With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 158 Breaking Limits: Cloud Marks, Martial Arts Exam Decision (3k)

Coming to his senses, Liu Jinglong spoke:
"Everyone has worked hard tonight. The task was completed beautifully. The merit points that everyone is most concerned about are still being tallied, so please don't worry."

It's getting late, so I won't say much more. We'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning when the sheriff returns. That's all for now, get some rest.

Meng Chuan got up and left, intending to go home with his uncle.

Liu Jinglong called out to him:

"Xiao Meng, your armory access has been activated. You can use it for redemption after the merit points are tallied."

"What a great harvest! Haha, I just watched the video and roughly estimate, at least 300 points."

Meng Chuan was pleasantly surprised; apart from Xu Li, who was possessed by the remnant soul of the Jiao Demon, the enemies tonight were not very strong.

And unlike the previous chemical plant, there was no Void-type Heavenly Demon providing the core.

Meng Chuan guessed that the main reason for the success was the confiscated supplies, and that the demonized Xu Li deserved the lion's share of the credit.

"Thank you, Captain Liu, I understand."

"By the way, Captain Liu, could you please take a look at this for me?"

After saying that, he took the single horn left behind by the Jiao Demon out of his pocket and handed it to the other party.

After Liu Jinglong took it, he squeezed it with his hands to feel it.

"Is this what was left behind after the Jiao Demon's divided soul disappeared?"

"Yes."

"It's a bit too hard, otherwise we could have tried to forge it into a true weapon."

Aren't you wearing the new glove weapon that the research institute just made?
Send this to them and see if they can help you upgrade.

Meng Chuan nodded and asked again:
"Captain Liu, is this thing valuable?"

He's short of money, and if this thing is valuable, he thinks it's better to sell it.

The steel frame is effective enough for now.

Liu Jinglong shook his head and said:

"Not all materials from the Heavenly Demon are valuable. This horn cannot be used as a medicinal material, and martial arts practitioners will not accept it because it is not hard enough."

It can only be sold to research institutes; it's probably only worth a few hundred thousand yuan.

"Okay, thank you, Captain Liu."

Meng Chuan secretly regretted it, thinking that he should forget about the hundreds of thousands and send it to the research institute later to let them try it out.

Liu Jinglong nodded:
"Go back and get some rest."

Early the next morning.

Meng Chuanqi arrived two hours later than usual.

He got back from the police station too late last night, so to ensure he got six hours of sleep, he deliberately slept in a little later today so he would have plenty of energy for martial arts practice.

The sun had already risen, and Meng Chuan felt a little regretful that he hadn't absorbed any purple energy for nourishment.

I'm only 20% away from mastering the Yangsheng Peijia Gong (a martial arts technique), so I absolutely can't miss this opportunity again.

He then combined this with the Five Elements Universe Fist, focusing on practicing the movement technique of climbing the cloud ladder.

An hour later, Meng Chuan finished the last bit of progress and looked at the panel.

[Ladder to the Clouds: Perfect (98%) → (100%) Limit Exceeded]

Gained the Breakthrough Trait: [Cloud Mark (Beginner)]

"Standing in the sky creates a platform, with graceful and graceful shadows"

Function 1: Conservation of airtime. Each time the toes touch the air, a cloud platform (visually appearing as transparent cloud patterns) is automatically generated and maintained for 0.3 seconds.

Function 2: Wind trail residue. After a rapid movement, an invisible trail remains for two seconds, which can be used to generate an initial velocity of 15% by leveraging the force of the wind.

The Xingyi School's standard second-rate body techniques have reached the Cloud Ladder, and today they have broken through the limits.

Meng Chuan tried it out on the spot, his body traversing in an arc across the ground.

If you repeat the same movements as before, you can indeed feel a moment of leverage, and your body feels much lighter.

UI.

The residual wind track is of great significance in actual combat, especially during close combat, as it allows him to increase his speed. Meng Chuan was very satisfied with this.

As for the first function, the Cloud Ladder already has the ability to temporarily stay airborne, and the cloud platform can make his body more stable, which is better than nothing.

Meng Chuan was in high spirits. Another skill had broken through its limits, bringing him closer and closer to achieving the Myriad Qualities.

As long as there is a proof of existence, he will not be confused by an increasing number of traits.

Even without looking at the panel, he will remember every trait and use it in actual combat.

The phone screen on the rock next to him suddenly lit up, and he looked down to check it.

【Dear Silver Lion, your license plate ends in 8085】

Your temporary access to the Yong'an Police Station's Honorary Armory has been activated for one month. Please redeem it before it expires.

Meng Chuan put down his phone and continued boxing for another hour before stopping.

After returning home and resting for a while, I picked up my phone and logged into the Armory while waiting for my aunt to serve dinner.

The score at the top is 318, which is close to Captain Liu's estimate.

Meng Chuan scrolled down to view the redemption list.

The exchange rates are roughly the same as last time, except that the prices of items for nourishing the spirit have dropped significantly.

"It's probably related to what I confiscated."

Scarcity drives up prices, and with large quantities of health-enhancing items filling warehouses, price reductions are normal.

He doesn't have a great need for these things; he only needs to burn incense when breaking through in Tantric martial arts.

So he used the spare change to buy some Tantric incense.

Meng Chuan was taking precautions to prevent a future situation where the price of a single item in Wuxie Township could rise to two thousand yuan.
He continued scrolling down; this time, the Yong'an branch of the Demon Summoning Hall had been completely wiped out, and a considerable amount of valuable items had been confiscated.

After making a couple of swipes, Meng Chuan found something interesting: [Team God Mat].

"For daily spiritual nourishment by the Jiao Demon True Spirit. This is a special post-war supply and cannot be redeemed by police officers who did not participate in the battle on December 12.25th."

