Blind Spot
Chapter 438 - 399 test one_2

Chapter 438: 399 test one_2

A single move destroyed such a vast area...

Even the technological weapons of Earth-Moon don’t possess such exaggerated power...

Ever since he killed that mad, red-eyed old woman, he had faintly felt that the martial prowess here seemed a bit too high.

If the records of the Journey to the West are true, then that Illusory Color Dragon... even its Dragon Balls were dug out to be used as ornaments...

The waters here are truly too deep...

Steadying the distractions in his mind, Li Chengyi grew more resolute in concealing his identity, blending his true qi into this place seamlessly.

First, he would assimilate, then secretly investigate and seek the Heart of Illusionary Colored Dragon.

If the existence of the Dragon Ball was real, then traces and clues should certainly be found on the flesh and blood of other dragons as well.

Immediately, he quickly asked the shopkeeper a few questions, confirmed there were no new books, and turned to leave.

"Wang Yichen."

Suddenly, a female voice called out to him.

He turned his head to look, and it was Guo Yurong whom he had met before.

She wore an emerald waist-tight dress, white belt, and deerskin boots, with a silver pearl headpiece swaying with each step. Compared to most other women in town, she carried an air of nobility within her grace.

Although the silver pearl headpiece was not considered valuable in Earth-Moon, it was quite valuable here.

"Did you finish reading the three books I lent you last time?" Guo Yurong asked with a smile.

"Yes, I’ve finished reading them. I will bring them back to you later," Li Chengyi replied with a smile and a nod.

"That’s good. I’ve bought a few more ancient books recently. A wealthy family in the county was found spreading poisoned blood and was executed, leaving behind a collection of cherished ancient books. I acquired a few of them. If you are interested, I can lend them to you." Guo Yurong had a favorable impression of those who enjoyed reading.

"Thanks for the offer, but there’s no need," Li Chengyi declined, "Next month, I will be leaving town for the county."

"Next month?" Guo Yurong’s smile paused slightly, "What’s happening? Is your family moving?"

"That’s not it. I plan to take the exam for the Divine Martial Bureau," Li Chengyi answered.

The Divine Martial Bureau...

Guo Yurong was taken aback. Her father, Guo Hu, the deputy town guard, was from the Divine Martial Bureau, so she was naturally quite familiar with it.

Occasionally, her father’s colleagues from the Divine Martial Bureau would pass by and visit her home for a drink.

It was precisely because she was familiar that she was so surprised, knowing that in order to enter the Divine Martial Bureau, one first needed a recommendation letter from the town guard.

In essence, if one could enter that place and survive, the worst-case scenario upon leaving would be to hold the position of a deputy town guard.

Therefore, the Divine Martial Bureau was also one of the best paths for martial artists who did not possess a bloodline.

"Your... martial arts..." Guo Yurong distinctly remembered that Wang Yichen’s martial arts skills seemed rather ordinary.

"Ah... My progress in martial arts has been quite satisfactory, just enough to qualify," Li Chengyi said with a smile.

"Is that so?" Guo Yurong then became relieved, guessing that perhaps he had been hiding his strength before, enduring many years of rigorous practice, finally waiting for the right opportunity.

Although the Pine Deer Blade Technique of the Wang Family was quite common, if one was lucky enough to stay at the Divine Martial Bureau for an extended period, it would stabilize the family’s status upon returning...

"Then congratulations to you," Guo Yurong said.

"Thank you."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries and then parted ways.

Standing in the shop, watching Li Chengyi’s retreating figure, Guo Yurong let out a slight sigh.

"What’s wrong, miss? Are you regretting it?" her maid Xiaoqin teased softly from behind.

"I have no regrets. Though Wang Yichen has changed, the Wang Family’s foundation is too weak. The Pine Deer Blade Technique is not of high grade, which means his future potential is limited," Guo Yurong shook her head.

"I just regret losing a friend to read books with."

She withdrew her gaze, and indeed, as she had said to herself, there was no sense of regret in her heart.

Her father had already mentioned a family to her, which was also a large clan in the county.

In that large family, there were many martial artists who practiced graded martial arts, among whom bloodline warriors served as the family head.

