CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 38: "SPIRIT ABSORPTION TECHNIQUE

Lin Qianxuan waited for half a day before several helicopters gradually arrived at his location.

Then the relevant personnel descended from the helicopters.

Among them was Wang Yuancai.

Although he was already sixty-four years old, he was still a Transcendent at the Eighth Heaven of the Profound Rank, with a sturdy frame.

When the helicopter was still fifty meters above the ground, he jumped down directly. As he was in the air, a counterforce seemed to appear beneath his feet, gradually slowing his falling speed, and finally landing not far from Lin Qianxuan.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Wang Yuancai, the head of the Otherworld Bureau in Ruantang Province." Wang Yuancai extended his hand to Lin Qianxuan and said, "I really appreciate your help this time, Mr. Lin. If we had let this guy escape and cause more trouble, it would have been disastrous."

"Just call me Xiao Lin. It was just a small effort on my part, Mr. Wang, you’re too kind." Lin Qianxuan shook hands with Wang Yuancai and replied politely.

To him, it really was just a small effort; in his view, the strength of this tiger was quite average.

"Then I’ll take the liberty of calling you Xiao Lin. You seem to be under thirty? Truly, a young hero emerges!"

Wang Yuancai had a smile on his face. Young people who understand a bit of the ways of the world are sometimes indeed easier to interact with compared to those new to society.

However, generally speaking, they also know what they need and rarely make impulsive decisions.

"Not at all, Mr. Wang, you overpraise me. Compared to you frontline workers, I’m still far behind."

"Nowadays, there are not many young people as modest as you, Xiao Lin...."

While the two exchanged polite words, the staff over there packed the tiger spirit into a container, which was then lifted into the air by a transport helicopter.

Lin Qianxuan admired their swift actions; it was clear they were quite experienced in dealing with such matters.

"Are there many such incidents in Xuan Country now?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"Quite a lot, everywhere." Wang Yuancai replied.

"Why not issue more missions then?" Lin Qianxuan asked curiously.

He actually wanted to take on more missions, but unfortunately, the missions released by the Otherworld Bureau weren’t very good.

"Are you referring to external personnel, Xiao Lin?" Wang Yuancai paused then realized, "The strength of external personnel varies greatly. Involving them in some matters poses significant risks to them, and they might not be able to help, possibly even causing more chaos."

Lin Qianxuan nodded slightly.

That made sense, as most external personnel were not above the Fifth Heaven of the Yellow Rank.

This level of strength can’t be called weak, but it’s a bit lacking.

Any well-trained soldier with a machine gun could easily take them out.

Even a drone with automatic targeting firing a burst of bullets might be more effective.

This tiger today was just a matter of raising a hand for Lin Qianxuan, but if Mu Lizhi were here, he would probably end up being chased down, and most likely unable to escape.

Under the invitation of Wang Yuancai, Lin Qianxuan boarded the helicopter.

This was Lin Qianxuan’s first contact with official personnel outside Kyoto, and he wanted to discuss further to understand the situation better.

Lin Qianxuan mainly wanted to learn about the strength situation and the types of abnormal events.

And Wang Yuancai did not hold back and told Lin Qianxuan all about it.

"Generally, the provincial sub-bureaus have personnel from the Fifth Heaven and above of the Profound Rank, but only the bureaus in directly governed cities and populous provinces have those above that level... There are many types of abnormal events. We mostly deal with spirit beast incidents and some crossover events. Spirit beast incidents involve animals and plants from our world changing due to the influence of rules from the Otherworld. That tiger was an example. If they don’t harm people or appear where there is human activity, we mostly focus on prevention rather than actively killing them because there are too many, and they are hard to manage, especially in deep mountains and forests... Crossover events are more complex. Sometimes powerful beasts cross over, and sometimes intelligent beings from the Otherworld come over. If they are mild-tempered and communicable, it’s fine, but if not, and they are aggressive, they can cause significant harm..."

As Lin Qianxuan listened, he also took notes.

Such detailed discussions were not usually found in community forums.

Most posters were external personnel, while internal personnel had different information channels and confidentiality agreements, so they wouldn’t speak casually, even if the Otherworld Bureau APP was an official software.

"In the Scripture Pavilion, I saw a lot of Extraordinary Knowledge, and some of it seems to be learnable without genes. Since manpower is tight, hasn’t the state considered popularizing it to train more talents?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"The timing is not ripe yet, but it should be soon. Specialized schools should be built then. Maybe if you’re interested, Xiao Lin, you could come and be a teacher for us..."

"I’ll pass on that, I’m not suited to be a teacher."

As the two chatted, Wang Yuancai also inquired about Lin Qianxuan’s reason for coming here.

Lin Qianxuan did not hide it and said directly, "I’ve recently become interested in the ’Spirit Absorption Technique’ in the Scripture Pavilion, but I lack the points. I saw you had posted a mission, so I decided to come over to do a mission and earn some points."

"’Spirit Absorption Technique’?"

Wang Yuancai was taken aback; he really didn’t expect Lin Qianxuan to be here for that.

This technique is given to every official member of the Otherworld Bureau.

It’s distributed for free, and upon passing assessments with certain cultivation achievements, subsequent techniques are also provided directly.

However, he understood upon thinking about it.

