There's something wrong with me

Chapter 168 New World [Unexpected Surprise]

Open your eyes.

The sounds of hammering stones filled the air.

Zhang Feng glanced at his tattered hemp clothes, then at the pickaxe in his hand, and finally at the people around him who were breaking stones.

This is an ancient mine.

One second he's a member of parliament, the next he's smashing rocks.

This kind of adventurous life is truly outrageous.

Zhang Feng pondered, finding this quite amusing.

But then they saw several overseers holding whips ahead.

Zhang Feng chose to tap on the stones while fumbling with his memories.

Those people seemed to possess a strange kind of kung fu.

We can't win right now, so we should play it safe for now and see how things develop in this world.

About one second.

Zhang Feng then learned that he was a beggar and that he had been captured and forced to work by these people while he was wandering.

Before becoming a beggar, he was the child of a disciple of a small sect and lived a carefree life.

However, when he was ten years old, his small sect was wiped out by a large sect.

One of their elders slaughtered half of his own sect, killing more than forty people.

This is a court world with "internal strength" in the martial arts world.

There is also the 'innate' talent that allows one person to defeat a thousand troops.

These innate masters possess an 'internal energy barrier' that can withstand some attacks from swords and arrows.

However, it wasn't his own internal energy, but rather genuine 'internal energy'?

Zhang Feng didn't know much about this because he had never seen a Xiantian (a type of innate being) and only knew about it through hearsay.

Even the so-called "acquired skills" haven't been mastered by me, so I don't know what that feeling is like.

Think about it carefully.

If I were a skilled martial artist, I wouldn't have been begging for years and ended up here.

After a moment's thought, Zhang Feng stopped pondering and looked at his own physique.

【Age: 16】

[Physique: 12]

【Root bone: 5.6】

[Martial Arts: 5.7]

[Spiritual Roots: 0.5]

Most of them are just keyword bonuses, nothing particularly outstanding.

Zhang Feng straightened his tattered straw hat (a train conductor's hat) and looked at the text description.

[Resurrection Chance: 4]

[Adventure Level: 6]

【Adventure Type: Growth, Survival, Freedom, Revenge】

Current Status: Mine Worker

Main storyline: Surviving for fifteen years

[Non-essential task: Find your enemy and kill them, or destroy their sect]

[Note: You will receive one enhancement every six months of survival, with a maximum of 22 enhancement options.]

[Revenge: After completing a revenge world, the adventurer's resurrection limit in future adventure worlds will be increased by 1]

……

It's revenge again, which is good because there's a chance to be resurrected.

After reading the information, Zhang Feng didn't waste any time and looked at the enhancement that could defy fate.

【Please select your first enhancement】

[1: Intelligence, Revenge]

[2: Swordsman, Revenge]

[3: Unexpected Surprise, Revenge]

……

I took a quick look and didn't see it.

Zhang Feng first looked at 1
[Information: Epic, Normal, Intelligence, Revenge]

[Effect: Obtain one piece of private intelligence from a civil official of rank 3 or higher]

[Revenge: Six months later, he received ten thousand taels of silver]

……

'Is this some kind of leverage?'

Zhang Feng pondered for a moment and felt that he should seize upon someone's weakness and then use ten thousand taels of silver to achieve a strategic alliance.

It was a kind of backstabbing and intrigue.

Zhang Feng glanced at 2
[Swordsman: Epic, Epic]

[Effect 1: Constitution +2, Martial Arts +2, Spiritual Root +2]

[Effect 2: Obtain a sword-fighting internal skill manual]

[Revenge: Obtain a top-tier weapon that has disappeared from the current world]

……

This is pretty good; it adds talent, provides secret techniques, and even includes a deadly weapon.

It can be described as a complete set.

