Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 735: Rapid Growth

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

In just a month’s time, Heavenly Eye had advanced directly from the Perfect Level to the Great Completion Level.

Progress was remarkably swift, perhaps due to Heavenly Eye’s unchanged fundamental structure, which required him to fill in only the soul part.

In fact, this art of eye cultivation, Heavenly Eye, after assimilating so many techniques in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, had already been evolving towards the direction of exploring the soul.

Given enough time, Chen Fei could even gradually remedy the deficiencies within Heavenly Eye on his own.

In this world, many divine techniques and secrets had all evolved in such a gradual manner.

However, considering Chen Fei’s mere thirty years of cultivation, and the refinement of techniques typically spanning centuries, he simply didn’t have that much time.

Therefore, Chen Fei can only stand on the shoulders of giants, integrating various techniques, and gathering the best from various schools.

Appearing in the midst of the air, Chen Fei emitted a beam of light from his brow, enveloping the front.

In this world of black and white between heaven and earth, in a world composed of points and lines, each node, each line, represented a piece of information.

Even in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, Chen Fei was already able to glean some superficial information from these points and lines.

Among these pieces of information, Chen Fei could actually have delved deeper, but it would have required an immense amount of mental energy, and even then, he might not have achieved satisfactory results.

This was akin to insufficient computing power, where one needed to stack hardware to compute higher-level things.

Now, with the inadequacy in Heavenly Eye’s spiritual aspect, when Chen Fei examined the information within these points and lines again, the amount of information instantly increased several times over.

Lowering his head, Chen Fei tried to capture the information on his own body, but it was unclear, as there was a layer of light blocking it, instinctively protecting his soul.

If Chen Fei had tried to break through this barrier, it would definitely have attracted the attention of the original owner, and there would have been no guarantee he could have even broken through.

Continuing to examine the broader range of information from the points and lines around him, Chen Fei gradually deduced the feedback from the time he had spent nearby.

As for how long he had been there and where he had gone before arriving here, due to the instinctive blockade of the soul, he could not have obtained precise information.

After a moment, Chen Fei withdrew the beam of light from his brow.

The consumption of Heavenly Eye was not great, even if Chen Fei had kept it activated for a long time, it wouldn’t have had any impact.

As for the effectiveness, it was definitely much stronger than before fusion. For tracking information related to the Mountain Sea Realm, the improvement was significant.

If Chen Fei disregarded whether he would be noticed by others and directly increased the investment of spiritual power, he could still obtain relatively complete information.

“Searching for human information is not easy, but just exploring information about spiritual materials is still very useful.”

Chen Fei’s gaze shifted. Having only refined a Soul Pursuit Technique, Heavenly Eye naturally hadn’t reached perfection yet. However, at the very least, it was already useful in daily assistance and even in battle.

In the next moment, Chen Fei relocated back into the mountainside and took out the Heavenly Rain Flower.

In this month of secluded cultivation, Chen Fei’s growth in all aspects had been tremendous. Compared to other practitioners in the Mountain Sea Realm, it was difficult to describe the pace of Chen Fei’s current cultivation progress.

With Heavenly Eye at the Great Completion Level and Chen Fei’s innate talent, the Domain Suppression, also at the Great Completion Level, his progress was remarkable.

Thanks to the Suppressing Dragon Elephant, Chen Fei’s ability to withstand pressure was stronger than that of an average practitioner in the Mountain Sea Realm. With a thirty percent reduction in damage, it was almost impossible for early-stage practitioners in the Mountain Sea Realm to break through Chen Fei’s limits.

Chen Fei had yet to truly encounter a Sacred Land Prodigy. Currently, he couldn’t come to a conclusion, as the techniques of the Scared Land were unparalleled in their mystique, making it difficult to predict any special changes.

However, Chen Fei’s own strength was constantly growing. Now that he had only condensed one Divine Palace, with the continuous increase in Divine Palaces and the advancement of his foundational realm, other aspects of his growth would naturally follow suit.

