Flowing Cloud Matriarch led Jiang Liu to a spacious square on the Back Mountain. Jiang Liu looked around and realized that this must be where Flowing Cloud Matriarch usually practiced his martial arts.
Jiang Liu sat down cross-legged on the plaza and began to circulate the Star Cloud Saint Art. Soon, the surrounding Essence Particles gradually began to converge around Jiang Liu.
Before long, a torrent of primordial energy gathered around Jiang Liu, and this torrent of primordial energy continued to grow, gradually forming Primal Qi Storm.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked at Jiang Liu in surprise, not expecting that the combined techniques would be so powerful, and judging from the speed of cultivation, it was entirely possible for him to enter the Saint Realm.
A look of ecstatic joy immediately appeared on Flowing Cloud Matriarch's face. She really hadn't expected Jiang Liu to give her such a big surprise.
Jiang Liu had no idea what Flowing Cloud Matriarch. He was currently working hard to refine the Primal Qi Liquid he had absorbed into his dantian. The cultivation speed of the Star Cloud Saint Art was comparable to that of the Saintly Sky Art.
However, Jiang Liu didn't have time to distinguish the differences between the two techniques right now. He was currently focused on refining the Primal Qi Liquid, and the suction force of the Star Cloud Saint Art in absorbing Yuan Qi had stopped.
After a long while, Jiang Liu finally finished his practice and opened his eyes, only to see Flowing Cloud Matriarch staring at him with sparkling eyes.
Jiang Liu quickly stood up and said, "Sect Master, this is the cultivation method after combining the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art and the Flowing Cloud Art. Both the cultivation speed and efficiency are much higher than a single technique."
Flowing Cloud Matriarch nodded and said to Jiang Liu, "From now on, you can cultivate here! This area will be under martial law from now on. Only you can come in. I need to talk to Gongsun Haoyue."
Jiang Liu nodded in agreement and continued to sit cross-legged.
Seeing that Jiang Liu had no objection, Flowing Cloud Matriarch Jiang Liu nodded to him, then leaped into the air and headed towards the Star Moon Sect, presumably to discuss matters with Gongsun Haoyue.
With a thought, Jiang Liu conjured a deep blue light screen.
Name: Jiang Liu
Realm: Grandmaster (Minor Grandmaster 6283/)
Divine Sense: 1.86 kilometers (Characteristic: Devour)
Alchemy (Minor Success 20/500)
Medical Skills (Minor Success 93/1500)
Cultivation Technique: Annihilation by Thought (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank Entry-Level 4996/8000)
Eight Steps of Trampling (Earth Grade, Low Rank Mastery 1368/6600)
Control Heaven and Earth (Earth-grade Supreme Minor Completion 1136/4000)
Extreme Fist (Mid-grade Earth-level Mastery 1247/7200) (Trait: Tiger's Fury)
Heaven and Earth One Blade Chop (Mid-grade Earth-level Great Perfection 13/7200)
Beast Mastery Art (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank, Beginner Level 2694/5000)
Saintly Sky Art (Saint Grade Unskilled 96/1200) Holy Skill: Saintly Sky Strike
Nebula Art (Saint Grade Beginner 5864/) Saint Skill: Nebula Extinction
The Nebula Art also has a matching sacred skill, Nebula Extinction. However, this sacred skill is not like the Saintly Sky Strike, which is only a single move, but a complete set of attack techniques.
There are four moves in total: Nebula Shrunken Earth, Starfall, Cloudfall Strike, and Nebula Extinction.
The first move is a lightning-fast movement technique, the second is a mental attack, the third is a physical attack, and the fourth is a combined mental and physical attack.
These four moves combine lightness skills, fist techniques, palm techniques, and mental attacks.
However, these four moves require too much energy and mental strength. Based on Jiang Liu's current energy reserves and Divine Sense capacity, he can probably only use the first and second moves.
Therefore, Jiang Liu currently plans to focus on using Entry Grade cultivation techniques in battle, unless he has to fight to the death, in which case he won't be able to care about anything else.
Jiang Liu began practicing the first move, "Nebula Shrunken Earth." When this move is mastered to its peak, even Grandmaster at the Peak Grandmaster.
