Chapter 23: Rapid Progress

Chapter 23 – Flying Progress
“Gulp!”

Chen Fan’s stomach let out a protest.

At this moment, only an hour had just passed since he had finished eating the snake meat.

Obviously, this was due to the fact that he had consumed a large amount of energy by practicing the Iron Body Technique.

“With this technique, won’t I not even need to …… in the future?”

Chen Fan’s gaze was strange.

Just as he had just cultivated and lit up the acupoints in his body one by one, the pores around his body opened uncontrollably.

Then, what he had eaten into his stomach, after he had absorbed the nutrients, turned into impurities and was discharged from his pores.

“Eat your stomach before you cultivate!”

Chen Fan came to the corpse of the Black Scaled Xuan Snake.

He followed the previous traces and quickly cut off another piece of snake meat.

“I wonder to what extent I will be able to cultivate the Iron Body Technique when I finish eating all of this snake.”

Chen Fan’s eyes burned.

In fact, he could also cultivate the Iron Body Technique by relying on the Three Yuan Dan.

However, the auxiliary effect of the Triple Yuan Dan was only a little stronger than a normal body refining elixir.

The flesh of the Black Scaled Xuan Snake, on the other hand, seemed to have a special kind of energy that could enhance his physique more effectively.

As for the Ternary Dan, it was more suitable for assisting in the cultivation of internal energy.

“So cold!”

After going ashore, Chen Fan moved his body.

After staying at the bottom of the lake for an hour, even though his physical quality far exceeded that of an ordinary martial artist and he had internal qi to protect his body, he still felt as if there was a cold air that seeped into the depths of his body.

It was foreseeable that if this continued for a long period of time, his body would definitely be affected.

“However, even if I only cultivate at the bottom of the lake for a few hours every day, it’s still enough for my cultivation to increase rapidly.”

Chen Fan ran his energy to drive away the coldness from his body, so he picked up the snake meat and roasted it.

“Zi Zi!”

Within a short time, the snow-white snake meat gave off a rich fragrance.

Chen Fan forked up the snake meat and took a big bite.

“Cultivate the Light Shadow Skimming Steps for a while before going into the water.”

After eating the snake meat, Chen Fan thought about it and felt that the desire for speed was not enough.

So with a leap of his body, he flew to the lake and practiced the Light Shadow Swiping Steps.

The cultivation of light power relied more on enlightenment.

In addition there were appropriate auxiliary conditions that could also accelerate the cultivation of lightness.

“Indeed, practicing lightness of being should still come to a place like this, only then will it be enjoyable enough.”

Chen Fan’s figure floated.

He had previously practiced at home, and because the place was too narrow, he couldn’t exert himself much of the time.

Now this whole big lake was his cultivation ground without any hindrance.

“Brush!”

“Brush!”

While visualizing the visualization diagram of the Light Shadow Skimming Step in his mind, he stepped out step by step, leaving a ripple on top of the lake.

“Continue cultivating!”

After speeding on the surface of the water for some time, Chen Fan took a deep breath before diving back down to the bottom of the lake.

……

“Almost there!”

“In another month at most, I will be able to break through to the Houtian Realm!”

At the bottom of the Moon Reflecting Lake, Chen Fan sat cross-legged above the cold spring.

At this time, two months had passed since he first came here to cultivate.

During these two months, he continued to improve his martial artist qualifications every day.

This made his physical qualifications stronger and stronger.

At the same time, the corpse of the Black Scaled Xuan Snake that he had sunk to the bottom of the lake was even more eaten by him, with only the last small section of the snake’s tail remaining.

“I don’t know, when I finish eating this section of snake tail, will the Iron Body Function be able to reach a great completion.”

Chen Fan looked forward in his heart.

The cultivation of external skills had always consumed the most resources.

After the Iron Body Technique was initiated, continuing its cultivation would require a large amount of resources to support it.

But this was clearly not a problem for him.

Thus, he had cultivated the Iron Body Technique to the Minor Achievement Realm a month ago.

