148: Chapter 148 The Secret of Flying

"What are you standing there for?!"

His mother-in-law, Xu Xue, trembling, reached out and patted Bai Qiming on the back of his head: "Hurry up and thank Fang Zhuo."

"Fang Zhuo, thank you so much."

Bai Qiming said solemnly.

"We're all family, no need for formalities."

Fang Zhuo shook his head with a smile, his gaze sweeping over his grandfather, parents, and mother-in-law: "Grandpa, Mom, Dad, if you want to go in and cultivate, you can come along too."

Among the older generation present from Fang Family and the Bai family, only Bai Qiming had decent martial arts talent. After Fang Zhuo gave him a bottle of sun-moon essence pill, he had jumped from level 37 to 39, giving him a chance to touch upon being a Transcendent Martial Artist.

As for the old master and his parents, no matter how many resources or opportunities were piled onto them, they could never become Transcendent Martial Artist.

Transcendent Martial Artist require extremely high innate talent; one cannot become a Transcendent without being a genius.

Without reaching the Transcendent level, the differences between Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced Martial Artist were negligible to Fang Zhuo; their lifespans were all the same.

"But... having higher Body Control isn't bad, right?"

Thinking of this, Fang Zhuo simply waved his hand: "We'll all go into the Thunder Fire Small World to cultivate together then."

"Should I really go?"

Li Ru hesitated: "It's too much of a waste of the quota."

A Primary Martial Artist entering the Thunder Fire Small World to cultivate—if that got out, they would probably be drowned in spit by those peak Advanced Martial Artist...

Not to mention anything else, Sister Xueling next door would nag about it for two months straight without stopping!

"It's not a waste, it's settled."

Fang Zhuo made the final decision, not allowing his family to refuse. Besides, he had obtained many quotas this time—a full 15—and neither he nor Bai Shiwei could enter repeatedly.

"Brother, can I go too?"

Fang Hu pointed to himself.

He truly had no martial arts talent. Not to mention awakening a Martial Aspect, he hadn't even reached level 10 in Life Level. After eating the dragon-shaped grass last time, he had only just barely reached level 9.

Whether he could obtain a parent's certificate in the future was another matter.

"Yeah, everyone go."

Fang Zhuo nodded.

The families of Fang Family and the Bai family became increasingly excited, feeling somewhat like country bumpkins about to see the world.

At this moment, Bai Shiwei also walked over from the side and said firmly: "Fang Zhuo, I want to go in this time. My comprehension is average; even if I wait until the next Ocean Gathering, my Body Control is unlikely to reach the Flying Sky level."

"That's fine too."

Fang Zhuo thought about it; what his wife said made sense.

In the martial arts of the Blue Moon Federation, before the age of forty is the golden age for cultivation. If Shi Wei enters the Thunder Fire Small World this time and can raise her Body Control to Inner Scene Perfection as soon as possible...

Perhaps she could break through to the Flying Sky level earlier, and her future achievements might even be higher.

Nearby, Fang Jing and Grandma Li Lan were blushing, trying hard to suppress their voices, seemingly arguing about whether to enter this time or wait until the next Ocean Gathering.

After a while, Fang Jing walked over, looking annoyed.

"Brother, Grandma Li Lan and I have discussed it; we'll wait until the next Ocean Gathering to enter the Thunder Fire Small World to cultivate."

Fang Jing said, looking a bit wistful.

Fang Zhuo smiled. It was clear that his sister wanted to go this time, but had been persuaded by Grandma Li Lan.

"Grandma Li Lan is doing this for your own good. You are still very young. In ten years, not to mention reaching the Flying Sky level in Body Control, you will most likely become a Transcendent Martial Artist. Entering the Thunder Fire Small World then will be much more effective than going now."

"I know~ Brother!"

Fang Jing pouted.

She just felt that her big brother was cultivating too fast, and entering the Thunder Fire Small World this time would allow her to narrow the gap with him.

Fang Zhuo saw through his sister's thoughts at a glance, rubbed Fang Jing's head, and laughed: "Do you really want to protect me in the future?"

"Of course! I made a martial vow to the wish lantern on Feitian Peak!"

