Individual Gains

Unlike the last time, which was fraught with difficulties.

Perhaps it was due to the mental power support from Shen San Qi Fei, or perhaps the combined aptitudes of the three.

This time, Qi Fei entered a meditative state immediately.

He was also able to see the active elemental particles in the surrounding air.

Presumably because of the Sharing from other versions of Qi Fei, he could see as many as five types of elements.

The crimson fire element, the earthy yellow earth element, the cyan wind element, and the azure water element.

And the darkness element, hidden in the corner, difficult to perceive.

"Good grief, I have even more attributes than Linley."

Qi Fei couldn't help but complain.

Just five types now; if more versions of Qi Fei come along in the future, he might end up collecting every single attribute.

Of course, thinking about that prospect was quite satisfying.

After becoming a god in the future, with seven Divine Clones—earth, wind, water, fire, light, darkness, and lightning—lined up in a row.

Wouldn't everyone else be forced to exclaim that it was terrifying?

After Qi Fei finished daydreaming about the future, he began to refine the Heaven and Earth Essence with great enthusiasm.

Soon, a few wisps of Magic Power, as faint as mist, accumulated in the center of his chest.

Qi Fei stopped meditating and excitedly toyed with the five wisps of Magic Power, each a different color.

Although both in quality and quantity they were far inferior to the level five Battle Qi already in his body.

The feeling of having cultivated them from nothing with his own hands was something Battle Qi could not compare to.

Unfortunately, Qi Fei's current mage level was too low.

After maintaining them for only a moment, the five wisps of Magic Power dissipated completely.

This left Qi Fei feeling regretful, but it also snapped him out of his excitement.

After sitting in place to adjust his mindset, Qi Fei stood up and began to continue practicing the Battle Qi Secret Manual.

When he grew tired, he would use the rest period to meditate and practice Magic Power.

And so, the cycle continued.

Mythical Three Kingdoms World.

Qi Fei, who had been resting in his room, opened his eyes with a smile.

Moreover, the smile on his lips grew increasingly intense, until he finally couldn't suppress it and burst into laughter toward the sky.

"Hahaha—"

For no other reason than that the harvest was truly bountiful.

In this world, there are two ways of cultivation: Internal Qi and mental power.

There are currently four realms of Internal Qi cultivation.

First, Qi Entry, which is refining a strand of Internal Qi.

Most elite soldiers in this world are at this stage, the only difference being the amount of Internal Qi.

Second, Internal Qi fills the whole body and is condensed into one, known as Internal Qi Condensation.

At this level, one is already considered a minor general capable of leading troops.

The original protagonist Chen Xi was recruited by Liu Bei as a fierce general precisely because his original body possessed Internal Qi Condensation cultivation.

However, later on, because Chen Xi's mental power was too strong, it suppressed his Internal Qi, and his martial prowess was once comparable to a sickly, wine-and-woman-addicted Guo Jia.

It really makes one sigh.

Then, using Internal Qi as a bridge to connect the essence and the spirit, and nourishing the body at a deeper level, is Qi Solidification.

Those at this stage can basically hold a position in any major faction.

Before Dong Zhuo fought the coalition forces, Hua Xiong and Xiahou Yuan were both at this stage.

Finally, there is Internal Qi Separation.

Internal Qi breaks through the constraints of the body, allowing it to be released for attacks, and one can also refine the Heaven and Earth Essence from the outside world to replenish oneself at any time.

This stage is also the current pinnacle for martial generals.

Lu, Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Dian, Xu... famous generals are basically all at this stage.

However, the classification of mental power is not so clear-cut.

There are only two levels of mental power: famous ministers who can sublimate a Mental Talent, and, small fry.

In the past, Qi Fei belonged to the small fry level.

He could rely on his mental power to enhance his thinking ability and slightly influence the weather.

Beyond that, there was nothing else he could do.

But now, with the superposition of the three people's aptitudes and mental powers, he could vaguely sense a direction.

Although it was still very subtle and fragile, it was, after all, the difference between nothing and something.

How could this not make Qi Fei overjoyed?

After a good while, Qi Fei's laughter gradually subsided, and he began to check his Internal Qi cultivation.

Previously, his Internal Qi had filled his entire body, and he was only one step away from Internal Qi Condensation—the step of consolidating it into one.

However, this step required a considerable degree of control over one's Internal Qi.

Qi Fei estimated that he would need to hone it for at least half a year before he could break through normally.

But now, he felt that this step was as easy as turning over his hand.

He moved his body casually.

In the next instant, the Internal Qi throughout his body was unified.

Internal Qi Condensation, breakthrough.

"Now I can call myself both scholarly and martial when I go out."

Qi Fei felt the two different powers within his body and said with an excited expression.

Heavenly Jewel Change World.

Inside a room at the Marshal's Mansion of Zhou Shuiniu.

Qi Fei slowly finished his cultivation.

"Phew~ I almost broke through."

He opened his eyes with a sense of relief.

In this territory, an individual's cultivation level was something displayed openly.

Every four levels of Heavenly Power added one bead, and three beads counted as a major realm, with the limit being nine beads.

