High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 389: Chapter 379: Organ Cultivation Quality

A fierce wind suddenly whipped up around Mu Hong, rustling the corners of his clothes.

At the same time, layers of cyan energy gradually appeared on his body, like flowing water.

It coated the surface of his body, like a solid layer of cyan light armor under his black clothes.

”This is... Protective Force!”

Wang Zixuan said.

Mu Hong focused his Power onto his arm, compressing and solidifying it until it looked almost tangible.

He said slowly,

”I’m not using a Special Ability. This layer, condensed like a thin sheet of armor, is my Power.”

”It is also the signature trait of a Fifth Realm of Refining Inner Organs Martial Artist: Protective Force!”

”Once Bone Cultivation is complete and you begin to refine your inner organs, your control over them also grows stronger.”

”At the same time, when the body exerts force, the inner organs will vibrate in tandem, further increasing the total amount of Power. This allows the Power to flow out of the body like water, covering the skin.”

”Forming a thin layer of armor!”

”It’s more effective for both Force Discharge and blocking weapons.”

”Furthermore, its most significant effect is the ability to resist energy-based attacks, like extreme heat from flames, intense cold from ice, thunder, sharpness, and wind blades...”

”This gives you a sliver of resistance when facing Awakened geniuses.”

Lin Qi shook his head to himself. ’So it’s only a sliver of resistance.’

When he had just Awakened his Special Ability, [Jin Feng], his own [Sharpness Protection] was instantly pierced by Yu Zhuoran’s [Thunder].

’Forget about anyone else. At best, Power could only be used to defend against damage from weapons.’

’The Power would negate some of the force, the combat suit would absorb the rest, and the resulting impact would be lessened.’

Next, Mu Hong went over a great many key points of cultivation. For instance, the inner organs are complex, so one must use Spiritual Power to guide the Source Energy for their refinement; it could no longer be done as crudely as before.

Every point was packed with valuable information.

”I’ve written down my own insights on cultivation in the Fifth Realm of Refining Inner Organs. I’ll send the file to you all after this.”

”You can message me with any other questions.”

After half an hour, Mu Hong concluded.

Lin Qi nodded. He felt he had learned an immense amount; the rewards were huge.

Wang Zixuan, beside him, felt the same way. Although she had a good memory, there were some parts she didn’t fully understand. She would need to go back and study the notes carefully.

At that moment, their Eldest Senior Brother, Liang Tai, said with a smile,

”I still learn something new every time I hear it.”

”The Qi and Blood Value for the Fifth Realm ranges from 400 to 1000. That’s a massive gap of 600 points.”

”It’s a huge difference. For most Martial Artists, it’s bound to be a slow process of advancement.”

Wang Zixuan gave a wry smile. As a fourth-year senior, she was already prepared for a long haul.

Their Eldest Senior Brother, Liang Tai, an S-class talent, had broken through to the Fifth Realm during the summer before his senior year. It took him the entire year, right up to graduation, just to reach the Peak of the Fifth Realm.

’And me? It might take me two years after graduation just to break through to the Fifth Realm. I might not even have a hope of reaching the Peak of the Sixth Realm until I’m thirty.’

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A few minutes later, the class ended.

Liang Tai and the other three left the Martial Arts Room. Lin Qi took out his phone and saw that Mu Hong had uploaded the Cultivation Notes to their group chat.

”’To cultivate faster, it’s best to buy Organ Cultivation Liquid to speed up the refinement of your organs.’”

”’The price is just pretty steep. A single bottle costs ten million Xia Country Coins!’”

Their third senior brother, Li Qing, spoke slowly, a look of shock on his face at the exorbitant price.

His family was wealthy, but as his Realm increased, Cultivation Resources became more and more expensive. He couldn’t just buy them whenever he wanted anymore.

He had several siblings. In the Martial Arts Era, people were encouraged to have more children.

Due to the Calamity Beast invasions, Xia Country had lost too many people over the past decade or so.

