Chapter 386: Vital Qi Near Perfection

Time trickled by, Yang Ling kept one eye on his Status Panel while observing his internal condition with the other.

The effects of the Crimson Ghost Ginseng had already begun to decline noticeably.

The numbers flickering on the Status Panel were also slowing down.

"Three hours in, and the Crimson Ghost Ginseng's effects are starting to fade."

Yang Ling felt a twinge of emptiness inside, but watching the various stats on the Status Panel climb had left him fairly satisfied.

From the very beginning until now, the Vajra Bright King Technique had gained a whopping 30,000 Experience Points!

He took a quick glance at each attribute:

Vajra Bright King Technique: 57130/100000

Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force: 30000/100000

Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram: 30000/1000000

Heavenly Will True Scripture: 50100/100000

Vital Qi: 19800

"Vital Qi increased by a full 3,000 points! It's still climbing now, though the pace has slowed down."

"All four Internal Techniques each gained 30,000 Experience Points, still haven't hit the cap, and can rise quite a bit more..."

"And this is only three hours... a total of 120,000 Experience Points for me..."

Yang Ling let out an awed sigh inwardly.

"If I were to cultivate the conventional way.

One Foundation Consolidation Pill every three days.

The monthly Internal Technique Experience cap would be 5,000 points.

It would take twenty-four months to achieve what I just did in three hours..."

"Getting 120,000 Internal Technique Experience in two years would already be considered freakishly fast for other Martial Artists."

"A dozen or so years, and you could amass a million Experience Points, pushing your Internal Technique to Transcendent."

"Even among players, ninety-nine percent would think this cultivation speed is plenty fast."

"In just over a decade, you could become a true expert, roughly the same amount of time it takes someone in the real world to go from kindergarten all the way into a prestigious university."

Precisely because he understood this, Yang Ling realized just how lucky he was.

This Crimson Ghost Ginseng had skyrocketed his Internal Technique Experience by a massive margin.

Now he could break through to Skilled much sooner and boost his combat power.

Future Experience Points would require more resources like this, and without enough strength, how could he possibly compete for them?

So, whether it was pushing his Internal Technique to Transcendent, or even advancing to the realm beyond in the future, he needed to accelerate his pace in this early stage.

"The Divine Realm has only been open for a short while now, who knows how many version updates will pop up later."

"I need to seize every advantage while the current version still favors the players!"

About another hour passed.

The Crimson Ghost Ginseng's power was completely spent.

Yang Ling opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Class: Judgment Officer (Spirit Pet Master)

Level: 90

Free Attribute Points: 63

Strength: 150

Agility: 149

Spirit: 280

Exclusive Skill: Insight x4 (Illegal activity within 30 days)

Exclusive Skill: Flame Immunity (One Minute)

Exclusive Skill: Summon Spirit Pet (Once per day)

Exclusive Skill: Ironclad Fortress (Five Minutes)

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 62130/100000

Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 35000/100000

Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram (Skilled)

Experience Points: 35000/1000000

Heavenly Will True Scripture (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 55100/100000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 6502/100000

Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 21190/100000

Ethereal Steps (Transcendent)

Wind God Vajra Legs (Transcendent)

Heaven's Will Divine Blade (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 0/100000

Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 23500/100000

HP: 5000

Vital Qi: 19999

Faction: Ironclad Department

"This Crimson Ghost Ginseng gave me a total of 140,000 Internal Technique Experience..."

"Normally, it should only grant 35,000, but since I cultivated four Internal Techniques simultaneously, I got four times the benefit."

Yang Ling knew that this kind of situation would almost never happen to anyone else.

Even core Martial Artists from the major sects mostly practiced just one Internal Technique, with only a portion of them dual-cultivating a second one.

Of all the Martial Artists he had ever seen, two Internal Techniques was the ceiling, and he had never once encountered anyone who cultivated three.

"So I extracted the maximum benefit from the Crimson Ghost Ginseng and got the biggest possible payoff!"

"But the Crimson Ghost Ginseng's shortcomings are pretty obvious too."

