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Chapter 572 - 511: The Amazing Summoning

Chapter 572: Chapter 511: The Amazing Summoning

Night fell, and a crescent moon hung askew in the sky, its gentle moonlight pouring down and scattering across the snowy mountains, enveloping them in a silver glow.

With the arrival of night, the temperature atop the snow mountains plummeted. The howling wind bit at one’s face like the cut of a knife, unbearably stinging.

Of course, this was true for ordinary people.

For cultivators, they could create currents of air to surround their bodies, preventing the cold wind from getting close. And those in the Innate Realm could ward off the chill by covering their bodies with Inner Strength, no longer fearing the cold.

Atop the snow mountain, Ye Fan sat cross-legged on an open space, forced to envelop his body in Power to keep the cold at bay.

At noon, after his battle with Xiao Selang, he had left that snow mountain as quickly as possible, flipping over three more snow mountains and still not finding the Snow Lotus King.

When night fell, he stopped his search for the Snow Lotus King, intending to cultivate through the night.

This was the plan he had made before coming to Mount Tian—search for the Snow Lotus King during the day and cultivate at night.

Only—

The thing that differed from the plan was that tonight, he did not engage in Meditation Cultivation but instead was carefully recalling every single detail of his battle with Xiao Selang.

Without a doubt, Xiao Selang was the strongest opponent he had encountered since he began his cultivation.

Especially Xiao Selang’s Heavenly Sword Sixth Form—Wind Sword, which combined speed and strength to near perfection, was extremely difficult to counter.

Remembering Xiao Selang’s Wind Sword, Ye Fan knew very clearly, had it not been for his Magic Cultivation breaking through to the Innate Great Perfection Realm, his mental perception becoming more acute, and the power of his Flying Knife Assassination Technique significantly increasing, he would not have been able to break through it at all.

Of course, besides the Wind Sword, none of Xiao Selang’s other attacks posed a threat to Ye Fan, who had consistently suppressed him in battle, and that was without exerting his full strength!

"The old man was right; although the Flying Knife Assassination is powerful, it still needs to surprise and control the enemy. If it comes to a head-on conflict, its threat significantly diminishes."

After carefully recalling the fight, Ye Fan summarized in his heart, "Moreover, once the opponent breaks free from my Flying Knife Assassination and engages me in close combat, I will undoubtedly be defeated. After all, my movement technique speed and defense can only be considered on par with one at the Innate Great Perfection Realm; I cannot contend with a Martial Artist a Half-step into the Gang Qi Realm, let alone the absolute dominators among those Half-step Gang Qi."

"The most urgent task is to find every possible way to elevate my Martial Arts Cultivation to the Innate Great Perfection Realm. In doing so, whether it’s my speed of movement or defense, I will have a safeguard, and the power of my Martial Arts Attacks will surge, significantly enhancing my combat strength."

Thinking of this, Ye Fan’s brows furrowed tightly together.

At present, he had formed Power Seeds in only 99 of his body’s vital acupoints. To break through his Martial Arts Cultivation to the Innate Great Perfection Realm, he would need to form Power Seeds in the remaining nine vital acupoints!

And without a special opportunity, relying solely on absorbing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi would make it difficult to break through even in one or two years.

"According to ancient texts, like the creation of the Lifespan Extension Pill, defying the heavens and changing fate is also a Forbidden Technique, which will incur Heaven’s Punishment. For others, Heaven’s Punishment is a nightmare, but for me, it’s an opportunity—the crimson Gold Crown can transform the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi gathered by the Heavenly Tribulation into Essence, which I can absorb and refine."

Ye Fan looked up at the vast expanse of sky, filled with a trace of yearning, "If only I could find the Snow Lotus King. In that case, I could attempt to concoct the Lifespan Extension Pill before the Qing bang competition, and there’s a very good chance I could use that opportunity to elevate my Martial Arts Cultivation to the Innate Great Perfection Realm all at once. By then, if I can also perfect the Flying Knife Assassination Technique, I should have a chance at competing for the championship, right?"

"Yes, perfecting the Flying Knife Assassination Technique!"

Ye Fan had a sudden flash of inspiration!

To date, he had abandoned the ’Illusion Technique Stream’ of the Magic Domain, focusing on the ’Manipulation Stream,’ but he had not actually cultivated any techniques related to ’Manipulation Stream,’ relying solely on his Mind Power to control the Knife Assassination.

Once he learns the techniques of the Manipulation Stream, the power of the Flying Knife Assassination will double!

This is similar to a Martial Artist who hasn’t learned any martial arts techniques, relying only on inner strength for attacks, which belong to the most basic form of attack. And once martial arts skills are employed, the combat strength increases significantly, the same principle applies!

Indeed, Ye Fan had long thought of learning the techniques of the ’Manipulation Stream,’ but he did not have any such techniques at hand. He even asked Yan about it, and found out from Yan that the Yanhuang Organization did not possess any Magician Manipulation Stream techniques.

Moreover, according to Yan, it’s very likely that no such Manipulation Stream techniques exist on Earth!

Ye Fan was shocked when he first heard this from Yan but later understood the reasons behind it.

Firstly, the number of Magicians in the Cultivation World is too few, far fewer than Martial Artists.

Secondly, although Magicians are subdivided into Illusion Technique Stream and Manipulation Stream, in reality, almost all Magicians focus on the Illusion Technique Stream.

This is because the Manipulation Stream is too draining on Mind Power during combat, mainly relying on the element of surprise to win, and once the opponent is on guard, it is difficult to defeat them head-on.

