Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 204 - 157 Reflection (Double monthly tickets at the end of the Yue, asking for monthly tickets!)

Yue left abruptly, but Wang Sheng fell into a prolonged silence.

After a long while,

He sighed.

”Did I get arrogant?”

Yue’s words, ”It’s within what I gave you,” had awakened Wang Sheng.

He realized he might have become a bit arrogant, simply put, he had swelled with self-importance.

The most obvious symptom was his growing disdain for certain methods in this world.

Take, for example, the ”Blood Refining Technique” that Yue had mentioned.

Undoubtedly, the Blood Refining Technique would be helpful for his research into Flying Sword Divine Power, especially its ability to imbue Qi-Blood Power with a trace of weapon-like effect, likely a breakthrough technique.

Yet here was this technique, right in front of him, and he had failed to notice it or even consider looking at it.

He had completely forgotten the concept of ”analogy.”

Perhaps it wasn’t forgetfulness, but rather a belief that the martial arts of this world could not be of any help to him, somewhat looking down on them.

This mindset was definitely incorrect.

Years ago, when he was still cultivating, he had never thought this way.

At that time, though he couldn’t access the martial skills and Cultivation Techniques of this world, he held them in high esteem.

The long history of cultivation in this world wasn’t just for show.

His own Foundation Method, the Inner Core Skill, had also been developed over thousands of years.

There was no reason for arrogance or disdain.

The only difference might be that his previous world didn’t actually have cultivators who could achieve transcendence, so speculations about cultivation were made casually, elevated indefinitely, and had a complete system.

But in this world, there were cultivators who, after reaching Grandmaster status, could live up to 200 years.

Everyone knew about cultivators, so cultivation was always contemplated within certain limits, not beyond.

For example, once it was understood that planets are spherical, no one would imagine that the heavens are square and the earth is flat.

For Wang Sheng, who possessed a progress bar, the grand intention of the Inner Core Skill was more suitable, hence his Foundation Method was the Inner Core Skill.

However, even so, his Inner Core Skill was also based on the Qi-Blood Power developed through the Ba Duan Jin.

But now, he found himself beginning to look down on the cultivation methods of this world.

Such an attitude was absolutely unacceptable.

”Since when did it start?”

Wang Sheng muttered to himself.

Perhaps it started when he reached the Refining stage, or perhaps when his lifespan significantly increased.

He wasn’t particularly sure.

But one thing was certain, he had indeed become arrogant.

Great strength, extended lifespan, an overwhelmingly strong progress bar... there were many reasons.

Upon reflection, compared to other cultivators in terms of experience, he still fell far short.

Looking at the former Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, who had reached higher realms before death and managed, in just a brief period, to develop the ”Jade Scroll”.

Jade Scrolls were not something that could be carelessly produced.

Even close to death after a breakthrough, he had still managed it.

The Valley Master was a Great Grandmaster with a life span of over three hundred years, having cultivated for a very long time.

During such an extended period of cultivation, he had accumulated enough foundation and insight into the path of cultivation to be able to develop something like a Jade Scroll in a short time.

This was the essence of accumulation and foundation.

It might not be evident ordinarily, but it could play a significant role at critical moments.

Although Wang Sheng later developed an advanced version of the Valley Master’s Jade Scroll, making it appear like a preliminary version,

Wang Sheng had to admit that without the Valley Master’s ”Jade Scroll,” he might not have been able to develop his own by now.

Standing on the shoulders of giants had benefits beyond what one could imagine.

If this time his Flying Sword Divine Power had a reference, Wang Sheng himself surely wouldn’t be as clueless as he was now.

And where did the Valley Master’s accumulation come from?

Doubtlessly, it came from various martial skills and Cultivation Techniques of this world.

A thriving and developed civilization, even with various problems, must certainly have its merits.