"It's time for lunch."
Fang Han stood up, moved his slightly stiff neck, and pushed the door open.
The sunshine in the courtyard was just right, not too hot. Qui Lan was leading two Maid waiting in the corridor. When he saw Fang Han coming out, he hurriedly came forward to greet him.
"Senior brother, lunch has been prepared for a long time."
Fang Han nodded slightly and followed her into the Side Hall.
On the table, several dishes were kept warm with porcelain bowls turned upside down. When they were opened, they were steaming hot and fragrant.
He picked up the chopsticks and ate slowly.
Qui Lan stood aside with his hands down. Seeing that he had almost eaten, he asked softly:
"Senior brother, are you going to use Quiet Room this afternoon?"
"Well, I want to learn a new secret technique. If there is nothing urgent, please don't let anyone disturb me."
Fang Han said while eating.
"Yes."
Qui Lan bowed and responded.
Fang Han said no more. After lunch, he got up and went back to Quiet Room.
The door latch fell, and he sat cross-legged on the futon again, with the book "Nether Guide" spread out in front of his knees.
He didn't read the words in the secret book anymore - all the contents were already memorized in his mind, as clear as a brand.
"You can start practicing!"
Fang Han started to try his first practice.
Internal Qi in the body slowly circulates according to the exercise method of <Nether Guide>, and the mind sinks into an unprecedented state of concentration.
Perception is like invisible tentacles reaching out all around.
After a while.
He opened his eyes and frowned slightly.
failed.
<Nether Guide>'s perception ability has not been successfully activated.
"Sure enough it's not that easy."
Fang Han whispered to himself.
The difficulty of practicing this top Tracking Secret Technique will not be lower than the difficulty of understanding.
But correspondingly, the tracking ability has also been greatly improved.
<Thousand-Mile Soul Lock>'s tracking ability, Minor Accomplishment later had a perception ability comparable to <Spirit Nose Technique>Perfection Realm.
As for the tracking capability of <Nether Guide>, Beginner stage alone is comparable to the Perfection Realm<Thousand-Mile Soul Lock>.
With such a strong effect, the difficulty of understanding and practicing has naturally increased.
After adjusting his breathing, Fang Han started operating the method again.
The second time.
The third time.
The fourth time.
By the fifth time.
"Buzz..."
A strange whisper sounded from deep within his body.
The sound was not loud, but it seemed as if something was quietly awakened at this moment.
Immediately afterwards, a completely different perception from before was like an invisible spider web, silently spreading out around him with him as the center.
That is a completely different "perceptual vision" from <Thousand-Mile Soul Lock>.
There is no longer the thickness of soil, the coldness of stone slabs, or the ashes of burning incense...
There is only the breath of "living things".
The smell of Qui Lan under the porch outside the door is calm and regular.
The auras of the two Maid outside the Side Hall carry the unique vitality of young women.
Outside the courtyard, the aura of several disciples passing by was young and lively.
The civet cat in the corner of the courtyard was curled up on the tiles to bask in the sun, its breath was soft and warm.
All "living" things are presented in his perception.
As for the tables, chairs, incense burners, door panels and window lattice, and even the entire Quiet Room itself - their smells were still there, but they could no longer disturb him.
This is the biggest difference between <Nether Guide> and <Thousand-Mile Soul Lock>.
<Thousand-Mile Soul Lock> is to capture all smells and then filter out the target.
<Nether Guide>, on the other hand, directly filters out the interference of inanimate objects and only captures the breath of living objects, thus reducing the interference from the beginning.
Fang Han is experiencing this new sensory ability in detail. Although it has just been successfully activated, it is still a bit raw and the coverage is not as broad as it was when <Thousand-Mile Soul Lock>Perfection Realm.
However, this completely different way of perception significantly reduces interference, making it extremely easy to find the smell you want to track.
"Worthy of being the top Tracking Secret Technique."
Fang Han whispered to himself, sinking into the practice of <Nether Guide> again.
In the following time, he temporarily put aside the practice of Void-Sundering Sword Manual, Wind God Step, and Black Tortoise True Art, and only retained the practice of <Azure Profound Art>Internal Qi in the early morning.
Activate the magic formula over and over again, and gain insights over and over again <Nether Guide>.
Every time he is encouraged, he will gain more insights.
He could clearly feel that his range of perception was expanding bit by bit, and the accuracy of his perception was also improving bit by bit.
When initially successfully activated, the sensing range barely covered a radius of several tens of feet centered on Quiet Room.
By the next morning, the area had expanded to nearly half a mile.
By the afternoon, the range of perception had reached several miles.
In the evening, Fang Han had dinner and returned to Quiet Room again.
Opening the window, the evening breeze rushed in with the coolness of the autumn night and the scent of vegetation, ruffling the hair on his forehead.
He sat cross-legged on the futon in front of the window. Instead of rushing to start practicing, he closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, going through the mental formula of <Nether Guide> in his mind.
Those mantras, the key points for the operation of meridians, and the unique method of capturing "breath" rather than "smell", became particularly clear with the blessing of 256 times Secret Technique Talent Amplification.
"Buzz--"
He breathed evenly and activated <Nether Guide> again.
As soon as it started running, a strange feeling came to his heart.
