Qu Chu squatted on the ground and watched Lin Muyu refine medicine like a studious child. When he saw how Lin Muyu skillfully peeled off the iron and stone layers of the Ironpear Flower with the Essence Condensing Hands, he almost gasped in amazement. He had seen many experts in his life, but he had never seen an alchemist who could refine medicine with such an exquisite technique. Even the Alchemy King level alchemists he had seen before didn't have such a miraculous technique.
… …
Looking at the restless Qu Chu, Lin Muyu couldn't help but snicker inwardly. Qu Chu was an expert who had stepped into the saint realm, and his status on the continent was obvious. But everyone had a weakness, and Qu Chu's weakness was his love for alchemy. So Lin Muyu smiled and said, "This technique is called the Essence Condensing Hands. What do you think? Do you want to learn it?"
Qu Chu immediately nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"
"Alright, I'll teach you."
Lin Muyu clapped her hands happily and said, "But, there's a condition."
Qu Chu immediately raised an eyebrow, "Kid, what do you want? Just say it. As long as you're willing to teach me alchemy, I'll do anything."
Lin Muyu had already made up her mind and said slowly, "I'll teach you the Essence Condensing Hands, but you must teach me your best battle technique. What do you think?"
"Teach you battle techniques?"
"Yes." Lin Muyu scratched her head, "Qu, Cathaya City's bookstores also sell battle techniques, but they're too expensive. It's also very expensive to learn from a master, and I don't have that much money. If I cultivate with you, you'll only teach me how to summon my martial spirit, but not any real battle techniques. As you can see, the green gourd is suited for defense, but not offense, so I want to learn offensive techniques."
Qu Chu sighed and looked deeply at Lin Muyu, "But I swore a long time ago that I would never accept a disciple in this life. Otherwise, I will die by the sword!"
Lin Muyu smiled, "I don't want to be your disciple, I just want to learn combat skills. Besides, this is a deal. I'll teach you alchemy, and you'll teach me combat skills. How about it?"
"Then … alright!"
Qu Chu really couldn't resist the temptation of the [Condensed Essence Hand] and said, "But you have to promise me one thing, you can't teach the battle skills that I taught you to anyone else. I, Qu Chu, have comprehended more than half of the martial arts in my life by myself. The world is chaotic, I don't want the battle skills that I created to become killing skills. How about it, can you promise me that?"
Lin Muyu immediately nodded, "I promise that I will never teach anyone else the combat skills you taught me!"
"Alright then!"
As he spoke, Qu Chu leapt a few meters back and smiled. "I will demonstrate three combat techniques. Take a look and choose one to learn."
"Alright!"
… …
Qu Chu's eyes were calm and steady. His entire body stood on the ground with the posture of Mt. Tai, as if he could shake the heavens but not the earth. He opened his left palm slightly and with a low roar, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly condensed between his fingers. With a "Peng" sound, a giant rock on his right was directly broken in half.
"This is the [Lightning Strike]. It condenses the lightning element of nature and instantly attacks the target separately. It can be used bare-handed or in conjunction with a weapon. Again!"
Qu Chu was calm and composed. With a slight shake of his sleeves, he let out a low roar. Immediately, the ground around him began to tremble. Fighting Qi was released and layers of green rock shields appeared around him. In the blink of an eye, the shields were shattered.
"This is the [Green Rock Armor]. It condenses Fighting Qi into a wall to protect oneself. It is also a combat technique that I created. It is suitable for defense. You can also condense the [Green Rock Armor] with Fighting Qi. However, the [Green Rock Armor] created with Fighting Qi is even more indestructible. Again!"
As he spoke, Qu Chu let out a low roar and clenched his hand into a fist. He threw a punch at the giant tree in front of him. The air instantly fluctuated and after a sharp whistling sound, the tree received a heavy blow!
"Peng!"
The branches of the tree shook violently, but Lin Muyu did not see any damage to the tree. She smiled and said, "It doesn't look like much?"
"Is that so?" Qu Chu smiled slightly, "Take a closer look."
When Lin Muyu looked again, she found that the bark of the giant tree was cracked. Even the trunk was as brittle as cotton and fell with a loud bang. This woke Tang Xiaoxi from her sleep. She rubbed her beautiful eyes and sat up, "What happened?"
Qu Chu smiled from afar and said, "Princess, it's nothing. It's still early, you can sleep a bit more."
Tang Xiaoxi was sleeping soundly, so she didn't think too much about it. She laid on her side and fell asleep again.
… …
"This move is called Demon Sound Fist. It uses the pulsation of battle qi to create a strong fluctuation effect in the air, forming a sound wave to attack the opponent. If your cultivation is high enough, you can even injure the opponent's internal organs."
Qu Chu smiled proudly, "It's also a martial art that I created. How about it? Lightning Strike, Demon Sound Fist, Green Rock Armor, which one do you choose to learn?"
"Demon Sound Fist!" Lin Muyu did not hesitate. This move was too flashy.
Qu Chu smiled and said, "You really know your stuff. It's a pity that the Demon Sound Fist requires a lot of qi to use. As for you, you should be able to make some progress in it in about seven or eight years."
