Chapter 150: The Path Of Advancement And The Twelve Major Version Updates
“Three super-level Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods?”
Lin Qi looked at the system prompt text displayed at the bottom of his vision, his heart full of astonishment and shock.
On his way back to Crimson Moon Mountain, he had the players drive the transport vehicle while he carefully read through the twelve cultivation methods on the storage chip, especially the four cultivation methods above the martial artist level.
After several hours of reading, Lin Qi also understood the realm above martial artist, or rather the next stage after viscera refining martial artist.
At the apprentice-level, people only needed to simply enhance the strength of all their muscles, pushing all the muscles of the body to the extreme.
Some powerful apprentice-level cultivation methods could even quench part of the internal organs at the apprentice-level, thereby increasing their qi and blood capacity.
Once at the martial artist level, or more accurately as viscera refining martial artists, they began to truly strengthen the internal organs, greatly enhancing their qi and blood, allowing them to do many things ordinary people simply could not.
For example, a strengthened heart could greatly increase blood circulation speed, thereby raising the body’s metabolism rate, and greatly boosting stamina and recovery power.
For example, strengthened lungs could greatly increase lung capacity, allowing stored oxygen to increase tenfold or even dozens of times. Even without breathing for several minutes, one could still engage in high-intensity battle, vastly extending the duration of explosive power. Unlike ordinary people whose full-force burst could only last a few seconds, a viscera refining martial artist’s burst time could last more than ten times that.
For example, a strengthened stomach and intestines could greatly improve digestive ability and energy absorption speed.
For example, strengthened liver and kidneys could greatly enhance metabolism and immune function.
This strengthening of the internal organs allowed viscera refining martial artists to possess physical fitness far beyond ordinary people. When trained to the extreme, calling them little supermen would not be an exaggeration.
Above viscera refining martial artists were bone forging martial artists. At this stage, it was essentially the feedback gained when the internal organs were strengthened to a certain limit.
From outside to inside as apprentices, then from inside to outside, they strengthened all the bones, thereby completely changing the essence of life and gaining strength that viscera refining martial artists could never hope to reach.
One punch could collapse a mountain, one kick could shake the earth.
And precisely because of this qualitative change, the major powers in every city all wanted to keep this firmly in their own hands.
However, becoming a bone forging martial artist was not an easy matter. If one did not strengthen the internal organs to the extreme so that they in turn reinforced all the bones, then one would be stuck at the viscera refining level for life.
Different viscera refining level cultivation methods also varied slightly in how much they strengthened the internal organs. Beginner-level martial artist level cultivation methods could at most complete 70% of the internal organ strengthening. The height one could reach in this life would be limited to the extreme of advanced martial artist level, never becoming a bone forging martial artist.
Only by learning intermediate martial artist level cultivation methods to raise internal organ strengthening to 80%, and with some external aids to forcibly boost qi and blood and reinforce all the bones, plus a Bone Forging Realm cultivation method, could one become a bone forging martial artist.
If one learned an advanced martial artist level cultivation method, one could at most strengthen the internal organs to 90%. When fully mastered, one’s qi and blood could naturally reinforce all the bones. Combined with a Bone Forging Realm cultivation method, it would be easy to become a bone forging martial artist.
As for Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods, it was the same. Advanced Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods strengthened the skeleton far more than beginner and intermediate Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods.
Beginner Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods could raise bone strength threefold, making the entire skeleton like steel.
Intermediate Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods could raise bone strength fourfold.
Advanced Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods could raise bone strength fivefold.
Because the degree of bone strengthening differed, not only was there a huge gap in qi and blood, but the difficulty of breaking through to the next realm was completely different.
The strong ones of that realm were beings who could determine the rise and fall of a city.
Now he had obtained in one go three Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods leading to that realm, and they were super-level secret techniques, clearly cultivation methods surpassing advanced secret techniques. How could this not be shocking?
“Receive!”
Lin Qi almost did not hesitate and directly chose to receive the full content of the three cultivation methods, wanting to see what level these three super-level cultivation methods were at.
Suddenly, Lin Qi felt countless streams of information madly surge into his brain, making him feel like his head was about to explode.
Only after it had lasted for more than ten minutes was all the information completely received, and Lin Qi felt the world spinning, almost collapsing onto the desk.
“Amazing! Amazing! These three cultivation methods are simply heaven-defying!”
After understanding the information of the three super-level Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods, although his brain had not yet recovered, the ecstasy in his heart already flooded his mind.
These three super-level Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods completely exceeded Lin Qi’s expectations.
A normal advanced Bone Forging Realm cultivation method was divided into four levels. The first two levels corresponded to apprentice and viscera refining martial artist, and the third and fourth levels corresponded to Bone Forging Realm.
But at the second level, it only allowed viscera refining martial artists to strengthen their internal organs to 90%.
These three super-level Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods were divided into only three levels, corresponding to the three stages of apprentice, viscera refining martial artist, and bone forging martial artist. Whether the second level or the third level, their effects far surpassed those of advanced Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods.
