Redeeming Skills

Although it was just the lowest grade, mortal-grade one-star medicinal herb, this Qi Yuan Grass could not only be refined into Qi Replenishing Pills that directly replenished Inner Qi, but it could also restore 10 points of Inner Qi if consumed directly.

Qin Shaofeng discovered this unintentionally while chasing a mid-grade, fourth-layer Demonic Beast.

As soon as he saw the attributes of the Qi Yuan Grass, Qin Shaofeng was overjoyed.

Currently, he could only rely on the ability of the Yi Jin Jing to recover 1 point of Inner Qi per minute, and when his Inner Qi was depleted, he would quickly recover some by meditating.

But precisely because of this, it had cost him a lot of time.

And also because of this reason, Qin Shaofeng was somewhat hesitant to go all out when killing Demonic Beasts.

This was also why, when he fought Zhang Lingtian, he could defeat Zhang Lingtian, who was at the Houtian Fourth Level, with his Houtian First Layer realm, but he only dared to deal with Demonic Beasts one level higher than him in the Black Horn Mountain Range.

On the arena, he only faced Zhang Lingtian as an opponent, so Qin Shaofeng naturally had great confidence.

But in the Black Horn Mountain Range, there were countless Demonic Beasts, and danger lurked everywhere. Qin Shaofeng naturally dared not consume his Inner Qi carelessly.

Basically, once Qin Shaofeng's Inner Qi dropped below 300 points, he would become cautious.

This led to him being unable to fight the Demonic Beasts with his full strength.

But with this Qi Yuan Grass, things were different.

One low-grade Qi Yuan Grass could restore 10 points of Inner Qi. After collecting a large amount of low-grade Qi Yuan Grass, Qin Shaofeng gained the confidence to unleash his full power.

The Little Li Flying Dagger, which he had been reluctant to use unless absolutely necessary, was now employed without reservation by Qin Shaofeng after he had acquired a considerable amount of low-grade Qi Yuan Grass, allowing him to enter a mode of instantly killing mid-grade, fourth-layer Demonic Beasts.

Therefore, Qin Shaofeng's speed in killing Demonic Beasts suddenly increased significantly.

Fortunately, the Qi Yuan Grass tasted good, fresh with a hint of sweetness, making it not uncomfortable to eat.

If not for this, Qin Shaofeng would have probably vomited from just eating the Qi Yuan Grass.

[Level: Houtian Fourth Level, 0/4000]
[Inner Qi: (Houtian Fourth Level possesses 350 Inner Qi points, Yi Jin Jing bonus triples)]
[Talent Spiritual Root: Thunder Body]
[Skills: Fiery Golden Eyes, Yi Jin Jing, Little Li Flying Dagger]
[Battle Beast: Hundred Spirits Demon Fox]
[Equipment: None]
[Quests: None]
[Points: 130]
[Title: City Lord of Lanjiang City]

Qin Shaofeng, at the Houtian Fourth Level, had his Inner Qi break past 1000 points. Moreover, due to consuming a large amount of Qi Yuan Grass, Qin Shaofeng's Inner Qi had been completely depleted numerous times.

This also brought the proficiency of the Yi Jin Jing closer and closer to 100 points.

Qin Shaofeng had, in a way, found a method to upgrade the Yi Jin Jing.

Under these circumstances, even though he had completed today's goal, Qin Shaofeng was still full of energy and intended to kill more Demonic Beasts.

After checking that he still had a good amount of Qi Yuan Grass on him, Qin Shaofeng made no plans to rest. He took out his map, took a look, and then headed towards the territory inhabited by mid-grade, fifth-layer Demonic Beasts.

After another round of battles, by evening, Qin Shaofeng finally stopped, still feeling unsatisfied, and found another place to rest.

And it was during this night that Qin An and Wu Sancai finally clashed head-on.

The two exchanged blows several times, with both sides sustaining injuries.

The night passed without incident. The next day, as soon as dawn broke, Qin Shaofeng was up early again.

Mid-grade, fifth-layer Demonic Beasts were no longer a challenge for the current Qin Shaofeng. In fact, even mid-grade, sixth-layer Demonic Beasts, if encountered in small numbers, could be dealt with.

Yesterday, after upgrading to the Houtian Fourth Level, Qin Shaofeng had also killed many Demonic Beasts and gained a lot of experience.

So, shortly after noon, after killing a mid-grade, sixth-layer Demonic Beast, the system prompt he had long awaited finally sounded.

"System Notification: Congratulations to the player, your experience has reached the upgrade requirement. Player Qin Shaofeng's level has been raised to Houtian Fifth Level!"

Finally, Houtian Fifth Level!

Qin Shaofeng's face lit up with joy, and he exclaimed in his heart.

"Mission complete!"

Ding dong!

Along with the joyous exclamation in his heart, the System issued another prompt.

"Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for completing the 'Upgrade' mission. Due to reaching the Houtian Fifth Level within three days, the system evaluation of completion is three stars. The system hereby grants the player the highest reward for this mission."

After this system prompt, several more ding dong sounds immediately followed.

"Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for completing the 'Upgrade' mission, obtaining 2000 experience points and 200 points!"

"Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for obtaining an additional Special Lottery chance!"

"Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for reaching the Houtian Fifth Level, the System Store is now open!"

It's open!

The System Store is finally open!

Hearing this system prompt, Qin Shaofeng became a little excited.

Impatiently, he brought up his status interface and began to check out the System Store.

However, upon checking, Qin Shaofeng found that it was a bit different from the System Store he had imagined.

System Store: Beginner System Store, selling countless mortal-grade and human-grade commodities, including skills, martial arts, pills, equipment, etc. Only purchasable with points.

