My Martial Arts Can Train Themselves - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Choosing A Martial Technique

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was early in the morning. Afterglow Qi was abundant in the surroundings.

At the foot of the Spiritual Spring Mountain facing the sun, Yang Yi sat upright on the long corridor that extended out of the wooden hut. He was cultivating the Crimson Afterglow Technique.

His eyes were closed, and as his breathing stabilized, there was a faint crimson radiance around him that resonated with the rosy clouds in the sky.

Outside the wooden hut, the trees were green, and the cuckoos were singing.

After what seemed like hours, Yang Yi opened his eyes reluctantly.

“After breaking through to Blood Refining stage, the efficiency of my cultivation has also increased!”

He opened his attribute panel with satisfaction.

Host: Yang Yi

Realm: Blood Refining (13/500)

Spirit accumulation points: 100

Learned martial art: Crimson Afterglow Technique

Pending martial art: None

Number of scans: 0

His experience points had increased from 5 points to 13 points.

He obtained 6 points came from the 10 feedback reports yesterday. Then, he obtained two points from the daily feedback of the Crimson Afterglow Technique as well as from his own hard work over the past few days.

“Compared to the feedback reports, the experience points I gained on my own are really negligible.”

Yang Yi estimated that he could only obtain one experience point after two days of painstaking cultivation.

His contribution paled in comparison.

“Now that the Crimson Afterglow Technique is slowly progressing, it’s time to try and learn another martial art.”

His gaze landed on the pending martial arts section.

He received a message.

If he wanted to learn martial techniques, he had to cultivate it to the beginner level.

Regardless of the rank of the martial art, it could be divided into the beginner, intermediate, accomplished, and perfect stages, according to the progress of the cultivation.

Yang Yi pursed his lips lightly. He found this very reasonable.

He was still at the Body Tempering realm, so it would be a miracle if he could learn Sati Transformation martial arts.

The beginner stage was the threshold. It was a test to see if the martial technique was compatible with his physical fitness.

Yang Yi headed to the Martial Storage Pavilion.

The Martial Storage Pavilion was located in the central area of the Qixia sect. There were quite a number of disciples coming and going.

Some of them were inner disciples in purple uniform.

“The spiritual energy here is rich as well.”

Yang Yi raised his head and looked at the five-story Martial Storage Pavilion.

The hall on the first floor was where the disciples registered themselves.

The second floor onward was where the core items of the martial storage pavilion were kept.

Outer disciples could only access the second floor. The martial arts here were all of the Body Tempering realm.

Yang Yi handed over his pass, finished registering, and silently went to the second floor.

The decorations here were antique. It resembled a library. There were wooden steps that were half the height of a person.

On the wooden steps, there were half-opened glowing scrolls that emitted energy fluctuations.

It was still early, but there were already five or six outer disciples who were busy choosing their favorite martial arts.

There was also a pair of disciples standing in front of a martial arts scroll. They were discussing softly.

Yang Yi retracted his gaze and read the introduction texts next to each scroll. He browsed through the collection slowly.

“Vast Heaven Fist, Yin Wind Finger, Scorching Sun Palm… Autumn Leaf Blade Technique, Flying Snow Sword Technique…”

The martial arts here mainly focused on martial techniques. There were also cultivation methods, but they were mostly gathering dust in the corners.

Switching cultivation methods was a tiring and unrewarding exercise. Cultivators would usually not switch their cultivation method unless they were not compatible with the Crimson Afterglow Technique.

Yang Yi browsed through the collection of scrolls. Every single martial art seemed tempting to him.

However, he did not want to bite off more than he could chew. He had limited spirit accumulation points as well.It was better for him to specialize in a single cultivation method.

He came here with an objective in mind. Since he needed to cultivate to the beginner stage to learn the martial technique, he decided to look for a martial technique that was easy to reach the beginner stage! He did not have to worry about the ease of achieving breakthroughs.

“Lin Yan?”

Yang Yi saw that Lin Yan was also here. Lin Yan achieved a breakthrough a day before Yang Yi did.

