Having clarified the cultivation methods he would need next, Su Yu felt much more at ease.
The advanced version of the "War God Art" opened 108 acupoints and counted as a Top Earth Tier cultivation method.
That was already very good!
As for Heaven Tier methods, Su Yu did not particularly covet them. On one hand, they were difficult to obtain; on the other, they were more troublesome to cultivate and would slow his progress.
Earth Tier was enough!
"At Kaiyuan Ninth Stage, if I cultivate the advanced version of the 'War God Art,' I'll need to open the twelve acupoints of Qianjun First Stage."
There were nine stages in the Qianjun Realm. If he opened another twelve acupoints after Kaiyuan Ninth Stage, he could directly enter the peak of Qianjun First Stage.
The ordinary version, however, only had eight acupoints available for cultivation.
As Su Yu pondered, he ate the burnt food. After thinking for a moment, he looked up and asked, "Teacher, do I have to exchange for the Ten Thousand Stones section myself as well?"
"Of course."
Liu Wenyan replied casually, "Naturally. At Qianjun, you can exchange for Ten Thousand Stones; at Ten Thousand Stones, you can exchange for Soaring Realm. You can only obtain methods one realm above your own. The higher you go, the stricter the review and the greater the Merit Points required."
"To keep the Ten Thousand Races Cult from getting them?"
"More or less."
Liu Wenyan smiled. "That is not the only reason. There is another one: we cannot let you gain something for nothing. The human race rose to prominence not because of a handful of experts, but because countless humans struggled together. Look at the Battlefields of the Heavens—there are innumerable soldiers. If we relied only on a few experts,