Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1650 - 1687: The Greatest Opportunity
Therefore, Ding Fan did not dare to be careless in the slightest and regarded this "Basic Martial Arts" with awe. Ding Fan knew that this "Basic Martial Arts" was the life’s work of the village chief, a powerful figure, and it was also the inheritance of the village chief. How could Ding Fan be negligent, even though he knew there were no unfinished matters in the final words of the village chief? However, Ding Fan could understand the village chief’s last wish was simply for these martial arts to continue to shine in the world and help those in need.
Ding Fan knew the village chief possessed an exceptionally large heart. Therefore, Ding Fan also hoped he could fully master the inheritance of the village chief, not just to increase his own strength, but also to fulfill the village chief’s last broad-minded wish. Furthermore, Ding Fan believed that for the village chief to become a prominent figure among the strong in their era, it required more than just talent in cultivation. Ding Fan believed that the village chief’s achievements were inseparable from his broad-mindedness.
Therefore, Ding Fan wanted to learn not just the village chief’s martial arts inheritance from him, but also hoped to possess the same broad-mindedness as the village chief. Only in this way could he go further. Ding Fan greatly admired the village chief’s actions and believed that perhaps only by doing so could one’s life be considered more complete.
Naturally, Ding Fan did not want his life to have any regrets, so Ding Fan needed to learn from the village chief.
Then, Ding Fan began to read this "Basic Martial Arts" word by word, but before fully immersing himself in "Basic Martial Arts," he still checked the surroundings of this Sword Washing Pool. Although at this time, the Sword Washing Pool was temporarily very safe, Ding Fan still felt somewhat unsettled.
Even though Ding Fan had previously set up some high-level Seven Stars Array Formation around the Sword Washing Pool, he was still not quite at ease. After all, this place was not the Cultivation World, but the Xuantian Secret Realm. Ding Fan had already experienced the dangers here many times before. Therefore, he knew the peril within—any one of which could not be inexistent by people like them.
Although Guo Linn and Ah Du had already entered their cultivation state early, Ding Fan was still not at ease. Even with some formations set up, he still felt worried. Ding Fan always felt something was off, especially as he looked at the quiet surroundings and the unusually rich spiritual energy. While seemingly an incredibly rare and excellent place for cultivation, Ding Fan still felt that obtaining all this had been somewhat too smooth.
Ding Fan knew that although slaying that Guardian Yuan Beast was not easy, he also realized that compared to ordinary Yuan Beasts, this Guardian Beast was not ordinary. After all, the Guardian Beast had been left by the owner of the Sword Washing Pool, the village chief, who was a strong man who lived nearly a thousand years. How could his Guardian Beast be so easily slain by someone like Ding Fan? He still found it hard to believe.
After all, it seemed a bit unreliable—Ding Fan believed there might still be some issues within, but he couldn’t determine what specifically. Yet, Ding Fan simply didn’t believe that a Guardian Yuan Beast of a nearly thousand-year-old strong man could be something he could handle.
Ding Fan thought this was impossible—unless the Guardian Yuan Beast he killed before was not the real Guardian Beast of this Sword Washing Pool, but he could no longer know these things. Although Ding Fan was the only one among the three who heard the village chief’s will and inheritance, there was no mention of the Guardian Beast. Thus, he also had no way to verify the situation regarding the Guardian Beast.
So, after inspecting the formations he set up, Ding Fan decided not to think about it too much.
After all, the spiritual energy of the Sword Washing Pool here was extraordinarily rich, even a few times more than that of the outside or the Cultivation World. Therefore, Ding Fan didn’t want to waste time and decided to seize the time to cultivate. Since he couldn’t discern any danger for the moment, he might as well focus on his cultivation for now.
After all, be it the cultivation environment or the inheritance from the village chief, these were extremely precious and rare to him. Moreover, Ding Fan knew that wherever there might still be dangers within the Sword Washing Pool, only by continually enhancing his strength could he better face the unknown dangers, thus increasing his chances of survival.
Therefore, Ding Fan quickly settled into immersing himself in the "Basic Martial Arts."
The first few pages of this "Basic Martial Arts" were about the mentality and methods of cultivation for those who obtained this inheritance in the future. After carefully reading it, Ding Fan found that the requirements of the village chief were almost in line with his thoughts. The village chief also required future generations not to rush to seek success while practicing this "Basic Martial Arts," but to steadily cultivate and learn step by step.
From the words of the village chief, Ding Fan could see the benevolent heart. He also required future generations who inherit his legacy to maintain a benevolent heart. Ding Fan knew that the village chief did not wish for his inheritance to fall into the hands of despicable people. The village chief also knew that all of this was impossible; Ding Fan could discern the village chief’s confidence about this from "Basic Martial Arts."
