Chapter 50 - A Secret Treasure Trove Within Him
Di Jiu saw different results each time he executed the third saber move. The whirlpool of Saber Qi could only bind a single position at first, but soon the effects of the third saber move were able to affect a larger area.
After he had been executing the third saber move for two whole days, he was able to feel the sensations of the fourth saber move.
The fourth saber move was included in the manual of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers. The Di Clan’s disciples would usually learn the fourth saber move by following the manual or their master’s guidance after they became familiar with the third saber move.
However, Di Jiu could feel the power of the fourth saber move right now, despite the fact that he had not read the respective chapter of the manual.
Di Jiu was sure that he was the only person in the Di Clan who was wired this way. This wasn’t merely because of his talent or resources. Perhaps his sense for the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers had heightened after he had cultivated to the second-stage Qi Refinement realm based on the Major Conduit Internal Records.
Di Jiu executed the fourth saber move without reading about it in the manual. He did so based solely on his intuition.
His fourth saber move had a slicing intent, so it could transform the air swept up from the subsequent strikes into a true slicing intent after the move had been executed. The slicing intent would then be combined to form a deadly saber flash. This saber flash was the true essence of that move.
Even though the weather had been normal lately, it was obvious to Di Jiu that the temperature dropped a few degrees as soon as he executed this move.
Bang! When the saber fell to the ground, the temperature seemed to go back to normal again.
Even though he could not cultivate that technique, he wondered whether it would be possible for him to practise the other moves.
He had previously taken a test that had shown he was unable to cultivate the Swirling Flaming Art, so he did not bother reading the rest of the book. Things were different now that he had cultivated the second stage of Qi Refinement, so he should be able to continue reading the book.
Di Jiu dashed into his aircraft and took the Secrets Of A Martial King out of his bag.
The first few pages contained the introduction and a test for detecting the presence of martial roots. The next few pages were full of diagrams on how to cultivate Qi. Di Jiu’s hands were trembling with excitement as he flipped to the last few pages.
The introduction mentioned clearly four Dharmic Spells: Fireball, Invisibility, Dust Removal, and Wind Blade. Even though there was no technique that would allow him to levitate, Di Jiu found it difficult to believe the potential that he could reach. He was indeed unaware of the treasure trove within him.
The Di Clan’s ancestors had known everything about martial arts after all. Di Jiu had been especially envious of the Fireball Dharmic Spell for a long time.
“Although cultivated inner Qi from Dao Cultivators cannot form a real fire, it can execute the Fireball Dharmic Spell via true Qi…”
The introduction was clear and easy to understand, and the complicated moves were also explained in great detail.
Di Jiu suddenly recalled the white-haired man who had performed the Fireball Dharmic Spell he was reading about. He had demonstrated many of the required moves at such extreme speed that Di Jiu had been unable to carefully observe the transformation.
Now that he had read about the Fireball Dharmic Spell in Secrets Of A Martial King, he realized that the move was not as difficult as he had thought after all.
Di Jiu spent the next few days practising those moves and trying to form fireballs. He felt like a child who had been given a new toy.
On the third day of his practice, he managed to form his first fireball. However, he was a little nervous, so he unconsciously threw it aside.
Bang! The fireball landed on a huge rock, which blew up almost immediately.
“That was easy. Seems like the white-haired man is not much stronger than me after all,” Di Jiu thought as he realized that his fireball was probably as powerful as the other man’s.
By the time he formed his second fireball, he was able to stay calm and allow it to spin on his palms. According to Secrets Of A Martial King, the fireball was formed using his own Quintessential Essence Dharmic Spell, so it would not hurt him unless he allowed it to.
However, the Fireball Dharmic Spell used up a lot of Quintessential Essence, so Di Jiu could not form too many fireballs. He felt strained after forming more than five, and it was obvious that the fireballs he had formed after the first one were not as good in terms of quality and strength.
The upside of forming fireballs constantly was that Di Jiu’s Quintessential Essence became more condensed after a few days, so he was able to form fireballs much faster.
This showed that the Swirling Flaming Art was more suitable for beginners than the Major Conduit Internal Records. The Swirling Flaming Art explained that cultivation had to be complemented with dharmic spells in order to achieve quicker improvement.
After learning to form fireballs, Di Jiu immersed himself completely into experimenting with all the dharmic spells. He even practised the moves of the Dust Removing Dharmic Spell consistently.
Even though he was running out of food rations, he couldn’t bring himself to leave the mountain. When he felt extremely hungry, he would go out to hunt wild animals or pick some wild berries to fill his stomach temporarily. He spent the rest of his time there practising various dharmic spells without eating or sleeping much.