CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: CANGSHAN JADE, DANCER LEVEL 4

The stone hovered above his palm, and Qin An studied it carefully for a moment, his brow slightly furrowed.

The sensation of the tremor just now came from the stone. Qin An felt a misty aura emanating from it.

But in the blink of an eye, the misty aura vanished without a trace.

"What exactly is this thing?" A trace of doubt arose in Qin An’s heart.

He concealed the matter of the stone.

This stone had an extraordinary origin, and Qin An wouldn’t mention it to others.

"Let’s rest for today and head to the Confidential Library tomorrow to seek information about the stone."

After making a brief plan, Qin An placed the stone into his bosom.

The Confidential Library contained annotations on strange tales and objects, and now Qin An, as a Lingzhou State Official, naturally had the right to browse.

Browsing would also increase his proficiency in the scholar profession, killing two birds with one stone.

With this thought, Qin An stopped thinking further and focused on cultivating his proficiency in the dancer profession.

...

The next day.

Morning arrived, and all things revived.

A ray of sunlight streamed in from outside the window, casting a speckled light on the ground.

Qin An opened his eyes, got up, washed up, changed into a clean dark robe, and went straight out the door towards the Confidential Library.

People passing by were all dressed in dark robes, including those from the Internal Affairs Department and the Foreign Affairs Department.

The journey was uneventful.

When Qin An arrived at the Confidential Library and handed over his waist token, the Internal Affairs Department state officer recorded it in detail.

"Sir, your token." The Internal Affairs Department state officer handed over the copper token with both hands, looking at Qin An with envy.

The Internal Affairs Department mostly consisted of people from sect clans, but many deeply envied those from the Foreign Affairs Department.

Although it required risking their lives, the achievements gained were enough to accumulate for the Internal Affairs Department officers over several months.

Qin An put away the copper token, hung it at his waist, and walked into the Confidential Library.

Rows of bookshelves appeared before his eyes.

Following the labels on the shelves, Qin An walked to the section that recorded strange tales and objects and casually opened a book.

Today, he had come to find the secret of the stone and was in no hurry.

With the scholar profession’s bonus, Qin An’s reading speed was extremely fast.

By noon, Qin An had already gone through a dozen books.

The various strange stories recorded in them provided Qin An with significant gains.

After another half an hour, Qin An held a book in his hands, his fingertips hovering on one of the pages.

The content on the book page materialized before Qin An’s eyes.

"Cangshan Jade, a rare jade seen once in a hundred years, nurtured by a large amount of blood and energy, can serve as the master bone of the Jade Bone Realm."

With these few simple words, Qin An’s heart was slightly stirred.

He picked up another book about realms and read it carefully. After a while, he understood everything.

The Jade Bone Realm has two ways to enhance it.

The first is the usual cultivation method, nurturing bones with blood and energy.

The second is nurturing the master bone with external objects.

The so-called master bone is the human spine.

Connecting the head at the top, linking the coccyx at the bottom.

Using Cangshan Jade as a guide, channeling the jade’s energy into the spine can be several times higher than a regular Jade Bone Realm.

But Cangshan Jade is extremely rare. Even the Evil Extermination Bureau only has a few pieces.

If one wants Cangshan Jade, it cannot be acquired without the highest achievements.

No matter how outstanding one’s talent is, it’s impossible to obtain Cangshan Jade from the Evil Extermination Bureau because what the Evil Extermination Bureau wants is not just persons of extreme talent, but those who dare to risk their lives.

"In other words, if I put this piece of jade out, I’m afraid the whole Lingzhou World would fight to the death for it."

After thinking briefly, Qin An understood the cause and effect.

With the cultivation level of the multi-treasure toad, it’s absolutely impossible to obtain such a treasure as Cangshan Jade.

The only result is that it was left by the fox mother, using the characteristics of the multi-treasure toad and nurturing Cangshan Jade with other treasures.

But now it’s been snatched by me, and Cangshan Jade has already fallen into my hands.

"The grudge has grown significantly."

Qin An thought in his heart.

When he killed Young Master Hou, the monkey demon in Cangyun Valley sensed it. Not to mention, this object is so important, the fox mother probably already knows and can’t wait to eliminate him.

"It doesn’t matter."

Qin An thought for a while longer and then put these matters behind him.

Having offended many, he got used to it.

After his strength improved, Lingzhou naturally had no one who could restrain him.

With this thought, a line of serpentine smoke appeared before Qin An’s eyes.

[Scholar lv.4 (150/600): Your reading speed slightly increased]

After today’s reading, the scholar profession increased slightly again.

Whether butcher or scholar, neither needed deliberate practice.

Being in the Evil Extermination Bureau, Qin An could imperceptibly increase proficiency in both.

The most urgent task now is to enhance proficiency in the dancer, blacksmith, and healer and raise them to level four as soon as possible.

As it was already the afternoon, Qin An felt a bit hungry. After putting the books back on the shelf, he left the Confidential Library and went to a street vendor.

"One bowl of noodles, add meat." Qin An said succinctly.

Seeing him dressed in a dark robe and with a black knife at his waist, the vendor hurriedly cooked a bowl of noodles.

Seeing that the noodles were piled with quite a bit of meat, Qin An was somewhat speechless.

"Sir, consider it my humble tribute." The vendor said, nodding and bowing.

Qin An gave a nod and began eating heartily.

After finishing, Qin An placed some silver coins on the table, preparing to leave.

Seeing the silver coins on the table, the vendor hurried to follow him: "Official, you have given too much."

Qin An shook his hand: "More meat, more money, no need for nonsense."

The vendor clenched the silver coins in his hand, watching Qin An leave, with a trace of disbelief in his eyes.

Normally, the officials dressed in dark robes paid, but they always added more for themselves every time.

Today’s young official was somewhat different.

As for what was different, the vendor couldn’t say, he just continued cooking noodles nervously and uneasily, clutching the silver coins.

Not far away, Tang Lingwei watched Qin An give money and leave, her expression looking complex.

Gao Quan, who was following her, said: "Boss, Mr. Qin is really an extraordinary person."

Tang Lingwei asked: "Why?"

Gao Quan gestured: "Although the Evil Extermination Bureau risks their lives for the people, many have their eyes set high above, but only Mr. Qin seems to truly see the people as humans."

Tang Lingwei looked a bit lost: "He seems indifferent but more humane."

Gao Quan chuckled: "Boss, don’t think too much, with Mr. Qin’s talent, he will only go higher."

Tang Lingwei glared at Gao Quan: "I know, are we eating or not?"

Gao Quan quickly nodded and bowed: "Eat, eat, eat, if the boss is treating, how can we not eat."

The two went to the same stall where Qin An had eaten noodles and, before leaving, mimicked Qin An by giving a bit more silver as well.

...

A few days passed in a blur.

Inside a room, smoke floated before Qin An’s eyes like a snake.

[Dancer lv.4 (0/600): Your dances become more graceful]

[Talent: Yunshen Realm Body Skill Talent – Great Success]

These past few days, having worked tirelessly, Qin An finally trained the dancer profession to level four.

The talent was even greater, making the gains for Qin An even more significant.

"For now, there’s no need for me to deduce the Heart Method."

Qin An thought for a moment, having made his plan.

He possessed the Cangshan Jade, which requires a large amount of blood and energy to infuse before it could be used. If he rashly progressed to the Jade Bone Realm through deduction, it would backfire instead.

Once the Cangshan Jade can serve as the master bone, progressing to the Jade Bone Realm will fully utilize resources.

Qin An shifted his focus to the blacksmith profession.