The 18th day of the third month of the eighth year of the Chengping era of the Daqian reign.
On a huge plaza in the Back Mountain the Flowing Cloud Sect, the Primal Qi Storm surrounding Jiang Liu grew larger and larger, and was continuously being absorbed into his dantian.
The elders guarding outside the high walls of this huge square nodded, their faces filled with envy. They had watched Jiang Liu progress step by step, and when he first started cultivating the Nebula Art, he didn't dare to absorb a lot of vital energy.
However, as the cultivation time went on, the amount of vital energy absorbed increased, eventually forming a larger and larger Primal Qi Storm.
Now all the Grandmaster and elders of the Flowing Cloud Sect have begun to cultivate the Nebula Art. They also know that the Nebula Art is a technique that can lead to the Saint Grade. Most importantly, this technique was only discovered after Jiang Liu came.
Therefore, all the Grandmaster and elders of the Flowing Cloud Sect now cherish Jiang Liu, and many Grandmaster and elders from the Star Moon Sect are also very grateful to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu is now the darling of the entire Flowing Cloud Sect, and his twelve senior sisters are always willing to grant Jiang Liu every request. They send Jiang Liu any cultivation resources they deem Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu didn't know how to refuse, so he could only accept it helplessly. Fortunately, these senior sisters just delivered the things and left, never disturbing Jiang Liu's cultivation.
Moreover, seeing Jiang Liu cultivating so diligently made them feel embarrassed to slack off. If their strength were surpassed by the last junior brother, they would lose face big time.
Actually, they did that mainly out of gratitude, because they thought that if they could cultivate the Nebula Art sooner, they could definitely reach the Saint Grade sooner!
Whether the older elders can achieve that now is still unknown; it's just a dream.
Actually, you're overthinking it. Does having Saint Grade cultivation technique guarantee you'll reach the Saint Grade? Not necessarily. It mainly depends on talent and perseverance.
However, Jiang Liu's senior sisters are all exceptionally talented individuals; otherwise, why would they have been designated as his True Inheritor Disciple?
As Jiang Liu absorbed more and more vital energy, the volume of the solidified vital energy in his body increased, and the capacity of his dantian also increased.
The larger the capacity of the dantian, the more vital energy it can absorb. The more vital energy it absorbs, the larger the volume of solid vital energy in the dantian becomes, thus forming a cycle.
Soon, the aura emanating from Jiang Liu grew stronger and stronger, and finally an even more powerful aura emanated from Jiang Liu.
A long howl came from Jiang Liu's mouth. He had been in the Flowing Cloud Sect for more than two years. He usually only went out to Qiancheng occasionally to spread information. He had never been to other places. He just wanted to cultivate to the level of Grandmaster as soon as possible.
Today I have finally reached this level, how could I not be excited?
With the Nebula Shrunken Earth activated, Jiang Liu's figure flashed, directly over the high wall. In mid-air, he flashed again, returning to the plaza.
Finally, he successfully mastered the Nebula Shrunken Earth. He could reach the destination at will with his mind, and his speed was also up to par, without making a sound.
Jiang Liu had just gone outside the high wall when the Grandmaster Elder guarding the outside did not notice Jiang Liu and continued meditating and cultivating without realizing it.
I don't know if it's because Jiang Liu's Nebula Art is synthesized from Data Panel, so it's different from the one cultivated by the elders of the Flowing Cloud Sect. At least it doesn't have the four moves of Nebula Extinction.
This technique must be unique to this system, which is optimized from the Data Panel.
Moreover, the Nebula Art cultivated by Flowing Cloud Matriarch also has other matching martial arts techniques, but those were developed by themselves.
Therefore, the Nebula Art cultivated by Flowing Cloud Matriarch can be said to be the same as that cultivated by Jiang Liu, or it can be said to be different from that cultivated by Jiang Liu.
If everyone were of the same level, Jiang Liu could easily take on several opponents at once. The difference in skill level is due to the existence of Nebula Extinction.
Furthermore, everyone's understanding and application of the techniques differ, which further widens the gap.
With a thought, Jiang Liu conjured a deep blue light screen.
