Modifying Proficiency

"What does 'modify' mean?" Liang Bo froze for a moment. He remembered that the game he played in his previous life had never had a modification function. Could it have mutated after he transmigrated here? That was certainly possible.

After hesitating, he glanced at Xiao Qing beside him, put on an utterly exhausted look, and waved his hand. "Xiao Qing, I'm a little hungry. Go get something to eat."

Xiao Qing paused in surprise. "What would you like to eat, Young Master?"

"Mm, make some porridge. Remember to shut the door when you leave," Liang Bo instructed.

Xiao Qing did not think much of it and promptly hurried out of the room.

The moment she left, Liang Bo sprang to his feet, strode over to bolt the door, then answered in his mind, "Activate modification!"

At once, a red minus sign appeared behind every cultivation method and martial skill on his character panel.

"What is this...?" After observing it for a while, Liang Bo discovered the pattern. Of the two numbers behind each cultivation method and martial skill, the first represented the proficiency already attained, while the latter represented the highest proficiency that skill could reach.

The higher the grade of a cultivation method or martial skill, the higher its maximum attainable proficiency.

Among all the cultivation methods and martial skills Liang Bo had practiced, only Purple Lightning Blade had reached the lower grade of the Human Rank. The rest were merely ordinary.

After hesitating briefly, Liang Bo made his decision and lightly tapped the minus sign after the proficiency of Dragon-Elephant Blade Technique.

At once, a warm current surged through his mind. Liang Bo immediately discovered that his comprehension of the martial skill Dragon-Elephant Blade Technique had dropped sharply, as though a portion of his memories had been erased.

At the same time, his character panel changed to:

Liang Bo--

[Cultivation]: Martial Arts Grade Seven

[Cultivation Method]: Baoyuan Energy 3/10

[Martial Skills]: Purple Lightning Blade 4/20 Cloud Piercing Palm 3/10 Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps 2/10 Dragon-Elephant Blade Technique 1/10 Mysterious Void Blade Technique 2/10 Lion Wrestling Hand 2/10 Gale Blade Technique 2/10 Shadowless Fist 1/10 Nine-Curve Blade Technique 1/10...

[Skill Points]: 1

And behind every cultivation method and martial skill, besides the red minus sign, a green plus sign had also appeared.

Liang Bo tried lightly tapping the plus sign after Purple Lightning Blade. Immediately, he found that his command of this martial skill had risen by a great deal, as though a vast number of insights into the skill had flooded into his mind.

"Excellent! With this modifier, couldn't I easily transfer the proficiency of one martial skill onto another and rapidly raise it to max level? This is simply heaven-defying!" Liang Bo was overjoyed.

"Calm down, calm down!"

He began considering how to use this cheat to secure the greatest possible benefit for himself.

First, he currently knew too many miscellaneous martial skills, yet not a single one had been cultivated to a profound level. He was broad but not refined. Therefore, he needed to remove those excess martial skills, convert them all into skill points, and focus on raising the proficiency of one or two martial skills. Only then could he maximize his strength.

He looked over the martial skills he had practiced and finally decided to retain only the cultivation method Baoyuan Energy, along with the two martial skills Purple Lightning Blade and Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps. The first would be used to cultivate inner energy, while the latter two would be used for combat and fleeing for his life. All other martial skills would be removed.

Having made up his mind, he immediately got to work and removed all the other martial skills. His skill points instantly rose to 28, and his character panel became much simpler.

Liang Bo--

[Cultivation]: Martial Arts Grade Seven

[Cultivation Method]: Baoyuan Energy 3/10

[Martial Skills]: Purple Lightning Blade 5/20 Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps 2/10

[Skill Points]: 28

Next, Liang Bo began pondering how to use these skill points to improve his strength to the greatest extent possible.

First, the proficiency of his cultivation method had to be raised. Based on his experience playing this game in his previous life, the higher a cultivation method's proficiency, the more efficient cultivation became. His current cultivation had already reached the peak of Martial Arts Grade Seven. Perhaps once he raised the proficiency of Baoyuan Energy, he would be able to break through to Martial Arts Grade Six in a short time.

With that thought, he clicked the green plus sign after Baoyuan Energy seven times in succession, raising it to max level.

At that moment, a notification appeared in his mind:

[Ordinary cultivation method Baoyuan Energy has been raised to max level. Spend 10 skill points to deduce it to the lower grade of the Human Rank?]

"What? Cultivation methods can be deduced as well?" Liang Bo was both shocked and delighted.

The path of cultivation emphasized four essential elements: "method, companions, wealth, and land." Of these, "method" came first. Yet high-level cultivation methods and martial skills in this world were generally controlled by famous sects and great schools. Ordinary people, even local powers like the Liang Clan, found them difficult to obtain.

Now that Liang Bo possessed this deduction ability, why would he need to worry about obtaining high-grade cultivation methods and martial skills?

However, after hesitating, Liang Bo decided not to deduce the cultivation method for the time being. After all, he did not have many skill points right now. They should be used to raise martial skill proficiency, not spent on deducing cultivation methods.

Besides, as long as he could enter one of those famous sects and great schools, he would be able to easily obtain high-level cultivation methods and martial skills, saving a great number of skill points. This was also an important reason why he wanted to join a sect.

After sensing the condition of his body, Liang Bo discovered that although his inner energy had not increased, the speed at which it circulated had risen sharply.

Originally, circulating his inner energy through one full cycle took roughly two hours. Now, it took only about half an hour. This meant his cultivation efficiency had increased to four times what it had been before!

After modifying his cultivation method proficiency, Liang Bo began modifying the proficiency of his martial skills.

Of these two martial skills, Purple Lightning Blade was a Human Rank martial skill. Though it was merely lower grade Human Rank, its power far surpassed that of ordinary upper-grade martial skills, as could be seen from its proficiency limit.

In truth, this martial skill was the Liang Clan's clan-protecting martial skill and one of the few Human Rank martial skills possessed by the Liang Clan. Had his father not rendered great merit back then, Liang Bo would not have been qualified to cultivate it.

In comparison, Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps was only an ordinary martial skill, and its potential was clearly far lower than that of Purple Lightning Blade. If Liang Bo had possessed a movement technique of a higher grade, he would not have kept it.

However, Liang Bo understood the importance of movement techniques all too well. They were like the agility attribute in the games of his previous life.

In close combat, neither side would foolishly stand still and trade sword for blade. Instead, they would move like phantoms, constantly shifting positions as they exchanged blows. The side with the stronger movement technique could weave, dodge, and maneuver in battle, making it difficult for the enemy to hurt them while allowing them to easily wound the enemy.

Furthermore, should danger arise, those with strong movement techniques could rely on their speed to flee for their lives, while those with weak movement techniques could not escape even if they tried.

Therefore, Liang Bo decided to raise Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps to max level, then invest all his remaining skill points into Purple Lightning Blade.