Mo Qingcheng "Did you perfect the setup?"
Jiang Chen "Yes I am now confident on it now. I guess this will be my last try for the perfected move now."
It has already been over a month since the duel with Bo Wen ,Jiang Chen since then entered secluded cultivation to hit on Martial Artist realm. Mo Qingcheng who wanted to enter secluded cultivation dropped the idea after Jiang Chen's request. She was more than willing to help Jiang Chen perfect that technique. She knew that would be the techniques she would be learning to.
Mo Qingcheng was very sure that if Jiang Chen perfected that Ultimate shield of his it would be her using it more than Jiang Chen .Jiang Chen is only learning it to perfectly utilize his unknown attribute. He don't need a technique for defense.
Jiang Chen stood in his own position and Mo Qingcheng was ready to execute her move with full force.
Mo Qingcheng "Jiang Chen I am going to use 5 times the energy you are using so be careful."
Mo Qingcheng utilized over 100000 strands of attribute energy on the shield Jiang Chen created with just 20000 strands. Even though she is not good at any Martial techniques that overwhelming pure energy will be enough to destroy even a martial Soldier if it hit.
Jiang Chen was holding his fire attributed sword in his hand there was red layer of a triangular shield formed using pure fire attribute. It took the shape of a triangle it was the same length as sword Jiang Chen holding and over a feet and half wide in top and converging downward and there forming a tip at bottom it just reached Jiang Chen's knees.
When Mo Qingcheng's move hit the shield Jiang Chen was knocked back by three steps and slowly the energy of Mo Qingcheng's attack was slowly dispersed into the shield and absorbed into it instead.
Mo Qingcheng who saw this was stunned at first then shouted out in joy. It was success Jiang Chen used just quarter of his fire attribute energy to withstand five times pure energy attack without any injury just move three steps back. Mo Qingcheng's attack was concentrated on single point.
Jiang Chen "Success. It worked .Now I can try this on my unknown attribute."
Mo Qingcheng "That was too perfect. Jiang Chen are you sure I can learn that move."
Jiang Chen "Wife I made this based on the alchemy technique I used that day."
Jiang Chen "I know that day even though I am confident in making on those three pills I would be out of fire attribute energy at end of process. So I decided to use my heavenly energy as a specific medium to distribute my fire attribute heat energy in a specific manner."
Jiang Chen "I created groupings based on the time and heat required for and based on that distribution I was able to refine multiple ingredients at a time and then separated the finished products separately that way. It looked simple but was very complicated and it gave me the idea to use distribution as a method instead of opposing. I believe even twice or thrice the energy you used would still not be able to break it. So when you come back from seclusion I would need you to study it and make your improvements to it."
Mo Qingcheng "I know. Previously it was really too much waste of energy." Jiang Chen understood what she meant by this.
Before Jiang Chen tried to make a round shield covering his body completely he only changed the approach after the fight with Bo Wen , he taunted Bo Wen on spreading fire energy so thin to cover larger area. Only after that did he realize he was doing the same with the shield idea and then he changed the shape of the shield to what it was now to cover most of his body.
Jiang Chen "I have to make few adjustments for it to be used generally. I can do it slowly but now I have to check on my unknown attribute. Wife can you do it now."
Mo Qingcheng "I am waiting for it. "even though she said it confidently she was scared very much. His unknown attribute is pure terror she was scared to face it. It will not leave any trace behind and take everything away that reaches it.
Mo Qingcheng " Jiang Chen I will be using all my light attribute energy completely be careful according to your estimation it should be near a million strands."
Jiang Chen smiled at it he himself would not have confidence facing his unknown attribute. He can understand Mo Qingcheng's fear to test limits of it she is not the person.
Jiang Chen recreated the shield he created using his unknown attribute and this time it turned out pitch black when Mo Qingcheng's attack hit the shield it immediately dissipated over 1 million strands of pure attribute energy were completely dissipated in an instant Jiang Chen didn't move an inch back this time but he could feel what is happening in the shield. Even Mo Qingcheng was almost sucked by the shield but Jiang Chen dissipated the shield in time.
She collapsed on the ground panting exhausted.
Jiang Chen "I am sorry?"
Mo Qingcheng "Did it help?" she asked smiling she could sense that shield was even more powerful than what she expected she sensed that even though she faced it before with a weapon now it was even more powerful than that time she used her entire light attributed energy but couldn't even break it.
Jiang Chen "Shield is perfect. It is more powerful than previous rough shield formed. I can sense dissipation of energy."
Jiang Chen "Similar to fire attribute energy burning the attacking attribute slowly and dissipating it."
Jiang Chen "Even your light energy was slowly dissipated and absorbed into it. I am sure the labyrinth was used correctly and distribution was like quarter ." he said little disappointed.
Mo Qingcheng " Wait you are saying my complete light attribute energy was not even strong to move it in quarter of the path in labyrinth."
The labyrinth he was speaking was the true formation.Jiang Chen created the shield using tight lines organized in systematic way creating a labyrinth in it. It was not just formed by spreading his energy thick or thin. He created the design after thousands of calculations and trial and errors with Mo Qingcheng's help. These lines spread the attacking energy uniformly through out shield dissipating them when Jiang Chen said only quarter of lines are used it meant that all her attribute energy was dissipated just using quarter of the shield .
Mo Qingcheng "About fire shield?"
Jiang Chen "It was just ten percent even you used only ten percent of reserves right."
Mo Qingcheng "What kind of formation did you use that it was so strong."
