Chapter 57: Fluorescence Microscopy Technique

Although they had won a battle, those with keen eyes could still see that Zhushan’s strength could not compare to Emei’s. The gap between the two was too large.

Just in terms of Registered Disciples, Emei now had over six hundred thousand Registered Disciples, and the number of Formal Disciples was unknown. Zhushan, on the other hand, had fewer than ten thousand Registered Disciples, and Windlike Man was the only Formal Disciple.

The number of Players joining a Sect could indicate its potential for growth.

However, with more Emei Players, internal factional divisions also grew larger. It was very difficult to achieve a situation where one command was followed by ten thousand voices. Even though Ni Shui Han held the top spot on the Far Shore Level Ranking, he did not have the power to integrate and control such a massive giant ship.

The vast number of Emei Players were divided into dozens of different factions. Some were established guilds or studios, while others were new forces that had just come together within Far Shore.

Zhushan was completely different. As the Chief Disciple, Windlike Man had disciplinary authority over all Zhushan Players. His positional power was almost on par with the Sect’s elders. Furthermore, his own strength was extraordinary and superior, and he was a big shot from the Closed Beta. Among the Players, no one could match him in terms of strength, status, or seniority. Integrating the Zhushan Players was much simpler.

Over these past days, Windlike Man had already gathered the Zhushan forces together quite well. This great victory over Emei likely caused his prestige to soar once again.

However, once Emei finished its integration and became united, the Zhushan Sect would be nothing more than an ant trying to shake a tree in front of it, completely insignificant.

That was why Ye Rong said Windlike Man had enough courage to actually use Emei as a target to show off his power.

“Qingcheng’s strength is not as good as Emei’s, nor does it have a strong figure like Zhushan to integrate the forces. It’s just as well it wasn’t dragged into this kind of Sect conflict… Otherwise, it would probably have been greatly humiliated.”

Ye Rong closed the Forum and entered the game.

The current state of Qingcheng was not something Ye Rong had the power to change, nor did he have the mind to make efforts in that direction. He still had a heap of uncompleted quests on himself.

The Golden Daily Quest, the Crimson Red Ape sword refinement quest, and the Tiancanzi Chain Quest—each of these three quests was extremely difficult, with no hope of completion in the short term. Yet, the rewards for these quests were all things Ye Rong was reluctant to give up.

Fluorescence Microscopy Technique, increased vision range by one hundred meters, consumed two hundred Qi Value, lasted for half an hour, and could be used ten times a day.

This was the first derived spell that appeared after reaching the fifth layer of the Qingcheng Qi Refining Method, which he had placed high hopes on. Another auxiliary spell. Ye Rong let out a sigh. His disappointment went without saying.

After cultivating the Qingcheng Heart Method, Ye Rong’s vision had already improved greatly. Scenery within two hundred meters was clear and detailed, and not a single unusual movement could escape his eyes.

Increasing his vision range by one hundred meters might be very useful in certain specific dark environments, but most of the time, it was a lackluster spell.

Seeing farther, able to discover monsters earlier, or perhaps able to detect dangers sooner, allowing for a timelier choice when escaping for his life?

Even though he was disappointed, he still had to continue cultivating this heart method. After all, he was already a Qingcheng Disciple.

Moreover, having smoothly become a Formal Disciple, just from this point, he was already far more fortunate than tens of thousands of other Qingcheng Players.

“Flickering light, illuminate my brightness!”

Following his will, a cool stream of air inside his body surged toward his eyes. After opening and closing them once, the world in his eyes became different.

The blurry scenery in the distance seemed as if a lens had pulled it much closer. Every scene and object had distinct edges. Closer scenery, he could even clearly see the tiny dew drops on leaves and the grain patterns on branches, just like observing them with his eyes pressed right up close.

No matter how disappointed he was with the Fluorescence Microscopy Technique, it was essential to have a detailed understanding of every spell he possessed.

Even an unremarkable, lackluster spell might help him greatly at some point. Ye Rong comforted himself with this reasoning and earnestly familiarized himself with the Fluorescence Microscopy Technique.

The enhanced vision range felt somewhat unnatural at first, but Ye Rong quickly adapted to this state of strengthened eyesight.

“Awoo!”

A Four-armed Silverback Ape waved its long arms that could almost hang to the ground and roared as it charged toward Ye Rong. His logout location was within the Endless Forest Sea, which wasn’t an absolutely safe area, so encountering monsters was normal.

Its four long arms had several-inch-long shiny sharp claws. The advantage of having two more arms than ordinary ape monsters was that its attacks made it even harder for enemies to defend. At this moment, the smaller pair of upper arms was raised high, and a cudgel silhouette formed between its two hands, over ten feet long.

The lower long arms clawed and tore, while the upper cudgel silhouette swung down with a “whooshing” sound, not seeming like a silhouette but like a real, existing long staff.

Dealing with the Four-armed Silverback Ape’s cudgel shadow spell was already second nature to Ye Rong. His body moved slightly, and the Taixuan Ice Soul Sword touched against the cudgel silhouette. It made a crisp metallic clashing sound as if it had hit a real iron rod.

With a light flick of his wrist, the Taixuan Ice Soul Sword quickly and agilely made several consecutive contacts with the cudgel silhouette, pulling and sticking along with it, easily deflecting the force of a thousand jun from this strike. Meanwhile, the sharp claws of the two lower long arms merely swept past Ye Rong’s chest, still two inches away from his robe.

If the cudgel shadow spell wasn’t dealt with promptly, this cudgel silhouette would grow larger and larger until it was as thick as a forearm and over thirty feet long. A single strike with the wind would carry the force of a thousand jun, an unstoppable might.

Ye Rong had learned this lesson the hard way before when he didn’t understand, which was why he now had to engage in close combat right from the start to eliminate the cudgel silhouette in its infancy.

The Taixuan Ice Soul Sword swung straight down, covering the Four-armed Silverback Ape’s body with a layer of frost and ice crystals. Its entire fur changed color.

However, the freeze effect became less effective on higher-level monsters. In less than half a second, the Four-armed Silverback Ape broke free from the frost layer.

But that amount of time was enough for Ye Rong to leave three or four bloody holes on its body, from which blood gushed out continuously.

With a backhand swing of his sword, the Four-armed Silverback Ape fell with a sound. From the corpse, the tip of his sword picked up a miniature rod the size of a chopstick, with a scratching little monkey carved on each end.

This small rod, looking like a chopstick, was the Monkey Rod, worth five taels of silver.

Ye Rong put away the Monkey Rod and continued forward. The path of leveling up was endless, long and arduous. He still had a long way to go if he wanted to reach strength like Windlike Man’s.

The video of Windlike Man had given Ye Rong a huge shock. His operation, equipment, and cultivation were all top-notch, and it also gave him a goal to chase.

If Windlike Man had any flaws, it was that, as a Zhushan Player, the Sect’s weak heart methods and spells would affect his later development.