Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Loriste decided to use a troublesome method to break out of his current predicament. That was to change to a mid-grade Dou Qi of the same element and advance to the Silver rank first. Then, he would cultivate back to the Blaze Dou Qi after obtaining the secret manuals.
This method wasn't without precedent, but it tested the practitioner's willpower and concentration. Even for Dou Qi of the same attribute, the blood circulation of the hexagram formed by the bloodline nodes would be different. This was especially true for the composition of the small blood nodes within the hexagram. If it involved some special changes, such as the connection of the unique blood nodes, it would be even more troublesome. The practitioner had to forget their original habits and start from the beginning to familiarize themselves with the new method.
This was indeed a troublesome matter.
The Blaze Dou Qi, as the name suggested, was a fire element Dou Qi. This was because the handwritten copy of the Dou Qi manual that Loriste brought with him didn't have any explanation. There were only these four words written on the cover. After flipping it open, it was the cultivation method for the Bronze and Iron rank hexagram formed by the bloodline nodes.
Loriste spent a large sum of money to obtain a mid-grade Dou Qi manual: Blazing Dou Qi. It was said that this Dou Qi could be cultivated to 3-star Silver rank. However, Loriste excitedly flipped it open, and was dumbfounded.
This was because the Blazing Dou Qi's bloodline nodes formed a hexagram of blood circulation that was too different from the Raging Flame Dou Qi that he was practicing. The bloodline nodes were not even in the same place. How could he practice it?
At first, Loriste thought that this was the difference between high-grade Dou Qi and mid-grade Dou Qi. However, after thinking about it, he realized that no matter how different it was, there shouldn't be any difference in the composition of the bloodline nodes for the same element Dou Qi. In order to understand what was going on, Loriste thought of ways to obtain a few mid-grade Dou Qi manuals. After comparing them one by one, he realized that the hexagram formed by the bloodline nodes of the fire element Dou Qi was similar to the cultivation method of the Blazing Dou Qi. It was completely different from the hexagram formed by the bloodline nodes of the Blaze Dou Qi. This meant that the Blaze Dou Qi that he cultivated was not of the fire element.
Damn it, if Blaze wasn't fire, then what was it?
With no other choice, Laurist went to get a few more elemental, water-elemental, earth-elemental, water-elemental, and earth-elemental mid-grade battle qi manuals. He even got some light-elemental and wind-elemental mid-grade battle qi manuals. After careful research, he realized that the Blaze Dou Qi had nothing to do with the other elemental Dou Qi. This result made Lollister wonder if he was overthinking things. Blaze Warrior Qi was a fire element, but it was a high-tier Warrior Qi. That was why there was such a huge difference between the training methods of mid-tier Warrior Qi and this mid-tier Warrior Qi.
However, something happened during this period of time. Because he had not made any progress in his cultivation of qi, and because the academy was on holiday, Loriste decided to go out and relax. However, something happened during this time. Because he couldn't cultivate, Dou Qi, Dou Qi, and Dou, Dou Dou.
The Setting Sun Mountain Range had a very rare low-level Magical Beast called the Golden Horned Fox. Its fur could change color according to the seasons. The colder the weather, the redder the fur. It was extremely valuable on the market. Especially that small golden horn, which emitted a faint fragrance, could be worn on the body to ward off mosquito bites. There was also a rumor that the Golden Horn Powder could increase a man's stamina. Everyone knew what it was, so the Golden Horn Firefox was very popular. It was almost extinct in the Setting Sun Mountains.
Laurist and the others were very lucky. They actually found traces of a Golden-Horned Firefox, and they spent three days and three nights hunting it down with great effort. Just as he was about to leave the mountain in high spirits, he realized that he was being watched.
Places like the Sunset Mountains that were suitable for adventuring and hunting magical beasts had always been lawless. Cannibalism and the law of the jungle were unavoidable. While hunting magical beasts, avoiding becoming the prey of others was the consensus of all adventurers and mercenaries.
Originally, Laurist and the others had not planned on venturing deep into the mountains. They had only wanted to kill some low-level magic beasts on the outskirts. That way, they would not attract any attention, and there was no profit to be made, so no one had any designs on them. But now that they had hunted a Golden-Horned Firefox, they had attracted robbers.
The robbers were seven Silver-rank mercenaries. They belonged to a small town at the foot of the Sunset Mountains. They did not have a good reputation, and had always been either soldiers or bandits. It was very likely that Laurist's companions had leaked the news when they went to the town to buy supplies, attracting their attention. That was why they had sent seven Silver-rank experts.
