Chapter 958 - 428: Song of Drink and Mystery, Treasure Bow Obtained, Perfect Form! (Part 2)

Chapter 958: Chapter 428: Song of Drink and Mystery, Treasure Bow Obtained, Perfect Form! (Part 2)

Drained one bowl, then drank another. Occasionally, the two clinked their bowls, occasionally gasping from the strength of the liquor, or cursing each other for the forceful clink that spilled the wine. This half-jar of fragrant liquor had cost several hundred taels of silver.

Li Xian felt a deep pang.

The aroma of the wine spread everywhere and was quickly drunk. The old wine master staggered, his nose redder than ever, mumbling an obscure tune, and zigzagged away. Li Xian couldn’t help but laugh, but as he was about to stand up, he suddenly felt the wine surging through his body, barely managing to get up before the world began spinning and he fell backward.

Li Xian cried out in wonder, adjusted and rested, then leaped to his feet. But after taking two or three steps, he tilted to one side again. The wine’s qi, essence, and momentum did not dissipate from within.

Li Xian pondered for a moment, suddenly recalling the tune the "old wine master" had sung. The melody still lingered in his ears, and following its rhythm, he softly hummed while attempting to walk.

Indeed, he did not fall again, and his blood boiled, his mind became sharper, his spirit better, his mood more agile, and even his sense of touch became different, strengthened by several degrees. Li Xian just felt light and airy, dragged by the momentum of the wine, and a gust of wind could make him float away.

Li Xian exclaimed in astonishment, quickly returned to the house, and after some time, the wine’s essence and momentum entirely dissipated. He returned to his normal state and thought: "That old wine master is certainly no ordinary person, for he must have unique skills. The ’tune’ he sang earlier, though I don’t know its effect, felt extraordinary while humming it; it likely hides deep secrets. The old wine master sang it in front of me, possibly because he was happy to share some benefit intentionally, or perhaps unintentionally passed it on, and I noticed and learned it incidentally? The sensation was truly unique, not knowing if it can be repeated."

Immediately, he borrowed a jar of wine from a neighbor, unsealed it, drank a few mouthfuls, and recited the "tune." The tune was short, sung with great vigor, and the momentum of the wine had a slight effect, causing the blood to gradually boil and the essence spreading through his body, though far less than before. Li Xian couldn’t figure out the mystery within, so he silently memorized the "tune."

He thought: "With this tune, if I sing while drinking during combat, it would surely help, enhancing momentum, increasing qi power, focusing the mind, thus allowing me to exert my full strength."

Li Xian took a deep breath, fastened the door, and circled Shepherd Jujube Residence. At the eaves, southeast corner, and jujube tree, each spot held a strand of hair. Li Xian recently caught criminals and gained fame but also offended many people. Therefore, he was cautious and vigilant, fearing hidden dangers, using "five strands" of hair for tracking and catching criminals, often needing to pluck strands to eavesdrop, hence leaving only three strands to guard the residence.

Sometimes, situations exceeded the number of five. When hair in the residence wilted and a foe sneaked in, it might go unnoticed. Although the "hair strands" serve as "extended senses," they are like his "peripheral vision." If not paying close attention, situations would pass quickly and be easily overlooked.

Seeing no disturbance inside, Li Xian removed his mask and calmed his thoughts.

He took up the dragon spear and began to hone martial arts. Swift Wind Resilient Grass, Ghost Demon Playing Water... the spears’ momentum swept out, the jujube tree rustled and swayed, and Li Xian tilted the spear, the spear tip cutting through the air, emitting a sharp sound akin to a ghost’s lament.

From this point, ghostly aura filled the courtyard, candles flickered unsettlingly, adding to the eerie atmosphere. Li Xian restrained the spear’s momentum, knowing that continuing with the Broken Demon Spear would surely shock the neighbors. He only refined the spear moves and did not delve into the inner martial theory.

The ghostly wail gradually faded, leaving only the incredibly refined spear technique. Spear lights continuously pointed, his body flashed, indulging with pleasure. Thus, after exhausting the spear momentum, with Shepherd Jujube Residence shrouded in dark clouds, he immediately pinched and flicked out a golden light.

Golden lights flickered frequently, shadows crisscrossed. Finger-Flashing Golden Light included: Glowing Darting Shadows, Golden Light Flicker, Fierce Light Finger Flick, Vertically Horizontal Strikes, Dazzling Light Captivating... though there were many moves, they adhered to the same principle; it ultimately varied ways of dexterously using finger-bound golden light.

Soon the yin qi dissipated.

Throughout the entire day without rest, various martial arts greatly improved.

[Finger-Flashing Golden Light]

[Skill Level: 235/35000 Perfection]

[Description: You diligently cultivate martial arts, combining the ’Merging with Heaven and Earth’ aspect of the ’Five Viscera Avoiding Dross and Gathering Yang Scripture,’ realizing the ’Light Pinching’ trait. When pinching and flicking golden light, before leaving your fingertip, you can pinch and mold the golden light into shapes, be it needle, round, blunt, or sharp.]

Li Xian pinched and flicked golden light faster, with greater power. At his fingertips, the golden light was like soft mud, allowing him to pinch and mold at will, quite playful. When molded into a gold needle, it gained penetration; pinched into a flat stone, it bounced off the water surface, like skipping stones, with golden light leaping and bouncing unpredictably on the water.

Li Xian looked at the candle flame. He reached out and pinched, with his fingers lightly rubbing, the flame seemed gathered into his fingers, pinched into a pale golden-red glimmer. Li Xian flung it out swiftly. This was the "carving wall to borrow light" technique of Finger-Flashing Golden Light.

With an understanding of martial arts, martial paths evolved. Finger-Flashing Golden Light could borrow light for shooting, seizing natural brightness with martial evolution, transformed to personal use. Li Xian pointed his finger toward the moon, held for a moment, and at his fingertip appeared milk-white cold light, then flicked it out.

It captured moonlight at his fingertip, shot out silently, serenely, yet contained significant killing power. Li Xian increasingly mastered "Finger-Flashing Golden Light," freely exhibiting its varied transformations, abilities, and extraordinary moves.

[Five Viscera Avoiding Dross and Gathering Yang Scripture · Bone Strengthening Chapter]

[Skill Level: 352/8000]

[Description: You maneuver bone dross, ’Jade Bone’ gradually forms, calmly cultivating with less contention, less pursuit, and naturally at ease you realize the ’Calm Realization’ trait.]

With the Bone Strengthening Chapter practice, Li Xian discovered a great marvel: his bones naturally and effortlessly strengthen! This strengthening is very slow, yet through and through, perfectly aligned with the earth’s principles. Like a three-year-old growing taller and sturdier with age, the logic is similar, yet it’s not about growing taller or stronger, but improving coordination throughout multiple aspects, enhancing strength, agility, by natural consequence.