The Almighty Martial Arts System - Chapter 284

Jiang Fei wanted to invest in expanding Jiang’s Clinic as soon as possible. Even if he couldn’t turn it into a nationwide chain right away, he at least needed to make it a larger hospital in Jincheng—not like its current state, with fewer than ten doctors.

At the very least, the clinic’s capacity had to increase so that it could accommodate more patients daily!

With the strong revenue-generating power of Jiang’s Pharmaceutical Company, the gold coins in Jiang Fei’s wallet were growing at a satisfying rate. For now, he didn’t dare dream of acquiring legendary weapons like the Heaven’s Saber or Dragon-Slaying Blade, or martial arts manuals like the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms—all of which cost hundreds of thousands. But purchasing ordinary medicine and disposable weapons was no longer an issue.

So, Jiang Fei wasn’t particularly short on gold coins. The real problem was that his character level was rising too slowly, and his medical skill was still far from reaching Level 9.

To go from Level 4 to Level 5, he needed 5,000 experience points. Yet after more than two months, he had barely scraped together 2,900—not even 3,000! At this rate, it would take him nearly two more months to level up.

As for his medical skill, progressing from Level 8 to the max Level 9 would take even longer. The proficiency bar was currently stuck at 48%. Given how much harder it became to raise proficiency in life skills at higher levels, it was unlikely Jiang Fei could max out his medical skill within half a year, let alone two or three months!

This pace was deeply unsatisfying to Jiang Fei.

Since Jiang’s Clinic was now his primary source of experience and medical proficiency, the only way to speed things up was to expand the “faction.”

If the clinic doubled in size, his experience gain would double as well. If it grew tenfold, his progress would accelerate tenfold!

In other words, what would normally take two months could be done in just six days. A half-year grind could be shortened to a little over two weeks!

“I need to work harder!”

With a sigh, Jiang Fei placed the Tui Bei Tu (Back-Pushing Diagram) into his inventory.

Since returning to Jincheng, he had spent much of his free time studying this ancient text. He didn’t expect to transcend the mortal realm and ascend to immortality, but he hoped to uncover some profound mysteries—perhaps even learn the art of divination and fortune-telling.

Unfortunately, after all this time, he had made no progress.

“Did Master Xuanjizi trick me? Am I really not the ‘chosen one’? Otherwise, why is this so difficult?” he muttered.

Previously, he had zero knowledge of the I Ching or Bagua divination. To make up for it, he had bought numerous books on the subject, and while he had learned a lot, he was still far from being a professional feng shui master.

The Tui Bei Tu, a Daoist treasure, was even more abstruse. For a novice like him, uncovering its secrets was no easy feat.

After all, even the erudite Xuanjizi had taken three years to make the slightest progress after inheriting the text. Jiang Fei, who had barely studied it for a month, stood little chance.

Just as he was feeling disappointed and about to leave his villa to summon his eagle for a ride, a sudden realization struck him.

“Wait, how could I be so stupid? All this time, I’ve been stubbornly studying the Tui Bei Tu the hard way, forgetting about this!”

He smacked his forehead in frustration and quickly pulled up the system interface.

His eyes skipped past his experience points and basic attributes, landing directly on the martial arts skills section—where he found the one skill he had learned but never upgraded: “Qimen Dunjia” (Mystical Gate Escape Art).

Martial Arts Skill: Qimen Dunjia – Level 0 (0/100)

Unlike his other skills—Lightfoot Art, Incomplete Taiji Fist, and Dugu Nine Swords—which he had upgraded with skill points, Jiang Fei had always dismissed Qimen Dunjia as useless and left it untouched.

But now, he realized something crucial.

His inability to decipher the Tui Bei Tu stemmed from his lack of understanding of the I Ching and Bagua. But what if he mastered Qimen Dunjia?

The Qimen Dunjia in the system wasn’t the traditional Chinese divination method but rather the esoteric art passed down by Huang Yaoshi, the Heretic of the East Sea. Though different, it was no less profound, filled with cryptic and mystical principles.

Qimen Dunjia, as the name suggested, combined the Nine Gates technique with the Eight Trigrams—making it the highest form of divination.

When he first met Xuanjizi, Jiang Fei hadn’t considered this. But now, it struck him: if he mastered Qimen Dunjia, wouldn’t he also be able to divine fortunes and predict misfortunes?

Even if he couldn’t match Xuanjizi’s skill, he’d at least come close.

The thought excited him, and he couldn’t wait to learn it.

Previously, he had dismissed Qimen Dunjia as useless. But after witnessing Xuanjizi’s abilities, he realized just how valuable it was—if nothing else, it would make him an exceptional fortune-teller!

“The first level of Qimen Dunjia only costs 100 skill points—that’s cheap. Right now, I have 360 saved up. I was planning to save until 500 to upgrade Dugu Nine Swords to Level 2, but I can hold off on that.”

At the very least, he needed to learn the first level of Qimen Dunjia to understand its true utility.

If it wasn’t particularly useful, he could stop there. But if it helped him unlock the secrets of the Tui Bei Tu, then spending all 360 skill points to raise it two levels at once would be worth it!

“Ding! Upgrade martial arts skill Qimen Dunjia? This upgrade will consume 100 skill points.”

Without hesitation, Jiang Fei selected “Yes.”

His martial arts skill now read: Qimen Dunjia – Level 1 (0/200).

He still had 260 skill points left. If he wanted, he could upgrade it further.

“Hmm…”

Instead of immediately upgrading again, Jiang Fei closed his eyes, focusing on the changes brought by learning Qimen Dunjia.

As with previous skill upgrades, new knowledge flooded his mind.

After two or three minutes, he opened his eyes, a strange glint in them.

Then—

Without another thought, he spent another 200 skill points to upgrade Qimen Dunjia again!