Jiang Chen "Even I don't know .I guess I have to study formations to understand it better and make improvements."
Mo Qingcheng "You should. Is there any progress?" Jiang Chen observed his dantian carefully and all his seeds were solid now even his unknown attribute it was very soon than he expected he perfected the move just now and he was able to gain some understanding of the dissipation process.
Jiang Chen "Hmm it is solidified and those two too. I guess I can break through to Martial Artist stage tonight."
Mo Qingcheng "Get started already you are not the only one who want to improve your cultivation. I was waiting for long."
Jiang Chen took a clearing pill from his jade belt and swallowed it and sat in meditation posture and started refining the pills into his body slowly. Clearing pill slowly started acting and evenly spread through out his body and burning away impurities step by step and solidifying the gaps in distribution slowly.
It took two days for him to complete the process of breaking through to Martial Artist realm. His heavenly strands have grown thicker and their quantity increased ten times his attribute energy was now around 840000 strands and quality was also greater and their strands are very thick too. Jiang Chen didn't immediately got up .He then started to reinforce his body with new heavenly energy and refilled them. It took him two more days for completing this process. His body strength felt increased further. His body had completely adapted to new heavenly energy and attribute energy.
As Jiang Chen came out of cultivation finally he saw his robe was completely soiled and is stinking beyond tolerable levels. He went to the pond took a bath refreshing himself and got himself fresh set of clothes.
When he saw Mo Qingcheng she already entered meditating state and Jiang Chen could tell what stage she is now. She was able to locate heavenly strands separately. She hasn't started absorbing them yet. She is very good far better than what he expected. It took her far lesser time than what he took.
When she sensed Jiang Chen she opened her eyes.
Mo Qingcheng "You are right this method is far too good than previous method."
Jiang Chen "You are too good. You are already able to sense heavenly strands it would take less than two weeks for you to finish your foundation rebuilding."
Mo Qingcheng "Hmm. Nothing much when I saw you practicing daily I was already able to sense deeper and when I entered seclusion it became like an instant I was already so close to sense heavenly strands. I feel like my mind became too sensitive that I can't sense it like before."
Jiang Chen "Oh. Wife I never asked you what is your Cultivation technique grade."
Mo Qingcheng just smiled she has nothing to hide with Jiang Chen " It is called Fire Moon lotus technique it is Low level sky grade technique. My light attribute seed takes shape of moon while my fire attribute formed its seed at center of lotus."
Jiang Chen was not surprised by her grade but was surprised on why she is yet only at third stage.
Jiang Chen "Wife with your cultivation technique grade you should have already been peek of Martial Artist level right. It has been already 10 years your started cultivating."
Mo Qingcheng "Hmm I don't know may be I was too much concentrated on alchemy I ignored it."
Jiang Chen "Wife now I can come daily to visit you. If you want I guess you can come out when you want."
Mo Qingcheng was silent for few minutes and didn't reply at all. She has seen outside world before they were all opportunists trying to take advantage of others . She knew Jiang Chen is no different from them but Jiang Chen is her man she can trust him she knew deep in her heart that agreeing to Jiang Chen that day was one of her best decisions.
Mo Qingcheng "I am not ready for it. I don't want to interact with anyone . This world is too treacherous." she had started to fear outside world more when she was with Jiang Chen. She has seen it all even though Jiang Chen was acting in outside he never carried any bad intentions directly he instead helped everyone outside. But still there are people who want to gain from his death they are too many backstabbers there.
She is not like Jiang Chen who can put on different face with different people .It is better for her that she interact only with Jiang Chen others are just wolves in sheep clothing.
Jiang Chen just nodded he understood Mo Qingcheng well.
Jiang Chen "Wife not everyone is bad you know?"
Mo Qingcheng "I am very comfortable here?" for her this place is like a comfortable blanket in her warm home in the the snow mountains she don't want to leave this place. She can argue and fight with Jiang Chen as much she want and taunt him he is her man after all and for him she is his top priority. It was exactly as he said that day she would be his most important person.
Jiang Chen "Ok I will be leaving now?"
When Jiang Chen came to the main hall everyone gathered there immediately seeing him. When he saw his brothers coming they all made significant improvements already. There were three people who are at 5th stage martial disciple and five are at 1st stage martial disciple ,youngest two are still in body tempering stage but others have made improvement significantly.
Jiang Feng "Elder brother did you succeed ?"
Jiang Chen just nodded his head.
Jiang Feng "You should be 3rd Martial Artist from your year. Ha Ling reached first followed by Bai Mo. I heard Shangguan twins were also hitting Martial Artist stage they may take another week. Su Mo also entered secluded cultivation."
Jiang Chen "Hmm good. How are all your preparations?"
Jiang Bingyue "First brother we made preparations according to your instructions."
Jiang Bingyue said passing Jiang Chen few crystal cards.
Jiang Bingyue "There are over 50 million gold coins in it."
Jiang Bingyue "Your pills fetched over 20 million coins and family cleared few funds for us and then your weapons and beast cores."
Jiang Feng "Father told me that after you come there would be gifts for everyone?" he said with high anticipation.
Jiang Chen "Did Uncle Mo meet us?"
Jiang Feng "Yes, we told him everything you told us to tell him."
Jiang Feng "First brother what is the gift father was speaking about?"
Jiang Chen "The one you were waiting for so eagerly. It is almost time for the coming to age ceremony so they are going to distribute what they prepared for us."
Jiang Feng was silent for a while then he shouted out realizing the meaning of Jiang Chen's words.
Jiang Feng " Our beasts?"