You were taken hostage, why pursue the Enemy's Empress?

Chapter 5 – The various schools of thought contend for the mandate of heaven

After taking a shower, he felt refreshed.

The only regret was that Bai Zhi did not stay to help him wash. After adjusting the water temperature, she left as usual.

Ying Wuji didn't blame her, as this kind of thing needed to be done slowly...oh no, naturally.

Now, cultivation was more important.

After arriving at the secret room for cultivation, he looked at his status.

【Essence】: 1017 (Refined Essence Tenth Level 17/500)

【Energy】: 1021 (Condensed Energy Tenth Level 21/500)

【Spirit】: 1023 (Gathered Spirit Tenth Level 23/500)

Although there were many schools of thought in this world, there had not yet been a formation of individual cultivation systems. Everyone was based on martial arts.

There were seven realms of cultivation, namely Refined Essence, Condensed Energy, Gathered Spirit, Fetus Transformation, Soldier Formation, God Realization, and Saint.

The first three realms were the foundation. After reaching the peak of the Refined Essence, Condensed Energy, and Gathered Spirit realms, one could break through the Fetus Transformation realm, shed their mortal body, and reshape their spiritual embryo, increasing their lifespan limit to one hundred and fifty years.

In theory, as long as the resources were sufficient, everyone could enter the Fetus Transformation realm and practice various spells. However, in reality, there were few who had the resources to reach the peak of the Refined Essence, Condensed Energy, and Gathered Spirit realms. The Fetus Transformation realm was the watershed for martial artists in the world.

The quality of the spiritual embryo reshaped was closely related to the level of the Refined Essence, Condensed Energy, and Gathered Spirit. Although one could be considered perfect at the Tenth Level, they could only mold an ordinary Seventh Rank Spiritual Embryo upon entering the Fetus Transformation realm. Although their strength could be greatly improved, they would most likely stop there for the rest of their lives.

Some people with a deep family background would often use secret techniques to break through to the Eleventh Level in one of the Refined Essence, Condensed Energy, or Gathered Spirit. Some with great perseverance could even break through to the Twelfth Level.

Before breaking through the Fetus Transformation realm, for every level that the Refined Essence, Condensed Energy, and Gathered Spirit increased, the spiritual embryo after breakthrough would be promoted by one rank, and their strength and potential for future cultivation would be higher.

It could be said that every promotion was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

If one could reach the Twelfth Level in all three aspects, they would undoubtedly have a perfect First Rank Spiritual Embryo, and it was unlikely that such a monster would appear in the world for a hundred years.

Even the notorious Qianwang Ying Yue only had a Second Rank Spiritual Embryo.

Therefore, those with a deep family background and sufficient resources would generally not be in a hurry to break through the Fetus Transformation realm. They would often try to break through above the Tenth Level.

As for the common people, it was very difficult for them to cultivate to the Tenth Level with limited resources. They would often breakthrough as soon as they reached the peak, and then stop at the Fetus Transformation realm for the rest of their lives. However, even so, they were the winners of life, as they could practice spells in the Fetus Transformation realm and at least become a small official, laying a foundation for the next generation. Generation after generation, there was still the possibility of crossing the class divide.

"Sigh! The class divide in this world is even more serious than I imagined."

Ying Wuji sighed. The original owner had resources and secret techniques, but his comprehension was too poor. He could never enter the so-called "Eleventh Level."

But it was different now...

"Unfortunately... I can't understand it, let alone learn it."

"This is ridiculous."

"Does that mean I can only rely on socializing for cultivation?"

He shook his head and walked to the wall to take down his sword, and also flipped the wooden switch.

The sound of the machine echoed, and soon figures emerged from the shadows. These were the twelve martial puppets that Ying Yue had paid heavily for the Mo family to build, used for practicing martial arts. They were perfect for testing the three basic sword moves of the next level.

Half an hour later.

Ying Wuji put away his sword, vaguely understanding why a single basic sword move could reach the Profound level.

The move was simple but versatile, and this was the true essence of swordsmanship.

That mysterious feeling seemed to be imprinted in his body, and he could easily use countless variations of the move with his instincts. Although there were only three sword moves, stabbing, blocking, and breaking, they were enough to improve his swordsmanship by one level.

But he still needed to explore their actual power in combat.

"Bang!""Bang!"

"Bang!"

The sound of knocking on the door echoed.

Ying Wuji wiped his sweat and asked, "Who is it?"

Outside the door, Bai Zhi's worried voice came, "Young master! You've been in the training room for five hours. I know you believe in hard work, but you can't force yourself to cultivate."

Ying Wuji: "..."

You're the clumsy one, thank you very much!

He rubbed his head and walked out of the training room helplessly. "I'm coming out! Is the food ready?"

Bai Zhi nodded. "It's ready, but it might not be enough to eat."

Ying Wuji was stunned. "Have we become so poor?"

Bai Zhi felt a bit wronged. "No! I just finished cooking when the witch from the Flying Fish Guards came. She came during mealtime, so I can only eat two bowls less today."

Ying Wuji: "..."

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