⟪Soul Strength: 1150⟫
⟪Physical Strength: 350⟫
⟪Physical Resistance: 350⟫
⟪Mental Strength: 400⟫
⟪Mental Resistance: 650⟫
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⟪[Spirit Energy Accumulation]: 0/200⟫
⟪[Cultivation Realm]: First-Level Spirit Apprentice⟫
⟪[Skill(s)]: [???]⟫
⟪[Technique(s)]: Basic Breathing Technique (Maxed)⟫
⟪[Origin Comprehension]⟫
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"Oh! My attributes increased by a lot. No wonder I feel a little stronger compared to before. This is really amazing. I didn't know cultivators get this powerful just by cultivating naturally without learning a technique." Shenyan said out loud in excitement as he felt like all his muscles in his body were currently filled with immense strength that could break rocks or even boulders into two.
Shenyan did not know that he might be the only one in this world who probably got this strong after just breaking through into the First-level Spirit Apprentice.
After reveling in his newfound strength for a while, Shenyan suddenly came back to himself as he recalled how he almost lost his life when they encountered those bandits earlier.
If not for that strange phenomenon that occurred at that time, he would have been killed— he felt extremely lucky at that time, plus the bandit leader was already hurt by Wang Lei's punch and it made it easier for him to inflict damage on the bandit leader that way, otherwise, even if he had struck out with his full strength at that time; he might not have been able to cause any significant damage to the bandit leader as he was a fifth-level Spirit Apprentice.
Even though, he was one level lower than Wang Lei, he was still able to fight toe to toe with Wang Lei at that time— this shows how strong he really was.
After thinking things through, Shenyan decided to resume his cultivation as he realized that only with great strength could he prevent situations like that from occurring or at least he could afford to run even if he cannot fight against the opponent.
'Origin, I will resume my cultivation." Shenyan said with a resolute expression on his face as he immediately sat on his bed in the lotus position and recited the cultivation technique in his head.
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A few seconds later, a notification appeared in his head indicating him reaching a stage necessary for a breakthrough.
[Ding! You have absorbed enough Spirit Energy for a breakthrough.] The mechanical voice said while displaying his spirit energy accumulation bar.
⟪[Spirit Energy Accumulation]: 200/200⟫
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A couple minutes later, Shenyan finally broke through again to become a Second-Level Spirit Apprentice.
[Ding! You have achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation and becoming a Second-level Spirit Apprentice.] The mechanical voice announced.
[All attributes +200]
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Another while later, after cultivating for a few minutes Shenyan had reached the summit of his level again and after a couples of minutes, he broke through again. Throughout this time, Shenyan discovered that as he progresses, the time it takes to break through is getting longer and longer. For now, though, it was not that much, so he thought it would be okay to continue cultivating.
[Ding! You have absorbed enough Spirit Energy for a breakthrough.] The mechanical voice said while displaying his spirit energy accumulation bar.
⟪[Spirit Energy Accumulation]: 400/400⟫
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[Ding! You have achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation and becoming a Third-level Spirit Apprentice.] The mechanical voice announced.
[All attributes +250]
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Shenyan kept blazing through his cultivation without stopping as he continued to break through. He had been obsessed with cultivating for two years without achieving anything. How could he waste this time now that he can actually break through? A couple minutes later, Shenyan heard a notification rang in his heard.
[Ding! You have absorbed enough Spirit Energy for a breakthrough.] The mechanical voice said while displaying his spirit energy accumulation bar.
⟪[Spirit Energy Accumulation]: 800/800⟫
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[Ding! You have achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation and becoming a Fourth-level Spirit Apprentice.] The mechanical voice announced.
[All attributes +300]
...
After cultivating for more than half an hour almost reaching an hour, Shenyan started feeling like his chest had been filled to the brim, giving him a stuffy feeling as he achieved yet another breakthrough in his cultivation.
[Ding! You have absorbed enough Spirit Energy for a breakthrough.] The mechanical voice said while displaying his spirit energy accumulation bar.
⟪[Spirit Energy Accumulation]: 1600/1600⟫
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[Ding! You have achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation and becoming a Fifth-level Spirit Apprentice.] The mechanical voice announced.
[All attributes +350]
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Immediately after breaking through Shenyan asked the system, 'Origin why do I feel like I am full after breaking through?'
The system immediately replied afterward.
[Ding! The User had been continuously breaking through each level without allowing your body to adjust to the new strength at each level. This caused all the energy that you had accumulated to be congested without any pathway to flow through. In other words, the User needs to get used to his newfound strength before breaking through again.] The mechanical voice explained to him.
"So that's why I feel like there is so much energy inside me right now" Shenyan mumble to himself.
And then he asked, 'But how do I get used to my current strength? Do I have to just run or something?'
[Ding! The User only needs to practice any combat related technique that require the usage of spirit energy and through expending spirit energy, your body will automatically get used to the new energy inside your body.] The mechanical voice replied to him.
'I see.' Shenyan nodded his head in understanding before continuing, 'now that I think about it, I still haven't learnt those sword techniques yet. I think now is a good time to learn them— solving two birds with one stone.' Shenyan thought to himself as he picked up his sword once again.
'Origin, can you display the techniques available for this sword again?' Shenyan said in his head.
[Affirmative, Displaying available techniques…]
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⟪[Basic Sword Techniques]⟫
[Stabbing Sword Technique — 2 SP]
[Quick-Draw Sword Technique — 5 SP]
[Vertical Slash Technique — 2 SP]
[Horizontal Slash Technique — 2 SP]
[Double Slash Technique — 10 SP ]
[Triple Stab Technique — 15 SP]
[Crimson Crescent Slash Technique — 20 SP]
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Shenyan did bother to look at the other techniques as he only had so much source points to spend. Although having strong technique is good but after reading about techniques, he found out that it was necessary for one to have a strong foundation— meaning learning basic techniques first before learning the subsequent techniques. Shenyan looked at the top right-side corner, there he looked at his remaining source points.
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⟪[Source Energy Accumulation]: 80 Points⟫
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After thinking for a while, Shenyan decided to learn these basic sword techniques first.
'Origin, I would like to learn these sword techniques first' Shenyan said.
[Ding! Would the User like to Spend 56 Source Points to comprehend these techniques?] The mechanical voice asked.
'Yes.' Shenyan replied without hesitation.
[Ding! The techniques would be incorporated into the User's mind and body. Through your brain's memory and muscle memory. Although the User wouldn't be able to use the full extent of the techniques right away, but you should be able to adjust quickly after practicing the techniques.]
Immediately after the system finished speaking, Shenyan felt a strange and mysterious energy depart from the sword as it entered into his body.
Soon, myriads of knowledge about the techniques appeared inside his head. At first the characters were jumbled up but after a while the characters restructure themselves forming the knowledge pertaining to all the seven techniques he had comprehended just now.
The knowledge of the techniques felt like it was imprinted on his brain as he could not forget them even if he wanted to. A few moments later, a strange phenomenon occurred as he felt his vision blur for a moment, and when he came to, he found himself elsewhere with a steel sword in his hand.