The direction of the battle in the arena was obvious. Zhang Kunlun wasn't going to let Han Wennan off. The cyan light sword in his hand didn't give Han Wennan any chance to catch his breath. Every attack was aimed at his vitals. Han Wennan was still persevering, but his dao energy was getting weaker and weaker. His speed was getting slower and slower, and the wounds on his body were increasing.
I sighed and felt sorry for Han Wennan.
Even though his talent wasn't as good as Zhang Kunlun's, I was sure that his power wasn't as weak as what he had shown today.
He and Zhang Kunlun had completely different personalities. Zhang Kunlun was calm and simple. I could tell from the day we agreed not to use the silver talisman. He only wanted to win with his fists and kicks. However, Zhang Kunlun was different. His smiling face hid a cunning heart. From the beginning of today's battle, he had planned everything. Not only had he used the formation to break Han Wennan's Heavenly Master Celestial Weapon, but he had also used the close-range combat method to pressure Han Wennan so that he wouldn't give Han Wennan a chance to breathe. It was all within his calculations. I guessed that before the battle had even started, he had already memorized everything in his mind.
After all, Han Wennan was the legitimate son of the Han family. In this battle, even though he had been tricked and lost his Heavenly Master magical artifact, as long as he had a chance to catch his breath, I believed that he would be able to turn the situation around. However, Zhang Kunlun did not give him any chance at all.
Zhang Kunlun's smiling face was just like Han Wennan's leaf magic tool. After wrapping around the enemy, no matter how hard he struggled, the outcome wouldn't change.
After a few minutes, Han Wennan finally gave up resisting. He knelt on one knee and panted heavily.
Zhang Kunlun also jumped back in tacit agreement. The long sword in his hand was slung behind his back, and it suddenly disappeared. The slight killing intent on his face also disappeared, and his entire person returned to his previous amiable and smiling appearance.
Don't be afraid of the cold-faced eagle, only the smiling tiger.
Looking at Zhang Kunlun's harmless face, I couldn't help but raise my guard. I had to be careful when dealing with him in the future.
The people from the Metaphysics Association and Qinling Han family quickly ran to the arena to help Han Wennan up to check on his injuries. President Gu then announced the final result of the battle. After that, the people from the Metaphysics Association and the other families dispersed. The Metaphysics Association had other rules regarding the distribution of the obsidian stones, so no one was in a hurry.
Just as I was about to leave, Yang Shilong came to look for me. He told me that the Metaphysics Association's test for the five elements would be held tomorrow and that I shouldn't be late.
I nodded and smiled as I thanked him for the scarlet talisman that he had given me that day. Afterwards, I took out the Scarlet Earth Fiend Talisman and said that I hadn't used it in the end, so I wanted to return it to him. However, Yang Shilong waved his hand and said with a smile, "This old man isn't proficient in the Dao of Talismans. However, you are still in the Pressure Point Realm, so this Earth Fiend Talisman is still useful.
Since he had good intentions, I would seem pretentious if I continued to reject him. I smiled and nodded before keeping the Scarlet Earth Fiend Talisman.
After bidding farewell to Yang Shilong, I asked Ye Pianpian about the things to take note of during the test for the five elements on the way back. Ye Pianpian smiled faintly. "It's just a test, so there's nothing to take note of. Moreover, the results aren't important. You just have to treat it normally."
I didn't understand what she said, so I quickly asked, "Isn't the more elemental talents one has, the stronger one's battle prowess in the Glory of Consciousness realm?
Why isn't it important? "
Ye Pianpian frowned and shook her head. "The five elemental talents are related to one's battle prowess in the Glory of Consciousness realm. However, you have to know that battle prowess and cultivation are two different things. Whether your battle prowess is strong or not doesn't have any influence on whether you can reach the Celestial Master realm. Only your cultivation realm and comprehension will determine whether you can advance to the Celestial Master realm.
Hence, the five elemental talents aren't important. If you have more, you can cultivate more to increase your battle prowess. If it's less, it's a good thing as you can focus on increasing your realm and comprehension. You don't have to worry about it. "
I was stunned before I nodded in understanding.
On the way back, I kept thinking about what Ye Pianpian had said. The more I thought about it, the more solemn I felt.
Ever since I'd stepped onto the path of cultivation, no one had ever told me about the relationship between battle prowess and cultivation. I hadn't thought much about it and had even mixed the two together.
