The Second Round of Jade Symbol Upgrade

  Meng Qiu didn't know what the origin of this huge jade symbol floating in the depths of his sea of consciousness was, but he could be sure that it hadn't existed before. Moreover, others seemed not to have had similar situations either, at least not in the memories he had obtained, which made him suddenly think, "Could it be related to my transmigration?"

  Thinking of this, Meng Qiu became even more cautious and carefully observed the jade token. He found that the two patterns on it, representing the ghostly face of the Ghost Symbol's incantation, were faintly shrouded in a layer of golden light. If one didn't look closely, they would almost be undetectable.

  Meng Qiu exclaimed, suddenly discovering that under the ghost face pattern, there was a golden fine line that had penetrated the ghost face, faintly shining, and below the fine line, there was also a small plus sign.

  "What is this thing?" He couldn't help but wonder, subconsciously a little curious.

  In an instant, a "ding" sound, like the ringing of a bell, shook his mind. At the same time, the ghostly face flashed with a brilliant light, growing larger by one circle. The golden thread that originally penetrated the ghostly face quickly retracted to zero, and the plus sign below it also dimmed, losing its luster.

  "This...” Meng Qiu watched as this scene unfolded, and he couldn't help but feel that it was unbelievable: "Could it be that this jade symbol can actually upgrade my cultivation technique?"

  He thought of this and his gaze turned to the diagram of the Guiding Technique, and indeed, upon closer inspection, there was a golden line on it, but only a tiny bit had emerged. This should be the experience he gained when he first crossed over and tried to cultivate the Guiding Technique, but it was far from meeting the requirements for upgrading the Guiding Technique.

  However, this made Meng Qiu even more determined to confirm the effect of the jade symbol, which indeed could upgrade his cultivation method. All he needed to do was to put in effort and practice non-stop, which for someone with a strong character like him wasn't anything significant. The only thing that remained unknown was what kind of effect it would have after upgrading.

  Meng Qiu's heart skipped a beat with excitement, and in the next moment, he had already withdrawn from the sea of consciousness.

  Because it was the first time entering the Sea of Consciousness, he suddenly exited his divine sense and was still a bit unaccustomed to it, feeling slightly dizzy. He didn't care at all, immediately pointing with one finger again, releasing another sword symbol. Just now when he was practicing, he had released the sword symbol dozens of times, already extremely familiar with it, but this time was completely different. A white light flashed, a piercing sound rang out, and an explosion shook the air as a sharp, electric-like beam shot out, its speed increased by at least double. Moreover, when the sword symbol activated, it transformed into a sword light, almost indistinguishable from the shape of the treasured sword, only transforming into a white light less than a foot long, shooting out like lightning, flying straight until it struck a large tree dozens of feet away with a loud crash, instantly piercing through and actually punching out a hole the size of a bowl.

  Meng Qiu watched with his own eyes, and suddenly took a cold breath. He had also tried the power of the sword symbol before, hitting such a big tree, and it was impossible to penetrate, at most it could only penetrate three or four inches into the bark. Moreover, he felt that the true energy consumed by emitting this sword symbol was even less. Originally, his cultivation, full-force emission of the sword symbol, at most could only shoot out thirty paths, and then his true energy would be exhausted, losing combat effectiveness, unable to continue. Now, it's estimated that with one breath, he can shoot out forty or fifty paths, and still have surplus true energy.

  For this effect, Meng Qiu was overjoyed and secretly praised in his heart.

  "This jade symbol is really too powerful, I don't know where it came from, it entered my mind and can actually be upgraded!"

  This is the real half-work double-effect, not only does the practice itself have an effect, but it can also be transformed into experience, accumulated and upgraded to a higher level of skill. This allows Meng Qiu to easily raise his martial arts skills to a degree that others cannot imagine, and all he needs to do is keep working hard, putting in time and effort.

  "Effort! Time! Hard work!" Meng Qiu thought through these, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "I'm not a genius, I don't have extraordinary talent or wisdom, but I've never lacked unyielding determination. If only these three things are needed, then for me, it's too easy."

  In fact, the cultivation of immortality requires extremely high innate talent. Just like Meng Qiu's previous life, after three years of arduous cultivation, he still had very little to show for it. However, there are some geniuses who, under the same conditions, not only have their true energy cultivation far surpass that of ordinary people but can also easily comprehend martial arts techniques and make rapid progress, advancing by leaps and bounds, achieving in one day what others take a thousand days to achieve - this is what it means to be a genius.

  Meng Qiu is not a genius, but now that he has this jade symbol, he finally has the qualifications to compete with those geniuses.

  "Right, I've only mastered two of the Six Ghostly Symbolic Spells so far. Now that I've leveled up, I wonder how it's going to turn out."

