Chapter 740: Chapter 735: Upper Three Grades
"Fourth Grade?"
Bai Pu was a bit surprised. Fourth Grade still belonged to Middle-grade True Intent.
"By what standard is the True Intent level determined?" Bai Pu asked.
Li Yan crossed his arms and said:
"Lower Three Grades of True Intent are all condensed from singular Mystical Arts. For example, the True Intent of Earth condensed from Ordinary Level Earth Mystical Arts is Ninth Grade; the True Intent of Gold condensed from Rare Level Gold Mystical Arts is Eighth Grade; the Shattering Mountain True Intent condensed from Top Grade Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts is Seventh Grade.
"Middle Three Grades of True Intent are condensed by combining two Mystical Arts. Double Ordinary Mystical Arts combination is Sixth Grade, such as the Wind-Fire True Intent; double Rare Mystical Arts combination is Fifth Grade, and double Top Grade Mystical Arts combination is Fourth Grade."
Hearing this, Bai Pu raised a question: "If it’s a combination of one Rare Mystical Art and one Top Grade Mystical Art, would the condensed True Intent be Fifth Grade or Fourth Grade?"
"Fifth Grade. For example, Melt Gold True Intent is a combination of Burning Mystical Arts and Gold Mystical Arts, resulting in Fifth Grade True Intent. Similarly, Vibrating Gold True Intent is a combination of Fluctuation Mystical Arts and Gold Mystical Arts."
Li Yan said, "This is the so-called barrel theory, which means that the weaker Mystical Art of the two determines the True Intent level. Of course, True Intent formed by a Top Grade + Rare Mystical Arts combination is definitely a bit stronger than a True Intent formed by two Rare Mystical Arts, even though they both belong to Fifth Grade True Intent, there is still a gap."
Bai Pu nodded, then asked, "What about Upper Three Grades of True Intent? Is it a combination of three Mystical Arts?"
Li Yan said: "Third Grade True Intent is a combination of three Top Grade Mystical Arts, but it must include one Special System Mystical Art. For instance, the Lord City Lord of Taotie City has cultivated the True Intent named ’Gluttony’, which is a combination of Devouring Mystical Arts, Life Mystical Arts, and Space Folding Mystical Arts, with the Space Folding Mystical Arts being the Special System Top Grade Mystical Art."
Taotie City, one of the Five Great Cities, is located in the extreme east of the Silver Heart Continent.
Lingshu City, on the other hand, sits in the Central Human Territory of Silver Heart Continent.
Even the Lord City Lords of the Five Great Cities only have Third Grade True Intent?
Bai Pu frowned slightly, finally understanding why Quentin had a mocking smile on his face when Bai Pu asked how to cultivate Upper-grade True Intent.
It seems that the cultivation of True Intent is very challenging, not just ordinarily difficult.
"It seems you’ve realized that cultivating True Intent is extremely difficult. Having composite Mystical Arts does not necessarily mean one can cultivate the corresponding composite True Intent. In fact, most Awakened, after ascending to Evolver, have no choice but to take a step back and cultivate the next level of True Intent."
Li Yan said: "However, if one can cultivate a True Intent Prototype in the Awakened stage, it usually means a stable path. Therefore, the grading of the True Intent Prototype can be used to preliminarily judge a person’s potential."
Bai Pu asked a question: "Must the Upper Three Grades of True Intent be a combination of more than three Top Grade Mystical Arts? If it’s a combination of three Ordinary Mystical Arts, what grade would it be considered?"
Li Yan laughed and said: "Do you know where the real difficulty of Upper-grade True Intent lies? It’s not in the Top Grade Mystical Arts, but in the number ’three’! Each additional Mystical Art in the composite increases the difficulty exponentially. A strong individual who can condense a True Intent from three combined Mystical Arts would certainly be able to comprehend a Top Grade Mystical Art."
