NOVEL NEXT Chapter 603: Reaching the Peak 12
The benefits of the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique are not only reflected in the ability to fight beyond one's level, but also in other aspects. The first dispersion of the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique tempers the skin and muscles, the second refines the bones and blood, and the third expands the meridians and Qi Sea!
The greatest benefit is in the third expansion of the meridians and Qi Sea, as a person's meridians and Qi Sea only have the opportunity to be expanded and enlarged when breaking through to a Great Realm!
Except during this time, if one wants to expand the Qi Sea and meridians, it is nearly miraculous. The size of the Qi Sea and meridians represents a person's cultivation aptitude, meaning the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique not only tempers the body but also improves one's aptitude!
This is a major discovery, enough to cause a sensation in the Tan Family. After coming out of seclusion, Tan Shuangshuang recorded all the experiences of cultivating the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique, including the cultivation details, into a dedicated Jade Scroll and handed it over to Tan Wencheng, effectively giving it to the Tan clan.
With detailed cultivation methods and Tan Shuangshuang as a living example, this matter quickly stirred up a storm among the high-ranking members of the Tan Family, just as Tan Shuangshuang had anticipated.
The high-ranking members of the Tan Family held several consecutive meetings to study the miraculous aspects of the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique and repeatedly had Tan Shuangshuang demonstrate her Combat Power.
After repeated confirmations and verifying that Tan Shuangshuang successfully cultivated the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique, not weakening but actually strengthening her power, everyone was relieved. Finally, they unanimously decided to let all the juniors start cultivating the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique.
However, once they really started cultivating, everyone realized they had been a bit optimistic. Not everyone achieved the same excellent effects as Tan Shuangshuang after cultivating the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique. But generally speaking, it was effective, and the strength of the effect depended on one's own aptitude.
For instance, among the juniors of the Tan Family, Tan Feiyu, who had aptitude second only to Tan Shuangshuang, achieved relatively obvious effects from cultivating the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique, and his combat power was much stronger than ordinary samurais after breaking through the Warrior Level.
Having proven the benefits of the Three-Turn Body Sculpting Technique, Tan Shuangshuang, the person who discovered the benefits of the technique, naturally deserved recognition and reward. The reward for Tan Shuangshuang was decided by the entire high-ranking group of the Tan Family, even the two elders who had been cultivating in the Forbidden Land spoke on the matter.
The final reward decided was that Tan Shuangshuang could practice in the Tan Family's Forbidden Land at any time. In terms of wealth, she was awarded fifty thousand Spiritual Pearls and given a Yellow-level Weapon, although it was just a low-grade one, it was still quite good. Previously, Tan Shuangshuang did not have any graded weapons.
Previously, Tan Shuangshuang had been in seclusion for cultivation for a year and did not have any Contribution Points. She couldn't even exchange for some items from the family.
Some precious items, such as Spiritual Medicine and Cultivation Technique and Martial Techniques, require Contribution Points to purchase. Without Contribution Points, no amount of Spiritual Pearls could buy them.
Tan Shuangshuang was contemplating taking up a family task to earn some Contribution Points. After all, Fei Hu was currently in a growth phase, and it was the time when he needed Spiritual Medicine to enhance his physical fitness and strength. The price of family Spiritual Medicine was much cheaper than outside, which was one of the benefits of having a family.
The family tasks have a dedicated task release hall where countless Tan Family Members come and go, picking up tasks from there. In the center of the hall, there is a Memory Stone two meters high and three meters wide, where all tasks are flashing and scrolling. These task contents are varied, covering everything.
Tan Shuangshuang selected tasks in front of the Memory Stone for a long time and found that the most common tasks were picking Spiritual Medicine, hunting Magic Beasts, and escorting the family's caravans. These tasks did not interest Tan Shuangshuang because they did not serve any training purpose and were quite boring.
Finally, Tan Shuangshuang was interested in a support request task sent by a branch of the Tan Family. The other party's location was in Mangshui City, a Seventh Grade City under Qingyun City. This branch was responsible for planting a vast area of Spirit Plants for the Tan Family, including Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Rice, Spirit Veins, and Spirit Fruits.
The task said that recently people employed by the family to plant and guard the spirit field were disappearing continuously, and no one knew how exactly they disappeared. The branch of the Tan Family sent out many people to search, but they were neither seen alive nor found dead, leaving no clues at all.
The missing people couldn't be found, and the guardians of the spirit field were still disappearing continuously. Not only the Tan Family, but ordinary people and other families in Mangshui City were also losing people constantly, and it was all people below the Martial Artist Level. After disappearing, they were completely untraceable.
Currently, there was a sense of panic in Mangshui City. Anyone below the Martial Artist Level was frightened and didn't dare to step out of the house, fearing that they might disappear without notice.
Rumors were rampant in the city during this time. Those with a penchant for gossip had quite an imagination, saying all sorts of things. Some said it was the work of ghosts, others said it was an invasion by the Demon Clan, while some attributed it to a Demon Cultivation sect; the theories varied without any consensus.
The release of the task was by the branch family head of the Tan Family, requiring the person who took the task to be at least of Samurai Level, with a sharp mind, and preferably able to help find out the truth about the missing people.
Tan Shuangshuang raised an eyebrow; this task seemed interesting. She tapped the Memory Stone to accept the task. After taking the task, she thought about what to bring on the journey, deciding not to bring all her Spiritual Pearls. Bringing everything might leave her impoverished if anything unexpected happened.
For safety, Tan Shuangshuang brought five thousand Spiritual Pearls, which was a considerable amount, enough for any place needing money.
Besides Spiritual Pearls, Tan Shuangshuang also brought tens of thousands of gold coins and silver coins for convenience, ensuring no mishaps. She took the newly obtained weapon, the Yellow Level Lower Grade Weapon Green Rainbow Sword, directly heading to the room dedicated to Magic Beasts to take a Chasing Wind Horse as a ride and went towards Mangshui City by herself.
The Chasing Wind Horse that Tan Shuangshuang rode on was a Level 3 Magical Beast. The Chasing Wind Horse had a gentle temperament and fast speed, making it the preferred Magic Beast for large families to raise for transportation.
Mangshui City was not far from Qingyun City. Riding the Chasing Wind Horse, Tan Shuangshuang arrived at the location quickly. Tan Shuangshuang had visited Mangshui City once before, as Mangshui City was close to a part of the Long Mountain Range, rich in secret silver, and bustling and prosperous, rivaling Qingyun City in liveliness.
The price of secret silver wasn't particularly cheap, yet it wasn't considered a precious mineral due to its availability. It could be bought easily without trouble, and it was a favorite among Alchemists and Array Masters.
Secret silver had excellent balancing properties, making it an essential stabilizer in the production of alchemy products, such as Spatial Bags. For Array Masters, secret silver was especially important; when ground into powder and mixed into the spiritual ink used for Array Painting, it could increase the success rate and stability of an Array Map, significantly raising the difficulty of Array formations. Therefore, any Array Master would certainly have secret silver at hand.