49 Same Technique (1/2)
Shi clan, a secluded room.
”You may not know this but Shi Li holds secrets that even we don't know the limit of. It might even be related to his mother for all we care,” Senior Yan replied.
Shi Xingwan caught Senior Yan's last statement as a certain face flashed in his mind. His expression turned serious as his wife was mentioned. ”What does it have to do with my wife Senior Yan?”
Senior Yan looked back at Shi Xingwan and said, ”You know of it as well. Her special condition.”
Shi Xingwan shuddered as he could still vividly remember those crimson red eyes that glistened like pure rubies. Even though it was beautiful, it was nonetheless a curse.
”You're saying that her condition is related to this current mess?” Shi Xingwan bit his lips in anticipation.
Senior Yan nodded slowly as his mouth opened. ”I'm afraid so. I don't know the specifics since I came here just before she left, but it must have something to do with it.”
Shi Xingtai looked at his brother with a confused expression and couldn't help but ask, ”Brother, what's this about a special condition? I only remember that you married a woman back then and she left, but I don't remember hearing about this special condition.”
Shi Xingwan frowned as his eyes glistened slightly as tears welled in his eyes. The memories he had with her were bittersweet, but in front of the clan, it was just another piece to the puzzle.
”Senior Yan knows about it since he came with her before she went off somewhere, but you guys don't,” Shi Xingwan started to speak. ”The special condition I'm talking about is her bloodline.”
”Is it some sort of heaven-defying bloodline?” Shi Lianghua couldn't help but ask.
”Yes and no,” Shi Xingwan replied in an instant. ”Her bloodline is what cultivators call an interface-type bloodline, same as what Senior Yan has.”
”Senior Yan, could you show your bloodline's ability?” Shi Xingwan turned to Senior Yan and asked.
”Sure,” Senior Yan nodded. ”Stats.”
Whoosh!
In a matter of seconds, a white rectangular screen appeared in front of Senior Yan's face, the gap between them being half a meter wide. On this rectangular screen was all of the information related to Senior Yan. After a short while, Senior Yan dispelled the screen, yet that was enough to make the elders' eyes widen with awe and fear.
Shi Xingwan lightly coughed to jolt them back to reality and continued, ”So that's an interface-type bloodline. My wife...well let's call her by her real name.”
”Hei Weiqiang is the inheritor of one of the most heaven-defying interface-type bloodlines found in Xiuzhen Planet, people call them the Crimson Eye or the God's Sanguine Eyes, but coming from her, its real name is the Zenith Eyes of Sealing. She says it's the second form of her bloodline or something.”
Senior Yan's body slightly tensed up hearing the name mentioned by Shi Xingwan. 'She really planned out a lot just to improve her progress on the [18 Heaven Heartless Vessel Art], even going so far as to lie to him about her name.'
'Even though I'm just a measly Lesser Elder of the clan, I've still seen your true emotion at the time you left him. I wonder if you still remember him.'
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Shi clan, Clan library, present day.
”Here we are, the shelves filled with Low Human grade secret techniques,” Shi Li took a deep breath as he looked at the shelf filled with books that were part dusty and part clean.
It took him around twenty minutes to get to this bookshelf as he asked some clan members along the way. After three months of entering this new world, his memory of the buildings found in the clan, even with the help of the old host's memory, is still not vivid enough.
He couldn't help but sigh at this thought. He then looked at Moddy who was on his shoulder and said, ”Could you help me look for a special technique on the bookshelf named [Phoenix Rebirth]?”
Moddy, who was catching its breath from holding tightly onto Shi Li's shoulder, had no choice but nod its head. ”Su...sure. Let me...rest for a while...nyaaa...”
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Shi Li and Moddy rummaged through the books on the shelf as they skimmed over some while finding the technique Senior Yan mentioned.
”Hm. [Plus Ultra], a technique similar to Shi Kuai's technique huh.”
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[Plus Ultra]
[Grade]: Low Human
'A secret technique comprised of 3 levels, this technique allows the cultivator to unleash astonishing bursts of strength in emergency situations. For every burst of strength, the technique takes away a chunk of the cultivator's stamina.
Once cultivated to the third level, the burst of strength is twice as strong compared to the first level with it using up less stamina.'
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”Hmm...even though stamina isn't really a bad thing to sacrifice, only having a short burst of strength isn't gonna help me a lot,” Shi Li placed the book back and grabbed another one.
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[Vital Vessel Art]
[Grade]: Low Human