Chen Jinggang was about to go get the martial arts manual to learn when he suddenly remembered his previous encounter with Mo Ke from the "Black Flag Mercenary Group" who was assassinating Black Hand. He recounted the incident and also told his master that he had accidentally learned from her that the type of spiritual energy he cultivated was Dao Qi, and that there was a Feng Shui master behind "Black Hand".

When the expert heard about "the Qi of the Dao," he showed no expression. However, when he heard that "there is a Feng Shui master behind the scenes," he showed a rare expression of frowning.

“You cultivate the Dao Qi, which is similar to what I expected.” The expert nodded and went into a room. In addition to martial arts manuals, he took out a few sheets of paper.

“After you’ve read the information written here, go and burn it.” The expert pointed to the few sheets of paper: “It contains some basic knowledge about spiritual practice. Take a look for yourself, and ask me if you don’t understand anything.”

Chen Jing took them, nodded, and found a spot to read them.

"The Body Realm is an incomplete state of the Blood Realm, or more accurately, 'half of the Blood Realm.' Therefore, the most important thing for Body Realm cultivators is to absorb spiritual energy as soon as possible to enter the Blood Realm and temper their character through cultivation methods. Mastering spiritual energy can be postponed, but preparations can be made in advance."

"The common characteristic of the Blood Realm is that the blood and qi greatly improve physical fitness, and the hallmark feature is that spiritual energy enters the blood, like a fish swimming around the whole body."

"The common characteristic of those in the Dan realm is that spiritual energy condenses into an inner core. The iconic feature is the Dan fire, which can be easily ignited with spiritual power. Its destructive power is similar to that of an ordinary flame, and it is not very lethal. It is only used as a distinguishing feature."

"The common characteristic of Qi Realm is that spiritual energy gathers into aura. Aura can offset the damage suffered by oneself, weaken the impact on oneself, or exert influence on the surroundings according to different spiritual power attributes. The iconic feature is that spiritual energy is released outward to form an armor-like 'aura'."

“Mingjing… uh, there is no Mingjing.” Chen Jing turned to the next page.

"Battle cultivators cultivate Battle Qi. The characteristic of the Blood Realm of Battle Qi is that they are extremely proficient in various tactics and techniques, making them geniuses in learning all combat techniques and martial arts styles. From this point onward, major battle cultivators are divided into two categories: those who specialize in one skill, and those who broadly learn various techniques..."

"When a warrior cultivator reaches the Dan realm, their learning talent is further enhanced from combat skills to all aspects, from astronomy to geography, mathematics, geomancy, divination, alchemy, painting, medicine and miscellaneous studies. They are all-rounders in learning. Warrior cultivators in the Dan realm can also occasionally burst out with inspiration and wonderful ideas that only geniuses can occasionally obtain, which can be used to assist in combat, learning, invention and creation."

"When a warrior reaches the Qi Realm, he can use his aura to inspire his companions, weaken his enemies, make his followers fearless, and instill fear in his enemies. He can use a variety of inspirational and command-type spells, making him a natural commander with extraordinary charisma."

Wow, that's amazing... Chen Jing thought with envy.

Having a talent for learning means having everything! Knowledge is power!

Chen Jing continued flipping through the pages.

"Corpse cultivators (who call themselves spiritual cultivators) cultivate spiritual energy..."

Skipping over most of what his master had already said, Chen Jing saw the characteristics of a corpse cultivator's Qi realm.

"When a corpse cultivator reaches the Qi Realm, they can modify zombies to various degrees, making them more agile, resilient, or even imbuing them with all sorts of bizarre abilities. They are artists who create zombies. Qi Realm corpse cultivators can also transform their weapons into 'flying swords' to fight on their own, and can cast many undead and cold-related spells. They can even use the limbs of powerful corpses as their own..."

Something's not right about this flying sword... Chen Jing thought. Logically speaking, from a "profession" perspective, flying swords should all belong to the "battle cultivator" category!

Hmm... turning a corpse into a zombie is a kind of resurrection, and turning a weapon you're with every day into a flying sword is also a kind of resurrection. So flying swords belong to the abilities of spiritual cultivation, uh, corpse cultivation?

It's also possible that a soul was injected into the weapon, turning it into a living being inhabited by an evil spirit... Chen Jing thought.

It seems that the priest is a corpse cultivator at the Dan realm. If he had reached the Qi realm, he would have flown over with a flash of cold light... Just thinking about it is even more terrifying. Uh, but is the power of a flying sword greater than that of a bullet?

Putting aside his chaotic thoughts, Chen Jing turned to the next page.

"Ink cultivators practice the Qi of Ink. Blood Realm Ink cultivators excel at forging weapons and armor. Products they make using the same processes and materials are always much stronger. They can also temporarily enhance or weaken the materials they have, altering their properties. They are also skilled at concocting sword oils and potions with different effects..."

"Dan Jing Mo Xiu is a skilled craftsman and master of hidden weapons. He is adept at making many ingenious tools and weapons, and skilled at setting up traps and fortifications. He is also an expert in trigger-type hidden weapons, explosives and potions."

"Qi Realm Ink Cultivators have a unique name: Mechanism Masters. They can manipulate mechanisms from a considerable distance, operating a large self-propelled mechanism or many smaller ones, and this relies on the unique aura of Ink Qi..."

Chen Jing recalled a battle he had previously witnessed, in which the Black Flag Mercenary Group assassin used paper cranes with wings as sharp as knives and bomb traps, confirming that the Mo Xiu belonged to the Qi Realm.

"That's amazing... I don't know how many people the Black Hand mobilized to kill him back then. Mo Wujiang was just a small part of what I saw." Chen Jing thought to himself, and felt that Mo Xiu's abilities were quite impressive.

Unfortunately, it would be perfect if one could use spiritual power to create projections of certain weapons. But what is a large self-propelled mechanism? Could it be a Gundam? Wait, what am I thinking... Chen Jing interrupted his wandering thoughts and turned to the next page, which was also the last page, "Common Sense of Cultivation".

Having spent the past few days looking up words in the dictionary while reading, Chen Jing has become increasingly proficient at using dictionaries and has learned more and more characters.

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