Chapter : 3 : 1st tier Body Refinement Pill Bottle and Evading Fist Technique :
In the room there was pin drop silence as now Xiao Ming was deep in thought about the rewards because choosing them is critical for his future strength and progress .
After thinking for a while he directly eliminated the first option .
The knowledge tought by the second elder who is a First Star Dou Emperor is invaluable hence obviously is of much importance .
" But the knowledge that he will teach to us is most likely something basic that I can learn better in his classes directly in the future anyway . " - he concluded .
Right now he needed something that will solidify his basics and increase his power something that he can immediately rely on before the selection process of the Mythical Dragon set begins .
And the last two rewards were exactly what he needed .
" 1st tier Body Refinement pill bottle a very good item but just like the first award it is not something rare . "
The reason he said that is because after one year of the first Dou Qi test like the happened today all members like him will be given one first tier pill each month along with more resources from the clan so that they can properly cultivate .
This is true for every member of the clan despite whether their talents are great or not .
This is one of the reasons why the Xiao Clan is still one of of top clans in the kingdom for so long , because they know how to cultivate each generation after generation even the ordinary ones .
They would allocate these 1st tier Alchemist pills so that even the ordinary cultivators can reach a somewhat decent level of power and even after that if they can't reach then it would mean they don't have a future in cultivation path .
So in this regard since both the Alchemist pill and the teachings are something that Xiao Ming will get in the future it could be argued that the value of both of the rewards are equal .
However the reason why Xiao Ming choose the pill instead of the first award is directly tired to the third and final reward the ' Evading Fist Technique ' .
" The Evading Fist Technique is a Mid Yellow Grade Technique perfect for my foundation at least far better than the basics I have been learning so far . "
" But there is a problem . "
" The problem is that learning such a technique at my age without proper body refinement is very difficult . "
" The body refinement pills even if just 1st tier is perfect to solve this problem . "
" The clan will start providing such pills next year and with 12 pills that I can get from the simulation reward I can train for 1 year without the need from the clan . "
" That is saving me the one year of training that would have been a waste of time . "
" And with the system I can successfully train in this martial art technique which instantly makes this is far more valuable than the first reward . "
This just goes to show that sometimes the value of an item can be far greater when combined with another .
Then without a second thought he pressed and selected the 1st tier Body Refinement Pill bottle and Evading Fist Technique as his rewards .
" Ding ! You have selected the second and the third rewards . They appear anywhere within your house since you don't have a storage ring where we can directly send them . "
With that the message ended and Xiao Ming looked around the room and fortunately found that the bottle of body refinement pills and the martial art technique scroll was on his bed .
Although the thought of how these things appeared came to his mind he quickly and quietly dismissed them because he had no way of knowing that and to be honest he didn't care .
Because right now the rewards in front of him held far more importance .
He quickly went to the bed and picked up the bottle of 1st tier Body Refinement pills and opened it .
As soon as he opened it the rich aroma of the medicinal ingredients in the bottle washed over to him in an instant making him feel like he had just gained more energy just by smelling it .
" If just the 1st tier Alchemist pill can have such a magnificent effect . I wonder how the higher tier alchemist pills will be like . " - just thinking about that brought saliva to his mouth .
He quickly shook his head breaking out of his wishful thinking then shifted his attention on to the next reward which was even better then the first one .
A mid yellow grade martial art technique - the Evading Fist Technique .
Then he quickly opened the scroll and started reading it and the more he read the more he felt that he was right in his decision to choose this as his reward .
Soon 15 minutes passed away like water when Xiao Ming finally closed the scroll and let out a deep breath that he didn't knew he was holding .
" Phew ! This is way harder than expected . I can only barely understand just 10% of the entire scroll . "
He knew from the beginning that for someone like him even learning a mid yellow grade martial art technique would be challenging but he thought at least he could understand the theoretical part better than this .
Now it seemed that he clearly over estimated his capabilities or maybe he underestimated the difficultness of cultivation itself .
But Xiao Ming wasn't discouraged at all .
On the contrary this only showed him the challenge ahead and he intended to face it head on .
" Well that's enough for today let's go and eat fast . For some reason using the life simulation has made me more hungry than usual . "
Time Skip : Next Day :
The very next day Xiao Ming did not waste anymore time and after finishing a light breakfast and all other necessary requirements he quickly took a body refinement pill from the bottle .
After some hesitation he put the pill to his mouth and felt no change .
The taste of the pill was well like ... cough syrup with fragrance of flowers which vastly contradicted each other .
