Chapter 292: Chapter 128: A Greater Storm Arrives, Chu Fan Trains Desperately, "Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger" Breaks the Limit

His combat abilities were bound to increase dramatically!

Meanwhile, the Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique, which controlled quicksand and was balanced for both offense and defense, had a relatively low cultivation threshold and required no special environment. It was perfectly suited for a rapid power boost in his current situation.

His mind made up, Chu Fan opened his eyes. A sharp glint flashed through them and vanished as he prepared to get up and begin cultivating in the courtyard.

His gaze swept over the foot of his bed, where a pile of items lay...

They were his spoils from the night, all plundered from the bodies of the black-robed men, Lin Luoxue, and the others.

The most eye-catching among them were the two jet-black longswords used by the two black-robed men.

The blades faintly gleamed with a cold light and emitted a faint energy fluctuation. Both were graded "Magical Artifacts."

When his fingertips touched the longswords, a prompt about Refinement naturally appeared in his mind.

But Chu Fan didn’t immediately refine the two swords.

He only glanced casually at the pile before looking away.

He felt an extreme sense of urgency...

’I have to temporarily set aside Secret Skills like the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture and the Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture. How could I possibly have the luxury of refining swords and practicing the cultivation techniques inside?’

’The priority right now is to focus all my energy on improving the things that will most directly increase my strength!’

He pushed open the door to his room and stepped into the cool moonlight.

With a flicker of his body, he was already moving through the courtyard like a phantom.

Streaks of Residual Images appeared behind him as his Primordial Qi began to circulate faster, following the specific pathways of the "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step"...

With crisis looming, he had to seize every second!

Before breaking through to the Spirit Awakening Realm, this "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step" required pure Primordial Qi to activate.

Back then, he couldn’t control his Primordial Qi, so using the technique was always a clumsy affair. Many of its crucial turning points felt obscure and difficult to grasp, preventing him from unleashing its true power.

Even after reaching the Great Success stage, he struggled to display its full power.

But now, the Primordial Qi in his body surged like a ceaseless stream.

With a single thought, it flowed naturally along the paths of the Step Technique. The whole process was incredibly smooth!

His current speed was several times faster than before he broke through to the Spirit Awakening Realm!

As his feet moved, he left behind streaks of blurry Residual Images under the cold moonlight, as if several Chu Fans were moving in the courtyard at once.

["Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step" Experience Points +3]

Chu Fan’s figure was erratic and his trajectory hard to follow, truly embodying a hint of the "Ghost Shadow Form."

Meanwhile, in the open space outside the courtyard walls, Zhao Tianxing held his breath with rapt attention, repeatedly drawing the heavy "Bengyue Bow."

He was using several wooden stumps he had temporarily moved into place to practice the "Moon Eclipse Arrow."

Zhao Tianxing was still in the Bone Marrow Forging Realm. With no Primordial Qi to command, he could only infuse the arrows with his powerful Qi Blood Power.

He silently focused on the method of power circulation recorded in the new "Moon Eclipse Arrow" Secret Technique that Chu Fan had written for him. He adjusted his breathing and muscle exertion, seeking only to be faster, more accurate, and more threatening the next time he faced an enemy.

His "Moon Eclipse Arrow" had also reached the Perfection Realm a few days ago.

According to Master Chen of the Moon Arrow Martial Arts Hall, this was the peak for this archery skill; there was no path forward from here.

To raise his archery to a higher level, he would either have to practice other archery skills and merge them with the "Moon Eclipse Arrow," or undergo Mortal Transformation as soon as possible and break through to the Spirit Awakening Realm.

But Chu Fan had shattered that notion...

Chu Fan’s "Moon Eclipse Arrow" had already undergone a Second Limit Break!

That was two consecutive breakthroughs after reaching its limit!

Although the archery skill was still called "Moon Eclipse Arrow," it was, in reality, no longer the original Moon Eclipse Arrow.

It was a new, stronger archery skill!

An archery skill that surpassed the old "Moon Eclipse Arrow"!

After returning tonight, Chu Fan had written down all the changes to the "Moon Eclipse Arrow" after its Second Limit Break and given them to Tianxing.

Tianxing treasured it as if he’d obtained a priceless artifact and was now frantically practicing this new "Moon Eclipse Arrow."

The two of them, one inside the courtyard and one out, trained with different methods but with the same single-minded focus, seizing every second and forgoing sleep for the entire night.

The eastern sky began to show the pale light of dawn. The first ray of morning sun pierced the darkness and spilled into the small courtyard.

Under the rising sun, Chu Fan’s figure pulled along more, and more solid, Residual Images.

That eerily swift Body Technique made him look like a true phantom!

[Skill: Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step (Great Success) Progress: (623/1200) (Trait: None)]

After a night of frantic cultivation, his progress had soared from the initial 99 all the way to 623!

Such a cultivation speed could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds!

At this rate, he wouldn’t have to wait until tomorrow. He might even be able to break the "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step" through to the Perfection Realm before nightfall today!

And a major improvement in this core Step Technique would bring a leap in his overall strength!

Whether it was the "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" which required close-quarters surprise attacks, the "Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber" which sought explosive power, or any other Attacking Skill he might practice in the future, all would be greatly enhanced by this Ghostly Body Technique, like adding wings to a tiger!

A wave of exhaustion washed over him, but Chu Fan’s eyes remained bright.

Without hesitation, he took out a Jade Box from his robes. Inside the Jade Box lay a Treasure Plant with only three dark green leaves.

The Spiritual Mechanism contained within this Treasure Plant wasn’t particularly abundant, but it could quickly restore Primordial Qi and nourish his spirit.

Chu Fan carelessly stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed. A warm current quickly spread through him, dispelling some of his fatigue.

He took a deep breath and continued to cultivate.

CREAK. The courtyard gate was pushed open.

Zhao Tianxing walked in carrying the Bengyue Bow. He looked at the dazzling display of Residual Images in the courtyard, his face filled with unconcealed envy.

He had fought alongside Chu Fan many times and had long since witnessed the marvels of this Step Technique, yearning for it in his heart.

But he knew it was Chu Fan’s secret and had never been bold enough to ask about it.

Tianxing silently went inside to drink some water. He then carefully filled a coarse clay bowl with fresh water, brought it out, and handed it to Chu Fan, who had just stopped moving and was catching his breath.

Chu Fan took the bowl and tilted his head back, drinking it all in one go.