Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Could it All Be Deception?
"What is this?"
"Meteor, Meteor Arrow Technique?"
The people around came to see what was happening, full of confusion.
"Hey? Why does this thing look so familiar?"
With his free hand, Liu Yong rubbed his bald head, pondering hard. Suddenly, he slapped his thigh and said loudly, "I remember now! Isn’t there someone selling this kind of thing at the Song Family Castle market?"
"The market at Song Family Castle?"
Chen Fan said in surprise.
Chen Guodong and the others frowned deeply.
Someone was selling this kind of thing at the market?
Why didn’t I remember?
"Yes, I remember now."
Gao Yang nodded his head, "It was an old man, he didn’t look honest, had shifty eyes."
"Yes, yes, yes, that’s him!"
Liu Yong said excitedly, "I’ve been watching him for a long time. Every time I go there, he has his stall set up, with more than a dozen of these kinds of books laid out. No wonder I thought it looked familiar."
"More than a dozen!"
Chen Fan was shocked.
"Yes, more than a dozen, there was Nine Yang Divine Skill, Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, Divine Illumination Scripture, Longevity Technique, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, too many for me to remember."
As Liu Yong spoke, Chen Fan listened, dumbfounded. Nine Yang Divine Skill? Great Shift of Heaven and Earth? Aren’t these all martial arts secret manuals from wuxia novels? And they’re here?
If it were before he crossed over, he would have just sneered. What era is it now, who would really believe in these? But it’s different here. Setting aside the Awakeners, according to Uncle Zhang, some people have indeed trained True Qi.
If there’s True Qi, then it’s reasonable to have Nine Yang Divine Skill, right?
"Now that you mention it, I remember too."
Qin Ming’s eyes widened.
"That seems like an old conman. The time before last, I saw someone asking him for a refund. The old man wouldn’t refund and a quarrel erupted."
"Yes, yes, I remember too. That old man lay on the ground wailing, causing quite a commotion. In the end, nothing came of it."
"So, the people from Li Family Stronghold also bought this kind of thing from that old man?"
Everyone’s gaze towards the thin booklet in Chen Fan’s hand became strange.
Chen Fan felt embarrassed.
So it is a fake?
Luckily, he didn’t hold too much expectation.
"Sorry, Xiaofan," Gao Yang said with an embarrassed smile, "I thought it was something good."
"It’s okay, Uncle Gao, don’t worry about it."
Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand.
As they walked, he felt a bit unwilling inside, so he slung the bow on his back, opened the cover with one hand, and wanted to see what was written.
Anyway, it’s not a loss to have a look.
As it turned out, on the first page, his brows knitted into a frown.
Who the hell wrote this? The handwriting is too ugly! And the writer somehow felt good about it, sketching pen strokes for each character. It was like drawing a dog instead of a tiger.
"Is this really reliable?"
He questioned himself again internally.
Enduring the discomfort, Chen Fan finally finished reading the first page. His tight frown relaxed slowly.
This so-called Meteor Arrow Technique, looks pretty decent?
Drawing the bow like a full moon, the arrow shoots like a meteor. This archery focuses on speed, utilizing a special force application method to increase shooting speed.
It’s said that at a certain level, it can even stimulate the body’s Qi and blood, enabling the use of a secret technique called Continuous Meteor Arrow.
The so-called Continuous Meteor Arrow Technique means shooting several arrows in succession, with each arrow being faster than the previous one, achieving the effect of the rear arrow hitting the front arrow in mid-air. The higher the skill level, the more arrows can be shot!
The person who wrote this manual was afraid readers wouldn’t understand and thoughtfully included diagrams, filling two whole pages.
Chen Fan’s eyes fell on the words "stimulate Qi and blood". He remembered that when he aimed at the antelope before, he felt almost no effort in drawing the bow, yet his body felt like it was drained.
Could this be the so-called stimulation of Qi and blood?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He decided to ask Uncle Zhang when he got back.
He turned two more pages. It was introducing how to practice this archery. It was written in simple terms, and some content coincided with his current understanding.
"Could it be that this archery is real?"
He shivered with excitement, turned another page, and suddenly realized, that was it.
Besides some beginner practices, there was nothing about stimulating Qi and blood, let alone Continuous Meteor Arrow!
He flipped back and his eyes fell on those two pages of hand-drawn diagrams, feeling a bit angry. This is too shallow! Just this little information, and someone actually buys it?
Chen Fan put the small booklet into his pocket. Anyway, he didn’t have high expectations from the start, so he wasn’t disappointed.
Forget it, while there’s still some distance to the stronghold, let’s review the gains.
With a thought, the attribute panel appeared in front of him.
After the last enhancement, all attributes had increased by another ten percent.
Realm: Body Tempering Third Layer
Level: 7 (0/64)
Constitution: 51.34
Power: 35.38
Agility: 22.80
Spirit: 11.79
Potential Points: 30 (7 points/day)
Experience Points: 162
Experience points surged.
Most of it was provided by the people from Li Family Stronghold. Killing one person provided 7-10 experience points, whereas each antelope only gave 6-7 points.
At the same time, a plus sign appeared next to Body Tempering Third Layer.
"I’ve reached the breakthrough threshold?!"
Chen Fan was thrilled, quickly clicked it, but his smile froze.
Alright, he reached the threshold.
With a constitution exceeding 50 points, the breakthrough condition was triggered. Unfortunately, at his current attributes, the breakthrough success rate was less than thirty percent. To have a hundred percent success rate, the average value of Constitution, Power, and Agility must reach 45 points!
But besides his Constitution being up to standard, his Power was only 35 points, and his Agility was even worse, less than 23 points, falling short of the average value by half!
Chen Fan smiled bitterly. He knew that breaking through major realms was not that simple!
According to Uncle Zhang, even in a large stronghold like Zhao Family Castle, there were only one or two people at the Muscle Refining Realm.
"That’s fine. With a few more enhancements, I should be able to reach the standard." He thought, having a premonition that future breakthroughs would require the inclusion of Spirit attributes, and possibly not just the average value.
"Not only do I need to enhance my body, but I also need to improve my skill levels."
He looked down to check the skill level of Basic Archery, thinking that after shooting so many arrows, the increase should be substantial.
But as he looked down, he was stunned.
Something was wrong!
In the skill bar, Zhang Family Tai Chi was always at the top.
Now, above Tai Chi Fist, there was an additional line of small text?