High-grade Cultivation Technique

Three days later, On the third floor of the Technique Pavilion, Ye Xiaofan was selecting high-grade cultivation techniques.

With Xiao Qiaofeng's order, Ye Xiaofan could enter the Technique Pavilion freely. This decree caused the entire Demon Suppression Division to buzz with discussion.

Most people were merely envious, without any other thoughts. After all, Ye Xiaofan was a genius even more monstrous than the Left Thousand Households Officer. It was understandable that Lord Thousand Households doted on talent and cultivated him greatly.

Those who had sided with Sun Wude expressed their dissatisfaction symbolically, citing that it was against the rules. However, the matter was dropped afterward.

The Qingyang County Demon Suppression Division did not possess any top-grade cultivation techniques. They only had two high-grade breathing techniques and six Qi and Blood application techniques. Among these, there was one sword technique and one movement technique, while the rest were saber techniques, fist techniques, and palm techniques.

To cultivate top-grade techniques, one would have to go to the Demon Suppression Division in Jinyang Prefecture City to exchange them with merit points.

[Discovered Tidal Breathing Technique, would you like to spend 10,000 taels of silver to simplify the technique?]

[Discovered Geng Metal Breathing Technique, would you like to spend 10,000 taels of silver to simplify the technique?]

[Discovered Lightning Sword Technique, would you like to spend 10,000 taels of silver to simplify the technique?]

[Discovered Phantom Steps, would you like to spend 10,000 taels of silver to simplify the technique?]

Looking at the red prompts flashing on the panel, Ye Xiaofan's mouth twitched.

He hadn't expected that simplifying a high-grade cultivation technique would cost 10,000 taels of silver.

"Three techniques can be fused into one higher-tier technique. There's no need to be ripped off like this. I'll just find two mid-grade techniques to fuse."

Ye Xiaofan discovered a loophole in the system and went to the second floor to find two mid-grade breathing techniques, two sword techniques, and two movement techniques.

"System, fuse these two breathing techniques into the Withered Wood Meets Spring Technique."

As Ye Xiaofan's thought moved, the panel began to flash, and his balance instantly decreased by 2,000 taels.

A moment later, the panel stopped flashing.

[Techniques: Golden Water Nurturing Wood Marrow Cleansing Technique (Proficient 1000/8000), Sword Drawing Technique (Minor Accomplishment 6000/6000), Wind God Steps (Perfection)]

[Discovered Golden Water Nurturing Wood Marrow Cleansing Technique, would you like to spend 10,000 taels of silver to simplify the technique?]

Grass is a plant!

Ye Xiaofan was stunned. He thought he had found a loophole in the system, but the system slapped him back.

He had wasted an extra 2,000 taels of silver.

"Sigh!"

Ye Xiaofan leaned back in his chair listlessly, looking utterly dejected.

"System, simplify it."

Balance -10000!

[Golden Water Nurturing Wood Marrow Cleansing Technique... simplified... Basic Breathing Technique... simplified into... Breathing!]

Ye Xiaofan's heart ached.

[Balance: 17,000 taels of silver]

Should I ask Uncle Xiao for some money?

The thought was immediately extinguished by Ye Xiaofan. The amount of money he needed wasn't small, and it would be difficult to explain to others why he needed so much.

"I need to make money."

"I hope the Black Tiger Gang can deliver."

After lying around listlessly in a private room on the second floor of the Technique Pavilion for a while, Ye Xiaofan got up and left.

Fusing a high-grade sword technique and Phantom Steps would cost 20,000 taels. After fusing them, transforming Sword Drawing Technique and Wind God Steps into high-grade techniques would cost another 20,000 taels.

His balance was insufficient; he needed to top up.

As for cultivating high-grade techniques individually, Ye Xiaofan had no intention of doing so.

He had already planned his cultivation path.

For breathing techniques, he wanted to fuse them into a top-grade five-element breathing technique. For sword techniques, he would use Sword Drawing Technique as a foundation and continuously fuse it with sword techniques that excelled in speed, pursuing the path of ultimate fast sword.

Similarly, for movement techniques, he would use Wind God Steps as a foundation, continuously fusing them with movement techniques that emphasized speed and agility, also pursuing the path of ultimate speed and ultimate agility.

The night was enchanting.

Ye Xiaofan sat in the courtyard, sipping tea and leisurely cultivating.

After his breathing technique was upgraded to high-grade, A strand of Qi and Blood reached the thickness of seven strands of hair, one thicker than before, exceeding the lower limit of six strands for top-grade techniques.

His strength had also improved a bit. Both his anomalous Qi and Blood and Qi and Blood Gauze had become much denser, subtly evolving towards Qi and Blood Armor.

The Golden Water Nurturing Wood Marrow Cleansing Technique had reached the Minor Accomplishment stage. Its cultivation speed was only slightly slower than a mid-grade technique at the Perfection level.

It was now +4 cultivation per thousand breaths!