Fang Jing said, hands on her hips.

Fang Zhuo chuckled. After spending some time with his family, he saw that Wang Jinhua was still standing not far away, seemingly waiting for him.

He immediately walked over.

"Brother Wang, is something the matter?"

"Naturally."

Wang Jinhua nodded solemnly and said: "Are you done talking with your family about the Thunder Fire Small World?"

"Yeah, sorry to keep you waiting?"

Fang Zhuo smiled, then braced himself.

Because Wang Jinhua's expression was very serious right now; ever since he had known Wang Jinhua, he had never seen him look like this.

Was Brother Wang, who was always so relaxed, troubled by something?

Or was the matter he wanted to discuss with him very important?

"Do you know why I've been stuck before becoming a Flying Martial Artist for so long?" Wang Jinhua asked a seemingly unrelated question first.

"A Flying Martial Artist is difficult to reach..."

Fang Zhuo subconsciously wanted to blurt out, but secretly shook his head.

It is undeniable that a Flying Martial Artist is difficult to reach, but for a genius with top-tier comprehension like Wang Jinhua, there are very few in this generation of the Blue Moon Federation.

Perhaps there would be resistance to breaking through to the Flying Sky level, but it shouldn't have taken so many years.

"For one, it's not easy to break through to become a Flying Martial Artist." Wang Jinhua didn't wait for Fang Zhuo to reply and took the initiative to explain: "Breaking through to the Flying Sky level requires a Life Level of 49 and Body Control at Inner Scene Perfection. These are not secrets."

"Furthermore, and more importantly, a martial artist needs to condense a Life Core. This is the core reason why a Flying Martial Artist can fly through the air."

"Life Core?"

Fang Zhuo realized something.

These were not mentioned in the federal basic cultivation techniques, and his own Life Level had increased too quickly, so he hadn't had time to seek advice from the Flying Martial Artist in the group.

The moment he reached Life Level 49, he really did have the illusion of 'growing a brain'.

Now that he heard Wang Jinhua mention 'Life Core', he suddenly had an epiphany.

So... he already had signs of condensing a Life Core?

"Yes, you can think of the Life Core as a small planet within the martial artist's sea of consciousness. It can provide gravity in any direction for a Flying Martial Artist."

Wang Jinhua explained to Fang Zhuo: "That's why a Flying Martial Artist is extremely flexible when flying and turning in the air. Condensing a Life Core is very difficult. It requires the martial artist to constantly temper their physical body and perfectly fuse civilization points with their body."

"Constantly temper the physical body and perfectly fuse civilization points with the body?"

Fang Zhuo was surprised.

civilization points have this use too?!

"So, Brother Wang, you've been tricking newcomers out of their High-Civilization Gravity Chamber usage time in the group for the past few months in order to temper your body to death and accelerate the condensation of your Life Core?"

Wang Jinhua coughed and looked at Fang Zhuo with an unfriendly gaze.

Fang Zhuo smiled awkwardly and said: "Slip of the tongue, it's trading with newcomers."

"That's right. If you want to condense a Life Core, you can't skip the step of tempering your body through thousand-fold refinement. The high gravity of the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber helps a lot with this."

"I have a question."

Fang Zhuo nodded and shook his head, asking curiously: "Is there a requirement for the number of civilization points to condense a Life Core?"

One million?

Two million?

Does it have an impact on the condensed Life Core?

"You're quite sharp."

Wang Jinhua smiled: "Yes, a minimum of one million civilization points. Any less, and you cannot condense a Life Core."

"In addition, Life Cores are divided into three grades: Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced, and the required civilization points naturally increase level by level."

"A minimum of one million points, Intermediate and Advanced require more..."

Fang Zhuo repeated in a low voice.

"That's right. Condensing an Intermediate Core requires 10 million civilization points, and as for an Advanced Core, it requires 100 million civilization points!"

Wang Jinhua smiled: "Of course, civilization points are just a basic requirement. A level 49 Transcendent Martial Artist having civilization points doesn't mean they can successfully condense it. The step of fusing civilization points into the martial artist's body requires thousand-fold refinement and is not something that can be completed simply."