jdhmnovel Chapter 16 Ding Yi's Knife Skill
Chapter 16 Ding Yi's Knife Skill
[Defeat the Shadow Claw to gain 0.1 days of lifespan]
[Defeat the Shadow Claw to gain 0.1 days of lifespan]
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Ding Yi was delighted, but at the same time he felt the chilling aura rushing towards him.
Things are different now. Ding Yi is no longer as panicked as he was a few days ago. Instead, he skillfully uses the standing posture of the Evergreen Kung Fu. The next moment, the surging heat from his body makes Ding Yi feel much warmer.
"Sure enough!"
Ding Yi was overjoyed, and a surge of heroic ambition welled up within him. Standing there with the room full of grotesque infants and claws, he let out a light laugh, as if he wanted to vent all the suffering he had endured over the past few days on these ugly monsters.
After an unknown amount of time, the swarming, eerie claws seemed to realize how troublesome Ding Yi was, and they all shrank back, quickly pouring out of the window and disappearing into the dark night.
"Damn, I haven't had enough fun yet!!"
Upon seeing this, Ding Yi immediately burst into curses. At this moment, he felt that his Evergreen Skill was becoming more and more proficient, and he had inexhaustible energy throughout his body. He was just about to fight these strange shadows until dawn when he did not expect that they would retreat.
"You know what, you really have to admit, this pill is amazing!"
The defeat of the Shadow Claw made Ding Yi realize his great progress tonight, and he couldn't help but feel a little smug.
"This is only after taking one pill. If I take the remaining nine pills after strengthening them, I don't know how much progress I will make."
Thinking of this, Ding Yi felt a surge of excitement in his heart. He then quickly went to the window, closed it, and fastened the cover.
Immediately afterwards, Ding Yi took out the remaining pills from the room and decided to continue cultivating tonight.
After all, being in such a place, danger could occur at any time, so improving oneself as quickly as possible is the most important thing right now.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi followed the same method and began to strengthen the second pill.
[Enhancement successful! Current lifespan: 6 months and 11 days]
After the enhancement was successful, Ding Yi also saw his current lifespan.
"It's increased for three months already! And it hasn't even been that long..."
Ding Yi was taken aback, then found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Could it be the effect of the Evergreen Exercise...?"
But the next moment, Ding Yi thought of another possibility, and then stroked his chin and began to think.
"If it's the Evergreen Technique, then it's not incomprehensible. If the Evergreen Technique can increase lifespan, then it is indeed the most suitable technique for me."
The thought flashed through Ding Yi's mind, but he quickly shook his head.
"Let's wait for another opportunity to experiment. Right now, improving our strength is the most important thing."
Ding Yi muttered to himself as he swallowed the enhanced pill.
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The next morning, as the first rays of light shone through the crack in the window, Ding Yi, who was lying on the bench in a sleeping position, suddenly opened his eyes.
He immediately stood up from the bench and realized the difference in his situation.
After a night of cultivation, the energy within his body had grown to the thickness of chopsticks, and even after he stopped cultivating, it continued to circulate within his body, seemingly becoming a habit.
"This...is this a breakthrough?"
Ding Yi wasn't sure, since he knew nothing about the realms of this world, but he was certain that he had become stronger today.
"Thinking about how I've cultivated day and night, coupled with my exceptional talent, that's how I've achieved what I have today. Indeed, diligence is the mother of success!"
Ding Yi chuckled, then quickly filled his stomach with some dried meat before hurriedly leaving.
In this way, Ding Yi used traps to catch prey during the day and exchange them with villagers for pills. In the afternoon and evening, he would frantically consume pills to cultivate. At night, he would use the preserved beast blood to attract the Shadow Claws to increase his lifespan. His days were quite regular.
On this day, Ding Yi took a piece of cloth from his room and came to the table, where he wrote the words "Basic Knife Techniques" on it with a charcoal pencil.
Indeed, although Ding Yi felt fulfilled these past few days, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
Although the energy within his body was now as thick as a finger, no matter how Ding Yi experimented, he couldn't seem to produce the same effect as the internal energy described in the novel.
Aside from being a little stronger and in better spirits, Ding Yi didn't feel any different.
This made him think that he should learn something he could actually be proud of.
After thinking it over for a while, Ding Yi set his sights on swordsmanship.
Although Ding Yi had a martial arts dream since childhood, he thought he could carry a long sword and travel the world, be a carefree knight-errant, and live a life of pleasure and revenge.
But in the current situation, Ding Yi still feels that the knife is more substantial and makes him feel more at ease.
[Currently available for enhancement, but enhancement will consume 5 years and one month of your lifespan. Enhance now?]
Ding Yi frowned slightly as he looked at the pop-up notification.
It's not that the lifespan required for enhancement exceeded his limit. In the past few nights, he had repeatedly lured and killed the Shadow Claw, which had already extended his lifespan to ten years. Although the consumption of these five years made Ding Yi feel sorry, it was not enough to make him too heartless.
However, Ding Yi suddenly thought that everything has a talent process. This martial art can be accelerated by taking drugs, but how can the speed of this sword technique be increased?
So, Ding Yi, who was standing by the table, pondered for a long time, and then added the words "The most suitable for myself" to the rag.
[Currently available for enhancement, but enhancement will consume 7 years and 4 months of lifespan. Enhance now?]
Seeing the notification that his lifespan had been extended by more than two years, Ding Yi was not surprised but delighted, thinking to himself that he was indeed a genius. He then quickly selected "yes".
The next moment, a flash of light appeared on the table, and a tattered leather book appeared in front of Ding Yi.
[Enhancement successful! Current lifespan: 3 years and 71 days]
Ding Yi's swordsmanship
[This sword technique, seemingly created specifically for a man named Ding Yi, consists of 13 moves. While seemingly ordinary, it contains extraordinary elements; perhaps mastering it to a high level will produce miraculous effects?]
"Holy crap, what a name..."
Looking at the prompt in front of him, Ding Yi thought to himself that the name of this sword technique was really down-to-earth, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Fortunately, it was the cultivation manual he had been dreaming of, so he quickly picked it up and eagerly turned to the first page.
The first page features an image of a tree.
And under this tree, there is another line of small characters.
"Contemplate this image every time you practice your sword, and you'll achieve twice the results with half the effort."
"What is this? A visualization diagram?"
Ding Yi was taken aback, wondering why he had created such a profound thing as a visualization diagram when he had only been strengthening basic sword techniques.
Could it be due to the last added condition?
Ding Yi scratched his head and then turned to the second page.
"First move, horizontal slash"
"...What a common name."
Ding Yi looked at the little figure in the painting, then at the various annotations on the figure, such as the range of motion, the angle of the sword technique, and the speed of the Evergreen Skill...
Wait, Evergreen Kung Fu?!
Ding Yi's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open.
"No way, you're serious?!"