Chapter 573 - 317: Half-Enlightenment State, Entry-Level Flood Dragon Shocking Skill

With a thought, Su Mu entered into introspection to examine himself, but for the moment he didn’t discover his other hidden talent.

Su Mu was not anxious about this, knowing that after the hidden talent awakens, it won’t disappear, and he will discover it in due time.

"There seems to be a qualitative change between the Heaven Star Descendant and Dragon-and-Phoenix Level... The gap in comprehension will be revealed firsthand."

A hint of strangeness flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, as the half-scroll of the "White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map" leaped vividly in his sea of consciousness, every stroke clearly visible and exceedingly real.

Previously, after nearly two days of studying, Su Mu had many insights, his appetite and digestion abilities markedly improved, yet he hadn’t truly reached entry-level.

Su Mu surmised that the break in comprehension this time was significant and transformative, lasting several hours and far exceeding any past transformations.

With an hour estimated until dawn, Su Mu didn’t retrieve the ancient scrolls to study, but rather continuously inferred the entry-level cultivation technique in his mind.

"Oh?"

Upon entering meditation, the extraordinary nature of his comprehension, which reached as high as two hundred and one points, instantly manifested. Su Mu suddenly felt an extraordinary clarity in consciousness, plunging into a mysterious state of "half-realization."

Realization may be rare for ordinary people, but for Su Mu, it’s not unattainable. But even so, the state of realization is not something he can enter at will.

And right now, with the inference of the cultivation technique, Su Mu smoothly entered the half-step to realization, a state that touches the mystery of realization.

This state may not compare to true realization, but Su Mu felt as if he was one with the surrounding world, naturally harmonious.

"Efficiency in inferring cultivation techniques in the half-realization state is roughly triple the original!"

Soon, Su Mu was amazed to find his efficiency in inferring the cultivation technique had doubled, not just doubled, but approximately tripled.

Coincidence?

Su Mu’s eyes shone, suddenly suspecting something and immediately broke off his realization.

For ordinary people, realization is hard to come by, but for Su Mu, to verify his suspicion, he can afford to squander it, merely wasting an instance of realization.

Sigh—!

Inhaling deeply, Su Mu once again focused, nose observing heart, the mysterious state of half-realization smoothly reopened as naturally as eating or drinking.

"I can now enter the ’half-realization’ state at will... although the half-realization state is not without cost."

Su Mu carefully sensed the changes in himself, and soon keenly discovered that after entering the half-realization state, the consumption of spiritual power in the sea of consciousness intensified, with spiritual power being the key and fuel to open the half-realization state!

"The half-realization state requires the consumption of spiritual power; now I have means to actively enhance my spiritual power, such as the ’Myriad Phenomena Concentration Divine Technique’ and methods from the Confucian Sect."

"The Sun Family Ancestor once mentioned that the cultivation methods of the Three Religions emphasize spiritual realms, while martial artists emphasize physical bodies. Since the Confucian Sect’s methods can enhance spiritual power, the Buddhist Dao’s methods should also be able to."

Quickly contemplating, Su Mu’s eyes grew brighter, realizing this did not conflict with his Martial Dao but rather complemented it.

Martial Dao as primary, complemented by methods from the Three Religions.

The half-realization state barely lasted half an hour.

In meditation, Su Mu suddenly moved, his star-like eyes lowered, fingers slightly twitching as an overbearing, scorching white flame-like force surged at his fingertips.

Just a tiny bit.

And it stirred the intangible expanse, violently twisting the rolling air, conveying a deep sense of awe.

The white flame-like force coiled at his fingertips, stretching its form, faintly aggregating into a white serpent, revealing a touch of spirit.

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill (entry-level 1%)

Comprehension: 205 (Heaven Star Descendant)

In front of him appeared the comprehension panel, with the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill prominently displayed, newly entered into entry-level.

Even Su Mu himself was a bit surprised.

This Flood Dragon Shocking Skill is the Cyan Fish Gang’s treasured martial art. Half a scroll can be cultivated to the peak of Fourth Grade, while two scrolls combined offer Upper Three Grades cultivation techniques, exceptionally precious and powerful.

Even with a complete set of cultivation instructions and elixirs, studying the original "White Flood Dragon Flipping River Map" within the Cyan Fish Gang yields few entry-level participants, requiring nine months to enter.

This excludes the senior members of Cyan Fish Gang who previously cultivated a precursor technique to the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill, inevitably making it twice as effective to comprehend later.

Currently, within the Cyan Fish Gang, the most talented Baili siblings—Baili Feng spent five months and Baili Hongtang nearly three months. This pair had previously shocked the Cyan Fish Gang’s senior members.

Yet now, without a complete set of cultivation instructions, elixir support, nor a precursor technique, and lacking the opportunity to study the original scroll, the mere copy Su Mu possessed was enough to reach entry-level within two days.

In the Cyan Fish Gang’s eyes, so-called martial arts geniuses pale in comparison to Su Mu, resembling fools rather than mediocrities.

Geniuses merely viewed as Su Mu’s threshold!

"Observing qi, half-realization, this is the new talent awakened by this comprehension transformation—this is the strength of the Heaven Star Descendant..."

Su Mu was also amazed by his newfound powerful comprehension, and gained a deeper understanding of the Heaven Star Descendant’s transcendent nature.

Realization is worth a lifetime’s pursuit for ordinary people, a rare occurrence through the ages, but for Su Mu now, as long as his spiritual power isn’t exhausted, it’s as natural as eating or drinking, effortlessly entering at will—such talent is truly incredible.

"Flood Dragon Shocking Skill, upon comprehension transformation, even entry-level enhances comprehension by four points—this technique has extraordinary potential!"

Su Mu increasingly felt that joining the Cyan Fish Gang was an undoubtedly correct decision.

Making up his mind, should an opportunity arise, he must find a way to complete the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill.

The first ray of sunlight bathed the earth.

The youth in Bai Jiao Mountain quietly departed.

Although Su Mu was an alchemist, within the Cyan Fish Gang he was merely a minor figure, unnoticed upon his return, even regular disciples had monthly holidays.

Su Mu tore into demon beast meat in the dining hall, attentive yet gleaned no useful information, and after consuming several pounds of demon beast meat, he rose to leave.

"Sun the Alchemist, morning!"

Recently, calamities struck within the gang, yet the turmoil hadn’t affected regular disciples, and Shangguan Miao was in a surprisingly good mood these days, greeting Su Mu warmly upon his arrival.

"Here’s today’s medicinal herbs."

"Morning."

Su Mu nodded slightly and collected the herbs, entering the Alchemy Room, and upon glancing at the pill formula sent by Hall Master Qing Jiao not long ago, his mind suddenly flashed with insights.

The previous failure to concoct a batch resurfaced, the cause of failure now clear in his mind.

As clouds disperse and the sky clears, clarity reveals itself!

A sudden moment.

Su Mu’s hand flickered with spiritual light, promptly retrieving fresh herbs to begin processing, confident in crafting sixth-grade pill formula elixirs.

"The next batch... will succeed!"

(Sorry, really busy these days with buying New Year’s goods, preparing for the festival, visiting the family of my proposed match, and something like Valentine’s Day. In short, back in my hometown, there’s just so much happening.)