Chapter 117: Chapter 117: The New Inner Force
Having accompanied Su Junhao on trips for three days, Shi Xiaole’s nerves had been finally rested.
Meanwhile, he found that although Su Junhao was somewhat arrogant, he was actually quite decent. It surely wouldn’t hurt to explore a friendship with him.
Three days later, in the evening, the sunset was burning, reflecting across the sky.
Shi Xiaole withdrew his gaze through the window and said to himself, "After mastering the Fuyang Qi Skill, my potential has reached its peak. Perhaps, I should proceed to cultivate a more combative internal skill."
As per the usual development, Shi Xiaole has now reached a bottleneck. Be it killer moves, exclusive skills, or internal skills, it’s hard to improve in a short period.
Don’t forget, he has an against-the-heaven Grand Wuxia System.
While anyone might not have martial arts to cultivate, Shi Xiaole certainly wouldn’t be in such a situation.
Although he drew a blank last night during the free draw, luckily, he originally had five thousand eight hundred points of reward value which was enough to purchase a second-class low grade martial arts suitable for himself.
Among internal energy and moves, he undoubtedly prefers the former.
Internal energy is always the foundation of any martial artist. It’s akin to the engine in an electric car, the importance of which is self-evident.
A person with remarkable internal energy, even if his martial arts move is weak, it will not compromise the performance too much. On the contrary, no matter how impressive the martial arts move is, it cannot exhibit its power without a good foundation.
Moreover, when the internal power becomes strong, not only will the offensive force be increased, other aspects will be improved as well, reaping countless benefits.
As for the matter of changing internal power being a hassle, it’s really not an issue.
After all, internal power is a means of augmenting internal energy, the fundamental difference lies in different routes of cultivation.
There are various channels and acupoints in the human body. A different combination of those channels and acupoints leads to a different internal power.
Therefore, changing one’s internal energy, in essence, means changing the route of cultivation.
Certainly, different internal energies generate Yin and Yang, the hard and soft properties of different internal energy. It’s not that one cannot assimilate one type of internal energy into another, it’s just very challenging and requires a long time for accumulation.
Fortunately, the Fuyang internal power cultivated by Shi Xiaole before was purely neutral, making the transition much simpler.
His mind immersed in the system, Shi Xiaole looked at the second floor of the Martial God Hall, and started to search among the steles imprinted with second-class low-grade internal energy.
The first one that caught his eyes was Wudang’s Nine Yang Skill.
Famed Master Jueyuan had recited the Nine Yang Scripture to three people before passing away. Due to their different comprehension ability and ingenuity, they each learned a different part.
And what Zhang Junbao had learned was Wudang’s Nine Yang Skill.
This internal power, once it has been mastered, flows like an unending river, brimming with Yang’s vigor and strength. Moreover, it can counter most of the Yin attribute internal powers, which made it extremely targeted.
Although far inferior to Nine Yang Divine Skill, in the second-class low grade martial arts, it’s nonetheless quite good.
"No, the internal energy of Nine Yang Skill is too sturdy. It’ll be troublesome to alter it for other internal achievements later."
Shaking his head, Shi Xiaole carried on.
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After looking through numerous steles, Shi Xiaole felt dizzy and his emotions started to fluctuate.
Sometimes when he’d found a satisfactory internal power, he discovered that he was short on reward points. When he had enough reward points, he always found some shortcomings, making him extremely tangled.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, stopping on one stele.
"Purple Light Divine Skill."
Shi Xiaole couldn’t help but smile.
Huashan Nine Skills, Purple Light coming first, was viewed by many as a big joke, but the reality tells a different story.
You should know, no matter how astonishing a martial art is, it can only be used to its fullest potential by the right person.
According to the description of Purple Light Divine Skill, once mastered, the vigor is like a vast cloud covering the sky, unstoppable. Besides, it also has the ability to resolve different kinds of true qi, and heal internal injuries, undoubtedly making it a top-notch internal energy.
However, the only one who had achieved this skill, Yue Buqun, either drained his energy too early or used it improperly. Clearly, he did not cultivate it to a higher level.
Therefore, Shi Xiaole had reason to suspect, it’s not that Purple Light Divine Skill is incompetent, but the person using it is incompetent.
Auntie Dongfang had practiced till she became number one in the martial world with a flawed Sunflower Treasure Manual. In contrast, Gentleman Yue, who had possessed both Purple Light Divine Skill and Evil Warding Sword Technique, was defeated by Young Hero Linghu who had a great internal power. This has explained it all.
The reason why Purple Light Divine Skill attracted Shi Xiaole was quite significant: this is an internal power that emphasizes the use of internal power.
Owing to the Fuyang Qi Skill, Shi Xiaole’s internal strength was already exceptionally long-lasting, the only issue was that its attack power was insufficient.
However, once this strength is fully brought into play through the use of Purple Light Divine Skill, it will surely enable Shi Xiaole’s actual combat abilities to advance to a new level.
"The value of Purple Light Divine Skill is two thousand one hundred reward points. According to the purchasing rule, five thousand two hundred fifty reward points are needed to pay for it, which I have."
Once resolved, Shi Xiaole voiced his decision to the system.
Ding.
"Congratulations to the host, you’ve purchased a second-class low-grade internal power, Purple Light Divine Skill."
Shi Xiaole’s smile grew wider while going through the newly added information word by word in his mind.
Since acquiring the Purple Light Divine Skill, he had begun another phase of closed-door cultivation, which disappointed Su Junhao. However, deep down, he admired this dedicated and diligent young man even more.
One day.
Two days.
...
