newbobooks Chapter 61 Martial Arts School Rewards
Chapter 61 Martial Arts School Rewards
As one of the strongest people on Earth, the martial arts school naturally has a collection of their video footage, so Chen Yuan recognized them at a glance... The short-haired young man in black was Hong! And the bald young man in white robes next to Hong was Thor.
Chen Yuan immediately went into the wooden pavilion and bowed slightly to Hong and Lei Shen: "Greetings, Master Hong and Master Lei Shen."
After bowing, Chen Yuanzhi stood up and noticed that Hong and Lei Shen were both looking him over. He remained calm and allowed the two powerful figures to scrutinize him.
"Chen Yuan, I sense that your mental consciousness seems quite powerful." After a moment, Hong withdrew his gaze, a hint of admiration appearing on his face. "I remember you are Chen Xuandao's grandson, right? That old fellow certainly raised an extraordinary descendant."
Chen Yuan wasn't surprised that Hong knew his grandfather, after all, Hong had commented on his family's Spirit Wind Sword Technique. In response to Hong's praise, Chen Yuan humbly replied, "Master, you flatter me. It's just some insignificant little achievement."
"Little guy, you're not behaving yourself." Thor couldn't help but interject. "I can sense that your consciousness is quite strong, at least at the level of the Star Realm, and your mental will is not much weaker than mine and my brother's. This is no small achievement."
"It's just some personal talent; compared to the two of you, I'm far behind," Chen Yuan explained with a smile.
Thor wanted to say something more, but Hong stopped him by raising his hand. He looked at Chen Yuan and said with admiration, "I originally heard from the martial arts school that a genius had emerged in the training camp who could reach 16 times the power at the apprentice level, which is why I became interested in meeting you."
"I didn't expect that the surprises you brought me after we met would not be limited to this." Hong's eyes shone even brighter. "Such a powerful mental consciousness, whether it is innate or not, at least means that you will encounter much fewer obstacles when you break through to the Hengxing level in the future."
"You mean... it will be easier for me to break through to the Hengxing level?" Chen Yuan was taken aback and couldn't help but ask.
"When you broke through to the planetary level, didn't you feel unusually relaxed?" Hong asked in return.
"This..." Chen Yuan was slightly embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he finally told the truth: "I broke through to the planetary level because of Mu Ya Jing."
"I see... You don't need to feel pressured. It's normal to break through with the help of treasures." Hong smiled faintly, then said, "Since you still don't understand the function of mind and consciousness, let me explain it to you simply."
"Do you know what mental consciousness represents?" Hong first asked Chen Yuan. Seeing that he shook his head, he explained, "So-called mental consciousness is actually a general term. It includes two important components—mental will and the intensity of consciousness."
"Mental will, or what we often call willpower, is not entirely linked to realm level. For example, an apprentice-level martial artist, if they have undergone countless trials and tribulations, their willpower could very well rival that of a realm master-level expert."
"As for the strength of consciousness, it is even more crucial, because it is directly related to the strength of the soul," Hong continued. "The higher a person's consciousness strength, the stronger their soul is, and a strong soul will greatly reduce the difficulty of breaking through to a higher realm."
"Because each breakthrough in a major realm requires not only the body to evolve, but also the soul to leap forward in sync with the body." Hong then gave an example:
"For example, when an apprentice breaks through to the planetary level, in addition to breaking through the shackles of the body, the martial artist must also break through the bottleneck of the soul. This is why so many peak apprentice martial artists on Earth need to achieve some kind of 'enlightenment' in their spirit in order to find the opportunity for a breakthrough."
"As for you, Chen Yuan, you have a planetary-level body but a constellation-level consciousness. When you break through in the future, you won't need to worry about the breakthrough in your soul at all; you can just focus on the breakthrough in your body." Hong looked at Chen Yuan and smiled. "As someone who's been there, I can tell you that when breaking through to the constellation level, the breakthrough in your soul is often the most difficult, while the breakthrough in your body is much simpler."
"Chen Yuan, now you should understand what your spiritual consciousness talent means."
"I see." Chen Yuan looked enlightened. In other words, his breakthrough to a higher realm would be easier than others?
