56: You'd better be careful.

"Hmph, you better be careful, or else I definitely won't let you off," Daiqisi threatened coldly.

"Don't worry. This matter is between us and the heavens; no one else will find out," Duan Zhengchun promised with a smile.

"Hmph, a man's words are as deceitful as a ghost. I don't believe you," Daiqisi snorted tsundere-ly.

Though she said that, she was actually quite pleased with Duan Zhengchun's answer.

Women are just like that, knowing full well that such sweet talk is likely a lie.

Yet, she still loved to hear it. Even if she was being deceived, her brain would automatically filter out the truth and choose to believe Duan Zhengchun's honeyed words.

Even though she was now a married woman and no longer a naive young girl.

She still enjoyed hearing such sweet talk.

Seeing Daiqisi's duplicity, the corners of Duan Zhengchun's mouth curled up.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the mission."

"Reward: Thirty years of Internal Energy, Water Spirit Body, Eight Tones of the Heavenly Dragon, and the heavenly demon zither."

Hearing the System's sudden notification, Duan Zhengchun was completely stunned.

Although it was a bit of a pit, the rewards were truly enticing.

Thirty years of Internal Energy, plus the Water Spirit Body. He hadn't expected to get the Eight Tones of the Heavenly Dragon and the heavenly demon zither as well; the Eight Tones of the Heavenly Dragon was a formidable Sonic Cultivation Technique.

Was this damn thing trying to push him toward Immortal Cultivation?

"Rewards have been issued. Do you wish to claim them?"

"Claim..."

Instantly, Duan Zhengchun felt a surge of surging Internal Energy. The Northern Darkness Divine Art within him circulated automatically, converting the thirty years of Internal Energy directly into Northern Darkness True Qi.

Duan Zhengchun's strength also grew rapidly.

He had just broken through to the Grandmaster Realm last night, reaching the Early Stage. Now, with the addition of these thirty years of Internal Energy, his strength was instantly pushed to the Peak Grandmaster level.

Host: Duan Zhengchun.

Age: 20.

Strength: Peak Grandmaster.

Special Physiques: Strongest Sacred Body, Good Luck Comes, Water Spirit Body. Natural affinity with water; can breathe freely underwater.

Martial Arts: One Yang Finger (Perfection), Five Luo Light Smoke Palm (Proficient), Duan Family Swordplay (Proficient), Six Meridian Divine Sword (Perfection), Treading Snow Without a Trace (Perfection).

Northern Darkness Divine Art (Perfection), Wading in Rippling Waters Technique (Perfection), Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms (Perfection), Nine Yang Divine Art (Perfection), Heaven and Earth Great Shift (Perfection), Eight Tones of the Heavenly Dragon (Perfection).

Medicinal Pills: One bottle of dà huán dān, one bottle of marrow cleansing pill, one bottle of youth preserving pill.

Special Items: yin yang sacred fire token, balenciaga, heavenly demon zither.

Seeing the explanation for the Water Spirit Body, Duan Zhengchun felt that it didn't seem very useful.

Aside from being able to breathe underwater, it didn't seem to have any other function.

"System, I seriously suspect you're causing trouble on purpose. Did you embezzle my rewards?" Duan Zhengchun asked in his mind.

"The annotation for the Water Spirit Body is only partial. The specifics need to be discovered by the Host."

"Holy crap, you're too irresponsible. You just gave me the stuff without even an instruction manual," Duan Zhengchun said unhappily.

"The Host is currently only a Grandmaster and has no Spiritual Power. Telling you would be useless."

"Once the Host converts Internal Energy into Spiritual Power, the effects of the Water Spirit Body will naturally manifest."

With the System's explanation, Duan Zhengchun immediately understood what was going on.

As expected, the appearance of the Water Spirit Body was to lead him down the path of Immortal Cultivation.

Without Spiritual Power, there was no way to manifest the true effects of the Water Spirit Body.

Daiqisi felt Duan Zhengchun's sudden surge in strength most clearly.

She even gained some benefits herself, causing her Realm, which she had recently broken through, to show signs of loosening.

She was now just one step away from reaching the Grandmaster Realm.

This shocked her greatly. What was going on? Why did it have such an effect this time?

"Kid, did you break through?" Daiqisi gasped, looking at Duan Zhengchun in surprise.

"Yeah, I broke through. It was really hard on you this time, Sisi."

"If it weren't for Sisi, I don't know how long it would have taken me to break through!" Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

"Me? What does it have to do with me?" Daiqisi said, stunned.

"I'll explain this to you later. You'll find out eventually," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

Hearing Duan Zhengchun's words, the corner of Daiqisi's mouth twitched.

Just listen to yourself, is that even something a decent person would say?

"What Cultivation Technique do you practice? Why does it feel similar to some rumored techniques?" Daiqisi frowned and thought for a moment.

"Oh? Sisi, you actually know about this technique?" Duan Zhengchun asked in surprise.

Seeing Duan Zhengchun's reaction, Daiqisi was even more shocked.

So this guy really knows that kind of technique? Wasn't that technique lost long ago?

"That technique has been lost for a long time. I didn't expect you to know such a lost technique," Daiqisi said in surprise.

This time, Daiqisi finally understood why there were so many women around Duan Zhengchun.

"Now that you know about this, whatever you do, don't tell anyone," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm not that big-mouthed," Daiqisi said, giving him a huffy roll of her eyes.