Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques - Chapter 642

Chapter 642: The Hand of the Sky

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Currently, for Chen Fei, any problem solvable with money was not considered a significant issue.

Of course, the vast sum of elemental stone was still beyond Chen Fei’s reach at that time, but even considering the value of the Green Cane Dew and Purple Melody Saliva, it wouldn’t have fetched that kind of price.

They were still merely at the stage of spiritual materials, albeit rare.

Observing Nie Xinru’s lone arrival at Bianhu City to sell items, the crucial point lay in her aura. Despite the concealment through magical treasures, Chen Fei still discerned the truth of her unhealed injuries.

Combining these two points, many situations had become quite easy to speculate.

Hence, Chen Fei hadn’t been interested in hearing about any second method; he had preferred to straightforwardly purchase these two spiritual materials with Elemental stone, the most direct approach.

Chen Fei’s direct refusal had caused Nie Xinru’s smile to freeze on her face.

“If the esteemed guest could have fulfilled the second method, these two spiritual materials could have been directly gifted to you, what harm would that have been?” Nie Xinru had murmured softly.

“No need,” Chen Fei had shaken his head.

Nie Xinru couldn’t have helped but retract her smile upon Chen Fei’s response. She hadn’t have expected this person to be so obstinate. If it had been someone else, they would have at least listened to what the second method entailed before making a decision.

Yet this person had simply refused without even wanting to hear it.

“Good!”

Nie Xinru looked at Chen Fei and said, “Since you’ve said so, I won’t insist. The Green Cane Dew and Purple Melody Saliva, priced at three thousand medium-grade Elemental stone for both. If you’re willing, we can proceed with the transaction now!”

“That’s too expensive!” Chen Fei frowned slightly.

Scarcity drives up value; you should understand this principle,” Nie Xinru’s lips curved with a hint of smile again.

Naturally, the Green Cane Dew and Purple Melody Saliva couldn’t sell for three thousand medium-grade Elemental stone. Such a high price, but Nie Xinru wasn’t in a hurry to sell them now. She had brought out these two spiritual materials in Bianhu City more to find someone to help her with a task.

Since Chen Fei had just rejected her, Nie Xinru naturally raised the price. Chen Fei glanced at Nie Xinru, his right hand brushing over the Qiankun Bag, a round bead appearing in the palm of his hand.

Flowing light circulated within the bead, the surrounding energy of heaven and earth oscillating faintly, reflecting each other with the flowing light inside the bead.

Nie Xinru and the shopkeeper both looked at Chen Fei with some confusion, unsure why he suddenly took out a treasure and what he intended to do with it. “This treasure is called the Shadow Concealing Bead,” Chen Fei said, pointing at the bead.

In an instant, both Chen Fei and his aura disappeared in front of Nie Xinru’s eyes.

A glint flashed in Nie Xinru’s eyes, her spiritual perception spreading throughout the room, only able to vaguely sense something different, and this sense of strangeness might have been due to Chen Fei’s sudden disappearance, leading Nie Xinru to jump to conclusions.

“This treasure can conceal one’s presence for a quarter of an hour.”

Chen Fei’s voice emerged, and once again, his figure reappeared in the room.

This was a treasure Chen Fei had obtained by slaying others, with a decent effect, albeit one he had never used before. Compared to the Concealment Bell, the Shadow Concealing Bead’s effect was slightly inferior.

This treasure is not bad, but it’s not enough for you to exchange for the Green Cane Dew and Purple Melody Saliva.”

Nie Xinru’s tone softened slightly, no longer as rigid as before. Acquiring this treasure would greatly assist her in her subsequent actions.

Chen Fei didn’t respond, continuing to retrieve a jade bottle from his Qiankun Bag and placing it in front of Nie Xinru.

“Have you heard of the Azure Mist Dew?” Chen Fei asked, looking at Nie Xinru.

Nie Xinru furrowed her brow, feeling like she had heard this name somewhere before.

Suddenly, Nie Xinru’s complexion changed, subconsciously covering her nose and mouth, but remembering the introduction of the Azure Mist Dew, she awkwardly lowered her hand.

