Adding Friends Can Make Me Stronger

Meng Changqing returned to Spirit Peak.

The nearby stone monument was blank, waiting for him to give it a name.

However, Meng Changqing was not good at naming, so he had to leave it alone for now.

“The Great Transcendent Mystical Golden Sword Technique.”

Staying in the attic, with the scent of incense wafting, refreshing the mind and eyes, Meng Changqing flipped through the secret book in the wooden box.

It can only be said to be worthy of being an Earth-level martial technique.

Its content was obscure, its moves exquisite, and its power overwhelming, completely incomparable to Profound-level techniques.

Even the “Linglong Cold Moon Sword Art” felt greatly inferior at this moment.

If mastered to perfection, Meng Changqing didn’t dare to imagine how far he could advance his strength.

“But wanting to practice this sword technique requires a lot of resources.” Meng Changqing browsed through it roughly.0

With his current comprehension, there wasn’t much difficulty in terms of content.

With a little more time to comprehend, he could understand it.

The main issue was resources.

Practicing this sword technique required the use of Profound Gold Qi.

Profound Gold was one of the Five Elements, a type of Metal Qi, and it was of a high grade among them.

Incredibly sharp.

During cultivation, one needed to absorb Profound Gold Qi into the body, comprehend the essence of Metal Qi, and finally condense a Profound Gold Sword Embryo in the Dantian.

And even so, it’s just the beginning.

In the future, more Profound Gold Qi would be needed to refine further.

As a resource required for practicing Earth-level martial techniques, it’s easy to imagine how expensive Profound Gold Qi was.

With his current wealth, he probably couldn’t even get started.

“Anything is reciprocal. The higher the power of the martial technique, the greater the difficulty in practicing it.”

Meng Changqing shook his head slightly.

For ordinary people, even if they obtain it, they wouldn’t know where to start practicing.

But as a true disciple, the welfare treatment was quite considerable, with corresponding resources delivered to the door every month.

These could be used to exchange for Profound Gold Qi at the sect’s relevant halls.

And there were discounts.

“But… practicing alone is indeed slower. It’s better to go out and make friends.”

Meng Changqing’s lips curled slightly.

He didn’t believe that among the true disciples, no one was practicing the “The Great Transcendent Mystical Golden Sword Technique.”

On the contrary, there should be quite a few.

Because judging from the introduction of this technique, it was quite impressive.

“Senior Brother Meng!”

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from outside.

“Brothers from the Shi family?”

Meng Changqing raised an eyebrow and walked out.

He saw the two brothers standing obediently at the entrance, not casually entering.

Seeing Meng Changqing coming out, Shi Yao immediately waved his sturdy big hand.

“Come in.”

Meng Changqing said with a smile.

Instead of going to find these two people, they came to find him first.

“All right.”

The two immediately walked in.

“Meng Senior Brother, we’re going to be neighbors from now on!” Shi Yao said.

Although he had a mature face, there was a kind of carefree childishness in his words.

He pointed to the two spirit peaks not far away.

The distance between them was only two to three hundred meters.

They were indeed very close.

At this moment, the clouds surged, turning into a sea of clouds, giving the spirit peaks a feeling of being islands in the sea.

Seven main peaks.

Spirit Peak was relatively close to Purple Nourishment Peak and Medicine King Peak.

So the surrounding spirit peaks were not far apart.

With special adjustments made, they could indeed become neighbors.

“Senior Brother Meng, we came to visit and brought some things for you.” Shi Guang was very courteous.

But the term “visit” sounded a bit rustic.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Guang took out six jade boxes from his storage ring, most of which were third-grade.

“These are what my brother and I obtained in the secret realm, and some were chosen by the old man we just met,” Shi Yao said.

“Mom said, if you owe someone a favor, you must find a way to repay it in a timely manner,”

Shi Guang said, “If it weren’t for that marrow stone, my brother and I wouldn’t have been able to comprehend the bloodline technique so quickly and defeat that monster beast.

“So please make sure to accept these things, Senior Brother Meng.”

“Yes.” Shi Yao also nodded heavily.

“These two.” Meng Changqing was slightly stunned.

Looking at their rough appearance and fierce temperament, but their character was quite good.

Just these few meetings left a deep impression on him.

“You said you owed me a favor back then, so these resources are naturally unnecessary.”

Meng Changqing said with a smile, “Moreover, just after entering the Sea Cleaving Realm, cultivation resources are scarce for everyone. You should keep them for your own use.

“If it’s not enough, I have plenty here.

“In the secret realm, my gains were much more than yours.”

With that, he took out some more.

This was clearly an opportunity to increase favorability.

How could it be missed?

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, the two brothers showed a touched expression.

Since leaving the village, Senior Brother Meng was the second person to be so kind to them.

As for the first one, he couldn’t be considered a friend.

Ding!

【Favorability increased to two stars!】

【Acquired attribute: Stone Human Bloodline!

Ding!

【Favorability increased to two stars!】

【Acquired attribute: Bloodline Technique 【Armor of the King】】

【Triggered additional reward: Three Earth-grade Martial Skill Proficiency Cards!】

The voice of the system sounded in his mind.

Meng Changqing’s eyes lit up.

Yes.

Favorability successfully increased.

Although he received the Stone Human Bloodline again, which couldn’t be stacked, it was an attribute that could be decomposed.

In addition, there was the Bloodline Technique 【Armor of the King】.

The two brothers from the Shi family awakened this skill, so it must be formidable.

