I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 461 - 286: Divine Skill, Golden Bell Shield (

The two Atmospheric Observers exchanged glances, then said with some confusion, "Young hero, the two of us aren’t one of the Ten Attendants. We’re officials from the Great Tang Astronomical Bureau, and we’ve come south this time specifically to search for someone."

Qin Yuesheng instantly knew that the person they were looking for must be Ah Jiu. He thought to himself that, as officials of the Great Tang, the two surely wouldn’t be willing to work for Sanhuang, and keeping them alive was of no use to him; for the sake of convenience, he might as well finish them off right here.

Bam! Bam!

With the Life and Death Ice Seal slapped onto their heads, both Atmospheric Observers’ eyes rolled back at once and they collapsed to the ground.

After tidying up the clues and traces at the scene, Qin Yuesheng and Huang Ting headed back to Cyan Yang City.

...

No one could have imagined that, after Yuan Wudi’s death, people from Chang’an would still be sent to hunt down Ah Jiu.

This made Qin Yuesheng feel that Ah Jiu wasn’t truly safe, even hiding in Cyan Yang City. Who knows, she might even attract powerful court martial artists and endanger the city’s common people.

Thus, Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but have the idea of letting Zheng Shijian and Dong Zhou take Ah Jiu and flee farther south, leaving Cyan Yang City behind.

"Young Master Qin, that Ninth Princess carries a Phoenix Fate. As long as a high-level Atmospheric Observer comes near, they can easily discover her through their Spiritual Eye. If you don’t mind, you can let the Princess stay at West Qi Mountain Temple. Using the formation inside the temple, I can shield her fate for you, so that Tang’s Atmospheric Observers can no longer detect her presence," Huang Ting took the initiative to say as they walked down the streets of Cyan Yang City.

"Oh!" Qin Yuesheng exclaimed in surprise, "You can do that? That would be perfect."

With Linghua dead, Ah Jiu had one less female to take care of her; though Zheng Shijian and Dong Zhou were loyal, it’d certainly be inconvenient. If Ah Jiu was able to live at West Qi Mountain Temple, with Huang Ting’s help masking her fate, there was no need to rush south anymore.

Together with Huang Ting, they went to the residence where Ah Jiu lived. Qin Yuesheng told her about the Ten Attendants issue and at once arranged for her to move with Huang Ting to West Qi Mountain Temple. As for the four personal maids—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—who had been looking after Ah Jiu all these days, Qin Yuesheng figured they should just keep taking care of her.

Since he’d soon be heading for the Central Plains and would not be back for some time, he let them remain with Ah Jiu for her care.

As the Ninth Princess, Ah Jiu was gracious and understanding, never willful. Once Qin Yuesheng made the arrangements, she obediently packed her few belongings and, with Dong Zhou and Zheng Shijian, followed Huang Ting to West Qi Mountain Temple to live there.

"Brother, now that Ah Jiu’s leaving to stay with that Daoist priest, will you still come see me in the future?" At the gates of the mansion, Ah Jiu suddenly dashed up to Qin Yuesheng, looked up at his face, and asked.

Qin Yuesheng smiled, "If I have time, I’ll come."

As for Ah Jiu’s feelings for him, Qin Yuesheng was perfectly aware, but he knew it all stemmed from the effect of his ’Divine Appearance’, so he didn’t take it too much to heart.

He’d long realized just how overpowering the ’Divine Appearance’ could be for women.

Watching Ah Jiu and her group depart, Qin Yuesheng leisurely strolled back to Du Mansion, took his seat, and joined Du Beilun in eating sunflower seeds, as if nothing at all had happened.

Du Tankang’s wedding banquet lasted a whole day and night, truly drinking from dusk till dawn; the entire Du Mansion was ablaze with lights, as bright as day even in the dead of night.

The groom was handsome and graceful, the bride tall and elegant; anyone could see they were a perfect match. After the wedding ceremony, the bride was sent into the bridal chamber...

Qin Yuesheng remembered Du Tankang had drunk heavily that night, and as he drank, he cried, muttering random phrases like ’roaming the world’, ’I’m willing’, and other bits of nonsense.

No one understood what he was really saying, so they just assumed it was drunken rambling.

...

Nighttime, in the wilderness outside Cyan Yang City.

A mansion that should never have existed suddenly appeared out of thin air; if someone unaware saw it, it would definitely become the next strange folktale spreading among the people.

Qin Yuesheng entered the residence and immediately dismantled the five corpses of the Ten Attendants. The harvest was bountiful, and even Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help showing a smile.

As for the Inner Strength Pills, no need to mention—they were abundant enough so that, judging by the amount dropped by the five corpses, he’d definitely have enough to break through to the eighth level of the Inner Power Realm.

But what most drew Qin Yuesheng’s interest was the Divine Skill [Golden Bell Shield].

Since reaching Outer Forging Perfection, he hadn’t practiced any body protection arts. The body of an outer-forged martial artist could only withstand common weapons; it was useless against those skilled with Inner Strength.

As for the body-protection methods of Inner Power masters, it was just shielding themselves with Inner Strength—a crude application, one that any Inner Power master could do, and far from any advanced technique.

But this Golden Bell Shield was something else entirely.

This Divine Skill was an advanced martial art that commanded the user’s own Inner Strength in mysterious ways, creating a shield around the body as if encased in a golden bell. If Qin Yuesheng could master it, he wouldn’t even need other Divine Skills in close combat—just rely on the Golden Bell Shield to attack and fight freely.

Previously, Qin Yuesheng had unleashed many Divine Skills and wielded multiple Divine Soldiers before finally breaking the eunuch’s protective Golden Bell Shield. Most people couldn’t pull off that kind of all-out, Divine Skill-powered assault, which showed just how incredible the Golden Bell Shield’s Defense Power was.