Further Deduction - Scattered Hand

Time flows, and years fly by!

Lin Xiao settled down in a mountain range somewhere unknown. He dug a cave on the mountainside and, mimicking his wilderness survival skills from before his transmigration, built his own dwelling. He constructed a mud stove, chopped wood for a fence, and collected snow from the mountain peak to melt for water. He hunted and gathered wild fruits and mushrooms, living a rather comfortable life.

Each day, besides practicing his few cultivation techniques, he would hunt for some wild game. The wilderness in this ancient world was teeming with it. Most of the game he knew from his previous life was here, and some he hadn't encountered before.

Lin Xiao guessed that this area might be part of the northeastern Greater Khingan Range, as the temperature was extremely low. Even though it was the cusp of summer, the temperature often dipped below zero.

Fortunately, his Internal Energy Cultivation was profound. This low temperature meant nothing to him. He wouldn't freeze even lying in the snow bare-chested. He hunted game on the mountains and fished in the rivers. Life was incredibly comfortable, and he felt no rush.

Descenders actually had no time limit for staying in a world they descended into. They could remain there until their lifespan ran out and they died of old age.

However, normally, no Descender would die of old age in a descended world. They could die in battle, no matter how tragic, but if a Descender stayed in a world indefinitely without returning, until they died of old age, the common term for it was 'infatuation.'

If a Descender stayed in a world without returning, they would gradually become infatuated with it. Even if only a projection of their soul descended, over time, they would be influenced by the world's power. This power would slowly pull the Descender's true body, which was in the Primordial Gate, into the current world. Eventually, the true body and the projection would merge, completely integrating into the current world, making return impossible.

Once dead in a world they became infatuated with, their soul would merge into the current world's reincarnation cycle, and they could never return.

It was like how in the ancient Heavenly Court, immortals would have their memories erased and be sent into reincarnation. If they couldn't recover their memories, they would forever reincarnate like ordinary people, generation after generation, their Primordial Spirit imprints gradually worn away, eventually becoming part of the masses and no longer immortals.

Lin Xiao would never make such a mistake, but there was no need to rush back either. He had only descended for a year. Each descent into a world was an opportunity. Gaining experience without becoming infatuated was a way to accumulate knowledge and life insights. This would be greatly beneficial when facing trials related to one's state of mind in the future.

Hadn't some powerful beings at the Immortal level and above traveled extensively and lived life as a game just to break through? Some powerful beings even specifically disguised themselves as ordinary people to become librarians. All of this was to accumulate various life experiences and witness different lives in preparation for their tribulations.

Of course, these things were far beyond Lin Xiao's current reach. He wasn't thinking that far ahead. He simply wanted to rest for a while, relying on his innate talent and unremitting effort...

"Level up!"

Lin Xiao sat cross-legged in the cave, his gaze fixed on the last level of the Eagle Claw Technique on his status panel. He shouted in a deep voice.

This was already his seventh month in seclusion. He had finally, through his own efforts, cultivated the Eagle Claw Technique to the sixth level, with only one step left to the final level.

The last level of any technique was always the hardest to train, and the Eagle Claw Technique was no exception. Considering he still had several other techniques waiting, he couldn't help but make the mistake that all men make.

He invested over twenty Potential Points into the panel. Instantly, countless shadows of himself practicing the Eagle Claw Technique appeared in his mind. Hundreds and thousands of shadows merged into one, all their experience integrated. He instantly grasped the key to the final level of the Eagle Claw Technique, and the technique naturally advanced to Great Accomplishment.

His eyes snapped open, his hand curved into a claw and pressed towards the stone wall. At that moment, he vaguely heard an eagle's cry. If anyone were present, they would have been momentarily dazed, seeing him transform into a giant eagle swooping down.

"Bang!"

The stone wall where his claw landed exploded, sending countless stone fragments flying. The stone wall, which had been polished smooth by his hammering and touching over seven to eight months, was blasted into a basin-sized pit.

"Excellent!"

The Great Accomplishment Eagle Claw Technique, empowered by his over four cycles of Primordial Chaos Internal Energy, was astonishingly powerful.

This was even with him restraining his force within his claw. If he had unleashed his internal energy outwards with his fists or palms, the entire stone cave would likely have collapsed.

After testing his claw technique, Lin Xiao sat down again in the stone cave. He opened his status panel and looked at the other newly learned martial arts.

One-Star Supreme Swift Saber, One-Star High-Grade Golden Jade Fist, One-Star High-Grade Bear's Might Fist, One-Star High-Grade Bronze Claw Technique, One-Star High-Grade Heartbreak Palm, One-Star High-Grade Unreturning Palm – a total of six martial arts, all cultivated to near Great Accomplishment.

Being a fool not to take the complete shortcut. He could cultivate himself in the early stages, but the difficulty of the last one or two levels increased exponentially. He had already been in seclusion for over half a year, and he had no interest in spending another two years here.

His eyes flashed with sharp light as he roared:

"Destiny!"

Eighteen Potential Points quickly disappeared into the Golden Jade Fist, rapidly advancing it.

This Destiny, of course, didn't refer to Destiny Points. He simply called this attribute ability 'Destiny.' With a system that even had such attribute abilities, Lin Xiao felt he must have Destiny on his side. Since this thing could also refine Destiny Points, he directly named his attribute point panel 'Destiny.'

Over the next full half month, Lin Xiao successively upgraded all the remaining techniques to Great Accomplishment, including the Golden Jade Fist. This consumed a total of 115 Potential Points, leaving him with 505 Potential Points, enough for further deduction and still have some left over.

His first deduction was saber techniques. Using the Swift Saber as the main body, he integrated the Three Rivers Saber, Dark Cloud Saber, and Riptide Saber Technique. This consumed a total of sixty-seven Potential Points to deduce a saber technique of Two-Star Mid-Grade. He still named it Swift Saber.

Swift Saber (Two-Star Mid-Grade): Consists of five layers, formed by the fusion of multiple saber techniques, embodying the essence of speed, ruthlessness, and accuracy. Its power is immense.

The description looked formidable, but its actual power couldn't be tested at the moment. Without an opponent to test his saber against, he could certainly be fast with an empty saber, but he wasn't sure about actual combat.

Next, Lin Xiao's gaze lingered on the remaining martial arts. He stroked his chin and thought for a long time, finally making a long-held, crazy decision. He said in a deep voice, with an experimental tone:

"Using Eagle Claw Technique and Golden Jade Fist as the core, deduce!"

Yes, he wasn't fusing normal fist techniques with fist techniques, or claw techniques with claw techniques. Instead, he was using the Golden Jade Fist and Eagle Claw Technique as the core, fusing all palm and fist techniques, as well as claw techniques, within them. He wanted to see if he could deduce a martial art he had once envisioned.

This vision came from a novel he had read before his transmigration. In it, the protagonist possessed a peerless martial art that could freely switch between fists, palms, and claws, and its power was immense.

Such a martial art had a general name: Scattered Hand.

Lin Xiao also wanted to try deducing a powerful Scattered Hand, one that wasn't limited to fists, palms, or claws, allowing him to easily deal with any enemy without being countered.