Wave Stacking

Liang Bo decided to redeem the first level first, leaving the second and third levels for another time to save points.

After leaving the first floor, Liang Bo went up to the second, intending to redeem martial skills and secret arts.

The martial skills Liang Bo needed most urgently now fell mainly into two areas. The first was movement techniques, and the second was blade techniques.

For movement techniques, he was currently using the ordinary martial skill Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps. In the past, the opponents he had faced were all on the same level as himself, so this martial skill had been more or less sufficient. But his future opponents certainly would not be foes like Swift Leopards, Liang Cheng, or Sima Kai. They would be stronger martial artists or demon beasts. At that point, Heavenly Wind Wishful Steps alone would be somewhat lacking, and he would have to redeem a higher-grade martial skill.

As for blade techniques, those were even more crucial, directly affecting his peak combat strength. The Purple Lightning Blade he currently used was, after all, only a low-grade Human-tier martial skill. Though it was enough for the time being, in the long run, he still needed to redeem a higher-level martial skill.

As for fist and kicking martial skills, there was no need to redeem any for now. The mid-grade Human-tier martial skill Vast Sky Fist he had obtained from the Liang Clan was enough. After all, fist and kicking techniques were merely supplementary. When truly facing an enemy, he would generally still rely on blade techniques to kill.

After entering the second-floor pavilion and seeing the countless books filling the rows upon rows of enormous bookshelves, Liang Bo finally felt that the True Martial Sect's foundation truly was not something an ordinary clan like the Liang Clan could compare with. There were probably at least ten thousand martial skills here, and every one of them was at least Human-tier. There were even quite a few Heaven-tier martial skills among them!

Of course, what was placed here were not the complete versions of the martial skills, but merely abridged copies. To see the complete versions, one could only wait until after redeeming them.

Liang Bo went straight to the blade technique section and began reading from the highest-ranked Heaven-tier martial skills.

Wave Stacking, high-grade Heaven-tier blade technique. The complete version cost one hundred thousand points; it could be redeemed by levels, requiring at least three-star authorization.

Suihe, high-grade Heaven-tier blade technique. The complete version cost one hundred thousand points; it could be redeemed by levels, requiring at least three-star authorization.

Light Mist, high-grade Heaven-tier blade technique. The complete version cost ninety thousand points; it could be redeemed by levels, requiring at least three-star authorization.

Nine Suns, high-grade Heaven-tier blade technique. The complete version cost ninety thousand points; it could be redeemed by levels, requiring at least three-star authorization.

Liang Bo's eyes shone as he looked at that string of Heaven-tier martial skills.

"Good heavens, there are actually so many high-grade Heaven-tier blade techniques!" Liang Bo was instantly drawn in by these martial skills. All of them required three-star authorization to redeem. According to sect rules, direct disciples possessed three-star authorization, so Liang Bo met that requirement. But the redemption prices afterward left him dumbfounded.

Redeeming the complete versions actually required a full one hundred thousand points. He only had three thousand points on him right now. Who knew what year or month it would be before he could gather one hundred thousand points? Fortunately, they could be redeemed by levels.

Liang Bo hurriedly checked the prices for redeeming them by levels.

Wave Stacking, all ten levels: one hundred thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first nine levels: seventy thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first eight levels: fifty thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first seven levels: thirty thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first six levels: ten thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first five levels: seven thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first four levels: four thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first three levels: two thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first two levels: one thousand points.

Wave Stacking, first level: two hundred points.

"So that means I can at most redeem the first three levels right now? I wonder how high the proficiency cap of these three levels of martial skill can be?" Liang Bo looked at the redemption prices, secretly furrowing his brow.

Based on his previous experience cultivating the True Martial Canon, the more complete a cultivation method was, the higher its proficiency cap would be. With only the first three levels of Wave Stacking, its proficiency cap would likely find it difficult to exceed that of a high-grade Human-tier martial skill.

In other words, if he redeemed a complete low-grade Earth-tier martial skill, its proficiency cap might be even higher. And the proficiency cap would undoubtedly have an enormous impact on a martial skill's power.

This made Liang Bo hesitate somewhat, unsure whether he should redeem it.

"Eh?" At that moment, he noticed a conspicuous line of red text at the back of the booklet: Wave Stacking is a high-grade Heaven-tier martial skill with boundless power, but its cultivation difficulty is also extremely high. Usually, out of a hundred people, no more than one can even get started. It is recommended that you consider carefully before redemption.

Yet when Liang Bo saw this notice, it only strengthened his resolve. If he was going to redeem something, he would redeem the best!

If he redeemed an Earth-tier martial skill, then in the short term, its proficiency cap might be higher and he could invest more skill points into it. But in the long run, its potential absolutely could not compare to a high-grade Heaven-tier martial skill.

He had a cheat at his side. Raising proficiency was an easy matter for him. Surely he could not wait until the proficiency of an Earth-tier martial skill reached max level before redeeming a Heaven-tier martial skill? That would undoubtedly waste a great many points.

Moreover, the proficiency cap was not the only factor determining a martial skill's power. At the same proficiency, a high-grade Heaven-tier martial skill would clearly be more powerful than an Earth-tier martial skill.

With that thought, Liang Bo made up his mind to redeem the first three levels of Wave Stacking.

As for the warning in the booklet, Liang Bo did not take it to heart. Perhaps this martial skill was difficult for others to even get started with, but for him, it was not a problem at all. He only needed to activate the modification, and it would be settled in minutes.

After deciding to redeem the first three levels of Wave Stacking, Liang Bo continued on to inspect movement techniques.

A quarter of an hour later, he found a decent movement technique, Flowing Light. It was a high-grade Earth-tier martial skill divided into seven levels. Liang Bo redeemed the first two levels, which cost nine hundred points.

With that, his three thousand points were used up exactly.

Originally, he had planned to redeem one or two secret arts, as well as a Mustard Seed Ring and Human-tier armor. Unfortunately, he had run out of points and could only give up.

Liang Bo carried the abridged copies of the Mysterious Yellow Body Tempering Art, Wave Stacking, and Flowing Light to the entrance of the main hall. There was an array there, guarded by a burly middle-aged man. Seeing Liang Bo emerge, the man immediately asked, "Newcomer?"

"Yes."

"Put your identity token and the three booklets you selected into the array, then stand on the steps in front of the array," the middle-aged man instructed.

Liang Bo promptly did as required. Then the array projected a message:

The three booklets are: Mysterious Yellow Body Tempering Art, first level; Wave Stacking, first three levels; Flowing Light, first two levels. A total of three thousand points is required. Please confirm whether to redeem.

"Confirm!"

Redemption successful! Your current points balance: 0.