Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 22 Critical Strike Talent (Please continue reading)

A two-meter-long finless porpoise was gracefully swimming on the riverbed. When it realized it was surrounded by strange fish, a look of panic appeared on its cute face, and its streamlined body quickly accelerated, trying to escape.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Hundreds of strange fish swarmed in, baring their fangs, and clung to the porpoise like ants, quickly devouring its flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton that slowly sank to the bottom of the river.

Shen Xuan watched quietly as the strange fish finished eating.

next moment.

Shen Xuan sped through the water, the terrifying water pressure and immense resistance seemingly having no effect on him.

Fifty meters per second!

Have fun!

At that moment, he felt right at home, as if he were a fish in water.

The vast Longze River became Shen Xuan's absolute home ground.

Divine thoughts moved slightly.

He no longer concealed his aura.

A powerful and violent aura emanated from Shen Xuan and spread outwards in all directions.

The strange fish suddenly sensed Shen Xuan's presence and, as if they had encountered the most terrifying natural enemy in the world, they all shrieked and scattered in all directions.

Still trying to escape?
Shen Xuan smiled slightly.

Two Emei thorns, symbolizing water separation, were already in his hands.

Then, he used the [Condensing Water to Form a Sharp Edge Technique].

With the support of the talents [Water Control] and [Critical Strike], the Water Splitting Emei Thorn immediately grew in size, with each end forming a crescent-shaped icy blade, over ten feet long, exuding a chilling aura.

The next moment, the two Water-Splitting Emei Thorns transformed into four icy dragons, exuding a terrifying and destructive aura that sent chills down one's spine.

"disease!"

As Shen Xuan shouted, four icy dragons suddenly shot out, seemingly tangible, continuously devouring the water's spiritual energy, unleashing immense power, cleaving through the waves, and fiercely attacking the group of strange fish.

"Crash!"

With a series of loud bangs, the four icy dragons formed from the Water-Dividing Emei Thorn swept in, their terrifying power instantly tearing the strange fish to shreds, causing the surrounding waters to tremble.

The strange fish that had just escaped all turned into tiny specks of dust and scattered to the bottom of the river.

"Pity!"

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly.

With the support of the talents [Water Control] and [Critical Strike], the [Condensed Water and Sharp Edge Technique] unleashed by the Water-Dividing Emei Thorn was incredibly powerful, blasting the group of valuable monster fish into dust.

If we can harvest the complete monster fish, such a large quantity could fetch at least a dozen spirit stones.

A swarm of unidentified small fish swam over, greedily devouring the fragments of the strange fish.

With the Water-Dividing Emei Thorn, plus the talents of [Water Control] and [Critical Strike], the power of [Condensing Water to Form a Sharp Edge] exceeded his imagination.

The area of ​​effect of the attack in the river more than doubled, reaching seven or eight zhang (approximately 33-40 meters).

This is in the middle of a river!

If it were on land, Shen Xuan estimated that it could reach a hundred zhang (approximately 33 meters).

"I wonder if someone at the late stage of Qi Refining can withstand my full-force attack!"

A whale's cry calms the ocean. A whale's fall brings life to all things.

Shen Xuan watched quietly for a while, then made no further move.

I dived into the shallow water, walked on the waves, returned to the river embankment, and went straight home.

In the days that followed, Shen Xuan crafted Rejuvenation Talismans to accumulate wealth while simultaneously venturing to the bottom of the Dragon Marsh River to enhance his Critical Strike talent.

Casting a spell will increase your proficiency with the [Critical Strike] talent.

Shen Xuan was very cautious.

I always go out late at night.

Walking on the river embankment, I first used the [Concealing Breath Technique] and [Invisibility Technique] to blend my figure into the darkness.

After circling around several times and finding no one around, they quietly slipped to the bottom of the Longze River.

At the bottom of the Longze River, Shen Xuan would practice for half an hour each time, consuming half of his spiritual energy, before quietly returning to the river embankment.

They also used the [Conceal Breath Technique] and [Invisibility Technique].

They only revealed themselves when they were almost at the entrance of the market, registered, and went home.

It took me three months to raise my critical strike proficiency to mastery level.

