God-Devil Suppressing Prison Body

I bowed my head to knowledge. There was nothing shameful about that.

After more than half a year of development, Sword Rain World had gathered a group of like-minded people. The chat software now had a great many users—two thousand in all—and quite a few stayed active online year-round.

It took less than a moment for someone to respond to Baili Qingfeng's request for guidance, and the atmosphere immediately grew lively.

"A top-tier method? I want one too. Same request!"

"Same request, plus two."

"Seconding the person above. Same request, plus three..."

"Same request, plus ninety-nine..."

"All right, stop fooling around. The purpose of establishing this forum was to help everyone who needed help. Since this friend called Baili Hengjiang has a request, we should naturally do our best."

At this moment, the deputy moderator Gentleman Sword stepped forward. "Horizontal-tempering methods are a major branch of cultivation. Several hundred years ago, there were many famous horizontal-tempering methods, but... as modern technology developed and casting techniques continued to improve, the value of horizontal-tempering methods plummeted. After all, no matter how powerful a horizontal-tempering method was, it could not surpass a war armor forged from special metals. As a result, many horizontal-tempering methods were lost."

War armor.

Once a martial artist reached the War-level, he would face two choices. One was to continue tempering his body until he broke through the limits of the human body, don war armor, and become the king of the battlefield. The other was to condense and repeatedly compress Inner Breath, then erupt in a single burst at the critical moment and transform into an emissary of death.

Although not every horizontal-tempering method affected the circulation of Inner Breath, most people who cultivated such methods would take the path of competing on the battlefield. With the appearance of war armor, the powerful physiques forged by horizontal-tempering methods were replaced by war armor. As a result, fewer and fewer people cultivated horizontal-tempering methods. That was why, among the one thousand and eighty methods uploaded by Yu Xiao, there were only nineteen horizontal-tempering methods.

"Does Moderator Gentleman Sword have any recommendations?"

"I know of three powerful horizontal-tempering methods: the Great Sun Golden Body Art, the God-Devil Suppressing Prison Body, and the Wisdom King Precious Body. Once cultivated to the utmost, each can withstand small firearms head-on. The Great Sun Golden Body Art comes from the Great Sun Sacred Hall of the Aurora Empire. The God-Devil Suppressing Prison Body circulates in the Underground World, while the Wisdom King Precious Body is the secret art never passed on outside the Law Heaven Pavilion in the Black White Sand Sea."

Gentleman Sword gave a detailed introduction before adding, "The value of horizontal-tempering methods has greatly declined under the impact of war armor. But learning top-tier methods like the Great Sun Golden Body Art, the God-Devil Suppressing Prison Body, and the Wisdom King Precious Body is still no easy matter. The Wisdom King Precious Body, in particular, is only taught to those who join the Law Heaven Pavilion and establish a certain degree of seniority. If you really want to cultivate a horizontal-tempering method, the Indestructible Body, Divine Elephant Overlord Body, and Iron Essence Skill available on the forum are all good choices. The Iron Essence Skill is especially worthwhile. Above it are still the Silver Essence Skill and Gold Essence Skill. I just don't know when the moderator will be able to steal... ahem, contribute them from his family so we can admire them."

"Thank you, Moderator Gentleman Sword."

Baili Qingfeng offered his heartfelt thanks.

If not for him, Baili Qingfeng would not even know the names of these cultivation arts, let alone obtain them.

I should ask Second Grandfather when I get back. I wonder if he has any channels for obtaining these horizontal-tempering methods.

"Ding-dong."

Baili Qingfeng was just about to shut down the computer when a message popped up. "Friend, are you in need of a top-tier horizontal-tempering method? You asked at exactly the right time. I happen to have one in my possession. Since you and I are both members of the Sword Rain World forum, I can give you a favorable price."

Baili Qingfeng glanced at the sender's nickname: Qingcheng Mountain Xia.

But the way he spoke...

felt very familiar to Baili Qingfeng.

"What cultivation art?"

"The God-Devil Suppressing Prison Body!"

"How much?"

"Ten million!"

Looking at the price he had quoted, Baili Qingfeng instinctively typed the words "ten percent."

