darknovel Chapter 267 Spell Level 3
Chapter 267 Spell Level 3
After returning to the mountain stronghold, Du Fan took the initiative to meet with the four elders of the Green Forest and briefly communicated with them about the recent situation of the stronghold.
Because Du Fan had wiped out all the hidden cultivators from the fourteen factions in the martial arts world, no martial arts gangs had come to cause trouble for Green Forest Village recently.
The news of Du Fan's annihilation of fourteen Jianghu leaders had already spread. This was a shocking event for both other cultivators and ordinary leaders. Those forces that had previously been hostile to the Green Forest Stronghold sent gifts and letters of reconciliation to express their desire for peace.
The four elders of the Green Forest "forgotten past grievances" and gladly accepted these things, so at least for a short period of time, the safety of the Green Forest stronghold would be assured.
Afterwards, Du Fan went to Tian Wu to let her know he was safe before returning alone to his bamboo house.
"There's no need for demon cores to consolidate one's cultivation; ginseng essence oil is sufficient. During the refining of ginseng essence oil, there's no fear of being disturbed, so there's no need to return to the cave."
Du Fan sat cross-legged on the wooden bed. After a moment's thought, he flicked his hand and took out a restrictive magical artifact. As soon as a wisp of magical power entered it, a layer of restrictive light immediately spread out, enveloping the bamboo house.
Only then did Du Fan feel relieved. He immediately took out a bottle of ginseng essence oil and swallowed most of the bottle of spiritual liquid in one gulp. He then began to circulate his internal cultivation technique to consolidate his cultivation at the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage.
For the next period of time, Du Fan mainly stayed in his room, drinking medicine and cultivating. Of course, in the Green Forest Stronghold, he couldn't stay in his room all the time without going out. If he really did that, the other bandits would be fine, but as for Boss Tian, she wouldn't be so polite. That woman would definitely kick down his door and barge in to see what was going on.
Every day, Du Fan would voluntarily go out and appear for about an hour. Sometimes he would drink and chat with the bandits, sometimes he would discuss important matters of the stronghold with the four elders of the Green Forest, and sometimes he would spar with Boss Tian.
On one occasion, on a whim, he personally led a band of bandits into an ordinary town, robbed a wealthy and powerful family, and distributed half of their wealth to the villagers of a nearby village. He was very smug and satisfied, and it fulfilled his childhood dream of robbing the rich to help the poor.
A week later, Du Fan's cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining was completely consolidated, and he officially entered the stabilization period of the seventh level of Qi Refining. He then put the cultivation of physical techniques and magic on his agenda.
"Because of the powerful Buddhist and Taoist physical techniques such as the 'Indestructible Vajra Body,' the basic physical techniques like the 'Strengthening Body Technique' don't have much of an impact on me now. So, I should focus on cultivating magic techniques next, and I can slowly cultivate those physical techniques later."
As Du Fan closed his eyes and pondered, he had already decided on the order in which he would cultivate various techniques. Of course, there was one technique that he didn't need to consider: the innate technique of object manipulation, which would automatically activate when his cultivation level reached the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage.
He had already thoroughly understood those minor Five Elements spells, from level one to level three, and now he only needed to practice them. According to Du Fan's preliminary assessment, it wouldn't take too long to master these spells.
Whether it was because he was already familiar with these spells or because of his unpredictable wisdom, the cultivation of these spells went much more smoothly than he had expected.
In just one week, Du Fan mastered several common combat techniques, including Weak Water Shield, Water Shadow Sword, Water Blade Technique, Mother-Child Sword Technique, and Arhat Shield, reaching the third level of mastery. He could complete one technique in just over a day. Such a speed of cultivation was truly astonishing.
"Now we can head to that cultivator's cave. If there really are some powerful magic arrays or restrictions there, I don't need to force it. I can just turn around and leave. It won't take too much time."
Du Fan sat cross-legged on the wooden bed. On the floor in front of his bed were fifteen fragments of treasure maps of various styles.
These fragments are not scattered randomly, but are pieced together into a complete map according to a certain pattern and order. The text on each fragment, when read aloud in the order they were placed, is like a poem full of rhythm.
Clearly, Du Fan had thoroughly studied the treasure map by this point, and he already understood the exact location of the cultivator's cave and the mysteries in the poem.
What made him even more fortunate was that the cultivator's cave was not far from the Green Forest Village. If he ran at full speed, the round trip would only take three days.
