Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 219 Practicing Water Blade Technique

"Which one of you is Du Fan?"

Just as Du Fan and his two companions were chatting, a somewhat ethereal voice suddenly came from afar. Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared in front of the three of them in a series of afterimages as it approached. In just a few breaths, the figure appeared in front of them.

This man was a young man around thirty years old, dressed in a light blue scholar's robe. He was tall and slender, with a fair complexion and no beard. He always had a faint smile on his face, giving people a rather refined and easy-going feeling, just like an ordinary scholar.

"Junior Du Fan greets senior." Du Fan's heart tightened. The person in front of him was clearly a Foundation Establishment expert. He dared not be negligent. Putting aside his doubts for the moment, he carefully bowed deeply.

"Junior Zhao Chong and Yuan Li pay their respects to Senior." In front of the Foundation Establishment Hall Master, Zhao Chong and Yuan Li dared not be impolite and bowed in greeting, following Du Fan.

"Hmm, you may rise." The Foundation Establishment Hall Master glanced at the group, then finally fixed his gaze on Du Fan. His eyes flashed almost imperceptibly before he nodded slightly and said calmly.

"You are Du Fan," the man in the scholar's robe spoke again, his voice calm.

"It is indeed this junior. May I ask what instructions you may have, senior?" Du Fan asked respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting.

"Master Ma of your Langlin Valley is currently on a mission and will not be able to return for a while. Therefore, I will temporarily take over the daily affairs of your valley. I heard that your group has been going out to sea to hunt for demon cores for the past few years, right?" The man in the scholar's robe explained briefly before asking.

"That's right." Du Fan's expression remained unchanged, but his heart tightened. Although this Foundation Establishment expert was very easygoing, his demeanor made him uneasy in a place like Crescent Island.

"Alright, since you've gotten used to this kind of task, then continue doing it from now on. This place is a bit closer to the southern port, so go to the waters south of the island," the man in the scholar's robe said after a moment's thought.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Du Fan and the other two were stunned. Their eyes were filled with shock and disbelief as they looked at the Foundation Establishment Hall Master in front of them.

"Hehe, judging from your appearance, you used to go to the eastern sea area to do missions, right? Hall Master Ma is narrow-minded and vindictive. You have to be very careful when working under him and you must not offend him." The man in the scholar's robe shook his head and chuckled, saying something that greatly surprised Du Fan and the other two.

"Senior, you..." Du Fan's eyes flashed, and he hesitated before speaking.

The man in the scholar's robe saw through Du Fan and the others' thoughts at a glance, smiled slightly, and then said directly:

"You don't need to worry, I didn't mean anything by it. You know Ding Lan, right? She has now been taken in as a personal disciple by the island lord, so her status is self-evident. I personally like that little girl quite a bit."

That girl misses you very much. After some investigation, she found out that you are here. However, under the island lord's strict supervision, she is cultivating day and night and will not be able to visit you for a while.

When she learned that I was coming to Langlin Valley, she secretly found me and repeatedly asked me to take good care of her.

"These routine missions for low-level cultivators are a tradition that has been in place on this island for thousands of years, and I naturally have no right to cancel them. However, deciding which sea area to send you to is a minor matter, and there is no problem with that."

"So that's how it is. May I ask, Senior Xue, is Ding Lan's cultivation progressing smoothly?" Du Fan suddenly understood, and at the same time, he felt relieved. After a slight hesitation, he clasped his hands in a bow again and asked.

"Although Ding Lan's talent for cultivation is outstanding, she started too late. Her innate spiritual root has been eroded by some acquired turbidity, which has defiled part of her spirituality."

However, you need not worry. Since the Island Lord has already accepted Ding Lan as his personal disciple, he will naturally use his great supernatural powers to help her remove the impurities she acquired later in life, paving the way for her future cultivation.

Thinking of the simple and innocent Ding Lan, the man in the scholar's robe had a look of doting in his eyes and spoke softly with a smile.

"Then I am relieved. Oh, thank you for taking care of me regarding the mission, senior." Du Fan bowed and said respectfully. He was also very pleased to learn that Ding Lan was doing well.

"It's nothing. Although the southern sea area is not very dangerous and there are relatively more monsters, completing the mission still depends on luck. It's getting late, so you should set off now." The man in the scholar's robe nodded slightly and said calmly. His words were still peaceful, but they carried an undeniable authority.

"We'll take our leave now." Du Fan and the other two naturally bowed politely, then carefully turned and left.

