Whip Technique Battle Skill, There Are Shortcuts to Cultivation!

"You... where did you get so many pills?" Nalan Yanran stared at Nalan Chaoge in horror.

Even if pills were dirt cheap, Grade 2 Pills were not something ordinary people could afford to use.

Ordinary mercenaries who were injured would only seek herbs or doctors for treatment. If they carried healing pills on them, they might not even earn back the cost of the pills from a single mission.

"This... ah, Sis, stop asking. Just take them! I've got plenty of this stuff!" Nalan Chaoge had no idea how to explain it, so he simply tried to stuff all the pills into Nalan Yanran's hands.

Nalan Yanran took a frightened step back.

"Alright, Yanran. Since it's Xiao Ge's heartfelt gift, just accept it," Ge Ye stepped forward to persuade her.

Nalan Yanran was still puzzled when Nalan Chaoge had already placed two pills in Ge Ye's hands.

He gave Yun Feng two more as well.

Though Nalan Yanran still had her doubts, she accepted Nalan Chaoge's pills, though she only took two.

"Xiao Ge, these pills could prove very useful. You must keep them safe," Nalan Yanran said thoughtfully.

"Mm, okay, Sis, I understand! Let's get going!"

Nalan Chaoge put the remaining pills back into his Na Ring.

"Hm? These pills..." Ge Ye suddenly looked at the pills in his hand in surprise.

"What is it, Uncle Ge Ye?" Nalan Chaoge asked somewhat guiltily.

"It's nothing. The quality of these pills seems a little unusual. Look, this is a Vitality Pill Pill King Gu He supplied to the Misty Cloud Sect." As Ge Ye spoke, he took a Vitality Pill from his Na Ring.

Yet even though none of them were Alchemists, the difference in quality between the two pills was obvious from their appearance alone.

If they could be scored, Pill King Gu He's pill would be worth seventy points, while Nalan Chaoge's would absolutely merit ninety-eight.

The pills distributed by the sect might have some flaws, but the disparity in quality was simply too obvious.

"Could the person who refined these pills have attained a higher realm than Master Gu He? You said your pills were bought from the Mitel Auction House?" Ge Ye looked at Nalan Chaoge strangely.

"Yes. Apparently, they were supplied by a mysterious Alchemist," Nalan Chaoge could only keep bluffing through it.

"Hm... Since when did the Jia Ma Empire have such a mysterious Alchemist?" Ge Ye lowered his head in thought for a moment. Though he was puzzled, he did not say anything more.

Nalan Chaoge quietly let out a breath.

It seemed he should get the System to refine fewer pills in the future. It would be troublesome if someone noticed something suspicious.

That saying really was true: anything produced by the System was bound to be top quality!

"Oh, right, Xiao Ge. I noticed your weapon is a whip. If I'm not mistaken, it should be made from the Living Dragon Tendon of a Fifth-order Magical Beast, the Fiery Poison Seal Python. I heard that when a Fifth-order Magical Beast is about to advance, it grows a dragon tendon!"

After the group packed up and prepared to set out, Ge Ye suddenly spoke again.

"Yes, it is. My grandfather gave it to me!"

The matter of Nalan Jie using a Fifth-order Magical Beast to open Nalan Chaoge's meridians and cleanse his marrow was no secret.

"Uh, the Living Dragon Tendon of a Fiery Poison Seal Python carries the deadly poison of a Fifth-order Magical Beast. You must be especially careful when using it in the future. Since this is our first meeting, I have no gift to give you. I have a Black-tier whip technique Battle Skill here. Consider it a gift for our first meeting. I'll give it to you!"

As soon as Ge Ye finished speaking, he turned around, and an ancient-looking Battle Skill manual was already in his hand.

"Uncle Ge Ye, this..."

Battle Skills on the Dou Qi Continent were divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. To ordinary people, a Black-tier Dou Technique was an enormous fortune.

For some third-rate factions or clans, their highest-grade Battle Skill was only Black-tier.

This was truly Nalan Chaoge's first time meeting Ge Ye, so he could not understand why Ge Ye was trying so hard to curry favor with him.

"Take it. Yanran calls me Uncle, and besides, we hit it off at first sight. You little fellow suit my temperament well. The Misty Cloud Sect mainly uses sword techniques, so this whip technique Battle Skill is not particularly precious to me. Just take it!"

Nalan Chaoge froze. A whip technique Battle Skill was something he had been desperately searching for, but such a thing could only be encountered by chance.

Though he somewhat understood that Ge Ye was trying to curry favor with Nalan Yanran, Nalan Chaoge remembered this kindness.

"Then thank you, Uncle Ge Ye. Xiao Ge truly has nothing worthy to offer in return, so please accept these Vitality Pills as Xiao Ge's gift in return!"

After accepting Ge Ye's Battle Skill manual, Nalan Chaoge flipped his hand and took out those Vitality Pills again!

"To be honest, I really am interested in your pills. But I won't take too many from you. How about this? I'll take two more. I have use for these two pills. And Uncle has one more favor to ask of you: once we reach Jia Ma Holy City, take me to the Mitel Auction House. I need a few more pills like these!"

"No, no. Since these pills are useful to Uncle, then take them all. I haven't even had the chance to thank you properly..."

After the two of them pushed the pills back and forth for a while, Ge Ye ultimately only took two Vitality Pills.

The group set out once more. Over the next few days, they deliberately avoided high-tier Magical Beasts, and no major mishaps occurred.

Meanwhile, Nalan Chaoge used those few days to focus on cultivating that Black-tier whip technique Battle Skill.

Dragon Subduing Whip Technique, Profound Tier Intermediate Dou Technique!

This Battle Skill had six moves, each divided into six variations. Yet no matter how the whip technique changed, it had only one purpose: striking an enemy could instantly stun them and knock them down. The force was controlled by the wielder. A heavy strike could make someone burst apart instantly, while a light strike could paralyze their limbs and leave them unable to move.

What was even stranger was that this whip technique was effective not only against humans, but Magical Beasts as well.

It was just that the place it struck was rather peculiar: an extremely small area at the back of the head.

That was all manageable, but what left Nalan Chaoge torn between laughter and tears was the technique's name, which reminded him of the martial arts ultimate skill from Earth: the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.

Flying Dragon in the Sky

Dragon Fights in the Field

Divine Dragon Wags its Tail

Hidden Dragon Does Not Use

Dragon Seen in the Field

Flood Dragon Enters the Sea

The six moves emphasized only one goal: when the enemy was in any of the six directions—front, back, left, right, above, or below—how to land a swift, accurate blow, and pour one's Dou Qi into the opponent at the instant of impact.

Though there were only six directional variations, every direction required hundreds or thousands of footwork variations to coordinate with it.

The hardest part was controlling the release and withdrawal of Dou Qi at will.

After cultivating for three days, Nalan Chaoge had only barely mastered one move: Dragon Fights in the Field. Against an enemy directly in front of him, he had a fifty percent chance of knocking them down. Of course, whether they were knocked unconscious or blown apart depended entirely on luck.

This made Nalan Chaoge sigh deeply. The System really was better!

All he needed were Points. He would not even need to cultivate!

No need to cultivate?

No need to cultivate!

Wait, that was not right. Nalan Chaoge suddenly remembered something: couldn't System Points apparently be obtained by recycling Battle Skills?

Medicinal ingredients, cultivation methods and Battle Skills, Heavenly Treasures!

After a Battle Skill was recycled, could he buy it back?

And then...

"System Big Brother, come out quick. Take a look—can this Battle Skill be recycled?" Nalan Chaoge said excitedly.

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