Zhang Feng left a lingering thought and looked at 3.
[Unexpected Surprises: Epic, Epic, Flaw, Unexpected]

[Effect 1: Constitution +3, Martial Arts +3, Spiritual Root +2]

[Effect 2: Randomly obtain a memory of a top-tier internal energy cultivation technique that has become extinct in the current adventure world]

[Revenge: Ten hours later, a century-old ginseng was obtained]

[Drawback: Once you reveal your skills, it will attract the attention of some people in the martial arts world.]

……

'Is this for advanced cultivation techniques?'

Zhang Feng took a liking to this at first sight.

This is tantamount to being given a piece of knowledge, and it is internal energy knowledge that cannot be found in this world.

Although it will definitely weaken your combat power in the early stages, as you won't have any weapons or anything.

However, this kind of injected memory allows one to understand 'internal force attributes' more quickly.

Then there's a century-old ginseng for development, which is also alright.

As for 'defective entries', that's normal.

If you've mastered a skill that's become extinct, then it's only natural for others to covet it.

It's just that the text has marked it.

It should also be considered a reminder, for example, that by choosing this enhancement, one automatically becomes a kind of "possessing a treasure is a crime".

Zhang Feng felt it was alright.

After that, directly 3
After making the choice, and as the memory was instantly received, Zhang Feng suddenly realized that this internal force was actually a disguised form of 'spiritual energy tempering'.

Normal body tempering involves ingesting nutrients and training the body itself, which is a process of training from the inside out.

This body tempering involves directly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and storing it in one's lower dantian.

Then, the circulation of the eight extraordinary meridians can also play a role in tempering the body.

Zhang Feng pondered it for a moment and felt that it could form a theoretical integration with the earliest internal training.

For example, train both internally and externally.

Once the balance point is found, it should be possible to practice them simultaneously and accelerate one's cultivation speed.

If one possesses spiritual awareness and can multitask, it is possible to absorb external spiritual energy while simultaneously digesting the spiritual energy one consumes.

Then incorporate both of these into your spiritual practice.

Ultimately, they are all about the use of the spirit.

Then we will unify them using spiritual thought.

From now on, both internal and external spiritual practices, as well as spiritual cultivation, will be referred to as 'spiritual thought'.

It's just doing three things at once.

At his peak, he possessed nine spiritual thoughts, which was more than enough to sustain him.

As for this cultivation method, it is called "Mysterious Cloud Path".

It's called a top-tier technique, but it's really just about gaining a deeper understanding of the external practice and having some special movements to guide spiritual energy into the body.

After recalling the events, Zhang Feng combined his understanding of human physiology with his knowledge of meridian martial arts and spiritual cultivation.

Drawing inspiration from similar examples, I quickly refined the guiding movements to make them more suitable for myself.

And it is not limited to 'fixed physical movements'.

Because in Zhang Feng’s view, spiritual cultivation is the embodiment of spiritual energy absorption in thought, so the ultimate goal is to limit it to the mind (the number of spiritual thoughts), rather than to the actions (fixed guided movements).

then.

Zhang Feng continued to knock on the stone while looking at the second enhancement.

Especially during the natural process of striking stones.

Zhang Feng's spiritual senses opened instantly, and his meridians continued to open as well.

And then in the subsequent choices.

Zhang Feng also took the time to choose 1 and 3 respectively.

[Digestion and absorption + 40 grams]

[Golden Spiritual Root +0.1]

Select quickly.

Once Zhang Feng saw that his meridians were almost complete, he began to draw spiritual energy into his body.

But it was precisely this kind of practice that led to this.

Zhang Feng discovered that there were still some differences.

In normal spiritual cultivation, spiritual energy is first absorbed by the primordial spirit, and then used to optimize other cultivation techniques related to physical enhancement.

However, this method of cultivating spiritual energy involves directly drilling into one's own flesh and blood, and after circulating it through part of the main blood vessels and part of the flesh and blood, it returns to one's lower dantian.

Zhang Feng's original intention was to channel all the spiritual energy into his upper dantian.

However, the lower dantian was naturally opened up during the practice.

Of course, if you force it, this spiritual energy can also be directed to the upper dantian and can be controlled by the upper dantian.

