Chapter 393: Mountain River Spear Arts
Chapter 393: Mountain River Spear Arts (4000-word Chapter)
After some casual conversation, the four fell silent again.
Mu Hong switched projections and continued, “On Blue Planet, we classify martial arts manuals based on their refinement and rarity into five tiers according to metal value: Basic, Iron, Bronze, Silver Rank, and Gold Rank.”
“Silver Rank manuals are also called ‘Intention-Level’ techniques. They allow cultivators to grasp martial intent.”
He paused, then corrected himself, “Well, that phrasing isn’t entirely accurate. S-Rank manuals are the true Intention-Level techniques—the ones that actually enable cultivators to develop martial intent.”
Lin Qi nodded. S-Rank sounded awkward compared to Intention-Level, which clearly conveyed its purpose.
Mu Hong continued, “When cultivating Intention-Level techniques, you must reawaken martial intent from scratch. It’s extremely challenging.”
“That’s why most cultivators choose advanced manuals. They allow smoother transitions between techniques, saving time.”
“As you refine these new techniques, awakened geniuses can fuse their Special Abilities with martial intent, amplifying its power.”
“This fusion determines your entire martial cultivation path and future potential.”
As he spoke, azure patterns shimmered across Mu Hong’s body. A gale swept through the Martial Arts Training Hall, merging with invisible red intent to form a blood-crimson wind.
“My Blood Shadow Concept is a pure Lethal Strike intent without elemental attributes,” he explained. “But I awakened Rapid Wind, so my future lies with the wind elemental attribute.”
“Infusing wind into my Blood Shadow Concept strengthens it naturally.”
“There are two main types of martial intent: Natural Intents and Elemental Intents. My blood shadow and Mountain Sundering fall into the latter category.”
“Natural Intents, however, are unique. They’re pure elemental forces—Flowing Water, Crimson Flame, Lightning, Frost…”
“These are singular and pure. They can only fuse with matching Special Abilities.”
“If you force incompatible abilities together, they’ll clash, potentially halting your progress or even causing catastrophic backlash.”
He turned to Lin Qi. “Take Lin Qi, for example. His Mountain-Shaking Intention belongs to the Elemental Intent category. It harmonizes well with Metal, Earth, or Wood attributes, but completely rejects Water.”
“So choosing the right spear techniques will be critical for you.”
Li Qing interjected, startled, “What about those of us who haven’t awakened abilities yet?”
“If I choose the Magma Spear Arts but later awaken Flowing Water, am I doomed?”
“Would I have to abandon everything and start over?”
Liang Tai, Wang Zhi Xuan, and Li Qing all glanced enviously at Lin Qi, who already awakened the Golden Edge ability.
Lin Qi realized another advantage of awakening early. Choosing techniques aligned with one’s innate power ensured compatibility. For him, though, the Status Panel’s filtering system made selection effortless.
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Half an hour later, the lesson ended.
Mu Hong had detailed countless nuances of intent cultivation. After uploading a comprehensive guide on the topic, he remained alone in the hall, studying the long spear in his hands.
“Martial cultivation is endless,” he murmured. “I spent ten years breaking through the Intention Stage. How long will the Domain Stage take?”
“Perhaps I’ll need my entire life…”
His thoughts drifted to Lin Qi. “With his Nine Realms potential, Lin Qi’s future is limitless. The Domain Stage is the pinnacle of martial spirit techniques—higher realms await his discovery.”
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Back at Azure Firmament Six Colleges, Lin Qi returned to his training hall. He activated Xiaochan’s projection to display his Status Panel.
The Intention Stage marked a new level of difficulty in his cultivation.
“Time to buy a new spear manual,” he said.
“Xiaochan, open Crimson Heaven Residence.”
“As you wish, Master.”
A green holographic screen materialized. After logging in, Lin Qi navigated to the martial arts section.
He filtered for S-Rank spear techniques:
Martial Arts → Manuals → Spear Techniques → Gold Rank
The screen flickered, listing numerous techniques:
Three-star (54), Four-star (30), Five-star (12)
Lin Qi frowned. Only twelve Five-Star manuals? Fewer than he’d hoped.
