Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Additional Upgrades: Cold Poison, Storm Clouds Approaches
’’ What if, I said what if. If I don't have the strength to protect the Canghai Clan anymore, I hope you will protect Yueyue. ” Canghai sighed, as sadness could be seen in his eyes.
” Father, is something wrong? ” Canghai Mingyue paled as she stared at Canghai, panic could be seen flashing in her beautiful dark eyes.
’’ Yueyue, I just said what if. Worry not! ’’Canghai stared intently at Canghai Mingyue,
Although Qing Shui's face remained unchanged, his heart was the same as a surging huge wave. Qing Shui knew that/that ever since Canghai said such a thing, it just meant that/it was something bad was going to happen to him soon.
The first thing Qing Shui thought of, was the Immortal Sword Sect. However, after calming down, he remembered that/it Canghai did not even put those from the Immortal Sword Sect in his eyes, looking down on them with contempt.
Canghai calmly looked at Qing Shui, waiting for his answer. Qing Shui thought in his heart, if there was something that even Canghai could not handle, how could he deal with it? At first she thought of resisting, but after seeing the stern gaze of a father, Qing Shui gave up. Although he never had a father, he was able to empathize with Canghai, after all he was a father figure for his adopted son.
”I promise. I'll do my best to take care of your daughter. ” Qing Shui said in a tone similar to cutting nails, and slicing iron, filled with resolution. Determination can feel powerful in his words.
Qing Shui wouldn't say something like I would if I was still alive because there was no purpose and he wouldn't go and ask Canghai about what really happened. He knew that/that if Canghai wanted to or could say it, he would have already done it. Qing Shui was still a bit worried. He knew that/it was without Canghai, he would no longer have any support in the Southern City. When the enemy rushed in the future, it might even be impossible to escape from this region.
The atmosphere in the room became heavy as Canghai Mingyue's eyes turned red. This was the first time Qing Shui saw her in such a fragile state, otherwise for today, Qing Shui would not have thought that/it Canghai Mingyue would still have this side to him.
” Father, can we get out of here? If we leave there won't be anything bad going on, right? ” Canghai Mingyue gripped Canghai's arm in panic.
” It's too late, I never thought there would be such a big change after 30 years. ” Canghai bitter laugh.
” Father, who exactly is trying to deal with you? ” Tears flow nonstop under the face of Canghai Mingyue. He was very thorough in his mind, very intelligent. How could he not understand the gravity of the situation?
Instead, Canghai Mingyue's mother had a trace of a thin smile on her face, trying to comfort her. However, no matter how good her acting was, she could not hide the slight stiffness in the middle of her eyebrows.
” Immortal Sword Sect, I never thought that/that stupid old man in the Immortal Sword Sect would suddenly break through after 30 years. ” Canghai grimacing.
” Senior, do we really not have the slightest chance at all? ” Qing Shui frowned. If he could currently make the Soulshake Bell break through to the 4th level, he would have the confidence to escape from flying beasts.
” This is useless, the old man's mount is ” Black Champion Monarch Falcon ’, the speed is amazingly fast, there is no way an ordinary flying beast will be able to evade his pursuit.
Qing Shui had heard of this particular demon beast before. After all, a demon beast with a Monarch, Emperor, or King in their name, would usually be an extremely powerful demonic beast.
’’Senior, how long has it been?’ ‘Qing Shui kept thinking about the soulshake bell in his spatial realm. Too bad it was too short.
’’About one month I guess. The old man wants to capture all of my Canghai Clan and you in one net. If not, he would have moved a long time ago. ” Answer Canghai.
” Senior, try your best to delay the time, there may be a miracle. ” Qing Shui seriously spoke, he knew that/it was because Canghai asked him to take care of his daughter, he had already decided to fight with death, thus gaining more time to allow his family members to escape.
” Father, was this caused by the previous yueyue incident? ” Canghai Mingyue thought back to Young Master Feng, as well as injuring two elders.
Canghai Mingyue also remembered that time when Qing Shui insulted the big fatty of the Immortal Sword Sect. He did not know if these things were connected, he just felt very sad and in a state of confusion. A sense of helplessness slowly permeated his heart, he did not dare to imagine spending his days without a father, he had always been a pillar of his emotional support!
’’ Stupid girl, this has nothing to do with you. 30 years ago, Your father made me blind the old man's eyes. By then we had already decided that/it was me or she had to die, we could not share the same heaven. However, our cultivation base was similar back then but I was more skilled with shadows, winning thinly. Who would have thought that/that blind old man suddenly stepped on the dog's luck and broke through? ” Canghai laugh, try to lighten the atmosphere.
