destiny eternal calamity

[The system has detected that the host has the desire to improve their martial arts aptitude. Recharge points can be used to enhance this aptitude. Improved aptitude can be applied to daily training, combat, comprehending techniques, and deducing techniques.]

[Current aptitude is 'Normal'. Consuming 4000 recharge points will upgrade the aptitude to 'Excellent'.]

[Should I choose to upgrade?]

"yes!"

After upgrading your aptitude to excellent, all system expenses will be reduced by 20%, and all attributes will increase by 20%.

Unable to resist the urge, Li Wei picked up the Dragon-Slaying Sword and practiced the Free and Unfettered Sword Technique once.

Compared to the previous 10% improvement in his average aptitude, this time he could clearly feel a qualitative leap in his strength, speed, and reaction time.

This is only an excellent qualification. Li Wei remembers that there are five VIP levels in total, with the highest level requiring a consumption of 100 million points to unlock.

With all attributes increased by 50%, the difference in combat power that will create in the later stages is simply unimaginable.

At this moment, Xiao Shuying saw him stop practicing his martial arts and walked over.

"Finally, I've broken through to the Qi Sea stage. Here, take this."

Xiao Shuying handed over a silver ring.

Li Wei had already noticed that she had the same ring on her hand, and remembering that there was a tradition of using rings to express love in this world, he was overjoyed.

"Aunt Ying, is this a marriage proposal?" he asked, scratching the back of his head.

"What are you thinking about all day long, kid? This is a storage item that my Xiao family ancestors obtained from a secret realm. It's extremely valuable, so don't reveal it outside."

Oh, a storage ring, I get it.

However, it is indeed amazing that such a thing exists in this world. You have to know that even a Void Realm cultivator can barely walk through the void. What level of cultivation would it take to create such a stable spatial artifact?

Li Wei took the ring and tried it out. This ring required the infusion of true energy to open and use, no wonder he hadn't been given it to him before.

The space inside is about ten cubic meters, which doesn't sound like much, but it can hold about four thousand portions of the thousand taels of gold bestowed by the Emperor.

This ring is exactly the same as the one on Xiao Shuying's hand; they must be a pair.

How is this any different from a marriage proposal? And the engagement ring is a priceless treasure like a spatial artifact.

All I can say is that living off a woman is truly delicious.

"Aunt Ying, I will repay you in the future," he said solemnly.

"You must repay the princess..."

She didn't finish her sentence because Li Wei had already lowered his head and sealed her lips with his.

That brat is getting more and more outrageous...

After a long while.

"Cough cough cough!"

Xiao Shuying suddenly shook off Li Wei and disappeared into thin air.

It's all that brat's fault. He made her so infatuated that she didn't even notice someone approaching.

Li Wei quickly stood up and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

"Junior brother, you've broken through to the Qi Sea stage?"

"Yes, I just broke through this morning," Li Wei replied as if nothing had happened.

"Have you seen the Nine Cauldrons Technique?" Shang Xueyan asked, seemingly with a hint of anticipation.

"Not yet, I'm about to take a look." Li Wei took out the cultivation manual that Shang Xueyan had given him a few days ago from his pocket and began to read it in front of her.

I was supposed to go to Juweixuan this morning, but Li Wei knew that I was going to break through today and didn't have time for such mundane things. He told them yesterday that he wouldn't teach them for the time being and that they should practice on their own for a while.

After more than half a month, Li Wei has taught more than a dozen dishes. With the addition of Drunken Immortal Wine, the restaurant's business should get better and better.

Before long, Li Wei finished reading the cultivation manual. He deliberately slowed down so as not to shock his senior sister too much.

[Ding! The "Nine Cauldrons Technique" has been recorded. Do you wish to spend 4000 recharge points to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Recharge Points - 3200 (20% discount)]

Li Wei hadn't included this technique in his book because he was waiting for the VIP2 discount.

Putting down the "Nine Cauldrons Skill" technique, Li Wei sat cross-legged on the stone platform in the courtyard.

[To learn the third-tier martial art 'Nine Cauldrons Skill' up to the beginner level, it requires 400 recharge points. Do you wish to learn it?]

