Chapter 51-52 (Patreon)

51. Two Inner Power Combined Into One

Vajra Iron Cloth produced a peculiar inner power that adheres to the skin, forming a protective layer.

Lin Fei took out a dagger and used all his strength to want to make a deep cut, but the sharp blade seemed to hit a tough leather and couldn't penetrate it.

"The inner power generated by Body Refining martial arts has different effects. Some have terrifying attacking power with explosive effects, while others have defensive effects," Lin Fei thought to himself.

He manipulated the inner power on his skin and concentrated it in one spot, then used the dagger to cut it. This time, the inner power was not there to protect his skin, and the blade easily cut through it.

The peculiar inner power generated by Vajra Iron Cloth could attach to the skin and protect it like an invisible armor. Its characteristics were completely different from the inner power generated by the Giant Whale Body Refining Technique. Nevertheless, Lin Fei had now developed both kinds of inner power in his body, and his only option was to merge them.

"What would happen if Qi and Blood's inner power and hard martial arts inner power merged?" Lin Fei wondered as this was a relatively rare situation.

Most martial artists would be lucky to cultivate one hard martial art to the point where it generated inner power, let alone two, and the Giant Whale Body Refining Technique was an especially challenging one to master.

And if Lin Fei had not found the Golden Light Snake Blood, he might have had difficulty cultivating the Vajra Iron Cloth the hard martial arts.

"Let's begin," Lin Fei closed his eyes and focused on controlling the two inner powers in his body. He then merged them without hesitation.

"Boom!" As the two inner powers met, Lin Fei's body trembled violently. The Qi and Blood and skin also shook intensely, but it was the inner power that shook the most.

Merging two different types of inner power was not as simple as adding them together, and the process was far from over.

It was not an increase in quantity. It was a qualitative change!

Two inner powers collided and entangled with each other. In the end, they merged completely into one.

Suddenly, the combined inner power surged. It was once just a faint mist, but now it seemed like a flowing stream.

Wherever the inner power went, Lin Fei's body was covered in an "invisible armor".

Moreover, it seemed that his defensive power had also increased by a few levels.

"Swish!"

Lin Fei opened his eyes. A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

He extended his fair hand and pressed it onto the ground once again.

"Splurt!"

The hard ground, under Lin Fei's palm, became as fragile as bean curd and sunk 10cm deep.

Lin Fei still had some power left. If he used all of it, a big hole would be made in the ground.

"What a terrifying inner power! The combined inner power of two inner powers is actually this powerful. It's at least five times stronger than the Giant Whale Technique's inner power alone! If the third inner power is also merged, is it possible that the power will increase tenfold or more?"

Even though Lin Fei had always been calm, he couldn't help but feel extremely shocked at this moment!

He didn't expect the merged inner power to be so terrifying.

It was not a case of one plus one equals two, but an explosive increase of several times at once.

"My plan is correct," Lin Fei said.

"I shouldn't have rushed to cultivate acquired martial arts without first developing inner power. Otherwise, I wouldn't have such strong inner power now."

Lin Fei knew that once he cultivated martial arts of the acquired realm, his inner power would operate in a special way, constantly producing inner power. The foundation was based on the original inner power.

How could one type of inner power compare to two or even three types of fused inner power?

Lin Fei became even more determined. He must find a way to cultivate the Tendon Transformation And Bone Forging Technique to its limit, thus producing inner power.

By that time, the three types of inner power—qi and blood, tendons and bones, and skin and membrane—would merge into one.

Lin Fei's inner power would probably be unmatched among acquired martial artists.

However, the Tendon Transformation And Bone Forging Technique was a bit troublesome.

It was only at the seventh level of Body Refining.

Reciting a passage from a Taoist or Buddhist scripture every day only increased its progress by 1%.

Once he reached the eighth level, reciting scriptures might not improve his progress at all.

He had to find a way to quickly improve the Tendon Transformation And Bone Forging Technique.

"Perhaps I need to find some monks who have a deep understanding of Buddhist philosophy to personally explain it to me. The same goes for Taoist scriptures. Maybe they can make its progress faster!"

Many thoughts flashed through Lin Fei's mind. Then, he got up and left the room. He was going to ask the butler about something.

Who are the monks in Zhou Mountian Mansion City who have a profound understanding of Buddhism?

"Young Master, you finally came out."

When the butler saw Lin Fei, his eyes lit up, and he walked over.

"Butler, what's the matter?"

Judging from the butler's expression, he must have something to tell him.

"Young Master, this is the letter sent from Luo City yesterday."

"Letter from Luo City?"

Lin Fei immediately thought of a figure.

Miss Zhang!

If it was a letter from Luo City sent to him, it was probably from the Zhang family.

However, he had only left Luo City for less than a month. What could happen to the Zhang family?

So, Lin Fei immediately opened the letter.

52. The Letter From Miss Zhang

The letter was indeed written by Miss Zhang. The contents of the letter were a plea for help to Lin Fei.

It turned out that not long after Lin Fei had left Luo City, the Zhang family felt burdened by the responsibility of providing for two martial artists.

So they sent a message to Chen Yuan, an inner disciple of Autumn Haze Mountain, to revoke their patronage to him. From then on, the Zhang family only offered incense to Lin Fei alone.

However, the Zhang family received some news from other channels of Autumn Haze Mountain.

Chen Yuan seemed to have left the mountain, and he even broke through to the acquired realm! The main purpose of Chen Yuan's trip down the mountain this time was to seek an explanation from the Zhang family.

