Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14 - 14 Perfect

Li Qian opened his eyes, sparking like electricity in the void. He stretched out his palm and a strange current emerged from the acupoints in his palm, swirling around endlessly, emitting a faint sizzling sound.

"Is this what Inner Qi is?"

Li Qian murmured to himself.

Suddenly, his palm transformed, his fingers shaping into a sword, and with a stroke, a shrieking Sword Qi shot out, flying three feet before dissipating.

But after this single sword strike, he immediately felt a large consumption of Inner Qi, as if there was an invisible deficit.

"At most three feet distant, the Inner Qi will dissipate... The distance capable of an attack... I estimate to be about one foot."

Li Qian murmured to himself.

Don't underestimate that additional foot; it's like wielding a sword one foot longer, significantly increasing its threat.

The saying goes, "an inch longer, an inch stronger."

Moreover... an attack employing Inner Qi is sudden and leaves no trace, posing a threat in battle far greater than that of weapons.

The downside is that Inner Qi is consumed, with no possibility of retrieval.

Once too much Inner Qi is used, it's no different from a Martial Apprentice with Inner Strength.

"Furthermore, the attack I just released, guided by Sword Stabbing Fist, had very limited power. If it were a true Martial Arts Technique... I imagine it would be much more powerful."

Li Qian sighed.

To acquire Martial Arts Techniques and better Martial Arts Cultivation Methods, the difficulty is not small at all.

With hardly any contribution points at hand, even though he knows there are many good things in the black market, he has no chance of obtaining them.

He could only place his hopes on the treasure map left by Elder Song.

But his current strength is too weak; he dares not take such a risk.

"Still, I'll take it slow; I'm now a novice Martial Artist, and I have some ability to protect myself."

Li Qian shook his head, discarding those unrealistic thoughts.

.....

Since becoming a novice Martial Artist, Li Qian's routine has not changed.

Ringing the bell, practicing martial arts.

However, the effect of Sword Stabbing Fist was getting weaker, and the increase of Inner Qi was very slow.

He urgently needed a genuine Internal Cultivation Method to practice, even with the aid of Chen Bell, his cultivation would stagnate in the Postnatal First Layer for a prolonged time.

Time passed day by day.

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

Unnoticeably, he had been a servant disciple at the Divine Sword Sect for two years.

Host: Li Qian.

Cultivation: Postnatal (First Layer 17/100).

Sacrificial Artifact: Chen Bell (Treasure 721/1000).

Martial Arts: Sword Stabbing Fist (Great Success 99/100).

.....

The information displayed on the system panel had changed significantly.

Cultivation reached the Postnatal First Layer.

And behind the First Layer, a progress bar had been added.

Even behind Sword Stabbing Fist, a progress bar appeared; this was after he became a novice Martial Artist.

After several months of cultivation, his Inner Qi Cultivation had only increased by seventeen points, roughly three points per month.

With the current pace of cultivation, to advance to the Postnatal Second Layer would probably take more than two years.

It was really too slow.

With nine layers in the Postnatal Realm, moving from the First to the Second Layer would take three years, so to cultivate to the Postnatal Ninth Layer, wouldn't it take decades or even a hundred years – no, he would never be able to cultivate to...

The higher the cultivation, the harder and slower the progress.

There's no way around it; the effect of cultivating Sword Stabbing Fist will continue to diminish until it has no effect at all.

"Should I take the Inner Sect Disciple exam?"

That thought flashed through his mind for a moment.

But he dismissed it immediately.

He definitely couldn't leave the Bell Platform.

For him, Martial Arts Cultivation is actually secondary; the most important thing is the Sacrificial Artifact Chen Bell.

"Another year or so, and the Chen Bell will be able to upgrade again, and there will surely be even greater changes."