Fast Sword Four-Layer and Stacked Deduction

The carpet-bombing of Qingshan Village finally concluded past midnight, completing the encirclement and annihilation of the monsters.

After assigning some to continue patrolling, the rest began to rest.

The people from Yuyang Village were arranged in four small courtyards.

After a quick late-night snack and a few sips of hot water, Jiang Yan went inside to rest.

Martial Arts Modifier:

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Monster Value: 111

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He opened the Martial Arts Modifier and looked at the cultivation technique section.

Martial Skill: Fast Sword Level: Four layers total Status: First layer Upgrade (Yes) Deduce (No)

Secret Technique: Sword Finger Level: ? layers Status: Uninitiated Upgrade (Yes) Deduce (No)

Cultivation Technique: Vajra Body Level: Four layers Status: Uninitiated Upgrade (Yes) Deduce (Yes)

Jiang Yan's gaze swept past the Fast Sword martial skill and the Sword Finger secret technique, fixing directly on the Vajra Body external cultivation technique.

"It can be deduced now."

He focused his mind and pressed on the word "Deduce."

Instantly, a profound understanding flowed into him, and he immediately grasped the function of this deduction.

"It can combine cultivation techniques of the same category into one, extracting the essence of each to upgrade into a higher-tier technique."

What?

Jiang Yan's expression suddenly turned grim. Although he was a transmigrator, he wasn't the invincible, luck-driven protagonist type.

He had just inquired about external cultivation tonight, and the modifier could already modify and deduce new techniques.

As the thought crossed his mind, he shook his head and chuckled. He had long possessed the Vajra Body technique. If he had had enough Monster Value before, he would have known about the technique deduction feature already.

Tonight, he had simply killed enough monsters, and the increased Monster Value gain had met the conditions for technique deduction.

No such thing as a son of destiny.

Subconsciously, he wanted to tap the deduce button.

He really wanted to see what the deduction feature actually did.

But he still didn't tap it, because he didn't know how much Monster Value the deduction would cost. If it required a lot, he would be heartbroken.

He needed to rationally use this Monster Value to upgrade other martial skills, like Fast Sword, which could quickly increase his strength.

A single sword strike, countless sword shadows, swift as lightning, annihilating enemies before they could react – this was the way of a swordsman.

Suppressing the urge to deduce the external cultivation technique, he shifted his intent and gently touched the upgrade button for Fast Sword.

Upgrade! Second layer!

Upgrade! Third layer, fourth layer!

No further upgrades possible!

The modifier panel flickered and then cleared.

Martial Skill: Fast Sword
Level: Four layers total
Status: Fourth layer
Upgrade (No) Deduce (No)

Monster Value: 99

Countless sword dao experiences were forcefully poured into his mind, etched into his body's instincts.

Straining to suppress the urge to draw his sword, Jiang Yan gripped the hilt, gently stroking the patterns on it.

"I feel like my sword speed should at least be three times faster now."

Fighters clash, and situations can change in an instant. Jiang Yan's sword speed is several times faster now, which greatly increases his advantage, whether he's killing monsters or fighting villains.

Because a faster sword means the difference of a second could mean life or death.

Whoosh!

Jiang Yan took a deep breath. Although his martial arts realm hadn't advanced, his overall strength had increased exponentially thanks to mastering the fourth level of the Fast Sword martial art.

Afterward, he glanced at his status panel, and his expression darkened.

The reason? The "External Cultivation" skill's deduction function was now unavailable.

Looking at the remaining 99 Monster Points, he suddenly felt a pang of regret.

Even with 99 Monster Points left, he felt like a pauper.

"So, deducing a new skill requires at least 100 Monster Points."

His mind racing, Jiang Yan rolled over. Since deducing a skill cost so many Monster Points, perhaps he could find several External Cultivation skills and deduce them all at once?

Deducing multiple External Cultivation skills together, combining their strengths, would surely result in a high-level skill.

"Hmm..." Jiang Yan closed his eyes. "Internal cultivation methods are hard to find. External Cultivation methods aren't as rare, right? I need to find a few."

With that thought, Jiang Yan's consciousness blurred, and he drifted off to sleep.

The sky was pitch black.

In a certain courtyard in Qingshan Village.

A tall, sturdy figure and a frail figure were talking in hushed tones.

It was Xia Fengshe and Ou Yanling.

"What are you saying? We're leaving secretly right now?"

Xia Fengshe stared at his bruised, swollen face. "Ou Yanling, have you gone mad? It's so dark outside. What if we run into monsters?"

Ou Yanling met his gaze, looking at his ugly, pig-like face. Her expression was anxious, but a hint of a smile played in her eyes.

"Brother Xia, if we don't leave now, will we still be able to leave tomorrow morning?"

Xia Fengshe fell silent.

He didn't like hearing it, but in reality, if they didn't seize this chance to escape tonight, they definitely wouldn't be able to tomorrow.

If he stayed and was at the beck and call of a Blood Refining Realm martial artist, he'd rather die.

He was a Body Refining Realm martial artist, not some nobody.

Ou Yanling continued, "There probably aren't many monsters in the wild. Just now, someone gathered the power of Talisman Soldiers to kill monsters. For a while, the village's defenses will be like a sieve. Any nearby monsters must have been drawn away."

"Now that the village seems calm, the monsters that infiltrated have likely been killed."

"Now's your chance to escape while that Blood Refining Realm martial artist isn't paying attention to you."

"But... but..." Xia Fengshe suddenly stammered.

Huh?

Ou Yanling turned and looked at him seriously, as if she had realized something. "You're not worried about the chronic poison in your body, are you?"

"Foolish. You don't actually think he'll give you the antidote later, do you? How naive!"

After finally subduing a Body Refining Realm martial artist, why would he give him the antidote? At most, he'd give him some medicine to suppress the poison.

Then, Ou Yanling added, "Actually, as long as we know the properties of that medicine, once we get to Guihua City, we can find a great physician to analyze the properties of the pill you took and concoct a set of antidotes."

Ou Yanling stared intently at Xia Fengshe and said softly, "Xia Fengshe, don't tell me you swallowed the poison directly last night. You didn't save any, did you?"

"That's impossible." Xia Fengshe took out a small cloth bag from his embrace and then a paper packet from within.

He waved it. "I secretly kept a little bit. It's enough to verify its components."

Good, as long as he wasn't stupid.

"Then let's hurry and go. The sooner the better. Once we reach Guihua City, we'll spend a fortune to hire a master physician to analyze the medicinal properties and create an antidote."

"If you stay here, forget an antidote, you'll be played to death sooner or later."

After speaking, she secretly observed outside the door. It was quiet, and no one was around.

She beckoned to Xia Fengshe, signaling him to follow. Then, she quietly opened the courtyard gate and quickly slipped out, disappearing into the darkness.

"Damn it."

Xia Fengshe cursed under his breath and followed her out.

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