Fang Yu exhaled lightly, his spirit weary but his eyes filled with excitement.
Finally, he had mastered Spring Bud Skill!
[System Notification: Congratulations to the player for diligently practicing [Spring Bud Skill], proficiency +1.]
[High-Order Blossom Skill: Spring Bud Skill [Uninitiated].]
The three cultivation techniques brought by Zhuo Xueer were all high-order blossom techniques, including this Qi Sensing technique.
But the difficulty of cultivation was entirely different.
The difficulty of cultivating Spring Bud Skill was noticeably higher than the other two, mainly because the records leaned towards perception, vague and ambiguous, hard to grasp. Updates are released by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽
Even with abilities like [Organ Control] that allowed Fang Yu to enter a pseudo-enlightenment state, it still took him a long time to master it.
With proficiency now gained, things would be easier moving forward.
"System... add points!"
[Attribute Points: 14→11.]
[Spring Bud Skill [Uninitiated]→Spring Bud Skill [High-Order Blossom/Initial Insight].]
A jolt to the spirit!
He had been slightly slow to sense the faint presence of Qi in the air, but now it became much sharper.
But... it still wasn't enough.
Continue adding points!
[Attribute Points: 11→2.]
[Spring Bud Skill [Initial Insight]→Spring Bud Skill [Perfected Mastery].]
Attribute points, not enough.
His perception of [Qi] became sharper, but the mastery of [Qi], and using [Qi] to enhance his strength, seemed still far off.
At this moment, there was a hazy ball of Qi before him.
Fang Yu tried to influence this ball of Qi, but it was like a vacuum with no suction power tugging it momentarily before it returned to its original position, drifting leisurely past him according to its previous trajectory.
And due to this momentary mental exertion, Fang Yu felt a slight fatigue.
Like a photo with a Gaussian blur effect added, his perception of [Qi] suddenly diminished significantly, becoming blurry and elusive.
"It seems this is the right direction. If I can absorb [Qi] into my body, I can gather this invisible and colorless Qi and then utilize it, for instance, by releasing it, to achieve the most basic use of [Qi]."
"According to the records in Spring Bud Skill, if one can cultivate [Qi] deeply, these invisible and colorless Qi can also be colored by the cultivator, turning into the cultivator's unique [Qi] form. When released then, its power increases manifold!"
"Yuan Hongxin's [Qi Explosion Whirlwind], is a similar technique, but Yuan Hongxin's [Qi Explosion Whirlwind] is invisible and colorless, clearly still at a very primary stage of utilizing [Qi]. Only by delving deeper as per Spring Bud Skill, can one achieve significant results."
"However, no matter what, this is already a horrifying progress because most people might spend their entire lives unable to create a chemical reaction between [Qi] and the cultivation technique they practice, always only able to utilize the most basic form of Qi."
In terms of [Qi], Yuan Hongxin can truly be regarded as his master, at least pointing out a path to him.
Fang Yu doesn't need to explore on his own, simply following the path Yuan Hongxin has laid out and continuously studying with his Yuan Demon Body should suffice.
"First, gather attribute points to elevate the realm of Spring Bud Skill. This technique can increase the control over Qi."
"Once I can absorb [Qi] into my body, then proceed to the next step of controlling and cultivating [Qi]."
Fang Yu clarified his future cultivation direction.
After all, he was also approaching the Tree Realm.
Starting from the Tree Realm, [Qi] is crucially vital, and whether one can master [Qi] is one of the standards measuring the strength of a Tree Realm Warrior.
Generally, among warriors of the Tree Realm, those with [Qi] versus those without [Qi] is like dimensional suppression. There's even an unwritten saying that warriors in the Tree Realm without [Qi] are also called pseudo-Tree Realm warriors.
Though at the Tree level, they are not truly considered Tree level.
Naturally, Fang Yu does not wish to be considered inferior. Since he needs to enhance his strength, mastering [Qi] is definitely essential.
He tried again to influence the surrounding Qi, exerting some pulling force, felt even more fatigue, and began to close his eyes to rest.
This control over Qi consumes his spirit, and as for spiritual cultivation, Fang Yu had almost no practice, solely relying on the panel to forcefully sustain it, naturally performing only moderately.
"Perhaps, I should find some more cultivation techniques that are helpful for spiritual cultivation?"
Unlike others, as a player, Fang Yu can just push through with attribute points once he obtains a cultivation technique.
While others need to ponder, study, and interpret, he only needs to understand a bit and can directly push through hard points, possessing a unique advantage in facing these mystical and profound spiritual cultivation techniques.
Just then, a knocking sound came from outside the door.
Fang Yu ended his practice, got off the bed, sat at the desk, poured tea, drank it, and then...
As the door opened, Mi Hengpeng entered, bowing and saying, "My lord, it's done. With the help of Lord Qian Guxing, the prisoner was easily transferred. Now the prisoner is already in Research Demon Mansion."
He paused, then Mi Hengpeng expressed his concerns, "My lord, after all, that man is a prisoner, and many in the Research Demon Mansion are not very strong, which might lead to uncertainties. Would it be better if my lord sends some people over to help maintain order?"
Somewhat overly enthusiastic.
Fang Yu shook his head slightly.
"No need, I still trust Ding Hui's methods."
Mi Hengpeng bowed his head, not saying more.
But it seemed he also probed something, realizing that it's better to speak less when it involves matters related to Lord Ding Hui.
However, Mi Hengpeng still felt somewhat puzzled inside.