I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 135 - 105: Nine Blood Soul Blades Perfection, Archery’s Second Limit Break, Slaying Zhou Ye, Slaughtering Long Zhan
’This time, let’s see where you can run!’
He thought to himself as his figure flitted across the tightly packed rooftops, chasing a butterfly and the opportunity to break through to a higher realm.
...
Chu Fan pushed open the wooden door to his courtyard and habitually scanned the area with a vigilant eye.
Everything in the courtyard was as it should be; the jujube and osmanthus trees rustled in the evening wind.
Chu Fan walked over to the stone bench in the courtyard and sat down, his expression serene.
He was well aware of Zhou Ye’s scheme to use the Moon Worship Sect as a borrowed blade.
The Moon Worship Sect operated in secret and was filled with masters; he wanted absolutely nothing to do with them.
Until now, he had only ever been on the defensive and had never taken the initiative to move against the Moon Worship Sect.
It was precisely because he hadn’t wanted to get involved in the danger that he had passed the information about the Moon Worship Sect’s search for a "key" to the various factions within Cyan Yang Ancient City, hoping they would keep the sect in check.
’That idiot, Zhou Ye, actually wants me to track the Moon Worship Sect... Truly laughable.’
He hadn’t gone out at all for the past three nights, instead staying home to cultivate in peace.
After Zhao Hu’s family moved to the Inner City, the residence was empty once more, making it the perfect place for him to practice the Nine Blood Soul Blades and other Martial Arts.
Tonight, he planned to push his Nine Blood Soul Blades to the Realm of Perfection.
[Technique: Nine Blood Soul Blades (Great Success) Progress: (1979/2000) (Trait: None)]
Ever since consuming that half a stalk of wild mountain ginseng from Zhao Tianxing, its immense medicinal power had not only enhanced his qi and blood and toughened his muscles and bones, but had also miraculously neutralized the cold, sinister Evil Qi he absorbed while cultivating the Nine Blood Soul Blades.
Had it been anyone else, absorbing such a vast amount of Evil Qi in a short period would not only have eroded their meridians and bones, but their very consciousness would have been corrupted, driving them to madness.
He thought of Huang Yu, who had cultivated the Nine Blood Soul Blades for many years but had only reached the Small Success stage before being unable to advance further.
It wasn’t because Huang Yu lacked talent, but because he didn’t dare to absorb too much Evil Qi!
But when Chu Fan drew the Evil Qi into his body, although he still felt a pain like a thousand needles piercing him, the lingering medicinal power protected him, sparing him the negative consequences he knew of from Huang Yu’s memories.
On the contrary, each time the Evil Qi entered his body, it felt as though he were using it to temper his own flesh.
As the Evil Qi scoured them, his meridians and bones grew subtly tougher.
The effect was nearly as good as a medicinal bath!
Even so, the amount of Evil Qi required to break through to the Realm of Perfection was immense, and Chu Fan dared not let his guard down for a single moment.
He focused his mind and calmed his breath. With his long saber in hand, he slowly began to execute the stances of the Nine Blood Soul Blades.
As the Sword Momentum unfolded, the temperature in the small courtyard seemed to plummet, and an invisible, chilling presence permeated the air.
Evil Qi from all directions was pulled in, drawn as if to a vortex. It converged frantically on the Chu Family’s Old Mansion before howling and coiling around Chu Fan, drilling through his pores and into his meridians...
Chu Fan was completely focused, paying close attention to the slightest change within his body.
The moment he sensed something was amiss, he would immediately stop absorbing the Evil Qi and expel what he had already taken in!
His meridians stung slightly from the impact of the surging Evil Qi.
But the gentle yet tenacious medicinal energy constantly protected his vital points, transforming the destructive force of the Evil Qi into a power of refinement.
The corrosive sensation he had anticipated—the feeling of his meridians tearing and his bones aching—never materialized.
"Good!"
Reassured, Chu Fan no longer hesitated and completely opened himself up to the influx of Evil Qi.
The long saber in his hand danced faster and faster, its light flashing brilliantly. Blood Evil Qi saturated the air around him, and he appeared to be shrouded in a faint, bloody mist.
An incense stick’s time later...
[Nine Blood Soul Blades Experience Points +4]
[Technique: Nine Blood Soul Blades (Perfection) Progress: (2/2500) (Trait: None)]
The moment his accumulation reached the critical point, a loud BOOM echoed in Chu Fan’s mind. Every stance and every cut from his past training in the Nine Blood Soul Blades, countless details, flashed past like a whirlwind montage.
Misjudgments in his application of force, hesitation in his Step Technique transitions, minuscule errors in the angle of his slashes...
In that instant, a wondrous power perceived, corrected, and compensated for every single one of his past flaws and inadequacies!
An unprecedented sense of complete and profound understanding washed over him.
In that moment, his understanding and mastery of this Sword Technique reached a completely new level!
VMMM!
Chu Fan instinctively slashed out. The long saber instantly turned a blinding crimson, its blade wreathed in Evil Qi!
The Evil Qi and Qi Blood Power within him were both activated. The immense Evil Qi formed a thin, gauze-like mantle of bloody energy over his body, making him look like a blood fiend emerging from the depths of hell. His aura was terrifying!
"The Realm of Perfection is truly something else!"
Chu Fan retracted his saber and stood tall. He felt the power surging within him and the way the long saber felt like a natural extension of his own arm. His heart swelled with exhilaration.
When he had killed Tang Xiao of the Entering the Realm of Strength back in the valley, he had known from the first exchange that his own mastery of the Nine Blood Soul Blades far surpassed his opponent’s.
But because there was a large gap in their Cultivation Realms, his Qi Blood Power was far inferior to Tang Xiao’s...
So, even though his opponent’s leg had been pierced by a Black Kite Arrow, the edge he had with the Nine Blood Soul Blades, combined with his Sword Swift as Lightning Trait, was still not enough to kill him.
In the end, he had to feign his saber being knocked away and rely on the element of surprise, using his Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand and Vajra Iron Fist to finally slay Tang Xiao.
’But now, with my cultivation breakthrough, my Qi Blood Power has greatly increased, and my Nine Blood Soul Blades has reached Perfection. If I were to fight Tang Xiao again under the same circumstances, with his thigh pierced by a Black Kite Arrow, I’m confident I could kill him with the Nine Blood Soul Blades alone!’
The battle between Master Lei of the Iron Armor Sect and Zhou Tianci of the Seven Stars Gang surfaced in Chu Fan’s mind.
Their strength was clearly inferior to Tang Xiao’s.
Their Sword and Saber Techniques couldn’t even compare to his Nine Blood Soul Blades when it was at the Great Success stage.
