Chapter 182: A New Chapter of the Feather Letter

Chapter 182: A New Chapter of the Feather Script

Fuji listened to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s eager questions and replied, “How could it be that fast?”

Feeling their skeptical gazes, she quickly explained, “I’ve been weak for too long; it takes time to fully devour this fellow.”

“Earlier, I only temporarily suppressed it.”

“But it’s like an ant gnawing on a chicken leg—to swallow it completely… how could it be finished in the span of a single meal?”

Fuji continued, “First, help me devour this thing entirely. Once I digest his evil god’s status, I can then enhance both your potentials.”

Thus, under Fuji’s guidance, Zhang Yu once again pressed the black bead that Fuji had transformed into onto the head of the bear plush toy.

About an hour later, the bear plush before them suddenly shattered, turning into a pile of ashes that dissipated into the air.

“I need to sleep for a day or two. Once I’ve digested it…”

Fuji only managed to leave these words before falling into a deep slumber, unresponsive no matter how Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen called out.

Over the next two days, the black bead that Fuji had become seemed to turn into a lifeless object. Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen could only cultivate and earn money while waiting for Fuji to awaken.

During this time, they also checked the news and online updates about Song Xu’s situation.

But from the news, they only saw reports about the pirated cultivation technique incident, with no information about evil gods or their followers.

Bai Zhenzhen said nervously, “That last move of yours caused six cultists to suffer backlash, and it was quite a scene. Many people around saw them jump down and their bodies on fire.”

“Could someone suspect it’s an evil god incident? Are the righteous gods already investigating?”

Bai Zhenzhen couldn’t help but add, “Maybe we should go back and check the apartment where that evil god used to live? See if anyone’s investigating…”

“Hmm?” Zhang Yu glanced at Bai Zhenzhen, thinking to himself that A’Zhen really lacked composure, clearly not someone used to crime, making the rookie mistake of wanting to return to the scene.

“What would it matter if we go or not?” Zhang Yu said. “We’ve done all we can. If someone really starts investigating, there’s nothing we can do to stop it.”

“Instead of worrying, it’s better to focus on improving our strength.”

Zhang Yu clenched his fist, feeling the surging mana within him that had already broken past 90 points and grown increasingly turbulent.

“In the end, in Kunxu, the stronger you are, the more money you make, and the more money you have, the safer you are.”

Fuji’s silence lasted until the evening of the third day.

With a moan coming from the bead, Fuji’s voice rang out with great satisfaction: “What a relief!”

She laughed heartily and said, “Today, I reclaim my status and ascend once more to the righteous path of the evil god! In days to come, I will surely reach the peak again and stand atop Kunxu!”

Hearing Fuji’s commotion, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, who had been cultivating in the room, immediately focused their attention.

Zhang Yu grabbed the bead and said, “Well? Can you enhance my potential now?”

Feeling the surging energy in Zhang Yu’s palm, Fuji quickly replied, “Don’t rush, don’t rush. I’ll do it for you now.”

As she spoke, Zhang Yu felt a sinister, evil force surge from the black bead that Fuji had become, flowing through his arm, shoulder, neck… all the way into his sea of consciousness.

The next moment, Zhang Yu felt a sharp sting in his palm.

Opening his palm, he saw a transparent symbol forming there, growing darker at a visible rate as the evil force from the black bead intensified.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “It’s like the symbol when the Feather Script first appeared, only more complex now.”

As the symbol turned completely black, the Feather Script materialized before Zhang Yu and slowly opened.

The first page was still the table of contents, with the word “Prologue” in the first row still clearly visible.

But now, beneath the prologue, the originally blurred line of text began to grow distinct.

Zhang Yu stared intently, murmuring in his mind, “Chapter One: Chain Diagram Method.”

Then, the Feather Script turned its pages on its own, following Zhang Yu’s will, naturally flipping to the part of Chapter One: Chain Diagram Method.

The Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening, the Pure Marrow Qi Technique, the Free Hand Techniques, the High School Basic Sword Art, the Heavenly Martial Heart-Tempering Art…

All the techniques Zhang Yu had cultivated were listed one by one.

Beneath these listed techniques was a vast black scroll.

When Zhang Yu tried to focus his mind on one of the techniques, he found he could drag it, just like in the prologue of the Feather Script.

So Zhang Yu dragged the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening and tried to place it into the black scroll below, curious to see what would happen.

As the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening fell into the scroll, the technique immediately turned into a white star, settling in the black scroll like a star twinkling in the night sky.

And beneath the star formed by the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening, Zhang Yu saw three lines of text.

Primary - High School Saint Body (1/6)

Advanced - High School Saint Body (1/8)

Ultimate - High School Saint Body (1/10)

Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned, unsure of what this meant.

