Chapter 82: Broken Water Sword Technique
Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Broken Water Sword Technique
"It actually worked?"
Chen Fan opened the city gate and watched the alligator vanish into the canyon in a flash. His expression grew increasingly strange. ’Why does this thing act so much like a dog?’ He had originally just figured that since the creature could pinpoint locations with his saliva, its sense of smell must be excellent.
So he gave it a try.
He hadn’t expected it to actually work.
’That’s great.’
He couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh.
The Meat Ghost Mother-Child Fruit allowed him to communicate telepathically with Zhou Mo, who was out on a mission. The item was very useful, but its only drawback was its premature ripening, meaning it only lasted for seven days, and there weren’t enough of them.
He glanced back toward the depths of the cave.
After Hey Hey woke up in the afternoon, it once again expanded the depth of Cave No. 1.
The cave was now a little larger.
It was far more efficient than him using a Level 5 Cannon Tower to dig.
Just then—
A commotion arose from outside the city walls.
"Chief."
Wang Mazi, Lame Monkey, and their group appeared, walking from the canyon into the Deep Pit while carrying several boxes. With faces full of excitement, they shouted their report, "We’re back."
"Good."
Standing on the City Wall, Chen Fan smiled in satisfaction as he looked at the boxes.
...
’It seems Hey Hey needs to hibernate.’
That was his guess.
Hey Hey had stockpiled a lot of food in its cave, but the Ghost Stones inside the bodies hadn’t been extracted. That’s why Lame Monkey and the others had gone up the mountain this afternoon to take care of it.
Chen Fan descended from the city wall and looked at the box, which was filled to the brim with Ghost Stones.
Wang Kui had already rushed out ahead of him and begun to receive the supplies.
"Didn’t I tell you to contact me after you finished digging out the Ghost Stones so I could have Hey Hey pick you up? Why did you walk down the mountain yourselves?"
Chen Fan looked at Lame Monkey, who was standing at the front of the group.
"Heh heh..."
Lame Monkey opened another box and pointed at the pebbles packed inside. "Chief, take a look at this. We originally planned to have Hey Hey pick us up after we finished digging out the Ghost Stones."
"But we found these pebbles scattered here and there in the forest."
"They’re the same kind as the ones in Hey Hey Cave."
"They glow."
"So we walked all the way down the mountain, picking up all the ones we saw. This way, the camp will be a bit brighter. It just took a little extra time."
"Not bad."
Chen Fan picked up a pebble, a hint of surprise in his eyes. It was indeed the same kind as the ones in Hey Hey Cave. ’I thought these things would be worth some money. I didn’t expect them to be so common.’
"All right, move everything to the Warehouse."
After all that was done, he went back up the City Wall, lay down in his rocking chair, and swayed gently. He toyed with the Transparent Pearl in his hand as the bustling sounds of Lame Monkey and the others, mixed with the sound of rain, drifted through the air.
That day, he took five Exotic Treasures from Hey Hey Cave.
One was the Eternal Night Land Title, and another was the Building Blueprint for a Wind Tower.
This Transparent Pearl was one of the three remaining items.
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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Water-Repelling Pearl
[Exotic Treasure Level]: White
[Exotic Treasure Effect]: When placed on a wooden boat, it slightly enhances the boat’s stability, allowing it to advance through wind and waves.
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Another craftable Vehicle in the Vehicle Workshop was the Bone Ship.
Although Nameless Mountain was coastal, he’d never had the desire to explore the ocean.
The main reason was...
Humans were too insignificant in the face of the ocean. The last time he stood on a seaside reef gazing out at the sea, the waves had been absurdly large. He really didn’t believe that a Bone Ship equipped with a single Water-Repelling Pearl could sail smoothly on such a sea.
’I’ll think about it after the rainy season ends.’
’The waves shouldn’t be so big by then.’
