I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 46 - 45: Let’s Set Off Lanterns Together
"You’ve noticed it, right?" Qin Yuesheng advised, "Remember to put a bit less sugar next time; overall, it’s quite good."
"Then, Yuesheng brother, I’ll make some more tomorrow and bring them to you."
"No need. It’s troublesome for you to come personally every day. Just let the servants handle it next time."
Qin Yuesheng lightly tapped Su Lanyin’s forehead with two fingers, "Go back for today. I have things to do and can’t host you."
Seeing that Qin Yuesheng was about to leave, Su Lanyin hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Yuesheng brother."
"Hmm?"
"In a few days, it’s the prayer festival to release lanterns on the Gusu River. Every year you say you have no time. Can you go with me this year?"
"Prayer festival..." Qin Yuesheng immediately remembered what this festival was for.
March 21st is the annual prayer festival in Cyan Yang City, where the entire city’s residents bring their handmade paper lanterns to the Gusu River to pray.
They can pray for marriage or for health and safety.
And when young men and women go together, it typically signifies mutual affection.
Su Lanyin and Qin Yuesheng were engaged from a young age, so she was his wife-to-be, destined to marry him in the future.
"Alright." Qin Yuesheng nodded in agreement.
"Really?" Su Lanyin was overjoyed. After so many years, this was the first time Qin Yuesheng agreed to accompany her to release lanterns.
"Really." Qin Yuesheng patted the little braid on her head, "Go back for now, and remember to use less sugar next time when making red bean cakes."
"Okay!"
After gently sending away the little girl Su Lanyin, Qin Yuesheng was finally able to continue with his own matters.
Having collected all the Dan pills from the Qin family and the Du family, Qin Yuesheng could say he had reaped a full harvest.
The moment he stepped into his room, he saw the floor and table filled with various Dan pills.
The quantity was dazzling, and the variety was endless.
Cao Zhengchun stood by the door, whispering, "Young master, master asked me why you need so many Dan pills."
Qin Yuesheng glanced sideways, "What did you reply?"
"Young master has taken a liking to an antique curiosity, but the seller doesn’t want gold or silver, only medicinal herbs and Dan pills."
"That’s a standard excuse, but it doesn’t matter. My father certainly won’t bother with my affairs." Qin Yuesheng entered the room, fully aware of how Qin Feng treated this son.
Having Cao Zhengchun close the door, Qin Yuesheng began his ravenous feast.
The escort agency most needed trust and reputation. If they couldn’t recover the escort goods once lost, their trust and reputation would be lost as well.
Originally, he thought by eliminating the Hulao Stronghold, the stolen Mountain Guardian Escort Agency’s goods could be retrieved. Unexpectedly, the Fierce Tiger Gang and the Flood Dragon Gang turned up as roadblocks, and the goods fell into their hands, making the situation quite tricky.
Both the Fierce Tiger Gang and the Flood Dragon Gang were backed by major forces with many masters inside. Qin Yuesheng’s current strength wasn’t secure enough to successfully retrieve the goods.
This room full of Dan pills was his fuel, propelling him like a rocket to speed towards the heavens.
Cao Zhengchun, like a door god, stood guard outside. Hearing the clattering of bottles and jars hitting the floor inside, he knew that Qin Yuesheng had started again.
The sight of his young master devouring Dan pills would leave anyone stunned for a moment.
As the only confidant and attendant personally promoted by Qin Yuesheng, Cao Zhengchun’s task was to guard Qin Yuesheng’s secret and ensure no one knew how he handled those Dan pills.
...
The bottles and jars scattered all over were now empty, and the entire room was filled with a faint medicinal scent.
"Phew~"
Letting out a heavy breath, the slightly stuffed Qin Yuesheng sat on the ground, contentedly looking at the super auxiliary device panel.
points of All-Purpose Essence!
An extraordinarily exaggerated number.
Gathering all the Dan pills from the Qin family and the Du family made Qin Yuesheng feel like he became overnight wealthy.
"This time, I can enhance to my heart’s content."
To locate and retrieve the escort goods from those two gangs, strength is paramount. In terms of strength and agility, Qin Yuesheng believed he was sufficient, and the focus should be on enhancing the Outer Forging Realm.
When the Outer Forging Third Realm is perfected, one could be considered truly invulnerable.
"Iron Cloth, Iron Body Armor, and Golden Steel Hand are three External Forging Skills. If I enhance each to the final stage, it’s too wasteful of the All-Purpose Essence. I might as well combine them and focus on enhancing one."
Activating the fusion function, Qin Yuesheng directly selected the fusion of these three External Forging Skills.
[Yes/No to consume 600 points of All-Purpose Essence—Fusion of ’Iron Cloth,’ ’Iron Body Armor,’ ’Golden Steel Hand’]
"Yes."
[Fusion successful, obtained ’Golden Steel Form’]
Golden Steel Form (0/25) Beginner
[Golden Body: Physique +6, Defense Power +30%, entire body skin and bones comparable to copper and iron]
Qin Yuesheng observed that his physique hadn’t changed, indicating that this new External Forging Skill had inherited the effects and passives of the previous three skills.
