Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 367 - 356: Scholar 14, Great Success

As soon as these words were spoken, the secret chamber fell into a deathly silence, as if it were a land of death.

Master Lu’s knuckles turned white, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, but he forcibly suppressed his anger.

If it were someone else daring to be so presumptuous, he would have already taken their head.

But now, even though the person in front of him was merely a Mountain Patrol Silver General at the Inner God Realm, Master Lu still held back his anger and did not erupt.

The man in the black robe laughed sinisterly, "Remember, the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill is your only way to break through your shackles, and the only one who can grant you such an opportunity is the man behind me. Be sensible, and you’ll benefit; if not..."

He casually threw the wine cup to the ground, the porcelain pieces splattered: "Not only will there be no hope for the cultivation technique, but your life will also be in jeopardy."

Master Lu fell into silence.

"Qin An must die." The man in black stood up, his robe moving without wind: "The potential he displayed at the Bamboo Water River has already alarmed the master. Remember, once he leaves the Evil Extermination Bureau, I will immediately send a message, then..."

He squinted his eyes: "You must go all out."

Master Lu asked in a deep voice: "Can I do it myself?"

"No!" The man in black interrupted harshly: "Any pseudo-gods at the Unity Realm are on the black list of the Evil Extermination Bureau. If you make a move, it will attract the Mountain Patrol Golden General and ruin the master’s arrangement."

Master Lu gritted his teeth, still unwilling to give up: "But the potential Qin An showed at Bamboo Water River might not be a sure thing."

"Two forces." The man in black suddenly stood up, narrowing his eyes: "Dozens of Inner God Realm Perfection besiegers, even I would have a hard time escaping death. You worry too much."

Master Lu no longer said more, bowing his head in agreement.

The man in black got up and walked toward the outside of the cave. When he reached the door, he said with deep meaning: "The next stage of the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill will be given to you after you kill Qin An. After that, you must wait for the master to complete the grand plan and just wait patiently."

After speaking, the man in black did not say more to Master Lu and left the secret chamber with a step.

Soon, only Master Lu was left in the secret chamber.

Master Lu looked at the empty seat, and with a punch, smashed the stone table: "If it wasn’t for the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill, I would’ve crushed your skull just now."

Only Master Lu knew how addictive that evil skill was.

When that figure behind the man in black first approached him, he thought it would be a deadly battle.

Unexpectedly, it was to give him a good thing instead.

Refining a large amount of divine souls into his being and slowly absorbing the power of divine soul over time.

Although Master Lu’s recent strength hadn’t increased rapidly, the trend of slow growth had never stopped.

This was unprecedented before.

Because of this, he was shackled by the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill and could only be a dog for the master behind the man in black.

"Being a dog is being a dog." Master Lu released his clenched fists, sighing: "It’s better than never being able to step into the next realm."

After thinking this through, Master Lu no longer thought about it and sat cross-legged on the cushion to cultivate.

...

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

In the Confidential Library.

Several Prefecture Generals were whispering, their eyes never leaving the figure in front of them.

"Mr. Qin has been in seclusion for more than two months..."

"Since settling the chaos in Bamboo Water River, he hasn’t stepped out of the Confidential Library at all."

"Shh! He’s the strong one who single-handedly suppressed the chaos in Bamboo Water River, what’s wrong with resting for a few days?"

"You sure know how to flatter."

"Don’t you want to attach yourself? It’s just that you don’t have that opportunity."

Though their voices were small, in the quiet Confidential Library they were extremely clear.

And they were discussing Qin An, who had recently returned from Bamboo Water River.

Ever since Qin An returned to the Evil Extermination Bureau from Bamboo Water River, his deeds of quelling the chaos there had spread throughout Xunyang Prefecture.

Inside and outside Xunyang Prefecture, no one did not know Qin An’s name.

Everyone thought Qin An would continue to make some big moves, but unexpectedly, Qin An had stayed in Xunyang Prefecture all this time.

Every day, apart from going out to eat, he was reading books in the Confidential Library.

They didn’t know what Qin An was reading, but such strange behavior naturally attracted the attention of many Prefecture Generals, so they all quietly came to the Confidential Library, imitating Qin An’s actions in flipping through miscellaneous books.

