Chapter 646 - 349: Springwell Fiend Qi, Grandmaster-Level Secret Technique!

Nowadays, the Great Elder actually directly bestowed a young boy in his early twenties with ten portions of the deepest, purest Yin Sha from the spring, which naturally evokes envy.

"Even the Young Master and the Gang Leader himself only received this much when they were striving for Fifth Grade..."

Baili Xin couldn’t help but reflect, becoming increasingly certain that this unfamiliar person must be a direct descendant of the Great Elder, possibly even a son or grandson, otherwise, how could one explain the waste of resources on merely reaching Fifth Grade?

Qiu Mountain wasn’t aware of what Baili Xin was thinking, but if he did, he would surely feel regretful and astonished. Regretful for not having the blessing of having a monstrous descendant like Su Mu.

Astonished that Baili Xin could consider Su Mu to be aiming for Fifth Grade; it was utterly absurd given that many Fourth Grade masters had died tragically at Su Mu’s hands, including Donglai County’s famous Tao Jidong, the law enforcement elder of the Tao Family, and Gongsun Liang, one of Donglai’s thirteen great bandits.

Qiu Mountain would find it incomprehensible for anyone to perceive Su Mu as a Sixth Grade martial artist; this notion is truly laughable.

Within Tang Garden, Su Mu didn’t know the Great Elder had ordered someone to bring the Yin Sha from the spring, but he could sense the extraordinary nature of the Yin Sha Qi, solemnly accepting ten portions of Yin Sha Qi and elixirs with both hands.

"Thank you, Great Elder."

"No need, just focus on your cultivation, and should you need anything in the future feel free to have someone notify your second sister, or me."

After exchanging pleasantries, Qiu Mountain departed, while Su Mu lightly exhaled a breath, a strange shimmer flickering in his eyes.

??? (Small Success 6%)

Comprehension: 218 (Heavenly Star of Descent)

With a thought, two lines of text quietly appeared before Su Mu’s eyes, indicating his success in concealing his presence before Qiu Mountain, even though Qiu Mountain had passed on the Small Yellow Court and his skills and perception might not be as sharp as before.

But Su Mu had remained under the nose of Qiu Mountain, the Great Elder of the Cyan Fish Gang, for quite some time without being detected, which speaks volumes.

During the days at sea for pirate-hunting with his brother and second sister, Su Mu wasn’t idle. Though he focused mostly on the Immortal Body and merging the Immortal Golden Spots, he had also merged and completed the Small Faceless Transformation Technique gifted by his second sister and the Profound Breath Technique.

"After integrating and completing both Breath Concealment Techniques, I can completely hide my presence from Qiu Mountain!"

Su Mu’s eyes shined brightly, feeling secretly satisfied, as everything met his expectations for the completed technique, reaching a Grandmaster level!

"This technique formed through the fusion of the pharmacist’s inherited Small Faceless Transformation Technique with the Profound Breath Technique gifted by my second sister... from now on, why not call it the Small Wuxiang Profound Breath Technique?"

Su Mu deliberated briefly, deciding to name the new Breath Concealment Technique the Small Wuxiang Profound Breath Technique, which not only hides presence but also has other mysterious aspects.

For instance, Su Mu could now activate the Small Wuxiang Profound Breath Technique to enter a state of feigned death. Though he hadn’t tested its limits, he believed one breath could suffice to feign death, maintaining a breathless state for most of the day during which time, even if he were to fall into a river or sea, he’d be carefree.

Furthermore,

Su Mu’s thoughts flickered, his whole body emanating a decaying aura that, if Qiu Mountain, the Great Elder, were present, would undoubtedly be astonished to recognize that it entirely mirrors his own aura!

The Small Faceless Transformation Technique can actively alter one’s aura to a certain extent, while the Profound Breath Technique can passively integrate one’s aura into the surrounding world.

Upon merging the two, Su Mu found he could almost mimic the aura of anyone he encountered, not merely in terms of gestures and behaviors, but on a higher level, thoroughly mimicking the essence, Qi, and spirit of others.

If Su Mu were to return to the Cyan Fish Gathering as it was, he wouldn’t need to spend days ahead painstakingly refining his aura using the Hundred Battle Fist’s sha qi; he simply needed a glance at Baili Feng to vividly replicate it.

Finally, this new martial arts technique brought Su Mu an additional four points in comprehension, which he was quite satisfied with after examining it through Qiu Mountain’s unexpected visit that night.

