NOVEL NEXT Chapter 27: Fire Element
"How do you feel?"
Ken had left the bed and was wearing his clothes when he asked.
"Well, it was certainly more intense this time."
Elaine replied and left the bed.
She went to take a bath.
'Damn! I really need to get my priorities straight.'
Ken thought as he stared at her for a moment, getting distracted by her look.
After waiting for five minutes, she came out with a towel draped around her body.
"So, what exactly did you come here to teach me?"
Although Elaine didn't know why, Ken had a strange confidence in his teaching ability.
Since he had a good result, she didn't mind learning from Ken. Even though she had many people in her family who were stronger than him.
"By the way, I noticed something. When you came here, there was a little bit of Blood Energy leaking out of you, but now, it isn't there."
Elaine suspiciously stared at him.
Because her cultivation had only reached 40% of the Muscle Tempering Stage, she couldn't see his cultivation.
This would be possible if she could invade his body using her spiritual sense. But those in the same realms couldn't do it.
"I have completed my Blood Tempering Stage."
Ken replied calmly.
"What? In just a week?" Elaine was stunned upon hearing this news.
Ken nodded his head and said.
"I took a pill. It was easy. In fact, if you look outside Lightning Sword Kingdom, thousands and thousands of people do the same."
"The Five Stages of Body Tempering Realm is simply about making the body strong enough to bear the impact of Qi."
"You should know about rumors that Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators can use their Qi to shatter mountains."
"This is because Qi has weight. The more you gather, the heavier it gets. In the Qi Condensation Realm, we condense our Qi from gaseous form to liquid."
"In that state, we will also open our meridians. Because when we use Qi, it will not be in a liquid state. It needs to transform back into a gaseous state."
"But doing so, the amount of Qi coming out of a single drop could easily overwhelm our blood vessels, muscles, bones, and skin."
"So, in the Body Tempering Realm, we usually train our bodies to bear such impact. But, mostly, it is to make sure the body is ready to unlock meridians."
"There are nine meridians in our body. Each meridian is connected to hundreds of small meridians."
"But those small meridians aren't so important. They are just there to help us transmit Qi."
"Of course, there are some cultivation techniques or secret techniques created to utilize those meridians, giving them additional power."
"But I am a Body Cultivator. I practice Body Cultivation Technique, so even if I take pills, it wouldn't affect me."
"So, I came here to give you this."
He said as he took out a scroll.
She was listening to his every word and silently digesting them. Some of the things she knew, but other things were a mystery to her.
She never thought Qi had weight. She simply thought one could add weight to Qi by using their spiritual sense.
It was like manipulating her fire.
She took the scroll and started reading it.
"A Nine-Star Technique? Fire Spirit Body Forging Technique! Using the fire inside the Dantian, one could forge a body capable of withstanding the temperature of magma."
"When completed, the user would get a body that could be improved with a higher ranking technique. Where did you get this technique?"
Reading this technique, she looked at Ken with shock and asked.
Ken mysteriously smiled and stared at his character panel.
[Name: Ken Xin
Cultivation: Blood Tempering Stage (100%)
Cultivation Technique: Ancient Dragon Transformation Technique, Golden Elephant Body Technique
Secret Technique: Nine Continents Frozen Body Technique
Martial Art: Rock Shattering Fist, Snake Steps
Secret Art: Mist of White Turtle
Luck: Blue
Background: Son of Xin Yue, First Daughter of the Xin Family
Comprehension: 4-Star
Physique: Dragon Blood Body (Awakened)
Innate Ability: Dragon Scales (One-Star), Dragon Roar (One-Star), Dragon Flame (One-Star)
Bloodline: Samsara Flame Bloodline (Unawakened)
Bloodline Abilities: None
Professions: Teacher (One-Star), Dual Cultivator (One-Star), and Overlord (One-Star)
Gifts: Enlightening Words, Touch of Passion, and Strong Presence
Destiny Eggs: 20
Items: Yin Energy Pill, Scroll, Space Ring, A Blood Pill]
'Wow! From 29 Destiny Eggs to 20 in just a week?'
