Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 46: Basic Meditation Method Upgrade
After learning about the drawbacks of the Great Dream Traveling Skill, Li Wei didn’t use the ability at all for the next few days.
Until he found a solution, Li Wei could only minimize his use of the Great Dream Traveling Skill.
With such great benefits and opportunities before him, it was difficult to give up on the Great Dream Traveling Skill completely.
Obtaining a single Tier Zero Magic from a dream was equivalent to earning 20 Gold Coins.
Not to mention the Magic Cultivation experience that Gold Coins couldn’t buy.
The allure of profit was tempting. It was a rare chance to risk a little for a great reward.
A lot had happened over the past few days, slowing down the progress of his Basic Meditation Method, which he had originally planned to level up.
However, thanks to his diligent Cultivation, the Basic Meditation Method finally leveled up.
As Li Wei sat cross-legged cultivating in his study, his expression shifted. He felt a world-shaking change in his surroundings.
The various Magic Elements, once as distant as faraway stars, now floated around him.
Li Wei felt as if he were being attended to by a host of stars.
Fire Element, Light Element, Thunder Element, Water Element, Wind Element, Earth Element, Grass Element, Ice Element, Earth Element, Dark Element...
All the Magic Elements opened themselves up to him.
Free for the taking.
With a thought, Li Wei cast the Ice Arrow Skill.
An Ice Crystal Arrow over half a meter long materialized before him.
It was much larger than the chopstick-sized arrows he had created with his previous Castings.
He dispelled the Ice Crystal Arrow and focused his mind.
The dissipating Ice Crystals formed several lines of text in mid-air.
[Basic Meditation Method (Perfection)] 0/∞
[Small Fireball Technique (Tier Zero Small Success)] 1576/4000
[Invisible Armor Skill (Tier Zero Small Success)] 317/4000
[Great Dream Traveling Skill (Tier Zero)] 50/10000
[Ice Arrow Skill (Tier Zero Mastery)] 154/2000
After he finished reading, the Ice Crystals before him completely dissipated into the air.
Li Wei assessed the changes in himself.
The proficiency panel only displayed his Cultivation progress, not the benefits of a breakthrough.
Upon examining himself, he discovered that the benefits of reaching Perfection in his Basic Meditation Method included not only broader Elemental Affinity and stronger Mana, but also a significant boost to his Spiritual Power.
Li Wei had long known that meditation could increase Spiritual Power.
However, as he grew stronger, the effect of the Basic Meditation Method on his Spiritual Power had diminished.
When he first started cultivating, his Spiritual Power could increase several times over in a single month.
But now, the growth of his Spiritual Power had reached its limit.
It had only taken him three months to go from being able to cultivate for just thirty minutes to three hours.
Another three months passed, and he had only managed to increase his three-hour Cultivation time to four hours.
This was more or less his limit; he couldn’t increase it any further.
But now that his Basic Meditation Method had reached the Perfection Level, his Spiritual Power, which had hit its limit, broke through once again.
Li Wei closed his eyes and extended his Spiritual Power. The scene within a ten-meter radius was reflected in his mind.
His Spiritual Power perceived the world in place of his senses.
Compared to the world perceived through ordinary senses, the world perceived by his Spiritual Power was filled with Magic Elements.
The entire world was a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors.
Staring at it for too long made him dizzy and gave him a headache.
Li Wei retracted his Spiritual Power and let out a long breath.
’I can finally project my Spiritual Power outward.’
With a thought, a small Fireball appeared in his palm in less than a second.
Li Wei broke into a smile.
’Now that my Basic Meditation Method has reached Perfection, the Element-filling time has been reduced to 0.5 seconds. It’s almost an instant-cast Magic.’
With another thought, the small Fireball in his palm flew out and began circling around him.
Within a ten-meter range, the Small Fireball Technique was completely under his control.
It moved as if it were an extension of his own arm!
WHOOSH!
BANG!
The small Fireball flew beyond the ten-meter range. Unable to control its flight path any longer, Li Wei quickly detonated it.
The explosion from the Fireball outside the window startled quite a few people.
