Self-Detonation Sounds Great-You Have to Learn It!

Self-Detonation Sounds Great—You Have to Learn It!

Inside the cave dwelling, Qin Yang soon began cultivating with Tan Yurou.

The two of them started with Calm Cloud Swordplay.

For Qin Yang, Calm Cloud Swordplay was quite obscure, but Tan Yurou, who was more talented than him, could indeed help him out.

For example, she could offer him pointers at some crucial points!

"You're a disciple of the Yunqing Sect, yet you've never cultivated Calm Cloud Swordplay or the True Martial Qi Infusion Method?!"

Qin Yang was somewhat surprised.

Tan Yurou shook her head and explained seriously, "I only joined the Yunqing Sect recently, so I haven't had the time to formally come into contact with the Yunqing Sect's Cultivation Methods."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have only this level of strength."

"No wonder."

Qin Yang nodded.

According to Tan Yurou, Calm Cloud Swordplay was the Yunqing Sect's foundational swordsmanship Cultivation Method. Every Yunqing Sect disciple could obtain a copy for cultivation.

It was a Low-grade Spirit swordsmanship Cultivation Method, and it was divided into three stages: introductory, minor mastery, and major mastery!

"Your Spirit Root is so poor that you even find such a basic swordsmanship Cultivation Method obscure. I really don't know how you managed to raise your cultivation to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm. Don't tell me you started cultivating in your mother's womb?"

Tan Yurou was astonished.

Those words truly struck Qin Yang where it hurt.

What did she mean, cultivating from inside the womb? How much did she look down on his talent?

"Could my Spirit Root actually affect my cultivation talent?"

Qin Yang couldn't help asking, wanting to learn more.

Ever since he began cultivating, he had only known that people with Spirit Roots could cultivate. Beyond that, he knew nothing.

"Of course it has an effect, and a huge one at that!" Tan Yurou was astonished that Qin Yang didn't even know something so simple. She continued explaining, "In short, the higher the Spirit Root Quality within a cultivator's body, the greater their cultivation talent. Conversely, the weaker the Spirit Root, the lower their talent."

"You've already cultivated to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, yet you didn't know?"

"Ahem, I was too busy cultivating to learn about these matters of cultivation." Qin Yang coughed twice, slightly concealing his embarrassment, while also wanting to know exactly how this worked.

"Then doesn't that mean my life is already hopeless because of the restrictions of my Spirit Root?"

Tan Yurou shook her head. "That isn't necessarily so."

"Although the Spirit Root determines from birth whether a person can embark on the path of cultivation, and everyone's Spirit Root Quality differs, one can still obtain special opportunities later in life to improve their Spirit Root Quality, thereby raising their cultivation talent and potential and allowing them to cultivate to even greater heights!" she explained.

This was truly the first time Qin Yang had heard that Spirit Root Quality could be improved through later opportunities. It had opened his eyes.

"Then what is the highest possible Spirit Root Quality now?"

"As far as I know, Spirit Root Quality is divided into Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-grade, and Supreme-grade. As for whether there are Spirit Roots of even higher quality, that's unknown." Tan Yurou paused at this point, seeing through Qin Yang's thoughts at a glance. "You haven't already started dreaming about improving your Spirit Root Quality through some later opportunity, have you?"

"What, you look down on me?" Qin Yang clicked his tongue.

Hadn't she heard the saying, "Don't bully the poor youth"?

At worst, there were also "Don't bully the poor middle-aged man" and "Don't bully the poor old man." With the system, he had countless opportunities to improve his Spirit Root Quality sooner or later. That was where his confidence came from.

However, Tan Yurou was extremely blunt and poured a basin of cold water over him on the spot.

"Then you'd better stop thinking about it."

"Opportunities capable of improving Spirit Root Quality are exceedingly rare. They're basically controlled by the various major cultivation forces, and all of them have owners. How could it possibly be your turn to obtain one? You'd better give up on that idea!"

"..."

Qin Yang rubbed the tip of his nose. He truly hadn't expected it to be this difficult.

But on second thought, it made sense.

Although the world possessed no shortage of cultivation resources, they weren't so abundant as to be infinite. Every powerhouse who managed to rise had been extraordinarily gifted, so naturally they would do everything possible to keep cultivation resources in their own hands.

Where would there be so many wild opportunities waiting to be obtained?

Of course, he was an exception.

With the system's existence, Qin Yang had enough room for error. As long as he obtained such an opportunity in one lifetime, he could directly improve his Spirit Root Quality. At worst, he could simply start over!

"Fine, let's put this matter aside for now. The most important thing is still to see how these two Cultivation Methods before us should be cultivated."

Qin Yang temporarily suppressed the excitement and anticipation in his heart as he spoke.

Tan Yurou had already begun studying them. She truly lived up to having two naturally High-grade Spirit Roots; she had already gained quite a bit.

"Although Calm Cloud Swordplay is the most basic swordsmanship Cultivation Method in our Yunqing Sect, it still possesses considerable power in its later stages. Simply reaching the introductory stage allows one to give birth to Sword Qi."

"Upon reaching minor mastery, one can even transform Sword Qi into attacks that slay enemies from across the air. The major mastery stage is even more astonishing—between a flick of the fingers, one can easily command Sword Qi to cut down enemies a hundred miles away!"

She explained it slowly, causing Qin Yang's eyes to light up.

Calm Cloud Swordplay truly lived up to being a righteous-path Cultivation Method. Its power was quite impressive.

"What about the True Martial Qi Infusion Method?"

"This Cultivation Method seems even more powerful than Calm Cloud Swordplay. I'm not mistaken, am I?"

Qin Yang pointed at the True Martial Qi Infusion Method.

"That's right. The True Martial Qi Infusion Method is a Supreme-grade Spirit Cultivation Method, two full quality stages above Calm Cloud Swordplay!" Tan Yurou answered honestly. "Moreover, unlike Calm Cloud Swordplay, the True Martial Qi Infusion Method can condense the spiritual qi of Heaven and Earth and nurture it within one's Root Bone. At a critical moment, it can temporarily grant powerful cultivation by overdrawing one's potential."

"For example, your cultivation is currently only at the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, but after cultivating the True Martial Qi Infusion Method, you can forcibly overdraw your potential and temporarily raise your cultivation to a level close to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

"But if you overdraw too much, then you're in trouble."

"What do you mean? Could there be some terrifying side effect?" Qin Yang found the True Martial Qi Infusion Method truly excellent. Once cultivated, using it at a critical moment could catch an opponent whose cultivation was far higher than his off guard!

Tan Yurou said with certainty, "Naturally. According to the scripture, if one recklessly and without restraint overdrew their potential to exchange for a temporary increase in cultivation, it would cause the physical body to be unable to bear it, resulting in death by exploding!"

Death by exploding?!

Qin Yang nodded instinctively. That was indeed terrifying.

But in the very next moment, inspiration struck him, and his heart filled with wild joy.

Wasn't this exactly the Cultivation Method he had always wanted—one that would let him control his own life and death?

After all, life and death held no meaning for Qin Yang. At worst, he could simply start over. The problem was that if he encountered someone like Xuan Chengzi, an Old Devil who wouldn't even let him die, that would be the most painful thing of all!

Self-detonation sounded great. He had to learn it!