Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 105 New Instruments

This was somewhat different from what he had thought before. Du Fan felt that he should make a good plan for his future cultivation. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally made a decision.

He plans to spend half of his time studying and cultivating the "Spirit Devouring Technique," and the other half using the "Water Drawing Technique" to refine Qi-refining oil to improve his cultivation. He will also practice several general physical techniques.

Over the next week, he strictly followed the plan to cultivate. Although his progress in cultivating the Soul Devouring Technique was a bit slower, his overall strength improved considerably without him even realizing it.

Firstly, thanks to the abundant use of Qi Refining Oil, he had already raised his cultivation to the middle stage of the second level of Qi Refining two days ago. Now, he is getting infinitely closer to the peak of the second level, and he believes that he will be able to break through in about a month.

As for those general physical techniques, Du Fan cultivated them with surprising ease, mastering one almost every day or two. Now he has cultivated the "Strengthening Technique," "Savage Technique," and "Divine Speed ​​Technique" to the first level of mastery.

Even in a super sect like Qixia Sect, where geniuses abound, his progress in physical cultivation would be enough to shock the entire sect if word got out. Even Golden Core elders would be moved by it.

Physical techniques are different from magical techniques. The essence of magical techniques is simply to regulate the magical power within the body and, under the guidance of the divine sense, to unleash it through a certain method. Everything appears extremely balanced, which can be described as following the natural way.

Physical techniques, however, are different. The essence of physical techniques is to directly change one's own material composition through related skills, which is somewhat like turning the rotten into the miraculous.

There's a saying, "It's all ordained by God," which can be understood as meaning that a person is born a certain way, as if it were predetermined by God. Just like people's bodies, after adulthood, whether they are beautiful or ugly, tall or short, strong or weak, is generally unchangeable.

However, physical techniques require altering these things, turning short into tall and weak into strong, which is like defying fate and changing one's destiny. The difficulty of this is unimaginable.

"Strengthening Body Techniques," as the name suggests, have the effect of strengthening the body, especially improving physical strength. More importantly, after practicing this technique, the body's defensive capabilities will be greatly enhanced.

Having only mastered this technique to the first level of perfection, Du Fan had a feeling that if he took a kitchen knife from his previous life and cut his hand hard, it wouldn't bleed.

"Savage Technique" is a physical technique that increases one's strength and physical resilience, and it complements "Strengthening Technique" to some extent.

Furthermore, the jade slip states that if one cultivates both the "Strengthening Technique" and the "Savage Technique" simultaneously, and adds a Power Talisman, one can crush any cultivator of the same level who specializes in magic, even with bare hands.

The final technique, "Divine Speed ​​Technique," is naturally a physical skill that can enhance one's speed. If a Qi Refining cultivator cultivates the Divine Speed ​​Technique to the third level of mastery and is further enhanced by a Divine Speed ​​Talisman, their running speed will be no less than that of a Foundation Establishment stage expert.

Besides increasing one's own strength, physical techniques have another advantage: they are completely passive. That is to say, once mastered, they can achieve the effects of cultivation naturally and permanently without the need for magical power.

However, the three types of passive physical techniques mentioned above are generally only found in low-level cultivation methods. In the cultivation world, there are naturally some powerful physical techniques that require the use of magical power to activate and can display earth-shattering power for a period of time.

This kind of physical technique that requires magical power to activate is called an active physical technique. Of course, this is still too far away for Du Fan at the moment.

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Du Fan calculated the days and figured the fertilizer in the medicinal herb field should be fermenting by now, so he got up, went to the field, and dug the fertilizer out of the ground.

After a brief observation, Du Fan's face lit up with joy. The fertilizer made from the excrement of these level-three magical beasts was indeed more effective than that made from the excrement of level-one magical beasts.

Next, with a flick of his finger, he took out a bottle of ripening powder from his storage ring, mixed it with the fertilizer on the ground in a certain proportion, and made a bunch of high-efficiency fertilizer.

Originally, high-efficiency fertilizers could increase the growth rate of medicinal herbs by more than ten times. Now, due to the different quality of monster manure, the effectiveness of high-efficiency fertilizers will naturally be enhanced as well.

However, Du Fan estimates that this improvement should be within a certain range and not too exaggerated.

Du Fan glanced at the medicinal herb field and then, with great enthusiasm, carefully applied strong fertilizer to every single medicinal herb in the field, especially the hollow mulberry leaves, which he treated with extra care.

As for the spirit pond, he could only leave it for the time being, since he had not yet begun researching liquid fertilizer.

Just as he was about to return to his cultivation room to continue his practice, an acquaintance arrived.

"Is Master Du here?" a gentle male voice asked.

