Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chen Fei couldn’t help but smile when he saw the prompt on the panel.

His mind immersed in the technique, and after a while, Chen Fei opened his eyes, his gaze thoughtful.

The ability of the panel to forcibly fuse and organize fragments into cultivable techniques was beyond doubt.

However, with limited content about the Nine Hells Refining Technique in this jade slip, the resulting techniques were naturally scarce.

Feeling a bit regretful, but Chen Fei quickly dismissed this emotion.

In the world, not everything could develop according to one’s desires. Sometimes, to gain something was already quite rare.

At first glance, this Nine Hells Refining Technique actually had many ideas that didn’t resonate with Chen Fei. Even if he obtained the complete version and integrated it with other techniques, he would still discard much of its content.

And what left the deepest impression on Chen Fei about this Nine Hells Refining Technique was undoubtedly the One-Armed Hades Three Kowtows.

Thanks to the protection of the Suppressing Dragon Elephant’s divine soul, Chen Fei managed to withstand the One-Armed Hades’s kowtows against all odds.

As for the second kowtow of the One-Armed Hades of the Netherworld, Xing Xinyang’s own comprehension was insufficient. Although he could forcibly execute it by burning his divine soul, there were still flaws present, which Chen Fei directly exploited.

So, in reality, Chen Fei didn’t directly confront the second kowtow of the One- Armed Hades. Otherwise, he couldn’t be sure whether his own divine soul would be damaged in the end.

The King of the Netherworld not to martial practitioners but to beings stronger than himself, to the heavens and the earth.

However, when the King of the Netherworld kowtowed, if you stood in front, you had to bear the consequences of that kowtow. The fate of ordinary martial practitioners could not withstand such consequences and naturally ended in ashes.

This was the principle behind the technique of the One-Armed Hades Three Kowtows. When disciples of the Saint Yan Sect executed this move, they never forced the King of the Netherworld to kowtow to martial practitioners. If they did, the first to be backlashed would be the Saint Yan Sect itself.

“This technique, seemingly, was truly connected to some aspect of the fate or fortune of the One-Armed Hades, which explained its dominance!”

When Chen Fei received the first kowtow of the One-Armed Hades, both his mind and soul felt the same terrifying sensation as if facing the One-Armed Hades directly.

Therefore, when Xing Xinyang attempted to execute the second kowtow of the One-Armed Hades, Chen Fei had to forcefully intervene.

But the One-Armed Hades was entirely a mythical legend, with no formal records in the classics. Similar to mythical beasts like the Dragon Elephant, it was only mentioned in folklore or oral traditions with a bit of record.

In Chen Fei’s mind, he couldn’t help but think of the Black Divine, that existence whose mere presence instilled fear and dread in people.

During his time in the Black Divine’s space, Chen Fei had only spent a few days there. However, it was only when the space was ruptured that he felt a glimpse of the supreme power of the Black Divine.

“So, is there really such a powerful deity existing? Besides the Black Divine, where are the others now?”

Chen Fei’s expression shifted slightly. The Middle Continent was already the most Middle region of the Boundless Sea. According to the information Chen Fei had received, outside of the Boundless Sea, whether it was the aura of heaven and earth or other resources, they were far inferior to those found here.

In other words, it was unlikely that there was any power stronger than the Middle Continent.

And presently, the strongest in the Middle Continent were the experts of the Sun Moon Realm, and only a few sacred places harbored such peerless experts. “Ascension during the day?”

A thought crossed Chen Fei’s mind, but it seemed that he hadn’t heard any rumors about such a thing.

“There are too many secrets in the Middle Continent. Many things may only be known by those top forces or even the sacred places.”

Chen Fei shook his head, halting the divergence of his thoughts, and refocused his attention on the Nine Hells Refining Technique.

This technique was too incomplete. Simply fusing it into the Profound Demon Sword would only result in limited enhancement of the sword’s power.

Instead, fusing this Nine Hells Refining Technique, or rather, the concept of the One-Armed Hades Three Kowtows, into the mental cultivation method would better unleash its value.

Chen Fei’s current mental cultivation method was still the Profound Slaying Sword he obtained when he was in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm. Even this Profound Slaying Sword was acquired by Chen Fei during the early stages of his Combined Aperture Tempering realm.

By the peak of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, when Chen Fei confronted numerous mental illusions in the Dream Shadow Cave, he condensed 108 Profound Slaying Swords, thereby elevating the intensity of his mental attacks to another level.

However, that level was essentially the limit of the Profound Slaying Sword.

There were hardly any techniques that could infinitely stack upon each other because their fundamental framework did not allow such manipulation.

If forced, you would expend more energy to maintain that structure, just to stack the techniques. But at that point, the energy you used to sustain the structure might be stronger than the technique itself.

The cost outweighed the benefits, and the significance was minimal.

At this point, it was necessary to introduce new techniques, eliminate the weak foundation, and replace it with a stronger structure to fully unleash your own power.

“Fusion!”

“Discover technique, Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword!”

“Simplify!”

“The simplification of the Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword is in progress… Simplification successful… Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword — Profound Slaying Sword!”

Chen Fei activated the Profound Slaying Sword, and the comprehension of the new Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword appeared in his sea of consciousness. After a moment of insight, his eyes brightened slightly.

