Chapter 380: Breaking Through 10,000 Energy Points and Skill Limitations!

Chapter 380: Breaking Through 10,000 Energy Points and Skill Limitations!



Martial Academy.

"Is this the Meditation Chamber?"

As Jiang Ning stepped into the hundred-square-meter stone chamber, he suddenly felt an increase in gravity, and his entire body sank under its weight.

Facing this powerful gravitational force, he could sense his internal organs and every part of his body being subjected to immense pressure, and his body instinctively resisted against this gravity.

"Such gravity indeed aids in tempering one's physique!"

After just a preliminary experience, Jiang Ning acknowledged that Wang Qingtan's previous statement was very reasonable.

Without the pressure of strong gravity, it's difficult to fully stimulate the body.

Especially at the Eighth Stage of the Power Accumulation Realm.

Under this gravitational pressure, one can easily temper the entire muscle group, thus making this step even more perfect.

Boom!

As he stepped into the chamber, the heavy stone door behind him slowly turned, beginning to close.

Click, click, click—

The slow rotation of the stone door produced a sound of gears turning within the thick stone walls.

Standing in place, Jiang Ning scanned the room, and the entire empty chamber came into view. He also spotted the gravity control lever the guard had mentioned.

By pulling the gravity control lever, he could adjust the gravity multiplier for the entire chamber.

Different body strengths could withstand different levels of gravity.

His figure then moved.

Even under the pressure of gravity, he rushed to the corner of the chamber like a gust of wind, stopping in front of the gravity control lever.

Click-click-click

He slowly pulled the gravity control lever.

Instantly, he felt the gravity on his body increase, and the patterns on the chamber's floor and walls transformed from dull orange-yellow lines to brighter ones.

Soon!

He pulled the gravity control lever to its limit.

The array patterns inside the chamber were filled with orange-yellow light.

It felt as if he was carrying a thousand-pound cauldron on his back.

"The gravity limit is a bit low for me," Jiang Ning shook his head and no longer paid attention to the changing gravity.

He then sat cross-legged on the ground and took out a bottle of Embryo Primordial Qi Pill.

The next moment.

A bottle of ten pills was swallowed by him in one go.

He then began circulating his Qi and Blood, visualizing the forge.

Boom!

In an instant.

A flame seemed to rise within his body, and a scorching heat emanated from his body.

He instantly felt a difference in his body, and his physical functions became more vigorous.

It seemed that under the pressure of gravity, his flesh and blood were thoroughly revitalized, and his physical functions erupted, surpassing his peak state.

It was as if athletes in his past life could break records and achieve feats they couldn't surpass under specific conditions.

"This must be the all-around stimulation of gravity on the body!"

Jiang Ning suddenly realized.

The next moment.

In the environment where his body was like a furnace, the ten Embryo Primordial Qi Pills within him were refined at an astonishing speed.

After an incense stick's worth of time.

He exited the chamber and returned the token.

He had only rented the Earth Vein Meditation Chamber for an hour to quietly refine the medicinal pills and broaden his knowledge.

Now, all the medicinal pills had entered his stomach, and his cultivation had skyrocketed.

【Cultivation】: 141 years

He glanced at the panel and then closed it.

Ever since reaching the Fourth Rank, he had discovered that the panel could be influenced by his thoughts.

To understand his current state and the extent of his cultivation, he had the panel convert his cultivation into data.

Currently, his cultivation had surpassed two sexagenary cycles, totaling one hundred and thirty-one years.

Fourteen bottles of Embryo Primordial Qi Pills, worth over a million taels of silver.

In just half an hour, his cultivation had increased by about twenty years.

"Money is indeed a wonderful thing!"

Jiang Ning couldn't help but sigh.

Ordinary martial practitioners needed more than twenty years of accumulation, but by spending over a million taels of silver, they could achieve twenty years of cultivation progress in less than an hour.

"However, I can't continue refining pills for a short time. The pill toxins have accumulated in my body, and I need to cleanse my bone marrow to expel them!"

Then, his heart was filled with anticipation again.

Fourteen bottles of Embryo Primordial Qi Pills, a total of one hundred and forty pills, had been refined by him.

The next day.

Martial Academy.

Jiang Ning picked up a Middle-tier Martial Art book and started reading.

The cultivation technique books on the third floor were all Middle-tier Martial Arts, and their quantity was far less than the Lower-tier Martial Arts books on the second floor and the first floor.