By then, among other early-stage practitioners in the Mountain Sea Realm who also possessed three Divine Palaces, Chen Fei truly didn’t believe that anyone could surpass his limits, even with middle-grade spiritual treasures.

Unless the opponent directly wielded high-grade spiritual treasures, or even top-grade ones.

If that were the case, Chen Fei would have nothing to say.

Moreover, there was a huge variable that Chen Fei had yet to account for, and that was the breakthrough growth of his talent.

Currently, the Domain Suppression talent had reached the Great Completion Level, but its power was still breaking through as Chen Fei continued his cultivation of the Suppressing Dragon Elephant.

The effects of breaking through weren’t yet apparent, but with the Suppressing Dragon Elephant reaching the Great Completion Level in the future, perhaps the damage reduction effect of the Domain Suppression could reach forty percent, or even more?

A beam of light radiated from Chen Fei’s brow, enveloping the Heavenly Rain Flower in his hand.

After a moment, a hint of smile appeared on Chen Fei’s face. Many of the blurry aspects he had seen in the Heavenly Rain Flower before had now become clear.

All the various characteristics of the Heavenly Rain Flower were now apparent.

“When combined with other spiritual materials and taken together, it can better stimulate the medicinal power of the Heavenly Rain Flower.”

Chen Fei glanced at the spiritual materials inside the Qianyuan Sword, noticing that several were still missing.

The missing ones were all Fourth-Tier spiritual materials, expensive, but not to the extent of being extremely rare.

Three hundred miles away, there was a city, but there were no practitioners from the Mountain Sea Realm in that city. It was just an ordinary small city, so there might be Fourth-Tier spiritual materials available, but probably in scarce quantities.

To buy the spiritual materials he needed, returning to the Flowing City in the Corpse Cliff Mountain was an option, but Chen Fei immediately ruled it out.

Just after obtaining the Heavenly Rain Flower from the Corpse Cliff Mountain, returning to the Flowing City specifically to use it would not only be walking into the lion’s den but also asking for trouble.

If not the Flowing City, then the only option was to go to Xianglan City five thousand miles away, which was a relatively decent large city nearby.

Chen Fei moved out from the mountainside, and a sword shadow appeared, completely enveloping his body, then turning into a stream of light and disappearing.

For ordinary people, traversing five thousand miles would require crossing mountains and valleys, but for practitioners in the Mountain Sea Realm, even if they were just casually traveling, they could quickly arrive.

In mid-air, Chen Fei flew while sorting through all the knowledge he had acquired.

Now that both his talents, Domain Suppression, and Heavenly Eye, were already cultivated, while the cultivation of the Suppressing Dragon Elephant was a long-term endeavor, still ongoing but essential, Chen Fei could still choose two more techniques to practice.

Apart from the Suppressing Dragon Elephant, Chen Fei still had three techniques that hadn’t reached their peak.

The Profound Demon Sword, needless to say, hadn’t even reached the Perfection Level yet, which was somewhat lagging behind. Moreover, if he wanted to break through to higher realms without encountering bottlenecks in the future, this primary technique would need substantial improvement.

That left him with the choice between the Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword and the Bloodline Origin Shadow Technique.

The Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword, which cultivated the Xuanyuan Sword, not only demonstrated immediate results in soul attacks but also proved effective in resisting similar attacks.

The Saint Yan Sect had its One-Armed Hades Three Kowtows, and even among other top sects or even the Scared Land, such techniques shouldn’t be scarce, considering that the cultivation of the soul itself was a crucial part of the Mountain Sea Realm.

So practicing the Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword was definitely a good choice.

But the Bloodline Origin Shadow Technique, if cultivated to the Great Completion Level, could potentially have achieved the status of a Mountain Sea Realm clone.

