fictionpage Chapter 58, Ninth Stream Demon, you were once a towering hero, how could this have happened?
Chapter 58, Ninth Stream Demon, you were once a towering hero, how could this have happened?
【Name: Palm of Ten Thousand People】
[Cultivation Requirements: 70 points of proficiency in any external martial art]
[Cultivation Acquired: Palm of All People]
[External Skill Power: 270-720 points]
[Innate Bonus: Increases or decreases damage based on arm strength difference]
[Max Level Attributes: Fist and Palm Mastery +37 points, Sword Mastery +37 points, Knife Mastery +37 points, Long Weapon Mastery +37 points, Short Weapon Mastery +37 points, Music Mastery +37 points, Attack +300 points, Martial Arts Knowledge +60 points]
[External Skill Effect: Establishes the heart of heaven and earth, establishes the destiny of the people, carries on the past and opens up the future, and brings peace for all ages.]
[Heaven and Earth Stand Firm: When Battle Spirit is 100 or higher, attacks will always be critical hits]
[Lifeline for the People: After learning the Nine Provinces Technique, this attack's combo rate increases by 25%]
[Building on the Past and Ushering in the Future: After attacking, absorb 50% of the enemy's battle spirit to replenish yourself]
[Eternal Peace: For every 2 points gained in own Fist and Palm Mastery, final damage increases by 1%]
[Introduction: With a wave of the hand, the crowd surges! With one heart and one mind, the people are unstoppable!]
Zhou Zheng's lips twitched slightly: "It really is an all-around technique. Let me take a look at the techniques at the same level."
Upon opening the Baiyun Temple, I discovered that I did not have permission to view cultivation techniques for the Nascent Soul realm. I immediately contacted Brother Liu Zhen and asked for a few cultivation techniques for the Nascent Soul realm in the mortal world to view.
Liu Zhen didn't waste any time and sent it over in less than five minutes.
Zhou Zheng opened it, his eyes immediately drawn to the attribute descriptions.
【Beautiful Landscape (Central Infant External Skill)】
[Attributes: Short Weapon Proficiency +37, Attack +300, Martial Arts Knowledge +60]
Ignoring innate advantages and external skill effects, just looking at the attributes alone, the attribute bonuses of this Nascent Soul Realm cultivation technique are surprisingly short-lived and pitifully small.
The core technique of the Nine Streams Sect was truly a combination of numerical and mechanical beauty, making it terrifyingly powerful. No wonder it required the combined efforts of various sects at the time to suppress it.
Zhou Zheng turned off his phone. A detailed introduction to the Wanmin Palm external martial art floated in front of him. Looking at the last four lines of the introduction, he saw: "Establish the heart of heaven and earth, establish the destiny of the people, carry on the past and open up the future, and bring peace to all ages... Master of the Nine Streams Sect, how exactly did you become a great demon despised by everyone?"
Once you reach the Nascent Soul realm, your mental and spiritual state is far beyond that of ordinary people. It's very difficult for someone who deceives themselves to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm; they simply can't overcome the hurdle of inner demons.
Master of the Nine Schools, what exactly happened to your life, and why did it turn out like this?
You who once brought peace to all generations, why have you become a scourge of the lowly?
How far have you gone with your dreams, and why have you ended up becoming the very thing you once despised?
Zhou Zheng sighed deeply, turned off his phone, lay down on the bed, and stared at the ceiling.
What exactly happened that turned a great hero into a villain who would never turn back?
Judging solely from the introduction of the technique, at the beginning of the story, he was full of vigor, sweeping across the world with pride, compassion, and magnanimity.
But the story ended so tragically that Zhou Zheng couldn't believe it was the end.
I originally thought that the Ninth-Rank Demon Lord was an utterly wicked villain.
I originally thought that Master Zhang's omnipotence referred to his physical prowess.
I had thought he was a deep black.
But the truth is so cruel.
The villain was originally a hero, a hero who would bring peace to the world.
The ninth-rate demon is not only all-around in strength, but also all-around in mindset, a flawless and righteous hero.
