I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 85 - 84: What Would Your Reaction Be If a Beauty Confessed to You?

Chapter 85: Chapter 84: What Would Your Reaction Be If a Beauty Confessed to You?

Chu Fan narrowed his eyes, silently sensing the Primordial Qi in his body, trying to control this force according to the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step’s Heart Method.

Ever since eating half of that wild mountain ginseng, he had been able to faintly sense an additional power within him.

But since he hadn’t yet undergone Mortal Transformation, he could only sense the Primordial Qi the same way he sensed his Qi Blood Power. He couldn’t use Introspection to find the power within his meridians, let alone control it completely.

’The Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step is all about the precise control of Primordial Qi. If I can master this power ahead of time...’

’That’s the power used to cultivate Divine Techniques!’

Chu Fan’s chest heaved, his eyes shining with a sharp light.

After reviewing the white-robed man’s memories, he finally understood why that man, despite only being at the Bone Marrow Forging Realm, had been as strong as someone who had broken through the five stages of Foundation Establishment. He could have easily killed other Bone Marrow Forging Realm Martial Artists.

It was because the white-robed man already had Primordial Qi in his body and could command it using the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step’s Technique!

However, someone who hadn’t undergone Mortal Transformation could only call upon a limited amount of Primordial Qi, and it placed a great burden on the body.

That was why, although the white-robed man could use the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to create three Illusions, he couldn’t maintain it for long, nor could he use it consecutively.

Chu Fan suppressed his ecstasy and began to move again.

This time, he mimicked the Method of channeling Primordial Qi from the white-robed man’s memories, trying to use his pure Qi Blood Power to guide the Primordial Qi and make it flow through specific meridians and acupoints...

The Taiyin meridian of the foot, the Jueyin meridian of the foot...

His Qi Blood Power circulated, carrying a wisp of Primordial Qi along with it like a current, guiding it toward the designated meridians and acupoints.

A scorching heat immediately shot through Chu Fan’s legs, as if a searing stream was darting through his meridians.

SWISH! SWISH!

As he moved, the sound of tearing air became even more distinct.

Chu Fan’s figure flickered left and right in the courtyard. He would dash forward and stop abruptly, then retreat and double back. His footwork was completely erratic, like a startled leopard in the woods.

His speed also increased noticeably, driven by the Primordial Qi!

Gradually, he sensed a subtle change in the air around him.

As he moved at high speed, the change in his body’s surface temperature caused the light to refract differently, making his figure appear increasingly blurry.

At a certain moment, after a sharp right turn, Chu Fan suddenly doubled back to the left!

WHOOSH!

In that instant of changing direction, an ephemeral image identical to his own body actually split off from him. It continued to dash forward and to the right for two more steps before dissipating like a puff of smoke.

[Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step Experience Points +5]

Although he still couldn’t form a solid Illusion.

But this attempt had actually increased his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step Experience Points by a full five points!

A smile touched the corners of Chu Fan’s lips.

Time passed bit by bit...

He trained the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step tirelessly in the courtyard, sweat dripping from his brow.

Because he was just starting out and the Primordial Qi was difficult to control, he still couldn’t create a solid Illusion.

But over short distances, his Body Technique was already much faster!

And by relying on his explosive burst of speed, combined with small, high-frequency changes in direction, he could create a true Residual Image of his movement trajectory, a trick of persistence of vision!

This was merely a trace left by extreme speed and held no deceptive power on its own, but it could lay the groundwork for creating a true Illusion.

Chu Fan didn’t stop until he heard footsteps outside the courtyard.

[Technique: Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step (Uninitiated) Progress: (19/100) (Trait: None)]

As an Upper Third Tier technique, the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step was far more difficult than other Martial Arts like the Nine Blood Soul Blades.

Even after the Refinement of the white-robed man’s memories, he had only gained nineteen Experience Points from early morning until lunchtime.

But this progress was still quite significant.

He could feel that his Body Technique had improved by a large margin!

With his Perfection-level Running Technique, the "Wind under the Feet" Trait, and now the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, his speed was already far beyond that of an ordinary Bone Marrow Forging Realm practitioner!

CREAK!

The courtyard gate was pushed open, and Mrs. Zhang walked in, smiling. "Fan, are you practicing your fist techniques?"

"I am." Chu Fan smiled and nodded.

After Mrs. Zhang went into the kitchen to get busy, he wiped the sweat from his face and headed to the dining hall.

...

’Next, it’s time to think about breaking through to the Bone Marrow Forging Realm.’

Chu Fan had a general idea of how to achieve Bone Marrow Forging.

The Twelve Forms Fist Boxing Manual included cultivation methods for all five stages of Foundation Establishment, although they were somewhat crude.

His breakthrough to the Blood Refining Realm had been incredibly fast. Besides having the Map of Mountains and Rivers, the small booklet from Master Cao had also played a huge part.

