21: What are you kidding, little girl?

"Choosing this is a case of the loss outweighing the gain," the elderly guardian reminded.

Hearing this, Xu Jing kept her head lowered and said firmly, "I, I like Sword Technique, and it is the best Sword Art here..."

The old man helplessly covered his forehead.

Why another hotheaded youth who only picks the best without considering their own actual situation?

A five-star difficulty Martial Skill—let alone a Utility Disciple, even Outer Sect Disciples rarely choose it.

"But you might not be able to comprehend it," the old man reminded her again.

There was no record in her file of Xu Jing having exceptional Comprehension Ability.

It is not easy to obtain a free exchange opportunity.

A normal Utility Disciple would need at least a year to save enough merit points to exchange for such a Martial Skill.

It would be a pity to waste the opportunity in vain.

"I, I will work hard!" Xu Jing said firmly.

The old man: "..."

Since things had reached this point, the old man had no choice but to help Xu Jing register.

After verifying the information and locking in an available training room, the old man returned the USB drive to Xu Jing and reminded her:

"The training room is on the first floor on the left, Room 38. Inside, there is a USB reader and an audio-visual playback device. You just need to insert the USB drive to start learning the Martial Skill.

"The time limit is four hours. After four hours, the room will sound an alarm. At that time, you need to remove the USB drive and leave the room, then come back the next day to continue learning."

"Thank you." Xu Jing thanked him, took the USB drive, and turned to leave.

At this moment, she was filled with joy.

She might not be able to comprehend other Martial Skills, but she could definitely comprehend a Sword Art.

Because she had loved practicing swords since she was young!

Before, she just couldn't access proper Sword Arts!

Now, she was going to give it her all!

...

In Training Room 37.

Mo Fan inserted the USB drive into the reader and then frowned.

"Where is the playback screen?"

Indeed, he had only found the USB reader port, yet he simply could not find where the playback screen was.

The so-called training room was a space of over sixty square meters.

Inside, various common weapons were placed, along with some modern training equipment.

The walls and floor had been reinforced with a Magic Array, capable of withstanding any attack below the Foundation Establishment realm. If damaged, they could even automatically restore themselves; it was nothing short of miraculous, and training inside was very convenient.

It was just—where was the playback screen?

"Could it be that it guides cultivation by playing audio?" Mo Fan was stunned.

"Or is it that I happened to pick a faulty training room?"

However, just as Mo Fan was puzzled, the lights in the training room suddenly dimmed.

Then, colorful lights surged in from all directions.

Finally, the lights in the training room extinguished completely, and the colorful lights from earlier converged into a three-dimensional humanoid projection.

The projection was a middle-aged man with a square face, lifelike and in high definition; one could even vaguely see the fine hairs on his skin.

Mo Fan subconsciously reached out and touched the three-dimensional humanoid projection.

In an instant, he felt a cold sensation on his fingertips.

The three-dimensional projection before him seemed to have a real physical form.

Besides that, he even perceived the slowly circulating spiritual energy fluctuations and faint breathing on the projection!

At this moment, the light shone, and the humanoid projection became somewhat transparent, with the acupuncture points and meridians on its body faintly glowing, making them easy to identify.

Watching this scene, Mo Fan couldn't help but freeze in place.

"Is it this high-tech?"

He was a bit confused.

Blue Star's technology, logically speaking, shouldn't have reached this level.

But now...

However, Mo Fan soon understood.

This thing was not purely technology, but a combination of technology and a Magic Array.

"A bit interesting—" Mo Fan focused, inexplicably becoming interested in Magic Arrays.

However, this stuff took too much time to learn; he would have to wait until he was invincible in the martial path before studying it.

Just as Mo Fan was pondering, the virtual projection also started moving, opening its mouth to explain with sound.

The voice was human, pre-recorded.

In fact, the projection was also a pre-recorded projection of a real person.

"Vajra Fist evolved from ancient fist techniques combined with modern cultivation theories. It is an extremely powerful, rigid, and yang-aligned fist technique. When cultivating, one needs to operate a specific Breathing Technique to trigger the fire-attributed Dao treasury within the body—"

Mo Fan focused and listened attentively.

The virtual projection explained it in great detail, even displaying the route of spiritual energy circulation directly on the meridians, making it clear at a glance, simple and intuitive.

The rest, including how to exert force, how to maintain the rhythm of breathing, and how to coordinate the Breathing Technique to mobilize the Qi of the Heart Fire, were all explained in great detail.

By the time the Cultivation Technique was fully explained, two hours had passed unconsciously.

At this moment, the virtual projection dimmed, and the lights in the training room brightened again.

Mo Fan stood in the center of the training room, slowly practicing each move, completely immersed in cultivation.

Slowly, a layer of faint crimson flames appeared on his fists.

Then, the crimson flames vanished, instantly transforming into golden light.

A cold and overbearing Aura erupted from within Mo Fan.

Boom!

Mo Fan focused and threw a punch at the training room wall.

A rumbling sound echoed, and a shallow pit of moderate size appeared on the wall.

