With Countless Qualities Bestowed Upon Me, I Shall Ultimately Become Immortal-Chapter 93 - 92: Cloud Trace Trait, Ancient Demon Skill

"When learning, you should focus on grasping the sense of balance. Try imagining your body turning into a wisp of smoke, elusive and shifting..."

When learning cultivation techniques, first understand the principles, know not only what it is but also why it is so.

Meng Chuan listened attentively to Master Luo’s teachings, his gaze focused and meticulous.

Cloud-Ascending Ladder was a signature body technique from Luo Guanyun’s youth, and he could talk endlessly about it.

Finally, Luo Guanyun emphasized:

"After achieving perfection with Cloud-Ascending Ladder, you’ll experience a peculiar sensation, somewhat akin to the qi sense that Martial Arts Family achieves later on.

Though I feel it’s not very useful, simulating it in advance will be beneficial for you in the future."

Qi sense is an exclusive term for the Martial Arts Family, akin to their "sixth sense."

It allows martial artists to detect the presence of True Qi within and outside the body.

Those who haven’t joined the Martial Arts Family have no qi sense and are unaware of True Qi.

Once one achieves Martial Arts Family status, they can perceive the continuous flow of True Qi like a subtle breeze ever-present.

More importantly, once Martial Arts Family members possess qi sense, they can use it as a guide to direct True Qi within the body following specific pathways in the meridians, enabling the practice of True Skill.

After Luo Guanyun explained clearly, Meng Chuan fully understood the mysterious aspects of Cloud-Ascending Ladder.

After discussing the theory, they commenced with practical demonstrations.

For Luo Guanyun, Cloud-Ascending Ladder requires no cultivation technique diagrams; all the characteristic postures are deeply ingrained in his mind.

"Let’s go, if you don’t get the hang of it tonight, I’ll take your surname!"

Meng Chuan felt embarrassed.

...

The two walked to the wall, looking at the wooden piles Meng Chuan had chipped earlier.

Luo Guanyun grabbed the most damaged one with one hand, and with a toss, he threw it into the air.

He then flashed his figure and stepped onto the airborne wooden pile, continuously repeating it in mid-air.

Each step seemed as if it trod upon invisible stairs, light yet stable.

Meng Chuan watched his master in mid-air, akin to a bird flying through the forest.

Soon after, Luo Guanyun descended and taught Meng Chuan:

"Cloud-Ascending Ladder focuses on the word [Ascending], while mastering the three kinds of foot energy: [Light, Agile, Skillful]. When you reach the level of Nine Revolutions, it signifies achieving perfection in practice."

"Master, does that mean if I carry a stick, I can keep flying?"

"...Do you know why I stopped?"

"You’re so silly. How many times can you manage it, plus there’s gravity!"

After his comments, Luo Guanyun demonstrated the body technique again, this time without continuous jumping.

Instead, he slowed down and jumped only once, allowing Meng Chuan to see every detail clearly.

Meng Chuan studied intently, carefully observing the master’s balance in movement, pondering the hidden mysteries.

After several repetitions, Luo Guanyun highlighted every detail, then gathered strength and pulled out another wooden pile, tossing it to Meng Chuan.

"Come, follow my moves and try practicing a bit."

Meng Chuan extended his hand like an eagle claw, firmly grasping the iron-core wooden pile passed by the master.

Following Master Luo’s movements, he tossed it up with one hand and flipped onto the pile.

Initially somewhat clumsy, but using Inch Step’s flexible approach for practice, he gradually began to sense it.

Luo Guanyun was quite surprised; this body technique evidently cultivated a new routine, yet Meng Chuan managed to perform it impressively.

With increasing practice repetitions, Meng Chuan slowly discovered the essentials within.

He carefully controlled the power exerted from his feet, with the Achilles providing effective support, feeling his body growing lighter.

Gentle knee bending, a light leap onto the airborne wooden pile, followed by tossing the pile to a higher place.

