Chapter 140: Force Features and Three Conditions
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After passing through the desolate mountains and forests, they finally arrived at a place with a path.
A carriage was already waiting. They sent Senior Sister Chen and Elder Xu to the carriage. Lin Yan and Wu Qinglei walked behind and slowly followed the carriage into the city.
Xiao Ye and Qin Xiang were not obsessed with bringing Elder Xu back personally. As soon as Wu Qinglei gave the order, they immediately left with their men.
However, to Lin Yan’s surprise, Lou Xing chose to continue following Xiao Ye. Lin Yan did not stop him. Presumably, there were many things about the man’s experiences during this period of time that could not be understood by others.
Wu Qinglei looked at Lin Yan. The more he looked at him, the more pleasantly surprised he was.
This Lin Yan was simply a lucky star. He was the one who gave him the information to deal with the young man, and he was also the one who gave him the information about the Corpse Buddha Cockroach. Now, he was the one who found the information about the antidote!
He felt like the man was a treasure chest. If he squeezed it, he would be able to squeeze out some new surprises.
“Lin Yan, Issuer Liu has already decided on the two pieces of information you provided previously. Together, they’re four Great Merits for you!”
Lin Yan nodded. “Thank you, Deputy Issuer.”
Seeing how calm he was, Wu Qinglei couldn’t help but say, “You don’t know how much Great Merits are worth, do you? You have to know that the antidote formula is only worth five Small Merits. Even an official Demon Suppression Guard would be tempted by four Great Merits.”
Lin Yan nodded. The antidote formula could be worth thousands of gold. In terms of value, four Great Merits were indeed precious.
No wonder Song Yuansi’s eldest son looked at him so enviously. He was also a temporary Demon Suppression Guard. Yes, he didn’t have a future if he followed Fan Xiaopeng.
“Deputy Issuer, didn’t you say that you wanted to keep the identity of the Demon Suppression Division a secret? Why did you announce it on the spot today?”
Wu Qinglei smiled and said, “It’s all because of your information. The situation is different now. Ding’an City has already been controlled by us again, and the various large factions are also cleaning up the mess. Next, you can move back to Ding’an City.”
Lin Yan thought of the terrifying young man and heaved a sigh of relief. “In that case, the person from the City Lord Manor is already dead? That’s great. Ding’an City is finally safe.”
Wu Qinglei’s expression was slightly unnatural.
Lin Yan was shocked. “He’s not dead?”
“Ahem, he lost his hand and is seriously injured. He can’t do anything.”
Lin Yan:”..
II
Not dead!
Then how could he return to Ding’an City?
If that young man made a comeback, wouldn’t he be trapped in Ding’an City and unable to come out?
As for being severely injured…
With Rejuvenation, Lin Yan knew that serious injuries were all fake. It only took an opportunity to fully recover, right?
Seeing Lin Yan’s nervous expression, Wu Qinglei coughed again. “Don’t be nervous. In at most half a month, the entire Ding’an City will be filled with experts. By then, even if he returns to his original state, he won’t be able to cause much trouble.”
“Filled with experts?” Lin Yan was dumbfounded.
“That’s right. From the entire Qianyuan Prefecture, the genius youths of the various cities will gather in Ding’an City. There are also many experts from the prefecture capital. Speaking of which, it’s also your credit. If not for your information, this small Ding’an City wouldn’t have been able to enjoy such treatment.”
“My information?”
Lin Yan’s eyes widened as he looked at Wu Qinglei, whose expression was normal. He was shocked and couldn’t believe that the man would say such earth-shattering news so casually.
“What are they doing here?”
Wu Qinglei chuckled. “You know about the Dingdeng Genius Battle, right?”
“Isn’t that held in Ding’an City?!”
Lin Yan recalled asking Eldest Senior Brother and Song Yuansi. Didn’t the candidates leave Ding’an City after the Dingdeng Genius Battle and never return?
“You’re only talking about the preliminaries. They’re held in every lower city.
“After the preliminaries, there will be a semi-final. However, in the past, the semi-final will be held in the prefecture capital. This year, it’s set to be in Ding’an City!”
