Cosmic Trading System

Whoo--whoo--whoo--

Lin Yun was practicing his martial arts on the rooftop of Qingyun Building, move after move, form after form, with utmost concentration.

Throughout this time, his martial arts practice hadn't been neglected and was progressing rapidly.

Level three mental strength allowed Lin Yun to progress with extreme speed when it came to learning martial arts techniques.

Especially after many martial arts skills had reached higher realms, if one law was understood, all laws were understood. Lin Yun's learning speed for other martial arts skills became even faster.

Moreover, Lin Yun would occasionally use Spirit Crystals to swiftly learn some martial arts skills to higher realms. Now, the 218 primary skills he had learned had all reached the Grand Mastery Level or above, with nine even reaching the Peak Realm.

It was a terrifying statistic.

According to the data Lin Yun had obtained from the Cosmic Trading System, very few Huajin martial artists could practice a primary martial arts skill to the Peak Realm. Yet Lin Yun, who was in the mid-term of Dark Strength, had raised nine primary martial arts skills to the Peak Realm, proving just how formidable he was.

Lin Yun was still at the mid-term of Dark Strength. Once a martial artist entered Dark Strength, they would come upon the threshold of Qi cultivation and enter a period of fast progression. If they had a good cultivation method, advancing a thousand miles in a day would be normal.

If Lin Yun pursued his training relentlessly, coupled with various resources from the Cosmic Trading System, reaching the peak of Dark Strength was not impossible for him at that time.

However, Lin Yun didn't go about it in such a way. He knew that the initial stages of martial arts were simply laying the foundation and there was no need to rush. Otherwise, when he reached a point where he could no longer progress, he would regret it, and it would be too late.

Although Lin Yun was only at the mid-term of Dark Strength, his power was already comparable to martial artists in the late stage of Huajin. Lin Yun had tested this.

Huajin martial Artists possessed strong anticipatory skills. The gap between Huajin and Dark Strength was vast. That Lin Yun could challenge enemies beyond his level was startling for any civilization. Explore more at empire

This usually happened when a physically talented race faced off against a naturally weaker race. However, Lin Yun's case was clearly an exception.

Moreover, for those physically talented races, their power upgrade tended to slow down after a certain point, and their initial advantage would become increasingly insignificant as they progressed to higher levels.

If Lin Yun continued to learn in his current manner, his ability to challenge those beyond his current level would not only persist but might even increase.

While many could emulate Lin Yun's resource-intensive approach in the early stages due to the abundance of resources in the universe—especially the owners of a Cosmic Trading System—as they progressed, the resources required became more formidable and fewer people could maintain such a pace of cultivation.

This showed that one weak step led to continuous weakness, whereas one strong step led to continuous strength. Although everyone started from a similar point, as the journey continued, the gap between some people would grow with geometric progression.

"Level three mental strength still seems insufficient. Although I've managed to elevate nine primary martial arts skills to the Peak Realm, my comprehension of the Grand Mastery Martial Arts does not appear clear enough..."

Lin Yun mused while practicing.

Out of nine peak skills, he elevated six by spending Spirit Crystals and he comprehended the other three himself.

Within a month, he had managed to grasp three martial arts from the Grand Mastery level to the Peak Realm. If word of this spread to the martial arts world of Huaxia, it would shock the entire martial arts community. However, Lin Yun still felt it wasn't enough... If such news got out, he wondered how the martial arts world of Huaxia would react.

"Now that I have gathered nearly enough Spirit Crystals, it's time to further enhance my mental strength..."

Lin Yun said, with a slight smile.

"Hum--"

The moment his words fell, he began choosing to upgrade his mental strength in the official store of the Cosmic Trading System, causing a spatial fluctuation.

Upgrading from level three mental strength to level four would cost 50,000 Spirit Crystals.

Earlier, he hadn't been willing to spend the spirit crystals. At the same time, Lin Yun wanted to test how level three mental strength influenced his perception of martial arts. He planned to compare this with the higher level later to see if there were any benefits to perceiving those techniques with lower-level mental strength.

In case there were issues when using high-level mental strength to perceive those techniques that he didn't initially detect, it would be too late when he finally noticed.

"Rumble--"

A massive amount of pure spiritual energy suddenly appeared in Lin Yun's mind, making thunderous noises. Then, this spiritual energy quickly merged into his own spiritual energy stored in his mind.

Lin Yun's mental strength swiftly started to grow stronger; he could perceive the world more clearly, and his thoughts became even clearer in his mind.

The upgrade from level three mental strength to level four was not a small one. It took an hour for Lin Yun's mental strength to finally reach level four.

Fourth-level, lower rank Mental Strength. Simultaneously, Lin Yun was able to ascertain his current level of the mental power.

Even though it was at the fourth level and of the lower rank, there was nevertheless an upgrade by one rank. Lin Yun felt that the quality of his mental strength was fundamentally transformed and superior to what it used to be in the past.

"The world is so clear, so bright, so...refreshing..."

Lin Yun opened his eyes, visibly excited.

Such a feeling was hard to grasp for those who haven't undergone the same process.

It was like a blind man who suddenly regains his vision and can see the world as it is.

"Boom—"

Just then, Lin Yun's mindspace trembled again. Concept after concept clashed together, quickly forming a clear train of thought.

"So this is how one should exhibit this martial technique..."

A smirk formed on Lin Yun's face.

Whoosh—

Simultaneously, he threw out a punch. Then, he twisted his waist, causing tremors throughout his body. The transformation in one area was different from before. This change was hard to discern on the surface and was perceptible only to him.

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He threw out punch after punch, creating blurs of his figure. At a glance, this martial art seemed highly powerful.

"Another martial art skill has reached the peak..."

A few minutes later, Lin Yun finished his punching sequence and quietly said,

He really got a two for one deal. The process of enhancing his mental strength the fourth level somehow also peaked one of his martial art skills. Initially, he felt that it would have taken him several more days to reach the peak of this martial art if he had solely relied on his own comprehension.

If he had decided to use the Cosmic Trading System to trade Spirit Crystals to expedite the promotion of this martial art technique, he would have had to spend ten thousand Spirit Crystals just to elevate this martial art to the peak realm.

That is to say, he just saved ten thousand Spirit Crystals.

This was an optimal deal.

Whoosh— whoosh— whoosh—

When Lin Yun tested other martial arts techniques, he found that his comprehension speed for these techniques had increased as well.

"Indeed, the power at Level Four Mental Strength is impressive..."

Lin Yun's eyes glimmered.

At this moment, he felt an intense urge to escalate his mental strength to the fifth level.

However, Mingjin, Dark Strength, Huajin, Innate, Golden Core... The fourth level mental strength was matched to an Innate martial artist, and the fifth level mental strength was suited for a Golden Core martial artist.

He was only at the Mid Term Realm of Dark Strength, and according to the Cosmic Trading System, it was not recommended for a person's mental strength to exceed their martial arts realm by two major realms; otherwise, it could have a significant impact on the body.

If he wanted to increase his mental strength to the fifth level, it would require him to at least reach the Huajin realm.

Lin Yun abandoned this idea.

However, even if he couldn't boost his mental strength to the fifth level, he could still level up to the mid-rank of the fourth level.

"Boom—"

Thinking this, Lin Yun took action. As the number of Spirit Crystals on the Cosmic Trading System reduced, Lin Yun's mental strength began to skyrocket again.

To advance from lower-rank, fourth level mental strength to mid-rank required fifty thousand Spirit Crystals. This number of Spirit Crystals was not unacceptable for Lin Yun at his current state.