[Skill: Small Wuxiang Profound Breath Technique (Small Success 6%)]

With a thought, Su Mu’s self-created fourth martial arts technique appeared named on his skill panel. He wasn’t in a rush to immediately refine the Yin Sha Qi.

"First, a visit to the Flying Fish Pavilion."

Although Qiu Mountain, the Great Elder, cleared up the matter of the Middle Third Grade for him tonight, he couldn’t rush into cultivation, planning instead to first enter the Flying Fish Pavilion to search for cultivation classics regarding advancing to Fifth Grade.

Su Mu had long harbored thoughts of the Flying Fish Pavilion where the Cyan Fish Gang stored various classics, martial arts, and even divine intention maps, but had never found a suitable opportunity before.

The Cyan Fish Gang, overseen by great cultivators, is a top-tier force in Donglai, its heritage undoubtedly extraordinary.

Though Su Mu might choose not to cultivate the martial arts within Flying Fish Pavilion, just browsing various classics and martial arts could broaden his horizons and potentially enhance his understanding of various martial arts, contributing to his own Martial Dao.

In Tang Garden, Su Mu enjoyed a long-missed night of rest, and the following morning, he arrived outside Flying Fish Pavilion, taking out one of the meeting gifts, the Seven-Striped Cyan Fish Order, given by his brother Baili Feng.

"Seven-Striped... Cyan Fish Order?!"

Roughly half a year ago, after that incident at the Flying Fish Pavilion, the guards outside became much more vigilant. Upon seeing the Seven-Striped Cyan Fish Order, the guard’s drowsiness dissipated in surprise.

Within the gang, the Seven-Striped Cyan Fish Order ranks below only the Gang Leader, Great Elder, Vice Gang Leader, and Young Master; its status is equivalent to several Hall Masters of the five big halls, even the Cyan Fish Gang’s Second Young Lady Baili Hongtang holds such an order.

"You can browse everything except the top level, and in ten years without borrowing, you can borrow up to three classics freely."

Seeing Su Mu was unfamiliar, the guard respectfully explained.

"Thank you for letting me know."

After showing the Seven-Striped Flying Fish Order, he progressed smoothly without hindrance. Flying Fish Pavilion shaped like a fish leaping through the dragon’s gate, the seven-tiered pavilion was majestic, and upon entering, a sense of historical depth greeted him.

"The Cyan Fish Gang indeed deserves its reputation, this level alone holds no fewer than thousands of martial arts manuals."

In the first level of Flying Fish Pavilion, Su Mu surveyed the crisscrossing bookshelves, with martial arts classics categorized and arranged neatly. The entry-level martial arts here being at least of Middle Third Grade or equivalent in cultivation insights.

Time was pressing, and Su Mu ascended directly to the sixth tier beneath the top level; this tier’s bookshelves were fewer than the first, containing only a dozen or so ancient bookshelves with each exquisite cabinet holding individual classics.

Su Mu also noticed each cabinet emblazoned with inscriptions; to some extent, each cabinet served as a Grade-Entering Treasure Artifact dedicated to storing classics.

"Such extravagance!"

Su Mu casually retrieved a classic from the nearest cabinet, skimming through its pages which left him astonished, for the book "Profound Whale Technique" was indeed a Fourth Grade martial arts cultivation technique, and not a common cultivation technique, appearing as a top-tier Fourth Grade technique if not an upper-grade one.

Viewing this tier, the cabinets numbered in the hundreds.

"Such is the heritage of a force overseen by great cultivators!"

Su Mu sighed, eagerly retrieving and reading through classics, the sixth tier being rare for even Vice Hall Master level figures to browse easily, yet Su Mu enjoyed free access now.

"Thirteen Blades of Earthshaking."

"Vedic Elephant Profound Technique."

"Prison Suppressing Fist..."

The sixth tier encompassed diverse martial arts techniques, fist techniques, lightweight skills, swordsmanship, saber techniques, and more, with Su Mu even discovering two incomplete divine intention maps among them.

According to his second sister, divine intention maps originate from former great cultivators; even in an incomplete state, their value far exceeds top-tier Fourth Grade martial arts, almost reaching Half-Step Third Grade.

Book after book, eventually Su Mu’s gaze settled on a fist technique manual, the dull yellow cover imprinted with the characters "Dominating Fist!"

"Dominating Fist?"

The striking title aroused Su Mu’s interest, prompting him to read it, enlightening him greatly, with his eyes alighting and excitement surging within him.

"Domination, the ultimate in power, complete destruction by sheer force..."