96: Chapter 96 Comprehending the Jade Slip, Cultivation Advances

A hundred miles away, deep in a hidden cave, the entrance was concealed by Ye Tian with boulders and vines, leaving only a tiny crack for ventilation.

The cave was dry. Ye Tian sat cross-legged in the center, with several items placed before him: a dark red Jade Slip, which contained a Profound Rank Low-Grade movement technique, the Blood Shadow Evasion.

Another dark, dull Jade Slip was one he had won at the previous auction house; it contained the subsequent chapters of the Overlapping Wave Fist.

Additionally, there were some jade bottles containing Medicinal Pills.

He first treated the injuries on his left shoulder and ribs.

Old Zhang's final, rage-filled strike had caused some tremors in his Meridians as well.

Fortunately, the Nine Revolutions Purple Heart Art had excellent healing effects. Combined with the Medicinal Pills, it took over half a day for his injuries to stabilize, ensuring they would not affect his movement or Cultivate.

After recovering his state, Ye Tian did not rush to comprehend the Overlapping Wave Fist, but instead picked up the dark red Jade Slip first.

His encounter with the Blood Blade Sect pursuers made him deeply realize the importance of a high-level movement technique.

If not for his quick thinking at the last moment, taking a risk to exploit a momentary flaw in the opponent, he likely would not have been able to escape from Old Zhang's hands.

"Although the Blood Shadow Evasion is only a Profound Rank Low-Grade technique, the method of maneuvering Qi and the explosive speed techniques within it can perfectly make up for my current shortcomings."

Ye Tian did not delay and immediately submerged his Divine Sense into the Jade Slip.

The information within the Jade Slip flooded into his mind. It was not a complete Cultivation Technique Legacy, but rather seemed more like a record of cultivation insights and partial Qi circulation routes, clearly a version the deceased Blood Blade Sect man had copied and studied himself.

The opening stated clearly that this evasion technique required burning a portion of one's blood and Qi to instantly explode with speed far exceeding the norm. It was suitable for short-distance dashes and tricky changes of direction during combat, but it placed a huge burden on the body and could not be maintained for long.

"Burning blood and Qi?"

Ye Tian frowned slightly. This was not a technique of the Righteous Path; would it have harmful effects?

But after carefully comprehending the secrets of blood and Qi circulation, the instantaneous explosion of True Yuan, and physical coordination within it, a look of realization gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Its core lies in the four words: explosion and tricky changes."

"Burning blood and Qi is just one of the methods. If I use the vigorous blood and Qi tempered by my Dragon Elephant Art as a base, and supplement it with pure True Yuan, perhaps I can reduce the side effects and even achieve a stronger effect..."

Combining it with his own situation, he began to experiment.

He did not completely copy what was recorded in the Jade Slip, which required specific Blood Blade Sect Cultivation Techniques to execute.

Instead, he used its core principles as a guide to mobilize the blood, Qi, and True Yuan within his body.

During the first few attempts, either the speed increase was not significant, or the True Yuan and blood and Qi conflicted, causing his movements to become sluggish.

But Ye Tian was not discouraged; he constantly adjusted the intensity of his blood and Qi, the timing of his True Yuan explosion, and the coordination with his muscle exertion.

Inside the cave, his figure could be seen occasionally blurring, stirring up a breeze, and occasionally darting forward a short distance, only to almost crash into the cave wall due to poor control.

Sweat had long since soaked his clothes, but his eyes shone with excitement.

Three days later.

A slight sound of an air explosion rang out inside the cave.

Ye Tian's figure suddenly blurred, and the next instant, he appeared as if teleporting at the cave entrance three zhang away!

Only a faint blood-colored afterimage remained in his original spot, which then dissipated.

The speed was astonishingly fast!

Although the distance was short, this instantaneous explosive speed was several times faster than his previous full-speed running!

Ye Tian steadied his figure, breathing slightly, and felt the consumption of blood, Qi, and True Yuan within his body.

The burden was indeed not small, but it was still within an acceptable range, far from the point of "burning" and damaging his Origin.

"With this Move, I can save my life at critical moments!"

A trace of joy appeared on Ye Tian's face.

Although this was only an initial mastery, the movement trajectory was still quite straight, the changes in direction were not flexible enough, and the distance was limited, but he had already entered the threshold!

He named this movement technique "Blood Shadow Step" to distinguish it from the original Blood Shadow Evasion, because he did not like the Blood Blade Sect.

