After depositing the gold coins into his wallet, Jiang Fei was still incredibly curious about the items in the shop. He wanted to try the legendary Nine-Flower Dew Pill to see what it tasted like, and he also wanted to test the accuracy of the famous Li’s Flying Dagger…
However, he hadn’t let the excitement completely cloud his judgment. He resisted the urge to splurge.
His gold coins weren’t exactly abundant—only 1,800 in total. He couldn’t afford the more expensive items, and even the cheaper ones couldn’t be bought in large quantities. If he gave in to his curiosity and spent all his coins now, what would he do if he encountered a serious problem later and urgently needed to exchange for something from the shop?
So, after glancing at the gold coins in his wallet and considering what he could afford, Jiang Fei decisively closed the shop interface and stopped thinking about it for now.
While the shiny gold coins had captured most of his attention, he hadn’t forgotten that the level-up gift pack had also contained a book!
Generally, books in the system were martial arts manuals.
For Jiang Fei, learning more martial arts techniques now mostly depended on opening level-up gift packs. The powerful martial arts manuals in the shop were completely out of his reach, even with the gold coin system unlocked.
Not only did those manuals require character levels in the dozens, but the gold coins needed were often in the hundreds of thousands!
Those top-tier martial arts manuals were practically there to taunt him, to make him envious!
So, for now, he would just have to level up steadily and hope for good items in the gift packs.
“What kind of martial arts manual will it be?” Jiang Fei opened the book with great anticipation, only to frown at the title: Qimen Dunjia? “This doesn’t seem like a martial arts manual…”
Jiang Fei was no stranger to the term Qimen Dunjia. In fact, he knew quite a bit about it. Historical figures like the Yellow Emperor, Jiang Ziya, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bowen were all masters of Qimen Dunjia, which was considered the highest level of Daoist divination.
However, in the game Xia Ke Xing, Qimen Dunjia was somewhat different from its traditional meaning. When Jiang Fei had played the game, he had some understanding of it.
In the game, Qimen Dunjia mostly referred to part of the esoteric arts of Huang Yaoshi, the Island Master of Peach Blossom Island, and it wasn’t even the complete version. It mainly included things like formations, traps, and feng shui, rather than divination or fortune-telling.
“This thing doesn’t seem very useful to me,” Jiang Fei muttered, frowning. If he learned Qimen Dunjia, would he have to become a feng shui master and help people with their fortunes?
Or would he have to set up formations like the Twenty-Eight Constellations Array or the Five Turns Mechanism to protect his villa from thieves?
Come on, this wasn’t a novel. He didn’t need that kind of stuff.
If he wanted to guard his home, his Tibetan Mastiff, Simba, was more than enough.
If he went through the trouble of setting up some grand formation outside his villa, whether it would work or not, and how much effort it would take aside, the main issue was that it would be more trouble than it was worth!
Even if he mastered Qimen Dunjia and could navigate the formations freely, what about Lin Moli? What about future guests?
Would he have to personally escort everyone in, or else they’d get trapped in the formation?
That didn’t seem practical.
So Jiang Fei felt that Qimen Dunjia wasn’t very useful. If he didn’t want to become a feng shui master or a fortune-teller, he didn’t even need to learn it.
However, even if it was useless, Jiang Fei decided to consume the skill book anyway. After all, there was no harm in doing so. If he ever needed it in the future, he could just spend skill points to learn it.
Ding! Congratulations, player, for obtaining Qimen Dunjia! Current proficiency: 0/100.
“Wow, Qimen Dunjia is quite advanced. It takes 100 skill points just to reach the first level, double the 50 points needed for Threefold Cloud Step and almost as much as the 120 points for the incomplete Tai Chi Fist! Does that mean this seemingly useless Qimen Dunjia isn’t so bad after all?” Jiang Fei chuckled to himself.
Now, Jiang Fei’s martial arts skill list had another entry:
Martial Arts Skills:
- Threefold Cloud Step, Level 1 (0/100)
- Incomplete Tai Chi Fist, Level 1 (0/200)
- Qimen Dunjia, Level 0 (0/100)
- Available Skill Points: 180.2
Jiang Fei stared at the skill list for a while but ultimately decided not to make any changes. He didn’t allocate any skill points to Threefold Cloud Step or Qimen Dunjia, choosing to save them for when he really needed them.
After all, Qimen Dunjia wasn’t very useful to him right now. He didn’t need to break formations or go tomb raiding. As for Threefold Cloud Step and Tai Chi Fist, reaching Level 1 had already made him a formidable fighter in real life, so there was no urgent need to level them up further.
However, the two attribute points he gained from leveling up were a different story. These were best used as soon as possible!