A ninth-rate demon... He is not a deep black, but a white that is trying to shine in a dark and chaotic world.
But the story ended in such an unfortunate way.
He loved this world intensely; he once lived a life full of dreams, as radiant as the rising sun.
pity.
What a pity.
At this moment, Zhou Zheng suddenly felt an intense urge to understand the leader of the Nine Schools and to know why things had suddenly turned out this way.
Why do heroes who dedicate themselves to saving the world turn into villains?
What exactly happened?
Zhou Zheng sat up, took out his phone, and prepared to send a message to Xiaoxue that they would continue their dual cultivation tonight as usual.
Cultivating alone is nothing compared to the bliss of dual cultivation with your girlfriend, where you get a 70% bonus.
When I switched to Juxin, I saw that Xiaoxue had already sent me more than ten messages.
Xiaoxue: "Brother Zhou, are you there? Love you, love you~"
Xiaoxue: "Brother Zhou, I'm all clean now, are you done washing?"
Xiaoxue: "Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, shall we practice together tonight?"
Xiaoxue: "Hearing your slender legs draped in light gauze, the ink-black sheen reflecting the evening glow, a wisp of soft silk concealing your alluring bones, three parts of your graceful charm surpassing peach blossoms. Black stockings, Brother Zhou, do you want to see black stockings? I've changed into black stockings!"
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Xiaoxue: "Her graceful figure exudes a subtle fragrance, her delicate steps draw admiring glances. Her white silk stockings gleam with an elegant charm, light as a mist reflecting off her skin. White stockings, Brother Zhou, do you like white stockings? The same white stockings as those worn by anime heroines!"
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Xiaoxue: "Brother Zhou, do you prefer flesh-colored stockings to white stockings?"
five minutes later
Xiaoxue: "I'm so angry! You damn banana! Go live with your cultivation techniques! I'm going to sleep!"
three minutes later
Xiaoxue: "Brother Zhou, I just logged into Identity V and logged in. Are you asleep? I'm going to sneak up on you then, hehehehe~"
Zhou Zheng was both amused and exasperated. He got up, opened the door, walked to Xiaoxue's bedroom door, and gently opened it. He saw Xiaoxue carrying clothes tied around her waist to cover her flesh-colored stockings as she left.
Zhou Zheng slipped inside and closed the door: "I like white stockings, black stockings are nice too, but I don't really like flesh-colored stockings. What I mean is, let's do our dual cultivation as usual tonight, I have a new idea."
Xiaoxue looked pleasantly surprised: "What? Isn't this a bit too fast? I'm all ready, Brother Zhou, shouldn't we move on to the next step?"
Zhou Zheng pulled her onto the bed, telling her to sit cross-legged comfortably: "No, it's just for cultivation. Also, your dating skills are terrible; how can you be so direct in pursuing someone?"
Although girls from Northwest China tend to have a heroic and spirited personality, you're being way too blunt.
Xiaoxue: "...I haven't dated anyone, Zhou-ge, what about you?"
Zhou Zheng: "We've talked about it."
Xiaoxue Little Pearl popped up immediately, her voice crisp and clear: "I'm not your white moonlight or your first love after all."
Zhou Zheng: "...You don't need to think that way. Strictly speaking, my dating skills aren't that great either, since I've never succeeded. As a result, I've spent over 3000 hours playing games on Steam and over 4000 hours playing pay-to-win games like Honor of Kings."
I've been in relationships, but ultimately, they take up far less of my life than games.
Xiaoxue instantly felt better: "Then it's alright, just obediently accept Gala Gemu Empress's ardent pursuit! I've mastered a hundred thousand ways to woo girls and guys, I'm the undisputed Gala Gemu Empress in the Little Black Box!"
Oh ho ho! Two losers in life dating, how fair!
Zhou Zheng supported her hands and said, "Reality doesn't offer favorability bars and options. Shou Xin, I'm going to train you into a super Sailor Moon. Have you seen the big brothers and sisters? Just follow that standard."
Boxing techniques are also a method, and strength is also a principle.
