Chapter 401 - Human Efforts Sometimes Reach Their Limits
Chapter 401 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" reveals: In a supremely splendid courtyard,the youth in the splendid robe had a gloomy expression, remaining... Keep reading!
In a supremely splendid courtyard,the youth in the splendid robe had a gloomy expression, remaining silent.
âGuang Shu,â a middle-aged beautiful woman entered, asking with concern, âWhy did you send away the servants?
What happened?â
The youth forced a smile, evidently reluctant to speak, but managed to reply, âI lost a match and felt disgraced.
I didnât want to be seen.â
He didnât specify where or to whom he had lost, yet the beautiful woman seemed to know about the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Upon hearing this, she tried to offer comfort, âDonât take a single victory or defeat to heart too much, everyone loses at times.â
The youth in the splendid robe became even more annoyed, raising his voice, âJust because others have lost, my loss is justified, is that it?â
âThatâs not what mother means,â the middle-aged woman explained, âConsidering youâve achieved such strength within a year of opening your meridians, youâve worked hard already.
Moreover, this is your first defeat.â
âIs that so?â the youth retorted coldly, âHaving built such a solid foundation before opening my meridians, and now, I canât even be the first among my peers!â
In a gentle voice, the middle-aged woman said, âWith the vast world full of talented individuals, who can claim to be forever the best?
You didnât use the Heaven Essence Grand Pill when opening your meridians, which inevitably means youâre at a congenital disadvantageâŚâ
âStop making excuses for me!â the youth in the splendid robe stormed off.
However, just before leaving the courtyard, he threw back a final remark, âWeak is weak, I can face it, but I wonât always be this weak!â
The middle-aged woman was momentarily stunned.
Only after a while did she sigh towards the deserted courtyard, âMy foolish child.
There are limits to human capabilities, even ifâŚ
why must you be so hard on yourself?â
With a series of victories and having earned a renowned name among the Taixu six-direction cultivators, Jiang Wang accumulated ten thousand and ten merit points.
Facing that youth in the splendid robe, he wasnât sure he could win again.
Therefore, he needed to make use of the benefits that came with the six-direction cultivatorâs renowned name as soon as possible.
The effect of adding a layer to the performance stage allowed him to directly employ a three-layered performance platform to deduce cultivation techniques.
Compared with a two-layered platform, a three-layered one evidently could offer superior choices.
However, there were certain limitations.
Because every cultivation technique and Dao Technique has its limits.
Some might have already reached their limits at two layers, so even if the platform were raised to three layers, there would be no room for improvement.
Jiang Wang examined his own Dao Technique system; the techniques that currently needed improvement and had both the space and value for enhancement were mainly four.
Control-class Dao Technique, âFive Qi Tiger Binding.â
Area-of-effect-class Dao Technique, âSea of Flame Flowers.â
Enhancement-class Dao Technique, âThorn Crown.â
Tracking-class Dao Technique, âRecollection.â
Ranked in descending order of need.
As for the other Dao Techniques, some had no value for improvement, such as âVine Snake Enwallingâ; others had potential for advancement but not enough to justify the effort, for example, after âSea of Flame Flowers,â one could inevitably deduce âFlame Flower Burning City,â but that required an absolute amount of ability which was insufficient; or some would exceed Jiang Wangâs current capability to control once improved, which would be pointless, like âEight Sounds Flame Sparrow.â
In terms of needs, more control-class Dao Techniques were naturally better, as were life-saving techniques.
Even after the âFour Spirits Body Refinement,â there was a need for new body refining techniques.
Unfortunately, the performance stage could not conjure something out of nothing.
And regarding the Sword Dao, he preferred to develop it from within himself and did not wish to rely on the performance stage.
A gentleman uses tools to his advantage but should not depend entirely on âthingsâ and must always strive for self-improvement.
Among these four techniques, âFive Qi Tiger Bindingâ evolved from the second-grade top-quality âTiger Bindingâ and could perhaps be expanded with the transition from a two-layered platform to a three-layered one.
âSea of Flame Flowersâ was developed by Jiang Wang himself by merging and elevating different techniques, and now it was struggling to keep up with high-level combat, necessitating further refinement and enhancement with the three-layered platform.