Price: 220 points of merit.

Effects: Sitting cross-legged accelerates the speed of breath regulation and is also beneficial for practicing spiritual methods.

This thing is really expensive, but it's definitely a rare find.

Seeing that there was only one left in stock, Meng Chuan bought it without hesitation.

"My weaknesses have been exposed in this mission, and strengthening my mental fortitude is of utmost urgency."

Anything useful for practicing Dragon Meditation, if I can afford it, I must get it.

Meng Chuan used one-third of the remaining points to buy up all the esoteric oil in the armory.

They must have all come from Little Mustache; they were very cheap.

But inside the police station, no one except himself practiced Tantric martial arts.

Chief Inspector Long knew that he practiced Tantric martial arts, and that these items, once they entered the market, would fetch several times the price of points.

Meng Chuan guessed that this was a perk specifically reserved for him; the people at the police station were quite nice.
Thinking of this, he remembered the Tantric practices the man with the mustache had mentioned and planned to call and ask about them after dinner.

He then went on another sweep, and without holding back any of the remaining credit, he went all in to buy the medicinal herbs for making the medicinal paste.

Besides Tantric oil, external martial arts plasters can also be bought at a slightly cheaper price from Gang Ge at the club where you can practice martial arts.

All things considered, exchanging merit points for medicinal cuisine is more worthwhile.

"I still have quite a few external martial arts plasters left. I'll use all of the two million I have on hand for the cost of the 'Pueru' and 'Five Elements Soup' treatments."

His biggest hope was to use his merit points to exchange for the medicinal herbs for the Five Elements Soup.

Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned; the armory didn't contain what he needed.

After drinking the Five Elements Soup, everyone remained silent. It cost ten thousand yuan a day, and Meng Chuan could only grit his teeth and keep going.
Finally, Meng Chuan also saw a fist blade called Zhenwu, which had been confiscated from a demonic martial artist.

【Fist Blade - Blood Dragon's Kiss】

"The first-grade True Martial Art has a severing effect and is highly destructive to the body's protective true energy."

Meng Chuan heard from others that the only martial artist who was seriously injured last night had his lungs damaged by this thing.

He glanced at the exchange rate and then looked away.

"5000 merit points is out of the question. It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that I don't have enough internal energy to control it."

After some self-consolation, Meng Chuan took another look at the several genuine-level hard skills he had acquired last time.

It was still unredeemed, which was normal, since those who practiced hard skills have always been unorthodox practitioners.

"Once you get into the National Southwest Associated University, you can obtain it through the school's channels. Even if you have enough merit, there's no need to exchange it here."

The spoils of this operation were all used up. Hearing his aunt calling for dinner, Meng Chuan left the armory with a satisfied heart.

His martial arts exam bonus points have been credited to his account, now displayed on his personal information panel.

"The police station is incredibly efficient; this should make the Grandmaster Class a sure thing."

He plans to finish his second year of high school and participate in the National Martial Arts Examination with the seniors at the end of July next year. Entering university a year earlier will allow him to enjoy the benefits of university life sooner.

The relevant laws and regulations of the Great Chu state:

Citizens of the Great Chu Kingdom can only enroll in Martial Arts University after reaching adulthood.

He will turn eighteen on June 6th next year, which fully meets the requirements.

He hadn't been confident enough to skip a grade and get into the Grandmaster Class, but as his strength increased, he became arrogant.

Meng Chuan's weakness was originally his qi and blood, since he started late.

However, as he learned the Five Elements Qiankun Fist, his Qi and blood began to surge, and he is now not far from the eighth level.

The assessment considers three factors: Qi and Blood, practical combat skills, and potential evaluation.

According to previous years' requirements, a score of 88 is sufficient to enroll in the Master Class at the Yong'an Branch of the United Nations University.

The headquarters' requirements would be higher, but Meng Chuan felt he could meet them.

After all, the Silver Medal is extremely rare, and he had already obtained all the bonus points he could.

But the main campus is too far from home, and Meng Chuan is essentially a homebody.

And like now, with Master Luo not in the city, he misses him terribly.
As for Yan Huawu University, Meng Chuan is not going to consider it.

After spending some time with my classmates in the pre-high school class recently.

He felt that the martial arts atmosphere at the United University was excellent, and that all the students were talented.

Most importantly, with the connection of the advisor Yang Huan, he would be able to get along well within the UN General Assembly in the future.
He watched the video of the final assault in the conference room last night, where Principal Yin and Master Yang displayed their might in the sky.

The audience was deeply moved and remained so for a long time.

"Once you've seen a higher mountain, you must work even harder—practice your boxing!"

After lunch, Meng Chuanchuan made a phone call to Sergeant Long.

【Xiao Meng, I've watched the recording. You even managed to defeat the Soul of the Flood Dragon. Well done!】
And your final trickery was reminiscent of a seasoned detective. Looks like Meng Yongzhi taught you quite a bit, huh? Hahaha.

I'm ashamed to say that my uncle has indeed taught me a lot.

Meng Chuan smiled awkwardly, explaining that he had come up with this idea on a whim last night.

The esoteric Buddhist practices you mentioned are right here in the office.

It will take another day for technical inspection and warehousing. Could you come over tomorrow when you have some free time?

Long Jiu knew what Meng Chuan was anxious about, so he didn't beat around the bush.

Okay, Uncle Long, I'll come first thing tomorrow morning.

Old Wu helped me return the armor case last night, although Captain Liu said he could play with it for a couple more days.

But Meng Chuan didn't want to spend too much time on things that weren't his own; he would buy one later when he had more money and wear it slowly.

(End of this chapter)