"yes!"

[Ding! The true meaning of this technique has been detected as being obstructed by an unknown force, resulting in learning failure. Do you wish to spend 100000 recharge points to bypass the obstacle? (Note: This will not be detected by the one who imposed the obstacle.)]

"What?! A third-tier internal skill cost me 100,000 recharge points? System, are you crazy, or has the world gone mad?"

The system, of course, did not answer him.

Li Wei was caught in a dilemma.

He glanced at Shang Xueyan and felt that his junior sister seemed to have eyes full of expectation.

"Things don't seem to be that simple..."

Li Wei pretended to close his eyes and meditate for a long time before opening them again to look at Shang Xueyan.

"Senior Sister Yan, every time I feel like I've grasped some of the true meaning of a technique, those insights just mysteriously disappear, and I can't hold onto them at all. Is there something wrong with this technique? I learn other techniques very quickly."

He carefully considered his words and asked.

Shang Xueyan seemed to have expected this, saying, "This is how this technique is. It's already a gift that you've grasped some of its true meaning. Don't be too hasty."

The situation was even better than she had expected. Li Wei was able to grasp the true meaning in less than fifteen minutes, which already demonstrated his talent.

Perhaps he really can learn this skill.

At that time, her position as the Holy Son of the Kongsang Sect will be secured.

"Junior brother, now that you are a true disciple of our sect, I will pass on this 'Ethereal Melody' to you as well."

Shang Xueyan handed Li Wei a new cultivation manual.

She dared not teach the Kongsang Sect's Xuan Yin Internal Skill for the time being, as it would be easy to discover that it was perfectly matched with the Changchun Finger, and then her disguise would be exposed.

This "Ethereal Qin Sound" is a qin technique that uses true qi to drive the sound. Its main function is to disturb or please the mind, and it forms the basis for the subsequent sound-based methods of the Kongsang School.

As a disciple of Kongsang, how could I not know how to play the zither?

In this respect, the only one that can compete with the Kongsang faction is the Xuan Nu faction of Liguo.

Li Wei accepted it, thanked him, but felt somewhat uneasy.

He was completely ignorant of music theory in both his previous lives, and he didn't know if the system was powerful enough.

He quickly flipped through the martial arts manual in his hand.

[Ding! "Ethereal Melody" has been recorded. Do you wish to spend 4000 recharge points to add it to your collection?]

"yes!"

[Recharge Points - 3200 (20% discount)]

[To learn the third-tier skill "Ethereal Melody of the Qin" to the beginner level, 400 recharge points are required. Do you wish to learn it?]

"yes!"

[Ding! This technique requires a foundation in music theory. Learning failed. Do you wish to spend 2000 recharge points to learn the basics of music theory?]

"Great! System, you're amazing! I'll learn from you!"

[Ding! 1600 recharge points have been deducted (20% discount), successfully learning the basics of music!]

Suddenly, a flood of knowledge and insights about the principles of music entered Li Wei's mind.

"Continue, let's learn the 'Ethereal Melodies'!"

[Ding! 320 recharge points have been deducted (20% discount), and the third-tier skill "Ethereal Melody of the Qin" has been learned to the beginner level!]

"Senior sister, I have a basic understanding of this technique."

"So fast?...Have you ever studied piano before?"

"Uh, no. I just understood the principle of Qi circulation in this technique."

Li Wei indeed doesn't know how to play the zither yet. Although he already has a solid foundation in music theory and even knows the techniques of playing the zither, he has never been exposed to this instrument before, so he still needs to familiarize himself with it.

Even if he were to forcefully unleash the 'ethereal zither music' now, it would most likely only disturb rather than delight the listeners.

Shang Xueyan never expected this boy to be so terrifying, able to understand musical techniques even though he was not skilled in playing the zither.

Do you have a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) at home?

"No, I'll go buy one." Li Wei got up and prepared to leave.

"I'll go with you."

Shang Xueyan followed. It's hard for a novice to tell the quality of a zither, so she had to help her junior brother take a look.