62: Skill Creation

Ning leaped, covering a distance of over thirty meters, and the moment he landed, his feet pushed off the ground again, immediately changing direction. With a sharp turn, he reached another spot over thirty meters away.

He continued doing this until he became a blur. Then, he immediately went to a tree, extended his hand, and slightly curled his fingers, mimicking the shape of a claw. With a swing of his hand, he made a large gash on the tree in front of him.

He then pulled out his spear, drew the spearhead back until the tip was in front of his face, and thrust it forward, shattering the tree in front of him.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Fruits began to fall from the top of the tree, and the entire tree collapsed due to lack of support. He picked up a fruit, washed it with the small amount of water from his storage, and then ate it.

He walked back to his farm, where several people were digging the ground and planting crops.

Two months had passed since he taught the Villagers new techniques, and most of the Villagers had already learned them, just waiting for the right time to attack the demon.

And Ning had just finished learning.

"Once I break through again, I should go with them to attack that snake," he thought. In his eyes, they had enough strength to fight that snake. Moreover, their strength was all at the second level of Qi Condensation.

He was just delaying the battle so that he could also participate and not be as cowardly as last time.

"I've basically given them everything they need. They've learned various farming methods and techniques. They know how to read and write.

They even know how to cultivate and cook different foods now."

He thought, "I just need to teach them how to make fresh water, and then I won't have to worry about them anymore."

"System, help me find a water purification method so these Villagers can purify saltwater into regular water," Ning said.

Ning had already taught them how to filter water using common methods, such as stacking stones, pebbles, and sand. But this method could only filter out dirt and debris from the water. It couldn't block the salt in the water. For this, he needed to teach them a technique of an ordinary cultivator.

Ning had already asked the system to make the cultivation techniques he learned into a book, but the system's reply was,

<Skills that consume energy cannot be taught to anyone other than the host>

So, he now asked the system again for a different answer, but he didn't get the desired result.

<There is no such technique in the system>

Ning was a little surprised, "This reminds me of the first time I opened the shop. Is there really nothing in the shop? Or can I just not buy it now?"

<The shop does not have this technique at any price>

"Oh," he was truly surprised this time. This was the first time he had asked the system what to buy and received no results back. "Then what should I do?" he asked.

<Since there is no such skill in the system, the system suggests you create one>

"Create... a technique? I can create things?" He was very surprised. He could understand creating physical objects, but techniques? This was a first for him.

[Yes, the skills that were not originally in the shop were all created by different hosts]

"Oh. So all the skills I've bought so far were created by hosts before me?" he asked.

<Yes>

"Alright. Let's start creating a new technique. How do I do it?"

he asked.

<You give the system exact instructions, letting the system know the skill you want to purchase>

"Okay, then let's create a skill for desalting seawater that can be used with Qi," he said.

<Confirmed>

<Do you want this skill to be an "Instant Learn" skill or a "Read and Learn" skill>

He asked, "Which one has an advantage over the other?"

<Instant Learn skills are directly transmitted to the brain>

<Read and Learn skills usually appear in the form of text or illustrations, and people must learn them themselves>

<Instant Learn skills are much more expensive and are one-time learning skills. However, they teach very quickly, and people are 100% guaranteed to learn them.>

<Read and Learn skills are cheaper and can be used multiple times. However, the person must read and learn the skill themselves, so there is no guarantee that they will learn it>

"If possible, I hope everyone can learn it and pass it down to their descendants, so it would be better if I wrote it as a book. Use the Read and Learn version," he said.

<Confirmed>

<Do you want high or low Qi consumption?>

"Low? Wait, why are you asking this? Will it change the price of the skill?" he asked.

<Yes. Skills with low Qi are more expensive>

"Hmm... I should reach the fourth realm of Qi Condensation soon, and Huisheng is already at the third realm of Qi Condensation, so setting the Qi consumption to one-tenth of a fourth-realm Qi Condensation cultivator's Qi should be fine."

<Confirmed>

<Maximum seawater volume that can be desalinated with 10% Qi>

"As for the volume, let me see, one bucket is enough, ten liters will do," Ning said.

<Confirmed>

<Do you want to purchase this skill in information form or written form?>

"No, I don't want to repeat content they can easily read. Just write it in their own language," Ning said.

<Confirmed>

<88 million energy. Will you buy the book "Seawater Desalination Technique">

"This is indeed expensive, but it's fine. I have enough energy. Buy it."