Chapter 208: Seven-level!

"Strictly speaking, I am already a Spiritual Thought Master."

Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

However, the requirement for a Level 1 Spiritual Thought Master is higher; the kinetic energy of the manipulated object must reach two thousand joules.

But at present, he only has a few hundred joules.

"If the Visualization Method reaches Mastery Level, I will be a Level 1 Spiritual Thought Master."

The idea is beautiful, yet numerous practical problems lie before him.

First, the subsequent Cultivation Method.

Without obtaining the corresponding Cultivation Method, the Experience Bar cannot be unlocked.

Nevertheless, regarding this, Jiang Cheng harbored a bold conjecture.

He had previously thought that the Visualization Method differs from Secret Martial Arts.

Although both are created by humans, the Visualization Method may be simpler, because ultimately it uses Spiritual Power to visualize concrete objects in the mind.

The more detail, the harder the visualization, and the greater the improvement.

And the Lotus Visualization Method, as the name suggests, is to visualize a lotus in the mind; he has now reached the second step, being able to visualize lotus leaves, and for the later stages, finding a picture and slowly visualizing it in the mind should also work.

So this issue may not be a major problem.

The second issue is the Visualization Diagram.

Jiang Cheng felt a bad premonition.

Because when he just looked at the Visualization Diagram, it no longer added Experience Value.

Perhaps his Spiritual Power was insufficient at first.

But after watching for another minute or two, no Experience Value was added.

He doesn't know whether the Experience Bar hasn't been unlocked, or this Diagram truly has no effect for him.

If possible, he hopes it's the former; if it's the latter, it means that to accelerate cultivation he must obtain a corresponding Visualization Diagram.

The third issue is resources.

After spending nearly 1.5 million, he now still has 1.5 million in hand.

But it's obvious that this amount alone cannot raise the Visualization Method to the next stage.

At Entry, the Visualization Method requires only about 170,000 Spirit Nourishing Pills.

At Proficient, it needs roughly 1.5 million Spirit Nourishing Pills.

By analogy, reaching Mastery Level might require more than ten million.

Ten million is not a small sum.

A club manager like Wan Yuliang would have to eliminate five or six people to obtain that much money.

Or killing those above the manager could instantly yield five or six hundred thousand, making a million not impossible.

The problem is his current strength is still insufficient.

He is only Level Four.

Beyond that, there is only one way.

Go out to hunt Exotic Beasts.

When he listened to Bing Li's detailed introduction, he was only a First-level Force Warrior; even with Gunmanship as support, he dared not go.

Now at Level Four, if he avoids the mountains, he still has considerable confidence.

Of course, to be safe, it's better to raise his strength another step, to Level Five or Six.

Even Level Seven.

Because after reaching Level Seven, he can essentially ignore attacks from Heavy Sniper Rifles, and even being hit by a 20‑mm Machine Cannon won't cause fatal damage.

At that point, he could swagger back to the Flying Eagle Martial Arts Hall and, in front of the Gym Master, slap Xiao Yuanqing to death.

"Perhaps, regarding Spiritual Power, I can ease off for now."

Jiang Cheng muttered.

What he should do now is elevate his mortal body. After all, he currently has two, three, no—counting the free Secret Martial Arts, a total of four.

If he opens all the Acupoints of these four Secret Martial Arts, reaching Level Six is certainly doable, and Level Seven is possible.

Then, whether hunting Exotic Beasts in the wild or settling old grudges at the Flying Eagle Martial Arts Hall, there would be little risk.

And at that time, his money‑making speed would be much faster.

"Exactly, let's do it that way."

Jiang Cheng made the decision.

His gaze immediately fell on the Shattering Jade Technique.

Before his Spiritual Power multiplied fivefold, he could actively absorb four thousand Force Light Points per day.

Now, after a fivefold increase, he can actively absorb twenty thousand Force Light Points daily.

And the twenty opened Acupoints automatically absorb twenty‑three thousand per day, totaling forty‑three thousand.

If fully refined, he can obtain 64,500 Experience Value each day.

The Shattering Jade Technique reaches a complete Experience Bar of one million, requiring fifteen days.

Compared with the previous twenty‑five days, that's almost half the time.

"That means, after fifteen days, I will be a Fifth-level Force Warrior."

Jiang Cheng's face showed a hint of emotion.

The speed is quite fast.

Once he refines the Shattering Jade Technique to completion, he can begin cultivating the other three Secret Martial Arts, starting with the two simpler ones.

Finally, he will cultivate the Seven Star Palm.

Broken Jade Skill, he spent a month and a half to cultivate it to perfection.

Seven Star Palm certainly doesn't require that much time; perhaps not even half as long.

Of course, that's only his inner speculation; the exact outcome must be seen as he goes.

Including whether he can ultimately reach Seven-level.

In fact, there's another issue inside this.

Although one can stack Secret Martial Arts to strengthen already opened teachings, or open new Acupoints to reinforce the flesh, the ceiling for these Secret Martial Arts lies where?

Take Broken Jade Fist, for example; even when cultivated to perfection, it can only exert the power of a Level‑5 Force Warrior. Seven Star Palm is the same—perhaps it yields slightly more, but still only Level‑5.

If he truly possesses the power corresponding to Seven-level later, he must acquire an Earth Martial, raise the Proficient level of its techniques, and then can manifest Level‑7 strength.

Fortunately, this isn't a major problem.

At that time he could simply call Niutou Mianju, obtain an Earth Martial from him, have a Panel, not worry about counterfeits, and the cost would still be cheaper than getting it from the guild or the Black Market.

The only concern is that if he later amasses too many Earth Martial or Heaven Martial, his strength will again exceed a large margin, and obtaining the next‑stage Secret Martial Arts will not be so easy.

……

The next day, Jiang Cheng woke up early.

The Spiritual Power in his mind had recovered to about seventy‑plus percent.

He was about to start testing the conjecture in his heart.

He took out his phone and located the lotus image he had already downloaded yesterday.

After glancing at it a few times, he closed his eyes and began visualizing in his mind.

The process wasn't difficult; soon he visualized a lotus in his mind, albeit a crude version.

And so, he maintained it.

Second by second passed, and Jiang Cheng felt a bit of fatigue.

In his mind, the Spiritual Power forming the lotus faded bit by bit, while the surrounding Spiritual Power quickly replenished, preserving the complete shape.

After about three minutes, the lotus in Jiang Cheng's mind could no longer hold its shape, collapsed, and the Spiritual Power scattered on the ground.

Jiang Cheng snapped his eyes open and looked at the Panel.

(End of Chapter)