Night of Despair-Chapter 516 - 514 Cultivation Four

Chapter 516: 514 Cultivation Four

A few minutes later, the large wooden tub was filled with hot water.

The pale yellow medicinal liquid bubbled, exuding a rich herbal aroma.

Yu Hong took off his clothes and lightly jumped in.

The medicinal powder had been enhanced by the Black Mark, shortening the cultivation time and strengthening the medicinal effects.

A dose like this would usually take three days to enhance, which was quite rare.

As soon as Yu Hong entered the water, he felt the difference.

A fiery prickling sensation surged from all parts of his body continuously.

He had tried a normal herbal bath before, but that had no effect on his body, now at this level of intensity.

But this herbal bath was far more potent.

After half an hour, Yu Hong leaped out of the potion, and clear water gathered around his body to rinse him off.

Then he put on his clothes and immediately began practicing the Shoushan Eight Skills.

His fists moved like lightning, tracing different trajectory styles in front of him with his fists.

Each pattern was a fist move of a technique.

Accompanied by the effects of the medicine, Yu Hong focused entirely, pouring all his energy into cultivation.

The Shoushan Eight Skills were practiced repeatedly.

Time passed—one hour, two hours, five hours.

The sky gradually darkened.

Finally, at this moment.

Yu Hong’s fists gradually began to shimmer with a silver light.

Noticing the change, he quickly stopped and raised his hands.

“So fast?” Yu Hong himself was a bit surprised.

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“Silver on the fists, according to the book, is the sign of entering the proficient realm.”

Keep in mind that any Mortal Martial Art recorded by someone of Yu Xuezi’s level wouldn’t be of low quality.

So these Shoushan Eight Skills had considerable power.

But for Yu Hong, whose body was already extremely strong, coupled with the constant practice of the Tao Breath Circulation, and the crucial effects of the Black Mark-enhanced herbal bath,

he had crossed the entry level to proficiency in just a week.

And that’s not all.

The next day, after another herbal bath and training,

the Shoushan Eight Skills reached the mastery level. His fists started to show a light golden color.

On the third day, after the herbal bath and fist practice, he easily surpassed mastery, and his fists completely turned gold, achieving small success.

By the fifth day,

Yu Hong had just finished his final round of the Eight Skills in the morning and was about to take a break and drink some water.

Suddenly, a prompt sounded in his mind.

‘Shoushan Eight Skills have reached the peak, gaining the trait: Steel Fist.’

‘Steel Fist (Your fists gain triple physical defensive power when in a defensive stance.)’

‘Got a trait… but Steel Fist…’

Yu Hong paused, furrowing his brow slightly.

This trait wasn’t what he needed, though its effects weren’t bad.

The limitations were many, but the increase was significant; a threefold effect is quite impressive in practice.

Shaking his head, Yu Hong set off immediately, heading to the Book Collection Pavilion, coming back to the Mortal Martial shelf.

He put the Shoushan Eight Skills back in place and took out the second book next to it.

“Heavenly Thunder Palm.”

‘Another Hand Skill?’ Yu Hong continued to browse the following volumes and found they were all fist and hand techniques.

He put back the volumes, contemplated for a moment, and switched to another spot to pick a book.

‘I need a trait that can accelerate the Qingyuan Heavenly River Miao Technique, such traits might be associated with Body Refining Skills…’

But on second thought, the Tao Breath Circulation trait was obtained after perfecting Thunderbolt Leg.

Getting these traits doesn’t really depend on whether the cultivation technique itself is a Body or a Hand or Leg technique.

Thinking for a bit, Yu Hong returned to the Shoushan Eight Skills shelf, took out the second book Heavenly Thunder Palm, and turned to leave the Book Collection Pavilion.

The Thunder theme, maybe it will bring some luck.

Then he went to find Senior Brother Bai Sheng to get herbs.

Bai Sheng was practicing a set of soft punches in front of his attic, impressively moves in a methodical manner.

Not as slow as Tai Chi Boxing, the speed of this boxing wasn’t slow, but it gave Yu Hong a very soft feeling.

Seeing Yu Hong coming over.

Bai Sheng continued practicing for another ten minutes before finishing and stopping.

“Junior Brother so early today?”

He greeted with a smile.

“I guess you’re here for herbs, right? No rush, no rush, by the way, you and I as brothers have never sparred before, do you want to try this time?” Bai Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and beckoned to Yu Hong.

“This… isn’t good… Senior Brother, your cultivation is definitely far superior to mine, I can’t win, surely can’t win.” Yu Hong said helplessly.

“Not necessarily, I heard from Master that the cultivation you practice is equivalent to the Golden Core Stage perfection. Quite powerful. Except for its Evil Path style that it’s best to use less often, there’s not much of an issue.” Bai Sheng smiled. “So don’t worry, there are only the four of us on this planet. Nothing to worry about.”

“What stage is Senior Brother currently in?” Yu Hong asked curiously.

“Still in the Nascent Soul, other details are not convenient to disclose. Little Tiger, remember in the future not to casually ask others about their cultivation stage. The cultivation stage is a cultivator’s most personal matter. Moreover, cultivation rank doesn’t determine combat strength. Cultivators of the same stage can differ greatly in actual combat skills. A strong individual might handle a group of the same level easily.”

“Then, is it possible to win over someone from a much higher stage?” Yu Hong recalled the stories he’d read before, where the protagonist would effortlessly win over a higher stage.

So he asked now.

