Kaiyuan Art!

Kaiyuan Art

One of the top ten core Cultivation Techniques from his previous life.

After reaching the Star Flash Realm, its power far surpassed Cultivation Techniques of the same rank.

(Glimmering, Candlelight, Star Flash, Waning Moon, Morning Sun...)

Zhang Qing picked it up.

He opened the first page.

A large character for "incomplete" was stamped across it.

But...

It did not matter!

Login Users did not care about that.

As long as he had Attribute Points, it could naturally be completed and even raised in rank.

As long as he could get started with it, that was enough.

"You picked this one?"

Chuan Fa had already come down from upstairs. Seeing Zhang Qing studying the Cultivation Technique, he spoke up.

"Chuan Leader, how is this Cultivation Technique?"

Zhang Qing came back to his senses and asked.

"It's decent. I heard it's quick to learn, but it's an incomplete copy. You won't be able to cultivate it very far. At most, it can help you enter the Glimmering Realm—that's the limit!"

"Then I'll choose this one. I desperately need strength right now."

"Oh, sure."

Chuan Fa nodded, not finding anything unusual about it.

If you discovered that the wife you had shared a bed with for several days was a Specter,

your thirst for strength would be extreme as well.

Zhang Qing's choice

made Chuan Fa think he was a decent man.

Afterward,

the two memorized the Cultivation Technique by the gatehouse before heading back.

After returning home,

Zhang Qing immediately sat cross-legged.

He began circulating the Cultivation Technique.

He had some cultivation experience from his previous life, and this Cultivation Technique was easy to learn, so he got the hang of it quickly.

A moment later;

Congratulations, you have comprehended the Cultivation Technique: Low-grade Glimmer Kaiyuan Art (Beginner)!

Congratulations, you have comprehended the Cultivation Technique Kaiyuan Art; Constitution +1!

Congratulations, you have comprehended the Cultivation Technique Kaiyuan Art; Proficiency +1!

Success!

A smile appeared on Zhang Qing's face.

Comprehending this kind of core Cultivation Technique increased one's Constitution.

A warm current immediately coursed through his entire body. Zhang Qing could clearly feel his strength and stamina greatly improve.

The Cultivation Technique had entered the panel, so...

Time to add points!

He dumped his only Attribute Point into the Cultivation Technique.

Congratulations, your Kaiyuan Art proficiency has increased; Low-grade Glimmer Kaiyuan Art; 1/1000 EXP (Proficient)!

Kaiyuan Art went from Low-grade Glimmer Beginner to Low-grade Glimmer Proficient!

He opened the panel again;

Zhang Qing!

Martial Path: Unranked!

Blood Volume: 48/57!

Constitution: 3!

Intelligence: 1!

Cultivation Technique: Kaiyuan Art (Low-grade Glimmer Proficient!)

Attribute Points: None!

Not bad, another point of Constitution.

Logically speaking, after obtaining a Cultivation Technique, Zhang Qing had already entered the Glimmering Realm in the Martial Path.

But...

That was the logic of the Dark Realm natives.

It was not the logic of Login Users.

For Login Users,

one thing was still missing: the Constitution attribute.

For a Glimmer Realm Warrior, the minimum Constitution requirement was 10 points.

Converted, that was exactly 100 Blood Volume.

In other words, 10 points of Constitution, 100 Blood Volume, and beginner mastery of a core martial Cultivation Technique.

Only when all three conditions were met could one be considered a Glimmer Realm Warrior.

Now,

Zhang Qing's Cultivation Technique met the requirement.

All that remained was his Constitution.

Once the Cultivation Technique met the requirement, Constitution would slowly increase to 10 points.

But the speed was extremely slow.

Unless he improved his nutrition through food, consumed heavenly treasures, or used Attribute Points.

No matter what, this is a dream start.

Zhang Qing thought to himself.

Indeed.

The Dark Realm was inherently extremely difficult.

