Iron Garment Art at Perfection, Adding Points

In the bathtub, Chen Xun's entire body was submerged in red liquid.

Every so often, he surfaced for a breath before diving back under.

This [Iron Garment Art] trained the skin covering his body. It required him to strengthen every inch of skin, including the skin on his face and scalp, until it possessed defense comparable to Iron Skin.

As time passed, the red liquid in the bathtub gradually faded.

With a splash, Chen Xun abruptly rose from the bathtub.

The next moment, he let out a low roar. Immediately afterward, the skin all over his body turned the color of black iron.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Chen Xun slammed his fists together, producing the ring of clashing metal. It was truly wondrous.

"Hahaha, Perfection! My Iron Garment Art has finally reached Perfection!"

Chen Xun burst into laughter. His laughter even pierced through the room and reached Ye Ying and Chen Qingqing outside.

"What's wrong with my brother?"

Chen Qingqing scratched her little head, her face full of confusion.

"I don't know. Maybe something good happened to him."

Ye Ying patted Chen Qingqing's head and said with a smile.

After his excitement faded, Chen Xun hurriedly dried himself and got dressed.

He did not rush to deal with the water in the bathtub. Instead, he checked his attribute panel.

"Sure enough, the Universal Points are finally no longer zero."

[Universal Points: 1 point]

As long as he trained a martial art recorded by the panel to Perfection, he could obtain 1 universal point.

This was the first time Chen Xun had obtained Universal Points, and he began considering what to use them on.

"Increase equipment slots?"

"No need. Three equipment slots are enough for now."

"Increase Constitution?"

"I can give that a try."

"Increase Comprehension?"

"For now, the value is too low. As long as I can find a purple item, I can quickly train a martial art to Perfection. I don't need exceptionally high Comprehension at all."

"Raise a martial art's realm?"

"The value is even lower. There aren't any martial arts that urgently need their realms raised right now."

After comparing and weighing his options, Chen Xun ultimately chose to add the universal point to his innate talent.

"Raise Constitution."

Chen Xun made his choice.

The next moment, his Universal Points returned to zero.

Then, a gentle yet powerful force flowed into Chen Xun's body.

In less than ten seconds, that force vanished.

Chen Xun felt his body suddenly become somewhat lighter.

The data under Constitution on the panel changed.

[Innate Talent: 5 points (Middle C)]

His Constitution had indeed improved.

"My body doesn't seem to have changed much."

Chen Xun clenched his fist. "My strength hasn't changed."

Then he jumped and bounced around, but everything remained just as before.

It was only when he examined his Blood Pool Acupoint internally that he couldn't help but freeze.

"This... improving my Constitution can actually expand the Blood Pool Acupoint."

The two Blood Pool Acupoints that had already been filled with Blood Qi had both expanded somewhat. The "waterline" of Blood Qi had dropped.

By rough estimation, the space inside the Blood Pool Acupoint had expanded by around one-fifth.

"If a better Constitution means larger Blood Pool Acupoints..."

"Then just how large must the Blood Pool Acupoints of A-grade geniuses be?"

At that thought, Chen Xun's scalp went numb. Much of his former self-satisfaction dispersed.

"No wonder those legendary geniuses cultivate so quickly."

"So there was such a secret behind it."

Chen Xun couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, he had heard others boast about how quickly the Li Family's current greatest genius, the Eighth Young Master, cultivated.

In just one year, he had gone from an ordinary person who was not a Martial Artist to the peak of the Blood-Qi Third Transformation.

Chen Xun had thought it was news deliberately spread by the Li Family to build momentum for their Eighth Young Master.

After all, even with his cheat, he did not dare guarantee that he could cultivate to the peak of the Blood-Qi Third Transformation within a year.

But now, he somewhat believed it.

"If that Eighth Young Master has A-grade talent, then how large must his Blood Pool Acupoints be? Perhaps those rumors are all true."

"Fortunately, my Constitution can change. One day, perhaps I can possess A-grade talent."

Chen Xun could not help but indulge in such fantasies.

After Chen Xun poured out the water in the bathtub, he swallowed a [Blood-Strengthening Pill] and began refining Blood Qi.

As he cultivated, Chen Xun discovered that his speed of refining Blood Qi had increased slightly once more.

Though it was insignificant, it had indeed increased.

"Is this also the effect of improved Constitution?"

"It seems using Universal Points to improve Constitution is a very good choice."

Time flowed swiftly during cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, night fell.

