Disaster Strikes

One hour later.

"Are you sure you want to follow me to the ancient Xuan Kingdom in the East Continent?"

When Xuanzong learned of Chen Mo's intention, he stood on the edge of the deck and looked at the sea. He couldn't help but frown slightly. Obviously, he didn't think that Chen Mo would come to find him.

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"Yes, Master Xuanzong."

Chen Mo said firmly: "The reason why I have been practicing telekinesis since I was a child is entirely because I was born in the West Continent, but deep in my heart, I have actually been fascinated by the martial arts of the East Continent. Especially after this in-depth contact with the martial artists, I have strengthened my belief. Compared with the path of a superpower, I believe that one day, I will achieve higher achievements in the martial arts path. Please accept me as a disciple no matter what!"

Then Chen Mo actually demonstrated his basic boxing in front of Xuanzong.

Seeing that Chen Mo did have a certain level of basic boxing skills, and that he was saved by the other party, Xuanzong nodded reluctantly.

"It's a pity that Zhang Qiang is no longer here, otherwise his Tongbi Fist and Shenglong Fist would be more suitable for you."

Chen Mo hurriedly said: "Master Xuanzong, what I'm pursuing is not skills and moves."

"Huh?"

Xuanzong turned his head and looked at Chen Mo in confusion.

Chen Mo continued: "As the saying goes, if you practice martial arts without practicing skills, it will be nothing in the end. What I want to learn is not ordinary martial arts moves, but basic skills and internal skills. Any martial arts moves without the support of basic skills and internal skills will eventually be a castle in the air, a mirror flower in the water, and a rootless duckweed."

The so-called martial arts moves can be compared to the combat skills in the disaster world, and are also called killing techniques by martial artists.

Basic skills and internal skills are what most martial artists sneered at when they were young, but they will pursue them after they reach a certain age. Not only do they require a long period of meditation and little effect, but they often need to be supported by corresponding martial arts concepts. This is similar to the first-level predator stage of the natural disasters, from the initial pursuit of combat skill intensity to the pursuit of professional enhancement.

"You can actually have such awareness."

Xuan Zong stared at Chen Mo for a long time, revealing a sad look.

"To be ashamed, I only realized these when I was 30 years old. I was regarded as the revival talent of Huayi Sect. You can have such awareness at such an age. If I hadn't become a useless person now, the revival of Huayi Sect would have been hopeless..."

The side effects of the body damage recovery agent seemed to have begun to appear in Xuan Zong's body. He could clearly feel that his body was undergoing uncontrollable mutations.

With the dislocation of meridians and the closure of acupoints in the body, his martial arts foundation was slowly disappearing.

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to a martial artist.

"I'm already a useless person, are you sure you still want to follow me?"

"I'm sure."

Chen Mo said firmly: "I know my basic skills are very poor. If you hadn't encountered such an accident, you would not have looked down on me at all. In some ways, this is also my opportunity, so no matter what, I will follow you and study hard to the best of my ability, and I will never give up halfway."

"Okay."

Hearing this, Xuanzong couldn't help but said in high spirits: "If it weren't for you, I might have died here. There is a saying in the ancient Xuan Kingdom that teaches students in accordance with their aptitude. After returning, I will conduct a comprehensive assessment and inspection on you, and then provide targeted guidance based on your martial arts talent to cultivate you into a plastic talent."

Professionalization can be divided into two stages.

The initial stage is the training of basic skills. This is the most polishing stage, and it is also the most difficult and boring stage.

Take the Scourge as an example. If you just want to meet the requirements of wearing equipment and learning advanced skills, even if it is dark gold equipment and S-level skills, the most you need is a proficiency of around Lv35.

However, powerful Scourges often upgrade their basic skills to a higher level. For example, the masters of the third-level Scourge destroyers in the major gathering places often upgrade their specialized basic skills to Lv40 or above, and some even reach the level of Lv50, surpassing most Scourge lords.

It is precisely for this reason that the masters of the major gathering places are often regarded as the peak Scourges in the general sense. The Grandmaster Competition after each doomsday mission is often the most lively time in the major gathering places.

The second stage is the formal professionalization stage.

On the premise of meeting the corresponding basic skill level, some advanced professional systems often have abnormal requirements for basic skills, which leads to fewer and fewer inheritors, and finally even to the point of extinction. This is not because the professional strength is not enough, but because there are too few talents who can meet the relevant requirements.

The characteristic of professionalization is that it can become stronger through learning and practice.

This not only allows you to obtain combat skills that do not occupy skill slots, but also steadily improves your own attributes to reach a higher level.

Otherwise, if the Calamity wants to improve by plundering genius treasures, elixirs and potions, and completing tasks to obtain free attribute points, although it is not impossible, it is equivalent to becoming a rootless duckweed. As the Calamity level increases, the improvement process will become more and more difficult until it is completely left behind by other professional Calamity.

After all, when reaching a higher level of natural disasters, the attribute points of the natural disaster victims will easily exceed 100 or even thousands, and the related amplification treasures will become extremely precious, and the difficulty of obtaining them is far from being comparable to that of low-level treasures.

...

Half a month later.

Chen Mo followed Xuanzong and took a ferry to a port city called "Never-Sleeping City" in the ancient Xuan Kingdom.