His hot-tempered neighbor opened a window and shouted, "Damn it! Don’t you know you can’t cast Magic in the residential area? If you want to practice Magic, get your ass to the Magic Training Ground!"
Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Wei rubbed his nose and didn’t talk back.
After a moment, the irate Apprentice Mage next door quieted down.
Li Wei settled down as well and turned his attention to other matters.
Examining himself again, he was surprised to find that the memory confusion that had been plaguing him had vanished.
Li Wei was lost in thought.
’The stronger my Spiritual Power becomes, the stronger my sense of self is, and the less susceptible I am to external interference.’
His eyes gradually lit up. This might be the solution to the side effects of the Great Dream Traveling Skill.
By increasing his Spiritual Power, he could combat the cognitive issues caused by memory confusion.
’My Basic Meditation Method has already reached its limit. Maybe I should find a new Meditation Method to cultivate.’
Li Wei went to the library, searched through the materials, and discovered that after becoming Official Mages, all Mages switch to cultivating an Advanced Meditation Method.
The Advanced Meditation Method passed down in the Maple City Mage Tower was the Crystal Meditation Method.
The requirements to learn it were: being an Official Mage, and a fee of two hundred Gold Coins or two hundred Contribution points.
The Crystal Meditation Method could eliminate impurities from one’s Spiritual Power, continuously purifying it. This would improve a Mage’s control over their Mana, reduce distracting thoughts during Cultivation, and increase overall cultivation efficiency.
Li Wei thought it was a shame. Neither the status of an Official Mage nor two hundred Gold Coins were something he could obtain in a short time.
’I wonder if I can obtain the Crystal Meditation Method from a dream.’
He felt it would be difficult.
After all, only Official Mages within the Mage Tower knew the Crystal Meditation Method.
The targets were few, and the resting times and locations of the Official Mages were uncertain.
The probability of Entering the Dream was too low.
’Forget it. I’ll try first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll just have to pay for it.’
’But how exactly do I break through to become an Official Mage? By awakening Extraordinary Traits?’
Li Wei was a bit lost.
He had cultivated his Basic Meditation Method all the way to the Perfection Realm, yet there wasn’t the slightest sign of him awakening any Extraordinary Traits.
Li Wei was certain that he was the only person in the Mage Tower who had cultivated the Basic Meditation Method to the Perfection Level.
The vast majority of Apprentice Mages only cultivated their Basic Meditation Method to the Small Success Level at most.
Apprentice Mages who could reach the Great Success Level were exceedingly rare.
Gu Ze had told Li Wei that his Casting speed for the Ice Arrow Skill was one of the fastest among Apprentice Mages.
Even so, it still took Gu Ze around six seconds to cast the Ice Arrow Skill.
The five-second Element-filling time was a hard requirement that couldn’t be changed.
He could only shorten the time it took to construct the Magic Model.
This meant Gu Ze’s Basic Meditation Method had been cultivated to the Small Success Level.
The Great Success Level of the Basic Meditation Method could reduce the Element-filling time to two seconds.
Any Apprentice Mage whose Basic Meditation Method was at the Great Success Level could easily keep their Casting time under five seconds.
This alone spoke volumes.
Li Wei flipped through books looking for an answer, but the results he found were all vague and ambiguous.
No one told him the process or principles behind awakening Extraordinary Traits.
This was highly unusual. For Mages who pursued the truth, it was impossible that they would leave such an important matter uninvestigated.
Li Wei found Gu Ze to seek answers for his doubts.
"Teacher Gu Ze, how exactly does one awaken their Extraordinary Traits?"
Gu Ze looked at him with surprise and asked, "You’ve reached this stage so quickly?"
He couldn’t help but be a little astonished; he hadn’t expected Li Wei’s Cultivation speed to be so fast.
Li Wei gave an awkward laugh and said, "Not yet, I’m just curious."
Gu Ze shook his head and said, "It’s not good to be overly ambitious. Each stage has its own goals. Setting your sights too far ahead can make you lose your drive."
"But never mind. With your talent, it won’t be long before you reach this stage anyway. I’ll tell you about it. As it happens, I’ve had some new insights on the matter recently."