Laurist and the others only had five people. Three of them were iron-rank, and two were silver-rank. So the seven mercenaries not only demanded that Laurist and the others hand over their loot, they even demanded that they be stripped naked and leave in their underwear. It was obvious that they had the upper hand. Back then, Shredder had been there as well, and he was a 1-star Silver-rank. The fatty, who valued money more than his life, had been enraged when he heard this. He had drawn his sword without saying a word. Seeing this, the group had started fighting in the forest.
The seven Silver-rank mercenaries had suffered a huge setback. No one had expected that three of Laurist's mercenaries would fall in just a few moves. Two of the remaining four mercenaries had to split up to block Laurist's sword, while the other two were sweating profusely under the combined attacks of the fatty and the other three.
This robbery ended when Laurist's sword pierced through the last escaping mercenary. Out of the seven Silver-rank mercenaries, two were dead, and five were injured. This was also the first time Laurist had killed someone after transmigrating to Galintea. Laurist was surprised to find that he did not feel any discomfort, not even nausea or vomiting.
The ruthless Fatty Shi had fully displayed his greedy nature. Regardless of whether they were alive or dead, he stripped the seven mercenaries naked, not even leaving a pair of underwear behind. This unexpected loot made the five of them earn a small fortune. Another unexpected discovery was that the last mercenary who was killed before escaping had a high-grade battle aura manual of earth attribute: Heavy Mountain Battle Aura.
However, the combat aura of the people present was not of the earth attribute, so Laurist did not know what attribute the blazing combat aura that he had trained was. So this high-grade earth attribute battle aura manual became useless, but it could be sold for a few hundred gold coins.
On the other hand, Fatty Shi remembered that Laurist had been collecting battle aura scrolls of various attributes for research in preparation to break through to iron-rank. In addition, Laurist had single-handedly defeated five silver-rank mercenaries in the battle just now. If it wasn't for Laurist showing off his prowess, the five of them would have had a hard time against seven Silver-rank mercenaries. Therefore, with everyone's agreement, the Heavy Mountain Battle Aura manual was given to Laurist as a reward for his contribution.
After splitting the loot, the five of them ran away from the Sunset Mountains that very night. After returning to Moronte City, Loriste began to carefully study this high-ranked combat qi manual of the earth attribute. After comparing it with the mid-ranked combat qi manual in his hand, the results showed that the cultivation of high-ranked combat qi and mid-ranked combat qi were of the same origin. For combat qi of the same attribute, the blood circulation in the hexagram formed by the major blood nodes was basically at the same place. It was just that when a high-ranked combat qi entered the silver or gold rank, the small blood nodes and singular blood nodes in the hexagram would undergo more complicated changes.
Laurist scratched his head. Through the study of the Heavy Mountain Battle Aura manual, he knew that the blazing combat aura that he had trained was not of the fire attribute. Otherwise, the blood circulation of the hexagram formed by the bloodline nodes wouldn't be so different from mid-grade fire attribute battle aura.
On one hand, the blazing combat aura had reached the pinnacle of 3-star Iron rank, and there were no more manuals for him to continue training. On the other hand, he didn't understand the attribute of the blazing combat aura, so he didn't dare to casually switch to another mid-grade battle aura manual. The longer it dragged on, the slower his body's reaction speed would be. Laurist definitely didn't want his body's reaction to be a beat slower.
What should I do? How should I train from now on? Laurist didn't know how to eat or sleep. Sigh … What's with this damned blazing flame?
As he tossed and turned in bed, Laurist suddenly recalled the scene of his grandfather teaching him the Metal Water Method in his previous life. His heart quivered. That's right, why didn't he try training the Goldwater Scroll? To him, this was the authentic martial art that was passed down from his ancestors!
In his mind, the scene of his grandfather using a willow branch to guide him in his training, and the scene of him and his cousins practicing the horse stance in the courtyard, sweating profusely, flashed before his eyes. The secrets of training, the route of training, the general outline of the Goldwater Scroll, the meridian diagram, the Goldwater Sword Scroll … Laurist never thought that he would remember all of this so clearly. It was as if the imprint that was engraved in his bones had completely surfaced in front of his eyes.
Laurist's face was covered in tears, and he stood there in a daze as if he had gone crazy …
After a long time, Laurist got off the bed. Under the faint silver moonlight that shone into the room through the window, he took a horse stance with his legs at an angle.