At the second level, these three super-level Bone Forging Realm cultivation methods not only could strengthen the internal organs to 100%, but even generated branches.
The first focused on strength. Once learned, it could further boost strength, adding up to an extra 2,000 kilograms of strength at the viscera refining martial artist stage.
The second focused on speed and reaction. Once learned, it could further enhance speed and reaction. At the viscera refining martial artist stage, it could add up to an extra 20 meters per second in speed and increase reaction speed by 20%.
The third was relatively balanced. Once learned, it could further enhance all aspects. At the viscera refining martial artist stage, it added an extra 1,000 kilograms of strength and an extra 10 meters per second in speed, with reaction speed increased by 10%.
The limit for advanced martial artists was only about 4,000 kilograms of strength and 60 meters per second in speed.
Any one of these three, if mastered, would give a viscera refining martial artist strength that surpassed others of the same stage. The only drawback was that one had to master the complete set of corresponding martial skills. Otherwise, one could only achieve the effect of an advanced Bone Forging Realm cultivation method.
“The system really knows how to make things difficult for me.” Looking at the three cultivation methods, Lin Qi did not know for the moment which one to let the players learn.
Each of these three cultivation methods had its own advantages. It could not be said that one was stronger or weaker. All were top tier cultivation methods.
But precisely because of this, it was hard to decide which one players should choose.
The strength-focused cultivation method could allow a viscera refining martial artist to possess 6,000 kilograms of strength. The speed-focused cultivation method allowed a viscera refining martial artist to have a terrifying speed of 80 meters per second and extraordinary reaction speed. The balanced one, with 5,000 kilograms of strength and a speed of 70 meters per second, was also very tempting.
“Forget it, I will leave such a hard choice to the players themselves.” After thinking for a moment, Lin Qi felt that this was not something he needed to worry about.
He was only a ruthless harvesting machine. He did not need to actually learn them himself. All he needed to do was harvest the players’ experience and inheritance.
Since all three cultivation methods were excellent, he only needed to see how the players trained. As long as the players could master all three, then he could master all three cultivation methods as well. After all, no one had stipulated that one could only learn one cultivation method.
With that thought, Lin Qi immediately took action.
In just half a day in Crimson Moon Mountain, Lin Qi used his smart watch to tally all players’ points and contributions, then directly called up the system panel and posted the organized content as a game announcement on the High Martial Arts Descend official forum.
For a time, all the new and veteran players chatting on the official forum about this version’s limited-time event were stunned.
System Announcement: The limited-time event for Version 1 “Mobile City Emerald Sky” has officially ended. Congratulations to the top five contributors for obtaining Level One Wilderness Exploration Permission.
System Announcement: The top five contributors in this event are Wu Shang, Fang Zhen, Yi Ye Fu Yun, Xiao Yuan Ye Feng Kuang, and Lu Fanchen. Please continue your efforts in the next event.
System Announcement: High Martial Arts Descend Version 2 will launch at 00:This update will be performed online, and players do not need to log off.
The main contents of Version 2 are as follows.
The number of concurrent online players is increased by
The wilderness exploration function is activated. Players with Level One Wilderness Exploration Permission can freely explore the area within a 100-kilometer radius of Crimson Moon Mountain.
The game opens advancement permissions. As long as a player’s cultivation method reaches 100% proficiency in the First Level and is confirmed by the hall master, they may spend 200,000 points to redeem the Second Level Cultivation Method. There are currently three choices for the Second Level Cultivation Method: strength system, agility system, and balanced system. Once selected, it cannot be changed. Note: cultivation methods of different systems require learning different supporting martial skills to achieve normal effects. Please choose carefully.
Core disciple status is opened. Players whose contribution points reach 500,000 will automatically be promoted to core disciples of the martial arts hall. After becoming core disciples, they can enjoy more permissions of the martial arts hall, and at the same time obtain Level One Wilderness Exploration Permission, the permission to build private residences up to four floors high in Crimson Moon Mountain, and the right to purchase up to 500 square meters of private land in Crimson Moon Mountain.
The martial arts hall opens redemption for A6-grade battle armor. The redemption price is 8,000,000 points and 1,000 contribution.
Property tax for private houses is activated. Every month, 5% of the land value of the house will be collected. If it is not paid for three months, land ownership will be directly reclaimed.
A large number of bugs have been fixed, and graphics smoothness has been improved.
As the update items appeared one after another, the entire official forum fell silent.
Previously, updates for High Martial Arts Descend had very little content, but now the update content made all players feel as if they were dreaming. It all seemed unreal.
Twilight of the Gods: “Did the game manufacturer accidentally squeeze the entire tube of toothpaste this time? ＞ω＜”
Fang Zhen: “Bringing in 200 newcomers this time is really a bit fierce.”