The man in the scholar's robe glanced at Du Fan's back, his expression unchanging. A short while later, he too vanished from the square.

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"Haha, Brother Du, we're relying on you again this time. Since you came, our lives have been much better." After the three of them had walked away, Yuan Li said with a smile, his face full of joy.

"That's right. With Brother Du here, why would I need to establish my foundation? I never expected that Brother Du's friend would be accepted as a personal disciple by the island lord. Hall Master Ma will find out about this sooner or later. When that time comes, even Hall Master Ma will probably find it difficult to make things difficult for us." Zhao Chong laughed heartily and said with great joy.

"Brothers, please don't make fun of me." Du Fan shook his head and gave a wry smile.

Langling Valley is located in the southern part of Crescent Island, and it is quite far south within this area, so it is also the closest to the southern port.

In just one day, they arrived at a pier on the southern coast of Crescent Island and successfully rented a wooden boat. They then propelled the boat and sped off into the open sea.

A few days later, the wooden boat carrying Du Fan arrived at one of the sea areas. According to Zhao Chong, there was a possibility that there were monsters in the vicinity.

"Brother Du, what is this?" Just as Du Fan finished setting up the fishing net and scattering the bait, Yuan Li noticed that Du Fan had taken out a black spiritual herb. Puzzled, he couldn't help but ask.

"This is a common spiritual herb that I brought from the Nine Provinces Continent. It contains a special medicinal property that might pique the interest of demonic beasts. However, this is just my guess, and the final outcome is hard to say."

Du Fan did not completely hide this matter. After all, he couldn't do anything under the noses of the two people, and there was no need to, since it wasn't a particularly secretive thing.

If this cat's eye grass is truly effective, no matter what they consider, they would never spread the word.

"I see. I didn't expect Brother Du to be so knowledgeable about things outside of cultivation. As expected of the person in charge of the Seven Star Merchant Alliance, your experience and knowledge are truly extraordinary, far beyond what we cultivators from small sects can compare to." Zhao Chong glanced at Du Fan and said seriously.

"Brother Zhao, you flatter me. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I only have a superficial understanding of this matter."

"By the way, I'll handle the setup and controls of the wooden boat myself these next few days. You two brothers should focus on your training." Du Fan said politely, then his expression turned serious.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Du."

The other two didn't waste any words. They first nodded to Du Fan, then sat cross-legged, each took a pill, and began to cultivate diligently.

On that day, Du Fan obtained twenty special fishing nets from fishermen in villages near the market town using one hundred newly purchased sea silk threads. This time, the density of his nets was significantly greater than before, allowing him to cast two nets in the same sea area.

Du Fan did not put cat's eye grass in all the fishing nets, but put one in every other net. After all, he did not know the effect of cat's eye grass, so he was quite cautious in doing so.

Three days later, Zhao Chong emerged from his cultivation and took the initiative to take on the follow-up work.

After sitting down cross-legged, Du Fan hesitated for a moment before abandoning his plan to take the ginseng qi essential oil. Instead, he took out a bottle of ginseng qi pills, swallowed one directly, and began to refine it through his internal energy.

The Qi-refining pills were not very effective for Du Fan's cultivation at this time, so he only made a show of it. After he had fully refined the medicinal power, he did not take out the pills again, but secretly began to cultivate the "Water Blade Technique" that he had already memorized.

Du Fan had once studied this technique and had gained some understanding of its unique aspects.

This "Water Blade Technique" is far less powerful than the "Water Shadow Sword," but it has the advantage of consuming less mana and having a faster attack speed.

Besides these, the biggest highlight of the Water Blade Technique lies in its casting speed, which is absolutely unmatched by the Water Shadow Sword. After cultivating it to level two, not only can it release four water blades to attack, but its casting speed is also incredibly fast.

If one cultivates it to level three, one can unleash six water blades, and the casting speed will be almost instantaneous. When facing an enemy, as long as the timing is right, this technique can achieve a surprising victory.

In less than two days, Du Fan completed the first level of the Water Blade Technique. He also mastered the second level of the technique shortly after Yuan Li changed shifts.

Du Fan was very satisfied with his innate talent. He knew that if it were any other cultivator, even the most common technique among the Five Elements would take several months to cultivate to the second level, and that was for cultivators with good comprehension.

After some thought, Du Fan took out the jade slip containing the cultivation technique that the Peony Fairy had given him when he was at Qixia Sect, and used a wisp of his divine sense to examine it.