Since a Heavenly Jewel Master possessed both a Will Jewel and a Physical Jewel simultaneously, they would add one to each side when breaking through, totaling a pair.

At the same time, the cultivation limit for a Heavenly Jewel Master became twelve beads, or rather, twelve pairs.

Just now, because of the power shared by the other Qi Feis, Qi Fei's Heavenly Power had surged, and he had nearly broken through.

It was only thanks to Qi Fei risking his life to suppress it that he had barely managed to hold it back.

Otherwise, he would have had a headache trying to figure out how to cover up his suddenly appearing two-bead cultivation level.

"Forget it, let me check my attributes first, and then go see Old Zhou directly."

Qi Fei made his decision.

Zhou Shuiniu had saved his life and had even taken him in to raise him for four years after he had become insane.

It was truly hard for Qi Fei not to feel grateful.

Therefore, he did not want to hide anything in this regard.

Of course, Qi Fei's decision was not just out of gratitude to Zhou Shuiniu or a desire to give him a surprise.

It was also a consideration for his own future.

The Heavenly Bow Empire currently had only one Heavenly Jewel Master in the entire country, and they were practically going crazy wanting high-end combat power.

His appearance would not only fail to arouse suspicion from others, but he would instead be heavily cultivated.

This world was different from Coiling Dragon or God Three; cultivation was very expensive.

After his thoughts concluded, Qi Fei summoned his Life Bead.

Then, he noticed that the number of his Life Beads seemed wrong.

His Life Beads should have been one Will Jewel and one Physical Jewel, yet now, two Physical Jewels had appeared on his right hand.

One was the Dragon Stone Jade representing agility, and the other was the Ice Jade representing strength.

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Qi Fei clearly remembered that he should only have one Dragon Stone Jade.

Why was there an extra one now?

But amidst his surprise, a look of joy could not help but appear on his face.

Although Mutated Dual Physical Beads were rare in the original work, their power had been clearly demonstrated.

Each Physical Jewel of a Heavenly Jewel Master could provide a 1.5-fold boost to the corresponding attribute, and the Mutated Dual Physical Beads were the same.

In other words, Qi Fei's dual physical beads could obtain an additional boost.

At the same time, the advantages of the dual physical beads did not stop there.

Physical Jewels can gain the ability to transform into weapons or equipment by using a Consolidation Scroll.

However, this ability has a volume limitation.

The volume of a single Physical Jewel can only transform into one weapon or one piece of armor; it is impossible to manifest a full set of armor.

While the volume of Dual Physical Jewels is not quite double that of a standard Physical Jewel, it is not far off.

When others manifest a One-handed Sword, Qi Fei can manifest a Two-handed Greatsword.

When others have to use all their Physical Jewels to manifest a full set of equipment, Qi Fei can be fully equipped using only a little over half of his.

The advantage here is far from insignificant.

While feeling joyful, Qi Fei also gradually began to realize something.

His Physical Jewel mutation was likely caused by the power of Sharing.

Although Coiling Dragon Qi Fei was considered weak even among Level 2 Warriors, he still possessed a strength of two to three hundred jin.

As for Shen San Qi Fei, who had always practiced diligently, his daily strength training started at four hundred jin.

And that was only because he was too young to handle high-intensity training.

Then, adding the strength from his own One-Jewel level.

A strength of one thousand jin clearly exceeded the limits of a normal One-Jewel Agility Heavenly Jewel Master.

The changes in his physical body reflected onto his Physical Jewels, and thus, a new bead naturally emerged.

Of course, this was only one possibility.

Perhaps it was also possible that because the aptitudes of three people were superimposed, it resulted in an extra Life Bead that could be awakened within his body.

In the Heavenly Jewel Change World, each person receives one Life Bead.

In his case, since he came from other worlds, wouldn't it be normal for two to stack into one?

Thinking about it this way, Qi Fei even felt that two Physical Jewels were too few; there should have been three.

"So, should I still go find Old Zhou now?"

Qi Fei couldn't help but ponder this question.

But after thinking it over, he decided to go anyway.

Unless he never fought anyone again, this Physical Jewel matter would inevitably be exposed.

Rather than being exposed passively later, it was better to bring it up proactively; this would better demonstrate his sincerity.

Of course, the more critical point was that this world did not have the mind-altering enslavement methods found in Swallowed Star.

Even if they had other ideas later, they could only attempt to win Qi Fei over.

Otherwise, Qi Fei would simply have to find a way to slip away.

After clearing his thoughts, Qi Fei got up, left the room, and requested to see the Marshal from the servants of the Marshal's Mansion.

Seeing that Qi Fei could speak normally, the servant immediately reported it to his superiors.

Not long after, a muscular man with a square face hurried over.

It was none other than Zhou Shuiniu.

"Greetings, Marshal."

Qi Fei cupped his hands and bowed to Zhou Shuiniu.

"Good, very good."

Zhou Shuiniu patted Qi Fei on the shoulder and then stood beside him, looking him up and down.

He seemed unable to believe that he had returned to normal.

