Blindness and loss of smell are both serious physical injuries.
But on balance, the impact of a loss of smell on a warrior's overall strength is undoubtedly far less than that of vision loss.
In a battle between warriors, it is very important to see the six directions. Without sharp eyesight, the strength will be greatly reduced.
Although the sense of smell can be miraculous in certain situations, it plays a relatively minor role in frontal combat.
"Let's choose a low-grade 'smell' type Tracking Secret Technique."
Fang Han has made a decision in his heart.
He continued to read, and finally focused on the introduction to a secret technique called <Spirit Nose Technique>.
This technique is not simply to enhance the sensitivity of smell, but also focuses on the analysis, memory and tracking of odors. The Internal Qi operation method is relatively neutral and peaceful. The marked practice risks are at a low level among similar secret techniques. The exchange requires 40 contribution points.
"That's it."
Fang Han closed the book, stood up and walked back to the counter.
"Senior brother, I would like to redeem this door <Spirit Nose Technique>."
He handed back the book and his Identity Jade Token.
The guarding disciple took the jade token and scratched it on the inkstone-like object. A faint light flashed, and the contribution value was deducted by 40 points and turned into 400 points.
Then he skillfully found the corresponding secret book, a booklet with "Spirit Nose Technique" written on the cover and dozens of pages.
"Secret books can be borrowed for half a month, and they are not allowed to be copied."
Fang Han took the secret book, stopped staying, turned around and left Library Pavilion, and went straight back to Room C-7.
After closing the door, he immediately sat down at the table and eagerly opened the secret book of <Spirit Nose Technique>.
There is not much content in the booklet. Apart from the precautions in the preface, the core content is how to operate Internal Qi to stimulate specific nasal meridians, and how to concentrate and cultivate that mysterious "smell sensing".
The pictures and texts are plentiful and the explanations are quite detailed.
Fang Han Read carefully word for word and sentence by sentence, immersing yourself in it.
Without Talent Amplification, understanding this kind of secret technique would be like trying to learn advanced math from a bad student, with one head and two heads above it.
It took more than an hour to read through the entire book, and I only jotted it down temporarily.
"System Panel."
Fang Han's thoughts moved slightly, and a translucent light curtain quietly unfolded in front of his eyes.
[Host: Fang Han]
[Root Bone Talent Amplification: 32 times (the sixth level of increase requires 1 million silver)]
[Sword Art Talent Amplification: 32 times (the sixth level of increase requires 1 million silver)]
[Footwork Talent Amplification: 16 times (the fifth level of increase requires 100,000 silver)]
[Secret Technique Talent Amplification: 0 times (the first level increase requires 10 silver)]
[Possessed Wealth:7512 silver]
His eyes quickly glanced at the first three familiar talent columns, and then his pupils condensed slightly.
Under [Footwork Talent Amplification], there is a new line.
[Secret Technique Talent Amplification: 10 times (the first level increase requires 10 silver)]
"Appeared..."
Fang Han breathed a sigh of relief, and his frown that had been frowning slightly relaxed.
The difficult feeling he had while studying just now showed that his talent in occult arts was mediocre, even low.
If he forcibly practices this <Spirit Nose Technique> based on his own qualifications, the risk of "burning the nasal mucosa and damaging the olfactory nerves" mentioned in the secret book is by no means alarmist, and it is very likely that it will come true for him.
Fortunately, after studying it completely, you can make the Secret Technique Talent Amplification option appear. You don't need to practice before you can make the Secret Technique Talent Amplification option appear.
If it's the latter, his sense of smell may be damaged.
"7512 taels of silver..."
Fang Han's eyes moved down and landed on the [Possessed Wealth] column. After the last time Sword Art Talent opened the level 5 increase, there were still 7512 taels of silver left.
It is far from enough to increase other talents, but it is more than enough to increase Secret Art Talent.
With his mind set, he no longer hesitated.
My consciousness is focused on the option "10 Silver is required for the first level increase" behind [Secret Technique Talent Amplification].
"Start the first level of increase!"
As soon as the thought fell, the wealth value on System Panel instantly decreased by 10 taels.
[Possessed Wealth:7502 silver]
And the [Secret Technique Talent Amplification] column changes accordingly:
[Secret Technique Talent Amplification: 2 times (the second level increase requires 100 silver)]
The effect is immediate!
Fang Han Recalling the content related to <Spirit Nose Technique>, I immediately felt that the sluggish and difficult to understand when I just read <Spirit Nose Technique>, as if a corner of the veil covering it had been lifted, and it became a little clearer.
"Go on!"
After tasting the sweetness, Fang Han will not stop.
"Start the second level of amplification!"
100 taels of silver disappeared.
[Possessed Wealth:7402 silver]
[Secret Technique Talent Amplification: 4 times (Third-Level Amplification requires 1000 silver)]
My mind becomes clearer and clearer, and my understanding of <Spirit Nose Technique> has once again jumped to a new level.
Before, I had to ponder over and over again to barely understand the meridians operation diagram and the principles of secret techniques. Looking at it now, many key points feel suddenly enlightened.
"Turn on Third-Level Amplification!"
Without stopping, Fang Han continued to increase the growth multiple, and the wealth column numbers jumped.
[Possessed Wealth:6402 silver]
[Secret Technique Talent Amplification: 8 times (the fifth level of increase requires 10,000 silver)]
Eight times Secret Technique Talent Amplification!
