Points Exhausted

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed.

Fifty years later, Tianfeng Prefecture had undergone tremendous changes. With a Peak Saint Realm powerhouse presiding over it, many people hoped to settle down and obtain residency in Tianfeng Prefecture.

The Wind Shadow Pavilion, established by Karl, had become the benchmark for the entire prefecture city; it was a place that countless geniuses dreamed of entering.

Over the past fifty years, the rules of the Wind Shadow Pavilion had gradually been perfected. Having witnessed the disciples who emerged from the Wind Shadow Pavilion, even though the requirements increased year by year, a large number of children still chose to sign up every year.

After all, when the Wind Shadow Pavilion was first established, many people signed up solely because of Karl's status as a Saint Realm powerhouse. However, as those who joined the Wind Shadow Pavilion completed their training, although most could not reach the level of a Level 3 Warrior within ten years, those who did manage to reach Level 3 and promote to Inner Disciple usually possessed the strength of a Level 6 Warrior by the time they graduated.

A Level 6 Warrior, even in a prefecture city, was considered extremely outstanding. But what truly made the Wind Shadow Pavilion popular throughout Tianfeng Prefecture and spread its fame abroad was a single genius.

Ogliev, a mediocre youth, had only achieved above-average results when passing the Wind Shadow Pavilion's assessment. However, Ogliev always maintained a passion for cultivation. He passed the assessment to join the Wind Shadow Pavilion at nine, comprehended Battle Qi and reached the level of a Level 1 Warrior at twelve, reached the level of a Level 2 Warrior at fourteen, and reached a Level 3 Warrior at seventeen.

With such talent, in the eyes of the several Level 9 Warriors in the prefecture, this person's talent would have peaked at the level of a Level 7 Warrior. Yet, this very Ogliev, whom the Level 9 Warriors saw as having a ceiling of Level 7, only stepped into the realm of a Level 7 Warrior at the age of thirty-eight. However, after Ogliev became a Level 7 Warrior, he received brief, once-a-year guidance from Karl. From that point on, Ogliev, who in the eyes of the world had a ceiling of only a Level 7 Warrior, became a Level 9 Warrior at the age of forty-four.

Today, Ogliev, relying on his strength as a late-stage Level 9 Warrior at forty-seven, had become the chief Personal Disciple under Karl.

Regarding this, Karl did not have any change in mindset. The Wind Shadow Pavilion had been established for fifty years, and Karl's support had never ceased. Outer Disciples enjoyed a basic allowance, while Inner Disciples received full-speed cultivation enhancements. As for those who could grow into Level 7 Warriors, Karl would always bestow upon them Level 9 aptitude.

However, those who could receive Saint Realm aptitude bestowed by Karl were all carefully selected. Without needing to consider talent too much, Karl focused more on their character and quality. Among them, there were seven outstanding individuals whom Karl accepted as Personal Disciples.

The chief Personal Disciple, Ogliev, had a firm character and average comprehension, but his perseverance was extremely strong. No matter how difficult the training was, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not easily give up. Being able to walk from mediocrity to his current standing step by step, perseverance was Ogliev's greatest advantage. For this reason, Karl even spared no effort to bestow upon him two Saint Realm-level aptitude upgrades.

Those below the Saint Realm level would be upgraded to the Saint Realm level, and if they already possessed Saint Realm-level aptitude, the best upgrade would be selected from the secondary options. Fortunately, the upgraded aptitude was also within Karl's expectations.

Ogliev had two aptitudes upgraded: the first was Battle Qi aptitude, and the second was Mental Power.

In Karl's view, these two aptitudes were almost an inevitable result. After obtaining the aptitude of a Level 9 Warrior, the Battle Qi aptitude was naturally at the highest tier, and those who possessed great perseverance could not do so without powerful Mental Power. The improvement of these two aptitudes brought not only those two aspects; in fact, Ogliev's comprehension also improved significantly after his Mental Power was enhanced.

Even the strength of his physical body would gradually increase to the level of a Level 6 Warrior under the nourishment of Battle Qi. This also meant that in Karl's eyes, Ogliev was already a Saint Realm Reserve.

Apart from Ogliev, the remaining six were some of the rising stars. Some had extremely high innate talent, with their magic talent being at least at the high-affinity level, while others had excellent character and conduct. Those who could be ranked as Karl's Personal Disciples all possessed at least one outstanding quality.

"Another beautiful, sunny day."

At the highest level of the Wind Shadow Pavilion, which was also the place Karl chose for his seclusion, Karl had rarely come out to walk around for the first ten-plus years. It was only in the subsequent years that he would occasionally come out a few times. By now, the Wind Shadow Pavilion had been optimized several times. The outer gates, which were once used to screen for disciples with better aptitude, had now truly become a transition. Those who could successfully pass the assessment with the current difficulty were all qualified as Level 6 Warriors or possessed the aptitude of a Level 5 Mage.

Glancing at his own points, which were less than six digits, Karl sighed slightly. These points could only satisfy his full-power cultivation for two days. Although the source of points in his territory had increased significantly, it still could not reach the level of everyone having the strength of a Level 5.

"It looks like I have to pause the physical constitution aspect for now."

Karl scanned his attributes, and sure enough, the data would not be wrong.

[Cultivation: Peak Saint Realm (21,900/1,000,000) Wind Element (21,900/1,000,000)]

[Ability: Primary Saint Body (21,900/5,000,000)]

"What a pity, more than 20,000 times the Battle Qi increase, yet the strength improvement is so little," Karl sighed.

Karl felt a bit uncomfortable, but after thinking about it carefully, he came around. Whether it was Battle Qi or Mysteries, if they did not reach the level of great completion, the accumulation during the period was merely a quantitative increase.

"According to the current situation, the growth of Battle Qi is already difficult to bring about an increase in strength. If I want to increase my strength, I have to look at the comprehension of the Laws."

Karl expressed his understanding of this. Cultivation was not a multiplication table; it was not Battle Qi multiplied by Mysteries equals final damage. The strength improvement brought by Battle Qi might be relatively obvious below the Saint Realm, but once one's own strength reached the Saint Realm, Battle Qi could no longer keep up.

The difference between Battle Qi and Mysteries was the difference between the lower position and the upper position. This was just like how a full-power strike from a Mid Saint Realm powerhouse could not compare to a casual strike from a Peak Saint Realm powerhouse; this was an essential improvement.

This led to the fact that although Karl had made a very significant improvement in his already extreme Battle Qi over the years, the difference in strength still depended on the comprehension of the Mysteries.

"Perhaps my original idea also had some truth to it."

Nowadays, Karl's comprehension of the Mysteries was not at a superficial level. Although it could not be considered very deep, at least he had a certain understanding.

"One-fiftieth of the level of great completion."

Karl narrowed his eyes, thinking of that short person from fifty years ago.

"That guy's strength back then was probably at this level."

His tone was a bit uncertain, but the difference in strength was definitely not large.