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The next morning, Ye Tian woke up early. He had fallen asleep in deep thought without realizing it, and the window was still open. Although it was early summer, the morning breeze in the mountains was still slightly cool, which invigorated Ye Tian.
After washing his face briefly, Ye Tian returned to the room and his gaze shifted to the round wooden table where the items wrapped in cloth caught his eye.
Ye Tian first picked up the Contribution Stick and examined it for a moment. Although it was only about an inch long, it was extremely intricate, with precise markings and a number dial that were all remarkably well-crafted.
The number dial had seven digits, but naturally, Ye Tian's Contribution Stick displayed only zeros.
After safely storing the Contribution Stick, Ye Tian turned his attention to the three small green-covered books. These should be martial arts techniques common to either the Cloud Sea Sect or Cloudscroll Pavilion. If he guessed correctly, one was an offensive martial art, one was a defensive martial art, and one was Skyward Martial Arts.
"Cloud Rolling Palm... Phantom Cloud... Cloud Step..." Ye Tian casually picked up the three green-covered books and read out their titles in order.
"The Cloud Sea Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a major power; they are quite generous." Ye Tian couldn't help but marvel. While the offensive and defensive martial arts were not particularly remarkable, the value and significance of Skyward Martial Arts were extraordinary. This could be seen from Ye Tian's experiences of narrowly escaping danger multiple times using Yuqi Tayan Jue. Moreover, Skyward Martial Arts was extremely hard to come by; for instance, the three major families of Spirit Martial Town pooled their resources just to acquire this one book. Its rarity made it clear that it was not something ordinary people could easily obtain.
Yet, the Cloud Sea Sect distributed it to every disciple; such generosity truly befits the title of the greatest sect in Square Area.
Pouring himself a cup of tea from the teapot, Ye Tian sat down to read carefully.
His first choice was Cloud Step; however, he believed that among these three martial arts, Cloud Step would be of least benefit to him.
Recalling Zhang Bin's use of Skyward Martial Arts, which included Cloud Step at its eighth level, it could be considered good for an ordinary Martial Practitioner. However, compared to Ye Tian who possessed Yuqi Tayan Jue, it indeed held little appeal.
After flipping through it for a while, Ye Tian decisively closed the book because there was very little useful content inside for him.
Even so, Cloud Step wasn't entirely useless; at least Ye Tian learned from its contents that Skyward Martial Arts differed from other martial arts. Due to its preciousness and rarity, it did not have many tiers but was divided into four main grades: Heavenly, Mysterious, Earthly, and Yellow.
This piece of information was something Ye Tian had not known before. He had always thought that all martial arts were categorized into four main grades and thirty-six minor tiers; today he learned that there was such a classification as well.
“Yellow-Grade Void Martial Arts...” Ye Tian recalled the conclusion regarding the rank of Cloud Step from the pages of the book.
“This means that Yuqi Tayan Jue must at least be a ground-level Skyward Martial Arts...” The scene of Zhang Bin using Skyward Martial Arts appeared in Ye Tian's mind again. Although his strength was much lower than Ye Tian's, that was in terms of overall power; if only considering their Martial Sovereign levels, the two were not far apart. Moreover, when Ye Tian chased after him that day, he did not use spiritual power to activate Yuqi Tayan Jue, which indicated that Yuqi Tayan Jue was indeed much stronger than Cloud Step.
“Hmm... it must be ground-level Skyward Martial Arts without a doubt.” Ye Tian nodded in confirmation, as he still had self-awareness despite his strength. He had never seen what Profound-Grade Martial Arts was like, but one thing he could be sure of was that Yuqi Tayan Jue definitely could not reach that level.
Although it was useless, Ye Tian memorized the key points for using Cloud Step. Having an additional skill was always beneficial, and with his mastery of Yuqi Tayan Jue, learning Cloud Step would be simpler than one plus one equals two.
Then Ye Tian opened the section on Cloud Rolling Palm. The first page of the book indicated the rank of Cloud Rolling Palm.
Earth Level One Martial Arts.
Ye Tian was once again slightly surprised. In Spirit Martial Town, Earth Level One Martial Arts was already considered top-tier, with only the Cold Family’s Eight Trigrams Thunder Seal being its only counterpart. Yet, the common martial arts of the Cloud Sea Sect turned out to be this rank...
This practically implied that any ordinary disciple casually coming out from the Cloud Sea Sect could transform into someone capable of influencing a force in a town like Spirit Martial Town.
“Phew... if common martial arts are already like this, then how powerful will those exchanged with Contribution Points be...” Ye Tian couldn't help but feel a sense of longing for the countless high-level martial arts and the legendary “Thousand Clouds” that had only appeared once in history...
Thinking of this, Ye Tian's emotions stirred slightly; he wished he could immediately go out and take on some tasks to quickly earn enough Contribution Points to exchange for high-level martial arts.
“Forget it, I can't aim too high.” Ye Tian shook his head, calming his agitated thoughts before continuing to flip through Cloud Rolling Palm.
