Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Tiger Painting, Stage Perfection for Tiger Shape
Qing Shui continued to look at the wall paintings one after another. Some were large enough to fill the walls of the lounge, and some were as small as the size of a palm. However, everything was so beautiful that it was too much for the eyes to party!
Among all of them, Qing Shui saw some that he could recognize, such as the Spring Hiking Portrait that he remembered to be seen as a decent painting. However, in this world, they were prepared for sale at the same price as the Mountain Setting Sun Painting and Tiger Painting. Even his charm would not be inferior to the other two paintings.
Qing Shui still enjoyed looking at the Tiger painting, which depicted the mountain scenery with incredible majesty. It displayed the full aura of a leader. Qing Shui remembered that/it had a technique with the name Tiger Squirrel in Tiger Shape. When he saw this painting, he had a very strong feeling that/it would be very beneficial in his training of the Tiger Shape.
Qing Shui noticed that/that time had passed very quickly. Perhaps it was because he was too engrossed in the paintings that/it had darkened the sky. Qing Shui took down the Tiger Descendant Painting and headed towards the main hall. The main hall is where the cashier is at when beautiful young women in uniform are near the furniture to help with any questions the customer has.
Qing Shui had no interest in asking them. Moreover, the reason he decided to buy this painting was because it was already aligned with him. Whether it was expensive or cheap, because he would still buy it without a care of the price.
In the main hall, the young enough sister saw Qing Shui holding a Painting of a Descending Tiger and her beautiful eyes on her small and white face formed a beautiful crescent moon. This painting is considered quite good among other paintings. Qing Shui had seen that his/her price tag had 100,000 taels of silver inscribed on it.
Qing Shui thought that/that it all made sense. Spending 100,000 taels of silver on a painting was something only the rich would do. When she saw the smiling face of the young female cashier, Qing Shui guessed that/that she might think that/that she was a rich person and thus smiled so happily.
After finishing the bill, Qing Shui did not stay behind. He did not want to face the gaze of an interested woman. He noticed that/that he had shown the same gaze towards all paying customers.
Could it be that the people who could afford to pay were really very attractive?
As he exited this furniture store, Qing Shui placed the Tiger Painting into the Realm of the Real Jade Violet and headed towards the place of Canghai. At the same time, he thought of borrowing some money before returning again the next day.
Although good things cannot be bought with money, buying good things during shopping costs money. It was just like how money was needed for him to buy the painting of the Descending Tiger today. While she still had tens of thousands in hand, Qing Shui felt that/it was not enough for her to spend time in this place. He had not even climbed to the top level to look at the expensive items.
Qing Shui spent the day in satisfaction and when he returned to Canghai's place, it was already dark. However, there was no darkness in the Capital of the Continent. The stone light illuminated the place, creating many sleepless cities in the world of the nine continents. There are even people who treat the night as the day. Under the illumination of the light stones, the scenery seemed even more blurred, but the night city was still bustling with excitement.
When he gets to Canghai's place, he realizes that/it's everyone around. Canghai Mingyue and Huoyun Liu-Li happily listened to the story told by the Canghai couple regarding the interesting events or demon beasts in the world of the nine continents. It was a harmonious scene.
”You're back. We can start dinner now. ” Canghai's wife smiled and said when she saw Qing Shui. The charm of adult women is really soft.
”What are you talking about? You all seem very happy. ’’Qing Shui smile and greet everyone.
’’ Foster father talks about Sister Mingyue's naughty days when she was a child. ’’ Huoyun Liu-Li grinned and said.
” Oh, come here and tell me how cruel he is. ” ‘Qing Shui sitting in the only empty place.
” Alright, let's have dinner. We'll talk after dinner. You've been out all day, so have you found an interesting place? ” Canghai Mingyue interrupted what Huoyun Liu-Lianted had done to say about him.
Qing Shui was successfully interrupted. Actually, he had only had a conversation before, but he did not want to hear it. Therefore, when Canghai Mingyue asked if she found a place of interest, Qing Shui immediately thought about Greencloud Furniture City.
’’ Greencloud City Furniture is not a bad place. I spent my day there. ” Qing Shui smiled and replied.
” You spent all day there? You want to buy furniture? ” Huoyun Liu-Li asked in surprise. Even Canghai Mingyue threw a strange glance at the man who often brought shock to them.
” Actually there are a lot of pretty good things there, like painting. ” Canghai interrupted and said.
Canghai's words made the two women even more confused as they looked at Qing Shui, and then at Canghai.
” Looks like Senior is thinking the same. ” Qing Shui grinned and said.
’’ Painting is a good item. Those with a high level of understanding could have a strong resonance with the painting, and could even benefit greatly from one's new understanding. ’
Canghai's words ticked well with what Qing Shui had thought, and he nodded seriously in agreement.
” Alright, let's have dinner. We will continue our conversation after dinner. ” Mother Canghai Mingyue, Ruo Tong urges.
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After dinner, Canghai Mingyue and Huoyun Liu-Li helped Ruo Tong to clean the table. Qing Shui waited until some peerless beauties were finished cleaning before he prepared to leave.
’’Senior, if I sell that Small Revitalizing Pellet, how much can I take?’ ‘Qing Shui wants to go, but he remembers that/that he needs to get more money out of his hands. After all, with the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, he had plenty of room to store silver, gold, and even silver money.
’’ It is better that you keep the goods for yourself. We have received much from you. Is five million taels of silver enough? ” Canghai smiled gently and said.
’’ Hmph, you don't even come to us when you need help. ’’ Huoyun Liu-Li murmuring.