However, the starting point of (0/25) was sufficient to prove that the Golden Steel Form far surpassed the combined prowess of Iron Cloth, Iron Body Armor, and Golden Steel Hand.
This meant that even without enhancing the realm of Golden Steel Form, the effect of this External Forging Skill was equivalent to the three previous skills being elevated to the Minor Success Realm.
The fusion ability is indeed formidable.
However, the cost is substantial; it directly consumed 600 points of All-Purpose Essence, causing Qin Yuesheng to click his tongue in disbelief.
"Tiger Crane Double Form Fist, Sea One Slash, Diamond Iron Body, Bear-Boar Stance, Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror—these five cultivation techniques will be frequently used by me in the coming period. Hence, the All-Purpose Essence should be focused primarily on these five techniques, while other martial arts will be set aside for now. Once enough All-Purpose Essence is accumulated later, they will be fused individually."
Although Qin Yuesheng gained over a thousand points of All-Purpose Essence, using it all solely for fusion wouldn’t leave much room for maneuver.
–80 points of All-Purpose Essence
Tiger Crane Double Form Fist (0/160) Mastery
–160 points of All-Purpose Essence
Tiger Crane Double Form Fist (0/320) Proficiency
A profound understanding of the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist flowed through Qin Yuesheng’s mind. At this moment, his level in this martial art could undoubtedly be regarded as that of a master, capable of walking out and training disciples.
With each advancement by two realms, martial arts would unveil a new passive effect, something Qin Yuesheng had already grasped during previous upgrades.
Now, having consecutively elevated the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist by two realms, predictably, the third passive effect emerged.
Passive Effect ③ [Power with Speed]: Tiger form’s striking power +35%, Crane form’s speed +35% 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
The enhancements of this passive effect are remarkably immense, taking into account Passive Effects 1 and 2.
Currently, Qin Yuesheng’s Tiger form strike power has increased by 50%, and the speed of the Crane form has increased by 50%.
This means that if he has a fist strength of one thousand pounds, then with the Tiger form, the striking power would reach fifteen hundred pounds.
If performing one punch per second, the Crane form would change to three punches every two seconds.
"Indeed, it’s the realm that determines the power. Even if the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist is a common martial art among the populace, when trained to a high level, it can still possess considerable power," Qin Yuesheng sighed.
Initially, he planned to enhance the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror, but after witnessing the astonishing enhancement of the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist, Qin Yuesheng immediately targeted another goal.
Bear-Boar Stance!
It is well known that simplicity is key; the more ordinary the martial art, the more likely it garners incredible effects.
In the view of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, the peerless divine skills pursued by people of the Jianghu are less significant than the absence of strokes, and coveted divine soldiers are no match for a flower or a leaf.
This is because, in their eyes, they see levels unattainable by ordinary people, feeling insights beyond the ordinary imagination.
Stance training serves as the foundational entry-point for martial artists, deemed essential, yet no one can ignore its importance.
This is because mastering it determines the extent of strength your body can unleash.
Since Qin Yuesheng elevated the Bear-Boar Stance to the Entry level, he hasn’t improved on it further. Now, due to the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist, he senses the significance of this stance.
–20 points of All-Purpose Essence
Bear-Boar Stance (0/40) Skilled
–40 points of All-Purpose Essence
Bear-Boar Stance (0/80) Minor Success
–80 points of All-Purpose Essence
Bear-Boar Stance (0/160) Mastery
–160 points of All-Purpose Essence
Bear-Boar Stance (0/320) Proficiency
Qin Yuesheng felt all the muscles in his body tense up, like a machine wound with a spring, his control over his body exceedingly sharp.
He casually swung a palm.
Crack!
A firecracker-like sound echoed in the air, akin to a whip fiercely striking the ground, intensely powerful.
Achieving such a sonic boom with mere physical force is something attainable only when one’s mastery of body strength reaches a refined perfection.
Qin Yuesheng squeezed his palm, savoring the sensation of his revitalized body.
This was a refreshing feeling.
Bear-Boar Stance (0/320) Proficiency
Passive Effect ① [Endurance]: Your endurance +100s
Passive Effect ② [Stamina]: Your stamina +30%
Passive Effect ③ [Development]: You can exert 85% of your strength
It’s commonly understood that even if a person can lift a thousand pounds, it doesn’t mean their full-strength punch equals a thousand pounds.
Martial Artists distinguish between maximum force and exerted force. The purpose of stance training is to make the exerted force one day equal and balance with the maximum force.
In other words, the weight you’re able to lift determines the force of the punch you throw.
Generally, External Forging experts who persist in stance training for ten years achieve eighty percent force exertion; Qin Yuesheng, using All-Purpose Essence for shortcuts, within less than ten breaths reached eighty-five percent.
If this were known, anyone would likely be envious and jealous, feeling compelled to consume lemons out of envy.
"Next is the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror," Qin Yuesheng was eager to proceed, still having 1516 points of All-Purpose Essence—enough for further improvement.
"Once I squander all this All-Purpose Essence, the Fierce Tiger Gang and the Flood Dragon Gang—I will let you feel the consequences of targeting the Qin family."