Lin Yan came from an average family, and he had just recently been promoted to an outer disciple. He probably could not afford the items here.

Also, he was not the kind of person who liked to wander around.

“Yang Yi, you broke through as well?” Lin Yan asked in surprise.

“Yes, I was lucky. I joined the sect six months before you did, but I could only achieve a breakthrough a day after you did,” Yang Yi said self-deprecatingly.

Lin Yan forced a smile and did not say much.

He was small in stature and was usually quiet. He gave the others a gloomy impression.

“Have you saved enough contribution points to exchange for martial arts?”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Yang Yi tried to strike a casual conversation.

This was actually a private matter, so he did not expect Lin Yan to answer.

However, Lin Yan paused for a moment and answered, “Yesterday, I promised a few Senior Brothers of the Harmony Court to try the pills they’re cultivating…”

“…”

Yang Yi did not expect Lin Yan to do such a thing.

Pills should not be consumed randomly. If one was careless, it could affect one’s foundation, and one might even be poisoned.

Lin Yan was gambling with his own future!

However, it made sense when Yang Yi thought about it. Lin Yan did not have the resources, and his aptitude could only be considered above average.

It was easier said than done to outperform 1,000 outer disciples and make his way into the inner sect.

He might as well take a gamble. The path of cultivation would be smoother if one had enough resources in the early stages.

“There’s no need for that expression.”

Lin Yan smiled in relief.

He took out his pass and swiped it across the sensor’s range on the wooden steps in front of him.

The radiance which protected of the scroll faded away, and the scroll fell into his hand.

“Have you chosen a martial technique?”

“I have, but I’ll have to come back later for it,” Yang Yi replied.

Lin Yan noticed that the martial technique in front of Yang Yi was called “Mountain-hugging Fist”, and he could not help but frown. He said, “This martial art is easy to pick up and has sufficient lethality. However, it is very difficult to achieve breakthroughs. I’m afraid that it will take a year of painstaking cultivation to reach the intermediate stage. You should be careful about your choices.”

“Alright, I’ll keep that in mind.” Yang Yi smiled kindly.

Lin Yan was not as arrogant as the rumors suggested.

Lin Yan had given him a friendly reminder. Yang Yi felt that he could get to know Lin Yan better. They could also rely on each other in the future.

Money was not a problem for him. If Lin Yan asked for his help, he would not mind helping him.

However, if he did not make the request, Yang Yi would not make a generous but unsolicited offer.

There were times when a person’s kindness might be perceived as malice.

When Lin Yan saw that Yang Yi had no intention of giving up on this martial art, he seemed to have understood something.

It did not matter if this martial art was difficult to cultivate. If he could reach the beginner stage, he would possess combat strength. If it becomes difficult to make progress in the future, he could always cultivate other martial arts simultaneously.

The logic behind the choices of rich people was different.

Lin Yan realized that he was meddling in other people’s business.

He smiled apologetically, bid farewell, and left.

Yang Yi watched him leave.

After deciding on the Mountain-hugging Fist, he went to the Contribution Hall and exchanged 1,000 contribution points.

The Mountain-hugging Fist cost 800 contribution points. He saved the remaining 200 points to make his monthly payments.

He carefully kept the martial technique scroll.

Before leaving the Martial Storage Pavilion, Yang Yi collected spirit accumulation points.

After becoming an outer disciple, he had more freedom of movement and did not need to do any chores.

Yang Yi returned to the wooden hut and could not wait to cultivate the Mountain-Hugging Fist.

At the accomplished stage, every strike of the Mountain-hugging Fist would have the weight of a mountain. However, if he wanted to reach that stage, he would have to work earnestly and rely on pain to temper his muscles and bones. This was a painstaking process that was unavoidable.

This martial art was originally purchased from a martial artist in the pugilistic world. It was said that this Body Tempering martial artist held his own ground against a Strength Entry elite.

This martial art was clearly powerful and domineering.

Although it would not be easy to achieve breakthroughs with the Mountain-hugging Fist, he could cultivate to the beginner stage with the aid of medicinal baths.