Where the mind goes, there is a way. Therefore, this movement technique not only consumes physical energy but also mental energy. It requires physical energy to support speed and mental energy to conceal one's aura.
Jiang Liu first used the Nebula Shrunken Earth technique, he could only reach fifty meters before he was exhausted. Moreover, he could not prevent his vital energy from leaking out, so his performance was quite rough and only achieved the basics.
Starfall is similar to Annihilation by Thought, but it is much more Annihilation by Thought. As long as you have enough mental strength, you can keep using Starfall and you are not afraid of backlash because the connection is severed after the attack is launched.
However, whether or not one's Divine Sense can be Annihilation depends on the strength of one's spiritual power.
Unlike the Annihilation by Thought and the Saintly Sky Strike, which risk backlash after an attack is launched, the Annihilation by Thought attack can be detected by those with higher-level mental power.
Starfall, on the other hand, did not have such concerns, because it severed the connection after launching the attack, so it had no idea who launched the attack.
Unless the attack is discovered at the exact moment it's launched, it's really hard to find the attacker.
Jiang Liu tested the Starfall and found that after launching an attack, the amount of Divine Sense decreased significantly, so he stopped immediately after trying it once.
Moreover, the Starfall doesn't require further practice. As long as the spiritual energy in one's Divine Sense sea is sufficient, it can be used to launch an attack. As for accuracy, needless to say, the Ice Blade's hidden weapon technique is already perfected.
Furthermore, the accuracy of the Starfall is not determined by the naked eye, but by Divine Sense.
You only need to be familiar with the movement path of the moves; you don't need to practice much on a regular basis.
So ultimately, it all comes down to strength. Even if you have advanced techniques, you can only watch helplessly, unable to use them. For example, you haven't even mastered the Saintly Sky Art yet, so you can't use it. Right now, you only use it as an auxiliary technique for cultivation.
Jiang Liu sat cross-legged on the square, diligently meditating and cultivating, while Flowing Cloud Matriarch arrived at the Star Moon Sect and flew directly to the sky above the Back Mountain of the Star Moon Sect.
Gongsun Haoyue sensed the aura of Flowing Cloud Matriarch and quickly leaped into the air, standing opposite her in mid-air.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked at Gongsun Haoyue opposite him and said in a displeased tone, "What do you mean by giving the Star Moon Flowing Fire Art to Jiang Liu to cultivate?"
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Haoyue's face immediately lit up with a smile, and she transmitted her voice to Flowing Cloud Matriarch, "Did Jiang Liu succeed?"
Upon hearing what Gongsun Haoyue said, Flowing Cloud Matriarch immediately realized that she must have discovered something to do this, and could only nod helplessly.
"Are you wondering why I thought of this?" Gongsun Haoyue asked Flowing Cloud Matriarch with a teasing expression.
The two have been fighting for nearly two hundred years without a clear victor. Now that he has finally found an opportunity to turn the tables, he's determined to make a good fool of her.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch completely ignored her and simply said, "Tell me if you want, but you should know that Jiang Liu is a disciple of my sect. If I don't want you to know, do you think Jiang Liu would dare to tell you?"
Uh! Gongsun Haoyue's smug expression froze for a moment, and she could only say helplessly, "Have you seen the name Star Cloud Saint Sect in your Sects?"
Flowing Cloud Matriarch thought for a while, shook his head, then thought about it again, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He said, "You mean, the combined cultivation techniques of our two sects are the Star Cloud Saint Art?"
"Over the years, aren't you surprised that our two sects have so many similarities, and that there's never been a clear explanation for why our two sects became enemies?"
Upon further reflection, Flowing Cloud Matriarch realized it was indeed true. That meant the Star Moon and Liuyun sects were essentially one sect that had split into two. So the Saint Grade cultivation technique he had been searching for so long had always been right beside him?
"Alright, stop thinking about it. Now that Jiang Liu has figured it out, let's talk about how to handle this!" Gongsun Haoyue interrupted.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch nodded, and then the two of them set up Divine Sense barrier in this space and stood there to discuss.