Set a goal, and the system takes over the body.

Qi Qingshan did not respond, but merely glanced sideways at Qi Xiuyuan.

Qi Xiuyuan stared at the other party, and immediately thought to himself, "Set a goal to maximize the benefits of this transaction, and ensure that no trouble is left behind."

[Target detected: Maximize transaction profits without causing problems]

[Method 1: Exchange the Golden Sun Treasure Fish for three days of Frost Flame.]

Method 2: Demand 300 taels of gold.

Please select a method to complete the objective.

Upon seeing the information on the panel, Qi Xiuyuan confirmed one thing: the other party indeed had no hostility towards Qingshan Martial Arts School, and this transaction would not cause any trouble for Qingshan Martial Arts School.

That puts my mind at ease.

Qi Xiuyuan then asked, "Does Young Master Min want the Golden Sun Treasure Fish, or the refined Golden Sun Marrow Cleansing Pill?"

Min Guanzhi frowned, even stopping his fanning motion: "You've already refined the treasure fish into a pill? If so, then it's useless to me."

As he spoke, he stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and prepared to leave.

"Please wait."

Qi Xiuyuan called out to him.

Min Guanzhi paused, turned around, and looked at her with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"Young Master Min, have you ever heard of the Frostfire Flame?"

Min Guanzhi's expression changed slightly. He snapped his folding fan shut and stared intently at Qi Xiuyuan.

"Why do you say that, young master?"

Qi Xiuyuan didn't answer directly, but continued, "I'd like to borrow it for three days. I wonder if Young Master Min could help me with this? The reward is a lively, jumping Golden Sun Treasure Fish!"

Min Guanzhi narrowed his eyes, his aura becoming heavier, and said in a deep voice, "Young Master, do you know the value of the Frost Flame? Let alone just one Golden Sun Treasure Fish, even ten or a hundred of them wouldn't be worth a fraction of it. Please forgive me for being unable to fulfill your request, Young Master."

Qi Xiuyuan smiled slightly, his tone still composed: "I'm only borrowing it for three days, it's not like I'm not going to return it. For Young Master Min, there's no loss whatsoever. I'll return it as is after I'm done. But once the Golden Sun Treasure Fish is given away, it can't be taken back. I'm sure Young Master Min understands the difference, right?"

Min Guanzhi remained silent, his fingertips lightly tapping the fan ribs, without saying a word.

The reception room fell silent, and the steam from the teacups rose slowly.

Seeing that the other party had not made a decision, Qi Xiuyuan continued, "If Young Master Min is worried, you can stay by my side for the three days I borrow your things, without leaving my side for even a moment. My Qi family will never embezzle your things."

Min Guanzhi's tone softened slightly: "What use do you have for the Frost Flame?"

"Help me cultivate a martial art," Qi Xiuyuan replied.

Min Guanzhi remained silent for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons repeatedly in his mind, before finally saying, "It's fine, but to be on the safe side, I hope to stay with Chief Escort Yuan and guard the place together."

Qi Xiuyuan readily nodded: "Okay!"

Min Guanzhi immediately cupped his hands in a fist salute and said, "I will come again with Chief Escort Yuan in an hour. Please hand over the Golden Yang Treasure Fish to me then."

Qi Xiuyuan nodded again.

He originally intended to take two Golden Sun Cleansing Pills as payment, so that the second Golden Sun Treasure Fish could be used to refine four more pills.

But it's a pity.

Min Guanzhi wanted fresh, live Golden Sun Fish, not refined elixirs.

An hour later, Min Guanzhi and Yuan Fengchen returned to the Qingshan Martial Arts School.

Qi Xiuyuan led the two to the backyard. In the clear pond, the Golden Sun Fish swam around, its scales shimmering with a faint golden light in the sunlight.

Min Guanzhi stepped forward and took a look. After confirming that it was the Golden Sun Treasure Fish, he took out a palm-sized mutton fat jade gourd from his bosom and solemnly handed it to Qi Xiuyuan.

