Chapter 11
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The next morning.
Shi Li went to bed after his great improvement. When he woke up, he was still filled with happiness from the event last night.
30 ren. Power that is equivalent to 30 people! If he were to reach 1000 ren, would he be called a one-man army?
Looking at the previous version of his cultivation technique, he would be able to reach 50 ren once he cultivates it to the peak of Skin Tempering. So far, he has reached 60% of that. Does that mean the amount of ren he could obtain was higher than before?
Testing his hypothesis, he asked the interface.
'White Screen, how much ren would the new cultivation technique give me when I reach the peak of Skin Tempering?'
The interface answered.
~~~~~~~~
100 ren.
- Nonpareil Eye Interface.
~~~~~~~~
He sucked in a bit of cold air. 100 ren...that was the twice the amount the previous cultivation technique would give!
Wanting to know even more information, he asked another question.
'How much ren would I get with the technique after reaching a certain stage?'
As usual, the interface answered without delay.
~~~~~~~~
Reach peak of first stage, 30 ren.
Reach peak of second stage, 30 ren.
Reach peak of third stage, 40 ren.
- Nonpareil Eye Interface
~~~~~~~~
'Oh, I see,' Shi Li understood how it worked now. The amount of ren he would get was split into smaller amounts once he reached a certain stage. But looking at the amount of ren he could easily exert, he now wondered how he could break through to the first stage.
'Do I have to do some special posture?' Shi Li went through the cultivation technique in his mind.
A few minutes later, he found his answer.
'Once the [Heaven's Waltz] has been fully comprehended, the cultivator will attain an increased perception over the heavens and earth, allowing the cultivator to break through to the second stage.'
With that problem taken care of, he just had to devote his time to comprehending more of the movements until he naturally breaks through to the second stage.
'For now, I'll show my father the fruits of my labor,' Shi Li smiled as he ran towards his father's room, crossing five meters with one step.
…
Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room.
Shi Xingwan was listening to the report of an attendant.
"Patriarch, the Huang clan has been keeping an eye on a Grade 2 cultivation pill that was publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion. Should I have someone keep an eye on it as well?" The attendant respectfully asked.
Shi Xingwan rubbed his chin as he weighed the gains and losses of doing so. After a while, he replied, "Have someone keep an eye on it. If the Huang clan assigned someone to keep an eye on the pill, then I'm sure the pill is something that Tiankong wants." Shi Xingwan harrumphed.
He continued, "What does the Grade 2 cultivation pill do?"
The attendant replied as he bowed, "The Grade 2 cultivation pill publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion allows someone at the Half-Ascended Mortal realm to have an increased chance of breaking through to the Ascended Mortal realm by 30%. The name of the pill is the Shackle Ascension Pill, and so far its price is at 850 gold coins but it's still rising."
Shi Xingwan understood. "I see. Once the pavillion starts selling the pills, send a voice transmission to one of the elders to buy at least one of the pill."
The attendant nodded. "This attendant shall follow patriarch's orders."
Shi Xingwan nodded back as he waved his hand. "You may leave."
The attendant respectfully bowed before leaving the room, leaving Shi Xingwan alone again.
He looked out of the window as he sighed. "I hope this pill would cure my problem."
He looked at his energy core that was the size of a small basketball. There were big cracks here and there, turning his qi into a pseudo-chaotic state. If the cracks connected, his qi would dissipate, returning his cultivation back to the peak of Tempering realm.
All of a sudden, someone knocked on his door, interrupting Xingwan from his self-contemplation. He lighty coughed as he asked, "Who is it?"
It took a while before the person on the other side replied, "It's me, Father. Shi Li."
Surprised as to why Shi Li came out of his own accord, he said, "Oh, my son huh? Come in, come in!"
…
Shi Li did the same routine of opening the door, closing the door, grabbing a chair and sitting on it as he looked at his father.
'Am I becoming a robot at this point?' Shi Li thought inwardly as he noticed this.
"So, what brings you here?" Shi Xingwan asked as he drank a glass of water.
"I've reached the peak of the first stage," Shi Li replied straight to the point.
Shi Xingwan spat out his water as he looked at Shi Li with shock. 'Isn't this a bit too fast?'
