Chapter 34 - Mystical Eight Steps (1/2)

“The Mystic Spirit Sect is located in the north of the Luo River Kingdom. We will arrive in roughly nine days’ time.” Bai Heng said to Qin Nan, as they arrived at a valley after a day’s journey.

“Nine days? If that’s the case, I’ll be cultivating during the journey.” Qin Nan nodded his head and unleashed his Divine Battle Spirit, which started to absorb all the Qi from the surroundings.

Beside him, Bai Heng was staring at him in disbelief, with a sense of jealousy rising in his mind, together with a hint of fear.

An Eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit is terrifying indeed.

Xiao Qingxue frowned her eyebrows slightly, and said with her pleasant voice, “Qin Nan, it’s no use to cultivate like this. It doesn’t matter if you’re at the Body-Tempering Realm, Xiantian Realm, or even the Martial Emperor Realm, as long as you are cultivating, you must be calm at all times. If you cultivate as you are walking, you will exert your Qi which you have just absorbed—hence, hindering the Body-Tempering effect.”

“That makes sense.” Qin Nan was secretly impressed. Xiao Qingxue had indeed reached the Martial Emperor Realm with her cultivation as she had substantial experience in cultivation.

There was no sign of improvement when he tried to cultivate just now after unleashing his Divine Battle Spirit—it was exactly as she had mentioned.

“When I observed your battle last time, it seemed like you had not learned any movement technique.” Xiao Qingxue let out an attractive smile, which stunned Qin Nan and Bai Heng instantly. “I happen to have a skill book of an ultimate martial skill here called ‘Mystical Eight Steps’—here, take it and have a look.”

“An ultimate martial skill?” Qin Nan was shocked as he looked at the skill book before him. He hesitated as he hadn’t expected Xiao Qingxue to be so generous.

“Come and take it, what are you waiting for?” Xiao Qingxue batted her eyes at Qin Nan.

When he saw such ladylike behavior of Xiao Qingxue, Qin Nan felt his heart skipped a beat; he then had to force himself to calm down as he reached out his hand to receive the skill book.

In the meantime, Qin Nan swore in his heart that he would pay back Xiao Qingxue’s good deed one day.

Not to mention during the previous Disciple Recruitment Ceremony, Xiao Qingxue had lent a hand to help Qin Nan—who was considered ‘trash’—and protected the Qin Clan at the same time. Now, she had given him a skill book of an ultimate martial skill; all these were merely from her friendliness.

Beside him, Bai Heng appeared to be more jealous of him; it’s more than enough for this Qin Nan to have such talent—he is even winning Xiao Qingxue’s favor.

One has to know that even the top talents of the Mystic Spirit Sect failed to win Xiao Qingxue’s favor!

What kind of good fortune has this Qin Nan stumbled upon?

Meanwhile, Xiao Qingxue continued, and said, “Qin Nan, remember this. When facing your opponents with martial arts, there are two basic rules; first is the offensive skills, second is the speed.

“Now that you’ve mastered the Great Success Stage of One with the Saber, your offensive ability when facing opponents with the same cultivation base is considered overwhelming. Therefore, you should focus on practicing this ‘Mystical Eight Steps’ to improve your speed…”

Qin Nan kept nodding his head while listening to the advice; even Bai Heng had lifted his ears too. It was a precious chance to receive advice on cultivation from a Martial Emperor Realm cultivator.

Moments later, the three decided to rest at a spot in a small jungle so that Qin Nan would have some time to learn ‘Mystical Eight Steps’.

“Let’s see what kind of sorcery this ‘Mystical Eight Steps’ possesses.” Qin Nan held the skill book in his hand with a pair of fiery eyes focusing on it. He then turned the pages one by one and started reading it. He completely lost himself in the process—as if he were drunk—and found himself in his own world, separated from reality.

Xiao Qingxue and Bai Heng were stunned as they looked at Qin Nan; after this, a hint of surprise appeared in their eyes.

Xiao Qingxue’s eyes turned fiery and flashed as she said, “Never did I think that Qin Nan would be so interested in martial skills. In just a breath’s time, he has entered his own world and achieved a status of One with the Mind—even I have trouble reaching that in such a short time.”

When he heard this, Bai Heng didn’t feel pleasant, but he did not know the actual reason behind this.

Why is this Qin Nan so good in other areas, after already having an eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit?

Plus he had to put himself in a groveling stance in front of Qin Nan, which further made him annoyed—although he was not daring enough to show it on his face.

“I have to come up with a plan to release my hatred; I’m an outer elder of the Mystic Spirit Sect, there’s no way I would allow this to continue…” Bai Heng thought to himself, his eyes rolling around, before finally emitting a flash as he thought of something.

Bai Heng smiled while he said, “I didn’t know Senior Sister Xiao had such a high remark toward Junior Brother Qin Nan. Senior Sister Xiao, since we have some time to spare—which could be boring—why not let’s have a bet?”

“A bet?” Xiao Qingxue gave him a quick glance.

Bai Heng nodded his head and said, “Now that Junior Brother Qin Nan is learning Mystical Eight Steps, let’s bet on the time he needs to finish the process, how about that? We’ll both come up with a timeframe separately, and the one with the closest answer will be the winner.”

The words made Xiao Qingxue slightly intrigued, who said, “Pretty interesting for a bet. I’ll bet one hundred Xiantian Pills then.”

“A hundred Xiantian Pills?” Bai Heng’s expression changed slightly from these words.