Lin Muyu was slightly surprised, "This … … Then I'd better learn Lightning Strike. If I use it with my sword, the power should not be small, right?"
"That's right. I also approve of you learning Lightning Strike."
… …
Thus, Qu Chu sat cross-legged on a huge rock and began to dictate the principles of Lightning Strike. First, she must learn to meditate and feel the lightning element in the air. If she couldn't even feel the lightning element, then she would not be able to learn this move.
Lin Muyu was naturally smart. After meditating for a little more than an hour, she could already feel the violent lightning element in the air. These elements were like living creatures. When Lin Muyu tried to touch them, they would move far away.
Qu Chu faintly smiled and continued to teach. One of the great mysteries of condensing the lightning element was the word "absorb". You must use your own qi to attract the lightning element. During this process, Lin Muyu practiced for almost two hours. Finally, he learned how to release his qi to absorb the lightning element. When the lightning element between his five fingers was dense with crackling sounds, he was so excited that his heart almost jumped out.
The last part was a relatively simple process. He had to infuse the lightning element into the blade and then find the best angle to cut through the air. This strike had to be fast and accurate, and it could not be sloppy. When the lightning element passed through the air and formed a shock wave, this move would be considered complete.
… …
Lin Muyu pulled out the steel sword and with a low roar, the lightning element flowed from his arms into the steel sword. The edge of the sword was wrapped in lightning. Although it wasn't as strong as Qu Chu's, it still looked quite powerful. With a "shua" sound, she forcefully slashed down. The friction between the lightning element and the air created a "chi chi" sound.
"Too slow."
Qu Chu wrinkled his eyebrows and said, "This sound isn't right. If your attack speed is too slow, then the destructive power will naturally decrease. The shorter the sound of the friction between the lightning element and the air, the stronger the destructive power!"
As he said this, he raised his arm and lightly waved it. Almost without any sound, the small tree at the side had already been cut in half.
"Do you see this? Only when you reach this speed can it be considered a true Lightning Strike."
Lin Muyu originally thought that he had made some small progress. Now, compared to the power of Qu Chu's Lightning Strike, he simply hadn't even reached the beginner level.
Therefore, Lin Muyu practiced sword after sword until she was so focused that she forgot to eat or sleep.
On the other hand, Qu Chu plucked an Ironpear Flower and sat to the side. He slowly used the Condensing Essence Hand to refine the medicine, but his Condensing Essence Hand technique was too strong. It caused the outer layer of iron around the Ironpear Flower to crack and emit a series of explosive sounds. This meant that the refining of the medicine had failed. The Ironpear Flower's medicine had already been contaminated and destroyed by the impurities.
Lin Muyu watched from afar and shook her head as if saying, "You can't even do such a small thing?" Qu Chu lowered his head with a face full of shame. His use of true qi was far inferior to Lin Muyu's, at least when it came to the application of the Condensing Essence Hand. Refining medicine required a moderate amount of strength. It was not good to have more or less than that.
… …
All the way until the wee hours of the morning, Lin Muyu finally couldn't take it anymore. She lay down not far from Tang Xiaoxi and slept for a while. However, she didn't sleep for more than three hours before she was woken up by Qu Chu. Qu Chu seemed to be a person who never needed sleep. He didn't sleep for the whole night, but instead seemed to be full of energy. He held up a pile of medicine and asked Lin Muyu: "Look, how is the purity of these medicine?"
Lin Muyu only glanced at it and said: "It's much better than last night. With more practice, the Condensing Essence Hand can be considered a success."
"That's right, how's your Lightning Strike practice going?" Qu Chu asked with a smile.
Lin Muyu didn't say anything. The moment she raised her hand to pull out the longsword, the lightning element had already appeared on the blade. With a "Kacha" sound, the blade cut through the air, splitting a stone the size of a bowl into two. The cut was very neat.
Qu Chu nodded and smiled: "It's not bad. It's slightly powerful now. With more practice, it'll naturally become even more powerful."
Tang Xiaoxi, on the other hand, was so shocked that her small mouth gaped open: "Mu is actually this powerful … …"
… …
After hastily eating breakfast, they continued to advance into the depths of the Seven Stars Forest.
They only had one goal, and that was to find a fire element spirit beast. Moreover, it had to be above 2000 years old. Using this kind of spirit beast as an offering for Tang Xiaoxi to reach Level 30 and enter the Earth Realm would be enough.
Unfortunately, the heavens didn't seem to want them to meet a suitable spirit beast too early. In the morning, they saw three spirit beasts. A 1200-year-old green python scared Tang Xiaoxi so much that she cried out. A 240-year-old mountain cat, but unfortunately, it was of the wood element. The only fire element spirit beast was a fierce bear, but it only had 700 years of cultivation, so they could only let it go.
"Qu, I heard that old spirit beasts can produce spirit stones, and spirit stones can be sold for money. With your cultivation, you can easily kill these spirit beasts. Why are you avoiding them one by one?" Lin Muyu asked.
Qu Chu sat on his horse and said leisurely: "All living beings have intelligence, and they are also living beings. They have the same right to live as us. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I won't kill spirit beasts for spirit stones. Besides, Jinxiong coins are just a common thing."
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