Chapter 149 Cultivation and Martial Arts Rank

“DragonElephant Sect and Heavenly Sword Sect are two completely different sects in the aspect of cultivation. The former heavily relies on body cultivation while the latter relies on the sword.”

“In our continent, some of the strongest people who had ruled their eras belong to these two sects. DragonElephant Ancestor who could shatter the Heavenly Tribulation with a single punch and Sword Ancestor whose sword could split the heaven and earth.”

“When you go for examination, they would give you three tests. Test of Will, Test of Comprehension and Test of Talent which is normally martial soul test.”

“If you manage to score high in these tests, not only you will get a chance to enter one of two sects but also get enormous resources. You are a bit old for this kind of test but as long as you prove your talent, I bet they won’t mind at all.”

“So, I want to specifically ask you. Do you like swords?” Chu Meng asked.

Brian shook his head and said, “I don’t feel anything about the sword.”

“Then, your best choice would be DragonElephant Sect. Unlike Heavenly Sword Sect, even if you do like using the sword as a weapon, you can still learn some average sword art.”

“Oh, I forgot to mention cultivation technique and martial art. It would be better if I explain these here so that you won’t be ridiculed by others.” Chu Meng said.

Brian nodded and she continued “Cultivation Technique is a special method that allows you to absorb the spiritual energy from the surroundings. It has two major functions.”

“Its first function is to make spiritual energy excited. The more excited they get, the closer they will be. Your Martial Soul can’t be manifested outside unless it is for the battle or else it costs a lot of stamina.”

“So, you need to pull spiritual energy inside your body through the pores. This is where the cultivation techniques shine. The better your cultivation technique is, the more spiritual energy you can pull inside you.”

“And, if your Martial Soul is higher, the more spiritual energy will enter your dantian, and expand it, giving you an immense amount of spiritual energy.”

“Its second function is to give attribute to the spiritual energy. If you practice fire element cultivation technique, you can refine your spiritual energy into flames.”

“But mostly, people choose the element that is the same to their martial soul. Since your martial soul is a sun, you should choose the fire element cultivation technique.”

“Unlike Cultivation Technique, Martial Arts are more of a fighting style that utilizes the spiritual energy inside your dantian. Unless you are Lord Realm Cultivator, you can’t use the spiritual energy from the surroundings.”

“So, you need to rely on Martial Arts to pull the spiritual energy from your dantian, use it in a specific pattern and create a devastating attack or powerful defense.”

“Once you join the sect, you would need to fight often. So, you must choose a proper martial art and practice it properly. Martial Arts and Cultivation Techniques are divided into Five Ranks.”

“Mortal Rank, Tribulation Rank, Domain Rank, Saint Rank, and Immortal Rank. Except for the Mortal Rank, there is no division in other ranks. But for Mortal Rank, there are five divisions.”

“Low, Middle, High, Top, and Peak. These are the respective martial arts ranks you should use in a certain cultivation rank. The first five ranks in mortal rank represent the first five cultivation realms.”

“Although to be fair, the except for Immortal Rank, every other rank falls under the Mortal Rank. In actuality, there are only two ranks but since there is no immortal in our world, they eventually divided the Mortal Rank into four ranks.”

Hearing her words, Brian fell into deep thought using his own analysis to understand the cultivation technique and martial arts.

‘In other words, the cultivation technique is the solar panel. It absorbs spiritual energy and also can transform it into other elements. Although solar panel only transforms the sun’s ray into electricity, it is almost the same.’

‘And, martial arts are the electrical appliances that use spiritual energy or elemental energy for various purposes. In other words, Dantian is like a battery, a rechargeable battery on top that.’

‘I need to absorb spiritual energy and refine it into elemental energy using cultivation technique, store it inside the dantian and utilize it through martial arts. Just like how a solar panel absorbs the sun’s ray and transform them into electricity, store them inside a battery, and then use the electricity through TV, AC, Computer and a lot of other appliances.’

‘Hmm….. it isn’t hard to understand.’

“Did you understand?” Just when he thought that Chu Meng asked. She could see him falling into deep thoughts and got worried that he might not have understood.

Brian nodded “Yes, I did. Thanks for explaining in such an understandable way.”

“I am glad to hear that. Well, there are some other things that I should just tell you right now. Except for relying on your martial arts, you can also rely on treasures and weapons.

“There are talismans that can explode or attack your enemy. With a powerful weapon, you can launch some powerful attacks and with some powerful pills, you can temporarily increase your strength.”

“Though these are only meant to be used in a serious situation. These treasures and weapons are also divided into the same ranks as martial arts and cultivation techniques.” Chu Meng spoke.

Hearing her, Brian asked, “There are still six days before the examination, right?”

“Hehe! Are you already so excited to join a sect?” Chu Meng asked.

“To be honest, I am amazed by the information you gave me. I will spend the next six days learning every single thing I can about the sect and this place.” Brian nodded.

Chu Meng smiled but under her smile, there was some hesitation. Brian didn’t notice it until she tried to say it but didn’t say it.

“Is something wrong? I feel like you want to tell me something. You don’t have to worry about anything. It’s not like I remember any completely.” Brian said.

Chu Meng released a deep breath and said “Your talent seems amazing. You already know the ranking of martial soul. But, even within that rank, there is another ranking also known as sub rank which we call stages..”

“Each rank is divided into nine sub-ranks. The Sect doesn’t accept any Mortal Rank. And, even if they do have Earth Rank talent, they won’t get any resources.”

“Only Heaven Rank are treated with resources and Divine Rank are simply treated as their own children. Our daughter’s Martial Soul Talent is only Earth Rank and it is at the fourth stage.”

“Even if she enters the sect, she might not get any resources. From what I’ve heard, whenever Divine Rank Martial Soul cultivator enters the sect, he can bring one person from his own family to the sect.”

“That person will not only receive resources comparable to the Heaven Rank talent but also will not be treated harshly. Of course, there will be people looking at them with contempt and jealousy but that would be it.”

“So, I hope you can choose our daughter.”

Chu Meng instantly gets to the ground and kowtows in front of him.

“We would be eternally grateful.”

Seeing this, Brian was shocked. He quickly pulled her up and said.

“Please, don’t do this! I was helplessly lying outside when you took me. Not you allowed me to live here but also gave me food and taught me so many things. Even though I have lost my memories, you didn’t take advantage of me.”

“I should be the one to be grateful for. If my talent is truly Divine Rank and if I can choose a person to take with me, I will absolutely choose her. You don’t need to do this.”

Hearing his words, Chu Meng heavily sighed and said “I am really grateful for this. Even though I have Earth Rank talent, I never got a chance to enter the sect. So, if our daughter can enter the sect, she will live a better life than us.”

“But, there is something that you must know.”

Brian traced some seriousness in her words.

Chu Meng took a deep breath and said “If you don’t show your worth and your talent, no one will try to help you out of goodwill. There might be some people like us but even we aren’t that good.”

“No one will do anything for you if you don’t give them benefits. You don’t seem to understand most of our customs so I am reminding you. When you enter the sect, there will be a lot of people who will try to take advantage of your talent and status.”

“You can’t offend some powers but you need to reject some people. Before you make any decision, try to understand their backgrounds.”

“Because old cultivators with higher cultivation won’t even blank before taking an action against you. This is the world where weak can’t raise their voice.”