Just then—
Qi Chong suddenly jogged up the wall and asked, "Chief, we’ve already roasted over 300 Ghost Corpses. Do we need to get to 500? I don’t think Hey Hey can eat this much at once. Should we finish roasting all of them today?"
"Finish them all today."
Chen Fan shook his head. "Whether it can eat them all is its business. Since we promised to trade 500 roasted Ghost Corpses for its Exotic Treasure, we have to deliver."
"Its intelligence is higher than an ordinary beast’s..."
"...but it still has the mind of a child."
"We have to do what we promised, otherwise it might think we don’t keep our word."
"You got it."
Qi Chong wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and, without another word, returned to roasting the meat.
...
After Qi Chong left, Chen Fan turned his attention back to the other two Exotic Treasures in his hand.
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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Warehouse
[Exotic Treasure Level]: Green
[Exotic Treasure Effect]: A Building Blueprint used for storing supplies.
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A Building Blueprint.
Their current warehouse was a makeshift one, a Stone House that had been upgraded to Level 3. It wasn’t a dedicated storage building. This new Warehouse would be more professional and functional, but it had a larger footprint and wouldn’t fit inside the cave for the time being.
The alligator hadn’t yet cleared out enough space.
The other Exotic Treasure was a Bamboo Scroll.
There were several hundred characters on it.
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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Broken Water Sword Technique
[Exotic Treasure Level]: Green
[Exotic Treasure Effect]: A Martial Arts-type Exotic Treasure. Can be comprehended by Level 1 Cultivators and above.
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...
Chen Fan’s expression grew strange. ’According to this world’s rules, I’m not actually an Architect. I’m just an ordinary Cultivator who happens to have the Eternal Night Lord panel.’
’This means...’
’...I can learn Martial Arts.’
’An ordinary Architect wouldn’t be able to comprehend a Martial Arts technique like this—they don’t meet the requirements. But I can.’
"The highest good is like water, benefiting all things without striving."
"Suddenly riding emptiness, as if tearing silk and rending fine cloth."
"The sword does not cleave the waves; its intent is to raise a banner."
"When momentum is spent, return to emptiness..."
Chen Fan opened the Bamboo Scroll and softly recited the mnemonic chant of the Broken Water Sword Technique a few times. He vaguely felt a profound and mysterious sensation stirring within him.
All he had to do now was comprehend the technique’s mnemonic chant every day, then practice by the sea, cleaving the water with a sword.
In time, after three to five years of effort, he could cultivate the Broken Water Sword Technique to the Great Success realm, roam the martial world, and make a name for himself.
But—
That was the normal way of things.
He, however, was not normal.
There was a ps at the bottom of the panel.
[ps: Confirm to learn, and you can immediately ascend to the Great Perfection Realm. The Exotic Treasure will be consumed and shatter.]
[ps2: If placed in a Training Room, it will not shatter, can be used repeatedly, and will accelerate a Cultivator’s comprehension speed.]
...
Chen Fan fell silent, his expression strange. ’The people in this world who don’t have a panel are so pitiful. It really takes them years to cultivate a single Martial Arts technique. In a whole lifetime, you wouldn’t be able to master more than a few.’
This was the first Martial Arts-type Exotic Treasure he had obtained.
He had some knowledge about Martial Arts from his memories.
They were divided into five realms.
Entry Level, Skilled, Mastery, Great Success, and Perfection.
With each ascending realm, the technique’s power would increase, and the time required for cultivation would grow longer. Above these five realms was an even higher state: the Great Perfection realm. This was a level that couldn’t be reached through hard work alone; it required a certain aptitude and serendipity.
However, Martial Arts were extremely difficult to obtain. Unless one joined a faction and gained access to the Martial Arts stored in its Library Pavilion, it was incredibly difficult for a Loose Cultivator to acquire one on their own.
Take Zhou Mo, for example.
Although he was a Level 2 Cultivator, he didn’t have a single Martial Arts technique to his name, making him little more than a common person with extra strength.