Chapter 37: The Mysterious Origin Power
Chapter 37: The Mysterious Origin Power
"Two pills a month?" Li Yuan sighed inwardly.
The Basic Origin Power Pill, at 100,000 Blue Star coins/points each, would significantly increase his monthly expenses if he were to take two of them.
"You haven't taken the Origin Power Pill before, have you?" Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan.
"No," Li Yuan shook his head. His family couldn't afford such a precious cultivation treasure.
In reality, only a small number of families could afford to provide their children with basic Vital Energy Potions for the long term, like his uncle and aunt.
The Origin Power Pill? Those who could afford to use it regularly were probably billionaires.
"Then let me tell you that the Origin Power Pill is essentially a substitute for advanced cultivation techniques." Xu Bo explained, "Do you know the fundamental difference between basic and advanced cultivation techniques?"
"Cultivation efficiency," Li Yuan replied.
"That's the result, not the reason." Xu Bo said, "Basic cultivation techniques involve efficiently absorbing the energy produced by the food we consume, thereby promoting the advancement of life."
Li Yuan nodded in agreement.
The fundamental difference between modern humans and ancient traditional martial arts lies in cultivation techniques.
These are the keys to unlocking life's evolution.
"But basic cultivation techniques have their limits." Xu Bo continued, "No matter how strong our digestive system is, we can only eat ten pounds of nutritious meals a day. But can we eat a hundred pounds of food?"
"No, I can't," Li Yuan shook his head.
"That's right. Even with high-energy food, there are still impurities, and our bodies can't handle too much of it." Xu Bo went on, "However, powerful warriors require an enormous amount of energy just to maintain their physical state, let alone continue to drive their body's evolution."
"It's like an electric train; the more powerful it is, the more energy it consumes."
"Take me, for example."
Boom! Xu Bo took a step forward, and his entire body seemed to flicker like a phantom, causing the air to explode instantly, and the airflow to surge into a gust of wind.
Xu Bo had already reached the other end of the office.
"What...?"
"Is this the power of a 19th-rank warrior?" Li Yuan watched in awe, his heart stirring with excitement.
He was certain that Xu Bo's burst of speed from a stationary position had just exceeded 50 meters per second.
And this wasn't even Xu Bo's fastest speed.
This was the true power of a formidable warrior.
Xu Bo slowly walked back, explaining as he moved, "To maintain my powerful physique, I need to consume at least several dozen pounds of high-energy food every day."
"And that's just for living in the city. If I were to fight Star Realm creatures, the consumption would be even greater, and even two hundred pounds of high-energy food wouldn't be enough."
Li Yuan was speechless.
He thought of animals like elephants and giraffes, which spent most of their day eating.
If they were active, their consumption would be even higher.
"So, we developed Vital Energy Potions." Xu Bo said, "Vital Energy Potions are essentially extracted from food, making them more easily absorbed by the body than high-energy food, and they have almost no impurities, though they are quite expensive."
"Taking them reduces the need for food."
Li Yuan nodded slightly.
Using Vital Energy Potions not only reduced the burden of eating but also doubled the efficiency of cultivation.
"But as we progress further, even for 15th-rank warriors and beyond, relying solely on Vital Energy Potions becomes difficult."
"In the past few decades, the Origin Power Pill has emerged, allowing us to directly absorb Origin Power."
"What is Origin Power?"
"Hundreds of years ago, during the Six Great Star Bridges' anomaly, the most mysterious energy, Origin Power, appeared in the universe's starry sky." Xu Bo said with a hint of emotion, "Once we can absorb Origin Power, the speed of our body's evolution will increase tenfold, even a hundredfold."
Li Yuan listened intently.
Origin Power was incredibly mysterious.
Powerful warriors could achieve feats like flying and burrowing through the earth within a short span of a few decades, and even survive the center of a nuclear explosion, all thanks to absorbing Origin Power and driving their physical evolution.
They rivaled the divine with their human bodies.
"There are three ways to absorb Origin Power."
"First, one's physical quality must reach at least the 19th rank, and their skills must be highly advanced, with perfect unity of body, mind, and intent, to barely perceive and initially absorb Origin Power." Xu Bo's voice deepened, "This is the most primitive absorption method, with very low efficiency. But the early warriors used this method to gradually become more powerful."
"Later on..."
"As the number of warriors increased, we finally deduced the first advanced cultivation technique, increasing the efficiency of Origin Power absorption by tenfold and more." Xu Bo continued, "Subsequently, we created the second, third, and up to the present day, our human civilization has developed seven major advanced cultivation techniques."
"Furthermore, if one can resonate with the corresponding advanced cultivation technique, even ordinary people can achieve initial absorption of Origin Power, causing their physical quality to improve at an astonishing rate."
Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan with a hint of regret.
Li Yuan understood his teacher's intention.
The awakening of Martial Spirit was not as mysterious as the 'Spiritual Root' described in novels.
In essence, it was the compatibility with the seven Advanced Cultivation Techniques.
If the compatibility exceeded 85%, it was considered awakened.
Why did human civilization highly value Martial Spirit? Because ordinary people, when cultivating Advanced Cultivation Techniques, could gradually absorb Origin Power from the universe, which could be used to strengthen their bodies.
With this, the efficiency of physical evolution would skyrocket, and the chances of becoming an Origin Warrior would greatly increase.
This was the reason why the students in the Elite Class had such formidable physical qualities.
Secondly, Origin Power existed in every corner of the universe.
Not only was it far more effective than Qi Blood Potions, but it was also inexhaustible, allowing the entire human civilization to save a vast amount of resources.
"Absorbing Origin Power through Advanced Cultivation Techniques is the second method, and also the best method," Xu Bo shook his head and said, "But you can't do it now... Li Yuan, if you want to absorb Origin Power from the universe through your own body, you can only use the most primitive absorption method."
"Then, you must raise your physical quality to the 19th rank."
Li Yuan nodded slightly.
Not absorbing Origin Power, and raising one's physical quality to the 19th rank? It was unimaginable how difficult it would be.
One would have to rely on a large amount of external resources.
"Of course, if in the future you truly become an extremely powerful Origin Warrior, perhaps you could create a suitable Advanced Cultivation Technique for yourself."
"Or even create an Advanced Cultivation Technique suitable for a large number of ordinary people." Xu Bo sighed, "Then, you will be a great contributor to the human civilization."
"The world's strongest, Dong Fang Ji, once said that everyone is uniquely gifted, and there should be suitable Advanced Cultivation Techniques for everyone."
"If our human civilization can create a hundred Advanced Techniques, then from a young age, everyone will be able to find a suitable Advanced Cultivation Technique, and the concept of Martial Spirit will no longer exist."
"By then, the rate at which warriors are born in human civilization will be more than ten times faster than it is now." Xu Bo quoted Dong Fang Ji, "And this requires the efforts of generations of warriors."
"A hundred Advanced Cultivation Techniques?" Li Yuan sighed inwardly.
Since the era of life evolution, human civilization had only created seven widely-used Advanced Cultivation Techniques in nearly two hundred years.
However, compared to the three Advanced Cultivation Techniques from over eighty years ago, the current era had already seen a multiple increase in the birth rate of warriors.
With more warriors, the base number increased, leading to more powerful warriors, which in turn accelerated the creation of Advanced Cultivation Techniques.
This was a virtuous cycle.
It made human civilization flourish.
"The third method of absorbing Origin Power is through Origin Energy Pills, which have appeared in the last two to three decades," Xu Bo explained, "These pills contain traces of Origin Power, and once consumed, it can be absorbed."
"But Origin Power is domineering."
"Without the assistance of Advanced Cultivation Techniques to help dissolve it, absorption will be very difficult." Xu Bo said, "So, ordinary people only need to consume one pill per month."
"Your physical talent is actually among the very top, but you lack a suitable Advanced Cultivation Technique. Plus, your Mental Energy is extremely strong, so perhaps you can consume two pills per month." Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan with a hint of regret.
"Thank you for your guidance, teacher." Li Yuan nodded and smiled calmly, "I don't have a suitable Advanced Cultivation Technique."
"Then in the future, I'll strive to create one."
"Haha." Xu Bo laughed upon hearing this, "You have ambition, I'll be waiting."
...
"This Starlight Spear Technique and Dragonwalk Body Technique are part of the Boulder Cultivation Technique lineage. I suggest you switch to these two Secret Arts," Xu Bo continued, "Both of these Secret Arts directly target the fifth level of skill, and they are quite famous among warriors."
"Directly targeting the fifth level of skill?" Li Yuan contemplated.
His own skill was only at the third level.
"Teacher, can't you teach me a Second Rank Secret Art?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"Me?" Xu Bo was taken aback, then smiled, "Indeed, I've cultivated many Second Rank Secret Arts, covering spear techniques, sword techniques, and body techniques."
"But I can't teach you." Xu Bo shook his head, "I only have learning rights, not transmission rights. Just like how you're learning fist techniques, spear techniques, and body techniques now, these are all First Rank Secret Arts, suitable for students at the first and second levels of skill."
"A large number of First Rank Secret Arts and Cultivation Techniques are completely open and free for all citizens."
"But from Second Rank Secret Arts onwards, they are copyrighted and must be purchased before use."
(End of Chapter)
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