"Young Master, this jade gourd contains the Frost Flame, which is quite dangerous. A slight mistake could injure your body, so please be very careful."

Qi Xiuyuan took the jade gourd; it was icy cold to the touch, and he could almost feel the chilling flames inside, even through the jade walls.

He nodded.

"Thank you for the reminder. I will use this main room in the side courtyard and will not leave it for even a moment. I will return everything in three days. There are also two empty side rooms next door. Please make do with them for three days, Young Master Min and Chief Escort Yuan."

Both of them nodded without saying anything more.

Qi Xiuyuan didn't waste any more words. He took the jade gourd and went into the house, closing the door behind him.

While Min Guanzhi and Yuan Fengchen went back to retrieve the Frost Flame, he had already gone to the Green Mountain Pharmacy to get the Tendon-Changing and Bone-Tempering Vine, and brought it back to the martial arts school to brew a pot of medicinal soup.

"Set a goal: with the help of the Frost Flame and the Bone-Tempering Elixir, cultivate the Divine Finger Technique for three days!"

[Target detected: Cultivate the God-Sealing Finger Technique for three days]

[Method 1: Practice diligently for three days to achieve mastery.]

[Method 2: Practice casually for three days, and you can achieve minor success.]

Please select a method to complete the objective.

"I can actually cultivate directly to the Proficiency Realm? That's fantastic! I'll cultivate with all my might!"

Qi Xiuyuan's face was full of joy, and his eyes lit up.

His original goal was just to get started, and he would be satisfied if he could reach the minor completion stage at most. He didn't expect that with the help of the Frost Flame and the Tendon-Tempering and Bone-Quenching Soup, he was able to break through to the master stage in just three days.

This harvest far exceeded his expectations.

[The system has taken over the body and will begin full-scale cultivation!]

Qi Xiuyuan's body moved automatically to the table and poured the prepared tendon-strengthening and bone-tempering soup into a copper basin, a large basin full and still steaming.

An iron frame sits beneath the copper basin, with charcoal burning about a foot and a half away, which helps to maintain the temperature of the medicine.

There was also a basket of charcoal piled up next to it, which could be replenished at any time.

He looked at the jade gourd containing the icy flame and reached out to remove the jade plug at the top.

A wisp of bluish-white cold flame surged half a foot high from the gourd's mouth, causing the indoor temperature to drop sharply. Exhaled breath instantly condensed into white mist, and a thin layer of frost covered the wooden table surface in the blink of an eye.

"This is the Frost Flame! It truly is a marvel of the world!"

It is called a flame, but its temperature is so low that it can freeze into frost in the summer.

It is called frost, but its shape is completely like flame.

That's truly amazing!

Qi Xiuyuan gently bent down and immersed his hands in the scalding hot medicine.

Ten breaths later.

He took his hands out of the medicinal soup and then moved them to a height of one foot directly above the mouth of the gourd, letting the lingering flames of the icy fire gently temper his hands.

In just a short while, a thin layer of frost covered his hands.

However, beneath the frost, a terrifyingly hot force was repeatedly tempering the tendons in his fingers.

The medicinal power and the icy flames clashed and rubbed against each other in his hands, grinding against his muscles and bones again and again.

Qi Xiuyuan remained motionless, simply following the method of the Divine Finger, slowly circulating his qi and blood, guiding the two forces to converge and flow within his ten fingers.

After a moment, he immersed his hands back into the tendon-strengthening and bone-cooling soup, continuing to circulate his qi and blood to cleanse his fingers.

Ice crystals disintegrate rapidly when heated.

Once his hands were thoroughly soaked in the medicinal properties, he moved them back to the icy flames to heat the hammer chain.

This cycle repeats itself, alternating between cold and heat.

In just half an hour, a layer of shimmering white frost suddenly appeared on his hands, and a wisp of extremely fine, icy finger energy steadily gathered at his fingertips, condensing without dissipating.

The Divine Finger Technique: Beginner Level!