At this point, Fang Xingjian had a rough understanding of potential, and had a slight understanding of the advantages of his high level sword techniques.
In fact, it was only after he had officially entered the Knight Academy that he truly understood the advantages of the level 30 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique and level 20 Nine Yang Sword Technique as compared to level 10 sword techniques.
It was not the additional attributes, nor was it a higher training effect, nor was it used in battle.
Instead, it allowed him to gain ten times the potential of a level 10 sword technique every day.
When a person's physical body had been trained to a certain extent, ordinary training methods would no longer be able to increase their attributes. Potential was the only way to maintain the increase in their attributes.
At level 10 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, one could gain at most 50 points of potential by practicing non-stop every day. After that, no matter how much one practiced the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, there would be no more gains. This was the limit of the level 10 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique.
And at level 30 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, in addition to Fang Xingjian's speciality of Sword Specialist, the maximum amount of potential he could gain after daily practice was 500 points. Only then did he understand the use of the speciality of Sword Specialist. He had increased the potential gained from Nurturing techniques.
The extremely high level of sword techniques, in addition to the speciality of sword techniques, caused the difference between the two to be ten times.
Similar sword techniques, such as the Nine Yang Divine Sword Technique and Descent of Holy Light, provided the same amount of potential. If one obtained 500 potential points from practicing the Nine Yang Divine Sword Technique, one would not be able to gain any more potential points from practicing Descent of Holy Light within a day. This meant that similar sword techniques could at most increase one's potential by 500 points in a day.
The higher the level of Nurturing techniques, the more potential one would gain, while the higher the level of Training techniques, the faster one's potential would be depleted.
The more potential one had, the faster it would be depleted, and the faster one's attributes would be raised.
This meant that through alternating training between Nurturing and Training techniques, Fang Xingjian's speed of becoming stronger was more than ten times that of an ordinary person.
An ordinary person with mediocre talent would only gain 150 potential points after practicing three sword techniques for an entire morning, and would only deplete 150 potential points after practicing for an entire afternoon. To deplete 10,000 potential points to raise one's attributes would take two months.
Fang Xingjian had already accumulated and depleted two to three thousand potential points in a day's practice. If he were to spend 10,000 potential points to raise his attributes, he would only need three to four days' time.
What was even more amazing was that the number of sword techniques he had cultivated was also much more than others. An ordinary person would be able to obtain 150 potential points from three sets of level 10 Nurturing techniques, while Fang Xingjian could obtain four to five thousand potential points from ten or even twenty sets of Nurturing techniques.
This allowed him to cultivate his swordsmanship faster, improve his physique, and accumulate potential. He could also cultivate his swordsmanship faster, train his body, and stimulate his potential.
Although Fang Xingjian had yet to understand this point, he was already extremely excited about the training technique he had gotten his hands on. While waiting for the results of the Prefectural Selection to be announced, he planned to make the best use of his time to cultivate the Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth and the Nine-Headed Dragon Sword Technique.
At the same time, he wanted to continue practicing the Nine Yang Divine Sword Technique and other Nurturing techniques to accumulate more potential.
Just like that, he practiced his sword techniques crazily. After some calculations, he realized that with all his current sword techniques, he could gain a total of 3500 potential points every day. In other words, in theory, his Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth could increase his strength by one point every nine days if he consumed 30,000 potential points for every 30 to 40 points of strength.
After reaching 40 points of strength, it would increase by one point every 11 days.
"Very good …" A satisfied smile appeared on Fang Xingjian's face. "This rate of improvement is faster than I had expected. After I enter the academy, I'll be able to learn even more different types of Nurturing and Training sword techniques. The rate of improvement will be even faster."
Compared to ordinary people, or even those with outstanding talent, Fang Xingjian's attributes were as if they had been bought wholesale.
Just like that, he practiced for the entire night. The next morning, he dragged his exhausted body to The School of Sword Arts for breakfast.
However, just as he sat down and took a few bites, Ogden's sarcastic voice rang out.
"Oh? Isn't this The School of Sword Arts' great genius, Fang Xingjian? "Ogden smiled and said," Haha, how is it? You'll definitely be able to pass the Prefectural Selection this time around, right? "
Seeing that Fang Xingjian had ignored him, his face darkened and he said, "You guys don't know this, right? This great genius left early in the final stage, and even learned two sword techniques by himself. Hmph … He really thinks he's a super genius."
Fang Xingjian could not be bothered with him, so Ogden continued to exaggerate, telling him about how he had put on an act in the third stage, how he had been at a loss, and how he had given up on the examination because he could not handle the pressure.
Just then, The School of Sword Arts' Headmaster Kyle walked in. The moment he entered, all the disciples stood up and shouted, "Greetings, Teacher!"
"Don't be nervous. Today is the day the results of the Prefectural Selection are released. The academy will send the notification letters directly to all the dojos. I'm here to take a look at your results." As he spoke, his brows were slightly furrowed. He looked at Fang Xingjian and said, "Xingjian, is what Ogden said true? You learned two sword techniques in the end, and even left the examination venue early? "
Fang Xingjian ate the last bit of black bread in one mouthful, nodded, and did not say a word.
Kyle shook his head and sighed, "Forget it. You haven't been learning sword techniques for long, and this is only your first Prefectural Selection. It's not a big deal to be nervous. With your talent, as long as you train hard, the chances of you passing next year's Prefectural Selection will be very high."
Fang Xingjian nodded, stood up and said, "Teacher, I'll take my leave first."
"Aren't you going to stay and wait to see the results?"
"There's nothing to see." Fang Xingjian had already made his decision, so he could not be bothered to wait here like Ogden and the others. If he had the time, he would rather practice the Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth and the Nine-Headed Dragon Sword Technique.
Ogden looked at Fang Xingjian's departing back and laughed coldly, "Tsk, you don't dare to stay? Are you afraid of embarrassing yourself?"
Following that, everyone from The School of Sword Arts waited on the training grounds, but no one was in the mood to train. Both Eldest Martial Brother Ogden and Second Martial Brother Lambert were anxiously waiting for the results, occasionally lifting their heads to look in the direction of the entrance.
Suddenly, an apprentice shouted, "It's coming, it's coming!"
A group of people dashed towards the entrance, only to discover that it was just the sound of a passing merchant hawking his goods. The examinee said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I heard wrongly."
Ogden glared at him and said, "It's fine, it's fine. Let's wait a little longer. It should be here soon."
On the other side, in Tresia Academy's guest hall, the place was decorated with lanterns and banners, and the atmosphere was joyous.
The teachers in the academy were chatting amongst themselves, but they kept a portion of their attention on the direction of the entrance.
At this moment, Kaunitz was like a super spotlight, attracting everyone's attention. The little beauty, Vivian, who originally belonged to The School of Sword Arts, was now hugging his arm and saying excitedly, "Kaunitz, you said that Master Huang Lin admired you a lot during the Prefectural Selection?"
"Mmm." Kaunitz said proudly, "In the second round, Master Huang Lin said that my strength was not bad. In the third round, after I finished practicing my sword techniques, he encouraged me, saying that I should focus on my cultivation and serve the Empire."
Vivian's arm, which was hugging Kaunitz, tightened even more, and asked, "Then you might become the Prefectural Champion this time around?"
"That's a possibility." Kaunitz said, "But that Robert has already gone through the first transition after all, and has even obtained extraordinary strength. It might be a little dangerous for him to become the Prefectural Champion, but it won't be a problem for me to get second place."
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