Chapter 442: Cultivating 《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》

Lu Ping’an hurried off with his younger sister and guards by water, returning to Qinghe Commandery.

The more he thought about Wangchuan’s warning, the more likely it seemed! The Beggar Sect’s operation in Sanhe Commandery had failed completely!

The Beggar Sect had to find a way to break through somewhere.

Challenging and suppressing the Qinghe Commandery Hall would not only help the Beggar Sect recover some of the face it had lost, it would also give them a chance to continue infiltrating manpower into Sanhe Commandery.

Lu Ping’an had to return to Qinghe Commandery as quickly as possible and contact the Qinghe Commandery Hall so they could make preparations.

Zhuang Xuyan and his group left Sanhe Commandery near dusk.

Wangchuan acted as though the whole matter had never happened and quietly began cultivating again.

Only...

His training plan had changed.

Now that the Beggar Sect’s challenge had ended,

there was no possibility of a second challenge this year. That meant he no longer needed to suppress his cultivation.

He could begin charging toward the Fifth Rank!

Wangchuan decisively left the game and went down to the seventh floor.

Although some of the venomous snakes on the seventh floor had been used up by Lin Jiahe, they had been replenished during this period. At present, there were more than four thousand of them...

This time, Wangchuan slaughtered his way through them like a madman!

Switching between various martial arts, he massacred every snake inside, coating himself in snake fluids, blood, and flesh. Only after washing himself clean did he let the robots enter to clean up the aftermath. Then he returned to 《spirit realm》.

The instant he logged in, system notifications began ringing wildly:

“Ding!”

“《Bajiquan》 has risen from ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ to ‘Entry-Level Mastery.’ Reward: +3 Strength.”

“Ding!”

“Congratulations on officially breaking through to become a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist.”

“Reward: +5 Free Attribute Points.”

“You have obtained the qualification to cultivate Sixth-Rank martial arts!”

“Ding!”

“《Heavy Sword Technique》 has risen from ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ to ‘Entry-Level Mastery.’ Reward: +3 Strength.”

“Ding!”

“《Meteor Hammer》 has risen from ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ to ‘Entry-Level Mastery.’ Reward: +3 Strength.”

“Ding!”

“...”

In one burst, Wangchuan raised all seven of the niche cultivation methods he had been training, along with 《Bajiquan》, from Practice Makes Perfect to Entry-Level Mastery, gaining a total of 12 Strength, 9 Stamina, and 3 Agility.

Then he put all 5 free attribute points from the breakthrough into Spirit.

He summoned his Status Panel:

Wangchuan: Male (Hunger 77/100)

(Life Profession: Blacksmith)

(Combat Profession: Fifth-Rank Martial Artist)

Strength 109; Attack 36–37;

Agility 150; Defense 30; Speed +150;

Stamina 120; HP 1200/1200;

Spirit 56: Internal Energy 560/560.

Free Attributes: 0

(Cultivation Methods Folded)

Looking at his current Status Panel,

Wangchuan suddenly realized that he was actually not far from becoming a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist.

At present, only his Strength had not yet reached 120 and still had some distance to go. His Agility and Stamina had already stepped into the Sixth-Rank threshold...

As long as he raised a few strength-type cultivation methods to higher realms, he could calmly step into the Sixth Rank.

He had only just broken through to the Fifth Rank...

yet he could already see the ceiling of the Sixth Rank, close enough to touch.

It felt strangely unreal.

“I broke rank.”

“I can use Lesser Rejuvenation Pills to cultivate 《Xuanwu Art》 again.”

Wangchuan suddenly hesitated.

Continue cultivating 《Xuanwu Art》?

《Xuanwu Art》 was currently sitting at 9000 experience;

even after using up three Lesser Rejuvenation Pills, he would gain at most another 2100 points of experience. He would still be a long way from breaking through. He would have to wait at least another year, then use at least three Three-Flavors Pure Yang Pills before he could break through to Peak Perfection.

But now...

he had another option.

