Chapter 108: Chapter 32: The Power and the Glory

Just as Shen Qing had this thought, the text on the Water Ink Panel before his eyes instantly changed.

The Progress of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill jumped from Entry Level to [Skillfully/First Transformation].

Sitting cross-legged, Shen Qing's expression was solemn. This time, he only felt the Qi-Blood in his entire body circulating rapidly in a special rhythm, causing his body to heat up.

Soon, the attribute information on the Water Ink Panel was completely updated.

[Skill: Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill (Skillfully/First Transformation)]

[Progress: 1/200 points]

[Status: Cannot be promoted]

[Note: You reap what you sow, continuous practice can speed up cultivation progress, enhance the realm of the Cultivation Technique, and unleash the potential of Qi-Blood.]

"It's a pity that although this Imperial Martial Arts progressed quickly, it did not awaken any other skills."

Just when Shen Qing thought the breakthrough had ended, he suddenly sensed faint ripples of energy erupting from deep within his body.

The Qi-Blood in his body suddenly became like a runaway wild horse, violently charging and surging through his veins in reverse.

Shen Qing could not help but cry out in pain, collapsing onto the bed.

"A reversal of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill for the first time?!"

After the reversal of the Qi-Blood, Shen Qing felt waves of heat coursing through his body, like a torrential flood, each wave more violent than the last.

His vessels vibrated faintly under the scouring of this power.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Shen Qing's forehead.

"Just endure a bit longer, and it should pass soon."

Shen Qing immersed his mind, feeling the reverse flow of Qi-Blood and the combing of his vessels.

Finally, at a certain moment, an unprecedented strength burst forth within Shen Qing's body.

This power, like a flood and fierce beast, assaulted his bodily limits. Shen Qing felt as if his meridians were about to tear apart, the pain was unbearable.

"Ah! Fuck this..."

Despite Shen Qing's resilient nature, he couldn't help letting out a cry of agony: "There really is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

Shen Qing clenched his teeth and fists, holding onto his mental focus to resist the impact of this force.

Soon under the wash of this power, his meridians became more resilient after the first reversal, glowing with an unprecedented vitality.

After a pot of tea's time, the pain in his body gradually subsided.

Shen Qing exhaled a breath of stale air softly, lowered his head to inspect his body, and found no changes to his physique.

However, when he slightly circulated the Mysterious Skill, he discovered that the flow of Qi-Blood inside his body was faster and more agile than before, with no major anomalies during the reversal.

The pain from the first circulation had disappeared.

Shen Qing pondered for a moment before slowly standing up, then suddenly pointed towards the void, and a faint boom sounded in the air.

A flicker of excitement crossed his eyes.

"It seems there is some change, different from when I practiced before."

Shen Qing realized this must be the increase in strength brought about by the breakthrough of the First Transformation of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill, but he was unsure to what extent this power could reach.

He took a deep breath and pushed the First Transformation of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill to its limit; the Qi-Blood in his body started to reverse frantically again.

Shen Qing felt his body, as the reversal of the Mysterious Skill was activated, had become a huge furnace, continuously melting away all his potential.

A force much stronger than before was condensing within his body.

When the power peaked, Shen Qing's eyes blazed with light, he let out a cry, flicking his finger, and a deafening blast tore through the air, as if thunder had exploded.

Where his finger touched, splinters flew from the wall, and wooden boards as thick as more than a dozen inches were effortlessly pierced with deep holes.

Not only that, but the holes he created emitted wisps of smoke, as if scorched, and were covered with a layer of black char.

Shen Qing glanced at his own unremarkable fingers, feeling somewhat incredulous.

His fingers were at most three inches long, yet under the augmentation of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill, they could penetrate even deeper wooden boards—an impossibility in the past.

Not only that, but there was even the effect of scorching.

This was all without him having entered the energy to cultivate Power.

If he did cultivate Power, with one finger he could turn a person to ashes.

A satisfied gleam flickered in Shen Qing's eyes as he silently assessed.

Even though he was at the level of Bone Refining Realm in his cultivation, if he faced a martial master of the Skin Forging Realm who had entered the energy, he could end them with one finger.

"Since I've made progress with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill, next I should practice the Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt more to increase the strength and defense of my muscles."

Shen Qing put these thoughts aside.

He grabbed a few strands of thatch from the kitchen, rolled them into a ball, and casually plugged the holes he punched.

Feeling weak, Shen Qing hurriedly climbed into bed to rest.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already February.

The weather in Taiping County grew warmer by the day, and the willow trees by the pond had sprouted green buds, filling the air with the essence of spring.

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During this time, Senior Brother Ouyang Tiezhu took special interest in Shen Qing's matter of finding a wife.

In the backyard, after completing a sparring session, Shen Qing sat on a bench to rest.

Next to him, Ouyang Tiezhu exclaimed, "Junior Brother Shen, I've noticed you're getting more and more formidable. At this rate, I won't be able to be your match anymore. Are you about to finish refining your bones and start on Skin Forging?"

"It will take some more time," Shen Qing shook his head and said, "Master said that only when bones turn as solid as iron and produce a clear, metallic sound when struck together is the Bone Refining complete. I haven't experienced such a change yet."

As he said this, Shen Qing clenched his fists and bumped them together, only producing a dull, odd sound.

Ouyang Tiezhu was momentarily at a loss for words.

If his memory served right, it had taken him nearly a year to achieve that sound.

The fact that Shen Qing had reached this status in just over a month was truly embarrassing for him.

Ouyang Tiezhu didn't dwell on these thoughts.

In his view, of everyone in Linfeng Hall, Shen Qing was the most talented. It was quite normal for him not to be able to surpass Shen Qing.

He took out several rolled-up sheets of rice paper from his chest and spread them out before Shen Qing, each bearing the lifelike image of a young woman.

"Junior Brother Shen, what do you think of this girl? Her family owns a butcher's shop, and they have a house in the Inner City, from a decent family."

"And this one, her family works in shipping, and she looks very spirited."

"And this one..."

Shen Qing looked at the very proactive Ouyang Tiezhu and said with a wry smile, "Senior Brother, I haven't considered settling down yet."

Ouyang Tiezhu quickly rolled up the rice paper and said, "So you haven't taken a fancy to any of them?"

"It's not that, I just..."

Shen Qing opened his mouth to speak, but Ouyang Tiezhu interrupted him by raising his hand, "You haven't been through the ways of the world, Junior Brother, and are still tender behind the ears. I understand. I was just like you back then, too shy to face it, until I visited a few more girls and then I got it."

Ouyang Tiezhu rolled up the rice paper in his hand, "With your marvelous martial arts talent, surely you aren't interested in these mundane beauties. I'll go and inquire for you again." S~eaʀᴄh the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Shen Qing let out a helpless sigh, thinking that next time he would just pick any that seemed passable to appease him.