Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

“Blame Doesn’t Touch a Grandmaster…”

Yang Ling’s understanding of what it meant to be a Grandmaster deepened further.

It was equivalent to saying that having a Grandmaster identity could exempt one from all other crimes except colluding with the Rong tribe.

Even his son could receive similar privileges.

“You can rest assured. Although the investigation results haven’t come out yet, I’m confident that the Director of the Third Division of the Command Division has nothing to do with the Rong tribe.”

“Colluding with the Rong tribe would do him no good at all. But this matter… it really does show some incompetence on his part.”

“As for the punishment, it will probably disappoint you a little.”

Yun Buchuan said, “Now that you’ve killed Mingxin and the Scholar-Seeking Daoist, we’ll take their heads back to the Capital to report your merits.”

“Director Yang, what is your current cultivation level?”

Yang Ling thought for a moment, “I’m still at Lower Sixth-Rank. The fact that I could kill Mingxin is related to this battle armor I’m wearing.”

He briefly explained the origins of the battle armor.

This would save him from future trouble.

“Battle armor made from Fire Vein Poison Crocodile materials? No wonder Mingxin’s staff strikes didn’t do much damage to you.”

Zhao Xun was somewhat envious, “I’ll have to find a way to get a set for myself another day.”

“Sir Zhao, with your status and position… you can’t get a set of Fire Crocodile Battle Armor?”

Yang Ling was a bit surprised.

“Fire Vein Poison Crocodiles aren’t found everywhere. But there are other mystical beast hides that can substitute, though the effect might not be as good as yours.”

Zhao Xun said.

Yang Ling suddenly understood in his heart—it wasn’t that the effect wasn’t as good.

It was because when he fought and killed Mingxin, he’d also used other skills.

Plus, the equipment gave him attribute bonuses.

If this armor set were worn by a Native like Zhao Xun, the other party would only enjoy the basic defense the armor provided.

Attribute bonuses? Skills? Not a single one would work.

Understanding this, Yang Ling suddenly thought that in the future, he could find a way to acquire a better armor set.

This would save him from future troubles.

“At your age, you’ve become a Lower Sixth-Rank. As long as you cultivate diligently, you have a chance at reaching Fifth-Rank in the future.”

Yun Buchuan asked, “How many Internal Techniques are you cultivating now?”

“One.”

“One?”

Yun Buchuan frowned slightly. With just one Internal Technique, relying on a set of battle armor, he could kill Mingxin?

“Usually, a Sixth-Rank cultivator has two Internal Techniques.”

“Circulating energy simultaneously can enhance combat power.”

Yun Buchuan said, “But if you want to advance to Fourth-Rank Grandmaster in the future, I suggest you cultivate only one Internal Technique.”

Zhao Xun’s eyes flickered. He glanced at Yun Buchuan but didn’t stop him.

Yang Ling’s mind stirred. Zhao Xun, Xu Wuji, and Zhao Zheng all seemed to cultivate only one Internal Technique.

He’d found it strange at the time.

Could this be related to becoming a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster?

“Combat power is not the same as realm.”

“You killed Mingxin, an Upper Sixth-Rank, but you’re only a Lower Sixth-Rank. You understand that, right?”

“I understand.”

“Mm. Cultivating an Internal Technique is extremely difficult, especially the further you go, the harder it gets.”

“If you cultivate two Internal Techniques simultaneously, it will indeed boost your combat power. But your martial arts realm will actually suffer as a result.”

“If you want to become a Grandmaster, focusing on cultivating one Internal Technique is the true path. There are some bottlenecks that can only be broken through when your Internal Technique reaches a profound level.”

“If you cultivate two Internal Techniques, or even three, you won’t have enough cultivation time, and you’ll waste a lot of cultivation resources.”

Having said this, he glanced at Zhao Xun:

“Take Zhao Xun, for example. He only cultivates one Internal Technique, the Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra, and he’s already at the Skilled level.”

