"Two a month?" Li Yuan sighed to himself.
The Basic Source Power Elixir costs 100,000 Blue Star Coins or points each. If he were to take two, his monthly budget would increase significantly.
"You haven't taken the Source Power Elixir before, have you?" Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan.
"No," Li Yuan shook his head. His family couldn't afford such precious cultivation items. Families like his uncle and aunt, who could regularly provide their children with basic vitality elixirs, were actually quite rare.
As for the Source Power Elixir? Only the extremely wealthy could afford to buy it regularly.
"Let me tell you about the Source Power Elixir. It’s essentially a substitute for advanced cultivation methods," Xu Bo explained. "Do you know the fundamental difference between basic and advanced cultivation methods?"
"Efficiency in cultivation," Li Yuan replied.
"That's the result, not the reason," Xu Bo said. "The basic cultivation method allows us to efficiently absorb the energy produced by the food we eat, which helps our life progress."
Li Yuan nodded.
The most fundamental difference between modern humans and traditional martial artists from ancient times lies in their cultivation methods. This is the key to unlocking life evolution.
"But the basic cultivation method has its limits," Xu Bo continued. "No matter how strong our digestive system is, we can eat ten pounds of nutritious food a day, but can we eat a hundred pounds?"
"We can't," Li Yuan shook his head.
"Exactly. Even if the food is high-energy, there are impurities, and the body can't handle too much," Xu Bo went on. "However, powerful martial artists need to consume a lot of energy just to maintain their physical condition, let alone continue evolving."
"Like an electric car, the stronger the power, the more energy it consumes."
"Just like me."
Boom!
Xu Bo took a step forward, moving like a phantom. The air exploded with sound, and the wind surged.
Xu Bo had stopped at the other end of the office.
"What was that?"
"Is that the speed of a level 19 martial artist?" Li Yuan held his breath, feeling a thrill inside.
He was sure that Xu Bo's explosive speed just now exceeded 50 meters per second.
This was just a burst of speed from a standstill, not even Xu Bo's fastest speed. This was what true powerful martial artists could do.
Xu Bo slowly walked back, saying, "To maintain my powerful body, I need to eat at least dozens of pounds of high-energy food every day."
"And this is just in city life. If I were fighting against creatures from the Star Realm, the consumption would be even greater. I would need at least two hundred pounds of high-energy food."
Li Yuan was speechless.
He thought of elephants and giraffes, which spend most of their time eating. If they were to exercise, their consumption would be even higher.
"So, we developed vitality elixirs," Xu Bo explained. "These elixirs are extracted from food, making them easier for the body to absorb and almost free of impurities, but they are expensive."
"Taking them reduces the need for food."
Li Yuan nodded slightly.
Using vitality elixirs not only lightens the burden of eating but also increases cultivation efficiency by at least double.
"But as you progress, especially after reaching level 15 and becoming an even stronger martial artist, relying solely on vitality elixirs won't be enough."
"In the last few decades, the Source Power Elixir has emerged, allowing us to directly absorb source power."
"What is source power?"
"Since the six star bridges changed hundreds of years ago, a miraculous energy called 'source power' appeared in the universe," Xu Bo said with a sense of wonder. "Once we can absorb source power, our body's evolution speed will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold."
Li Yuan listened intently.
Source power was truly amazing.
Powerful martial artists could, in just a few decades, achieve feats like flying or walking out of a nuclear explosion's center... all thanks to absorbing source power and pushing their bodies to evolve.
With human bodies, they could rival the gods.
"To absorb source power, there are three methods."
"First, your physical constitution must reach at least level 19, and your skills must be high enough to perfectly combine body and mind, allowing you to barely sense source power and achieve initial absorption," Xu Bo said solemnly. "This is the most primitive method of absorption, very inefficient, but the first generation of martial artists grew stronger this way."
"Later on..."
"As the number of martial artists increased and they became stronger, the first advanced cultivation method was developed, increasing the efficiency of source power absorption by more than ten times," Xu Bo continued. "Then came the second and third methods... Today, our human civilization has seven advanced cultivation methods."
"Moreover, if you can align with a corresponding advanced cultivation method, even ordinary people can achieve initial absorption of source power, greatly enhancing their physical constitution." Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan with a hint of regret.
