Ninefold Qi Shock

[Golden Body Medicine Bath Formula: Boil "Golden Scale Grass" and "Iron Bone Flower" into a medicinal broth.

Soak the entire body before practicing Spear Technique, allowing the medicinal effects to seep into the skin and flesh, greatly accelerating the Skin Tempering process.]

Tempering the skin and flesh did not rely solely on using that trace of qi within the body to scour outward from the inside. It could also be paired with specific medicinal baths for external refinement.

Combining internal and external methods often achieved twice the result with half the effort.

This medicinal bath method was precisely the external refinement technique that accompanied the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art!

Qin Yan immediately searched the Logistics Department database for "Iron Bone Flower."

Information immediately appeared on the screen: [Iron Bone Flower, a first-rank spirit herb. Mild in nature, it primarily strengthens one's foundation and replenishes vitality.

It fortifies the tendons, bones, and skin membranes, and is commonly used in low-level body-tempering medicinal baths.

Exchange price: 1 Credit Point per plant.]

"The price is still acceptable."

Qin Yan felt somewhat relieved and searched for "Golden Scale Grass" next.

[Golden Scale Grass, a rare variety among first-rank spirit herbs. Fierce in nature, it contains unusual Sharp Gold Qi.

Not only can it greatly stimulate the vitality of the skin and flesh, accelerating tempering.

It also has a slight chance of improving the skin membrane's natural resistance to sharp weapon attacks.

Exchange price: 9 Credit Points per plant!]

"9 Credit Points per plant?!"

When Qin Yan saw the price, he could not help but gasp.

The price of a single Golden Scale Grass was nearly equivalent to two First-Rank Blood Qi Pills!

He hesitated for only a moment.

Thinking of Jin Gang's overwhelming strength, Sun Kong's provocative gaze, and the Monthly Exam rankings and resources that he could not afford to lose...

Qin Yan's gaze became firm once more.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking the bait!

Investing now is so I can increase my strength faster.

Win even more Credit Points and resources! This money has to be spent!"

He gritted his teeth and entered the quantities on the exchange interface: ten Iron Bone Flowers and ten Golden Scale Grasses.

Confirm exchange!

In an instant, the Credit Point balance displayed on his wristband dropped by 100, becoming a glaring "50."

"Money really disappears like water..."

After placing the order, all he could do was wait.

The school's Logistics Department was highly efficient. About fifteen minutes later, the doorbell at the manor rang.

Qin Yan opened the door to find a sleek silver white Smart Robot standing quietly outside.

Its electronic eyes flickered with blue light.

"Resident Qin Yan detected. Your exchanged supplies have arrived.

Please complete fingerprint verification to unlock and collect them."

The robot spoke in a synthesized electronic voice.

Qin Yan followed its instructions and pressed his thumb against the sensor area it extended.

"Verification successful. Your items have been delivered. May your cultivation go smoothly. Goodbye."

The robot's chest compartment silently slid open, revealing a sealed metal box.

After Qin Yan took out the box, it offered a polite farewell before turning and gliding away nimbly.

Carrying the rather weighty metal box, Qin Yan returned to his room and opened it on the table in the living room.

The interior of the box was divided into two sections.

On one side lay ten neatly arranged herbs with grayish-white leaves, their texture resembling fragmented bones. They were Iron Bone Flowers.

On the other side were ten herbs that were golden all over, with leaves resembling dense scales.

They gave off a faint, unusual fragrance. These were the expensive Golden Scale Grasses.

"No wonder Iron Bone Flower is so cheap. Just judging by its appearance, it's nowhere near as impressive as Golden Scale Grass."

Qin Yan picked up an Iron Bone Flower and a Golden Scale Grass for comparison, unable to help muttering.

The Iron Bone Flower looked plain and unremarkable, while the Golden Scale Grass clearly possessed an extraordinary air.

Its scale-like leaves even felt cool and tough like metal to the touch.

Without further delay, Qin Yan took one of each herb needed for his first medicinal bath and headed to the bathroom on the second floor.

Following the method recorded in the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art, he first filled the bathtub with hot water.

He then placed the Golden Scale Grass and Iron Bone Flower into a medicinal pot specially used for brewing herbal baths.

He added a small amount of water and activated the heating function.

Before long, the pot began bubbling away, and a rich medicinal fragrance spread through the air.

Once the medicinal liquid had been thoroughly brewed, Qin Yan poured it into a bathtub filled with hot water.

In an instant, the entire tub of water was dyed a faint gold, with tiny golden specks floating on the surface.

Qin Yan removed his clothes and slowly stepped into the bathtub.

He submerged his entire body in the pale golden medicinal liquid, leaving only his nose and mouth above the surface to breathe.

At first, he only felt the warm medicinal power enveloping his skin, and it was exceptionally comfortable.

But soon, threads of prickling pain, like countless fine needle pricks, began spreading from all over his body.

Amid that faint pain, Qin Yan could clearly feel as though his flesh and skin had come alive.

They greedily absorbed the essence within the medicinal liquid, becoming tighter and tougher bit by bit.

This was the effect of the Golden Body Herbal Bath—overbearing and direct!

After roughly fifteen minutes, the pale golden medicinal liquid in the bathtub had visibly faded, almost returning to the appearance of clear water.

Only a tiny amount of fine golden residue had settled at the bottom of the tub.

The stinging, numb, and itchy sensations throughout his body also receded like the tide, replaced by an indescribable feeling of ease and fullness.

Qin Yan knew that he had absorbed nearly all the medicinal power in this bath.

He stood up from the bathtub and dried himself off.

Facing the mirror in the bathroom, he carefully examined his body.

His skin seemed firmer, faintly carrying a healthy sheen.

When he clenched his fist, the lines of his arm muscles also seemed a little more defined, containing greater strength than before.

"The results are immediate!"

A flash of delight crossed Qin Yan's eyes.

Without pausing in the slightest, he changed into dry training clothes and headed straight to his private martial arts room on the third floor.

"Bzzz—"

Grasping the long spear, he flicked his wrist, producing a clear hum.

He then began practicing the forms of the Flesh and Skin Chapter of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear.

As the Spear Technique unfolded, Qin Yan could clearly feel that today was vastly different from before!

The faint golden strand of Spear Force at the tip of his spear seemed to have grown a little more solid, and the sharpness it carried with every swing had become even fiercer.

Even more noticeably, an extremely faint pale golden glow naturally emerged around his body—this was the "Golden Body Counter-Shock Qi" produced once the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art had reached a certain level!

Though it was still extremely weak, far from capable of forming effective defense or counter-shock force, it had already begun to show signs of taking shape.

The value of a Body Tempering Martial Art did not lie solely in tempering the body itself; it was also an exceptionally powerful combat martial art!

The Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear was precisely such a martial art.

It was not merely a cultivation method; it also had combat applications.

According to the martial art's records, the three major realms of Flesh and Skin, Bone Forging, and Blood Refining each corresponded to a powerful killing move.

The move corresponding to the First Grade Flesh Realm was called—Ninefold Qi Shock!

The essence of this move lay in this:

It could instantly transform the "Golden Body Counter-Shock Qi" into highly destructive "Spear Qi," sending it forth along with the thrust of the long spear.