Chapter 43: I will not be careless
Xu Lingjun had always had an idea... or rather, he needed to verify a problem.
After he had endowed a Cultivation Technique or item with Talent Source, was it something he could only cultivate or use himself, or did it become something like those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or resources that everyone could consume and share?
This is a matter of great importance.
It’s just that, first of all, he’s been very busy lately, and secondly, there hasn’t been a suitable opportunity. He can’t just casually put some item into Guo Zheng’s mouth... Xu Lingjun still remembers the scene when he first took the Blood Replenishing Oral Liquid.
The feeling as if his body was about to explode, Guo Zheng’s strength is even weaker than his, and since someone like him rarely has a like-minded friend of the same sex, it wouldn’t be good to accidentally kill him.
Now, someone proactively came to offer themselves.
The future successor of the Wind Fist Style, her strength is probably a bit stronger than mine, so it’s perfect to experiment on her... If it fails, it fails. If it succeeds, it can help relieve some pressure off Sister Yaya.
In the kitchen.
While cooking, Xu Lingjun thought to himself and occasionally glanced back at the sofa...
Wang Qingya lay on the sofa in a very unladylike manner, her toes hanging out of her slippers, looking defeated and disheveled, clearly played out.
She did it all for me.
Xu Lingjun was quite touched in his heart, he understood too well the feeling of wanting to catch up but not knowing where to start... it’s like having too many weaknesses and not knowing where to strike first.
After dinner.
Wang Qingya went back to her room to enter seclusion early, she had classes first thing in the morning, and her only time was tonight, she probably had to pull an all-nighter.
Xu Lingjun also went to the practice room early, temporarily setting the Flame Slaying Fist aside, all his attention was focused on the "Qiantian Gang Qi" in front of him.
As the notebook was opened.
A prompt reappeared before his eyes.
[Detected Low Grade Martial Skill "Qiantian Gang Qi," would you like to endow it with real origin? This will consume 1000 Source Value points!]
In addition to terms like fake, inferior, and subpar, now there’s a low-grade.
This means that the "Qiantian Gang Qi" indeed is not perfect, and its evaluation is far from reaching the effect idealized.
It’s just that even Elder Feng doesn’t know what the ideal "Qiantian Gang Qi" should achieve, which is a bit of a regret for Xu Lingjun. If only he was boastful.
Unfortunately, he’s not...
But what kind of performance this Cultivation Technique will have after being endowed with Talent Source is also worth trying.
Xu Lingjun didn’t hesitate too much, choosing to endow it directly without any reservations.
The Source Value, which had just broken the three thousand mark, instantly dropped by a third... but the notebook in hand showed no changes.
Xu Lingjun opened the notebook again.
It was still those vigorous and rather ugly writings, just from the calligraphy style, one could tell that the author’s personality was extremely forthright, and their literacy must not be high either.
Now in front of him, these writings seemed to come alive.
Every stroke and every line was splitting apart, like elves dancing constantly before Xu Lingjun’s eyes, and then spontaneously forming another vaguely similar but far deeper book.
The notes in hand still recorded the previous content, but what Xu Lingjun was reading was another entirely different content.
The perfect "Qiantian Gang Qi."
The previous "Qiantian Gang Qi" could burn one’s own Qi Blood as fuel, converting Qi Blood into True Qi, greatly enhancing one’s own strength...
But the ideal "Qiantian Gang Qi" could freely control Qi Blood burning, and if there was True Qi remaining after slaying an enemy, it could even burn True Qi to replenish Qi Blood.
Still a self-harming Secret Skill, but in a sense, no longer a do-or-die technique... instead, it could save one’s life at the most critical moment.
This is probably the perfect state of "Qiantian Gang Qi" that its creator idealized, reducing damage to the minimum as much as possible.
"Indeed, the stronger the Martial Skill, the greater the damage to the body, even the creator’s ideal perfect Martial Skill causes unimaginably great harm to the body."
Xu Lingjun then understood, no wonder Feng Zhichen had been painstakingly perfecting the Flame Killing Fist Skill for over ten years, yet still could not completely eliminate the damage... boosting combat power inherently requires a price, there’s no such thing as reaping without sowing in this world?
Just trying to reduce the damage as much as possible without decreasing lethality.
