Chapter 53
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Shi clan, Clan library.
Shi Li and Moddy solemnly stood in front of a bookshelf. This bookshelf was filled to the brim with movement techniques, evident thanks to the wooden plaque with the words "Movement Techniques" which could be found attached on the top.
Shi Li looked at Moddy and said, "Moddy, could you help me find a movement technique that has the same element as [Ardent Magma Manipulation Art] and [Lava Shield]?"
Moddy, who was still on Shi Li's shoulder, nodded as it looked back at Shi Li. "Sure-nya, I'm just cultivating most of the time anyway-nya."
Moddy jumped down from his shoulder and landed on its four paws, looking at the bookshelf with a calculative gaze.
"Speaking of which, why the same nyelement?"
Shi Li answered as he grabbed a few books from the bookshelf. "I don't know as well. I have this feeling that cultivating a technique of the same element is faster than cultivating a technique of a different element."
Moddy responded as it skimmed through parts of the books it was reading. "Don't you think that your intuition is based on nyelemental nyaffinity?"
"Elemental affinity?" Shi Li paused as a certain line from a martial technique he read before appeared in his mind.
"Created by a cultivator that had an affinity for the fire and earth element..." Shi Li muttered. "Is that elemental affinity?"
Moddy heard Shi Li's muttering thanks to its big ears. It nodded as it continued to search for a book of the lava element. "Nyexactly. That's nyelemental affinity. According to the memories in my bloodline, nyelemental affinity is when a certain nyelement from the surroundings is more connected with a living being-nya."
"I see. Speaking of which, I found a book of the same element!" Shi Li subconsciously nodded as he placed a book on a nearby table.
"Nyahaha! I found one as well-nya!" Moddy laughed happily as it placed the book it found on the table as well.
Shi Li urged Moddy to sit on the table as he decided on the movement technique he would cultivate.
"Hmm...I picked a technique called [Magma Flash] from the bookshelf while Moddy chose a technique named [Molten Boots]," Shi Li thought out loud.
As he was pondering on which technique he was going to pick, a bright idea flashed in his mind as his pupils turned a bright crimson red.
"Interface, identify the two techniques in front of me, and see which one is better."
Weeennggg...
All of a sudden, a translucent white screen appeared in front of his face as a notification appeared in his mind.
~~~~~~~~
User has requested for a special order.
Interface is calculating the equivalent price.
Price has been calculated, 3% of user's mental energy has been removed.
Special order ongoing...
Time to finish: 3 minutes.
~~~~~~~~
'3 minutes huh,' Shi Li thought as he looked at Moddy. "Moddy, go do your own thing for a while, I'll just talk to someone for a while."
Moddy nodded and started to cultivate. Within seconds, an aura that was strong yet gentle appeared on Moddy's body. Shi Li examined this aura and noticed that it was stronger than yesterday, confirming that Moddy has consolidated his cultivation at the early stages of the Second Stage.
Shi Li then put that thought at the back of his head and then screamed out in his mind.
'Senior Yan, are you there?'
An eerie silence took over his mind after that. But not long after, a voice responded in his mind.
'Oh? What do you need this old man for? Hoho, it has only been a few hours since I told you about this and you're itching to use it?'
'I'm sorry Senior Yan. I just have a question in mind. For a while now, I've been feeling that my intuition is telling me to pick techniques that have the same element as my first technique, which is of the lava element.'
'Oh? Let me think about for a bit...ah! I remember now! You have an elemental affinity seed within you!'
'Elemental affinity seed? What's that?'
'Most of the time, you always hear that a person is born with the specialty of attuning with a certain element, that's one type of elemental affinity which is called innate elemental affinity.'
'But people rarely know that there's another type of elemental affinity which is achieved through repeated usage of a certain element, and that's called acquired elemental affinity.'
