NOVPUBBefore I knew it, three months had passed.
On this day.
Wang Ba was seated cross-legged at his desk, pinching a carving knife in his hand as he engraved various Cultivation Methods onto gold paper, all of which he had obtained from Chijian’s Storage Treasure.
Next to him, the burning wood in the tea stove crackled and popped.
Though engraving with Spiritual Mind was a hundred times more efficient than doing it by hand.
He still preferred the touch of authenticity that hand carving brought him.
Just then, the carving knife suddenly stopped.
Wang Ba abruptly looked up, a flash of unusual color in his eyes:
"It’s finally over."
He waved his long sleeves, and the flames in the tea stove immediately dissipated.
His figure also vanished from the cabin.
…
"Hahaha! If Xumi comes again, I must tell him that his so-called Heart Sword Dao is heresy!"
"My Sword Dao is the righteous path!"
As soon as he came out, Wang Ba heard Chijian’s wild and unrestrained laughter.
As for the other’s words, Wang Ba acted as if he hadn’t heard them.
He leaped and landed in the snowy field.
There stood the Ice Daoist with his hands behind his back.
Chijian, in his tattered clothes, was holding a pure white frosty greatsword, laughing proudly.
Although his smile was wild, it also revealed a certain sincerity and simplicity that was not offensive.
Wang Ba raised his hand in greeting and said aloud:
"Congratulations to senior for your great improvement in cultivation."
Chijian, sensing Wang Ba’s arrival, brought his hands together.
The frosty greatsword immediately transformed into a stream of Sword Qi and a barely perceptible current of cold air.
He didn’t display false modesty:
"There’s not much improvement in cultivation, but my comprehension of the Ice Dao is decent…"
He stroked his intertwined beard under his chin and suddenly said:
"Right, kid, you’ve been a great help to me, and I don’t like owing people. Just say the word, whether it’s killing someone or seizing treasures, anything within my power, just ask."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba felt somewhat tempted.
But it was just a fleeting moment before he shook his head and replied:
"Senior is joking. I’ve already received quite a few Cultivation Methods from senior. Being able to help you a bit, we are even, and there’s no talk of owing me any favors."
"Those broken things are worth nothing."
Chijian’s eyes flashed with surprise, and he couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
He thought for a moment and then suddenly asked:
"You are Xumi’s junior, do you wield a sword?"
Wang Ba was taken aback and shook his head, "What I learned is not the Heart Sword Dao… However, I do have some knowledge of knife technique."
"Knife technique?"
Chijian scratched his messy hair:
"Knife technique… It should be similar, right? I have maneuvers that incorporate the Five Elements into the Sword Dao, do you want to learn them?"
Wang Ba was stunned and couldn’t help but recall the scene where Chijian activated the five-colored sword-light and faced off against Xumi without falling behind.
He was instantly intrigued.
In fact, he had also tried to incorporate the Five Elements, Wind and Thunder into his knife technique before.
To exploit the advantage of the Mysterious Dragon Soldiers’ empowerment with Mana.
But because their essence wasn’t harmonious with his knife technique,
He never quite grasped it.
He could only stack them simply, each acting independently, rather than merging together, and the boost in power was truly limited.
Thinking this, he didn’t hesitate much and raised his hand:
"If senior is willing to instruct, I would be immensely grateful."
"No need for thanks. I’m not teaching you any Divine Skills, just some simple tricks," Chijian said, and immediately began to demonstrate.
Ying He and Li Yingfu came out from the cabin upon hearing the noise and saw Chijian passing on Dharma to Wang Ba; they quickly withdrew back inside.
Wang Ba, however, was fully focused, watching Chijian carefully.
Another half-month passed.
Wang Ba stood in the snowy field and suddenly drew his blade.
He did not summon the Mysterious Dragon Soldiers, nor did he use all his Mana.
With an upward slash,
Instantly, a sword light flew out from the Blade Weapon.
On the sword light shimmered five colors, thunderously crashing down in the distance.
Far away in the foothills of the snowfield, after a slight delay, they collapsed diagonally, stirring up countless waves of snow and awakening the creatures hidden nearby in the snow.
"The integration is okay, but the knife technique lacks a bit," Chijian commented casually, glancing at Wang Ba’s Class III Blade Weapon and the upheaval in the distance.
Wang Ba didn’t mind such an assessment, feeling secretly delighted in his heart.
The skill Chijian had taught to integrate the Five Elements into the knife technique was secondary in terms of power enhancement; what was crucial was that it gave Wang Ba a pre-emptive sense of the direction of Dharma becoming One.
The Dharma Lineage itself already had similar methods, but his Cultivation Realm was not yet there; he was currently in the overlapping phase between Class I and Class II.
That is, while constantly learning and assimilating new Cultivation Methods and essences, he was integrating these new aspects into his Mother Qi of Dharmas to command them easily in magical combat.
Only after completing both stages would he be qualified to enter Class III.
That is to merge everything he has learned into one entity.
Like Master Yao Wudi, who has integrated many methods into the Divine Patterns of his body, there are no redundant moves, just a punch.
One punch is enough to counter Myriad Laws.
Wang Ba also aspired to that realm, but he couldn’t achieve it yet.
He had to make do with second best.
Nevertheless, what Chijian taught was about the limit of his magical combat capability for now.
What limited his actual strength more was his Cultivation Realm.
Just then, Chijian abruptly spoke:
"Since you’ve learned it, I should be on my way too."
Wang Ba immediately snapped out of his thoughts, and curiously asked:
"May I ask where senior is headed?"
"I’m heading back to Huangji Continent. I have been honing my Sword Dao in the Northsea Continent for many years. Now that I have successfully touched the threshold of The Sixth Color, I need to go back and prepare," Chijian replied.