Finally, an additional reward was triggered.

Three Earth-grade Martial Skill Proficiency Cards!

To be honest, in the current situation, the value of these things was almost equivalent.

With Proficiency Cards, and then making friends who cultivate the “The Great Transcendent Mystical Golden Sword Technique,” he could easily advance to the realm of perfection!

If the friend had high proficiency, perhaps he could even save one card and use it to improve the “Linglong Daluo Tian”.

So, this wave of gains was quite substantial.

“Senior Brother Meng, you’re too kind. How can we accept your things? We still owe you a favor for the marrow stone in the secret realm.” Shi Guang came to his senses and said quickly.

“Yeah, yeah.” Shi Yao also nodded quickly.

“These things, please don’t refuse, Senior Brother Meng. They’re also a token of our gratitude.”

Shi Guang said, “As for the favor we mentioned earlier, with Senior Brother Meng’s strength, we really don’t know when we can repay it, so these things are more practical.”

After saying that, the two of them looked resolute.

Looking at Meng Changqing together, there was a sense of insistence that he couldn’t refuse.

“Well… then.” Seeing this, Meng Changqing knew he couldn’t refuse, so he accepted them.

No one would find too many resources undesirable.

Neither would he.

But since he had already obtained good attributes from the two brothers, he felt a little embarrassed to take resources from them in reality.

Phew!

Seeing Meng Changqing accept it, the two immediately showed happy smiles.

With this, when they talked to their mother later, they wouldn’t be scolded for sure.

“Come, sit down and chat for a while.” Meng Changqing motioned for the two to sit on the nearby stone chairs.

He originally planned to go to other places in the sect later to see if there were detailed records about the Stone Human Bloodline.

But now that he thought about it, there was no need at all.

The people were right in front of him.

Moreover, the matter of the Shi family’s bloodline was almost well known.

He could ask directly without any scruples.

The two sat down immediately.

“Senior Brother Meng, this thing is too small for us.” Shi Yao stood up.

The cylindrical stone chair was actually not small, but their bodies were too large, especially after breaking through to the Sea Cleaving Realm, they seemed even bigger.

Standing up, they were almost four meters tall.

Like little giants.

In the end, the two of them simply sat on the ground.

Seeing their appearance, Meng Changqing couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up to the system in his mind. If it weren’t for the system, he really should consider whether he wanted to merge with the Stone Human Bloodline. This expansion… In the future, he might have to look outside the human race for a partner.

Since it was just a chat, the purpose couldn’t be too obvious.

So Meng Changqing started chatting from other aspects.

Such as where the two came from, what their hobbies were, and so on.

Perhaps they really regarded him as a friend.

Shi Guang and Shi Yao hardly concealed anything, giving answers to everything.

So he learned that the two came from a remote mountain.

There was an isolated village there.

Originally, they weren’t planning to leave.

Until one day, their mother asked them to go out and make a name for the Stone Humans again.

“Someday, I will set foot in that so-called Immortal King City and reclaim the glory belonging to the Stone Humans!” Shi Yao suddenly stood up angrily.

Clenching his fists.

“Immortal King City?” Meng Changqing frowned slightly. This name was quite unfamiliar.

He had never heard of it before.

It’s probably some grudge between the Stone Humans and them.

And this kind of grudge, he probably couldn’t get involved in his current state.

It’s better to pretend not to have heard it.

“Speaking of bloodlines, you two brothers should be the legendary Stone Human Bloodline, right?” Meng Changqing asked knowingly.

“Yes.” Shi Guang nodded.

“I heard that the Stone Human Bloodline specializes in defense.” Meng Changqing took the opportunity to inquire.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, the sun had set and dusk had fallen.

“Senior Brother Meng, it’s getting late, so we’ll leave first!” Shi Guang and Shi Yao stood up.

To be honest, chatting with Senior Brother Meng was really enjoyable.

After all, they had never heard so many interesting stories and tales before in the deep mountains.

“Okay, you two brothers take care,” Meng Changqing said with a smile.

Through these two hours of chatting, he basically understood the situation of the Stone Human Bloodline from the Shi brothers.

He was no longer as ignorant as before.

For example, the difference in bloodline colors, the types of bloodline skills, and so on.

“I didn’t expect Senior Brother Meng to be so knowledgeable in miscellaneous studies besides being powerful.” On the path down the mountain, Shi Yao said excitedly.

He had never heard of many of the stories before.

“Senior Brother Meng comes from a business family. He’s a noble son, unlike us who basically played in the mud all the time,” Shi Guang said.

After a lot of chatting, everyone got to know each other.

It wasn’t just Meng Changqing alone.

“But brother, when I saw Senior Brother Meng today, I actually had a strange feeling, as if I were seeing our father again.”

Shi Yao suddenly said, “I didn’t have this feeling the first time we met.”

“You have that feeling too?” Shi Guang was surprised.

It seemed that it wasn’t an illusion.

“Yeah, yeah, it’s really strange.” Shi Yao nodded.

When they first saw their father’s remains dug up by their mother, he had an indescribable feeling, as if their bloodline was suppressed.

And now, he felt the same feeling from Senior Brother Meng.

It’s just not as obvious.

“Could it be that Senior Brother Meng is our father?” Shi Yao frowned, looking serious.

Smack!

Shi Guang slapped him on the head.

His expression was speechless, wondering if his brother’s intelligence was declining gradually.

Is the price of becoming smarter for me, my brother becoming dumber?