Ancient Strengthening Techniques
The Yan Clan Hidden Treasure Given to Qing Shui
Qing Shui laughed as he looked at the happiness on everyone's faces, but deep inside, he still missed Mingyue Gelou terribly!
Qing Shui did not know when he would return to his side. He considered the need to wage a war against the Sword Tower in order to get it back, but if that ever happened, he would have no chance of winning the war. He was too first to surpass the 6th Layer Ancient Strengthening Technique.
Moreover, he would not want to cause massive destruction to both the Heavenly Palace and the Sword Tower just for this matter. Qing Shui did not have the capacity to let the Heavenly Palace make this kind of sacrifice for him, but even if he did, Qing Shui would never allow it.
There were also a number of clans and sects with strength comparable to the Heavenly Palace in the Greencloud Continent! If he made a careless move, they would be the ones to benefit from the war.
The Xiao Clan and the Yan Clan were both finished. Although Qing Shui chose not to destroy the entire clan by pulling it from the roots, the countless crimes these two clans committed had yet to be forgiven. It was a common practice to be merciless with criminals. More than half of the nation wants most of them.
In the span of the entire afternoon, the people from the Yan Clan shamelessly came to look for Qing Shui a few times. They wanted Qing Shui to take over their clan so that hundreds of years of accumulated relics could be preserved.
It is quite clear that/that they are very desperate because they brought the key to their treasure room with them. They would hand the key to Qing Shui if he agreed to take control of the Yan Clan.
The Yan Clan's wealth was truly incredible. The main branch of the Yan Clan was the person in charge of the storage of the treasure room key. Clans and sects had different policies about who should control access to the treasure room. The head clan had more control and freedom than the head sect. In a sect, the important matters had to undergo most of the Elder's approval before any actions could be executed by the sect head. On the other hand, the clan head could only participate in discussions about important matters, but did not have the authority to make a final decision.
Of course, there would be exceptions for the various clans and sects.
After all, the Yan Clan was one of the top three family clans in the Yan Jiang Country. Their wealth, however, was surprisingly the most outstanding of the top three clans. With such great wealth, the Yan Clan was extremely careful not to be taken advantage of by others so easily.
Yan Haoran from the sixth branch had represented the Yan Clan twice to meet with Qing Shui. Even if Qing Shui refused to acknowledge Yan's legacy, others would still refuse to acknowledge him as part of the Yan Clan. The other branches of the Yan Clan were very interested in securing a treasure room for themselves. However, none of them had the guts to try, even if there was a chance. They are what everyone calls ” hot potatoes ”.
As the sun began to set, Yan Haoran came to see Qing Shui for the third time. Qing Shui lost all interest and feelings. He only kept them alive because of Qing Qing's relationship with the Yan Clan.
Overall, this man had given all his love and attention to Qing Qing. In Qing Qing Qing's eyes, he was grandfather and father to Yan Zhongyue, whom she loved the most. Qing Shui knew he was an unreasonable man, but he did protect Qing Qing with his life. Because of him, Qing Qing was still alive.
Qing Shui took a deep breath!
’’What do you want from us? We will leave soon and we will never return to this place again. If you want me to take over the Yan Clan, please forget about it. ” Qing Shui said impatiently.
’’ Qing Shui, I won't ask you again. However, the wealth, herbs, ores, and money that the Yan Clan has accumulated over the years will not fall to anyone other than you. It no longer matters whether you acknowledge your legacy as part of the Yan Clan. I'm satisfied to see you in person. Zhongyue will rest in peace as well. I hope you will receive this key, otherwise the treasure will be scattered into the wrong hands. The entire Yan Clan would probably be wiped out if that happened. ” There is a mixture of lamentation and pride in the tone of Yan Haoran.
He exclaimed at the ever-changing situation. He was proud of his young grandson even though he would always deny the facts beforehand. As she reaches the fall, she is ready to take things easy and open-minded about their relationship.
The others fell silent as they looked at Qing Shui. From now on, Qing Shui would be the one to make the decision for everything.
’’ Zhongyue only has two children. No one else can inherit our property. ” Yan Haoran seemed to be muttering to himself. He also seemed to be talking to someone else.
After he finished speaking, he forcefully gave the strange spiral-shaped golden key to Qing Shui. Just as Qing Shui was about to get rid of the key, Qing Yi suddenly interrupted.
’’ Qing Shui, just take it! ’’ Qing Yi said in a sad tone.
Qing Shui hesitated for a moment before taking the key. He knew what his mother was thinking: his father. The man still kept his promise to his mother after all these years. He did not remarry even after he returned to the Yan Clan.
Because of that promise, he vowed to never touch the woman from the Xiao Clan even after a few years he married Qing Yi. And due to his father's negligence towards the woman from the Xiao Clan, he fell into Yan Zhongfeng's trap and lost his life.
Before Yan Haoran was about to leave, he told Qing Shui the address to the treasure room. After which, he took a closer look at Qing Shui, Qing Yi, and the other family members. There was an unspeakable loneliness in his eyes. His back view seemed crooked as he turned around and left.
After Yan Haoran left, the entire room went back into silence once again. No one was happy about obtaining the key to the Yan Clan's treasure room.
” Qing Shui, I don't want to intervene in your matters, but let me say this: I will support you if you plan on taking over the Yan Clan. ” Qing Yi said gently .
Qing Shui was stunned for a moment. He could not really know what his mother was thinking, but he knew how much the central continent was thinking highly of the origin of one's family status and bloodline. It would be the wisest choice for him to acknowledge his share of Yan's legacy. The benefits are also endless.
