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Chapter 278 - 153: Lin Ye VS Dongfang Zhen
Having been flatly rejected by the instructor, Lin Ye and Dongfang Zhen exchanged a look and had no choice but to give up in disappointment.
They walked back along the mountain path, each returning to their own private villa.
Lin Ye closed the door.
As he took stock of the day’s gains, an irrepressible excitement surged within him.
His new Cultivation Technique, the Tai Xu Two Principles True Understanding, was far more efficient than the Five Qi Guiding Formulas.
And his new Observation Skill, the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map, would continuously increase his Spirit attribute as long as he practiced it, shoring up his greatest weakness.
Most importantly, he could finally see a path to unlocking the third stage.
This tangible goal gave him even more motivation to grow stronger.
Lin Ye wasted no time. He sat cross-legged in his villa’s training room and quickly entered a state of cultivation.
He soon discovered another huge benefit of having the system imprint the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map for him.
He could focus on two things at once.
While circulating the Tai Xu Two Principles True Understanding, his mind could also sink into his Sea of Consciousness to visualize the already incredibly clear Candle Dragon Scroll and temper his Spirit.
[You practiced the Tai Xu Two Principles True Understanding and gained 62 EXP!]
[You practiced the Tai Xu Two Principles True Understanding and gained 62 EXP!]
...
[You used the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map to temper your Spiritual Power. Spirit +0.07!]
Two distinct yet equally pleasant notifications chimed in succession in his mind.
Lin Ye silently calculated his efficiency.
The experience notification arrived roughly every ten seconds.
The Spirit attribute increase, however, came at a steady rate of about once every thirty seconds.
At this rate, he could gain nearly fifteen thousand experience points in an hour.
He was currently just over two hundred eighty thousand experience short of reaching LV29.
’If nothing goes wrong, I can level up again tomorrow!’
As Lin Ye felt the ceaseless flow of Qi and Blood within him, a sliver of regret surfaced.
The surplus Qi and Blood in his body couldn’t be tempered efficiently without the aid of Source Crystals. Like any other ordinary Martial Artist, he could only rely on the source energy gained from cultivation to temper it slowly.
Of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, only four remained unopened: the Yinwei, Yangwei, Yin Qiao, and Yang Qiao Meridians.
The difficulty of opening these four was far less than that of the Ren and Du Meridians, roughly on par with the twelve standard meridians.
Although he hadn’t opened them yet, doing so was practically a sure thing; he was just waiting for the right opportunity.
Now, Lin Ye was already contemplating a more long-term problem.
How to break through to the Gang Condensation Realm.
One of his goals for coming to the training camp was to achieve his next realm breakthrough here.
But he had absolutely no idea how to break through from the Great Perfection stage of the Vein Opening Realm to the Gang Condensation Realm.
If his instructor, Chen Meng, were here, he could ask him directly.
But here, there weren’t many people he could ask.
The instructors all seemed difficult to approach.
’Maybe... I can ask Dongfang Zhen.’
...
「The next morning.」
At eight o’clock sharp, all the trainees assembled punctually in the Martial Arts Hall.
The morning schedule remained the same: one Cultivation Technique class and one Observation Skill class.
After the two classes, Lin Ye felt his understanding of the Tai Xu Two Principles True Understanding had deepened, and the details of the Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map within his Sea of Consciousness had grown richer and more complete.
This meant the amount of experience and Spirit attribute points he gained from each cultivation session had increased slightly.
「After the lunch break.」
Everyone was led to the Sparring Hall next to the Martial Arts Hall.
Yin Liulan stood before the thirty-six trainees, her expression as languid as ever.
"Yesterday’s practical combat assessment couldn’t be held due to time constraints."
"Therefore, the martial arts class originally scheduled for this afternoon will be postponed until tomorrow."
"This afternoon, we will be conducting the practical combat assessment."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Yan, who was beside her, stepped forward and began distributing special CR wristbands.
"This practical combat assessment will be conducted through online virtual duels."
"Your weapons, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Arts Spirituality, and your complete physical condition will be perfectly replicated in the virtual world."
"This will also minimize the risk of unnecessary injury."
Upon hearing this, many of the trainees breathed a sigh of relief.
In a real fight against geniuses of the same level, a single misstep could lead to an injury that would affect their future training.
Virtual duels were undoubtedly the best option.
Just then, a bold voice rang out.
"Mr. Lin, up for a match?"
Dongfang Zhen turned his head, his face filled with fighting spirit.
"To be honest, I’ve been itching for a fight. I’ve sparred with Daoxuan before, but this time, I want to fight you."
Hearing this, Lin Ye nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"Alright."
He knew that with his current strength, he wasn’t guaranteed a win against Dongfang Zhen; in fact, it was more likely he would lose.
But the practical combat experience to be gained from fighting such an expert was absolutely priceless.
Yin Liulan had no objection. In fact, one could say this was exactly what she had in mind.
"Then it’s settled."
"The first-ranked trainee will face the second, the third will face the fourth, and so on."
"No matter how impressive your stats look on paper, they’re just stats. I want to see how much of that strength you can actually use in a real fight."
All the trainees put on their wristbands.
As a faint electric current spread through his body, Lin Ye’s consciousness was instantly pulled away. The scene before his eyes changed in a blur.
The next moment, he found himself in a boundless, pure white space.
Then, figures began to materialize out of thin air around him.
Lin Ye immediately spotted Dongfang Zhen not far away.
He was once again clad in that imposing silver-purple battle armor, the menacing halberd on his back glinting with a chilling light that could make one’s heart skip a beat.