38: Chapter 38 The Indestructible Golden Body

The moment the five million great xia currency hit his account, only one thought crossed Li Zhengyang's mind.

Recharge.

But now was not the time.

Pulling out a phone to recharge in public—doing it once in a while could be called a breakthrough on the spot, but doing it every time would be too conspicuous.

Get the items first, then worry about recharging.

The resource repository was on the third underground level of the First Fortress. The entrance was a half-meter-thick alloy door, with two Martial Spirit Rank guards standing on each side.

Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan took out a token and swiped it, and the door slowly opened.

"I'll repeat the rules. Champion's treatment: three items. You are limited to one cultivation technique, and the other two must be chosen from the spirit materials section and the medicinal pills section respectively."

Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan walked in front, his shoulders slightly stiff.

As the Chief of Staff, he was usually responsible for the military region's logistics and scheduling, so he knew the repository's inventory like the back of his hand.

Any item taken from here was worth at least several hundred thousand. Taking three at once made his heart ache.

"Don't touch anything randomly after you go in. Some items have restrictions on them; if you touch them, they will..."

"Will they explode?"

"They will trigger an alarm. If it goes off, I'll have to write a report."

"Fine, I won't touch them. I'll just use my eyes."

The interior of the resource repository was larger than Li Zhengyang had imagined.

It was divided into three areas, each separated by a transparent spiritual energy barrier.

On the left was the cultivation technique section, in the middle was the spirit materials section, and on the right was the medicinal pills section.

Li Zhengyang headed to the cultivation technique section first.

The shelves in the cultivation technique section had three rows, divided into top, middle, and bottom.

The top layer locked away a few manuals in excellent condition, with the thickest spiritual energy barriers and labels indicating their grade.

The middle layer contained Profound-grade techniques, which were more numerous.

The bottom layer had a pile of Yellow-grade techniques.

Li Zhengyang's gaze did not linger on the Yellow-grade or Profound-grade techniques.

He looked directly at the top layer.

There were only two Heaven-grade techniques, one fist technique and one sword technique, both incomplete.

"You can't take the Heaven-grade ones," Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan added from behind, "Heaven-grade techniques can only be borrowed with the personal approval of the Military Region Commander; even the champion's treatment doesn't cover it."

"What about Earth-grade?"

"Earth-grade is fine."

There were four Earth-grade techniques.

Li Zhengyang stood on his tiptoes and looked at them one by one.

The first, "Black Tortoise Heavy Armor Art," Earth-grade low-tier, a defensive body cultivation technique.

The second, "Heaven-Burning Palm," Earth-grade low-tier, a palm technique.

The third, "Star-Shattering Fist," Earth-grade mid-tier, a fist technique.

The fourth...

Li Zhengyang stopped.

In the corner, a dusty, thin booklet leaned at an angle.

Half the cover had peeled off, and the edges were yellowed and curled; it looked like it had been picked up from a trash heap.

The label read: ["Indestructible Golden Body," Earth-grade high-tier, body cultivation technique (Incomplete scroll, only the first part remains)]

[Note: This technique originated from the ruins of a Martial King; only the first part was obtained, the second part is missing. Cultivating it to perfection grants an Indestructible Body, with Qi and blood feeding back into the physical body, doubling defensive power. Because the scroll is incomplete, no one can cultivate it to perfection, so it is listed as an exhibit.]

Earth-grade high-tier.

The other three were two low-tier and one mid-tier.

Li Zhengyang raised his hand, and the system interface automatically popped up.

[Technique detected: "Indestructible Golden Body" (Incomplete scroll, first part)]

[Quality assessment: Earth-grade high-tier]

[System can automatically deduce and complete the incomplete scroll]

[Required cost: 1,000,000 great xia currency]

Automatic completion.

One million could complete the scroll, bringing it directly to perfection.

What was waste paper in others' eyes had become the top-tier choice in his hands.

"This one."

Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan looked back and frowned.

""Indestructible Golden Body"? An incomplete scroll?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure? This only has the first part; you can't complete the training. That "Star-Shattering Fist" next to it is a complete Earth-grade mid-tier version with extremely strong practical combat utility. I suggest..."

"Just this one."

Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan opened his mouth but didn't try to persuade him further.

The champion had chosen it himself; he could take whatever he wanted.

The registrar came over to make a record, Li Zhengyang signed, and tucked the dusty booklet into his pocket.

Next was the spirit materials section.

The items in the spirit materials section were varied.

Ores, beast bones, spiritual plants, and special metals were divided into dozens of compartments according to their grade.

Li Zhengyang scanned the area and picked a dark golden ore.

The label read: [Grade 5 Earth Dragon Essence, can be used for weapon forging or direct consumption for body tempering, market price approximately 800,000]

It could be sold for money or used.

Finally, the medicinal pills section.

The items here were more concentrated, with bottles and jars stacked in temperature-controlled cabinets.

Li Zhengyang looked for a long time and took a bottle from the top shelf.

[Condensing Yuan Pill (Martial Master Rank), after consumption, it can help martial artists at the Martial Master realm consolidate their cultivation base and accelerate the fusion of Qi and blood. Market price approximately 800,000]

Three items in hand.

Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan signed the last word in the registration book, closed it, and let out a long breath.

"Alright, take your items and go back to the guesthouse to rest. In three days, the Marrow Cleansing Pool will open, and someone will come to pick you up."

"Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan."

"Hmm?"

"Can I return these three items for money?"

Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan slammed the registration book shut.

"???"

Back at the guesthouse, Li Zhengyang locked the door.

Business first.

He took out his phone and opened the bank app.

Exactly five million.

He took out the "Indestructible Golden Body" incomplete scroll from his pocket and spread it out on the bed.

The system interface appeared.

Recharge amount: 1,000,000.

Confirm.

[Recharge successful!]

[Recharge amount: 1,000,000]

[Current Qi and blood value: 92628]

[Technique deduction started: "Indestructible Golden Body" incomplete scroll being completed...]

[Deduction complete!]

["Indestructible Golden Body" has been completed to the full version, Quality: Earth-grade high-tier]

A massive stream of information flooded into his mind.

It was different from the feeling of learning the Mountain-Splitting Spear Arts before; that time it was about moves and power output paths.

This time, it was about the way the entire body operated.

How Qi and blood precipitated in the bone marrow, how to weave a protective network between muscle fibers, and how to make the skin, fascia, and bones form a triple physical barrier.

After the technique was perfected, his physical defensive power more than doubled.

Li Zhengyang stood up from the bed and clenched his fists.

A layer of pale golden luster appeared on the surface of his body, lingering for two seconds before receding.

"Good stuff."

With his current physical hardness, it would be difficult for attacks from the same rank of Martial Master to break his defense.

The next moment, Li Zhengyang's communicator rang.

It wasn't his phone, but the encrypted communicator issued by the military.

"Li Zhengyang, notification from headquarters."

The voice was Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan's.

"Your unit has been officially transferred to the Blade-Breaking Force directly under the Northern Border Military Region.

According to the military region's deployment, you will be transferred to Fortress No. 7 for garrison duty."

"Fortress No. 7?"

"One of the three most forward fortresses on the Northern Border frontline.

The average grade of the monsters there is one or two levels higher than at Fortress No. 13."

Li Zhengyang's finger hovered over the communicator.

"When do I leave?"

There was a beat of silence on Chief of Staff Zhang Yuan's end.

"Tomorrow."

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