Chapter 7: Free and Easy Wandering

Since inheriting this body, his proficiency has only increased under the premise of success.

So he never considered the possibility that failure could also increase proficiency.

But upon careful thought, why shouldn't failure increase proficiency?

Success has never been achieved directly but rather through the accumulation of repeated failures.

Although the experience gained from failure is minimal, those faint experiences are also a form of success.

It's like learning to drive; a new driver can't navigate through drainage ditches.

But a successful uphill start, a successful parallel parking, and a successful straight-line acceleration are all forms of success.

It is through these small, faint successes that one eventually becomes a seasoned driver in a big city or a driving god on the mountain roads of Akina.

And there's another point!

He is not without a single complete success!

He has one!

The system achievement points helped him directly enter the field, which essentially means he has had a successful experience.

Why can only sects and cultivation families support orthodox alchemists, while independent cultivators are few and far between?

The reason is actually quite simple: the initial investment is too large.

So large that an alchemy apprentice, who constantly fails and sees no hope of success, can only be deterred by the huge initial investment required by independent cultivators.

However, sects and families are different; they have the financial resources to support the constant failures in the early stages.

Once an alchemy apprentice succeeds once, they gain a successful experience, and replicating success becomes natural.

This is why successful people always succeed.

And Luo Chen, in fact, has a backing force cultivating him, allowing him to skip the initial investment stage of constant failures and directly enter the field!

Moreover, the system is even more powerful than sects and families.

Some people really lack talent, but as long as Luo Chen enters the field, he has a certain level of talent.

Of course, this entry is achieved through the achievement points provided by each skill's proficiency breaking through levels.

So,

"All my successes come from my own efforts!"

After discovering that his proficiency was increasing, Luo Chen's already adjusted mood became even better.

He was even as excited as if he had been injected with a stimulant, shouting loudly!

However, after understanding the principle that haste makes waste yesterday, he realized that this current excitement was not suitable for directly practicing alchemy.

So today, he planned to do something else to adjust.

What to do?

Practice martial arts!

To be more precise, practice lightness skills.

He knew his own situation: his realm was low, his mana was not abundant, and the low-grade flying sword he had was just for show. He hadn't even learned the traction technique, so the flying sword could only be used for slashing.

The original owner, when he entered the mountains, was actually just helping others carry monster meat back to the city at the outermost perimeter.

In this situation, how could he maximize his chances of survival?

The answer, of course, is to be able to run!

The most suitable way for a Qi Condensation cultivator to run is the Divine Travel Talisman, or to briefly fly using a magical artifact, at the very least, the Wind Control Spell.

Unfortunately, the Divine Travel Talisman is very expensive and hard to obtain.

The magical artifact requires the traction technique, and its effect is even inferior to the Wind Control Spell.

And the Wind Control Spell, which is a common spell, was something Luo Chen couldn't afford in the past.

A single copy costs several dozen low-grade spirit stones.

So he could only focus on the secular martial arts' lightness skills.

Although they are only mundane martial arts, they are not useless, at least they don't rely on mana.

Luo Chen's mana was not abundant, and the mana of low-level independent cultivators is not much better. Many times, battles are stationary output.

Therefore, secular lightness skills that don't consume mana still have their place!

Sitting at the entrance, he spread out a lightness skill manual he bought from the market for ten gold pieces.

"Free and Easy Wandering"

A very impressive name!

The introduction is also impressive: "Riding the true course of heaven and earth, controlling the six qi, to wander boundlessly!"

Of course, it's just a grand vision of the founder.

After carefully reading it several times, Luo Chen tried to practice, not with his hands, but with his feet!

This is not a combat-oriented lightness skill with bizarre footwork but a travel-oriented lightness skill that focuses on borrowing force, unloading force, adjusting posture at high speed, and coordinating with rhythmic breathing to achieve fast and long-distance running.

At the beginning, Luo Chen was a bit unaccustomed.

The concepts of borrowing force and unloading force sounded a bit mystical, how to control the six qi!

But after running on the plain across the stream for the whole morning, he really gained some insights.

"When the wind is strong, adjust your posture, change direction, and avoid going against the wind."

"If there are tree branches or high slopes, use them to leap, and when landing, either unload the force to land lightly or use the force to accelerate."

"Breathing rhythm must not be disrupted, and the mind must be calm. Though not free and easy, one must strive with all one's might."

"Hey, this lightness skill is really the real deal."

During lunch, Luo Chen glanced at the proficiency panel.

In the skills section, there was a new entry: [Free and Easy Wandering Beginner: 13/100].

"Entered the beginner stage, and the proficiency increased quite fast!"

"Cultivation is like a turtle crawling, but martial arts are like a roc flying. I must be a one-in-a-million martial arts genius!"

Holding a large bowl, Luo Chen chuckled to himself.

Unfortunately, martial arts cannot grant immortality; otherwise, he might have considered becoming a martial saint.

In the afternoon, he practiced Free and Easy Wandering for another half day, becoming more adept, and his proficiency increased rapidly.

Luo Chen pondered during his rest and attributed it to his current physical strength.

Eating spirit rice and monster meat every day, practicing the Longevity Technique to circulate mana, even a pig would be a monster pig.

With a stronger physique, wouldn't the use of the body be more effective?

Just like the basketball superstars in the original world, do you think they became superstars through skill alone? No, they first had a body full of talent.

Even those called the least talented superstars are stronger than ordinary professional basketball players.

Now that his physical strength is sufficiently high, practicing a body-strengthening manual doesn't mean overachieving; it's just developing the body's potential.

In the evening, Luo Chen soaked in a one-meter-deep stream, bent his head, and dug out a pile of yellow mud.

Then, based on his memory, he molded a clay figure.

With phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, a dignified and imposing appearance, and a majestic demeanor, even the girls from the art college would praise his work.

"Lord Guan, wait for me. I'll stick a beard on you tonight and carve you a Green Dragon Crescent Blade!"

As he muttered, several roars echoed from the forest several miles away on the plain.

Then, several beams of light shot out from the forest.

Luo Chen quickly stood up, alert, returned to the house, picked up his magical sword, and closed the door.

On the plain across the stream, those beams of light had already landed in the weeds, gazing into the depths of the mountains.

(End of Chapter)