“Hu Qi, here are the two items you exchanged for. Please sign for them.”
The person in charge said.
“Thank you!”
Hu Qi signed his name casually, thanked him, took the two packages inside, and then closed the door.
One was a small square box, and the other was a long, rectangular package.
Hu Qi first unwrapped the long package, which contained a rosewood box.
Upon opening it, a pure black horizontal Dao sword came into view.
The first sensation upon holding it was its weight. Hu Qi estimated that this sword weighed at least fifty catties or more. Such a weight would be extremely difficult for an ordinary person to even pick up, let alone use.
However, for a Martial Artist who had cultivated Qi and Blood Power and possessed thousands of catties of strength, it was nothing.
The handle was made entirely of alloy, with a finely frosted surface, making it comfortable and non-slip to hold, providing an excellent grip.
Hu Qi gently pulled, and the blade slowly emerged from the scabbard.
It was also a horizontal Dao sword, with a long and straight blade that emitted a cold luster. The edge was as sharp as frost, glowing with an eerie blue hue.
Closer up, one could even feel a faint chill, as if it could easily cut through all obstacles.
The spine of the blade was thick, giving a sense of stability and solidity. Compared to the previous horizontal Dao sword, this one was undoubtedly much larger.
He then swung it twice, and the blade cut through the air, producing a tearing sound.
“Good sword!”
Hu Qi looked at the sword. As his Qi and Blood circulated, his palm turned brass-colored.
After achieving Major Achievement in Cloud Iron Body, he could now apply it to specific body parts.
He held the Cold Iron Sword in one hand and slowly pricked the tip of the sword into the arm of his other hand.
The moment it touched his brass-colored skin, a resistance appeared.
However, as Hu Qi increased his strength, a slight stinging sensation came, and at the same time, a chill also permeated from it into his flesh and blood.
Picking it up, he saw a small wound had appeared, with trickles of scarlet blood flowing out.
It was only after he circulated his Qi and Blood several times that the wound began to scab, showing a tendency to heal.
However, this progress was significantly slower than before.
Hu Qi was very satisfied with this effect.
Compared to the previous sword, this Cold Iron Sword was much better, both in terms of sharpness and the chilling effect that hindered wound healing.
The money was well spent!
Afterward, he also found a user and maintenance manual, as well as a bottle of anti-rust maintenance oil and a whetstone, inside the rosewood box.
“Buying things, it really is a case of you get what you pay for.”
Looking at these, Hu Qi smiled.
He still remembered when he bought his first horizontal Dao sword; besides the sword and a sword bag, there was nothing else.
Putting the sword away, Hu Qi turned his attention to the square package.
After unwrapping it, there were no extra items inside, only a book with a white cover, on which three large characters were written in black font—【White Whale Stance】.
Hu Qi reached out and picked it up. The book was not thick, feeling very thin in his hand, with only a dozen or so pages.
Upon flipping through it, the first page had an illustration of a giant whale, and the second page introduced general information about the Giant Whale Gate.
The Giant Whale Gate originated a thousand years ago, when its Ancestral Master was inspired by observing the massive whales in the sea.
Therefore, this Legacy method was created by imitating giant whales. The Disciples of the Giant Whale Gate possess incredibly vigorous Qi and Blood.
Among them, their Qi and Blood Foundation Establishment Stance Cultivation can be ranked among the top schools in the world.
Flipping further, it was the Yang Yuan Breathing Method, which Hu Qi was already very familiar with.
Hu Qi had long since mastered this, so he didn't need to look at it again. He just quickly scanned it and turned to the back.
Finally, he saw a few lines of content related to the White Whale Stance.
“Vast sea giant whale swims, breaking waves, roaring tides, massive body floats like a ridge, guarding the water palace of the Dragon…”
Similar to the Snake Form Stake, it also had static and dynamic stances, and even records of special Secret Martial Arts medicine for assistance.
However, the problem was that these contents were severely incomplete.
There were large missing sections in the human diagrams for outlining both the static and dynamic stances.
If someone were to try to practice according to the descriptions, there would only be two outcomes.
One is to cripple oneself, and the other is to be completely useless.
Hu Qi did not attempt to Cultivate, but instead, with a serious expression, he memorized all the diagrams, content, and precautions listed.
Because of his prior experience with the Snake Form Stake, he now had a higher perspective, and he could understand some of the content.
Coupled with becoming a Martial Artist and cultivating Qi and Blood, his physique became increasingly powerful. The stronger his physique, the better his vitality and spirit naturally became.
The body is the Foundation of everything, which also made Hu Qi's memory increasingly formidable.
After only a few glances, all the content in this incomplete White Whale Stance book had been etched into his mind.
“scarlet!”
He called out in his mind.
The next moment, lines of scarlet, blood-like text appeared before him.
Hu Qi's gaze went directly to the skill column, scanning the dense array of skills. Soon, he found what he was looking for in an upper section.
【White Whale Stance (Incomplete)】
“It really works!”
Hu Qi's eyes brightened slightly.
The reason he exchanged for this stance Cultivation was naturally with the idea of whether he could use the Scarlet Modifier to complete this incomplete stance Cultivation.
The current result was clearly feasible.
As long as it could appear on the panel, there was a possibility of it being modified.
What he feared was the inability to form a skill.
“Now, I just need to wait to obtain enough modification value to see if it's feasible.
Additionally, I need to inquire whether a Martial Artist can Cultivate two different stance Cultivations.”
These thoughts flashed through Hu Qi's mind.
He looked at the book in his hand that recorded the White Whale Stance, casually tore it into pieces, and threw it into the trash can.
Afterward.
Hu Qi took out the Cold Iron Sword he had just acquired, put it into the previous sword bag, dressed neatly, and left the room with the Zhangcha Duck.
After leaving the door, he did not go to find Wang Luo but instead went straight out of Anshan Academy.
Taking a taxi, Hu Qi headed towards Anxin Cemetery.
After giving an extra few dozen yuan as a tip, he asked the driver to wait at the intersection, while he walked on foot towards Anxin Cemetery.
He saw that the area had already been cordoned off with caution tape.
He did not approach, but merely glanced around and dug out the mineral water bottle he had placed earlier under a tree.
Through the transparent plastic casing, he could clearly see the half-bottle of dark red blood sloshing inside.
Putting it into his backpack, Hu Qi returned to the taxi and asked the driver to drop him off at any hotel.
After checking into a single room at the front desk, Hu Qi walked in with the backpack containing the Zhangcha Duck.
The Young Miss at the front desk merely glanced at this situation and then paid no further attention.
While it was a bit strange to check into a room with a duck, it wasn't an unheard-of event.
Having been a hotel front desk attendant for a long time, she had seen all sorts of wild things.
Compared to this, they were more interested in gossip like catching adulterers or mistresses.