Shi Xingwan awkwardly chuckled. "My son, could you repeat that again? I think my ears are failing me."
"I've reached the peak of the first stage," Shi Li didn't hesitate to repeat his statement.
Now that he heard it for a second time, Shi Xingwan couldn't help but acknowledge it. He still had his suspicions. "Could you show your cultivation to this father of yours?"
Shi Li nodded as he stood up from his chair and started to execute the first four movements of [Heaven's Waltz].
Each move of [Heaven's Waltz] was filled with grace while hiding ferocity beneath it, fulfilling the rule of mixing softness with hardness.
As Shi Xingwan continued to look at his son, he couldn't help but notice the movements he was doing.
'Is this really the same technique? It seems more...refined,' Shi Xingwan noticed this until he got to a conclusion as to why.
'Could it be that...he refined the technique to a greater quality?' Shi Xingwan's eyes widened as he felt that it was plausible. If that was the case, his son wasn't just an ordinary genius...but a monstrous genius!
A few minutes later, Shi Li stopped replicating the movements as sweat dripped from his forehead. "Father, is this enough to show that I've reached the peak of first stage?"
Shi Xingwan nodded profusely. He just wanted to see how far Shi Li was with the technique. If he wanted to, he could scan Shi Li with his qi to find out his cultivation realm. "Yeah, yeah, take a seat."
'I guess it's time to talk about that tournament,' Shi Xingwan sighed.
Shi Li wiped off the sweat from his forehead before sitting back down on his chair.
Shi Xingwan looked at him and said, "Since you've reached the peak of the first stage, I can tell you this piece of news. In about two months, our Shi clan will hold a tournament for those clan members at the Skin Tempering realm."
Shi Li opened his mouth to say something but was stopped by Shi Xingwan. "To be qualified to enter the tournament, one must be at least in the beginning of the second stage. Plus, to reach top 20, one must be at least in the peak of the second stage."
Seeing that Shi Li wanted to ask a question, Shi Xingwan stopped for a bit.
"Father, why are you telling me this?" Shi Li tilted his head as he really didn't know why.
"It's because I want to make a deal with you," Shi Xingwan smiled.
'And of course, to find out how much of a monstrous genius you are.'
"If you reach the top 20, I'll allow you to choose a Low Human grade martial technique from the clan library," Shi Xingwan smiled.
Shi Li was quite surprised that the reward was a martial technique. Martial techniques were different from cultivation techniques as they focused on either attacking or defending.
Shi Xingwan continued, "If you reach the top 10, not only do you get a Low Human grade martial technique, you get a movement technique of the same grade as well."
Movement techniques focused on the agility of the cultivator, just like how martial techniques focused on strength or defense.
Shi Li thought the rewards were already great...but Shi Xingwan wasn't done yet.
"If you reach the top 5, not only do you get the previous rewards, you'll also get a Grade 0 cultivation pill."
Hearing the phrase "cultivation pill," Shi Li's eyes lit up. According to [The Azure Dusk Continent], pills were created by alchemists and each one of those pills take up a lot of expensive ingredients. They range from antidotes to inedia pills to even miscellaneous pills that do different things.
Cultivation pills are a type of pills that supplement a cultivator on their cultivation. They have their own grade of quality, ranging from Grade 0 to Grade 9. Grade 0 cultivation pills are effective on a Skin Tempering or a Bone Tempering cultivator, while Grade 1 cultivation pills are effective on an Organ Tempering cultivator due to their life energy. Grade 2 cultivation pills are effective on Creation realm cultivators, Grade 3 cultivation pills are effective on Ascended Mortals and so on.
Getting even one Grade 0 cultivation pill would help Shi Li out on his cultivation journey.
But Shi Xingwan wasn't even close to being done.
Taking in a deep breath, he continued, "Now, if you become the tournament champion, you get all of the rewards from the previous rankings and…"
"...a Low Human grade weapon."
Putong.
Shi Li fell into a daze.
Weapons were items crafted by blacksmiths, allowing cultivators to unleash combat power multiple times higher than those without a weapon. Even if the weapon doesn't fit the person, the person would still be able to utilize the combat multiplier of the weapon.