"Before we go treasure hunting, it's quite necessary to meet that girl Tian Wu." Du Fan smiled slightly, and with a wave of his sleeve, he gathered up all the remaining fragments of the map on the ground. Then, in a flash, he left the bamboo house.
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Within the Green Forest Stronghold's compound, there was a place resembling a martial arts training ground. The ground was paved with blue stone bricks, and weapon racks around the perimeter were filled with various weapons. The four elders of the Green Forest Stronghold and the three leaders often came here to practice their martial arts and even spar with each other.
At this moment, on the bluestone ground of the training ground, two figures stood facing each other, about half a zhang apart. These two were none other than Du Fan, the current leader of Green Forest Village, and Tian Wu, the former leader.
"I can teach you that technique. Although doing so would not violate my promise from back then, we both know in our hearts that doing so would actually be taking advantage of a loophole. Therefore, you must first make a solemn vow not to pass it on to anyone else before I will teach you this technique." Tian Wu said solemnly.
Du Fan rolled his eyes helplessly, lazily raised his right hand above his head, and repeated what he considered to be extremely cheesy words after Boss Tian.
Seeing Du Fan make solemn vows one by one, Tian Wu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, saying, "I still can't tell you the name of this technique. However, as you said, it is a lightness technique with four levels. As long as you master the first level, you can achieve the effect you saw when we fought that day."
"A leap of three zhang (approximately 10 meters)?" Du Fan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly replied.
"It's four zhang! You dislocated both my arms back then, which seriously affected the performance of this technique!" Tian Wu rolled her eyes at Du Fan and said irritably.
Du Fan felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, and chuckled awkwardly, "Judging from what you're saying, could it be that you've only mastered the first level?"
"That's right. This technique is very profound and difficult to understand. At least for me, it is very difficult to cultivate."
"Actually, the first level was alright; I mastered it in about a month. But the second level... so many years have passed, and I still haven't been able to grasp its essence." When talking about martial arts, Tian Wu's expression became noticeably more serious, and she seemed much calmer overall.
"If the second level is mastered, how high can one leap? What will the effect be if the entire technique is perfected? Also, how long can one stay in the air after this technique is activated?" Du Fan's eyes flashed as he asked the questions he was most concerned about.
"If you master the second level of this technique, you can levitate ten zhang above the ground. As for how long you can stay in the air... that depends on your proficiency with the technique. Generally, the first level allows you to glide in the air for three breaths, while the second level allows you to stay for eight breaths."
As for the issues above the third level, I don't know, because I only obtained the cultivation methods for the first two levels." Tian Wu pondered for a moment, then parted her cherry lips slightly and slowly explained to Du Fan.
"Eight breaths... that's practically flying! Even a Foundation Establishment expert can't fly on their own. This technique is just too heaven-defying..." Du Fan was shocked. He had thought this lightness technique would only make him as light as a swallow and able to jump higher, but he never expected it could reach such a level.
"Do you still have a chance to obtain the third and fourth levels of this lightness technique?" Du Fan glanced at Tian Wu and asked impatiently.
"No," Tian Wuxiu said decisively, her face slightly furrowed.
Upon seeing this, Du Fan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. If Tian Wu said no, then there must be no.
Du Fan knew this woman quite well. Given Tian Laoda's personality, if she didn't want to teach him, she would definitely say so directly and would never do anything deceptive.
Seeing Du Fan's dejected appearance, Tian Wuxiu frowned even more, her eyes filled with reproach, and said with dissatisfaction, "Li Daoming, if you can master the first two levels of this technique, it will be enough for you to benefit for the rest of your life. Moreover, mastering it is not an easy task."
Although you have good talent for martial arts, this process is definitely not something that can be accomplished overnight. You understand the principle of not trying to do too much at once, right?
"Sigh, never mind, Miss Tian, please teach me the first level first." Du Fan waved his hand, saying with a hint of dejection.
Seeing this, Tian Wu shook her head helplessly, but said nothing more. She said softly, "Martial arts routines are nothing more than two categories: one is external skills, which are good at physical strength and movement techniques, and the other is internal skills, which are mainly about cultivating internal energy."
Of course, the chieftain's martial arts skills are superb, and he is rarely matched in the martial arts world. Presumably, his internal and external skills have been cultivated to an extremely high level. In that case, it can be considered that he has laid a good foundation for the cultivation of this lightness technique.
Upon hearing this, Du Fan was momentarily stunned. Then, a thought suddenly struck him, and he hurriedly asked, "Miss Tian, what did you mean by that? Does it mean... that someone who hasn't practiced external or internal martial arts cannot master this lightness technique?"