Chapter 42: The Blaze of a Hundred Spears Technique (Part 1)

On the peak of Tiankui Peak, a thin mist enveloped the surroundings, and birds were singing.


Outside the main hall of the Sect Master, the sound of the morning bell echoed through the mountains as a new day began.


Jiang Yuebai knelt on the square outside the hall, which was paved with white jade. At this moment, the Immortal in White, True Lord Canghuo, and Sword Sovereign Guanghan, along with Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan, were reporting the situation to the Sect Master.


Jiang Yuebai didn't know whether she would be rewarded or punished, but in any case, she was just a soldier following orders. As long as her life was spared, it would be good enough.


The damaged palace lantern still floated in her mental sea, its purpose unknown for now. Jiang Yuebai silently checked the cultivation panel and discovered some new changes.


【Name】 Jiang Yuebai

【Spirit Root】 Five-Element Spirit Root


【Cultivation】 Qi Refinement, Third Layer


【Cultivation Technique】 Five Elements Return to the True Technique (Qi Refinement, Third Layer: 355/1000)


【Miscellaneous Studies】

Talisman Crafting (Not Initiated: 3/10)

Puppet Mechanism Art (Not Initiated: 0/10)


【Spells】

Edge Sharpness Formula (Second Layer: 561/1000)

Grass and Wood Technique (Second Layer: 50/1000)

Cloud and Rain Technique (First Layer: 75/100)

Crimson Flame Technique (First Layer: 55/100)

Earthquake Technique (First Layer: 55/100)


【Secret Arts】

Chaotic Soul Record (Not Initiated: 5000/10)


【Martial Arts】

Chasing Star Steps (Minor Achievement: 560/1000)

Chopping Wood Sword Technique (Great Achievement: 35/5000)

Three Strikes of the Severed Waters (Not Initiated: 3/10)

The Blaze of a Hundred Spears Technique (Great Achievement: 4950/5000)


Looking through it again, she had spent these days learning talisman crafting, but she had only successfully drawn three Ninth-Grade Lower-Level talisman scripts and had not succeeded in making a Divine Machine Stone. That's why her proficiency in talisman crafting was at 3, and her proficiency in puppet mechanism art was 0.


When she resisted the ghost lanterns together with Lu Nanzhi, the bottleneck of the Edge Sharpness Formula had loosened, allowing her to smoothly break through the 500-point mark, and her proficiency was increasing faster.


There was also the Grass and Wood Technique. She had been demonstrating it to Lu Nanzhi these days, and it had advanced to the second layer.


Next was what puzzled her the most. The Chaotic Soul Record was a secret art of the unorthodox path. Previously, the cultivation panel stated that she had no talent for it, but now it suddenly had an additional 5000 proficiency points.


Initially, it was strange, but when she saw the martial art, "The Blaze of a Hundred Spears Technique," Jiang Yuebai understood.


The memories infused by Ye Shiming had allowed her to experience Ye Shiming's entire life, and she had comprehended his martial art.


The spear was the king of a hundred weapons, and "The Blaze of a Hundred Spears Technique" could be considered the strongest among spear techniques.


It included the "Twenty Strikes" for single combat, the "Thirty Strikes" for dealing with multiple opponents, which continued incessantly like a storm, and the "Fifty Styles," which were like sword intentions, each with its own unique qualities, making them unpredictable and enigmatic.


In Ye Shiming's memories, his father was not as good at warfare as Lin Jingyue. The only thing he could surpass her in was the master-level "The Blaze of a Hundred Spears Technique."


Once, when the Cang Emperor personally led his troops into battle and was ambushed and besieged by Lin Jingyue, it was Ye Shiming's father who rode into the fray with a horse and a spear, rescuing the Cang Emperor.


This spear technique was renowned in both the Cang and Yun Empires. After generations of spear masters passed it down, refining and simplifying it, it had reached its peak.


Ye Shiming not only had his heart stolen by Lin Jingyue but also had his family's martial art stolen by her as a token of love. It was said that Lin Jingyue later embraced martial arts and became the Five Flavors Mountain Hermit, relying on this martial art.


Throughout his life, Ye Shiming's greatest strength, aside from his spear, was his exceptional skill in playing the flute. Everything else about him was quite ordinary.


Perhaps it was because of this that her proficiency in the Chaotic Soul Record had increased by 5000 points.


All she needed to do was integrate Ye Shiming's experiences into her own. By doing so, she could elevate the Chaotic Soul Record's level, effectively compensating for her lack of talent in this area.


This kind of inheriting someone else's martial arts experience was a situation Jiang Yuebai had encountered for the first time, and she didn't dare to expect to encounter it again. It was just too dangerous.


At that moment, she even had a feeling that Ye Shiming might invade her soul and attempt to take over her body.


Could this be what the books refer to as "body possession"? The thought of someone else's soul being crammed into her body, deceiving her family and friends under her own identity to commit evil deeds, sent shivers down Jiang Yuebai's spine.


Now that this matter was settled, she had to quickly go to the library to see if there was any way to prevent body possession.


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