Starry Sky Professional Directory 52
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A flash of silver light, and Fang Xing appeared, his back carrying a long sword, a package dangling from the end of the scabbard.
Since finalizing his plan, he made one last purchase before leaving Qinglinfang City without looking back. He returned to his temporary camp, then traversed back here.
Only now did he finally exhale, finding the leisure to examine his spoils.
“Spirit stones and miscellaneous items aside… one storage pouch, one blood-refined artifact, one low-grade flying dagger, one high-grade robe…”
“That damned Chen Yi, the old geezer didn’t even drop a decent amount of gold coins…”
“Good riddance you’re dead, but even in death, I won’t let you off… If Hua Feiyue and the others don’t do a good job, I’ll send drones to post big-character posters… I’ll make sure everyone knows about this, I don’t mind a bit of a spectacle.”
Fang Xing sighed, picking up the high-grade robe. The robe was dark green throughout, woven from spirit silkworm silk. The stitches were dense, concealing flickering spiritual light. It supposedly possessed functions like resizing, staying warm in winter and cool in summer, and protective spells. However…
“I have no cultivation base, dammit!… A high-grade robe, theoretically even more expensive than a typical high-grade artifact, but useless to me!”
Martial artists cannot refine robes; they can’t even resize them. Wearing it provides minimal warmth in winter and coolness in summer, and it can be used as a makeshift soft armor, relying solely on the robe’s material to block attacks. Protective spells are impossible to activate.
For Fang Xing, this high-grade robe only served one purpose: selling it for spirit stones!
“And this storage pouch… it must contain good things, but I can’t open it, dammit…”
Fang Xing stared at the dusty storage pouch in his hand, his expression even more agitated.
“Ordinary artifacts can’t harm a storage pouch. Even if I shoot it, if it really breaks, the contents won’t just fall out; they’ll scatter into spatial turbulence and vanish…”
Because many of the cultivators’ treasures were useless to him, he wasn’t actually that interested in Chen Yi.
Yet the other party had to seek death!
“Strictly speaking, I was targeted when I moved next to Meng Yi and his wife… and later, when I contacted Hua Feiyue?”
“Whatever schemes this person had planned, the living are dead, I forgive you.”
Fang Xing sighed, picking up the flying dagger.
This low-grade artifact felt extremely heavy in his hand. There was a blood groove in the middle of the blade. It was a proper low-grade artifact, difficult to activate even with innate true energy.
For Fang Xing, it remained a mere ornament.
However, the ‘Ink-patterned Sword’ was a blood-refined artifact. Not only could innate true energy activate it, but even a postnatal martial artist could harness some of its power through blood sacrifice!
But Fang Xing clearly didn’t trust Chen Yi’s character, previously only using the sword’s sharpness against his enemies.
Upon arriving here, he planned to use various methods to thoroughly examine it.
Items from the cultivation world shouldn’t pose a risk of leaks and could be brought to this world.
As for the technology here?
There was still some risk, but it was more likely to be treated as an extraterrestrial object or an unknown alloy.
“For safety’s sake, I could buy a testing device and take it back to the temporary camp… but that would cost a lot of Star Coins, and I might even have to go to the black market…”
Fang Xing sighed.
His active participation in extracurricular internships was also aimed at better understanding official methods to avoid them deliberately!
“But even without using his own blood for refinement, this blood-refined artifact is a rare divine weapon… sufficient for my current needs.”
Fang Xing carefully stored his finds and opened the package hanging from his sword.
Inside the package were several jade bottles emitting a faint aroma of alcohol.
These jade bottles varied in size. The larger ones contained ‘Tiger Bone Wine,’ made with the bones of demonic tigers. In addition to his own brew, he had purchased quite a few from the market.
Besides that, were the body-tempering spirit pills recommended by Xiao Rui from Qingdan Pharmacy—Tiger Marrow Pills!
It was said that making these pills required the marrow of demonic tigers, making them ideal for enhancing physique, especially suitable for Qi Cultivation mid-stage body cultivators.
For postnatal martial artists, it was slightly wasteful.
But Fang Xing wasn’t afraid of waste!
He went to his specially created training room and took a sip of Tiger Bone Wine: “Whew… so spicy, so strong… underage drinking, I guess this violates Federation law? But it’s exhilarating! What’s martial arts without alcohol?”
After downing the Tiger Bone Wine, Fang Xing felt a warm sensation in his abdomen, with strands of Qi and blood energy surging out, beginning to temper his bones and marrow.
“Hmm… Tiger Bone Wine has a mild effect, suitable for moderate daily consumption, perfect with Spirit Rice…”
“Next, the Tiger Marrow Pill!”
He poured out a dark Tiger Marrow Pill and swallowed it.
Roar! Roar!
In an instant, Fang Xing’s hands formed claws, and he lunged forward, assuming the stance of the ‘Subduing Tiger Stake’.
In a trance, he seemed to transform into a demonic tiger, traversing the mountains and forests.
With each breath, a gust of wind accompanied him!
Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger!
