Chapter 455: Instant Completion - 455
Under Zhou Fan's suggestion, Zhu Yi opened up the time bubble. Due to Zhou Fan's optimization of the time bubble technique, as well as giving Zhu Yi the perfect technique pathway to enhance the technique, Zhu Yi was able to recover more Qi while using the time bubble than he used.
Unfortunately, Zhu Yi's power level was too low to use the true perfect technique pathways for the technique. He would need to reach the god realm to do so.
Within the time bubble, Zhu Yi had two months to prepare for the tournament.
Zhou Fan's plan was to train him in the sword while creating an offensive time Qi technique. It would be difficult to create an offensive time Qi technique.
It was not because Zhou Fan would struggle, but because it could not obviously be the power of time. Showing off time Qi would be a perfect way to get captured and used in lab experiments.
Zhou Fan had to create a Time Qi technique that could be misinterpreted as something else.
While Zhou Fan thought, he also gave Zhu Yi instructions on the art of the sword.
For anyone else, two months would not be enough time to improve. Zhu Yi, however, had Zhou Fan sitting on his shoulder.
Although Zhu Yi usually focused on cultivating to get stronger and speed up Zhou Fan's recovery, when he practiced under Zhou Fan's guidance, even a day could provide qualitative changes.
A month and a half soon passed in the time bubble. All this time, Zhu Yi had been practicing the sword, and his strength had completely changed. At first, Zhou Fan had expected Zhu Yi to need to use Time QI to win the tournament, but he had underestimated just how greatly Zhu Yi would increase his strength under his guidance.
The initial plan of making a Time Qi technique that didn't seem like a Time Qi technique was thrown out the window.
"For the next half a month, you will practice a Time Qi technique. This is a technique you should only use when you are absolutely alone or in danger of dying. Otherwise, if someone notices the power of time, nobody can save you." Zhou Fan explained.
Luckily, he would be able to detect if anyone was nearby as long as they were not very far away.
Upon breaking through a recovery threshold, he was now able to sense cultivation 10 miles away from him.
Zhu Yi sat down and listened as Zhou Fan explained the technique and its usage.
"I call this one, "Instant Completion". Imagine swinging the sword at someone." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi nodded. "Now, imagine swinging the sword at someone, but as soon as you begin swinging, the slash is already completed."
Zhu Yi was shocked. "So this is the Time Qi technique."
"Yes. To be honest, it is something far more advanced than you can handle. If you use it, you will instantly be drained of all your Qi and will suffer great injuries. That's assuming that you use it with a full power slash. The stronger your attack, the more Qi it will take to use this technique." Zhou Fan explained.
"And that's why I'm even able to practice it." Zhu Yi said.
Zhou Fan nodded. He then explained the technique pathways best suited to the technique at Zhu Yi's level.
Before anything else, Zhu Yi dispersed the time bubble and bought a bunch of mannequins at a cultivator store. Each of them had the bodily defense of a level 3 Qi gathering realm cultivator, though that was not very strong. It was quite expensive despite being so weak, so Zhu Yi only bought 15.
He returned to his yard and put up the time bubble. Luckily, his courtyard had rather high walls and not many cultivators lived in this area.
Inside the time bubble, Zhu Yi held his sword and looked at the mannequin. He ran up to it and waved his sword while using the Instant Completion technique. Before he even noticed it, the mannequin was cut in half. It had only been a weak cut, barely a tenth of Zhu Yi's power, but it had used up a fourth of his Qi.
By that logic, using two fifths of his power would drain all of his Qi. Using his full power would naturally severely injure him. Zhu Yi practiced with mannequins, taking time to recover his Qi after 3 attempts before recovering to maximum capacity again.
The mannequins did not last long, but they had served their purpose. Zhu Yi was now able to practice Instant Completion without any sort of mannequin.
After a week, Zhou Fan taught Zhu Yi a basic sword technique, but one that had been refined greatly. It was the "Sword Wave" Technique.
Even in Zhu Yi's world, this was one of the most common sword techniques. Zhu Yi was able to use it with instant completion, which gave him a long range attack. For each technique that he learned, Zhou Fan gave him the perfect Technique pathway, transforming his power.
Finally, on the last day, Zhu Yi took down the Time bubble and rested.
The next day, Zhu Yi arrived at the location. It was in a private building with strong walls. When Zhu Yi walked in, he saw 7 people. One was the guild master of the Assassination guild. Another was Bernard. One more was next to them, clearly not a participant.
Near them, but not in the guild masters group was the young man who had calmed down Zhu Yi's sword intent.
Finally, in the center of the building were three people. These were the other participants. It seemed that the young man off to the side was the one that had gotten the spot without fighting for it.
"The last one is here. Let's get started." The guild master said.
Zhu Yi walked up to the other three and stood next to them. They were all silent and looking at the guild master.
"As all of you know, I am the guild master of the Assassination guild. Next to me is Bernard, and next to him is the guild master of the rogue cultivator guild." The guild master of the Assassination guild said.
Zhu Yi was shocked that the guild master of the rogue cultivator guild was here, but it made sense. He naturally knew about the Assassination guild.