Yi Ye Fu Yun: “The permissions for core disciples are terrifying. I knew the planners were getting impatient to swing the scythe at us. (╯‵□′)╯︵┴─┴”
Xiao Yuan Ye Feng Kuang: “Strength, agility, balanced, is this the start of class changes already? My newbie strategy guide is not even finished yet. ╮(￣▽￣“)╭”
The veteran players looking at Version 2 were all a bit dazed. The points in their hands no longer felt so appealing.
One after another, they had thought that with tens of millions of points, they could squander freely in Crimson Moon Mountain, but now they realized that tens of millions of points were nothing.
Just redeeming a set of A6-grade battle armor actually required 8,000,000 points. Not to mention the land prices in Crimson Moon Mountain, which rose daily. Now one square meter had already risen to 10,000 points, and prime central locations had reached 50,000 points.
For a core disciple, those 500 square meters of area, just buying a decent plot would cost 25,000,000 points. And that was only the land price. To keep it indefinitely, they had to pay tax every month. The expenses were anything but small.
Moreover, everyone could see that this class change would also cost a lot of points.
Simply learning the Second Level of the Startling Spirit Breathing Technique required only 200,000 points, but learning the supporting class change martial skills required additional points.
These three advancement professions did not have many martial skills to learn. Each advancement profession had only two, but each skill was extremely powerful, all being Seventh Stage skills. However, learning one cost a full 1,000,000 points and 1,000 contribution. The learning cost was anything but cheap.
Especially the players who might be able to advance and change class in the short term now felt afraid to spend.
Because after advancement, the detailed update clearly stated that learning the Second Level Cultivation Method also required support from energy ore. Players had to redeem energy ore to progress normally, and each kilogram of energy ore cost 50 points.
Considering that players might steal ore and secretly cultivate, any discovered theft would result in a fine of 100,000 points the first time and direct expulsion from the martial arts hall the second time.
This came with direct warning from the game manufacturer. No matter how bold a player was, they would not dare have designs on the energy veins of Crimson Moon Mountain. Daily cultivation would have to rely on redeeming the martial arts hall’s energy ore, which would also be no small expense.
Although veteran players on the official forum were voicing grievances, newcomers who had not yet entered the game were celebrating.
“Two hundred slots, the game manufacturer is finally acting human!”
“Damn! A6-grade battle armor can be redeemed with no threshold. This new version is simply god-tier for us newbies!”
“That A6-grade battle armor is indeed heaven-defying and can let newbies quickly catch up with veterans’ divine weapons, but are you sure you can afford it? It is 8,000,000 points. Even if you sold a luxury house in a first-tier city, you probably still could not afford it.”
“Do you not know that point prices have dropped now? In this limited-time event, every player could earn tens of millions of points. There is no way points are still at the old rate. Because of this event, one point is now only equal to five yuan, and it might even drop further later. At that time, a super rich player could spend tens of millions and buy a full set right away, easily breezing through the novice period. It would feel insanely good.”
The newcomers were truly obsessed with the Mobile City Emerald Sky that the veteran players had shown on the forum. They had not expected High Martial Arts Descend to create such a magnificent scene, and it was just a one-off new scene, discarded after the event. One could imagine how enjoyable the future of High Martial Arts Descend would be.
Not to mention the lord-level monsters that had appeared in the Martial Artist Association. Just watching the videos of that oppressive presence made people’s hearts race in fear. It was hard to imagine how shocking it would be to face a lord-level monster directly.
Because of the Emerald Sky event, the number of players who had reserved High Martial Arts Descend directly reached more than one million. Among them were many well-known large guilds from other games that publicly announced they would enter High Martial Arts Descend.
These well-known large guilds joined forces, hoping to negotiate with the game manufacturer of High Martial Arts Descend, expressing their willingness to spend high prices to purchase play slots. But High Martial Arts Descend ignored them completely, making even more players realize how precious the slots for High Martial Arts Descend were and how high the game’s future potential was.
Now they had suddenly opened 200 slots, more than the current number of online players, indicating that High Martial Arts Descend was bound to usher in a major development wave. How could this not excite and thrill the vast number of players with reservations?
Especially the super rich players, whose eyes turned red at the sight of the A6-grade battle armor.
While the players on the official forum were frenziedly discussing this major version update, time ticked by until midnight.
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Underground Confinement Room.
The originally empty Underground Confinement Room was suddenly filled with 200 newbies, making the entire underground lively.
“One point for four yuan, buying 8,000,000 points! Anyone wanting to sell, hurry up. It will not be this price tomorrow!”
“Pure newbie, seeking a class change expert to carry me, 100,000 yuan a day!”
While the basement of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was in an uproar, Luo Wu Shang alone arrived at the hall master’s lounge on the first floor.
“What do you want?” Lin Qi, organizing the freshly printed three cultivation methods, looked at Luo Wu Shang who had entered the room and asked in surprise.
The major teams had all gone crazy fighting over these 200 newbies.
Yet Luo Wu Shang, a vice president of Heavenly Might, instead of rushing recruitment, had come to him. This truly puzzled him.
“Master of the pavilion, my cultivation method has reached 100% proficiency in the First Level. I want to advance and change class,” Luo Wu Shang said proactively.