"It's him! Could it be?" Upon hearing this, Du Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately walked towards the gate.

"Elder Qiao, it's you." Du Fan opened the door and said with a smile.

The newcomer was none other than a refined gentleman in a brown robe, Qiao Jiangnan, an elder of the Seven Star Merchant Alliance.

"Indeed, it is I. It has only been a few days since I last saw you, and I have noticed that you, Du Gongfeng, have changed quite a bit. It is truly unexpected."

Qiao Jiangnan was still smiling, but after scanning with his divine sense, he found that the other party's cultivation had not increased much, but he had a strange feeling, as if the other party had become a different person. He was taken aback and asked in surprise.

"How much could I possibly change in just a few days? Elder Qiao, please come in first and we'll discuss it then."

Du Fan guessed that it was probably because the three physical techniques he had cultivated had made the other party sense something unusual, but he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to show off. He simply stepped aside and said very politely.

"Okay!" Seeing that Du Fan did not give a direct answer, Qiao Jiangnan did not press the matter further. He smiled slightly and followed Du Fan into the attic living room.

After the two were seated, Qiao Jiangnan spoke first: "I have come here on the orders of Vice Alliance Leader Xiao to deliver three sets of new experimental equipment to Elder Du. Elder Du, please take a look and see if they meet the requirements."

After speaking, Qiao Jiangnan flicked his sleeve, and a gray storage bag appeared in his hand. With another flick of his wrist, the storage bag landed steadily on the wooden table next to Du Fan.

"Elder Qiao's trip was really for this matter, that's wonderful!" Although Du Fan had expected it, he was still somewhat excited that it was confirmed. He immediately scanned the bag with his divine sense and took out all the items inside.

Immediately, a pile of bottles and jars were scattered on the wooden table. Du Fan could tell at a glance that they were three sets of identical instrument components.

Next, he picked up each of the parts and examined them carefully, occasionally tapping them. He even used a cremation talisman to test the temperature resistance of some parts.

Qiao Jiangnan sat silently to the side, watching Du Fan's actions with a smile. His eyes would occasionally flash, and his expression showed that he was quite interested in him.

"What is this?" Du Fan suddenly picked up an object that resembled a triangular cup. It was about the size of a palm and its material looked like blue crystal, emitting a faint blue halo.

It is also carved with many mysterious patterns, which can be described as exquisite, like a work of art used to decorate a room.

"Hehe, this is the item that Du Gongfeng commissioned. Don't you recognize it?" Qiao Jiangnan held the white paper fan in his hand, fanning himself slightly, and said with a smile.

"Oh? Could this be the special magical tool that I mentioned to Vice Alliance Leader Xiao, which can regulate the temperature of the fire?" Du Fan's mind raced, and he guessed a thing or two. He immediately blurted out with delight.

"That's right, it is this item. The master craftsman who made this magical artifact named it 'Blue Fire Platform.' This artifact does not require the use of magic power; it can be used simply by embedding spirit stones. There is a groove on the side of the Blue Fire Platform where the spirit stones are placed," Qiao Jiangnan nodded and said.

"Is Elder Qiao referring to low-grade spirit stones?" Du Fan asked subconsciously.

"Don't worry, Venerable Du, what I'm referring to are low-grade spirit stones. Moreover, only one stone is needed each time. If the fire temperature is adjusted to the lowest level, one low-grade spirit stone can last for a day. Even at the highest fire temperature, only three spirit stones are needed per day."

"With Du Fan's current wealth, I believe he should have no problem using this magical artifact." Qiao Jiangnan was taken aback at first, but then he understood Du Fan's meaning and said with a meaningful smile.

"I'm relieved. There's no problem. These instruments have all met my expectations and we can proceed to the next stage of the experiment." Du Fan finally showed a satisfied expression, nodded, and said this to Qiao Jiangnan.

"That would be perfect. By the way, Vice Alliance Leader Xiao's idea is that she hopes Elder Du will report to her on the current research progress every now and then. If there is any breakthrough, it would be best to present the research results together, as she attaches great importance to this matter."

Qiao Jiangnan suddenly remembered something, his expression turned serious, and he said this.

"Vice Alliance Leader Xiao's concerns are understandable, but I have only just obtained these new instruments, so this is a bit..." Du Fan frowned upon hearing this, looked at Qiao Jiangnan, and said with difficulty.

"Haha, Elder Du is joking. This time it certainly doesn't count. However, according to my estimation, Vice Alliance Leader Xiao will send me here again in two or three months at most. By then, Elder Du will have achieved something here."

Qiao Jiangnan laughed heartily, seemingly speaking frankly, but his words carried a hint of warning.

"If that's the case, I'm still somewhat confident," Du Fan said, relieved.