This was the entirety of Xia Kingdom’s spear techniques collection—including foreign acquisitions. Xia Kingdom’s cultivators favored blades and swords—Red Emperor’s Blade Techniques dominated male practitioners, while 70% of female cultivators chose sword arts.
He selected Five-Star ratings, sorting from strongest to weakest:
Star Rank Spear Techniques – ★★★★★ – 120 million Xia Currency (Installment payments allowed) – Recondense x1.5
Mountain River Spear Arts – ★★★★★ – 120 million Xia Currency (Non-discountable, 12-month payment plan) – Crimson Heaven
Thunderclap Spear Arts – ★★★★★ – 120 million Xia Currency (Non-discountable, 12-month payment plan) – Black Radiance x1.5
Abyssal Sea Spear Arts – ★★★★☆ – 80 million Xia Currency – Abyssal Maw x1.5
Lin Qi grimaced at the price. A hundred and twenty million? Even the Sky-Shaking Spear Arts (★★★★☆) cost only 12 million with a 40% discount.
Intention-Level manuals were ten times pricier. These installments made them accessible.
Still, money wasn’t an issue for Lin Qi. He could pay upfront.
Scanning the twelve manuals, he realized six were created by Nine Realms Titleholders.
Thunderclap Spear Arts, for instance, was a simplified version of Overlord Spear Arts—the masterpiece of Black Radiance Gym’s founder, Xia Kingdom’s second-most powerful cultivator.
Another stood out: Mountain River Spear Arts, the signature technique of Crimson Vault Martial Arts Pavilion’s Mountain River King—one of Xia Kingdom’s legendary Nine Realms warriors.
King Shānhé was a legendary figure in the Xia Kingdom, an Innate Prodigy from childhood. At the Eighth Stage, he created the Intention-Level Spear Art Mountain River Spear Arts based on the Sky-Shaking Spear Techniques.
The advanced Spear Art Manual Mountain River Spear Arts was a refinement of the Sky-Shaking Spear Techniques.
He continued browsing, noting that several other famous Spear Arts were created by renowned Nine Realm Titleholder Martial Artists.
As he understood, many who breakthrough to the Nine Realms Titleholder stage would eventually develop their own ultimate techniques.
Perhaps the secrets of Nine Realms Martial Artists were beyond his current comprehension.
He skimmed the descriptions of these manuals, discovering that at the Intention Level, most techniques transformed users into hexagon warriors, granting significant boosts to strength, speed, and defense, with virtually no weaknesses.
Such mastery made victory in combat far harder to achieve.
He began rapidly cross-referencing compatibility on his Status Panel.
Mountain River Spear Arts (Compatibility: 99%)
Thunderclap Spear Arts (Compatibility: 99%)
Star-Rank Spear Techniques (Compatibility: 99%)
...
After reviewing twelve Five-Star-Rated Spear Arts, Lin Chen fell silent.
All were above 90% compatibility—six of them at 99%.
This meant any chosen manual would unleash its full power.
“Strange. My compatibility with lightning-attribute techniques is unusually high.”
He pondered this. Lightning-related techniques and body cultivation methods always resonated deeply with him.
Yet among the twelve Five-Star Spear Arts, there was no purely metal-attribute manual, only four-star options.
He wouldn’t settle for four-star manuals when superior choices existed.
His gaze settled on Mountain River Spear Arts.
This technique had a unique advantage—it could integrate nearly all elemental forces: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice.
Its versatility made it nearly foolproof, allowing seamless future transitions to other Spear Arts.
“Mountain River Spear Arts it is!”
Lin Chen decided in an instant.
Next, he focused on cultivation resources, targeting Elixirs to boost his Spiritual Power.
He checked his status:
[Spiritual Power: 550]
The minimum threshold for improving Spiritual Power had slowed dramatically, and basic Elixirs like Spiritual Power Elixirs were now far less effective.
His Vital Energy Stat was nearly catching up.
He needed stronger Elixirs or Heavenly Treasures, even if costly.
