2: Chapter 2 [Scholar]

Wasn't this panel exactly like one from a game he used to play?

In that game, every player could choose a profession.

Different professions possessed different core skills.

With a thought, Li Wen focused his attention on the "Profession" tab.

Soon, information about various professions appeared before his eyes.

[Scholar: Active Skill (Absolute Focus), Passive Skill (One Proof, Eternal Proof)]

[Martial Artist: Active Skill (...), Passive Skill (...)]

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Without the slightest hesitation, Li Wen selected [Scholar].

[Do you choose the profession "Scholar"?]

[Confirm!]

As a loyal fan who played the game until its servers shut down, no one knew better than him how invincible this profession became in the Late Stage.

Just the passive skill, One Proof, Eternal Proof, was something other professions could not compare to.

The only drawback was that this profession was significantly weaker than others in the early stages.

But, that was in the game.

Now, in this High Martial World, the Scholar was still overpowered in the early stages.

[Name: Li Wen]

[Age: Eighteen]

[Profession: Scholar lv1 (0 / 100)]

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Glancing over the panel one more time, Li Wen mentally closed it, took a deep breath, and blew out the candle burning in front of him.

Wisps of white smoke drifted up as the living room light was quickly turned on.

The family of three sat together, beginning to enjoy the cake.

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"Mom, Dad, I'm going back to my room to Cultivate now."

Eighteen years of growing up together had not been erased by the merged memories; Li Wen still regarded the two as his parents.

He even understood more deeply how great the love they held for him was.

"Mmm, hurry up and go. Your father and I will clean up,"

Mother Li, Wang Juan, smiled and nodded.

Watching Li Wen's thin figure, Wang Juan's eyes were filled with heartache.

She had witnessed how hard Li Wen worked. Although his Martial Dao talent wasn't very good, if he could have received the resources that normal families provided, getting into a Martial Dao University wouldn't have been difficult.

It was just that she and Father Li, Li Hong, were ordinary people, the lower strata of society. The only way they could earn money was through sweat and toil.

After deducting living expenses, barely any money was left each month, leaving absolutely no spare funds to buy him enhancement potions for his Cultivation.

Because of this, Li Wen's Physical Body had never been robust since he began to Cultivate; he had always been very thin.

Cultivation was a leap in life's hierarchy, consuming an immense amount of Qi and blood, far more than ordinary food could supply.

Most people had two ways to replenish Qi and blood.

One was consuming Qi and blood supplements, and the other was eating Yao Beast meat, which contained abundant Qi and blood.

The most widely circulated Qi and blood supplement on the market was the various Ranks of qi and blood potion developed by the Galaxy Alliance.

The Galaxy Alliance was composed of five major planets and served as humanity's highest central command.

The price of qi and blood potion soared exponentially as the Rank increased.

The lowest, the level 1 qi and blood potion, cost one hundred Galaxy Coins per vial.

One Galaxy Coin was approximately five Huaxia Coins.

This meant one level 1 qi and blood potion cost five hundred Huaxia Coins.

In Li Wen's class, most people consumed between five to ten vials per month.

He only consumed three vials a month.

Any more, and his family couldn't afford it.

After all, sending him to Qingshi No. 3 Middle School had nearly depleted all the family's savings.

Back in his room, Li Wen closed the door, took off his slippers, and stood barefoot on a mat.

He slightly bent his knees, slowly sinking down.

His hands formed different gestures, adopting an extremely strange posture.

He closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and began breathing according to a specific pattern.

Cultivation Techniques were the foundation for all who walked the Martial Dao.

It was precisely by relying on Cultivation Techniques that humanity continuously improved the Rank of their Physical Body.

What Li Wen Cultivated was the metal-attribute technique among the five basic Cultivation Techniques: the Splitting Edge Golden Fiend Method.

To call it a Cultivation Technique was perhaps more accurate to describe it as an alternative form of stake training.

This method primarily focused on slaughter, pursuing ultimate sharpness and the power to break through anything. Among the five basic Cultivation Techniques, it was famous for its combat power.

It was also the basic Cultivation Technique practiced by the most people, capable of gradually molding a person's Physical Body into a killing machine.

"Hoo ~ Breathe ~"

Li Wen's chest rose and fell with the breathing.

He could clearly feel the Qi and blood throughout his body rapidly circulating under the guidance of the Cultivation Technique, stimulating every muscle.

However, most of the Qi and blood failed to take effect due to his shallow understanding of the Cultivation Technique, dissipating and being wasted for no reason.

Even so, this time of day remained Li Wen's most enjoyable moment.

Feeling his Physical Body growing stronger bit by bit, this sensation was intoxicating to him.

Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived. In less than ten minutes, Li Wen was covered in sweat, his face flushed red.

Hoo~~

As a large mouthful of white, hot air was exhaled, Li Wen could no longer maintain the standard posture. He braced his hands on his knees, bent over, and stood on the mat, gasping heavily.

His past low Comprehension Ability meant that his understanding of the Splitting Edge Golden Fiend Method remained superficial even now, which is why he couldn't persist for long.

However, all of that would soon become a thing of the past.

Never mind the fact that he had now activated the [Scholar] profession, possessing two core skills: Absolute Focus and One Proof, Eternal Proof.

Just by having his two lifetimes' Souls merged, the current Li Wen vaguely felt that his mind was much sharper.

The previous feeling of mental sluggishness was gone.

Thinking back now, his low Comprehension Ability in the past was likely due to the conflict arising from the incomplete Fusion of his two lifetimes' Souls.

"I'll try Absolute Focus first. I wonder what it feels like to use it in reality."

After resting, Li Wen once again assumed the previous posture.

But this time, he didn't rely on himself; instead, he activated the Scholar's active skill.

"Activate! — — [Absolute Focus]"

With a thought, Li Wen activated the skill.

Instantly, all the noise around his ears rapidly vanished.

Li Wen's gaze changed immediately. His originally slightly fatigued eyes were instantly filled with focus.

Furthermore, his movements had subtle fine adjustments. Although the changes weren't significant, they gave people an entirely new feeling.

This was the improvement in Physical Body control brought by Absolute Focus!

If Li Wen were to examine his internal condition right now, he would be greatly shocked.

The fluidity of the Qi and blood circulating inside his body had more than doubled, and the stimulation to his surrounding muscles had also increased manifold.

Even more valuable was that the consumption of Qi and blood was much lower than when Li Wen actively circulated the Cultivation Technique.

Overall efficiency had increased several times over.

In a flash, about half an hour passed.

Li Wen suddenly dropped out of the Absolute Focus state.

"The improvement is indeed much faster, but the consumption of Qi and blood in my body has also increased proportionally."

Li Wen, having regained his senses, quickly felt a hollowness inside.

His face was pale and completely bloodless, a typical sign of Qi and blood depletion.

"Good thing I still have one tube of level 1 qi and blood potion left, or I'd have to crawl to school tomorrow."

With unsteady steps, Li Wen walked arduously toward the desk by his bedside.

He laboriously pulled open the top drawer, revealing a tube of purplish-brown qi and blood potion inside.

Without hesitation, he grabbed the qi and blood potion, bit off the stopper with his teeth, and poured it into his mouth.

Gulp~ Gulp~

The slightly fishy and sweet liquid flowed down his throat.

A wave of heat quickly spread from his Dantian, flowing to his limbs and bones.

Normally, the components of this liquid would remain in the body for several days, but at this moment, every cell in Li Wen's Physical Body greedily devoured it.

Consumption was fast, and improvement was even faster.

Li Wen could clearly feel his Physical Body continuously growing stronger.