A Small Display of Skill
Su Jie slowed down his movements tenfold, and Yi Yun could see everything clearly through his Purple Crystal vision. In addition, Yi Yun already had a very good memory, so he remembered most of Su Jie's Minor Thousand Seal and Mysterious Crystal Hand.
But remembering Su Jie's methods is one thing, completely imitating them is another. What you remember may not be able to replicate.
So when Yi Yun asked Su Jie, he gave a conservative answer, "I can roughly see some clues about your techniques, senior. As for imitation, I should be able to imitate about 30 or 40 percent of them."
"Thirty or forty percent? Kid, you're pretty confident." Su Jie's voice was unserious, and his smile was somewhat playful. Although the Mysterious Crystal Hand and the Minor Thousand Seal were relatively low-level techniques, they weren't so easy to learn.
For most beginners, if they can vaguely understand some of the superficial techniques after watching it once, and can imitate some of the basics when trying to do it, that's already quite good.
Savage Heaven Master apprentice with a certain foundation and two or three years of basic Savage Heaven Technique who can imitate more than 20% of what they see after watching only once truly deserves the title of genius.
Of course, the so-called imitation of 20% here actually means mastering more than 20% of the hand seals of the Minor Thousand Seal and the Mysterious Crystal Hand.
As for doing it right, doing it well, and doing it perfectly, there is naturally a difference.
For beginners, getting it right is not easy.
Seeing that smug smile, Yi Yun was speechless. It was ridiculous to take such an old man as a master. Other people's masters had the demeanor of a teacher in every move. When teaching their disciples, they were either strict and serious or patient and persuasive. In any case, they all hoped that their disciples would become successful.
But when it comes to this old man, who is usually joking and unserious, when he teaches something and then tests his apprentice, there's a strong sense of wanting to laugh at you.
Yi Yun didn't bother to say anything. He silently took out the Savage Heaven Technique Array Plate from his Space Ring. Just as he was about to practice with a high-level Desolate Bone, Su Jie took out an ordinary Desolate Bone and tossed it to Yi Yun.
"Use it?" Yi Yun raised an eyebrow.
"Of course, you still think it's not enough? To cultivate the Savage Heaven Technique, you need to build a solid foundation. You must first learn to walk before you can run. Since you've only been learning the Savage Heaven Technique for a short time, practice with ordinary Desolate Bones for a year or two, refine more than ten thousand Savage Bone Relic, and then we can talk about other things."
"Don't underestimate the quality of the Savage Power contained in ordinary desolate bones. The laws themselves are the same, and the energy of ordinary desolate bones is easier to control, which can bring you closer to the most perfect law path."
The Savage Heaven Technique emphasizes the basics, so all Savage Heaven Master start their cultivation from the simplest Desolate Bones. This includes Su Jie, who honestly refined tens of thousands of ordinary Savage Bone Relic when he first started cultivating the Savage Heaven Technique.
Yi Yun stopped arguing with Su Jie. As his master, Su Jie naturally had his own ideas. It was just like the story he had heard when he was studying in his previous life—Da Vinci drawing eggs. It was said that when Da Vinci was learning to draw, his teacher made him draw eggs all the time. It was probably similar to his current situation.
Yi Yun picked up the ordinary piece of desolate bone. With the Purple Crystal in his hand, he could clearly feel the flow of energy in every part of the bone.
Beside Yi Yun, the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun and his young apprentice were also watching Yi Yun.
The Middle-aged man surnamed Sun looked at Yi Yun, admiring his focused expression. He slowly nodded and said, "Elder Su, your disciple is single-minded and has a steady aura; he's a promising talent. How long has he been studying the Savage Heaven Technique?"
Su Jie said, "He's only been learning for a few months. I just took him on as my apprentice. Before that, he learned the Savage Heaven Technique from someone else. If I had taught him from the beginning, his skill level would be at least half again as good as it is now."
Su Jie said confidently. Although he had just scolded those old guys who participated in the Savage Heaven Technique Tea Party for being so vain and only thinking about showing off their skills, Su Jie had forgotten that he himself was one of those old men.
"Haha, what Elder Su says is true. With Elder Su's guidance, of course the level will be even higher! Elder Su has the ability to turn the rotten into the miraculous." The Middle-aged man surnamed Sun echoed with a smile.
