Chapter 218: True Qi Projection

At present, the martial arts available for Lu Yu to practice are actually limited to only two: 【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique】 and 【Tiger Subduing Fist】.

Lu Yu frowned slightly, falling into deep contemplation as he weighed these two martial arts against each other, his heart full of hesitation.

After much deep thought and long deliberation, he finally made up his mind and chose the 【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique】.

He made this decision based on two comprehensive considerations.

First, his 【Basic Archery】 had already reached a fairly high level in his past training journey, thanks to countless practices and insights.

In comparison, the level of his 【Basic Fist Technique】 was relatively low, like a seedling that had just started to grow and still needed time.

If he were to invest all his Experience Value into 【Tiger Subduing Fist】, it would very likely waste a lot of precious Experience Value, as the improvement of martial arts requires alignment with one's own foundation.

Second, archery is currently his primary means of attack, so in terms of importance, it should naturally take priority over other types of martial arts.

"Then it's decided to practice the Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique."

Lu Yu made the decision in his heart and immediately added one point of Experience Value to the 【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique】.

He saw the skill's proficiency increase by one-fortieth in an instant.

"Forty points of Experience Value to increase this much proficiency is acceptable," Lu Yu thought to himself.

After all, he knew that reaching the Entry level for the Qianyuan Technique had cost a full 200 points of Experience Value.

As the Experience Value was continuously invested, after a total of forty points were added, Lu Yu clearly felt a strange and intense surge coming from his arms.

This power was like a rushing river, rapidly spreading throughout his body.

Starting from his arms, it gradually flowed to every part of his body, like a warm and powerful current flowing happily through his meridians; wherever it went, he could feel a vigorous power awakening within his body.

"It seems this is increasing my strength attribute," he thought, immediately casting his gaze toward the skill bar.

【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique: Entry, Trait: Ability to Carry a Tripod Level 1】

【Ability to Carry a Tripod: Each time the skill level increases, the strength attribute permanently increases by fifty points】

"It can actually increase strength by fifty points; no wonder it's called Ability to Carry a Tripod," Lu Yu couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

One must know that the weight of an ordinary tripod is about four to five hundred catties, and fifty points of strength is exactly equivalent to five hundred catties of muscular force, which undoubtedly greatly enhanced his physical fitness.

This also made him deeply realize once again that the attribute bonuses brought by Vein Refining Realm martial arts are truly considerable.

The attribute increase from just the Entry stage already surpassed ninety percent of Strength-Entering Martial Arts.

If practiced to the Consummation realm, that 250-point strength bonus would undoubtedly be a massive one-fifth increase for an ordinary Pulse Refining Martial Artist.

"Next, I should be able to unlock even more powerful traits," Lu Yu thought with anticipation, then added another eighty points of Experience Value.

In an instant, the muscles in his arms felt a strong sensation again; not only that, a strange feeling surged into his heart, as if a mysterious power was awakening within his body.

【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique: Minor Accomplishment, Trait: Ability to Carry a Tripod Level 2, Wind Chasing Arrow Level 1】

【Wind Chasing Arrow: Active skill. After activation, consumes 1000 points of True Qi to increase the arrow's flight speed by double in a very short time. Each time the skill level increases, the flight speed increases by an additional double.】

"One, one thousand points of True Qi?"

Lu Yu couldn't believe his eyes. He hurriedly checked his total True Qi, only to find he had just over two hundred, not even three hundred.

This meant that even if he learned this active skill, he could not use it with his current True Qi reserves.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

According to the skill description, each level increase adds another double to the flight speed. If it reached Consummation, under the influence of True Qi, the arrow's flight speed would increase by an additional four times, which is five times the original!

This should have been an extremely powerful skill, but the consumption requirement of one thousand points of True Qi was simply too high.

"Could it be that this is the numerical requirement needed for True Qi projection?" A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Lu Yu's mind.

He suddenly remembered the president once saying while teaching martial arts knowledge that when a martial artist in the middle to late stages of Vein Refining accumulates True Qi in their body for a long time and it reaches a certain depth, they can achieve a magical ability—True Qi projection.

This projected True Qi is like a double-edged sword, which can be used for both attack and defense, exerting unimaginable effects in battle.

When used for defense, it can form a Shield, and can even withstand attacks from heavy firearms.

When used for attack, it can strike an enemy two or three meters away with a palm strike from a distance, or form blade energy and sword aura to sweep across an area.

As a type of weapon, for True Qi to act upon an arrow, the practitioner's True Qi must first be able to leave the body; otherwise, it is out of the question.

Secondly, the amount of True Qi must be sufficient. Judging from the trait description "increase the arrow's flight speed by double in a very short time," it is clearly the result of consuming a large amount of True Qi.

"Although my current True Qi amount is still far from being able to use this move, the headquarters' medicinal herbs will arrive tomorrow, and by then, I will be able to refine a large number of Blood Qi Pills.

Opening up the seven meridians and eight vessels might be difficult, but increasing True Qi to 1000 points shouldn't be too hard."

After careful consideration, Lu Yu felt it was still worth continuing to invest Experience Value to improve the 【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique】.

So, he added another 160 points of Experience Value. This time, apart from feeling some subtle changes in his body, nothing else special happened.

【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique: Entering the Hall, Trait: Ability to Carry a Tripod Level 3, Wind Chasing Arrow Level 2】

"No new trait unlocked." Lu Yu paused slightly, thought for a moment, and then added another 320 points of Experience Value.

However, there was still no new trait unlocked this time.

Lu Yu glanced at the remaining Experience Value; there were 1199 points left. He calculated in his heart that this Experience Value was definitely enough to reach the Consummation realm.

"This martial art should have a Consummation trait." He took a deep breath and resolutely added 640 points of Experience Value.

At this very moment, a flash of inspiration seemed to cross his mind, and he hurriedly looked at the skill bar.

【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique: Consummation, Trait: Ability to Carry a Tripod Level 5, Wind Chasing Arrow Level 3, Piercing Clouds and Splitting Rocks Level 1】

"It's finally here!"

Seeing the four characters "Piercing Clouds and Splitting Rocks," Lu Yu couldn't help but hold his breath nervously and clicked to view it impatiently.

【Piercing Clouds and Splitting Rocks: Active skill. After activation, consumes 3000 points of True Qi to increase arrow power by three times. Each level increase adds an additional double to the arrow power.】

"It can actually increase arrow power by three times." Lu Yu gasped, feeling shocked in his heart.

Taking the bow in his hand with a draw weight of ten thousand catties as an example, relying solely on physical strength, it could shoot through a 150-centimeter-thick steel plate within a distance of one hundred meters.

If True Qi were used to increase the power by three times, it would be enough to shoot through a steel plate nearly five meters thick within one hundred meters!