"Of course." Gu Chen laughed and said, "Senior Nan, now you know the difference between martial arts and magic?"
"This is amazing, this feeling is just too amazing..." Nan Wuhen murmured to himself as if he had entered a new world. He then activated his Inner Breath again and summoned the small flames again and again.
The flames were initially very small, but as Nan Wuhen became more skilled, he was able to summon them up to the size of a thumb. However, they could not be maintained for long each time, as a gust of wind could blow them away.
"So this is magic! This is magic!"
Nan Wuhen's face grew paler and paler, but he remained undeterred, so Gu Chen had no choice but to call him back.
"Using Inner Breath energy to activate spells consumes a lot of energy. If I attack you now, you won't be able to withstand ten of my moves," Gu Chen said.
Upon hearing this, Nan Wuhen suddenly snapped out of his daze. The old fox quickly jumped aside warily, panting as he nervously looked at Gu Chen and asked, "What did you say?"
"Try it, take a breath," Gu Chen said calmly.
Nan Wuhen quickly circulated his cultivation technique and urged his Inner Breath, then his expression changed.
Just as Gu Chen had predicted, his Inner Breath was now greatly depleted, and if he were to engage in actual combat, he wouldn't be able to perform at even 50-60% of his usual level!
"Don't worry, I won't lay a hand on you." Gu Chen waved his hand, smiled slightly at Nan Wuhen, and said, "Senior Nan, since we've already agreed to cooperate, I won't break the contract. You can rest assured."
"Is that so?" Nan Wuhen sneered.
Generally speaking, people tend to assume what kind of person others are based on their own character. Nan Wuhen nature, he might very well suspect that Gu Chen deliberately gave him a fake spell to deplete his inner strength before launching an attack.
Gu Chen, being a former Divine Emperor, had cultivated to the highest level and was accustomed to all sorts of treacherous people. He immediately saw what Nan Wuhen was worried about.
He smiled slightly and said, "If Senior Nan is still worried, I will leave now and enter the Dragon Spine Mountain Range."
"Wait." Nan Wuhen's expression shifted several times before he finally asked, "Could you give me the incantation for the Sword Control Technique?"
Gu Chen chuckled. In fact, in the cultivation methods, Sword Control Technique is the most common way to control enemies. As long as one reaches a certain level, almost every cultivator can master it. On the contrary, the Sword Control Technique splitting Sword-Splitting Technique, Returning Sword Technique, Five Elements Sword Technique, and so on that are derived from sword control are considered to be higher-level spells.
However, those who practice ancient martial arts are unaware that in their minds, Sword Control Technique is a highly sophisticated technique, a skill that only sword immortals can master. Legends and ancient texts contain countless tales of taking heads from thousands of miles away, all based on Sword Control Technique.
Therefore, even martial artists at Nan Wuhen's level are no exception, possessing an almost obsessive passion for Sword Control Technique.
"Since we sincerely want to cooperate, of course I can tell you." Before Nan Wuhen could be happy, Gu Chen continued, "However, with your current level of skill, you can't even control the Fire Summoning Technique, and your Inner Breath can't keep up, let alone the Sword Control Technique. I'm afraid that you'll only be able to cultivate to the point of being able to wield a sword before your internal Inner Breath is completely exhausted."
"How is this possible? I've cultivated my inner Inner Breath for over a hundred years, and I still can't control these spells." Nan Wuhen was stunned. If he hadn't personally used the Fire Summoning Technique just now, he would have really thought Gu Chen was lying to him.
"Of course, just like how cars used to be powered by diesel, but now they're powered by gasoline, can you really compare the two?" Gu Chen smiled faintly and said, "If you really want to cultivate other cultivation techniques, let's cooperate after I return."
Be careful!
Knowing he only had three years to live, Nan Wuhen couldn't care less about anything else now. All his hopes were pinned on Gu Chen. After Gu Chen gave him some benefits, he trusted Gu Chen's cooperation even more. He nodded firmly and said solemnly, "As for the pursuers behind us, they wouldn't dare enter Dragon Spine Mountain. Once you come out, I will guard the pass and ensure your safe departure!"
"I won't leave," Gu Chen thought to himself. "Once I get out of there, I still have to go to the Gu Family to rescue my father!"
But he didn't say those words aloud.
Nodding to Nan Wuhen, Gu Chen turned and walked into the Dragon Spine Mountain Range.
Nan Wuhen and Gu Chen were merely going through the motions for their own benefit, but Gu Chen had more leverage, forcing Nan Wuhen to follow his lead.
The Fire Summoning Technique, though a low-level spell that everyone on Heavenly Nether Star can master, is for martial artists a new world that can influence the five elements of heaven and earth and is different from martial arts techniques!
Nan Wuhen's mind was in a daze because of his contact with such things, and he only came to his senses after Gu Chen left.
"I actually agreed to it like that?" Nan Wuhen's face was filled with astonishment.
However, Gu Chen's figure had already disappeared into the forest ahead and could no longer be seen. Even if he wanted to chase after him, it was too late. Moreover, that place was already very close to Dragon Spine Mountain. If he were to fight Gu Chen at this time, it would not benefit him at all. He would waste too much time and it would only benefit the other party.
"I never imagined that I, a man of my shrewdness, would be so easily manipulated by this brat." Nan Wuhen took a deep breath. Of course, he knew that Gu Chen was taking advantage of their cooperation. However, besides feeling absurd, he also felt a touch of admiration for Gu Chen's courage to enter Dragon Spine Mountain after hearing his analysis.
Perhaps this is the key to Gu Chen's success; a person's character should be one of unwavering determination.
He possessed that kind of courage more than seventy years ago...
"Regardless of whether Gu Chen is sincerely cooperating with me, the cultivation techniques he possesses are genuine. For now, I can only believe his words and hope he can emerge unharmed." Nan Wuhen thought to himself, "But this is for the best. Once he comes out, we can coordinate with him from the inside. Even if Yin Linquan and the others are very clever, they shouldn't be able to figure it out."
As he spoke, Nan Wuhen swept his surroundings, then unleashed a burst of energy. With a few palm strikes, he wrecked the forest, leaving it riddled with holes, broken branches, and tree trunks scattered all over the ground.
After doing all this, Nan Wuhen's expression changed several times. Then he took out a tree branch from the ground, channeled his Inner Breath into the branch, and made a cut towards his left chest.
hiss--
Nan Wuhen gritted his teeth, let out a muffled groan, and then crushed the tree branch into powder with his hand.
On the left side of his chest, his robe was ripped open with a huge tear, the skin even split open, revealing a strip of bright red flesh beneath. Then, Nan Wuhen sat down cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing.
About twenty minutes later, a series of gusts of wind were heard rushing up from outside the forest.
Under the moonlight, Wei Fenghua's face was grim as he saw the slain demonic beasts scattered on the ground. He knew very well that Gu Chen had been in the Heaven and Earth Forest for a long time. Wei Fenghua also had a clearer understanding of the speed of cultivators. He had tried his best to catch up, but he was still more than an hour behind!