Novel Full Chapter 113 - Unknown Talent
He couldn't help but feel weak, insignificant and ignorant after what the system had informed him about how far one could go in terms of cultivation and the system also implied that there were more Cultivation Realms after the Mortal Cultivation Realm.
But instead of feeling discouraged or overwhelmed, Adam was excited to explore the higher cultivation levels, while also finding out more about the world and cultivation.
It had also revealed to him that there weren't any cultivators within his vicinity which had surpassed the Advanced Level of the Mortal Realm within his vicinity, apart from his master that would have been at a higher cultivation level, if it wasn't for him sacrificing his cultivation to extend his lifespan through a forbidden method.
The system confirmed that there was still a long way for him to go and that there could be cultivators out there with godly power and abilities, which reinvigorated Adam's drive to increase his strength and learn more about cultivation and the world.
With that, Adam had gone over everything that he needed to review and find out about as he felt that he was ready to show his master the results of his slumber and continue his training.
"Master, I have learned the techniques that you explained to me" called out Adam as he stood up.
"Already, that was quite fast" murmured his master as he yawned and got up from the corner of the dojo that he lay in.
"How did you learn them when you've been sleeping in that corner the entire time, and it seems as though your cultivation level has increased slightly as well," asked his master as he stood up and headed towards Adam.
Before Adam could answer or react, his master had appeared before him with incredible speed and grabbed his wrist.
Placing two fingers on his inner wrist, his master streamed some of his own energy into Adam's body and used it to scan and observe everything about Adam's body.
"Both your Internal and External Cultivation has broken through to rank 2 of the Novice Level, so you are an early Rank 2 Novice Cultivator, but your power is on the level of a mid-rank 2 Novice Cultivator" observed his master who was surprised by Adam's body.
"Show me kid, how much of the technique have you learnt. It is a technique that can't be completely taught and it is different for each individual, so I am interested to see how you have sued the idea and concept behind the techniques" stated his master.
Adam then proceeded to use both the techniques one after the other, but he only used it to 3% mastery as he didn't want to shock his master too much and reveal anything to do with the system.
But even 3% mastery was shocking and incredible for somebody to reach in 15 hours while sleeping, but his master stayed calm and didn't interrogate him as he has a slight smile.
"What you have told me is known as an External Cultivator, was called a Martial Artist in my day, and what is now known as an Internal Cultivator was called a qi or internal strength user" narrated his master who randomly began telling Adam about his past.
"It was a time where strength reined over everything else, but now it seems that the world has changed and has had many technological advancements. With it has come unique individuals" stated his master.
"Master where are you from? and how old are you?" asked Adam who wanted to gauge the generation that his master was from and in what country.
"Those questions will be left unanswered, but I sensed that your body has some impurities and I will help you dispel them" stated his master, unwilling to answer his questions.
[It must be the impurities from the low graded pills that I took previously. I have been able to sense slight traces of them in my body, but I've had no clue how to get rid of them] thought Adam to himself as he attentively watched his master's every move, wanting to learn from him.
"This is a basic method of removing impurities in the body that if aren't dealt with will have long term effects on your health, cultivation speed and ability to wield energy. You must have taken a lot of low graded pills at once and you haven't come across any issues thus far because of them, but they will become an issue in the future if they aren't dealt with now" stated his master.
Adam knew that with the system, if he hunted beasts, he would still be able to increase his cultivation level and stats, so the impurities wouldn't affect him in terms of cultivation, but he did notice that it would take longer to use his energy sometimes and it did hinder him slightly.
"This is a simple method to dispel impurities and is quite widely found. After consuming a pill one must remove the impurities as soon as possible after consuming the pill, or should consume an A graded pill which has minimal impurities and can be dispelled within a short while through cultivating. There are many pills such as pills that recover vitality, pills that recover energy, pills that help one past bottlenecks and there a pills for almost anything that you can think of. However, they are all split into grades depending on the purity and quality of the pill and are ranked based on Cultivation Levels, such as an A graded Mortal Vitality Recovery Pill" explained his master who thought that Adam was lacking basic knowledge.
He was lacking information, but the system was providing him with the information as he developed and he felt that he had the basic knowledge of cultivation and most things around it.
Despite that, Adam still listened attentively to his master and had spotted that there quite a few differences between the way that the system graded and measured things when compared to how his master was explaining things.
[He speaks, acts and seems as though he is somebody from ancient China, like in the cultivation novels. However, he doesn't look Chinese and I haven't seen him speak Mandarin either. But it seems that he left this place while I was gone and he has become accustomed to the modern society in the few days that I was gone and has basic knowledge of how the world is currently] observed Adam from what he had heard and seen from his master and was still unsure of his master's origins.
Adam was unsure of his master's origins and knew most of what he was being taught already, but seeing the depth that his master was going into during his explanation, Adam was glad that he was being taught properly by his master as he made sure to note everything down.
"An F Grade Talent should be able to reach the peak of the Novice Cultivation Level within 10-20 years depending on the subgrade of the talent. However, with the lack of areas with abundant energy and the lack of resources and compatible methods, that evaluation is hard to stick to. While for an E Grade Talent, they should be able to reach the peak of the Novice Cultivation Level within 1-10 years depending on their circumstance" stated the old man.
"However these evaluations are based on the cultivator having a compatible method and the right resources to be able to do so, which most don't have. It also depends on the perceptivity of the individual, which would dictate whether or not they were able to comprehend a method, and whether they would work hard to increase their cultivation. It also depends on whether they have someone to teach and guide them and on the strength of their will power. If one doesn't have the determination and desire to increase their strength, it is impossible to do so. On top of all that, it also requires one to be educated on cultivation and almost always takes much longer than the estimated time" added his master.
"You on the other hand have an unusual body and I can't gauge your talent or ability. However with me as your master and your crazy nature that is driving you forwards, you should be able to reach the peak of the Novice Cultivation Level within a year like an E:1 graded talent would be able to" estimated his master.
[So that means that if the Maxwell Family has talents that are of the E grade, they would have many advanced cultivators that will be very powerful and difficult to face] thought Adam to himself.
He was yet to know what they were like and whether or not they would become his enemy, but he wasn't planning to find out until he was confident in his strength, and his weird, but powerful, master before him was willing to teach him and guide him on his path.
"Yes, master" stated Adam determinedly.