Chapter 127: with translation of chapter title

There's no time now to mourn the pitiful Wei Zifeng; as Yan Buji fled, he fully understood what the consequences were of disregarding the rules, killing and seizing treasure!

With a large number of cultivators from the Fire Bear Sect emerging from the mountains to hunt him down, for a time the entire Kun Dao region was in an uproar, with even chickens and dogs unsettled.

And Yan Buji, who had done such a thing, had already crossed the mountain ridge and run into the Kan Dao region; he didn't even dare to stop for half a day to recover his strength, but directly rushed toward the Gen Dao region.

After continuously traveling for several months or more, upon reaching Kan Dao, Yan Buji finally plunged deep into the old forests, completely sealing off his five senses and falling asleep like a stone.

Until one month later.

Yan Buji opened his eyes, saw no trace of other cultivators having pursued him, and then gave a faint smile.

This move truly underestimated the reaction of the Fire Bear Sect cultivators; I never expected they could respond so quickly in such a short time. Fortunately, I am a step ahead, having prepared in advance a potion to alter my aura. Moreover, by using the Qi-guiding technique to draw out my original aura and scatter it, I disturbed their sight.... But having fled this far, the other side shouldn't launch a full-scale mobilization.

In the time ahead, as long as I am careful not to run into any Fire Bear Sect cultivators, there likely won't be any problems.

Why kill Wei Zifeng?

It can only be blamed on him for trusting Yan Buji—could Yan Buji possibly be a good person?

Not intending to give even a bit of hardship fee, Yan Buji would have to come and take it himself.

I don't work for nothing. If you pay me, I'll do the job—that fits my rules; but if you give me no benefit and just try to send me away, then don't blame me for not following the rules.

Yan Buji really was greedy for Wei Zifeng's entire fortune; he hadn't had time to look before, and while fleeing he used up many Spiritual Stones, yet even so, the Spiritual Stones in his few stone bags still amounted to over twenty thousand!

Is the Fire Bear Sect truly such a major power in the Kun Dao region? Even if Wei Zifeng has connections within the Fire Bear Sect, it's unimaginable that a mere Lianqi Level Six cultivator would possess so many Spiritual Stones!

It's probably the son of some Elder, or even possibly a relative of the Fire Bear Sect Sect Master.

In any case, according to Yan Buji's understanding, a normal Lianqi Phase cultivator's liquid Spiritual Stones would not exceed one thousand, a figure he calculated based on the spending power of loose cultivators.

Of course, this does not include cultivators with backing.

Besides, I also need to lay low; these twenty thousand Spiritual Stones should be enough for me to first complete the Lianqi Level One Nine-turn Technique. Then I'll try to integrate the Spiritual Fire Technique from the second layer of the Basic Five Elements Technique to break through to Lianqi Level Two.

Indeed, the essence of the cultivation world remains the survival of the fittest!

What rules, no rules?

For Yan Buji, at worst he could finish this job, wait a few years, go out and do another one—it's not impossible.

Besides, he comes from a background of mountain bandits and thieves, so he has plenty of experience.

Thus, Yan Buji settled down to cultivate in peace.

The Martial and Law Dual Cultivation practitioner, having advanced further in Martial Dao, his strength is comparable to that of a mid-Lianqi Phase cultivator. If his magical power undergoes nine turns, gradually raising his Magical Cultivation realm again, then the combat power he can unleash will absolutely not be just the surface-level Lianqi Level Two!

But if it really comes to a fight, it's fine if others notice my Martial Dao cultivation; however, the Blood Heaven Ascension Degree must absolutely not be detected. From now on, I should still try to have the second layer of the Bright King Degree when facing enemies—the effect of the Suppressing Prison Energy is actually better than I imagined.

Yan Buji thought, back when he sneakily attacked Wei Zifeng, he had indeed used the Bright King Degree's Suppressing Prison Energy; although his opponent's protective treasure blocked the fatal blow, Yan Buji himself suffered no effect, allowing him to chain two killing moves.

Otherwise, if he had been forced back even half a step, Wei Zifeng would have reacted, making escape difficult at that point.

This also benefits from the Bright King Degree's Suppressing Prison Energy itself having an immobile effect—the emitted Suppressing Prison Energy will not be shaken by recoil or backlash!

Martial Dao is indeed formidable, making cross-realm combat no trivial matter.

But without prospects, Martial Dao stops at the Golden Core stage.

Time flows, and years fly like arrows.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

At this moment, Yan Buji's internal magical power, like an endless rushing river, circulates through his meridians accompanied by the Planting Tree Manual, and in an instant, layers of magical power waves, each higher than the last, stack up nine times!

Yan Buji suddenly pinched the magical seal, re-planning and guiding the internal magical power, and with the profound magical power gained from the Nine-turn Technique's nine dispersals and nine cultivations, he began training in the Spiritual Fire Technique!

This is naturally not the original Spiritual Fire Technique, but rather a Spiritual Fire Technique that Yan Buji altered the circulation route of to match his imagined Five Elements Technique.

Magical power flows throughout the body; the wood-attributed magical power from the Planting Tree Manual originates in the liver, travels through the limbs and bones, passes through the route of the Spiritual Fire Technique, and finally gathers in the heart!

The liver belongs to wood, the heart to fire. The strength of the heart and liver represents a person's most basic essence and vitality. Since Yan Buji is constructing his basic Five Elements Technique with the idea of mutual generation, this means he must impair the liver's wood-attributed magical power to enhance the heart's fire-attributed magical power!

At this moment, Yan Buji's heart throbs loudly; the Spiritual Fire Technique itself does not need to consider the five elements and five organs connection, and likewise for the Planting Tree Manual. Basic cultivation methods do not specially strengthen a particular organ, but Yan Buji, having early understood the subtleties from the Martial Dao Profound Skill, tries to take it as a blueprint.

Then, by strengthening the five organs at a basic level, to achieve the effect of transforming wood into fire, he practices the revised Spiritual Fire Technique,

Because magical power differs from True Essence, a body that has undergone True Essence amplification cannot directly amplify magical power in the same way, yet it saves Yan Buji much time that would otherwise be spent using magical power to strengthen his own organs.

Therefore, after training the Spiritual Fire Technique through the heart, the newly flowing forth is pure fire-attributed magical power, which re-enters the dantian without interfering with the wood-attributed magical power from the Planting Tree Manual!

Yan Buji opened his eyes and carefully sensed.

Indeed, the fire-attributed magical power generated from the wood-attributed magical power of the Planting Tree Manual not only does not conflict, but also possesses a wonderful harmony of magical power. This also matches my conception of the basic Five Elements Technique, achieving such harmony through the strengthening of the organs.

Yan Buji smiled and said, magical power has different attributes, and between these attributes there are mutual generation and mutual restraint; previously, he had been studying how the process and results of mutual generation work, thereby inferring that a special state of magical power harmony might exist.

After all, a cultivator cannot rely on a single technique to practice until death; each minor realm requires integrating a technique into one's cultivation method to break through, which inevitably involves the most fundamental conflict of magical power attributes.

This is also why Yan Buji chose to construct the basic Five Elements Technique as his primary means of breaking through realms; after all, the Five Elements are numerous and widely applicable. If the five different attributes of magical power do not conflict and advance together, many Five Elements techniques become easy to use.

Right now, after Yan Buji's fire-attributed magical power flows out from the heart, he naturally has completed the advancement to Lianqi Level Two!