Urban Most Awesome Dad - Chapter 358 - Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Mount Longshou Training Camp _1

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Mount Longshou Training Camp _1

Gu Chengyuan sent a fleet of vehicles that bustled out of the city, escorting Xu Fan and his group to a highway near Mount Longshou before they headed back.

A group of men, carrying heavy backpacks, entered the heart of Mount Longshou on foot, following Xu Fan’s lead.

Mount Longshou, living up to its name, resembled the head of a colossal dragon, and within its belly lay a broad valley with flat and spacious terrain.

There were already numerous training apparatuses arranged in the area, and along the edge of the valley stood two rows of tents, totaling over twenty.

That morning, Xu Fan had contacted Lu Chenbing before heading out, asking him to transport some items in advance to a designated spot on Mount Longshou. Little did he know, they would come to use that afternoon.

He planned to conduct a month-long, completely closed-off training for the first batch of security personnel right here, where all of their daily needs would be met within the mountain.

He was now short on time; he needed time for cultivation, and these men, hailing from military backgrounds, required time to quickly build up their combat effectiveness.

After changing into camouflage combat uniforms, the group formed neat rows, split into three columns with seven men each, with Zhou Xian and Bull Demon each standing at the front of the formation on either side.

The team members stood tall and straight as javelins, with a military bearing and vibrant expressions, exuding a powerful aura. Xu Fan, surveying them as if at a military parade, was quite pleased with the sight.

Xu Fan had these twenty-one comrades of Zhou Xian draw lots to randomly divide into three seven-person squads, with their respective codenames being: Lion Team, Tiger Team, and Elephant Team.

Song Qingshan was appointed as the leader of Lion Team, Zhang Wu as the leader of Tiger Team, and Yu Ziqiang as the leader of Elephant Team.

The reason these three were selected as team leaders was mainly due to their superior strength. However, the title of “team leader” was prefixed with “acting”, and official team leaders would be chosen based on their performance after the intensive training ended.

Zhou Xian and Bull Demon held the positions of head team leader and deputy team leader, respectively.

With that, the structure for the first batch of security personnel in the security team was established.

Since everyone already had a solid foundation, having stepped into the realm of body tempering, and boasted strong physical qualities, they didn’t need to be treated like raw recruits. They could start off with formal intensive training immediately, unlike the War Wolf Squad, which needed to focus more on upgrading physical fitness first.

Xu Fan looked at the complete small base of men and looked forward to what the result would be after a month, once they squared off with the War Wolf Squad.

The members of the security company started off much higher than the members of the War Wolf Squad, naturally warranting a different intensive training plan.

While in the vehicle, Xu Fan had been continuously searching through a vast number of techniques in his mind, and ultimately selected the Void Slaughter Battle Technique.

This technique was widely propagated amongst the military forces in the cultivation world and offered significant improvement to cultivator soldiers, aligning well with the soldiers’ decisive and resolute iron-blooded character.

The cultivated Spiritual Energy also carried an air of slaughter, granting a preemptive “overpowering presence” and creating a deterrence effect when facing an opponent of the same level.

This battle technique could be applied up to the Qi Drawing Realm, and because the cultivation system was more advanced than the comparatively outdated system of ancient martial artists, even reaching the Qi Drawing Realm would enable someone to face a Martial Arts Grandmaster of the ancient martial artists.

Besides that, Xu Fan also planned to teach a special battle technique called Xuan Yi Battle Technique.

The specialty of this technique was that when executed by one person, it possessed only seventy to eighty percent of its power. If two people used it together, its power would double. With four people, the power would double again.

Simply put, it was a combined attack technique, becoming more formidable as more people joined. Of course, there was a limit to how powerful it could get.

But if the number of people was indeed sufficient, the power it unleashed would be truly astonishing.

The first level allowed for a combined attack by two people, the second level by four… If one could cultivate it to the ninth level, then five hundred and twelve people could combine their attacks, and at that time, its power would shake the heavens and the earth.

However, as the levels increased, while the power doubled, the difficulty of cultivation increased twofold than the latter.

Therefore, in the cultivation world, it was already quite impressive to cultivate this battle technique to the fourth level. After all, with an increase in numbers, it became hard to match the talents of all who were combining their attacks, and unifying so many minds was difficult.

To cultivate to the ninth level first required gathering more than five hundred exceptional geniuses, which was already unrealistic.