Lin Yan’s mind raced. “Is it because of… the Corpse Buddha Cockroach?!”
Wu Qinglei could not explain it clearly, so he could only say, “I guess so.”
Lin Yan was silent for a moment. He lowered his head slightly to hide the complicated look in his eyes.
The geniuses of the various lower cities and many experts of the prefecture capital would gather in Ding’an City. This was probably an unprecedented event in the history of Ding’an City.
Now, he knew that Dafeng’s rules were very strange and people were not allowed to travel between the cities.
Even the escort business in Ding’an City was mainly to deliver goods to some large factions built in the wilderness outside the city.
There were almost no outsiders who came to Ding’an City.
But this time, they actually broke this rule.
“I wonder if I can find traces of the group of people who brought Xiaozhi here back then? And the Wind Thunder Sect’s Wind Thunder Token…”
All the way to the City Lord Manor, it was already in ruins.
However, a wealthy family at the side of the City Lord Manor was willing to offer their mansion to the people of the Demon Suppression Division to live and work.
When they arrived at the house, Lin Yan accompanied Senior Sister Chen and Elder Xu and arranged a place for them to stay. Wu Qinglei said that they only asked Elder Xu to help decipher the mystery of the ruins. They had no ill intentions.
Then, he followed Wu Qinglei to see Liu Lanqing.
Liu Lanqing was not surprised that Lin Yan had provided information again. She knew that Lin Yan had hidden in the poisonous fog when he fought Wu Qinglei, so she gave him five Small Merits and asked Lin Yan to leave.
“I didn’t expect you to make a contribution so quickly. How about this? I’ll help you inform Xiaohui. You can exchange it first.”
“Thank you, Deputy Issuer!”
When he arrived at the courtyard, Wu Qinglei took out the exchange scroll from last time. “Take a look.”
Lin Yan opened the exchange scroll. There were four and a half Great Merits. The first thing he wanted to exchange for was naturally the Introduction to the Force Feature of a Martial Master. He was very curious about what the Force Feature was.
Secondly, the remaining three Great Merits were probably for him to exchange for a Force Feature.
Lin Yan’s heart skipped a beat as he asked, “Deputy palm, which of the Force Features do you think I’m most suitable for?”
Wu Qinglei said, “You mainly cultivate a martial art that emphasizes speed, right? Your first choice is naturally the Gloomy Wind Technique, which can further increase your speed. However, you can also make a decision after reading the Introduction to the Force Feature of a Martial Master.”
Lin Yan nodded. “Then I’ll exchange this Introduction to the Force Feature first!”
Wu Qinglei took out a fine thin book and handed it to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan opened it and his eyes narrowed.
The words in this book seemed to be arranged meticulously and printed neatly. It was not handwritten at all.
It was indeed from the prefecture capital. Compared to the books in Ding’an City, it was much more exquisite.
Lin Yan frowned even more as he carefully flipped through the book.
When he finished reading the Introduction to the Force Feature of a Martial Master, his eyebrows slowly relaxed, but there was a faint look of thought in his eyes.
The so-called Force Feature was similar to enchanting a weapon. Force was a weapon, and the feature was enchantment.
Without any features, it was a pure weapon. With features, it was an enchanted weapon.
There were countless types of Force Features, such as fire, ice, and lightning. They could also be defense, speed, hardness, thickness, penetration, and so on. There were many types.
Moreover, many Force Features could only be achieved with a specific Tough Realm force.
According to the classification of features, from high to low, they were divided into three grades: jade, black, and yellow. The higher the grade, the stronger the power of the feature, and the greater the strength after reaching the Noble Realm.
This reminded Lin Yan of the content displayed in the Golden Bodhi Scripture when he achieved Rejuvenation.
Five Animal Hands – Rejuvenation-. Mix the Golden Tiger Bone, Moon Bear Gall, Heavenly Crane Dew, Demon Ape Wine, and Seven-Colored Deer Antler in one cauldron. Coupled with the Phoenix Fruit, you can eat it every day for a year. It will allow your blood energy to luckily obtain the Nirvana feature. It can consume blood energy and let you recover from injuries.