Faced with the praise from the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun, Su Jie accepted it without showing any emotion. He casually picked up a cup of tea and watched Yi Yun's performance of the Savage Heaven Technique while drinking the tea.
Yi Yun took a deep breath, held the Desolate Bone in his hand, and focused his spiritual power into the Purple Crystal. A familiar feeling welled up in his heart.
In an instant, within Yi Yun's Purple Crystal vision, he could clearly see every single bit of energy emanating from the desolate bone in his hand.
As long as he had a thought, this energy would be extracted by Yi Yun as if peeling away layers of silk.
Yi Yun began to form hand seals. For Yi Yun, the hand seals were meaningless for extracting energy; they were merely a disguise.
The hand seal that Yi Yun used was taught by Master Yuehua and is a technique used by beginners.
"The Sky Moon Seal technique is steady and unhurried, very good," commented the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun.
Su Jie slightly moved the teacup away from his lips. He hadn't expected this kid to actually have some skill. If he had only studied the Savage Heaven Technique for a few months and already reached this level, then his talent was quite remarkable.
At this moment, neither Su Jie nor the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun could see that in Yi Yun's hand, the desolate bone had already emitted a purple light, and countless points of light flew out from the desolate bone, swirling around Yi Yun like elves.
The unusual phenomena that occur when Purple Crystal absorbs energy can only be seen by Yi Yun, as if a mysterious law prevents human detection.
Su Jie and the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun could only sense that Yi Yun was constantly drawing energy from the desolate bones, and the whole process was very smooth.
Using low-grade desolate bones to extract energy doesn't reveal Yi Yun's advantage, but even so, the perfectly smooth energy flow trajectory astonished the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun. "Elder Su, you just said that your disciple has only studied the Savage Heaven Technique for a few months?"
"Uh..." Su Jie habitually tugged at his beard. He hadn't expected Yi Yun to have such a calm and collected approach. This kid, is he trying to trick me?
He found it hard to believe that Yi Yun had achieved this much after only two months of learning the Savage Heaven Technique. If that were the case, his talent was already on par with Lin Xin Tong's.
Lin Xin Tong is a prodigy. Su Jie, having lived to such an old age, finally found her as his precious disciple, intending for her to inherit his mantle.
While it's normal for a certain genius in the Savage Heaven Technique to have talent close to Lin Xin Tong's, Yi Yun was just a kid he casually met in Yunhuang, and at the time he didn't seem particularly special. Under these circumstances, how could Su Jie not be surprised when he later discovered that Yi Yun's talent in the Savage Heaven Technique was actually comparable to Lin Xin Tong's?
"That's what the kid himself said about learning for a few months, I don't know if it's true or not, but it seems he's done so-so, about half the level I was at when I first learned the Savage Heaven Technique."
Su Jie grumbled and mumbled something, while the Middle-aged man surnamed Sun smiled without saying a word.
At this moment, after taking the Savage Power of the desolate bone, Yi Yun began to Mysterious Crystal Hand. In his mind, he recalled Su Jie's technique, and he clearly remembered every flow of energy.
"Mysterious Crystal Hand... First Seal..." Yi Yun moved his ten fingers in quick succession, beginning to form the hand seal.
He successfully executed the first hand seal.
Simply imitating hand gestures is easy; with a martial artist's memory, they can imitate them perfectly after just one look. What's difficult is guiding the Savage Power condensing it into the rune they desire.
However, guiding the Savage Power was not difficult for Yi Yun, who possessed the Purple Crystal.
Thus, under Yi Yun's guidance, the Savage Power condensed into the first rune, which fluttered in the air like a small purple butterfly.
Next, the second printing...
Yi Yun followed the same method and cast another talisman, which danced lightly in the air. All of this was natural and effortless for him.
When the first talisman appeared, Su Jie didn't react much, but seeing that the second talisman was just as perfect, Su Jie was a little stunned.
Next, the third seal, the fourth seal, one after another, flew through the air.
Su Jie slowly opened his mouth slightly. This kid, is he for real?
Yi Yun's hand seal was not only successful, but the energy form was also excellent. He showed no signs of panic during the hand seal formation process; everything was done in an orderly manner.
This was something Su Jie found hard to believe; such a talisman would appear in the hands of a novice in the Savage Heaven Technique.
...(To be continued~^~)