If Qing Shui was born and raised in the world of the nine continents, he would not hesitate to take over the Yan Clan. However, Qing Shui was different from that. He was extremely proficient in cultivation techniques. One of his lifelong hopes was to become the best martial artist in the world of the nine continents with his own strength. Taking over the Yan Clan was not his priority in the first place.
Moreover, Mingyue Gelou was still waiting for him to arrive at the Sword Tower!
Although Yiye Jiange had never mentioned anything to Qing Shui, she decided to take him to Lion King’s Ridge for 20 years. However, the path he was about to take would not be easy ….
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When night fell, Qing Shui went to the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal!
The first thing he needed to do was to brew some Plum Wine Flowers for the Priestess of the Misty Hall Palace. Qing Shui looked at the vast field of 100-year-old white plum blossoms. This plum flower only existed in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal.
He picked a few plum blossoms and added them to the drink mix consisting of precious ingredients, herbs, “Peach of Immortality”, 1000 years of medicines, and most importantly, 5000-year Golden Flesh LingZhi.
Qing Shui had several versions of the Plum Blossom winemaking when he first started it until now. He used to add a bit of medicinal herbs into the mix, but since he had the ability to obtain various herbs, he improved his flavoring method by adding more instead.
A drop of blood from the Golden Medicinal Turtle, blood from the 1000 year Clam, as well as the Golden Pearl Essence from the mouth of Clam ….
Of course, Qing Shui was unable to brew his signature, Plum Blossom Wine without the Bronze Cauldron and primordial fire. The process of brewing Plum Blossom Wine was almost the same as the process of refining medicinal pills. Both consume a lot of energy as well.
The brewing process takes about 3 days to complete. Fortunately, the brewing took place in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal!
In fact, the actual brewing process will only take a full day. The wine will be roasted consistently with primordial fire over the next two days. Qing Shui would always stop watching the Bronze Cauldron after a full day, then continue to cultivate his practice while waiting for the Plum Blossom Wine to finish.
’’Oh correct, Art Clearing Acupuncture Point of the Priestess of Misty Hall Palace.’ ‘
Qing Shui hurriedly took out a few pieces of paper from the deep pouch on his chest. This was a silver-colored courtyard made from the skin of a first-rate beast.
Qing Shui felt excited as he realized the importance of acupuncture points on the human body. If he can clear most of the acupuncture points that are on his body, especially ” Yongquan Point ” in the middle …
He stopped his thoughts and opened the page.
The title written on the page looks common!
Title reads: ’’ Acupuncture Cleansing Four Body Members ’.
Qing Shui thought hard about it. In fact, he thought that/it was no different from his Arm Clearing and Divine Leg Clearing. The names may be different, but they are basically the same.
Qing Shui was empty as he continued to read. He noticed that/it was when the Divine Arm Clearing and Divine Leg Clearing were combined together, they made a complete version of ” Acupuncture Cleansing in Four Body Members ‘.
He could not understand why the Misty Hall Palace Priestess would have this kind of mastery. Qing Shui thought that his/her mastery was of a kind, but as it turned out, the world of the nine continents was much deeper than he originally thought. He might be able to experience more wonders of the world after all.
Qing Shui had already memorized everything after reading only once. If he could remember the Yin-Yang image embedded deep in his consciousness, then he could remember anything he had read or seen. After she looked back at the page to gain a deeper understanding and impression, Qing Shui started cultivating ” Acupuncture Clearing Four ‘ Body Members all over her body. His two arms and legs were linked together for this cultivation, unlike the Divine Arm Clearing and Leg Clearing, which he had to cultivate separately. Either way, both of these methods have their advantages and disadvantages.
Perhaps due to Qinglian's completion of Clearing Arm and Divine Leg Clearing, she could become proficient in “Four-Members Clearing Acupuncture” very quickly. Basically, Qing Shui was able to cultivate the Acupuncture Clearing of the Four Body Members successfully in the first round. However, it can take several days for the clearing to take effect.
Qing Shui continued to cultivate this technique until he was completely familiar with it. He stopped after a few rounds and rested for a while. After which, he prepared himself to make copies of the Clearing Arm Divine and Clearing Leg deep within his consciousness.
Since he couldn't find anything to write about, he simply used “Golden Calligraphy Brush” by Maestro Artwork ’and Moonstone Ink Slab to write it down.
Qing Shui could only see well this Moonstone Ink Set for the first time because he could not see it clearly the last time. The ink slab has many small grooves on the inside. Later, he realized that/it was these grooves made to have different ink colors.
There is also a small pestle on the Moonstone strip, as small as the size of a thumb. Qing Shui immediately knew that/it was used to grind ink, although it was slightly different from the reality.
Qing Shui poured a little water into one of the grooves. He remembered having prepared the pen and ink earlier in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, but he could not find it. It seemed that Qing Shui would have to prepare an extra in the future if he needed it.
After she poured some water, Qing Shui started grinding her ink. Slowly, the ink changed to a moon-white color. Qing Shui could feel a weak Spiritual Qi coming from the ink tickling something in his mind, but he did not know what it was.
There were still some animal parchments left. Who knows the ” inks ” he milled will be moon-light-white color. He took out a beast parchment with a deeper shadow to test the ink!
He smeared the feather of the Golden Calligraphy Pen into the ink. The fur was made from the hair of a Martial-level Weasel Beast. Qing Shui felt that/it was probably Art Maestro's weapon of choice.
After he smeared ‘tinta’ white moon ” on the quill, a strange sensation suddenly flowed from the Golden Calligraphy Pen into Qing Shui's hands.
