102 The Peak Level (1/2)
”Elemental force…...Only spiritual knights, Wu Zong, and other similar level experts can awaken the ability to use this power that of the heavens and earth...”
The carriage was sparkling.
Inside the carriage, Fang Yuan seemed to have closed his eyes to rest, but in fact, he was finding out the secrets behind his elemental force.
”There are roughly two systems of power in this world. One is magic and the other is physique...The path of magic would be arduous at the start because it depends on one's potential. Only spiritual disciples, alchemy disciples, dream disciples or the likes can develop elemental force under the guidance of a master!”
”Physique, on the other hand, is slightly different. I can be described as the supplement of magic. In the 12 Gates of martial arts, one will start from the 3 Prosperous Gates, before moving onto 2 Peaceful Gates and then the 3 Perilous Gates, and lastly the 4 Heavenly Gates in this order. This order helps to build one's foundation for obtaining elemental force. However, the first 8 gates would only help to condition one's body while only the 4 Heavenly Gates would improve one's magical energy gradually. Hence, although one may have reached the peak level of the 12th Gate, one may not have reached one's full potential to become Wu Zong!”
”Of course, I am different from them and I can choose to go by both paths of magic and physique. Martial arts is just a form of self-defence in the early stages, and also a way for me to build up my foundations…...The 12th Gate is the final preparation for me to make a last breakthrough which is completely dependent on my magical energy!”
The trip to the Prefecture City was beneficial for Fang Yuan.
Even though he could only watch the moves of a spiritual knight from afar and feel the spiritual pressure, it made him slightly more optimistic of a breakthrough.
This was not because of his gifts, but rather, his accumulation in experience.
”It looks like when these skills have reached a later stage, they cannot be depended on proficiency points to be improved. Rather they depended on self-realisation and maybe some sort of opportunities…..”
Fang Yuan glanced at his stats window and noticed that his Eagle Claw Iron Skin Technique's proficiency points had reached 99.99% in Grade 11!
Along with this self-realisation, the last percentage of improvement needed was finally fulfilled!
Suddenly, Fang Yuan closed both of his eyes.
”Piak!”
He could feel a soft sound coming from the middle of his forehead.
However, this sound was not real. It was the tremor from his sea of consciousness!
”Hoo…..”
Fang Yuan exhaled gently while he held on to his forehead.
From previous breakthroughs, he could feel his inner force surging around his whole body. This time, it was totally different. He could feel a slight dizziness and a swell in his head as if a brick had just been squeezed into his consciousness.
”Such feeling I'm getting…..must be due to my body's inability to adapt to the sudden surge in magical energy…..”
He looked at his stats window again and saw the changes.
”Name: Fang Yuan
Essence: 8.0
Spirit: 7.9
Magic: 5.5
Profession: Dream Disciple
Cultivation: [Martial Artist (12th Gate)]
Technique: [Black Sand Palm (Grade 5)], [Eagle Claw Iron Skin Technique (Grade 12)] (Limit reached)
Skill: [Medicine (Level 3)], [Botany (Level 4)]”
Fang Yuan was surprised by the changes. ”There are not much increments for my [Essence] and [Spirit], but my [Magic] has improved by 1!”
Such great improvements were way more than what the Questioning Heart Tea could do.
However, there were also side effects from this vast improvement and these side effects were quite scary. Hence, Fang Yuan had to clear his mind to allow his body to get used to the increase in magical energy.
After a while, his energy was at its peak and he became very alert.
He could feel that his thinking speed was much faster than before and he was very satisfied.
”Even though I had the magical energy of an average person from the start, but with the cultivation from my master, my strong foundations, the help of the Questioning Heart Tea and the breakthroughs in martial arts, I am now comparable to the other talents!”
”With my current magical energy, I should be considered gifted among all other normal spiritual disciples!”
His mind was clear and Fang Yuan stretched himself. He then continued to check on other areas.
”[Eagle Claw Iron Skin Technique (Grade 12)] -- You have mastered this technique to its peak level and the level is similar to the creator of this technique! However, due to the disadvantage of this technique, this technique cannot be further improved to condense elemental force!”
The system also identified that the Eagle Claw Iron Skin Technique had reached its peak and there would be no further improvements.
This meant that if Fang Yuan still wished to continue to make a breakthrough in his martial arts, he had to change his cultivation to either the Xuan Yin Heart Technique, the Spirit Returning Heart Manual or other similar high levelled techniques.
”This system is useless….Can't it improve or optimise my techniques?”
Fang Yuan murmured and stroked his chin. ”No…..the system's abilities seem to come from my level of comprehension…..”
Where did martial arts originate from in this world?
Martial arts were created by man, of course! Since one could create techniques for Wu Zong, Fang Yuan believed that he could similarly do so.
A real expert would probably be able to raise his Eagle Claw Iron Skin Technique to Grade 13, Grade 14 or even Grade 15!