But Zhang Feng suddenly had an idea: he felt that his lower dantian could be used as his 'spiritual energy storage room'.

Because the upper dantian doesn't store much energy, it's more about the primordial spirit gathering the surrounding spiritual energy around the body, creating a state that can be controlled at any time.

Compared to physical storage capacity, I feel that the lower dantian is better.

There's also a saying here that it's 'a spirit dwells within the body'.

The general idea is that once the lower dantian can no longer hold the excess spiritual energy, it can be placed in one's own eight extraordinary meridians.

At that time, you will be a walking 'giant spirit stone'.

As for the innate masters here, they have a large amount of stored energy, many meridians open throughout their bodies, and spiritual energy filling their skin, eventually forming an internal force that protects them, making them impervious to blades and spears.

Based on the description in the cultivation technique, Zhang Feng analyzed the situation and felt that even ordinary sniper bullets might not be able to harm them.

Conversely, the places they haven't reached, the places they haven't been protected, are their 'Achilles' heel'.

Even his own extinct martial arts technique has many fatal weaknesses.

For example, inside the eyes, genitals, ears, mouth, nostrils, etc.

If you are hit by a huge force, such as a sniper rifle shot, it is very likely to cause your 'overall damage'.

Thinking about this, Zhang Feng suddenly realized that the martial arts system in this world was also very large.

This is the first time I've ever heard of the terms "fatal flaw" and "breakthrough."

That's a bit too fantastical.

However, based on his own knowledge, Zhang Feng understood that the so-called "breaking of power" meant that the weak point of the overall spiritual energy was broken, and then the overall spiritual energy structure became unstable, eventually leading to the disturbance of spiritual energy throughout the body.

Then just fix the structural points.

This requires reading a lot of study guides.

Finally, there's the matter of having pets.

Zhang Feng didn't know if he could handle it.

But given that it's a revenge story and there are fifteen years to go, I'll find a secluded mountain forest to hide in after escaping from the coal mines and wait a few years before making any further moves.

……

Five hours later.

night.

"Dinner's ready, dinner's ready..." The sound of a gong came from afar, and a supervisor called out from under a thatched shed.

'Is it already evening?'

Zhang Feng practiced all afternoon and didn't really feel 'particularly hungry'.

Then, Zhang Feng discovered something interesting: this spiritual energy cultivation method could replenish energy through 'absorbing qi'.

In other words, the lower dantian is truly a type of training method for building up reserves.

At least within its own system, it is now classified as a material strategy.

In addition, I improved my physical fitness by 15 points in just one afternoon.

All 10 points are provided by the new training method.

It is a very strong 'instant combat force'.

They tend to accumulate 'base' points rapidly at the start of the game.

Of course, this is also influenced by the concentration of spiritual energy in the world, one's own learning, and, more importantly, one's talent.

However, apart from the latter two, the spiritual energy concentration in this mine is 1.3.

It's even taller than its own data center.

"Go eat quickly..."

"Zhang Feng..."

As Zhang Feng was analyzing various data, several coworkers who ran past him called out to him.

Zhang Feng was considered a child here, and he was also thin and weak. Some of the adults felt sorry for him.

Even before Zhang Feng arrived and before he brought so many entries.

My 'own' constitution is 10, but this is a world of spiritual energy.

At 16 years old, with a body size of 10, one is considered weak.

Furthermore, Zhang Feng is indeed thin and not very tall.

The 18-year-old adults here are those aged 17-20.

16, normally it should be around 15.

But to be honest, they should feel sorry for themselves.

That's just how people are; they're always very empathetic and feel more sorry for outsiders than for themselves.

Zhang Feng responded to these people inviting him to dinner with a smile.

"I was thinking about something, but I'll go right away."

……

The food consisted of wild vegetables and some very thin porridge.

This is a complicated matter that's hard to explain in a few words.

This is simply a matter of not starving to death.

Crash-

Zhang Feng didn't care whether it was salty or bland, he just ate it.

