Unity Equals Technique

Outside of the Ebondshade City, near the river, kilometers away from the city, there was an elder and a gorgeous female youth, sleeping in the ground, covered with a sleeping bag.

The quality of the sleeping bag was no leather but appeared to be made with an expensive silk.

If it was to be sold in the Ebonshade City, or even the White Tiger City, it would be sold at a hefty price.

Furthermore, the beauty of the sleeping youth was otherworldly, maintaining its impeccable, milky white skin, as though he was not in the wilderness.

Under the gleam of the moonlight, it revealed her pretty face.

Meanwhile, the elder has long white hair, with no wrinkles, but there was a clear sign of aging on his face.

His eyes abruptly opened, revealing scarlet pupils.

He sat up, turning his head on the right side slightly above, as though he was staring at something.

Suddenly, there was a shaking in the crown of trees, and birds flew out of their nest, feeling disturbed suddenly.

Yet, the elder appeared not bothered by them as he continued to stare in a single direction blankly.

Dozens of seconds passed and he slowly lowered his head, contemplating.

"What was that?" He mumbled. "I suddenly felt a dangerous aura. To whom it belonged? It was clearly not in this world."

He shook his head, tossing those absurd ideas at the back of his mind, and returned to lie down on the ground with his sleeping bag.

He closed his eyes and mumbled, "There was no way an existence of that stronger to appear here. No way…"

His words drifted in the cold breeze as he continued to sleep, as though nothing happened…

***

After Lu Zheng enjoyed the refreshing feeling coursing through his whole being, he heard the system's announcement.

[You have sent all your Extra Points to Qi Points.

1 Qi Points > 8 Qi Points.

Continue to amass Extra Points to exchange them in increasing your physical capabilities and Qi points.]

Lu Zheng soon perceived the refreshing feeling dwindling until it completely vanished as he woke up to reality.

He hastily checked his dantian and was delighted to see yellow eight Qi balls floating inside his dantian.

Simultaneously, he discerned his Qi Circulation has greatly improved, as well as his sensitivity to Qi in the world.

He was elated he could have such a cheat power backing him.

However, he could not help but wonder if it was really that generous to him.

He asked Ravyn, "Will there be limitations again?"

"Of course. Just like I said the system is not that generous," Ravyn instantly replied, causing Lu Zheng to fall into deep contemplation.

Ravyn continued, "If you ascend to the rank, the system can't help you. So, internal techniques matter, too. Even your comprehension about your current rank to another. Back in my world, we don't have internal techniques but my external techniques can act the same. As long as my comprehension about my external technique, which had the potential to bring me to the peak, equaled the Rank I was about to attain, then internal techniques won't matter to us."

"Eh? How does that work?" Lu Zheng was curious.

After all, in his world, Internal Techniques were cultivated when it came to cultivating Qi while External Techniques were cultivated for weapon techniques.

It was advised that the two techniques must be compatible to bring out their full efficiency.

If Ravyn only cultivated External Techniques, how would they be able to acquire their Qi?

How did he attain the peak?

"Your thinking is wrong. If we obtain an External Technique that aids us to attain higher rank, if we practiced it, then forming mana– or what you called Qi balls would come naturally. If you have dantian, we have mana core. If you have meridians, we have mana veins.

Furthermore from what I have observed in your External Technique and Internal Technique, it appeared it was separated. Why not turn it into one?

My Technique could be considered the unity of External and Internal Technique."

Lu Zheng was flabbergasted.

He mumbled absent-mindedly, "Unity of External and Internal Technique… How is that possible?"

"It is."

Ravyn felt amused by Lu Zheng's reaction.

Earlier, he was just messing around with Lu Zheng, stating that his technique was an external technique that could act like an internal technique, which was half-false.

After all, his technique was the unity of external technique and internal technique, so it could only be called technique.

He was trying to assess the intelligence of Lu Zheng, to which it could not just be guessed by his Intelligence Points.

When he was successful, he casually dropped the bomb, flabbergasting Lu Zheng.

Now, he was completely intrigued by how Lu Zheng digested the shocking information.

"That's right. Although, back in my world, not all have the same luck as me. They only have external technique while their system can only bring them to a particular realm. However, I heard others managed to overcome the problem, and it appeared it was due to internal technique.

Nevertheless, such a thing is outdated. I guess, I gotta be thankful because I obtained such a technique. Remember, it's not an external technique or internal technique, but a Technique. After all, it was a unity of both."

"Unity of both…" Lu Zheng's heart raced.

It was a really troubling matter to find compatible internal and external techniques.

Furthermore, there was also the problem of their grade, too.

Obtaining techniques was so difficult.

He was already lucky to obtain the Ocean's Heart Qi Technique and the Azure Sword Technique, which has almost perfect compatibility, increasing their effectiveness to the cultivator.

If Lu Zheng could obtain such a technique…

"Don't ever try it. If you are not suitable to cultivate my technique, then don't even try."

"Why?" Lu Zheng asked in a dispirited tone.

"Because it is too powerful. I obtained it when I was way more powerful than you and had chosen to learn it. If you badly want to cultivate it, you better raise your rank first."

"Which rank?"

"I don't know. But even with the aid of the system, it will take you years."

Lu Zheng was depressed.

Ravyn said, "It would have been better if you cultivate it earlier, but with how overbearing it is, it will overwhelm you. If you still have your luck and obtain an internal technique on the same level of my Technique, it will counter its tyrannical power that could corrupt an individual's mind, I would give it to you."