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Chapter 53: Pulse Severing Dragon Capture
Chapter 53: Pulse Severing Dragon Capture
After tidying up the table, Shen Yi saw the old lady about to bring up the topic of introducing him to a young lady again.
He quickly made an excuse and turned back to his room.
As the saying goes, one should settle down and start a family, but with his current situation, where he had yet to establish himself and was engaged in a perilous occupation, there was no room for such thoughts.
Shutting the door, he sat down by the bed.
Shen Yi took out three Pulse Opening Pills and placed them in his mouth. The bitter taste instantly filled his tongue, like biting into a piece of rhubarb.
Fortunately, he had experience swallowing the foul-smelling Beast Core, so this was not too bad.
Shen Yi's gaze remained calm as he summoned the skill panel.
【Jade Dew. Pulse Severing Dragon Capture (Not Yet Initiated)】
【Remaining Demon Lifespan: 300 Years】
These lifespans were originally kept for emergencies.
If they were all exhausted, and he encountered a powerful demonic being, his current foundation would only allow him to use the Heavenly Blood Aura Sword Technique once before becoming debilitated.
Moreover, with his entry into the Demon Suppressing Bureau, he now had a path to advance his Jade Dew Realm internal skill. Once he became familiar with the environment, acquiring more lifespans shouldn't be difficult. This place was likely a treasure trove of lifespans.
Under these circumstances, holding a full 300 years of demon lifespans, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
Shen Yi shook his head, discarded all distractions, and began infusing the demon lifespans into the Pulse Severing Dragon Capture in batches.
Regardless, any improvement would increase his chances of survival when faced with danger. He needed to stay alive before considering anything else.
...
【Year 1: You diligently study the content of the manual, refining the medicinal power within your body. Having never tasted such precious medicine before, you are extremely frugal, unwilling to waste even a trace of its power.】
【Year 3: You take the second pill, further widening your apertures. The manual's content is already deeply ingrained in your mind, and countless pieces of information about meridians flood into your brain. Your eyes reveal a clarity untainted by knowledge.】
【Year 9: You completely absorb the effects of the last pill. Your great apertures have widened by tenfold. You feel a slight relief, although you still don't quite understand the concept of meridians. Nonetheless, you persist in observing all things around you.】
...
No wonder the Commander-in-Chief only passed down one ultimate skill to each of his disciples.
If the Quadruple True Aura was about the manipulation of Heavenly Qi, then Pulse Severing Dragon Capture was the ultimate technique for the physical body, two completely unrelated fields.
Each required an immense amount of time and dedication to master, and it was already challenging to excel in just one.
Mastering one skill could dominate peers of the same realm, but only because those who could learn it were extraordinary.
For those of average talent, it would likely be a lifelong struggle to grasp its true essence.
"I want it all."
Shen Yi took out several decades' worth of demon lifespans and poured them into the skill again.
...
【Year 26: You extend your palm, gently caressing the rough bark of a tree. Your fingertips dance across the trunk, and as you lean in, you seem to hear the tree's "heartbeat."】
【Year 48: You lift a massive rock, which seems like a stone egg, nurturing life within. Your face breaks into a crazed smile. Ah! You've understood!】
【Year 69: You sit on the ground, dejected and dispirited. You've understood nothing; you've just gone mad. You prop yourself up and, in a fit of frustration, start pounding on the stone weathered by wind and rain. A moment later, you stare blankly, muttering to yourself. This stone seems to be dead.】
【Pulse Severing Dragon Capture Initiation】
【Year 71: Your proficiency in fist and palm techniques comes into play, and your palm strikes become increasingly fluid. Pulse Severing Dragon Capture, Minor Accomplishment.】
【Year 73: After finally understanding the concept of the pulse of all things, what remains is mastering the timing of your strikes. Pulse Severing Dragon Capture, Major Accomplishment.】
【Year 75: Pulse Severing Dragon Capture Perfection】
...
In one morning, he attained enlightenment.
The sudden surge of progress made Shen Yi realize that he was indeed a genius in fist and palm techniques. The time he had spent on Cloud Dispelling Long Fist didn't seem entirely wasted after all.
