Dark Immortal Cultivation

Zhang Qing returned home drunk.

At Ye Fengchun's family banquet, he drank five or six cups of tiger bone wine and almost passed out drunk on the spot.

This tiger bone wine is very strong and contains potent medicinal properties. It is a highly nourishing substance for Zhang Qing, and he finds it difficult to fully digest it in a short time.

Fortunately, Ye Fengchun saw that Zhang Qing was about to collapse, so he stopped urging him to drink more.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come back.

Suppressing a sliver of clarity, Zhang Qing closed the doors tightly, pasted up the talismans to ward off evil, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began to circulate his energy.

After a full cycle, most of the alcohol's effects dissipated, and the medicinal properties were mostly absorbed.

He finally came to his senses.

After exhaling a long breath reeking of alcohol, Zhang Qing, regaining his senses, couldn't help but scratch his head.

The doubts in my heart grew uncontrollably.

Ye Fengchun was being too good to him, so good that it made people suspicious.

Why?

Zhang Qing thought and thought, but still couldn't come up with a solution.

During the time that his predecessor lived in Xiaoshiji, he encountered all sorts of people, and apart from Elder Chen, there were hardly any good people among them.

Truly virtuous people find it difficult to survive in a camp!

Selfish, opportunistic, bullying the weak...

That's the norm!

Qing'an Village might be in a better situation than Xiaoshi Village, but encountering a cultivator willing to help him in this way felt very unreal to him.

Zhang Qing took the fragment of the ruins out of his storage bag.

According to Ye Fengchun, this was something he specifically asked for for Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing couldn't refuse.

Ye Fengchun clearly understood Zhang Qing's thoughts, and even patted him on the shoulder with a smile, saying that they got along well and that he shouldn't feel any pressure.

But how could Zhang Qing not feel pressured!

Could this refined and scholarly monk be training him as a suicide soldier?

There are also people like Ye Fengchun, who are also talisman cultivators. Logically speaking, they should be able to live a very comfortable life in the outer city.

Why did he bring his Daoist partner to live in Qing'anji?

The outer city is much safer than the camp, and its prosperity, convenience of life, and ease of cultivation are incomparable to the latter.

Upon closer reflection, there are quite a few suspicious points.

[A powerful substance has been discovered. Should it be absorbed?]

Seeing the prompt that appeared in his field of vision, Zhang Qing gritted his teeth and banished the worries and distractions from his mind.

The best approach is to remain steadfast amidst change and focus on improving yourself first!

[Powerful +0.3]

The fragments of the ruins in Zhang Qing's hand instantly turned into dust, falling through his fingers.

Not bad!

A faint joy welled up in his heart.

Just as Zhang Qing opened the data panel, preparing to add points to his own attributes, he suddenly had an idea.

He immediately pulled out the wooden puppet from his storage.

After Zhang Qing completed the "spirit transfer", he had considered using powerful energy to repair this strange object.

Now that I have access to powerful energy, this idea has resurfaced in my mind.

Let's give it a try!

Zhang Qing held the wooden puppet.

Focus your attention on this strange object.

The next moment, the wooden puppet emitted a faint glow in his field of vision!

[Should we enhance it?]

It worked!

Zhang Qing calmed himself down and then invested 0.1 units of strong energy.

In an instant, the wooden puppet shone brightly.

A crack on its head disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The light then dissipated.

Zhang Qing waited for a moment, but saw no further changes.

That's it?

Zhang Qing almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

It took him a great deal of determination to convince himself to use his precious energy to repair the wooden puppet.

The repairs have indeed shown some effect, but they are far from meeting expectations.

Apart from the small cracks, there are more than a dozen or twenty obvious scratches on the surface of the wooden puppet, some long and some short.

If 0.1 points of strong energy can only repair one wound, wouldn't it take more than 2 points of strong energy to repair them all?

forget it!

Zhang Qing quickly put the wooden puppet back into his storage bag.

Out of sight, out of mind!

He was afraid that he might act impulsively and throw in the remaining powerful energy.

To avoid spending all his money, Zhang Qing quickly invested 0.1 units of powerful energy into both his physical and spiritual abilities.

Just as he had expected.

After the [Physical] attribute increases, the [Spiritual Soul] attribute will immediately light up, allowing you to add more points to it.

The connection between physical strength and spiritual essence has been confirmed!

Just moments after adding the drink, Zhang Qing felt a surge of heat rise within him, instantly coursing through his entire body and completely dispelling the lingering effects of the alcohol.

He even felt that he had become much stronger.

The effect was so obvious that Zhang Qing thought he was hallucinating.

He couldn't help but get up and stretch his muscles.

My strength has indeed increased.

So Zhang Qing took out the "Flowing Cloud Sword Manual" that Ye Fengchun had given him.

He sat down, lit the oil lamp on the table, and carefully read the book on basic swordsmanship techniques by the dim light.

The Flowing Cloud Sword Technique recorded in the Flowing Cloud Sword Manual has a total of nine forms.

Clouds rise from the azure sky, clouds fly across the moon, layers of clouds overlap, clouds pierce through the mist, chaotic clouds churn in the sky...

These sword moves have names that have a classical and ethereal feel, encompassing aspects such as initiation, movement, defense, spinning slash, charging, and chaotic battle.

In addition to the general outline, the nine sword techniques are clearly explained with vivid illustrations and detailed annotations.

Even though Zhang Qing had limited experience in martial arts, he didn't encounter many obstacles or difficulties in reading it.

In addition, the main text also includes the most basic sword techniques: thrusting, slicing, chopping, pointing, sweeping, and parrying...

The two techniques combined form a very complete and rigorous introductory sword technique!

After carefully reading the sword manual, Zhang Qing realized that his previous understanding of martial arts was too superficial.

That's too much of a misunderstanding.

Realizing his mistake, Zhang Qing chose to make up for it by focusing on his studies.

That night, he did not study the "Mysterious Origin Technique" or the "Blazing Fire Technique," nor did he practice controlling the wooden puppet. Instead, he devoted all his time to studying the "Flowing Cloud Sword Technique."

Start with the most basic skills and practice them diligently and repeatedly.

As a low-level, independent cultivator, Zhang Qing could not receive guidance from others and could only learn by himself using sword manuals, which inevitably required him to put in more effort.

That night, the stone house was filled with the glint of swords.

The dim light illuminated the diligent figure, and beads of sweat fell silently onto the hard stone floor.

Zhang Qing stopped practicing in the early hours of the morning, after the roosters crowed three times.

At this moment, his clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and his muscles and bones ached and itched all over. The exhaustion from excessive physical exertion overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.

Despite his best efforts, Zhang Qing had to admit that he had absolutely no talent in martial arts!

A night of hard work yielded very little result!

Even beginners find it difficult.

He put down the Green Edge Sword and opened the data panel.

Physical Strength: 1.1

[Soul: 2.1]

Martial Arts Skill: 0.3

[Spellcast: 2.0]

[Powerful: 0.0]

Everything can be enhanced.

As Zhang Qing stared at the "Martial Arts" section, a voice seemed to echo in his mind.

Young man, do you want to have martial arts talent?

Let's add some!

Zhang Qing was quite keen to add a little and try it.

Unfortunately, I've already used up all my Power Points, so there's no way to add more!