Chapter 319: New Winds! (2/2)

”I have finally found it!”

After some time, a voice suddenly reverberated amidst the darkness. Like a strike of lightning, it caused the entire space to tremble.

At the very edge of the dandelion-like consciousness, a spark of light suddenly appeared. Within the radiance was a small speck of shadow that harnessed incomparable energy.

Taking a closer look, the speck of shadow seemed to resemble a miniature book page.

This was a small fragment of the Power of Law.

In the world of martial artists, it went by another name: the Book of Law.

Grasping the Book of Law and fusing it with one's consciousness was known as ”comprehension”.

Weng!

Wang Chong's consciousness immediately extended forward to hook the Book of Law before swiftly pulling it into his consciousness.

All of a sudden, the darkness retreated and light resurfaced.

Wang Chong finally opened his eyes. Before him was an exquisitely-crafted rosewood tile inscribed with the image of sparrows and flowers. Above it was an ancient yet elegant table with a piping Yixing clay teapot atop it.

”My cultivation has advanced a little.”

Exhaling deeply, Wang Chong felt energy coursing through his body.

After leaving big uncle's residence, Wang Chong seemed to have tossed everything regarding the royal court and the War of the Princes to the back of his mind and devoted all of his time to the Deflecting Blade Manor and raising his cultivation.

The advancement between Origin Energy Tier 9 and True Martial realm 1-dan was a huge gap.

What was required at this stage was not Origin Energy, but an incredibly deep comprehension of the Power of Law.

When Wang Chong first started cultivating his halo, he was still able to absorb large amounts of the Book of Law everyday.

But as time passed, the amount of information from the Book of Law he could absorb during a given period of time gradually decreased.

Today, Wang Chong had only managed to grasp 24 fragments of the Power of Law. Compared to the hundreds at the start, it was truly insignificant in comparison.

Nevertheless, Wang Chong didn't give up.

The fundamentals would determine the ultimate height of the construction. The more Power of Law that one comprehended in the initial phase, the greater one's accomplishments would be in the future.

This was a trick in the cultivation of martial arts. It was often neglected, but it made a significant difference.

Thus, even though Wang Chong had already met the requirements to making the breakthrough to True Martial realm, and he could only absorb a pathetic twenty or so Power of Law fragments every single day, he still chose to persevere on.

With this strong foundation, his cultivation would soar in the future!

And after several months of effort, Wang Chong's work was nearly done.

It should be about time to obtain that item from Instructor Zhao, Wang Chong thought.

To advance from Origin Energy Tier 9 to True Martial 1-dan, other than the comprehension of Law, one also needed a halo cultivation technique to bind the Power of Law together and manifest its might.

There were two main things that Wang Chong hoped to obtain from this training camp. One of them was the hundreds of budding generals who would eventually leave their mark on the world, and the other was a war halo cultivation technique which was in Zhao Qianqiu's possession.

This war halo cultivation technique had been completely buried in the dust in his previous life. No one in the training camp, including Su Hanshan, had managed to obtain that technique.

For some reason, Zhao Qianqiu didn't impart that technique to others.

Wang Chong didn't know what kind of secrets were hidden behind it, but he knew that the war halo hidden within this training camp was definitely one of the strongest ones out there.

Every time he remembered how Zhao Qianqiu had actually allowed such a powerful technique to be buried in the dust, he couldn't help but find it a huge pity.

However, Wang Chong was in no hurry.

Getting up from the floor, Wang Chong walked up to the rosewood table and poured himself a cup of steaming tea. Sipping on it slowly, he allowed the light fragrance to slowly fill his mouth.

Life shouldn't be all about strength and training. Using the popular phrase from another world, there should be poetry and the distant, too.

Enjoying and experiencing life, living in the present, this was Wang Chong's goal in this life. The future was important, but cherishing the present was even more so.

Boom!

Putting down the teacup, Wang Chong walked to the door and opened it. A bustling commotion immediately burst into his view. Unfolding before his eyes was a sight very different from several months ago.

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TL Notes:

Wei Jin Nanyang are places/ factions in that era

Naturally, the Zhuge Clan also consists of the famous Zhuge Liang (or Zhuge Kongming).

Zhuge Liang had pledged allegiance to Liu Bei of Shu Han, but his brother, Zhuge Jin, and his cousin, Zhuge Dan, had pledged allegiance to Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, and Cao Cao of Cao Wei, respectively.

‘Poetry and the distant’: This is a famous phrase from Gao Xiaosong. There are many interpretations, but basically ‘poetry and distance’ refers to dreams, relaxation, and that sort of thing.