In just five years, he perfected a Jade Dew Realm fist and palm technique.
This was an experience of exceptional talent.
Indeed, as long as it didn't involve that mysterious thing called 'intuition', he actually had quite the strength.
He shut off the panel.
Shen Yi closed his eyes and savored the gains.
The most noticeable feeling was that the fullness of his great acupoints far exceeded the surging Heavenly Qi from before.
For others, such an improvement might only be equivalent to doubling their physical strength.
But for Shen Yi, he could finally unleash a more powerful Heavenly Blood Aura, instead of the 'low-power' version caused by insufficient foundation.
Moreover, with the doubling of Qi-tempering speed, he still only needed five years of demonic being's lifespan to make up for the deficit.
"The so-called Pulse Severing Dragon Capture is actually a means of imposing restrictions."
Shen Yi spread out his fair and distinctly boney palm.
Without damaging the skin, his palm was like a blade, severing the meridians.
Sealing the acupoints, cutting off the vitality.
He still remembered that Lin Baiwei had fallen victim to a similar demonic technique back then, and she was in the Jade Dew Perfection realm, so the demonic being that could make her so miserable was most likely in the Condensation Core Realm.
With Jade Dew Realm martial arts, one could touch upon even higher-level techniques.
These seventy-five years were not spent in vain.
...
The following days were relatively comfortable.
In Baiyun County, one had to always be vigilant against demonic beings trying to take their heads.
But in this quiet courtyard, one could enjoy a moment of peace.
After all, outside the walls, there was the Demon Suppressing Bureau headquarters, occupying two thousand eight hundred acres, where everyone wore black cloud-patterned robes, and countless auras gathered, sharp as blades piercing the clouds.
This was the safest place in all of Qingzhou.
Even Shen Yi couldn't help but relax for a few days, giving his tense nerves a break.
With the martial arts in hand, his agreement with Lin Baiwei could be considered fulfilled.
But the old lady's pickled vegetable skills were quite something, and when paired with rice porridge, it was not filling but extremely appetizing.
Since she didn't mind, Shen Yi was willing to stay a few more days.
Of course, it would be even better if that Mister Fang didn't always have a hint of disdain hidden on his face when demonstrating Pulse Severing Dragon Capture.
Shen Yi wasn't quite sure how he had offended the other party.
He didn't have the leisure to think about it.
He wasn't good at or interested in flattering others, otherwise, in his past life, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.
"Speak your insights."
Fang Heng retracted his fist, his eyes indifferent as he looked into the distance.
Shen Yi stood with his hands hanging by his sides, thinking for a moment, "It's quite good."
Fang Heng's Pulse Severing Dragon Capture seemed to have just entered the initial stage, and there was already some heat in his fists and palms. Considering Fang Heng's age and comparing it to the fact that Shen Yi had taken seventy years to comprehend its mysteries, it was indeed quite impressive.
Although it was still a bit rough, it was truly very good, and at least, Shen Yi acknowledged that he was far inferior to Fang Heng.
"Hmph."
Hearing that the other party had not understood at all, but was using such perfunctory words to cover it up, a barely noticeable trace of ridicule lifted the corners of Fang Heng's lips.
He didn't say more, just put on his clothes and turned back towards the house.
Suddenly, a burst of noisy footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
"Brother Shen, come out quickly."
Liu Xiuje poked his head into the courtyard and whispered, "Hurry up and pack, it's time to get to work."
"Okay, give me a moment."
Hearing this, Shen Yi rubbed his wrists, having rested enough, he couldn't let the sharpness in his heart be completely dulled.
No matter how comfortable this place was, it had nothing to do with him, and it couldn't protect him for a lifetime.
He took a step back into the room to get his saber.
At this moment, the robust figure slowly turned around.
Fang Heng's cold gaze swept over him, his eyebrows slightly raised, and beneath his calm voice was a hint of coldness, "Who gave you permission to agree?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's figure slightly paused.
He turned his head and left.
A moment later, a faintly dangerous aura emerged in Shen Yi's handsome face, and a slight smile lifted the corners of his lips.
(End of Chapter)
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