Chapter 20: Breakthrough
Wang Ming's Room – Night
Wang Ming sat cross-legged on the wooden floor of his modest room. A thin cultivation manual rested in his hand, its faded pages fluttering slightly in the breeze from the open window. As he glanced over its contents, a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
"Now that the clan has distributed the cultivation techniques... I can finally begin cultivating," he mused internally, his expression calm yet cold.
With the monthly distribution of spiritual stones, his cultivation speed would soar eighty to a hundred times faster than his previous estimation of one or two months. But of course, this astonishing speed wouldn't come from this worthless cultivation manual. No. It would be from his own technique the one he personally crafted in his past life.
"If I followed this trash technique from the clan," he thought, flipping the page lazily, "I'd barely break through in two or three days. And the spiritual stones they gave me... they'd only last for two days of cultivation. That's the real problem."
He closed the book and narrowed his eyes. Despite possessing a technique leagues beyond anything in the clan and a lifetime of knowledge to support it he couldn't afford to act recklessly. Exposing such abilities now would be the same as painting a target on his back.
"No... I have to endure. Until I officially become a Rank One Formation Apprentice, I'll play the part of a mere genius."
A bitter smile formed on his lips as he exhaled slowly and placed the book aside. "A genius... how laughable."
Without wasting another thought, he shut his eyes and began circulating his spiritual energy, the room growing still as a quiet pressure slowly filled the air.