"My Level didn't increase, my Martial Arts Technique Proficiency didn't improve, and it didn't grant any attribute points."

"Vital Qi, on the other hand, went up quite a bit, but why is it stuck at 19,999 points? Is that my Vital Qi cap?"

Yang Ling's gaze landed on the final Vital Qi slot, replaying the situation from earlier.

Even before the Crimson Ghost Ginseng's power had been fully exhausted, his Vital Qi had already reached a staggering 19,999 points.

From that moment on, that last single point just refused to go up.

He couldn't help but suspect that he had hit his Vital Qi cap.

"If this counts as my Vital Qi cap, then I can start working on breaking through to Lower Fifth-Rank!"

Yang Ling was filled with anticipation.

There was practically no difference between 19,999 and 20,000 points anyway.

His current Vital Qi level was already a full double the Upper Sixth-Rank Vital Qi standard!

Combined with the gene mutation amplification from the Crimson Ghost Ginseng, he was bound to reap enormous benefits after breaking through to Lower Fifth-Rank!

"Oh right, the Heavenly Will True Scripture's Internal Technique Experience is also over fifty thousand points now, not far from breaking through to Skilled."

"At that point, I'll gain another 80 points of Spirit and unlock the Exclusive Skill: Absolute Focus."

"This skill should improve my flying dagger accuracy."

He thought back to the White Bone Elder he had encountered in the Skeleton Cave Dungeon during that random match.

That elder's Spirit far exceeded his own, and when he had unleashed the Heaven's Will Divine Blade back then, his accuracy had plummeted.

It was because the opponent's predictive ability was superior to his.

If he hadn't had the advantage of Agility, he might not have landed even one dagger out of a hundred throws.

He guessed that the Absolute Focus skill was precisely meant to boost flying dagger accuracy in situations like that.

It would likely provide a massive enhancement to perception.

"Object Control, combined with Absolute Focus, is bound to give my flying daggers a huge power boost!"

Yang Ling left the Meditation Room and headed to the Lin family's banquet hall.

Lin Zhen was carefully pouring tea for the Devour Heaven Palace Master.

Lin Baoshan and his wife were chatting and laughing with her about some amusing anecdotes regarding the Lin family business.

The Devour Heaven Palace Master responded with a half-hearted word here and there.

Despite her cold demeanor, the couple wasn't offended in the slightest, instead, they felt it was only natural.

The person before them was a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, the fact that she was willing to sit in the Lin residence for even a moment was already an immense honor for the Lin family!

As long as word of this got out, who would dare to look down on the Lin family in the Qi Heavenly Provincial Capital from now on?

Catching sight of Yang Ling's arrival, the Devour Heaven Palace Master casually swept her gaze over him, and a flicker of surprise passed through her eyes.

"Yang Ling, you've already polished your Vital Qi to near perfection?"

"What!? Senior Brother Yang's Vital Qi has reached near perfection? That fast!?"

Lin Zhen's hand trembled, and the teapot nearly slipped from his grasp as he looked at Yang Ling in disbelief.

He had also consumed the Crimson Ghost Ginseng, so he knew exactly what it could do.

Its effect on Vital Qi wasn't actually that terrifying, roughly equivalent to a single dose of Vital Qi Age Defying.

For the other party's Vital Qi to reach near perfection, it meant that before even taking it, his Vital Qi was already extremely high!

Far surpassing the Upper Sixth-Rank Vital Qi standard!

Lin Baoshan was also taken aback, his gaze growing noticeably more serious.

Vital Qi near perfection, how long had it been since he had last heard those words?

In the eyes of ordinary Martial Artists across the martial world, that was practically a legend.

Yang Ling paused mid-step.

Vital Qi near perfection?

So 19,999 wasn't the cap after all, he just hadn't reached true perfection yet?

Yang Ling immediately clasped his hands and said, "Master, this disciple isn't entirely certain if my Vital Qi has reached near perfection.

When I took the Crimson Ghost Ginseng earlier, my Vital Qi stopped moving once it climbed to a certain point."