Eternal Reverence - Chapter 5

Chapter 5
Perhaps after achieving the completion stage with the Clear Breeze Sword Style and apprehension of the way of the sword . His cultivation of the Shao Shang Sword Style only required half the effort and he achieved completion in just 9 days .

The power of the Shao Shang Sword Style at the completion stage is astounding . With a swing, even if the tree trunk had a thickness of two individuals hugging each other, it could hack it in half . Its sword strength was at least twice that of the Clear Breeze Sword Style .

As the Cyclone Kick Style and Clear Breeze Sword Style were similar in nature . Both required the need to become one with the wind . Thus, in 3 days, Li Fuchen cultivated the Cyclone Kick Style to completion .

“I guess it’s time to practice my live combat skills . ”

Cultivation, techniques, and martial arts were one’s foundation . Under the situation where the foundations of two individuals are equivalent, live combat experience would become the difference .

Since young, Li Fuchen never partook in any live combat, hence he understood what he was lacking .

Armed with his steel sword, Li Fuchen departed with resolve and set off towards the Misty Mountains .

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The Misty Mountain was huge in magnitude . It’s name did not originated from Yunwu(Misty) City, rather it was due to this misty range surrounding the city, hence the name of Yunwu City came to be .

Menace engulfed the mountains, under the mist was where the demonic beasts ruled . Even demons resided within .

Encompassing the perimeter were the Class 1 demonic beasts and demons, possessing the strength of Qi Realm fighters .

Just slightly closer to the center, Class 2 demonic beasts and demons would start surfacing . They were at the same level as Origin Realm fighters . A peak Class 2 demonic beast would simply eliminate an Origin Realm fighter . As for a Class 2 demon, even a ninth level Origin Realm fighter would die 9 out of 10 times .

Naturally, Li Fuchen wouldn’t want to give up his life, he plans to just train along the perimeter since Class 1 demonic beasts aren’t life threatening .

Along the desolated path, Li Fuchen flew at a breakneck pace .

Using the time to hurry along the way, Li Fuchen took the chance to trained his Cyclone Kick Style . A great example of killing two bird with a single stone .

2 hours past, Li Fuchen arrived at the edge of the Misty Mountains .

“As expected of the Misty Mountains, the fear is setting in by just standing in front of this wilderness . ”

Roaming in this dangerous territory, Li Fuchen could feel all his hair stand on end .

Shoot!

Shooting from underneath a tree was a slim and green shadow, closing in on Li Fuchen .

At the crucial moment, using his lightning reflexes, Li Fuchen reached out and grabbed that green shadow .

The shadow was a green snake . It was violently twitching as it was grasped tightly by Li Fuchen,


“Class 1 low-tier, demonic beast, Green Striped Snake . It’s strength can’t even be compared to a first level Qi Realm fighter, but its venom can mean death for even those at the sixth or seventh level of the Qi Realm . ”

“The Misty Mountains are more treacherous than I thought…”

Li Fuchen reflected upon himself, if it wasn’t for his evolved soul spirit, he wouldn’t have been able to catch the Green Striped Snake . It would have resulted in his death by its venom .

Li Fuchen pushed on with vigilance . Activating his five senses, coupled with the support of his qi and pushing it to the limit . Even when a blade of grass moved, he would be able to sense it .

“Mm? It’s a medicinal herb!”

Li Fuchen focused his sight . Not far away on a hill, there was a petite flower . It was a low-tier, yellow class herb named: Jasper Dew Flower, worth 2000 gold coins .



2000 gold coins was not a small sum . 1 gold coin is worth 10 silver coins or 1000 copper coins . A regular household income in Yunwu City is around 10 gold coins annually . Even though Li Fuchen is the son of a Patriarch, his monthly allowance is only 10 gold coins . Foraging the Jasper Dew Flower, he placed it inside a sizable jade box . The price of this jade box was around 10 gold coins, it is able to preserve the qi of herbs .

