madnovel Chapter 62 Hong's Guidance
Chapter 62 Hong's Guidance
"One kilogram of Azure Marrow? And 20 Wood Crystals? Hong is really generous to himself," Chen Yuan thought to himself.
The Azure Wave Marrow is a treasure that assists planetary-level cultivation. Its effect is similar to the Jade Marrow that Chen Yuan once consumed, both increasing cultivation efficiency. However, Jade Marrow can only provide an amplification for apprentice-level cultivators, while Azure Wave Marrow works on planetary-level cultivators.
Chen Yuan had seen this treasure when he was wandering around the virtual universe. Its price was 9000 Black Dragon Coins per gram!
That's right, the Azure Marrow is sold by the gram, and the 1 kilogram of Azure Marrow that Hong gave him directly is equivalent to giving him 900 million Black Dragon Coins worth of resources.
Not to mention the Wood Seed Crystal. If the Azure Wave Marrow enhances cultivation efficiency, then the Wood Seed Crystal provides energy. The life force contained within it is very gentle, and even apprentices can absorb it, let alone planetary-level cultivators.
The combination of Azure Wave Marrow and Wood Seed Crystal for cultivation is also a highly cost-effective cultivation method given in the original work. However, Wood Seed Crystal is not cheap, costing 120 million Black Dragon Coins per crystal! The 20 Wood Seed Crystals that Hong gave him are far more valuable than Azure Wave Marrow.
"With these resources, I believe you can quickly cultivate to the seventh level of the planetary stage."
"Also, if you have any questions about your cultivation, you can ask them now." Hong said, glancing at Thor. After Thor nodded, he continued, "Thor and I can each give you some pointers once."
"Little guy, you'd better ask your questions now. After today, your brother and I don't know when we'll be back online." Thor grinned at Chen Yuan, revealing a set of big white teeth.
"Thor is right." Hong nodded and said to Chen Yuan, "I am currently traveling through the universe with my teacher, and Thor is also adventuring and training under the guidance of intelligent life. Our login times in the virtual universe are very irregular."
"So while we have the time, I can give you some pointers." Hong paused for a moment, then said, "Well... come to my house. I've set up a 'fighting zone' in my manor in Nine Star Bay, where you can unleash your full strength in reality."
"After all, in other areas of the virtual universe, physical abilities are limited to the fourth-level apprentice level, so many details are not apparent." Hong's gaze fell on Chen Yuan. "So? Do you want to accept guidance now, or save the opportunity for later?"
"Let's do it today," Chen Yuan said with a smile. "I do have some questions about cultivation that I'd like to ask you about."
"Then follow me." Hong nodded slightly.
Chen Yuan then followed Hong to his home in Jiuxing Bay, which was a manor with a considerable area.
The moment the three stepped into the combat zone, Chen Yuan immediately felt the power that had disappeared return like a tide—not only the enhancement brought by the 1.1x gene amplification, but also the ability to fully unleash his perception of the realm in reality.
Of course, Chen Yuan's improvement was enormous, but Hong and Lei Shen's improvement was even greater. The slight aura that the two inadvertently revealed made Chen Yuan feel suffocated, as if he were standing on the edge of an abyss.
Fortunately, the two had mastered the art of controlling their power, and in an instant, they completely concealed their aura, as if the oppressive feeling from before was just an illusion.
"Alright, we have all kinds of weapons here. Just take whatever you need." Hong pointed to the weapon rack and then said to Chen Yuan, "After you've chosen your weapon, attack me directly. I want to see how strong you are first."
"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded, picked out a longsword from the weapon rack that resembled the Flowing Light Battle Sword, swung it a couple of times to get used to it, and then shouted to Hong, who was already standing a hundred meters away, "Master, be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yuan exerted force with his feet, and his whole body turned into a blur, almost instantly closing in on Hong. The long sword in his hand suddenly shone with silver light and stabbed out like lightning.
"Gale-force winds sweep across the mountains!"
With a low shout in his heart, Chen Yuan unleashed his full power, using the power of his intent to activate a secret combat technique, unleashing a power a hundred times greater than his own!
This sword strike was incredibly powerful, as if it could topple mountains. No, with Chen Yuan's current attack, although it would be difficult to topple an entire mountain, destroying a mountain peak would be a piece of cake.
However, Hong easily caught this unparalleled sword strike with just two fingers.