'Innate elemental affinity wielders would speed through their cultivation thanks to the elemental world energy they absorb. This in turn allows their level of elemental affinity to reach a grade of Ultra High...and that's it. But as for acquired elemental affinities, they can go beyond the Ultra High grade and reach a grade of unbelievable proportions, the Zenith grade.'
'I see. But what does that have to do with the elemental affinity seed Senior Yan?'
'Let me ask you this Shi Li, how do you acquire elemental affinity if your body isn't born with one?'
'Through the repeated usage of techniques that have a certain element, right?'
'Correct, but that's just one part of the answer. Thanks to that, some particles of elemental world energy enters your body and condenses into an elemental affinity seed.'
'So...if my theory is correct, once the amount of that certain elemental world energy reaches a threshold, I would gain elemental affinity?'
'Exactly.'
'Thank you Senior Yan. I have one more question, how do you know all of this?'
'Ohoho. Shi Li, I'll answer that question once we're formally master and disciple.'
Shi Li sighed as a ding resounded in his mind. He knew that the thing he requested the system to do was finished.
'Okay then Senior Yan. I'll wait for the day it does become official.'
'Ohoho. Keep cultivating, okay? This old man has a surprise for you in the future?'
'Eh? What surprise?'
'That's why it's called a surprise. You'll see.'
Gradually, the voice started to fade away from Shi Li's mind, allowing the interface to do its thing.
~~~~~~~~
After careful examination, the interface has confirmed that the technique [Molten Boots] is better than [Magma Flash]
~~~~~~~~
'Can you elaborate why?' Shi Li asked.
~~~~~~~~
[Magma Flash] is a great movement technique of the D grade, yet it uses up a lot of stamina for every movement, which is not great for travelling long distances.
[Molten Boots] on the other hand, can be fueled with nearby magma pools. Even though it only boosts movement speed by a small margin, it allows the cultivator to refuel the magma on the boots, thus allowing the cultivator to travel longer distances.
~~~~~~~~
'I see. [Molten Boots] it is then!' Shi Li made up his mind as he placed [Magma Flash] back on the bookshelf.
Shi Li then placed the movement technique inside his storage, the same place where he stored his defensive martial technique. He then came closer to Moddy and lightly tapped on its soft body.
Moddy felt someone touching its body, and knew that it could only be one person to do that to it. It stopped its cultivation as it looked at Shi Li with a calm gaze. "Finyished deciding?"
Shi Li nodded as he lifted Moddy up and placed it on his shoulder. "Yup, let's go back. I'm gonna go cultivate for a few days, let's postpone the hunting for the future. Even though I wanted to try the Yin-Yang Hammer I have on my back out, we have to assure our chances of killing beasts right?"
Moddy lightly smiled as it nodded. "Nya nya! That's right! The stronger the beast we kill, the more money we get nyahaha!"
Shi Li chuckled a bit as he said, "Hahaha! That's right, that's right. Let's not disturb each other when we're cultivating, okay?"
Moddy nodded as the smile was still plastered on its face. "Got it!"
...
Shi clan, Shi Shisi's courtyard.
"Haah..." Shi Shisi let out a sigh as he looked at his body. He could feel that every cell on his body held immense power. With this feeling, he stood up and punched out on a nearby strength pillar.
Bang!
In an instant, the result of Shi Shisi's strength was shown. The pillar stopped at the first number that had three digits...100 ren!
Shi Shisi looked at this number and laughed gleefully as he sat down on the ground.
"Hahahaha! Finally, 100 ren at the Peak of Skin Tempering! Even though it seems a lot in these parts, thanks to my previous 9 lives, I know that 50 ren at the Peak of Skin Tempering isn't the limit!"
"These bumpkins believe that the limit of strength that a Skin Tempering cultivator could muster was 50 ren, but in fact, in bigger areas, it's double that! That's the true limit of Skin Tempering!"
After ranting for a bit, Shi Shisi calmed his mind down as a question in mind.
