what was likely the most valuable: the Fox Demon Heart.

As the strongest fox demon in the Water Manor, Master Huang Si’s heart marrow was naturally rich in all-purpose essence; Qin Yuesheng was eagerly waiting to use it.

Consumed the heart marrow.

All-purpose essence +2200.

Without hesitation, Qin Yuesheng immediately began the first layer of the ’Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror - Inner Power Chapter.’

Boom!

Suddenly, from the tailbone at the back of Qin Yuesheng’s spine, a surge of heat erupted, directly burning his entire back, reducing his clothes to ashes.

Fortunately, the Celestial Demon waist bag was extraordinary, impervious to water and fire, so it was unaffected.

Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but tilt his head back and roar, channeling all that heat outside his body; instantly, his body felt invigorated, much lighter.

The human body has ten major acupoints for absorbing Qi.

From bottom to top, they are: Youjing, Dimen, Congtai, Ningshui, Huishan, Zhongdu, Kaiyuan, Fuding, Tianmen, Tiangong.

At birth, these ten acupoints are closed and require inner strength to constantly open them, thereby enhancing human potential.

Every time a major acupoint is opened, it can absorb an additional portion of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. When all ten acupoints are opened, one will enter a profound and mysterious realm.

Martial artists refer to such a person as a Grandmaster.

It’s said that Grandmasters can travel across ten thousand miles of the divine land in a day, tread waves as if on flat ground.

They can also split mountains and rivers with one hand, slay a hundred thousand soldiers, and live as long as five generations.

They are also referred to as Earthly Immortals.

Qin Yuesheng pondered the cultivation method of the ’Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror - Inner Power Chapter’ in his mind while feeling the inner power emerging in his Dantian.

The burst of heat from his body just now was derived from the inner power in his Dantian. With the help of this inner power, his Youjing acupoint now showed obvious signs of loosening.

Looking at the super auxiliary, he saw a new skill appear in the skill bar.

’Profound Celestial Scripture (First Layer) (0/1500)’

"Profound Celestial Scripture," Qin Yuesheng murmured.

Upon reaching the internal cultivation methods stage, there was a slight difference compared to the external forging skill and martial arts, as each layer of the ’Profound Celestial Scripture’ corresponds to an acupoint.

If one cannot break through the previous acupoint, then even with maximum all-purpose essence, they cannot promote their realm.

The super auxiliary device is solely designed for skills, and the human realm aspect requires Qin Yuesheng’s own effort.

However, he didn’t care much, after all, attribute points weren’t just there for show. If the inner power realm can’t be improved, he can always add attribute points to still become stronger.

Collecting all the items on the ground, Qin Yuesheng immediately executed the Spiritual Swallow Body Skill and leapt onto the tree branches.

Wisps of inner power overflowed from his Dantian, and under Qin Yuesheng’s control, flooded into his legs, instantly boosting the speed of the Spiritual Swallow Body Skill by more than double.

Originally, Qin Yuesheng could leap one and a half yards in a step, but now he reached an astounding over three yards; to describe it as switching from a bicycle to a motorcycle was not an exaggeration.

...

Cao Zhengchun wandered back and forth at the door of Qin Yuesheng’s room, puzzled by the four maidservants Chunfeng, Xia Yu, Qiushuang, and Dongxue beside him, who asked, "Cao Guard, are you anxious?"

Cao Zhengchun paused in his steps: "Not at all."

"Why don’t you sit down and rest? You’ve been walking here all day; my eyes are tired from watching you." Chunfeng said, holding Ah Hu.

"Haha." Cao Zhengchun scratched the back of his head and found a place to sit down.

He and the four servants of Chunfeng were the closest to Qin Yuesheng. They spoke quite a bit on daily occasions, and their relationships were quite good.

"Here, have one." Among the four servants, Chunfeng was mature and steady, Xia Yu was playful and quirky, Qiushuang was quiet and less spoken, and Dongxue was chilly as ice.

