"Ouch, stop, stop, I can't take it anymore..." Kuai Che was the first to be injured and defeated, and Shen Tu Jia counterattacked by targeting him alone to beat him up!
After Kuai Che left to heal his injuries, Xu Fu continued his fight with Shen Tu Jia. The two fought for a long time without a clear winner. This was mainly because Xu Fu could always predict Shen Tu Jia's attack points. Shen Tu Jia also held back, occasionally letting Xu Fu poke him a couple of times. However, Xu Fu's attacks had little effect on Shen Tu Jia and could not break through Shen Tu Jia's domineering protective aura.
"Stop," Xiang Yu called for the contest to cease.
Hao Jiu and Xiang Yu also understood that Kuai Che's strength was slightly stronger than Xu Fu's, but much weaker than Shen Tu Jia's. Shen Tu Jia had never cultivated domineering aura before, but he had been on the battlefield and accumulated a lot of killing intent.
Therefore, people with a murderous aura can better utilize the card's abilities, and it doesn't have much to do with gender.
If we quantify it into data, Shen Tu Jia could probably exert 80% of Xiang Zhuang's fighting strength, Kuai Che could probably only exert 20%, and Xu Fu could only exert between 15% and 20%.
When Xiang Zhuang's protective aura was reduced to only 20% of its original effect, it could no longer defend against the explosive force of a halberd thrust, but it could still defend against attacks from ordinary generals.
However, Kuai Che and Xu Fu inherited Xiang Zhuang's fighting skills quite well, but they lacked the killing intent.
Hao Jiu estimated that if Kuai Che could accumulate some killing intent, he should be able to unleash at least 50% of Xiang Zhuang's combat power, which would be quite good, comparable to the elite of the Divine Martial Guard.
Of course, this is just a competition. If it were a life-or-death struggle with the enemy, as long as you are not instantly killed by the enemy, the killing intent would naturally arise as the fight went on.
It's important to understand that this killing intent isn't something you get from killing people; it's the intent to fight, and the more you fight, the more you get.
Xu Fu is very clever. She has been fighting desperately from the very beginning, treating it as a real battle. As a result, in just a short while, the power of the cards she can use has already increased significantly.
After fighting Shen Tu Jia, Xu Fu Ruo can fight Kuai Che to a standstill without resorting to tricks.
"God of Wine, I think we can give Yu Ji one of my cards for self-defense. Combined with the energy shield necklace, she'll be able to put up a fight against a viscount-level vampire."
Xiang Yu is about to go to other planes again, and his biggest worry is Yu Ji. You know, the surviving vampires are hiding everywhere, and they are not so easy to wipe out. If they come to Jiangdong to take revenge, Yu Ji will definitely be the first target.
Previously, Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu never imagined there would be a card module. Otherwise, they could have formed a female army to train them, and maybe one of them could have cultivated their domineering aura to the level of body protection.
That way, there's no need to worry about strange things happening when women use men's cards.
Of course, even so, you can't use other people's cards for too long. After all, the user will be affected by the personality of the card character and other factors, and will change to some extent, no longer being the original self.
Xiang Yu would definitely still prefer the pure Yu Ji. The reason he tested this card was to deal with sudden dangers and save his life in critical moments.
"Hmm, let's keep it listed in Yu Ji's shop for now. We can buy it if we encounter any danger. Ba Wang, ask Xu Fu again if there are any side effects."
Hao Jiu knew the nature of this card module. Using Fujitora's card would make him blind, and using Zoro's card would make him get lost. Xiang Zhuang didn't seem to have any particular weaknesses; he was just rather reckless.
"Xu Fu, after you used this card, did you experience any negative or abnormal feelings?" Xiang Yu asked.
Xu Fu thought for a moment, "Hmm, does being combative count? I'd like to find someone to spar with now."
"What else?" Xiang Yu asked again.
"I'm a little embarrassed to say it," Xu Fu said awkwardly.
"Speak." Xiang Yu frowned slightly. Did Xiang Zhuang have some kind of shady hobby?
"I want to marry a woman now, does that count?" Xu Fu blinked.
Xiang Yu, "..."
Hao Jiu, "..."
