Tang Sect Techniques: Five Treasures Body Protection Method, Qi Poison, and Poison Barrier!

"All right, enough fooling around. You've learned the Five Treasures Body Protection Method. Remember to keep studying it properly from now on. You have to build a solid, reliable foundation."

Although Tang Jiaren was an assassin, the sect he belonged to had been passed down for many years.

They knew that practicing techniques without cultivating the Dao would ultimately come to nothing. No matter how powerful your methods were, they were useless if you couldn't improve your cultivation and prolong your life.

"Now that you have a cultivation method, I'll teach you some ways to protect yourself. Our Tang Sect has plenty of techniques."

"But basically, every disciple starts by cultivating Qi Poison. Next, I'll explain how to use and develop it."

Over the next while, Tang Jiaren gave Qin Qi a detailed explanation of how to cultivate Qi Poison and the Poison Barrier, along with the things he needed to keep in mind.

Qi Poison was just what its name suggested: a poison made by mixing together one's own Qi. Beginners needed external medicines to cultivate it.

After reaching the entry level, you no longer needed external medicines; you could prepare poisons using only the Qi in your body.

The Poison Barrier was another application of Qi Poison. It was mainly defensive, and a little weaker than Qi Poison in attack and flexibility.

But it had greater defensive power. Its strength in cultivation could rival the Golden Light Spell, and even those who touched it would be poisoned.

It could also be shaped from Qi. In other words, Qi Poison was the foundation, while the Poison Barrier was a further development.

"Qi Poison is one of the Tang Sect's important offensive methods, but it's extremely dangerous. One mistake, and you'll hurt yourself as well as others."

"So you can press forward boldly with other forms of cultivation, but absolutely not with Qi Poison. You have to take it slowly!"

"If you act rashly and try to advance too quickly, you might get off with a broken hand or leg and serious injuries. If you're unlucky, you'll die on the spot!"

As Tang Jiaren spoke, the smile vanished from his face, and his expression turned incredibly solemn.

He had seen far too many children chase rapid progress in their cultivation, despite lacking a sufficient foundation in the Five Treasures Body Protection Method.

They had pursued a higher level of Qi Poison, and without exception, they had died from the poison!

"Mm."

Qin Qi nodded solemnly too, engraving Tang Jiaren's words deep in his heart.

Tang Sect techniques hurt both others and their users. They were purely killing arts, so he had to be careful—careful, and careful again—when using and cultivating them!

That applied to himself, and to other people as well!

After that, Tang Jiaren briefly introduced some of the other techniques, such as Earth-Wood Flow, Instant Strike, and Catkin Step.

But he didn't teach Qin Qi how to cultivate them.

"Your foundation is still shallow. Learning too many things right now would only hold you back. For now, just focus on the Five Treasures Body Protection Method and Qi Poison."

"Only with a solid foundation can your cultivation improve. If you bite off more than you can chew, you'll choke."

Tang Jiaren spoke up.

"Mm, Granduncle, don't worry. I definitely won't try to learn too much. Or rather, even if I wanted to, it wouldn't do me any good."

Qin Qi couldn't help grimacing. Never mind the other techniques—he couldn't even cultivate Qi Poison right now.

Beginners needed external medicines to practice Qi Poison, but he had no money to buy them!!!

He wasn't in the Tang Sect from The Outcast. He was in freaking Douluo Continent, and he was an orphan who couldn't even afford a meal!

"Um, Granduncle, could you make the Qi Poison medicine recipe a little... cheaper?"

Qin Qi asked tentatively. If it didn't cost much, he could figure out a way to scrape together the money. But if it cost too much, he really had no options.

"Has the Tang Sect really fallen this far? We can't even scrape together enough medicinal ingredients for a disciple to cultivate?!"

Hearing Qin Qi's words, Tang Jiaren's eyes widened. It had only been a few years since he died.

Had the Tang Sect really fallen into such a state? No, that couldn't be right. When Qin Qi had talked about the situation outside earlier, it hadn't sounded that way.

"The Tang Sect's fine. I've just run into a bit of trouble myself. I'm temporarily broke, and I can't ask the sect for help."

"Mm, I've gone abroad. I'm not in the country right now. You get what I mean, right?"

Qin Qi wasn't trying to hide the fact that he had transmigrated. Tang Jiaren was already dead, and no one in this other world knew him anyway.

Whether he hid it or not made no difference. Explaining it was just a hassle—the older generation didn't know what transmigration was.

"Got it. Don't underestimate me just because I'm old. I've studied Western knowledge too."

Tang Jiaren patted his suit. Unlike his junior brother, Tang Bingwen, he was the sort who could keep up with the times.

He might have been old, but his mind wasn't. He had always worked hard to keep pace with the times.

"Then think of something for me. The cheaper, the better."

Qin Qi said.

"Sure. Easy. I'll write you a prescription. Follow it to prepare the medicine, and it'll be enough for you to get started."

Tang Jiaren was skilled with both poison and medicine. Before long, he had written out a list. The poison wasn't very potent, but it would do for a beginner.

And it was dirt cheap. The ingredients were common enough that, if Qin Qi really couldn't afford them, he could just go out into the wilderness and gather them.

"Thank you, Granduncle. I'll make sure to practice seriously!"

"Granduncle, I'm out of time. I have to go. I'll come back tomorrow and keep learning from you!"

Qin Qi had used up all his time in the Study Space. A day had passed in the blink of an eye.

After saying goodbye to Tang Jiaren, he was kicked out of the Study Space and returned to the real world.

A day had passed in the Study Space, and Qin Qi was back in the outside world.

"Phew, my cultivation's still here."

Qin Qi first checked the five Qi energies in his body. The Five Treasures Body Protection Method he had cultivated was still there.

"Wait, didn't the system say that this invisible Bubble of mine was Dan Shi?"

Qin Qi reached out and tried to condense Dan Shi, but failed. It seemed he could only condense it once a day.

But if it really was Dan Shi, once would be more than enough to kill. Anyone who touched it would be doomed!

"Forget it. I'll find a small animal to test it on later. If it really is Dan Shi, I guess I'll have to stop eating beef."

Qin Qi set the matter aside for now and began recalling the auxiliary Qi Poison medicine recipe he had memorized.

After reciting it once and confirming there were no mistakes, he went around the village asking about the ingredients.

It didn't matter if they didn't know the names. Qin Qi described what the ingredients looked like.

They were all poisonous herbs. If anyone had some, they would just give them to Qin Qi; if they didn't, they told him where they had seen them.

Qin Qi went to those places himself to gather the herbs. After asking around the village, he managed to collect some, but he was still missing quite a few.

When he reached the village chief's house, though, someone called out to him. The village chief pulled him inside.

He explained the Work-Study Student placement and said he had decided to send Qin Qi to Notting Academy to study.

Qin Qi naturally agreed. The village chief arranged a time and told him to come back when the time came.

Before Qin Qi left, the village chief also stuffed two cornbread rolls into his hands. They weren't anything special, but they would fill his stomach.

"Thanks, Chief. When I make a fortune someday, I'll pay you back with two thousand cornbread rolls!"

Qin Qi said with complete sincerity.

"Get out! When you're rich, you're still going to give me cornbread rolls? At the very least, give me a chicken leg!"

The village chief angrily chased Qin Qi away with a broom. He couldn't tell whether the kid knew how to talk or didn't.

Every time he opened his mouth, he made people angry.