Ken thought to himself and said.
'System, show me her panel!'
[Name- Elaine Rockshell
Cultivation- Muscle Tempering Stage (40%)
Cultivation Technique- Purple Flame Condensation Technique
Secret Technique- None
Martial Art- Exploding Steps, Fire Punch, Fire Lotus
Luck- Red (Green)
Background- Rockshell Family
Talent- 4 Stars Comprehension, No Physique, No Bloodline
Next Destiny- Being related to the Host, her destiny relies on the Host.
Destiny Location- With the Host]
Looking at her status, Ken couldn't help but sigh.
'System, so her real luck is Green, but because she is connected to me, her luck has increased?'
[Yes, Host!]
Despite knowing this, Ken didn't care. She was his woman now. If he had to take care of her, he would do it without thinking much.
That's why when he was talking about pills, he realized something.
Elaine didn't have a Body Tempering Technique.
The good thing about his system was that he could easily buy a Nine-Star Technique with just one Destiny Egg.
And, more importantly, he could also find a technique specific to a certain element or power.
"It doesn't matter where I got it from. What matters is that you can use this technique to improve your strength."
"Once you reach a certain realm, you wouldn't need to worry about consuming pills to improve your realm."
"And the best thing about this is its utilization of Yang Energy. Every energy has its own usage."
"To produce a good effect using this technique, you would need either Fire Qi or Yang Energy. To produce Fire Qi, you would be spending a lot of Qi."
"Even if you use Yang Energy to transform it into Qi, then transform it into Fire Qi, it would just be a waste."
"But you wouldn't need to do that since Yang Energy inherently has a high success rate when it comes to producing heat and fire."
Hearing that, Elaine nodded her head and said.
"I understand. I have absorbed a large amount of Yang Energy, but I haven't refined it yet. So, is this all you want to talk about?"
Ken shook his head and raised his hand.
His index finger stood up, and the Qi flickered on his fingertip, turning into a small flame.
"I still have not comprehended Fire Element, so my fire isn't big and hot. But once I do comprehend it, I can just use my fire to produce a similar effect to your purple flame."
"This is the true power of the Fire Element."
Hearing that, Elaine hurriedly raised her hand and said.
"I know about this. My mother talked about how comprehending the Fire Element can help improve my Purple Flame."
"But she didn't tell me how I can comprehend Fire Element. She just said it will happen when I reach a certain realm."
Ken nodded his head.
"Since you practice Purple Flame Condensation Technique, once you reach Foundation Establishment Realm, you would need to build a base with a Fire construct."
"During this process, your comprehension of the Fire Element would improve drastically. But that's the route normal people take."
"If you want to be a genius, you have to comprehend it beforehand. Do you know Zephyr?"
"Zephyr? Hmm! Ahh, yes, I heard about him from Alice and Julia. They told me how he has been courting them both. They are both disgusted and amused by his attempts."
Elaine chuckled when she mentioned that.
Ken showed her a serious expression and said.
"Yeah! That guy has comprehended Earth Element. If I am not wrong, he can easily defeat most of the outer court disciples by himself."
"He could've defeated everyone, but his Qi isn't infinite. So, if you want to contend with a guy like that, you need to comprehend Fire Element."
Hearing that, Elaine felt a bit down.
"But how can I do it? I didn't even know a thing about Fire Punch until you taught me. Aren't I just relying on you? Can I even fight a genius relying on others?"
Her questions almost stumped Ken. A part of him wanted to encourage her.
But he knew a small setback now would help immensely in her future.
"Talent, Background, and Luck are three pillars of the cultivation journey. If you lack any, you can never become the strongest."
Ken stared at her and said.
"You don't have the strongest talent. You don't have the strongest background. But you have great luck."
He pointed at himself and continued.
"With my help, you will soon be able to contend with any genius around the world. Believe it!"
Hearing that, Elaine stared at him for a moment until the corner of her lips rose as she said.
"Good! Help me, Ken!"