Progress 3
"I haven't eaten good food in so long." Li Wei said as he skipped to the Food Hall. In the early morning, most of the cooks have already prepped and cooked many of the meals that the cultivators would soon eat. Since he arrived before everyone else like usual, he got to have the first choice. He could care less about other people's opinions of him hogging all the food. He was hungry and he was a growing child. What was the problem? "I wonder if they are serving beef stew today? Chicken fried rice sounds really delicious right about now."
Entering the empty room, he was met with the sound of water running, plates being placed, and the sizzling of the pan. A meaty smell that promised a great flavor spread throughout the room and Li Wei found himself on a table, swallowing food like there was no tomorrow. Every bite made his mouth encounter a flavor explosion that he never experienced. He didn't recall that the food was so good before. Perhaps it was his adventure of eating nothing but fruits and vegetables to survive for a whole month that made everything so much more pleasant to eat.
Once he was done with this meal, he went back to his little shack and entered his dimension. Sitting down on the soft, cool grass, he opened his status to see his three months of work.
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Name: Li Wei
[Mark of the Creator]
Hourglass(Time)
- Innate Skill I: Access a dimension where time is faster. Currently, 1 hour outside is 3 hours in the dimension. Reusable as long as the user has enough stamina. Food, shelter, and water will not be provided.
- Innate Skill II: Stop time for 5 seconds.
Physique: Ordinary
Body Training Techniques:
- Strong Fist (5/5)
* Base Defense equals that of the second stage of the Red Realm.
- Rock Fist (5/5)
* Base Power equals that of the second stage of the Red Realm.
- Black Panther Mimic Art (8/5)
* Base Speed equals that of the first stage of the Red Realm. Can Increase the more comprehension is gained.
- Rough Fist (5/7)
* Base Defense equals that of the ninth stage of the Red Realm.
- Gold Rock Fist(6/7)
* Base Power equals that of the first stage of the Orange Realm.
Cultivation Techniques:
- Basic Qi Cultivation Technique (5/5)
* Stamina
- Basic Qi Cultivation Technique Rank 2 (7/7)
* Stamina, Automatic Qi Collecting
- Spirit Refinement Method (6/6)
* Mastered Divine Sense, Increase Comprehension, Qi Sensing
- Sword Gate Visualization Art Incomplete Version [1/5] (3/3)
* Increase Sword Affinity(Low), Sword Qi Generation(White Realm 4th Stage)
Martial Techniques:
- Bear Strike (3/3)
* Longer and Sharper Nails(Active), Honed Hands(Permanent Passive)
- Seven Force Palm (4/7)
*Each palm is stronger than the previous one, Internal Damage
Unique Training Techniques:
- Slumbering Base Technique (1/1)
* Potential Increase
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"Librarian Li sure has good taste in techniques. The Seven Force Palm might be a peak human manual, but it saved my life way too many times. I think I'm going to focus on another internal damaging martial skill once I reach the Orange Realm. After that, a better piercing type of martial skill should be my focus. Bear Strike was nice initially, but high leveled beasts shrugged it off like nothing. At least I got the Honed Hands out of it. I gotta be more careful with it though. I almost chopped up the Food Hall door by touching it."
After a few minutes of serious thinking, he decided to first complete his body training techniques before anything else. At the end of the day, those techniques are the reason why he could even do anything in the first place. Something he learned about himself during his time in the forest was that his body training techniques gave him additional power plus his own natural strength. Due to his young body, his natural power was quite worthless, but with the Slumbering Base Technique, his physique enhanced itself with the casual training that he does every day.
He only discovered it when he tried to take on a rank 2 beast that had hard skin and great agility. Good thing for Li Wei was that it had nearly zero attacking power so it was the perfect test subject. On the first day, he barely scratched it and the beast stood its ground and gave a look of disdain to Li Wei. Not using the body training techniques to enhance his body for two days, he witnessed himself pushing back the beast with his natural power with only thirty hours of training.
In fact, it wasn't just his body that was upgraded. His understanding, senses, and processing speed gradually got better. It was easier to notice traps, notice stealthy beasts, and practice his techniques faster. That's why his Black Panther Mimic Art is at the stage that it is at now.
Of course, there is no such thing as free lunch. Due to his extensive use of the Slumbering Base Technique, he burned Qi much faster than before and his collection rate couldn't match with it. That resulted in him not being able to complete his Body Training Techniques even with having 72 hours per day. This was also another reason why he came back to the sect. He hoped to find more cultivation techniques that could increase his Qi collection speed.
Coming back home to relax on his bed, he closed his eyes to get some well-deserved rest. Li Wei wasn't a machine and he very much enjoyed the feeling of his bed. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
"LI WEI!!" shouted the lady as she kicked down his door. He immediately got up and watched the person walk in with a furious expression. "How dare you get up from the bed! You were supposed to rest today and not only did you get breakfast, you even came here! Do you think you are invincible, child!" As much as Li Wei wanted to tune out his mother's lecture, he knew that he would be in bigger trouble and a longer lecture about respect if he did so. That's why sat on his bed properly, straightened his back, and looked right in his mother's eyes as she berated him about self-care.