"Should I go even further than this? The cultivation technique I retrieved from my previous lives can do that anyway."
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Shi clan, Clan library.
Shi Li and Moddy solemnly stood in front of a bookshelf. This bookshelf was filled to the brim with movement techniques, evident thanks to the wooden plaque with the words "Movement Techniques" which could be found attached on the top.
Shi Li looked at Moddy and said, "Moddy, could you help me find a movement technique that has the same element as [Ardent Magma Manipulation Art] and [Lava Shield]?"
Moddy, who was still on Shi Li's shoulder, nodded as it looked back at Shi Li. "Sure-nya, I'm just cultivating most of the time anyway-nya."
Moddy jumped down from his shoulder and landed on its four paws, looking at the bookshelf with a calculative gaze.
"Speaking of which, why the same nyelement?"
Shi Li answered as he grabbed a few books from the bookshelf. "I don't know as well. I have this feeling that cultivating a technique of the same element is faster than cultivating a technique of a different element."
Moddy responded as it skimmed through parts of the books it was reading. "Don't you think that your intuition is based on nyelemental nyaffinity?"
"Elemental affinity?" Shi Li paused as a certain line from a martial technique he read before appeared in his mind.
"Created by a cultivator that had an affinity for the fire and earth element..." Shi Li muttered. "Is that elemental affinity?"
Moddy heard Shi Li's muttering thanks to its big ears. It nodded as it continued to search for a book of the lava element. "Nyexactly. That's nyelemental affinity. According to the memories in my bloodline, nyelemental affinity is when a certain nyelement from the surroundings is more connected with a living being-nya."
"I see. Speaking of which, I found a book of the same element!" Shi Li subconsciously nodded as he placed a book on a nearby table.
"Nyahaha! I found one as well-nya!" Moddy laughed happily as it placed the book it found on the table as well.
Shi Li urged Moddy to sit on the table as he decided on the movement technique he would cultivate.
"Hmm...I picked a technique called [Magma Flash] from the bookshelf while Moddy chose a technique named [Molten Boots]," Shi Li thought out loud.
As he was pondering on which technique he was going to pick, a bright idea flashed in his mind as his pupils turned a bright crimson red.
"Interface, identify the two techniques in front of me, and see which one is better."
Weeennggg...
All of a sudden, a translucent white screen appeared in front of his face as a notification appeared in his mind.
~~~~~~~~
User has requested for a special order.
Interface is calculating the equivalent price.
Price has been calculated, 3% of user's mental energy has been removed.
Special order ongoing...
Time to finish: 3 minutes.
~~~~~~~~
'3 minutes huh,' Shi Li thought as he looked at Moddy. "Moddy, go do your own thing for a while, I'll just talk to someone for a while."
Moddy nodded and started to cultivate. Within seconds, an aura that was strong yet gentle appeared on Moddy's body. Shi Li examined this aura and noticed that it was stronger than yesterday, confirming that Moddy has consolidated his cultivation at the early stages of the Second Stage.
Shi Li then put that thought at the back of his head and then screamed out in his mind.
'Senior Yan, are you there?'
An eerie silence took over his mind after that. But not long after, a voice responded in his mind.
'Oh? What do you need this old man for? Hoho, it has only been a few hours since I told you about this and you're itching to use it?'
'I'm sorry Senior Yan. I just have a question in mind. For a while now, I've been feeling that my intuition is telling me to pick techniques that have the same element as my first technique, which is of the lava element.'
'Oh? Let me think about for a bit...ah! I remember now! You have an elemental affinity seed within you!'
'Elemental affinity seed? What's that?'
'Most of the time, you always hear that a person is born with the specialty of attuning with a certain element, that's one type of elemental affinity which is called innate elemental affinity.'
'But people rarely know that there's another type of elemental affinity which is achieved through repeated usage of a certain element, and that's called acquired elemental affinity.'
