"Young Master James, could you teach me the martial sword skill you used earlier?" Ye Wudi asked curiously while still being a little scared from what had happened before.
Ye Wudi dared to ask James only after mustering his courage for a bit.
James didn't actually know the answer, as he could only learn the skills because of the system, so he asked Little Fluffy about it.
"He can't, even the most talented evil genius that ever existed could only learn it at rank 4, let alone him. At most, he could only learn it when his cultivation rank reached rank 6." Little Fluffy answered.
"I'm sorry, but you can't because your cultivation rank is still too low. This skill is a peak rank 7 martial sword skill. If you want to learn it, you need to reach at least rank 6 first. I promise that I will lend you the book when you reach that rank, as I can't give this book because for myself, it's still counted as a treasure. I can give you another martial skill if you want, it's a peak rank 4 martial sword skill called Fiery Sword." James explained and suggested another skill.
Ye Wudi was initially disappointed, but when James said he would give him a peak rank 4 fire sword skill, he was shocked for a moment.
Just so you know, Ye Wudi's father didn't even have a rank 4 martial skill. His father's most valuable item was a low rank 4 cultivation technique left behind by his deceased grandfather.
So, a while ago in the restaurant, when he asked James to teach him a martial skill, he was just testing his luck and didn't expect much since they had only just met, and James even saved his father.
However, when his father told him that James likely had a strong background and James himself was a powerful martial artist, he mustered all of his courage and shamelessly asked about it when he heard James wanted to pay a high price for his service.
Ye Wudi was still lost in thought until he was interrupted by James.
"Here, this martial sword skill is for you. Remember, don't tell anyone except for your family because it will only attract unnecessary attention to you and your family. If the other people in the town ask how you learned the skill, just tell them that I taught you."
James reminded Ye Wudi seriously, as it could bring harm to them if he was not careful enough, as the strongest person in the town was only at peak rank 4, and it should be considered a precious treasure in the town.
"I know." Ye Wudi nodded with a serious expression.
"Remember to give directions to Little Lion, as I need to think about something else." James reminded Ye Wudi.
Subsequently, James ordered Little Fluffy to upgrade his rank to peak rank 3.
[Ding! Do you want to upgrade your cultivation realm to peak rank 3?]
"Yes." James replied.
Notifications continuously rang in James's mind.
[Ding! 5 billion coppers have been successfully deducted.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host! You have successfully broken through to the Low Rank 3.]
[Ding! 25 billion coppers have been successfully deducted.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host! You have successfully broken through to the Mid Rank 3.]
[Ding! 60 billion coppers have been successfully deducted.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host! You have successfully broken through to the High Rank 3.]
[Ding! 150 billion coppers have been successfully deducted.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host! You have successfully broken through to the Peak Rank 3.]
As the continuous notifications rang in his mind, James felt the familiar yet unknown energy begin to pour into his body.
He immediately felt full of strength. Even though he had felt it before, he couldn't help but enjoy the feeling of becoming stronger than before.
Subsequently, he checked his personal information again.
[Personal Information]
[System points: 1.699 gold, 2.446.076 silver, 26.001.750 copper.]
[Name: James Wayne]
[Age: 18]
[Race: Human]
[Attribute: Perfect Level Fire Attribute, Middle Level Ice Attribute]
[Cultivation Rank: Peak Rank 3 Martial Warrior (0%)]
[Cultivation Technique: Peak Rank 7 Fire Cultivation Technique]
[Martial Skills: Flame Splitting Slash (Peak Rank 7 Fire Sword Skill), Fiery Sword (Peak Rank 4 Fire Sword Skill)]
[Beast Master Level: Peak Silver Rank Beast Master]
[Pets: Snow Wolf (Peak Silver Rank Beast), Fire Lion (Peak Silver Rank Beast)]
[Skills: Fire Fortex (Peak Rank 7 Fire Skill), Ice Bullet (Peak Rank 3 Ice Skill), Low-level Fireball (Peak Rank 3 Fire Skill), Low-level Ice Spike (Peak Rank 4 Ice Skill)]
This time, his cultivation rank finally caught up with his beast master rank. James was happy and sad at the same time because he didn't have enough money to upgrade his pet's rank to peak rank 4.
That's why he was in a hurry to Mortos City to check the prices of pills and weapons, as well as to sell his items like the peak rank 7 martial skills and technique.
However, he needed to go to a bigger city to sell the peak rank 7 items, as the smaller city wouldn't be able to afford them and would only draw someone with a bad intention to steal them from him if someone knew that he had the items.
After around 3 hours of riding on Little Lion's back, James finally heard the system notifications.
[Ding! Detected a peak-level Rank 3 Martial Warrior 200 meters ahead.]
[Ding! Detected a peak-level Rank 3 Martial Warrior 200 meters ahead.]
[Ding! Detected a peak-level Rank 3 Martial Warrior 200 meters ahead.]
[Ding! Detected a low-level Rank 4 Martial Warrior 200 meters ahead.]
James immediately adjusted the scan's setting again to only scan at the minimum of low rank 4, as the previous setting included anything in rank 3.
After a while, they arrived at the city's gate, where James noticed the stone walls looming overhead, about 15 meters tall, with guards on top striding back and forth as they looked around the outer city.
Subsequently, James paid the toll for three of them to enter the city with his mid rank 2 beast core from the big wild boar that he had killed earlier.
After they entered the city, they could see a lot of people walking on the streets, and after enjoying the sight of the city for a bit, James spoke to Ye Wudi.
"Go do your own business first with Ye Ling'er, as I need to check on something on my own. Bring Little Lion with you in case something happens, and if it does, tell Little Lion to contact me, and I will come to you. Remember to not cause trouble."
"Understood, Young Master James." Ye Wudi nodded slightly as he picked up his little sister and carried her away.