Looking at Shi Li's expression, Shi Xingwan smiled. He clapped his hands to jolt Shi Li back to reality as he said, "So, do you agree to the deal, my son?"
Shi Li shook his head vigorously for a bit to see if he was hallucinating. He then slapped himself to feel pain. He confirmed that he was not hallucinating.
'I must reach top 1 in this tournament. If I have all of these items, killing the whole Huang clan would become easier!' Shi Li smiled inwardly.
'White Screen, record this event and set a timer that counts down to the date of the tournament.'
Shi Li's pupils gleamed a faint crimson red, which Shi Xingwan didn't notice.
~~~~~~~~
[Shi clan Tournament]
[Event Type]: Tournament
[Time Left]: 2 months, 12 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, 32 seconds
The tournament is held in the Shi clan as to test the potential of the Skin Tempering realm members.
Rewards:
Top 20 - Grade D Martial Technique
Top 10 - Grade D Martial Technique and Movement Technique
Top 5 - Grade D Martial Technique and Movement Technique, Grade 0 Cultivation Pill
Top 1 - Grade D Martial Technique, Movement Technique, and Weapon, Grade 0 Cultivation Pill
~~~~~~~~
He looked at his father and smiled.
"Mark your words, Father! I'm gonna reach the top!"
Shi Xingwan chuckled at his son's answer. "I'll be waiting for you to shock me then!"
Even though he said this, his thoughts say otherwise.
'I can't help but feel that there's something wrong with our son.'
'Wei'er, is it wrong to doubt our son's capabilities?'
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The next morning.
Shi Li went to bed after his great improvement. When he woke up, he was still filled with happiness from the event last night.
30 ren. Power that is equivalent to 30 people! If he were to reach 1000 ren, would he be called a one-man army?
Looking at the previous version of his cultivation technique, he would be able to reach 50 ren once he cultivates it to the peak of Skin Tempering. So far, he has reached 60% of that. Does that mean the amount of ren he could obtain was higher than before?
Testing his hypothesis, he asked the interface.
'White Screen, how much ren would the new cultivation technique give me when I reach the peak of Skin Tempering?'
The interface answered.
~~~~~~~~
100 ren.
- Nonpareil Eye Interface.
~~~~~~~~
He sucked in a bit of cold air. 100 ren...that was the twice the amount the previous cultivation technique would give!
Wanting to know even more information, he asked another question.
'How much ren would I get with the technique after reaching a certain stage?'
As usual, the interface answered without delay.
~~~~~~~~
Reach peak of first stage, 30 ren.
Reach peak of second stage, 30 ren.
Reach peak of third stage, 40 ren.
- Nonpareil Eye Interface
~~~~~~~~
'Oh, I see,' Shi Li understood how it worked now. The amount of ren he would get was split into smaller amounts once he reached a certain stage. But looking at the amount of ren he could easily exert, he now wondered how he could break through to the first stage.
'Do I have to do some special posture?' Shi Li went through the cultivation technique in his mind.
A few minutes later, he found his answer.
'Once the [Heaven's Waltz] has been fully comprehended, the cultivator will attain an increased perception over the heavens and earth, allowing the cultivator to break through to the second stage.'
With that problem taken care of, he just had to devote his time to comprehending more of the movements until he naturally breaks through to the second stage.
'For now, I'll show my father the fruits of my labor,' Shi Li smiled as he ran towards his father's room, crossing five meters with one step.
…
Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room.
Shi Xingwan was listening to the report of an attendant.
"Patriarch, the Huang clan has been keeping an eye on a Grade 2 cultivation pill that was publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion. Should I have someone keep an eye on it as well?" The attendant respectfully asked.
Shi Xingwan rubbed his chin as he weighed the gains and losses of doing so. After a while, he replied, "Have someone keep an eye on it. If the Huang clan assigned someone to keep an eye on the pill, then I'm sure the pill is something that Tiankong wants." Shi Xingwan harrumphed.
He continued, "What does the Grade 2 cultivation pill do?"
The attendant replied as he bowed, "The Grade 2 cultivation pill publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion allows someone at the Half-Ascended Mortal realm to have an increased chance of breaking through to the Ascended Mortal realm by 30%. The name of the pill is the Shackle Ascension Pill, and so far its price is at 850 gold coins but it's still rising."