Conditions to upgrade to Intermediate System Store: 1. Player Qin Shaofeng's level reaches 31; 2. Total points consumed in the System Store exceeds [blank].

Qin Shaofeng was a bit disappointed to see it was only a Beginner System Store, but when he saw the countless dazzling commodities within, he was completely stunned.

It really had everything!

The System Store display had over ten categories, including skills, martial arts, pills, equipment, and more.

Clicking into one of them revealed further categories: Mortal-grade, Human-grade, Earth-grade, Heaven-grade, Saint-grade, and God-grade.

However, Qin Shaofeng could only click on the Mortal-grade and Human-grade options for now; the others were grayed out and unusable.

Qin Shaofeng tried clicking on the Mortal-grade option, and a large pile of even more classifications appeared before his eyes.

The one Qin Shaofeng had clicked into was Pills, and within Mortal-grade Pills, there were dozens of complex categories like Replenishing, Detoxifying, Upgrading, Consolidating, and so on.

This made Qin Shaofeng feel a bit dizzy.

He temporarily exited the interface and returned to the previous one, where Qin Shaofeng saw a line of small text at the bottom of the System Store.

(Friendly Reminder: If you don't have enough points, you can top up! For your first top-up, you'll receive a special points gift pack. Topping up $10 will get you a special small gift pack, topping up $100 will get you...)

Top... Top up!!??

Qin Shaofeng had thought it was some important notification, but it turned out to be just this kind of prompt. Qin Shaofeng was speechless.

He himself wanted to top up, but the problem was, could he?

With a soft sigh, Qin Shaofeng stopped lamenting and turned to search for skills and martial arts in the System Store.

Currently, Qin Shaofeng's skills were only Fiery Golden Eyes, Yi Jin Jing, and Little Li Flying Dagger.

Although these three skills were either Saint-grade or God-grade, Qin Shaofeng felt he still lacked some offensive skills.

Now that the System Store was open, Qin Shaofeng naturally wouldn't miss the chance to pick up some skills and martial arts.

Because in his previous life on Earth, Qin Shaofeng was a wuxia fan who had read many martial arts novels, especially the peerless martial arts in Jin Yong and Gu Long's novels, which fascinated him immensely.

Now that he had a God-grade cultivation system's System Store, which supposedly had everything, and Yi Jin Jing was already there, other martial arts should be there too, right?

With a "let's try" mentality, Qin Shaofeng searched.

To his surprise, this search brought him great joy.

Wudang Long Fist: Mortal-grade, One-star. One of the Wudang Sect's fist techniques. It's an introductory martial art of the Wudang Sect, divided into two routines. It can be practiced individually or performed in one go. Its stances are wide, with many horizontal and vertical strikes, and it's good for fitness and strengthening the body. Intercepting, blocking, evading, and dodging all require powerful strikes and swift footwork, with hands and feet arriving simultaneously and movements clearly defined.

Wudang Cloud-Treading Steps: Human-grade, Three-star. The Wudang Sect's supreme lightness skill, considered the pinnacle of lightness skills. It emphasizes the agility of movement, not confusing the opponent with varied footwork. Its essence is light and nimble movement, allowing for free advancement and retreat at various heights.

Shaolin Arhat Fist: Human-grade, One-star...

Huashan Basic Swordplay Moves: Mortal-grade, Three-star...

It really had everything!

Looking at the names of the martial arts, Qin Shaofeng was overjoyed.

But when he saw the points required for each purchase, he was dumbfounded again.

Even the Mortal-grade, One-star Wudang Long Fist required at least 10 points. The Wudang Cloud-Treading Steps, a movement technique Qin Shaofeng favored, required a whopping 150 points because it was Human-grade, Three-star.

Qin Shaofeng's current points were only 330. He had originally thought 330 points was quite a lot.

But now, it seemed far too little.

After some deliberation, Qin Shaofeng still decided to buy some martial arts and skills.

After a selection, Qin Shaofeng chose Wudang Cloud-Treading Steps, Wudang Long Fist, and Huashan Basic Swordplay Moves – these three martial arts skills.

Movement techniques were essential, and close-combat skills couldn't be lacking either.

Furthermore, during this time, Qin Shaofeng had realized that although he had a sword in hand, his swordsmanship was chaotic and quite unbearable, even embarrassing to himself, so he chose Huashan Basic Swordplay Moves.

Although he only chose three items, Qin Shaofeng ended up spending 190 points.

This left him with only 140 points from his original 330.

With skills sorted, Qin Shaofeng moved on to the pill section, intending to buy some pills.

At this point, Qin Shaofeng finally saw the Qi Replenishing Pills refined from Qi Yuan Grass.

Qi Replenishing Pill: Mortal-grade pill, available in one to three-star variations. A One-star Qi Replenishing Pill can instantly restore 20 points of Inner Qi and costs 5 points; a Two-star Qi Replenishing Pill can instantly restore 50 points of Inner Qi and costs 10 points; a Three-star Qi Replenishing Pill can instantly restore 100 points of Inner Qi and costs 20 points.

Seeing the attributes of the Qi Replenishing Pills made Qin Shaofeng's mouth water.

If he had a large quantity of Qi Replenishing Pills, Qin Shaofeng wouldn't need to hold back at all and could challenge intermediate level nine and ten Demonic Beasts with his divine skill, Little Li Flying Dagger.

Unfortunately...

Looking at the point cost for purchasing the Qi Replenishing Pills, Qin Shaofeng sighed softly, "Alas! Points! Points! I have too few points. Oh great System, please give me some quests quickly!"

But no matter how Qin Shaofeng wailed, the System remained silent.