Chapter 130 - 92 True Understanding of Sword Tao, Analysis Mechanics [Second Update]

The courses arranged by the Immortal Institute included "Essence of Spirit Energy," which began in July, and "Magic and Martial Calculation," which was the teaching content at the beginning of September. Essence of Spirit Energy analyzed Spiritual Energy from the perspective of its material essence, completely turning it into a quantifiable physical entity. Meanwhile, "Magic and Martial Calculation" taught how to use mathematical reasoning to dissect Spells and Martial Skills. All Spells could be abstracted into geometrical shapes, while every action and move in Martial Arts had a corresponding formula. As long as one mastered these two things, even a low-level Cultivator could create their own new Spells and Martial Skills! Starting from March and April, the Immortal Institute taught half a day of Basic Martial Arts every day. By August, after most Disciples had a Breakthrough and progressed to the Qi Cultivation stage, the Institute began teaching a series of techniques known as "Simple Magic." Essence of Spirit Energy and Magic and Martial Calculation directly addressed the fundamentals of Cultivation, while Basic Martial Arts and Simple Magic perfectly nurtured the practical skills of new Disciples, establishing a strong foundation. Combined, they served as the stepping stone for new Disciples learning advanced Divine Skills. After nearly half a year of study, the Immortal Institute finally considered these new Disciples qualified to learn the true Absolute Skills of the various Sects. The second floor of the Transmitting Technique Hall wasn't accessible before September. Until then, Wang Qi hadn't even noticed the building had a second floor. It housed most of the Absolute Skills of the main Sects within the Immortal Alliance. And unlike the techniques on the first floor, these Spells and Martial Arts consisted of at least the first three levels. Some of the Absolute Skills from the Wanfa Sect were even available as complete sets. All Disciples were free to choose. After the second floor of the Transmitting Technique Hall was opened, the entire Xinyue Immortal Institute was buzzing with excitement. Everyone was discussing it. While listening to others' opinions, Wang Qi finished his breakfast and headed out of the kitchen, making his way to the classroom. As he passed by the Transmitting Technique Hall, he couldn't help but stop and take a glance at the list of Absolute Skills at the entrance. "No Mysterious Uncertainty Cloud Sword, no Unpredictable Body Technique, no Shape Comparison Technique..." Wang Qi sighed to himself. The first battle he witnessed between high-order Cultivators was the Immortal Alliance's Carefree Catching of the Daoist of Uncertainty. He always felt that the Great Skills displayed in that battle were truly majestic. "But even if you got your hands on those top-tier Great Skills, you wouldn't be able to master them, meow," Mao Zimiao jumped out from behind him and patted his shoulder, "Good morning, Xiao Qi!" Wang Qi twisted his mouth: "No one has ever mastered the Qi Cultivation Chapter of the Elephant Phase Wave Skill yet—good morning." After the greeting, Wang Qi looked around: "Why are you alone today?" Wang Qi was the representative of the "I have few friends" type, but Mao Zimiao had quite a few friends, one of whom, Wang Zhenqi, lived close to her. Wang Qi rarely saw the cat-eared girl heading to class by herself. Mao Zimiao pointed helplessly toward the Transmitting Technique Hall: "Qiqi went up to take the challenge, meow." Wang Qi followed the direction Mao Zimiao pointed and looked over to see the Transmitting Technique Hall entrance surrounded by quite a few people—since the second floor had opened, it had become the center of the Immortal Institute, with new Disciples gathering there every moment. In the center of the onlooking crowd, there was a temporary area marked by a Spell circle. Inside the area, several new Disciples were practicing with Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistants. Mao Zimiao's friend Wang Zhenqi was among them. A Disciple could select up to two Absolute Skills before graduation. The condition for earning the right to choose Absolute Skills was defeating a Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistant within the rules. To prevent Immortal Institute Disciples from aiming too high, the Institute specifically ruled that only after an Immortal Institute Disciple defeated a Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistant—who