One reason was to see what advantage there was in reading miscellaneous books here, and another was to try to see if they could seize this chance to get close to Qin An and make a good connection.

Many Prefecture Generals were quite moved in this process.

Because they were very clear that nowadays, Qin An was far beyond their reach.

That little Copper Mansion General from then had gradually risen, from Copper Mansion General to Silver Mansion General, then to Mountain Patrol Copper General and Mountain Patrol Silver General, each step taken very quickly.

Not only had his strength and reputation increased, but his status and background in Xunyang Prefecture had also reached an unattainable level.

Therefore, when Qin An didn’t speak, no one dared to disturb him, only daring to whisper here.

Their whispered exchanges reached Qin An’s ears, but Qin An seemed not to have heard them, continuing to flip through the miscellaneous book in his hand.

The sundry books in Xunyang Prefecture were many, not comparable to Lingzhou, so in recent times, even with Qin An’s fervent improvement of his Scholar Profession proficiency, there was still plenty of stock left, enough for him to continue advancing.

In front of him, the smoke flickered, and the proficiency of the Scholar Profession was visibly increasing at a rapid pace.

Qin An’s book-flipping motions were steady and swift, as if putting everything else behind him.

It wasn’t until he finished reading the book that Qin An closed it, put it back on the shelf, and got up to visit the floor where cultivation techniques were stored in the Confidential Library.

Many Prefecture Generals saw Qin An leaving and going to the upper stairs, and they had already made an assumption,

"According to the usual pattern, after he finishes reading in the Confidential Library and goes to exchange for a cultivation technique, he must be about to go on a task again."

"You sure understand Mr. Qin."

"Are you kidding? I’m Mr. Qin’s admirer."

While they were exchanging words, Qin An had already come down from upstairs with a cultivation technique in hand.

Everyone quickly stopped their conversation, silently diverting their gaze, acting as if they hadn’t seen Qin An.

Qin An shook his head, carrying the cultivation technique to the Internal Affairs Department Officer: "Exchange this cultivation technique, and also give me ten demon perceptions."

The merits from last time were plenty, enough to make these exchanges.

Now Qin An had twenty-five demon perceptions, and together with these exchanges, it reached a total of thirty-five.

These demon perceptions could not only be used to enhance cultivation techniques but could even serve as the foundation for the Water and Fire Blood-Sealing Demon Hand.

Therefore, Qin An was not stingy with his achievements.

The Internal Affairs Department officer dared not speak further, respectfully presented Qin An with a replica of the heart method, then bowed his head, waiting for Qin An to leave.

Carrying the demon sense and heart method, Qin An quietly left the Confidential Library and headed towards his room.

After returning to the courtyard, Qin An closed the room door with a reverse hand.

A line of smoke appeared before his eyes, eventually condensing into text, floating in mid-air.

[Scholar lv.14 (0/20000): Your reading speed is greatly enhanced, you have a photographic memory, deeper understanding, and can draw connections across subjects.]

[Talent: Great Success in Proficiency of Inner God Realm Heart Method, Great Success in Enlightenment of Inner God Realm Heart Method, Great Success in Amplification of Inner God Realm Heart Method, Great Success in Resistance of Inner God Realm Heart Method]

After over two months of tedious cultivation, Qin An finally advanced the scholar profession to level fourteen.

Upon reaching level fourteen, the scholar profession underwent a qualitative change; all talents advanced from the External Elixir Realm Perfection to Great Success of Inner God Realm.

Now, Qin An only needs slight deduction to elevate his power to Great Success of Inner God Realm realm.

Thinking of this, Qin An no longer pondered, flipping through the heart method redeemed from the Confidential Library to view it.

This heart method is called the Thunderheart Mental Method, a lightning-attribute heart method of the Inner God Realm.

Currently, Qin An possesses the Azure Dragon Six Harmonies Mental Method, which controls the six elements: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and wind.

Now, he plans to add another element to these six.

This is Qin An’s current plan for advancement.

The more gathered elements, the stronger the power of the heart method, and it will transform endlessly.

The sound of turning pages echoed in the room.

After roughly two incense sticks of time, Qin An memorized the Thunderheart Mental Method.

The operational route of the Thunderheart Mental Method was already in his mind, then Qin An sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes.

