28 Another Surprise (2/2)
'The Heaven's Waltz works well for my cultivation, but my progress is at least two times slower than it was. I even remember that there were three layers of the cultivation technique, so wouldn't that mean I would have to cultivate the second layer of techniques to progress at the same rate as I used to?'
At that instant Shi Li asked himself that question, the ever familiar white screen popped up in front of Shi Li's face.
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As the User has reached cultivation realm D-2, First layer technique [Heaven's Waltz] has been upgraded to the second layer technique [Triacontadigon Wind Gavotte].
- Nonpareil Eye Interface
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As the interface said this, a part of Shi Li's memory about the Refined Skin Tempering Foundation Manual was opened up, allowing Shi Li to see the movements that make up the second layer.
To Shi Li's surprise, the second layer was a continuation of the first sixteen moves of the Heaven's Waltz, bringing the total amount of movements to thirty-two.
'I guess that's why the second layer of techniques was called the Triacontadigon Wind Gavotte, with a triacontadigon being a polygon having 32 sides.'
'But with the Heaven's Waltz having a connection between each movement, the Gavotte also shows it through its name. Triacontadigon is a polygon with 32 sides, that are all connected.'
'So this means I have to grasp over all the movements and cultivate it in a cycle to possibly reach the Third Stage of Skin Tempering?'
”Anyways, it's not a problem to try it out,” Shi Li muttered.
And so, Shi Li tried to form the next sixteen movements into muscle memory up until night fell.
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The Forest of Ruin, just a few hours after Shi Xingwan's order.
Shi Feng looked around the dirt path with two guards behind him. Since the patriarch ordered him to do this, he would fulfill it to the greatest extent.
”Now where is that small pile of beast corpses?” Shi Feng rotated his head until his eyes landed on an eye-catching light barrier.
”Oh?” Shi Feng was surprised that a barrier was erected beside the dirt path leading to the Forest of Ruin...where Shi Xingwan said the pile of beast corpses were...
”Follow me!” Shi Feng shouted as he came closer to the barrier, wanting to see if his theory was correct or not.
A few minutes later, Shi Feng and the guards were standing in front of the light barrier with curiosity. The light barrier looked out of place as it exuded a terrifying aura to anyone who came near it. The ray of light circling the barrier supplied the barrier with energy to protect the items inside.
”If this barrier was made by the young master [1], I'm quite surprised that he was able to do this without using an inner energy or qi whatsoever.”
Shi Feng read up on a type of people that could use the energy around their surroundings without even converting it into their own energy. He had a thought that Shi Li was that kind of person.
He asked a guard to give a blade to him before coming even closer to the barrier and cutting the connection of the ray of light to the barrier with his qi.
Weeeeng.
The barrier dissipated in an instant from top to bottom, making the two guards drop their jaws from the shock of the sight.
Shi Feng, who was facing opposite of the sight behind him, saw the expressions of the guards and asked, ”What's wrong?”
A guard pointed towards behind Shi Feng as its finger shook. ”L-l-look behind you...”
Shi Feng raised his eyebrow before turning his head, to end up dropping his jaw as well.
”What in the name of...”
Shi Xingwan's estimated amount of 10 beasts being killed by Shi Li was truly an understatement. Because with their naked eyes, Shi Feng and the two guards could see a pile of beast corpses that was made of over a hundred beasts!
”What...the fuck?”
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[1] This refers to Shi Li, which is Shi Xingwan's son aka the young master.