I've Learned It

Good Lad Ning Ri was reading [Qi Refining Art].

People could not imagine just how terrifying the craving of someone who could not afford the genuine version and could not find a pirated copy was.

Ning Ri was terrifying indeed.

The moment he got hold of [Qi Refining Art], he devoured it hungrily.

Even as he read, he did not forget to finish off the bandit, keeping the man in a state where he could neither die nor truly live.

Before Ning Ri finished reading [Qi Refining Art], his panel read:

[Host]: Ning Ri

[Skills]:

1. [Mortal Blade Technique]: 4 (Points can be reset)

2. [Qi Refining Art]: 3 (Maxed out) (Points can be reset)

3. [Gale Step]: 3 (Maxed out) (Points can be reset)

4. [Crocodile Turtle Iron Bone Skill]: 0

5. [Spirit Absorption Technique]: 10 (Maxed out) (Points can be reset)

Free Skill Points: 68.

Over the past two days in the Heaven Defying Sect, aside from practicing his blade, he had also raised Spirit Absorption Technique to its maximum level.

The purpose of Spirit Absorption Technique was to pressurize the acupoints of Qi Refining cultivators, so its level cap was not high. Ten points was already the maximum.

Besides that, Ning Ri had reset the points of all his other skills.

Although it had not been long since he awakened this cheat, he often practiced his blade diligently, from eight in the morning until ten at night, accumulating quite a few skill points.

But he had previously spent those skill points on all sorts of random abilities. For instance, his rice-cooking skill was absurdly powerful, and the villagers had even called him the Rice Immortal.

But now, he had reset all those skills.

And at this moment.

After finishing [Qi Refining Art], the second skill on Ning Ri's panel immediately became:

2. [Qi Refining Art]: 3 (Points can be reset)

The incompleteness had fallen away; the cultivation art was now complete!

This meant Ning Ri could become a perfect Qi Refining peak cultivator at any time, only half a step away from Foundation Establishment.

Such a realm was not to be underestimated in a hot-blooded shounen anime, for an ancient saying went: Never underestimate our half-foundation...

He was thinking too far ahead.

Ning Ri did not rashly max out [Qi Refining Art] and leap straight to the Qi Refining peak. His Third Stage Qi Refining cultivation was enough to handle the current situation. If other bandits came to reinforce them later, he could suddenly break through in the midst of battle and catch them off guard, sending them straight to their deaths.

Then, Ning Ri calmly handed the jade slip back to the woman and clasped his fists with an unruffled expression. "Thank you, miss. Young Hero Liang has accepted your payment! From this point on, we are even!"

The woman said gratefully, "Young Hero Liang, thank you for your aid! Once I return home, I will surely proclaim your righteous deed of standing up for justice to the whole world."

Ning Ri said with great satisfaction, "Excellent!"

Prince Liang, I borrowed your identity and wore your skin. I'm earning you a little merit here, so no need to thank me.

Then, he walked over to the bandit and directly grabbed him.

The bandit was already at death's door, his clothes torn and his body weak beyond measure. "Y-you... what are you doing?"

Ning Ri said, "Making you repay your debt."

The bandit said, "Me? I... what debt do I owe you?"

Ning Ri said, "You wasted my spiritual energy and caused me tremendous losses. You must compensate me for them."

"And you strayed onto the wrong path. I should have eliminated you for the people, yet I did not. In saving you, I have already offended the countless masses. Such a great favor means you owe me your life, to repay the grace I bestowed upon you."

"So, you need to give me an art I haven't learned, to dispel the haze in my heart."

"That is the debt you ought to repay!"

"The rules of the Golden Strategy Sect state that benefits must be exchanged. This is only natural; this is the heavenly principle."

At the same time.

After Zhou Hai on the elders' platform saw this, his brows relaxed, and he burst into laughter. "Hahaha, he's even invoking heavenly principle now. Not bad, not bad. Acting in place of the Heavenly Dao and establishing heavenly principle—this boy's heart of defying heaven is exceedingly strong!"

The other elders also nodded in great satisfaction.

Indeed.

Ning Ri truly was promising material!

And in Kite Plaza, new trial-takers had already emerged...

They were all much faster than Ning Ri.

While Ning Ri had still been reading Qi Refining Art, they had already killed the bandits as cleanly and decisively as Gao Hong and Liang Chengdao, then come out.

As a result, once they emerged, they saw Ning Ri extorting the bandit like this and could not help falling silent.

This brat's manner...

Could he really be a disciple of the Golden Strategy Sect?

Meanwhile, the Inner Sect disciples of the Heaven Defying Sect were waggling their brows and roaring with laughter, and the spectator stands were filled with cheerful Air Qi.

They were mainly laughing at Mo Cuidao.

At this very moment, Mo Cuidao was expressionless.

He was currently controlling the bandit and woman puppets.

So, the person who actually had to repay Ning Ri's debt was him.

How could his expression possibly look good?

The bandit froze for a long while before finally forcing out a sentence through clenched teeth. "After saying all that, you just want to extort me, don't you?"

This was the reaction Mo Cuidao had the bandit pretend to make, in order to strengthen the immersion and realism.

Ning Ri ignored him and said directly, "Are you giving it or not? Give it to me, and I'll spare your life."

The bandit confirmed, "Really?"

Ning Ri nodded. "As long as it's something I haven't learned, I'll spare your life."

The bandit said, "But how am I supposed to know whether you've learned it before?"

Ning Ri said calmly, "If I've learned it, couldn't I show you a little? If I can't show you, wouldn't that prove I haven't learned it?"

"Don't worry. I come from the Golden Strategy Immortal Sect. I won't deceive you."

Hearing Ning Ri say this, the bandit gritted his teeth. At last, light flashed in his hand, and he took out a jade slip before passing it to Ning Ri. "This is my treasured [Compendium of Qi Refining Stage Artifact Forging Techniques]. Do you think it counts?"

Ning Ri remained calm on the surface, but inwardly he was ecstatic.

Holy shit!

Artifact forging?!

I've struck gold!

Then he opened his mouth and blurted out, "How would I know whether it counts? I've learned artifact forging too. What if I already know everything in that jade slip?"

The bandit immediately denied it upon hearing this. "It's impossible for you to know everything. This jade slip was written by the top artifact forger Mo Cuidao. His techniques are as deep and vast as the ocean. What he excels at—"

Ning Ri waved a hand and interrupted him. "Stop talking. Senior Mo Cuidao is my teacher's friend. He even held me when I was little. I know all of his artifact-forging techniques."

After saying that, he directly snatched the jade slip from the bandit's hand and swiftly began reading it ten lines at a glance...

The bandit said, "?"

Mo Cuidao said, "?"

Whoosh—

At that moment, everyone's gaze in the entire arena focused on Mo Cuidao...

All of them wore expressions as though they were struggling not to laugh.

And right then.

After Ning Ri skimmed through it wholesale until a new skill appeared on his panel, he immediately tossed the jade slip back to the bandit and said blandly, "This jade slip doesn't count. Change it for another."

"I've learned everything written on it."