"Mastery allows the Nine Suns to appear simultaneously, incinerating mountains and boiling seas?"
Delight was all over Jiang He's face as he smiled. "That's more like it. Not even rank-nine nuclear bombs could destroy this world, so it's clearly an advanced martial arts world. Even if it's not, it would at least be intermediate, right?"
"Only a cultivation technique like that is not bad."
Jiang He was not surprised.
After all, the System's evaluation of Indestructible Diamond and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms were low.
[Ding!]
[High-grade martial art cultivation method [Nine Yang Divine Art (Strengthened)] detected. Consume 2000 Farm Points to cultivate the first tier of [Nine Yang Divine Art (Strengthened)]?
"…"
The delight on Jiang He's face stiffened.
He glanced at the System panel to find that he had accumulated 1,763 Farm Points. At first, he thought that he was a little rich …
"But in the end, I'm still a peasant. I'm not even a peasant."
"If the first tier costs 2,000 Farm Points, wouldn't the second and third tiers cost tens of thousands of Farm Points? The System is trying to drain me dry! "
He complained inwardly.
All Jiang He could do was quietly take out a pea seed.
"One pea seed yields 200 Farm Points, and with the cost of a nitrogen fertilizer, it's a difference of 100 Farm Points … even if I plant both pea seeds, I'm still a little short of 2,000 Farm Points."
Jiang He pointed at the ground.
Dumbo reacted at once and used all four paws to dig a hole.
After that, it looked up and glared at Trumbo in disdain.
Still trying to fight me for my favor, you brat?
Meanwhile, Trumbo was sleeping beneath the sun, and merely lifted its eyelids to look at Jiang He.
Jiang He planted the pea seed and redeemed a nitrogen fertilizer from the System Shop. Finally, he took out the Mysterious Soil and poured the rest of it into the soil!
"I can't earn 2,000 Farm Points with conventional methods, so I'll have to try adding Mysterious Soil."
With that done, Jiang He checked the time.
It was already two in the afternoon before he knew it.
Returning to his room, he took out the rice cooker to steam some rice and cut a cucumber for coleslaw.
"Yup."
"Just in time."
"After harvesting the peas, the rice will be steamed, and the vegetables will be ready."
When he walked out of the room, he saw that in the middle of the garden, a pea tree had already grown. There were pea pods hanging on the tree, exactly 200.
However, the data that appeared in front of him had changed.
[Pea (Enhanced)]
"Inedible. Extremely destructive. Please use it with caution."
"Usage: Throw with great force."
[Gentle Reminder: After throwing, it is recommended that the host hold his head with both hands and lie on the ground to be immune to damage.]
"From the introduction, it seems to be a little more powerful than normal pea seeds, but I'll have to experiment to know how powerful it is." Jiang He walked up and plucked one of the peas.
"Ding!"
[+ 5 Farm Points.]
Delight appeared on Jiang He's face. Each pea would earn him one Farm Point at first, but now that the Farm Points he earned from harvesting had increased fivefold, he was left with 900 Farm Points after deducting 100 Farm Points for nitrogen fertilizer, which was more than enough for 2000 Farm Points.
Even as he plucked the peas, he thought, 'Since my Farm Points have increased fivefold, wouldn't the power of the pea bombs increase fivefold as well?'
Very soon.
The peas were all plucked.
The pea tree crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of black ash.
Ordering Dumbo to scatter the ash, Jiang He returned home to cultivate the Strengthened Nine Yang Technique.
[Ding!]
[-2,000 Farm Points.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have cultivated the First Tier of Nine Yang Technique to Mastery.]
A System Notification jingled in his head then, and the mnemonic chant for the First Tier of Nine Yang Technique surged into his mind. In the next split second, Jiang He felt his qi and blood flowing on their own.
His qi and blood flowed as he charged his acupoints.
With nine 'pu pu pu' sounds, the nine acupoints were forcefully opened.
Those nine acupoints absorbed the Universal Force, which was rapidly converted into pure True Qi as the Nine Yang Technique worked.
"Rank-Four in martial arts?"
Jiang He thought then, and soon immersed himself in cultivation again. He kept charging the Nine Yang Technique to cultivate the Universal Force, and felt the True Qi in his body becoming stronger and stronger.
Even.
Jiang He realized that he could see within himself.
The True Qi in his body flowed along his limbs, bones, and meridians, before finally flowing into his abdomen.
"This must be the Qi Residence of martial artists, or the Cinnabar Fields of Qi mentioned in novels." Jiang He only opened his eyes after an hour. He felt out his True Qi and found it brimming, just as if it was a blazing sun of extreme yang.
As he charged his True Qi, a phenomenon occurred as if a great sun was rising over his head.
Withdrawing his aura, Jiang He mused to himself, trying to assess his own ability.
"The Nine Yang Technique is famed for the abundance of True Qi, and my True Qi is probably up to five times stronger than others of the same tier … and this is the strengthened version, so my True Qi is probably ten times stronger than others of the same tier!"
"Moreover, once I successfully cultivate the Nine Yang Technique, I wouldn't have to fear any cold martial arts or poison, and I would have an indestructible body …"
"The most important thing is that this cultivation technique can stimulate the potential of the human body. After mastering it, even ordinary punches and kicks will be able to exert great power. No matter what cultivation technique you learn, you will be able to master it immediately. That's why it's said that all martial arts in the world can be used …"
"Alright, alright. I can't make it up anymore!"
"After all, I've only been in contact with martial arts for ten days, and I'm a true martial arts newbie. I've only learned about martial arts tiers from others … as the saying goes, practice proves the truth, and I can only make a judgment after I put it into practice."
Jiang He glanced at his System panel.
[Name: Jiang He]
[Cultivation: Rank-Four Intermediate]
[Ability: None]
[Martial Arts Cultivation: Indestructible Diamond (Novice +), Strengthened Nine Yang Technique (First Tier +)]
[Owned Land: 888m ²]
[Farm Level: 2 (EXP 220/500)]
[System Backpack: 6 boxes]
[System Shop: Unlocked]
[Farm Points: 663]
He had 1763 Farm Points at first, but he used 100 points to redeem a nitrogen fertilizer and 1000 points to plant the [Strengthened Peas]. Then, he spent another 2000 points to cultivate the [Strengthened Nine Yang Technique], leaving him with 663 Farm Points.
"Not bad."
"I could cultivate the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms."
Jiang He spent another 500 points to cultivate the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
"Even if the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is divided into eighteen styles, they all have about the same power … If I can only learn one style with five hundred Farm Points, doesn't that mean I need nine thousand Farm Points to learn it?"
Jiang He complained inwardly, and could not help chuckling.
After all, it felt good to have his strength increase exponentially.
He checked the time. It was already past six in the evening and night was coming, but he did not even have lunch.
The steamed rice and sliced cucumbers were still there.
It was already dark when Jiang He finished his meal and washed the pots.
He was lying on his bed and scrolling through his phone when his ears suddenly twitched. A faint sound echoed from the rooftop, and in the next instant, Dumbo was barking maniacally.
Meow!
A piercing cat cry could be heard, and in the next instant, the Three-tails Demon Cat that had been sleeping in the yard turned into a black streak and lunged towards the rooftop.
Jiang He rolled to his feet, but before he could move, there was a rumble …
The rooftop …
It collapsed!
Punching away the falling bricks and dust, Jiang He leapt up through the hole in the roof, only to find that the Three-tails Demon Cat had already shrunk to the size of a calf, dragging a black cat that was about its size down to the yard and mauling it to death.
"A Feral?"
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