65: Chapter 65 Thunderfire Blade First Stage Completed! People from the Group's Inspection Department Arrive

A few minutes later.

The second copy of the secret manual "Thunder Fire Blade" was also delivered to Fang Zhuo, but he didn't use this one. Instead, he took out a VR headset from his system space.

After putting it on, the iris recognition program popped up, entered the normal verification stage, and passed successfully.

"It really bypassed the copyright... it can be used as the genuine article." Fang Zhuo smiled. This way, the remaining three copies from the return could be sold normally.

Selling them would bring in an income of 9 million!

As for the secret manual he had just bought, Fang Zhuo didn't intend to let Bai Shiwei use it, because it was different from cultivation resources that strengthened the physical body.

It wouldn't make sense to look at the same copy as a new one, and he couldn't explain it to Bai Shiwei either.

He would return the goods, use the money to buy other cultivation resources, and then use the return on those for Shi Wei. In any case, he wouldn't lose money, and he wouldn't earn any less from the returns!

After putting on the VR headset, Fang Zhuo began to watch the demonstration video of "Thunder Fire Blade".

In the video, a man dressed in black, who looked to be just over thirty, was quite composed. Just by standing there quietly, he exuded the demeanor of a grandmaster.

"Chairman Song Shou...!"

This person was none other than the founder of the Starry Sky Martial Artist Group and the first Cosmic Martial Artist of the Blue Moon Federation.

Chairman Song Shou held a long blade. The blade was three feet three inches long and hadn't been sharpened, but in his hands, it appeared exceptionally sharp.

In the virtual world, Fang Zhuo felt as if he were being pricked by needles, his spirit aching faintly.

"A weapon is an extension of the body..." Chairman Song Shou spoke calmly in the video, not rushing to demonstrate the blade technique: "But for a martial artist to perfectly unleash their own power through a weapon is not simple."

"Secret manual cultivation and the realm of Weapon Control are even more profound than the realm of Body Control! To improve, one needs day after day of bitter cultivation."

"Most beginners of secret manuals are Advanced Martial Artists. Your Body Control has basically reached Micro-Perception, and your physical force multiplication factor is above 4 times."

Chairman Song Shou smiled: "But when you first perform the blade technique, being able to exert 3 times your physical strength through the blade is considered extremely excellent."

"When you can perfectly unleash 4 times your physical strength through the blade in your hand, the first stage of 'Thunder Fire Blade' is considered complete!"

"And when you reach the second stage of 'Thunder Fire Blade', the combat power increase can reach 1.8 times."

"The third stage of 'Thunder Fire Blade' provides a combat power increase of 2.6 times."

"With a weapon in hand, even if you only exert 80% of the power of a punch, your combat power will be completely different, not to mention after achieving success in secret manual cultivation. This is also why martial artists in our Blue Moon Federation are so keen on secret manuals."

Fang Zhuo nodded subconsciously.

The realm of Weapon Control and the realm of Body Control are two independent multiplier zones for a martial artist to increase combat power.

Simply put, his own current Life Level is 30, with a base punch strength of 10,000kg.

Through the perfection of the Body Micro-Control realm, his combat power increase is 8 times, allowing him to unleash 80,000kg of punch strength!

If he could master the first stage of Thunder Fire Blade, the power unleashed by the blade technique would be one time the punch strength, 80,000kg.

When reaching the second stage of Thunder Fire Blade, the power unleashed by the blade technique would reach 1.8 times the punch strength value, which is 144,000kg!

"If I can master the third stage of Thunder Fire Blade, my explosive power will reach 208,000kg!"

Fang Zhuo took a deep breath, composed his mind, and became completely immersed in the Thunder Fire Blade secret manual demonstrated by Chairman Song Shou.

Half an hour later.

Bai Shiwei was the first to put down her VR headset. In the central open space, she held a wooden blade and kept trying the first stage of Thunder Fire Blade.

Her movements were slightly clumsy, and the blade technique looked strange and awkward.

"So hard..."

Failing to grasp the method several times in a row, Bai Shiwei thought with some discouragement that secret manual cultivation relied too much on comprehension talent, which was her weak point.

It was also at this time that Fang Zhuo finished watching Chairman Song Shou's demonstration.

"How is it?"

"It's okay. I've grasped it. After practicing for a few more days, the first stage won't be a problem." Bai Shiwei pursed her lips, not wanting to show weakness in front of Fang Zhuo.

"Not bad. I'll give it a try too."