In total, there were merely over a hundred incomplete scrolls.

Today, he planned to finish reading all the incomplete scrolls on the third floor.

After that, he would head to the second and first floors.

Ever since leaving Luoshui County, he realized his lack of knowledge and understanding of the world and martial arts.

He urgently needed to broaden his knowledge in this area.

Compared to this, his Bone Refinement cultivation would have to be put on hold for now.

Bone Refinement aimed to enhance his strength, and increasing his Mental Energy would achieve the same goal.

Moreover, acquiring new traits and enhancing his foundation might bring unexpected surprises.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, the sky outside had darkened, and the last rays of the setting sun stretched across Jiang Ning, casting a long shadow.

He slowly closed the book in his hand.

The four large characters on its cover were clearly visible.

【Crystal Body Technique】

With a flash of his body, he returned to the bookshelf where he had previously placed the Crystal Body Technique and put it back in its original spot.

His gaze swept across the third floor once more.

"Finally, I've read them all!"

He heaved a sigh of relief, murmuring to himself.

Then, he stretched his arms behind his head and yawned.

At this moment, he had finished browsing through all the intermediate martial arts scrolls on the third floor.

As for the latter halves of these martial arts, he had no idea where to find them.

He knew that obtaining the remaining half of the scrolls would require a significant amount of credits.

After all, these were intermediate martial arts.

Even at the Inspection Office, a cheap intermediate martial art would cost over ten thousand contribution points.

The next moment, he opened his panel.

【Skills】: Literacy (6 Boundary Breakings 7000/7000) (Traits: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Quick Wits, Exceptional Insight, Thousand Mile Eye, Heightened Senses)



Gale Thunder Step (Minor Proficiency 321/500)



The Literacy skill had unknowingly reached 7,000 experience points.

He didn't know exactly how much it had exceeded the limit, but he would find out after breaking through.

As for the Gale Thunder Step, it had gained over two hundred experience points.

Although it wasn't much, it was an additional gain for him.

He hadn't been reading in one place all day.

Instead, he had been walking back and forth on the third floor, practicing the Gale Step from the Gale Thunder Step while reading, thus increasing its experience points.

"It's still early!" He glanced out the window again.

The setting sun was like blood, and the sky was filled with its crimson glow.

He then headed towards the second floor.

That night.

The moon was dark, and the wind was strong.

In front of Jiang Ning's mansion.

A lantern swayed in the night wind.

"Young Master!" Seeing Jiang Ning, Lu Yu immediately rushed forward.

Jiang Ning's face lit up with a faint smile as he saw Lu Yu's beaming face.

He took the cloak from Lu Yu.

"I'll do it myself!"

Please...collect...6...9...books...!

After putting on the cloak, he walked towards the front yard.

"Come in! It's windy outside!"

"Young Master, the food is still hot. Should I bring it over now?"

"Okay!" Jiang Ning replied.

The next day.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

The outside was shrouded in mist, and visibility was poor, but Jiang Ning was already awake.

【Essence Energy】: 16146.63

Seeing the seven-digit number on his panel, he nodded.

"As I expected, it's not just over ten thousand points, but over sixteen thousand points."

The next moment, he looked at his panel, and his thoughts stirred, causing the numbers on the panel to change abruptly, and the decimal places disappeared.

【Essence Energy】: 16146

"This is much more convenient!"

"With over ten thousand points accumulated, the decimal places can be completely ignored!"

Looking at the numbers on the panel again, he was extremely satisfied.

With over sixteen thousand points, he could confidently enhance his strength.

His gaze shifted downward.

【Skills】: Literacy + (6 Boundary Breakings 7000/7000) (Traits: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Quick Wits, Exceptional Insight, Thousand Mile Eye, Heightened Senses)



Water and Fire True Essence (4 Boundary Breakings 568/5000) (Traits: Water and Fire Immortal Clothes, Control of Water and Fire, Stone Boiling, Water and Fire Harmony)



Gale Thunder Step (Minor Proficiency 487/500)



These three skills were his top priorities.

With sufficient Essence Energy points, the Literacy skill was now ready for a breakthrough.

As for the Water and Fire True Essence, he had only been cultivating it in the evenings for the past two days, resulting in limited experience growth.

The Gale Thunder Step was now just a few points away from completion.

His gaze quickly settled on the Literacy skill.

Without any hesitation, he made his decision.

【Essence Energy】: 15146 (16146→15146)



His Essence Energy Points decreased by a thousand.

