"Ding~ The host has refined his true qi to a sufficient standard through self-cultivation, and his realm has advanced, ascending to the Qi Refining stage."
Hearing this, Yang Hong was stunned for a moment.
For a brief moment, his true qi dispersed, and a shield struck him.
However, the sound that came out was like this~
"Clang~"
It sounded like metal striking metal.
Yang Hong's physical strength had also reached a superhuman level.
Since his true qi had been refined, there was no need to "take beatings" anymore.
"Old man, that's enough. You can have your people withdraw.
Give me the martial arts manuals you promised me, and I'll leave."
"Good~ Good, young friend is truly a heaven-blessed prodigy. Have you ascended to the Heavenly Human realm, young friend?"
Yang Zhong personally held several books and walked towards Yang Hong, asking as he went.
He had already prepared the martial arts manuals just now.
However, he was truly curious about Yang Hong's realm.
"Hehe~ No."
Yang Hong would never tell the truth, and he wasn't lying either.
As soon as Yang Zhong approached, he directly grabbed the manuals and, before anyone could react.
He unleashed his fastest speed and ran away.
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to return directly to the Cold Palace. Instead, he ran out of the "Chengtian Gate" to the east, even deliberately revealing his figure.
Then, he quietly returned to his Cold Palace.
He still didn't want to expose himself.
Although 300 innate Grandmasters and 2000 first-rate guards couldn't kill him, the imperial palace had 3000 innate guards, as well as weapons specifically for Grandmasters – Qi-Breaking Arrows.
Once his identity was discovered, he could still be surrounded and killed.
Especially considering the reason given by the Retired Emperor Yang Zhong a couple of days ago for why he couldn't cultivate martial arts, there seemed to be a deeper secret.
Therefore, it was better to be careful.
Although news of a super expert causing chaos in the imperial palace spread everywhere that night, none of it concerned Yang Hong.
He returned to the "Zhi Ruo Wang Wen Pavilion" and began to study the attribute panel.
[Yang Hong: Sixth Prince of the Great Sui Dynasty.
Daily灌顶 (Guan Ding - spiritual enlightenment/empowerment) times: 0/3
Lifespan: 20/150
Cultivation: 100 years of true qi (Qi Refining stage, strength of 110,000 jin)
Cultivation Techniques: Basic Breathing Technique Level 28, Primary Body Forging Technique Level 12
Martial Skills: Savage Ox Fist Level 100
Special Abilities: Eidetic Memory, Farming Mastery.]
His realm had changed to Qi Refining, which immediately reminded him of the cultivation and immortal cultivation he had read about in novels from his past life.
This realm was very likely the realm he had imagined.
However, the attribute panel was too simple, and the灌顶 (Guan Ding) return system was too idiotic. He didn't know if it was that realm.
He could only explore it slowly himself later.
"Hehe~ Others practice martial arts, I cultivate immortality. It's impossible not to be invincible."
As for the original 385 years of true qi being compressed to 100 years, he didn't care. It was too easy for him to increase his cultivation.
He just needed to farm.
His灌顶 (Guan Ding) return cultivation system returned the daily cultivation of his current cultivation level.
His strength also increased from 100,000 jin to 110,000 jin, a small improvement.
It's just that the cultivation of the Basic Breathing Technique and Primary Body Forging Technique was getting slower and slower. It would take an eternity to reach max level.
Unless there were more ten-thousandfold critical returns.
However, returning cultivation was really a matter of luck.
It was completely beyond Yang Hong's control.
After reading the attribute panel, Yang Hong looked at the five newly acquired martial arts manuals.
《Spring Return Skill》, 《Bronze Body Skill》, 《Thirteen Striking Techniques》, 《Subduing Tiger Fist》, 《Minor Teleportation Movement Technique》, 《Walking on Grass》.
Seeing these six manuals, Yang Hong's face darkened, and he wanted to go beat up the Retired Emperor Yang Zhong right now.
These six cultivation methods were indeed given according to his requirements.
