"This should be a martial art that combines body - movement and defensive techniques. The introduction says that this martial art has three major levels. When cultivated to a high level, it can dissolve the flesh, making it difficult to discern between the real and the illusory. Paired with strange footwork, it can offset and dodge most attacks, and also increase one's own speed."
Yu Qianqian observed Ye Li's expression carefully and said with an apologetic smile:
"This is definitely a top - notch second - stage martial art. Most third - stage martial arts are probably not as exquisite as it."
"If I could learn it... Well, sorry. Even if it's this exquisite, in such a damaged state, even a martial immortal probably couldn't learn it."
"But, but I really was seriously helping you choose... Could you not look at me like that? I'm really sorry. I'm willing to reimburse you for part of the loss..."
Yu Qianqian hung her head in shame, covering her face with both hands, feeling that she had no face to face the handsome young man in front of her.
"Student Yu, don't you even know the common sense that when apologizing, one should kneel?"
Ye Li suppressed the joy in his heart, propped his chin with one hand, and said casually.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qianqian's eyes widened, and her pretty face instantly turned pale. She stammered and asked:
"R - really?"
"Of course it's fake. What are you thinking?" Ye Li waved his hand.
Then, he said with a teasing smile: "However, if you want to apologize like that, I have no objections."
Yu Qianqian crossed her hands in front of her, bit her lip lightly, and then plopped down on her knees.
Pressing down with both hands, her full chest was squeezed and deformed by the ground.
It was a very standard kneeling - on - the - ground posture.
If there weren't so few people on the third floor, this would surely attract a lot of attention.
[Forcing a young girl to kneel for oneself. Malice Value +100!]
"You're going too far." Ye Li looked at her in surprise and said:
"I was just joking. I didn't really mean for you to kneel."
"However, considering how standard your kneeling is, I forgive you."
"Making Student Ye waste 100,000 coins like this, such an apology is appropriate." Yu Qianqian got up from the ground and said somewhat shamefully:
"I've never met someone who trusts me so much. In the end, I still couldn't be of much help. I'm really sorry..."
Ye Li said rather helplessly:
"Ultimately, I decided to buy it myself. Besides, I didn't say I couldn't understand it."
"R - really? It's so damaged..."
"Really. Rather, I owe you a favor."
"Student Ye..." Yu Qianqian showed a touched expression on her face.
In her opinion, that incomplete copy of the Tiankui Void - Treading Technique, no matter who it was, couldn't understand or learn it.
The other party's current words were obviously to take care of her feelings, just being stubborn.
"I understand."
Yu Qianqian pursed her lips and said seriously: "Student Ye, whether you can understand it or not, in the future, if I get a precious martial art, I will definitely share it with you!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Li just waved his hand casually and said: "Got it. Go and attend to your business."
Yu Qianqian then smiled and nodded, turning to leave.
When there was no one around, Ye Li redirected his attention to the panel.
Yu Qianqian's panic wasn't without reason. After all, this incomplete copy was almost like a fill - in - the - blank exercise. Even if it was cheap, it couldn't be practiced.
However, he had a foundation of great perseverance and hard work, plus a little bit of help from his cheat.
He thought he could do things that ordinary people couldn't.
[Current Malice Value: 3100 points]
Fortunately, he didn't go all - in when in the cultivation room and forcefully break through to the second stage, otherwise he'd be at a loss now.
Ye Li imperceptibly let out a sigh of relief and immediately started a new round of adding points.
Just in case, he first added 500 points to test the waters.
According to experience, this was probably equivalent to two and a half years of his own hard cultivation.
500 points of Malice Value quickly poured into the panel, and the number after Tiankui Void - Treading Technique began to change.
[Ding! 500 points of Malice Value consumed!]
[Beginning to upgrade the second - stage martial art - - Tiankui Void - Treading Step!]
[Detected a lack of the resource Cloud Mist Essence Qi and a complete mental method incantation. Cultivation speed reduced by 70%.]