His body paused slightly.
The range of perception suddenly skyrocketed.
It wasn't an expansion of dozens of feet or more than a hundred feet, but a sudden expansion of several miles.
Five miles, seven miles, nine miles, ten miles...
In the end, his range of perception stabilized at a radius of ten miles.
The range and accuracy of perception are the same as Perfection Realm<Thousand-Mile Soul Lock>.
He could "see" a gray rabbit huddled in a grass nest under a dead tree by the mountain road a few miles away, with a steady heartbeat and a long and quiet breath.
He could distinguish a night bird perched on a branch in the bamboo forest, its weak body temperature under its feathers and the slowly flowing breath of life.
He was even able to capture an True Disciple who was meditating under the lamp in another courtyard of True Transmission Courtyard. His breath fell into a stable state, and he should be meditating.
Obviously, <Nether Guide>Beginner stage.
"It only took more than a day..."
Fang Han whispered to himself, with a hint of exclamation in his voice that even he himself had not noticed.
From the beginning of practicing <Nether Guide> to now Beginner stage, just over a day has passed.
He originally thought that even with the Perfection Realm<Thousand-Mile Soul Lock> as his foundation, it would take at least five or six days to practice Beginner stage on a top Tracking Secret Technique.
But I didn't expect that it would be successful in just over a day.
This speed was beyond his expectation.
He underestimated how terrifyingly effective the improved Secret Art Talent would be after taking Secret Art Fruit, with an increase of 256 times.
The night is dark and everything is silent.
Deep in the mountains of the county, a hidden cave revealed its dark entrance in the moonlight.
The entrance to the cave is obscured by dense vines and shrubs, making it extremely difficult to find without a deliberate search.
The cave is not wide, but the layout is quite popular.
Several grooves were cut out in the stone wall, where oil lamps and fire folders were placed.
There were several wooden boxes stacked in the corner, with the lids half open, revealing the neatly stacked clothes and bedding.
A small iron pot was placed on a simple stove made of several stones, with half a bag of rice and several jars of water beside it.
It can be seen that this is not a temporary hiding place, but has been prepared in advance.
Yan Wuji was sitting cross-legged on a relatively flat bluestone in the cave. The tattered robe on his body had been replaced by a gray robe.
He closed his eyes, and the violent blood Internal Qi circulated slowly in his body.
Wisps of blood-colored light emanated from his body, casting a strange dark red light and shadow on the dim cave wall.
The light was not bright, but it had a palpitating and evil feeling, as if there was something living and breathing inside his body.
His breathing was sometimes rapid, sometimes long, and every breath carried a faint smell of blood.
Time passes in silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Yan Wuji slowly opened his eyes, and the strange trace of blood-red in his eyes gradually disappeared.
"Recovered by 40%."
He gently clenched his fists, feeling the magic power Internal Qi in his body that was still weak but had stabilized, and a deep chill appeared in his eyes.
"When I recover from my injury, I will make Seven Sects pay the price."
He paused, and his voice became deeper and deeper, carrying a deep-seated hatred.
"Especially Azure Profound Sect... especially that Fang Han."
If Fang Han hadn't tracked Zhang Yuan Heng's whereabouts, discovered that Qi Zhen was practicing magic and sent a letter back to the Azure Profound Sect, how could Iron River Gang fall apart in one day?
Iron River Gang's century-old foundation was destroyed at the hands of this son. One can imagine his hatred for him.
"I will slowly cook you up."
Yan Wuji looked at the moonlight cut by vines at the entrance of the cave, and his voice was unusually calm.
"I will let you taste the most painful way to die in the world, and then I will swallow up all your essence and destroy your body and soul."
The corners of his mouth slowly curved into a cold arc, and there was a bit of twisted pleasure in that arc.
The magic skill swallows other people's essence to improve their cultivation. Although it is quick, it can easily go astray and quietly erode the practitioner's sanity and affect their mental state.
The pleasure of the surge in power brought about by devouring life, and the sense of control of depriving others of their lives at will, will distort the mind bit by bit, making the cultivator become extreme, murderous, and crazy.
His current mental state has obviously been affected by the magic power.
"When I recover from my injury..."
He murmured to himself, his voice echoing softly in the cave.
"I will definitely make you regret living."
The night wind poured in from the entrance of the cave, causing the flame of the oil lamp to sway, making his shadow on the stone wall distorted and weird.
Azure Profound Sect, No. 35 Annex.
Among Quiet Room, Fang Han sat cross-legged on the futon and slowly finished his exercises.
He opened his eyes, a hint of deep thought flashed in his eyes.
After <Nether Guide>Beginner stage, the foundation brought by the Perfection Realm<Thousand-Mile Soul Lock> was exhausted.
With the 256-fold increase in the secret technique, although the cultivation speed is still extremely fast, it is no longer possible to break through a realm in more than a day like before.
"We can't practice step by step now..."
Fang Han whispered to himself, frowning slightly.
If time is not tight, he doesn't mind practicing step by step. After all, the speed of practice nowadays is already extremely fast.
But the fact is that time is extremely tight nowadays.
If Yan Wuji is given enough recovery time to recover from his injuries, he will surely cause a bloody storm.