Ding Fan was curious at first but remembered the village chief’s previous will, knowing this was probably also a result of the village chief’s divination. Although it was merely Ding Fan’s guess, he admired the village chief’s proficiency in divination.
Although Ding Fan didn’t know whether the divination was a specialty of the village chief or if he sought friends for it, he believed that since the village chief had survived nearly a thousand years, even if he learned divination from friends, the village chief must have known something about it. After all, living nearly a thousand years, there couldn’t be something the village chief wasn’t knowledgeable or skilled in—this was evidently impossible.
Ding Fan was very curious, and couldn’t help but flip a few pages back in "Basic Martial Arts." Sure enough, at the back of this martial art book, there were words recorded by the village chief about the divination technique. However, to Ding Fan’s dismay, although the divination technique was recorded, there were only a few words:
"The secrets of heaven must not be divulged."
This left Ding Fan feeling a bit helpless. It seemed that learning this divination technique was not an easy task. Ding Fan also knew that such things probably couldn’t be learned by ordinary people; only those who were extremely special could learn it. After all, this sort of thing is quite mysterious.
Ding Fan then turned the martial arts book back to the previous pages. He was merely curious about the divination technique. Since he couldn’t obtain this kind of inheritance, Ding Fan wouldn’t force it. After all, as a cultivator of Spiritual Cultivation, he could control his own destiny.
Quickly, Ding Fan refocused his mind and began to learn this "Basic Martial Arts" bit by bit.
Ding Fan read without missing a word, looking at the training notes left by the village chief and the mindset required for cultivation. Then he began to study the formal part of this martial art book, and the first section of the formal part was about "Sword Drawing Technique." Ding Fan could tell that, although his martial arts book was the most precious among those of Guo Linn, Ah Du, and himself, the village chief valued the other two martial arts very much too.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have placed this "Sword Drawing Technique" as the first item in his inheritance.
Looking at the name "Sword Drawing Technique," Ding Fan felt a bit sentimental. What seemed to be the most inconspicuous martial art was actually the village chief’s legacy. Moreover, this inconspicuous martial art book already contained all the martial arts of Guo Linn and Ah Du.
In fact, Ding Fan could see that this "Basic Martial Arts" not only contained the entire "Sword Drawing Technique" and "Sorcery," but it also included the village chief’s explanations and insights, which were very important for learning these two martial arts. Ding Fan believed that this time, his journey to the Xuantian Secret Realm would yield the greatest harvest.
Immediately, Ding Fan began to practice the "Sword Drawing Technique" recorded in "Basic Martial Arts" seriously. After studying the "Sword Drawing Technique," Ding Fan took out his flying sword and began to practice the sword techniques recorded in the martial arts book. Only then did Ding Fan realize that the "Sword Drawing Technique" was indeed not an ordinary sword technique.
At the very least, this "Sword Drawing Technique" was definitely no worse than his "Wind-like Sword Technique." Ding Fan knew that his "Wind-like Sword Technique" was also a very good sword technique, but compared to the "Sword Drawing Technique," although neither could be deemed superior or inferior, they were following two different paths.
His "Wind-like Sword Technique" consisted of many techniques that were about countering when attacked, whereas the "Sword Drawing Technique" emphasized striking first. Just like the name suggests, unsheathing the sword was a killing move. Like the "Wind-like Sword Technique," it gave an element of surprise, which was very important in battle.
Ding Fan knew that in the end, all martial arts in the world boiled down to two words: speed and surprise. Only speed could break defenses, and only surprise could create killing moves and catch the enemy off guard!
Then, Ding Fan began to practice the "Sword Drawing Technique" according to the records in the martial arts book. There were many personal notes from the village chief on this sword technique, which was a blessing for Ding Fan, as it was like having a teacher always guiding his swordsmanship practice. Ding Fan believed that such training would progress much faster than Ah Du’s solo practice!
After all, there were things in this sword technique that required the cultivator’s own comprehension. But Ding Fan, with the village chief’s explanations and commentary in this "Basic Martial Arts," perceived the true insight of this sword technique much quicker than other cultivators.
Moreover, Ding Fan was deeply impressed because the village chief mentioned in the notes on the Sword Drawing Technique that the original technique had many incomplete parts. These flaws were already present when the village chief acquired the "Sword Drawing Technique," but Ding Fan’s version had been completed by the village chief, greatly enhancing its power!
Ding Fan had a strong learning ability and was talented in martial arts; even ordinary martial arts could be quickly mastered by him. He could attempt to complete incomplete martial arts on his own, but that simply took some time. As Ding Fan looked at the parts where the village chief had supplemented the "Sword Drawing Technique," he couldn’t help but feel profound respect for the village chief’s martial arts talent. From what Ding Fan saw, the village chief’s completed version of the "Sword Drawing Technique" was much better than the original.
