230 A School for Scholars (1/2)
High-tier martial arts for Mystical Realm meant that they were high-tier martial arts that could only be practiced by those who had reached Mystical Realm, and it was self-evident that they were stronger than the high-tier martial arts of Blessed Realm. For example, Seven Stars Sword was a martial art from Sword of Heavenly Lake Faction. Even though Happy had never learned it in his previous life, he still had some understanding of it. Seven Stars Sword was quite a good high-tier martial art, and it could be considered as an average high-tier martial art in Mystical Realm.
It contained Constellation Breathing Technique and Seven Stars Sword Styles!
Constellation Breathing Technique was a high-tier qi cultivation technique that was in Mystical Realm. Once it was activated, the user's recovery speed would become much faster. It would also provide a certain degree of effect toward expanding the meridian system and strengthening their affinity.
Right then, there were not many people who had Mystical Realm qi cultivation techniques.
It was the same for Seven Stars Sword Styles. All the powerful players on the Dragon and Phoenix Ranks relied on high-tier martial art manuals of Blessed Realm that came in full sets to become powerful in one go. Once Happy practiced and mastered the sword technique, he might not become invincible, but at the very least, he would not need to fear most of the powerful players on the Dragon and Phoenix Ranks!
When Happy pushed Big Dipper Sword Technique to Grandmaster Realm, his qi realm finally reached Mystical Realm. However, unfortunately for him, he still did not meet the requirements to practice Seven Stars Sword.
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The requirements for practicing Seven Stars Sword were as followed:
AST: 37, AFF: 41, CPH: 60, BMM: 47. Qi realm: Mystical Realm.
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Player: Happy (Mystical Realm)
AST: 56, AFF: 57, CPH: 51, BMM: 50
Even though he had reached the required qi realm, and his Arm Strength, Affinity, and Body Movement had also surpassed the requirement once he had pushed various martial arts to Grandmaster Real as well as one body fortification technique and one lightness skill, the increase in Comprehension had always been rather slow. Despite Happy experiencing several events when his Comprehension increased, there was still some time before he could practice Seven Stars Sword.
In truth, this was also the system's way to protect players. It was set up to prevent people from practicing only high-tier martial arts to reach higher qi realms from the start to the end or from practicing only low-tier martial arts from the start to the end to increase their Comprehension. If it was allowed, it would be very easy for a chasm to appear between players in terms of power. Some people might even be able to display high-tier martial arts that surpassed their level.
However, this sort of thing was not a hindrance to Happy.
Once he notified Little North and Thunderous Battle, he quickly summoned his purplish-red horse and rode out of White Tiger Forest.
Over the last few days, aside from selling the high-tier martial arts and equipment in Fox Cave to obtain money, Happy had obtained quite a lot of loot from the fights, and the white tiger pelt that he got from the Mystical Realm White Tigers in White Tiger Forest was also very valuable. Right then, he already had more than four million taels of silver on his person, and his plan was to deposit all of it in the commission shop.
When Happy returned to Wuhu, he charged straight to the commission shop and looked through the high-tier martial arts he had managed to buy. Then, he left behind one million taels of silver while going away with the other three million taels of silver to a quiet school for scholars.
The two plates by the side of the door had a row of words carved into them.
[Learn all that you can]
[Do all that you can]
The plate above the door read as such.
[Road of Books]
Happy did not ride into the school, but got down from his horse. He saw that the doors to Road of Books were wide open, and the solemn sound of people reading out loud reached his ears. The soft noise created an atmosphere of tranquility and harmony that could not be found in the world of martial artists, though it barely perceptible.
Happy's expression became stern, and he changed to a normal blue robe and tied a hero's headband around his head. It made him look like a normal student, and he walked into the private school that had been set up by the system.
He had only taken a few steps when he was blocked by an old teacher with a graying beard standing at the entrance to the hall of the private school. The old man was dressed in a white robe, and there was some hints of sternness under his cordial smile.