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This was the initial cultivation method of the Forbidden Art: Mend Talent.

Once he had gotten started, the next time he improved his talent, he would not need to strike strange poses anymore. He could simply consume lifespan directly.

Su Fan sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating this forbidden art.

At a certain moment, he felt his entire body grow hazy, as if something within him had vanished.

Lifespan!

The Infinite Lifespan System stirred slightly.

"So that consumed ten years of lifespan? I don't feel anything!"

Su Fan smacked his lips.

Having inexhaustible lifespan really was wonderful.

"I've finally gotten started. How much has my talent improved?"

In an instant, Su Fan felt that the cultivation techniques he had practiced before had become easier.

Even the sword dao he had once been unable to comprehend was now understandable.

"My talent has doubled!"

Su Fan was overjoyed.

Even after doubling, though, he was still a good-for-nothing!

After all, his foundational talent was truly abysmal!

"I actually can't continuously consume lifespan!"

Su Fan sighed, his face full of dissatisfaction.

"I can only use it again tomorrow. If I use it once every day, I'll soon catch up to those peerless prodigies."

The thought alone made Su Fan incredibly excited.

The forbidden art Mend Talent truly was powerful!

"Let's see what other suitable forbidden arts there are!"

Su Fan looked toward the next Forbidden Technique Tomb.

Now that his talent had improved, it was time to try cultivating other forbidden arts and increase his strength.

"Forbidden Art: Life-Sacrificing Sword Tomb."

Su Fan arrived before the second grave and looked at the words on the Sword Stele.

Life-Sacrificing Sword?

This was an offensive forbidden art.

"The sword dao is strange and unpredictable, enemies are difficult to fathom. With the Life-Sacrificing Sword, burn lifespan into a sword, spit it from the mouth, and kill the enemy when they are unprepared..."

The forbidden art "Life-Sacrificing Sword" belonged to the category of strange and unpredictable offensive techniques, producing the effect of striking where the enemy least expected and attacking where they were least prepared.

The attack was spat from the mouth, making it difficult to guard against.

"This forbidden art should be quite powerful. More importantly, it's underhanded enough!"

Su Fan was delighted.

This forbidden art was far too suited to him.

When he opened his mouth, his enemy would think he was about to speak, never realizing he was actually launching an attack!

Moreover, the Life-Sacrificing Sword's power was exceedingly formidable.

After all, it was an attack unleashed by burning lifespan.

Su Fan opened the grave, finding another three-foot jade coffin inside.

Words were engraved upon the jade coffin, recording the origins of this forbidden art.

"...I became obsessed with this strange sword technique and neglected the true sword dao, ultimately failing to set foot upon the summit... Those who come after must remember: do not use it unless your life hangs by a thread, lest you suffer the calamity of addiction..."

Seeing the warning on the jade coffin,

Su Fan directly ignored it.

What did it mean, do not use it unless his life hung by a thread? That did not apply to him. He could use it whenever he wanted.

With so much lifespan, he could be this willful.

Opening the jade coffin, he found another Forbidden Technique Jade Slip inside.

Su Fan picked up the jade slip and pressed it to his forehead.

The method of the forbidden art flowed into his consciousness.

After a long while.

Su Fan returned the jade slip to the jade coffin and closed the grave.

"My talent still isn't good enough!"

Su Fan sighed.

He actually could not grasp the profound mysteries of this forbidden art for the time being.

According to the records within the jade slip, the forbidden art Life-Sacrificing Sword was not difficult to cultivate. It was easy to get started.

After all, it was a forbidden art that burned lifespan to unleash a powerful sword strike.

Its cultivation requirements were inherently rather low.

Even so, Su Fan was already finding it strenuous.

"My talent really is difficult to put into words."

Su Fan sighed.

"But it's not a big problem. I've already doubled my talent today. Tomorrow, I'll keep improving it. If I burn a thousand years of lifespan, my talent can't possibly still be bad, right?"