But these six cultivation methods were the lowest-grade martial arts, even inferior to the 《Pure Yang Skill》, 《Iron Body Skill》, and 《Golden Bell Shield》 that Yang Hong had cultivated before.
Although the Subduing Tiger Fist sounded intimidating, its cultivation effect was much worse than the Savage Ox Fist.
Yang Hong guessed that Yang Zhong couldn't find any lower-grade martial arts, so he took out these six.
"You stingy old man, this matter is not over. Hehe~"
After being angry for a while, Yang Hong suddenly smiled.
He had the灌顶 (Guan Ding) return cultivation system, so cultivating these low-grade martial arts would be extremely fast. Once he reached max level, he would go find that old man and demand the manuals.
If he dared not give them, he would beat him up.
If one beating wasn't enough, he would beat him up several more times.
He now had the confidence to roam freely in the imperial palace.
Since he decided that the matter of martial arts manuals would be a long-term affair, Yang Hong began to cultivate the new martial arts.
The灌顶 (Guan Ding) return system couldn't help him cultivate directly. He needed to at least get the martial arts to a rudimentary level, at least one percent into it, before it could return through灌顶 (Guan Ding).
The next morning, when Yang Hong was giving灌顶 (Guan Ding) to the Jade Green Grapes, there was another new surprise.
"Ding~ You infused 40 days of true qi into the Jade Green Grapes and received a hundredfold return, returning 4000 days of true qi cultivation."
"Ding~ After cultivating 《Thirteen Striking Techniques》 for 4000 days, Thirteen Striking Techniques has been upgraded to Level 80."
First, the daily surprise was a hundredfold cultivation return.
The big surprise was that giving灌顶 (Guan Ding) to the mid-grade first-rank Jade Green Grapes reached 40 days.
Although there was no change in the灌顶 (Guan Ding) for other low-grade first-rank Jade Green Grapes, there was a change for the mid-grade first-rank Jade Green Grapes.
This also meant that his basic cultivation return would be higher from now on.
《Thirteen Striking Techniques》 cultivated 80 levels in one day, and it was very likely to reach max level tomorrow.
"As expected, with the increase in cultivation, there are new surprises."
After the灌顶 (Guan Ding) was completed, he took a walk around the vegetable garden and assigned the day's tasks to the newly arrived eunuchs and palace maids. Yang Hong returned to the second floor of the small building to read.
The day after the Retired Emperor left, he sent 3 old eunuchs and 3 middle-aged palace maids. They all possessed the strength of first-rate martial artists, and judging by their movements in tending the vegetable patch, they were also skilled in farm work.
With these people, Yang Hong could relax a lot more.
Moreover, after his realm advancement yesterday, he became more curious about the details of this world.
Although his study room still only contained farming books and books related to agriculture, he could still glean some truths about this world from these books.
With his eidetic memory, Yang Hong's reading speed was naturally very fast.
In just three days, Yang Hong finished reading all 360 books sent by the Retired Emperor.
"The five dynasties were all established 386 years ago, and it was under the influence of some mysterious power that they were established almost simultaneously."
"Before the Five Dynasties, there was a powerful dynasty—the Zhou Dynasty.
According to records, the Zhou Dynasty had vast territories and a population of hundreds of billions."
"But such a vast and powerful dynasty disappeared overnight. What kind of powerful force could accomplish this?"
"Furthermore, the disappearance of the Zhou Dynasty left no trace. If not for my good memory and the fact that these books were farming books, I might not have discovered that such a secret was hidden within them."
Yang Hong suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness and insignificance.
This world was unimaginably vast and unfathomably mysterious.
"Forget it, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. I'll just focus on farming."
He shook his head, casting aside those pointless emotions. These were not things he needed to consider. After all, he was just a prince in the Cold Palace.
"Unexpectedly, there are surprises in these farming books. However, to do these things, I still need the help of that old man, the Retired Emperor."
Yang Hong stroked his chin, thinking of something interesting.