As they watched Ji Wuchang walk away, jealousy surfaced in An Kexin's and Tai Yujie's eyes, and their gazes grew a little colder!
How could they not know how powerful the Jade Shattering Finger was? Both of them had watched their master use it.
With a single point of a finger, a mountain peak shattered, a whole section sheared away!
That scene had remained etched in their minds, unforgettable even now!
Why?
They had both joined earlier, and their cultivation was stronger, yet their master had not taught them this combat technique. Instead, she had taught it to that junior brother at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer!
At that moment, An Kexin and Tai Yujie were both screaming inwardly! Their hearts had already become twisted!
They even harbored a trace of resentment toward their master, resenting her unfairness!
Naturally, Ji Wuchang would not concern himself with these two senior sisters he had acquired by default. They were not worth wasting any of his effort on.
Remembering how, in his previous life, he had eagerly greeted them every morning, only to be shooed away like a fly, Ji Wuchang could only shake his head with a bitter smile.
A simp, a simp-keep simping, and you would end up with nothing.
If he had not had a little luck in his previous life and obtained the purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art in a secret realm, breaking through to the Soul Splitting Realm would have been nothing but a tale from the Arabian Nights!
Ji Wuchang sat cross-legged, recalling the essential principles of the Jade Shattering Finger.
The Jade Shattering Finger was extremely domineering. Using it required frantically compressing the spiritual power within his body, making it exceptionally dense.
He then had to channel that frantically compressed spiritual power into his fingertip and merge it with his physical strength, forming a combined force.
This force was extremely violent and could explode at any moment. "Shattering jade" also meant exploding here!
The Jade Shattering Finger unleashed through this method was naturally powerful, but its consumption was equally frightening. Almost every use required a third of the spiritual power in his body.
Of course, that one-third figure applied to Ji Wuchang as he was now.
Once Ji Wuchang's cultivation grew stronger, the proportion consumed would not be so high, but the actual force unleashed would only grow more powerful.
Ji Wuchang really had never practiced the Jade Shattering Finger in his previous life.
Because problems with his meridians had prevented him from practicing it in his previous life, Meng Caihong had not passed the Jade Shattering Finger on to him, teaching it to his second senior brother, Zeng Linghong, instead.
But that little simp of a second senior brother had secretly taught it to their junior sister, Tai Yujie. Tai Yujie had then taught it to Xiao Fan, making the Jade Shattering Finger one of Xiao Fan's trump cards.
Ji Wuchang had seen Xiao Fan use it many times. Though jealous, he could do nothing about it!
The Jade Shattering Finger was not a combat technique belonging to the Longevity Sect. Meng Caihong had obtained it herself during a training journey.
When Meng Caihong later saw Xiao Fan use the Jade Shattering Finger, she had naturally flown into a rage and demanded to know where he had learned it.
But with Fifth Elder Tang Yiyuan protecting him, not a damn thing had happened to Xiao Fan. In the end, only Second Senior Brother Zeng Linghong had been punished.
Zeng Linghong truly lived up to being a simp. No matter how his master pressured him, he never gave Tai Yujie away!
It was precisely because of this incident that Meng Caihong disliked Zeng Linghong, leaving him perpetually unhappy afterward.
In the end, feeling that he had let his master down, he had gone out on a training journey, hoping to find a combat technique of the same grade to offer her and make amends.
But Earth Rank combat techniques were not cabbages. How could one be so easy to find?
After Tai Yujie died, Zeng Linghong's heart had filled with hatred. He had entered a secret realm to explore it, only to meet with danger and perish, his Dao extinguished!
Now that his master had passed the Jade Shattering Finger on to him, all of this would be rewritten!
Ji Wuchang pondered for a moment. Once he had thoroughly sorted out how to cultivate the Jade Shattering Finger, he began practicing.
Early the next morning, Ji Wuchang leaped down from his rooftop, purple Qi swirling in his eyes.
"System, check in!"
[Ding! Successfully checked in at Little Cloud Peak of the Longevity Sect. Reward: one year of cultivation! Fortune Points +1.]
Hearing the system's voice, Ji Wuchang gave a helpless, bitter smile.
This was his third time checking in at Little Bamboo Peak, and the rewards dwindled with every check-in!
The next check-in would probably yield no reward at all.
Ji Wuchang guided all that pure spiritual power within his body into his internal organs, then checked the system panel!
[Host: Ji Wuchang] [Cultivation: peak of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer] [Innate aptitude: middle-grade Earth Rank] [Fortune Points: 782] [Special abilities: none] [System missions: none]
Seeing that his Fortune Points had accumulated to over seven hundred, Ji Wuchang could not help rubbing his chin with his left hand.
Lately, whenever he had nothing to do, Ji Wuchang would study the system.
To be honest, he still had not fully figured out how to use it.
Suddenly, Ji Wuchang thought of the Thunder Explosion Fist, and his eyes lit up.
"System, can I use Fortune Points to cultivate the Jade Shattering Finger?"
[Master, of course you can. The Jade Shattering Finger is a middle-grade Earth Rank combat technique, so the cost is relatively high!] [Spending 500 Fortune Points will bring the Jade Shattering Finger to minor accomplishment. Would you like to proceed, Master?]
Ji Wuchang froze the instant he heard this and hurriedly asked, "System, you're not ripping me off, are you? Why is it so expensive?"
[Master, if you cultivated the Jade Shattering Finger normally, reaching minor accomplishment would take at least half a year!] [By comparison, are 500 Fortune Points still expensive?]
Ji Wuchang frowned slightly when he heard this. The system really was right.
Although he had practiced all night yesterday, he had not even touched the threshold. Mastering it would indeed take considerable time.
At that moment, Ji Wuchang hesitated.
"System, how can I copy other people's cultivation methods, combat techniques, secret techniques, lifespan, innate aptitude, and so on?"
[Master, the system will automatically scan and select things useful to you, then notify you!] [Considering how few Fortune Points you currently have, Master, you should save them. Otherwise, when you encounter something good later, you can only let it slip away!]
Hearing the system's voice, Ji Wuchang went numb. The system was looking down on him! This left Ji Wuchang utterly speechless.
[The system reminds you, Master, that you still have one unused lottery draw!]
Just then, the system's voice rang out again, leaving Ji Wuchang momentarily stunned. He really had forgotten about that!
"System, draw!"
As Ji Wuchang spoke, a trace of eagerness appeared in his eyes.
He was full of anticipation, wondering what his first lottery draw would yield.
[Ding, lottery draw successful! Congratulations, Master, on obtaining one opportunity for sudden enlightenment, lasting half an incense stick!] [A reminder, Master: during sudden enlightenment, you can examine your body, find your flaws, and remedy them!]
Ji Wuchang was overjoyed to hear this.
Only yesterday, he had told his master, Meng Caihong, that his soaring cultivation had resulted from sudden enlightenment. He had never expected sudden enlightenment to actually arrive today!
Without the slightest hesitation, Ji Wuchang hurriedly sat cross-legged. An indescribably profound state instantly manifested over his body.
Ji Wuchang instantly felt the power of his soul increase a hundredfold, a thousandfold. His Primordial Spirit rapidly grew stronger, like a thousand-foot giant.
Ji Wuchang was dumbfounded, then instantly remembered: wasn't this precisely his chance to find his own flaws?
At that thought, Ji Wuchang hurriedly scanned his body with his soul and indeed discovered many problems.