Bloodline warriors are the true foundation that can stand unshakeable in this world.

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Time swiftly passed while the Wang Family members earnestly prepared and gathered information.

Before they knew it, it was already late September, and the temperature over the black soil grew ever colder.

The news that Wang Yichen had received a recommendation from the Divine Martial Bureau slowly began to spread throughout the city.

His former fair-weather friends, both those he knew and those he did not, all rushed to curry favor with him, but Li Chengyi drove them all out in one fell swoop.

When his predecessor had narrowly escaped death and returned home, not one of them had come to visit or inquire about his health, each one fearing they might contract some poisonous affliction from him.

Now that they heard he had prospects, they came running to try and establish a connection, to cozy up to him.

Let alone the fact that he wasn’t actually Wang Yichen, even if he was, he wouldn’t spare these people a glance.

In the Wang Family’s separate courtyard.

Li Chengyi slowly executed the three forms of cultivating True Qi, feeling a vast amount of mysterious substances rapidly pour into his body, condense his spirit, and coalesce into True Qi.

Around his body, wrapped in white light of True Qi, forty pine patterns faintly emerged.

This indicated that he now possessed forty years’ worth of Pine Pattern Energy cultivation.

Such a rate of growth, with the Flower Language Ability added to an already exaggerated pace of cultivation, meant that one month of his training was comparable to twenty years for others—a staggering disparity of nearly two hundred and forty times.

Arrest Officer Wang Yifeng had only nineteen pine patterns, and that was not just due to the innate limits of his constitution, but also because his body could only contain nineteen years of power—any more would not fit.

But Li Chengyi was different; his body’s capacity now seemed to far surpass Wang Yifeng’s.

Even with forty years of accumulated True Qi, it occupied only a tiny portion inside him.

Whether it be the Shadow Dragon Bloodline, the Dragon Realm Evolution, or the enhanced physique from gene medicine,

All had given him an immense capacity for True Qi.

Standing inside the room, Li Chengyi slowly repeated the three major forms for cultivating True Qi.

He only stopped when the meridians inside his body began to ache faintly.

Feeling the gradually strengthening Pine Pattern Energy, Li Chengyi pondered, since he was about to leave this place and with his future development, it was highly unlikely he’d return, it was time... to make arrangements for that youngster from Jingwei Village, Liu Mingyang.

Liu Mingyang’s ability to survive alone in the wild for so long without being caught certainly meant he wasn’t a simple character.

There must be secrets about him, but Li Chengyi hadn’t bothered to ask, and the other had not volunteered the information.

After all, no matter how big those secrets were, they couldn’t possibly compare to the ones he carried.

’It’s a pity, having only Pine Pattern Energy as research material is too little; I need more materials... for comparative reference.’

The power of Pine Pattern Energy wasn’t entirely satisfactory, but that didn’t matter, power could be improved. Even soft water, under high pressure, can cut through steel.

Li Chengyi, who came from a modern technological society, did not believe in fixed impressions. However, to enhance the power of Pine Pattern Energy, he needed plenty of research materials.

It was right to first experiment with others, and after achieving success, then apply it to himself; that was the correct approach.

Unable to improve True Qi for the time being, he could only work on its density and concentration.

Using his robust physical constitution, he forcefully compressed the Pine Pattern Energy, increasing its density.

Merely using one’s will to compress True Qi was difficult, but he was different, with the experience of the Seven Spirit Holy Technique.

He directly adjusted the godly element within the Pine Pattern Energy. The purer and firmer the godly aspect, the stronger the refined True Qi would be.

Then, using the Sword of Wisdom, he pressed on the True Qi within his meridians, blocking both ends and squeezing forcefully, easily compressing the Pine Pattern Energy into a much denser white True Qi under this simple and unsophisticated violent pressure.

It was no longer pale white; its density was at least three times higher than before.

This method could only be used by someone with a physique as resilient as Li Chengyi’s.

Others who dared compress their True Qi like this would find their meridians bursting first.

After compressing True Qi for a while, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Little brother, are you resting?" The voice of his second sister, Wang Yiheng, came from outside the door.