Bai Pu understood that after comprehending an Ordinary Mystical Art of a particular system, one could subsequently comprehend Rare and Top Grade Mystical Arts of the same system, which should be a mature path in the Silver Heart Great World. However, Earth’s system is incomplete and still in the exploration phase and doesn’t have such a path.
Bai Pu once tried to further comprehend the Dancing Wind Top Grade Mystical Art through the rare Gang Wind Mystical Arts, but he failed because he was a little short. Later, he focused his energy on comprehending the Four Elemental Mystical Arts, so he didn’t continue on that path.
Now it seems, is this path feasible?
Li Yan continued: "Your current path is actually very clear. By combining ’Tide’ and ’Shattering Mountain’, two Top Grade Mystical Arts, you could condense a Fourth Grade True Intent, which already shows the potential of an ordinary member of parliament.
"Of course, if you have higher pursuits, you could try comprehending a Special System Top Grade Mystical Art, and maybe you’d be able to condense a Third Grade True Intent! That would be extraordinary, putting your potential at the top levels on Silver Heart Continent."
Bai Pu then asked: "What is meant by the ’Special System’?"
Li Yan explained: "Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind are the Four Symbols, the common Mystical Arts system, while Light, Darkness, Ice, Thunder, etc., are derived Rare Mystical Arts of the conventional system. The so-called Special System refers to Mystical Arts not part of the conventional system, such as Life, Space, Time, Mind, etc."
Li Yan then reminded: "To achieve an Upper-grade True Intent, a Special System Mystical Art is essential. A conventional Mystical Arts system alone can’t achieve a three-way combination... My master once said that conventional Mystical Arts are like bricks, while Special System Mystical Arts are like cement. To condense Mystical Arts of different systems into a fully integrated True Intent, Special System Mystical Arts are indispensable.
"Your other two Mystical Arts, Red Flame Mystical Arts, and Gang Wind Mystical Arts, should not be where you put your effort; they’re detours. Enlightenment of Mystical Arts becomes increasingly difficult as you now possess four Mystical Arts, and all are from different conventional systems. Attempting to comprehend Special System Mystical Arts itself is exceedingly challenging."
Bai Pu thought for a moment and asked: "If I could comprehend all Four Elemental Mystical Arts to Top Grade Mystical Arts, and then comprehend a Special System Mystical Art and perform a composite condensation... what grade would the ultimate True Intent be?"
"Five Mystical Techniques Combination?"
Li Yan was startled and shook his head, saying: "Don’t even think about it. Combining three Mystical Arts is hard enough, and almost no Awakened has succeeded with four Mystical Arts, let alone five... It’s unheard of."
"Even Master Bo Xuan couldn’t achieve the Four Mystical Techniques Combination? Is he also at the Third Grade True Intent?"
Li Yan was startled at first, then helplessly said: "Luckily, this is my Mind World, don’t say such things lightly... My master’s True Intent cultivation is unfathomable, according to him it’s the Second Grade ’Heart-Burning True Intent’, certainly more than three Mystical Arts combined. But he achieved enlightenment of new True Intent during the Evolver phase and gradually paved a new way, which led to his current state."
Bai Pu understood that True Intent is not set in stone from the start.
Just like how an Awakened’s template can be upgraded later, True Intent can also be further enhanced and expanded later on.
However, the initial advantage remains extremely important. A fast start leads to fast progress.
More surprising to Bai Pu was Master Bo Xuan’s strength, which now seemed to surpass even the Lord City Lords of the Five Great Cities?
He must be stronger than the Lord City Lord of Extreme East Glutton City who cultivates the Gorging True Intent... After all, Gorging True Intent is Third Grade, while Heart-Burning True Intent is Second Grade.
If the True Intent levels of both were equivalent, then Tower Master Bo Xuan’s strength must undoubtedly be superior.
Bai Pu had resolved in his heart. For the grading of his True Intent Prototype, he was determined to achieve something big.
Heart of Evolution, let me see your limits!
