Realm-Hopping Martial Master

Attribute.

So this is what attributes are!

The moment Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength broke its limits, Jiang Shu suddenly felt where its qualitative change, its transformation, had occurred.

When he first began to learn Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength, he knew that compared to the Ming Strength from Xuanxing, the strength Cultivation Techniques of the Da Jing Dynasty seemed more like a mixed damage type with various buffs. Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength rapidly depleted the qi and blood within his body to deliver a bursting strike—a technique that harmed oneself by eight hundred to damage the enemy by a thousand.

And now, after breaking the limit, the strength changed again, naturally circulating to the spleen.

The five viscera correspond to the Five Elements! Kidney water, liver wood, heart fire, spleen earth, lung metal! The spleen, correspondingly, related to the Earth element.

Pushing open the door, Jiang Shu walked to a secluded grove and stepped onto the ground. All along the way, he could clearly feel his closeness with the earth. This was a feeling he had never experienced before.

It's as if fighting on the ground will unleash greater combat power! Could this be the magic of attributes? A Middle Grade Earth Attribute Cultivation Technique can connect with the earth. Then wouldn't a Middle Grade Water Attribute Cultivation Technique enhance a Martial Artist's ability to fight on water? Jiang Shu thought to himself.

In Ji City, he had learned that Middle Grade Martial Arts were also ranked. The worst level, such as the limit-broken Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength with its Earth Attribute strength, was most suitable only for training the spleen. This didn't mean the heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys could not continue to be trained. However, training the other four viscera was much less efficient, requiring twice the effort for half the results. Just like now, when he attempted to use Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength to train the other four parts, he found it difficult for the strength to penetrate them. It was not at all like the spleen, where things fell into place naturally.

Some truly high-quality Middle Grade Cultivation Techniques could possibly possess several attributes, enabling the simultaneous cultivation of multiple, or even all five viscera! That would greatly accelerate a Martial Artist's promotion speed! Of course, this is just my speculation for now. How things actually are, I'll have to wait until I've fully trained the spleen and gained a certain combat effectiveness in the Refining Internal Realm. Then, as a genius invested in by the Danxia Chamber of Commerce, I can find out for sure. No rush. I still have four months until I turn nineteen. This time is enough for me to advance further. First is comprehending Hua Jing. Then, grinding the Three Forms Saber Technique to its Break Limit. I don't know what criteria the Danxia Chamber of Commerce uses to evaluate their geniuses, but it certainly can't be far from Realm and combat strength. The higher the Realm and combat strength displayed, the higher the talent ranking one can achieve. And this talent ranking determines whether the Middle Grade Cultivation Technique I'll get from the chamber will be top-level or just above average! Time is precious. I don't want to waste my time grinding a Middle Grade Cultivation Technique that's just above average. If there's a chance, if I have the ability, I naturally want to choose the top-tier ones!

The limit-broken Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength had reached its maximum. Jiang Shu circulated it only briefly, feeling its marvel, before he began to practice the Innate Guiding Skill, one move at a time. Strength had already entered his viscera. He then focused on retracing the power generation of Hua Jing.

Tiger mounts hips, dragon sways tail.

Soft as cotton, firm as iron.

The various Hua Jing power generation methods he had previously consulted Teacher Xie about came to mind one by one. Every move Jiang Shu made was extremely slow, yet with each repetition, the internal strength gathering around his body was tempered and built to its peak!

SNAP!

Buttocks clapped together, resounding fiercely. The strength burst forth from his spine, exploding with power!

I wonder if Shang Jibei had a breakthrough to this Realm in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

Eyes slightly closed, he relished the burst of strength. Jiang Shu familiarized himself with it over and over again, moving from awkwardness to proficiency. He mastered every move of the Innate Guiding Skill. The strength flowed through his entire body, regulating his internal organs.

Indeed, compared to Hua Jing, the True Strength of the Da Jing Dynasty, whether in increasing combat capabilities or raising a Martial Artist's Realm, shows immediate results! It's just a pity I don't have a Middle Grade Cultivation Technique; the limit-broken Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength is only the lowest among the Middle Grade ones.

Jiang Shu felt the difference between Hua Jing entering his organs and practicing organ refinement with Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength. He could clearly feel that the rate of refining the spleen with Famished Tiger Roar Mountain Strength was about twice as fast as with Hua Jing. The progress of refining the other four organs, however, was roughly the same.

Of course, this could also be because I only have the Innate Guiding Skill. Perhaps, in the Xia Country, Hua Jing also has its own cultivation methods. Otherwise, with only the Innate Guiding Skill, Hua Jing Martial Artists would definitely not be able to compete with the Refining Internal Realm Martial Artists of the Da Jing Dynasty! However, these things aren't important right now. I'm already at Hua Jing. If I want to make contact, I definitely can.

He suddenly took a deep breath. Jiang Shu's gaze stretched far as he walked out of the small grove. He brushed past trees that were decades old, felt the moist wind blowing from the lake, and stepped onto the earth, which brought an infinite sense of security.

Along the way, there were boys with arms around each other's shoulders, calling each other "sworn father" and "sworn son." There were young, beautiful girls holding milk tea, dressed in trendy clothes. And there were couples, clinging closely, hands tightly clasped, fingers entwined.

The scenes were peaceful and harmonious.

This is a university campus in the Xia Country. It's just a pity that all of this has nothing to do with me.

Back in his dorm, he adjusted the camera on his phone. He demonstrated Hua Jing from various angles and uploaded the videos to the Martial Artist Alliance, waiting for verification.

「Several months had passed since the New Year.」

The Martial Artist Alliance was now officially open to all Dark Force Martial Artists. Every day, official posts were updated.

"[New Secret Realm in Heining Province, a third-order Mutant Beast appeared on the periphery! The Realm's level is urgently adjusted to Grade C. Only Hua Jing Masters may enter!]"

"Are all new Secret Realms this terrifying? There have been two consecutive new Secret Realms, both Grade C. I hope in the future we Dark Force Martial Artists won't be barred from entering such Realms."

"Our Martial Arts are advancing, but those Mutant Beasts might be evolving even faster. Instead of wasting time on these posts, it would be more sensible to head to a Grade D Secret Realm and slaughter a few second-order Mutant Beasts."

"You really think it's that easy to enter a Secret Realm? Last time I went into one, I couldn't sleep peacefully for days after returning. I'd wake up suddenly in the middle of the night, thinking I was still in the cave."

"Now that I think about it, being a Star Martial Artist in the arena isn't so bad. They have countless fans every day. Look at us, we have to fight for our lives in Heaven and Earth Secret Realms and keep it a secret; we can't even tell our families. My wife thinks I'm keeping a mistress because I'm gone for a month at a time. Heck, if I were in a Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and really had a mistress, who would be willing to follow? The last one I went to was over fifty degrees Celsius. A mistress would die of heatstroke even if she stripped naked!"

"Tell me more about stripping naked."

"???"

While these Dark Force Martial Artists were still browsing through the posts, a message suddenly appeared on their screens.

"Your followed list [Grandmaster Rankings] has been updated."

They clicked into it and saw, in bright red at the top of the list:

"Number 168 on the Grandmaster Rankings: Jiang Shu, Martial Arts Doctor from Jiangnan Academy. Only eighteen, has ascended to Hua Jing. Born in Ji City, a young Grandmaster."