Even if it's murder, you need the strength to do it first.

But during the meal, Zhang Feng also saw someone suddenly lie down on the ground.

He died from exhaustion; his mental state was at its limit, and he couldn't be saved.

"Another one died! And while eating, no less! What bad luck!"

When the foreman saw someone fall, he immediately ordered the other miners to put down their bowls and chopsticks and drag the person out.

The body left a winding trail where it was dragged.

"and many more!"

At this moment, a foreman suddenly stepped on the corpse's wrist, drew a long knife from his waist, and chopped off the little finger.

He watched for a while, and seeing that the person had no reaction, he waved his hand dismissively, "If he's not faking death, drag him away."

At that moment, Zhang Feng noticed a fellow worker next to him trembling and instinctively covering his left hand.

Zhang Feng noticed that he was missing a finger.

'These supervisors are really capable.' Zhang Feng didn't say anything and continued eating.

Meanwhile, several coworkers were dragging the body away.

Two other supervisors followed along, eating chicken legs as they went.

Everyone watched with envy, but no one dared to say anything.

But some people, while watching the chicken leg disappear into the distance, shovel mouthfuls of tasteless rice into their bowls, imagining these wild vegetables as chicken legs.

As for the miners who dragged the bodies, they have nothing to eat tonight.

At night, on a dilapidated open-air straw mat.

After Zhang Feng saw them return, he had to go into the miners' rest area.

Zhang Feng realized that these people were even more ruthless than the old mountain cat who had once infiltrated the world.

Even an old lynx might inhumanely examine a corpse.

But at least Old Mancat's side has some conscience when it comes to food, fearing that if people are starved, they will go berserk and start killing each other.

Here, anyone who dares not to work or who dares to resist will be beaten to death.

At the foot of a nearby mountain, there hung human heads and a row of long-dried corpses.

Zhang Feng glanced at them a few times, then looked at the few workers who had just arrived today.

These people were quietly asking an elderly miner a question.

"Sir, don't the authorities care about what they're doing?"

“I don’t care,” the old man said in a low voice. “I once overheard a foreman saying while drinking that the mine owner is the younger brother of the magistrate of Huailiang County…”

The old man's voice was even softer, "With his status, who would dare to interfere?"

"Huai Liang?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng realized where he was.

Then, Zhang Feng looked at his hands.

Before I arrived, my hands were covered in calluses and minor cuts.

But now the wound has healed, and the callus is showing signs of softening.

Spiritual energy cultivation is indeed an immediate combat power booster, and when combined with meridian cultivation, it directly transforms one's own abilities.

at the same time.

Zhang Feng then looked at the nearby overseers.

After observing overnight.

Zhang Feng knew that there were two hundred workers here.

There were twenty-five supervisors, and each of them was roughly between 35 and 40 years old.

He must have some internal energy to provide such a high level of physical strength.

I'm currently 30. I'll wait for the ginseng to arrive tonight, eat it, and then we'll talk about it.

……

In the middle of the night, Zhang Feng hid under the covers and a ginseng the size of a palm appeared in his hand, but including the roots, it was as long as thirty centimeters.

Zhang Feng didn't feel any regret about the ginseng and ate it directly.

With martial arts skills and internal strength, plus the aid of spiritual energy for digestion.

Zhang Feng suddenly realized that it contained spiritual energy.

That's true. If it were just a single, century-old ginseng, it wouldn't actually be of any use to one's constitution.

……

The night passed.

Zhang Feng hid under the covers but didn't sleep; instead, he practiced his internal energy to strengthen himself.

When it's just dawn in autumn.

"Eat quickly and get to work!"

"Get up quickly!"

Dangdang~
The overseers started banging gongs again.

He would come over with a whip to supervise, and anyone who was slow to get up would be whipped and given a scream.

Zhang Feng quickly threw off the covers and got out of bed.

Reflecting on myself at this moment, I realize that my current physical condition is 45, which is sufficient.

