Chapter 569
Xiao Shi looked up and gazed at Chu Li with clear and shiny eyes . "You didn't kill him?"
Chu Li smiled and said, "He's a powerful person . Forget about killing him, I was lucky enough to escape!"
Xiao Shi blinked her glassy eyes as she now seemed interested . She then continued, "Is the Young Lord of the Crouching Bull Mountain really that powerful? He's only from a first-class sect . "
Chu Li had always portrayed himself as a tremendously competitive person . Every enemy of his had never won against him . Only a force like the Four Major Sects was able to put him in his place .
The disciples from the Four Major Sects were the cream of the cream . They had profound foundations and were certainly no match for the High Duke's Public House . However, Chu Li still had the upper hand . Nonetheless, he could not win a simple fight with a first-class sect, which surprised Xiao Shi . This made her curious too .
Chu Li said, "He had the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual . "
"Hmm---?" hummed Xiao Shi as she was shocked . She pursed her lips and laughed . "Someone actually had the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual?"
Chu Li added, "I'm guessing that he already had it for a few years and mastered it during that whole time . His Cloud Slashing Power and Cloud Slashing Sword Technique were both highly polished, and his powers were incredible . If it wasn't for the help of the formation, I would not have escaped . "
"That's quite interesting . There's actually a youth that you can't triumph over! … Is the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual really that powerful?" Xiao Shi chuckled .
Although Chu Li could not be considered as the topmost master amongst all the youths, he was not far from that . So far, Chu Li had been able to repress or even eliminate minorities such as Fa Yuan, Lu Yurong, and Meng Zhi at will .
Chu Li nodded . "The Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual is an advanced antique study . The person who created this heart technique is really powerful . "
When he modified the Seven Forms of Divine Blade into the Seven Forms of Godly Sword, it needed him to make an enormous effort in order to do so . Since it was already difficult to revise a martial art on its own, creating one from scratch must have been even more difficult . Chu Li admired the creator greatly .
"Advanced? How quick?" Xiao Shi became even more interested .
"I really don't know . It's so fast that I'm worried that he'll create more trouble in the near future . " Chu Li shook his head .
Xiao Shi suggested, "How about you ask someone to practice it?"
"Lady, how about you do it?"
"I won't . I don't want to train at all . Fighting and killing is dull!" Xiao Shi rejected his notion without hesitation .
Xiao Shi really had no interest in practicing the martial arts .
"Then I'll do it myself . Zhuge Tian relied on the Cloud Slashing Power and Cloud Slashing Sword Technique when I fought him . He pushed me to retreat step by wicked step . I was hugely aggrieved!" Chu Li continued .
"Haha…" Xiao Shi could not help but laugh .
Chu Li shook his head and broke into laughter too . She was so happy after hearing that he had suffered such a loss .
Xiao Shi asked, "Isn't his father much more powerful than him?"
"Much more superior . After all, he's the lord of a sect . He has profound and superb cultivation skills . " Chu Li nodded .
"Then you'll have to be wary . Don't let him know that you're the murderer . If not, he'll seek revenge for his son . Then you'll only be able to escape for the fight," Xiao Shi said .
Even if Chu Li could not win the fight, he could run away . Xiao Shi was not bothered that he suffered those losses . It was alright even if he was no match for Zhuge Tian .
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Chu Li nodded again . "Are these antiques good enough?"
"Yes, I'll play around with them for a few days . If you want to earn money from them, I'll sell them for you," Xiao Shi replied .
"Forget it . Just leave them . " Chu Li shook his head .
"Up to you . " Xiao Shi lowered her head and picked up a jade portrait .
Chu Li returned to his own courtyard and started studying the Cloud Slashing Treasure Manual .
Nowadays, the Imperial Residence of King An was very quiet . Previously, when Chu Li killed ten Grandmasters at once, the incident completely suppressed those people who were ready to cause trouble .
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Chu Li dissipated all his inner energy and started to cultivate the Cloud Slashing Power .
In order to maintain the purity of the Cloud Slashing Power, he imitated the cultivating condition of a person who was benign of practicing any type of martial arts . Chu Li's body was empty without the slightest sign of inner energy . Spiritual force did not enter his body . He only relied on the motion of the spirit of his meridian based on the Cloud Slashing Power, which was transported to his vacant vessel .
Chu Li's spirit was powerful . Soon enough an essence transformed into inner energy .
