Chapter 5: Chapter 4: Descend the Mountain

Three months later, Qing Yu still huddled in the Taoist temple, completely dedicated to cultivation.

Cultivating in the Postnatal Realm was simple, measured by the unlocking of the Extraordinary Meridians and the generation of Inner Strength. Achieving the Postnatal First Layer meant unlocking one of the Extraordinary Meridians, and unlocking all of them equated to the Postnatal Ninth Layer. Afterward, one needed to unlock the Heaven and Earth Two Bridges and draw in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into one's body to enter the Innate Realm.

The Primordial Qi of this world was much stronger than that of the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" realm. Although the cultivation of the Postnatal Realm did not involve the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, its strength could still nourish the body, granting those born here far greater potential and physical capabilities than those from the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" realm. Combined with the insights and comprehension of Yin Zhiping, even without the enhancement from Elixirs, advancing to the Postnatal Fourth Realm was a natural progression.

Stretching his arms and swinging his fists, creating gusts of wind, the feeling of possessing strength intoxicated Qing Yu. However, he soon calmed himself, knowing that the Postnatal Fourth Realm was merely the beginning of the Martial Arts journey. Settling for this would inevitably render him a withered skeleton in the tomb.

"My talent is not lacking; otherwise, Xuanfa, that old ghost of a master wouldn't have chosen me. After all, even a show must have a good performer. Choosing a misshaped and split melon would only embarrass him. But the issue at hand is not about talent. I lack guidance. Yin Zhiping, that idiot, is only at the Postnatal Fourth Realm, so now I must rely on myself."

"The problem that lies before me now is how to accelerate the progress of my cultivation. Either continue lying low, farming Character Cards, or descend the mountain to search for resources like Elixirs."

Qing Yu pondered his future path. During these three months, he had still obtained a Character Card of the same Realm each month: One-star Card — Ao Bai, One-star Card — Ping Yizhi, One-star Card — Scorpion, with the specific attributes as follows:

Name: Ao Bai

Realm: Postnatal Fifth Realm

item: None

Martial Arts: "Thirteen Grand Protectors' Horizontal Training Golden Bell Shield"

Evaluation: I've caught it, hey, Contracting Yang into the Belly!

Name: Ping Yizhi

Realm: Postnatal First Layer

item: Ping Yizhi's Medical Book

Martial Arts: None

Evaluation: Save one, kill one. Maintain ecological balance, I'm a humble destroyer under the director's seat, blowing the daoist child's horn.

Name: Scorpion

Realm: Postnatal Eighth Layer

item: Golden Cicada Gu

Martial Arts: "Five Poison Palm"

Evaluation: Like Li, like Li, still like Li!

Among them, Ping Yizhi was considered a villain, but he was merely a simple doctor. Qingyu pondered this a lot on the day he drew his Character Card. It's well known that medicine and poison are closely related; villains skilled in medical techniques usually excel even more in poisoning. Although Ping Yizhi was only at the Postnatal First Layer, one couldn't ensure that he wouldn't start off with a storm of poison. In the end, Qingyu gritted his teeth and took the risk, and then he slit Ping Yizhi's throat with a Mystic Iron dagger. The reason Ping Yizhi was considered a villain was that he adhered to the principle of killing one to save another and wasn't the protagonist's close friend. He mostly stayed at home, awaiting those who came to seek help, with several people usually guarding his door, so he was never worried about safety. Though he made poison, he only carried his life's work, his Medical Book, which probably led to his extremely frustrating death and the drop of his life's essence, "Ping Yizhi's Medical Book."

The remaining two characters were Ao Shaobao, who possessed the "Thirteen Grand Protectors' Horizontal Training Golden Bell Shield" and was fierce and unmatched. Even with the Mystic Iron dagger, Qingyu dared not provoke this tiger. After all, Ao Shaobao in the drama enjoyed tearing his enemies apart live, a treatment Qingyu dared not try, which usually was only experienced by Neon People.