Shi Xingwan understood. "I see. Once the pavillion starts selling the pills, send a voice transmission to one of the elders to buy at least one of the pill."
The attendant nodded. "This attendant shall follow patriarch's orders."
Shi Xingwan nodded back as he waved his hand. "You may leave."
The attendant respectfully bowed before leaving the room, leaving Shi Xingwan alone again.
He looked out of the window as he sighed. "I hope this pill would cure my problem."
He looked at his energy core that was the size of a small basketball. There were big cracks here and there, turning his qi into a pseudo-chaotic state. If the cracks connected, his qi would dissipate, returning his cultivation back to the peak of Tempering realm.
All of a sudden, someone knocked on his door, interrupting Xingwan from his self-contemplation. He lighty coughed as he asked, "Who is it?"
It took a while before the person on the other side replied, "It's me, Father. Shi Li."
Surprised as to why Shi Li came out of his own accord, he said, "Oh, my son huh? Come in, come in!"
…
Shi Li did the same routine of opening the door, closing the door, grabbing a chair and sitting on it as he looked at his father.
'Am I becoming a robot at this point?' Shi Li thought inwardly as he noticed this.
"So, what brings you here?" Shi Xingwan asked as he drank a glass of water.
"I've reached the peak of the first stage," Shi Li replied straight to the point.
Shi Xingwan spat out his water as he looked at Shi Li with shock. 'Isn't this a bit too fast?'
Shi Xingwan awkwardly chuckled. "My son, could you repeat that again? I think my ears are failing me."
"I've reached the peak of the first stage," Shi Li didn't hesitate to repeat his statement.
Now that he heard it for a second time, Shi Xingwan couldn't help but acknowledge it. He still had his suspicions. "Could you show your cultivation to this father of yours?"
Shi Li nodded as he stood up from his chair and started to execute the first four movements of [Heaven's Waltz].
Each move of [Heaven's Waltz] was filled with grace while hiding ferocity beneath it, fulfilling the rule of mixing softness with hardness.
As Shi Xingwan continued to look at his son, he couldn't help but notice the movements he was doing.
'Is this really the same technique? It seems more...refined,' Shi Xingwan noticed this until he got to a conclusion as to why.
'Could it be that...he refined the technique to a greater quality?' Shi Xingwan's eyes widened as he felt that it was plausible. If that was the case, his son wasn't just an ordinary genius...but a monstrous genius!
A few minutes later, Shi Li stopped replicating the movements as sweat dripped from his forehead. "Father, is this enough to show that I've reached the peak of first stage?"
Shi Xingwan nodded profusely. He just wanted to see how far Shi Li was with the technique. If he wanted to, he could scan Shi Li with his qi to find out his cultivation realm. "Yeah, yeah, take a seat."
'I guess it's time to talk about that tournament,' Shi Xingwan sighed.
Shi Li wiped off the sweat from his forehead before sitting back down on his chair.
Shi Xingwan looked at him and said, "Since you've reached the peak of the first stage, I can tell you this piece of news. In about two months, our Shi clan will hold a tournament for those clan members at the Skin Tempering realm."
Shi Li opened his mouth to say something but was stopped by Shi Xingwan. "To be qualified to enter the tournament, one must be at least in the beginning of the second stage. Plus, to reach top 20, one must be at least in the peak of the second stage."
Seeing that Shi Li wanted to ask a question, Shi Xingwan stopped for a bit.
"Father, why are you telling me this?" Shi Li tilted his head as he really didn't know why.
"It's because I want to make a deal with you," Shi Xingwan smiled.
'And of course, to find out how much of a monstrous genius you are.'
"If you reach the top 20, I'll allow you to choose a Low Human grade martial technique from the clan library," Shi Xingwan smiled.
Shi Li was quite surprised that the reward was a martial technique. Martial techniques were different from cultivation techniques as they focused on either attacking or defending.
Shi Xingwan continued, "If you reach the top 10, not only do you get a Low Human grade martial technique, you get a movement technique of the same grade as well."
Movement techniques focused on the agility of the cultivator, just like how martial techniques focused on strength or defense.
