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Chapter 339: True Martial Art
Chapter 339: True Martial Art
October 30, 2024
This included the more advanced True Martial Art.
Compared to the Heavenly Martial Art, the True Martial Art could open up more acupoints, making it more comprehensive. It even included extraordinary acupoints outside the meridians, which were extremely rare, but once opened, the resulting improvement far surpassed that of other acupoints.
Moreover, it was said that some formidable secret martial arts required specific acupoints to be opened before they could be cultivated. These secret martial arts techniques involved the manipulation of energy, allowing one to transform the Essence Energy within the acupoints into attributed energy and attach it to their body or weapons.
As a result, the destructive power and attack range of these techniques far exceeded those of ordinary martial arts moves. However, if one attempted to use them without opening the corresponding acupoints, not only would the techniques be ineffective, but it would also be easy to harm oneself.
The price of the Heavenly Martial Art usually ranged from one million to ten million.
The price of the True Martial Art was likely to be around tens of millions.
With his current monthly income, buying a True Martial Art would be more than affordable.
The thought brought a smile to Jiang Cheng's face.
However, there was still a flaw.
Even with a monthly income of one billion, it was still not enough to cover the expenses required for spiritual energy enhancement.
To raise the Golden Bell Meditation Technique to the entry level, one would need an investment of seven to eight hundred million, and it would take him half a year of hard work in alchemy to achieve this.
"If only I could refine the Spirit Awakening Pill."
Jiang Cheng sighed at the thought.
The price of a beginner-level Spirit Awakening Pill was one hundred thousand per pill.
If it was a supreme-level pill, it could reach one million! One batch of supreme-level Spirit Awakening Pills had a market price of ten million, and even if he could only refine three batches per day, with the same profit-sharing ratio, he could earn around twenty-two million per day, which amounted to over three hundred million per month! What kind of speed was this?
What a pity.
Gu Changkong had clearly stated that he couldn't afford the cost of over one to two billion, and moreover, he wanted to see results quickly, so attempting to refine the Spirit Awakening Pill was out of the question for the time being.
Join Gu Changjun? Not everyone was as easy to talk to as Gu Changkong, willing to give up so much profit.
Jiang Cheng even suspected that after Gu Changjun cultivated him, he might turn him into an alchemy tool, squeezing every bit of value out of him.
"I guess this is it for now."
Jiang Cheng sighed.
There was no other way for now.
...
Two days later, within the Dawn Society, Bing Li listened to the report from the man beside him, his face showing disbelief. He then blurted out:
"He's not dead?"
After being kicked out of the sickroom that day, he had called Jin Xinpeng and used the opportunity to report on Tian Lan's injury to inquire about the status of the task.
The other party had said that he didn't need to worry about it and hung up the phone.
Hearing this, Bing Li was initially pleased, but then he thought about it and felt something was amiss. If the task had been completed, the leader would have directly informed him.
Instead, he was told not to worry about it.
This implied that there might have been some unexpected changes, and combined with Tian Lan's situation that day, the task had likely failed.
With doubts in his mind, Bing Li didn't dare to ask further. After a few days, he sent someone to inquire about what had happened.
"Hmm."
The man beside him had a solemn expression.
"Although a few people died in the Black Market that day, they were all killed while obstructing Tian Lan. The person he was assigned to assassinate did not die. In other words, Jiang Cheng is still alive and well."
"How is this possible!"
Bing Li's face turned pale.
"Even if he is an advanced Essence Energy Warrior, how could Tian Lan's attack leave him with a chance to survive?
"I'm not sure about that," the man shook his head, "I've wondered if Tian Lan might have mistaken the person, but after careful consideration, that possibility seems unlikely. After all, he infiltrated for so many days and directly attacked in the alchemy chamber, a place with many people. Without absolute certainty, he wouldn't have taken such a risk."
"Bing Li, is it possible that Jiang Cheng's true strength far exceeds our imagination?"
At these words, Bing Li, who had been seething with anger moments ago, froze, his eyes widening in fear.
He understood what his companion was implying.
Tian Lan was already the top expert within the organization, second only to the leader.
Even he had failed to assassinate Jiang Cheng.
Could it be that Jiang Cheng's strength surpassed even Tian Lan's?
"Impossible!" Bing Li vehemently denied, his emotions running high. "No matter how well he hides, it's impossible for him to conceal his strength to this extent. Moreover, if he's truly that powerful, why would he have fled in fear back then?"
"That's true."
His companion nodded in agreement.
If Jiang Cheng truly possessed the strength of a Tenth Rank Primal Energy Warrior,
there would be no need for him to fear them, and even their leader would have to treat him with respect.
"In my opinion, he must have some extraordinary treasure on him that can even block a Ninth Rank Mind Master's attack."
Bing Li narrowed his eyes.
"Even a Ninth Rank Mind Master's attack? That must be at least a High-Middle Tier Grade Three defensive treasure, or perhaps even an Ultimate Tier Grade Three treasure?"
The man exclaimed in surprise.
Such items were rare even within the Dawn Society, let alone for Bing Li.
Ordinary people could only purchase them on the black market, but the prices were astronomical. If it were an Ultimate Tier Grade Three treasure, it would cost at least 10 to 20 million.
Bing Li didn't believe Jiang Cheng could afford it.
Therefore, there was only one explanation: the black market had given it to him.
Both men exchanged glances, arriving at the same conclusion.
But immediately, an even greater confusion arose.
Why would the black market place so much importance on a traitor, even if he was a Seventh Rank Primal Energy Warrior? What crucial information was still hidden within this? In fact, they didn't need to speculate; they could simply ask Tian Lan to get a general idea of the situation.
However, based on the events of the past few days, the latter would rather strangle them.
"Bing Li, I think since the leader has asked us not to get involved in this matter, we should just let it go."
The man sighed heavily.
"After all, even Tian Lan suffered a loss at his hands, so there's no need for us to even mention it."
Bing Li clenched his fists, remaining silent.
He couldn't accept this!
He couldn't bear to watch a traitor live so well, protected by the black market. Aside from his frustration, he also felt deep regret.
Not long ago, killing the traitor would have been as easy as stepping on an ant, but now, the traitor had grown so much that Bing Li felt helpless.
If he continued to grow...
Would there come a day when he could step on Bing Li as easily as an ant?
"No! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
At this thought, Bing Li shook his head vigorously in his mind.
He currently had no way to deal with the traitor, only because the black market was protecting him. But if the traitor dared to step out, Bing Li had a hundred ways to eliminate him!
(End of Chapter)
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