A "thump" sound was heard as Meng Chuan failed to control his strength, hitting the beam and falling down.

Gently rubbing his head, Meng Chuan looked towards the panel.

"Entered Cloud-Ascending Ladder."

[Cloud-Ascending Ladder: Entry (3%) Waiting for Limit Break]

[Limit Break Trait: Cloud Trace (Basic)]

Meng Chuan wondered silently:

"The name Cloud Trace sounds unrelated to qi sense, no wonder Master Luo hasn’t reached grandmaster status after all these years..."

Seeing the basic symbol after Cloud Trace, he felt slightly disappointed but it was anticipated.

Not every second-tier martial arts can foster intermediate traits; the Luo family’s Eight Extremities is a product of the fusion of three ideologies.

And judging from its fist skill patterns, the difficulty of practice is no less than first-tier fist skills.

Yet, because the Luo family’s Eight Extremities didn’t propel Qi Blood to the degree of first-tier martial arts, Master Luo classified it as second-tier martial arts.

Gradually, Meng Chuan found many unresolved mysteries on the road to Limit Breaking waiting for discovery.

For example, why the simplest National Obligation Basic Boxing exhibits a unique trait like once certified forever certified.

Perhaps it needs to wait until sufficient trait collection to find the answers.

...

Luo Guanyun, noticing the disciple entered, felt extremely pleased.

The path of martial arts training is full of thorns; one must tread both far and fast.

Not to mention, he is awaiting Meng Chuan to break the limits of Primordial Spirit Thunder Planting Skill and change his predetermined fate.

"Didn’t I say, absolutely making you enter on the spot."

"But mainly it’s your talent, willing to ponder martial arts rationally."

"Come, practice with me two more times to consolidate."

...

Yong’an Police Station office building.

Inside the Chief’s office.

A young officer knocked and entered, saying:

"Chief Long, the item retrieved from the body of the deceased Hu siblings, the technical department has just analyzed some results, please take a look."

"Alright."

The two of them entered the laboratory, where an oddly shaped, blood-fleshed sprouting little black gourd was placed in the instrument dish.

This was the "Demon Seed" extracted from Hu Jiaxiang’s spiritual platform. Following its host’s death, it had become somewhat withered.

A nearby researcher carefully opened the lid on top and gently lifted the tray.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that its surface was entwined with many extremely faint, meaningless symbols.

As the cover was opened, a sinister air immediately permeated the atmosphere.

Long Jiu frowned and said through his mask:

"Is this... the so-called ’Demon Seed’ inside his body?"

As far as he knew, the Parasite Association over in Japan was currently very rampant, practically ignoring the authorities.

They, like a plague, inserted Demon Seeds into the bodies of ordinary people and martial artists, calling this action ’Sowing.’

"Yes, according to experiments, this is the source of the mutation and the central core controlling their bodies."

After studying it, the technical staff found it hard to imagine how a person could survive with such a thing planted in them.

"However, we’ve discovered that the origin of this thing likely isn’t controlled by a powerful Celestial Demon individual."

"The faint, unknown symbols on its surface closely resemble an ancient script from Japan. By sensing the order of their arrangement, the symbols even possess a certain logic."

"We suspect that the source of this thing is man-made, inherited from an ancient demonic skill in Japan!"

Upon hearing this, Long Jiu was taken aback and then fell silent for a moment. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

He instructed:

"This matter is too significant. The provincial authorities are due for an inspection soon. First, preserve this item and hand it over to them, along with the corpses of the two individuals killed by Venerable Yin."

"Then work with the newly established Intelligent Control Department. Using the social connections of the two individuals and the clues left on their phones, continue searching for any other members of the ’Parasite Association’ potentially lurking in Yong’an City."

"Understood, Chief."

Long Jiu rubbed his forehead, feeling somewhat irritable.

"Japan’s ancient demonic skills..."

