Dou Qi Vortex, Thunderous Qi

After secretly reaching a deal with Chen Lin, Mo Tang's long-standing energy problem was finally resolved.

The moment Chen Lin had willingly given him a weapon worth at least three hundred Gold Coins, Mo Tang had already realized something.

This weapon workshop might not be as unremarkable as he had imagined...

Or rather, Chen Lin, the manager of the East Twelve Districts before him, was definitely a capable yet greedy and ambitious man!

By a twist of fate, he had been assigned to such a place.

If he truly possessed extraordinary cultivation talent and was a genuine genius, he would not have minded cultivating here peacefully and steadily.

This stable, uneventful environment where he did not even need to work was actually very suitable for him.

But the problem was that his status as a "genius" was fake!

Without the system, the Original Body he had inherited had only reached Dou Disciple 3rd stage after nineteen years. It was already certain that he could only ever be an ordinary person.

Everything he had now was thanks to his cheat-like system. If he did not find an opportunity to make use of it, he would be beaten back to his original state, and that was not what Mo Tang wanted!

Over the following days...

Mo Tang rarely appeared in the market district.

Every day, he was either cultivating Dou Qi or honing his combat techniques. In short, he gave others the impression that he was diligently cultivating at every moment.

The benefit of this was that even if he broke through a little faster in the future, it would not leave anyone too shocked.

He could also maintain the image of a "hardworking genius," killing several birds with one stone.

About a month passed like this, and Chen Lin gradually sent him quite a few medicinal herbs evaluated as First Grade...

Although some of them did not contain many Energy Points, after accumulating them for so long, they still provided Mo Tang with 35 Energy Points.

In terms of actual value, they were worth around three thousand Gold Coins.

For a minor manager like Chen Lin, this was undoubtedly a massive expense!

Name: Mo Tang Level: Ninth Stage of Dou Qi ↑

Cultivation Method: None Combat Technique: Triple Blade Qi (Grand Completion) ↑

Available Energy Points: 53 (Low-grade)

His Energy Points had surpassed fifty again. That was enough for him to break through to the Dou Zhe realm and cultivate a method.

Mo Tang did not hesitate. He sat cross-legged on his bed and prepared to "break through"!

First, he took out the Yellow-tier High-grade Cultivation Method scroll his Father, Mo Yun, had left behind...

Thunderous Qi!

A Lightning Attribute Yellow-tier High-grade Cultivation Method, the accompanying method for Triple Blade Qi. Once both reached Grand Completion, their combined effect would make the Blade Qi unleashed as powerful as a low-grade Mysterious Tier combat technique!

Father Mo Yun had gone through great effort to acquire it, intending to properly nurture his son...

Unfortunately, who could have expected his son's talent to be so poor!

In the end, it benefited me...

Running his fingers over the scroll in his hand, Mo Tang slowly spread it open before him.

"Yellow-tier High-grade Cultivation Method Thunderous Qi detected. Would you like to record it?"

"Yes/No"

"Yes!"

"Thunderous Qi successfully recorded. 1 Energy Point consumed."

Name: Mo Tang Level: Ninth Stage of Dou Qi ↑

Cultivation Method: Thunderous Qi (Not Initiated)

Combat Technique: Triple Blade Qi (Grand Completion) ↑

Available Energy Points: 52 (Low-grade)

What Mo Tang had not expected was that the system could actually record cultivation methods on its own. Did that not mean he no longer needed to painstakingly comprehend them?

So it really looks down on this body's comprehension, huh!

Still, this was quite good, and the cost was not high either. It was entirely acceptable.

"36 Low-grade Energy Points required to advance to One-star Fighter. Advance?"

"Yes/No"

"Yes!"

Name: Mo Tang Level: One-star Fighter (Pseudo) ↑

Cultivation Method: Thunderous Qi (Not Initiated)

Combat Technique: Triple Blade Qi (Grand Completion) ↑

Available Energy Points: 16 (Low-grade)

Since he had only condensed a Dou Qi Vortex and had yet to cultivate a method, the words "Pseudo" appeared beside his One-star Fighter rank.

As long as he initiated Thunderous Qi, he would immediately become a genuine Lightning Attribute One-star Fighter!

Mo Tang exhaled softly and half-closed his eyes, gradually sinking his consciousness into his body.

Internal Vision was an auxiliary ability that could only be mastered at the Dou Zhe level. The stronger one became, the more thoroughly one could examine the condition within one's body.

His consciousness sank toward his lower abdomen, where a milky-white vortex the size of his palm slowly rotated. Around the vortex was a layer of milky-white energy resembling a nebula.

Staring at the tiny vortex, Mo Tang nodded in satisfaction. Although the vortex was still very small, the energy contained within it was definitely more than ten times stronger than the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi he had possessed before!

There was almost an essential difference between a Dou Zhe and Ninth Stage of Dou Qi. The energy absorbed before becoming a Dou Zhe was called Dou Qi, while only the energy absorbed after becoming a Dou Zhe could be called true Dou Qi!

Though the difference was only a single word, the gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth, utterly incomparable.

Lightning Attribute Dou Qi was an extremely rare attribute on the continent. Not only was this type of Dou Qi highly destructive, but it also carried a paralyzing effect, making it exceptionally troublesome in battle.

Mo Tang did not know whether he possessed this attribute because of the Original Body or because of the system.

In any case, Mo Tang was now unquestionably an expert among the Mo Clan's Third-Class Guards.

With 16 Energy Points remaining, Mo Tang directly raised his Thunderous Qi cultivation method to Minor Accomplishment, spending 12 points.

Just after the upgrade, Mo Tang discovered through Internal Vision that the Dou Qi in his body was rapidly transforming into silver-white Dou Qi at a visible rate.

Moreover, at the very center of that Dou Qi, a dazzling silver spot appeared, brilliant and eye-catching...

He clenched his fist. Though he was only a One-star Fighter and could not possibly release Dou Qi externally, he could still feel that his strength had risen another level compared to when he had just condensed the Dou Qi Vortex.

And if Mo Tang had guessed correctly, the Lightning Attribute Dou Qi within him could do more than merely paralyze opponents during attacks. If he used lightning's unique properties to scour and temper his body from within, it would likely bring him considerable benefits as well...

This was something the system could not do, unless he found a cultivation method or combat technique specifically meant to improve physical fitness.

Thus, in the days ahead, Mo Tang could begin tempering his body with his Dou Qi whenever he had spare time!

With that thought, he controlled the vortex with his consciousness. At a slight movement of his mind, a strand of silver-white Dou Qi swiftly separated from the vortex and surged toward where his consciousness directed it.