Goldwater Scroll Light Force First Form: Wall of a Thousand Feet.
Focus, calm, three breaths, one breath, and gradually enter an ethereal state, forgetting everything else …
Suddenly, it was as if a red sun had leaped out of the ocean, illuminating the surroundings. The sea was calm, the river was clear, and there were no ripples. In the blink of an eye, the wind rose, and the waves surged, creating a huge wave that was hundreds of feet high. With an earth-shattering momentum, it crashed into a cliff that stood proudly in the middle of the ocean. The mountain peak was like a blade, shattering the continuous wave. Its majestic momentum was like that of a diamond.
After an unknown amount of time, the raging waves showed signs of weakening, and they began to calm down. Soon, the ocean became as smooth as a mirror, without any ripples. Only the cliff that was hundreds of feet high stood tall as before, looking down on this part of the world …
Laurist slowly opened his eyes, feeling both surprised and happy. He was surprised that his progress was too fast. In his previous life, he had trained hard under his grandfather's rod for three years to reach this step, and he had created the realm of the cliff and ocean in his mind. In this life, this was the first time he had cultivated the Goldwater Scroll, and he had actually reached the next level in one step. It was too incredible.
He was happy that he had mastered the first form of Light Force. As long as he practiced diligently, he would be able to cultivate the second form of Light Force, Years Flow Like Water, in less than three months. In his previous life, he had cultivated the Goldwater Scroll for three years for the first form, and six years for the second form. After that, he had joined the army and cultivated intermittently in the army, but he had never reached the third form of Light Force, Steel Horse, Golden Dagger. When he retired from the army and returned home, he took over his father's job and managed the small handicraft factory. He had completely forgotten about cultivating the Goldwater Scroll, and even if he remembered, he would stop after a few days. This could be said to be his biggest regret in his previous life.
Actually, cultivating the three forms of Goldwater Scroll Light Force was not complicated. The first form was to circulate energy through the twelve major meridians, and the second and third forms were to open up the eight minor meridians, forming a large circulation with the twelve major meridians. Then, one could reach the peak of Light Force, and there was hope of breaking through to the realm of Dark Force.
However, there were two difficulties in cultivating the first form of Light Force. One was the sense of Qi. One had to cultivate Qi to be able to circulate energy through the twelve major meridians. The second was to create the realm of the cliff and ocean while cultivating, and use the momentum of the raging waves crashing against the precipitous cliff to sharpen and solidify one's mind. When one succeeded, one's expression would not change even if Mt. Tai collapsed in front of them.
Laurist did not think that he would be able to achieve this in one go. At this moment, he only felt refreshed. Although he was drenched in sweat, he felt very nimble. On a whim, he drew his sword and danced. His body moved according to his will, and his sword followed his heart. This joy was indescribable, and he no longer felt that his body could not keep up with his reaction speed.
Putting his sword back into its scabbard, Laurist decided to strike while the iron was hot. He circulated the Goldwater Scroll through the twelve major meridians for a small circulation to consolidate his foundation. Just as he was about to take the horse stance, he suddenly paled. Where did all my battle energy go?
The fighting aura contained in his bloodline had disappeared without a trace. Sweat began to drip down Laurist's forehead. He hurriedly sat down and meditated, cultivating the blazing fighting aura as usual. Then, he felt the fighting aura fill up the blood circulation of the hexagram formed by the blood nodes of his bloodline. Before Laurist could take a deep breath, he felt the battle energy disappear, quickly disappearing without a trace.
What's going on? Laurist only felt that everything was going wrong. Why did his battle energy keep going wrong? He cultivated the blazing battle energy a few more times, but the result was the same. Forget it, Laurist was disheartened. Forget it, I'll just cultivate the Goldwater Scroll.
After settling into the horse stance, Laurist was about to circulate his Qi in a small circulation when he felt the inner Qi in his meridians swell and was about to overflow. Eh, why was this Qi so familiar? Laurist calmed himself down and carefully probed. He was going to faint. Wasn't this battle energy? Why did it all come to the meridians? No wonder his progress in cultivating the Goldwater Scroll was so fast. It was because of the battle energy.
However, Laurist did not know whether using battle energy to cultivate the Goldwater Scroll was good or bad. However, his body's strength and mobility had increased, and he could keep up with his reaction speed. This was obviously a good thing. Next, Laurist could only continue cultivating the Goldwater Scroll and see what would happen.
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