had limited their abilities to the Qi Cultivation Early Stage, didn't use any Spells or Martial Skills, and had removed all Magic Artifacts—thus proving their solid foundation, could they choose an Absolute Skill. In the practice area, Wang Zhenqi was running wildly, turning herself practically into a gust of wind. She continuously tested from various angles, trying to find an opening. Her opponent was a Disciple from the Liuyun Sect. With a mix of laughter and helplessness, she faced this messy onslaught. From her expression, it was clear that she wasn't even going all out. Watching the battle, Wang Qi shook his head and said, "There's still a gap." Foundation Establishment Stage is the Foundation Establishment Stage, even without using any spells, just relying on basic martial arts to confront the enemy is not something that mere Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators can handle. Cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage can crush those in the Qi Cultivation Stage with their understanding of martial skills and combat experience. In fact, the "defeat" here is mostly the result of the Foundation Establishment Stage Teaching Assistants going easy. "Limiting the level to the early stages of Qi Cultivation" is actually a rather vague concept. If a high-order cultivator were unscrupulous and only restricted their mana level, then it would be nearly impossible for a low-level cultivator to beat them. However, if an Immortal Institute Teaching Assistant were soft-hearted and suppressed all their abilities back to the early stages of Qi Cultivation, then it's not impossible for a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator to win the battle. After watching for a while, Wang Qi shook his head and walked towards the classroom. Mao Zimiao hurried to follow and asked, "Xiao Qi, which absolute skills have really caught your eye, meow?" Wang Qi replied, "Probably things like sword techniques or swordsmanship, I guess." Mao Zimiao doubted, "But you rarely use a sword, meow?" "The old man in the ring analyzed it. If you were to aim for next June's unified entrance trial, it's best to balance your development. The effects of Elephant Phase Wave Skill and Heavenly Entropy Technique already surpass most ordinary spells. Together with fist and foot martial arts, the Invisible Scattering Hand that complements Elephant Phase Wave Skill is enough, and I have come to understand a bit of the Impermanence Step on my own." Mao Zimiao thought for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew, meow? Also, if you learn sword and saber skills just to deal with the trial, and then give them up after, wouldn't that be a pity, meow?" Wang Qi shook his head, "Not at all. You can't just look at these absolute skills from the surface. These skills are called sword and saber techniques, but the fundamental principles inside are still an aspect of the Great Dao. Wanfa Sect's Sword Madman Grangri once said, 'My Dao is the Dao of Mathematics; the sword? It's nothing but a convenient tool.'" Zhen Chan in the ring snarked, "Calls himself Sword Madman yet doesn't comprehend the Sword Dao..." Mao Zimiao laughed, "Xiao Qi understands so well, meow." "Of course, after all, I'm a man who plans to comprehend the Mathematics Dao!" Having said that, Wang Qi couldn't help but chuckle. Why did that sound a bit like "I must get into Tsinghua or Peking University"? Mao Zimiao blinked, "So, Xiao Qi, are you planning to study Senior Sword Madman's 'True Understanding of Sword Tao'?" 'True Understanding of Sword Tao' is the proud work of Sword Madman Grangri. After finishing this book, he proudly declared, "This book has no diagrams." Without diagrams means without moves, yet the moves of all swords in the world can be deduced through this 'True Understanding'! Wang Qi shook his head, "A lot of the thoughts in this book are already reflected in basic martial arts. If you study basic martial arts well, you can actually deduce some of the contents of 'True Understanding of Sword Tao', which would waste an opportunity." Mao Zimiao looked up admiringly, "Really? Xiao Qi is so amazing, meow!" "Indeed!" Wang Qi laughed proudly. Humph, I'm not going to tell you that it's because I saw the Earth version of 'True Understanding of Sword Tao', 'Analysis Mechanics', that I can say this! ———————————————————————————————————— The collection has not increased these past two days, but instead it dropped a few, meow! I, the Daoist of Uncertainty, am quite anxious! 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