Desperate Night

A few minutes later, the large wooden barrel was filled with hot water.

The light yellow medicinal liquid churned, releasing a rich medicinal aroma.

Yu Hong took off his clothes, turned over, and gently jumped in.

The medicinal powder had been enhanced by the Black Seal, with effects that reduced cultivation time and strengthened medicinal efficacy.

A set like this, which took three days to enhance, was quite rare.

As soon as Yu Hong entered the water, he felt the difference.

Waves of burning, stinging sensations constantly emerged from all parts of his body.

He had tried normal medicinal baths, but those had no effect on his body's current strength.

But now, this medicinal bath was far more potent.

Half an hour later, Yu Hong leaped out of the medicinal water, condensing clear water around his body to rinse himself.

Then, he put on his clothes and immediately began practicing the Shou Shan Eight Methods.

His fists moved like lightning, outlining different trajectories and styles of patterns in front of him.

Each pattern was a fist technique of one of the methods.

Accompanied by the medicinal effects, Yu Hong concentrated all his attention and mind into cultivation.

The sky gradually darkened.

Finally, at this moment.

A touch of silver gradually appeared on Yu Hong's fists.

He noticed the change, quickly stopped, and raised his hands.

"So fast?" Yu Hong himself was a little surprised.

"Silver on the fist surface, according to the booklet, is a sign of entering the skilled realm."

One should know that the mundane martial arts that could be collected by someone of Yu Xuezi's cultivation level would never be the worst, most common kind.

Therefore, this Shou Shan Eight Methods was actually not weak in power.

But for Yu Hong, his body strength was already extremely high, coupled with the Dao Breath Circulation for all-weather training, and the most crucial Black Seal enhanced medicinal bath effect.

In just one week, he crossed the threshold of entry and entered the skilled level.

And that wasn't all.

The next day, Yu Hong practiced after another medicinal bath.

The Shou Shan Eight Methods entered the mastery level. A faint golden color began to appear on his fists.

On the third day, after the medicinal bath and fist practice, he easily surpassed mastery, his fists completely turning golden, achieving minor success.

And by the fifth day.

Yu Hong finished his last round of the Eight Methods in the morning and was about to rest and prepare to drink some water.

Suddenly, a prompt sounded in his mind.

'Shou Shan Eight Methods reached its peak, gained trait: Steel Fists.'

'Steel Fists (Your fists will gain a three-fold physical defense bonus when adopting defensive stances.)'

'Got a trait... but Steel Fists...'

Yu Hong stopped his movements, his brow slightly furrowed.

This trait was not what he needed, although the effect was also good.

The limitation was large, but the amplification was also large. The three-fold effect was actually quite exaggerated in actual combat.

Shaking his head, Yu Hong immediately set off for the Scripture Pavilion, returning to the mundane martial arts bookshelf.

He placed the Shou Shan Eight Methods back in its original place and took out the second book next to it.

"Heavenly Thunder Palm".

'Another palm technique?' Yu Hong continued to browse the subsequent adjacent books and found that they were all fist and palm techniques.

He put the booklet back, thought for a moment, and drew a book from a different location.

'What I need is a trait that can accelerate the Clear Distant Heavenly River Wonderful Method. This type of trait should probably be linked to body tempering techniques.'

But then he thought again, the Dao Breath Circulation trait was originally obtained after the Bending Thunder Leg reached perfection.

The acquisition of this trait really wasn't necessarily linked to whether the cultivation method itself was body tempering, palm technique, or leg technique.

After thinking for a while, Yu Hong returned to the Shou Shan Eight Methods bookshelf, took out the second book, Heavenly Thunder Palm, and turned to leave the Scripture Pavilion.

Since it was all related to thunder, maybe it would bring good luck.

Next, he went to find Senior Brother Bai Sheng to get medicinal materials.

Bai Sheng was practicing in front of his pavilion, methodically performing a set of soft fist techniques.

It wasn't the slowness of Tai Chi, this fist technique wasn't slow, but it just gave Yu Hong a very soft feeling.

Seeing Yu Hong coming over.

Bai Sheng continued to practice for another ten minutes before finally concluding his movements and stopping.

"Junior Brother, so early today?"

He greeted with a smile.

"I guess you're here to get medicine, right? Don't rush, don't rush. It just so happens that you and I, brothers, have never sparred before. Would you like to try it this time?" Bai Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and beckoned to Yu Hong.

"That's not good, is it... Senior Brother's cultivation is definitely far superior to mine. I can't beat you, definitely can't beat you," Yu Hong said helplessly.

"Not necessarily. The master said that the set of cultivation methods you are practicing is equivalent to the Golden Core stage perfection. The power is not bad. Except for the evil style, which needs to be used less, there is nothing else wrong," Bai Sheng said with a smile. "So don't be afraid. There are only four of us on this planet. There's nothing to worry about."

"What realm is Senior Brother in now?" Yu Hong asked curiously.

"Still in the Nascent Soul stage, the others are not convenient to disclose. Little Hu, you must remember in the future, do not casually inquire about other people's cultivation realm. The cultivation realm is a cultivator's greatest privacy. At the same time, cultivation does not represent actual combat strength. Cultivators of the same cultivation realm may have vastly different outcomes in a fight due to differences in combat skills. A strong one can even fight a group of the same level," he said.

"Then, is it possible to win against a higher realm?" Yu Hong recalled the novels he had read before, where the protagonist easily won against a higher realm.

So he asked.