Shi Li thought the rewards were already great...but Shi Xingwan wasn't done yet.
"If you reach the top 5, not only do you get the previous rewards, you'll also get a Grade 0 cultivation pill."
Hearing the phrase "cultivation pill," Shi Li's eyes lit up. According to [The Azure Dusk Continent], pills were created by alchemists and each one of those pills take up a lot of expensive ingredients. They range from antidotes to inedia pills to even miscellaneous pills that do different things.
Cultivation pills are a type of pills that supplement a cultivator on their cultivation. They have their own grade of quality, ranging from Grade 0 to Grade 9. Grade 0 cultivation pills are effective on a Skin Tempering or a Bone Tempering cultivator, while Grade 1 cultivation pills are effective on an Organ Tempering cultivator due to their life energy. Grade 2 cultivation pills are effective on Creation realm cultivators, Grade 3 cultivation pills are effective on Ascended Mortals and so on.
Getting even one Grade 0 cultivation pill would help Shi Li out on his cultivation journey.
But Shi Xingwan wasn't even close to being done.
Taking in a deep breath, he continued, "Now, if you become the tournament champion, you get all of the rewards from the previous rankings and…"
"...a Low Human grade weapon."
Putong.
Shi Li fell into a daze.
Weapons were items crafted by blacksmiths, allowing cultivators to unleash combat power multiple times higher than those without a weapon. Even if the weapon doesn't fit the person, the person would still be able to utilize the combat multiplier of the weapon.
Looking at Shi Li's expression, Shi Xingwan smiled. He clapped his hands to jolt Shi Li back to reality as he said, "So, do you agree to the deal, my son?"
Shi Li shook his head vigorously for a bit to see if he was hallucinating. He then slapped himself to feel pain. He confirmed that he was not hallucinating.
'I must reach top 1 in this tournament. If I have all of these items, killing the whole Huang clan would become easier!' Shi Li smiled inwardly.
'White Screen, record this event and set a timer that counts down to the date of the tournament.'
Shi Li's pupils gleamed a faint crimson red, which Shi Xingwan didn't notice.
~~~~~~~~
[Shi clan Tournament]
[Event Type]: Tournament
[Time Left]: 2 months, 12 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, 32 seconds
The tournament is held in the Shi clan as to test the potential of the Skin Tempering realm members.
Rewards:
Top 20 - Grade D Martial Technique
Top 10 - Grade D Martial Technique and Movement Technique
Top 5 - Grade D Martial Technique and Movement Technique, Grade 0 Cultivation Pill
Top 1 - Grade D Martial Technique, Movement Technique, and Weapon, Grade 0 Cultivation Pill
~~~~~~~~
He looked at his father and smiled.
"Mark your words, Father! I'm gonna reach the top!"
Shi Xingwan chuckled at his son's answer. "I'll be waiting for you to shock me then!"
Even though he said this, his thoughts say otherwise.
'I can't help but feel that there's something wrong with our son.'
'Wei'er, is it wrong to doubt our son's capabilities?'
