53 Elemental Affinity (1/2)

Shi clan, Clan library.

Shi Li and Moddy solemnly stood in front of a bookshelf. This bookshelf was filled to the brim with movement techniques, evident thanks to the wooden plaque with the words ”Movement Techniques” which could be found attached on the top.

Shi Li looked at Moddy and said, ”Moddy, could you help me find a movement technique that has the same element as [Ardent Magma Manipulation Art] and [Lava Shield]?”

Moddy, who was still on Shi Li's shoulder, nodded as it looked back at Shi Li. ”Sure-nya, I'm just cultivating most of the time anyway-nya.”

Moddy jumped down from his shoulder and landed on its four paws, looking at the bookshelf with a calculative gaze.

”Speaking of which, why the same nyelement?”

Shi Li answered as he grabbed a few books from the bookshelf. ”I don't know as well. I have this feeling that cultivating a technique of the same element is faster than cultivating a technique of a different element.”

Moddy responded as it skimmed through parts of the books it was reading. ”Don't you think that your intuition is based on nyelemental nyaffinity?”

”Elemental affinity?” Shi Li paused as a certain line from a martial technique he read before appeared in his mind.

”Created by a cultivator that had an affinity for the fire and earth element...” Shi Li muttered. ”Is that elemental affinity?”

Moddy heard Shi Li's muttering thanks to its big ears. It nodded as it continued to search for a book of the lava element. ”Nyexactly. That's nyelemental affinity. According to the memories in my bloodline, nyelemental affinity is when a certain nyelement from the surroundings is more connected with a living being-nya.”

”I see. Speaking of which, I found a book of the same element!” Shi Li subconsciously nodded as he placed a book on a nearby table.

”Nyahaha! I found one as well-nya!” Moddy laughed happily as it placed the book it found on the table as well.

Shi Li urged Moddy to sit on the table as he decided on the movement technique he would cultivate.

”Hmm...I picked a technique called [Magma Flash] from the bookshelf while Moddy chose a technique named [Molten Boots],” Shi Li thought out loud.

As he was pondering on which technique he was going to pick, a bright idea flashed in his mind as his pupils turned a bright crimson red.

”Interface, identify the two techniques in front of me, and see which one is better.”

Weeennggg...

All of a sudden, a translucent white screen appeared in front of his face as a notification appeared in his mind.

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User has requested for a special order.

Interface is calculating the equivalent price.

Price has been calculated, 3% of user's mental energy has been removed.

Special order ongoing...

Time to finish: 3 minutes.

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'3 minutes huh,' Shi Li thought as he looked at Moddy. ”Moddy, go do your own thing for a while, I'll just talk to someone for a while.”

Moddy nodded and started to cultivate. Within seconds, an aura that was strong yet gentle appeared on Moddy's body. Shi Li examined this aura and noticed that it was stronger than yesterday, confirming that Moddy has consolidated his cultivation at the early stages of the Second Stage.

Shi Li then put that thought at the back of his head and then screamed out in his mind.

'Senior Yan, are you there?'

An eerie silence took over his mind after that. But not long after, a voice responded in his mind.

'Oh? What do you need this old man for? Hoho, it has only been a few hours since I told you about this and you're itching to use it?'

'I'm sorry Senior Yan. I just have a question in mind. For a while now, I've been feeling that my intuition is telling me to pick techniques that have the same element as my first technique, which is of the lava element.'

'Oh? Let me think about for a bit...ah! I remember now! You have an elemental affinity seed within you!'

'Elemental affinity seed? What's that?'

'Most of the time, you always hear that a person is born with the specialty of attuning with a certain element, that's one type of elemental affinity which is called innate elemental affinity.'

'But people rarely know that there's another type of elemental affinity which is achieved through repeated usage of a certain element, and that's called acquired elemental affinity.'

'Innate elemental affinity wielders would speed through their cultivation thanks to the elemental world energy they absorb. This in turn allows their level of elemental affinity to reach a grade of Ultra High...and that's it. But as for acquired elemental affinities, they can go beyond the Ultra High grade and reach a grade of unbelievable proportions, the Zenith grade.'

'I see. But what does that have to do with the elemental affinity seed Senior Yan?'