Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies

A drip of water ink fell from Shen Qing's line of sight, like ink dripping into water, coalescing into a mass, and then slowly gathering into rows of text.

Skill: Literacy (Great Perfection)

Progress: 502/500 points

Status: Upgradeable

Note: "A belly full of poetry beautifies one's demeanor. After a long period of learning, you have accumulated enough knowledge, and a quantitative change has led to a qualitative transformation. With another upgrade and breakthrough, you will comprehend the way of literature, mastering a new vein of skill."

Shen Qing looked at all the information in front of him, filled with joy.

He hadn't expected that, after two days of arduous studying, he would have 'skillfully' mastered the technique of literacy.

Shen Qing smiled and focused his consciousness on the Water Ink Panel, "Upgrade!"

As he sent out the breakthrough consciousness, the text on the Water Ink Panel quickly refreshed.

Skill: Academic Pursuit (Entry Level)

Progress: 2/600 points

Status: Not Upgradeable

Note: "Persevere and give up, and the rotten wood will not break; persevere and never give up, and even metal and stone can be carved. Through continuous learning, you have progressed beyond mere literacy and have started academic pursuit. Now you can not only simply memorize what you have learned but can also integrate and understand it, expressing it eloquently."

"Integrate and understand, express eloquently?!"

Shen Qing's heart trembled.

He remembered something and quickly steadied his mind.

The next moment, a torrent of memories, giving him no chance to react, directly rushed into his mind.

Fortunately, already familiar with such scenarios, Shen Qing only felt a moment of dizziness before calming down.

After a while, Shen Qing gradually digested the bitter learning experiences and memories in his mind, and his consciousness became increasingly clear.

He discovered that all of the Martial Arts he had learned these two days at the Martial Arts Hall were completely understood and held within his grasp.

No need for paper and pen, nor any deliberate recollection, any Martial Arts skills he had seen could easily be called to mind.

Shen Qing was instantly overjoyed.

This trip to the Martial Arts Hall had been very worthwhile, as the martial skills within were exquisite, perfect to be taught to Tian Xiaohu and the others.

It would allow them to avoid some detours, quickly improving their strength, and providing for some self-protection in the future.

It was said that in the Capital City, there was an Imperial Armory, housing the highest Martial Arts capable of piercing through deception to achieve the path of longevity.

He wondered what wonderful things would happen if he could learn and remember all the teachings in the armory.

Shen Qing put these distracting thoughts aside, walking home with a face full of happiness.

When he got back, he saw that it was still bright in the autumn day.

Shen Qing used the fundamental Medicine recipe left by Li Linfeng, refining some medicinal soup with Eagle Demon Core.

When night fell, and all was quiet, Shen Qing focused his spirit and steadied his Qi.

He quietly got out of bed, leaned towards the window, and with a gentle push, the simple window lattice opened, and a breeze from outside blew in.

Outside the window, a bright autumn moon hung high in the sky.

The silvery light, like moonlit water, quietly flowed over Shen Qing, adding a touch of transcendence to his demeanor. Enjoy exclusive content from M-V-L

"At the hour of Zi, when yin meets yang, the moonlight is strongest, it is the ideal time to practice the initial chapter of the Sky Flipping Seal."

Shen Qing had some doubts about the need for the right timing when cultivating the Sky Flipping Seal.

He had never encountered such peculiar requirements in his previous Martial Arts training, which were solely focused on endurance and strength of flesh and blood, but he still proceeded as instructed.

Once everything was ready, Shen Qing swallowed the prepared medicinal soup.

He took a deep breath and, as the power of the medicine dispersed, the Qi-Blood in his body began to surge, with warm currents of Qi-Blood circulating within him.

As recorded in the Sky Flipping Seal, Shen Qing slowly raised his hands and began to awkwardly form various hand seals.

He recited the incantations to himself, channeling his Inner Strength, and began to navigate it along a specific trajectory, converging in his palms.

As time passed, Shen Qing became more skillful at forming hand seals.

Gradually, he seemed to sense subtle forces between heaven and earth responding to his call, echoing with his Qi strength.

The moonlight outside the window also seemed to sense the aura of Shen Qing's cultivation, its glow becoming brighter and clearer, silently enveloping him as if draping him in a magnificent coat.

Shen Qing immersed himself in the world of cultivation, completely forgetting everything around him.

Each of his movements and every breath were in harmony with the rhythm of the moonlight, as though he had merged with the vast universe.

After an unknown period, Shen Qing suddenly woke up, and the familiar water ink characters appeared in his sight.

[Skill: Sky Flipping Seal (Entry Level)]

[Progress: 1/400 points]

Shen Qing's eyebrows lifted. He found that the experience points required for the Sky Flipping Seal were much higher than any other skill he had learned before, by many multiples.

This meant that he would need to spend much more energy and time to improve this martial arts skill, to break through its bottlenecks.

The difficulty of the Sky Flipping Seal was apparent at this moment.

"Is that really so? Hm?"

Just then, Shen Qing noticed a red ink reminder appearing on the Water Ink Panel: [Detected similar martial art "Wind Defying Finger," do you wish to refine and extract its martial arts points to fill the new art?]

"Refine points, to fill?!"

Shen Qing's eyes suddenly widened as he read the water ink text several times to ensure it was not an illusion.

The term "refine" was not unfamiliar to Shen Qing.

Simply put, it meant to refresh, to redo and change attributes.

He hadn't expected that his panel, which he'd used to skillfully grind proficiency, would have such an ability.

Shen Qing calmed his excited heart and licked his lips, immediately making up his mind resolutely.

[Wind Defying Finger refinement successful, a total of 100+200+300+400+500+312… 1812 points extracted.]

[Do you wish to fill these into Sky Flipping Seal?]

Fill it in! Fill it in!

Without any hesitation, Shen Qing added all the refined points to the "ancestor" of Wind Defying Finger.

"Come on, Water Ink Panel, let's see where your limit lies?"

As Shen Qing formed his last thought, the figures regarding the Sky Flipping Seal on the Water Ink Panel started jumping rapidly like the numbers on a fuel pump screen, eventually stabilizing.

[Skill: Sky Flipping Seal (Small Success)]

[Progress: 12/800 points]

[Status: Cannot be promoted]

[Note: Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had talents beyond ordinary, but also had perseverance and indomitable will. Your past arduous cultivation has not been in vain, one breakthrough leads to understanding all, now you have pushed the cultivation of this art to the Small Success Realm, capable of drawing on a certain extent of Heaven and Earth Essence to be used as your own, killing powerful enemies.]

I made it?!

My Golden Finger is incredibly powerful!

To me, as long as it is used properly, there is no martial art in the world that is difficult to learn!

None!

Boom!

As Shen Qing reveled in joy, his consciousness felt like it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he groaned in pain, clutching his head.

I was careless, got too excited and forgot this part.

Memories of arduous cultivation came flooding back.

A whole stick of incense later, this peculiar feeling gradually faded away.

Shen Qing, feeling the memories in his mind, became serious again.

"The Sky Flipping Seal's power is immense, and my Qi Cultivation Realm strength is somewhat lacking. I need to find a way to advance to the Qi Hai Realm as soon as possible."