Chapter 344 Immortality
After resolving the card issue, Hao Jiu once again threw himself into the great work of the second awakening, while Xiang Yu also had another important matter to carry out.
In addition to enhancing the army's strength by teaching the Six Styles and creating cards, Xiang Yu also passed on the cultivation techniques he discovered in the Friendship Storage Ring to his trusted civil officials and female relatives, showing no favoritism.
Cultivating immortality requires spiritual roots, but not everyone has them. In fact, most people don't have spiritual roots for cultivation. Moreover, the Chu-Han plane is currently very lacking in spiritual energy, making it unsuitable for cultivating immortality.
Even so, Hao Jiu still wanted to give it a try. He wanted to cultivate immortality and seek longevity. Even if he couldn't achieve eternal life, having an extra three to five hundred years of lifespan would be good.
Furthermore, in future battles against stronger planes, having too few unit types is not good. Rough men are more suited to cultivating domineering aura, while scholars and girls are better suited to cultivating immortality. In the future, they will become mages and sorcerers in the army.
The God's Shop has items for testing spiritual roots, but Hao Jiu felt it was completely unnecessary. He gave everyone a small piece of ordinary spirit stone. If they could absorb it and break through, they would naturally have spiritual roots, and even have good aptitude.
This method will inevitably miss some promising young cultivators, but the Chu-Han plane doesn't have much spiritual energy for the time being, so they can only use spirit stones to cultivate. Although the spirit stones obtained from making friends seem like a lot, they are actually not enough for many people to cultivate.
Therefore, only those who can cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining before this small piece of spirit stone runs out will receive resources for further cultivation; those with poor aptitude should wait for now.
Of course, Yu Ji's cultivation resources must be plentiful, and she must succeed in her cultivation. If necessary, she can take some spiritual medicines to cleanse her marrow and change her body.
Everyone says that Yu Ji was as beautiful as a fairy, so why didn't she strive to become a real fairy?
Among the many cultivation systems, the most suitable for women is immortality cultivation. Even women of average appearance can have their looks greatly improved after becoming immortals, not to mention their temperament. If a beauty like Yu Ji became an immortal, wouldn't she be able to charm all living beings in the world?
More importantly, each advancement in cultivation increases lifespan; as long as cultivation speed is fast enough, one's appearance can remain youthful indefinitely.
When a person has a lifespan of 100 years, the best time to live is around 18 years old. If one successfully breaks through to the Foundation Establishment realm before the age of 18, one can live for 200 to 300 years, depending on the concentration of spiritual energy in the plane of existence.
Assuming that the concentration of spiritual energy is excellent, a lifespan of three hundred years in the early stage of Foundation Establishment is equivalent to a young girl in her prime at around fifty-four years old.
Then, the lifespan increases by one hundred years in the middle and late stages of Foundation Establishment, and one can advance one small realm every eighteen years, thus continuing to maintain youthful vigor.
If one can break through to the Core Formation stage before the age of ninety, one can have a lifespan of a thousand years in the early stage and a lifespan of 1,500 years in the later stage of Core Formation. This means that one can be considered to be in one's prime until the age of 270.
In reality, foundation building is difficult, and core formation is even more difficult. Once one's cultivation level stagnates or progresses slowly, youth will fade, appearance will age, and one may even slowly die of old age.
If one can maintain a relatively fast breakthrough speed and enter the Nascent Soul stage before the age of 270, one can gain another 1,500 years of lifespan. A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator can live for 3,000 years. Even if one cannot break through to the Divine Transformation stage, one can still enjoy more than 500 years of youthful life.
However, it's easier said than done. Most female cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage are considered lucky if they can still be described as having some charm. Most of them are old women, or even called Nascent Soul old monsters.
At most, he can conjure up a youthful face with magic, but a master can see through it at a glance and then throw up his breakfast.
Above the Nascent Soul stage is the Deity Transformation stage, where one can live for up to five thousand years. Above that are the Void Refining stage, Body Integration stage, Mahayana stage, Tribulation Transcending stage, and then the True Immortal stage. Only a woman of truly exceptional talent can achieve the feat of becoming an immortal while still in the prime of her life.