However soon a strong wave of Dou Qi started to flow through his body and from his blood to his bones he could feel the Qi flowing through all of them .
" Ahh !!! " - this sudden rush of energy made him recoil in pain a little because he hadn't prepared for it .
He knew that using alchemist pills like the Body Refinement pill caused pain because his body was being strengthend from inside .
But knowing something and experiencing it first hand were totally different matters .
Soon however he got used to the pain and then focused all his concentration into meditating , so that the effects of the pill could be used to the fullest .
With that time passed by - 4 minutes ... 10 minutes ... 20 minutes ... and finally after 40 minutes he opened his eyes , feeling that the Qi from the pill had finally been properly absorbed by his body .
After that he clenched his fist and he felt the increased power in his body something he has never felt before .
" WONDERFUL ! If this is the strength I can get from just the 1st tier Body Refinment pill then how about the more advanced 2nd and 3rd tier Alchemist pills . " - he thought to himself as a strange sensation of wanting came to his heart .
However he quickly dismissed any such thoughts .
First of all he has no way to access them now .
Alltough the clan has a lot of alchemist pills including 4th and 5th tier alchemist pills but those are for high level members of the clan who hold more importance than him .
And secondly right now his body was too weak and he was nowhere strong enough to take even a single of those higher ranked pills .
Just taking this 1st tier Body Refinment pill once a day was his limit for now .
" Alright no time to waste I need to go and train my newly found power and practice the Evading Fist Technique . Better strike when the iron is hot . "
With that he got up from his bed and went outside .
No way he train inside his small house and risk damaging it .
That would be absolutely stupid now wouldn't it .
Location Change : In A Remote Training Ground Inside The Xiao Clan Estate :
This is one of many training grounds build inside the Xiao Family Estate that was forgotten by most and has been unused for some time until Xiao Ming found it a few weeks ago .
After cleaning the place he made it his own personal training ground where he trained diligently almost every day .
At the same time he also visited the other populated clan training grounds so that he could spar with others and communicate with them after all he was still a member of the Xiao clan .
But even so this abandoned training ground became his favourite in just a few days .
And now it seems that this training ground would be even more useful to him to practice with the rewards he will get from the system without getting noticed by others .
" Alright ! Let's see what I have learned so far ." - with that he took the basic stance of the evading fist technique and started to do the basic movements mentioned in the scroll .
While he didn't understand much of the information in the scroll yet , he still understood the basics of the Evading Fist technique .
" Swish ! Bam ! Swish ! Boom ! " - soon the entire training ground was filled with with the sounds of Xiao Ming's intense training .
He could not afford to waste any time nor could he afford to think that he is anything like Xiao Yun .
He needs to work hard and smart every day and he knew that well more than anyone else .
" Huff !! Huff !! this is really wild . "
After 1 hour of training the basics of the evading fist technique Xiao Ming became very exhausted and set in a meditative pose under a tree trying to catch his breath as the effects of the Body Refinement pill finally wore off .
" At this rate it would take at least a week to master the basic stances of the evading fist technique . "
While practicing the evading fist technique Xiao Ming understood some very hard facts .
Despite him giving his best along with the help that he got from this system the path of cultivation is indeed quite hard .
When he first came to this world he knew that the cultivation of Dou Qi is very hard and certainly is not as simple as the one shown from the frictional novels from his previous life .
But as he progressed and saw the reality he finally understood that he had actually underestimated the difficulty level by a lot .
Because according to his first naive estimation if a main character level person can master techniques in a few days then he can do it in a few weeks .
But he was very wrong because even this mid yellow grade technique alone would take him at least 2 months to master let alone high grade techniques .
This was the difference between a heavenly prodigies and someone like him in the cultivation world .
And remember his talents were not bad he would be considered a small time prodigy himself with his talents alone .
But the reality was that the difference between a normal prodigy and a heavenly prodigy is just too far from each other .
" Sigh ! I need to start eating more nutritious food from now on because the way I am burning my energy through this kind of training I am afraid my previous diet will no longer be sufficient anymore . " - another issue that will put strain on his budget .
" Well let's continue with the training for now . I will think about the financial problems later . " - with that he once again began his training .
Location Change : Unknown :
Inside a dark room where only various decorations of demonic statues and masks could be properly seen a man whose face is hidden by the shadows was looking at a huge Demonic statue infront of him in absolute silence .
" No ... It's not time yet . But it soon will be . " - the man said in a dark voice as he lightly touched the demonic statue .
" Just a few more years . Khee ... khee ... khee .... Khee ... ( Sounds of dark laughter achoed down the hall ) .
To Be Continued .