The True Essence inside him quickly ran along the route of the Thunderheart Mental Method. After the True Essence ran a round, a line of snake-shaped twisted smoke appeared before Qin An’s eyes.

[You cultivate the Thunderheart Mental Method, triggering the scholar profession talent.]

[Thunderheart Mental Method (Great Success)]

A large amount of information accompanied the dispersing smoke, surging into Qin An’s mind.

Qin An closed his eyes and pondered, mastering the Thunderheart Mental Method within a few breaths.

But this was not Qin An’s limit.

Qin An narrowed his eyes slightly, switched to the Azure Dragon Six Harmonies Mental Method to operate True Essence.

The smoke reappeared before his eyes, condensing into new text.

[You possess the Azure Dragon Six Harmonies Mental Method and Thunderheart Mental Method, intending to unify both, but your talent is limited, and the fusion failed.]

[Feeling surrounded by crisis, in contemplation, you plan to burn the qi and blood within you.]

[After burning a large amount of qi and blood, a spark of enlightenment appeared in your mind, but it wasn’t enough to fuse both.]

[You gritted your teeth, sat dryly for years, and once again burned a large amount of qi and blood. Finally, the spark gradually expanded, and you comprehended, merging both into one.]

[You named the heart method Bodhi Golden Dragon Seven Star Method.]

[Bodhi Golden Dragon Seven Star Method (Great Success)]

"Boom!"

Inside Qin An’s mind, the sound exploded like thunder.

Qin An felt a rush of information pouring into his mind.

Even with his current cultivation at Great Success of Inner God Realm, it still took quite some time to absorb.

After a few breaths, Qin An slightly opened his eyes, with a faint flicker in his gaze.

"Finally reached Great Success of Inner God Realm."

When he deduced the heart method to the level of Bodhi Golden Dragon Seven Star Method, his power reached the Great Success of Inner God Realm level.

Qin An clenched his fist, as True Essence circulated, Seven-Colored True Essence adhered to the surface of his fist.

Not only with the sharpness of gold, the softness of water, the restoration of wood, the fierceness of fire, and the thickness of earth.

But also the swiftness of wind and the brutality of thunder.

This time, Qin An not only elevated his realm, but his True Essence also underwent a qualitative transformation.

"However, the demon sense consumption was quite substantial."

He exchanged demon sense in the Confidential Library, totaling thirty-five pieces of demon sense content.

Unexpectedly, this time, without triggering the scholar profession’s enlightenment talent, it cost a full fifteen pieces of demon sense to elevate his power from initial access of Inner God Realm to Inner God Realm Perfection.

"Indeed, each realm is a mountain, the higher it goes, the more demon stones it consumes." Qin An mused, "In other words, if I want to elevate other cultivation techniques, each cultivation technique enhancement requires fifteen pieces of demon sense."

Thinking to this point, Qin An rubbed his chin.

"Even more achievements can’t sustain it, it’s time to take on assignments again."

Qin An now only has twenty pieces of demon sense left, ten absorbed into his body, while the other ten are stored in his chest, acting as an item for breaking crises in emergencies.

Achievements are endless, and deductions are also endless.

Thus, Qin An considered for a moment, then took out the silver-patterned token from his waist, intending to find a task to undertake.

He already planned to take on a task first, then return to cultivate the Blacksmith and Butcher professions, and then deduce both cultivation techniques to Inner God Realm completion.

Before him, the token shimmered with light, eventually gathering into numerous tasks, floating in the air.

Qin An carefully examined the numerous tasks, selecting from within, only to unexpectedly hear footsteps from the courtyard.

Qin An squinted his eyes, moved his ear to recognize who it was.

After a moment of contemplation, he swept his sleeve to shuffle the tasks, then poured two cups of tea on the table.

Just as he finished this action, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Logically, at Qin An’s current level, even Zhou Yuanfeng and Tang Zizhen would have to knock first and get Qin An’s permission.

However, the person who entered didn’t follow this rule.

Qin An didn’t get angry, as he knew the newcomer’s character was just like this.

A graceful silhouette entered the room, lively large eyes swept over Qin An, full of astonishment.

"How did you reach Great Success of Inner God Realm in just over two months?"