Continuous Improvement (2)
//Updated on June 21, 2024
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'Next!! System, use the remaining lesser grade dao fragments of {Unnamed Eight Trigram Dao} (Origin: Dao of the Eight Trigram) and infuse them into my [The Eight Trigram Dao Convergence Scripture].', Liu Feng continued incorporating his collecting into his existing techniques.
[Ding. Consuming 80 Dao Points to incorporate into the cultivation technique 'The Eight Trigram Dao Convergence Scripture'.]
[Ding. Task Completed Successfully.]
Similar to the earlier situation, he immediately clicked on the illusory scroll within his system panel, causing a flood of information to enter his consciousness.
[Cultivation Technique Modified]
[The Eight Trigram Dao Convergence Scripture]
[Category: Cultivation Technique]
[Sub Category: Qi Cultivation Technique]
[Technique Grade: Grade 1]
[Limit: Qi Condensation Stage 12]
[Element: 8 Elements of the Trigram]
[Active Ability: Gather Qi from nature.]
[Passive Ability: Ability to use all elemental changes in Qi, Perfect Qi Concealment]
[Description: This is a cultivation technique based on the Dao of the Eight Trigrams. Practitioners of this cultivation technique can imitate the natural Dao of the Eight Trigrams and gather Qi in their dantian. As the Eight Trigrams Dao resonates with nature, this provides the user of this technique to have a perfect Qi Concealment. As long as the user does not show, no one will be able to see through the user's cultivation.]
Liu Feng was not satisfied when he noticed no change in his cultivation technique. He attempted cultivating utilizing his cultivation technique, only to discover that there wasn't much of a difference. He simply felt that the flow of Qi was slightly better and the cultivation cycle took less amount of time than in prior instances.
Although he was not sure if it was because of his breakthrough or not, Liu Feng was not too disappointed since he knew he had additional dao fragments.
'I still have the fragments of fire elemental dao, wood elemental dao, and poison elemental dao. There are also the fragments I obtained from the python.'
'I truly want to include the fire element dao fragments into my cultivation technique, but I feel that it would degrade my existing cultivation method.'
'Although I can manipulate all sorts of elemental qi utilizing the relevant martial techniques, I can't simply utilize water qi or wind qi without them and linking my cultivation to a certain element...umm...umm... I'm not sure what will come of it.'
'Okay! I still have enough dao points to develop another technique.'
"System, use all the lesser grade fragments of {Unnamed Beast Dao} (Origin: Void Devouring Celestial Serpent) to synthesize a medium."
[Ding.]
[Consuming 180 Dao Points to synthesize a medium out of 18 Dao Fragments of the Unnamed Beast Dao} (Origin: Void Devouring Celestial Serpent)]
[Medium Synthesis is in progress.]
[Ding. Medium Synthesis successful]
[New Entry Recorded]
Liu Feng noticed on the translucent screen there was a floating scroll. On the cover, several snake-like patterns were moving around as if they were alive.
He clicked on it, and an array of notifications flashed before his eyes.
{Unnamed Medium}
[Category: Martial Technique]
[Sub Category: Whip Technique]
[Technique Grade: Grade 1]
[Element: None]
[Active Ability: Whip Attack]
[Passive Ability: NA]
[Description: This is a martial technique synthesized from the Void Devouring Celestial Serpent's Dao Fragments. Practitioners of this Martial Technique can use a whip as their weapon to launch strong attacks.]
Liu Feng noticed the translucent screen and the floating paper scroll, which reminded him of his earlier experience. On the cover, several snake-like motifs moved about as if they were alive.
He clicked on it, and an array of data flashed before his eyes.
"What!! a whip!!", gasped Liu Feng after hearing the description of this newly developed martial technique.
'After all of those great introductions, I just get a whip technique!', he was depressed.
'But I truly don't want to use a whip,!! Wait a minute, maybe I'll teach this to Zhang Yan, I need to make him strong anyway... cough...cough...definitely not because I don't want to use it.
Liu Feng promised himself that when the time came, he would totally teach this whip technique to Zhan Yan without withholding any information.
[Ding. Please name the medium to proceed further.]
Despite his sadness, he persisted with his Beast God series, saying, "Let's go with Beast God's Whip Art."
[Ding. Do you want to continue with 'Beast God's Whip Art'?]
"Yes," Liu Feng said confidently.
[Ding. Do you want to use 50 DP to initiate the 'Beast God's Whip Art' Martial Technique?]
"Yes," he confirmed grudgingly.
When Liu Feng made that decision, the illusory scroll dispersed into countless small light particles, which entered his head to merge within.
As he began to sort through the information he had just received, a vision of a massive deadly serpent came into his mind.
Liu Feng saw inconceivable anger emanating from the serpent towards someone, towering above, oozing limitless majesty. Soon, Liu Feng felt as if the hate had mutated into something terrible, something sinister capable of devouring everything in its path.