It was true that the consumption of Dao Qi during battle and the recovery of Dao Qi after battle were helpful in increasing one's Dao Qi. However, the battle itself didn't have much influence on cultivation realm and comprehension.
Taking myself as an example, there was no need to mention that I couldn't increase my Dao Qi when I was searching for the dragon. After reaching the acupoint sealing realm, I studied many spells and grasped the usage of the many artifacts I had. I even experienced many battles. Until today, I still felt that those battles were very helpful to my cultivation. However, after listening to Ye Pianpian's words and thinking about it carefully, I realized that I was completely wrong.
Based on my four meridians talent when I reached the acupoint sealing realm, my cultivation speed was definitely much faster than others. I had also obtained evidence of this at the very beginning. When I returned to the Shenzhen branch from the Metaphysics Union, I already had one chakra's cultivation. Although this was related to the accumulation of five Dao Qi light pillars when I was searching for the dragon, reaching one chakra's cultivation in just a few days was extremely shocking.
However, in the following year, the increase in my Dao Qi was mostly accomplished through the Dao Ghost Seal and the Yin Qi in the Corpse Sect. My own cultivation was minimal. Even though I had many fortuitous encounters, it still dragged on until now. Compared to Ye Pianpian's full six months, I was still far behind.
Cultivation speed was secondary. The most important thing was cultivation comprehension. This was also the main reason why I was feeling heavy.
Han Wennan, Zhang Kunlun, Lu Zhenyang, and I had reached the acupoint sealing realm at the same time at the previous Young Phoenix Gathering. This time, we were going to break through to the Glorious Knowledge realm at the same time. Although it seemed like we were progressing at the same speed, I knew that I had fallen behind them.
It wasn't the cultivation speed that was lagging behind, but the realm.
Although I had won against Lu Zhenyang yesterday, Lu Zhenyang had used the Astral Steps. Although he had borrowed the power of the Obsidian Stone, it also meant that he had comprehended star power.
Even though Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun hadn't used the Astral Steps, it was obvious that they had comprehended star power.
In the acupoint sealing realm, the accumulation of Dao Qi was secondary. The most important thing was to prepare for the Glorious Knowledge. Comprehending star power was the most crucial step.
I hadn't comprehended a single bit of star power. Although my cultivation speed hadn't fallen behind, I wasn't sure what would happen when I absorbed the Obsidian Stone.
Although not comprehending star power didn't mean that I couldn't absorb star power to break through to the Glorious Knowledge realm, I would still be one step behind others. It would definitely affect my future cultivation.
I couldn't help but smile wryly. If it wasn't for Ye Pianpian's reminder, I probably wouldn't have understood this problem.
I had already passed the acupoint sealing realm. There was no point in regretting it now. I would just have to pay more attention in the future.
Of course, this didn't mean that I would give up on increasing my battle power. After all, danger was everywhere in the pugilistic world. If I didn't have the protection of battle power, I would have died countless times already.
There was no need to give up eating for fear of choking. I just had to find a balance between the two in the future.
After understanding this logic, I completely agreed with Ye Pianpian's point of view on the five elements' innate talents. There wasn't much meaning to the amount of innate talents one had, so there was no need to worry about it.
When the fatty and I returned to the room at night, the fatty was really excited. He kept asking me how long it would take for me to reach the Glorious Knowledge realm. He even said that I had suppressed the people from the aristocratic families of metaphysics during the Young Phoenix Gathering. I didn't get first place in the competition due to my injuries, so I couldn't let the people from the aristocratic families of metaphysics rise again. When I absorbed the Obsidian Stone, I had to put in more effort and suppress them again.
The fatty was really happy. His words were all about me. However, I understood that what this fellow was really concerned about was what I had said previously, that I would accompany him to the Fire God Temple after reaching the Glorious Knowledge realm.
He had depended on his father since he was young. Their relationship wasn't any less than my relationship with my parents. Even though I didn't say that Uncle Lin had entered the Fire God Temple, the fatty could probably guess it.
The fatty and I had both experienced the death of our parents, so I could completely understand what his father's resurrection meant to the fatty. I could also imagine the torment he was going through during this period of time.
This fellow always seemed to be heartless on the surface, but in this world, there was definitely no one who was truly heartless.