And so is the perfect "Qiantian Gang Qi."
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That is enough.
Xu Lingjun began to seriously study it.
The Source Value could only provide him with a nearly perfect Martial Skill and engrave this skill perfectly in his mind, but the magical aspects of it still required his own comprehension... although there is the Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique as a foundation, it’s not directly usable.
He earnestly read and pondered.
For this kind of self-harming Martial Skill... he must not be careless, he must thoroughly master it.
Feng Zhichen definitely won’t stay in Qingzhou City for long, so he must quickly find out those unresolved parts and then consult him... the Upper Realm Returning to the Origin, Feng Zhichen’s strength, though not reaching tomorrow’s level, is definitely at the pinnacle of the nation.
Might as well ask since it’s free.
He earnestly took notes...
Early the next morning.
Wang Qingya hurried off to school, Xu Lingjun did not go but asked her to help request a day off.
He just didn’t know that when Wang Qingya mentioned in class that Xu Lingjun worked tirelessly all night without sleep and was now feeling unwell, the entire class of boys had faces with extremely peculiar expressions.
Like Guo Zheng and the others, they looked at Wang Qingya with eyes full of implication, sighing in their hearts, indeed, only the cow dies of exhaustion; the field is never worn out. Teacher Wang is just a high-achieving student from the Technology Side, yet she could wring Old Xu, who had successfully gathered Qi, dry.
Until afternoon.
After school.
When Wang Qingya returned home carrying groceries.
Only then did Feng Zhichen and his apprentice Sun Lingli visit again.
Wang Qingya took Sun Lingli for tutoring... and Xu Lingjun took out the questions he’d prepared early on, consulting with Feng Zhichen.
Just as he was consulting.
Feng Zhichen’s expression gradually changed.
He looked at Xu Lingjun with eyes full of amazement and shock, and exclaimed, "Xu Xiaoyou, are you really cultivating that set of ’Qiantian Gang Qi’ I transcribed for you?"
Xu Lingjun replied in surprise, "Is there any fake? Is there a second set of ’Qiantian Gang Qi’?"
"But... but what is this three-part Qi Blood burn?"
"Oh, this question, I just thought that ’Qiantian Gang Qi’ could convert Qi Blood to True Qi, blasting all accumulated strength at once, but doing so would cause vast harm to the meridians, not to mention risking all or nothing, so if one could control the Qi Blood burn power, only burning thirty percent at a time, then using a specific Technique to maneuver, it might unleash damage not inferior to full burn, most importantly, you might still save a life!"
Xu Lingjun laughed, "I spent almost the entire night painstakingly contemplating how to preserve my life after using a Forbidden Skill, after all, it concerns my own little life, so I dare not be careless. After a night of deep thought, I have some personal understanding of the Cultivation Technique, isn’t that normal?"
"This..."
Feng Zhichen was altogether stunned.
He dumbfoundedly eyed Xu Lingjun, blinking and thinking, normal? Normal, my ass...
Don’t I know that controlling the Qi Blood burn indeed has an immensely high chance to kill the enemy while keeping one’s life?
But the problem is, it’s really hard, burning Qi Blood isn’t like fueling up, you can’t just decide how much to burn?
Yet, this kid sounds so reasonable and adheres to the teachings of the original "Qiantian Gang Qi."
But my notebook never recorded these...
Feng Zhichen let out a long breath, and looked at Xu Lingjun with eyes full of admiration.
The young man in front of him might not be lacking in talent, but it’s only ’not lacking,’ and his comprehension is truly rare in the world.
In just one night, he could modify "Qiantian Gang Qi" to such an extent, and it was so well-founded, he had nothing to refute.
This child’s talent is terrifying.
He could only try to pour all his understanding of this Martial Skill into Xu Lingjun.
Finally, he sighed long, "Xu Xiaoyou, I know your thoughts run wild, but remember, no matter how you modify ’Qiantian Gang Qi,’ it’s still a blood-burning Forbidden Skill, you must not rely on it, understand?"
Xu Lingjun nodded, being taught sincerely, "Rest assured Elder Feng, I will always carry a lot of Blood Replenishing Oral Liquid with me in the future, I won’t be careless!"
Feng Zhichen: "............"