"Hoo—" Exhaling a mouthful of turbid Qi heavily, Mo Fan withdrew from the cultivation state.

"According to the description, to be able to damage the wall to this extent, the combat power of this strike is at least equivalent to Body Tempering Sixth Level, or even the Seventh Level..." Mo Fan froze, feeling somewhat incredulous.

"I actually... succeeded?

"And this time, I only practiced it once..."

Looking at the shallow pit on the wall, Mo Fan was a bit dazed.

Even for the five-star difficulty Vajra Fist, he had learned it after just one practice.

"Is my Comprehension Ability already this monstrous?

"Could it be that there is simply no limit?"

Mo Fan took a deep breath to calm his mood.

After steadying himself, he cast an Appraisal Technique on himself and connected his consciousness to the Virtual panel to check his attributes.

【Name: Mo Fan】

【Cultivation: Body Tempering Third Level (+)】

【Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Tempering Art】

【Martial Skill: Vajra Fist - Body Tempering Scroll】

【Storage Space: 1 cubic meter】

【Available attribute points: 1】

Everything else remained unchanged.

The Nameless Fist Technique in the Martial Skill column had changed to Vajra Fist.

In the true sense, the Nameless Fist Technique could not even be considered a fist technique.

Therefore, after Mo Fan learned Vajra Fist, the Nameless Fist Technique automatically disappeared.

"Not bad, not bad. Two more rounds of practice and it should be about right." Mo Fan smiled and continued to practice.

Ten minutes later, he retracted his fists and restrained his breath, pulled out the USB drive, and turned to leave the training room.

He felt he had completely mastered the Vajra Fist, and continuing to practice would be meaningless.

Walking back to the management desk, Mo Fan returned the USB drive to Grandpa Qin.

The old man looked at Mo Fan in surprise, then couldn't help but laugh and say: "Out before the time is up? Realized you couldn't comprehend the Vajra Fist and gave up in despair, right?

"Let alone you, even I can't understand that thing. The Breathing Technique is too complicated, with over a thousand rhythm points. A single mistake and it's all for nothing; you have to start all over again!

"The spiritual energy circulation route is even more terrifying, so complex it's like weaving a spider web. Just looking at it gives one a headache..." The old man sighed with emotion.

Believing his own Comprehension Ability was decent, he had also tried to learn Vajra Fist.

Unfortunately, he couldn't understand it at all.

"However, you young man still have self-awareness, knowing when to give up decisively when you can't learn it. Unlike some people who insist on being stubborn, practicing for years, only to not even touch the threshold in the end, just wasting time and squandering their years..." The old man sighed with emotion, looking up at the ceiling.

Mo Fan scratched his head and asked: "Senior, what is the fastest record for comprehending this Vajra Fist?"

The old man was stunned, frowned, thought about it, and said: "I don't know about the Outer Sect or Inner Sect, but here in the Menial Service Yard, those who have comprehended Vajra Fist are few and far between. The fastest person to comprehend this fist technique took a full half-year..."

"Thank you for telling me, Junior will take his leave." Mo Fan nodded, said no more, and turned to leave.

Watching Mo Fan's departing back, the old man couldn't help but speak up: "You kid is still alright, no need to be depressed. You can only grow after suffering losses.

"Work hard. Strive to save enough merit points in a year to come back and choose a Cultivation Technique; by then, this old man will recommend one suitable for you."

Mo Fan didn't turn back, waved his hand and said: "I won't be coming next year. In a few months, I plan to apply for the Promotion Assessment."

"??!" Grandpa Qin's eyes widened.

"What nonsense are you spouting, kid?"

Mo Fan shrugged, waved goodbye, and left the Scripture Hall without looking back.

He might not have the chance to come to this place again.

For the Outer Sect Promotion Assessment, cultivation does not necessarily have to reach the Innate Realm.

Having combat power equivalent to an ordinary Innate Realm is also acceptable.

Mo Fan estimated that with the Vajra Fist in hand, and finding a way to get some Spirit Stones to increase his cultivation by three or four levels, he would be able to possess Innate combat power.

No matter how hard one works in the Menial Service Yard, one cannot earn many Spirit Stones; it is ultimately not a place to stay for long.

The Outer Sect and Inner Sect are where Mo Fan should aspire to be.

After promotion, he would have many more ways to earn Spirit Stones.

An hour after Mo Fan left, Xu Jing walked out with a furrowed brow.

She returned the USB drive to the old man and prepared to leave.

"How was it? Was it very difficult?" the old man asked with a smile.

"A, a little." Xu Jing nodded.

"Then will you come tomorrow?"

"Yes." Xu Jing nodded firmly.

"If you really can't learn it, give it up. If you didn't touch the threshold the first time you learned it, spending more time later won't have any effect." The old man smiled kindly and reminded her.

"I, I touched it..." Xu Jing lowered her head.

"Hmm?" The old man was stunned, his pupils slightly constricted.

"A, a few more times, and I should be able to do it," Xu Jing said softly.

Grandpa Qin: "??!"

Little girl, what kind of joke are you making?!