Because of his excitement, Zhou Shuiniu didn't know what to say for a moment, but Qi Fei had to keep the conversation going.

"I requested to see the Marshal, firstly to thank you for saving my life and for the four years of care."

Qi Fei bowed deeply to Zhou Shuiniu.

"This was my fault for arriving late; it cannot be considered a favor."

Zhou Shuiniu pulled Qi Fei up.

In his view, the suffering Qi Fei endured was entirely his own fault.

If he hadn't failed to capture the Heavenly Jewel Master who infiltrated the Heavenly Bow Empire in time, Qi Fei would not have suffered such a calamity.

Therefore, he did not want to accept Qi Fei's gratitude.

Zhou Shuiniu's refusal to accept it surprised Qi Fei a little, but it didn't matter; he would just repay him slowly in the future.

Now, there was another important matter to attend to.

"Marshal, I have one more thing to report: my Life Beads seem to have a problem."

Qi Fei held his hands out level, revealing his wrists.

Then, three Life Beads slowly emerged, rotating around his wrist.

Zhou Shuiniu grabbed Qi Fei's hands and pulled them close to his eyes to carefully examine the three Life Beads.

The Alexandrite Cat's Eye Will Jewel was one thing; although peculiar, it was at least normal. The key issue was that Qi Fei actually had two Physical Beads.

Was he going blind, or had someone used an illusion on him?

"What is going on?!"

Zhou Shuiniu turned to look at Qi Fei, his face full of astonishment.

"I don't know either."

Qi Fei shook his head, feigning confusion.

"Yeah, how could you possibly know?"

Zhou Shuiniu let go of his hands and retreated to the side, looking lost.

"Marshal, could my Life Beads be broken?"

Qi Fei asked with an anxious expression.

His words jolted Zhou Shuiniu back to his senses.

"No, that's not it at all. This just means you are gifted."

Zhou Shuiniu forced a smile onto his face.

"Look, a Heavenly Jewel Master has one more Life Bead than an ordinary person, which is why they are more powerful. You have one more than a Heavenly Jewel Master; doesn't that just prove you are even more powerful than them?"

He offered a somewhat clumsy comfort to Qi Fei.

Although the content was nonsense, the sincerity behind it was genuine.

This made Qi Fei, who had been closely observing Zhou Shuiniu's expression, relax a little.

"Xiao Fei, what is the attribute of your Will Jewel... no, don't answer that. Just tell me if your Will Jewel has the space attribute or not."

Zhou Shuiniu corrected his question.

"You have shown me great kindness, so I am willing to tell you."

As Qi Fei spoke, he diverted a sliver of his consciousness into his Will Jewel.

Because of the mutation of his Physical Beads, he had forgotten to check the attributes of his Will Jewel.

He had to check it on the spot now.

"Please, come a little closer."

Qi Fei said.

Zhou Shuiniu hesitated before moving to Qi Fei's side.

He knew he shouldn't be listening to this, but he simply couldn't help himself.

"My attributes include time, space, spirit, darkness, wind, fire, earth, and water—nine in total."

Qi Fei whispered into Zhou Shuiniu's ear.

Because they were so close, Qi Fei could clearly see Zhou Shuiniu's expression change with every attribute he named.

By the time he finished naming the eight, Zhou Shuiniu's face was twisted into a knot.

Joy, envy, shock, amazement...

Multiple emotions intertwined and shifted so rapidly that Qi Fei couldn't even keep track of them.

Of course, while Zhou Shuiniu was shocked, Qi Fei himself was no better off.

The moment he saw the Alexandrite Cat's Eye, he had actually been mentally prepared.

In this world, the holy attribute of spirit only appeared on the Alexandrite Cat's Eye, and the Alexandrite Cat's Eye represented four or more attributes.

But the problem was, he hadn't expected there to be so many.

Wind should be his own, which matched his agility Physical Bead perfectly; fire and earth were from Coiling Dragon Qi Fei, and water was likely from Shen San Qi Fei.

So where did the rest come from?

Qi Fei wanted to ask, but he didn't know who to ask, so he had to bury the question deep in his heart.

After an unknown amount of time had passed.

"In the future, try your best not to tell others about your attributes, or at least don't tell them all."

Zhou Shuiniu cautioned with a grave expression.

"I know, I only told you."

Qi Fei wore an expression that said this secret was for his ears only.

This couldn't help but stir a sense of being moved within Zhou Shuiniu.

Immediately, he began to make arrangements for Qi Fei.

"I will hide you away first, and then I will go to the palace to see His Majesty."

As he spoke, Zhou Shuiniu took out a token and injected his Heavenly Power into it.

"If there are any problems when the time comes, I will arrange for someone to come and help you escape. Remember, you must make him show you this token."

Zhou Shuiniu handed the token to Qi Fei, instructing him to memorize the power contained within it.

"Yes, Marshal."

Qi Fei said with a serious expression.

"Don't worry too much; it's just a precaution."

As Zhou Shuiniu comforted Qi Fei, he tucked the token away.

At the same time, he activated his skill to conceal both of their figures.

Afterward, he took Qi Fei and left the Marshal's Mansion together.