The crown of thorns is merely a second-rate superior product, which finds it very difficult to enhance first-rate Dao Techniques.
As for Recollection, it evolved from a third-rate middling Recollection Grass, with an extremely shallow foundation.
Now a second-rate inferior product, it is almost unusable in equal-rank battles, and may not even be able to trace anyoneâs whereabouts.
But the need for it comes last.
Only after strengthening the other three Dao Techniques and if there are any efforts left, will it be invested in.
After some deduction, contrary to Jiang Wangâs expectations, among the several Dao Techniques, the Five Qi Tiger Binding consumed the least efforts, taking only five hundred points of effort.
Upon inspecting the final changes to the Dao Techniques, Jiang Wang found that it only improved control over the five qi, which was better than nothing.
Perhaps it had reached its limit.
By the time both the Sea of Flame Flowers and the Crown of Thorns evolved to the inferior level of the first-rate, more than ten thousand effort points had already been exhausted.
Recollection could only wait until next time.
The sublimated Sea of Flame Flowers strengthened the cycle of creation and extinction of Flame Flowers, enhancing the toughness of the Dao Technique itself.
It seemed it would no longer be easily âtorn apartââpreviously, as a Dao Technique designed to create an advantage on the battlefield, it rarely succeeded in doing so for Jiang Wang.
After the sublimation of the Crown of Thorns, it also became effective against first-rate Dao Techniques.
Apart from the thorns becoming somewhat sharper, there were no other changes in its outward appearance.
The names of the two Dao Techniques didnât even need to be changed.
Having fully familiarized himself with the sublimated Dao Techniques, the improvement in his combat power goes without saying.
On the other hand, the acquisition of the title âCultivator of the Six Harmoniesâ led Jiang Wang to speculate about the blessed lands.
Was the secret of the blessed lands revealed only upon the true victory in the challenge for the lands?
Previously, because his blessed land was âinheritedâ and later continuously downgraded, that part of learning information was forgoneâŚ
The more he understood the Taixu Illusion Realm, the more awe he felt for it all.
What kind of person or organization could create such a grand âillusionary realmâ?
Upon leaving the Taixu Illusion Realm, Jiang Wang did not immediately immerse himself in battle analysis and cultivation as usual.
Instead, he tidied up his appearance a bit and stepped out of his room.
Today was a special day; Xu Fangâs remains were to be interred.
It must be said that ever since Xu Fang exposed his heart and took his life in the Blue Stone Palace, his body has been lying outside the palace, attracting no concern.
No matter how deserted or cold the Blue Stone Palace was, it was still part of the Emperor Qiâs palace complex.
In such a place, an unclaimed corpse seemed very eerie.
Emperor Qiâs silence from start to finish made it difficult to grasp the underlying pattern, leaving even the so-called taking sides almost impossible.
The handling of Xu Fangâs remains seemed naturally tinged with a political statement.
Few dared to make a rash declaration.
Many were thinking that perhaps the corpse was waiting for Jiang Wuliang to handle itâeven though confined, having a corpse lying outside the dwelling was unacceptable.
Jiang Wuliang had enough reasons to do something about it, after all, Xu Fangâs act was also a deep stab at him.
But Jiang Wuliang also maintained his silence, as if he knew nothing about the outside world, or perhaps just did not care.
People believe that one should find peace in burial.
Zhongxuan Sheng could not come forward to collect the remains.
For the same reason, Jiang Wang couldnât do so either.
As for the Business AllianceâŚ
For the same suspicion cast upon Zhongxuan Sheng, the Jubao Business Associationâs current predicament made the Business Alliance an even more suspect party.
No evidence was needed, only a motive.
There was no need to even ask Qing Xi; he would definitely refuse.
It would just sour his face for no good reason.
For various reasons, even though it weighed on his mind, he could only silently watch as it was.
In the end, it was Xu Xiangqian who stepped forward to resolve this matter.
His reason was simpleâa gentleman should not be left without a resting place for his bones.
So, he paid out of his own pocket to bury Xu Fangâs remains.