The Azure Mist Dew, with its elegant name, was actually a highly toxic substance. It wouldn’t kill a cultivator in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm outright, but if one were careless and poisoned by it, it would induce mental lethargy, greatly affecting one’s strength.

“If you intend to exchange these two items for the spiritual materials, then it’s acceptable,” Nie Xinru murmured softly.

Both the Shadow Concealing Bead and the Azure Mist Dew were highly desirable to Nie Xinru. Recently, in Bianhu City, she had been searching for similar items, but none had met her criteria.

“You’ll need to add more money; the Green Cane Dew and Purple Melody Saliva aren’t enough,” Chen Fei shook his head.

The smile at the corner of Nie Xinru’s mouth vanished, the scene unfolding before her mirroring the negotiation just moments ago. The only difference was that the buyer had shifted from Chen Fei to herself.

At the thought, Nie Xinru unconsciously clenched her teeth.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Fei left the shop with the Green Cane Dew and Purple Melody Saliva in hand. Nie Xinru looked at the items in her hand; she should have been happy, but recalling the negotiation just now, she couldn’t muster any joy.

From start to finish, the rhythm of the negotiation had been controlled by the other party. Nie Xinru had no resistance whatsoever, and this feeling was simply too terrible.

Having circled Bianhu City once again and confirmed that he couldn’t obtain the required spiritual materials, Chen Fei left Bianhu City directly.

Flying in the sky, Chen Fei initially intended to return directly to Thousand Feathers City but suddenly remembered that nearby, there was a cave set up by the Thousand-Eyed Ghoul, where it intentionally left some clues.

It was here initially that Chen Fei confirmed the connection between the Fallen Heaven Pavilion and the Thousand-Eyed Ghoul, and the two individuals from the Fallen Heaven Pavilion had also been slain by Chen Fei previously.

The Evil was drawn out from the Strange Heart Realm, and at that time, the first object of suspicion for Chen Fei was indeed the Fallen Heaven Pavilion.

Within the Thousand Feathers Alliance, the only force with the audacity and capability to orchestrate such a scheme, and to ensure the chaos within the Thousand Feathers Alliance, was the Fallen Heaven Pavilion.

Chen Fei’s figure shifted as he flew in another direction. Moments later, he concealed himself in the void, observing an island about thirty miles away.

Chen Fei activated his Heavenly Eye technique to its utmost, and scenes from the cave on the island faintly appeared before his eyes.

“Someone is in the cave, being sacrificed?”

In his monochromatic vision, Chen Fei could see an altar, accompanied by the eerie and chilling aura characteristic of ghoul activity.

Chen Fei furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, then turned and left.

Several hours later, Chen Fei returned to Thousand Feathers City. On the way, he encountered a Third-Tier initial-stage ghoul, which he effortlessly dispatched.

Chen Fei specifically notified Chang Yuanyin, omitting mention of a certain spiritual material, to prevent Chang Yuanyin from inadvertently acquiring it when Chen Fei didn’t need it.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. During this time, Chen Fei hadn’t neglected his daily elemental cultivation or the mastery of various techniques. With the Unfettered Matrix Technique, Chen Fei theoretically no longer needed to focus on cultivating elemental energy. When the time came, he could forcibly condense the third flower.

However, it’s always wise to be prepared for all eventualities. If Chen Fei couldn’t acquire the remaining two types of spiritual materials, he could still cultivate elemental energy normally to condense the third flower.

By advancing to the Combined Aperture Tempering Realm Eighth Transformation early with the Unfettered Matrix Technique, Chen Fei had already saved a considerable amount of time. Even if he couldn’t reach the Combined Aperture Tempering Realm Ninth Transformation early in the end, it wouldn’t be entirely unacceptable.

In the world, not everything unfolds according to one’s desires.

Moreover, due to Chen Fei’s enhanced physical body and heightened mental state, coupled with the complete mastery of the Profound Heavenly Sword, the amount of Third-Tier spiritual pills he could consume daily had reached an astonishing level.