Now, he was even seeking to cultivate this technique to the Grand Completion Realm.

“When the Iron Body Technique reaches its grand completion, I can probably remain undefeated against most Houtian Realm martial artists with just this body.” Thinking about this, Chen Fan cultivated at the bottom of the lake for another half an hour before he flew out of the lake.

“Brush!”

He performed the Light Shadow Skimming Step, and his feet flicked on the surface of the lake, instantly raising a splash of water.

In the midst of prancing, he suddenly raised his sword, swinging up large drops of water from the surface of the lake.

But just at the moment the water droplets were raised, he deflected his body and weaved his way through the gap between the drops.

After it was all over, there was actually not the slightest water stain on his body.

“Unfortunately, it’s still not even close.”

Chen Fan regretfully shook his head.

After practicing for two months in a row, he had improved his martial qualifications every day, and at this point, he had already exceeded the qualifications of ordinary martial artists by an unknown amount.

Even, it was his cultivation speed that seemed to have reached its limit, and a month ago, it seemed to have stopped improving.

Of course, it was only in these last two days that he had sensed it.

“If I want to cultivate the Light Shadow Swiping Steps to the Grand Completion Realm, it might still take a while.”

Chen Fan estimated in his heart.

However, this was normal.

The Light Shadow Skimming Steps belonged to the top lightweight skills in the Jianghu.

This kind of light skill, usually only a martial artist of the Innate Realm could cultivate it to the Grand Completion Realm.

As for the Perfection Realm, only a very small number of Innate Realm martial artists who specialize in lightness can reach it.

“Brush!”

With a sigh of emotion, Chen Fan came to a large rock by the lake and lay down on it.

To the side, above the constantly burning flames, a pot had been set up by him.

Inside the pot was fragrant snake meat.

The meat of the Black Scaled Xuan Snake was very fragrant.

But no one could stand eating roasted snake meat all the time.

So during this period of time, he had been pounding snake meat in different ways.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, just as Chen Fan was lying on the rock, waiting for the snake meat to cook, a soft eek came out.

Then, accompanied by a gust of wind, a figure dressed in white like snow landed right in front of him.

Chen Fan turned his head to look and realized that this figure was actually a youth who looked 17 or 18 years old.

This youth had a sword hanging from his waist, and he had an imposing demeanor, and at a glance, he was from an extraordinary background.

“This brother, I have traveled all the way from Qingyang County and have yet to eat, I wonder if I can buy half of your fish?”

After the white-clothed figure landed, he rather politely clasped his fists at Chen Fan and said.

“This is not fish meat for me, but snake meat, why, do you want to eat?”

Chen Fan raised his head and said.

“Snake?”

The white-clothed youth’s face turned white, and goosebumps instantly rose on his skin.

“Afraid of snakes?”

“If you’re afraid of snakes, there’s also fish meat, but it’s already dried up.”

Chen Fan pointed not far away.

During this period of time, besides eating snakes, he would occasionally change his taste and catch a few fish to roast.

“Thanks, thanks, I’ll give you silver.”

The youth sniffed and even took out a piece of silver and handed it to Chen Fan.

Then with a flutter of his figure, he arrived in front of the dried roasted fish hanging on a tree branch a few meters away and plucked it off the tree.

“You came from Qingyang County, where are you going?” Chen Fan casually asked.

“To Ying Yue Town.”

“Ying Yue Town? That’s fast, you’ll be there in five or six more miles.” Chen Fan pointed to the distance.

“Five or six miles?”

The youth was stunned.

Five or six miles, with his lightness, it would only take him a short while to arrive.

If he had known that, why was he still here begging for food?

“Thank you brother, my name is Xue Zhi Bai, thank you for showing me the way.”

Xue Zhi Bai rushed Chen Fan and thanked him.

However, when he saw that Chen Fan didn’t seem to have much reaction to his name, he instantly knew that Chen Fan should just be a mortal.

(End of Chapter)