Yu Ji has only just begun her cultivation, so she won't have the chance to stay in her prime at eighteen, but staying in her twenties wouldn't be bad either.
Honestly, Hao Jiu could easily create a cultivation master in a few minutes using energy points, but since he has already obtained so many spirit stones and cultivation techniques from the friendship, it's better to let Yu Ji cultivate normally with everyone else.
Avoiding waste is only one reason; the main reason is that there are certain drawbacks to rapid cultivation, and Yu Ji herself certainly doesn't want to become just a pretty face.
Of course, women certainly hope to stay young forever, and Yu Ji was no exception. But with Xiang Yu, the Overlord, doting on her, she had already consumed the elixir of youth that could keep her young forever.
From now on, you just need to practice step by step; there's no need to worry about aging at all.
The Dragon Cave, the hometown of my friend, is definitely an extremely powerful cultivation world. The dragons there are incredibly strong; if humans were weak, they would have been wiped out long ago. Naturally, the cultivation techniques they practice are also quite good.
Hao Jiu selected the best cultivation technique from among several methods. It was suitable for all kinds of spiritual roots, allowed for rapid progress, and could also increase the success rate of breaking through major realms. It was called the "Transcending Tribulation and Longevity Scripture".
But even the best cultivation techniques can only allow people to absorb spiritual energy, whether it's the spiritual energy in the air or the spiritual energy in spirit stones, it's all the same.
Those without spiritual roots cannot retain spiritual energy even if they absorb it; at most, it can nourish the body and prolong life, but their cultivation level cannot be improved.
However, even in the realm of cultivation, it is not easy for someone with spiritual roots to enter the path of cultivation, the most difficult thing being to sense the existence of spiritual energy.
Only after sensing it can one use the technique to complete the first cycle of Qi induction, circulating it throughout the body and storing it in the dantian, thus beginning formal cultivation.
Xiang Yu has already cultivated his domineering aura to the point of projecting it outwards, so he no longer needs to cultivate immortality; he can focus solely on cultivating his domineering aura.
There are countless paths to immortality, and cultivating immortality is undoubtedly the first one, but it may not be suitable for everyone, nor is there only one way to cultivate immortality.
Although An Qisheng followed a different path of cultivation, he was greatly inspired after reading those cultivation techniques and his strength increased. So he took Zhang Liang, Li Zuoche and Xu Fu as his disciples and gave a lecture to a group of aspiring cultivators.
Under An Qisheng's guidance, Zhang Liang, Li Zuoche, and Xu Fu reached the level of Qi Induction in almost no time, easily advancing to the first level of Qi Refining.
Then, every day, a large number of people seeking immortality would gather outside the gates of Fangxian Temple. They were all people with connections, which was unavoidable. Who wouldn't want to live forever?
An Qisheng was quite carefree. He accepted both men and women as disciples of the outer sect of Fangxian Temple, taught them cultivation techniques, and then handed over Fangxian Temple to Zhang Liang and Li Zuoche to manage. He then returned to the sixth plane to take care of the immortal jujube tree.
He also left a message: as long as one can master the art of guiding qi into the body, one will have the opportunity to formally become a disciple of An Qisheng. Of course, those who wish can also become disciples of Zhang Liang, Li Zuoche, or Xu Fu.
However, in the Chu-Han world where spiritual energy is scarce, most people cannot even sense the existence of spiritual energy, let alone draw it into their bodies.
However, if one can still succeed in cultivation under such circumstances, then one is definitely a talent for cultivating immortality and is worth nurturing. If one also has an avatar in the branch plane, then that would be even more remarkable.
Next, Hao Jiu plans to select cultivation talents from the children who have clones in the split planes, starting cultivation from childhood and accelerating their cultivation in the sixth plane. This is the correct approach.
Of course, we can't abandon our domineering cultivation. There are many more people who are not suited to cultivating immortality. Let's start building an invincible army to conquer all realms right now. In the future, when we go to other planes to do missions, we will lead an army with us. We will kill gods and demons if they stand in our way!
