pertwk 351. Combat Shadow
351. Combat Shadow
The styles of collecting cultivation techniques and fighting skills by Venerable Huangquan and Venerable Lei were completely different. Venerable Lei's collection of fighting skills was mostly domineering and direct, while Venerable Huangquan's collection leaned towards a darker and more mysterious style. Xiao Yan tirelessly flipped through scroll after scroll. When it came to improving his strength, Xiao Yan was never afraid of anything tedious or boring. A day passed by in Xiao Yan's reading.
Although Xiao Yan wouldn't learn many of the fighting techniques, just seeing their essence was enough to make him feel he had gained a lot. Knowing yourself and your enemy is also very important in battle, and the first opponent you face is usually unknown. To gain the upper hand, your perspective is also a crucial factor.
If Xiao Yan wants to create his own unique fighting techniques in the future, the fighting techniques he has seen and learned about will be the most solid foundation. Without a rich reserve, ideas that come out of thin air can hardly be transformed into reality.
After reviewing all of Lei Zunzhe and Huang Quan Zunzhe's collections, Xiao Yan let out a soft breath. He felt a slight confusion in his mind; he had absorbed too much information to process immediately. However, a hint of regret lingered in Xiao Yan's eyes, as he hadn't found the method for creating the Heartblood Clay Puppet in Huang Quan Zunzhe's storage ring.
The clay puppets were of extraordinary significance to Xiao Yan, playing an irreplaceable role in enhancing his combat power. However, the clay puppets that had been fused last time were destroyed in Tang Qiying's assassination attempt, leaving Xiao Yan with only three, all of which were scavenged from the storage ring of Venerable Huangquan.
Although the method of making it did not carry it with him, it is highly likely that it is in the headquarters of the Yellow Springs Pavilion. Xiao Yan had already instructed the people of the Starfall Pavilion to pay special attention when searching the headquarters of the Yellow Springs Pavilion!
"It wasn't all without gain," Xiao Yan muttered to himself, holding a light black scroll in his hand.
Xiao Yan opened the scroll again, and at the very beginning were only two eye-catching characters – “Strange Shadow”!
Then comes the detailed introduction of this fighting technique: Mid-level Earth Rank Fighting Technique, Transform Your Body into a Ghost, Nothing Can Harm You! The cultivator can condense fighting energy and circulate it within their body in a specific way, then use the fighting energy to briefly allow part of their body to escape into the void, achieving the effect of physical etherealization! In an emergency, this allows them to avoid the opponent's fatal damage. When cultivated to its full potential, the fighting energy moves at will, and the body becomes like a ghost, elusive and unpredictable.
Xiao Yan witnessed the Yellow Spring Venerable use this fighting technique twice, and it was indeed remarkably effective in battle. Both times, it allowed him to dodge most of his own fighting techniques, making it an excellent fighting technique for maximizing survival! At the same time, Xiao Yan also felt somewhat familiar with the effect of the fighting technique. The clay puppet made by the Yellow Spring Pavilion was similar, playing a very important role in self-protection!
Xiao Yan was quite interested in such fighting techniques. He had many fighting techniques that focused on launching fierce attacks in battle, but he hadn't learned many fighting techniques that truly protected him.
In the past, Xiao Yan mostly dodged battles using movement techniques or directly took hits using his devouring ability. If he could learn the Shadow Phantom Technique, Xiao Yan would become even more well-rounded!
However, this fighting technique requires the practitioner to master spatial abilities, which can only be mastered proficiently after advancing to the Dou Zun level. Therefore, apart from the Huang Quan Zun Zhe, no one in the entire Huang Quan Pavilion has learned it. Xiao Yan wasn't particularly worried about this. He had advanced to the Dou Zun level several times through secret methods, so learning it wouldn't be too difficult. If all else failed, advancing to the Dou Zun level himself was only a matter of time, and he could learn it then.
At the same time, Xiao Yan also took out the golden scroll that Xun'er had given him, something he had longed for for a long time. The power of the Emperor Seal Technique was indeed impressive; in the past, the Mountain-Splitting Seal and the Sea-Turning Seal were enough for Xiao Yan. However, in a battle at the Dou Zun level, the first two seals seemed somewhat ineffective and unable to deliver a decisive blow.
The three seals he obtained this time should be able to make up for the deficiencies. After examining them, Xiao Yan learned that the hand seals of the three seals of the Emperor Seal Technique—the Earth-Covering Seal, the Heaven-Annihilating Seal, and the Ancient Emperor Seal—rushed into his mind like a tidal wave.
Xiao Yan was already intimately familiar with the first two forms of the Emperor Seal Technique. Now, seeing the hand seals for the last three seals, all the previously unclear points suddenly became clear, and a sense of enlightenment welled up within him. Xiao Yan was certain that if he studied it again now, his progress would be much faster than at the beginning.
Looking at the two scrolls in his hands, Xiao Yan already knew that he wouldn't have any free time during this period.
Xiao Yan temporarily put aside the matter of fighting skills and continued to search for good things in the two storage rings. As his strength improved, Xiao Yan's standards also rose considerably, and ordinary things could hardly arouse his interest anymore.
Both storage rings contained a considerable fortune, but nowadays, truly valuable items can no longer be bought with gold coins. Gold coins mostly only serve a limited purpose in daily life.
However, to Xiao Yan's surprise, Lei Zunzhe also had a Thunder Accumulation Pearl. This thing was very useful for forging the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body. After Xiao Yan reached the Dou Zun realm, his clones would not advance on their own. Having the Thunder Accumulation Pearl could save Xiao Yan a lot of time.
In addition, Xiao Yan also sorted and organized everything in his storage ring. After all, it was the storage ring of the two elders, which greatly enriched Xiao Yan's inventory. Xiao Yan's own storage ring had always been empty, containing only some pill formulas. Since everyone knows the environment in which alchemists work, most pill formulas require materials that can withstand high temperatures, so most of the formulas survived in the magma at that time.
The only thing that slightly displeased Xiao Yan was that the herbs in the storage rings of Venerable Lei and Venerable Huangquan were far too few! This was understandable, since neither of them were alchemists, and most people rarely carry readily available herbs. Most herbs cannot be taken raw, so carrying them wouldn't be very useful.
However, Xiao Yan currently needs a large quantity of herbs to refine pills. He needs to go to the Sound Valley to find the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, which is related to the legendary Bodhi Tree and the opportunity to become a Dou Sheng. Without any preparation, it's impossible to persuade the Sound Valley to hand over the Bodhi Transformation Saliva for free. For Xiao Yan, the most practical and easiest to obtain is undoubtedly pills. However, without herbs, no matter how powerful Xiao Yan's flames, soul power, or medicinal cauldron are, it's like a skilled cook trying to cook without rice.
For now, Xiao Yan can only start learning the two major fighting techniques. He will figure out how to deal with the herbs once he arrives in Lushan City, the transit city.