Entering the Lower Ranks

Jiang Liu couldn't stand the stench on his body any longer. After washing up several times, he finally felt refreshed and changed his clothes before returning to his room.

Focusing on his inner self, he noticed that the swirling vortex of Qi he had seen before was gone. In its place was a shapeless, formless sphere. Calling it a sphere wasn't quite right, as it had no defined edges. The one hundred and four Essence Particles within the sphere rotated slowly, following the same pattern as before.

My Dantian has been successfully opened! I can be considered an Initiate Warrior now, right? Jiang Liu thought.

"Ding!" A deep blue light screen appeared before Jiang Liu's eyes.

Auxiliary System:

Name: Jiang Liu

Realm: Warrior (Rank 1 4/300)

Technique: Five Elements Heart Sutra (No Grade, Untrained 50/500)

Lightning Guiding Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 14/100)

Thunderclap Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 14/100)

Wind Rise Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 13/100)

Frost Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 13/100)

Skills: None

Looking at the data panel, Jiang Liu was overjoyed. He had finally stepped into the Warrior Realm he had been dreaming of!

It's only been four days, and I've already reached Rank 1 just by using the test Technique. Master Lin shouldn't blame me, right? Blame me for using such a low-level Technique to reach Rank 1?

That was actually a possibility. Which attribute should I reveal to Master Lin? Hmm! Wind Rise Art is good! It increases speed, and everyone is afraid of death after all. It's normal for me to give Master Lin the impression that I'm cautious, right? After all, my strength is so low, isn't it?

That's it! When the time comes, I'll show Master Lin that I'm compatible with the Wind attribute.

Now, Jiang Liu ran the Technique once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and then worked overtime in the evening to run it again. The day passed just like that, leaving him with no time to learn medicine.

Others who cultivated a single attribute Technique could stop and rest when they got tired, but Jiang Liu could only stop and rest after completing the entire cultivation route he had set for himself.

Otherwise, all his previous efforts would be wasted. And running it once took more than two hours, leaving him with no time other than eating, sleeping, and taking care of personal hygiene.

Jiang Liu was depressed. He originally thought that reaching Rank 1 would make cultivation easier, but it turned out to be even more tiring than his previous job. Now, he was working overtime every day.

He wanted to skip cultivating at night, but that would be a waste of a lot of time. He hadn't even started learning medicine yet, and he couldn't find a way to grind proficiency. He could only cultivate the Technique more to see if he could shorten the time it took to run it.

A month passed in a flash!

"Ding!" A deep blue light screen appeared before Jiang Liu's eyes.

Auxiliary System:

Name: Jiang Liu

Realm: Warrior (Rank 2 352/1000)

Skills: (Novice, Minor, Major, Perfect)

Alchemy (Novice 45/100)

Medical Skills (Untrained 0/50)

Five Elements Fist (Perfect) (Trait: Blood Essence Generation)

Wandering Steps (Perfect) (Trait: Agility)

Technique: Five Elements Heart Sutra (No Grade, Untrained 374/500)

Lightning Guiding Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 95/100)

Thunderclap Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 95/100)

Wind Rise Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 94/100)

Frost Art (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Untrained 94/100)

Skills: None

Essence: 752

Jiang Liu looked at the data panel. If the Technique cultivation speed was faster, he could enter Rank 3 next month.

However, he didn't have any skills right now, so he only had strength without being able to actually use it. He could only be considered at the early stages of Rank 2. It seemed he should go to the Technique Hall to choose a skill and return these nine Technique manuals.

Jiang Liu went straight to the Technique Hall, which was a three-story pavilion that didn't take up much space. After all, it was just the Hunting Eagle Hall's Technique Hall. The main hall might be bigger, since it wouldn't distribute all the manuals to the branch halls.

Jiang Liu handed in the nine Technique manuals and presented his Identity Jade Token. The Hall Warden verified Jiang Liu's Identity Jade Token, cleared the record on the token, and then crossed out the record in the register before considering the manuals returned.

Jiang Liu cupped his fist towards the Hall Warden and said, "Hall Warden, may I ask which floor I can choose manuals from since I'm at the early stages of Rank 1, and how many can I choose?"

The Hall Warden quickly returned the greeting and said, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare! With your Identity Jade Token, Brother Jiang, you can choose any skill manual on any floor of the Technique Hall. Just return them within ten days. If you need to return them later, remember to come to the Technique Hall and explain in advance."

"Thank you for informing me, Hall Warden!" Jiang Liu cupped his fist and thanked him.

"You're too polite, Brother Jiang! It's what I should do!" The Hall Warden replied politely.

After all, Jiang Liu was a top-tier apprentice, something that hadn't appeared in the Hunting Eagle Hall for several years. Plus, he had reached Rank 1 at such a young age, so he would definitely have a bright future. He was trying to curry favor and wouldn't dare to be presumptuous.

Jiang Liu didn't stand on ceremony and stepped into the Technique Hall.