337: Chapter 336 Strange Kung Fu Techniques

Chu Xuan was very interested in the Cultivation Techniques of this different world.

According to the description of this technique, one could condense Five Elements Qi within the body, allowing it to circulate endlessly, granting unpredictable power with every movement.

Once reaching the tenth level of the Qi Gathering Realm, a qualitative change would occur, using it to open apertures, achieve Three Flowers Gathering at the Peak and Five Qi Facing the Origin, reaching the Guiyuan Realm.

The Guiyuan Realm represented the highest-end combat power of the Five Qi Guiyuan Sect, which was where the Sect's name originated.

The two people who were killed were both at the eighth level of the Qi Gathering Realm and specialized in the Water element, using it to manifest the power of frost; their combat strength was considered outstanding among those of the same Realm.

During the previous fight, judging by Chu Xuan's own perception, the temperature in the palm of the Frost Divine Palm that Yu Yang unleashed with full force was extremely low.

After being affected by Heart Bewitchment, He Yueying revealed without reservation that Yu Yang's palm force could instantly freeze a man-sized boulder and then easily shatter it.

“Its power is a bit stronger than a grenade launcher, but not as good as a mounted missile...”

Chu Xuan thought to himself that with his own spirit nature and extraordinary perception, he could already easily sense that these two were far inferior to him in strength, so he didn't waste spirituality values to use the Eye of Insight to probe their attributes.

But judging from the feel of his blade strike, the defensive capabilities and pure strength shown by these two when they attacked were very average, far inferior to a Transcendent at Rank 8 with perfected attributes.

“But if they can break through to the Guiyuan Realm, they would need the Five Qi to blend harmoniously to achieve a flawless Physical Body. In terms of individual combat power alone, it would probably be equivalent to a Transcendent after a Rank advancement.”

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered slightly; it was a pity that the System had already indicated he couldn't practice it, but then, a thought suddenly struck him.

—System, authenticate this Cultivation Technique scroll for me.

[Spend 100 spirituality values for authentication?]

—Yes.

[You have authenticated "Five Qi Returning Record"]

[Hint: Suppressed by the Dark World, and your Rank is insufficient to practice this Cultivation Technique. Spend 500 spirituality values to break through the suppression?]

Chu Xuan's brow twitched as he immediately thought of the hint from [Future Tang Zheng].

In this world, apart from the [Purifier] path, all other Transcendent paths have been completely cut off.

Current mainstream Transcendents all need to improve themselves through authorities copied from the Dark Evil God, which is the God-Ascension Sequence. Of course, according to what the Phantom Demon said back then, these are stolen authorities.

Furthermore, personal Ranks and sequence skills are interconnected; for example, to reach Rank 10, the corresponding sequence skill must also reach Level 5.

And this martial arts Cultivation Technique is like a Transcendent path from another world; practicing it would require a significant price...

Various thoughts flashed by in an instant. While Chu Xuan was still weighing whether it was worth spending 500 spirituality values to practice this Cultivation Technique at his current Rank...

The next second, a warning prompt appeared that made his eyelid twitch.

[Warning! Warning! Warning!

This Cultivation Technique has been branded by rules. When you practice it, your life state will be influenced by the will of the person at the highest Realm of this Cultivation Technique, and for every level you increase, a portion of your cultivation will be siphoned away.

When you break through to the Guiyuan Realm, your body will gradually become strange, and your consciousness may be wiped out at any time, turning you into a Fusion vessel for the Strange Creaturess of the Dark World.]

“What a trap!”

Chu Xuan couldn't help but think to himself how insidious it was.

This Cultivation Technique was actually a huge trap; it treated the practitioners as experience packs, and the higher the Realm, the more dangerous it became.

Especially after breaking through to the Guiyuan Realm, there was even the hidden danger of being fused by a Specter at any time!

“It seems the Cangyun World has also been invaded by the Dark World...” Chu Xuan's gaze narrowed as he instantly realized things were not simple.

