Another Breakthrough
Although there was no longer any use in carrying the small booklet, after all he already had the technique in his mind, he still carried it to his room, just to keep up the facade for his father.
He was taking large strides towards his room, while an anxious and excited expression painted his face. That message about Cultivation Mode made him very excited.
'Despite spending an entire year here, I've never been able to cultivate, I'll finally be able to do so!' He thought excitedly, as his steps became as fast as a sprint for normal humans.
...
At the same time, in the Wang Family's main mansion, a conversation was taking place.
"I want you to spend these three weeks practicing here with me" Wang Yuhua's voice sounded in a calm tone.
Before her stood a girl who appeared to have just reached adulthood, with a seductively curvy body. Her face was similar to Yuhua's, but much younger, and her slightly curly black hair was quite different from the matriarch's straight silver hair.
"What's wrong with me cultivating in my own place?" The girl asked sullenly, while pouting.
Wang Yuhua frowned, and her tone rose a little "Do you think your mother is foolish? If I let you go, you'll spend more time dating than cultivating!"
"I've never stopped you from doing things as you wanted, but this time I can't let it go like this" Wang Yuhua's voice became increasingly serious "I know you like that kid, but nothing is more important than your cultivation, and the chance to enter the Misty Sword Sect is something unique, you can't let it go because of a mere kid"
Wang Liu made a bitter expression, she couldn't deny that she had neglected her cultivation because of Wang Wei, so it was natural for her mother to be worried.
"I'll send someone to notify you about your secluded training, so you don't need to worry about any misunderstandings between you. But until the day of the Annual Test, you are forbidden from seeing him!" Wang Yuhua said sternly.
...
Arriving at his room, Wang Wei sat in front of his bed, just like his father did and impatiently said "Activate Cultivation Mode!"
Ding!~
[Cultivation Mode Activated!]
Suddenly he began to feel the energy in his body circulating, as if it were a current of energy propagating through his nerves, but it was not at all uncomfortable.
The Qi from the surroundings was being absorbed into his body, causing more and more energy to course through his veins.
Wang Wen was admiring that feeling, but without showing much of a reaction outwardly, he seemed completely focused on cultivation.
Ten minutes, one hour, two hours… When more than 20 hours had passed, someone knocked on his door, which snapped him out of his Cultivation Mode.
A surprised expression appeared on his face 'Almost an entire day had passed, but I barely felt it, it was as if it had only been a few minutes!'
He noticed that time seemed to pass very quickly, despite being conscious of the entire process. In addition to having the sensation that everything had happened so quickly, he also noticed that he had not felt hungry or thirsty.
This was not something unique to the System, as other cultivators could experience this kind of effect. However, this was something that a Martial Disciple could not do, at least not in the way he had done it.
The higher one's cultivation realm was, the greater the effects were. At a very high realm, a cultivator could spend years cultivating without it bothering him.
But those Martial Disciples, even those who had reached the peak of this realm, would barely feel anything like that and sleep, hunger, and other human needs would arise after a dozen hours.
Wang Wei was excited about the advantage he had received, but the constant knocking on his door made him feel uneasy.
'How insistent, who must it be at this time? Could it be that Wang Meng has come to torment me again?' He walked to the door slowly 'If I hit him again, will I get more points?'
Upon opening the door to his room, Wang Wei was met with a young figure, a humble-looking woman, who had a submissive gaze towards him.
Just from the woman's appearance and attire, he had already deduced that this was a servant of the Wang Family.
"Lord Wang Wei, I came at Matriarch Wang's request to give you a warning" Her respectful tone was almost fearful.
He was a little surprised by those words 'The matriarch sent me a message? But why didn't Liu Liu come to tell me this, but a servant instead?...'
The woman continued "Young Miss Wang Liu will be training in seclusion for the next three weeks, so you won't be able to see her until the day of the Wang Family's annual test"
Involuntarily, Wang Wei frowned, but it only lasted for a second and he soon returned to his normal expression "So that's why she didn't come yesterday… Alright, thanks for letting me know"
Bowing a few degrees, the woman said "Then I take my leave" before returning to her natural pose and walking calmly away.
Closing the door to his room, Wang Wei walked to his bed and sat on it. He could imagine why Wang Liu went into seclusion.
'Since I couldn't cultivate, I spent a good part of my day with Liu Liu, which made her give up a lot of her cultivation time for me... With her talent, it shouldn't be impossible for her to have already reached the Fourth Grade Martial Disciple, but I delayed that'
He gave a long sigh 'In the future I will compensate her for this loss! For now, I will focus on increasing my own strength!'
[ |Wang Wen|
Age : 18 years old
Longevity : 120 years
Cultivation Realm : Third Grade Martial Disciple ( 16 / 400 )
Cultivation Talent : Dark Red Rank ( 0 / 1,000 )
Cultivation Technique : Wang Family's Ultimate Technique - Lower Mastery ( 11 / 100 )
Martial Technique : None
System Points : 340 ]
Looking at the slight differences on his Status screen, Wang Wei made a thoughtful expression as he pondered 'After practicing for almost an entire day, I have gained quite a bit of cultivation foundation and increased quite a bit of my mastery of the cultivation technique...'
