Perfection, Proficient Sky Swallowing Art!

Inside the dormitory building.

After cooking a pot of Thousand Mountain Beef with a pressure cooker, Lu Chuan scrolled through the news while eating the beef heartily.

He also drank a glass of vegetable juice from time to time.

What a happy life.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm too full."

This happy life continued until the pot of beef was finished.

Feeling full, Lu Chuan was puzzled.

After all, ever since he became a Martial Artist, his appetite had increased significantly. A First-Rank Martial Artist could eat over ten catties of food without breaking a sweat, let alone Lu Chuan, who was a Third-Rank Martial Artist.

But now?

This pot of beef, at most three catties, had filled Lu Chuan up.

"Strange, is something wrong with my body?"

Lu Chuan was baffled for a moment, wondering if he should go to the hospital.

Suddenly, Lu Chuan slapped his forehead. "How could I forget that the flesh and blood of myriad races are filled with a large amount of spiritual energy, essentially resources themselves, and cannot be compared to ordinary food?"

Lu Chuan finally realized that it wasn't the beef that made him feel full, but the spiritual energy contained within it.

"Wait! Spiritual energy?"

Lu Chuan seemed to have thought of something. "If I circulate the Sky Swallowing Art now, can I absorb the spiritual energy from the beef?"

"If I can, it'll save me a lot of Academic Credits!"

He decided to act immediately!

Lu Chuan immediately sat on the ground and began circulating the Sky Swallowing Art.

Instantly, a fiery sensation spread through his body, and at the same time, streams of spiritual energy were absorbed and converted into his martial cultivation.

About ten minutes later, Lu Chuan opened his eyes, which were filled with joy. "It really works!"

"Hahaha..."

"I'm rich now!"

"All I need to do is buy the flesh and blood of myriad races, and I can simultaneously grind the proficiency of the Sky Swallowing Art and improve my cultivation!"

"Let's continue!"

For the next period, Lu Chuan repeatedly ate beef and refined spiritual energy, occasionally drinking a few glasses of vegetable juice.

This repetitive process officially ended only after Lu Chuan had consumed a hundred catties of beef.

And Lu Chuan's status panel had undergone some significant changes.

Host: Lu Chuan
Cultivation Method: Evergreen Spirit Art 2024/ (Grand Perfection) Sky Swallowing Art 1/1000 (Proficient)
Realm: Third-Rank Martial Artist (1000/)
Martial Arts: Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Palm 1067/ (Grand Perfection)
Alchemy: Hidden, click to view.
Simplification Points: 12

"According to the information on the panel, this hundred catties of beef provided me with less than nine hundred points of realm progression."

"Compared to Spirit Crystals, it's indeed a bit of a loss, but it has the advantage of killing two birds with one stone."

"After all, absorbing Spirit Crystals doesn't increase the proficiency of the Sky Swallowing Art."

"As for the Sky Swallowing Art...

According to the feedback from the Simplification System, after the proficiency of the Sky Swallowing Art reaches 'Proficient,' to further increase it, not only the grade of the flesh and blood of myriad races needs to increase, but also the quantity."

"In other words, I will need to eat ten catties of Fourth-Rank Thousand Mountain Bull to increase my proficiency by one point next."

A wry smile appeared on Lu Chuan's face. These Academic Credits were simply not enough; he was too poor.

"Fortunately, once the Sky Swallowing Art reaches 'Proficient,' I can go to my master to claim a reward, which should alleviate some of the financial strain."

"However, I still have to wait a few more days. After all, I only recently acquired the Sky Swallowing Art, and no matter how monstrous my talent is, I can't possibly comprehend it to the 'Proficient' level so quickly."

"Perfect timing. I'll use this period to grind the Evergreen Spirit Art to Grand Perfection."

For the next few days, Lu Chuan didn't leave his room at all. Besides cultivating, he stayed in his room drinking vegetable juice.

This greatly alarmed Chen Mo.

It was one thing to be in seclusion, but the problem was that Lu Chuan bought a ton of vegetable juice every day.

Even if the vegetable juice was delicious, he shouldn't be drinking it like this.

It made Chen Mo suspect that Lu Chuan was practicing some kind of evil art.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan stepped forward to explain that it was his peculiar habit, and coupled with the fact that Lu Chuan didn't exude any aura of an evil cultivator, Chen Mo didn't say anything further.

This also served as a reminder for Lu Chuan; it seemed he needed to move to the villa district sooner rather than later.

If nothing else, the villa district would be free from disturbances, allowing him to safely pull off some outrageous maneuvers.

One week later.

"Burp!"

After letting out a satisfied burp, Lu Chuan tossed the vegetable juice in his hand aside, a look of relief on his face as he declared, "It's finally over."

Heaven knew how Lu Chuan had spent the past few days.

Vegetable juice was already unpalatable, and Lu Chuan drank it with the ferocity of someone seeking revenge. One could only imagine the psychological damage the vegetable juice had inflicted upon him.

Fortunately, it was finally over.

Host: Lu Chuan
Cultivation Method: Evergreen Spirit Art (Nirvana), Sky Swallowing Art 1/1000 (Proficient)
Realm: Third-Rank Martial Artist (1008/)
Martial Arts: Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Palm 1067/ (Perfected)
Alchemy: Hidden, click to view.
Simplification Points: 12
Note: Due to the Evergreen Spirit Art reaching the Nirvana realm, the host's cultivation speed will be doubled during cultivation. This trait will be permanently retained and is not affected by cultivation method fusion.

Just as Lu Chuan had surmised, the stage after Perfected was Nirvana.

As for the benefits, they were obvious.

This doubling of cultivation speed was already rare, let alone the fact that the trait was permanently retained.

"It seems I'll need to collect more cultivation methods in the future. If these traits accumulate, they might even become more powerful than the Sky Swallowing Art."

With that, Lu Chuan sighed deeply.

Alas, another place to spend money.

"Sometimes, having too many methods to improve one's strength can also be a bother..." Lu Chuan, the 'Master of Versailles and Unconventional Master', mused.

Azure Dragon Academy was vast, at least, that's how it seemed to Lu Chuan.

After walking for a full twenty minutes, Lu Chuan still hadn't reached Lin Lei's manor.

As for why he was going to Lin Lei's manor, it was naturally to claim his reward.

Lu Chuan pondered; it had been a week, and he should have mastered the Sky Swallowing Art by now.

He should have, right?

Never mind, since he was already here, he couldn't just turn back.

With newfound determination, Lu Chuan continued onward.

Inside Lin Lei's manor.

When Lu Chuan arrived at the manor, Lin Lei was discussing something with Chu Feng. Upon seeing Lu Chuan, Lin Lei put down what he was doing and looked at Lu Chuan with a smile.

"Lu Chuan, you're here. Is there something you need from your master?"

"Master, my Sky Swallowing Art has reached the proficient stage," Lu Chuan replied.

"So, you've encountered a problem with cultivating the Sky Swallowing Art. Let me tell you, you can't rush the cultivation of the Sky Swallowing Art; you have to..."

"What did you say?"

Lin Lei suddenly stood up, his face filled with disbelief. "You've cultivated it to the proficient stage?"

Chu Feng, standing beside him, was equally incredulous. "Lu Chuan, you can't joke about something like this."

Lu Chuan hadn't even had the Sky Swallowing Art for a full month; reaching the introductory stage was already quite good.

As for proficiency.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Let alone Lu Chuan, even the former leader of the old faction, who had suppressed an entire generation, was unrivaled in the world, and had overshadowed countless prodigies, had taken nearly a year to deduce the Sky Swallowing Art to the proficient stage.

Even that had broken the Combat Department's historical record.