Li Yuan understood what his teacher meant.
Awakening martial spirit wasn't as mystical as the 'spiritual roots' described in novels.
It essentially refers to the degree of alignment with the seven advanced cultivation methods.
If the alignment exceeds 85%, awakening occurs.
Why does human civilization place such great importance on martial spirit? Because ordinary people can gradually absorb source power from the universe by practicing advanced cultivation methods, significantly increasing their physical evolution efficiency and raising the hope of becoming source martial artists.
This is why elite class students generally have such strong physical constitutions.
Additionally, source power exists everywhere in the universe.
It is not only much more effective than vitality elixirs but also inexhaustible, saving a lot of resources for human civilization.
"Using advanced cultivation methods to absorb source power is the second method and the best method," Xu Bo shook his head. "But you can't do that right now... Li Yuan, if you want to absorb source power through yourself, you can only use the most primitive absorption method."
"That means you must raise your physical constitution to level 19."
Li Yuan nodded slightly.
Not absorbing source power while raising his physical constitution to level 19? It was clear how difficult that would be.
He would need a lot of external resources.
"Of course, if you truly become a powerful source martial artist in the future, you might even create an advanced cultivation method that suits you."
"Or even create an advanced cultivation method suitable for many ordinary people," Xu Bo said with a sense of admiration. "Then you would be a great contributor to human civilization."
"The world's strongest person, Dongfang Ji, once said that everyone has unique strengths and should have suitable advanced cultivation methods."
"If our human civilization could produce a hundred advanced cultivation methods, then everyone would find their suitable method from a young age, and there would be no need to talk about martial spirit."
"At that time, the speed of producing martial artists in human civilization would increase by more than ten times compared to now." Xu Bo quoted Dongfang Ji's words: "And this requires generations of martial artists to strive for."
"A hundred advanced cultivation methods?" Li Yuan sighed inwardly.
Since the era of life evolution began nearly two hundred years ago, human civilization has only produced seven universal advanced cultivation methods.
However, compared to the three advanced cultivation methods from over eighty years ago, the speed of producing martial artists in this era has increased several times.
The more martial artists there are, the larger the base, and as more powerful martial artists emerge, the speed of producing advanced cultivation methods also increases.
This creates a positive cycle.
It allows human civilization to continuously grow stronger.
"The third method of absorbing source power is the Source Power Elixir, which has appeared in the last twenty or thirty years," Xu Bo explained. "The elixirs contain traces of source power, and once consumed, they can be absorbed."
"However, source power is very aggressive."
"If there’s no advanced cultivation method to aid in the absorption, it will be quite difficult," Xu Bo said. "So, an ordinary person only needs one a month."
"Your physical talent is actually among the very best; you just lack a suitable advanced cultivation method," Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan with regret. "Plus, your spiritual power is extremely strong, so you might be able to use two a month."
"Thank you for your guidance, Teacher," Li Yuan nodded and smiled calmly. "Without a suitable advanced cultivation method for me, I will strive to create one in the future."
"Haha," Xu Bo laughed at his words. "You've got ambition. I'll be waiting."
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"This 'Starry Sky Spear Technique' and 'Dragon Movement Technique' are both derived from the 'Rock Foundation Cultivation Method.' I suggest you switch," Xu Bo continued. "These two techniques are aimed at the fifth level of skills and are quite famous among martial artists."
"Aimed at the fifth level of skills?" Li Yuan pondered.
His skills were only at the third level.
"Teacher, can't you teach me a second-level technique?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"Me?" Xu Bo was taken aback for a moment before laughing. "I have indeed practiced many second-level techniques, including spear techniques, sword techniques, and movement techniques."
"But I can't teach you," Xu Bo shook his head. "Haven't you noticed that I've never guided you in practicing second-level techniques?"
"Why?" Li Yuan was surprised.
"I only have the right to learn, not the right to teach," Xu Bo said. "The techniques you are learning now, like fist techniques, spear techniques, and movement techniques, are all first-level techniques suitable for students with first or second level skills."
"Many first-level techniques and cultivation methods are completely open and free to all citizens."
"But from the second level onwards, they are copyrighted," Xu Bo explained. "You must purchase them before you can use them."
(End of Chapter)