And the amount of time spent cultivating to the ninth level would be enough for these five hundred people to individually undergo tribulation transcendence and ascend.

Moreover, as the levels of the combined technique increase, the more excessive the leakage of power becomes, which is actually less optimal. It’s better for one person to cultivate to the utmost limit and traverse the cultivation world unobstructed.

After all, the members of the security company were ordinary people. Even if their strength improved significantly, they could not compare with the cultivators in the cultivation world. They were already starting off at a much lower baseline, not to mention the lack of proper cultivation resources, so it was unlikely that they would achieve great success.

Therefore, an individual’s strength could hit a bottleneck, and Xu Fan forcing an upgrade would come at a great cost, with gains smaller than the effort put in. It would be better to teach them the Xuan Yi Battle Technique. Even when facing stronger opponents, they could rely on the power boost from the combined battle technique to compensate for the gap in strength.

If they could master the second level of cultivation, even if the team members were only in the Qi Drawing Realm, they would be able to stand their ground against a Martial Arts Grandmaster without being defeated.

This was what Xu Fan suddenly remembered after seeing the exquisite coordination between Ah Feng and Ah Yun.

Originally, he had looked down upon the combined attack techniques.

After all, with his reputation as the Immortal Emperor of the Five Directions, his strength was unrivaled, and he alone could preside over a realm. No matter how many enemies he faced, it was futile, and even if they used combined attacks against him, he had absolute confidence in suppressing them.

However, his contempt did not mean that the combined attack techniques were useless.

On the contrary, combined attack techniques were widely spread in the Cultivation World, and many forces possessed their own unique combined attack techniques.

There was no helping it; even the most powerful forces had very ordinary disciples and clan members. With average talents and strength, they had to rely on combined attack techniques when facing formidable enemies.

Xu Fan first explained the Void Slaughter Battle Technique, then began to demonstrate it himself.

The Xuan Yi Battle Technique, however, was set aside for now in the plans. Biting off more than one can chew is counterproductive; one must eat one bite at a time.

After half a month, he would evaluate their cultivation progress. If they met his expectations, he would then consider teaching them the combined attack techniques.

The team members listened intently, their eyes widening in astonishment as they found the technique profound and difficult to grasp, leaving their heads spinning.

It was like forcibly giving college-level math problems to middle school students who, no matter how hard they thought, wouldn’t get any results.

Seeing the bewildered expressions on everyone’s faces, Xu Fan quickly realized and touched his nose with a slight embarrassment.

He had carelessly used the method of teaching cultivators, but these were all ordinary people who could not understand many concepts and naturally could not comprehend explanations full of professional jargon.

Xu Fan had no choice but to stop and think for a moment, then he started over from the beginning using simple and crude terms.

This time, Zhou Xian and the others barely understood.

But everyone’s understanding was different; some were deep while others shallow, some correct and others skewed. Only they knew how much they had truly grasped.

Zhou Xian, Bull Demon, and the like wore the most relaxed expressions, clearly finding it easier to comprehend. However, some team members had wooden expressions, furrowed brows, troubled hearts, or puzzled faces.

Xu Fan saw all of this, but he had never intended for everyone to understand in one go. His current goal was to first teach everyone the basic incantations.

He planned to get everyone almost there by the afternoon, so they could practice on their own, and then he would leave. When he had time, he would come back to check on their progress and fill in any gaps.

After all, he couldn’t stay here all the time, acting like a full-time “nanny” with nothing better to do. That was out of the question.

Those who didn’t understand could ask those who did, just like poor students seeking guidance from top students.

After patiently explaining once more, the team members began their formal cultivation, practicing the Void Slaughter Battle Technique according to the incantations. If anyone’s practice was not up to par, Xu Fan would interrupt and correct their mistakes.

Before they knew it, night had fallen.

All of them had basically mastered the technique and could independently operate it and sense the flow of qi.

This was barely considered an entry-level accomplishment.

Xu Fan breathed a sigh of relief, pleased with everyone’s focused and committed attitude towards cultivation.

Then he went down the mountain alone. With his night vision ability and equipped with a phone and flashlight, he easily left the mountain and found his car, heading back to Zhonghai.

For the next month, the security team’s training would be completely secluded. They had brought along enough water and food for the next few days, and someone would deliver these supplies every few days thereafter.

“I wonder what level they will reach after a month?” Xu Fan looked forward with anticipation.