Then he tried dragging different techniques into the night sky and found that he could drag in up to ten techniques in total. And each technique, once turned into a star hanging in the night sky, would reveal three lines of text.

For example, the Primary, Advanced, and Ultimate High School Saint Body for the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening.

Or the Primary, Advanced, and Ultimate Martial Dao Saint Embryo for the Spring-Autumn Endless Zen.

Gradually, Zhang Yu understood the meaning.

“So the Chain Diagram Method’s effect is to link different techniques together, forming a set bonus, right?”

Zhang Yu decided to call this phenomenon a technique set.

“Each technique set requires six techniques to unlock the first set effect, eight for the second, and ten for the third.”

And for Zhang Yu’s Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening, Basic Heart-Tempering Art, and Basic Breathing Art, they all showed the High School Saint Body technique set.

However, the “High School Saint Body” under the Basic Heart-Tempering Art and Basic Breathing Art appeared gray.

Zhang Yu guessed, “Is it because I haven’t upgraded these basic techniques much, not even to level ten?”

Besides the High School Saint Body set, for which Zhang Yu could gather three techniques, he found that the set with the most techniques he could assemble was called the Full-Attendance Beggar.

It included techniques like Digging Palm, Crane Claw, Running Car Leg, and Elevator Leap.

“The Full-Attendance Beggar doesn’t sound like anything good. Forget it.”

“High School Saint Body sounds pretty strong, but…”

Zhang Yu thought for a moment, then looked more eagerly at the technique set for the Spring-Autumn Endless Zen: Martial Dao Saint Embryo.

Also, the technique set for the Dragon-Elephant Mountain-Crushing Palm and Back-Dragon Mountain-Turning Hand: Dragon Bloodline.

And the technique set for the Heavenly Martial Heart-Tempering Art: Heavenly Martial Battle Heart. The technique set for the Desolate Bull Soul-Settling Heart Art and Remnant Bull Self-Sacrificing Heart Art: Great Sage’s Heir.

“Does the ‘Great Sage’ in Great Sage’s Heir refer to the Desolate Bull Great Sage who created the Desolate Bull Soul-Settling Heart Art and Remnant Bull Self-Sacrificing Heart Art?”

“Hmm, Martial Dao Saint Embryo, Dragon Bloodline, Heavenly Martial Battle Heart, Great Sage’s Heir—these technique sets all sound formidable.”

“But what other techniques do these sets require?”

“I can’t just learn a technique and then find out which set it belongs to, can I? That would take forever to complete a set!”

Thinking this, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but frown slightly, picking up his phone to browse technique purchase websites.

Beside him, Fuji and Bai Zhenzhen had been observing Zhang Yu, whose potential had just been unlocked.

Seeing Zhang Yu's alternating expressions of confusion, excitement, and furrowed brows, both the human and the deity were utterly perplexed.

Fuji thought to herself, "It's just activating a potential—why does this guy look like he's watching some video, with such rich expressions? What exactly is his potential?"

Bai Zhenzhen couldn't help but ask, "Yu Zi, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine." Zhang Yu laughed heartily. "I've never been better."

Zhang Yu scanned the martial arts purchase website on the screen. As he finished reading each technique's introduction, the complete set of that technique would emerge in his mind.

He thought to himself, "Though it's still troublesome to search, at least I have a target now."

"No... that's not right. I can't search like this, like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Zhang Yu looked at the technique set for the High School Saint Body, including its three basic techniques, and directly searched the shopping site for high school basic techniques. This time, he immediately found several techniques belonging to the High School Saint Body set.

"Other techniques should be the same—I need to search by name and the types of techniques included."

Bai Zhenzhen and Fuji watched as Zhang Yu alternated between laughter and worry, scrolling through his phone for a full half hour before reluctantly stopping.

Zhang Yu summarized in his mind, "Sigh, not enough money."

"The Martial Dao Sacred Fetus technique set requires techniques that are almost all expensive body-refining martial arts like the Spring-Autumn Infinite Zen."

"And the Dragon Bloodline and Heavenly Martial War Heart techniques aren't cheap either."

As for the Great Sage's Heir, Zhang Yu hadn't yet found other techniques belonging to that set.

"Once I've trained the Spring-Autumn Infinite Zen to level 10, I'll complete the High School Saint Body technique set first and see the results."

With a concept of the chain diagram from the first chapter of the Feather Book in mind and a plan for his next training steps, Zhang Yu finally looked up at Bai Zhenzhen and said, "This guy wasn't lying."

"It really did enhance my immortal path potential."

"But how far this potential has been elevated still needs time to verify."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled upon hearing this, full of anticipation, and said, "So it's my turn next, right?"

Fuji said, "The wish ritual isn't something you can just do casually; it requires thorough preparation."

"You need to buy what I ask for and find the right places according to my instructions."

"Only when everything is ready can we proceed."

(The chapter ends)