Stuck in a Chinese novel

Chapter 135: Talent

[Whereas I do recommend a dual cultivation technique]

[And you can learn one as well]

[I wouldn't recommend using this one]

'Why?' Wei Jun asked the system for the reason.

[Because it is too low ranked]

[All said and done]

[This is just the first novel]

[Beginner level stuff]

[Easy mode]

[The strong ones are yet to come]

'How strong?' Wei Jun asked

[I can't give you a definite answer]

[But they would be a lot stronger and talented than Run Long and you already know how good he was from your small exchange]

The system was right. The brief exchange Wei Jun had with Run Long was, described in just one simple word, strong.

Wei Jun was also under the impression that the first protagonist who in the novel only managed to reach the peak of the Qi gathering realm wouldn't be a strong enemy but he was wrong.

Run Long hadn't even deployed his full strength yet the fight was more than even. Wei Jun was slightly weaker than him. Granted Wei Jun didn't use everything he had, but even if he did, he wasn't sure to be the victor.

'I see,' was all Wei Jun could reply before another question entered his mind. 'What are the uses of a dual cultivation art?'

In the novel, the dual cultivation art that Run Long possessed was called 'Yin Yang harmony' art. It was a technique solely dependent on intercourse and Lin Ruan and Quan Li were prime targets of that. Run Long still had s*x with the rest, but he benefited only from these two.

But, if all that did was s*x, then Wei Jun wasn't so sure about that. so he asked the system because the system possessed the knowledge more than anyone else.

[That is wrong]

And the answer from the system was somewhere along the lines of Wei Jun's thoughts. Wei Jun nodded and asked, 'How so?'

[There are many types of Ying and Yang harmony techniques and not all of them involve sleeping with women]

[In the first place, the sleeping trick was discovered by people]

[A shortcut if I have to say]

[I should tell you that like every shortcut, this technique is very unstable and not recommended for those who want a stable core and cultivation]

'So it is not good for me?' Wei Jun asked.

[If you go through the sleeping route]

[Then yes]

[It isn't]

[However, if you were to follow the original course, the course it was made for]

[You will simply become unparalleled]

'How so?' Wei Jun asked, very much intrigued at the mention of becoming the strongest.

[You will possess Yin]

[Not just Yang but Yin as well]

[Like I told you before, Yang is for men while Yin is for women]

[Men can practice Yin but at the cost of their precious treasures, the golden balls]

[And women can practice Yang at the cost of their increased craving for the golden balls]

[So it is recommended men stay in Yang lane and women stay in Yin lane]

[However, what if a man could possess Yin without losing his treasures]

[The answer was simple]

[Dual cultivation]

[Cultivation of two different types of energies]

[Or more]

[But no such human exists who could go farther than two types of Qi's]

'Wait a minute,' Wei Jun stopped the system mid-explanation and asked, 'There are more types of Qi's than just Yin and Yang.

[Of course]

[There is dark Qi, holy Qi, other element of Qi's like lightning and such]

[But Yin and Yang are mostly used]

[Those are for special physiques]

[Not everyone can possess them]

[Anyway, as I was saying]

[In case of dual cultivation]

[A person can practice more than one type of Qi]

[Making them twice as strong as their peers]

[But it comes with a risk]

'Slow progress,' Wei Jun didn't have to be told the reason. It was clear from what the system had explained so far. As the system said, humans discovered a shortcut in dual cultivation. A shortcut was always needed when one hit a wall.

[precisely]

[Two Qi's means two different types of circulations since harmony between them was very difficult]

[Not to mention the risk]

[It was better to circulate them at two different times, one at a time]

[So it took more time]

'Then why would you recommend me a dual cultivation technique?' Wei Jun asked. if what the system had said, wouldn't it be very difficult for him and he would only waste time?

[Your mind]

[I will be blunt and tell you]

[You have no talent but you have incredible control thanks to your mind]

[However, that will soon run out of host]

'What will?'

[The progress from control]

[When it comes to cultivation]

[Talen it a must requirement]

[You have none of it]

[Concentration can only take you far enough to a certain extent]

[After that, your Qi won't increase]

[You must have felt it, don't you?]

Wei Jun pondered on the system's words. It was right. Wei Jun didn't do much circulation before he hit his limit on the level side but he could feel, the circulation was becoming different with each point increase. It was becoming forceful.

[Exactly]

[Soon, your talent will show]

[And you will hit a wall]

[But your mind is a great asset]

[If you were to possess the Yin Qi or any other]

[You will fare well in fights]

'Then, is there a way to increase my Qi as well?' Wei Jun asked. If there was a problem, there was bound to be a solution. The solution was what Wei Jun needed more than the explanation.

[Elixirs]

[There are thousands of elixirs that can help you with that]

[Both in the shop and in the world outside]

'And they're expensive.' Wei Jun remarked

[You will be practicing the power to conquer the world]

[Do you think it would come cheap?]

[The fact that it only costs you money is a blessing]

[There are many who would give all of their wealth for just awakening of Qi but they don't have any way of doing so]

[You do]

[If you were to tell people that, they would worship you]

'Or kill me,' Wei Jun added

[Or that]

The system agreed.

'So to clear it all up, the protagonists aren't something easy for me. they are strong and I need an equivalent power to face them. An option for that is to possess dual elements.' Wei Jun surmised all of the explanations given by the system.

[Yes]

The system simply concluded.

Wei Jun rubbed his head. No wonder things were going so easy for him. He thought the protagonist would be a piece of cake but he was wrong. And the system was telling him that Run Long was on the weaker side of the protagonists.

If all of that wasn't enough, then the fact that his talent wasn't enough was also a problem. The system didn't need to tell him. Wei Jun could tell himself. Although he was going smoothly because he could focus and because he focused that well, he could also tell that the circulation was becoming forceful like the Qi from the outside didn't want to enter his body.

'Does core strengthening also have anything to do with that?' Wei Jun asked.

[No]

[Core strengthening depends mostly on concentration]

[Not talent]

[So you're good to go in that region]

Wei Jun nodded and decided to focus on everything complicated later on. For now, he needed to focus on core strengthening because that was all he could.

Wei Jun once again entered the world of the Qi, where he could see the shining core that was a lot more lustrous than he had first started. The Qi strands separated from it were also very less.

Wei Jun focused on that and that was all he did. He didn't know how long had passed outside but once he immersed himself in doing that, that was all his focus was on.

He had solidified his core by half. His goal this time was to complete it by seventy percent. He figured it would take him a week to do that and until then, Run Long's reputation would have hit rock bottom.

However, just as he was somewhere around sixty percent, a swarm of notifications flooded his view, causing him to let go of the strand he was holding and abruptly exit the world of Qi.

[The connection between Lin Ruan and Run Long has been completely severed]

[You have leveled up]

[You are now level 34]

[Your stat limit has increased by twenty]

[Locked stats until 80 would be unlocked]

[Run Long's fate has gone down significantly]

[Run Long's fate has decreased significantly]

[Run Long's fate is changing]

[The connection between him and the universal laws is weakening]

[The connection between Run Long and the world laws has decreased considerably]

The notifications stopped, and Wei Jun felt the surge of power from his abdomen as his Qi core increased in volume and he began to feel a significant power increase in his body.

However, his focus was quick to shift from all of that when he felt a Qi wave sweep throughout the entire area. He knew who that Qi belonged to. Lin Ruan.

Soon, he felt another one. He knew who that belonged to as well, Run Long.

'So he's here,' Wei Jun thought with a smirk as he calmly stood up from his bed and left for the front entrance from where he had felt the Qi.