Half an hour later, Fang Xing wiped away smelly sweat, glancing at his attribute panel:
【Second Stage: Muscles and Bones (Refine Muscle: 77/100)】
【Subduing Tiger Stake: 15/100 (Proficient)】
“Huh? Subduing Tiger Stake progressed so quickly?”
In fact, these past few days, Fang Xing had noticed that every time he practiced the Subduing Tiger Stake, his proficiency would increase by several points, incredibly fast progress.
This was naturally due to the foundation laid by the Great Dragon Stake, and his progress in the Muscles and Bones stage.
But today, with one dose of alcohol and pills, the Subduing Tiger Stake had jumped directly from beginner to proficient.
He had even made a small amount of progress within the proficient stage, which was unimaginable.
“Good stuff!”
“With these, I’ll likely be able to quickly bring Subduing Tiger Stake to the ‘Mastery’ stage… then the fourth stage, ‘Tiger’s Intent Realm’!”
Fang Xing even felt that the medicinal power of the wine and pills hadn’t fully exerted itself, instead settling in his bones.
When he tempered his bones, his progress would likely accelerate even more!
“After all, it’s just the postnatal realm… a little bit of resources are enough to push it.”
After practicing the Subduing Tiger Stake, he picked up the Ink-patterned Sword and began practicing the moves of the ‘Exquisite Emotion Sword’.
Swish!
With a casual slash, a dark light flashed from the blade of the Ink-patterned Sword, leaving a deep mark on the wall.
“Good sword, truly a good sword!”
He already knew of the sword’s sharpness, having used it to kill before.
After practicing a few sword techniques, he felt it handled perfectly; the sword’s energy seemed even smoother and sharper than ordinary weapons.
“The Blue Star Federation naturally has weapons specially made for martial artists, all kinds of alloys… very precious.”
“But currently, it seems my Ink-patterned Sword is no ordinary item…”
“If it’s exposed… it’ll most likely be treated as smuggled goods from another planet…”
After all, even in the interstellar age, not everyone thinks about transmigration.
When faced with something, people still rely on their own experience and knowledge to judge.
The Ink-patterned Sword’s material is unknown; it would likely be considered a special metal from another planet, and the forging technique could be some kind of alien technology!
In the vast universe, various races are strange and diverse. This kind of situation is quite possible!
“Even so, I can’t be too ostentatious…”
“After all, the origin of this sword is difficult to explain.”
Fang Xing stroked the Ink-patterned Sword, sighing slightly: “Chen Daoyou wasn’t generous enough, why didn’t he send another blood-refined artifact-level blade?”
…
For the following period, Fang Xing reduced his trips to the other world.
He spent his days commuting between school and his dormitory, diligently practicing and rapidly improving his martial arts skills and Subduing Tiger Stake.
Occasionally, he would go to the Glorious Jiang Mansion to spar with Gu Yun with blades.
Undeniably, martial arts require actual combat to progress. Gu Yun happened to be quite similar to him, but slightly inferior in every aspect, making her an excellent sparring partner.
One day.
Fang Xing and Gu Yun stood side-by-side, before a towering silver-white building that pierced the clouds.
The building seemed entirely made of metal, without a single gap, no doors or windows.
“This is the Prevention and Control Bureau?”
Fang Xing looked at the silver-white building, feeling a sense of awe.
The Prevention and Control Bureau was a behemoth in the Blue Star Federation, with branches on every planet and in every city.
It could be said that it manages all aspects of ordinary people’s potential interactions with extraterrestrial evil gods!
“Yes, today is the first day of our extracurricular internship. Aunt Bai will pick us up.”
Gu Yun contacted someone, and not long after, Fang Xing noticed that the silver-white metal wall in front of them seemed to melt, revealing a circular doorway.
Through this circular doorway, more arched doors were visible, stacked like layers of a pancake.
A professional woman slowly walked out from the overlapping doorways.
She was about thirty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Her beautiful face was initially devoid of expression, appearing very serious.
Only when she saw Gu Yun did she show a slight smile: “Xiao Yun, you’re here?”
“Aunt Bai, hello. This is my classmate—Fang Xing!”
Gu Yun and Fang Xing quickly greeted her.
Fang Xing glanced at the woman’s nameplate—‘Faith Theory Department, Bai Ziling.’
“Alright, follow me.”
Bai Ziling, in her high heels, adjusted her glasses and turned to walk ahead.
Fang Xing followed Gu Yun, stepping into the silver-white building.
“Each door here corresponds to a known extraterrestrial evil god… If you have any items belonging to extraterrestrial evil gods or carry similar contamination, it will immediately trigger an alarm.”
Bai Ziling’s voice echoed.
Fang Xing’s heart stirred. To be cautious, he had left all his talismans and the Ink-patterned Sword in the other world before coming.
He wondered if bringing them would have caused some reaction?
After passing through more than ten silver-white metal arched doors, Fang Xing and Gu Yun arrived at a large hall.
The ceiling displayed a high-tech projection of a blue sky and white clouds. Numerous staff members bustled back and forth in the hall, appearing exceptionally busy.
“This is… the Prevention and Control Bureau?”
Gu Yun murmured, and a hand suddenly rested on her shoulder: “Little sister, are you Gu Renwang’s daughter?”
(End of Chapter)
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