The last one was Scorpion, from the "The World's Number One" series. This drama could be described as a gathering of big names. Qingyu would never forget the intro, where the four grand spies made their entrance riding horses, which was very rhythmic. In the series, besides many stars taking turns to appear, there was one who, although not appearing frequently, was always present in crucial scenes. Yes, that was Scorpion. He was the Scorpion among the Five Poisons, also a Land Protector, a monk from the Shaolin Temple, a guard of Heavenly Prison, a blind musician providing clues at critical times, and one of the worlds top ten generals holding vast armies. With so many disguises, he could have played the final boss, but unfortunately, the scriptwriters disagreed, so he could only be the top extra.

Ahem, back to the main story, although Scorpion was just an extra, he was skilled. With the strength of the Postnatal Eighth Layer combined with the Golden Cicada Gu that even an Innate Expert like Cheng Shifei, once infected, could only wait for death, a hundred Qingyus were not enough for him to kill, so it was better to save it for later.

After much thought, since there were no Elixirs and the characters he drew were too strong to defeat, just idly staying in the Taoist Temple wasn't a solution. When there was no hope in the past, he had stayed for three years, knowing he could only wait to rot away. Now was different, Qingyu could not tolerate returning to the state of doing nothing and waiting to rot, so descending the mountain was a must.

Of course, descending the mountain had to be planned. Qingyu, a paranoid of persecution thought that it was crucial to be cautious, needing a safe route to avoid the Observers at the foot of the mountain. Indeed, Qingyu still believed someone was watching. After all, with the vast enterprise of True Martial Dao, calling a few from the Postnatal Realm was enough to watch over Qingyu (Postnatal Fourth Realm's forty-year-old Dragon Knight faints in tears).

So, why wait any longer? Wasn't it just a safe and hidden path down the mountain? Qingyu quickly packed up his belongings, mainly clothes and various other strange bottles and jars, which were concocted during his idle time from practicing martial arts and according to Ping Yizhi's medical book, as he had also made some medicine over the past few years and was adept at crafting higher-level elixirs. There were several other robes, but they were all Daoist robes. Currently, Qingyu also held the position of temple master. These Daoist robes were too conspicuous to bring.

After packing up, Qingyu stealthily escaped over the wall from the back of the Taoist temple. 'Golden Wild Goose Skill is potent, escaping over the wall is really thrilling.' Qingyu thought secretly, having always used the main gate when returning late to the dormitory in his past life.

He carefully checked the surroundings to ensure there was no movement, then Qingyu climbed along the mountain's terrain upwards. Indeed, climbing. Qingyu planned to climb to the mountain top and descend from the other side, letting the perhaps non-existent Observers below keep stupidly watching the road.

Beicang Mountain did not look tall, but the mountain path was quite long, mainly because the mountain waist upwards was steep, and the path always needed to wind around. However, this was not a big problem for Qingyu; as long as it wasn't too high, Qingyu could use his Qinggong to leap directly up, and some places with leverage points didn't matter if they were a little higher, as the Golden Wild Goose Skill specialized in handling this kind of terrain.

"Quanzhen Golden Wild Goose Skill, walking feels so easy."

Qingyu hummed lightly as he climbed to the mountain top. Looking down from the summit, he could still see Qingshui Town below. The not-so-small Qingshui Town seemed grasped in one hand in Qingyu's eyes.

"Feeling like I control everything," Qingyu said, his right hand air-grasping, "But, it's too small. I need higher, higher, until no one else is stepping over me at the top." Recent years' experiences intensified Qingyu's desire to climb higher.

"I'll be the one to stand at the summit and look down at all other mountains. I want that feeling too."

Half a day later, Qingyu finally descended the mountain. Beicang Mountain was indeed small without even a mountain bandit, which was a bit disappointing for Qingyu, who wanted to test his skills.

Walking along the big road at the mountain's base, Qingyu crossed the border of Province Qing and Ling and stepped into the Daqian Border of two hundred years ago.

Two days later, Qingyu arrived at Yang City, formally entering Ling Province.

"Ding, mission system activated, now issuing mission. My voice: In this city, make your own voice heard in any way, become one of the individuals who can decide the future direction of Yang City. Time limit: One year. Mission reward: Intermediate Lottery once, Two-star Martial Arts Secret Manual. Failure penalty: Loss of all martial skills, start over from the beginning."

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