In the inner city of the Western Capital, at the Chen Mansion.
Chen Shi leapt from his bed and shouted, "Chen Tang, this match doesn’t count! Let’s go again! Chen Tang?"
Black Pot walked in, barking at him twice.
"He’s gone to court and hasn’t returned yet?"
Chen Shi then realized he was in his room, the sky already bright; it must have been that he had been knocked unconscious by Chen Tang and carried to bed to rest. However, there was not a trace of injury on him, and the spot where Chen Tang had hit him with a chopstick the day before bore no wound, no bruising.
On the contrary, after a night’s sleep, he felt an unprecedented ease. The toil and fatigue of the past few days had been swept away.
At this mont, Chen Tang returned from court, carrying stead buns as he walked into the courtyard, calling a few maids and servants to have breakfast.
Chen Shi imdiately rushed out, intending to challenge him to another round, but then stopped in his tracks to brush his teeth and wash his face.
Seeing him beco collected and neither arrogant nor impetuous, Chen Tang felt very gratified.
After breakfast, Chen Shi didn’t seek Chen Tang for another bout but instead thought carefully about his shortcomings.
He was now at the Perfect Realm of the Nascent Soul Realm, and Chen Tang had used the cultivation of the Divinity Transformation Realm last night. But the gap between their cultivations wasn’t that great.
Both cultivators were of the sa Divine Embryo, practicing the sa cultivation technique. If there were a gap of one realm, the difference in cultivation could be said to be vast.
But the Cultivation Technique Chen Shi was using, Xiaolang’s Emperor Chapter Skill, was an Immortal Level Technique. The Xuanwei Sword Scripture from the Ten Books of Cultivation that Chen Tang had employed was nearly Immortal Level but could only be cultivated to the Ascension Realm, with no further advancent possible.
Chen Shi’s Nascent Soul was larger than a normal one, his soul nearly solid. Moreover, with the Stele, Heavenly chanism, and Nascent Soul as his three "Divine Embryos," the disparity in realm could be completely leveled.
"I lost in terms of technique."
Chen Shi’s gaze flickered. For a long ti, he had used an almost instinctive style of combat, with hardly any technical moves to speak of, pursuing the simplest of maneuvers to strike down his opponents with the quickest speed.
This instinct for killing was almost branded into his blood, ensuring that as long as he was in combat, he’d enter a predator mode.
But facing a master like Chen Tang, such simple and direct moves proved ineffectual.
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Chen Tang seed to be able to anticipate his moves; he could intercept Chen Shi’s techniques before they landed, undermining the power woven into Chen Shi’s punches and kicks.
This kind of anticipation was exactly the tool to break Chen Shi’s close-combat thods!
Black Pot pushed Chen Shi’s mother out for a walk, placing her wheelchair beside Chen Shi. Chen Shi sat there dryly, with the Nascent Soul in the small temple at the back of his head practicing various spells.
Outside the True King’s Tomb in the forest of steles, there were nurous spells, covering all kinds of techniques. If soone else were to practice these spells, they would first need to cultivate different cultivation techniques to match and enhance the power of the spells.
For instance, Li Tianqing used to practice the Six Yin Jade Wheel Technique. The spell, Six Yin Jade Wheel, required a set of practiced techniques to be executed.
There was also Granny Sha’s Eight Diagrams Protection Technique. When cultivated, the eight trigrams continuously transford, forming spells of remarkable power.
However, Chen Shi could operate all these spells with a single Cultivation Technique, Xiaolang’s Emperor Chapter Skill, and craft spells with ease.
He could grasp such spells so quickly because, first, the Cultivation Technique he practiced, Xiaolang’s Emperor Chapter Skill, was an Immortal Level Technique and encompassed a broad spectrum of principles; second, his grandfather Chen Yindou had taught him various talismans and talismanic magic – closely related, with the talisman being a variation of the spell, imprinted on paper or midair.
The third point was Chen Shi’s extraordinary perception.
Although he sat beside his mother, seemingly basking in the sun, his Taoist skill cultivation was rapidly improving.
He mastered more and more spells, with the Nascent Soul invoking these spells effortlessly, even capable of reversing the spells and turning them into talismans!
By the ti he had mastered all the spells on the stele, an entire day had slipped by unnoticed.
At dinner, Chen Shi sat at the table, focused intensely on his al.
After eating, he continued to sit there, staring at the empty bowl.
Chen Shi’s mother was the slowest eater and required the maid’s assistance, always finishing last.
Chen Tang, having finished his al, was in no hurry, sitting at the table and waiting.
Once Chen Shi’s mother had finished, the maid pushed her wheelchair away. Black Pot cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, clearing everything from the table, and wiped it down several tis.
Chen Shi still sat at the table and spoke softly, "Black Pot, no need to lock the door. Today, I’m going to drive him out through it."
Black Pot had intended to close the door and leave this place of strife but at these words, reopened it.
Chen Tang was calm as an ancient well, showing no ripples, and spoke quietly, "You slept very peacefully last night. It seems that after a good night’s rest, your confidence has returned."
Chen Shi, with eyes on nose and nose on heart, said, "Not only is the body of a cultivator strong, but it must also be proficient in various spells. My body is not yet refined to the level of a Taoist Body. If I were to refine a Taoist Body, I could achieve the use of Taoist Body with spells, where all kinds of spells co naturally. Previously, although I’ve learned many spells, I had not mastered them. But after a day of arduous cultivation, I’ve realized how powerful I truly am. The Taoist Body and its spell use are just a step away for . Chen Tang, did you know? I’ve beco invincible within my realm. Even if you use your Divinity Transformation Realm cultivation, I can easily take you down."
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