The combat power of a practitioner in the Mountain Sea Realm, in any case, was not something to be easily ignored, especially considering that Chen Fei’s clone, apart from not cultivating pure body-refining techniques like the Suppressing Dragon Elephant, was proficient in all other techniques.

With Chen Fei’s future improvement in the Profound Demon Sword, the combat power of the clone would have continued to grow.

Moreover, due to the fusion technique, the clone was closely connected to Chen Fei and could even share damage with him in critical moments.

If there was indeed someone who could have broken through Chen Fei’s talent of Domain Suppression and pushed his pressure limit to its extreme, then the clone would have proven to be extremely useful.

It was a bit difficult to choose.

Chen Fei furrowed his brow slightly. All the techniques were important, but unfortunately, he could only choose one more.

“The Suppressing Dragon Elephant could also protect the mind and soul, and the Bloodline Origin Shadow Technique had already reached the Perfection Level before, so compared to the Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword, it could have formed combat power more quickly!”

Chen Fei’s thoughts turned, and he ultimately chose the Bloodline Origin Shadow Technique. In this world, you never knew when danger would strike, so forming combat power more quickly was the key.

Over an hour later, Chen Fei landed outside Xianglan City.

Just as he was about to enter the city, Chen Fei’s brow twitched slightly. There were actually two late-stage practitioners of the Mountain Sea Realm inside the city.

One was Qiu Zesheng from the Saint Yan Sect, who had come to the Corpse Cliff Mountain because of Xing Xinyang’s death. Chen Fei never thought he would encounter him here.

The other was also somewhat familiar, having been present during the skirmish for the Heavenly Rain Flower that day— Xu Jinglun.

Chen Fei’s expression returned to calm as he leisurely walked into the city.

He went directly to the largest shops in the city, purchasing the several Fourth- Tier spiritual materials while engaging in idle conversation with the shopkeepers.

The outcome of the skirmish over the Heavenly Rain Flower more than a month ago was already clear. However, Chen Fei had been in the wilderness all this time and had no way of knowing.

That half of the Heavenly Rain Flower was ultimately snatched by the combined efforts of Qiu Zesheng and Xu Jinglun. Being acquainted and joining forces, they were naturally stronger than the others.

In reality, the strongest presence at the scene that day was the Fourth-Tier Evil King.

However, whether human or demon, there was an inherent aversion to the eerie, so despite the Evil King being the strongest, it was the first to be eliminated.

As for how Qiu Zesheng and Xu Jinglun divided the Heavenly Rain Flower after seizing it, outsiders had no way of knowing. However, Xu Jinglun deliberately stayed in the Corpse Cliff Mountain for over a month to help Qiu Zesheng find the person who killed Xing Xinyang.

However, the matter ultimately ended in vain, and Qiu Zesheng also left the Corpse Cliff Mountain.

Chen Fei’s gaze fluctuated. Buying only those specific types of spiritual materials in the shop might raise suspicion, so he decided to buy additional spiritual materials and pills.

It took hundreds of high-grade elemental stones to complete this purchase.

Chen Fei didn’t rush to leave either. He stayed overnight in Xianglan City and only flew out early the next morning.

Chen Fei was somewhat curious about why Qiu Zesheng and Xu Jinglun stayed in Xianglan City, but he didn’t linger in the city out of that curiosity.

For situations that required the joint action of two late-stage practitioners in the Mountain Sea Realm, Chen Fei felt somewhat inadequate to join them now.

Perhaps the two of them were indeed rushing to a significant opportunity, but lacking in strength to forcibly push ahead, they might end up regretting it in the end.

For Chen Fei now, it was more important to swallow the Heavenly Rain Flower and condense the second Divine Palace.

To avoid trouble, Chen Fei moved seven thousand miles away from Xianglan City.

After scanning the surroundings with Heavenly Eye and not finding any other issues, Chen Fei moved into the mountainside and began to prepare to swallow the Heavenly Rain Flower.