novelraw 245. Begin ascetic practice
245. Begin ascetic practice
Xiao Yan kept flashing and moving on the spaceship, leaving afterimages in place, but these afterimages would disappear immediately after appearing.
Xiao Yan repeated the process tirelessly, and with his current strength, he naturally wouldn't fall off the spaceship.
After reaching an extreme point, Xiao Yan stopped in place. He felt that his fighting spirit was completely exhausted and did not continue to try.
Xiao Yan took out a pill from his storage ring and popped it into his mouth. As soon as he took it, feeling the gentle medicinal power slowly increasing within his body, Xiao Yan frowned. This pill was one he had confiscated from Fei Tian's storage ring; since it wasn't one he had refined himself, its quality was inferior. However, all his other pills had already been destroyed, and he would have to wait some time to replenish them.
Little Fairy Doctor, who was controlling the spaceship, looked at Xiao Yan, who had stopped, and asked softly, "Still no success?"
Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "As expected of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's trump card, I still haven't been able to transform the afterimage into my own clone after ten days."
After being ambushed by Fei Tian, Xiao Yan managed to extort a high-level Earth-rank Dou Technique from him—the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body. It must be said that the Fenglei Pavilion's defenses were extremely thorough; not only was the scroll divided into four parts, but the most crucial soul part had to be activated by Fei Tian himself. Even if others obtained the skill scroll, they wouldn't be able to cultivate it.
However, Fei Tian was so frightened by Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor that he could only tell Xiao Yan the complete method for cultivating the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body. Xiao Yan did indeed need the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body to strengthen his abilities, so after obtaining it, he began to practice tirelessly.
"Should we bring Fei Tian out again for some guidance?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled subconsciously, but still said, "Never mind, I've already cleared up the key issues. The most important thing is that I'm lacking an opportunity."
After the events in the Northern Region concluded, Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor embarked on their journey to the Starfall Pavilion in the Southern Region. Xiao Yan neither killed Fei Tian outright nor simply let him go. Instead, he brought Fei Tian along, personally explaining the key points of learning combat techniques to Xiao Yan along the way.
For the esteemed head of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to explain the most important combat techniques of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to an outsider is itself a sensational event. However, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, out of consideration for its reputation, certainly wouldn't leak this information.
As the medicinal effects of the pill dissipated within his body, his initial energy expenditure gradually returned. Xiao Yan asked, "Shall I take over driving?"
The spaceship operation also requires a person to continuously invest their battle qi to start. Although Little Fairy Doctor doesn't need to worry about this amount of battle qi, it is still a very tedious task.
Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor replied, "This little bit of exertion is nothing to me. Don't worry about me being bored. These days have been some of the most relaxing for me, and I really enjoy them."
When Little Fairy Doctor left the Jia Ma Empire, she was only a Dou Zhe (Battle Master) and went deep into the Chu Yun Empire alone. Not only did she become a Dou Zong (Battle Ancestor) expert, but she also built her own power. Xiao Yan could guess the effort she put in even if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
"Don't worry, I will definitely gather the materials as soon as possible and refine the poison pill for you. Without the troubles of the Calamity Poison Body, you can go anywhere in the world." Xiao Yan promised Little Fairy Doctor.
Xiao Yan's words touched Little Fairy Doctor deeply. She gently brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, looked at Xiao Yan, and said, "Alright! I really want to travel all over this continent. Would you be willing to be my bodyguard then?"
"My strength is no match for yours. Who will protect whom then?" Xiao Yan said jokingly.
"You're not as strong as me right now, but don't I still need to rely on you?" Little Fairy Doctor chuckled.
Xiao Yan nodded: "If everything ends, it wouldn't be a bad idea to accompany you to see the Dou Qi Continent!"
Xiao Yan knew deep down how heavy the burden on his shoulders was. He didn't even know how strong he needed to become to ensure his family and friends could live without worry. After all, his enemies were incredibly powerful, perhaps even the most powerful force in the Central Plains.
Little Fairy Doctor was also aware of everything, but the two of them tacitly refrained from breaking the atmosphere, as it was a beautiful wish shared in their hearts.
Once his fighting spirit had recovered sufficiently, Xiao Yan resumed his research on the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body. Xiao Yan hoped to master the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body before going to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, thus adding another trump card to his deck.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly and murmured the key points recorded in the cultivation technique: "Control the form with the mind, let the soul remain in the shadow..."
After repeating the mantra over and over a dozen times, Xiao Yan seemed to grasp the meaning. He slowly closed his eyes, took a light step forward, and with each step, his figure appeared dozens of meters away like lightning, leaving four afterimages in his wake. Fortunately, the spaceship was exceptionally spacious, providing Xiao Yan with such a place to practice.
Of the four afterimages, three vanished rapidly, while the last one vanished much more slowly. However, after lasting for nearly twenty seconds, it also gradually turned into nothingness. Faintly, Xiao Yan sensed a very subtle soul fluctuation from this figure.
Only by leaving a wisp of soul within the afterimage the instant it appears can a clone be formed! But the afterimage itself is an ethereal thing, so being able to leave soul power within it is a difficult task in itself.
However, this also ignited Xiao Yan's competitive spirit. If dozens of times wasn't enough, he would try hundreds; if hundreds of times wasn't enough, he would try thousands. Xiao Yan felt that he had vaguely grasped the threshold, but he was just missing an opportunity.
After Xiao Yan began cultivating, the spaceship fell silent again, with only the silver figure flashing continuously.
Little Fairy Doctor controlled the spaceship, propelling it forward at a speed far exceeding that of the others. She also kept a portion of her attention focused on Xiao Yan, who was cultivating day and night on the spaceship to save time. Although Xiao Yan's strength was already quite formidable, the space wormhole was still somewhat dangerous, and she secretly watched over him.
Time passed by as they worked on these two complex tasks. The Northern and Southern Regions were located at opposite ends of the Central Plains, and even with a high-level spaceship and Little Fairy Doctor's control, it still took quite a while.
On one occasion, when Xiao Yan's internal fighting spirit was almost depleted again, he was pleasantly surprised to find that two of the three afterimages he had left behind had quickly dissipated, while the last one had remained in that position. Moreover, Xiao Yan could faintly sense a soul power emanating from it.
"It's a success!"