More importantly, Hong believed that this talent for consciousness was innate, but he did not know that it was actually the result of his meditation practice through the "entering samadhi method".
As one's meditative practice continues to improve, the intensity of one's consciousness will consistently surpass that of one's physical body.
In other words, not only when breaking through to the Eternal Star level, but also when striving for the Cosmic, Domain Lord, World Lord, and even Immortal God levels in the future, a powerful consciousness will clear more than half of the obstacles for oneself!
If Hong hadn't pointed it out today, Chen Yuan would never have realized that the intensity of consciousness played such an important role. He sincerely thanked Hong and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."
"It's just some common sense stuff, hardly guidance," Hong shook his head. "Alright, let's not talk about that. Chen Yuan, do you know why I wanted to see you this time?"
"I don't know," Chen Yuan answered honestly.
"After hearing about you from the martial arts school, I realized you're a true genius." Hong looked at Chen Yuan with a smile. "Especially after meeting you in person, I felt that even more strongly."
"As for geniuses, I will naturally give them special treatment." Hong smiled faintly. "The day before yesterday, the higher-ups in the martial arts school discussed your reward plan for a long time, but after it was relayed to me, I rejected it all."
"Because I felt those rewards were too meager and wouldn't help you at all," Hong said, looking at Chen Yuan. "So, I've revised the reward plan."
Chen Yuan listened attentively.
"First, there's the reward regarding the cosmic currency," Hong said slowly. "The martial arts school's original plan was to have the school collect the materials based on the number of monsters you killed during the 'Wilderness Reclamation Plan,' and then convert them into cosmic currency to distribute to you."
"According to their calculations, the monster materials are worth about 20 Black Dragon Coins, and the martial arts school will give an additional 10, for a total of 30 Black Dragon Coins."
"But I think that's too little," Hong shook his head and said, "So regarding this reward, I'll increase it to 300 million Black Dragon Coins for you."
Chen Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this; 300 million Black Dragon Coins could buy quite a lot of things.
"300 million Black Dragon Coins should be enough to meet your cultivation needs when you first enter the Planetary stage." Hong paused for a moment, then continued, "I suggest that after you receive the reward, you go to the 'Slaughter Arena' to train. That will be your best mentor."
"With your Planetary Level 1 strength, the daily fee for training in the Killing Arena is about 2000 Black Dragon Coins. You have three million, which is enough to train there for a long time." Hong said, then changed the subject, "However, be careful, as your strength increases, the Killing Arena's fee will increase exponentially. When you reach Planetary Level 9, the daily fee will be as high as one million Black Dragon Coins, so this money is only enough for your early stages."
Chen Yuan silently calculated for a moment, then nodded. Indeed, as Hong said, 300 million Black Dragon Coins might only be enough to cover a few days' worth of cultivation expenses in the later stages.
"The martial arts school has limited resources and cannot support you to go very far right now. Once you become stronger, you will have to rely on yourself for the rest of the journey," Hong earnestly advised Chen Yuan.
"Of course, besides the cosmic currency reward, there are other rewards as well," Hong continued. "The second reward is that the martial arts school will open the 'Secret Technique Pavilion' for you, where you can choose any three sets of secret techniques."
Hong explained, "The Secret Techniques Pavilion contains many secret techniques from beyond the planetary level, which were collected by me, Thor, and Luo Feng in the universe. Apart from some secret techniques that are restricted from being passed on, the rest are all included in it."
"As for other rewards, such as the Black God Set and Force weapons, the martial arts school has already given them out, so I won't mention them again."
Chen Yuan nodded. To be fair, the rewards given by the martial arts school were already quite generous, enough to support his cultivation to the mid-stage of the planetary level.
"However..." Hong suddenly changed the subject, a smile flashing in his eyes, "I decided on all these rewards before I met you. After seeing you in person today, I feel that these rewards are still not worthy of your talent."
Seeing Chen Yuan's puzzled expression, Hong smiled gently: "Therefore, in addition to the above rewards, I have decided to personally gift you 1 kilogram of 'Azure Wave Marrow' and 20 Wood Crystals."
Chen Yuan was taken aback.