Normally, patronage was agreed upon by both parties. But if one party were too dominant, then there would be no room for discussion.

Miss Zhang was afraid that Chen Yuan would harm the Zhang family, so she wrote the letter, hoping Lin Fei would go to Luo City.

After all, Lin Fei was now the only patron worshipped by the Zhang family.

After reading the letter, Lin Fei pondered for a moment and said to the butler, "Prepare my horse, I'm gonna Luo City."

"Luo City? Young master, has something happened?" The butler was concerned.

Judging from Lin Fei's demeanor, it was definitely not good news.

Lin Fei shook his head slightly and said, "Nothing major, I just need to take care of some things in Luo City. Tell my parents that I'll be gone for a few days."

"Okay, young master, I'll make the arrangements."

The butler didn't ask any more questions and quickly left to prepare.

"Chen Yuan of Autumn Haze Mountain..." Lin Fei's eyes turned cold.

It was related to the "huge" patronage of one hundred thousand taels of silver per year. Lin Fei would not back down.

If the other party wanted to fight, he would fight back.

Now that Lin Fei had merged his two inner powers, he was also an acquired martial artist. Naturally, he was not afraid.

Soon, the butler prepared a fast horse.

Lin Fei rode the horse and quickly left Zhou Mountain Mansion City, heading towards Luo City.

...

"Is this the Zhang Family's mansion? What a magnificent place. It seems that the Zhang Family is a top-tier wealthy merchant in Luo City."

"Junior Brother Chen, you're lucky to have found a wealthy and powerful patron in the Zhang Family."

Liu Hao looked at the huge Zhang mansion in front of him and smiled.

He and Wang Xuan and Chen Yuan had already arrived in Luo City. Now they were standing in front of the gates of the Zhang mansion.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "When the Zhang Family first found me, they were not as large as they are now."

"In recent years, thanks to my reputation, the Zhang Family's business has grown and expanded in Luo City, like a snowball getting bigger as it rolls. At first, it was a good thing, and I could also receive patronage from the Zhang Family.

But some time ago, the Zhang Family suddenly terminated our patronage relationship. Hmph, they used my name to expand their business. Now they want to abandon me. What kind of world is this where things are so easy?"

If their response this time doesn't satisfy me, they'll regret offending a disciple of the Autumn Haze Mountain Inner Sect!"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness. It was obvious that he was really angry.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have just recently broken through the acquired realm and hurriedly come down from the mountain to "settle accounts" with the Zhang Family.

"All right, Junior Brother Chen. It's just the Zhang Family. Since you're here, they will naturally satisfy you. Let's go in."

So the three of them walked towards the gates of the Zhang mansion.

The Zhang Family's servants immediately stopped them and said, "Wait, who are you?"

"Get lost!"

Chen Yuan casually lifted his hand and directly lifted the Zhang Family's servant guarding the gate. Then he threw him inside the gate.

"Tell the master of the Zhang Family that Chen Yuan of the Autumn Haze Mountain has arrived!"

Chen Yuan's eyes were cold, and he was not polite to these Zhang Family servants at all.

The three of them directly broke into the Zhang Family's hall. They sat down in a grandiose manner. Even the Zhang Family's maidservants had to offer good tea with trepidation.

At this moment, Miss Zhang arrived.

Chen Yuan and Liu Hao looked up and saw Zhang. Both of them raised their eyebrows. What a beautiful woman!

Miss Zhang was gentle and graceful, with a soft and watery temperament. In terms of appearance, she was even more beautiful than Wang Xuan.

"Who are you?" Chen Yuan asked.

"I am currently in charge of the affairs of the Zhang Family. Hero Chen, the decision to terminate your patronage was also made by me. Some time ago, the Zhang Family had some internal turmoil. Patron Chen cannot have been completely unaware of it. May I ask Patron Chen, did you come down from the mountain to the Zhang Family at that time and administer justice?"

Miss Zhang's eyes were sharp as she looked directly at Chen Yuan.

At first, Miss Zhang thought that Chen Yuan was unaware of the affairs of the Zhang family.

However, after gaining control of the Zhang family, Miss Zhang realized that things were not as she had thought.

Miss Zhang's second uncle had even written a letter to Chen Yuan, and even sent money, asking him not to interfere in the affairs of the Zhang family.

Of course, Chen Yuan was happy to oblige. After all, it was an internal conflict within the Zhang family, and it didn't concern him who would ultimately become the head of the family, as long as they continued to pay their patronage to him.

But now, the Zhang family was no longer paying patronage to Chen Yuan. Naturally, he was anxious and even went down the mountain himself.

"Miss Zhang, the previous matter was an internal affair of your Zhang family and had nothing to do with me. After all, even a just judge cannot judge family matters.

Besides, I was in a crucial period of martial arts practice at the time when I was breaking through the acquired realm, so naturally, I had no energy to pay attention to the affairs of the Zhang family."

Chen Yuan's tone was calm.

"Yes, it was an internal affair of the Zhang family and had nothing to do with the young hero Chen. Then, is it not okay for my Zhang family to stop paying patronage to you from now on? Does young master Chen plan to force my Zhang family to continue paying patronage?"

Zhang's tone was also aggressive, making even Chen Yuan unable to suppress his anger for a moment.

"Miss Zhang, I don't want to waste any more words on this. Now, I'll ask you one question, is it true that the Zhang family will no longer pay patronage to me from now on?" Chen Yuan's gaze was sharp like a saber, staring fixedly at Miss Zhang.

The atmosphere in the entire hall became tense all of a sudden.