Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art Chapter 39: Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art In this moment, Jiang Chen’s words were filled with sincerity and goodwill, enhancing the already positive view Qiu Liaoxi and Ning Xian had of him.

As the three settled back into their seats, their conversation continued.

“Lin Feng, that young man,” Qiu Liaoxi remarked thoughtfully, “when he returns, I will surely find a way to guide him and help him see the error of his ways.” “With his current mindset, he must change if he wants to reach higher levels,” she added with a soft sigh.

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, aware of more than he showed.

In reality, Lin Feng’s attitude was quite admirable, but the disdain he faced because of his damaged Dantian had deeply hurt him.

He hadn’t fully recovered from this yet.

In the original plot, a series of successes would have surely helped Lin Feng quickly overcome his emotional struggles.

Unfortunately, his path intersected with Jiang Chen’s.

Repeatedly, ‘accidents’ and ‘coincidences’ hindered Lin Feng’s progress.

Even though he suspected Jiang Chen was responsible, he couldn’t express his frustration due to various reasons and had to suppress it.

As Ning Xian and Jiang Chen grew closer, Lin Feng’s feelings of discontent and unease intensified.

Moreover, his innate intuition as the Son of Heavenly Fate, which persistently warned him that ‘Jiang Chen is not a trustworthy person,’ often conflicted with Jiang Chen’s actual actions.

This contradiction created doubts in Lin Feng, accumulating in his heart and intensifying his frustration…

These negative feelings, building up rapidly in Lin Feng’s heart, made his temperament increasingly unstable, leading to an explosive outburst.

At this point, Lin Feng’s reputation had significantly declined among many.

In sharp contrast, Jiang Chen’s reputation was on the rise.

After finishing his cup of tea, Ning Xian got up to refill it.

Jiang Chen interrupted politely, “Ning Xian, thank you, but there’s no need.” “I still have some training to do, so I’ll take my leave and not disturb you two further,” he announced courteously.

He then stood up smoothly and gave a slight bow to the master and disciple.

“Ah…

okay,” Ning Xian responded, a touch of disappointment in her voice.

Qiu Liaoxi also didn’t insist on him staying.

Along with Ning Xian, they walked him out of the Vast Spirit House.

Jiang Chen walked away with quick, graceful steps, steadily moving away from the Vast Spirit House.

A smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He immediately took out his transmission jade token and sent a message to the person tracking Lin Feng, asking, “Where is Lin Feng?

What’s his current status?” Jiang Chen had set up a network of informants across the city.

Many of them were disguised as ordinary people, making them nearly impossible to detect.

Unless Lin Feng had the ability to become invisible, being found and followed was unavoidable.

In no time, a series of messages appeared on his transmission jade token: “Reporting to Young Master, Lin Feng is currently staying at the Golden Apricot Inn, located in the southern part of the city.” “Following your instructions, we’ve kept a close watch on other passersby, but we haven’t encountered any notably beautiful women or individuals with serious health issues.” “However, it seems Lin Feng has become more alert.

Some of our agents reported that he seemed aware of their presence.

Luckily, one of our operatives acted quickly, pretending to be a thief and stealing someone’s spirit stones, thus avoiding suspicion.” Upon reading these updates, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but ponder, ‘Has Lin Feng’s awareness really improved?’ ‘Well, if you think about it, it makes sense.

He has managed to defeat opponents at the Middle-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm.’ ‘Also,’ he reflected, ‘his noticing the people I sent to watch him isn’t too worrying.

Given today’s events, he’s more likely to think the Zhou Clan is behind it because of their ongoing distrust.’ ‘It’s clear that to keep a closer eye on Lin Feng, I need to handle this personally!’ Jiang Chen concluded, making up his mind.

With careful planning, he first went back to the Jiang Clan.

He intended to move closer to the Golden Apricot Inn only after his clan’s operatives had arranged a discreet place to watch Lin Feng.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng was under temporary watch by clan members.

Staying at the Golden Apricot Inn, his only choice for now was to focus on his cultivation.  …

In a quiet room within his quarters at the Jiang Clan’s estate, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on a comfortable cushion.

