CHAPTER 79: CHAPTER 77: EXCHANGE, CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE

Qin An shook his head and said, "Calculate my achievements, how many books on Jade Bone Realm Cultivation Technique can I exchange for."

He said it casually, without intending to cause trouble.

The state official from the Internal Affairs Department breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that he almost offended the esteemed state commander of Yin Prefecture, and quickly pulled out a booklet to carefully check Qin An’s achievements.

A moment later, the state official from the Internal Affairs Department respectfully said, "Sir, you can exchange for two books on Jade Bone Realm Cultivation Technique."

Qin An frowned and said, "Only two books?"

He thought he could exchange for one more, so he planned to take one Heart Method as a backup, to use when his scholar profession was upgraded to level six and he obtained a second qualitative change to conduct deductions.

The state official from the Internal Affairs Department bowed and said, "The cultivation techniques are so precious that whether it is the Evil Extermination Bureau or the family sects, they are regarded as treasures, and even more so for the Jade Bone Realm."

Qin An understood and, after pondering for a moment, realized that this exchange amount was indeed reasonable.

These aren’t common items, even the Qi Storage Realm cultivation techniques are as valuable as gold.

Qin An put away the silver token and said no more, heading to the bookshelves to carefully search.

Since it’s two books, then exchange for a fist technique and a body technique.

But just as Qin An was carefully searching, a voice suddenly spoke.

"A person who feeds demons still has the face to come to the Confidential Library to search for cultivation techniques, truly laughable."

Qin An halted in his tracks and, following the voice, saw Ye Lengshuang clenching her fists, her snow-white teeth tightly biting.

Opposite stood two state commanders from Yin Prefecture, one tall and one short.

It was the tall one who spoke.

As soon as the words fell, the short state commander from Yin Prefecture spoke mockingly.

"Not convinced?"

"Originally a person of the Internal Affairs Department, but caused the destruction of the entire family by feeding demons."

"What use is there in joining the Foreign Affairs Department to atone? Even quite a few brothers from the Evil Extermination Bureau have died."

With each word spoken, Ye Lengshuang’s head lowered bit by bit.

With Ye Lengshuang’s temperament, she could even commit suicide in front of Bao Yun and the Happy Buddha statue, but she forcibly suppressed her anger at this moment.

Qin An only half-understood what was going on, but seeing Ye Lengshuang clenching her fists with her nails digging into her fair palms, he knew this wasn’t a small matter.

Fortunately, the two state commanders from Yin Prefecture found it uninteresting that Ye Lengshuang didn’t say a word, waved their sleeves, and each took their cultivation techniques and left.

Not until the two state commanders from Yin Prefecture, one tall and one short, walked far away, did Ye Lengshuang raise her head.

Her eyes were bloodshot, filled with humiliation, but more so with determination.

She shook her shoulders, quickly stabilized her emotions, and turned to head to a nearby bookshelf.

As soon as she turned around, she happened to see Qin An observing from this side.

Ye Lengshuang was slightly startled, then resumed her composure, acting as if she hadn’t seen Qin An, and walked to the bookshelf to start selecting.

Qin An didn’t go to greet her; he didn’t care about Ye Lengshuang’s situation.

Their meeting began with a mission and ended with a mission.

He didn’t like meddling in affairs; he just wanted to improve his own strength.

Living in this world filled with demons and pseudo-gods, who has time to sweep snow for others?

Qin An turned his head and continued searching for cultivation techniques.

Even at the Evil Extermination Bureau in Lingzhou, there weren’t many Jade Bone Realm cultivation techniques, but for Qin An, they were still abundant.

Soon, Qin An found a fist technique and a body technique and went to the state official from the Internal Affairs Department to have them copied.

After copying them, Qin An didn’t stay long and walked alone to his house.

He would take over Li Zheng’s old department in the afternoon; for now, take the time to improve his cultivation techniques.

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Back in the house, Qin An closed the door behind him and opened one of the fist technique books.

The fist technique was called "Blood Burning Fist," enabling one to amplify power by consuming a large amount of blood energy when throwing a punch.

What Qin An valued was the blood-burning characteristic.

The Red Tiger Demon Slaying Hand combined Seizing and Cutting Meridians and could be charged and released, but the power was still somewhat lacking for Qin An.

Should it be integrated with the blood-burning trait and the power of charging, one punch could even rival the Ice Flame Triple Absolute.

Thinking of this, Qin An thoroughly reviewed the Blood Burning Fist.

The Jade Bone Realm cultivation technique naturally had its intricacies, and after Qin An finished reading, his scholar proficiency increased quite a bit.

Qin An didn’t pause, practicing in the house according to the moves described by the Blood Burning Fist.

As soon as he circulated his True Qi within, Qin An felt his blood boiling.

In front of him appeared wisps of smoke, twisting like words.