"Qi Refining beating Foundation Establishment is still possible, after all, Foundation Establishment, in addition to being able to fly, is just laying a foundation, and the strength hasn't been pulled very far. But Foundation Establishment beating Golden Core, the gap is very large. Golden Core stage cultivators have all kinds of magic treasures to protect them, and they can't be shaken even if Foundation Establishment stands still and hits them. Golden Core beating Nascent Soul, if it is a very strong Golden Core perfection, it is also possible to win against a very weak Nascent Soul."

Bai Sheng analyzed, "The biggest difference between Golden Core and Nascent Soul lies in divine sense and mana quality. Golden Core stage does not have divine sense, while Nascent Soul stage has divine sense, which can master and process huge amounts of information. It has a great intelligence advantage. At the same time, mana is far inferior to Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Then Senior Brother, you still plan to spar with me?" Yu Hong said speechlessly.

"Isn't this just playing around?" Bai Sheng said with a smile, "Don't worry, the mine star has a mountain protection array, and your and my strength will be constrained to the range of destruction, and will not damage the star itself."

Yu Hong was stunned.

This sparring can still damage the star?

He felt like he didn't have that ability.

"Come, come, come!" Bai Sheng didn't waste any words, and waved his hand.

Whoosh!

A cyan flying sword behind him came out of its sheath, its speed extremely fast, instantly crossing dozens of meters like lightning, and stabbing towards Yu Hong's right arm.

The speed of this sword was so fast that even Yu Hong now almost couldn't react.

When he came back to his senses, all he saw was a dazzling cyan light.

"Junior Brother, concentrate!" Bai Sheng's voice came belatedly.

Yu Hong felt a slight pain in his chest. He looked down and saw that although it was supposed to stab his arm, a small cut was pierced in his chest, and the tough flesh inside was split open a little even before the sword touched it.

At this moment, he finally had a practical understanding of the term Nascent Soul stage sword cultivator.

That speed just now was much, much faster than when he faced a missile bombardment at a dozen times the speed of sound.

Moreover, the sharpness of the flying sword far exceeded his imagination.

It hadn't even touched his body, at least a dozen centimeters away, and his strong body was already injured.

Immediately, he didn't dare to be careless, and quickly flashed a response method in his mind.

'He controls the flying sword, and the speed is extremely fast. I either have to keep up with his speed, or pay attention to dodging and then engage in close combat!'

Defense was obviously not an option after that sword.

His own Chaotic Divine Eyes Technique had automatic body protection, but it was too late to protect him and he was injured by the sword energy.

It was evident of its strength and speed.

Thinking of this.

Yu Hong unfolded his speed and quickly approached Bai Sheng.

Now that his Bending Thunder State was integrated, and the Grand Spirit Technique was sealed, his only support was the Chaos God Heavenly Eye Technique he mainly cultivated. Mixed with the fist techniques, leg techniques and other external moves he had practiced before.

Urging the shot with the majestic internal force of the Chaos God Heavenly Eye was the orthodox way to spar.

But as soon as he moved.

Chi! !

A cyan flying sword was already hanging behind his neck.

The sharp, icy sword energy made Yu Hong's back neck feel a chill even a dozen centimeters away.

He froze in place, his legs only took two steps, preparing to run.

Then it was all over.

"Too slow, too slow..." Bai Sheng was slightly disappointed. "Junior Brother, at your speed, if you want to fly to other planets alone in the future, wouldn't you have to fly for decades?"

"Forget it, forget it, let's go, I'll take you to get the medicine." He waved his hand listlessly, and the flying sword disappeared instantly. The next moment, a green light flew back to the scabbard on his back, making a soft sound.

Yu Hong was speechless.

He lost before he even had time to make a move.

The Chaos God Heavenly Eye Technique couldn't completely defend against the piercing of the flying sword. And his biggest trump card, the Chaos God Heavenly Eye's strike, was probably beheaded by the flying sword before he even had time to launch it.

The gap was too big.

He suddenly understood what it meant to break ten thousand techniques with one sword.

The two were speechless and went to Wanxue Palace's pharmacy together to get various dried and well-preserved medicinal materials.

"Junior Brother, you can think about it when you go back, and see which path you plan to take in the future," Bai Sheng said before parting.

"Don't be discouraged, I am a sword cultivator, and my cultivation realm is far superior to yours. It is normal to win against you easily."

"Yeah." Yu Hong nodded.

He glanced at the cyan flying sword behind the other party. From the end of the competition until now, he had been thinking about what among the various dangerous monsters he had encountered could restrain this extremely fast and powerful combat method?

And thinking of this, he only came to one answer.

If you are not as fast as Bai Sheng, and you can't block the piercing of the flying sword, then the only way is to make him unable to move.

If the flying sword can't even be unsheathed, naturally you won't lose.

He already had an answer in his heart at this time.

The only possible way to win against Bai Sheng was illusion!

In the Black Disaster, there were many monsters with illusion, cognitive influence and other abilities. If these types of abilities were strengthened to a high level, not very high, as long as they could slightly mislead Bai Sheng, it would be enough for his flying sword to lose its attack direction.

'If it can be like treating a disease, treating the disease before it occurs, so that the enemy can't even make a move, then it is sure to win.' For the first time, Yu Hong had his own understanding of actual combat.

In the case where the cultivation strength gap between the two sides is not large, this is the only way to overcome Bai Sheng's sword cultivation method, which concentrates all the power on one point of the flying sword.

'In this case, perhaps I can start with traits... It just so happens that the Chaotic Divine Eyes Technique is also good at disturbing people's minds.' Yu Hong carried the medicinal materials he had obtained and walked on the way back, gradually falling into deep thought.