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Chapter 40: Qi He Jue, Mastery Level!

Uesugi Tetsu never thought that there would be items that could directly improve skill proficiency.

This feeling is good.

Although a scroll of performance could only increase his proficiency by 100 points, it just happened to match his Qigong technique that was about to be upgraded.

Without any hesitation, Uesugi Tetsu directly used the scroll and selected the skill as "Qihe Jutsu Fragments".

I will try to subdue the legendary Hachishaku-sama later, so of course I will increase my combat power as much as I can now.

After all, it is much more difficult to subdue a monster than to kill it.

[You used the Scroll of Enlightenment (Incomplete).]

[Your skill, Qi He Jutsu fragment proficiency +100! ]

[Your skill, Qihejutsu Fragment, has been upgraded to Mastery level!]

Since this time he used props to increase his proficiency instead of breaking through on his own, it gave Uesugi Tetsu a more novel experience.

It was as if a pair of huge hands suddenly appeared in the body, guiding all the internal energy accurately, and then practicing it countless times in a very short period of time.

Therefore, the breakthrough was completed in an instant.

[Qihe Jutsu Fragments (Mastery 1/600)]

【Effect: Qi unclogs the meridians, steps are like a swimming dragon, voice is like a lion's roar.】

[The amount of Qi in your body has decreased, and its quality has greatly increased! ]

[Because you have mastered the fragments of Qihe Jutsu, your physical strength is +2! ]

After the Qihe technique broke through to the mastery level, in addition to the basic physical bonus and changes in the effect description words, Uesugi Tetsu also felt a strange change in his internal energy.

He raised his hand and tried to direct some of the chi to his fingertips.

The next moment, a piece of white gas about half an inch long suddenly emerged from the fingertips.

The sudden change made Uesugi Tetsu's pupils shrink. He maintained the current Qigong technique and brought his fingertips close to his eyes.

This is... the internal energy can now be released from the body?

Uesugi Tetsu blinked and suddenly thought of a word "gangjin" from a novel in his previous life.

The so-called Gang Jin, as the name suggests, is to form a layer of "Qi Gang" as hard as iron inside and on the body surface, so that you can gain great advantages whether in attack or defense.

Although Uesugi Tetsu is still far from being able to release his Qi to the point where it completely covers his body surface, his Qi cannot be as hard as iron.

But I can almost achieve the state where the internal energy leaves the body half an inch, which can be considered a youthful version of Gang Jin.

Uesugi Tetsu tried again and found that he could indeed wrap Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade with his Qi.

However, doing so not only consumes a lot of energy, but the sharpness of the Qi Gang is far less than the former, which is more of a disadvantage.

After some development, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that although the mastery-level Qigong technique had many uses, it seemed that the new functions were not very practical.

He sighed, "I still need to continue improving my Qigong skills."

However, for now, the mastery level of Qigong has already made his already explosively growing strength increase even more.

It's time to go find Hachishaku-sama.

Although no trace of Hachisha-sama was found during the last scout, Uesugi Che already knew the exact location.

——In a dilapidated temple in the south of the village, the Ksitigarbha statue in the center of the temple had already fallen to the side and shattered.

As for why Hachisha-sama didn't show up, he guessed it was because he went there last time in the form of Laughing Prajna and his charm was not high enough.

This time, Uesugi Tetsu decided to conduct a sting operation.

He didn't transform into Laughing Prajna first, but used his original form to pretend to be an ignorant intruder and enter the temple. He would wait until Hachisha-sama was lured out by his 9-point charm and then capture him in one fell swoop.

Although this plan is simple, it should be very useful for ghost stories like Yashaku-sama who only care about appearances.

Along the way, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that it was rare that he didn't even see a farmer or worker. This unusual phenomenon made him alert.

Perhaps there are other dangers besides Hachishaku-sama. Don't be careless just because your strength has increased. After mentally admonishing himself several times, Uesugi Tetsu, who had already arrived in front of the ruined temple, looked left and right, muttering to himself in a slightly loud voice:

"There's actually a temple here. God must be watching how hard it is for me to cultivate! Finally, I have a place to stay tonight."

With that, Uesugi Tetsu walked into the temple, picked up a worn-out cushion, put it under him, and began to practice with his eyes closed.

He looked like a swordsman from another place who had traveled here.

Moreover, he is a young swordsman with a charm of 9 points!

So, just when Uesugi Che closed his eyes for more than ten minutes, a snow-white hat brim quietly appeared at the edge of the ruined temple wall.

——Uesugi Che raised his eyebrows. He had transformed into Laughing Prajna and stayed here for half an hour without any movement.

The countryside during the Meiji period was truly in decline!

A pair of black eyes looked through the gaps in the wall and began to look at the careless and handsome swordsman.

This remote Arakawa Village... How long has it been since such a handsome young man appeared?

The eight-foot-tall girl's eyes were burning as she paced impatiently outside the wall, wishing she could rush in and pin the swordsman to the ground and have a good and detailed conversation with him.

However, she still suppressed this immature idea.

Her rich experience told her that those who could travel alone were mostly strong.

Although this young swordsman looks tender and lively, it is better to wait until he falls asleep before sneaking up on him.

after all--

The eight-foot-tall woman looked down at her translucent hands.

Over the years, few people in Arakawa Village remember her, and since the factory was built, there are few living people left in the village, let alone energetic young men.

As the earthbound spirit of Arakawa Village, Yasha Onna was trapped here, becoming weaker day by day.

So let's wait until the boy falls asleep, it will be better for everyone.

The eight-foot-woman waited patiently.

——Uesugi Tetsu couldn’t wait any longer.

He wondered what this Hachiya-sama was waiting for. He had looked at him secretly dozens or hundreds of times, but he was still squatting outside the wall. He didn't want to eat the meat that was delivered to his door, right?

Strange, strange... Could it be that this Hachisha-sama is a ghost story with his own intelligence like the previous foreman?

Try it out.

Uesugi Tetsu immediately stood up, drew out Kaga Kiyomi, and shouted in the opposite direction of Yashiro Onna: "You bold monster! Let's see where you can run!"

brush brush --

He swung his sword dozens of times in the air, then pretended to be satisfied and sheathed it, muttering to himself loudly: "Next time I encounter a demon on the road, I'll do this."

After that, Uesugi Tetsu sat back on the futon, but this time he did not practice Qigong. Instead, he lay on the ground and pretended to sleep.

Because, only Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel the changes in the Yasashi's gaze - first it disappeared, then it appeared secretly, and finally it continued to scan her wantonly after confirming that he had not noticed her.

After a few minutes, Uesugi Tetsu, whose breathing had stabilized, waited leisurely.

——The nest has been prepared, just waiting for the big fish to bite the hook.

as predicted.

After Uesugi Tetsu had been "asleep" for more than ten minutes, the brim of the hat by the wall popped out again. After confirming several times that Uesugi Tetsu was really asleep, he tiptoed to his side.

The eight-foot-tall girl stared at the handsome boy who was cast in her tall shadow, and finally couldn't help but make her signature "popopo" sound.

She slowly bent down and was about to do something when she suddenly saw the young man turn over and face her.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at her, and Yasashi Onna couldn't help but be fascinated by this handsome face for a moment.

The next moment, Xiao Prajna grinned, and with the Qi He technique pushed to the extreme, a loud rumbling sound was emitted:
"You bold monster! I'll see where you can run!"

(End of this chapter)