Chapter 52: Seven Times the Cultivation Speed

However, the spiritual worlds of individuals are different after all. Li Changqing’s mental operating environment could never fully adapt to the "optical disc" left behind by the saint, so he could only barely read a part of it. Moreover, due to Li Changqing's insufficient "computing power," each time he read, he could only extract an even smaller fraction of that readable portion...

Due to this lack of complete adaptation and incomplete reading, there was neither head nor tail, and the place he read each time was completely random...

With various factors compounding, it was akin to drawing fragments that could be effectively combined from a pool with no pity system. No wonder Li Changqing spent his entire lifetime without ever comprehending the true Heavenly Blade.

Li Qi's interface, however, was different. Its essence was extremely high, capable of completely reading and executing mental information.

Even the feature of the Martial Arts Scroll was not the core function of the interface; essentially, it belonged to a certain reuse of the interface's redundant "computing power."

The Six Roots and Five Fortunes were where the interface's true core power lay.

In a sense, the Martial Arts Scroll that appeared at this moment was equivalent to someone running a small program—one that did not affect the core threads—by utilizing the excess computing power of a supercomputer that was already processing scientific research data...

And the one who orchestrated all of this was Li Qi's subconscious.

The instinctual part of him that was fused with the interface perceived that this thing would be beneficial to him, and thus a change was born.

"Indeed, while this thing seems defying of the heavens, powerful figures in this world can actually achieve it as well. If it were a saint, they would surely be able to fully read and execute the mysteries of the Heavenly Blade..."

"Compared to fundamental heaven-defying powers like altering the Six Roots and Five Fortunes, this thing is simply not in the same league. If I weren't strong enough now, making the interface's anchor point even stronger, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to form the Martial Arts Scroll even if I obtained the Heavenly Blade."

Li Qi's thoughts moved like lightning. Through the information acquired from the interface, he sorted everything out in just a few fleeting moments.

"Even so, this thing is of immense benefit to me right now. Just the effect of broadening my horizons is inexhaustible, not to mention..."

Li Qi looked at the interface log.

Log: Through your comprehension of the Heavenly Blade, under the pressure of the Heavenly Blade, your mental will and wisdom are tempered. Mind +0.03, Will +0.04, Wisdom +0.02.

This was a tangible, visible benefit.

However, given the situation just now, it would actually have been problematic if his spiritual world had undergone no changes whatsoever.

Of course, had his fighting spirit and courage been crushed under that pressure, his attributes would not have increased at this moment; instead, they would have plummeted, and his mind would have been tarnished.

Conversely, although Li Qi failed to swing the blade successfully, he still managed to move. Distinctly different choices had forged distinctly different outcomes.

At the same time, the interface's Martial Arts Scroll underwent a slight change.

Martial Arts Scroll: Heavenly Blade, Fifth Slash (Gold/Color) (21%) (2/3) (Recovery Countdown: 55 hours 36 minutes 27 seconds) (+)

The number of uses had decreased by one, and the recovery time for this single use required a little over two days. Li Qi could also use destiny points to recharge; each destiny point could reduce the cooldown by three hours.

This time point was precisely when destiny points were in the shortest supply, so Li Qi naturally would not waste them.

"Time, fortune, destiny, and fortuitous encounters—destiny is indeed important. If I hadn't obtained this fragment of the Heavenly Blade, even with the miraculous nature of the interface, I couldn't have achieved this."

"In fact, what's even more crucial is that I am strong enough. Because I am strong, the interface has spare capacity; because I am strong, the old master gave the fragment to me. Truly, the powerful borrow strength from the heavens and earth. When one is strong enough, all kinds of good things will naturally converge."

"If I were weak, no matter how much I yearned for many things, I could only think about them in my heart, unable to attain them despite my pleas."

With thoughts stirring and realizations dawning, Li Qi's resolve on the path of seeking the Dao grew a fraction firmer.

If he had truly remained obscure, how could the old master possibly have given him the Heavenly Blade fragment?!

Afterward, Li Qi used up the remaining two trial opportunities before beginning his daily blade practice.

The effects of the subsequent two attempts were not as good as the first. The second attempt only increased his mind and will by 0.01 each, and the third attempt only increased his will by 0.01.

However, after three consecutive attempts—likely because the intervals were short enough—Li Qi actually felt as though he had grasped something. Yet, upon closer reflection, it was like viewing flowers through mist; the harder he tried to think about it, the blurrier it became.

The effect of continuous comprehension was still somewhat different from spaced-out sessions.

Li Qi did not force it. On the interface, this ability wouldn't run away; sooner or later, it would manifest again.

After using all three charges, the cooldown time of the Martial Arts Scroll reached nearly seven days, exactly one week.

This duration even gave Li Qi the feeling that he was playing a video game from his past life and doing weekly quests...

During this blade practice session, after completing the Great Refining of the Mountain Lord and then proceeding to practice the Eighteen Tiger Fiend Slashes, Li Qi even had the feeling that this sword technique had become his instinct. Undoubtedly, this was a change that only occurred after his compatibility with the blade technique reached a sufficiently high level.

The higher the compatibility, the faster the blade technique was practiced, and the stronger its actual effect in combat.

Under these circumstances, each time Li Qi practiced his blade to the limit and then surpassed it, the proficiency he gained was about 50% more than before.

Beyond that, he directly improved from surpassing his limit four times to surpassing it six times, and subsequently lashed out with twenty-three consecutive slashes before his will collapsed and he could no longer move.

All his gains were clearly displayed on the interface.

Log: You practiced one round of the Eighteen Tiger Fiend Slashes, blade technique proficiency +4.8.
Log: You surpassed your limit once, blade technique proficiency +2.1.
Log: You surpassed your limit twice, blade technique proficiency +2.4.
Log: You surpassed your limit three times, blade technique proficiency +3.9.
Log: You surpassed your limit four times, blade technique proficiency +4.8.
Log: You surpassed your limit five times, blade technique proficiency +5.8.
Log: You surpassed your limit six times, blade technique proficiency +6.9.

After a single round, his blade technique proficiency had actually increased by a full 25.9. One must know that on the night of the first day of the lunar new year, after a full round of practice, his proficiency had only increased by 12 points.

Today was merely the seventh day, and it was still the morning of the seventh. In a mere six days, his efficiency in farming experience had doubled.

Compared to the 3.5 points per round before the New Year, it had surged more than sevenfold. One single day now surpassed seven days of practice from ten days ago.

The root cause of all these changes was undoubtedly the activation of the destiny disc.

As he refined five of the Six Roots into neural reflex bonuses, relied on this bonus to master the tiger form in advance, and then began an unstoppable momentum, it was like rolling a snowball...

One can only say that the destiny disc truly deserves to be the core function of his cheat, and when combined with the interface's basic trait of diligence yielding heavenly rewards and the locking of the health bar's upper limit, it resulted in a qualitative transformation.