High Martial: I Grind Professions

Chapter 213: Chapter 154: Night Wander, Primordial Spirit Secret Skill

’Even after scouring all the texts in my memory, I haven’t found any truly practical descriptions of specific techniques. Most only describe their power and the divisions between realms.’

’Looks like my only option is to ask an expert who knows the ropes.’ Li Wen’s thoughts ultimately settled on the white-haired, unfathomable headmaster.

’The Headmaster is at the Venerable Realm, so his understanding of the Primordial Spirit must be unparalleled. Besides... other than Professor Fang Chengwu, he’s the only one who knows I’ve developed a Primordial Spirit.’

’Asking the other Peak Masters or elders I don’t know well? That would be too rash, and it might attract unwanted attention and greed.’

’Only the Headmaster—with his transcendent power, lofty status, and apparent goodwill toward me—was the most suitable choice.’

His mind made up to consult the Headmaster the next day, Li Wen suppressed his racing thoughts and ended his cultivation for the night.

The meditation chamber fell quiet once more, with only the starlight filtering through the window to cast tranquil patches of light on the floor.

...

「The next morning, just before dawn.」

Li Wen sent an appointment request to the Headmaster via his personal AI assistant. The message was concise, stating only that he was requesting a meeting.

He had assumed the Headmaster would be busy and that he would have to wait a few days. He was surprised when the reply came almost immediately.

”Tonight at eight. The summit of Enlightenment Peak.”

Li Wen stared at the terse reply on his screen and steadied himself.

He spent the rest of the day on his routine cultivation and reading, though a part of him was filled with anticipation for the meeting that night.

Night fell as expected, and stars began to dot the heavens above Fire World University.

Li Wen arrived promptly at the foot of the cloud-piercing Enlightenment Peak.

As he stepped onto the familiar White Jade Plaza, the air around him suddenly twisted in a subtle distortion, like ripples spreading across the surface of water where a stone had been tossed.

A path paved with faint starlight materialized out of thin air, extending to his feet.

”Come,” the Headmaster’s gentle voice echoed in his ear, carrying a unique, penetrating quality.

Li Wen suppressed his awe. ’The methods of a Venerable Level expert truly are unfathomable.’

Without the slightest hesitation, he stepped onto the strange path.

With every step on the starlit path, he felt as if he were traversing great spatial distances. The surrounding scenery flew backward in a blur.

A moment later, he was standing outside the elegant pavilion on the summit, the same one he had visited before.

The Headmaster was still dressed in a simple, plain-colored robe. His silver-white hair was particularly striking in the moonlight as he sat casually on a stone bench, a cup of clear tea resting on the table before him.

The atmosphere was serene, yet possessed a transcendent quality.

Li Wen stepped into the pavilion.

The Headmaster finally looked up, his gaze falling upon Li Wen. A flicker of surprise, so subtle it was almost imperceptible, passed through his calm eyes, quickly replaced by deep gratification.

”It seems you’ve come to see me about the Third Layer of Primordial Spirit,” the Headmaster said, his voice calm. ”The speed of your Primordial Spirit’s growth has indeed far exceeded my expectations. There have been many Primordial Spirit Awakened throughout history, but your rate of improvement is truly a rarity.”

”Your perception is as sharp as ever, Headmaster.” Li Wen bowed slightly, unsurprised that the Headmaster had seen through to the core of his progress with a single glance.

’The power of this pillar of the Human Race was truly unfathomable.’

”You must be wondering why, even though your Primordial Spirit has reached the Third Layer, you don’t possess the abilities recorded in the texts, correct?” the Headmaster asked, lightly tapping his index finger on the tabletop.

”That is precisely the case,” Li Wen admitted frankly. It was the greatest puzzle weighing on his mind.

”The texts describe those in the Primordial Spirit Realm as capable of launching Spiritual Power attacks, erecting spiritual defenses, and even interfering with reality to manipulate energy on a micro-level. But all I can do right now is clumsily cause my Primordial Spirit to materialize and leave my body for a short time, relying on brute force to smash and move objects weighing hundreds of pounds. For attacks, it has to possess my physical body and be forcibly augmented by my vitality. It feels like a far cry from what the records describe.”

”That’s because you don’t have the ’key’,” the Headmaster explained, a slight smile on his face. ”Powerful forces require corresponding methods to be guided, gathered, and released.”

”A ’key’?”

”Primordial Spirit Secret Skills,” the Headmaster said, giving the crucial answer. ”This is a field that only King-level experts typically begin to explore and cultivate. If your Primordial Spirit isn’t strong enough, a Secret Technique is like a castle in the air—impossible to even begin learning. This is why I didn’t tell you sooner. But... you truly are an exception among exceptions.”

His tone carried clear approval as he operated the personal terminal on his wrist.

”There. The special permissions have been activated for you. When you get back, enter the ’Core Cultivation Technique Inheritance Zone’ in the Fire World. You will now have an exclusive learning area. All the Primordial Spirit Secret Skill materials that have been unlocked for you can be accessed there.”

”Thank you, Headmaster!” Li Wen’s eyes lit up with anticipation.

’The virtual tutorial system in the Fire World is exactly what I need.’

The Headmaster gave a slight nod, then added solemnly:

”However, I must remind you: as powerful as Secret Techniques are, you must act within your capabilities. With your current Primordial Spirit reserves, the most suitable—or rather, the only one you can attempt to cultivate at this stage—is likely a single technique. And you will have to take the path of ’utmost quality.’

”The other Secret Technique manuals are numerous, and the techniques they contain are powerful, but the required Primordial Spirit Power far exceeds your current threshold. It would be like an infant trying to swing a giant hammer; forcibly trying to cultivate them will only harm your foundation, and the loss would not be worth the gain. Until your physical body reaches the Flying Star Level and you have a vast life-force magnetic field to nourish and temper your Primordial Spirit, even looking at those other techniques will only bring you needless frustration.”

Seeing Li Wen listening so intently, he revealed the crucial point:

”In the catalog, find the *Shocking God Stab*. It is a Secret Technique that launches a spiritual assault by extremely condensing and compressing your Primordial Spirit Power. It focuses on instantaneous explosive force and is currently the only one that could possibly suit your condition.”