I revived the Demonic Sect in North America

Where did these golden beans come from?

It turns out that Elmer had been hiding in a rat hole for years.

The cave is dark and damp, making banknotes easy to damage.

He didn't trust banks, so he would regularly save up enough money and exchange it for gold coins, which he would then hide in his military jacket.

Now the jacket is in Li Ang's hands, and Elmer's life's hard work has finally benefited someone else.

At this moment, Li Ang took a closer look at these golden beans.

The big ones are about the size of a beverage bottle cap.

The smaller ones are about the size of a little fingernail.

Dozens of them were held together in my hand, feeling heavy and substantial.

Li Ang stared wide-eyed.

He painstakingly obtained the two small gold nuggets from the system.

One or two ounces can be exchanged for 1,600 dollars.

This pile of golden beans in front of me must weigh at least half a pound!

Based on the gold buyback price given by Salia, it's easily worth two or three thousand dollars!

"We made it...we fucking made it..."

Li Ang muttered to himself as he quickly found some scissors.

Worried that he might have missed something in his exploration of the jacket, he used scissors to cut open the lining, shoulder pads, and collar of the jacket, pinching the fabric strips inch by inch.

Finally, a few more old, curled banknotes were shaken out from the most hidden corner of the interlayer.

A quick count reveals that, in addition to an unopened system treasure chest, he also earned a complete set of weapons and equipment, tens of thousands of dollars worth of enhancement agents, and twenty to thirty thousand dollars worth of gold beans from rescuing Karen from the rat hole.

This wave of profits is truly incredible!

This old black man is indeed a Vietnam War veteran who once received the Silver Star badge.

Its combat power is outstanding, just like a mini-boss in a game.

The drop rate after death is also astonishing.

After this battle, Li Ang was able to rise from serfdom and sing songs of liberation.

If you really want to make big money, you can't just rely on sleeping with women; you have to sleep with men too!

It was still dark when Li Ang quickly tidied up the living room.

He stuffed all the gold coins, medicine packets, and banknotes he had seized into an iron box deep inside his wardrobe.

Li Ang certainly hadn't forgotten that the biggest reward of this mission was yet to come.

In order to draw the best reward, he made sure to get ready, take a bath and change his clothes.

Only then did he kneel down devoutly in the living room, silently reciting God, Jesus, Amen, and Buddha.

He then immersed his consciousness into the system space within his mind.

Just like the last lottery, a wooden box the size of a shoebox floated quietly in the system space, its surface shimmering with a dull luster, looking anything but ordinary.

With a thought, Li Ang saw the box appear out of thin air on the coffee table, making a dull thud.

He tried to lift the lid, and the lid opened silently.

Unlike last time, this time a thin, thread-bound ancient book lay quietly on the black velvet inside the box.

This ancient book looks antique, with yellowed and brittle paper.

The cover has five vertically arranged ancient-style characters written in ink.

These ancient-style characters are clearly in the style of the ancient schools of Tokyo University.

Li Ang had absolutely no idea which dynasty it was from.

All I know is that the characters are winding and twisting, like scribbles.

Li Ang confirmed that he had never learned this type of font.

However, as his gaze swept over them, he suddenly understood the meaning of those words:

The Secret of the Herbal King of Albizia.

"The Albizia Root Medicine King's Manual?!"

Li Ang's pupils dilated suddenly.

He suddenly remembered his identity as the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect, which the system had bestowed upon him, and a strong sense of anticipation rose in his heart.

Could this book be the cultivation method of the Hehuan Sect?

After completing the training, wouldn't I be able to fly through the air, summon wind and rain, and stop eating beef?

Overwhelmed with excitement, Li Ang quickly picked up the manual and carefully used his fingertips to pry open the yellowed corner of the first page.

However, just as his fingertips touched the paper, an unexpected event occurred!

Suddenly, the seemingly fragile ancient book disintegrated with a "crash".

The entire book instantly transformed into a blazing golden stream of light, resembling a lifelike golden snake, which suddenly darted into Li Ang's brow.

Caught off guard, Li Ang's mind went blank for a moment, as if someone had shoved an ancient library into his skull.

Countless densely packed traditional Chinese characters and intricately detailed diagrams of the human body's meridians.

No need for understanding; it was directly imprinted deep in Li Ang's memory.

There's a huge amount of information here.

It not only contains cultivation techniques and qi circulation routes, but also various elixir recipes, matching martial arts techniques, and so on.

The sudden enlightenment almost made Li Ang lose his mind, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He rubbed his throbbing temples, slowly processing the information that had flooded his mind.

It turns out that this book, "The Medicine King's Manual of the Joyous Union Sect," is the basic introductory cultivation method for the Medicine Refining Hall of the Joyous Union Sect.

It allows one to cultivate from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The term "Qi Refining" in the Qi Refining stage refers to gathering spiritual energy that is free in the world to repair and strengthen the physical body.

If we compare the human body to a balloon, then practicing Qigong is like frantically inflating the balloon until it's full.

According to the manual, if one cultivates to the point of perfect Qi Refining, one can refine the body to its ultimate state and reach the theoretical peak of human physical condition.

If we were to quantify this using data, we could roughly draw a parallel with the Guinness World Records in human history.

For example, some of the data that rugby scouts value most:

The world record for the 40-yard sprint is 4.12 seconds.

The world record for the 20-yard shuttle run is 3.73 seconds.

The world record for vertical jump is 1.30 meters.

The world record for the standing long jump is 3.73 meters.

The world record for the 60-yard shuttle run is 5.80 seconds.

The world records for the three major strength events are 595kg for squat, 612kg for backlift, and 501kg for deadlift.

After reaching the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage, the value of each individual aptitude can be slightly stronger than these world records.

What's even more terrifying is that the burst of power at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage is all driven by internal energy.

As long as the internal energy is not depleted, one can maintain peak condition and continue to unleash bursts of power.

Imagine an athlete who, through the catalysis of drugs, the stimulation of adrenaline, and a lifetime of training, might be able to run a 40-yard sprint in 4.12 seconds under peak conditions.

I might be exhausted for several days afterwards.

A cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage can run 400 meters, 800 meters, or even longer at a speed of 4.12 seconds before their internal energy is exhausted.

He can easily jump over a 2.5-meter wall and can do it more than ten times in a row.

Deadlifts can easily reach half a ton, and it's a standard, sustainable exercise.

This is a comprehensive and thorough enhancement of all dimensions, including endurance, strength, explosiveness, agility, and neural reflexes.

It represents the theoretically maximum form that the human body can achieve.

A hexagonal warrior who can maintain a "Super Saiyan" state for a long time.

At that point, even the most elite special forces soldiers and combat champions are nothing but roadside figures in front of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage.

Li Ang licked his dry lips, his heart pounding.

Although this level is still far from the incredible feats of flying, moving mountains and overturning seas that I imagined.

But compared to my current situation, it's not bad at all.

Unfortunately, the copy of "The Secret of the Herbal King of Hehuan" that I obtained was only a fragment.

The Qi Refining stage is divided into four minor realms: early stage, middle stage, late stage, and Great Perfection.

The core Qi circulation methods in this booklet are only enough to support cultivation up to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

In other words, Li Ang can at most improve himself to the level of a top athlete's standard physical fitness.

It falls far short of the perfect state of a humanoid ferocious beast.