One could imagine that once the high-grade Golden Water Nurturing Wood Marrow Cleansing Technique reached the Perfection stage, his cultivation speed would double compared to before.

His combat power would also become even stronger.

It used to take three days to break through to the Body Refinement Fifth Layer, but now it only takes two.

Ye Xiaofan was very relaxed.

Meanwhile, Sun Wude of the Sun Family frowned, his heart heavy with worry.

Today, Xiao Qiaofeng had returned with people from the Blood Copper Mine area, and Ye Xiaofan was still alive and well.

What's more, it was rumored that his cultivation had already broken through to the Body Refinement Fourth Layer, and his combat power was terrifyingly strong, capable of holding his own against demonic creatures at the Body Refinement Seventh Layer without defeat.

Ying Er and Ying San, whom he had sent, had not returned.

He knew that the two of them had met with an accident, and it was highly likely that they had been casually cut down by Xiao Qiaofeng.

These things didn't affect him much.

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The death of Crown Prince Jin Hu was what truly gave him a headache.

After all, the incident had started when he told the Crown Prince that Ye Xiaofan was a human prodigy in hopes of obtaining cultivation resources.

He couldn't escape responsibility; Lord Shanjun would absolutely not let him off.

"How could Xiao Qiaofeng be so strong? And Tie Wuqing is actually at the Ninth Level Body Refinement, he's been hiding his strength quite well."

Sun Wude's questions were destined to remain unanswered.

He tapped his fingers unconsciously on the armrest of his chair, contemplating his next move.

Ying Yi stood silently behind him like a shadow.

"Patriarch, shall I personally go and capture Ye Xiaofan?"

Sun Wude shook his head. "You can't catch him. Ye Xiaofan can already contend with cultivators at the Body Refinement Seventh Layer."

"What?"

Ying Yi, rarely losing his composure, exclaimed in shock.

"That's the reality. Ye Xiaofan is growing too fast, it's caught us completely off guard."

Sun Wude was not surprised by Ying Yi's shock. Today, when he heard that Ye Xiaofan had broken through to the Body Refinement Fourth Layer and possessed combat power comparable to a fox demon at the Body Refinement Seventh Layer, his inner shock was no less than Ying Yi's.

"Ying Yi, go find Zhang Dahu and have him make a move to test Ye Xiaofan."

Sun Wude said after a moment of contemplation.

"Yes, Patriarch."

Ying Yi acknowledged the order and left.

Sun Wude stood up and walked to the window, gazing at the scenery outside.

"Sigh, Crown Prince Jin Hu is dead. If Lord Shanjun finds out I was involved, my Sun Family will be in serious trouble."

"No, I'll report Ye Xiaofan's matter directly to Venerable One. If Venerable One also values Ye Xiaofan's talent, then Lord Shanjun won't be able to do anything to me."

Black Tiger Gang Headquarters.

"Who?"

Zhang Dahu, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes and roared at the door.

"It's me."

A hoarse voice echoed.

A cold glint flashed in Zhang Dahu's eyes; he was very familiar with this voice.

"Lord Ying, why have you come?"

Zhang Dahu respectfully invited Ying Yi inside.

"The Patriarch wants you to capture Ye Xiaofan. If you can't, you can kill him directly and bring back his corpse."

Ying Yi got straight to the point without any pleasantries.

"When do you need it by?"

Zhang Dahu's eyes flickered as he asked in a low voice.

"As soon as possible. You have at most two days."

"Alright!"

Zhang Dahu nodded in agreement.

Although he wanted to break free from the Sun Family's control, it wasn't time yet. The Sun Family had an ancestor at the Ninth Level Body Refinement who was on his last legs.

Furthermore, Sun Wude had an elder brother in the Demon Suppression Division of Jinyang Prefecture, who was also at the Ninth Level Body Refinement.

The next day, Zhang Dahu sought out the One-armed Swordsman alone.

The One-armed Swordsman was still tirelessly practicing his sword strikes in the courtyard.

"What do you want? I've already repaid the favor you did me, and we have no further dealings."

"Is this how you treat a friend?"

Zhang Dahu chuckled lightly.

"Friend? Ha, I can't believe I'm hearing the word 'friend' from you. That's the funniest joke I've heard in my life." The One-armed Swordsman stopped his movements, stared at Zhang Dahu for a long time, and couldn't help but sneer.

Zhang Dahu's expression remained unchanged, his smile as warm as a spring breeze.

"A mid-grade saber technique and twenty Blood Qi Pills. Help me with one task."

"Who?"

"Ye Xiaofan!"

The One-armed Swordsman shook his head. "I won't make a move against Ye Xiaofan again."

"I hope you won't make a move against Ye Xiaofan either, or the last shred of friendship between us will disappear."

The One-armed Swordsman resumed practicing his saber.

Zhang Dahu said nothing more and turned to leave.

However, as he reached the doorway, he suddenly said, "I have a reason I must act."

The One-armed Swordsman's movements faltered for a moment, then returned to normal as if nothing had happened.

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