From here on out, it's just a matter of gradually raising them; there's no need to raise them in a bland, waterless environment.

I've finished thinking about it.

Zhang Feng walked into the dining area under the thatched shed; he still needed to eat breakfast.

We'll be getting started soon, so we need to have food to sustain our strength; we can't rely solely on spiritual energy.

Reality has shown Zhang Feng that the combination of Z1 and superconductivity is the best way to use energy.

Crash-

After serving himself his rice, Zhang Feng immediately started eating right there.

After a few bites...

Zhang Feng stretched out his bowl again, looking at his coworker who was serving rice, "Another bowl, please."

"You..." The coworker was in a dilemma because the rule in the morning was that each person should have one bowl to minimize expenses.

After all, in the eyes of the foremen and mine owners, buying food costs money, but arresting people doesn't.

Those who could be eaten starved to death, and those who were left were those who couldn't be eaten and had to do a lot of work.

Seeing that he wasn't serving himself, Zhang Feng didn't make things difficult for the other unfortunate workers. Instead, amidst the astonished gazes of his fellow workers, he strode towards the supervisor's dining area next door.

"This meat smells so good..."

The dozen or so supervisors on the day shift were eating meat heartily at two round wooden tables.

This was all money that Zhang Feng and the others saved from their meals, and it all ended up in their stomachs.

This is also the mine owner's idea; he believes that if he takes good care of his own people, he can manage everything.

Otherwise, if we support the miners, what if they rebel? Who will control them?

at the same time.

After Zhang Feng strode over, he ignored everyone's gaze and, without waiting for the supervisors to react, picked up a roast chicken from the table and began to eat it in large bites.

With crunching sounds, Zhang Feng ate quickly and heartily, bones and all, stuffing the food directly into his mouth like a starving ghost.

This also made the workers in the distance stare wide-eyed.

However, they were not surprised by Zhang Feng's eating speed, but rather by the fact that such a thin and small person like Zhang Feng would dare to snatch food from the supervisor's table.
"Is he stupid?"

"I'm starving, I'm starving..."

Everyone was incredibly surprised.

The supervisors were also stunned, not expecting Zhang Feng to dare to do such a thing.
"court death!"

About five seconds later, one of the overseers reacted first, grabbing a whip to lash out at Zhang Feng.

Swah—

The next second, Zhang Feng pulled a long knife from the waist of the foreman next to him with his left hand and threw it straight at his chest.

Before the long sword could pierce in.

Zhang Feng held a chicken leg bone in his right hand and stabbed it into someone's eye with a "plop".

At the same time, the table was lifted up, blocking the view of the supervisors around.

Zhang Feng's figure was like a ghost; he crouched down and moved forward, taking two long swords from the waists of the two men on his right.

Clang—

The glint of the blades shone brightly in the distant dawn.

The workers nearby saw that after the table was overturned, Zhang Feng's figure disappeared.

The shouts and yells from the supervisor that followed lasted only a few seconds, then ceased abruptly after the table collapsed three seconds later.

Zhang Feng, wielding two swords, stepped out from among the corpses and entered the house next door.

There were still night watchmen sleeping there.

moment.

Zhang Feng walked out, came to the table that hadn't been overturned, kicked the corpse aside, threw down his blood-stained twin knives, sat on the table, picked up a whole roasted chicken, and ate it in big bites.

He gulped down another jar of wine.

Full of wine and food.

Zhang Feng wiped his greasy mouth and looked at his fellow workers in the distance, who hadn't dared to say a word the entire time.
“The brothers hanging down the mountain.” Zhang Feng pointed to the heads and dried corpses hanging in the distance. “Find a cloth, find a shady place, and hide them.”

Once you've finished your task, don't delay; leave immediately.

As for the county magistrate, my friends, don't worry, I will wipe out their entire family today.

after that.

The journey through life is long; we'll meet again someday.

After saying this, Zhang Feng picked up the two swords he had thrown down, covered more than ten meters in a single step, and left the mountain in a short while.

(End of this chapter)