After reaching Level 3, Jiang Fei’s four basic attributes were:
- Stamina: 2.6
- Spirit: 3.7
- Agility: 2.6
- Strength: 1.8
Jiang Fei didn’t hesitate for long. In just a few seconds, he decided to allocate one of the points to his weakest attribute—Strength.
Right now, Jiang Fei didn’t have any glaring weaknesses that needed immediate attention, so his goal was to balance his attributes. He had never allocated points to Strength before, so it was time to make up for that.
Jiang Fei didn’t want to become a muscle-bound brute—that would make him look like a meathead. But as a man, having a bit more strength was always a good thing. Increasing his Strength attribute wouldn’t make him overly muscular; it would just make him stronger.
After assigning the first point to Strength, Jiang Fei thought about where to put the second point. He decided to add it to Agility. Being faster would not only benefit his Threefold Cloud Step but also be useful in many aspects of daily life.
With nearly four times the speed of an average person, combined with Threefold Cloud Step, Jiang Fei felt he might not be as fast as lightning, but he could definitely be a “wind-chasing youth.”
After allocating the two attribute points, Jiang Fei’s character stats underwent a significant change:
Character: Jiang Fei
Level: 3
Experience: 2/3500
Stamina: 2.6
Spirit: 3.7
Agility: 3.6
Strength: 2.8
Unallocated Points: 0
Martial Arts Skills:
- Threefold Cloud Step, Level 1 (0/100)
- Incomplete Tai Chi Fist, Level 1 (0/200)
- Qimen Dunjia, Level 0 (0/100)
- Available Skill Points: 148.9
Secondary Professions:
- Weapon Forging (Level 9)
- Plant Cultivation (Level 9)
- Cooking (Level 9)
- Gardening (Level 9)
- Music (Level 9)
- Brewing (Level 9)
- Summoning Beast Training (Level 9)
- Medicine (Level 7 + 71%)
- …
Jiang Fei looked at his updated stats and nodded in satisfaction. With his basic attributes now three to four times that of an average person, he could truly be considered a minor superhuman. He was still far from the likes of Iron Man or the Hulk, but if he wanted to sweep the Olympics and bring home a dozen gold medals, it would be a piece of cake!
After finishing his upgrades, Jiang Fei clenched his fists, feeling a surge of power coursing through his body. He almost felt like he could punch through the galaxy!
“If an average adult’s strength is around 120 pounds, then my current strength is about 330 pounds. If I go all out, with my Stamina at 2.6, I could probably lift around 400 pounds, right?”
“Well, this strength might not make me a superhero, but compared to those big, burly strongmen, I’m still lacking. Legend has it that Xiang Yu, the mighty warrior, could lift a cauldron weighing over a thousand pounds. I’ve still got a long way to go!” Jiang Fei thought to himself.
Next, Jiang Fei practiced his Threefold Cloud Step in the room. With his Agility now at 3.6, even though Threefold Cloud Step was still at Level 1, its effectiveness had noticeably improved.
Before, when Jiang Fei used Threefold Cloud Step, he was fast but still within the realm of normal human capability. People like Ye Yuanyuan would be slightly surprised but not shocked. Now, however, Jiang Fei’s speed had surpassed ordinary comprehension.
When Jiang Fei fully unleashed his movement technique, his sleeves fluttered in the wind, and his body almost seemed to leave afterimages in the air, making it hard to track!
After finishing his tests, Jiang Fei finally opened the bedroom door and went downstairs.
Lin Moli was sitting on the sofa in the living room, curled up like a lazy kitten as she watched TV. She had taken off her blue denim jacket, revealing a sleeveless, coffee-colored dress that resembled a strappy gown. A large portion of her fair, delicate skin was exposed, and the deep cleavage at her chest was impossible to miss.
This woman really had it all.
The hem of her dress had ridden up slightly due to her sitting position, leaving her long, slender legs completely exposed on the sofa. The perfect curves, even proportions, and her dainty feet with red-painted toenails…
Jiang Fei’s eyes swept over her as he came downstairs, and he couldn’t help but swallow hard before sitting down beside her.
Lin Moli was truly the most well-endowed woman Jiang Fei had ever seen. Even Qiao Yiyi, who was ranked among Asia’s top ten beauties, might not compare. As for that plastic surgery enthusiast, Wu Xue, whom he had met at the White Mango birthday party, she paled in comparison to Lin Moli.
“Hey, can’t you sit properly?” Jiang Fei pushed her legs aside, addressing the woman who seemed completely unconcerned about her appearance. Was she trying to test his limits, thinking he was some kind of saint who could resist temptation?
Lin Moli popped a purple grape into her cherry-red lips, gave Jiang Fei a coquettish look, and said with a smile, “Nope!”