’’ Mmm, should be enough, should be enough. If it was more valuable, it seemed like I wouldn't be able to get it with money. ” Qing Shui thought about it and said.
” Father, I have some here, so I will give it to him! ” Canghai Mingyue quickly said.
’’I don't have it in my hands now. What I have is not enough for five million taels. I don't need it, so you can have it all. ” Huoyun Liu-Li said as she looked at Qing Shui, giving off a feeling as if she regretted not bringing enough money.
Qing Shui was stunned as he said, ’It's all the same, all the same. Thank you all.”
Returning to his own room, Qing Shui immediately entered the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal and the first thing he did was to go to where Golden Flesh Lingzhi was.
Sensing that/it Qing Shui had entered the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, the flaming bird gave some excited cries.
Thankfully that/it Qing Shui had told the fiery bird before not to eat this thing. Otherwise, he would feel irritated if it had been eaten by the blazing bird!
The Realm of Violet Jade Immortal gave Qing Shui the feeling that/that she was in the greenhouse. There is no wind or weather conditions such as clouds or rain. Qing Shui suddenly recalled the painting of the fallen Tiger he had just bought the day before.
Qing Shui hung it in an empty area of the kingdom. This made Qing Shui feel that/that he should get the screen standing so that he could hang all of his paintings on the screen in the future.
Qing Shui decided to get the screen standing at Greencloud Furniture City the next day. It doesn't have to be good because the only purpose is for him to hang the painting. The reason he decided to get the screen standing was because he remembered seeing the haughty portrait of Phoenix amidst the items being sold. He was not sure if Greencloud Furniture City would have one of them.
Qing Shui noticed the painting of the Descend Tiger. It is often said that/it was after the tiger climbed the mountain, it would be like a dragon ascending into the sky. In terms of aura and explosive power, it would be an even stronger descending tiger. The grand aura will be unstoppable.
In the painting, a picture was taken when a ferocious tiger pounced from the top of a mountain. The painting showed his large and powerful body, his agility, and most importantly, the aura of a king.
Qing Shui naturally started practicing the Tiger Shape tens of thousands of times as he looked at the ferocious tiger in the painting. He tried to sense the aura from the tiger in the painting in front of him, especially the aura of the king.
This time, the Tiger Form not only had a majestic aura, but it also exerted tremendous pressure. It had not appeared before so Qing Shui knew that/it was the aura of a king. Initially, there were many areas that were slightly felt, but everything had become smoother now. The feeling of success when all conditions were met and the additional king aura that seemed to hold the destructive power were all displayed in their respective positions.
Even the Roar Tiger was completely different. Qing Shui was satisfied with his Tiger Form now. It had reached a great stage of perfection.
Qing Shui stopped and secretly looked at the painting of the Tiger. The Tiger Form had reached the stage of great perfection after working hard in the stage of great success. To think that/it was an unwanted action today has allowed him to reach a great stage of perfection. 100,000 taels of silver were well spent.
Qing Shui felt that/it was all very mysterious. Thinking that/it was a fortunate encounter at Greencloud Furniture City had given her a very nice benefit. The Tiger Form on the stage of great perfection had increased Qing Shui's strength by 3000 jin.
Furthermore, Qing Shui started his training for the Ancient Strengthening Technique. It was still stuck at 75 cycles, but Qing Shui felt that/that he would be able to break through to the 76th cycle soon. As long as he could reach 98 cycles, he would be able to reach the stage of great perfection. However, Qing Shui also felt that/it was an illusion and it was likely that he would only be able to reach a great stage of perfection after reaching 99 cycles.
In order to reach the 5th layer of the Ancient Strengthening Technique, it seemed like he had to break through to reach 100 cycles. After thinking about it, Qing Shui decided to stop thinking so much into it. While he would receive a huge boost in his strength after leveling up the Ancient Strengthening Technique, it was difficult to break through each stage. If not for the heaven defying existence of the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, he would likely only be able to scrape until reaching the 4th layer of heaven after his entire life.
Qing Shui's goal was to think of all the ways and means to improve his own abilities and complete his training mission. Qing Shui remembered that/it Canghai Mingyue had given him the recipe for the Endurance Pellet. He decided to concoct it now to improve his abilities.
Carrying out the core of the Golden-Owned Snake King and the Endurance Retaining Fruit, and cutting off a portion of the LingZhi Golden Flesh, he stored it before extracting a drop of blood from the 1000-Year-Old Gold Medicinal Turtle and Shellfish.
He placed all of this into the Golden Flint Iron Cauldron and added a corresponding amount of water from the royal pond. Qing Shui then inserted the rest of the fruit and heated it slowly with primordial flames.
When a boiling sound started to sound, Qing Shui increased the heat from the primordial mistake when he sometimes added some other ingredients that he had prepared beforehand.
Qing Shui had two previous experiences in concocting the Small Revitalizing Pellet. Hence, he had great confidence in creating the current Resilience Pellet. In addition, he also felt that/it was very simple.
Concocting medicines tests a person's patience, and those who don't have them will never be able to concoct the medicine successfully. The higher the quality of the drug, the more this theory is applied. It was said that/it even had some Holy Grade Medicine Pellets that would drain the alchemist's vital energy and blood. Once created, the chances of an alchemist's death were extremely high, or at the very least, he would lose half his lifespan.
Concocting a Small Revitalizing Pellet already required a high level of concentration. The more concentrated, the more effort is needed. Therefore, the better the drug, the higher the level of concentration needed, and the more time it takes. It's a stressful process.