Name: Jiang Liu
Realm: Grandmaster (Grandmaster 6/)
Divine Sense: 3.32 kilometers (Characteristic: Devour)
Alchemy (Minor Success 20/500)
Medical Skills (Minor Success 108/1500)
Cultivation Technique: Annihilation by Thought (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank Completion, 4808/)
Control Heaven and Earth (Earth-grade Supreme Mastery 9035/)
Beast Mastery Art (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank Completion 9103/)
Saintly Sky Art (Saint Grade Unskilled 368/1200) Holy Skill: Saintly Sky Strike
Nebula Art (Saint Grade Lesser Completion 106/) Saint Skill: Nebula Extinction
After more than two years of arduous training, Jiang Liu has almost perfected all the martial arts techniques at the Earth level. Now he can use various martial arts techniques with great skill.
In other words, it allows for the seamless execution of various moves without following a set pattern, eliminating the need to rigidly execute each move in order to defeat an enemy.
Of course, those moves are only used now when it's inconvenient to kill. Starfall is so convenient now; a single Ice Blade from a distance is all it takes to finish the job.
Now, wherever the Divine Sense covers, the Ice Blade can strike; it can truly be described as appearing and disappearing without a trace.
Of course, the travel technique of "Instant Thousand Miles" is more useful because it only consumes vital energy, and the amount of vital energy consumed is negligible. This is because the higher the level of the travel technique, the less vital energy it requires.
However, since there are beasts to transport them over long distances, Jiang Liu doesn't need to bother running around himself.
Jiang Liu continued meditating in the square, stabilizing his newly broken-through aura.
The aura of Grandmaster that Jiang Liu emitted when he broke through attracted the attention of all the Grandmaster and senior sisters who were cultivating in the square. They then sensed that Jiang Liu had suppressed his aura.
They all immediately appeared, looking at Jiang Liu with surprise.
Not long after, Flowing Cloud Matriarch arrived. Since he had given Jiang Liu his usual place for cultivation, Flowing Cloud Matriarch went to find another place to cultivate.
When everyone saw that Flowing Cloud Matriarch had arrived, they immediately bowed. Everyone could sense that Flowing Cloud Matriarch's aura was even stronger than before, and they immediately knew that the sect leader had made progress in cultivating the Nebula Art.
The Grandmaster overjoyed, because they had seen hope that their sect leader could break through to the Martial Saint. As long as their sect leader could break through to the Martial Saint, the grudges with the other two sects could be settled.
After Jiang Liu finished regulating his breathing, he opened his eyes and saw that the air was full of people. He quickly leaped up and was in front of Flowing Cloud Matriarch.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch narrowed her eyes as she looked at Jiang Liu, because she hadn't noticed how Jiang Liu had gotten in front of her.
Jiang Liu used the Nebula Shrunken Earth unintentionally. He had become so accustomed to using these techniques during his regular practice, and having just broken through, he hadn't been able to control it properly.
Immediately, Flowing Cloud Matriarch put all of this out of her mind. No matter how strong Jiang Liu was, he was still a disciple of her Flowing Cloud Sect. What was there to worry about?
Jiang Liu bowed to the elders, senior sisters, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch, saying, "Sect Master, Elders, Senior Sisters."
Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked at Jiang Liu with a satisfied expression. This boy had truly given her a great surprise, not to mention that he brought her the Nebula Art.
He is not only exceptionally talented, but also has the ability to focus on cultivation, making him a person of truly excellent character.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch and all the elders and senior sisters nodded in response. Flowing Cloud Matriarch said, "You have been cultivating day and night, and now you have finally reached the Grandmaster realm. Do you have any thoughts on this?"
Jiang Liu replied, "This disciple would like to go out for a walk in the next few days, because cultivation cannot be done by simply practicing asceticism."
Flowing Cloud Matriarch nodded slightly in agreement.
Several of the Twelfth Senior Sister wanted to go out for a walk with Jiang Liu, but Jiang Liu looked at Flowing Cloud Matriarch with a troubled expression.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch scolded, "Have you all mastered the Nebula Art? If you have, you can go out for a stroll with Jiang Liu."
Immediately, all the senior sisters lowered their heads and fell silent.