The next morning.Shi Li went to bed after his great improvement. When he woke up, he was still filled with happiness from the event last night.30 ren. Power that is equivalent to 30 people! If he were to reach 1000 ren, would he be called a one-man army?Looking at the previous version of his cultivation technique, he would be able to reach 50 ren once he cultivates it to the peak of Skin Tempering. So far, he has reached 60% of that. Does that mean the amount of ren he could obtain was higher than before?Testing his hypothesis, he asked the interface.'White Screen, how much ren would the new cultivation technique give me when I reach the peak of Skin Tempering?'The interface answered.~~~~~~~~100 ren.- Nonpareil Eye Interface.~~~~~~~~He sucked in a bit of cold air. 100 ren...that was the twice the amount the previous cultivation technique would give!Wanting to know even more information, he asked another question.'How much ren would I get with the technique after reaching a certain stage?'As usual, the interface answered without delay.~~~~~~~~Reach peak of first stage, 30 ren.Reach peak of second stage, 30 ren.Reach peak of third stage, 40 ren.- Nonpareil Eye Interface~~~~~~~~'Oh, I see,' Shi Li understood how it worked now. The amount of ren he would get was split into smaller amounts once he reached a certain stage. But looking at the amount of ren he could easily exert, he now wondered how he could break through to the first stage.'Do I have to do some special posture?' Shi Li went through the cultivation technique in his mind.A few minutes later, he found his answer.'Once the Heaven's Waltz has been fully comprehended, the cultivator will attain an increased perception over the heavens and earth, allowing the cultivator to break through to the second stage.'With that problem taken care of, he just had to devote his time to comprehending more of the movements until he naturally breaks through to the second stage.'For now, I'll show my father the fruits of my labor,' Shi Li smiled as he ran towards his father's room, crossing five meters with one step.Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room.Shi Xingwan was listening to the report of an attendant."Patriarch, the Huang clan has been keeping an eye on a Grade 2 cultivation pill that was publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion. Should I have someone keep an eye on it as well?" The attendant respectfully asked.Shi Xingwan rubbed his chin as he weighed the gains and losses of doing so. After a while, he replied, "Have someone keep an eye on it. If the Huang clan assigned someone to keep an eye on the pill, then I'm sure the pill is something that Tiankong wants." Shi Xingwan harrumphed.He continued, "What does the Grade 2 cultivation pill do?"The attendant replied as he bowed, "The Grade 2 cultivation pill publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion allows someone at the Half-Ascended Mortal realm to have an increased chance of breaking through to the Ascended Mortal realm by 30%. The name of the pill is the Shackle Ascension Pill, and so far its price is at 850 gold coins but it's still rising."Shi Xingwan understood. "I see. Once the pavillion starts selling the pills, send a voice transmission to one of the elders to buy at least one of the pill."The attendant nodded. "This attendant shall follow patriarch's orders."Shi Xingwan nodded back as he waved his hand. "You may leave."The attendant respectfully bowed before leaving the room, leaving Shi Xingwan alone again.He looked out of the window as he sighed. "I hope this pill would cure my problem."He looked at his energy core that was the size of a small basketball. There were big cracks here and there, turning his qi into a pseudo-chaotic state. If the cracks connected, his qi would dissipate, returning his cultivation back to the peak of Tempering realm.All of a sudden, someone knocked on his door, interrupting Xingwan from his self-contemplation. He lighty coughed as he asked, "Who is it?"It took a while before the person on the other side replied, "It's me, Father. Shi Li."Surprised as to why Shi Li came out of his own accord, he said, "Oh, my son huh? Come in, come in!"Shi Li did the same routine of opening the door, closing the door, grabbing a chair and sitting on it as he looked at his father.'Am I becoming a robot at this point?' Shi Li thought inwardly as he noticed this."So, what brings you here?" Shi Xingwan asked as he drank a glass of water."I've reached the peak of the first stage," Shi Li replied straight to the point.Shi Xingwan spat out his water as he looked at Shi Li with shock. 