[Do you want to consume 2000 points of Malice Value to attempt to deduce the complete martial art and eliminate the negative Buff?]
It's too expensive. I can't afford to deduce it.
Moreover, attempting to deduce... I know next to nothing about martial art knowledge. Will the system compensate me if I can't deduce it?
"No." Ye Li didn't hesitate to choose to forcefully add points.
[Your speed is comparable to that of a seventy - year - old woman running a full - marathon. Start charging towards the barrier!]
[Cultivation in progress...!]
[Cultivation completed. The martial art has successfully entered the introductory level!]
[Tiankui Void - Treading Step: Introductory (60%)]
[By - product: Two and a half years of hard cultivation used to study the martial art. Your mental state has become more tenacious, and your qi and blood strength has increased slightly!]
As expected, it gave me a negative buff. A 70% reduction in speed. This is outrageous...
Moreover, a seventy - year - old woman running a marathon could be life - threatening. Is that really okay?
Ye Li's gaze swept over the panel, and he grumbled in his heart.
But these were all unimportant.
What mattered was that it really worked!
Even with a fill - in - the - blank exercise that he hadn't read, and without the corresponding cultivation resources, he could still forcefully increase the progress of the martial art!
As the saying goes, adding points is the reason for becoming a king.
"Forcing it through..."
Ye Li murmured softly, raised one hand, and slightly circulated the true qi in his body, letting it flow according to the corresponding route.
Whoosh!
His palm emitted a faint white mist, and his originally somewhat pale skin became even paler, faintly exuding an elegant and translucent aura!
If this palm were used to take an attack, the damage received would be reduced by several percent compared to other parts.
In short, it was a certain degree of damage reduction.
This was a precious second - stage martial art!
Ye Li's heart stirred.
Yu Qianqian's previous words, "Most third - stage martial arts are probably not as exquisite as it," which he had thought were just her trying to save face, now seemed to have some credibility.
"It consumes a lot. As expected, it should be used in conjunction with a breathing method."
Ye Li let out a sigh. Just dissolving the flesh on this one palm consumed a fair amount of his true qi.
Without a breathing method to replenish true qi in real - time during battle, even at the peak of the first stage, it couldn't be maintained for long.
Moreover, after spending 500 points of Malice Value, it had only barely reached the introductory level...
In the past, this would have been enough to upgrade a second - stage martial art to a great - completion level!
Unfortunately, Ye Li didn't have a good solution for the moment.
Not to mention that he didn't know where to get the so - called Cloud Mist Essence Qi, just the loss of time and money was enough to give him a headache.
The martial arts exam was approaching, and he didn't have much time left.
"Very well. Let's go all - in!"
After confirming the results, Ye Li didn't hesitate to start mobilizing the panel, pouring all his efforts into this martial art.
[Detected the set target. Beginning to continuously upgrade the Tiankui Void - Treading Technique!]
[Current negative Buff: Cultivation speed reduced by 70%]
[Cultivation in progress...!]
[Ding! As your understanding of this martial art deepens, you recall similar skill cultivation methods from literary works and integrate them into your cultivation...]
[Gain: Cultivation speed increased by 30%!]
[The old lady you transformed into has put on Zulinjian elderly shoes and started on the track of the Tiankui Void - Treading Technique!]
[Accelerated cultivation in progress...!]
[Cultivation completed!]
[This time, 2400 points of Malice Value were spent, approximately equivalent to the results of your twelve - year hard cultivation!]
[Tiankui Void - Treading Technique upgraded to perfection!]
[By - product: Over a decade of single - minded hard cultivation has made your understanding of this martial art terrifying. You have mastered the skills of transforming strength, and your qi and blood strength has increased slightly!]
Ye Li exhaled a breath of white qi. His qi and blood became even more vigorous, like a boiling cauldron. His whole person radiated vitality, his muscles and bones resonated, and his spine was like a great dragon!
He was just one step away from the so - called second - stage realm!