Chapter 607 - 172: Vajra Demon Subduing’s First Limit Break, Enemies on a Narrow Path in the Flame Fire Forbidden Land

He had obtained both the *Spirit Turtle Hibernation Technique* and the *Light and Shadow Escape Technique* from Demon Suppression Envoy Leng Qingqiu. After his immense contributions to the recent annihilation of the Blood Shadow Sect in the Burial Demon Marsh and the destruction of the Ghost Bone Elder’s doppelganger, Leng Qingqiu was naturally generous. Chu Fan was well aware that this world was fraught with danger at every turn... Besides powerful offensive abilities, survivability was just as crucial. Although the name *Spirit Turtle Hibernation Technique* rather irked Chu Fan, it was the most subtle and profound of the four similar Breath Concealment Techniques Lord Leng had offered. Being a pragmatist above all else, he chose this technique without hesitation. The core Mental Realm of this technique was drawn from the essence of a spirit turtle hibernating for millennia—unmoving, with its life force turned inward to an extreme. It excelled at long-term hiding. Once this technique was activated to enter a hibernating state, the user’s heartbeat and breathing would slow to a near-standstill, and their Primordial Qi fluctuations would be compressed to an appallingly low level. Furthermore, after reaching the Great Success stage, the *Spirit Turtle Hibernation Technique* could form an invisible "Hibernation Shell" on the surface of the body. This shell wasn’t a physical defense but a camouflage at the Divine Sense level. It could actively deflect and weaken incoming Divine Sense probes. To a Divine Sense scan, Chu Fan might appear as a stone or a dead log—anything but a person. It was simply an excellent Technique for evading pursuit and launching sneak attacks. As for the *Light and Shadow Escape Technique*, it was an Invisibility Divine Technique. It used Divine Sense to forcibly distort the surrounding light and Primordial Qi fluctuations, thereby concealing one’s physical form. The stronger one’s Divine Sense, the more perfect the distortion of light and shadow, and the better the effect. With Chu Fan’s Divine Sense currently far surpassing those of the same rank, the combination of these two Magic Techniques—one for stillness, one for motion—gave him another life-saving Bottom Card. Before, whenever he encountered a powerful enemy, he could only rely on the Trait gained from his *Running Technique* after Breaking its Limit, combined with the *Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture*, to turn tail and run for his life. Or he could just lie down and passively take a beating, using "Immovable as a Mountain, Pillow Sea as Emperor." But now, things were different... Chu Fan set down his cup and subconsciously touched the back of his neck. His skin was smooth and showed no abnormalities, but Chu Fan knew a sinister, cold presence was coiled there, like a maggot burrowing into his bone—it was the Blood Curse left by the Ghost Bone Elder. He had yet to ask an expert from the Demon Suppression Bureau to completely remove this Blood Curse. The Ghost Bone Elder was watching him like a venomous snake eyeing its prey. He could even imagine that old monster, lurking in some dark corner, constantly using the Blood Curse to sense his location, quietly waiting for the perfect moment to strike. But Chu Fan was no lamb to the slaughter. He was a Hunter, too. On the day he ran into Shi Hao, Chu Fan had made a point to seek out Leng Qingqiu in private. It wasn’t to have the Blood Curse removed. Rather, he had requested that the esteemed Demon Suppression Envoy use a secret technique from the Demon Suppression Bureau to perform some extremely subtle "tampering" on the Ghost Bone Elder’s Blood Curse. The Blood Curse was still there, and the Ghost Bone Elder could still use it to learn Chu Fan’s location. But after Leng Qingqiu cast her spell to reverse its causality, the Blood Curse had become a two-way "radar." The moment the Ghost Bone Elder came within a hundred li of Chu Fan, a thread of unusual power within the Blood Curse would trigger Chu Fan’s Divine Sense, allowing him to detect it instantly! And just like that, the tables had turned. Before, he had been exposed while his enemy hid in the shadows; now, the Blood Curse had become bait to lure his foe, as well as a chain to lock onto him in return. Chu Fan focused his mind, turning his attention back to the *Vajra Subduing Demon Skill* on his panel. ’Just forty-five proficiency points left...’ He had been training arduously in this technique every day, and not just for the sake of breaking through in this particular Martial Art. He was also using the *Vajra Subduing Demon Skill* to constantly temper his body. As a top-tier Body Refining Technique, the *Vajra Subduing Demon Skill*, in conjunction with the rare *Red Flame Stone Marrow Pill* gifted by Princess Zhaohua and the nearby "Body Tempering Pool," had allowed his *Vajra Undying Body* to make significant progress. Although the panel didn’t show a specific progress bar for his *Vajra Undying Body*. But Chu Fan could clearly sense a qualitative change occurring within his skin, tendons, and bones. It felt as if he was on the verge of piercing through a paper window and breaking through to the second level at any moment. Unfortunately... Chu Fan sighed softly. The ultimate principle of the *Vajra Subduing Demon Skill* lay in "Introducing Evil into the Body, Refining Evil into Gang." Only by drawing in specific Fierce Evil Qi from the world and using that Evil Qi to temper one’s Golden Body could the power of this Cultivation Technique be pushed to its absolute peak. Cultivating while holed up in the comfortable nest of the Seven Stars Gang, even with the aid of Elixirs, was ultimately less effective. ’A Desolate Land full of Evil Qi...’ Several treacherous locations he had read about in the Demon Suppression Bureau’s files flashed through Chu Fan’s mind. ’If I were to cultivate in a place like that, my *Vajra Undying Body* would have probably broken through long ago.’ ’Whatever. I’ll focus on Breaking the Limit first.’ Chu Fan drained the Spirit Tea from the Jade Cup in one go, a warm current once again washing through his body. He settled back into a cross-legged position and closed his eyes. Seeing this, Mo Yunzi gave a helpless smile. She had wanted Chu Fan to rest for a moment, but it seemed he wouldn’t allow himself even a second of leisure. ... BOOM! The *Vajra Subduing Demon Skill* activated with full force! A wave of heat erupted from Chu Fan, making it feel as though a great furnace was hidden within his body. Chu Fan’s skin first turned red, then shifted to a dark brass color in an instant, and finally began to radiate a dazzling golden light. It felt like a raging fire was burning within him, yet it wasn’t painful. Instead, it was an urgent desire to break free from his bonds. He guided this immense power, crashing against the limits of his physical body again and again. Time flowed by slowly. The final moment arrived, right on cue! [*Vajra Subduing Demon Skill* Experience Points +6] [*Vajra Subduing Demon Skill* has reached the limit of the Perfection stage. Consume 50 Spiritual Essence to Break the Limit?] Without a moment’s hesitation, Chu Fan thought,’Break the Limit!’ BOOM! A sensation both familiar and strange instantly swept through his entire body. In that instant, the world itself seemed to change. The dawn had been dim, but now every minute detail was crystal clear to his eyes. The whistling of the wind was no longer just a simple roar in his ears, but the countless subtle vibrations of air passing through the holes of the rockery and brushing against the edges of the leaves.