“Qi Cultivation against Foundation Establishment, there’s some possibility, because aside from flying, Foundation Establishment hasn’t widened the strength gap much yet. But Foundation against Golden Core, the gap is large. Golden Core Stage comes with various magic treasures for protection, even standing still for Foundation attacks won’t break through them. Golden Core against Nascent Soul, if it’s a very strong Golden Core perfection against a very weak Nascent Soul, it’s possible to win.”

Bai Sheng analyzed, “The biggest difference between Golden Core and Nascent Soul lies in the spiritual consciousness and mana quality. Golden Core has no spiritual consciousness, whereas Nascent Soul has and can handle vast amounts of information. There is a huge intelligence advantage. At the same time, in terms of mana, Golden Core is far inferior to Nascent Soul cultivators.”

“So, Senior Brother, you still plan to spar with me?” Yu Hong said helplessly.

“This is just for fun, isn’t it?” Bai Sheng laughed, “Don’t worry, the Mining Star has the Mountain Protection Array, our powers are restrained within the damage scope, there won’t be any damage to the planet itself.”

Yu Hong was stunned to hear this.

This sparring could damage the planet?

He felt like he didn’t have such ability…

“Come, come!” Bai Sheng said no more, raising his hand.

Swish!

A cyan flying sword unsheathed from his back, with stunning speed, crossing dozens of meters like a flash of light, stabbing towards Yu Hong’s right arm.

The speed of this sword was so fast that even the current Yu Hong almost couldn’t react in time.

When he came to his senses, his vision was already overwhelmed by a glaring cyan light.

“Junior Brother, focus!” Bai Sheng’s voice came slightly later.

Yu Hong felt a slight pain in his chest, looking down, the sword had obviously targeted his arm, but his chest had a small incision in his clothes, and the tough skin and flesh inside, though not yet touched by the sword, had a slight cut of blood.

At this moment, he finally had a real sense of what it meant to be a Nascent Soul Stage Sword Cultivator.

This speed… that one moment faster than facing supersonic missile bombardments from before, much faster.

And the sharpness of the flying sword was beyond his imagination….

It hadn’t even touched him, at least over ten centimeters apart, yet his strong body had been hurt.

At this point, he didn’t dare be careless, quickly considering his response.

‘He’s controlling the flying sword, incredibly fast, I either match his speed or dodge, then engage in close combat!’

After that sword strike, defense clearly wasn’t enough.

His own Chaotic God Sky Eye Skill had an automatic protective feature, but it hadn’t made it in time to protect him from being injured by the sword Qi.

That showed its power and speed.

Thinking this through.

Yu Hong launched into speed, quickly closing in on Bai Sheng.

Now, the Thunderbolt State had merged, Tai Ling Skill was also sealed, and his only support was his main cultivation of the Chaotic God Sky Eye Skill, interwoven with his previously learned fist and leg techniques.

With the abundant Inner Strength of Chaotic God Sky Eye, to use it properly was the orthodox way to spar.

He had just moved.

Shhh!!

A cyan flying sword was already poised near his neck.

The sharp, icy sword Qi, though over ten centimeters away, made the back of Yu Hong’s neck chill.

He froze in place, barely two steps into his running stance.

And then it was over.

“Too slow, too slow….” Bai Sheng seemed slightly disappointed. “Junior Brother, with this speed, if you want to fly to other planets alone someday, wouldn’t it take you dozens of years?”

“Never mind, let’s go, I’ll take you to get the herbs.” He somewhat listlessly beckoned, and the flying sword disappeared in an instant, a green light flew back into the scabbard on his back, making a slight sound.

Yu Hong was speechless.

He hadn’t even had the chance to make a move before he lost…

Chaotic God Sky Eye Skill couldn’t completely fend off the flying sword’s piercing. And his greatest trump card, a strike from Chaotic God Sky Eye, probably wouldn’t have time to be unleashed before being beheaded by the flying sword.

The gap was too wide….

He suddenly began to understand what it meant to break ten thousand arts with one stroke.

Silent, they went together to the pharmacy in Wanxue Palace to get various dried herbs preserved.

“Junior Brother, think about it; consider which path you’d like to take in the future.” Before parting, Bai Sheng mentioned.

“Don’t be discouraged, I’m a Sword Cultivator, and my cultivation stage far exceeds yours, so winning against you is the normal outcome.”

“Mm.” Yu Hong nodded.

He glanced at the cyan flying sword on the other’s back, ever since the spar, he’d been thinking if there was any way in the various dangerous monsters he had encountered that could counter such an incredibly fast and powerful combat technique?

And thinking of this, he reached a conclusion.

If you’re not as fast as Bai Sheng, nor can defend against the flying sword’s piercing, the only way is to immobilize him.

If the flying sword can’t even be unsheathed, naturally, you won’t lose.

He now had an answer.

The only possible way to defeat Bai Sheng is illusion!

In the Black Disaster, many monsters inherently had capabilities to influence perception with illusions. If this capability could be strengthened, not much, just enough to slightly mislead Bai Sheng, it would be sufficient to make his flying sword lose its attack direction.

‘If you can treat illness like preventing illness, making the enemy unable to strike, it ensures victory.’ Yu Hong for the first time in his heart gained some insight on martial strategy.

In a situation where the cultivation strength isn’t vastly different, this is the only way to defeat a Sword Cultivator like Bai Sheng who focuses all power into a single flying sword attack.

‘It seems I might start with traits…. Just right, my Chaotic God Sky Eye Skill is also adept at disturbing the mind….’ Carrying the collected herbs, Yu Hong walked back while gradually sinking into contemplation.