With a focused thought, he commanded his System, ‘Open the System Mall!’ Instantly, a display appeared before him, showing four categories: ‘Cultivation Methods’, ‘Pills’, ‘Artifacts’, and ‘Others’.

To progress from the Middle-stage to the Late-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm, Jiang Chen had already used four Clearing Mind Awakening Spirit Pills.

He still had four pills left, but it was clear that these wouldn’t be enough for his subsequent breakthrough.

So, he planned to acquire a few more.

‘With 4500 points in my Villain Value now!’ Jiang Chen mused, ‘Getting more Clearing Mind Awakening Spirit Pills at 80 points each is easy!’ He then used 800 Villain Value points to get ten more Clearing Mind Awakening Spirit Pills.

Having taken the Clearing Mind Awakening Spirit Pills several times before, he knew exactly how many he needed for his next breakthroughs.

Ten pills-precisely.

Combined with the powerful effects of the Ten-Turn Harmonious Spirit Pill, he felt confident about advancing to the Mysterious Platform realm.

However, since he was about to keep an eye on Lin Feng, Jiang Chen decided not to start his cultivation right away.

Instead, he used his transmission jade token to contact his uncle, Jiang Xingtai.

Soon after, Jiang Xingtai managed to get a detailed autopsy report on the Spiritual Awakening realm cultivator from the Zhou Clan, pretending to help in the search for the culprit.

Before long, the report appeared on Jiang Chen’s transmission jade token: “Based on the analysis of the burn marks on the body, we couldn’t determine the type of flame used from the characteristics of known fire-element secret arts, but it has the following properties…” As Jiang Chen looked over the report, he navigated to the ‘Cultivation Methods’ section of the System Mall.

Suddenly, an extensive array of main cultivation techniques, martial skills and secret arts appeared before him, densely packed and captivating, almost making his vision blur with the sheer variety.

‘Show me the secret arts that counter the fire element.

Skip any below the Heavenly Origin rank, ignore those out of my reach, and leave out any that take too long to learn…’ Jiang Chen thought, giving instructions in his mind.

Soon, the selection of secret arts before him had reduced by more than half.

Planning to keep some Villain Value points as a backup, Jiang Chen decided against certain options that didn’t offer enough value for their cost.

Jiang Chen then personally reviewed the remaining secret arts.

After comparing them with the autopsy report, he settled on a secret art named ‘Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art’ after about thirty minutes.

[Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art: This is a Heavenly Origin-level ice-element secret art, known for its quick action and powerful impact, particularly effective against fire-element cultivation methods.

However, it requires a large amount of Origin Power, and prolonged use could potentially damage the meridians.] ‘Exchange it!’ [Ding!

You’ve successfully exchanged the ‘Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art’ for 2,300 Villain Value points!] After the system notification, a pure, snow-white jade slip appeared in front of Jiang Chen.

He grasped it, feeling a cold sensation as if he were holding ice.

As he focused his divine sense into it, the intricate details of the secret art’s teachings unfolded before his eyes, each aspect crystal clear.

‘I need to master this as quickly as possible,’ Jiang Chen thought, holding the jade slip tightly.

‘In addition to this secret art, I still haven’t mastered the Wind Void Steps Manual.’ ‘It’s just the endless opportunities of the Son of Heavenly Fate leaving me with little time to practice my martial skills and secret arts,’ he reflected.

Then, after taking a pill to calm his mind and steady his breathing, he began studying the Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art.

Time passed steadily.

The Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art turned out to be a secret art Jiang Chen could learn quickly.

In a short time, he had thoroughly studied it and gained many insights.

At that moment, he got word that the observation point for watching Lin Feng was ready.

It was a luxurious, multi-story tea house named Clear Spring Pavilion, owned by the Jiang Clan and temporarily closed under the guise of upcoming renovations.

Jiang Chen briefly put mastering the Cold Sky Frost Brilliance Art aside and discreetly headed to the Clear Spring Pavilion.