In Rejuvenation, could the so-called Nirvana feature be a Force Feature?
However, that was not right. This was the Nirvana feature contained in blood energy. It was not the same as the Force Feature.
“Therefore, the special effect of the Golden Bodhi Scripture is not created out of thin air, but can be realized?”
In Introduction to the Force Feature of a Martial Master, it was mentioned that each feature was not static. Even if it was the same feature, the outcome would be far different if different people practiced it.
The main reason was the three key points of the features.
The first was Unusual Items. Every Force Feature had a corresponding type of Unusual Item.
The book used the feature Thunder as an example. This was the Force Feature of the lightning attribute. One had to absorb Unusual Items that contained lightning and could not use items that contained fire and ice.
However, different items that contained lightning would cause subtle differences in strength.
The second was visualization.
Every feature had to be visualized to achieve its corresponding effect.
For example, the features of Thunder meant that one had to observe and record in the thunderstorm. Then, one had to visualize the Lightning True Intent.
Different comprehensions would also lead to different strengths. The differences were huge.
The third was determination, personality, mentality, and so on.
This was what Lin Yan found most strange about this Force Feature.
The features of strength were related to a person’s heart!
If one’s mind and personality were compatible with a Force Feature, it would be twice the result with half the effort. After success, the power would also be extremely strong. It could even be upgraded by a level.
However, if one’s will and personality did not match, not only would it be extremely difficult to master the Force Feature, but even after mastering it, the power would be very weak.
Therefore, this Force Feature was a little like an extension of one’s heart. Then, by absorbing external Unusual Items, this extension manifested and formed power.
Due to these three conditions, the pattern of achieving the Force Feature was often extremely difficult to figure out.
The achievement path of each Force Feature was obtained through a large number of experiments and deductions by predecessors. Even the lowest yellow-grade Force Feature was extremely precious.
“Deputy Issuer, are these three Force Features all yellow-grade?”
Wu Qinglei nodded. “The Force Features above the Black Grade are extremely precious. They’re not so easy to obtain.”
“Deputy Issuer, for the time being… I won’t exchange it for Force Features!”
“Oh?” Wu Qinglei was slightly surprised.
“The level of the Yellow Grade is still too low. I want to wait a little longer.”
“Too low?” Wu Qinglei said seriously, “Lin Yan, let me tell you seriously. The Force Features are extremely precious secret manuals!
“To be able to exchange for a yellow-grade Force Feature so easily, you might only have this one chance in your life!
“As for the higher-level Force Feature…
“Forgive me for being blunt, but you’re from the lower city and have no background. Unless you completely betray yourself and become a servant to someone else, it’s almost impossible for you to obtain a higher-grade secret manual!”
Lin Yan listened quietly, but he didn’t explain. He said calmly, “Deputy Issuer, please fulfill my wish.”
Wu Qinglei let out a long sigh. “That’s the bad thing about geniuses. They’re arrogant and don’t listen to anyone’s advice… Forget it, forget it.”
Lin Yan’s expression was normal.
The fact that the Force Features were too low was just an excuse.
How could he not know what Wu Qinglei was saying?
Especially since Ding’an City was about to welcome a drastic change. Many powerful dragons would gather in Ding’an City, and it was obvious that the order of Ding’an City would definitely be challenged.
If he had eight Great Merits, he would definitely immediately exchange them for the Gloomy Wind and the Dark Hellish Fruit to immediately increase his strength!
Unfortunately, he only had three Great Merits and could only exchange for the plan. He could not exchange for the Unusual Item. If he wanted to accumulate another five Great Merits, he did not know when he would be able to succeed.
Instead of that, he might as well exchange these Great Merits for Spirit Marrows and secret martial arts techniques to increase his strength as much as possible!
If he had dozens of special effects in hand, he could crush the enemy no matter what Force Features they had!
“Therefore, Deputy Issuer, I want to exchange for… Second-Grade Spirit Marrow!”