Cultivating Three Elements, the Limits of the Human Body

"Do you have any other requests?" the principal continued.

The prize money was meant for the best student in the first place, and Qin Chen deserved it.

"I'd like more freedom over my study time. My cultivation method is a little different," Qin Chen said after some thought.

Coming to school didn't serve much purpose for him now. He wanted to make fuller use of his time to improve his cultivation.

"No problem!" The principal didn't hesitate at all.

Since Qin Chen had only revealed his strength now, he must have relied on his own cultivation method before. That being the case, the principal certainly didn't want the school's way of teaching to hold him back.

After leaving the principal's office, Qin Chen didn't return to practical combat class. Instead, he went straight out of the school.

He took a taxi to the largest energy mall in the city center.

An energy mall was a place dedicated to buying and selling demonic beast crystals, hides, and carcasses, as well as various pills.

This largest mall was also officially owned, so he could get a discount here too.

With 320,000, he could raise his wind-element cultivation to the peak and begin cultivating his ice element in earnest.

One top-grade wind-element beast crystal brought my body-tempering progress to 45 percent. So I'll need two more top-grade beast crystals to reach 100 percent.

His wind-element talent was only S-rank, so high-grade beast crystals would be much less effective. Even four of them might not be enough to bring him to the peak.

But two top-grade beast crystals definitely would.

With the discount, two top-grade beast crystals would cost 160,000, leaving him another 160,000. That would be enough to buy two top-grade ice-element beast crystals as well.

The second floor of the mall was dedicated to selling beast crystals, and he soon found the wind-element counter.

"120,000?" Qin Chen frowned when he asked the price.

"Yes, sir. Wind-element ferocious beast crystals cost a little more than fire-element ones. After all, that type of ferocious beast is rarer," the salesperson explained.

Only then did Qin Chen realize that crystals from different ferocious beasts had different prices.

"I'll take two!" Qin Chen took out his Body Training Peak certification as he spoke.

The salesperson took the certificate and looked it over, then their expression changed. "M-my lord, you..."

"What is it?" Qin Chen frowned.

"N-nothing. I meant to say, my lord, you're entitled to a forty percent discount!"

"Forty percent off?" Qin Chen froze, then remembered.

Back at the Martial Arts Association, he'd received a twenty percent discount when he was certified at mid body tempering. That meant late body tempering got thirty percent off, and peak body tempering got forty percent off.

"Wrap them up for me!" Qin Chen smiled. With forty percent off, each one came to just 72,000. That was quite a benefit.

"O-of course!" The salesperson hurriedly wrapped them up for Qin Chen.

After taking the beast crystals, Qin Chen glanced at the salesperson. "Keep it a secret, okay?"

The salesperson immediately nodded over and over, like a chick pecking at grain.

Afterward, Qin Chen went to the ice-element beast crystal counter and bought two top-grade ice-element beast crystals as well.

That left 32,000 in his account. He'd keep 2,000 for himself and give the rest to his family for expenses, which would be enough for the time being.

In a few days, when the school's prize money came through, he'd give it to his family too. That would make things much better for them.

Once everything was done, he went downstairs and headed for the mall exit.

Just as he reached the ground floor, two people, a man and a woman, entered the mall. The man froze when he saw Qin Chen.

Then he saw what Qin Chen was carrying and frowned.

"Young Master Kuan, what's wrong?" The dazzling woman beside him saw Zhao Kuan's expression and asked in confusion.

"I see someone I know!" He watched Qin Chen closely as he approached.

He remembered now. Wasn't this the person who had come looking for him some time ago?

Back then, Qin Chen had demanded to know whether he had ordered someone to harm Qin Dahe, and he had admitted it without hesitation.

He had looked into Qin Chen's family and knew they didn't have much money. But when he saw what Qin Chen was carrying, his expression changed.

Could he have recorded me back then and gone to my family? His mind began to race.

Although he couldn't tell what grade the beast crystals in Qin Chen's hands were, Qin Chen's family couldn't possibly afford to buy four at once, even if they were the lowest grade.

The only possibility was that Qin Chen had taken the recording to threaten his family.

Zhao Kuan might have been overbearing, but he wasn't powerful enough to disregard the rules.

This man must die! He suddenly turned ruthless.

If Qin Chen had a recording, he was a ticking time bomb. It wouldn't bring down the Zhao Family, but it would still cause them a great deal of trouble, especially since Qin Dahe was a retired soldier.

"How could you have a friend like that, Young Master Kuan?" The woman glanced at Qin Chen and spoke with distaste.

Qin Chen was the kind of person one could tell at a glance was very ordinary. His clothes gave him no bearing to speak of.

Naturally, Qin Chen had also spotted Zhao Kuan ahead. He merely glanced at him and paid him no further attention.

"Qin Chen!"

As Qin Chen drew near, Zhao Kuan took the initiative to greet him.

"It really is you!" He looked pleasantly surprised. "Brother Qin, when you came to see me last time, I happened to be in a bad mood."

"Brother Qin, do you have time now? If you can, I'll give you everything I owe your family as compensation!"

Qin Chen looked at him. "How are you going to compensate us?"

Hearing Qin Chen's question, Zhao Kuan was delighted. "Come on, let's talk in the car!"

Qin Chen smiled and didn't refuse. He followed him toward the mall exit.

"Brother Qin, I don't have any money in my account, but I have a villa in the suburbs, and the money's all there. Come with me and I'll give it to you. How about it?"

After getting into the car, Zhao Kuan spoke with a smile.

"I see..." Qin Chen hesitated.

Zhao Kuan grew anxious. "Don't worry, Brother Qin. Once we're there, whatever amount you want, we can talk about it."

Qin Chen looked conflicted for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded. "All right, but I need to get back early!"

"Haha, sure. My car is fast!" Zhao Kuan laughed.

"Get out!" He looked at the woman, his expression turning cold.

The woman was somewhat reluctant. "Young Master Kuan, I didn't even know you had a villa. I want to go too."

"Not only did you not know about my villa, no one knows about it except me!" Zhao Kuan's expression turned cold. "What would you go there for? We agreed from the start that if we split up, we wouldn't pester each other. So it's better if you don't know about the villa!"

The woman's face filled with anger, and she was about to speak when Qin Chen suddenly said, "It's fine, Young Master Kuan. Let her come. What would it look like, two grown men going there together?"

Zhao Kuan froze. He had intended to refuse, but he was afraid Qin Chen wouldn't go either, so he had no choice but to nod. "All right!"

He wasted no more time. He stepped on the gas, and the car sped toward the suburbs.

Half an hour later, the places the car passed through grew more and more remote. Eventually, they came to a desolate path. As far as the eye could see, there wasn't a house in sight, let alone a person-not even the shadow of a ghost.

Before long, the car slowly came to a stop. Zhao Kuan said, "We can't drive any farther. We'll have to get out and walk."

With that, he got out of the car. The woman noticed nothing unusual and followed him out.

Qin Chen smiled faintly. He quickly took out the four beast crystals and swallowed them in one gulp. Only then did he open the car door at an unhurried pace.

[Ding! Devouring successful. Your physical body's wind-element tempering progress has reached 100 percent.]

[Ding! Devouring successful. Your physical body's ice-element tempering progress has reached 100 percent.]

Qin Chen felt that, at this moment, his physical strength had reached an unprecedented level.

Name: Qin Chen

Fire-element cultivation: peak body tempering

Wind-element cultivation: peak body tempering

Ice-element cultivation: peak body tempering

Combat power: 500

[Ding! Congratulations, host. By cultivating all three elements, you have tempered your physical body to the limits of the human body. God-tier mission activating...]