I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 124 - 103: This Night, Cyan Yang City is Destined to be Sleepless
Chu Fan nimbly pulled off his face mask and Night Traveler’s Clothes, balling them up and stuffing them into a rat hole in the corner of the wall. He then quickly slipped on a worn, cyan cotton long-robe, reverting to his usual appearance as an ordinary, even somewhat naive-looking, low-level disciple of the Seven Stars Gang.
He patted the dust from his sleeves, took a deep breath of the cold, clear air, and then unhurriedly took a roundabout way back to the Seven Stars Gang.
This night, Cyan Yang City was destined to be sleepless.
The aftershocks from the encroachment on the Blood Saber Sect’s territory had not yet subsided. Now, this sudden, mysterious arrow-message was like a giant boulder crashing into a turbulent undercurrent, instantly setting off a monstrous wave.
Some schemed in the shadows, arrogantly trying to piece together the truth and find opportunities from the brief message.
Others cautiously observed from a distance, hoping to discern the killing intent shrouded in the mist.
Even more people and factions, spurred by greed and unable to restrain themselves, were already eager to enter the fray...
But the instigator, Chu Fan, had returned to his residence at the Seven Stars Gang and started a medicinal bath.
Sitting down in the steaming wooden tub, Chu Fan closed his eyes, feeling a bit weary.
The medicinal bath meant to help him reach the Bone Tempering Realm was not nearly as painful as those he had taken while advancing to the Bone Marrow Forging Realm.
As his body absorbed the medicinal power, he felt only a pleasant soreness and numbness spreading through him.
After rushing about all night with his nerves stretched taut, only now could he finally relax completely.
[Spiritual Essence: 1287]
[Pollution Level: 1/100]
[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Fourth Realm, Bone Tempering 35%]
[Skill: Firewood Splitting Saber Technique (Third Limit Break 3178/10000) (Traits: Saber Swift as Wind, Saber Heavy as a Mountain, Saber Swift as Lightning)]
[Skill: Literacy (First Limit Break (1981/2000) (Traits: Generalize, Gradual Progress)]
[Skill: Twelve Forms Fist (Second Limit Break (2331/4500) (Traits: Vajra Iron Fist, Vajra Iron Leg)]
[Skill: Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber (Great Success) Progress: (1399/1500) (Trait: None)]
[Skill: Running Technique (Second Limit Break 2315/6000) (Traits: Wind under the Feet, Light as a Feather)]
[Skill: Nine Blood Soul Blades (Great Success) Progress: (1459/2000) (Trait: None)]
[Skill: Hundred-step Piercing Willow Arrow Skill (First Limit Break 1495/2000) (Trait: Pursuit)]
[Skill: Moon Eclipse Arrow (Perfection) Progress: (925/1200) (Trait: None)]
[Skill: Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step (Small Success) Progress: (579/600) (Trait: None)]
[Skill: Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand (Perfection) Progress: (1425/1500) (Trait: None)]
[Skill: Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger (Entry-Level) Progress: (29/100) (Trait: None)]
Chu Fan gazed at the panel, pondering to himself. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
’Literacy and Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand are both about to break their limits.’
’But the Fourth Limit Break for the Firewood Splitting Saber Technique is still far out of reach.’
’The first two limit breaks for the Firewood Splitting Saber Technique were the easiest. But for the Third and Fourth Limit Breaks, the time required keeps increasing, and they’ve gotten more difficult.’
Chu Fan had a faint feeling that he had nearly exhausted the potential of the Firewood Splitting Saber Technique.
’Even if I can keep breaking its limits without hitting a bottleneck, it’s hard to say if the time and energy required for the next one will be worth it.’
The main reason he still persisted with the technique was the allure of its future Traits.
The further he progressed, the more difficult and time-consuming the Limit Breaks became, but the resulting Traits were also clearly more powerful.
’The "Saber Swift as Lightning" Trait actually allowed my saber speed in the Bone Marrow Forging Realm to surpass that of someone in the Entering the Realm of Strength!’
’The next one, the Fourth Limit Break, will definitely be stronger than "Saber Swift as Lightning," regardless of whether it’s another speed boost. It’s something to look forward to.’
Chu Fan’s gaze fell upon the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger.
This martial art came from the Blood Saber Sect’s Hall Master, Huayang—the burly man he and Fang Qingqing had killed together in the valley.
Chu Fan had only obtained the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger by using Refinement on Huayang’s scimitar.
From Huayang’s memories, he had seen fragments of the day the Demon Fiend had bathed the Blood Saber Sect in blood.
It was a terrifying Snake Demon.
First, it appeared as a seductive woman, then transformed into a great, white-scaled serpent of formidable strength.
When a group of Blood Saber Sect experts surrounded and tried to kill the Snake Demon, it was Huayang who had injured it using the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger.
But Huayang hadn’t expected the Snake Demon’s entire body to be lethally poisonous; it had nearly crippled his left hand!
After that battle, Huayang took Tang Xiao and others to hide in the valley and recuperate.
In the end, he was killed by the combined efforts of Chu Fan and Fang Qingqing, who had come to steal medicinal herbs.
It felt as if it was all fated, a matter of karma...
The Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger was a vicious and chilling martial art, a unique skill that Huayang had obtained by chance.
It was precisely with this martial art that Huayang became the strongest of the five Hall Masters of the Blood Saber Sect.
’It’s a shame, the guy was just too unlucky.’
’If his left hand hadn’t been injured that day, it’s debatable whether we could have killed him.’
’Then again, if his left hand hadn’t been injured, he probably wouldn’t have been hiding in that valley to begin with.’
Chu Fan’s attention shifted to the Spiritual Essence section.
’Just 213 more points to reach 1500.’
’This is a lot faster than I expected.’
Over the past few days, he had taken medicinal baths, bought Treasure Plants, and eaten Exotic Beast Flesh daily. He had also killed quite a few members of the Blood Saber Sect. He’d used every method he could think of to raise his Spiritual Essence to its current level.
’If I want to get it any faster, the only way is to keep killing.’
Chu Fan took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, and began to circulate his Qi Blood, frantically absorbing the medicinal power.
Breaking through to the Bone Tempering Realm required one to seep their Qi Blood into the very marrow, deep within the bones. This would reform the skeleton from its roots and complete a profound transformation of the physical body.
Qi Blood enters the marrow, forging bones to steel.
Afterward, one also had to condense at least eighteen wisps of Qi Blood Power, making one’s Qi Blood flow like a dragon.
The cultivation Method for breaking into the Bone Tempering Realm involved more than just unique medicinal baths and daily Bone Tempering Pills. It also required vibrating the skeleton through high-frequency oscillations and heavy-impact strikes, all while simultaneously nourishing and repairing the damage with Qi Blood.
