Cultivation System: Elder Edition

Chapter 310

Surging Spirit Art (I)

After remembering as much as I could about the process of healing, I pulled open the system window, finding myself yet again overwhelmed; truthfully, I don't think there will ever come a point where I'm not overwhelmed. With so many options, I think I could spend centuries and come no closer to fully understanding the entire thing.

Regardless, I started from the beginning, choosing the art type and selecting Special Art. Some options immediately got grayed out, and some became available, but I kept to the plan. For stances, I actually made it a bit more complex, electing to add 3, as each would be focused on improving one of the three most crucial aspects.

For internal logic, I chose the one that got unlocked when I broke through into the Revolving Core Realm--Law-Integrated. It was double the cost of Profound, standing at 120.

It was annoying, as I had already spent 190 points out of 400 and haven't achieved, well, anything.

Moving on to the energy type, I immediately selected a simple combo of 'Vital Blood Qi' and 'Recovery Qi', adding up to another 50 points. But, at least now, the art did something.

For elemental properties, I added a minor infusion to Blood, costing another 30 points and bringing the total up to 270, leaving me just 130 to push it over the hill.

All 130 remaining points were spent in the specific effects and characteristics part rather than unique properties, namely taking 4 Special Art unique options: Rapid Oxygenation, Sensory Healing, Wound Coagulation, and Rapid Cell Replication.

They added up to 115 points, leaving me with 15 extra that I couldn't really spend on anything, as there was nothing of note at that value.

As I slowly fiddled around with the order of things, as I realized that also had impact on the final art, I desperately tried to ignore doubts within. Even if it's a dud, it's only 400 points--not even. And the risk is worth it.

And yet, as I came upon the finalizing screen, I... hesitated. Was this really the most optimal approach? There were about 40 different 'Healing' options that I had access to scattered across the creation system, some of which I obviously couldn't afford, but a lot of which sounded more impressive.

I stuck to my premise of taking the existing body structure and just hyper-enabling it, but was that really the best approach? That's the issue with my absurd lack of knowledge when it comes to common sense in this world.

... but I have to trust something, and I choose to trust my own knowledge, wherever it may take me.

[CURRENT CREATION POINTS: 385/400]

[NAME: (Please name the art; otherwise, the system will auto-generate a name upon Art Creation)]

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[DESCRIPTION: a remarkably unique art that targets the nature of the body itself to repair it rather than using the external means and methods of most other healing arts. Unlike more traditional methods of manually stitching together broken blood vessels and meridians, or isolating the wounded area from the rest of the body, this art aims to do the exact opposite--use the rest of the body to aggressively overwhelm the wounded, poisoned, or infected area. While it does have its limitations due to its lower tier, it cannot be matched as far as the depth, quality, and even the speed of healing]

[TYPE: Special Art (+25 CP)]

[NUMBER OF FORMS: 3 (+10 CP)]

[ENERGY: Vital Blood Qi (+30 CP), Recovery Qi (+20 CP)]

[...] 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

[-------]

[CALCULATED COST: 25 + 10 + 30... = 385 CP]

[PROJECTED RANK: peak-Heaven Tier]

[PROJECTED DIFFICULTY: ???]

[CONFIRM CREATION: 385 CP]

[CANCEL]

... hmm, the description both inspires and worries. Just because something is different doesn't necessarily mean it's better. Maybe cultivators had already tried this approach and deemed it nowhere near good enough and then settled on external means of healing.

But worries are for those who can afford them--and I really can't. If Long Tao himself was left in that state, then it means that even the slightest help might be the difference between living and dying in the worst case scenario. What if we don't have an alchemist on standby with some legendary pill in his pocket to heal us?

Even if the art gives us just 1% extra chance of surviving, then it's worth thousands of points, and not 'just' 400.

Whatever! Just create it!

... oops, I did it again.

Goddammit! How many times is this, now?! My creative juices remain unused due to my stupidity!

[Congratulations, Host, on creating 'Surging Spirit Art']

[...]

[Surging Spirit Art]

[Type: Special Art]

[Rank: quasi-Myth Tier]

[Host Comprehension: Minor]

[...]

[Though there were numerous arts focused on the body's own healing capabilities, due to the limited understanding of how underlying functions of the body work, their effectiveness was equally as limiting, leading most cultivators to believe that the most reliable way of healing the body is either through external means or a special bloodline or physique. However, this art dismantles the notion as it focuses on the underlying mechanics of healing rather than the superfluous understanding. Though far from all-powerful and even outmatched in certain aspects, due to the fact that the only resource it requires is the body itself and some Qi, it will carve its place in history of martial arts]

[...]

[Creation Points Value: 385/400]

[Comprehension Difficulty: ???]

[...]

[Creation Bonus: New Major 'Trait' Unlocked; 1x Divine Essence Pill, 1x Minor Realm increase in Cultivation]

[Major Trait Unlocked: Spirit Aura (Epic)]

[Spirit Aura: bearer emits a sonorous aura toward those around him, increasing the natural Qi recovery outside of battle by 200% and while in battle by 60%]

[Divine Essence Pill: coalesces a trace of Divine Essence within one's soul. Will prevent 1 deathly blow, even if it is from an Emperor or an Empress]

[...]

[Congratulations, Host, on reaching the middle stages of the Revolving Core Realm; having reached three revolutions, you reached the First Calling]

[...]

[Bonus Reward Generated: a random, relevant piece of information rooted in the world's history will be revealed to you]

[...]

[The First Shaman: Though it is often cited that the Shamans came about Six Cycles after the first cultivator, the truth is that they both emerged in the Second Cycle of Creation, within 30 years of each other. The First Shaman was a banished member of an Ancient Clan who sought an alternate way of harnessing nature when he chanced upon the Mana Forest, where the Spirits of Shamanism taught him the very first Word: Resilience. The first 'war' between cultivators and shamans happened just sixty years later, when the First Shaman attacked his clan and obliterated them in one night with just four other disciples. Unbeknownst to every other living being, even the Ancient Dragons and the living Emperors and Empresses, the First Shaman is still alive]

... hm?

What did it say?

Forget the fucking rewards, did it just say that the first shaman ever is still fucking alive?!!!