Chapter 196: Framework (II)

Qian Bingnan and Dai Yuanhang did not try to persuade Bai Hengliang, and the two of them left the house.

As soon as they walked out of the inner sect disciples’ residential area, they met Chen Yiming, who had just returned.

Chen Yiming had comprehended all the concept diagrams of the black fog in just one month. Qian Bingnan and Dai Yuanhang would have to consult him if they encountered any problems in their future cultivation.

Hence, after some persuasion, Chen Yiming was dragged to the canteen by the two of them to eat together.

The canteen in the Mantis Snake Court was not an ordinary canteen. All the ingredients came from precious mutant beasts. With the help of nutritionists who specialized in this field, the mutant beast meat was made into delicious meals.

Chen Yiming, Dai Yuanhang, and Qian Bingnan entered the canteen, causing a commotion.

“Look!”

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s the person who scored 100 points in the previous monthly assessment!”

“His figure is so well-proportioned. I want to go up and touch him!”

Many female disciples’ eyes lit up as they chatted in low voices.

Those who could enter the Myriad Phenomena Sect did not think that they were inferior to others.

“What a bunch of shallow women,” the male disciples said, although they were secretly envious.

When a female disciple heard this, she retorted, “What’s the use of being jealous? This is talent. You can’t do anything about it even if you are envious.”

These words were like a bucket of cold water that brought many people back to reality.

Mediocrity was something that was judged based on comparison with others. All of the people here were considered geniuses in their respective martial arts schools below the mountain. On the other hand, when they came to the mountain, compared to the geniuses sent to the Myriad Phenomena Sect from the major cities in Jiangnan province, the difference was obvious.

…

Another week passed.

In the depths of the mountain range behind the Myriad Phenomena Sect, by a small river,

Chen Yiming sat cross-legged on a large rock with his eyes closed. In front of him was the river which was surging downstream. There were already changes in the internal forces in his body.

Each unit of internal force was centered around the strength-based internal force. Around it was a twelve-sided frame, on which the 12 types of internal force from the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s cultivation techniques were distributed.

The twelve internal force attributes were: swiftness, penetration, dissolution, explosion, compression, hardness, heat, coldness, illusion, cutting, recovery, and superposition.

In his spiritual world, the concept diagrams were the same.

This wasn’t because Chen Yiming had completed the internal force fusion. He had only combined the 13 types of internal force to cultivate them together.

Relying on his strong control over his internal force, he adjusted the order of the 12 types of internal force every once in a while, causing the 12 types of internal force to collide with each other and also collide with the strength-based internal force.

He continued to search for the connections between different internal forces.

This was Chen Yiming’s bold experiment because he knew that he would one day be able to increase his swordsmanship talent by three or four levels.

Since each of the sect masters of the Myriad Phenomena Sect had a different core internal force out of the 12 types, it was also the right path for him to integrate the 12 types of internal force from the Myriad Phenomena Sect into his strength-based internal force.

This also brought about another benefit. When he attacked as a masked man, others would not notice anything amiss. However, if he used any of the inner court cultivation techniques as the core, it would be easy for others to see through him.

Chen Yiming’s eyes flew open, and a sharp glint flashed across them.

He stood up and clenched his right hand into a fist. A longsword that emitted a strange light appeared.

The strange light on it was embedded in the sword like gems, adding a mysterious color to the sword. It was no longer a monotonous brown color.

At the same time, he clenched his left hand into a fist, and a long sword condensed from his strength-based internal force appeared.

“From the aura emitted by the two swords, I can tell that the one in my right hand is stronger than the one in my left.” Chen Yiming was very satisfied.

It had taken him nearly a week to complete the framework with the 12 types of internal force supporting the strength-based internal force as the core. Fortunately, he succeeded in the end and his efforts were not in vain.

After the general framework was built, all that was left was to tweak it over time.

A thought came to his mind, and the swords in Chen Yiming’s hands collided.

“Crack!”

Under his control, his internal force remained stable, but several cracks still appeared on the sword in his left hand.

On the other hand, a strange light suddenly lit up on the longsword in his left hand, preventing it from being damaged.

“The fusion of internal force is indeed not just a simple qualitative change. Above that, it establishes the foundation of the master realm. Below that is an enhancement of the transformation of the internal force.

Unbelievable. I only completed the general framework, but it can already bring about such an obvious increase,” Chen Yiming said in a low voice.

Using the strength of his internal force which he had mastered as a comparison, his Level-2 Undying Body talent increased the strength of his internal force by 30 to 60 times.

Now that the framework was built with the strength-based internal force as the core, the increase was 50 to 80 times.

From the aura released by Lu Zhenshan’s secret technique back then, it was probably at this level. In other words, Chen Yiming’s casual attack had reached the limit of Lu Zhenshan’s secret technique.

The secret technique couldn’t last long, which meant that Chen Yiming had the ability to kill the sect master of a large sect head-on.

The only pity was that the strange light on the surface of the sword was too obvious. It had characteristics very similar to those of the 12 cultivation techniques of the Myriad Phenomena Sect.

He needed to complete the fusion of his internal forces and make the strange light fuse completely with the sword, creating a new form, so that it would not be seen through.

Otherwise, Chen Yiming wouldn’t dare to use it unless it was a matter of life and death. After all, there was always someone stronger than him, and there was still the pressure of the master realm above him.

As the masked man, he was completely unrestrained in his actions. There was no need to expose his identity.

…

Back at the residence, Chen Yiming received a letter from East Lake City.

The letter was from the company. It summarized the situation in the Chen family, the changes in the company, and the news around East Lake City following Chen Yiming’s rise in fame after the monthly assessment in the Myriad Phenomena Sect.

The Chen family was doing well. Not only were there martial arts experts from the Chen corporation guarding their residence, but there were also warriors from the East Lake City government stationed nearby.

The Chen corporation had also received strong support from East Lake City. It had the reputation of being the number one martial arts faction among the civilians, even though Chen Yiming who was in charge of the faction was still in the Myriad Phenomena Sect.

Most of the remaining content was about the Chen corporation’s expansion.

For example, how much the number of people had increased, how much the number of hunting teams had increased, and which cities the teams had been stationed to.

Thanks to Chen Yiming’s influence, the company’s development was smooth sailing. It had started to expand out of East Lake City and into the surrounding cities.

In addition, from most of the information, Chen Yiming gathered that the Mo clan had returned to Cloud Port City. The person in charge had changed to Mo Yanfei, and the previous head of the clan had retired due to his health issues.

Mo Yanfei must have deliberately asked the Chen corporation to gather this information because Chen Yiming had instructed her not to take the initiative to contact him when he went up the mountain.

After all, Chen Yiming was in a large sect like the Myriad Phenomena Sect. No matter how well he hid himself, he couldn’t guarantee his safety. The best way was to completely prevent any information from being intercepted.

Finally, it was mentioned that there was a warrior who wanted to join the Chen corporation. However, the company’s management was at a lower level than him, and they needed Chen Yiming’s instructions.

Chen Yiming thought for a moment.

There was nothing else that the Myriad Phenomena Sect could teach him for the time being. He also had plans to return to East Lake City in the near future, so he wrote in his reply that they would discuss everything when he returned.