Since these three martial arts were categorized as common martial arts, they surely had their uses or perhaps served as the foundation for all high-level martial arts in the Cloud Sea Sect. So it was better to proceed steadily step by step.
Even though he understood this point, Ye Tian still flipped through casually because he possessed many martial arts that could easily overshadow Earth Level One. Thus, he subconsciously felt somewhat dismissive towards Cloud Rolling Palm.
The power of the Bagua Seal Palm depended on the speed at which the practitioner executed their seals. Currently, Ye Tian's sealing speed was unprecedentedly fast; therefore, when he used Bagua Seal Palm, its power would at least reach that of an Earth Level Two Beast, including the support from spiritual power.
Bagua Thunder Palm is more resource-intensive than Palm Seal, but its explosive power is far more formidable. Originally a Yellow Rank Nine martial art, after Ye Tian exchanged it for Crimson Dragon Golden Blood and with the assistance of spiritual energy, its power is absolutely comparable to any Earth Level Three Martial Arts!
During the year and more that Ye Tian searched for Xiaoshuang, although his breakthrough speed was somewhat affected, his progress in martial arts was significant. The Vortex Profound Skill is a notable example; it was originally just an ordinary auxiliary martial art, but now, under Ye Tian's research, it can utilize both spiritual energy and Martial Origin Power simultaneously to generate powerful tearing force. With such improvements, the current Vortex Profound Skill has reached the level of Earth Level One. Moreover, it has not lost its auxiliary characteristics, making it a martial art that Ye Tian can handle with ease.
Finally, there is Ye Tian's strongest killing move, the Bagua Thunder Seal.
The Bagua Thunder Seal is originally classified as Earth Level One, but after being enhanced by Crimson Dragon Golden Blood and spiritual energy, what level it can reach now is unknown even to Ye Tian. He has not yet attempted the fully realized version of the Bagua Thunder Seal, but just thinking about it suggests that it should at least surpass Earth Level Five! The basic form of the Bagua Thunder Seal can already rival an Earth Level Two Beast, not to mention the massive Seal Technique that can be formed after complete mastery and can break through again.
Thinking of this, Ye Tian became increasingly disinterested in the Cloud Rolling Palm. Eventually, his patience wore thin, and he decisively closed it and tossed it aside.
Although he lacked the patience to continue watching, Ye Tian still retained some memory of the cultivation methods described within. After closing the book, a scene from yesterday's confrontation with Elder Dou suddenly flashed in his mind.
Was that pervasive Martial Origin Power Cloud Mist in the Forest really the result of the Cloud Rolling Palm?
A jolt ran through Ye Tian's heart as he shifted his gaze back to the recently "abandoned" Cloud Rolling Palm.
After staring for a moment, Ye Tian suddenly realized a truth: the classification of martial arts levels is merely a relative conclusion and cannot accurately define strength. Just like how far beyond its defined range Ye Tian has mastered the series of Thunder Palm techniques.
In other words, the relationship between martial arts power and its level is not fixed; rather, it depends more on the practitioner using the martial art.
“Martial Origin Power Whips...” Ye Tian recalled how he was injured by Elder Dou's whip. The latter did not use any martial arts; that massive whip was simply condensed from pure Martial Origin Power, yet it easily broke through Ye Tian's Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield. This perfectly corroborated what he had just thought.
To exaggerate a bit, as long as one's own strength is strong enough, one could defeat a proficient practitioner of Celestial Level martial arts with just their fists.
“It seems that breakthroughs are the way to go...” Ye Tian murmured softly. To enhance one's own strength, continuous breakthroughs are indeed the right path.
“No, there’s another way!” Suddenly, Ye Tian recalled a scene from yesterday involving Xuanyuan Changfeng.
“Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique!”
Ye Tian had witnessed the power of the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique firsthand, but that was only with low-grade blood. Even so, he had nearly died at the hands of Wang Weiyang.
The Raccoon Cat Blood that Wang Weiyang had obtained possessed a strange ability to confuse, but after activating the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique, he clearly exhibited beastly traits. This indicated that the quality of his blood was not very high. In contrast, as a Primordial Divine Beast, the Crimson Dragon and the Crimson Dragon Golden Blood flowing within it must possess tremendous power...
Thinking of this, Ye Tianxin felt an unusual excitement. Although he could not activate the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique at present, he understood that the Crimson Dragon Golden Blood was like a vast treasure trove lying dormant within him. Once activated, his strength would surely undergo a tremendous transformation.
“I might as well be foolish for forgetting the way to activate the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique,” Ye Tian thought. Despite being quite astute, he was still just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth. The thought of such divine power being sealed within him and going unused inevitably left him feeling somewhat disheartened.
“Crimson Dragon Golden Blood, if one day I activate you, what will I become...” The longing light flickered in Ye Tian's eyes. “Heh, will I turn into a dragon in human form?”
Shaking his head, Ye Tian muttered to himself, “I hope I don’t end up looking like that, just like my master, with scales growing on his arms—it’s really too ugly... Oh right!”
“My master has such a pure mastery of the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique. For him, activating it must be as easy as pie!”
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