The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 105 - 82: Combat (10 consecutive updates on shelves)

Chapter 105: Chapter 82: Combat (10 consecutive updates on shelves)

Fortunately, she had already gotten used to his annoying habit of being mysterious, and Ning Xiaoxian did not suspect anything. Since he said it was possible, then it must certainly be possible. Perhaps this is what ’risk and opportunity coexist’ means? She felt somewhat reassured in her heart.

One evening after dinner, someone gently knocked three times on the door of her carriage. She came out and saw, as expected, it was whistle.

The two walked one after the other to a small clearing a dozen meters away from the camp. Whistle had already informed Deng Hao about the matter of passing on the skills, so the gaze of the camp sentries would not linger on this clearing.

"You want to learn martial arts to protect yourself, yet my speciality is an aggressive life-or-death skill that favours offense over defense. If you find it unsuitable, you must speak up early," Whistle said slowly. He took out a pair of daggers from his bosom and tossed them to Ning Xiaoxian. The girl on the other side caught them quickly, looked at the daggers for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Aren’t these the ones used to injure the Bear Demon?"

Whistle was taken aback and his face couldn’t help but turn red, embarrassedly he said: "No!" He was never one to indulge in idle talk, so the next thing he said was "Attack me with all your might." He wanted to probe her limits.

Ning Xiaoxian said cheerfully, "Alright, Brother Whistle, then I will respectfully obey your command."

Though the two were standing face-to-face, she even bowed slightly. But just as she said the words "respectfully obey," her toes hooked the ground and she flung a handful of sand towards Whistle’s eyes. Taking advantage of his sudden move to dodge, her left-hand dagger had already silently stabbed up.

Whistle dodged to avoid the sand and, with a twist of his hand, caught Ning Xiaoxian’s left wrist and pulled hard.

Just after Ning Xiaoxian finished saying the words "obey your command," her left wrist was already held tightly by him. In pain, she pouted her lips and softly cried out "It hurts"! Her voice was clear to begin with, and now with a touch of emotion added, it sounded even more pitiful.

Whistle suddenly felt that the wrist of the girl in his grasp was so delicate and soft, as if it could break with a mere touch. Hearing her trembling voice crying out in pain, even though he was usually as tough as iron, he couldn’t help but hesitate momentarily.

During this moment of hesitation, her left hand loosened, and the dagger fell straight down. Ning Xiaoxian, not caring that her left hand was still being held, suddenly twisted her body around, stretched her foot and kicked the falling dagger handle. The dagger abruptly changed direction, heading straight for his face!

Originally, Whistle was twisting her hand, and this twist of her body would be unbearable for others, possibly causing them to cry out in agony, unable to even consider performing such a feat as kicking a dagger.

However, for her, the muscles and bones could twist as her mind dictated, suffering only a slight sting.

This was the result of her practicing the "Guiding Technique" for over twenty days! The Immortal who created this Immortal Body Technique originally entered the Dao through martial arts, then pursued immortality thereafter. Once he became immortal, he condensed the most basic and useful Body Refinement Method into these fifteen moves. Ning Xiaoxian had only learned the Ninth Move, and her body already faintly possessed the traits of flexible bones, retractable tendons, and resilience.

Under Changtian’s urging, she practiced day after day without noticing significant changes in her body. Only today, when she moved against Whistle, did her body move as her mind wished, and a series of actions came out smoothly, an experience she had never dared to imagine before. Back on Earth, she might have fallen flat on her face just from tripping,

Her hard work and sweat finally paid off, and she began to appreciate the benefits of Immortal Body Technique!

The Flying Dagger came with a cold glint, and Whistle, unwilling to let go of her left wrist, could only reach out with his right hand to catch it, thereby exposing an opening under his ribs. Ning Xiaoxian was waiting for this chance, her right hand that had been ready for a long time slanted upwards with the dagger, aiming directly under his ribs!

If this thrust was true, then from the spleen, gallbladder, liver to the lungs, all would be pierced, followed by massive internal bleeding. The pain would be ten times worse than if the heart were pierced!

Such severe internal injury, even if golden sore medicine was applied immediately, would be useless, unless there was some life-saving medicine from Immortal, otherwise, it would only be waiting for death. This thrust was one she learned from watching Whistle’s technique when he stabbed the Black Bear under the ribs on that day. Now using his own technique on him!

Whistle’s eyes flashed, catching the incoming dagger, and narrowly deflected it downward. "Ping" a faint sound, the dagger was blocked just before it could pierce his skin.