Chapter 345 Not So Serious
The Chu-Han world is back on track. After Yu Ji breaks through to the first level of Qi Refining, Xiang Yu embarks on another journey of time travel. This time, he and Hao Jiu will sweep through all the missions in the lower-level worlds and then advance into the middle-level worlds.
But there was one very important thing to do before crossing over: to buy several sub-dimensional array disks and then go to Fangxian Temple to set them up.
Xiang Yu had just sent Yu Ji to the sixth plane, along with Xu Fu, Zhang Liang, and other elites of the Great Chu, while An Qisheng had already returned to the sixth plane.
These novice cultivators at the first level of Qi Refining have now joined the race against time, striving to break through to the next realm and prolong their lives before aging or dying. Their enthusiasm is truly remarkable.
Zhang Liang and Li Zuoche had to take turns handling the daily affairs of Fangxian Temple and guiding the young men and women who hadn't yet entered the sect. It was inevitable that this would affect their cultivation to some extent, but in reality, the impact wasn't too significant.
Apart from An Qisheng, everyone else was cultivating at Fangxian Temple. However, one was at Fangxian Temple in the main plane, while the other was at Fangxian Temple in the sixth plane. After all, entering the sixth plane would allow them to enjoy the benefit of time acceleration.
All civil officials and ministers also need to return to the main plane regularly to handle the daily affairs of the Great Chu Empire. Emperor Xiang Yu has become a hands-off ruler. Even the ministers have gone to cultivate immortality. How can the country be managed if no one is in charge?
Of course, Xiang Long in the main plane has already merged with his clone in the sixth plane, and his thinking has matured considerably. Under the guidance of the old lady, there shouldn't be any major problems with him taking over the country from Xiang Yu.
Hao Jiu bought only two Yi Jing Xi Sui Dan pills in total, giving one to Yu Ji and the other to the old lady.
Actually, the old lady wasn't that old, only in her forties. She came from an aristocratic family, so her living conditions were quite good, and she took good care of herself.
Yu Ji was young enough that she broke through immediately after taking a single Marrow Cleansing Pill, while the old lady only succeeded in breaking through after fusing with all her clones.
In fact, many of the female relatives of civil officials who had tried for a period of time without success used this method to barely break through, since it was not easy for older people to embark on the path of cultivation.
However, those who break through in this way cannot be considered cultivation geniuses. It's purely out of personal favor that money is spent to extend their lives. They don't need to go to the sixth plane to accelerate, because they might not be able to outrun time.
Even so, many people still failed to break through and could only wait for the upgraded plane that Xiang Yu spoke of to arrive soon.
In fact, Hao Jiu's original idea was to have everyone's clones and main bodies cultivate together, and then merge them at crucial moments such as Foundation Establishment, thereby increasing the success rate of breaking through bottlenecks.
However, now that he has obtained a top-quality cultivation technique from making friends, An Qisheng believes that it is the same to merge with the clone first and then cultivate. With higher talent and aptitude, the cultivation speed may be faster than cultivating the main body and the clone separately and then merging them.
Of course, this only applies to those who cultivate immortality. Those who cultivate domineering aura should try to keep their clones separate and cultivate them separately, and then merge them when they break through and release their domineering aura.
As for the issue that cultivating domineering aura cannot temporarily increase lifespan, there will be a solution in the future. It is not only through cultivating immortality that one can prolong life. Hao Jiu is preparing to select the most cost-effective method from among many options.
However, before that, Hao Jiu still needs to deal with the issues of the second awakening and the plane collapse. This time, the problem of the plane collapse must be completely resolved.
But how many array disks should I buy? Hao Jiu is worried, his liver hurts, each one costs 100,000 energy!
"God of Wine, how about we buy one first? Can we buy a second one after we complete a mission and come back?" Xiang Yu was actually quite touched. If it weren't for ensuring the safety of the Chu-Han plane and not using the Eternal Night Divine Power, the plane wouldn't have faced another crisis of collapse.
"Isn't that the same thing? Even if we had ten more small planes like the New End Plane and the Chu-Han Plane, we might not be able to completely solve the collapse problem. What if... wait? How about we create a medium-sized plane to power the Chu-Han Plane?" Hao Jiu suddenly had a bold idea.