With a bit of mental calculation, he guessed that if he practiced for three more whole days and used up all his points, he could make a breakthrough in his cultivation.
But he still had three weeks, there was no rush 'Whether I become a Fourth Grade Martial Disciple this week or three weeks from now won't change the outcome, but if I improve my mastery of the cultivation technique now, it will probably increase my gains!' An excited smile appeared on his face.
Ding!~
[ Using 89 System Points, the current Cultivation Technique has reached Low Mastery! ]
With that, he activated Cultivation Mode again, eager to see the difference it would make to improve his mastery.
...
Without any hassle, Wang Wei spent another entire day cultivating, and could have stayed longer, but he stopped as soon as a day passed, to see the results of his improvement.
[ |Wang Wen|
Age : 18 years old
Longevity : 120 years
Cultivation Realm : Third Grade Martial Disciple ( 38 / 400 )
Cultivation Talent : Dark Red Rank ( 0 / 1,000 )
Cultivation Technique : Wang Family's Ultimate Technique - Low Mastery ( 10 / 200 )
Martial Technique : None
System Points : 251 ]
A faint smile appeared on Wang Wei's lips 'The increase wasn't as impressive as I expected, but in the long run this is more useful than simply using up all my points in my cultivation realm'
Now two days had passed, and Wang Wei did not feel any signs of fatigue, hunger, or anything like that. Other Martial Disciples would find it difficult to maintain cultivation for more than a few hours at a time, but he had spent two days cultivating smoothly.
Since Wang Liu was training in seclusion and his father rarely visited him, Wang Wei decided to spend the next few weeks cultivating nonstop.
...
One day, two days... One week, two weeks and finally the end of the third week was approaching, tomorrow was the day that the Wang family's Annual Test would be held, where young people between 15 and 19 years old would face each other in a small tournament, to be able to show their talents and power.
Such an event was always very popular, with thousands of spectators, but this time there would be more spectators, after all this event would serve as a preliminary for the Misty Sword Sect's recruitment.
The top three this year would have a high chance of being recruited by that sect, so there was a lot of anticipation for this annual test.
Despite all this excitement, most people had already set the top three in their minds, and even though most people were divided on who would come in third, whether it was Wang Dong Fan or Wang Liu, everyone had in their minds who would be the top two.
Wang Jian was the one who would be second in their opinions, after all he was a Fourth Grade Martial Disciple, which made him an Intermediate Martial Disciple, which was beyond any other youngster in the family, with the sole exception of the Wang Family's genius.
And this genius would clearly be ranked first, Wang Kai, he had become a Fourth Grade Martial Disciple last year and might have even made a breakthrough in cultivation in the meantime.
Last year he had already won the annual test, and now that he was at the age limit for the event, he would only face people his own age and younger, which guaranteed his victory, unless there was a genius even greater than him, but there was no such person, right?
"It's been 20 days already?" A casual voice sounded, followed by the sounds of bones cracking "It barely feels like an hour has passed"
A handsome young man stretched his body, a lively smile painting his face and a glint of arrogance emitted from his golden eyes.
[ |Wang Wen|
Age : 18 years old
Longevity : 120 years
Cultivation Realm : Fourth Grade Martial Disciple ( 29 / 500 )
Cultivation Talent : Dark Red Rank ( 0 / 1,000 )
Cultivation Technique : Wang Family's Ultimate Technique - Intermediate Mastery ( 45 / 400 )
Martial Technique : None
System Points : 251 ]
"In the end, I didn't need to use my points to become a Fourth Grade Martial Disciple!" Wang Wei gave a faint smile, before watching the screen disappear before his eyes.
His strength had taken a huge leap, after all, despite being just a small cultivation realm, it was a dividing line between the initial and intermediate Martial Disciple level. It was like the difference between a teenager and an adult.
In the Wang family, it was very rare to see someone become an Intermediate Martial Disciple before the age of 20, and even 25 would be a good result.
Unlike Wang Wei who only needed to accumulate enough points, the others needed to far exceed that amount in order to have the ability to break into the next level. To the others, it was as if there was a thick barrier preventing them from advancing, and the barrier between the beginner and intermediate level was thicker than the previous ones.
This was also true of the division between the middle and upper levels, as well as the division between great realms. This was so problematic that it caused most of the Wang Family's cultivators to be stuck at the Sixth Grade Martial Disciple level for the rest of their lives.
Meanwhile, Wang Wen had full confidence in breaking through to this level, and it would only take him a few months to do so. The advantage the System gave him compared to others was astonishing, he could certainly completely dominate Fenghuan City in just one year, but it was obvious that he did not desire something so small.
"The recruitment will happen in just over a month, and I'll probably gain some points in the annual test, so I'm confident of reaching the Sixth Grade Martial Disciple!" He thought excitedly.