Sitting cross-legged on the ground,

Su Fan began cultivating the Life-Sacrificing Sword.

He had to quickly gain a certain degree of self-preservation ability.

"Cultivating it is a little strenuous, but if I spend some time on it, I should still be able to get started."

Su Fan began attempting to cultivate the Life-Sacrificing Sword.

This was, after all, a forbidden art that inflicted enormous depletion upon one's lifespan.

Ordinary cultivation had to be done cautiously and step by step. No one would ever use lifespan to familiarize themselves with a forbidden art.

But Su Fan possessed inexhaustible lifespan, so naturally he would not cultivate step by step.

In order to get started as quickly as possible, from the very beginning of his cultivation, he consumed lifespan to familiarize himself with the forbidden art.

Boom! In an instant, Su Fan felt as though something had filled his mouth.

He opened his mouth and spat.

Whoosh!

A faint sword gleam shot from his mouth.

But the sword gleam was too weak. It vanished after flying barely a meter.

"This strike consumed one year of lifespan. Its power is a little weak."

Su Fan rallied himself and entered a cultivating state once more.

The more lifespan he burned, the greater the power he could unleash.

As time passed, Su Fan no longer remembered how many times he had spat out sword gleams.

Whoosh!

A sword gleam suddenly flew from his mouth, shooting ten meters away.

It carved a white mark across the ground!

"A sword strike powered by fifty years of lifespan has already surpassed the scope of a Mortal Sword. It just hasn't reached the power of a Mystic Sword yet!"

As he continued cultivating, Su Fan discovered that even with a forbidden art that burned lifespan, it was not easy to unleash great power when his strength was too low.

Even if he possessed inexhaustible lifespan to burn, it was still no use.

Moreover, the lower one's strength was, the slower the rate at which one could burn lifespan to perform a forbidden art.

To burn more lifespan and unleash a stronger attack, he needed a longer time to prepare.

In battle, the enemy would not give him that time!

"So even when cultivating forbidden arts, even when burning lifespan, I still need to improve my cultivation. Otherwise, even with inexhaustible lifespan, I won't be able to unleash invincible power!"

Su Fan came to this realization.

A low realm not only hindered the speed at which he could burn lifespan, but also affected the power unleashed by burning it.

With the same consumption of ten years of lifespan, the power unleashed by a low-realm cultivator was far inferior to that unleashed by a high-realm cultivator.

"But it's not a big problem. I can already improve my talent. Once my talent rises, improving my cultivation won't be difficult."

Su Fan continued cultivating the Life-Sacrificing Sword.

He did not know how much time had passed when, at a certain moment, Su Fan opened his mouth and a sword gleam burst forth.

Its speed was beyond imagination.

Whoosh!

Ten meters away, a small hole appeared in the ground.

It had been pierced by the sword gleam.

"This sword strike consumed a hundred years of lifespan and already rivals the power of a late-stage Mystic Sword!"

Su Fan was overjoyed.

He was only at the middle stage of the Mortal Sword now, yet he had actually unleashed an attack at the late stage of the Mystic Sword across realms.

This showed just how powerful forbidden arts were.

Of course, the consumption of lifespan was equally terrifying.

That single strike had consumed a hundred years of lifespan.

For an ordinary Mortal Realm cultivator, a hundred years of lifespan would mean their lifespan had been exhausted and they would die on the spot.

What was more, those in the Mortal Realm might not even possess a hundred years of lifespan to consume!

"The power is strong, but the speed at which I gather this sword strike is a little too slow."

Su Fan furrowed his brow slightly.

Burning a hundred years of lifespan to gather this sword strike required several breaths. During that opening, an enemy could easily seize the chance to kill him!

An enemy would not wait for him to finish preparing before attacking!

At Su Fan's current realm, he could burn fifty years of lifespan in an instant. But a sword strike powered by fifty years of lifespan was ultimately a little too weak.

"If I practice more, I can increase the speed at which I burn lifespan!"

Su Fan continued cultivating.