Its interactions with "NPCs," as well as the intelligence those "NPCs" displayed, were what attracted people most in the early stages.

Only in the middle and later stages did people gradually begin pursuing strength.

Then the game descended into reality, and Blue Star was smashed to pieces.

For someone like Zhang Qing, who had a good identity in the early stages and had learned a Cultivation Technique, this was absolutely a dream start.

I desperately lack Attribute Points right now, Zhang Qing thought.

As long as he had Attribute Points, everything would be easy.

But Attribute Points were incredibly difficult to obtain.

It was not as if he could just run into Specters every day in the Chuan Family.

If I remember correctly, family guards can take on City Lord Mansion missions.

Maintaining the stability of a city requires constant patrols. The City Lord Mansion's Razor is specifically responsible for this.

Their mission is to find hidden Specters. Nearly every day, they can find one or two Specters within the city and eliminate them.

If I join them and steal the final blow...

Zhang Qing's gaze sharpened.

It was feasible.

He just had to find a way to join the Razor Squad as a Chuan Family guard.

With that thought,

Zhang Qing used the last ten Silver Coins on him to find Chuan Fa.

After Chuan Fa accepted the ten Silver Coins with a grin,

he directly arranged it for Zhang Qing;

"Zhang Qing, you should know that anyone assigned to Razor duty has their legs trembling."

"You..."

"Chuan Leader, I hate Specters!" Zhang Qing said.

That reason left Chuan Fa unable to refuse.

There were not many humans in Zi City, and reproducing was even more difficult.

You had a wife, and then suddenly she turned into a Specter.

It was only natural to harbor immense hatred toward Specters.

So he said;

"How about this? Starting tomorrow, whenever our Chuan Family has a slot for Razor duty, I'll let you fill it. Sound good?"

"Thank you, Chuan Leader!"

"Mm, be careful. Don't die!"

"Don't worry, Chuan Leader. I'll definitely come back alive!"

Chuan Fa nodded.

Then Zhang Qing left.

A moment later,

someone else entered Chuan Fa's room.

It was Chuan Qi, another guard captain.

"What is it?"

"Find someone to take the Razor slot for me!"

"Hm? You got it in for that guy and want to send him off to die?"

"Heh, someone on my side begged to go!"

"Then that's great. Bring someone to fill in tomorrow."

"Then..."

"Don't worry. I'll split half of the ten Silver Coins replacement fee with you!"

"Hehehe, pleasant cooperation."

Chuan Qi soon left.

Chuan Fa happily sipped his wine.

Making money off both sides felt great!

No one wanted to go to Razor.

But the City Lord Mansion demanded it, so there was no choice.

Each day, every one of the top families had to send someone.

When it was your turn, what if you did not want to go?

Spend ten Silver Coins and ask the guard captain to find someone to take your place.

That was the replacement fee.

Chuan Fa was making money from both sides.

Actually, Zhang Qing knew that too.

Ten Silver Coins were merely a pretext.

It was to maintain his persona.

Because Specters existed in the Dark Realm, maintaining one's persona was extremely important.

Once you exposed a flaw, people would immediately treat you as a Specter and kill you.

After all, no one had any way to detect hidden Specters.

They could only kill by mistake rather than let one slip through.

In his previous life, who knew how many players had their personas collapse and ended up surrounded and killed by Razor.

The Dark Realm had no concept of human rights.

Once Razor decided you were a Specter,

the squad would immediately vote. Once more than half agreed, they would kill you on the spot!

Cut off your dog head, shatter the Human Skin, and the Specter would reveal its true form.

If it was later proven that you were not one,

then... then you just died for nothing.

That was why Razor had such a terrible reputation.

To prevent Razor from killing indiscriminately, the City Lord Mansion would reshuffle and reorganize the squads every so often.

Assigning people from the major families into them could also prevent anyone in Razor from acting like a dictator.

But it was basically just for show, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Still, that was how it was. In the Dark Realm, strength ruled. If the weak died, not many people cared.