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Chapter 134: Self-Created Secret Martial Art
Chapter 134: Self-Created Secret Martial Art
As the thorough cleaning commenced, the atmosphere in the house gradually lightened.
When the entire house was transformed, even Jiang Cheng's heart was filled with optimism for the future.
"Brother Jiang Cheng." Lin Yue rushed over, beaming with joy. "This house has four bedrooms! Perfect, one for each of us!"
"What are you talking about?" Chen Sao frowned.
"You'll sleep in one room, Grandma in another, and Xiao Cheng in the third. The last one will be empty, so we can accommodate guests if needed."
"Oh." Lin Yue's eyes suddenly lost their sparkle.
"I specifically chose this house. Although the living room is a bit small, having four bedrooms is great. One for each of us is perfect," Jiang Cheng explained with a smile.
"But..."
"It's settled then."
"Alright." Chen Sao couldn't argue further.
After that, Jiang Cheng took the three ladies out for a meal, spending a few hundred yuan and fulfilling his promise from the previous month.
Following the meal, Jiang Cheng led the trio for a stroll in a nearby park.
It was just an ordinary small park where people practiced their morning exercises, but it left Chen Sao and the others in awe.
"Aunt Chen, you can come here for a walk after meals too."
"I-I guess so." Chen Sao nodded, a bit fearful.
Jiang Cheng smiled, understanding that it would take some time to adjust.
Upon returning home, Jiang Cheng went back to his room and took out a stack of cash from his bag, placing it before the three ladies.
"Aunt Chen, here's the two thousand I owe you, and the other eight thousand is for living expenses. Use it for groceries, and let me know if you need more."
Chen Sao stared at the pile of banknotes, her eyes widening.
Two thousand plus eight thousand? That's ten thousand?
Is this ten thousand yuan?
"Xiao Cheng, where did you get so much money?" She looked up at Jiang Cheng in surprise.
She knew that she had saved up for half her life, accumulating only six to seven thousand yuan. After lending two thousand to Jiang Cheng, she had around five thousand left, which was why she had initially worried about the Wild Wolf Gang's extended stay.
Two thousand yuan a month for management fees was a significant burden, even with her savings.
"Of course, it's an advance on my wages from the martial arts academy," Jiang Cheng explained casually. "Don't hesitate to spend it. Buy more meat and vegetables. My martial arts training requires a lot of energy, and it'll help Lin Yue's health too."
Lin Yue's face turned red, and she lowered her head.
"I understand." Chen Sao stammered.
"Alright, I'll go to my room to rest. Call me if you need anything."
After saying this, Jiang Cheng bid farewell to the elderly lady and headed towards his room.
Having been busy all morning, he finally managed to settle all these trivial matters.
Finally, it was time to focus on cultivating his spiritual secret martial art.
As Jiang Cheng entered his room, Chen Sao breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they had only been apart for about ten days, she could sense that significant changes had occurred in Jiang Cheng.
She felt that these changes were positive; a man should be confident and take charge, not timid and fearful.
However,
Her gaze fell upon the stack of money on the table.
She and Lin Yue were not related to Jiang Cheng by blood, yet they had moved with him from the slums to this new residence, which was already a tremendous blessing. Many had sought this opportunity in vain.
To continue freeloading would be shameless. It was time to return to her old profession, sewing clothes for others, and earn some money.
In the bedroom, Jiang Cheng had no time to appreciate the differences in this new place, as this was not a novel experience for him.
He took out the visualization technique and its corresponding chart.
Opening the Visualization Technique, Jiang Cheng carefully browses through it, just as Nightingale had described. The beginner's section explains that one must gradually sense Spirit Energy in their mind and, upon feeling its presence, they can proceed to the next stage.
The next step is to concentrate Spirit Energy and visualize the lotus leaf diagram in their mind's eye, fully manifesting it before moving on to the third stage.
Of course, the content after this no longer involves the visualization chart.
Jiang Cheng speculates that it might involve visualizing more complex objects, such as lotuses and their stamens.
This gives Jiang Cheng a bit of inspiration.
Since the Visualization Technique involves imagining objects in one's mind and focusing Spirit Energy on them, he wonders if it's possible to create his own martial art.
Unlike Secret Arts that open acupoints, where not knowing the acupoint locations can be deadly, especially for extraordinary meridian points, Jiang Cheng feels that even if he thought for three days and nights, he wouldn't be able to come up with one. However, with Visualization Techniques, as long as one's Spirit Energy is strong enough, it should be possible.
Despite this theory, creating a new martial art requires a genius of the highest caliber. Even the Lotus Visualization Technique was perfected through the efforts of countless geniuses, maximizing the use of every bit of Spirit Energy. Unless one is even more talented than them, there's hardly any room for improvement.
But Jiang Cheng is different; he has the Proficiency Panel, which might make it possible.
If this is indeed the case, it would save him a significant amount of resources. He could use the funds to acquire Secret Arts or Secret Medicines to accelerate his cultivation, all while keeping his trump card hidden and avoiding being outmaneuvered by others.
Why not give it a try?
Of course, there's a prerequisite before that—he needs to sense Spirit Energy first.
Jiang Cheng looks at the closed scroll, knowing that staring at the Visualization Chart consumes Spirit Energy while granting experience points.
Apparently, the experience gained is not insignificant; just a few seconds of observation can earn him one point.
Despite this knowledge, Jiang Cheng decides to test it out and see how efficient it is to gain experience by following the Visualization Technique.
He removes his shoes, closes his eyes, and begins to visualize, feeling a surge of Spirit Energy gathering at the back of his mind.
Initially, there are no results.
After a few minutes, there's still no progress.
Jiang Cheng feels a headache coming on and opens his eyes to check the Proficiency Panel.
He has gained 0.3 experience points.
It seems like it increases by 0.1 points per minute.
"It's indeed very slow," Jiang Cheng mutters.
He does a quick calculation. To fill a 10,000-point experience bar, he would need to maintain this state for 100,000 minutes, which is approximately 1,667 hours or almost a month without eating or sleeping.
If you factor in daily necessities and Secret Art cultivation, it would be impressive to complete the beginner's stage within a year.
"No wonder there are so few Spirit Seers," Jiang Cheng sighs inwardly, feeling a tingling sensation on his scalp, even with the Proficiency Panel at his disposal.
Thankfully, he has the Visualization Chart.
Jiang Cheng quickly jumps out of bed and unfurls the scroll, revealing a lifelike lotus leaf diagram.
His eyes widen in surprise.
After just five seconds of observation, a message pops up on the Proficiency Panel.
Lotus Visualization Technique experience +1.
Another five seconds pass, and his experience increases by one more point.
However, Jiang Cheng starts to feel a bit dizzy at this point.
Thankfully, he can still endure it.
If Nightingale were here, she would find Jiang Cheng's method of cultivation incomprehensible. Even after entering the beginner's stage, the Visualization Chart is supposed to be observed with closed eyes, not open ones.
Not only does it rapidly deplete Spirit Energy, but staring at powerful Visualization Charts for too long can cause people to become lost within the scroll!
(End of Chapter)
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