After spending half a day with Shen Yufu, Zhou Fan once again sought her guidance on Spells.
Seeing Zhou Fan's diligence and eagerness to learn, Fu Fu Jie was naturally happy to play the role of his Spell teacher.
Today, Zhou Fan would choose one Spell from several Middle Stage Qi Refinement Spells to Cultivate.
After all, Middle Stage Qi Refinement Spells were much more complex than early Qi Refinement Spells, and most Qi Refinement Cultivators focused primarily on their Cultivation.
For these minor Spells used in the Qi Refinement Stage for transitioning Realms or for combat, most Qi Refinement Cultivators would only choose one or two suitable ones to Cultivate.
A Cultivator Cultivates the Dao; Spells are merely means to protect the Dao.
As long as one's Dao is profound enough, even a basic minor Spell like Fireball Technique can unleash astonishing power.
If one's Cultivation is shallow, even if you are given forbidden secret arts and Supreme Dao techniques, you won't be able to cast them.
However, on the other hand, Spells, as a means of Legacy passed down for countless years in the Cultivation World, naturally have their reasons for existing.
What do Cultivators compete on in battles within the same Realm?
It's nothing more than the quality and quantity of Qi, and the methods of combat.
Zhou Fan had a good saying in his previous life: 'My neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns; my neighbor is my granary.'
The 'grain' in the Cultivation World is Spirit Stones, and the 'guns' in the Cultivation World are various Dao techniques and secret arts.
Why are most Sons of Destiny strong? Why can they be invincible at the same stage and fight above their Realm?
Isn't it because they often have a Foundation far surpassing those of the same Realm and incredibly powerful combat methods?
According to the common trope of Sons of Destiny in the novels Zhou Fan read in his previous life, these individuals often had a stack of buffs.
Things like special Physiques, super Bloodlines, Body and Qi Cultivation, numerous trump cards, protection from powerful experts, and so on.
It's just that the world Zhou Fan is currently in is merely a Fan Realm Small World. The Sons of Destiny produced in such a world are, at most, of the same caliber as Jiang Wudao.
His martial Dao talent is top-tier in the Fan Realm, and he comes with the knowledge of a Transmigrator, which is more than enough to be a Son of Destiny in the Fan Realm.
But if he were placed in the Cultivation World, Zhou Fan could only say that it's far from enough.
Zhou Fan could already imagine that when he enters the Cultivation World, the Sons of Destiny he encounters will likely start with a senior expert or a senior female expert accompanying them.
The next level up would probably be various strange Systems, but Zhou Fan wasn't too concerned about these System owners.
After all, his System is the strongest even when considering the entire Three Thousand Great Worlds. When it comes to Systems, Zhou Fan has never been afraid of anyone.
However, the next level of Sons of Destiny would be more difficult to deal with.
These Sons of Destiny generally have a grand background or are burdened with great Karma, and their talent and Golden Finger are both top-tier in the current era, perhaps even rarely seen throughout history.
Zhou Fan wasn't without a solution for these Sons of Destiny.
If he can't beat them, can't he join them?
Zhou Fan's main principle was flexibility.
Anyway, he wasn't bound to a villain System; he was bound to the System that benefits the Immortal Realm.
Zhou Fan didn't have a villain halo, and many Sons of Destiny often weren't people who couldn't distinguish right from wrong or were heartless.
He just needed to stay away from those two-faced, insidious, ruthless protagonists who liked to sacrifice those around them.
Zhou Fan believed that with his eloquence and appearance, he would definitely be able to get along well with those righteous Sons of Destiny.
It would be best to find an elder brother whose Supreme Dao Bone was dug out and who grew up drinking beast milk to cover him.
Of course, an elder sister would also be acceptable.
But if that were the case, Zhou Fan would just have to reluctantly sacrifice his celibacy.
However, there's no need to think so far ahead when first entering the Cultivation World. Zhou Fan estimated that by the time he reached a level where he could interact with those top Prodigies, he himself would have grown into a top Prodigy and begun his invincible journey.
At that time, it would be hard to say who would cover whom.
After fantasizing about future encounters with various Heavenly Venerates and ancient Prodigies, Zhou Fan collected his thoughts and focused on studying the Vajra Technique before him.
As the saying goes, a tall building starts from the ground. Zhou Fan's Foundation was already incredibly solid with the System's assistance and guidance. What Zhou Fan needed to do now was to enrich his methods.
Combat methods should not only consider power but also their suitability for one's own combat System.
For example, Zhou Fan's current combat style is to strengthen himself, then directly charge forward with his Physical Body, letting enemies experience his indestructible iron fists.
Then, Spells that are compatible with Zhou Fan are relatively easy to find; enhancement types or buff types are both suitable.
The Vajra Technique, which Zhou Fan currently holds and can only be Cultivated in the Middle Stage of Qi Refinement, is very compatible with Zhou Fan's combat System.
When the Vajra Technique is Cultivated to Perfection, its casting time is even shorter than that of the early Qi Refinement Spell, Fireball Technique, and its effect is to greatly enhance one's Physical Body's defense and, to some extent, boost one's Physical Body's strength.
It could be said to be the Cultivation World's Plus version of the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt.
At that time, before a battle, Zhou Fan would first cast Divine Travel Technique and Vajra Technique on himself, in addition to his Body Refinement Cultivation and special Physique.
Zhou Fan could already imagine his opponents being unable to touch him, only catching glimpses of his afterimages.
The most interesting part is that even if Zhou Fan's opponents had means to limit his high movement speed, ordinary Magical Artifacts generally couldn't break through Zhou Fan's Physical Body, which was enhanced by the Vajra Technique and Body Refining martial arts.
And for those squishy Qi Refinement Cultivators, for Zhou Fan, they were practically instantly killed the moment they showed themselves.
Hmm, not bad. I, Zhou Fan, am considered an overpowered individual now. I should be able to easily defeat those Sons of Destiny in the Cultivation World who are a major Realm below me, right?
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After zoning out for a while, Zhou Fan reflected painfully. He felt he was truly too lazy.
How could he stop making progress just because he already possessed invincible strength in the Fan Realm?
Coincidentally, Zhou Fan encountered a point he didn't understand while Cultivating the Vajra Technique.
So, he directly sought guidance from Shen Yufu, who was always close by.
"Fu Fu Jie, I don't quite understand this part. How exactly should Partial Vajra Technique be cast to maximize Qi conservation?"
Shen Yufu listened to Zhou Fan's question and said with a serious expression:
"Student Zhou, I hope you can correct your attitude towards learning. When asking questions, you should call me 'teacher,' understood?"
"Okay, Teacher Fu Fu, could you explain this point to me?" Zhou Fan asked with an eager-to-learn expression.
"Of course, Student Zhou. You can first demonstrate your progress with the Partial Vajra Technique, so I can better help you improve it based on your situation."
"Okay, Teacher Fu Fu, which part of my body would you like to enter the Partial Vajra state?" Shen Yufu heard this, adjusted the black-rimmed glasses she found from who knows where, and, dressed in an alluring uniform, leaned into Zhou Fan's ear to answer his question.
Listening to Shen Yufu's whispered words, Zhou Fan said with great embarrassment:
"Teacher Fu Fu, isn't this inappropriate?"
"Are you the teacher or am I the teacher?" Shen Yufu scolded with a very teacher-like demeanor: "Bad student who doesn't listen to the teacher, do you still want to improve?"
Zhou Fan had no choice but to let Teacher Fu Fu impart Spell knowledge.
Because Zhou Fan, he truly wanted to improve too much.
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