Xiaoxue was instantly defeated, but her eyes quickly lit up: "...Then just tell me how much favorability I need and what the options are, right?"
Although reality isn't a game with no options or progress bars, just beg Brother Zhou and everything will come!
Zhou Zheng: "Okay, be quiet and let's cultivate together."
Xiaoxue: "Hehe, okay, okay." Yay! Brother Zhou is the best!
Nothing was said that night. Xiaoxue was very cooperative, to the point that Zhou Zheng couldn't resist the urge to eat her. However, considering Lei Zheng's legal requirements, they could only wait until after the matter was over and after the wedding.
I open my eyes promptly at eight o'clock in the morning.
[Zhou Zheng's training results: Medical Skill +18 points, Defense +47 points, Martial Arts Knowledge +8 points]
[Medical Skill Ability: 10 points → 28 points]
[Defense: 153 points → 200 points]
[Martial Arts Basics: 3 points → 11 points]
Medical skills affect treatment effectiveness. Combined with healing properties, I can now recover 56 points of health per second. Adding the active internal energy effect of the Rejuvenation Technique and the character trait of Survival of the Critical Eye, my healing ability is definitely above average for the Qi Refining Realm. As for whether it's above average for the Foundation Establishment Realm, I don't know, as I haven't researched the recovery abilities of Foundation Establishment Realm experts.
Defense needs no introduction; with 200 defense points now, I'm incredibly strong.
Martial arts knowledge affects accuracy, strength, and critical hit rate in actual combat. The higher your martial arts knowledge, the better you can perform in combat. If your martial arts knowledge is higher than your enemy's, you will receive a combat buff. If it is lower, you will receive a combat debuff.
Eleven points of martial arts common sense seem low, but they are actually quite low... As expected, the Thunder Dao cultivation method is still too appealing; the increase in combat power through Thunder cultivation is simply visible to the naked eye.
What a miserable life other cultivators are living! If it takes many years to fully master this Qi Refining Realm technique, their lives are essentially over. It doesn't matter whether their combat power is ruined or their life is about to end.
I only managed to improve my ability to take a beating after practicing for one night. I can't even imagine those unlucky guys who practice the Rejuvenation Technique for ten years or so, only to end up as punching bags that can heal themselves, and they can still be shot down with a gun, ultimately serving no purpose. In fact, whether or not one can master the healing power of the Rejuvenation Technique depends a lot on talent. Thinking about it makes me even angrier.
No wonder Master Xuan Yizi doesn't recommend practicing the Rejuvenation Technique much; it really isn't very useful!
[Rejuvenation Technique upgraded from level 3 to level 8]
[Level 5 reached, please select one characteristic]
[Detoxification: Detoxifies an individual unit, reducing poison level by 5 points with each use]
[Healing Spell: Consumes energy to heal internal injuries of any unit]
But then again, who can deny that an internal function has two characteristics?
With the Brainless Healing Technique, I won't be afraid of elemental damage in fights anymore. Whether it's poison or not doesn't matter; my health bar is so high I can completely withstand poison damage.
[The Healing Technique trait has been selected]
[Learned the Rejuvenation Technique: Healing]
[Existing property detected: Healing]
[Enhancing healing properties, enhancement complete]
[Powerful Healing: Treats an individual unit, restoring health equal to 3 times the healing ability each time.]
Zhou Zheng's eyes widened. Each treatment restored 84 points of his life force, almost enough to catch up with the life force of an ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivator's life.
In the future, when encountering ordinary Qi Refining Realm enemies, Lei Xiujiahao can simply say: "My life force recovers in one second longer than your lifespan."
Hiss, so if I master the Blood Burning Technique, I can choose the Life-for-Life trait? Burning the life of a Qi Refining Realm cultivator every second, ordinary cultivators definitely can't withstand this move! Even Foundation Establishment Realm experts would have to give me a wide berth!
I can totally walk sideways like Lei Xiu, the giant crab!
As long as I can master the life-for-life characteristic of the Blood Burning Technique!
[Xiaoxue's Cultivation Gains: Strength +20 points, Wood Spirit Root +1 point]