From what Zhu Yi understood, the rogue cultivator guild branch in White Palace City also had two spots.
Chapter 456: Simple Victory - 456
The guild master of the Assassination guild continued. "He will simply exist as an observer due to some rules. The challenge will be conducted in the most basic tournament format. You four come up and pick your lots."
Bernard held a box out. Inside were pieces of wood with numbers engraved on them.
Zhu Yi walked up and picked out the number 4. He was paired to fight with number 1, while 2 and 3 fought their own battles.
He and number 1 were up first. There was no arena and they simply stood across from each other in the center of the dim room.
Zhu Yi observed his opponent. He had scars, to no surprise. There was one surprise, which was that he was under the age of 20. He looked like a middle aged man. He was bald and wore leather armor. He carried a spear.
Despite his middle aged look, Zhu Yi did not underestimate him. It was simply something he had been taught by Zhou Fan.
What Zhu Yi failed to understand was just how strong he had become under Zhou Fan's guidance. He soon learned that he had the right to be arrogant.
The man charged with his spear pointed forward. It looked basic, but Zhu Yi was sure that it was some sort of technique.
He moved forward and thrusted his sword. To Zhu Yi, it felt like a basic thrust that he had practiced a thousand times. It was quick and strong.
To his opponent, however, it felt as if a snake was coiling around his weapon. He was unable to even react as the sword pierced him. Luckily, Zhu Yi had not been aiming at his vital spots.
His opponent fell to the ground, bleeding out. The room was silent. It had always been, but now, everyone was shocked.
Although the foundation establishment realm was low in the world of cultivation, everybody in white palace city was at or below this level.
Neither of the guild masters, nor anyone else in the room were able to fully understand his attack.
Even the talented young man who had calmed Zhu Yi's sword intent stood up in shock.
He was very talented, as was clear of his treatment, yet he was merely a low level cultivator in white palace city. He did not even belong to a sect.
Although Zhu Yi had only practiced for two months with Zhou Fan, even with his low talent, perhaps only the geniuses in the top ten sects could fight him on the same level at his current state.
Zhu Yi sheathed his sword and looked over at the guild masters. For the first time in a long time, they felt a sense of pressure. It only lasted a moment.
Zhu Yi quickly sheathed his sword intent.
The guild master of the Assassination guild spoke. "Winner of the first round. Zhu Yi. Do we need to continue this?"
Of the two remaining contestants, neither of them spoke up. Zhu Yi not only outmatched them, but even the young man who got in automatically.
"Then we'll call it a day. The opening of the inheritance is tommorrow. Come here at 6 in the morning."
Zhu Yi left the building and walked towards his house.
Zhou Fan spoke. "This could bring trouble."
Zhu Yi nodded. He was not an idiot. He had noticed their shocked expressions.
They could only hope that it was not misinterpreted as Zhu Yi having gained some sort of incredible inheritance, though in a way, he had. Zhou Fan himself was the inheritance.
Luckily, any inheritance that Zhu Yi could have gotten, at least in this worlds peoples minds, could not compare to entering an inheritance that Chen Jie was involved in.
"Try hiding your strength more. In the future at least. You'll be fine now." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi nodded. He did not know what plans his master had for him, but he expected that they were beyond even this world.
As Zhu Yi was returning home, he was stopped by a familiar person. Zhu Yi turned around and saw the young man that had supressed his sword intent.
Even though it had been a while since he had seen Zhu Yi fight, there was still obvious shock on his face. It was as if a normal person had seen something incomprehensible, something that they had never even imagined could exist.
"I don't believe it. I want to fight you." It was all that he said, but it expressed his feelings.
He was surpassed, and he already knew it, but he needed to fight.
"Let's go to my house." Zhu Yi said.
The young man nodded and followed him.
"My name is Wu Qin." The young man said.
"My name is Zhu Yi." Zhu Yi responded.
They ran in silence until Zhu Yi reached his house.
Zhu Yi began thinking. He felt silly for resting before the tournament. He hadn't expected it to be so simple and easy.
He turned around and looked at Wu Qin.
"Do you want to attack first?" Zhu Yi asked.
"Let's just fight." Wu Qin said. He grabbed his sword and pulled it out of his sheath.
He stepped towards Zhu Yi at a great speed. He was in a small courtyard while in the foundation establishment realm. It could basically be instantly traveled.
Zhu Yi instantly felt the difference between Wu Qin and the man from earlier. Surprisingly, it did not feel all that great.
Zhu Yi slashed down and his sword intent fell. Sword intent was like killing intent. It was a sort of aura that the body gave off.
There was a major difference, however. Killing intent was usually the same at any level. It depended on intent to kill. Only a few could actually make any use of it for anything besides intimidation.
On the contrary, sword intent could be used as an actual power. It would strengthen the power of a weapon. In the past, it had been called Weapon Qi. Swords had sword Qi, spears had Spear Qi. It was only when Zhou Fan had changed everything that it became called weapon intent, sword intent, spear intent, and so on.
It was not practiced by cultivating, but by practicing.
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