After ten days.
Shi Xiaole slowly opened his eyes.
"As expected from Purple Light Divine Skill. After more than ten days of practice, there isn’t much progress yet."
Used to mastering each martial arts skill with ease, Shi Xiaole felt a bit uncomfortable. But little did he know, his pace was already remarkably fast.
The progress of internal power cultivation usually lags behind practicing moves, especially for such profound and ingenious internal skills.
Upon reflection, Shi Xiaole suddenly remembered that he had won a set of the second-rate middle-level Sunflower Treasure Manual on Wanlin Mountain, due to his comprehension of the Chaotic Intent Realm.
According to rumors in the martial world, the ancestor of the Qi sect created the Purple Light Divine Skill after studying the Sunflower Treasure Manual. Perhaps a comparison of both could provide some insights.
With immediate action upon thought, Shi Xiaole began to scrutinize the differences between the two martial arts line by line.
Unexpectedly, such comparison indeed deepened his understanding of the Purple Light Divine Skill significantly.
A month passed, marked by the rise and fall of the sun and moon.
One day, Shi Xiaole in his room exuded a purple aura, full of solemnity and grandeur. A steady, elegant, tough, and profound aura emanated from him, spreading around.
In an instant, even the branches of the plant by the window curved slightly downward under an invisible pressure.
Whoosh!
Taking a breath, Shi Xiaole gradually withdrew his power.
"Finally, the Purple Light Divine Skill has been slightly accomplished."
It was indeed astonishing that he had made such progress in just over a month. But thinking about the reasons, it was understandable.
Firstly, Shi Xiaole was extraordinarily intuitive, far beyond the normal limits.
While most people learn by analogy, he learned by tenfold or twentyfold analogies. With Sunflower Treasure Manual for reference, no difficulties could trouble him for long.
Secondly, and most importantly.
When Yue Buqun began practicing the Purple Light Divine Skill, he started from scratch. But before Shi Xiaole started his practice, he already possessed a vigorous base of internal power from the Fuyang Qi Skill.
Considering that the properties of the internal powers of the two skills were remarkably similar, in just over a month, about 60% of Fuyang’s internal power was converted into Purple Light’s internal power.
Clenching his fist, Shi Xiaole softly threw a palm strike, and his internal power immediately pushed the table in front of him for more than three inches.
"My cultivation rank has not changed, but my strength has improved a bit than before."
Shi Xiaole said calmly.
He still had 40% of his internal power to convert, but thanks to the practice of Purple Light Divine Skill, his strength was now even stronger than before.
One can imagine that once he converts all his internal power into the Purple Light’s, his strength will greatly increase.
Using up his monthly allotment of free draws, Shi Xiaole continued to transform his internal power in one breath.
In a blink of an eye, another month passed.
Boom!
A gust of misty purple qi, like a cloud or fog, revolved around Shi Xiaole. It finally rushed back into his body, and his momentum soared unprecedentedly, as if there was no limit.
Not until he deliberately converged did this momentum slowly dissipate.
"Finally, the transformation is complete."
Opening his eyes, Shi Xiaole tried out a palm strike using the same strength as the last time. This time, the table in front of him moved more than four inches.
In other words, in terms of attack power alone, Shi Xiaole’s strength had increased by more than 30%.
That’s a dreadfully substantial number.
If Shi Xiaole were to compete with Yintong again, he was confident that he would be evenly matched, even without the usage of the Soul Transfer Great Method.
Although the Purple Light Divine Skill has not yet been fully accomplished, Shi Xiaole has no intention of idling.
A balance between work and rest could endure perseverance in anything.
After stretching and opening the window to take a good breath of fresh air, Shi Xiaole entered the system space and started using his two draw chances.
His luck was not so good. The first draw yielded a third-rate middle-level claw technique - the Blood Clotting Divine Claw. The second draw was a blank.
Fortunately, he was in a good mood and didn’t mind. Additionally, from a statistical viewpoint, this was the normal outcome. His extraordinary luck in recent months was purely unusual.
"Brother Shi, you have finally come out."
On the second floor of the inn, Su Junhao, whose injuries had completely healed, looked at Shi Xiaole with a helpless expression.
Now Su Junhao finally understood why Shi Xiaole, so young in age, was so powerful.
"Looking at Brother Su’s expression, you must be seeking me for some matter?"
Shi Xiaole said casually.
To his surprise, Su Junhao responded with a laugh, "Indeed, I am. If Brother Shi has no particular plans laid out recently, would you care to accompany me to a place?"
"What place?"
"Snow Appreciation Pavilion."
Seeing Shi Xiaole’s puzzled expression, Su Junhao shook his head and straightforwardly introduced, "The hostess of Snow Appreciation Pavilion is one of the top young contenders in the Cloud Triangle region, ’Floating Fragrance in Snow’ Bai Yuxue."
"She participated in the last Group of Heroes Competition and had achieved the best results for the Cloud Triangle region in recent decades. Regrettably, she still did not make it into the top eighty-one contestants."
Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaole sighed involuntarily.
Compared to Qingxue state as a whole, the martial arts level in Cloud Triangle was indeed far from par.
"Because of her age, Bai Yuxue won’t be able to participate in the next competition. Thus, since three years ago, on the third day of every January, she invites all eligible contenders to Snow Appreciation Pavilion for a gathering. At this gathering, everyone enjoys the snow, drinks wine, and discuss martial arts in the hopes that someone can lead the Cloud Triangle to glory in the Group of Heroes Competition!"
In the end, Su Junhao’s eyes burst into brilliant light, quickly setting aside his frustrations.