Quickly, he filtered a list of Spiritual Power-enhancing items:
Meditation Stabilizer Serum, Spirit Nourishing Elixir, Spiritual Power Elixir…
Even rare Heavenly Treasures offering massive boosts.
[Item: Soul Essence Vial]
[Effect: Purifies the mind, greatly enhances the user’s Spiritual Power. Note: Best for Fifth Realm Martial Artists.]
[Price: 30 million per vial]
...
Lin Chen’s eyes lit up. This was exactly what he needed.
Though 30 million per vial was steep, spiritual resources were always valuable.
He ordered five vials.
[Confirm purchase of Spear Art Manual Mountain River Spear Arts and Soul Essence Vials?]
[Total: 270 million Xia Kingdom Currency for Mountain River Spear Arts and Soul Essence Vials. With your 40% discount, Soul Essence Vials total 90 million.]
[Fingerprint confirmed!]
[Payment of 210 million Xia Kingdom Currency processed!]
[Your Mountain River Spear Arts and Soul Essence Vials will arrive tomorrow.]
...
“Phew.”
Lin Chen exhaled, though his heart ached.
Nearly half his hard-earned 500 million fortune—200 million—was gone.
He still needed to buy Organ Cultivation Stage Serums for Vital Energy advancement.
“Still not enough money!”
He shook his head but knew this was justified.
To catch up with Sss-Rank Geniuses like Chu Yu and Wang Hailong—who surely had far more resources—his only path was to invest relentlessly in himself.
Martial cultivation demanded wealth; without resources, Vital Energy Stat progression was nearly impossible.
...
The next day,
“Boom!!”
At Azure Firmament Six Colleges, beneath Azure Whale Mansion, throngs of students leaving school watched Fighter Aircraft streak across the sky, trailing white contrails.
More jets roared overhead.
Jiang Tao remarked, “Teachers are already heading to the Otherworld. Brother Chen, tomorrow’s your turn!”
Everyone turned to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen chuckled, “Don’t think I don’t know—you’re all planning to head to the Otherworld soon.”
“Master Tong even said future classes can be online.”
Guo Heng laughed, “We’ve no choice. Everyone feels cultivation in the Otherworld is better. Most go back and forth between realms now.”
Lin Chen nodded. If the Otherworld offered three major cultivation environments, who’d willingly stay on Blue Planet?
Still, his elite training camp would face Awakened geniuses. The cultivation environment there should be upgraded, right?
...
Minutes later,
“Lin Chen! Your delivery!”
He accepted two heavy packages from a burly courier, handing him an expensive Energy Brew in return.
They were familiar. This Energy Brew, worth hundreds of credits, instantly replenished energy—luxury for a Second Realm courier.
“Thanks!!” The courier grinned, pocketing the Brew and leaving.
Back at the Martial Arts Training Hall, Mu Hong’s video call buzzed.
The background showed him aboard a Fighter Aircraft.
“Lin Chen, which Spear Art Manual did you choose?”
“Mountain River Spear Arts.”
Mu Hong nodded. “Expected. It’s the advanced version of Sky-Shaking Spear Techniques. The Mountain River Intention integrates numerous special abilities.”
“This manual has extreme variance between its upper and lower limits. But with your foundation, you’ll avoid pitfalls.”
“More importantly, the right genius can unleash staggering power.”
Mu Hong’s final words were aimed at Lin Chen.
With Lin Chen’s Innate Talent, Mountain River Spear Arts would shine brilliantly.
“Though Mountain River Spear Arts evolved from Sky-Shaking Spear Techniques, developing the Mountain River Intention from the Mountain-Shaking Intention isn’t easy.”
“Be prepared.”
Mu Hong warned.
Lin Chen nodded firmly, “Understood.”
After ending the call, Lin Chen opened a black metal case.
“Beep!”
Inside lay two items: the thick manual Mountain River Spear Arts and an Obsidian Radiance Stone—a special rock for imprinting willpower.
The Primordial Energy Martial Art’s Meditative Visualization Disaster Beast had been imprinted here before.
Now, it would house the Mountain River Intention.
...
(End of Chapter)
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