Surviving in high-level martial arts and stacking Hextech

Chapter 18, The Second Night

Jiang Feng hesitated.

Because the cultivation technique that Qin De took out was none other than the Xuan-rank high-grade "Suppressing Evil and Guarding the Heart Technique".

He had seen it in the special class information that Sun Hao had given him before. In the Academy Alliance, this was a technique that only students whose strength had reached the seventh level of Body Tempering or whose martial arts aptitude was at the Profound Bone level were qualified to apply for!

Unlike the Body Strengthening Technique, which reinforces the genetic lock and only provides protection against mental pollution, this technique focuses on mental defense.

Once mastered, it can provide an effective defense even against the Whisperers' attacks.

but----

Still not right.

The fact that Qin De was willing to take out such a high-level technique for me means that he also knows this mission is not simple.

Jiang Feng frowned, his mind in turmoil.

Qin De frowned upon seeing this scene.

Is this kid really that calculating?

Was the cultivation technique I acquired a bit too good? Did it make him wary of me?

Qin De felt a pang of regret after realizing what had happened.

I should have just taken that low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique.

"If things go wrong and my life is threatened, I'll leave."

After weighing the options for a moment, Jiang Feng still felt that the Xuan-level mental defense technique was too valuable in the early stages and worth continuing the mission. So, without waiting for Qin De's reaction, he accepted the technique.

"Okay." Seeing that he accepted it, Qin De stopped worrying about the level of the technique and said with a faint smile.

"Don't worry, we are legitimate law enforcement officers. Protecting every citizen is our duty. If a real emergency occurs, you don't need to worry and can leave at any time. We will never hold you accountable."

"Okay." Satisfied with Qin De's assurance, Jiang Feng put away the cultivation technique chip. "See you tomorrow, Officer Qin."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

.......

Inside the rental house.

Jiang Feng opened the "Suppressing Evil and Guarding the Heart Manual" that he had just obtained.

This is a very standard mental defense technique. Unlike the Body Strengthening and Tempering Technique, it does not require guiding the Qi and blood to circulate throughout the body's meridians.

Its method of cultivation is meditation.

One must be in a quiet environment, free from distractions, and focus one's consciousness into the acupoint between the eyebrows. Then, one must follow the instructions to circulate the energy, gathering the scattered spiritual power throughout the body and placing it at the source of the acupoint, thereby constructing a barrier of the heart.

Normally, the noise around the rental house in the lower district would be unsuitable for meditation, but it was already past midnight and the neighbors were all asleep, so it was a rare and peaceful environment.

He found a clean spot, closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate.

After an unknown amount of time, a 'halo of consciousness' gradually formed in his mind. He moved the halo to the location of the heart acupoint as he wished, and then began to circulate the technique according to the "Suppressing Evil and Guarding the Heart Technique".

Time passed quietly, and two hours later, dawn was breaking.

Jiang Feng slowly opened his eyes, and light returned to his vision.

A faint gray mist, perceptible only to him, flowed silently around him; he knew without a doubt that this was the new [Blessing].

[Blessed with: Heart Lock for Exorcism (Initial 1%)]

[Effect: The soul is surrounded by a barrier, which provides permanent protection upon reaching the highest level of mastery. It also greatly increases resistance to mental pollution and significantly reduces the risk of losing one's sanity. Even when facing a high-level ruler, one will not instantly collapse in sanity or suffer physical deformities...]

"call."

Exhaling another breath of stale air, Jiang Feng's eyes shone brighter than ever before after reviewing the detailed effects.

"This is good stuff!"

This thing is simply a divine skill tailor-made for this world!

As long as one can master this technique to a high level or even perfect it, this mental barrier will exist permanently, and one can automatically defend against sudden mental pollution without having to circulate the technique.

It's essentially a permanent defensive shield.

I glanced at the time; it was already past 5 o'clock.

Jiang Feng, who had planned to continue practicing, gave up the idea when he realized that things would soon get noisy. After washing up, he lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

The special class is tomorrow, so you don't need to attend today.

rest first.

........

At 15 p.m. sharp, Jiang Feng got up and washed up.

He first followed the method of "Tempering the Body and Strengthening the Essence" to circulate his qi and blood through his body for several cycles. After the night was quiet, he calmed down and practiced "Suppressing Evil and Guarding the Heart".

An afternoon flew by, and the progress on the panel was updated accordingly.

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[Jiang Feng]

[Realm: Body Tempering Realm (Second Heaven)]

[Base Strength: 29.9 (20+9.9)]

[Base Health: 977/1200]

[Extraordinary Evil: Floor 99]

[Has acquired the power: Rebel]

[Blessings obtained: Primal Chain (Initial 18%), Heart Lock for Exorcism (Initial 1%)]

[Martial skill acquired: Flame Collapse Fist (Slightly proficient, 1%)]

----

Jiang Feng was stunned at first glance.

When did a new column appear in my attribute panel?

"power?"

He frowned, instinctively wanting to click on the detailed effects of this [power], but found there was no explanation at all, and the panel didn't even show the cultivation progress.

"Could it be some kind of special ability that doesn't require cultivation?" he wondered to himself after confirming that it wasn't a system bug.

The concept of "power" sounds more powerful than "blessing," so it's reasonable that it doesn't require cultivation.

But what is the function of this power?

Jiang Feng was completely baffled. After fiddling with it for a while and finding no change, he had no choice but to give up and abandon his plan to investigate further.

Panicking won't help; we can only wait and see what happens when it actually triggers some effect before taking any action.

It's almost midnight, and he still has to go to the Voodoo sect to collect clean water resources.

Incidentally, the purified water he brought back yesterday had already been inspected by Qin De. Although there were slight pollutants in it, the test results showed that it would not cause him any harm, so he kept it on him.

...........

...........

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

When Jiang Feng arrived at the usual spot, it was exactly midnight. After greeting Qin De, who was hiding in the shadows, he did not choose to go in with the last group of people as he had the day before, but instead went in earlier.

The old movie theater was still dimly lit, the strange rune underfoot from yesterday was still there, and the braziers around were still burning. On the high platform, two black-robed priests stood like lifeless statues, and several newly moved scaffoldings were placed beside them.

The moment Jiang Feng's gaze swept over the scaffolding, his pupils suddenly contracted.

On those crisscrossing shelves, a dozen or so intact corpses, marked with strange symbols, hung upside down...

Before Jiang Feng could even see the details clearly, the next moment, the revelry-filled believers emerged from the shadows and began leaping and roaring around the corpses from left to right, as if the event would continue indefinitely.

Beside him, a high school student who seemed extremely excitable, perhaps influenced by his own imagination or mental pollution, began to have an incredible hallucination and started to excitedly wiggle around in the audience.

A bone-chilling cold shot straight to the top of Jiang Feng's head, making the hairs on his body stand on end. Without hesitation, he activated the dual protection of the Heart Lock and the Primordial Chains, as if only by doing so could he alleviate the fear in his heart...