'Innate elemental affinity wielders would speed through their cultivation thanks to the elemental world energy they absorb. This in turn allows their level of elemental affinity to reach a grade of Ultra High...and that's it. But as for acquired elemental affinities, they can go beyond the Ultra High grade and reach a grade of unbelievable proportions, the Zenith grade.'
'I see. But what does that have to do with the elemental affinity seed Senior Yan?'
'Let me ask you this Shi Li, how do you acquire elemental affinity if your body isn't born with one?'
'Through the repeated usage of techniques that have a certain element, right?'
'Correct, but that's just one part of the answer. Thanks to that, some particles of elemental world energy enters your body and condenses into an elemental affinity seed.'
'So...if my theory is correct, once the amount of that certain elemental world energy reaches a threshold, I would gain elemental affinity?'
'Exactly.'
'Thank you Senior Yan. I have one more question, how do you know all of this?'
'Ohoho. Shi Li, I'll answer that question once we're formally master and disciple.'
Shi Li sighed as a ding resounded in his mind. He knew that the thing he requested the system to do was finished.
'Okay then Senior Yan. I'll wait for the day it does become official.'
'Ohoho. Keep cultivating, okay? This old man has a surprise for you in the future?'
'Eh? What surprise?'
'That's why it's called a surprise. You'll see.'
Gradually, the voice started to fade away from Shi Li's mind, allowing the interface to do its thing.
~~~~~~~~
After careful examination, the interface has confirmed that the technique [Molten Boots] is better than [Magma Flash]
~~~~~~~~
'Can you elaborate why?' Shi Li asked.
~~~~~~~~
[Magma Flash] is a great movement technique of the D grade, yet it uses up a lot of stamina for every movement, which is not great for travelling long distances.
[Molten Boots] on the other hand, can be fueled with nearby magma pools. Even though it only boosts movement speed by a small margin, it allows the cultivator to refuel the magma on the boots, thus allowing the cultivator to travel longer distances.
~~~~~~~~
'I see. [Molten Boots] it is then!' Shi Li made up his mind as he placed [Magma Flash] back on the bookshelf.
Shi Li then placed the movement technique inside his storage, the same place where he stored his defensive martial technique. He then came closer to Moddy and lightly tapped on its soft body.
Moddy felt someone touching its body, and knew that it could only be one person to do that to it. It stopped its cultivation as it looked at Shi Li with a calm gaze. "Finyished deciding?"
Shi Li nodded as he lifted Moddy up and placed it on his shoulder. "Yup, let's go back. I'm gonna go cultivate for a few days, let's postpone the hunting for the future. Even though I wanted to try the Yin-Yang Hammer I have on my back out, we have to assure our chances of killing beasts right?"
Moddy lightly smiled as it nodded. "Nya nya! That's right! The stronger the beast we kill, the more money we get nyahaha!"
Shi Li chuckled a bit as he said, "Hahaha! That's right, that's right. Let's not disturb each other when we're cultivating, okay?"
Moddy nodded as the smile was still plastered on its face. "Got it!"
...
Shi clan, Shi Shisi's courtyard.
"Haah..." Shi Shisi let out a sigh as he looked at his body. He could feel that every cell on his body held immense power. With this feeling, he stood up and punched out on a nearby strength pillar.
Bang!
In an instant, the result of Shi Shisi's strength was shown. The pillar stopped at the first number that had three digits...100 ren!
Shi Shisi looked at this number and laughed gleefully as he sat down on the ground.
"Hahahaha! Finally, 100 ren at the Peak of Skin Tempering! Even though it seems a lot in these parts, thanks to my previous 9 lives, I know that 50 ren at the Peak of Skin Tempering isn't the limit!"
"These bumpkins believe that the limit of strength that a Skin Tempering cultivator could muster was 50 ren, but in fact, in bigger areas, it's double that! That's the true limit of Skin Tempering!"
After ranting for a bit, Shi Shisi calmed his mind down as a question in mind.
