Chapter 55: The Start of School (Second Update Seeking Votes)

  Recognized another auxiliary class of spiritual tool, this piece allows the arrow-shaped spiritual tool to transform into a ring that can be worn on the hand, and spiritual power can connect to the guild's spiritual energy network through it at any time.

  "Master, is there anything I can assist you with?" asked the auxiliary spirit as it connected its spiritual energy to Yang Tong's.

  This spiritual tool is also a spiritual tool above the fifth grade, because only spiritual tools above the fifth grade have a spirit of utensils, in professional terms on Earth, this is called artificial intelligence.

  Yang Tong tried it out and indeed found a lot of task information on the internet. Through Ling Jigu, Yang Tong looked up the data on Ling Neng Wuzhuang. It turned out that each level of Ling Neng defense Wuzhuang was divided into four levels: black iron, bronze, silver, and gold. The defensive effect of the four levels of Wuzhuang differed greatly, and the overall defensive ability of the third-grade golden-level defensive Wuzhuang was comparable to that of the fourth-grade bronze-level defensive Ling Jigu Wuzhuang. Most of the standardized Ling Jigu Wuzhuang sold on the market were black iron and bronze level, while silver and above Ling Jigu Wuzhuang were more difficult to buy, and the price was much higher than the first two.

  "Hmm, interesting. Back then, most of our divine spirits only had powerful magical artifacts that could produce spiritual intelligence under coincidental circumstances. For example, I spent dozens of kalpas from birth to producing spiritual intelligence. Now it's good, even a random fifth-grade trash can produce spiritual intelligence." Lu Bao waited until there was no one around before coming out to complain.

  "Can this be the same? These spirits are all created through special techniques, they're just intelligent, not wise." Yang Tong retorted, he also saw that these fifth-grade and above spirits were all artificially bred or manufactured low-level intelligences that could only follow orders. Lu Bao's spirit was fundamentally superior to these low-level intelligences, in terms of spiritual intelligence, Lu Bao was another kind of wise life form.

  "Never mind, you're not really planning on practicing some sort of divine magic, are you?" Luo Bao asked.

  "What's wrong, won't it work?" Yang Tong asked.

  "Not just that, I don't want you to neglect close combat, the path of cultivation is about steady development, whether it's close combat or long-range, both must be taken into account. The soul and physical body are equally important, although dual cultivation of law and body is difficult, but later when you cross the heavenly tribulation, you will know the benefits of dual cultivation." Lu Bao reminded solemnly.

  "Alright, I understand." Yang Tong took out a standard crystal stone and began to absorb the spiritual energy within it, cultivating the foundation-building technique of the "Zhu Ji Pian", accumulating his magical powers.

  By the time of the foundation building period, Yang Tong's body was no longer internal energy, but true yuan. The spiritual power awakened at the earthly level is actually true energy.

  In the foundation-building period, apart from purifying one's spiritual energy and accumulating true yuan, the focus is still on developing the physical body. There are 360 acupoints in the entire body, and every time 40 of them are opened up, one's cultivation will advance to a higher level. This is a painstaking process that cannot be rushed. However, in the past, the civilization of immortals could use elixirs to assist in their cultivation.

  Yang Tong wants to ascend to the Heavenly Rank, he must step by step open up all the acupoints in his body and accumulate enough True Essence.

  In the late afternoon, his parents bought a lot of good dishes back and made a sumptuous dinner. After Yang Tong finished eating, he went into seclusion again to cultivate bitterly.

  Time flies day by day, and soon a month has passed.

  During this period, apart from moving house for half a day, Yang Tong spent 100 standard crystal stones and finally opened up ten acupoints within a month, making rapid progress. At this rate, it would not take four months for Yang Tong to break through to the second level of Earth Realm. With sufficient resources, in less than four years, Yang Tong could reach the peak of Earth Realm.

  An ordinary geomancer who wants to advance from level 1 to level 9 will need at least several decades, or even hundreds of years.

  Even for someone with great talent, it takes more than ten years!

  Yang Tong searched online and found that within ten years, breaking through the Sky Level would yield extremely rich rewards, including one million standard crystal stones and one hundred contribution points.

  Yang Tong was shocked after hearing this, wasn't this too generous? The preciousness of the contribution points, Yang Tong understood some of it through the union's auxiliary spirit network query.

  Within the guild's internal network, there are many cultivation methods to choose from, whether it is a martial spirit master or a divine thought master.

  The practice of qigong is divided into: heart method, martial skill, and secret art three major categories, under these three major categories are many small categories.

  The role of the heart method is to cultivate and accumulate spiritual energy, which directly affects a person's cultivation progress. For example, Yang Tong's cultivation method is absolutely top-notch, attracting the spiritual energy within the standard crystal to cultivate, and its conversion speed and ratio are not comparable to ordinary methods. Otherwise, Yang Tong would not have been able to open up ten acupoints in just one month.

  The most expensive heart method is the cheapest "Ling Neng Hu Xi" which requires 25 contribution points! The highest heart method that Yang Tong can see, "Tun Ling Gong", requires 1,000 contribution points. And behind the list of heart methods, there are a large number of question marks, which Yang Tong cannot see or exchange for even higher-level heart methods.

  It's imaginable that without joining any sect, a group of land-level martial artists who are loose cultivators, their most basic breathing and qi circulation exercises rely solely on time to accumulate.

  The effect of martial skills is to exert the spiritual power in the body to the greatest extent. The martial skills here are different from those purchased at the apprentice level, and they are attribute martial skills. Fire-attribute spiritual power can exert unimaginable power when cultivating fire-attribute martial skills.

  This is an alternative magic, a combination of magic and martial arts.

  Esoteric arts are things that, apart from mental disciplines and martial techniques, can be classified into this level. Most of the esoteric arts are for the cultivation of divine sense adepts. There are also quite a few for the cultivation of martial spirit adepts.

  Yang Tong saw a "Sword Technique Fragment" in the secret technique column, with a contribution of 20,000 points! The introduction behind it reads: A powerful ancient divine thought secret technique, only one tenth of which is available. Any self-created secret method can be used as a reference and inspiration.

  Yang Tong was shocked when he saw this secret technique, because the Supreme Profound Jade Pure Treasure Canon he had inherited also had a sword-controlling technique, but it didn't have flying swords. What's the use of that?

  And yet this fragment is worth 20,000 contribution points, so how much would a complete set of techniques be worth?

  Yang Tong secretly reminded himself that the law should not be lightly transmitted, nor can it be leaked out. Before he has a strong self-protection ability, these precious methods are better not exposed.

  I'm taking a rest, tomorrow I'll be going to school at the Royal Advanced Academy's Fallen Star Branch. This branch only teaches earth-level cultivation knowledge and instructs earth-level spirit masters in the manufacture of spiritual tools.

  The next morning, Yang Tong got up and practiced a set of Tai Chi, exercised his body, had breakfast, took the admission notice, rode his motorcycle and headed to school.

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  The second watch is over, and the third watch will last until 10 o'clock.