Therefore, everyone was urged to have more children. A larger population naturally meant more Awakened geniuses, and the country had policies to encourage it.

If his mother, Fang Huiyi, hadn’t been severely injured and poisoned, Lin Qi might have had several younger siblings himself.

Now that Fang Huiyi had recovered, he would most likely have younger siblings in the future.

The upper echelons of Xia Country also hoped his parents would have another child, another genius like Lin Qi. After all, they had produced such a terrifyingly talented son even when they were so weak.

Now that their bodies had recovered, their Realms had risen, and their genes were optimized, any child they had would only have stronger Talent. This gave humanity even greater hope.

As for Li Qing, he had three siblings, and all four of them were geniuses. Even though his family was rich, their cultivation expenses were immense.

As their Realms rose, his family was starting to feel the strain, forcing them to rely more on school scholarships to purchase resources.

Lin Qi thought it was expensive too, but he was rich now. He had several hundred million on hand, plus a monthly stipend of thirty million Xia Country Coins and rewards from the Disaster Beast Trial Tower.

He could afford his own cultivation expenses.

He could afford the ten-million-coin Organ Cultivation Liquid.

As they rode the elevator, Eldest Senior Brother Liang Tai spoke up.

”Zi Xuan, Junior Brother, there’s something the professor didn’t mention.”

”Just like with Bone Cultivation, when it comes to Refining Inner Organs, the quality of the result is completely different depending on your Cultivation Technique, Talent, and resources.”

Lin Qi, Wang Zixuan, and Li Qing all looked curious.

Liang Tai gathered his thoughts before explaining,

”Like with Bone Cultivation, the quality of the bones you refine depends on the rating of your Cultivation Technique. It’s divided into three grades. The strongest is from a Five-star rating technique, which forges a Martial Bone.”

”I actually managed to cultivate my bones to the Five-star rating, but unfortunately, I failed in the end.”

”Refining Inner Organs, on the other hand, is divided into four grades. A Source Energy Skill with a Three-star rating will cultivate first-grade inner organs.”

”An Evolution Technique with a Five-star rating can produce Third-class Quality inner organs.”

”I myself have Third-class Quality inner organs. I can clearly feel the difference—my organs are more active, my stamina is immense, and I can fight for a full day and night without any issue.”

Li Qing asked curiously,

”Eldest Senior Brother, what about Fourth-grade Quality?”

Eldest Senior Brother Liang Tai stroked his chin and explained,

”Fourth-grade organs can only be cultivated by Awakened geniuses. They possess Special Abilities that give them unique Organ Cultivation Techniques.”

”This allows their organs to undergo a metamorphosis and gain even stronger Skills.”

”Only our junior brother could cultivate fourth-grade organs. And the higher the Talent, the greater the difference in the organs’ functions.”

Wang Zixuan and Li Qing’s faces were filled with envy.

’Unfortunately, they weren’t even S-class talents, let alone Awakened. Their goal was simply Third-class Quality.’

Lin Qi nodded to himself.

Liang Tai then added, ”However, it’s also possible to reach Fourth-grade Quality by using top-level Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.”

”It’s just that those kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are exceedingly rare and priceless.”

DING!

Just as Liang Tai finished speaking, the elevator doors opened. The four of them stepped out, walked to the entrance of the Cangjing Building, and boarded a waiting tram back to the dormitory area.

”Oh, right!”

Liang Tai suddenly remembered something. ”I just recalled reading something on the Red Dome House forums,” he said.

”Someone mentioned that according to research, Fifth-grade Quality inner organs theoretically exist.”

”You’d need to cultivate using a Five-star rating Cultivation Technique, use top-level Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and be an SSS-level talent. Only then would it be possible.”

”But that’s just a rumor. People speculate that achieving Fifth-grade Quality is so difficult that perhaps only Emperor Red has ever successfully cultivated Fifth-grade Quality inner organs.”

”Otherwise, out of the dozens, or even hundreds, of Ninth Realm Title Level Martial Artists on Blue Star, how could he be the only one who is that powerful?”

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