By then, Chen Xun had long since left his residence and arrived beside the Gale Gang in Green Bamboo Ward.

As soon as he arrived, Chen Xun saw the Gale Gang decorated with lanterns and colored banners. It was exceedingly lively.

After casually finding someone to ask, he learned that it was the Gale Gang leader's first wife's fortieth birthday.

Using this as an excuse to celebrate, the Gale Gang had forcibly collected gift money throughout Green Bamboo Ward and demanded that no one pay less.

"Well, well, they're collecting gift money again."

"It never ends."

Chen Xun shook his head with a sigh.

With such a skin-flaying tyrant hanging over them, the people of Green Bamboo Ward likely did not have easy lives.

Watching the bustling Gale Gang, Chen Xun did not act immediately. Instead, he continuously moved about, gathering more information.

In the end, Chen Xun even took advantage of the opportunity to replace a Gale Gang member and infiltrate the birthday banquet.

By the time he entered, the feast was nearly over.

However, several tables were still drinking and boasting. Chen Xun focused his gaze and spotted Zhao Tong at one of them.

As a branch leader, Zhao Tong sat in the seat of honor at that table. His face was flushed red from drinking, and his expression was excited.

Chen Xun did not stare directly at him. Instead, he proactively took on the work of clearing trash and cleaning up the leftovers.

"Brother, you look unfamiliar. New here?"

A Gale Gang member directing Chen Xun's work suddenly asked.

"Yeah. Otherwise, why would I be doing this kind of work?"

Chen Xun showed no weakness. The moment he opened his mouth, his tone was full of complaint.

"Haha, newcomers doing more work is good for you."

The other man hastily laughed it off and did not linger.

After dismissing him, Chen Xun slacked off while observing Zhao Tong's movements.

Finally, Zhao Tong's table broke up.

Supported by one of his subordinates, Zhao Tong headed outside.

Chen Xun's eyes shifted. Using the excuse of going to the latrine, he hurriedly followed.

And so, Chen Xun followed Zhao Tong all the way to his home.

Zhao Tong's house was a residence with a small courtyard located a hundred meters from the Gale Gang.

"Boss Zhao, I'm leaving."

"Don't go, don't go. Have another couple drinks with me."

In the end, the subordinate handed Zhao Tong over to his family before turning and leaving.

"Drink, drink, drink. You drink every day. Why don't you drink yourself to death?"

Zhao Tong's wife glared angrily at the man who had already started snoring.

In the end, she could only helplessly have the household servants carry Zhao Tong into the bedroom. After wiping him down, she went out to brew hangover soup.

During the gap after she left, Chen Xun slipped inside.

"And here I thought I'd made so many preparations."

Watching Zhao Tong sleep like a dead pig, Chen Xun shook his head in displeasure.

Then, he took out silver needles and began inserting them into Zhao Tong's body.

After covering him in needles, Chen Xun began removing them again.

Through all the inserting and removing, Zhao Tong had no reaction whatsoever. Nor would he ever have one again.

Once he finished, Chen Xun began carefully searching the room for valuables.

Halfway through his search, footsteps sounded outside. Chen Xun hurriedly hid beneath the bed.

"Zhao Tong, get up and drink the hangover soup."

Yet no matter how his wife patted him, Zhao Tong still did not react.

"Why is he sleeping so deeply this time?"

After muttering a few words, Zhao Tong's wife did not think much of it. She left the hangover soup behind. "Drink it yourself when you wake up."

Without caring whether Zhao Tong had heard her, she left.

After Zhao Tong's wife left, Chen Xun crawled out from under the bed and continued searching for valuables.

In the end, he found only a little over ten taels of silver.

"Just this much? That's far too little."

Chen Xun frowned as he weighed the silver in his hand. "Looks like I can only search a few more places."

So, he left the room and slipped into the other rooms to plunder them.

If there were people in a room, Chen Xun used the incense he had personally made to knock them unconscious.

In the end, Chen Xun found a cash box hidden atop a beam in Zhao Tong's wife's room. It contained a full hundred taels of silver.

"Now that's more like it."

Being able to save that much money was likely thanks to Zhao Tong's wife being skilled at managing the household.

Otherwise, with Zhao Tong's character, he would probably have squandered even the slightest bit of money with a lavish hand.

"Thank you."

Chen Xun thanked Zhao Tong's wife, who lay unconscious on the bed, then left Zhao Tong's home.

It was not until noon the next day that Zhao Tong's wife discovered something had happened to him. She immediately let out a piercing scream that shattered the Gale Gang's peace.