Ultimate Potential Stimulation Elixir

Zhao Cheng lived a disciplined life, spending his afternoon eating and reading.

During evening self-study, Zhao Cheng did not continue researching his fist manuals. Instead, he opened the Trait Library in the Panel Shop, starting from the red traits and scrolling down to broaden his horizons.

In the Trait Library, there were not many red or gold traits, but the purple ones were numerous, with effects that were bizarre and varied.

Of course, in terms of trait strength, there was a world of difference between each tier, and the higher one went, the more pronounced the gap became.

Some blue traits, if they possessed significant flaws, could even rival the strength of purple ones.

However, no matter how flawed a purple trait might be, it remained far removed from the strength of a gold one.

Although purple and gold were only one tier apart, it felt as if they were separated by an entire dimension.

Conversely, while gaps existed between white, blue, and purple, they were not so vast as to be insurmountable.

Zhao Cheng's Sword Arts Prodigy trait module was one of the top-tier purple modules, requiring a staggering 9,999 Source Points.

Had the dungeon not provided him with a ticket in return, the prospect of saving up enough Source Points to redeem it would have been a long and arduous journey.

The effect of Sword Arts Prodigy was simple and unadorned: the level cap for all sword arts increased by 5, and the proficiency required for sword arts was significantly reduced.

However, this was not the purple trait with the highest sword art enhancement; the highest one was called Sword Arts Genius.

Its effect was to increase the level cap for all sword arts by 7.

It sacrificed the proficiency reduction effect but raised the cap.

Traits were like that; the more effects they had, the lower their unilateral strength, and the fewer the effects, the higher the strength.

Among the non-sword-related purple traits, there was also a very interesting one called Lone Star of Heavenly Disaster.

Lone Star of Heavenly Disaster (Purple): The user's life magnetic field possesses an innate, powerful disruptive quality. Prolonged disturbance will damage the life magnetic fields of surrounding living beings and absorb their spirituality to strengthen the user.

If someone possessed this innate trait, bringing disaster to their father and mother was only the baseline; they were a harbinger of misfortune themselves. Wherever they stayed for long, the people in that vicinity would meet with calamity.

For any living being, the life magnetic field is an extremely vital thing. If this is damaged, the result is a severe illness at best, or death at worst.

This trait was filled with malice, both toward the user and those around them.

This talent also had lower-tier blue and white versions; in the parlance of fortune-telling, it was referred to as having a "bad fate."

Previously, Zhao Cheng did not really believe in such claims, thinking them too esoteric, but now it seemed they truly existed.

The world was vast and full of wonders; things like life magnetic fields, which were difficult to observe, were simply what people in the scientifically ignorant ancient times called mysterious powers.

And some people attributed these things to what is known as fate.

After evening self-study, Zhao Cheng got up to head home, followed by his familiar daily routine.

At home, Zhao Xiaoxiang was watching television. Seeing Zhao Cheng return, she told him that she had already submitted his name.

This "name" referred to a picnic and camping activity organized by the student council for the weekend, a sort of alternative team-building event.

At the same time, because they were all students—including middle schoolers—they were allowed to bring a "guardian." Naturally, this guardian was usually an older brother or sister, and they were required to be a student of Qingyuan as well.

After all, this activity was funded by the student council's public budget, so no money needed to be paid.

In the past, Qingyuan naturally wouldn't have been so generous, but now that Qingyuan was not short on funds, the budget was naturally sufficient.

With the student council "abusing their power for personal gain" a little, no one said anything.

Therefore, if family members were worried and couldn't find a guardian, they could only regretfully stay home.

Father Zhao and Mother Zhao were hands-off with Zhao Cheng, but they treasured Zhao Xiaoxiang dearly. If they had only let Zhao Xiaoxiang go alone, her parents would never have agreed.

"Fine!"

Zhao Cheng said casually.

If it were in the past, he would have looked forward to such an activity, but now, he was obsessed with sword arts and had no anticipation for such time-consuming and labor-intensive outdoor activities.

If not for the fact that Zhao Xiaoxiang was going, he would have spent the two days of the weekend solely on practicing his sword.

As they spoke, Zhao Cheng sat on the sofa and skillfully changed the channel.

Today's television program continued from yesterday's content, still discussing ancient sword-casting methods.

Of course, while the methods were ancient, modern sword-smiths used modern blast-furnace steel, so the swords cast this way were undoubtedly of higher quality.

Any craft would constantly develop and innovate; barring the loss of techniques, the present was absolutely superior to the past.

Watching the television, Zhao Cheng's thoughts drifted, and he thought of greatswords again.

Throughout history, there had been many fierce warriors who used greatswords.

In reality, the situation where "bigger is stronger" also existed!

As for why many people used longswords, in truth, it was often just because they lacked the strength.

After watching TV for a while, Zhao Cheng returned to his room to read for a bit, then began to sit in Quietude, practicing his Breathing Visualization Method. Once the timing was right, he began to swing his sword directly in his room.

His room was reasonably spacious, with few items—only a single bed, a desk, and a chair.

Although the remaining space was somewhat cramped, it was not impossible to practice in.

Nearly an hour passed in this manner. Zhao Cheng sheathed his sword and began to rest.

Log: Sword Arts conversion +2%, Quietude conversion +7%

Usually, at this hour, he would wait for his blood, energy, and spirit to settle before heading straight to sleep, which would be around 11:30 PM. This time, however, Zhao Cheng did not go to sleep immediately, but instead closed his eyes to rest his mind.

It was not until twelve o'clock that the Log refreshed right on time.

Zhao Cheng skipped over the long list at the beginning and looked straight at the end: Source Point +10.3.

The Source Points gained had increased from 8.8 to 10.3. The primary improvements came from Zhao Cheng trading some of his idle time for studying fist techniques and browsing the Trait Module, as well as an increase in cultivation efficiency.

Although his Lv8 swordsmanship was still in the process of transforming his physical body, his spirit had already reached Lv8; under such circumstances, his efficiency naturally skyrocketed.

Combining both factors, his Source Points increased by 1.6.

At this moment, the Source Point column on his Panel had changed to 13.4.

At the same time, the Shop also underwent a refresh.

Excluding the two locked items, the Shop refreshed a total of seven items, including two Trait Modules, three items purchasable with Source Points, and two items purchasable with Simulation Points.

This time, no Enhancement Stone appeared in the Shop, but a Full Recovery Potion had refreshed once again.

As for the remaining two items, Zhao Cheng felt they were of little use, so he did not waste any Source Points on them.

Instead, he spent one Simulation Point in the Simulation Point Shop to exchange for an item.

Ultimate Potential Stimulation Elixir (Gray): Stimulates the potential of the body and spirit to the extreme in a destructive manner, causing explosive power and reaction speed to increase fifteen-fold within three seconds. At the same time, after three seconds, the body will suffer devastating nerve damage and brain damage. (A forbidden drug with extremely high artistic value, once used extensively by the Empire; while it made the Empire powerful, it also brought about its destruction...)

"Virtual: 1 Simulation Point; Real: 10 Simulation Points"