Just as Ye Huan could wield a Flying Sword at the Golden Core Stage, every Cultivator at each realm has the opportunity to learn various Spells. Unfortunately, the Distraction Technique is one of the Spells that can only be learned at the Divine Transformation Stage, which emphasizes condensing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to shape the physical body. Therefore, when the Hua Tuo mentioned that Beitang Mo could use the Distraction Technique, the first reaction of everyone present was disbelief.
The leap from Nascent Soul Stage to Emergence Stage and then to Divine Transformation Stage requires an unimaginable amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. Even if Beitang Mo practiced desperately, with his talent, it would take him at least two hundred years to reach the Divine Transformation Stage. Yet, the fact was right before their eyes: as a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, Beitang Mo had indeed demonstrated the Distraction Technique that could only be cultivated by someone at the Divine Transformation Stage. This left everyone puzzled, and they all turned their gazes toward the Hua Tuo.
"It should be early Exit the Body, but I wonder what method he used to be able to employ a Spell meant for Divine Transformation Stage Cultivators..."
Seemingly uncomfortable under the questioning gazes of the crowd, the Hua Tuo's expression turned unnatural as he used his Divine Sense to probe Beitang Mo. He quickly confirmed Beitang Mo's cultivation level and spoke up to answer their doubts. However, he felt quite displeased internally because during that previous time, due to Beitang Mo's Distraction Technique attaching most of his Separation of Spirit awareness to his avatar, the Hua Tuo had failed to sense his true presence. For an Old Monster with a lifespan exceeding a thousand years, this was certainly not something to be proud of.
Aside from the thousands of Cultivators in the sky who were halted in their tracks, Ye Huan, who accepted Beitang Mo's challenge, seemed to be caught in an impending crisis. Thinking about this out of goodwill, the Hua Tuo couldn't help but transmit a message down to Ye Huan: "Ye Huan, Beitang Mo is an Emergence Stage Cultivator; the gap between you is too vast. Remember, you can only Outsmart him; do not try to confront him directly!"
'Outsmart? What am I supposed to use for that?'
Feeling quite frustrated upon hearing what the Hua Tuo said, Ye Huan had already anticipated that the upcoming battle would be extremely difficult when he saw another Beitang Mo emerging from thin air. However, he never expected that Beitang Mo was actually an Emergence Stage Cultivator—two whole realms above him. With his meridians damaged and unable to utilize any Cultivator techniques, Ye Huan found himself at an absolute disadvantage. It would be a miracle if he could withstand Beitang Mo's attacks; how could he possibly launch any counterattacks?
After pondering for about three to five seconds, Ye Huan quickly made a decision. He planned to use the 2012 Arms Compendium to summon a large number of Riot Shields for enhanced defense. But just as Ye Huan picked up the Summoning Book, a detail that he had almost overlooked suddenly caught his attention: within Ye Huan's Dantian, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy could not extend through his damaged meridians into the outside world; instead, those Riot Shields summoned from the 2012 Arms Compendium had been floating in mid-air from the very beginning!
'Could it be... that my Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy can still manifest outside my body despite my damaged meridians?'
With this speculation in mind, Ye Huan immediately tried to mobilize the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy within his Dantian upon seeing numerous Riot Shields floating before him. However, as soon as he made this move, an excruciating pain surged through his limbs—far worse than being torn apart by five horses. It became clear that under such circumstances with damaged meridians, not only was it impossible to mobilize Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy outside; even a slight departure of that energy from his Dantian could potentially ruin his already damaged meridians and leave him paralyzed.
Realizing he couldn't continue like this and with Beitang Mo standing right in front of those Riot Shields putting pressure on him, Ye Huan picked up where he left off: placing his left hand on the Summoning Book while closing his eyes to carefully sense what was happening around him.
Ye Huan often noticed that Yu Wuxia would close her eyes when entering a meditative state. It turned out that by shutting her eyes, she lost the sensory input from her five senses, allowing her Divine Sense to perceive the external world much more clearly. For instance, there was a dense concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy at the location where Beitang Mo stood. In the air, the Hua Tuo shone brighter than a light bulb in the night, and there were even threads formed by Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy...
Wait, threads?!
Startled, Ye Huan opened his eyes. When he didn’t see or feel any threads resembling Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, he began to doubt whether he had just experienced some kind of illusion. However, when he closed his eyes again, those threads made of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy still did not disappear.
“Can someone tell me what these things are?!”
With some questions lingering in his mind and Beitang Mo standing right in front of him, Ye Huan knew he couldn’t afford to spend too much time searching for where these threads led. The only thing he could be certain of was that one end of those threads was connected to the Summoning Book in his hand!
With a mindset of trying anything as a last resort, Ye Huan summoned no less than two hundred Riot Shields without hesitation. This time, however, with his eyes closed, he clearly felt that each Riot Shield's surface was imbued with a trace of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and emitted a faint bloody aura. This immediately reminded Ye Huan of Blood Refinement Sword Qi.
To test whether the Blood Refinement Sword Qi within the Summoning Book was causing trouble, Ye Huan focused his mind. Instantly, the two hundred Riot Shields dispersed in all directions, merging into those initially summoned Riot Shields. Afterward, Ye Huan continued to use his Divine Sense to investigate further. Sure enough, the number of threads made from Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy increased significantly. It was evident that Ye Huan could indeed control the weapons he summoned through the 2012 Arms Compendium, all thanks to Blood Refinement Sword Qi.
“Luo Yufeng, oh Luo Yufeng, you left me such a great gift before your death. I guess I’ll have to set up a tombstone for you and burn incense for you every year…”
Unable to contain his excitement, Ye Huan even spoke aloud to himself. However, his casual remark startled the thousands of Cultivators in the sky half to death. Even Beitang Mo stood frozen in place, wide-eyed as he incredulously asked Ye Huan, “Ye Huan, who did you say you were going to burn incense for?”
“Luo Yufeng? What’s wrong?”
Ye Huan replied nonchalantly. In his eyes, Luo Yufeng was dead; there was nothing to hide about it. Yet in his excitement over discovering the special effects of Blood Refinement Sword Qi, Ye Huan completely forgot about Luo Yufeng’s identity as the leader of Nine Yin Cave…
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