However, Chen Yuan noticed that Hong's expression was very strange. He suddenly stared at Chen Yuan and asked, "You just unleashed a hundred times your power?"
Upon hearing this, Thor, who was watching from the sidelines, also had a slight change in expression.
Chen Yuan nodded, puzzled, and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"What's the problem?" Thor couldn't help but interject. "Kid, do you know what this hundredfold increase in power means?"
"A hundredfold burst of power?" Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood the reason for the two men's shock. He smiled and said, "The two masters may have misunderstood. My physical strength did not reach a hundredfold."
"That burst of power just now was the result of a secret technique combined with the amplification of intent," Chen Yuan clarified, shaking his head. "In terms of pure power exertion, I'm only 17 times stronger."
"17 times?" Hong and Thor exchanged a glance and both breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, 17 times the power was still within reason.
The two were also curious about what secret technique allowed Chen Yuan's burst of power to reach a hundredfold.
"It seems you have quite the good fortune to have obtained such a powerful secret technique." Hong smiled and shook his head, his eyes filled with surprise as he looked at Chen Yuan. "With the power you're unleashing now, you're already close to the seventh level of the planetary realm. Even if you take into account your average power level, you're comparable to a fifth-level planetary realm martial artist."
"But I remember there shouldn't be such a powerful secret technique on Earth." A look of doubt flashed in Hong's eyes. "Could there be some ancient, unknown ruins?"
"It is not an unknown relic." Chen Yuan truthfully replied, "This secret technique was obtained from the No. 9 ancient civilization relic. It is called 'Breaking the Sky' and is said to be a secret technique from the Meteorite Star."
"Meteorite Star? Skybreaker?" Hong turned and exchanged a glance with Thor, both of them looking enlightened: "It's this secret technique. No wonder it felt so familiar."
"It seems you've had quite a haul at Ruins 9," Hong said with a faint smile. "Did you obtain the 'Meteorite Star' token?"
Chen Yuan nodded: "Got it."
"That makes things easier." Thor grinned. "You should know that the current successor of Meteorite Star is 'Luo Feng.' As long as Luo Feng agrees, we can directly give you the martial arts inheritance of Meteorite Star."
"It's a pity that Luo Feng has entered the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company for cultivation. I heard that the flow of time there is different from the outside world, so Luo Feng spends less time in the Virtual Universe now." Hong shook his head. "And without Luo Feng's permission, we have no right to pass on the inheritance of Meteorite Star."
"There's no rush," Thor patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder heartily. "I believe this kid can wait, right?"
"I'm already very satisfied with obtaining those secret techniques, so why would I be in a hurry?" Chen Yuan smiled and shook his head.
"Don't worry, I'll email Luo Feng, and he'll see it after he finishes his seclusion." After saying that, Hong frowned slightly. "However, I also dabbled in the 'Breaking the Heavens' technique you're cultivating. Logically speaking, the first level of 'Mountain Sweeping' shouldn't have such a strong burst of power."
Hong Bai was completely baffled and asked in confusion, "Could it be that you bypassed Qingshan and directly cultivated the 'Sea Dividing' and even 'Heaven Breaking' techniques?"
Normally, even if Chen Yuan's "Qingshan" secret technique is fully mastered, it would only unleash 8 times the power, and combined with Chen Yuan's basic power exertion, it would only be 25 times. But the power that Chen Yuan just unleashed was more than a hundred times greater, which is what puzzled Hong.
Hong knew perfectly well that even if Chen Yuan mastered the Heaven-Breaking Technique, which requires a cosmic level of cultivation, to its peak, it wouldn't be a hundred times stronger than Chen Yuan's current level of power.
Exerting a hundred times the force of the physical body is the limit of the universe.
"The secret technique I cultivate is indeed the planetary-level 'Qingshan,' and I've only reached the second level, which is a 4x burst. Combined with my basic power exertion, it can reach 21x." Chen Yuan shook his head, then added, "However, with the power of my intent, I can multiply this 21x burst by another 5x, which is why my final burst exceeds 100x."
"You're saying the power of intent can provide a five-fold amplification?" Hong's tone was filled with undisguised shock, while Thor beside him exclaimed in disbelief, "How is that possible? How can mere intent unleash such power!"
"Back then, when we used the power of intent, it only amplified our strength by a few tens of percent at most. How could it be a multiplier?"
"Huh?" Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback after hearing Thor's words.