That booklet was filled with information related to Blood Refining. It detailed the detours taken by those who had succeeded in the Blood Refining Realm, as well as the experiences of various successful practitioners.

On top of that, there were two Blood Refining Pills a day and a medicinal bath every three days...

’Now that I’m starting Bone Marrow Forging and aiming for the Bone Marrow Forging Realm, I’ll probably need specific medicinal aids as well.’

’I’ll have to ask Master Cao about all this.’

Money wasn’t an issue. He had barely touched the gold and silver coins he’d gotten from the Huang Family, aside from buying a dozen or so sets of herbs for medicinal baths.

Lost in thought, Chu Fan walked into the dining hall.

The dining hall was bustling with noise.

Many people who saw Chu Fan immediately cleared a path for him.

Many people who didn’t even know him smiled and greeted him.

Chu Fan glanced around, bought a plate of braised pork knuckle, and walked straight toward where Li Qingxue was sitting.

He chose to sit next to Li Qingxue for every meal, seeking some peace and quiet.

He had just sat down when the short, fat youth sat down across from him with a steamed cornbread and some corn. "Fan," he asked, "did you go find Instructor Cao to help you deal with Boss Zhou?"

"What about him?" Chu Fan was taken aback.

’Could it be that even Fatty knows about Xia Huanhuan and Sun Zixuan blocking my path yesterday afternoon?’

’But that was such a trivial matter, not worth troubling Master Cao over.’

The short, fat youth looked around and lowered his voice. "Where were you last night? You don’t know that Master Zhou has already assigned you to Boss Zhou’s team?"

"I heard that to get you, Master Zhou almost got into a huge fight with several other Incense Masters!"

"But somehow, Master Zhou used some Method to get you transferred over..."

"Master Zhou assigned me to Zhou Ye’s team?" Chu Fan raised an eyebrow.

"Y-you... don’t just call him Zhou Ye..." The short, fat youth was startled, his voice dropping even lower. "He’s a Small Leader and Master Zhou’s nephew! Now that you’re under him, you have to call him Boss Zhou!"

Chu Fan just smiled and lowered his head to gnaw on the pork knuckle.

’That Master Zhou had better be reliable.’

’Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind wiping out the Zhou Family and burning their ancestral graves.’

’This whole killing thing... you get silver coins and Spiritual Essence. I’m starting to get addicted to it...’

’No wonder he’s so arrogant. He’s incredibly talented and has Instructor Cao protecting him. Who can do anything to him?’

The short, fat youth rubbed his chin, pondering to himself.

He stared at Chu Fan’s large plate of braised pork knuckle, swallowed hard, and said, "Fan, that group of girls over there are all talking about you. When they saw you come in, their eyes lit up like it was springtime..."

Chu Fan ignored him, focusing on devouring his pork knuckle.

The short, fat youth asked again, "You’re a big celebrity in the Seven Stars Gang now... If a beautiful girl confessed her feelings to you, how would you react?"

Without looking up, Chu Fan said, "Disturb my Dao heart, and I’ll kill them."

The short, fat youth was speechless.

Beside him, even Li Qingxue turned to look, a little stunned.

Chu Fan continued, "Look at Master Cao. When he was young, he also dreamed of roaming the world with a sword, seeing its splendors. A young heart is always a little wild... Who would’ve thought his wife would end up giving him two kids."

"Women will only slow down the speed of my blade!"

"..." Li Qingxue’s chopsticks, which were about to pick up some food, froze mid-air. Her entire body stiffened like a statue.

It had been a long time since she had lost her composure like this.

But what could she do, with such a weirdo sitting right next to her?

Li Qingxue shot Chu Fan an irritated glance.

She normally disliked hearing such idle gossip.

But this scoundrel Chu Fan sat next to her every single time, so she couldn’t avoid hearing it even if she didn’t want to.

Li Qingxue finished the food on her plate, took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth, and got up to leave.

As she walked away, however, she found herself replaying the first part of Chu Fan’s sentence...

"’Once dreamed of roaming the world with a sword, seeing its splendors. A young heart is always a little wild...’"

Just then, a Seven Stars Gang disciple with a blade hanging from his waist and an arrogant expression strode up to Chu Fan’s table.​

He looked down at Chu Fan, sizing him up.​

"You’re Chu Fan?"

The disciple’s tone held an unquestionable, commanding air as he added, "Boss Sun is looking for you. Come with me."​

The dining hall instantly grew quieter.​

Many pairs of eyes secretly glanced toward their corner.​

Someone recognized the blade-wielding disciple as one of Sun Zixuan’s subordinates, and a look of anticipation for the coming drama appeared on their face.​

Chu Fan looked up at the newcomer, his gaze calm and placid. "I’m in the middle of a meal," he said lightly. "Whoever is looking for me can come here themselves."