Unfettered Chapter 17: Chapter 16: Recap

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As Ye Fan departed from the courtyard, he headed for the nearby city. In the past five years, Ye Fan had gone through an intense training regimen. As they traveled through the many parts of the Chi Dynasty, Shi Qiongtian had Ye Fan practice his skills, take herb baths, and temper his body. His Master had listed the conditions in the contract as if it was a step-by-step process, but it ended up just being conditions that would eventually be met. As he tempered his body and took herb baths, it would grow stronger and he'd be unfamiliar with his body so he'd hone his skills while fine-tuning his control of his strength at the same time. This resulted in a lot of time being saved. Everything was a blur due to the dull and monotonous lifestyle. The whole trip was dedicated to training so he spent most of his time in the forest. Besides the first day when they had stayed in Eagle Flame City, the remainder of the journey was spent in a residence on the outskirts. There was little human presence to interfere with the training. Whether it was striking a wooden post with a wooden sword, practicing archery, or running laps, Shi Qiongtian was always at the side reciting passages from a book in his hand. Well, to be honest, Ye Fan wasn't quite sure he was reciting from the books. Once, out of curiosity, he had taken a peek at the booklet and found none of the passages he was reciting on the page. The booklet outlined a set of conditions that needed to be met when training in archery. The title was "Archery: A Beginner's Dilemma" The contents of the page mentioned the idea that the archer's conscious decision-making needed to be synchronized with their instincts. This core concept applied to other skills as well, but the author wanted to make sure that the reader knew its importance before moving on. Although it's good to train your instincts, you cannot rely solely on your instincts for the best decision-making. A clear example of this is an illusion formation. A good formation would rely on confusing the five senses. The target's instincts would be put at ease and this would be fatal if the illusion formation was paired with an attack formation. With the use of the mind, you can deduce the oddities of the situation and find your way out, escaping danger. Not everyone had an innate divine eye that would allow the user to see past all obscurities. Ye Fan paid attention carefully to what Shi Qiongtian had mentioned that day. Although he had made corrections to his form, he had never spoken of this concept. From then on, he would take a look at the book in his Master's hand to clarify any confusion before asking his Master directly. He was now proficient in the sword, bow, tracking, hunting, and Flying Cloud Step. The easiest part of the training was fighting the bandits. Although he had heard of bandits from stories told by the clan's guards, he had never witnessed them in person. He did have some trouble with morality when it came to killing the bandits at first, but it was quickly overcome when he saw what they had done. It was truly horrifying and disgusting to see how the bandits treated their captives. He never could've imagined such a thing could be done by a human being to another if he hadn't seen it in person. Young boys and girls were treated like livestock and prepared to be sold into slavery. When Ye Fan freed them, they had nowhere to return to for the bandits had already killed their relatives. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. From that moment on, he was determined to hold justice and righteousness at his core. Ye Fan vowed to himself that he would do his best to rid the world of this filth. But, currently, he was too weak to do anything. Even now, he was only at the peak of the Body Tempering realm. He had one foot on the road of cultivation. Although the peak of Body Tempering sounded impressive to the average mortal, it was barely enough to call some