“But I have two Internal Techniques, so in terms of combat power, he’s far inferior to me.”

“However, I know that he will break through his Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra to the Transcendent level earlier than I will.”

“When that time comes, his martial arts cultivation will actually surpass mine. Even if he still can’t beat me in a fight, his chances of breaking through to Fourth-Rank in the future will be a bit higher than mine.”

Zhao Xun smiled, “Maybe by then, I’ll be able to beat you.”

Yun Buchuan chuckled and didn’t refute him, but a trace of confidence remained in his eyes.

Some of the doubts in Yang Ling’s mind were resolved after hearing these words.

He understood.

“Zhao Xun’s Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra is at Skilled level, but I can’t see his proficiency. Maybe his proficiency is already close to one million…”

“In contrast, Yun Buchuan has two Internal Techniques both at Skilled level, but they’re probably both far from one million proficiency.”

“And the level of an Internal Technique is probably tied to breaking through bottlenecks. Director Lu said that advancing from Sixth-Rank to Fifth-Rank requires going through a Body Forging process, similar to a genetic mutation.”

“Then advancing from Fifth-Rank to Fourth-Rank might require another genetic mutation.”

“Is the level of an Internal Technique the key criterion for triggering a genetic mutation?”

Yang Ling’s understanding of martial arts cultivation in the Divine Realm was becoming clearer and clearer.

This was just like how the level ranking didn’t perfectly correlate with combat power.

In the eyes of martial artists in the Divine Realm, combat power and rank were probably not perfectly linked either.

“I’m a player. When it comes to combat power, I have many ways to stay ahead of Native martial artists at the same level.”

“But ordinary players are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to breaking through realms. They don’t have the accumulated wealth and foundation that Natives in the Divine Realm have built up over many years.”

“But I’m different in this regard. Just the White Bone Cavern, this beginner dungeon, can provide me with a steady stream of cultivation resources.”

“This requires the support of combat power. So my path should be to increase both combat power and rank at the same time.

I can’t neglect combat power because of rank, and I can’t neglect rank because of combat power.”

Yang Ling felt more and more that his path as an all-rounder warrior was the right one.

He wanted the Strength Attribute. He wanted the Agility Attribute. And he wanted the Spirit Attribute too!

“I want combat power, and I want rank. I want it all!”

“This is what ‘wanting to learn’ means.”

“Director Yun, what level are you at now?”

Yang Ling suddenly asked.

Yun Buchuan said, “Lower Fifth-Rank, but I’ve reached the peak. I’ve hit a bottleneck. Once I break through it, I’ll be considered Mid Fifth-Rank.”

He paused, “But in the martial world, many Mid Fifth-Rank fighters can’t last a hundred moves against me.

Similarly, there are some Mid Fifth-Rank fighters who can easily defeat me.

Martial arts realms are only for reference; they don’t represent the lower or upper limits. There’s a range in between.”

“So it seems that having both attributes at 199 is the upper limit of Lower Fifth-Rank.”

“I have to break through 200 points to truly step into Mid Fifth-Rank and continue advancing.”

“My Spirit is already at 200 points. In a sense, I’ve already broken through the peak of Lower Fifth-Rank.”

Yang Ling was thoughtful. He didn’t seem to have encountered a bottleneck like Yun Buchuan’s.

This might be related to his earlier guess about the grade of techniques.

“The lower the grade of a technique, the earlier you encounter a bottleneck.”

“The Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram and the Heavenly Will True Scripture are both first-rate techniques.”

“So my bottleneck isn’t at 199 points, but further ahead…”

Just then, Zhao Xun suddenly spoke seriously:

“Director Yang, even though cultivating only one Internal Technique gives you a better chance of becoming a Grandmaster,

combat power is still very important. If you cultivate another Internal Technique, your combat power will greatly increase.

So what Director Yun said today is just for your reference.

How you choose depends on your current needs. You need to plan your own path well.

No one can help you with this. Only you can.”

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