'Spirit Condensing Realm reached!'

He finally has stopped working out. His physical abilities won't level up anymore. He's been working out for ten hours straight but there's no development at all. Although he did gain a new skill called High Willpower.

Mortal (Level 2)

HP: 420/420 MP: 520/520 Qi: 220/300

STR: 45 VIT: 21 Qi: 11

AGI: 25 LUK: 9

INT: 26 MAG: 7

Skill:

Martial Artists: Cultivation Technique Lvl 2 (15%), Body Strengthening Realm Lvl Max, Qi Gathering Realm Lvl Max, Spirit Condensing Realm Lvl 1

Classless: Physical Abilities Lvl 10, High Willpower Lvl 3

'What should I do now?' Zhen Lun contemplated. He doesn't want to stay still, doing nothing at all and waits for the breakthrough to come.

'Right, I still have them.' He suddenly remembered that he still has some books. Zhen Lun went and grab those books that he traded from the bookstore owner.

When the book was opened the 'system' reacted to it, similar to when he opened the book of Cultivation Technique. It displayed their name and asked whether would I like to consume them.

The first one that he consumes was 'Fire Palm', knowledge suddenly popped inside his head, as though he has learned them for years. similar to how he learned cultivation technique.

[Book of Technique, Fire Palm]

Active Skill, Allow Player to attacks with a palm of fire.

(The strength of the palm depend on Player's STR stats, Fire strength depends on Player's QI stats.)

Cooldown: 1 minute

Fire Palm Mastery: 0%

The second one was called 'Shadow Clone', the process was pretty much the same.

[Book of Technique, Shadow Clone]

Active Skill, Allow Player to summon a shadow clone with exact appearance to the player.

(Shadow Clone has 30% of the player's capabilities.)

Duration: 1 minute

Cooldown: 5 minute

Shadow Clone Mastery: 0%

The third one called 'Water Sword Technique'. Well... this one is a bit weird.

Compared with Fire Palm and Shadow Clone. The 'System' didn't implement the way to execute the technique into his mind.

Instead of instantly being learned. Some images appeared. Those images are playing a scene of a puppet executing some sort movements, which seems to be the Water Sword Technique.

For some reason, he needs to learn the technique through the images that were provided. Fortunately, whenever I closed my eyes the images were reproduced vividly. If those images were displayed only once he will be troubled.

[Book of Technique, Water Sword Technique]

Passive Skill, Allow Player to execute the technique of water sword

Water Sword Mastery: 0%

'This should be interesting.'

Zhen Lun wanted to quickly learn this sword technique but he didn't have a sword in his possession.

'Should I use kitchen knife?'

After thinking for a while, Zhen Lun decided to make his own sword, not by forging, but by condensing his energy.

It was just an idea that suddenly popped in his mind. The reason was that last time when he still retains his previous knowledge and experiences, he remembered that he can control and exert the amount of Qi to make Wind Blade but since 'System' has erased everything he can only learn from the very beginning again.

This time Zhen Lun sat down on the floor, fully focused on his body to see the flows of his energy. He carefully follows the flows of energy inside his veins. Focusing himself on the energy and draws them out from his palm.

Soon, a warm feeling covered his palm. Zhen Lun opened his eyes to see the result.

'What is this?' Zhen Lun felt something on his hand but he can't see anything.

The energy he drew out is colorless. It was invisible which means it can't be seen with the naked eye. Zhen Lun can somehow manage to sense it. maybe because it was his.

Analyzing the weird energy, he was perplexed. Instead of blue-colored which was supposed to be the color of his current Qi. Since, it was colorless, which means this is not Qi.

'What is this then?'

Zhen Lun closed his eyes again to feel the flows of energy in his veins. This time he found out that there are three types of energy that flows in his body, which is his energy (Blood), Spiritual Energy (Qi) and Colorless Energy (Mana). He has accidentally drawn out the colorless Energy.

As he was confused by the current situation, 'System' was functioning on itself. It displayed a menu.

Ding*

[You successfully learn a skill!]

[Mana Manipulation Lvl 1]

[Reward: Some Tips about The System]

[Please check all of the icons that's available, maybe you'll find something.]

Ignoring the tips, Zhen Lun was more interested in the skill that he learned.

'Mana? The 'MP' thingy?'