"Should I go even further than this? The cultivation technique I retrieved from my previous lives can do that anyway."
Shi clan, Clan library. Shi Li and Moddy solemnly stood in front of a bookshelf. This bookshelf was filled to the brim with movement techniques, evident thanks to the wooden plaque with the words "Movement Techniques" which could be found attached on the top. Shi Li looked at Moddy and said, "Moddy, could you help me find a movement technique that has the same element as Ardent Magma Manipulation Art and Lava Shield?" Moddy, who was still on Shi Li's shoulder, nodded as it looked back at Shi Li. "Sure-nya, I'm just cultivating most of the time anyway-nya." Moddy jumped down from his shoulder and landed on its four paws, looking at the bookshelf with a calculative gaze. "Speaking of which, why the same nyelement?" Shi Li answered as he grabbed a few books from the bookshelf. "I don't know as well. I have this feeling that cultivating a technique of the same element is faster than cultivating a technique of a different element." Moddy responded as it skimmed through parts of the books it was reading. "Don't you think that your intuition is based on nyelemental nyaffinity?" "Elemental affinity?" Shi Li paused as a certain line from a martial technique he read before appeared in his mind. "Created by a cultivator that had an affinity for the fire and earth element..." Shi Li muttered. "Is that elemental affinity?" Moddy heard Shi Li's muttering thanks to its big ears. It nodded as it continued to search for a book of the lava element. "Nyexactly. That's nyelemental affinity. According to the memories in my bloodline, nyelemental affinity is when a certain nyelement from the surroundings is more connected with a living being-nya." "I see. Speaking of which, I found a book of the same element!" Shi Li subconsciously nodded as he placed a book on a nearby table. "Nyahaha! I found one as well-nya!" Moddy laughed happily as it placed the book it found on the table as well. Shi Li urged Moddy to sit on the table as he decided on the movement technique he would cultivate. "Hmm...I picked a technique called Magma Flash from the bookshelf while Moddy chose a technique named Molten Boots," Shi Li thought out loud. As he was pondering on which technique he was going to pick, a bright idea flashed in his mind as his pupils turned a bright crimson red. "Interface, identify the two techniques in front of me, and see which one is better." Weeennggg... All of a sudden, a translucent white screen appeared in front of his face as a notification appeared in his mind. ~~~~~~~~ User has requested for a special order. Interface is calculating the equivalent price. Price has been calculated, 3% of user's mental energy has been removed. Special order ongoing... Time to finish: 3 minutes. ~~~~~~~~ '3 minutes huh,' Shi Li thought as he looked at Moddy. "Moddy, go do your own thing for a while, I'll just talk to someone for a while." Moddy nodded and started to cultivate. Within seconds, an aura that was strong yet gentle appeared on Moddy's body. Shi Li examined this aura and noticed that it was stronger than yesterday, confirming that Moddy has consolidated his cultivation at the early stages of the Second Stage. Shi Li then put that thought at the back of his head and then screamed out in his mind. 'Senior Yan, are you there?' An eerie silence took over his mind after that. But not long after, a voice responded in his mind. 'Oh? What do you need this old man for? Hoho, it has only been a few hours since I told you about this and you're itching to use it?' 'I'm sorry Senior Yan. I just have a question in mind. For a while now, I've been feeling that my intuition is telling me to pick techniques that have the same element as my first technique, which is of the lava element.' 'Oh? Let me think about for a bit...ah! I remember now! You have an elemental affinity seed within you!' 'Elemental affinity seed? What's that?' 'Most of the time, you always hear that a person is born with the specialty of attuning with a certain element, that's one type of elemental affinity which is called innate elemental affinity.' 'But people rarely know that there's another type of elemental affinity which is achieved through repeated usage of a certain element, and that's called acquired elemental affinity.' 