Chapter 302 - 280: Star Inference Spell

Chapter 302: Chapter 280: Star Inference Spell

"It’s just like how you saw me building a new combination magic around the Spiritual Eye Technique just now."

"This Sound Insulation Shield was also created by combining those seven techniques."

"You might laugh at this, Brother."

"Even though I fancy myself a genius when it comes to Magic, even I have my limits."

"I had cultivated every technique I knew to its absolute limit, but I still couldn’t break through. With no other choice, I came up with this idea of combination magic."

"Now, after hearing what you’ve said, I realize I’ve been taking the long way around. But back then, I was full of myself. I thought I had found a grand path to the heavens and got completely carried away."

"The inspiration for combination magic actually came from the Arrays I had studied before."

"At the time, I thought, ’If there are individual Arrays and combined Arrays, why can’t techniques be combined to form a more powerful kind of technique?’"

"At first, I thought the concept was simple. But when I actually put it into practice, I found the path to be incredibly difficult."

"To combine techniques, you first have to master multiple techniques to an extremely profound Realm."

"Furthermore, the techniques must have some connection to each other. Only then is there a possibility of combining them."

"The functions of the techniques can’t conflict. It’s best if their attributes are complementary, and they absolutely cannot counteract each other. Also, the lower the grade of the techniques, the easier they are to fuse..."

"Only after satisfying all the conditions above can you make a preliminary attempt at combining the techniques."

"..."

After Sun Long paused his explanation of combination magic,

he turned to ask Jiang Xu a question, though he looked somewhat troubled.

Sun Long hesitated for a few breaths before speaking:

"Brother, you said you want to learn all my techniques. To be honest, I have no idea where to even begin teaching you."

"The main issue is that I’ve learned 1,103 techniques so far."

"And there are 122 that I haven’t mastered."

"The majority of them are Unranked Magic—799 in total."

"As for the rest, I have 183 Qi Cultivation Lower Grade Techniques, 119 Qi Cultivation Middle Grade Techniques, 66 Qi Cultivation Upper Grade Techniques, and 32 Qi Cultivation Top Grade Techniques."

"Because of my Realm, I can’t learn Foundation Establishment Techniques, but I’ve still collected quite a few."

"Sixteen Foundation Establishment Lower Grade Techniques, nine Foundation Establishment Middle Grade Techniques, no Foundation Establishment Upper Grade Techniques, and one Foundation Establishment Supreme Technique."

"That’s the breakdown by grade."

"If we categorize them by function, there are 220 Defense Techniques, 350 Attack Techniques, illusion techniques..."

"..."

Jiang Xu swallowed hard, his throat feeling as if it were filled with dry gravel.

He had to force a swallow to relieve the uncomfortable dryness.

Although he had prepared himself, Jiang Xu still couldn’t help but lose his composure when Sun Long revealed the number of techniques he had mastered. He was utterly dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe.

The Sun Long before him no longer seemed like an ordinary Qi Cultivation Cultivator, but like a mountain of gold standing before him.

No, that’s not right. He was more like an undiscovered Top Grade Spirit Vein.

Among Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Realm, learning and collecting techniques were typically under strict control. High-quality techniques, especially, were not things that circulated freely in the world.

Yet Sun Long had mastered such a vast sea of techniques. Jiang Xu found it simply unbelievable.

Jiang Xu wondered.

’How did Sun Long accumulate so many techniques?’

’Did he go and plunder the Scripture Pavilion of every major clan?’

’The idea was outrageous, but judging by Sun Long’s behavior, it was a real possibility.’

Jiang Xu’s mind reeled with shock as he mulled over the possibilities. The more he thought, the more incredible it all seemed.

Jiang Xu decided to stop his wild guessing and just ask Sun Long directly.

"Where did you get so many techniques? And so many Foundation Establishment Techniques at that?" After organizing his thoughts, Jiang Xu asked the question that had been weighing on his mind.

"A few of them are from our own Sun Clan’s Scripture Pavilion. I found quite a lot more in ruins when I was exploring other islands."

"As for that Foundation Establishment Supreme Technique, I won it during the island-wide tournament for Qi Cultivation Cultivators held at the Gladiatorial Arena."

"Besides that one, I won many of the other techniques at the Gladiatorial Arena too."

"So, which kind of technique do you want to learn first?"

Jiang Xu thought for a moment.

"Let me see those Foundation Establishment Techniques first."

Sun Long froze for a moment before speaking, choosing his words carefully.

"Brother, you might not know this, but it’s very dangerous to rashly study Foundation Establishment Techniques before reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm and developing your Divine Sense."

"At best, your Dantian and Spiritual Sense will be damaged, requiring half a year to a full year of recuperation."

"At worst, your Dantian could shatter and your Spiritual Sense could collapse, resulting in death."

Sun Long had a look of lingering fear as he spoke. He had clearly suffered in this regard before, and by the looks of it, the consequences hadn’t been minor.

But Jiang Xu was, in fact, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; there were no fundamental restrictions preventing him from learning Foundation Establishment Techniques.

Unless he tried to forcefully practice a technique without meeting its other requirements, there would be no danger whatsoever.

"Relax, I’m just going to take a look. It’s not like I have to start practicing them right now!"

An expression of resignation crossed Sun Long’s face.

He let out a deep sigh, then gritted his teeth and began pulling out an assortment of ancient texts and Jade Scrolls from the Storage Bag at his waist.