Whereas the Illusion Technique Stream is different.

The Illusion Technique Stream brings out the strengths of a Magician to the fullest, communicating with the heavens and the earth through one’s Mind, using the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to launch attacks, not only powerful but also capable of attacking the enemy’s Consciousness.

For these reasons, the Magicians of the ancient Cultivation World almost unanimously chose to focus on the Illusion Technique Stream, with very few opting for the Manipulation Stream.

Under such circumstances, when the ancient Cultivation World declined, the Manipulation Stream virtually disappeared from the Cultivation World, and there were hardly any techniques passed down. To this day, it is not surprising that there are no Manipulation Stream techniques on Earth.

"Although there are no Manipulation Stream techniques on Earth, I can try to integrate the Swordsmanship and Saber Technique of Martial Artists into the Manipulation Stream, transforming them into skills of the Manipulation Stream!"

Ye Fan had a moment of brilliant inspiration. Once integrated successfully, the power of his Flying Knife Assassination Technique would explode exponentially!

Without hesitation, Ye Fan immediately concentrated his Mind, beginning to recall the Swordsmanship and Saber Techniques he had learned.

While he had mainly practiced the "Xuansha Fist" taught to him by Chu Xuanji from a young age, his talent was so exceptional that he quickly mastered it and then devoted the remaining energy to other Cultivation Techniques and martial arts skills, including a Saber Technique "Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes" and a Swordsmanship "Jade Maiden Sword Technique."

The "Jade Maiden Sword Technique" was taught to him by Chu Ji, and at the time, he found it extremely difficult to learn, mastering only a little.

It was only later that Chu Ji told him that the "Jade Maiden Sword Technique" was created by his mother, Ling Yun.

"The ’Jade Maiden Sword Technique’ is too profound a martial art, I’ve only learned a bit of the basics, it isn’t suitable to attempt, I can only try the ’Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes.’" After some thought, Ye Fan decided to try out the "Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes."

The "Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes" were created by a martial artist during the Qing Dynasty, comprising a total of thirteen moves, containing sweeping, chopping, diverting, shaving, skimming, pressing, slashing, and thrusting actions. It could barely be considered a mid-grade martial technique.

"The flying knife is too short to suit large, sweeping moves. The fifth form, ’Swallow Pierces the Forest,’ is more appropriate."

Ye Fan carefully recalled the moves of the "Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes," eliminating them one by one, until finally, he was left with three forms, among which the fifth form, ’Swallow Pierces the Forest,’ was the most suitable.

’Swallow Pierces the Forest’ is one of the quick blade techniques in the "Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes," emphasizing on rapid deployment speed and crafty angles, akin to a swallow weaving through the forest, making its trajectory hard to trace and leaving the opponent unable to defend effectively.

"Huff!"

After pondering for a moment, Ye Fan suddenly sprang into action, turning his hand into a blade, and with a bounce of his feet, he thrust out with a hand blade, fast as lightning.

"Martial arts attacks entail movement that follows the heart, the blade that follows the body, and then channeling the power into the blade to launch an attack."

Having demonstrated a move of ’Swallow Pierces the Forest,’ Ye Fan stood still, deeply contemplating, "However, the flying knife assassination is entirely led by the heart, infusing mind power into the flying knife, having nothing to do with movement technique. The two are quite different. How can I integrate them?"

Without an answer, Ye Fan stood still, lost in deep thought.

"Whoosh—"

Time passed unknowingly until a Xuanye Flying Blade whizzed out from Ye Fan’s sleeve, shooting towards the woods in front of the clearing.

"No, that’s not right!"

Ye Fan shook his head, his first attempt ending in failure.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

...

Sounds of slicing through air followed one after another as Ye Fan tried again and again, but all attempts failed abysmally, unable to integrate the "Cold Blade Thirteen Slashes" into the flying knife assassination technique.

Despite this, Ye Fan wasn’t discouraged and once again demonstrated ’Swallow Pierces the Forest’ in the style of martial arts, before continuing his attempts.

Attempting over and over again.

Failing over and over again.

Through the entire evening, Ye Fan was completely absorbed in research, exhausting his mind power twice.

Fortunately, he had remnants of Heaven and Earth Essence within him. After absorbing and refining it, his mind power quickly recovered.

"It seems I was too presumptuous. Martial artists and magicians have fundamental differences. It’s not easy to incorporate a martial artist’s techniques into a magician’s manipulation stream," he realized.

As dawn broke, Ye Fan ceased his research, contemplatively stating, "Although I haven’t succeeded in my attempts, through a night of research, my flying knife assassination has become more flexible, with increased attack speed and varied angles, making it unpredictable even in head-on combat."

Even though he failed, Ye Fan wasn’t disheartened; after all, not all was lost—the increased flexibility of the flying knife assassination could still enhance his combat capabilities to some extent.

After eating some compressed biscuits casually, Ye Fan looked towards the vast snow-capped mountain, momentarily feeling lost—Mount Tian was so vast with cliffs of four to five thousand meters commonly seen, he didn’t know where to begin searching for the Snow Lotus King.

Hm?

Just as Ye Fan was feeling lost, he suddenly sensed a faint vibration from the Crimson Gold crown within him.

Although the vibration was very slight, he still caught it.

Following the tremor, the Crimson Gold crown, just like before, interfered with Ye Fan’s thoughts, making him instinctively look towards the northwest.

"What’s happening?"

"Why do I feel like something in that direction is calling me??"

In the morning light, Ye Fan gazed at the towering snow peak to the northwest, his heart filled with shock.

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