I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 57: Advancement of the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, Eternal Sword Heart (Additional Update for the Alliance Leader)

Unfortunately, Zhong Cang regretted that even though he had reached the Translucent Realm, he could only be considered as seizing the opportunity to anticipate the enemy's moves, but he couldn't be called invincible in battle.

There is a gap between the realms of cultivation, and this gap in cultivation level can greatly exaggerate the difference in strength between two cultivators, just like the difference between the vast sun and a faint glow.

Such a huge disparity in strength allows high-level cultivators to easily defeat ten opponents with their own strength.

A slight advantage in anticipating the enemy's moves has no effect when facing high-level cultivators.

Not to mention, spiritual energy also has the ability to block the "five senses".

If someone's spiritual energy is abundant, even if Zhong Cang opens up the Translucent Realm, he can only see a layer of mist.

However, although this ability becomes ineffective when facing cultivators of much higher levels, it can be considered a divine technique when facing opponents of the same level or slightly higher.

"There is one more thing to note, this ability consumes a lot of mental consciousness. Currently, I can only maintain the Translucent Realm for three to five minutes at a time."

The acquisition of this new ability made Zhong Cang very excited. However, when the advanced Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower reappeared on Zhong Cang's attribute panel, his expression stiffened.

[Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, Mastery of the 3rd Realm (13/27000), Special Attribute: Stack (Double)]

The special attribute is not a problem, but when he saw that the proficiency limit of the 3rd Realm had increased from 3200 points to 27000 points, Zhong Cang was truly dumbfounded.

"Twenty-seven thousand, this increase is nearly nine times! Hiss..."

The exaggerated increase made Zhong Cang take a sharp breath.

What made Zhong Cang even more helpless was that he was certain that Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower was not an exception. After advancing the Ignorant Heart Sword Art to the Mastery of the 3rd Realm, the proficiency limit would also increase by about nine times.

And the 3rd Realm is far from Zhong Cang's limit, there are still the 4th Realm, 5th Realm...

"After this, there's still more to cultivate!"

...

Although he felt a headache from the increase in proficiency, Zhong Cang reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief when he thought about how other people's cultivation techniques had similarly exaggerated proficiency levels.

At the same time, he also understood one thing:

"No wonder cultivators always feel that time is not enough, and when they reach the Late Stage, they need to seclude themselves for several years, or even dozens of years. Exaggerating a bit, some even seclude themselves for hundreds of years. With millions of proficiency points required for the Late Stage, it is impossible to comprehend it fully without enough time for seclusion."

Although the increase in proficiency limit for the 3rd Realm was exaggerated, Zhong Cang could still bear it when advancing from the 2nd Realm to the Mastery of the 3rd Realm.

Therefore, after another half a month, Zhong Cang's most important cultivation technique, the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, also broke through to the Mastery of the 3rd Realm.

At this point, all four cultivation techniques that Zhong Cang was currently practicing had reached the Mastery of the 3rd Realm.

[Zhong Cang]

[Qi Consumption Technique, Mastery of the 3rd Realm (2791/3000), Special Attribute: Devouring Tongue]

[Five Beasts Infusion Technique, Mastery of the 3rd Realm (1080/13600), Special Attribute: Spirit Beast Incarnation]

[Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, Mastery of the 3rd Realm (2100/27000), Special Attribute: Stack (Double)]

[Ignorant Heart Sword Art, Mastery of the 3rd Realm (1/33000), Special Attribute: Unity of Human and Sword, Sword Heart...]

By looking at the proficiency limits, it is obvious that the Qi Consumption Technique is the worst among Zhong Cang's cultivation techniques.

And its quality is indeed hard to describe—aside from lacking any attribute enhancement with the spiritual energy it cultivates, it is also not very pure.

Zhong Cang hasn't forgotten that even the small hurdle from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level of Qi Refining couldn't be crossed with just the Qi Consumption Technique alone. It was the support of the Sword Heart that allowed Zhong Cang to advance.

The effect is so poor, but Zhong Cang still keeps this cultivation technique for three reasons:

First, he can't find a better advanced cultivation technique—he has been to the Sutra Pavilion several times, but hasn't found a satisfactory one.