Receiving the apple thrown by Xia Yu, Cao Zhengchun thanked her and began to bite into it.

At this moment, a disheveled Qin Yuesheng suddenly descended from the sky, his clothes tattered and covered in unknown sticky substances, which was quite disgusting.

"Chunfeng, prepare for me, I need to bathe," Qin Yuesheng directly said.

Only then did he notice Cao Zhengchun, who was sitting nearby eating an apple.

"You’re back. How’s the purchase of materials going?" Qin Yuesheng casually asked as he entered his room.

For Qin Yuesheng’s mysterious behavior, Chunfeng, Cao Zhengchun, and the others were long accustomed to it, not even showing surprised expressions, and began to busy themselves with Qin Yuesheng’s instructions.

Cao Zhengchun followed closely behind Qin Yuesheng into the room and said, "Young Master, I’ve bought all the items. You can take a look."

On the table inside the room, there was a pile of items, and a particularly noticeable charred piece of wood.

"Could this be lightning-struck wood?" Qin Yuesheng asked with interest.

"Yes, Young Master, none of the major stores in Cyan Yang City sell this. In the end, I obtained it from a farmer outside the city at the cost of a good amount of silver taels."

Upon closer inspection, the piece of lightning-struck wood was as large as a millstone, completely charred, with an obvious scent of charcoal.

"Young Master, this is no ordinary lightning-struck wood but superb lightning-struck wood."

"How so?" Qin Yuesheng asked.

Cao Zhengchun stepped forward, peeled off a piece of bark from the surface of the lightning-struck wood, and Qin Yuesheng discovered more than a dozen tender green sprouts growing within.

Qin Yuesheng’s eyes widened immediately.

The phenomenon of withered wood encountering spring and an old tree blossoming is nothing compared to this Thunderbolt wood taking root and sprouting again; Qin Yuesheng had heard this saying from others.

The violent power of thunder, which leaves life extinct upon impact, and yet this piece of Thunderbolt wood can sprout, is truly a rare occurrence.

Just as Cao Zhengchun said, this indeed is a top-grade piece of Thunderbolt wood, and I suspect that the Soul-Swaying Bell made from it will certainly be even more powerful.

He reached out and pinched a small shoot; it was real, not glued on. Qin Yuesheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Send these materials to the Qin family’s blacksmith shop; I will go there to use them someday."

"Yes."

...

Took a comfortable bath.

Under the massage of four maidservants, Qin Yuesheng sat at the table and began sorting through his gains from this joint outing with Bai Hao.

First, the hearts of the Fox Demons have all been used by Qin Yuesheng, so there’s no need to mention them.

Currently, the most valuable item seems to be the Spirit Fox eye obtained from the decomposition of the giant fox.

This thing seems capable of detecting the position of martial artists in the Inner Power Realm. If used well, Qin Yuesheng won’t have to worry about experts disguising themselves to approach him without him knowing.

Next, are the Demon Cores obtained from various Fox Demons, particularly the most valuable one from Master Huang Si.

Ordinary beasts don’t have such things, as described in the book "Seven-Star Treasure Manual" gifted by Bai Hao to Qin Yuesheng.

Beasts absorb the essence of sunlight and Moonlight, forming Demon Cores within them, marking the beginning of their transformation into strange creatures.

Such creatures are destined to disturb the world and bring harm to the people.

Therefore, the Seven-Star Monitor members choose to eliminate beasts suspected of possessing Demon Cores.

Demon Cores are of no use to humans, their value and effect similar to relics from a high monk’s cremation or kidney stones, with only wealthy merchants collecting them as artifacts.

Displaying them at home as collections, occasionally bringing them out for a look.

These items are naturally not useful to Qin Yuesheng, but he can take them to Xu Jin to exchange for items he needs.

Also, Bai Hao still owes him two hundred units of vicious energy, which, when added, makes the expendable vicious energy much more. This time, he must exchange for a bottle of high-quality pills to try.

