Chen Jichuan managed the medicine field and spirit rice while cultivating.
In terms of cultivation, both external skills and Daoist skills were progressing methodically.
As for external skills, they were practiced according to the ’Chen’s 72 Skills,’ focusing on Ming Strength, dark strength, and Transforming Strength. Daoist skills were rooted in the ’Taiyin Refining Body Technique,’ following the path of meditation, observation, and soul emergence.
Flying Bird Island wasn’t too big nor too small, just enough for Chen Jichuan to keep himself busy.
The Daoist skills learned from the Da Liang World could now be practiced. Most of the techniques from ’Ancestor Chen’s 48 Techniques’ were already mastered and required no further effort. Only techniques like the ’Five Ghosts Yin Soldiers Skill’ and ’Paper Cutting into Soldiers Skill’ needed to be cultivated anew, including the nurturing of Five Ghosts, yin soldiers, paper men, and grass horses.
The ’Five Ghosts Yin Soldiers Skill’ was prone to misunderstanding, so Chen Jichuan had no plans to practice it openly within the Mysterious Nether Sea, under the watchful eyes of many Qi Refining Immortal Masters.
However, the ’Paper Cutting into Soldiers Skill’ belonged to the righteous path.
Before entering the Jade Spring World, Chen Jichuan cultivated the Dao Fruit of ’Qizhenzi.’ He thoroughly reflected, experienced, and verified it against his own studies, ultimately digesting seven or eight achievements from Qizhenzi’s Daoist skills.
He made substantial progress in the ’Paper Cutting into Soldiers Skill.’
Not only did he become more proficient at refining paper figures, but he also learned higher-level techniques such as ’Clay Sculpture General’ and ’Wooden Puppet Animation,’ allowing him to start refining clay men and wooden figures.
When practicing in the real world, he sometimes couldn’t remain in the Dao Fruit World. Even when he was absent, the paper men, clay men, and wooden figures could continue to improve, albeit more slowly.
These time-intensive Daoist skills were perfectly suited to Chen Jichuan.
External skills and Daoist skills progressed rapidly.
Ming Strength and dark strength.
Meditation and observation.
They quickly surpassed the cultivation level of the ’Herb and Tree Formulas’ and even surpassed it in later stages.
As for the ’Sword Map,’ Chen Jichuan wasn’t in a hurry to cultivate it. Three years later, when he returned from White Jade Island, he planned to ask his master, Yus Chengbo, about taking a leave to visit his ancestral home.
Once he left the Mysterious Nether Sea and returned to land, he could then transition from ’Herb and Tree Formulas’ to cultivating the ’Sword Map’ without haste.
He had plenty of time and didn’t need to take unnecessary risks for a mere three years.
Moreover, the ’Herb and Tree Formulas’ could be cultivated alongside the ’Primordial Skill.’ When transitioning to the ’Sword Map’ in the future, the Inner Strength from the ’Primordial Skill’ could seamlessly merge into the ’Sword Map,’ requiring minimal effort and time overall.
Though he wasn’t rushing to cultivate the ’Sword Map,’ he couldn’t neglect practicing swordsmanship.
"’Splashed Ink and Striped Cloth Sword Technique’ has reached preliminary Divine Communication and no longer requires excessive effort."
Thus, Chen Jichuan selected another sword technique from the ’Sword Map’ called ’Seven-stringed Immortal Surprising Sword Technique’: "This technique is inspired by the sound of zither strings. The sword in hand reverberates with the melody of seven strings. The sound of the sword disrupts the mind, capable of killing invisibly."
It was quite extraordinary.
Chen Jichuan, though highly skilled in swordsmanship, often found himself struggling while cultivating this technique. His thoughts and reflections yielded frequent insights.
He practiced swordsmanship daily.
At the same time, he was also cultivating the twelve basic techniques gifted by Yus Chengbo—
Earth Tunneling Technique, Fire Bomb Technique, Wind Manipulation Technique, Object Control Technique, Heavenly Eye Skill, Earth Spur Technique, Quicksand Technique, Ice Freeze Technique, Ascending Technique, Entanglement Technique, Concealing Technique, and Sound Transmission Skill.
The twelve techniques covered the Five Elements and included mysterious skills such as ’Concealing Technique’ and ’Sound Transmission Skill.’
Even practicing a single technique yielded impressive power at an equivalent level of cultivation. If all twelve techniques were mastered and seamlessly integrated, they could unleash tremendous power in combat by complementing each other.
Chen Jichuan understood that these techniques might appear simple, but were immensely practical, hence he devoted himself fully.
However, mastering swordsmanship was challenging, and cultivating techniques was equally difficult.
Though Chen Jichuan had possessed these techniques for two months and frequently contemplated them, he had only made initial progress in the ’Concealing Technique,’ allowing him to obscure his figure.
When combined with the ’Hidden Body Technique’ from Ancestor Chen’s 48 Techniques, it complemented perfectly.
Apart from the ’Concealing Technique,’ however, the other techniques had yet to be mastered by Chen Jichuan.
Fortunately, he still had three years to cultivate peacefully.
Time flowed like water.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
Three years ago, Chen Jichuan had traveled from Jade Spring Island to White Jade Island. Now, three years later, he returned from White Jade Island to Jade Spring Island.
The five hundred-mile journey that would take an ordinary mortal a lifetime to traverse on land was merely a two- to three-day voyage by ship across the sea.
Chen Jichuan disembarked from the ship and walked directly toward Yus Chengbo’s medicine garden.
The western side of Jade Spring Island had more people, while the eastern side near Jade Spring Mountain was relatively desolate, inhabited only by disciples of the Jade Spring sect, who often cultivated in the mountain and seldom ventured out.
On the way, Chen Jichuan encountered few people and soon arrived at the medicine garden.
He saw a youth with thick eyebrows practicing techniques in an open area outside the garden. The ground shook as a pile of soil transformed into sand, vibrating until the uneven terrain became smooth.
When the spell dissipated.
The sand reverted to soil, but the ground had already been leveled.
"Young Senior Brother, your ’Quicksand Technique’ is quite proficient now."
Chen Jichuan called out loudly from afar.
Spirit Root: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth
Cultivation Technique: ’Herb and Tree Formulas’
Techniques: Small Cloud Rain Technique, Concealing Technique, Earth Tunneling Technique, Fire Bomb Technique, Quicksand Technique
Pei Ze looked up and, upon seeing Chen Jichuan, his face lit up with joy: "Junior Brother, you’ve returned earlier than I anticipated."
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Pei Ze had grown into a thirteen-year-old youth and had diligently cultivated, progressing the ’Herb and Tree Formulas’ to its Fourth Layer and mastering five techniques such as ’Small Cloud Rain Technique’ and ’Concealing Technique.’
For his age, this was quite rare.
Over the past few years.
While Chen Jichuan stayed at White Jade Island, Pei Ze visited a few times. However, each visit was brief, and staying at Jade Spring Mountain alone was dull. Pei Ze had long been eagerly awaiting Chen Jichuan’s return.