The second point is that although the Qi Consumption Technique is basic, precisely because it is basic, it can be easily switched to any other cultivation method.

The third point is that it is easy to cultivate, which is why Zhong Cang was able to cultivate it to the Fourth Realm in the shortest amount of time.

"I wonder what abilities the Fourth Realm of the Qi Consumption Technique will grant. I hope they are better..."

The most crucial thing about the expectations for the Fourth Realm is that there is no better alternative. This is why Zhong Cang has no intention of changing the Qi Consumption Technique.

Shifting his gaze from the Qi Consumption Technique, Zhong Cang looked at the last and most promising Ignorant Heart Sword Art.

This cultivation method is of a high grade, so high that theoretically Zhong Cang cannot even come into contact with it.

Through observation and comparison during this period of time, Zhong Cang realized that most of the cultivation methods practiced by the outer disciples of the Cloud Firmament Sect are popular Xuan Water Scriptures, Red Fire Techniques, and Longevity Wood Decisions. Although these cultivation methods are better than the Qi Consumption Technique, they are inferior to the Five Beasts Infusion Technique.

Therefore, the proficiency limit (Third Realm) of ordinary outer disciples' cultivation methods is mostly around eight to nine thousand. Those who exceed twelve thousand are considered to have some expertise, like Zhong Cang's uncle, Zhong Kangping.

The family's descendants (Zhong Yingying's friends) are slightly better. They have more opportunities for Foundation Building than Zhong Kangping, but the proficiency limit of their Third Realm cultivation methods is at most 18,000, making it difficult to exceed 24,000.

The Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, with a limit of 27,000, and the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, with a limit of 33,000, far exceed the limits of the family's descendants.

Especially the latter.

According to Zhong Cang's estimation, the strongest ability of Yan Lingdie, Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, has a proficiency limit of around 30,000 to 50,000, which is on par with the Ignorant Heart Sword Art.

From another perspective, the grade of the Ignorant Heart Sword Art can also be seen. This cultivation method has been placed in the outer sect's Sutra Pavilion for ten years, but only seven disciples have practiced it.

Therefore, the difficulty of cultivating this method can be seen.

What is even more despairing is that Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit can be divided into countless small spells, which can be learned through exploration and study. Although it requires a lot of time, there is still a trace to follow.

On the other hand, the Ignorant Heart Sword Art can only be understood through intuition and inspiration, without any shortcuts.

Because it is too obscure, very few people succeed in cultivating it. That's why it has been relegated to the outer sect, giving Zhong Cang the opportunity to obtain it.

Its cultivation is extremely difficult, but correspondingly, the increase in strength it brings to Zhong Cang after successful cultivation is beyond his imagination.

"Buzz..."

Just like the other cultivation methods, when the Ignorant Heart Sword Art advanced, it brought Zhong Cang a moment of enlightenment.

During this enlightenment, Zhong Cang first felt that his five senses had greatly strengthened.

Then, he felt that his consciousness had freed itself from the constraints of his body and was overlooking everything from a high altitude.

During the separation of his soul, Zhong Cang's senses were extremely sharp. He could perceive the flow of the wind, the pulsation of the earth, the vitality of the trees... Zhong Cang could sense a corresponding rhythm in all objects, whether living or lifeless, and deeply engrave them in his heart.

This enlightenment lasted a long time, a full half an hour, before Zhong Cang regained his clarity from the enlightenment.

After awakening, Zhong Cang discovered that this advancement and enlightenment had brought him tremendous gains.

Firstly, his Sword Heart (Weak) had transformed into Sword Heart.

Without the weak label, not only did it make Zhong Cang's Sword Heart stronger, but it also made his Sword Heart state permanent.

Previously, because his Sword Heart (Weak) was incomplete, he did not have the support of Sword Heart in normal circumstances. It was only when he was in danger or when Zhong Cang concentrated his mind that he would enter the state of Sword Heart.

Therefore, during his first battle, when facing Yan Lingdie's ambush, he showed fear.

The permanence of the state is the first change of Sword Heart.

The second change is the enhancement of abilities.

PS: This chapter is an extra chapter for the leader.

To be honest, I didn't expect this book to have a leader. Thank you, reader 20230515162226910, for your support.

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