Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 988 - 506: Nine Years Later (Part 2)
So Chen Xuantian packed the remaining meat and fruits, pinched his fingers to calculate his chances, and then used Qinggong, his feet moving quickly, producing gusts of wind, stepping on pine branches to hurry out of the mountain.
To be honest, although this skill was trash, it was quite good for traveling; running generated gusts of wind, flying with Qi Manipulation, advancing through the sky, with feet never having to touch the ground.
Previously, Tie Dan and Peng Ju had a deadly fight, and Chen Xuantian was curious about how that guy practiced his breathing skill, how could his Qi be so abundant, chopping down a whole city yet still fighting for so long. Until now, he realized that it wasn’t a breathing skill, but rather Qi Manipulation skill.
In short, the basic technique of Qi Manipulation involves recalling the Qi that was expelled for reuse. And the trick Peng Ju used at the time was first employing the Sword Control Skill to channel all his power into Qi; this way, not only could the sword split across miles with astonishing power, but it also set the battlefield, flooding all of Jiangdu with his manipulable Qi. During battle, he could effortlessly employ tunneling, Sword Control, and Qi Explotion, executing devastating combo moves like the Eight Swords without any charge time or pre-skill buildup.
This Crane Cry Nine Heavens Divine Skill, in a sense, was particularly suitable for training in Qi Manipulation techniques.
This skill originally was just a variant of Crane Form Boxing, with Vigorous Qi or Gang Fist in the mix, and what was called Qinggong enhancement, was in fact expelling Qi from certain meridians and Qi acupoints, providing speed boosts to the feet while also recalling it, thus iterating the cycle, greatly increasing speed and range.
During combat, one could attach trained Vigorous Qi to fists, palms, and toes to enhance combat strength or use it to protect vital organs as defense.
Now after Chen Xuantian’s improvement, borrowing the Qingtang Sect’s unique Protective Qi-gong, the current Crane Cry Nine Heavens Divine Skill Note can expel Qi in cycles from Qi acupoints all over the body, wrapping the whole body in a Qi Cocoon, as if covered in a layer of feathers, not only providing full-body protection and enhancement but also allowing Qi Feathers to be emitted like Qi Swords, compensating for the imperfections of his youthful Taoist Body and insufficient arm strength.
With the realm power cultivation enhancement, the overall enhancement in attack, defense, speed, and range by this skill would further increase, virtually eliminating any weaknesses, making it usable.
Yet Chen Xuantian still felt it wasn’t safe enough. He planned to switch to training in Yuqing Flawless Skill after Core Formation, adding another layer of invincible defense to feel at ease.
No choice, after all, he had seen the world, knowing how formidable people in Taiji Heaven were. They could flip the world upside down, twist the Qiankun; killing tens of thousands was just talk. Even the remarkable Tie Dan, the main protagonist blessed by the Heavenly Dao, was constantly stunted and frustrated, let alone a traversing passerby without cheats like himself?
Cowardly or not, one’s life matters, better to remain cautious and avoid risks...
Thus, flying while eating, hurrying nonstop along his journey; when Chen Xuantian finished his snacks, he had flown out of the forest, spotting a vast expanse of water in the distance.
North to the Han River, south to the Li River, endless blue waves, Yun Meng’s homeland.
Yes, the Central Plains were too dangerous, filled with corporations and Demon Sect, the water was extremely deep. The Western regions weren’t ideal either, calculating the timing, soon Divine Sect and Mystic Sect would be clashing, the Nine Great Sect Leaders alongside Ten Extremes Venerable, occasionally battling fiercely, a single Ten Extremes could wreak havoc, how could one survive?
Chen Xuantian acknowledged it, he was indeed one to bully the weak and fear the strong, greedy for life fearing death—fine, so he’d head south to level up. With numerous demon nests in Yunmeng Swamp, opportunities abound, clearing out resource points on this map could easily lead to Divine Ascension.
At the moment, he clapped his hands, casually calculated a direction, broke off a bamboo rod to carry, tapped into Qinggong, spreading his arms wide, toes pointed, resembling an agile fat bird, a stuffed pelican, gliding across the lake surface...
"Boom!" "Splash!"
Hmm? Demon Qi? Plot so soon? Could it be a trap...
Chen Xuantian was startled by the sound, first throwing the bamboo rod onto the water surface, landing on a branch to divine, no bad omen was found, so he circled towards the distant mix of dark clouds and splashing water, where demon Qi soared high, clearly a place disturbed by some evil presence.
Hmm, it’s not humans, but two monsters fighting, a Tuo was battling a Ran Yi. Everyone knows of Tuo, a crocodile. Ran Yi is less common, snake-headed fish with six legs, probably extinct in Chen Xuantian’s hometown.
These two aquatic mutated beasts were demon beasts of similar size, over four zhang long, with iron scales and muscles, tearing and biting, death rolling, wreaking havoc, blood winds, torrential waves, causing the lake water to surge, the bamboo rod under Chen Xuantian’s feet undulated, even wetting his leather shoes. Literal leather shoes indeed...
"Boom boom boom!" "Roar roar roar!"
Since the two monsters were gleefully fighting to the death, Chen Xuantian certainly wouldn’t intervene to ruin the fun. He squatted on the bamboo rod, observing from afar, while controlling his breathing, replenishing Qi, using Divine Sense to scan the surroundings, confirming underwater terrain, escape routes, preparing to be the happy fisherman.
Fortunately, he didn’t immediately get involved, as a quick scan with Divine Sense revealed the complexity of this battle plot.
After all, one should always ask why before asking how.