Fortunately, before he could send the message, the other party sent another one. "But as I said before, meeting is fate. It is rare for us both to be like-minded people on the path of martial arts. For that reason alone, I should give you the most genuine discount I can—a ten-percent price, one million!"

And so...

Baili Qingfeng deleted the two words he had typed.

"I only have one hundred thousand on me. How about you wait a while? I'll go work and buy it once I've earned enough."

"One hundred thousand..."

The martial artist named Qingcheng Mountain Xia paused before asking again, "How much can you save in a month if you work?"

"I'm a student, and I have to attend school every day. I can only work at night, but I'm quite capable. Last year, I worked my way through school for the entire year and saved six thousand."

"What about your family? They say that the poor study literature while the rich practice martial arts. Without money, you can't support the expenses of martial arts cultivation."

"My family owes more than four hundred thousand."

As he spoke, Baili Qingfeng did everything he could to display his sincerity. "Every word I said is true. I swear to Heaven, and if even half of it is false, may the heavens strike me with five thunderbolts."

"One hundred thousand it is, then. Who told us we were so fated to meet? In this vast sea of people, with hundreds of millions of souls, we still managed to encounter each other on this little forum. Come to Niu City. I'll tell you where to make the exchange when you get here."

"Niu City? Niu City in Flying Heaven Province to the north? I'm from a small place beside Xia City in Xia Hai Province to the south. I've never been anywhere that far. Xia City is one thousand three hundred kilometers from Niu City, and a round trip by train takes three days. I still have to study. Could you come to Xia City...?"

"Are you really a student?"

"I'm a second-year student in the School of Sociology at Xia'er University, genuine and guaranteed!"

"Let me see your student ID."

"All right."

Baili Qingfeng used the camera to take a photograph. He noted its purpose on the image and sent it to the person nicknamed "Qingcheng Mountain Xia."

Seeing the somewhat youthful face on the student ID, the other party believed him as well.

"Then I'll make a trip to Xia City. I'll contact you again once I arrive."

"All right."

Baili Qingfeng agreed happily.

One hundred thousand...

It was expensive.

But according to Deputy Moderator Gentleman Sword, this was one of the finest horizontal-tempering methods. For one hundred thousand, he could buy a top-tier horizontal-tempering method capable of resisting firearms...

It was worth it!

"This Qingcheng Mountain Xia really is a good person. He's willing to sell me something worth ten million for just one hundred thousand. Once he arrives, I absolutely have to treat him to a proper meal."

Baili Qingfeng thought this to himself.

With the matter of the horizontal-tempering method settled, Baili Qingfeng felt much more relaxed.

He shut down the computer, sat at his desk, opened a book, and began reading.

After reading for a while, he closed the book again.

It was a book on the philosophy of science and technology.

"I chose the wrong major."

Baili Qingfeng found that he could no longer concentrate on the book. "It isn't my fault. It's the book's fault."

He picked up another book. This one was the latest edition of Electromagnetism and Electrodynamics.

The book borrowed heavily from Maxwell's theories and was one of the basic texts on electromagnetism.

As for quantum electrodynamics...

It seemed this world did not have it.

Perhaps it did, but it belonged to the most cutting-edge academic journals, a realm of physics that Baili Qingfeng had yet to come into contact with.

Baili Qingfeng patiently read the book.

The electrical properties of matter, conductors in electrostatic fields, vector P, Gauss's theorem, the circulation theorem, the electric displacement vector...

Books had to be studied, and martial arts had to be practiced too.

Baili Qingfeng had a clear plan for his life.

When he felt that reading had become somewhat taxing on his brain, he put down the book and went to the side hall.

After being remodeled by him, the side hall had become almost unrecognizable. At a glance, one could see many wires, resistors, electroscopes, large batteries, and other objects.

Baili Qingfeng came to a Futon at the center of the coils, turned on the camera, aimed it at the electroscope, then sat down and began cultivating the Thunder Sovereign Visualization Method.

Cultivation was a long and arduous road. Since he had decided to set foot upon it, Baili Qingfeng would naturally persevere without rest.

After cultivating for three hours, Baili Qingfeng seemed to touch some sort of opportunity.

Three more hours later, he opened his eyes again, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.

"The sixth level of the Thunder Sovereign Spirit Refinement Visualization Method... I've mastered it."