Cultivation Plan

Cultivation Plan

Through his conversations with Teacher Xu, Instructor Xing, and the others,

Li Yuan had come to understand that signing early did not mean he no longer needed to attend university.

An early contract was, in essence, an investment from the Martial Hall. The Martial Hall would provide Li Yuan with some cultivation guidance, but it would not cover everything.

The best path for him was still the college entrance examination and enrolling in a martial arts university.

"According to Teacher Xu, the Martial Hall is a gathering place for martialists. Within the whole of human civilization, its role is to undertake combat missions, not training missions."

"The Martial Hall needs immediate combat strength even more." Li Yuan thought to himself, And who takes on the task of training? Martial arts universities. Those are the places with the most complete system for nurturing martialists.

"Whether it is the nation or the Seven Star Alliance, all kinds of precious resources are poured into martial arts universities."

"Many precious resources are provided free of charge at universities, yet cost a fortune within the Martial Hall."

"Some precious resources aren't even available in the Martial Hall."

By attending a martial arts university, he could receive the best martialist education.

Many top martialists would take turns teaching at various martial arts universities, guiding the younger generation.

"Only through systematic study at a martial arts university can one walk more steadily and farther down the path of martial arts." Li Yuan did not dare to be arrogant.

Yes, he had encountered the fortuitous awakening of the Mind Divine Palace, but the more he saw, the more he understood how small he was.

"Just like Uncle said."

"On the road of growth, people sometimes need the support of benefactors and the aid of fortunate opportunities." Li Yuan silently recited in his heart, Teacher Xu is my benefactor.

"Signing early with the Starfire Martial Hall is my fortunate opportunity."

"What I need to do is make good use of them and let them help me step into a broader world."

Within Starfire Space.

"Xiaoyu, wasn't my Cultivation Points total three million?" Li Yuan asked in confusion. "Why does it show only 2.8 million points?"

"Master."

"As an L3-level Member, you enjoy many Martial Hall privileges every year, such as a Family Card and your exclusive Martial Arts Room... You must pay 200,000 points for those. This is compulsorily deducted." The girl in purple robes said playfully, "Cultivation Points are exclusive to martial arts geniuses who sign early contracts."

"They function similarly to points, but can only be used to purchase non-physical martial arts cultivation services."

"The 200,000 points you need to pay will be deducted from your Cultivation Points first," the girl in purple robes said.

Li Yuan immediately understood.

If points were the Martial Hall's internal currency, then Cultivation Points... were "coupons" specifically for those who signed early contracts, with many restrictions attached.

"They can only be used to pay annual fees, receive guidance from renowned teachers, purchase technique manuals, Source Power manuals, cultivation video guidance..." Li Yuan checked the uses of Cultivation Points.

They were all non-physical items.

"No wonder the Martial Hall is so generous." Li Yuan muttered inwardly, "Three million Cultivation Points? Nominally, they're worth three million Blue Star Coins, but things like manuals and cultivation videos... as long as the Martial Hall is willing, it can copy them endlessly. The cost is practically zero."

Some cultivation resources could be replicated and were not truly precious, so the Martial Hall could afford to appear more generous with them.

But physical resources, such as Blood-Qi Potions, truly required enormous amounts of resources to manufacture. Therefore, the Martial Hall strictly controlled such gifts.

Of course, although Cultivation Points were not as useful as points, they were still quite good.

"The higher one's rank within the Martial Hall, the greater one's authority, and the fewer points the same service costs?" Li Yuan looked over the Starfire rank descriptions. "I'm currently L3-level. Among all Martial Hall members, that's not too bad."

He had learned some things from his conversations with Instructor Xing.

L1-level was for trial members.

L2-level was the rank held by most Martial Hall members. Most Martial Hall members at this level had not reached Level 15, and Probationary Members with D-level Contracts or C-level Contracts who signed early were also at this level.

L3-level members were generally managers in grassroots Martial Halls, or Probationary Members with B-level Contracts.

L4-level and L5-level generally required one to become a Second Order Source Martialist.

Hall Master Wan, for example, was an L5-level Member.

"Unless I upgrade to an A-level Contract, I'll remain an L3-level Member until I become a Second Order Source Martialist." Li Yuan flipped through the requirements of his B-level Contract.

Want to raise one's Starfire rank? Talent and strength mattered, but so did one's contributions to the Martial Hall.

Probationary Members with A-level Contracts were L4-level Members.

Probationary Members with S-level Contracts? They became L5-level Members directly!