Mortal (Level 2)

HP: 420/420 MP: 517/520 Qi: 240/240

STR: 45 VIT: 21 Qi: 12

AGI: 25 LUK: 9

INT: 26 MAG: 8

Skill:

Martial Artists: Cultivation Technique Lvl 2 (15%), Body Strengthening Realm Lvl Max, Qi Gathering Realm Lvl Max, Spirit Condensing Realm Lvl 3

Classless: Physical Abilities Lvl 10, High Willpower Lvl 3, Mana Manipulation Lvl 1

Looking at his character menu, he realizes that his MP has decreased by three.

'If I'm not wrong, Elder Ye have mana too. I wonder if he knows how to control them?'

Zhen Lun decided to do a few experiments with his newfound power. He started by learning to control, trying to adjust the right amount he wanted to exert.

Time slowly passed as Zhen Lun experiments with the newly founded energy. The information he received was limited.

The conclusion he received was as follows.

Mana Energy is similar to Spiritual Energy. Except that Mana was colorless, It can be turned into basically anything. While experimenting he also learned a bunch of weird skills.

He learned [Fire Magic Mastery Lvl 1] when tried to convert Mana into heat.

When he managed to do that, He also wondered maybe he can convert them into other elements too. Which resulted in him to learn another three more elements.

[Water Magic Mastery Lvl 1]

[Earth Magic Mastery Lvl 1]

[Wind Magic Mastery Lvl 1]

Other than that, It turned out that Mana was easier to control than Qi. As long as you imagined with your will, you can change mana that is liquid into solid.

It will remain solid as long as you keep pouring energy to it. The same with Fire Mastery and the others it will become stronger if you did the same.

With all of these experiments, Zhen Lun easily succeeded in making a sword out of mana, it even turned into a skill. Sadly, he can only maintain them for a few minutes.

[Skill Created]

[Mana Weapon Lvl 1]

Active Skill, Allow the player to create a weapon out of mana.

(Attack Power will depend on player's MAG stats)

Cost: 50 MP per activate, 2 MP per second to maintain

The weapon it created was colorless, same as mana. It allows him to have an additional advantage.

Its size and shape can be controlled with your imagination, but once you set on the shape and size, It cannot be changed. If you wanted to change the shape or size you will need to reactivate it again, which cost another 50 MP.

Also, if the weapon left his side for more than five seconds. The weapon will dissipate by itself.

These details took him a whole day to find out but it is worth to know.

After all the hard work making a sword, Before, Zhen Lun started to learn Water Sword Technique. He needs to do something first. Another experiment.

Sigh*

The transparent screen-- No, Now it's called 'System'. The system said something about checking other icons.

The only Icon he checked was the one with a person on it. It was a character menu. As for others, he didn't try them yet, it's because most of them are blank. Maybe, it is yet unlocked.

Right now the only one that was available is the one with a picture of Map, Scroll, Heart, and Backpack.

Firstly The Map, which is the World Map Interface. It displays your the current location, That's it. The map expands as you explore more places, right now the only thing that he can see is Xin Hai City and the forest.

Secondly The Scroll, which is Quest Menu. It displays the current quest that I was given by the stupid god.

Thirdly The Heart, which is Relationship Menu. There's a picture of the Elder Ye on it. Beside the picture, there are status and favorability. Currently, his favorability toward Zhen Lun is half-heart out of eight full hearts.

'...He hates me that much?'

Lastly The backpack, which is Inventory Menu. There's nothing on it except a bunch of empty slots.

'What does this do? The Icon resembles a backpack which means it supposed to store items right?'

Zhen Lun tried tapped at the empty slots suprisingly his hands went through inside.

He then tried to store some stone. He grabbed a stone that has different sizes. The one that was as small as his palm was named Small Stone by System. The one that as big as Zhen Lun's head was named Stone by the system.

Each of them took one slot, despite they're the same thing. But if Zhen Lun grabs another small stone as big as his palm, He can stack the stone without taking another slot. This saves him inventory slots since he only has a hundred slots available.

'A convenient ability. It's almost as same as Dimensional Ring. Except that Dimensional Ring was differentiated into many grades. The higher the grade, the larger the space that it sustains.'

Now, back to Water Sword Technique. 'I can't rest yet even though I want to.' This System is giving him a headache.

Zhen Lun closed his eyes and starts memorizing the moves that were displayed in his mind.

