Chapter 97

As Yue Fangxing mentioned this, he suddenly remembered something and said to Linghuchong, "Senior Brother, how is your skill of using your finger as a sword? Don't panic again when facing a master of fist and foot techniques." Linghuchong was now a top expert, and it would be a great joke if he were easily captured by someone just because he didn't know how to use fist and foot techniques!

Linghuchong laughed heartily and said, "Junior Brother, there's no need to worry. Back then, Uncle Feng also gave me some pointers on this. After recovering my strength in the dungeon a few days ago, I have made some progress!" As he spoke, he demonstrated a few moves, which were quite orderly. Combined with his Nine Swords of Dugu, he could now deal with first-class experts.

Yue Fangxing was delighted but still a bit uneasy. He said, "A few days ago at Plum Manor, Heibai Zi mentioned a finger technique. Let's study it together!" He was referring to the Profound Heaven Finger. After pondering it for a few days, he realized that it wasn't just an extremely yin and cold technique; it seemed to have no specific attribute, which is why it was called the Profound Heaven Finger rather than the Profound Yin Finger. As for why Heibai Zi had cultivated an extremely yin and cold technique, it was likely due to his yin and cold internal energy. Yue Fangxing had tried it a bit in the past few days and felt he had a good grasp of cultivating this finger technique. He then thought of studying it with Linghuchong to make his finger-as-sword technique more powerful.

As for Heibai Zi's chess piece projectile technique, it was also quite exquisite. Yue Fangxing was already trying to incorporate it into his own Finger Flicking Technique, aiming to develop a few ultimate moves to enhance its power. However, Linghuchong was not skilled in projectile techniques, so Yue Fangxing only mentioned it briefly, comparing it with the Arrow-Breaking Technique of the Nine Swords of Dugu to identify and fill any gaps. Most of their discussions were about finger techniques.

Although Yue Fangxing and Linghuchong had not been exposed to other finger techniques besides the Iron Finger Technique of Huashan, Yue Fangxing had already extracted the key points and insights from Heibai Zi during their confrontation, making their practice relatively smooth. However, both Yue Fangxing and Linghuchong had yang-just true qi, so they couldn't cultivate the extremely yin and cold technique like Heibai Zi. Instead, they developed a yang-just finger technique, which was especially powerful when Yue Fangxing used his yang-just true qi.

After a day of rest, Yue Fangxing and Linghuchong continued their journey. In a few days, they reached the border between Zhejiang and Fujian. This was the Xianxia Ridge, a very rugged area where the Hengshan Sect had once been ambushed in the original story, but was saved by Linghuchong. However, now that the Hengshan and Huashan Sects were together and had already reached Fuzhou, there was no such incident. Not far from Xianxia Ridge was the Twenty-Eighth Post, where they decided to rest for the night as it was already late.

Linghuchong had been diligently practicing the Purple Mist Divine Skill these past few days and had made rapid progress, having dissolved another type of foreign true qi. Seeing this, Yue Fangxing was finally at ease. In the past few days, he had been constantly reflecting on the insights gained from his battle with Ren Woxing.

During their confrontation at Plum Manor, although it seemed that Yue Fangxing was not at a disadvantage, he knew that he had only relied on his sharpness and weapon advantage to maximize the effectiveness of the Cutting Sword Technique. In terms of real skill, he was still a step behind Ren Woxing. However, this could only last for a while; if the battle had continued, he would likely have been defeated in the end.

The battle with Ren Woxing was Yue Fangxing's first encounter with a top expert, and he gained a lot from it. He not only had new insights into the Cutting Sword Technique but also discovered the flaw in his internal energy: the two types of true qi in his body were acting independently, not only failing to maximize their effectiveness but also interfering with each other. When his Mixed Essence True Qi was absorbed by Ren Woxing, it was largely due to the yang-just true qi interfering with the operation of the Mixed Essence True Qi, preventing it from being complete.

After some thought, Yue Fangxing decided to abandon the yang-just true qi and focus on cultivating the Mixed Essence True Qi. Although the yang-just true qi was good and progressed quickly, it was too extreme and had been cultivated for a short time, far less refined than the Mixed Essence True Qi. Moreover, Yue Fangxing had been cultivating the Mixed Essence True Qi for over ten years and was very familiar with its various stages. He was only a step away from perfection and was unwilling to give up at this critical moment. Besides, all his martial arts were based on the Mixed Essence True Qi, so he couldn't just abandon it.

With this decision, Yue Fangxing also gained some insights from the Suction Star Technique. He was not going to cultivate the Suction Star Technique but use its method of dispersing true qi to disperse the yang-just true qi in his body. After dispersing it, he would absorb it with the Mixed Essence True Qi. Since the two types of true qi were of the same origin and had similar properties, they could likely absorb each other. If possible, he would also integrate the nature of the yang-just true qi into the Mixed Essence True Qi. This would not only greatly enhance the Mixed Essence True Qi but also give him more confidence in advancing it to a higher level.

Yue Fangxing shared his plan with Linghuchong and decided to try it there. Even if it didn't succeed, he would still abandon the yang-just true qi to avoid hindering the perfection of the Mixed Essence True Qi.

Linghuchong, knowing this, could not stop him and carefully explained his understanding of the dispersing technique. This step, though simple in theory, was one of the two major hurdles of the Suction Star Technique and extremely dangerous. Even if Yue Fangxing was only using it to disperse one type of true qi in his body, he needed to be extremely cautious.

Yue Fangxing carefully pondered this and, with Linghuchong's protection, began to disperse the yang-just true qi in his body.

The yang-just true qi in Yue Fangxing's body was already about half the amount of the Mixed Essence True Qi. Suddenly dispersing it would cause significant harm to his body. Yue Fangxing had not dared to act lightly before, fearing that failure would not only be unproductive but also harmful. Now, with the dispersing method of the Suction Star Technique, he was finally willing to try.

The dispersing method of the Suction Star Technique was far from perfect. Despite his caution, Yue Fangxing still suffered some injuries, but he managed to disperse the yang-just true qi. He then circulated the Mixed Essence True Qi to absorb and integrate the dispersed yang-just true qi. Since they were of the same origin, the absorption went relatively smoothly. Although there was some loss, Yue Fangxing's Mixed Essence True Qi increased by about thirty percent, and the yang-just nature became more pronounced, indicating that it had integrated some of the properties of the yang-just true qi.

When the sky brightened, Yue Fangxing finally completed the absorption. He couldn't help but let out a long cry, overjoyed. Thirteen years of hard cultivation had finally brought the Mixed Essence True Qi to its perfect state, truly placing him among the top experts in the world! The hardships he had endured were beyond the understanding of outsiders.

During the dispersing process, Yue Fangxing also suffered some internal injuries and had to stay for a few days to recover and familiarize himself with the greatly increased Mixed Essence True Qi.

With the Mixed Essence True Qi perfected, Yue Fangxing gained a deeper understanding of the true qi circulation method to resist the Suction Star Technique, finally reaching a state of perfect fluidity. He believed that the next time he faced Ren Woxing, he would no longer fear the Suction Star Technique. He organized this into a stance technique called the Mixed Essence Stance, which was the essence of the Mixed Essence True Qi. Thus, the Mixed Essence Stance set of techniques was also complete.

Yue Fangxing taught this stance to Linghuchong and planned to pass it on to the other members of Huashan. Even if they couldn't achieve the same level of fluidity as him, it would still help them resist the Suction Star Technique. Moreover, this stance was very beneficial for true qi circulation. If cultivated to perfection, it could also achieve the state of mind and qi moving together, as in the Mixed Essence True Qi.

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