Cultivate 《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》.

《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》: Entry Level 4/100;

once its experience broke past 10 points, it could permanently increase Spirit by 2 points and retain an additional 20 points of internal energy within the meridians, to be consumed first in battle;

Next Realm: Minor Mastery

Can permanently increase Spirit by 4 points and retain an additional 40 points of internal energy within the meridians, to be consumed first in battle;

This was an inner cultivation method that increased the Spirit attribute through cultivation.

Although its foundational effect as an inner cultivation method was far inferior to other inner cultivation methods, and in battle it functioned as little more than a small extra battery of internal energy...

it permanently increased Spirit.

If he used Lesser Rejuvenation Pills to cultivate it, he would at least gain several more points of Spirit and expand his internal energy reserves.

He calculated it carefully.

As long as he gained 300 experience points, he could raise it to Practice Makes Perfect. By then, he would obtain at least 6 Spirit and 3 Stamina as rewards.

That was not bad at all.

After thinking it over again and again,

Wangchuan decided to stack his attributes first.

《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 had no cultivation shortcut. Even cultivating with full concentration, he could only suppress it to one cycle every fifteen minutes at best.

Wangchuan swallowed a Lesser Rejuvenation Pill.

After one cycle...

the experience value began to increase.

Mm...

The speed was a bit slow.

But he had to endure it.

After one hour, it had increased by 4 points of experience.

After an hour and a half, he heard the system prompt:

“Ding!”

“《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 has gained experience. Internal energy has accumulated to a certain amount. Permanently gained 2 points of Spirit.”

At that moment, 《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 could finally be said to have truly broken through to Entry Level.

Wangchuan calmed his mind, suppressed the joy in his heart by force, and continued cultivating.

He naturally wanted to find a cultivation shortcut for 《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 as well, but he had indeed already tried...

If such a thing appeared, it appeared.

If it did not, then he would simply cultivate honestly and steadily, step by step.

Wangchuan sat in the courtyard for an entire day and night.

Su Yun and Su Qi took turns leading teams to guard him.

During that time, Chen Ergou and Lin Jiahe came by to check on him, then quietly withdrew.

Since they did not disturb him, that meant nothing major had happened.

Just as the medicinal effect of the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill was nearly exhausted, Wangchuan finally heard the system prompt:

“Ding!”

“《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 has risen to ‘Minor Mastery.’ Reward: +1 Stamina.”

“《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 has accumulated a certain amount of internal energy. Permanent reward: +4 Spirit.”

When he heard that sound, Wangchuan’s mind trembled slightly.

《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》 had rewarded him with 2 more points of Spirit than he had expected.

Interesting!

Very interesting indeed!

He hurriedly summoned his Status Panel to check.

His Spirit had indeed reached 62, and his internal energy had risen to 660! The upper limit of his internal energy had truly increased by 40 points.

Then he looked again at the detailed attributes of 《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》:

《Three-Yin Qi-Circulation Art》

Current Realm: Minor Mastery.

Can permanently increase Spirit by 4 points and retain an additional 40 points of internal energy within the meridians, to be consumed first in battle;

Next Realm: Practice Makes Perfect.

Can permanently increase Spirit by 6 points and retain an additional 60 points of internal energy within the meridians, to be consumed first in battle.

Wangchuan was overjoyed.

There was actually such a good thing.

At last, he understood why this inner cultivation method did not seem especially strong in its direct attributes, yet was still judged to be a fourth-rank inner cultivation method.

This was a cultivation method that could increase one’s foundation beyond the ordinary.

The higher the cultivated realm, the more permanent Spirit it granted. If those increases continued all the way up, would that not amount to doubling one’s internal energy?

But...

the Qin Family Head clearly had not possessed that kind of perseverance.

Nor would most ordinary people.

Cultivating even one inner cultivation method already required years upon years before one could break through.

To cultivate and master two inner cultivation methods at the same time required far too much time and too many resources.

It was difficulty piled upon difficulty.