My Wife is A Sword God

“This is the Extreme Intent?” Qin Feng exclaimed.

Father Qin stood up and patted him on the shoulder. “Ice freezes three feet deep not in one day’s cold. What seems simple to you has been the lifelong pursuit of many warriors throughout history, yet they have never crossed the threshold of Extreme Intent.” 

“Son, my advice to you is that if you find yourself lacking, it’s better to give up early than to waste time in vain.”

With those words, Father Qin walked away with his hands behind his back, leaving Qin Feng with only a graceful silhouette.

Qin Feng stared at the pinhole-like black hole, his fingertips gathering white inches that condensed into a silver needle-like thickness.

The white centimetre entered the pinhole, and Qin Feng continued to extend its length. He wanted to see how deep this hole really was!

With his current strength, the white inch could probably extend for hundreds of metres, yet it still couldn’t reach the bottom of the black hole.

Qin Feng put down the White Inch’s technique and sighed, “Just a casual strike can have such an effect, the warriors’ Extreme Intent technique is truly astonishing.” 

“If I could master it, not only would I have a chance to learn divine power, but my strength would also improve greatly. However, it’s certainly not an easy task”.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Feng calmed down and carefully recalled all the details his father had just mentioned.

He stirred the Primordial Immortal Qi within his body, channeled it into his palm, and then gently pressed it to the ground, leaving a clear palm print.

Qin Feng paused for a moment, looking at his own palm and then at the palm print.

In order to master Extreme Intent, one must first understand the Gathering Force. He thought it would take some time, but he hadn’t expected to succeed all at once?

“It doesn’t seem… that difficult?” Qin Feng scratched his head and muttered to himself.

At the corner of the corridor, Father Qin, who had not left, opened his mouth when he saw this scene, not knowing what to say.

After a long time, he explained to himself, “As expected of my son, he does have some talent, but the difficulty between Gathering Force and Extreme Intent is like heaven and earth. I hope he realises the challenge sooner rather than later.”

Even though he said that, Father Qin didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he watched for a while. After confirming that Feng’er couldn’t perform the Extreme Intent, he breathed a sigh of relief and left on his own.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Qin Feng continued to practice until sunset.

Looking at the numerous palm prints on the ground, Qin Feng shook his head and sighed, “It’s still not that easy. It seems I can only take it one step at a time.”

Qin Feng turned and left the courtyard, but he didn’t notice that the last palm print he left behind was slightly smaller and deeper than the others.

…

The silver moon curved like a hook, and the night breeze grew cooler.

A carriage left the palace and headed west along the wide stone road.

There were two people in the carriage. One was an elderly man with grey hair, dressed in a white robe, with a wooden medicine chest slung at his right side. 

The other was a middle-aged man, respectfully inquiring about medical principles and displaying an attitude of humility.

The older man was none other than the palace’s renowned physician, Pang, one of the most skilled of the few.

Pang seemed to enjoy the middle-aged man’s compliments, squinting his eyes and stroking his beard.

After the questions were answered, the middle-aged man admired, “I have benefited a lot. Listening to Physician Pang’s words is better than practicing medicine for more than ten years.”

Pang shook his head and chuckled, “You flatter me, Physician Chen. I am only experienced. With Physician Chen’s talent, your medical skills will surpass mine in the future.”

“Master Pang is too modest. If my achievements in the future can reach even a tenth of yours, it will be enough.”

The middle-aged man paused and continued, “Speaking of which, there is another matter I would like to inquire about.”

Pang smiled, “Go ahead and ask.”

“I have heard that the current head of the Imperial City Demon Slaying Department, Deng Mo, was the former commander of the Eastern Domain.” 

“During the battle against the Asura Clan, he defended the border for three days and nights without fail, and reached an agreement with the Asura Clan not to invade the Great Qian territory.” 

“Such a remarkable figure was severely injured in that battle and could only retreat to the capital, relying on the medical skills of the palace Physicians to sustain him. Is that true or not?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Pang’s face instantly vanished, and his eyebrows knitted tightly together, “Who told you such a thing?!”

Seeing Pang’s reaction, the middle-aged man remained composed with a humble smile on his face, but his eyes revealed a clear intent to kill.

“You… You’re not Physician Chen, who are you?” As the words fell, Physician Pang’s eyes suddenly widened, his right hand clutching his chest tightly, his breathing becoming extremely difficult.

He looked at the middle-aged man and struggled to speak, “What have you done to me?”

The middle-aged man stood slowly, shaking his head with a sigh. “These days, the Physicians in the palace only have such medical skills. You don’t even know that you’ve been poisoned? But since you’re already old, I’ll give you a chance to save yourself, I’ll tell you what poison you’ve been given.”

The middle-aged man leaned close to the old man and whispered, “This is the Return to Heaven Fragrance!”

Physician Pang’s face turned pale with horror when he heard this. Of course, he had heard of this poison before; it could cause myocardial necrosis, making it impossible to breathe, leading to suffocation and death, but it couldn’t be detected as a poison.

What surprised him the most was that this type of poison had long since disappeared into the depths of history with that sect.

“You… The deceptive poison sect!”

The middle-aged man didn’t answer, just sneered, then watched as the old man slowly lost his vitality.

Click!

The coachman of the Imperial Carriage cracked his whip and passed the Yulo Division guards on patrol.

The two sides exchanged glances for a moment, then the assassination vanished into the night.

…

The next day, after the morning court, Emperor Ming returned to his study to continue examining the memorials.

“What is that boy from the Qin family doing after reaching the fourth rank?”

Eunuch Li replied respectfully, “Your Majesty, apart from teaching at the Peaceful Academy, he only cultivates at home, without going anywhere else. But his two wives, on the other hand, are practising outside the Imperial City every day, and seem to be improving their strength.”

Emperor Ming raised an eyebrow at this mention, “That boy is indeed lucky… Speaking of the Peace Academy, I remembered that the imperial examination will be held in August. Are all departments prepared?”

“Your Majesty, rest assured, everything has been arranged.”

“Hmm.” Emperor Ming nodded, continuing to peruse the memoranda in his hand, while asking, “Is there anything else urgent that needs to be checked?”

Eunuch Li hurriedly replied, “Recently, there was a natural disaster in the Western Regions, which resulted in heavy losses for both the Western Region troops and the Demon Slaying Department.” 

“Not only have we lost two of the Thirty-Six Stars, but one of the Twelve Divine Generals has also defected, causing a significant drop in overall strength. Prince Chu has earnestly requested that a high-ranking expert above the third rank be brought in to fill the vacancy left by the Divine General.”

Emperor Ming paused and thought for a moment before replying, “Granted.”

“Also, Your Majesty, last night Physician Pang passed away in the mansion. We need to replace the physician who treated Lord Deng.”

“What was the cause of death?”

“After examination by the other Physicians, it seems to have been a natural death.”

“A natural death?” Emperor Ming tapped his finger lightly on the memorial and furrowed his brow, “Have the Yulo Department investigate to see if there’s anything suspicious. As for the replacement Physician, there’s no rush for now; I have my own arrangements.”

“As you command, Your Majesty.”