Chapter 528 - 236: Riding the Wind to Comprehend Martial Arts

Chapter 528: Chapter 236: Riding the Wind to Comprehend Martial Arts

Combined with her soft, sweet voice, she truly inspired a feeling of tender pity.

Fang Shuwen, however, remained expressionless. He gave up the bed, found a random spot to sit, and silently cultivated the Nine Qi Divine Technique.

This Divine Technique was truly difficult to cultivate. From the very beginning of his trip to the Northern Domain, he had possessed four times the normal Talent, yet after all this time, he had only barely managed to reach the Seventh Layer.

After losing that boon, progress became even more arduous.

Now that he had a fivefold Talent enhancement, he naturally had to cultivate with haste, unwilling to waste a single moment.

In addition to this, Fang Shuwen was also cultivating the five techniques he had obtained from Night Rain Tower.

However, after re-examining these five techniques, Fang Shuwen had discovered a problem.

The first four techniques were fine, but when it came to the Knowing Destiny Technique, the manual’s contents became somewhat ethereal.

Much of the content was metaphysical, making it difficult to grasp the key points. With its theories lacking any concrete application, he didn’t dare cultivate it rashly.

Forcibly cultivating with only a partial understanding was a terrifying prospect.

The slightest carelessness could lead to Qi deviation.

Therefore, when he gave the five techniques to Yu Yaoguang and Miao Feichan, he had warned them that the Knowing Destiny Technique could not be cultivated for the time being, while the other four were fine.

Now, with his fivefold comprehension enhancement, he could faintly grasp some key elements from those metaphysical descriptions.

But even so, Fang Shuwen still wouldn’t dare claim that he could completely fathom this technique.

To achieve complete understanding would still require time.

The night passed without incident, and morning arrived in the blink of an eye.

When Fang Shuwen opened his eyes, he saw Luo Shuqing sleeping soundly.

Without disturbing the young woman, Fang Shuwen left the room.

Upon reaching the deck, he saw that the black-clad leader was still kneeling there...

After a night exposed to the elements, he looked utterly wretched.

His acupoints had been sealed by Fang Shuwen, he had been subjected to the torment of A Line, and he had been left out on the deck all night.

Even for an expert, this ordeal was proving too much to bear.

After all, the man had been right about one thing: even experts were made of flesh and blood. They still needed to eat, drink, and relieve themselves. His Martial Arts were far from the level where he could endure all this and remain unfazed.

However, a glance at Zuo Xuan and Zuo Hong revealed that they also looked drained.

Steering the boat all night had been mentally and physically exhausting. Even with their considerable Inner Strength, they were severely depleted.

Just then, Zhou Zhengze emerged from the cabin, and Fang Shuwen asked him,

"Can you cook?"

Zhou Zhengze nodded.

"Yes, but it won’t taste good."

"..."

’He’s too honest.’ Fang Shuwen was momentarily speechless.

"As long as the food is cooked, that’s good enough. Go to the galley and make breakfast for everyone."

Zhou Zhengze immediately said,

"Alright."

With that, he turned and walked away, his steps heavy as if he were embarking on an extremely difficult mission.

A faint sense of unease crept over Fang Shuwen...

After a moment’s thought, he called out another instruction:

"Whatever you do, don’t burn down the galley!"

"Alright."

Zhou Zhengze quickly turned his head to agree before continuing on his way with those same heavy steps.

Watching him go made Fang Shuwen’s skin crawl. After a moment’s thought, he had no choice but to call Zuo Xuan and Zuo Hong over.

"You two rest for a while. Zuo Hong... go take a look in the galley. I was going to have Zhou Zhengze cook, but I just have a bad feeling about it.

"I’m afraid I have to trouble you. But since you’ve also been up all night, just keep an eye on him. You don’t need to do the work yourself."

"Alright."

Zuo Hong replied crisply and headed for the galley.

Zuo Xuan, meanwhile, let out a slow breath. Seeing the sails were furled, he walked over and dropped the anchor, bringing the boat to a temporary halt.

After giving Fang Shuwen a nod, he went to one end of the deck, sat down cross-legged, and began his Qi Circulation.

Fang Shuwen also stretched his arms and legs on the deck.

On the ship, however, he couldn’t really practice any of his Martial Arts techniques.

Most of his Martial Arts were devastatingly powerful. Take the Great Black Heaven God Palm, for instance. ’If I were to perform a set of its techniques on this deck... this boat would probably be destroyed.’

Not to mention the Sea-Shaking Divine Fist, a Martial Art where every technique was designed to destroy ships and kill everyone aboard. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

He was tempted to try it, to unleash this Martial Art at sea and see what kind of waves it would stir up.

’But practicing it is out of the question... I’m afraid that if I used a single Hammer Sea Shocking Heaven, our entire group would be left clinging to broken planks, keeping the sharks company.’

In the end, he had to settle for a set of the Great Demon Subduing Fist and the Nine Yin Divine Claw, just to loosen up his muscles and bones.

When the system had given him these Martial Arts, they were already at the Great Perfection stage.

There was nothing left to master, so to put it bluntly, he was just reviewing what he already knew.

Just as he was casually going through the motions, he heard a sharp shout from Daoist Wuyi:

"Take this!"

He turned his head to see the old Daoist’s fist already right in front of him.

The Daoist was a man who practiced what he preached. When he said he wasn’t convinced, he truly wasn’t—he had even launched a sneak attack out of the blue.

The result, naturally, was that Fang Shuwen pinned him to the deck within a single move, rendering him immobile.

In truth, he hadn’t been this useless when they first fought yesterday.

It was just that he had already revealed all his moves to Fang Shuwen. Fang Shuwen’s current fivefold comprehension was simply too astonishing. Aided by the Observing Traces Technique, he could now see the flaws in the Daoist’s techniques with crystal clarity after just one viewing, even if he couldn’t learn them directly.

Even if Daoist Wuyi was a genius and a future legend of the Jianghu, fighting Fang Shuwen at this moment was simply asking for trouble.

Daoist Wuyi had realized this as well.

Upon this realization, not only was he not upset, but he was actually overjoyed.

After Fang Shuwen let him go, he charged forward again.