A few minutes later, He finished memorizing the moves. To truly learn the moves he needs to reproduce those moves in reality instead of in his head.

Each time he finished a set of moves, a new set of moves appeared in his minds.

'What an elegant sword technique!'

The system definitely did something to the Water Sword Technique and the other two that he learned.

His Fire Palm is not an ordinary Fire Palm, The fire will grow stronger as his Qi increase. Original Fire Palm does not have that kind of abilities. A Technique that is able to grow along with their user is a high-tiered skill.

Other than that, He has never heard a perfect clone before. When he used the Shadow Clone, he summoned a perfect doppelganger with the same appearance with him. There's no difference at all except for its capabilities.

Lastly, The Water Sword Technique. He was sure that System did something to the Water Sword Technique. The move that he learned, all of them make no sense but once he executed them in real life. He can feel that his body got more agile and flexible.

'Just what are you?' Zhen Lun wondered.

...

...

'Intermediate Spirit Condensing reached!'

...

'Pinnacle Spirit Condensing reached!'

...

Just like that, a month passed. Zhen Lun spent most of his time practicing the Water Sword Technique. The moves that are provided in his mind seems endless.

Each time, He finished ten sets of moves. He will receive a test that was provided in his mind. It was to produce the last ten sets of moves that he learned, to ensure that Zhen Lun didn't forget them. After He passed the test, the System will state that the Water Sword Technique has leveled up.

The same thing happened if he wanted to reach Level-Two Water Sword Technique. He was given another ten sets of moves. In the end, he needs to reproduce twenty sets of moves which included the Level-one technique and so on.

At the moment he has learned a total of thirty-four moves which make his Water Sword Technique Level-Three.

Mortal (Level 2)

HP: 420/420 MP: 520/520

STR: 45 VIT: 21 Qi: 15

AGI: 25 LUK: 9

INT: 26 MAG: 9

Skill:

Martial Artists: Fire Palm Lvl 1. Shadow Clone Lvl 1, Water Sword Technique Lvl 3, Cultivation Technique Lvl 2 (15%), Body Strengthening Realm Lvl Max, Qi Gathering Realm Lvl Max, Spirit Condensing Realm Lvl Max,

Classless: Physical Abilities Lvl 10, High Willpower Lvl 3, Mana Manipulation Lvl 2, Mana Weapon Lvl 4

'With the current speed, it'll take about three months to break through into Bone Tempering Realm.'

This one month time Zhen Lun has been training endlessly. His strength has been raised quite significantly but not as much as Elder Ye. He can only grit his teeth in jealousy.

'He has been training but Elder Ye who is sleeping on the roof every day is stronger than him.'

His feats can be described as unbelievable or miracle. Not only he becomes more handsome his cultivation has also reached an unfathomable level. It seems that He broke through from Mortal Cultivation Realm and entered the first stage of the Transcendent Mortal Realm.

Right now, He can't even view Elder Ye stats anymore. 'His speed of cultivation is truly terrifying. I want to learn his cultivation technique from him but sadly 'System' didn't acknowledge it.' Zhen Lun was depressed.

I tried to ask him to write those techniques in books but he said he doesn't know how to write. As a result, I can only grit my teeth in frustration that I cannot learn from Elder Ye.

If only Elder Ye knows about writing books or to be more precise it's not writing, From what Elder Ye said, It's called Spiritual Writing, which is harder than just writing. In fact, Spiritual Writing was a necessary skill of Teacher to impart technique through books. There are two types of teacher one that focuses on teaching verbally and one that teaching using books

Sigh*

Sadly Elder Ye wasn't a teacher, He doesn't even know other fighting technique other than "Flick", Even if Elder Ye knows how to write, I don't have the tool for him to use. The higher quality the technique, the more valuable the book's material is. Elder Ye's top-notch techniques are impossible for me to learn.

'Well, I shouldn't ask more from a useless old man, even though his current appearance doesn't look like one but deep inside, he was used to be a useless old man.'

"Old Ye, I need to visit Peerless Sky Sect to settle some business. It'll be a while till I come back." Zhen Lun greeted Elder Ye who is sleeping on the roof leisurely. "Be sure to take care of yourself." Zhen Lun went and leave as soon he said it.

'This boy is commanding me without realizing it. And do I look like a kid to you?' The old man said in discontent tone.