Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don t Call Me a Demon!

Chapter 83: Chapter 81: Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique

“This cultivation technique is quite complicated!”

Su Jie wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. This Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique was more complex than the Hundred Poison Refining Gu Scripture and Body Worm Focusing Method he had learned before. It required not only allowing the spiritual energy to travel through hundreds of meridians in the body along a predefined route but also precisely controlling the functioning of several major human acupoints.

“It’s because you’re too weak. I got it on my first try.”

Ning Xinyue finally found an opportunity to get back at Su Jie; she did not skimp on her mockery and enjoyed watching him struggle.

“You can’t generalize about everyone. I indeed have limited room for improvement in terms of talent, but it doesn’t matter since I am a demon cultivator. There are many ways to enhance my strength, such as, for instance, kidnapping young ladies.”

Su Jie shrugged his shoulders, and Ning Xinyue suddenly couldn’t laugh anymore.

“You, you…”

Ning Xinyue felt irritated but had no way to vent it, as her status as a captive couldn’t be changed.

“Aside from this Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique, you must have other magic skills, right?”

Su Jie temporarily set aside his practice of the Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique, as it was something he couldn’t grasp in a short time.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Ning Xinyue’s eyes rolled around, and she crisply said, “I know many more magic skills, but unless you rescue me, I won’t teach them to you. Otherwise, once you learn all the techniques, I won’t have any value left. Who knows what you might do?”

Su Jie was taken aback and chuckled, “You have that kind of mind, huh!”

“Don’t look down on me.”

Ning Xinyue puffed her cheeks, finding Su Jie detestable no matter how she looked at him.

“Rescuing someone, I don’t see any benefits for me right now. First, let’s see the effects once you’ve mastered this Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique.”

“How long will you need to learn? With your poor talent, it’s difficult for you to even grasp the basics in a month…”

Upon hearing this, Ning Xinyue instantly became anxious.

“Without seeing the effects, how can I know the level of your secret technique? It might just be a juggling trick, and I can’t trust merely what you say.”

“Then, then…”

Seemingly making up her mind, Ning Xinyue glared and said, “Come closer, place your palm on the Ice Crystal, let go of your own limitations, I’ll guide your cultivation.”

Su Jie had been waiting for these words. He sat down cross-legged on the ground, extending his left hand and placing it on the Ice Crystal.

An extreme cold transferred from the crystal, and Su Jie’s arm was immediately coated with a layer of frost.

The frost roamed over his skin, transforming into several streams of cold air like arrows, guiding the flow of spiritual energy within Su Jie’s body.

These streams of cold air acted like diligent teachers, helping Su Jie familiarize himself with the operational route of the Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique.

After about ten minutes, Su Jie’s shadow started to change.

The shadow suddenly elongated, rose from the ground in a three-dimensional form, flowed like water, and eventually took the same shape as Su Jie himself.

Su Jie turned to look at the shadow, and the shadow simultaneously looked back at him.

Su Jie blinked, and the shadow across from him mimicked the blinking motion, as if looking in a mirror.

Hiss!

Su Jie, amazed, reached out to touch it, and the figure across from him did the same.

Their palms passed right through each other’s bodies as if touching air, the shadow was completely intangible.

“You really look handsome.”

Su Jie spoke, the mouth of the shadow across from him moved in sync, but no sound came out.

“Shameless, since shadows can’t even talk.”

Ning Xinyue looked disgusted, wondering how thick-skinned this man could be.

“Can’t talk, huh! Then it’s a bit lacking.”

Su Jie felt somewhat regretful. If it could talk or even physically touch, it would have been the perfect puppet substitute.

Before he could try a few more times, the shadow that had transformed into his likeness suddenly started fluctuating, as if it were glitching, and then abruptly disappeared.

Ning Xinyue’s voice came from the ice crystal, explaining, “Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique lets the shadow mimic oneself, but the shadow has no offensive capabilities; it can only confuse the enemy and cause them to misjudge their attacks. Currently, your proficiency is too low, and you can only make the shadow perform mirrored actions. Like me—I can simultaneously condense three different shadows, each performing unique actions. You still need more practice.”

“The imitation is so realistic; it’s just like the real thing.”

Su Jie shook the frost off his left hand, impressed by how the shadow’s stature, scent, and spiritual charm were exquisitely imitated. Despite having control range, time limit, and the number of shadows limited, it couldn’t be said to not be impressive.

Often, when cultivators fight, a critical killing move based on a misjudgment happening on the shadow could potentially overturn the situation instantly.

“It’s only somewhat useful in the Yunling Realm. Cultivators in the Secret Realm wouldn’t be deceived. I seldom use it myself.”

Ning Xinyue was smug, very satisfied with Su Jie’s astonished performance.

“Speaking of which, for someone who knew so many incredible magic skills, how exactly were you captured?”

Su Jie smiled at Ning Xinyue, his words making the young girl’s face turn red.

“That was … that was because they were too despicable, slipping drugs into my drink. Luckily, I was clever and immediately used the Nine Yin Ice Seal, thwarting their efforts against me.”

Ning Xinyue grumbled, amusing Su Jie.

Thinking about how easily he had tricked her before, it was clear that Ning Xinyue was naive with hardly any Jianghu experience. Although she grasped numerous cultivation techniques, a slight lack of awareness could lead to downfall.

Su Jie shook his head and said, “You call that being clever? For a mysterious lady like yourself to venture out without any bodyguards, you must have secretly run away from home, didn’t you?”

“How did you know …”

Ning Xinyue inadvertently began to speak, then quickly covered her mouth, afraid of revealing her family background.

“I guessed right after all. With a young one like you coming out to mix in the Jianghu, no wonder you were captured so easily.”

“Hey, what exactly are you saying? Are you going to help me escape or not?”

Ning Xinyue yelled, displeased with Su Jie’s probing questions and only wanting him to help her escape.

“This, let’s talk about it later.”

Su Jie stretched lazily, recalled the thousand-hand centipede into his sleeve, and turned toward the door.

“Why aren’t you keeping your word? I’ve already taught you a secret technique! Hey, hey, you jerk …”

No matter how Ning Xinyue shouted, Su Jie didn’t stop his steps and quickly exited the room, firmly closing the door behind him.

“Scoring a secret technique for free, that feels great.”

Su Jie observed his slightly twisting shadow behind him, a satisfied smile forming on his lips.

As for rescuing others, he had never made any promises.

With such a vast fleet of slave trading ships, even if Su Jie had the inclination, he lacked the capability; he certainly didn’t possess such selfless spirit.

Exiting the cabin, Su Jie returned to his own room.

His accommodations, like those of the other disciples, consisted of a cramped cabin, only slightly better than those sleeping in hammocks, at least he had a bed.

Su Jie prepared to thoroughly study the Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique and quickly master it for use in battle.