'Innate elemental affinity wielders would speed through their cultivation thanks to the elemental world energy they absorb. This in turn allows their level of elemental affinity to reach a grade of Ultra High...and that's it. But as for acquired elemental affinities, they can go beyond the Ultra High grade and reach a grade of unbelievable proportions, the Zenith grade.' 'I see. But what does that have to do with the elemental affinity seed Senior Yan?' 'Let me ask you this Shi Li, how do you acquire elemental affinity if your body isn't born with one?' 'Through the repeated usage of techniques that have a certain element, right?' 'Correct, but that's just one part of the answer. Thanks to that, some particles of elemental world energy enters your body and condenses into an elemental affinity seed.' 'So...if my theory is correct, once the amount of that certain elemental world energy reaches a threshold, I would gain elemental affinity?' 'Exactly.' 'Thank you Senior Yan. I have one more question, how do you know all of this?' 'Ohoho. Shi Li, I'll answer that question once we're formally master and disciple.' Shi Li sighed as a ding resounded in his mind. He knew that the thing he requested the system to do was finished. 'Okay then Senior Yan. I'll wait for the day it does become official.' 'Ohoho. Keep cultivating, okay? This old man has a surprise for you in the future?' 'Eh? What surprise?' 'That's why it's called a surprise. You'll see.' Gradually, the voice started to fade away from Shi Li's mind, allowing the interface to do its thing. ~~~~~~~~ After careful examination, the interface has confirmed that the technique Molten Boots is better than Magma Flash ~~~~~~~~ 'Can you elaborate why?' Shi Li asked. ~~~~~~~~ Magma Flash is a great movement technique of the D grade, yet it uses up a lot of stamina for every movement, which is not great for travelling long distances. Molten Boots on the other hand, can be fueled with nearby magma pools. Even though it only boosts movement speed by a small margin, it allows the cultivator to refuel the magma on the boots, thus allowing the cultivator to travel longer distances. ~~~~~~~~ 'I see. Molten Boots it is then!' Shi Li made up his mind as he placed Magma Flash back on the bookshelf. Shi Li then placed the movement technique inside his storage, the same place where he stored his defensive martial technique. He then came closer to Moddy and lightly tapped on its soft body. Moddy felt someone touching its body, and knew that it could only be one person to do that to it. It stopped its cultivation as it looked at Shi Li with a calm gaze. "Finyished deciding?" Shi Li nodded as he lifted Moddy up and placed it on his shoulder. "Yup, let's go back. I'm gonna go cultivate for a few days, let's postpone the hunting for the future. Even though I wanted to try the Yin-Yang Hammer I have on my back out, we have to assure our chances of killing beasts right?" Moddy lightly smiled as it nodded. "Nya nya! That's right! The stronger the beast we kill, the more money we get nyahaha!" Shi Li chuckled a bit as he said, "Hahaha! That's right, that's right. Let's not disturb each other when we're cultivating, okay?" Moddy nodded as the smile was still plastered on its face. "Got it!" ... Shi clan, Shi Shisi's courtyard. "Haah..." Shi Shisi let out a sigh as he looked at his body. He could feel that every cell on his body held immense power. With this feeling, he stood up and punched out on a nearby strength pillar. Bang! In an instant, the result of Shi Shisi's strength was shown. The pillar stopped at the first number that had three digits...100 ren! Shi Shisi looked at this number and laughed gleefully as he sat down on the ground. "Hahahaha! Finally, 100 ren at the Peak of Skin Tempering! Even though it seems a lot in these parts, thanks to my previous 9 lives, I know that 50 ren at the Peak of Skin Tempering isn't the limit!" "These bumpkins believe that the limit of strength that a Skin Tempering cultivator could muster was 50 ren, but in fact, in bigger areas, it's double that! That's the true limit of Skin Tempering!" After ranting for a bit, Shi Shisi calmed his mind down as a question in mind. "Should I go even further than this? The cultivation technique I retrieved from my previous lives can do that anyway."