"Young master, Housekeeper Qin came looking for you earlier. Seeing you weren’t there, he asked us to tell you that your printing workshop and items have been queued. The first publication has printed five hundred copies, and if you have time, you can visit Gongfang Shop to take a look," Chunfeng suddenly said.

"Already printed?" Qin Yuesheng was delighted.

Does that mean if he wants, he can start selling novels now? Then earning money and buying pills in Yangzhou Prefecture will be just around the corner.

But soon, Qin Yuesheng set this thought aside, as he hasn’t yet discussed the matter of selling novels with Su Lanyin, Du Beilun, Lu Junyi, and Xun Sheng.

There’s no need to rush; once everything needed is prepared, it won’t be late to start the release.

"Today I’m too tired, I’ll leave it till tomorrow. Anyway, the flyers and posters are not yet done, so it’s not convenient to directly sell them at the bookstore now," Qin Yuesheng murmured.

Having just become a martial artist in the Inner Power Realm, it’s imperative to take some time to settle down, get accustomed to his current strength so he can better exert his full potential.

After sending Chunfeng and the four maidservants away, Qin Yuesheng began experimenting with the application of Inner Strength.

The only martial artist in the Inner Power Realm he had encountered was Bai Hao, so he subconsciously regarded Bai Hao as his model.

Previously, when arriving at the water manor, Bai Hao had impressed Qin Yuesheng with one palm strike breaking the gate from several paces away.

This trick is quite dashing; a remote palm strike that can destroy the enemy eliminates the need for close combat and strongly showcases one’s mastery.

Thus, he also wanted to give it a try,

guiding the Inner Strength from the Dantian to his arm. Qin Yuesheng directly struck towards the window, but nothing happened; the window remained motionless, not even the paper on the window tearing.

Seeing this, Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but smile awkwardly.

His Inner Strength is still too weak, far from reaching Bai Hao’s level.

After all, Bai Hao is a martial artist of the First Layer of the Internal Power Realm, while Qin Yuesheng is barely a novice, still far from the First Layer of the Internal Power Realm.

For the rare occasion, Qin Yuesheng climbed onto the bed and began cultivating Inner Strength.

Between heaven and earth, there is Spiritual Qi; martial artists in the Inner Power Realm cultivate Internal Cultivation Methods to draw Spiritual Qi into their bodies, thus generating Inner Strength within the Dantian.

The amount of Inner Strength that can be amassed in the Dantian is related to the number of ten acupuncture points broken through; with each breakthrough, the upper limit of Inner Strength accumulation increases.

Qin Yuesheng felt a trace of cool airflow enter his body through his pores, then smoothly into his meridians, and finally under the guidance of Profound Celestial Scripture, was all directed into the Dantian, refined into Inner Strength.

These are moments to appreciate the benefits of marrow cleansing. If Qin Yuesheng hadn’t utilized the Essence Nourishing Skill to cleanse his marrow beforehand, the amount of Spiritual Qi he could absorb from the heavens would definitely be less than now.

Closing his eyes, immersing his mind.

Soon, Qin Yuesheng entered a state of selflessness.

...

"Drive!"

"Drive!"

"Drive!"

On the official road, several black horses galloped furiously.

Judging from their appearance, these are top-notch steeds.

Their riders are all dressed in seven-star black robes.

"Near Yangzhou, Jiangnan, in Cyan Yang City, several mysterious guest figures have appeared. We must arrive at Xinfeng Port today and head down the coastal Xingyun River to Yangzhou Prefecture."

The leading man shouted.

"Sir, isn’t it faster to take the Sky River?" a tailing seven-star monitor member questioned.

"There has been flooding recently; the situation is uncertain. For safety’s sake, we’ll take the Xingyun River."

"Yes," everyone replied.

Soon, the figures of these few, accompanied by the black horses, disappeared from the official road.