Compared with the advancement of the Western Continent, the Eastern Continent is more backward, and the ancient Xuan Kingdom is a very inconspicuous one among the dozens of large and small countries in the Eastern Continent.

Walking on the bluestone street, Chen Mo looked around.

He saw that many people here were ragged, and some even wore straw sandals.

This place is like a prosperous city in the south during the Republic of China. Under the luxurious appearance of a few rich people, there are tens of thousands of people living at the bottom, living a poor life with difficulty every day.

No matter how beautiful the neon lights on the street are, they cannot cover up the beggars in the dark corners of the roadside.

The coolie driver pulled a rickshaw and walked in the streets and alleys.

Rail buses shuttled back and forth, and old cars stopped under the neon lights from time to time, and the laughter of beautiful women with heavy makeup came from inside.

"Let's stay here for the time being."

Xuanzong took Chen Mo to a dilapidated hotel.

A huge cockroach like a cicada quickly crawled over the counter in front of the two people. The skinny boss holding a pipe in his mouth, as if he didn't see the two people, took out a room key and handed it to the two people.

"Check out at 12 noon, and the deposit will not be refunded after the expiration."

"Got it."

After the two came to the small room, the hot and humid environment made people frown. Chen Mo looked at the neon lights of the high-rise buildings outside the window and said: "Is the ancient Xuan country so backward compared to the countries in the Western Continent?"

"The country is poor and weak, and it is not something that warriors like us can control. I heard that the root of all this is due to a sect turmoil a hundred years ago. Countless people with the strength of Tongxuan Taoist fell, which also caused the subsequent century-long turmoil in the ancient Xuan country. From then on, it has been unable to recover in the Eastern Continent. Alas."

Xuanzong's voice was a little lonely.

Especially after seeing the life of the Hive Organization and the countries in the Western Continent, he realized more deeply the backwardness of the Ancient Xuan Country, but he could do nothing about it.

The next day.

Huayi Sect is on a hill dozens of miles away from the Never-Sleeping City.

Green mountains and trees, mountain streams.

A rather quaint and elegant courtyard is located between two mountains. However, due to the lack of popularity and lack of care for many years, the quaint courtyard has become more desolate, like an old man in his twilight years.

"Master?"

"Master!"

Facing the only two remaining disciples of Huayi Sect, who had experienced this catastrophe and felt their increasingly weak bodies, Xuanzong led the two to the Patriarch Hall and respectfully burned incense.

He recalled the past.

He had promised his master that he would definitely revive Huayi Sect. Now Huayi Sect is in the Ancient Xuan Country, but it is still just a small third-rate sect, and there is no hope.

If they continue to hold on, once they are approached by people obsessed with profit, they will only be humiliated and forced to disband. It is better to disband the Huayi Sect while they still have some strength left to save face, which is better than humiliating the founder.

Thinking of this, Xuanzong couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I declare that from today, the Huayi Sect will be officially disbanded. You two will come to me to collect some travel expenses in a while, and from now on, each of you will accept your fate."

Hearing this, the two disciples immediately rushed to dissuade them.

However, neither of them had any martial arts qualifications, and even if they persisted here, it would be difficult to achieve anything, and they could not realize their master's ambitions at all. After seeing that persuasion was fruitless, the two could not go against Xuanzong's will and could only leave.

"Are you really going to disband the sect and retire?"

Chen Mo still found it a little unbelievable.

Xuanzong said dejectedly: "If I had not been forced, how could I give up? But the ancient Xuan Kingdom is like this. The strong prey on the weak among the sects. It is natural. With the current strength of Huayi Sect, it is not enough to occupy this mountain gate. Instead of waiting for the later comers to humiliate it, it is better to disband it. Maybe the later generations will choose to leave one or two books of this sect as inheritance because of the history of this place. I can be regarded as worthy of the ancestors."

From what Xuanzong meant, it seems that he wants to leave all the family business of the sect, including martial arts, internal skills, etc., to the later occupying this place.

"Come on, let me see your basic skills."

After taking this step, Xuanzong seemed to be finally relieved, and his mood was much better.

He smiled and said: "While I am still the master here, before I leave, I will find a suitable internal skills for you."

After that, Chen Mo began to show himself in various ways under Xuanzong's instructions.

Xuanzong certainly couldn't check directly through the optical brain data like the natural disaster, but he could judge Chen Mo's basic attributes and basic skill levels through the eyesight and experience of a martial artist.

Xuanzong frowned more and more as he looked at him, and his expression became quite solemn.

Chen Mo certainly knew that his basic attributes were definitely not excellent in the eyes of the other party.

"How long can you stay here?"

"About half a year."

Chen Mo's answer made Xuanzong's face more solemn.

"If you give me three years and you cooperate wholeheartedly, I have some confidence in cultivating you into a plastic talent suitable for practicing the inner strength of the Huayi Sect, but if you only have half a year..."

Xuanzong shook his head slowly.

Chen Mo also knew that his basic skills were definitely not up to par in the eyes of the other party. Even if he joined other sects, he would only be at the level of an outer disciple. If it weren't for the fact that he saved Xuanzong, he probably wouldn't even look at him.

In his current state, in terms of basic skills, he might not be as good as the two useless disciples in his eyes.