Chapter 11 Accumulation

After reading the Five Methods of Heart Refinement, Xu Jingming felt that the path of heart refinement had become much clearer. Immediately, he continued reading the inheritance.

"Spear techniques?"

Xu Jingming looked at the records of spear techniques.

Xuan was a spear user, and a cosmic legend at that. He had devoted countless efforts to spear techniques, so his explanations were naturally extremely thorough and clear.

"The principle of force generation? The principle of penetration?"

"The transmission of power within the body?"

"The coordination of footwork..."

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up as he read. Although he had also taught the Nine Courses of Martial Arts, they were far too shallow compared to Xuan's inheritance. Xuan's inheritance was indeed more complex, but it explained all the core principles.

"So that's how it is. This way, I can perfectly borrow strength, continuously transmit power, and deliver one spear strike after another," Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

The inheritance first explained the principles, then the basic moves of spear techniques, and even the five ultimate techniques.

The basic moves taught by Xuan were more concise, generated force more crisply, and were more effective.

Naturally, the ultimate techniques were also much stronger than the moves Xu Jingming had comprehended on his own.

...

After reading for more than an hour, Xu Jingming suddenly couldn't turn the page.

"What? I can only read the cultivation stage content for planetary lifeforms?" Xu Jingming was astonished. He could only read cultivation methods up to the fifth-order level. Any higher, and he couldn't access the upper volume of *Hua Guang*.

"Please break through to become a cosmic lifeform before continuing to read."

"If planetary lifeforms forcibly cultivate the subsequent content, it will do more harm than good," the book gave a warning.

Xu Jingming was somewhat unwilling, his heart itching. But he also knew that cosmic lifeforms and planetary lifeforms were completely different levels. Cosmic lifeforms could absorb stellar light and many types of radiation energy, and could survive without eating or drinking. The subsequent cultivation methods would definitely be different. What cosmic lifeforms could practice... planetary lifeforms might be courting death to attempt.

"My gains are already significant," Xu Jingming closed the book, feeling very good. "At least I have no more confusion about the different stages of planetary life."

"I also have a clear understanding of all aspects of spear technique principles."

At this moment, Xu Jingming's understanding of the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique was much clearer. Understanding the essence of the principles allowed him to see the problems with his own spear techniques.

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From this day on, Xu Jingming began to cultivate diligently according to the teachings of the upper volume of *Hua Guang*.

The value of different inheritances varied.

Eighth-order inheritances were generally written by ninth-order experts or even stronger ones. Naturally, they were written more thoroughly. Moreover, even if it was the same cosmic legend, writing an eighth-order inheritance was different from writing a fifth-order inheritance.

Fifth-order inheritances were cheaper. It was enough to write some basics. For example, the Five Methods of Heart Refinement might become the Three Methods of Heart Refinement. The five ultimate spear techniques might become two ultimate techniques. After all, for a cheap price, that much knowledge was enough.

Eighth-order inheritances were much more expensive and written in much more detail.

Like the *Hua Guang* inheritance, which recorded Xuan's highest achievements in spear techniques, it was naturally written with great care. The upper volume was an eighth-order inheritance.

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"Twelve Styles of Refining Apertures!"

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, his fingers tapping different parts of his head in a rhythmic sequence. The upper volume of *Hua Guang* had detailed methods and accompanying videos. Xu Jingming first practiced in the virtual world's training field, and only after he had mastered it would he begin practicing in reality.

This was also required by the inheritance. If he practiced blindly in reality from the beginning, it would easily damage his brain.

...

*Puff! Puff!*

Xu Jingming advanced, and his spear thrust out in an instant. What was strange was that, although it was clearly a single thrust, two holes appeared when it pierced the stone wall.

"The foundation of continuous thrusts in the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique is the double strike," Xu Jingming looked at the holes in the stone wall. In that battle when he was possessed, Xuan delivered one spear strike after another, over ten million consecutive thrusts. Countless thrusts could erupt continuously...

But the most basic foundation was the double strike.

The core of the continuous strike was to use the force of the first strike to continue erupting with the second strike. The smaller the interval between the two strikes, the better.

Just like now... It was so fast that it seemed like only one spear was thrust out, but in reality, it was already two consecutive strikes.

"I'll practice slowly." Now that Xu Jingming had the inheritance, he also had detailed guidance for practicing the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique.

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"Whoa, cosmic legend figures are actually so powerful?"

This time, Liu Hai used his contribution points to choose to be possessed by a cosmic legend figure.

"I've been studying the eighth-order inheritance for several months, and I had many doubts. Comparing it with this possession by a cosmic legend... I immediately understood a lot," Liu Hai was also in the training field, sorting out his gains from the possession.

"I've really broadened my knowledge and opened my eyes. In front of a cosmic legend, planets seem like mere toys. They can even change the flow of time, and their physical bodies can travel long distances in the vast universe?" Liu Hai shook his head and sighed in admiration. "Truly inconceivable lifeforms."

The gap between humans on Blue Star and cosmic legend humans was too great.

Precisely because he saw this possibility, Liu Hai's heart burned even more intensely: "Perhaps I can't reach that level, but if I can have even one percent, or even one ten-thousandth? That would be amazing."

Liu Hai was full of energy and continued to practice hard.

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The experts who received contribution point rewards were all exchanging them for resources and working hard to cultivate. The number of experts who had received inheritances was even greater worldwide.

As long as their talent was high enough and they progressed fast enough, the country and even the Blue Star Alliance would nurture them, at least with fifth-order inheritances! In the virtual world, no genius would be overlooked. Throughout Blue Star, a large number of geniuses were growing rapidly.

Time flowed...

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and it was February 8th.

At this time, the Spring Festival had passed, and Xu Jingming was practicing shield techniques in the training field.

"Swish swish swish..." In the ten thousand arrows firing mode, countless arrows shot from different directions. Xu Jingming wielded his two shields, trying his best to block them.

In this mode, what was needed was not brute force, because the impact of the arrows was not strong, but rather gentleness, continuousness, and defense without leaving the slightest flaw.

Clang clang clang...

Xu Jingming naturally locked onto all the incoming arrows. As he moved, he dodged some of the arrows, and with the use of his dual shields, he blocked a massive number of arrows. Suddenly, Xu Jingming's movements were a little faster, and the use of his dual shields became smoother and more complete.

"Buzz."

Xu Jingming continued to block for another ten seconds. Because during these ten seconds, all the arrows were blocked and none touched his body, all the arrows stopped. Then they turned into illusions and disappeared.

"I should have made some progress," Xu Jingming noticed, and opened his personal combat strength panel—

Genetic Evolution Method: *Heavenly Python Evolution Method* (Super-Order 99%) (Practice time 360 days, cannot be improved)

Body: 702

Skills: Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique (Fourth-Order 99%), Star Spear Technique (Fourth-Order 99%), Footwork (Fourth-Order 99%), Shield Technique (Fourth-Order 99%)

Base Combat Strength: 63180

Actual Combat Bonus: 73%

Combat Strength: 109301

"My shield technique has also broken through to Fourth-Order 99%," Xu Jingming revealed a hint of joy. A few days before the Spring Festival, the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique took the lead in reaching Fourth-Order 99%, and then the other skills successively broke through, until today when they all reached the limit of Fourth-Order in all aspects.

"Next, I have to find a way to reach Fifth-Order," Xu Jingming thought.