That inner energy slowly flowed and grew more concentrated in his body . It did not become stronger but was being purified continuously . At last, it was as if a strand of real hair was floating inside his meridian .
Chu Li pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled .
The Cloud Slashing Power had the same origins as the Heavenly Demonic Power .
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It was totally different from a common heart technique in the martial art world .
A normal heart technique involved the absorption of a spiritual force or essence that strengthened one's body . Followed by the transport of the circulatory cycle, one's inner energy would gradually grow . On the other hand, the Cloud Slashing Power was merely pure inner energy which was compressed and agglomerated to become an even purer force . It would not expand alone and would only grow by engulfing someone else's inner energy .
When Chu Li tried to infuse the spiritual force into himself, it could not be absorbed .
Similarly, the Heavenly Demonic Power also strengthened oneself by engulfing external energy; it was a picky devourer . The Heavenly Demonic Orb was dismissive of any normal inner energy . Only when extremely pure inner energy flowed into his body then would it engulf .
The Cloud Slashing Power was not picky instead, it could engulf all sorts of inner energy . It then activated the heart technique for purification .
Chu Li realized that he could use the Cloud Slashing Technique to engulf normal inner energy to purify it, which could be then engulfed by the Heavenly Demonic Orb . Theoretically, his speed to elevate the Heavenly Demonic Power would vastly increase from the purification process .
Chu Li regarded the Heavenly Demonic Power as his hope to achieve the Enlightened Mastery's Boundary . This was the essential foundation of the Trayastrimsa; as soon as he mastered it to the extreme, Chu Li would be able to enter the Enlightened Mastery's Boundary indefinitely .
Before this, Chu Li had always suffered from the development of the Heavenly Demonic Power, thus, he needed to fight top-notch masters to engulf their inner energies . However, there were not many of those existing masters . If he solely relied on them, Chu Li was unsure of when he would actually be able to become an Enlightened Master .
The Cloud Slashing Power gave him tremendous hope with the power he needed to solve this dilemma . Chu Li no longer needed to rely on those top-notch masters, nor did he have to go through any huge risks to increase his power .
The power of the Cloud Slashing Power was quite exceptional as well . It was bizarre and unusual, so there were very few ways to counter its erratic behavior .
The Cloud Slashing Sword Technique was exceptionally fast and unparalleled . It was the fastest sword technique that Chu Li had ever seen .
If he could incorporate the technique into the Seven Forms of Divine Blade, Chu Li could assimilate both speed and ingenuity in the present world . It would actually even be able to surpass his own sword technique .
As he pondered more about it, Chu Li grew even more excited . He then took the secret manual out to study its sword technique .
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When he modified the Seven Forms of Godly Sword, Chu Li did profound research in the chapters on sword techniques . Therefore when he looked at another form of sword technique, it was as if he was dismembering an ox-like a skillful butcher . He was able to deconstruct it easily .
The Cloud Slashing Sword Technique required the coordination of the Cloud Slashing Power . Only with an extremely pure inner energy could one unleash his attacks in abnormal speeds . The heart technique of the sword technique was especially spectacular as through the activation of several meridians, the sword could achieve its fastest potential .
Unknowingly, a night had passed .
He had not slept for the entire night . Chu Li then arrived at the Crouching Bull Mountain in the early morning and saw two men in his formation .
Qiao San was laying on the ground in a slumped posture . A layer of stubble had grown on his lower jaw that gave him a haggard look .
On a contrary, Zhuge Tian looked refreshed . He was stretching out his limbs .
Chu Li shook his head and disappeared at once to return to his courtyard .
Leng Qiu and Leng Qing were already practicing in the courtyard . When they saw him, the two ladies greeted him and continued their practice with the swords .
Chu Li smiled and arrived at the Tianshu Courtyard .
After having breakfast with Xiao Shi, he left the residence . Four men including Qin Jin were already waiting outdoors . They looked solemn as they perused through their surroundings to prevent anyone from attacking them .
Chu Li said with a smile, "It has been quite quiet lately, there's no need for you to be so tensed up . "
Qin Jin scanned their surroundings and shook his head . He said, "I feel that the atmosphere has grown more off than usual . I'm guessing that someone is about to do something . "
"I have the same feeling too, Centurion, be careful," Feng Jing added .
Chu Li smiled and nodded, then he left the Imperial Residence and walked towards the Secret Guardians Hall .
As Chu Li was halfway to his destination, a carriage suddenly went sideways and blocked his path .