CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: THE IMPACT OF CULTIVATION AND BASIC BLADE TECHNIQUES

When Wang Zhifan focused his attention on the cultivation technique section of his personal panel, more detailed information flashed before his eyes.

[Great Dream Saber Scripture (Excellent) Lv0: You have currently obtained the complete inheritance of this cultivation technique, but you have not officially started practicing it yet. You have not yet reached the beginner level with this technique.]

"I estimate that raising this cultivation technique to Lv1 will mark the beginner stage, but evidently, it won’t be easy. According to the information from the inheritance in my mind, practicing this technique is quite challenging for most people... If only there were some cultivation technique upgrade scrolls or something like that..."

When reviewing the reward list in the previous dungeon world, Wang Zhifan paid special attention to whether there were any items that could help improve his cultivation technique. As a result, he found that while there were such items, their effects were rather mediocre, such as the Concentration Pill, which increased cultivation efficiency by 10%. However, since he could only choose a maximum of three rewards, he couldn’t abandon an Excellent-level cultivation technique inheritance to choose something like a Fine Layer elixir, and choosing it wouldn’t necessarily have a significant effect. It was even less beneficial compared to the 300% bonus to saber technique cultivation he got from his Saber class.

"Perhaps I should start with getting the Great Dream Saber Scripture to the beginner stage; with a 300% bonus, it should definitely be easier than practicing the other two techniques."

After some thought, Wang Zhifan set his cultivation plan. He planned to first reach the beginner level with the Great Dream Saber Scripture and then move onto the other two cultivation techniques, which are Inner Power Pure Yang True Skill and Lightweight Wind Thunder Heaven-Treading Skill. After all, the three can complement each other, and once they reach the beginner level, further cultivation will become more difficult. Progressing in turns is the more practical approach.

As for how to reach the beginner level with the Great Dream Saber Scripture, with the entire inheritance of this cultivation technique, Wang Zhifan knew he needed to first practice some basic saber techniques, and after mastering them, enter a special meditation skill to fall asleep. Finally, by practicing the saber in his dreams, he could achieve the beginner stage.

This seems complex, but for Wang Zhifan, who already had the most complete and detailed inheritance of this technique, it was just a matter of time. Especially with a 300% sabre cultivation bonus from his Saber class, he believed that reaching Lv1 beginner stage couldn’t stop him for long.

"Soon it’ll be time to go to the Gray Realm for work, I can first get familiar with the basic techniques here in this room and then practice diligently while hunting in the Gray Realm."

As a diligent worker, Wang Zhifan wouldn’t stop working just because he acquired a cultivation technique inheritance; he currently doesn’t have such luxurious conditions. Whether for earning money or for potential rewards in the Gray Realm, he had to keep working hard. Thus, combining cultivation with work was imperative.

In the last second before he closed his personal panel with his mind, Wang Zhifan also noticed that the value in the experience section of his panel was much higher than expected. He remembered that before taking on the last dungeon, his experience was in single digits, but now it was close to 70%, something unheard of before.

"Could it be because my level was much lower than the dungeon I took on just now? My level is only Lv3, and judging by the Boss and my teammates’ levels in the dungeon, the dungeon must have been at least Level 10 in difficulty, so I gained more experience upon completion."

Regarding the sudden acceleration in his level-up progress, Wang Zhifan didn’t mind it much, and even thought it was good. After all, his reward selection ability yields greater benefits in higher-level dungeons, and if his level increased too slowly, it would inevitably affect the growth speed of his strength.

Immediately after, he shut himself in his rented room and began practicing meticulously with the detailed information of the most basic techniques of the Great Dream Saber Scripture from his mind in this cramped space.

After practicing for a while, he found that his progress with these basic techniques was faster than expected, not only due to the high cultivation bonus effects he had as a Saber class but also the influence of his already held Lv3 Basic Saber Technique skill.

The Basic Saber Technique skill is essentially a type of passive saber mastery capability. It enhances the possessor’s overall understanding and application of saber techniques; the higher the level of Basic Saber Technique, the more proficient the skill holder becomes in saber techniques. Although it doesn’t allow one to comprehend particularly powerful or magical saber techniques, it deepens one’s understanding of the fundamental level of saber techniques, naturally affecting the efficiency of learning other saber techniques.

"Even though I currently possess the high-quality saber cultivation technique inheritance of the Great Dream Saber Scripture, I shouldn’t overlook the seemingly insignificant Basic Saber Technique skill. As the most fundamental level of ability, the higher the level of this skill, the faster I can cultivate the Great Dream Saber Scripture, as it significantly determines my ability to understand and comprehend saber techniques."

Wang Zhifan knew he wasn’t particularly talented or exceptional, except for his reward selection ability and his tall and handsome appearance. In other aspects, he’s probably just mediocre. Thus, practicing those Excellent-level cultivation techniques would not go extraordinarily smoothly. But now he found that this Saber class, which always left him speechless, had its advantages as well. With its built-in Basic Saber Technique skill, it can significantly accelerate his cultivation of the Great Dream Saber Scripture. This way, as long as he continues to select skill upgrade rewards to fully level up his Basic Saber Technique, won’t he be able to rapidly master the Great Dream Saber Scripture and become that top expert described in the technique’s introduction?

Having understood this point, Wang Zhifan felt an even stronger desire to upgrade his Basic Saber Technique than before. He might even delay the progress of upgrading another Saber skill in the future and use the scroll meant for upgrading the Sprint skill to upgrade his Basic Saber Technique instead.

After achieving more than expected results from practicing the most basic techniques of the Great Dream Saber Scripture in his rental room for a while, Wang Zhifan soon went out to Dongjiang Second Bureau to meet up with Chu Wei and Ah Liao to continue clearing the low-level Gray Realms around Dongjiang City.

This day was just like the previous day; he didn’t encounter a Gray Realm Boss nor any special events. He merely earned some hard-earned money and practiced his newly learned Great Dream Saber Scripture during monster battles.

But by the end of the working day, he did another relatively important thing: he started looking for a new rental apartment around Dongjiang Second Bureau, planning to move there as soon as possible. He remembered that on his way back yesterday, he unexpectedly encountered a dangerous creature, urgently needing to move to a safer area.

Subsequently, for the remainder of the day, Wang Zhifan stayed busy in his yet-to-be-vacated old rental room. He abandoned all leisure activities to focus on cultivating the Great Dream Saber Scripture and even tried to continue training in his dreams when he went to sleep at night, hoping to quickly reach the beginner stage of this technique.