After leaving, Qing Shui speculated in his heart. He had originally expected Canghai's cultivation base to be at the peak of the King of the Bela Realm. However, after hearing his words, Qing Shui was able to deduce that/it was both Canghai and the blind old man of the Immortal Sword Sect should have long since broken through to the next level. Qing Shui's feelings were unusually strong, and could feel how incredible his aura was even though they had deliberately not let go.
If he wanted to escape, there should still be hope. The forged Qing Shui necklace could increase the speed of the fire bird. Originally, the speed of the fire bird was already at the same level as the one in the Black Champion Monarch Falcon, not to mention after eating fruits that increased freshness, fruits that increased energy, fruits of endurance, and other fruits, and two small revitalization pellets.
Qing Shui originally thought that/it was with Canghai's existence here, he could stay here peacefully for some time. Who would have thought that/that something like this would happen, Qing Shui would never consider retreating back to the Hundred Miles City, either, he did not want to provoke any trouble back to the place where his clan members lived. Although Canghai had previously told him that/it was not caused by his actions, Qing Shui had a faint feeling that/it was a very high possibility that his/her actions caused all of this.
Entering into his spatial realm, the first thing he wanted to do, was raise his soul bell. After which, he cultivated the Ancient Strengthening Technique as well as his hidden weapon techniques. He knows that/it is to fight someone of a higher level, it is almost impossible to win without hidden tricks. His eyes suddenly shone with a gleam as he thought of something.
1,000 years of cold steel!
After all, he was already a blacksmith, Qing Shui suddenly realized that/that he had to start forging some hidden weapons for himself. He decided to use 1,000 years of cold steel to forge a set of Coldsteel needles that were similar in size to gold needles for his own use.
Just thinking about it just made him endlessly excited. He still had the prints he had used to forge the gold needle earlier, back then he was afraid that he would not succeed in one try and thus buy more.
Qing Shui refined his small piece using his primordial flame, and poured the remaining coldsteel liquid into the mold. In this entire process, Qing Shui used his Sacred Hand along with the Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique, by infusing the essence of his Ancient Strengthening Technique inside the needle. After which, he executed the Thousand Hammer Technique and lost himself in the forging process. Qing Shui really wanted to see what improvement this final product would produce, because the metal used was none other than 1,000 years old coldsteel!
Once the product is finished, it is also a 9-inch long needle. Qing Shui placed it in his hand, it was very difficult to find it if one did not look for it, the radiance was emitting as it was almost transparent, it was very difficult to find it, and the cold air it emitted would even cause people near a certain distance to shiver. .
After that, he started trying to raise the soulshake bell. From his experiments, Qing Shui knew that/it soulshake bells could undergo a refinement process 10 times a day. And every time during the refinement, a faint purple light would radiate from it. After 10 times, the purple light disappeared and that was how Qing Shui came out with his conjecture. He knew that/that if he wanted to raise the soulshake bell, he would have to refine it endlessly to limit every opportunity he had.
After which, he trained with his new hidden weapon in his spatial realm while admiring its effects. Because it was too thin, there would naturally be a limit to its attack power, so Qing Shui could only aim for the hearts or eyes of his enemies. Absorbed in his practice, it was not long before he realized that/that he had forgotten to do a very important thing.
” Argh how can I forget? ” Qing Shui immediately activated the Heavenly Vision Technique and studied the Coldsteel needle. After reading the additional information, he was stunned in silence.
Additional Upgrades: Cold Poison!
Qing Shui broke his head for half a day and still could not be sure how he achieved that. But from those words, he knew that his/her weapon attack would incorporate the effect of a cold poison, only that he did not know to what extent it was.
He doesn't really understand what's going on but he knows that/it's definitely something good. The more poisonous, the better, after all, if he were to use this Coldsteel Needle, it would be used as a sneak attack, as he used it, the opponent would have to die.
The rest, Qing Shui cultivated other martial techniques.
He was still at the 3rd Wave for the Nine Waves Great Golden Buddha Site. It was true that this technique was incredible, yet he had already trained it to its limit. He did not know when he would have the moment of enlightenment to break through to the next level. This technique was arrogant to the point where Qing Shui knew if he executed the 5th wave with his current cultivation level, even Canghai would not dare to take his attack. His toughness is too overpowered.
As for the crane form in the small success stage, there was still a great distance before he could reach the great success stage. Fortunately, Qing Shui improved day by day, albeit at a slow pace. This was already good enough for him, after all some things could not be forced, but had to be accomplished step by step!
Storm clouds approaching! Qing Shui felt a degree of danger no less than the previous time Gongyang Xuanhong rushed to the Hundred Miles City wanting to annihilate him and his clan. Previously, his god teacher as well as Baili Jingwei saved him. But who will be his savior this time?