In an instant, Fang Han felt as if a clear spring was flowing in his mind, and his speed of thinking, ability to understand, and ability to comprehend the secret arts suddenly rose to a whole new level.
The content of the <Spirit Nose Technique> cheat book that I thought was difficult and obscure before, now that I recall it, has become clear and coherent. Many details that were originally ignored and the deep meanings hidden between the lines are clearly presented.
The sluggish feeling of "one head and two big ones" is gone, replaced by a sense of ease and thoroughness.
"The increase can only go so far!"
Fang Han still has some unfinished ideas and wants to continue to increase Secret Art Talent.
However, although he still has more than 20,000 silver coins in his hand, most of them cannot be used as Recharge banknotes. If he wants Recharge, he can only wait for them to be exchanged for items such as gold and silver.
There is currently no way to continue increasing Secret Art Talent.
"Keep studying!"
Fang Han didn't hesitate at all, and immediately picked up the <Spirit Nose Technique> secret book again, immersed himself in it again, and read it carefully.
This time, the feeling was completely different.
The text patterns in the secret book seemed to come alive. The subtle turning points in the operation of Internal Qi, the mysterious state of mental induction, the key points on how to avoid the risks of cultivation... everything became clear and easy to understand.
In just half an hour, he had read, understood, and memorized the entire book "Spirit Nose Technique" from beginning to end.
Not only did he no longer have any problems, but he also vaguely grasped the core essence and several key changes and applications of this secret technique.
"You can start trying to practice!"
Fang Han Put down the secret book, take a deep breath, calm down some agitated emotions, and slowly close his eyes.
According to the secret manual, I began to carefully guide the Internal Qi in my body, separated out a very fine strand, and tried to explore the extremely small and unfamiliar meridians near the nasal cavity.
At first, the movements were very jerky.
The control of Internal Qi needs to be meticulous. One more point may damage the meridians, and one less point will make it difficult to achieve the stimulation effect.
The running route is even more complicated and tortuous, and the complexity of the Internal Qi running route far exceeds that of ordinary martial arts.
In the first attempt, Internal Qi hovered near the nasal cavity for a long time, but it was difficult to accurately inject into the target meridian, let alone effective stimulation, and naturally it was unable to produce any effect of enhancing the sense of smell.
Fortunately, he is under eight times Secret Technique Talent Amplification, and his talent in secret arts is extremely high.
Being able to keenly perceive the degree to which the sense of smell will not be damaged was not successful, but it did not damage the sense of smell.
I continued to practice and failed again and again.
For every failed attempt, you can immediately clearly perceive where the mistake was, how much the Internal Qi deviated, and how it should be adjusted.
He was not discouraged, kept a calm mind, and adjusted, guided, and tried again and again.
Fail, sense, adjust, try again...
This cycle repeats.
Time passed quietly during the focused practice, and the sky outside the window turned from bright to dim, and then gradually became filled with ink.
Inside the house, the oil lamp had already been lit, and the dim light cast Fang Han's figure on the wall, drawing a long, still shadow.
His breathing was long and steady, and the aura all over his body was restrained. Only the wings of his nose moved slightly with Internal Qi, and occasionally there would be extremely slight movements.
The process of cultivation is far more difficult and boring than imagined.
Even with eight times the Talent Amplification, it is not easy to accurately control the Internal Qi to stimulate those unfamiliar subtle meridians while maintaining a special state of mental concentration.
A few hours passed, and it was already dark outside the window, with only sporadic insects chirping dotted the silence.
Fang Han is still sitting cross-legged, sweat is already visible on his forehead, and his expression is extremely concentrated.
Suddenly!
Under careful guidance again, that tiny wisp of Internal Qi finally successfully touched the key node of the target meridian, and trembled slightly with a strange frequency!
"Buzz..."
A very slight hum sounded, as if coming from deep within the soul.
Fang Han felt his nose was slightly warm, as if some barrier had been quietly broken.
Immediately afterwards, an unprecedented and extremely complex flow of information surged into his perception like a flood that burst a dam!
The old smell of dust, the faint natural fragrance of wood, the faint burnt smell of burning oil lamps, the fragrance of soap locust stained on the clothes on your body, and even the fragrance of night coming from the distant window...
Countless extremely weak odor molecules that were impossible to detect at ordinary times seemed to be magnified more than ten times at this moment, and were clearly presented to his sense of smell!
This sudden information shock made Fang Han's mind swell slightly, and he almost came out of the occult state.
He quickly calmed down and followed the method of <Spirit Nose Technique> to try to converge and distinguish this complex odor information.
At first he was a little confused, but with eight times the blessing of talent, he quickly adapted to this state and began to be able to initially screen and focus on a specific smell.
"Success...<Spirit Nose Technique>, Beginner stage!"
Fang Han A trace of joy appeared in his eyes, and it disappeared in a flash.
He sniffed gently, feeling his sense of smell that was many times sharper than usual.
Although it was just the first glimpse of the door, and it was still far from the realm of "tracking scent" described in the secret book, but at least he had already stepped into this threshold.
And, most importantly, during the entire training process, he relied on his extraordinary control to avoid damage to his sense of smell.
"That's all for today's practice."
Fang Han gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling a little mentally exhausted, knowing that today's practice has reached its limit.
He blew out the oil lamp, lay down in his clothes, and replayed the moment of Beginner stage in his mind until he fell into a deep sleep.