[You practiced the Blood Burning Fist, had an epiphany, wanted to integrate it with the characteristics of Red Tiger Demon Slaying Hand.]

[After sitting for years, unable to decipher the Blood Burning Fist, you were anxious.]

[In a world of crisis and chaos, if you can’t improve your strength, you’ll be no more than an ant.]

[In your anxiety, you decided to consume pseudo-god marrow.]

[After consuming the pseudo-god marrow, you sat on the ground and finally comprehended, understanding the Jade Bone Realm fist technique, naming it the Blood-Burning Heaven-Cutting Hand.]

[Blood-Burning Heaven-Cutting Hand (Initial Mastery)]

It was accomplished.

A vast amount of information flooded into Qin An’s mind. When he opened his eyes, he had fully grasped the Blood-Burning Heaven-Cutting Hand.

Besides the enhancement from burning blood energy, the Blood-Burning Heaven-Cutting Hand retained the Seizing and Cutting Meridians and charging capabilities.

Qin An closed his hand into a fist and slightly exerted energy, feeling the blood inside surging, with two blood marrows leading the surge.

But Qin An quickly dispersed it.

There were no enemies now, and it wasn’t worth testing the Blood-Burning Heaven-Cutting Hand using blood energy.

Qin An picked up the second book, titled "Wind and Cloud Body Skill."

In choosing a body technique, Qin An opted for the faster Wind and Cloud Body Skill.

He didn’t think of anything else except the means to save his life.

The Tiger Race’s secret hideout had been opened, and demons and pseudo-gods viewed him as a thorn in their side.

If truly faced with insurmountable odds, utilizing the speed from the body technique could ensure escape.

Qin An sat cross-legged and practiced the Wind and Cloud Body Skill.

Before him, smoke gradually appeared.

[You practiced the Wind and Cloud Body Skill, triggering the Dancer Talent.]

[The Dancer Talent is only level four; your progress in practicing the Jade Bone Realm body technique is slow.]

[You lament the proficiency level is insufficient, starting to consume blood marrow.]

[After consuming a blood marrow, you sat still for years, finally understood, comprehending the Jade Bone Realm Heart Method, naming it the Shocking Dragon Wind and Cloud Step.]

[Shocking Dragon Wind and Cloud Step (Initial Mastery)]

Qin An absorbed all the information, slowly opened his eyes, and felt a slight joy.

After reaching initial mastery of the Jade Bone Realm, the Shocking Dragon Wind and Cloud Step was much faster.

When executed, it took the momentum of a soaring dragon, akin to a storm sweeping through, more than doubling the speed compared to the previous Dragon Body Skill.

After comprehending two cultivation techniques, consuming one pseudo-god marrow and a blood marrow, Qin An now had one blood marrow remaining.

After considering his options, Qin An decided to keep it for now.

Firstly, because there were no more cultivation techniques left to deduce, and secondly, because the secret technique of the Blood-Burning Heaven-Cutting Hand involved burning blood energy, keeping the blood marrow could also serve as a killer move.

Thinking of this, Qin An walked outside, heading towards the street.

The deduction hadn’t taken much time, and it was still early, so getting food was urgent.

...

The street was bustling, crowded with people.

Qin An found a familiar food stall and ordered a bowl of braised pork noodles.

"Mr. Qin, please enjoy at your leisure," the owner personally brought it forward with respect.

The respectful attitude was genuine, without pretense.

Nowadays, vendors near the Evil Extermination Bureau were well aware of Mr. Qin’s reputation.

A distinguished officer of the Evil Extermination Bureau, yet he still paid for his meals and never sought to take advantage.

Even though other officers also paid, when these vendors secretly added more ingredients to please them, they wouldn’t pay extra.

Mr. Qin, however, paid exactly for whatever he ordered.

By virtue of this alone, vendors in the vicinity had a more amiable relationship with Qin An.

After taking a few bites, Qin An thought, "The taste of the pork isn’t very good; it must be an issue with the slaughtering."

Unconsciously, his occupational habit kicked in.

After eating a few more bites, Qin An raised his eyes, glanced at the street corner, and slightly frowned.

Ye Lengshuang, having changed from her formal clothes to casual ones, carrying a basket, was heading somewhere.

The basket was covered with a cloth, but a corner was lifted by the wind, revealing yellow paper and incense candles inside.

Qin An frowned.

What purpose does it serve to have yellow paper and incense candles at this time?

But Ye Lengshuang didn’t see him, and since she was walking quickly, Qin An didn’t think much of it.

At this moment, the owner approached to collect payment, seeing Qin An looking at Ye Lengshuang’s figure, whispered.

"Mr. Ye is also a person with a hard fate."

Qin An raised an eyebrow and said, "Go on."

After two encounters, he found himself interested.

Though, his interest was only limited to curiosity.