Chapter 564 - 313: Open! (Part 2)
Chapter 564: Chapter 313: Open! (Part 2)
"Could it be that you have some connection with my Celestial Sound Mansion?"
"I do."
"Friend or foe?"
"A friend, not an enemy."
Only after hearing Chu Qing say ’a friend, not an enemy’ did Liu Ruyan breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as this person wasn’t here to seek revenge against Celestial Sound Mansion, that would be fine.
Thinking of this, Liu Qingyan glanced at Xiao Hangu again:
"Then why did you come to Xiao Hangu?"
Encountering Su Ningzhen was unexpected, and Chu Qing couldn’t have come here to help her capture Han Qiuyuan.
And judging by Chu Qing’s understanding of Xiao Hangu and his previous remarks, it was clear that Chu Qing was not interested in the so-called grand event at Xiao Hangu at all.
Chu Qing glanced at her and said with a smile:
"Didn’t I say it before?
"The Han eccentric of Xiao Hangu has colluded with the Celestial Evil Cult. I came here for the Martial World.
"To defeat the wicked and eliminate the madmen."
"How did you know about this?"
Liu Qingyan immediately followed up with a question.
Chu Qing smiled:
"Isn’t this what you really wanted to ask? To speculate my identity from this answer?"
"..."
Liu Qingyan was momentarily speechless. This person was so shrewd that he wouldn’t expose even the slightest possibility.
"Rest early."
Chu Qing said softly:
"I hope the next two days will go by peacefully..."
The implication was clear, don’t ask anymore; I’m not telling you.
Liu Qingyan huffed and closed her eyes, as if to say, "If you won’t say, forget it, who cares!"
Once he saw her gradually entering meditation, Chu Qing called up the system interface.
Looking at that Random Martial Arts Treasure Chest, he hesitated whether to open it or not.
He had quite a few on-going commissions... especially the ones brought by Su Ningzhen, which felt like a major task to Chu Qing.
Of course, the list is empty for now, but with such a large family as the Han Family, it wouldn’t be hard to dig up a heap of Treasure Chests later.
Should I stash away ten or so and do a ten-draw?
The odds of drawing something good would surely be higher than picking one at a time... So far, I’ve always opened single Chests.
Even in a task chain as obscure as those on the list, I’ve only ever gotten one at a time.
If I could just save them...
Chu Qing thought for a moment, feeling a bit tempted, but then shook his head:
"Open it!"
Perhaps I can save some later, if the opportunity arises.
But for now, I’ll just open it directly.
He really didn’t want to wait... after all, with such a tempting Treasure Chest right in front of him... who could resist opening it?
[Opened successfully, acquired Palm Technique: Cloud Dispelling Palm!]
Chu Qing’s eyes briefly sparkled.
Miracles from single draws have happened before, but he didn’t expect to draw the Cloud Dispelling Palm this time!
With a thought, the Mysterious Heart Technique circulated within his mind.
As the Palm Technique formula entered Chu Qing’s brain, a peculiar force also integrated into his meridians.
Ultimately, it merged seamlessly without causing the slightest ripple into the qi vortex of the Nine Chapters of Divine Jade.
Chu Qing frowned slightly... He vaguely felt that this force should be the Void Cloud Strength that comes with the Cloud Dispelling Palm, but there was no Heart Method, just like when he got the Celestial Frost Fist, he didn’t acquire the Celestial Frost Qi.
But when he used this Martial Arts skill, the cold air it emitted was even more chilling than when he used the Mingyu Scripture.
Chu Qing suspected that although he had not obtained these two Heart Methods, he had gained the corresponding Inner Power Attributes.
It was just like a Passive Skill, one that he couldn’t actively invoke.
Missing the most crucial element...
As thoughts turned, the content transmitted by the system was fully received by him.
Meanwhile, an unusual sensation spread throughout his body.
The Yunlai Immortal Realm within the Cloud Dispelling Palm gave Chu Qing an indescribable strange feeling, as if something was stirring from the outside in, reaching deep into the spirit.
But this feeling was very faint, fleeting, far from reaching the level of Spiritual Martial Arts.