Fang Zhuo took a wooden blade from the weapon rack, recalled Chairman Song Shou's movements in his mind, raised his hand, and struck.

With a 'whoosh', the wooden blade broke through the air, and where the blade passed, a faint red afterimage was left behind.

"This...!"

It was clearly the first stage of Thunder Fire Blade!

Bai Shiwei's small mouth opened slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. She stared blankly at Fang Zhuo for a long time before saying: "Husband, your comprehension is just too monstrous."

Her heart was a swirl of mixed feelings at this moment. She felt happy for her husband's talent; he had entered the first stage just by watching the secret manual demonstration.

There was also a strong sense of frustration and disappointment. Not only did she have a significant gap with Fang Zhuo in Body Control, but the gap in Weapon Control was even greater!

"It's alright... Shi Wei, you don't need to compare yourself to me. My Body Control has already reached the perfection of Micro-Perception."

Fang Zhuo comforted her: "A weapon is an extension of the body. Although they are two different cultivation paths, there is a lot of connection between them. The first three stages of Thunder Fire Blade will be a bit less difficult for me."

"...Mm, thank you for comforting me."

Bai Shiwei squeezed out a smile, but it looked worse than crying.

"I'll teach you later."

Fang Zhuo composed his mind and began to try the second stage again.

This pondering and practicing lasted until evening.

The setting sun shone through the window into the room, dyeing it golden yellow.

Bai Shiwei had long since stopped to rest, sitting on the side, her hands propping up her chin, her beautiful eyes watching Fang Zhuo without blinking.

"The second stage is much harder than the first. There's no hope for today."

Fang Zhuo suddenly withdrew the wooden blade, murmuring softly.

"How is it, husband?"

"I didn't succeed in the second stage." Fang Zhuo shook his head.

"Not succeeding is normal, right? Otherwise, it would really make it impossible for people to live!"

Bai Shiwei stood up and walked towards Fang Zhuo.

Fang Zhuo laughed, took Bai Shiwei, and they left the training room together, taking the elevator down to the 9th-floor restaurant.

...

The 9th floor of the Starry Sky Group building was like a large shopping mall, with no fewer than a hundred restaurants of various types, giving the group's martial artists and their families numerous choices.

Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei were both semi-martial arts fanatics and weren't very picky about food.

After the two of them finished eating at a barbecue restaurant and were about to leave, a woman dressed in a gray combat uniform approached them.

"Fang Zhuo."

"Hello?"

Fang Zhuo looked puzzled.

The woman in gray smiled: "I am from the Starry Sky Group Supervision Department. I have come this time on behalf of our department's Manager Zhou to invite you to join us after your one-year training period."

"Supervision Department?"

Fang Zhuo was aware of the training period. For geniuses recruited by the Starry Sky Martial Artist Group, whether they had A-level, S-level, or custom contracts.

The first year after joining the group was the training period, during which there were no obligations to fulfill; one just had to eat the group's 'provisions' and cultivate with peace of mind.

But he didn't know about the Supervision Department.

Just now, upon hearing the words 'Supervision Department', Fang Zhuo had thought that there was a copyright issue with the secret manual he had used for cultivation that was returned by the system...

"Who is your mentor? Didn't he tell you?" the woman in gray asked in surprise.

"Mentor? Do you mean the person who introduced me? If so... it's Wang Jinhua."

As soon as Fang Zhuo finished speaking, he saw the woman in gray covering her forehead.

"Wang Jinhua... then it's fine. Let me explain it to you." The woman in gray explained to Fang Zhuo: "There are six major functional departments within the group."

"They are the Operations Department, Logistics Department, Supervision Department, Technical Department, Research Department, and Commercial Department, each responsible for undertaking certain tasks."

"After your one-year training period ends, if you pass the assessment successfully, you will be centrally assigned to various departments."

The woman in gray said this and looked at Fang Zhuo: "However, there are special circumstances. The group will give active selection rights to particularly outstanding newcomers."

"What counts as particularly outstanding?"

Fang Zhuo asked. Judging from the woman in gray's introduction just now, the departments within the group were divided into different ranks in terms of status, and their daily workload was also different.

After the one-year training period, if he could choose, he could go to a department with less work so he could cultivate with more peace of mind.

Like the Operations Department, it sounded like a firefighting squad... it must be extremely busy on a daily basis. The Supervision Department was not bad; it should be a good place with less work, high status, and good perks.

Speaking of which, Brother Wang didn't say a word about these things! He only cared about his own usage time of the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber...