Thousand-Conquering Pill

If Qin Yi fought Hua Yunfeng with his actual abilities, he certainly would not be able to beat him.

But he had a [Nascent Soul Experience Card]!

"Do you want to beat him?" Gu Yanshan asked.

"Yes." Qin Yi nodded.

Actually, he knew that Gu Yanshan must have something to tell him, or perhaps something to give him, since he had called him out to the rear courtyard alone.

"You'll have to rely on yourself when it comes to your cultivation realm, but as your master, I can give you another helping hand with martial arts. Would you like to learn my Dripping Water Sword?"

"Of course." Qin Yi deliberately put on a look of yearning.

In reality, though, he had little interest in any Dripping Water Sword or Blazing Fire Sword.

To him, all martial techniques were merely passing clouds.

Just think: he possessed an entire system. If he took any hero's skills from Honor of Kings and turned each one into a martial technique, he would easily have hundreds of sets of first-rate arts. And he could master them as soon as he learned them.

Not only were they flashy, their special effects were pretty good too.

Why would he need to learn some Dripping Water Sword?

Still, since his father-in-law had offered, he could hardly refuse outright. He had to give his father-in-law some face.

"Very good."

With that, Gu Yanshan took an iron sword from the weapon rack. A stream of pale blue spiritual power suddenly poured into the sword, and he casually swung it.

The pale blue Sword Qi instantly left a crack in a boulder on the training grounds.

"Did you see that clearly?"

"Yes."

"Observe the momentum carried by that strike! You must understand that the ultimate essence of the sword is momentum. In the world of ordinary people, sword moves pursue every possible variation, prizing unpredictability and change. But in the cultivation world, sword moves have little flashiness. The deadliest killing move is often just a single strike.

"And what makes that strike powerful is the momentum it carries. I cannot tell you exactly what this momentum is. You must comprehend it yourself.

"I'll give you three days. In three days, tell me exactly what the momentum you just saw was."

With Qin Yi's maxed-out comprehension, he had actually understood it at a glance.

Did this even require contemplation?

And three whole days?

At first glance, Qin Yi had seen that Gu Yanshan's strike carried the momentum of sharpness, which could also be called the momentum of speed!

His extraordinary comprehension had long since shown Qin Yi that the martial techniques of the cultivation world were simple enough to be classified into two types of [momentum].

They were [momentum of speed] and [momentum of strength].

Speed gave rise to agility and variation.

Strength paid no heed to myriad evils, believing only in breaking ten thousand arts with a single overwhelming force.

Any martial technique, when laid bare, could not escape these two types of momentum. It either followed speed, followed strength, or balanced the two.

Many martial techniques chose to balance the two for the sake of equilibrium.

But the more balanced they were, the more mediocre they became.

Those that were fast lacked strength.

Those with enough strength lacked speed.

This, too, was a case of everything having shortcomings alongside its strengths. It was unavoidable.

"Take this bottle of pills back with you. Swallow one every day, and don't let anyone else know."

After explaining [momentum], Gu Yanshan handed him a pill bottle.

Qin Yi took it and saw the words [Origin Returning Pill] written on it.

[Origin Returning Pills] were precious pills for the Foundation Establishment Realm, serving the same purpose that [Qi Gathering Pills] did in the Qi Refining Stage.

They were also worth a thousand times as much as [Qi Gathering Pills]. In the Famous Sword Sect, even working yourself to death on missions might not earn you a single Origin Returning Pill.

These pills were expensive to refine, and the success rate was low.

Yet Gu Yanshan had actually given him an entire bottle.

"Master, this..."

"Just take it when I tell you to. Say no more. Put the pills away and go back to rest early."

Gu Yanshan always acted with lightning speed and decisive force. Once he had finished giving his instructions, his figure flickered, and he vanished.

Qin Yi smiled. This father-in-law really is something. Every time he finishes talking, he drifts off and disappears.

He was also deeply grateful for his father-in-law's kindness.

If he were an ordinary disciple, being treated like this would surely have moved him to tears.

But as a son of the system, he had no use for these Origin Returning Pills, however good they might be.

Rather than popping pills, cultivating, and working myself to death to break through, I'd be better off stealing someone's love and advancing a level directly.

He put the pills away anyway. He had no use for them himself, but he could save them for Xu Xinran.

As for Gu Yiyi, he had no need to worry. She was Gu Yanshan's daughter. How could Gu Yanshan leave her without her share?

After returning to his quarters, Qin Yi suddenly remembered something.

The system seemed to have said earlier that after successfully stealing someone's love, he would receive a special reward if he killed the ex.

He had killed Song Xianming, and there was still a reward waiting in the system that he had yet to claim.

The moment that thought arose, the gentle voice of a mature woman chimed in: [Esteemed host, congratulations on successfully killing Xu Xinran's ex. A special reward is now available. Would you like to claim it?]

Qin Yi said irritably, "If I hadn't asked, were you just not going to give it to me?"

The gentle, mature female voice replied: [No. The system will not withhold any rewards. It merely provides the option to claim them when the host needs them.]

Qin Yi nodded. This was one of the things he found quite satisfactory about the system.

It was neither annoying nor long-winded. It only spoke when he triggered a mission objective. At other times, it generally would not pop up at random to disturb him.

"I want to claim it!"

As soon as he said those words, a bottle suddenly appeared in his hand out of thin air.

A medicine bottle!

Another bottle of pills?

He looked at the words on the outside of the bottle-[Energy Surge Pill]!

"There's even something like this?"

[Energy Surge Pill: Each pill remains effective for three days. For those three days, stamina is limitless. A weary body can instantly have its fatigue swept away and regain its vigor.]

"Good stuff."

Just then, Gu Yiyi came looking for him.

"Qin Yi, are you there?"

Qin Yi opened the door. "What brings you here?"

Gu Yiyi puffed out her cheeks. "What did my father call you away for just now? He was being so secretive, and he wouldn't even let me come along."

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Your father was talking to me about when you're going to marry me."

Gu Yiyi's cheeks flushed with shyness. "You... you're talking nonsense."

Watching her shy expression, Qin Yi suddenly took her hand, pulled her into the room, and shut the door.

Then he gathered Gu Yiyi into his arms. "Don't tell me you don't want to marry me?"

Sweetness filled Gu Yiyi's heart, and her face was scarlet. She could not help covering it with her hands. "You're awful. You already know, yet you still have to ask."

Qin Yi chuckled. While Gu Yiyi was not paying attention, he swiftly tipped a pill from the [Energy Surge Pill] bottle and slipped it into his mouth.

This is the perfect chance to test it.