9: One with Man
"Y-you are finally back?, and why do you look so different?" The bulky outer disciple said as he gazed at the slightly Now taller Li fan with long black hair.
Even Li fan's skin seemed extremely smooth yet firm at the same time.
Even he had to admit that Li Fan was very good looking right now , of course he wasn't into that stuff.
"Ah yea, how long was I gone for?" Seeing the bulky outer disciple strike a convo Li Fan decided to get to know this guy.
"It's been at least three hours, I guess it's fine since you probably did your task" he said with a smile..
"My name is Hong Tai, what about you?" The bulky outer disciple asked.
"My name is Li Fan, are you perhaps also preparing for the disciple promotion exam?" Li Fan couldn't help but ask.
"I am already at the 5th stage of Qi refining, even so I know this probably won't be enough to pass the exam alone" Hong Tai said as he scratched his head
"Haha, I'm sure brother Hong Tai can pass!" Little did Li fan know, Hong Tai had already taken the exam a year ago, but failed.
"Yea maybe, brother Fan might pass as well" Hong Tai said before closing his eyes and cultivating.
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Li fan spent a few hours in deep meditation, going through all the experiences he had previously.
His current strength was enough for him to pass he exam using his body alone.
Even so, Qi refining was also extremely important, he couldn't always rely on his body.
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Li fan went to the outer disciple training grounds, it was basically a large training ground filled with many other outer disciples.
Holding his sword in his hand he began to practice sword arts, chop, pierce, guard, slice. He went through all the sword stances in the yin-lotus sword arts continuously.
As he practiced the sword arts, he began to create patterns and mix up the sword stances, while also adding the main stances of the yin-lotus sword art.
His sword was like a flickering snake as it shot out, creating a beautiful and eye catching scene.
"What sword art is that?" Many disciples began to notice this and were startled by the scene of Li fan's fast but firm sword strikes.
His sword sometimes carried piercing strength, other times it was soft and gentle, like the melody of a song.
"When was there a sword genius in the outer sect?" Another disciple said in astonishment as he walked forward, causing other disciples to become attracted to the situation..
Hong Tai who had just left the cabin to go train as startled as he noticed a crowd of disciples gathering and talking loudly.
"What's going on?" He asked as he made his way through..
"Brother Fan?" Hong Tai was startled, he had watched Li Fan leave a few minutes before he did, yet Li Fan was already causing a scene.
Hong Tai didn't even know what to say, he was left speechless by Li Fan's display of sword arts.
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Li fan who had his eyes closed was executing his sword arts, not even the sound of the crowd reached his ears, only the sound of his sword as it struck the air.
The sword was like a body part of him, while he was also the sword, it was a strange feeling of the sword being like a body limb.
"One with man stage?" Li fan struck out with the sword once again.
The one with man stage was a stage of weapon cultivation where the martial artist can use the sword like his own body.
Above that stage was the one with the world stage, where the martial artist could use any worldly objects like a weapon.
A drop of water to crush a mountain, a willow leaf to split the seas, and a tree branch to pierce the heavens.
This was one with the world, a hard stage to reach even for those at the peak heavenly sea realm.
"Why does his sword seem as if he is throwing punches instead?" Hong Tai wondered, only then did many disciples began to to murmur as they stared at Li fan's sword skills..
Swoosh!!
The sword struck out, the faint shadow of lotuses appeared as the temperature dropped, startling all the disciples once again.
"F*ck did I just see a flower?"
"A flower?, f*ck off I saw a dragon" the disciples were all shocked to the point of going crazy.
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Li Fan released a cold breath of air before returning to the guard stance, he then opened his eyes.
"F*ck" seeing the large group of disciple surrounding him Li Fan nearly dropped his sword.
"Senior brother can you teach me your sword art?" A skinny outer disciple fan up and asked with excitement on his face.
Li Fan calmly leaped away over the crowd, with hurried steps he leaped over the trees before running away in the blink of an eye.
"Had he been hiding his strength?" Hong Tai smiled, he had always thought Li Fan was just a outer disciple stuck at the 1st stage of Qi refining...
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Li fan who had just avoided that sudden crowd of trouble was shocked, he couldn't even practice in peace?
Seems like he has to seclude himself outside to cultivate from now on.
"Why did they surround me suddenly, wasn't I training Just like them?" Li Fan said as he rushed down the mountain steps.
He knew he reached the one with man stage but was it that serious?
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"Ok enough wasting time" Li fan thought as he left the outer sect gates, he was planning on reaching the 4th stage of the Qi refining realm today.
Li fan quickly rushed out as he jumped throughout the forest, quickly killed any beast in his way with a sword strike.
His cultivation was rising astronomically, only half an hour passed before he broke through, his dantian expanding as Qi surged into it from within his meridians.
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[Name]: Li Fan
[Age]: 16/58
[Bloodline]: Mortal<->(can be upgraded)
[Cultivation]: 4th Qi Refining Realm(5%)
[Dao]: Nil
[Skills]: (Yin-Lotus Sword Art
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