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With time ticking away, Li Fuchen trailed along the ridges .

Teng!

Applying force on the surface with the balls of his feet, Li Fuchen traversed by using the trees as steps . After just a few winks of an eye, he landed on the top branch of a massive tree and looked at the vast landscape ahead .

Just as Li Fuchen mounted the massive tree, in the bushes ahead, was a sinister demonic beast .

The beast was brownish yellow in color, about 2 . 5 meters long including its tail . Paired with cold-blooded eyes, it gave a shuddering stare .

This was a Class 1 demonic beast, the Steel Boned Jackal . It is almost equivalent to the fifth level of the Qi Realm . With the extreme hardness in its bone, without hitting its vital parts, it would be hard for even a 6th or 7th level Qi Realm fighter to kill it .

“It’s actually a Steel-Boned Jackal!”

Li Fuchen twitched his brows, as the Steel Boned Jackal was a difficult foe, unless it was his last resort, he would rather not confront it .

But the Jackal had already noticed Li Fuchen’s presence and it shot a glare at him, not even the leaves could have block its line of sight .

Letting out a cry like that of a child, the Steel-Boned Jackal shot out like an arrow towards the tree Li Fuchen was standing on .

Peng!

The tree shook, the leaves scattered all around as though they were dancing . Li Fuchen lost his balance and fell off the tree due to the tremors .



“Oh c**p!”

Li Fu Chen didn’t expect the Steel Boned Jackal’s ferocity and let his guard down . With his agile movement, he stretched out and grabbed a branch and swung from one end to the other .

With the howl of the wind, the Jackal spurted through the air towards Li Fuchen .

“Stay down!”

With one hand on the branch and the other on his steel sword . Li Fuchen slashed at the face of the Jackal .

The sound of failure was heard, the slash did leave a wound on the Jackal’s face, but it did not fatally injure the Steel-Boned Jackal at all . But with this slash, it ruined the attack being launched at Li Fuchen .

With the sway of the branch, Li Fuchen stood up on the branch once again . This time, he grasp tightly onto a limb of the tree to avoid being shaken down again .

Peng!

Peng peng!

The Steel Boned Jackal struck the tree again and again, Li Fuchen could hear the limb splintering . With just a few more strikes, the limb will most definitely break completely .

“Let’s do this! My sword arts aren’t just for show . ”

Clenching his teeth, Li Fuchen dove off the tree and stabbed toward the beast in mid air .

But the Jackal was nimble and repelled the sword with a maul of it’s claw, then pounced toward Li Fuchen again .

“Just the likes of a Steel Boned Jackal . . ”



Li Fuchen entered a zone . Every move made by the beast, was as clear as the sky in his view . He dodged the beast with ease and stabbed right between the ribs of the foe .

With the sword buried into the wound, fresh blood oozed out .

But Li Fuchen underestimated the aggressive Steel Boned Jackal, even after receiving a fatal blow, it still struggled to land an attack on Li Fuchen .

Bfff!

The sword drew across the Jackal’s neck, and like a balloon that lost air, it dropped in an instant and forfeited all life .

After striking down the Steel Boned Jackal, Li Fuchen stood motionless and reflected on where he could improve .

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Firstly, he had some restrained fear against the jackal and he overestimated his own strength .

Secondly, insufficient live combat experience .

For the first weakness, Li Fuchen felt it wasn’t a true weakness as it was his first time meeting the ferocious Steel Boned Jackal . With this encounter, he would not have the same reaction next time .

As for the second weakness, he was unable to correct it immediately and needed constant practice to improve his live combat skills .

Hu!

Expelling all his stress, Li Fu Chen’s eyes were shot with radiance, a valiant battle intent was released .

If the golden amulet had changed his destiny, this battle made him understand the meaning of giving up one’s life to kill one’s foe . No matter the enemy, as long as he was willing to fight, there would always be a way to win .