  Meng Qiu was suddenly inspired, and since he had upgraded the Ghost Symbol on the Jade Token, did that mean he could also use the other four Ghost Symbols? As soon as he thought of it, he immediately put it into action. The incantations for the Ghost Symbol were all in his mind, and he immediately cast them out. Jing Guang Symbol, Jing Chen Symbol, Bi Shui Symbol, and Bi Huo Symbol - in an instant, the four symbols were cast one after another, and surprisingly, there was no stagnation at all, and they were all successfully cast.

  Only a burst of light flashed out, the white light of the Condensed Light Seal, the blue light of the Purifying Dust Seal, the green light of the Water-Avoiding Seal, and the red light of the Fire-Avoiding Seal. As Meng Qiu cast the Ghost Seal Incantation, it appeared in an instant. However, compared to the Sword Seal before, the difference between them was almost obvious at a glance. Meng Qiu deeply felt that these incantations were far less smooth to use than the Sword Seal. This was the difference between practice and no practice. Any effort and hard work would not be wasted.

  But not in vain, Meng Qiu didn't plan to continue wasting such efforts on the Ghost Symbol Secret and Daoyin Technique, an entry-level skill. His current priority was to obtain a higher-level internal skill, as the Ghost Symbol Secret only had one usable sword symbol, while the others were auxiliary, requiring him to seek another technique.

  The next day, Meng Qiu found Chuan Gong Lao Zhai.

  The Temple of Transmitting Power is located on the west side of Cloud Head Mountain. The temple is dark and gloomy, never seeing sunlight all year round. The Elder of Transmitting Power wears a blue robe, sitting high in the center of the grand hall. Due to the shadowy surroundings, his appearance cannot be clearly seen, giving people a mysterious and ominous feeling.

  "You are a Black Robed Disciple, what brings you here?" asked the Transmission Elder in a light tone, his voice like the striking of a bell, faintly echoing in the hall.

  "I report to the elder, I have already cultivated the Ghost Symbol Secret Curse. I beg the elder to bestow upon me the promotion method." Meng Qiu bowed and saluted, his words were solemn and respectful.

  "Ah?" Transmitted Gong Long responded with a sound, according to the rules of Yun Tou Shan, after entering the door, the black-clothed demon disciples could only practice the six ghost symbols and incantations before selecting other techniques for further cultivation. Originally, Meng Qiu did not have the qualifications, but now it was different, Meng Qiu spoke with confidence.

  That blue-robed elder was a master of the Congeal Spirit, with an extraordinary cultivation base. Without needing Meng Qiu to demonstrate, he merely swept his gaze over him and nodded slightly: "Not bad, you've indeed mastered the Six Paths Ghost Symbol Incantation. I can pass on the next level's technique to you. What are your requirements?"

  Meng Qiu's face slightly revealed a joyful expression, he had long thought that he was not a genius, his talent and insight were just average, so the kung fu he chose should not have too many fancy techniques, straightforward and simple, using brute force to break through cleverness, plus the jade symbol in his mind and his own hardworking spirit, could bring out his advantages to the extreme, like breaking bamboo, making rapid progress.

  "Master, I'm afraid I'm not good at clever tricks and roundabout methods. Please teach me a straightforward and powerful technique." Meng Qiu said immediately.

  "What kind of powerful technique do you want?" The elder thought for a moment: "Our school's powerful techniques include the Bear Dominance Tiger Roar Qi, the Purple Fire Vajra Secret, and the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Technique. Each of these three techniques has its own strengths, the Bear Dominance Tiger Roar Qi is fiercely overbearing, the Purple Fire Vajra Secret is fiercely invincible, and the Ten Dragons Ten Elephants Technique has boundless power, which one do you choose?"

  "Disciple willing to practice the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Skill." Meng Qiu answered without hesitation, having already thought it through clearly before coming, and planning carefully was his style.

  The original Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Technique was a powerful technique from the Western Wilderness, and when practiced to its highest level, it possessed immense power. With just one swing of the arm, it contained the power of ten dragons and ten elephants, and with one punch, it could exert a force of 100,000 kilograms. However, the Ten Dragon Ten Elephant Technique of Cloud Head Mountain was far from being that ferocious, and was only a fragmentary version, with only one-tenth of its original power remaining. At most, it could only be practiced to achieve the power of one dragon and one elephant, barely enough to rank as a lower-grade yellow-level technique, belonging to the lowest level of graded techniques.

  According to Meng Qiu's knowledge, the cultivation methods and martial arts of this world are divided into four levels: 'Tian Di Xuan Huang', with Tian being the highest and Huang being the lowest.

  Even so, a low-grade Huang-level technique is not to be underestimated. Take the Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Technique for example. If one can cultivate the power of one dragon and one elephant, with a force of 10,000 catties at their fingertips, it's like being hit by a truck. Even if you're a master of the Yin Spirit, you'll still be blown to pieces.