In an instant.

He felt a sense of emptiness in his mind, with a continuous flow of pure spiritual energy being born, and his entire being felt light and ethereal.

Suddenly.

He didn't know how long had passed, it seemed like a fleeting moment, yet it also felt like countless millennia.

In his mind, a vast amount of pure spiritual energy gathered towards his glabella.

Initially, there were dozens to hundreds of strands, followed by hundreds to thousands, and then thousands to tens of thousands.

Until later, there were countless strands, uncountable.

When the last strand of pure spiritual energy merged into his glabella and completely disappeared, he slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment.

If someone were in front of him, they would see a vertical line emitting white light appear on Jiang Ning's glabella.

The shape of the vertical line resembled a closed eye, appearing extremely divine.

【Skill】: Literacy (Seven Breaks, 4331/8000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Agile Mind, Exceptional Comprehension, Heavenly Eye (First Break), Heightened Senses)



【Heavenly Eye (First Break)】: Born with a Heavenly Eye on the forehead, extraordinary from birth.

"Born with a Heavenly Eye on the forehead?" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then, he reached out and touched his glabella, but didn't feel anything unusual.

The next moment.

He got out of bed and went to stand before the smooth bronze mirror.

Bending down slightly, he placed his forehead in front of the mirror.

In an instant, he saw the vertical line on his glabella, emitting a faint white light.

"Born with a Heavenly Eye, is this the Heavenly Eye?"

He gently touched his glabella, feeling no difference, but it was clearly visible in the mirror.

As time passed, he saw the light from the vertical line on his glabella gradually dimming and slowly disappearing into his skin.

After more than ten breaths, the white, glowing vertical line on his glabella completely vanished from the mirror's reflection, and his glabella returned to normal.

He touched his glabella again, still unable to feel any difference.

Then.

He placed his index and middle fingers on his glabella and drew a line.

The Heavenly Eye suddenly activated.

He swept his gaze.

In all directions, everything was within his sight.

Looking towards the Martial Academy, he suddenly saw scattered figures of new students on the mountain path in the early morning.

He turned his gaze towards the west of the city and saw the raging Wrathful River, flowing from high to low, with white waves scattering like snow.

"The Heavenly Eye effect has indeed strengthened!" he thought to himself.

Then, he looked back at the mirror.

At this moment, with the Heavenly Eye activated.

The vertical line emitting white light on his glabella appeared again.

From the vertical line, countless points of white light scattered, as if something within was trying to break through and emerge.

He could also feel a sense of fullness and swelling in his glabella.

He touched his glabella again.

It was still flat, with no change in sensation, the same as before activating the Heavenly Eye.

But the feeling of fullness at the vertical line was incredibly solid.

He then deactivated the Heavenly Eye, and his vision returned to normal.

The vertical line emitting white light also began to gradually dim.

After a few breaths, the line completely disappeared.

"The Heavenly Eye has become stronger, but other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other discoveries!"

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then, he looked at his status panel again.

【Essence Energy】: 15146

【Skill】: Literacy (Seven Breaks, 4331/8000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Agile Mind, Exceptional Comprehension, Heavenly Eye (First Break), Heightened Senses)



"Experience is over half, it's indeed more efficient this way!"

"For the seventh to eighth break, I need two thousand Essence Energy Points, not too much!"

"Perfect, the lower-tier cultivation technique manuals on the second floor also provide high experience gain, so I can satisfy the next break within two days at most, and at the same time, expand my mental strength."

Thinking of mental energy, he immediately closed the status panel and closed his eyes.

The next moment.

The mental energy field expanded, spreading in all directions.

In an instant.

He saw a range of one li in all directions.

One li is equivalent to five hundred meters.

The length of five hundred meters in all directions was covered by his mental energy field.

"Indeed, the amplification is significant, and the increase is more noticeable the further it goes!"

Feeling the range covered by his mental energy field, Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Although the Heavenly Eye had changed, he didn't feel a significant transformation.

Based on his current perception, it merely allowed him to see further.

He possessed a certain trait of the Thousand Mile Eye.

However, the breakthrough in mental energy alone was worth the effort he had put in during this period.

With a range of one li in all directions, he could almost reach Bai Luoyu's mansion by simply expanding his mental energy field.

At this time, from the feedback he received from the outside world, he also felt that the hour was quite late.

Although there was still some mist, it was rapidly dissipating under the sunlight.

(End of Chapter)

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