Chapter 251: Zhang Jie with No Clue

"Maybe my talent is just okay."

Zhang Jie laughed it off casually and didn't delve into this question.

He also discovered last night that his cultivation efficiency was much higher than what was recorded.

After careful study, he found that internal energy could actually play the role of a guiding technique to a certain extent.

Calling it a guiding technique is actually not very accurate,

because the principle of internal energy is actually four words: refining essence into Qi;

and Gene Energy can only be cultivated for a very short time because the cells are "full" and "stuffed," needing time to digest.

This brings about a very interesting chain reaction:

cells absorbing Gene Energy become saturated → internal energy refines essence into Qi,

consuming part of the Gene Energy in the cells → cells become unsaturated, continuing to absorb Gene Energy.

Such a micro-cycle, once born, can greatly extend the time for cultivating Gene Energy,

allowing his strength to improve at a speed unimaginable to ordinary martial artists.

The only downside is that most of the Gene Energy is taken to be refined into internal Qi,

leading to a less-than-ideal speed of pure physical or cellular enhancement.

However, Zhang Jie didn't care much:

This is actually the difference between practicing external and internal energy in the martial arts world; there is no superiority between the two.

The more and stronger the internal Qi, the stronger his current trump card, the Martial Dao Dharma Image, can be.

Moreover, this transformation reminded him of the True Essence that only Planetary-level,

which is commonly known on Earth as Parliamentarian-level powerhouses, can master.

Before reaching the Planetary level, a martial artist's energy mainly relies on internal strength or original power within the body.

And once breaking through to the Planetary level, this energy undergoes a qualitative change, becoming more powerful and pure True Essence.

It is said that True Essence can not only greatly improve a martial artist's combat power,

but can also be used to repair physical damage, extend lifespan, etc.,

and so far, no Parliamentarian-level powerhouse has died of old age, and not even one has become obviously aged!

Hong was a middle-aged man in his thirties before the Great Nirvana,

and decades later, he is still a middle-aged man in his thirties.

Moreover, the application of True Essence is also more flexible and changeable,

and martial artists can condense it into various forms for attack or defense, such as True Essence shields, True Essence blades, etc.

This is actually extremely similar to the functions of internal Qi.

Of course, in terms of quality, his current internal Qi is clearly not comparable to the True Essence of a Planetary-level martial artist,

equivalent to a youthful, shrunken version of True Essence.

But being able to master this weakened version of power below the Planetary level brings him a great advantage.

Who would have thought that a small martial artist still at the War General level

would master the youthful version of True Essence that War Gods dream of?

Jiang Nian, who didn't know what Zhang Jie was thinking, sighed:

"It's really hard to imagine how much improvement you can have after getting a guiding technique."

He had no doubts about Zhang Jie's answer.

Before serving as the pavilion master of this branch, he had also been to the general pavilion of the Extreme Martial Arts School.

He originally thought his strength as an intermediate War General was quite good, but he saw many experts who were younger than him,

yet whose strength was much stronger than his, and who were only one step away from being War Gods.

And after occasionally learning about the information of the Elite Training Camp, he knew that,

even as martial artists, the gap between martial artists is even greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

If the improvement of strength is compared to a marathon,

ordinary martial artists are walking slowly, and even when the race ends (death), they have only walked halfway.

Those like him who have a little talent are jogging all the way,

and although they can run past the halfway point, reaching the finish line is indefinitely far off.

But these are some immortals; they don't even need to run,

starting from the starting point, they fly directly, until people like him can't even see their backs.

Zhang Jie is clearly this kind of genius who can fly.

"Let's not talk about this; didn't you call me to say you had important things to entrust to me, Uncle Jiang?"

Jiang Nian's mood was not high, so Zhang Jie found a topic to divert his attention.

"Hey, look at my brain."

Jiang Nian patted his shiny bald head, which would make a fly slip if it landed on it:

"How could I have almost forgotten the main business?"

His expression became serious, and he instructed:

"Yesterday, Instructor Wu Tong passed your information to the headquarters, and a big shot appreciates you very much.

He said that if you can improve your strength to an intermediate War General within this year, he will give you an opportunity."

"Oh? What opportunity?"

Zhang Jie became interested and asked.

Someone who could be called a big shot by Jiang Nian, an intermediate War General, and Wu Tong, a senior War General,

must at least be a junior War God, right?

Such a big shot, even if he pulls out a hair, is thicker than the thigh of a

weak, pitiful, and helpless prospective martial artist like him.

If there is an opportunity, he doesn't mind getting some benefits.

As for it possibly being a sugar-coated bullet, he also had the confidence to eat the sugar coating and shoot the bullet back.

A junior War God or something, with his current strength, it's not impossible to trade blows.

However, given the consistent style of the Extreme Martial Arts School, the possibility of it being a trap is not very high.

Jiang Nian shook his head: "You are not yet an official member of our Extreme Martial Arts School,

so I cannot give you any information, but what I can tell you is that

this opportunity is very, very precious, both to you and to others."

As he spoke, he also made a joke, looking at Zhang Jie with malicious eyes:

"It's just that this opportunity cannot be snatched, otherwise I'm afraid I couldn't help but snatch you."

"Uncle Jiang, you are joking."

Zhang Jie smiled and took a sip of the coffee on the coffee table, not caring much about Jiang Nian's joke.

However, his keen perception still sensed the fanaticism that flashed in Jiang Nian's eyes.

Clearly, Jiang Nian's words were not entirely a joke; if there was a chance, he didn't seem to mind doing a job.

'What kind of opportunity makes Jiang Nian become like this?'

Zhang Jie rubbed the handle of the smooth coffee cup, thinking in his heart.

This opportunity shouldn't be any position.

Firstly, what he currently presents is the image of a martial arts genius with a bright future,

and letting a martial arts genius take on any position during the golden period of strength improvement is simply putting the cart before the horse.

Secondly, the Extreme Martial Arts School is a martial arts school, not some government agency,

and it has always been about the strong being respected, with every formal position having strength requirements.

Jiang Nian's intermediate War General strength allowed him to serve as the pavilion master of the Yian District Extreme Martial Arts School branch in Yangzhou City,

while Wu Tong, as the Chief Instructor of the Yangzhou City Martial Arts School, was a senior War General.

Even for a mental power master like him who can fight above his level, it takes an intermediate War General to have a chance,

so Jiang Nian, who is just an ordinary intermediate War General, naturally has no chance.

'Strength!'

While thinking, Zhang Jie discovered the key to the problem.

'Strength, could this opportunity be an opportunity to improve strength?'

Zhang Jie chewed on these two words, his brain cells running at high speed.

'That's it, this opportunity is probably really related to improving strength.'

After pondering for a while, he suddenly realized.

Only by being related to improving strength could Jiang Nian show this kind of thought.

'Then what exactly is the opportunity?'

Solving one problem, a new problem appeared in Zhang Jie's heart.

He thought carefully for a while but had no clue. ===== CHAPTER 252 =====