Lin Qianxuan was quite special after all. Although nominally an internal member, he held a retired-like idle position without real authority and duties and thus did not enjoy corresponding benefits.

"Xiao Lin, if you want it, you should have just asked, you can directly get a copy from my bureau." Wang Yuancai said.

"Isn’t that not appropriate?" Lin Qianxuan hesitated, pretending to be indecisive.

In truth, he was somewhat tempted.

But maintaining the composure of an expert, he did not show a joyful expression.

"There’s no such thing as suitable or unsuitable, it’s just a procedural matter. This time you helped us so much, we can directly budget it as a reward," Wang Yuancai said.

"If that’s the case, then I won’t be courteous," Lin Qianxuan said.

Lin Qianxuan truly hadn’t expected that something he planned to solve with points would be completed in such a manner.

Immediately, Lin Qianxuan followed Wang Yuancai all the way to his office.

His secretary took Lin Qianxuan’s phone away, and after a while, downloaded the "Spirit Absorption Technique" onto the phone issued by the Otherworld Bureau.

"Mr. Lin, please open this file. It contains all the contents of the Spirit Absorption Technique. Here are videos, and these are textual explanations... Additionally, please do not disseminate it privately. If you have any questions, you can consult us..."

Lin Qianxuan slightly nodded, indicating he understood everything.

After surfing the community with high intensity for so many days, he still understood these basic rules.

After giving Lin Qianxuan the materials, the secretary turned and left.

"Old sir, thank you very much this time. If there’s any trouble in the future, and I can help, don’t hesitate to call me." Lin Qianxuan stood up and said politely to Wang Yuancai.

"Where, it’s us who should thank you. This trouble has been bothering us for a long time. If it wasn’t for you, we wouldn’t know how many more days we need to struggle." Wang Yuancai stood up and replied with a smile.

Lin Qianxuan’s attitude was certainly well-received by him.

The two men talked while moving outside.

"Not staying for a few more days?" Wang Yuancai asked Lin Qianxuan.

"This time I left home in a hurry, and there’s some unresolved matters at home. Next time, definitely next time." Lin Qianxuan replied.

"Then I’ll wait for your next visit, Xiao Lin." Wang Yuancai said.

"Old sir, farewell." Lin Qianxuan cupped his fists as a salute.

After speaking, clouds and mist surrounded him, and he rose directly into the air. After a sonic boom resounded, Lin Qianxuan quickly disappeared into the sky.

Wang Yuancai watched Lin Qianxuan’s figure with slight sentiment.

"Getting old, it’s the young people’s era now."

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Back home, Lin Qianxuan couldn’t wait to take out his phone, ready to start perusing the "Spirit Absorption Technique" and learning it.

The file size totaled over six gigabytes, with both images and videos, quite detailed.

What surprised Lin Qianxuan was that this wasn’t just the first layer of the "Spirit Absorption Technique" but from the first to the fourth layer.

In the Scripture Pavilion, the first three layers together cost 1500 points, and the fourth was not for sale, requiring the official Otherworld Bureau for access.

Here with Wang Yuancai, he unexpectedly got the complete file directly.

It’s indeed easier to obtain such things from the inside.

No wonder they say the universe’s end is bureaucracy. If he formally joined the Otherworld Bureau, it would be a killer advantage. Unfortunately, he has an innate Sacred Body and can’t work.

Reflecting on these thoughts, Lin Qianxuan then formally started studying.

His memory and thinking abilities now far surpassed before, being able to remember effortlessly, even watching videos at 32-times speed could record every detail in full, tracking series with high efficiency.

With this level of ability, learning is also very easy.

The "Spirit Absorption Technique" is actually not complicated, after all, it’s universal extraordinary knowledge.

Many universal compromises made it very easy to learn and understand.

According to Xuan Country’s tier classification, the fourth layer to the first layer corresponds to the tiers of Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow, which means theoretically achieving all can directly reach the Celestial Rank.

The first layer of "Spirit Absorption Technique" summarized in one sentence.

Perceive spiritual energy, then absorb it and store it into the Dan Zhong acupoint, transforming it into a continually self-rotating Qi vortex.

Then formally step into the so-called "Qi Vortex Realm."

Supposed spiritual energy is a kind of special energy beneficial to life dissipating from the Otherworld, merely named as spiritual energy.

This is also why this extraordinary knowledge doesn’t need "factors" because spiritual energy itself is ubiquitous as factors.

The materials put it simply, and in practice... well, it’s also quite simple.

Lin Qianxuan slightly closed his eyes, and very easily perceived the so-called spiritual energy described in the "Spirit Absorption Technique" through spiritual perception.

Absorbing spiritual energy is also simple; just imagine them entering the body, and spiritual power will automatically capture them inside.

Condensing them to Dan Zhong is even easier; imagine them converging from all over the body to the chest, then rotating, and everything is ready.

Under Lin Qianxuan’s absorption, spiritual energy within about three kilometers was frantically pouring into his body, then converged at his chest, gradually starting to spin.

At this moment, Lin Qianxuan could also visualize the state inside his body, seeing a thing like a swirling mist in that acupoint.

"Qi Vortex Realm? Is it done? Doesn’t it say it takes at least ten to fifteen days of continuous breathing practices? I’ve only been at it for less than five minutes?"