The One-Armed Hades Three Kowtows: Body Slaying, Spirit Slaying, and Soul Slaying.

The Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword that Chen Fei had now fused had evolved from a simple mental attack to an attack on both the mind and the soul, with its effect on the body being average.

To unleash the forbidden technique of the One-Armed Hades in the end after practicing the Nine Hells Refining Technique, one must first visualize the One- Armed Hades in the mind.

Chen Fei didn’t possess the complete technique but rather gained a conceptual understanding of it.

Continuing to visualize the One-Armed Hades was possible, but compared to the complete technique visualized by the Saint Yan Sect, the power difference would be significant.

After all, to establish a connection with the One-Armed Hades in the depths of the soul, the Saint Yan Sect would definitely need to use other methods to strengthen this connection.

If Chen Fei wanted to achieve comparable power in the end, or even stand on equal ground, he would have to find another way.

“Establish a connection with the Dragon Elephant?”

The Dragon Elephant, as a divine beast, even though Chen Fei currently didn’t know its whereabouts, once successfully connected, its power would be unmatched by ordinary warriors.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Fei finally raised his head slightly.

Establishing a connection with the Dragon Elephant was one option, but since he was considering connecting with something completely invisible and intangible, he might as well be a bit bolder and try something else, like the Xuanyuan Sword?

Visualizing other deities or demons made Chen Fei somewhat uneasy. After all, to strengthen a technique enough, one had to deepen their visualization continuously. But if the involvement became too deep, there might be unforeseen consequences.

Visualizing divine weapons posed less risk. If he visualized a divine weapon from another world, would this risk be entirely eliminated?

The Xuanyuan Sword, the legendary divine weapon from his past life, a true king’s sword.

Chen Fei activated the Nine Hells Profound Slaying Sword and began visualizing the Xuanyuan Sword in his sea of consciousness.

A longsword, entirely golden, appeared in his sea of consciousness. Chen Fei recalled the appearance of the legendary Xuanyuan Sword and began to engrave it on the sword.

One side of the blade bore engravings of the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side depicted mountains, rivers, and vegetation. On the hilt were inscriptions about agriculture and animal husbandry on one side, and strategies for unifying the four seas on the other.

As more and more engravings appeared on the blade, Chen Fei’s engraving speed slowed down.

Not only because engraving required a significant amount of mental and soul energy, but also because as the engraving progressed, a subtle force emerged in Chen Fei’s sea of consciousness, interfering with him.

While Chen Fei had been skeptical about the effectiveness of this method before, with the appearance of this force, he felt relieved.

As Chen Fei patiently engraved the Xuanyuan Sword, thousands of miles away, Lu Fanglong of the Saint Yan Sect had already returned to the sect’s mountain gate.

Lu Fanglong had initially been in pursuit of the Heavenly Rain Flower. However, during the chase, he suddenly sensed something unusual about the jade token in his sleeve.

Not daring to delay, Lu Fanglong promptly returned to the Saint Yan Sect’s mountain gate at Corpse Cliff Mountain. Entering the depths of the mountain, he discovered the lifeless body of Xing Xinyang.

Lu Fanglong’s expression grew solemn as he held the South Pointer and flew several hundred miles to hover above a mountain.

The mountain had long since collapsed, indicating that a battle had taken place here.

Lu Fanglong looked at the South Pointer in his hand, infused it with his elemental energy, and in the next moment, the South Pointer stretched in the wind, instantly enveloping an area of several miles around him.

Under the shroud of the South Pointer’s virtual image, faint black shadows emerged, revealing the imprints of souls in this place.

These soul imprints were gradually dissipating over time, and many of them were already incomplete, evidently deliberately severed.

Lu Fanglong’s gaze shifted, focusing on one of the black shadows, which belonged to the deceased Xing Xinyang.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Fanglong slowly exhaled.

He and Xing Xinyang had both joined the Saint Yan Sect during the same period, and from the beginning, they had been like brothers.

Both of them had exceptional martial talent, constantly striving to outdo each other, breaking through realms from the Combined Aperture Tempering realm to the Mountain Sea Realm. It could be said that their story was well-regarded within the Saint Yan Sect.

Later, Lu Fanglong was sent to Corpse Cliff Mountain, and Xing Xinyang arrived shortly after.

Although Lu Fanglong had broken through to the mid-stage of the Mountain Sea Realm earlier, Xing Xinyang was only a step away from this realm. They often exchanged cultivation experiences at the mountain gate.

Now, their friendship of several hundred years had been abruptly ended by someone’s hand, forcing Lu Fanglong to forcibly maintain his composure.

Lu Fanglong stared intently at the South Pointer. The movements of the two black shadows, even after witnessing Xing Xinyang’s attempt to perform the One-Armed Hades Three Kowtows and being forcefully killed, caused Lu Fanglong’s brows to furrow tightly.

After a moment, the South Pointer slowly shrank and fell into Lu Fanglong’s hands.

Lu Fanglong looked into the distance, his expression clouded with gloom. Finding this place and witnessing some of the battle process was all Lu Fanglong could do.

He was eager to find out who killed Xing Xinyang, but this place could no longer provide any more clues.