In ancient Great Chu, the emergence of every powerful demonic skill heralded the beginning of a bloody storm.

When demonic skills appeared, countless martial artists were tempted by their formidable power, willing to abandon the righteous path and trigger conflicts in the martial arts world.

Countless innocent civilians were also caught up, their homes destroyed, their families torn apart.

He returned to his office.

After pondering for a moment, he called his professor mentor from Northern United University.

His mentor was powerful and knowledgeable; perhaps he had heard of such bizarre Demon Seeds.

"What’s up, Long Jiu?"

A steady male voice came over the phone, putting Long Jiu at ease.

"How is your health, teacher?"

"Get to the point."

They hadn’t been in touch for over a year, and now that he was contacting his teacher for help, Long Jiu felt somewhat uneasy.

"Teacher, I want to consult you about something."

"Just speak directly."

His teacher was the renowned "Demon Suppression Mountain Guardian·Huo Sanjiang."

He was known as the first grandmaster of Northern United University’s main campus, having slain countless enemies with his Demon Suppression Mountain Guardian Blade Skill, and emerged from a sea of corpses and blood.

His personality was as straightforward as his blade technique; he never wasted words.

"Teacher, you’ve surely heard about the recent events in Yong’an City. Our department’s technical team analyzed that the source may be an ancient demonic skill from Japan.

You have a wealth of experience. Do you know of any demonic skills that can implant restrictions in other people’s bodies and collect emotions by killing to use as one’s own resources?"

After a moment of busy tone, Huo Sanjiang said:

"I’ve seen something similar with this kind of demonic skill in Gan Province, but it was used on corpses. Using it on living people is the first time I’ve heard you mention."

"Let me tell you about it to help expand your thinking."

"Back when I was facing the third great limit, I followed Principal Ding to Gan Province to handle the Demon Nest, and we incidentally helped the local Six Kings Mountain eliminate a group of evil path corpse drivers."

"Those members of the Demon Path weren’t normal people. They spent their days accompanied by corpses, feeding their heart’s blood to the dead bodies; inside the corpses, a core would grow to control their movement and growth, similarly using murder to advance the corpses as resources."

"When we finally destroyed their old nest, we found traces of Celestial Demon activity, specifically residual force field fluctuations,

and in their lair, every room contained peculiar altar-like items strongly associated with their Corpse Driving Technique."

"Based on your description, it seems there’s something similar. I’ll ask Principal Ding if there’s any other detail I missed."

Long Jiu nodded his thanks to his teacher and was about to hang up the phone.

"Don’t hang up, you damn, this is the perfect opportunity for me to teach you properly."

"Currently, Yong’an City’s outskirts are occupied by the Demon Nest, but Principal Zheng is suppressing them. You, as the chief, should actually be quite relaxed."

"Look at the chaos in the city now? I’m all the way at the headquarters, and I’ve heard quite a few rumors about you and Yong’an City."

Every time someone hears that I’m your mentor, they laugh heartily. I’m almost losing all face because of you!"

The stability of Great Chu is top-notch worldwide.

Incidents like those recently in Yong’an City barely occur nationwide each year, and any such signs are usually forcefully suppressed before they grow.

The followers of the Demon Path are endless, as long as there are those who desire great power and refuse to endure arduous training, opting for shortcuts. While there is a Demon Nest, the path of the Demon Path will never cease.

But it will always be a minor path. Currently, the known Demon Path experts in Great Chu are at most grandmasters.

For everything, every action and consequence, there is a predetermined fate.

Cultivating demonic skills to take shortcuts isn’t without cost. Some don’t even train long before their minds are corrupted by demonic thoughts, becoming slaughter-puppets.

Long Jiu said with frustration:

"I understand, teacher. I will definitely change and increase efforts against the Demon Path to make you proud at the university."

"Proud my ass, just don’t embarrass me!"

Long Jiu shouted:

"Understood! I will definitely not let you lose face in the future!"

"Scram!"

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