"With this Blood Shadow Step, whether it is chasing, dodging, or breaking through, my methods have become much richer."

Ye Tian's confidence greatly increased.

With the movement technique initially mastered, next was the main event he had been looking forward to for a long time.

Comprehending the subsequent chapters of the Overlapping Wave Fist!

He picked up the dark, dull Jade Slip, his expression becoming solemn.

He tried his best to calm himself down, and after his breathing became even, he slowly submerged his Divine Sense into it.

Unlike the information flow of the Blood Shadow Evasion Jade Slip, this Jade Slip was like a bottomless abyss; the moment his Divine Sense entered, it was submerged by an ancient and endless information of Concept!

It was no longer specific Move diagrams and Mind-Cultivation Technique formulas, but a Legacy of "Concept"!

Ye Tian felt as if he were placed upon a boundless ocean, witnessing with his own eyes how ten-thousand-foot wild waves layered upon one another.

How they gathered from tiny ripples into a world-destroying tsunami!

He felt that majestic momentum between the waves, continuous, inexhaustible, and one wave rising higher than the last!

"Overlapping Wave... So that's how it is! The Overlapping Wave Fist I cultivated before only imitated its form; I had only grasped its superficial aspects!"

"The true essence lies in this momentum, in the endless, inexhaustible layering and transmission of power!"

All the cultivation memories and understanding of the Overlapping Wave Fist in his mind began to sublimate under the impact of this "True Concept" at this moment!

Those previously obscure techniques of maneuvering Qi suddenly became clear!

It was no longer a simple layering of one, two, or three layers of hidden force, but how to let every bit of power merge with the next, larger wave of power, circulating repeatedly, without limits!

At the same time, this chapter also contained some application techniques that transcended the level of Yellow Rank Martial Skills.

How to highly compress True Yuan to form a more explosive "Undercurrent," and how to invoke Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to amplify the fist momentum!

This was no longer a simple advancement of fist technique, but a leap in the understanding of the essence of Martial Skills!

Ye Tian was completely immersed in this state of Epiphany.

He forgot about time, forgot where he was, and his entire mind was devoted to the comprehension.

The True Yuan within his body began to circulate unconsciously, his fists occasionally waving slowly, stirring up ripples in the air.

Occasionally trembling rapidly, emitting a low humming sound.

Thus, another five days passed.

On this day, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly opened!

He slowly stood up, and without any deliberate mobilization, the aura around his body rose steadily!

The cultivation Bottleneck that had originally reached the Peak of the Ningyuan First Level was suddenly loosened under the induction of this Epiphany!

The Qi Sea inside his body churned violently, and his True Yuan became even purer!

An aura twice as powerful as before radiated from Ye Tian!

Ningyuan Realm, Second Layer!

Feeling the powerful, surging True Yuan within his body, Ye Tian slowly clenched his fist, a sense of power filling his entire body.

He casually swung a punch at the cave wall.

He did not use any Martial Skill, only his Physical Body strength and the True Yuan of the Yuan Condensation Second Layer.

Where the fist wind passed, a fist mark actually appeared on the hard stone wall, surrounded by spiderweb-like cracks!

"Strength, speed, fully improved!"

A sharp light shot from Ye Tian's eyes.

As he was now, if he were to face Old Zhang again, even without using his Martial Dao Will, he was confident he would have the strength to fight, and perhaps even defeat the opponent!

He carefully experienced his own changes; the speed boost from the Blood Shadow Step, the strength increase brought by the Overlapping Wave Concept, and the cultivation of the Yuan Condensation Second Layer had increased his combat power several times compared to before.

"It is time to leave this place."

Ye Tian cast his gaze toward the crack in the cave entrance. "I cannot return to Liuli City for the time being. The next step is to go there..."

He remembered the animal skin map in the qingxuan ring; at the border between the Northern Region and the Wanshan Region, it marked a dangerous place called the "Meteor Star Great Rift Valley."

It was said that opportunities and dangers coexisted there, and it was a place for many Loose Cultivators and Sect Disciples to gain experience and explore.

"Perhaps I can find higher-grade Cultivation Techniques there, or... clues about the ring and the Black Fiend."

Packing up everything and wiping away the traces of his stay in the cave, Ye Tian's figure moved, and he instantly disappeared from the cave entrance, heading towards the north.