Because he remembered that the four personal guards of the national leaders, led by Junior Brother Shen Guyun, all came from the Cangyun World, and they had star-like marks on their foreheads, making them look different from ordinary people at a glance.

During the previous conflict in the underground command room, Junior Brother Shen Guyun was clearly acquainted with Yang Yu and was cooperating closely with the authorities.

Although Chu Xuan had never asked, he had long suspected that the different world the Seed Project was heading to was most likely the Cangyun World.

Coincidentally, Junior Brother Shen Guyun and the others were also [Unkillable Units] according to the System's prompts.

What kind of entanglements were involved in this?

Did Yang Yu and Yan Guofa know about these things?

“Boss Chu, is there something wrong with this Cultivation Technique?” Tan Ziming's voice interrupted Chu Xuan's thoughts; his eyes were fixed on the book, looking somewhat expectant.

“Trash technique, how can it compare to our System point allocation?”

With a flick of Chu Xuan's wrist, the Cultivation Technique was instantly shredded.

Next, Chu Xuan checked the other scrolls. They were just annotations for martial arts techniques, though there were two scrolls about movement techniques and sword skills that weren't marked as unlearnable.

But based solely on the descriptions in the System prompts, Chu Xuan shook his head; they were all tasteless, far inferior to direct System point allocation, and he didn't bother to authenticate them to check for hidden dangers.

However, the bottles and jars contained spiritual substances that were quite useful to Chu Xuan, as they could be directly converted into spirituality values.

There were also some peculiar minerals that Chu Xuan didn't take out for a detailed look.

Including another ring, Chu Xuan didn't waste more time using Mental Energy to break into it, putting everything away first, planning to take inventory slowly after leaving.

On the other side, Fatty Hu had already checked the details of the flying boat and couldn't help but sneer:

“Tsk! I thought this was some high-end stuff. It just has better maneuverability and can take off anytime, but in terms of practical use, it's not as good as a helicopter.”

[tianya square-inch boat: Spend 50 spirituality values for authentication. You can perceive the Formation patterns through Mental Energy and control this object by consuming spirituality values. Maximum flight speed 300 km/h, 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in 1.2 seconds.]

—Authenticate.

[You spent 50 spirituality values. You have successfully authenticated the tianya square-inch boat.]

After authentication, Chu Xuan quickly noticed the mechanical ingenuity of this flying boat; its Formation patterns were complex and extraordinary.

Perhaps because his spirit attribute was high enough, even though he couldn't figure out the principles behind these Formation patterns, Chu Xuan mastered the usage almost instantly.

With a thought, the flying boat shrank to palm-size and was put into the space ring, then with another thought, it was taken out again.

“Let's keep going. We'll save stamina and use this flying boat to travel!”

Chu Xuan restored the flying boat to its original size. The group of five could barely fit. They flew at a low altitude, weaving through the dense forest.

“Xu Shuya, if you encounter any treasures, let me know at any time...”

By controlling the Formation Plate on the flying boat, Chu Xuan felt it was similar to operating a plane, indeed more flexible, though the energy consumed was far less cost-effective than fuel.

He continued forward at a flight speed of 200 km/h, estimating that it would cost at least 10 spirituality values per hundred kilometers.

Fortunately, he had enough spirituality values, so he didn't need to care about this.

As for the protective shield and the attack patterns within the Formation, Chu Xuan ignored them directly.

“According to He Yueying, this mountain forest is called the Tianxing Mountains, about the size of a central province, located on the southwestern border of the Wu Kingdom.

Some say a meteorite fell hundreds of years ago, others say a battle between top experts caused space to rupture, forming an exotic space that became a Secret Realm...”

Chu Xuan's gaze narrowed slightly as he stood at the front of the flying boat, looking far into the distance.

“But now it seems the former might be more accurate. The creatures in this forest, whether elves, dwarves, or orcs, shouldn't be natives of the Cangyun World...”

“I just don't know if this isolated Secret Realm will have those Strange Creaturess from the Dark World...”

“From what I know so far, both the War Dragon World and the Cangyun World have encountered strange invasions. The Dark World... what kind of existence is it exactly?”