With this speed of accumulating elemental energy, it was something that late-stage Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators didn’t dare to imagine.

In addition to a slight increase in elemental energy, Chen Fei’s diligent cultivation of several techniques had also made significant progress.

The Three Flowers Shadow Art, integrated with the Combined Aperture Tempering Three Questions, was approaching Great Completion. With another month or so of practice, Chen Fei could attempt to condense a true Combined Aperture Tempering for his clone and forcibly extract its essence and spirit to condense another flower for it.

By then, although the clone might not have reached the late stage of the Combined Aperture Tempering Realm, it likely wouldn’t be far off.

The greatest achievement was the Teleportation technique. After Chen Fei’s continuous practice, it finally reached Great Completion yesterday. Chen Fei’s teleportation distance soared to sixty miles.

Moreover, the interval between each teleportation shortened, and Chen Fei could even forcibly perform consecutive teleports. The drawback was the significant depletion of mental energy, possibly even draining the power of the soul, leading to mental weakness and depletion.

The Clone Technique had also reached Great Completion, waiting for the clone’s strength to increase so it could share more damage with the main body.

The Unfettered Matrix Technique was also nearing perfection, but unfortunately, there was still no news about the last two types of spiritual materials for the third flower.

Half a month later, Chen Fei attended an exchange meeting where someone sold him information about the Strange Mushroom Flower.

However, upon investigation, Chen Fei discovered it was just a type of spiritual material similar to the Strange Mushroom Flower.

In the secret chamber of the courtyard, Chen Fei closed his eyes to cultivate. Suddenly, the surrounding formations trembled slightly. Chen Fei’s eyes snapped open, and he appeared outside the secret chamber.

“The Task Hall is summoning us; let’s go there now,” Tong Linyun stood outside the secret chamber, speaking softly.

“The Task Hall?” Chen Fei furrowed his brow.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Fei and Tong Linyun appeared in the Task Hall and were ushered into a secluded chamber.

An hour later, a group of Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators flew out from Thousand Feathers City, heading southwest. Chen Fei and Tong Linyun were among them.

Destroy the Fallen Heaven Pavilion!

Upon hearing this mission information, the Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators present exchanged looks. Even though three hours had passed since the information was received, many of them still found it difficult to accept.

The Fallen Heaven Pavilion was one of the top ten major forces, and today, it was to be annihilated. This was the first time such a thing had happened in the history of the Thousand Feathers Alliance.

All the Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators present had clean backgrounds according to the covert investigations of the Thousand Feathers Alliance. Now, they naturally had to contribute to the annihilation of the Fallen Heaven Pavilion.

Not only them but forces like the Tiandao Sect had also dispatched representatives. Just among the peak Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators, there were already six gathered, led by Gu Danying, the personal disciple of Min Yanlu.

In less than half an hour, everyone could see the mountain gate of the Fallen Heaven Pavilion.

The Fallen Heaven Pavilion seemed to have received some advance notice, but they were still a bit late in finding out. At this moment, almost all of their disciples were gathered at the mountain gate.

As for the disciples of the Fallen Heaven Pavilion within Thousand Feathers

City, they had already been captured at the earliest opportunity.

At this moment, the array formation at the mountain gate of the Fallen Heaven Pavilion was fully activated. Just from a distance, the majestic momentum could be felt rippling all around.

The Fallen Heaven Pavilion had existed even before the establishment of the Thousand Feathers Alliance and was once the top force in this region.

After so many years of development, even the peak Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators would find it challenging to break through this mountain gate.

All the Combined Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators spread out, surrounding the Fallen Heaven Pavilion, and they looked towards Gu Danying, waiting for his command.

Gu Danying bowed towards the sky, and suddenly, the entire sky darkened.

A gigantic palm appeared and landed on the array formation at the mountain gate of the Fallen Heaven Pavilion. In the next moment, the palm tightened its grip-

Amidst a deafening roar, the array formation of the Fallen Heaven Pavilion shattered instantly..