"Celestial Frost Fist, Cloud Dispelling Palm... only missing the Wind God Leg. If I get the Wind God Leg, could I reverse-engineer Three Points Returning to Yuan Qi?"
Chu Qing slowly opened his eyes, and as the power of the Cloud Dispelling Palm settled upon him, the surrounding cloud qi dissipated completely the moment he opened his eyes.
This idea made him eager to try.
Alas, there were no Treasure Chests to open at the moment, so this thought could only gradually fade.
He placed his hopes on countless future box openings...
Closing his eyes again, Chu Qing observed the martial arts he had learned, his accumulation already deep enough.
The Nine Chapters of Divine Jade drove his Internal Power, allowing Chu Qing to freely utilize all his learned Martial Arts.
Externally, there were Martial Arts, Palm Techniques, Fist Techniques, Saber Techniques, Sword Techniques, and Claw Techniques... all that he had learned was at his disposal. But when it came to weapons, only saber and sword, which seemed somewhat lacking.
When opening single Chests with scattered commissions, he had expected that he would easily master all sorts of weapons like saber, spear, sword, halberd, axe, and others in the future.
But until now, it has only ever been saber and sword unparalleled.
Whether it’s due to the system’s preferences or some restriction remains unknown.
Of course, even if there is such a limitation, Chu Qing doesn’t mind.
His Martial Arts is advanced enough now, and moving forward, beyond things that alter quality and quantity, the key lies in how he utilizes and transforms everything he possesses.
Much like the Martial Arts fused from the Nine Chapters of Divine Jade, should he unleash them fully, the power would be dauntingly strong.
As for Saber Techniques, whether it’s the Golden Crow Saber Technique or the Blood Saber Technique, neither is particularly special on its own.
But when he combined the Golden Crow Saber Technique and the Blood Saber Technique into the Sixteen Paths of Shocking Evil Saber, then integrated the twelve-zhang saber glint of Proud Cold Six Formulas to create Heaven and Earth, Ghosts and Gods are All Helpless, it was far beyond the original techniques.
This is the essence of quantitative change!
"When in poverty, there is change; in change, there is passage; only through passage, one can manifest the divine!"
Chu Qing slowly closed his eyes again, swimming freely in the vast ocean of Martial Arts.
He organized, integrated, and connected his accumulated knowledge.
And in the following two days, it was indeed very calm...
Nothing happened within Xiao Hangu. Han Qiuyuan didn’t seem to realize that Han Tingting was kidnapped, thinking she fled early into the Martial World through a secret passage, eager for adventure.
After all, Chu Qing had helped the girl tidy up quite a bit of gold and silver, and the room was not in the least disarrayed.
It didn’t look like she had been abducted...
Perhaps some overlooked detail might worry Han Qiuyuan, but it wouldn’t raise too much suspicion.
You Zong transformed into Han Qiuyuan and had contact with Chu Qing over these two days, obtaining some crucial information.
The disappearance of ’Ouyang Xiu’ caused a slight ripple but was mainly confined to Xiao Hangu.
However, a vague rumor circulated among the attendees.
It was said that something happened at the Celestial Sound Mansion, but no one knew the specifics.
Chu Qing then asked Liu Qingyan about it, but she shook her head, stating that if anything really happened at the Celestial Sound Mansion, she would have been called back by now.
Hearing her say this, Chu Qing was somewhat relieved.
After all, the Celestial Sound Mansion was his mother’s family, and the relationship was extraordinary. Moreover, Wu Qianhuan’s injuries needed treatment, so there could be no mistakes.
Time always seems to slip away unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, night had fallen.
In Xiao Hangu, Han Qiuyuan had just seen off Han Qiuyuan, and the Han Eccentric leisurely entered his own dwelling.
With a face wrought with deep worry and eyes full of weariness.
Yet his back remained straight as a rod, like a spear standing firm between heaven and earth, never to fall!
But just as he approached the desk, hoping to sit and rest for a moment, his mind seemed to explode with a thunderous roar.
A masked person sat casually at the desk, thoughtfully scrutinizing him.
At that moment, Han Eccentric felt the blood within him freeze!