Liu Feng sensed it was because of the particular origins of the Dao Fragments. Soon, the surroundings transformed in front of his eyes, and all that remained was a massive snake circling a massive plane trying to devour it as a whole.
Despite its look, each of its attacks was destructive enough to annihilate many continents and the movement of the creature was too fast, unlike its size. The scenery shifted once more.
The landscape in front of him altered again. Soon after, the snake finally swallowed its tail, and Liu Feng awoke from his trance as if he had been forcefully awoken from a dream.
"Haah...huuh...ufff...ufff...uff.....what was it!!!!", he felt suffocated.
"This kind of thing never happened before though…", Liu Feng was still recovering from the shock, feeling as though possessed by something the entire time.
Liu Feng had always felt as if he was watching a movie about the respective beasts when experiencing the new techniques. Whether it was the Tempest Wolves or the Volcanic Lions, he had never felt as if he had ever lost control but this time, he was positive that something strange had occurred.
'Am I too tired to initiate the technique? but I don't think so. Although I'm a little fatigued, it's nothing major.'
'I don't think I was hallucinating', he was sure.
He quickly abandoned this thinking since simply looking at this status panel made him feel as though someone was influencing him to incorporate the poison element dao pieces into his whip art as soon as possible.
"No, this is not good!", Liu Feng exclaimed.
"Could it be the snake's influence? But what was different about that snake? I've done the same thing with the others previously.", He was confused.
He felt compelled to get rid of this foreign influence.
Liu Feng sat in the lotus position and began to circulate Qi using [The Eight Trigram Dao Convergence Scripture]. He felt normal again only after circulating his Qi for a few cycles.
'Nope...nope...nope...this will not do!!! I don't believe I did anything to negate that weird effect from the technique itself. If I want to use it again, I think it will happen again. I need to eliminate it from the technique completely.'
'The intro claimed the poison is weak against fire, so let's give it a go.'
'I was expecting to reserve the fire element dao fragment for later, till I discovered a suitable technique, but I don't have a choice now!', Liu Feng was desperate.
'System, use all the remaining lesser grade {Unnamed Fire Dao} (Origin: Dao of the Five Elements) and infuse it to the [Beast God's Whip Art].'
[Ding. Consuming 80 Dao Points to incorporate dao fragments into the martial technique 'Beast God's Whip Art']
[Ding. Martial Technique modification is in progress]
[Ding. Process Failed due to incompatible Dao Fragments.]
[Ding. Retrying…]
"What the f—!! it's failing? now!!!", Liu Feng was shocked.
[Ding. Consuming 80 Dao Points to incorporate dao fragments into the martial technique 'Beast God's Whip Art']
[Ding. Process Failed due to incompatible Dao Fragments.]
[Ding. Deploying countermeasures, temporarily raising the host's authority, consuming 1000 Dao Points.]
"What…!!! 1000 points!!! gone just like that??" exclaimed Liu Feng, horrified.
[Ding. Retrying…]
[Ding. Consuming 80 Dao Points to incorporate dao fragments into the martial technique 'Beast God's Whip Art']
[Ding. Task Completed Successfully.]
'Finally!!!' he said, relieved.
Liu Feng was unsure. He was relieved that his new technique had been successfully modified, but the number of dao points he had to spend was enormous for him.
'Over 1300 dao points were used; that strange effect is better be gone now!', Liu Feng was furious.
He soon saw the same illusory scroll, but this time with some intricate fiery serpent patterns. The snakes on it were completely motionless.
'I guess it's solved now.' Liu Feng thought these fiery snakes were a sign that the bizarre thing had vanished.
A lot of knowledge about this modified martial system flooded into his thoughts.
[Martial Technique Modified]
[Beast God's Whip Art]
[Category: Martial Technique]
[Sub Category: Whip Technique]
[Technique Grade: Grade 1]
[Element: Fire]
[Active Ability: Strong Whip Attack (Fire Qi)]
[Passive Ability: Serpent like movement]
[Description: This is a martial technique synthesized from the Void Devouring Celestial Serpent's Dao Fragments and Fire Element Dao Fragments. Practitioners of this Martial Art can use a whip as their weapon to launch fierce Fire Qi-based attacks.]
He was surprised by the fresh revisions in the description of this technique.
'I'm not sure what this means though!', He couldn't quite relax yet.
"Alright, let's have a look anyhow!", said Liu Feng, clicking on the virtual scroll.
Soon after, he entered his mindscape, where he witnessed almost the same sight but with some differences which mostly focused on the attacks of the huge serpent. Fortunately, this time he was completely in charge.
His consciousness returned to the present after understanding the modified martial technique.
Soon after, Liu Feng returned to the weapons crates where he had discovered his current weapons earlier, in search of a whip.
Fortunately, he discovered a whip that was over 3 meters long. He took it out and began to practice along with the instructions in his [Beast God's Whip Art].
He paused his movements after becoming familiarized with them and returned to cultivate to replenish his Qi.