'Isn't this a bit too fast?'Shi Xingwan awkwardly chuckled. "My son, could you repeat that again? I think my ears are failing me.""I've reached the peak of the first stage," Shi Li didn't hesitate to repeat his statement.Now that he heard it for a second time, Shi Xingwan couldn't help but acknowledge it. He still had his suspicions. "Could you show your cultivation to this father of yours?"Shi Li nodded as he stood up from his chair and started to execute the first four movements of Heaven's Waltz.Each move of Heaven's Waltz was filled with grace while hiding ferocity beneath it, fulfilling the rule of mixing softness with hardness.As Shi Xingwan continued to look at his son, he couldn't help but notice the movements he was doing.'Is this really the same technique? It seems more...refined,' Shi Xingwan noticed this until he got to a conclusion as to why.'Could it be that...he refined the technique to a greater quality?' Shi Xingwan's eyes widened as he felt that it was plausible. If that was the case, his son wasn't just an ordinary genius...but a monstrous genius!A few minutes later, Shi Li stopped replicating the movements as sweat dripped from his forehead. "Father, is this enough to show that I've reached the peak of first stage?"Shi Xingwan nodded profusely. He just wanted to see how far Shi Li was with the technique. If he wanted to, he could scan Shi Li with his qi to find out his cultivation realm. "Yeah, yeah, take a seat."'I guess it's time to talk about that tournament,' Shi Xingwan sighed.Shi Li wiped off the sweat from his forehead before sitting back down on his chair.Shi Xingwan looked at him and said, "Since you've reached the peak of the first stage, I can tell you this piece of news. In about two months, our Shi clan will hold a tournament for those clan members at the Skin Tempering realm."Shi Li opened his mouth to say something but was stopped by Shi Xingwan. "To be qualified to enter the tournament, one must be at least in the beginning of the second stage. Plus, to reach top 20, one must be at least in the peak of the second stage."Seeing that Shi Li wanted to ask a question, Shi Xingwan stopped for a bit."Father, why are you telling me this?" Shi Li tilted his head as he really didn't know why."It's because I want to make a deal with you," Shi Xingwan smiled.'And of course, to find out how much of a monstrous genius you are.'"If you reach the top 20, I'll allow you to choose a Low Human grade martial technique from the clan library," Shi Xingwan smiled.Shi Li was quite surprised that the reward was a martial technique. Martial techniques were different from cultivation techniques as they focused on either attacking or defending.Shi Xingwan continued, "If you reach the top 10, not only do you get a Low Human grade martial technique, you get a movement technique of the same grade as well."Movement techniques focused on the agility of the cultivator, just like how martial techniques focused on strength or defense.Shi Li thought the rewards were already great...but Shi Xingwan wasn't done yet."If you reach the top 5, not only do you get the previous rewards, you'll also get a Grade 0 cultivation pill."Hearing the phrase "cultivation pill," Shi Li's eyes lit up. According to The Azure Dusk Continent, pills were created by alchemists and each one of those pills take up a lot of expensive ingredients. They range from antidotes to inedia pills to even miscellaneous pills that do different things.Cultivation pills are a type of pills that supplement a cultivator on their cultivation. They have their own grade of quality, ranging from Grade 0 to Grade 9. Grade 0 cultivation pills are effective on a Skin Tempering or a Bone Tempering cultivator, while Grade 1 cultivation pills are effective on an Organ Tempering cultivator due to their life energy. Grade 2 cultivation pills are effective on Creation realm cultivators, Grade 3 cultivation pills are effective on Ascended Mortals and so on.Getting even one Grade 0 cultivation pill would help Shi Li out on his cultivation journey.But Shi Xingwan wasn't even close to being done.Taking in a deep breath, he continued, "Now, if you become the tournament champion, you get all of the rewards from the previous rankings and""...a Low Human grade weapon."Putong.Shi Li fell into a daze.Weapons were items crafted by blacksmiths, allowing cultivators to unleash combat power multiple times higher than those without a weapon. Even if the weapon doesn't fit the person, the person would still be able to utilize the combat multiplier of the weapon.Looking at Shi Li's expression, Shi Xingwan smiled. He clapped his hands to jolt Shi Li back to reality as he said, "So, do you agree to the deal, my son?"Shi Li shook his head vigorously for a bit to see if he was hallucinating. He then slapped himself to feel pain. He confirmed that he was not hallucinating.'I must reach top 1 in this tournament. If I have all of these items, killing the whole Huang clan would become easier!' Shi Li smiled inwardly.'White Screen, record this event and set a timer that counts down to the date of the tournament.'Shi Li's pupils gleamed a faint crimson red, which Shi Xingwan didn't notice.~~~~~~~~Shi clan TournamentEvent Type: TournamentTime Left: 2 months, 12 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, 32 secondsThe tournament is held in the Shi clan as to test the potential of the Skin Tempering realm members.Rewards:Top 20 - Grade D Martial TechniqueTop 10 - Grade D Martial Technique and Movement TechniqueTop 5 - Grade D Martial Technique and Movement Technique, Grade 0 Cultivation PillTop 1 - Grade D Martial Technique, Movement Technique, and Weapon, Grade 0 Cultivation Pill~~~~~~~~He looked at his father and smiled."Mark your words, Father! I'm gonna reach the top!"Shi Xingwan chuckled at his son's answer. "I'll be waiting for you to shock me then!"Even though he said this, his thoughts say otherwise.'I can't help but feel that there's something wrong with our son.''Wei'er, is it wrong to doubt our son's capabilities?'