[Talent: Critical Strike Mastery (3/100)]

The destructive range in the water has increased to ten zhang!

Moreover, Shen Xuan could now control the four icy dragons that emerged from the two ends of the Water-Dividing Emei Thorn at will.

In the Longze River, with a slight thought, he conjured four icy dragons. Moreover, these four icy dragons seemed to possess sentience, clinging to both ends of the Emei Thorn of the Dividing Water, emitting low, soul-stirring dragon roars.

The temperature in the surrounding waters, hundreds of feet deep, suddenly dropped.

Shen Xuan was now able to control his actions with ease.

Retract the spiritual power of the [Condensing Water to Transform into Edge Technique].

The four icy dragons then disappeared back into the Emei Thorn of the Water Divider, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

The attack speed is extremely fast.

From the moment the spell was cast until the Frost Dragon appeared, transforming into a blur and shooting towards them, the distance of fifteen zhang was covered in just half a second.

It's essentially instantaneous.

With such terrifying attack power and speed, Shen Xuan was certain that an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator would definitely not be able to withstand it without using a high-grade defensive magic weapon.

At least, Shen Xuan used the mid-grade defensive magic weapon, the Water Cloud Shield, and added the [Water Control] talent, which allowed him to barely withstand the attack of the Water-Splitting Emei Thorn from a distance of ten zhang.

That day, Shen Xuan walked out of the talisman-making room as usual.

Two women were whispering inside the house.

The other one is Zhao Chunsheng's wife, Jiang Xueqi.

After Zhao Chunsheng was conscripted for corvée labor, Jiang Xueqi often came to the Shen family to keep Ding Yuyao company.

When Shen Xuan came in, he saw a hint of panic on Ding Yuyao's face.

"what happened?"

"Husband, Sister Jiang said that several cultivator corpses have appeared outside Qinglong Bay Market!"

Ding Yuyao looked at Jiang Xueqi.

“Master Shen, yesterday in the woods ten miles outside Qinglong Bay Market, four cultivator corpses were found. They were completely naked and their faces were unrecognizable. It is very likely that some cultivators have set their sights on Qinglong Bay.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan frowned immediately.

The security situation in Qinglongwan Market has always been good.

Mass robbery-murder cases are rare.

Outside the market town, in the shantytowns, there still live thousands of impoverished, low-class monks.

The woods ten miles away are actually on the edge of the shantytown.

"My wife, there's no need to be afraid."

"As long as you stay in the market area, you'll be fine."

"Don't go out for the time being," Shen Xuan instructed.

"Alright, I will listen to my husband," Ding Yuyao nodded.

However, a few days later, several more monks' corpses were discovered on the outskirts of the shantytown.

The same bloody mess, the same gruesome death, all their belongings stripped away.

Jiang Xueqi looked even more worried.

She was worried about her husband, Zhao Chunsheng, who had been drafted to reclaim wasteland.

"With such blatant blatant treachery, the Ding family must be in trouble!"

Shen Xuan quickly advised, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, please don't speak carelessly, lest you bring trouble upon yourself!"

Jiang Xueqi was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Master Shen, I have a favor to ask."

"I want to move here with you and keep Yuyao company."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan was taken aback.

"Why is Fellow Daoist Jiang doing this?"

“Lately, I’ve been having these uneasy feelings. Moving here with Master Shen will be better than going it alone, since we can work together.”

Shen Xuan was speechless.

He possesses talents such as [Concealing Breath], [Invisibility], and [Water Control], allowing him to escape at any time.

Jiang Xueqi is ostensibly a mid-stage Qi Refining demon hunter, possessing considerable strength.

If something happens to the market, her strength is really not enough to deal with it.

"What? Master Shen, I'm a demon hunter at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and you're still not happy about teaming up with me?"

"No!" Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

Out of respect for Zhao Chunsheng, they had no choice but to agree.

"These are exquisite [Concealing Breath Talisman], [Invisibility Talisman], [Water Control Talisman], and [Rejuvenation Talisman]. Fellow Daoist Jiang, please accept them."

Shen Xuan generously took out more than a dozen high-quality talismans.

"If anything changes, we'll join forces and fight our way out!"

(End of this chapter)