If Li Yuan wanted to rise from a B-level Contract to an A-level Contract, there were three paths according to the contract terms.

"First, awaken Martial Arts Spirituality."

"Second, gain admission to Spark University."

"Third, before turning eighteen, reach 300 points at Meteor Rank on the Starry Sky Fighting Net." Li Yuan frowned slightly.

To Li Yuan, the first and second paths were more or less the same.

"If I can awaken Martial Arts Spirituality and gain a 10% score bonus, then with eight months of hard cultivation, my chances of entering Spark University will be extremely high." Li Yuan thought to himself, "If I don't awaken it, my chances of getting into Spark University are basically zero."

Spark University was one of the Three Top Martial Schools in the world, alongside Starry Sky University and Black Stone University.

One could tell just from their names that these Three Top Martial Schools had inseparable ties to the Three Martial Halls.

The difficulty of gaining admission to them far exceeded that of Xia Country's Five Great Prestigious Schools.

The Five Great Prestigious Schools of Xia Country enrolled a combined total of around ten thousand students across Xia Country each year.

Looking across the globe, there were another dozen or so martial arts universities comparable to Xia Country's Five Great Prestigious Schools.

But schools like Spark University enrolled fewer than a thousand students globally each year, and no more than three hundred students from Xia Country.

Aside from the very few specially recruited students, those from Xia Country who could enter the Three Top Martial Schools were at least among the top ten martial arts geniuses in their province.

"Legend says that those who successfully graduate from Spark University are basically all Second Order Source Martialists." Li Yuan shook his head slightly.

Provincial martial arts universities, Xia Country's Five Great Prestigious Schools, and the world's Three Top Martial Schools... these were three clearly divided tiers.

"Top ten in the province in martial arts scores?"

It was not that Li Yuan did not dare to dream of it, but without awakening Martial Arts Spirituality, what was he supposed to dream with?

Even if Li Yuan scored 1,000 points in martial arts, it would still be difficult for him to break into the provincial top ten.

Other people's total scores were 1,100 points.

One had to be realistic.

"My scores haven't even broken into the top ten of my grade at school yet, much less the entire province." Li Yuan stopped dwelling on it. "Compared with the first two, the third path is more realistic."

Before turning eighteen, reach 300 points at Meteor Rank on the Starry Sky Fighting Net.

Though this path was also difficult, given Li Yuan's rate of improvement in Martial Arts Technique, there was at least a sliver of hope.

After sorting everything out,

Li Yuan said softly, "Xiaoyu, I need a cultivation guidance plan tailored to me."

"Alright."

"First, please have Master fill out your current information again. Please be sure to answer truthfully," Xiaoyu said. "That way, the Martial Hall Intelligent System can create the optimal plan."

Whoosh~

With a wave of Xiaoyu's hand, a light screen immediately appeared.

It contained a great deal of information that needed to be filled in.

Age, gender, life level, punching force, burst speed, weapon used, Martial Arts Technique, cultivation method... there were more than a hundred entries in total.

"The Martial Hall should already have my information, but it probably wants to confirm it again." Li Yuan pondered as he filled them in one by one.

Because he possessed the Divine Palace Panel, the accuracy of the information Li Yuan provided was destined to far surpass that of other Probationary Members.

"Please wait, Master," Xiaoyu said. "I am applying to access intelligent resources to conduct a cultivation plan simulation for Master."

More than ten minutes later.

"Master, it is complete," Xiaoyu said. "Please review it."

Buzz~

A huge light screen swiftly appeared before Li Yuan, covered in densely packed words and explanations.

"To aid the improvement of physical fitness, primarily consume Basic Blood-Qi Potions, one bottle every two days... Since you have not cultivated an Advanced Cultivation Method, consume at least one Source Power Essence Pill each month." Li Yuan read the first item. "Monthly cost: approximately 130,000 Blue Star Coins/points."

"Basic Spirit-Nourishing Potion, three bottles per month, costing approximately 90,000 Blue Star Coins/points..."

"Deep medicinal baths, once every ten days, costing approximately 30,000 Blue Star Coins/points per month..."

"Purchase the Second Order spear technique Starry Sky Spear Technique, price: one million Cultivation Points."

"Purchase the Second Order movement technique Dragon Movement Technique, price: one million Cultivation Points."

"Guidance from a renowned teacher: hire a Second Order Source Martialist to instruct you in spear technique and movement technique once per month, costing 100,000 Cultivation Points/points/Blue Star Coins each time..."

(End of Chapter)