After resolving these matters, Lu Chenxing turned his attention to a technique he hadn't used in a long time: the Battle Simulation Technique!
This technique was originally used by Lu Chenxing to enhance his practical combat experience, but now it was like a useless appendage, because in simulations, he didn't need to hold back, instantly killing opponents of the same rank.
When he was at the second rank, Lu Chenxing, with his full power, could already reverse time around him by four seconds, but the cost was all his magic power.
Although it was only four seconds, this kind of thing was simply a dimension-reducing strike! If combined with Backup Energy 2.0, he could reverse even more, but there was no point.
He didn't even need to reverse time; a direct Time Slowing Domain, even if it only slowed things down tenfold, would be enough to overwhelm any simulated opponent. Moreover, when Lu Chenxing's mana bar was empty, he could slow down time by a hundredfold within a five-meter radius around the target.
That meant one second became a hundred seconds. If he used such a method, then simulations were essentially unnecessary.
And even without time magic, there was still space magic, death magic, life magic, and so on.
In the end, facing opponents of the same rank or one rank higher, Lu Chenxing could defeat them in a few moves even with a single-element ordinary magic, without any suspense or any increase in combat experience.
He started, he instantly killed, there was nothing more to say.
As for opponents two ranks higher than him, his technique couldn't fully simulate their strength, making such battles meaningless. He might even underestimate opponents in reality if he got used to long simulated battles.
Originally, Lu Chenxing hadn't figured out how to modify this technique, but now with Repository Cliff, which possessed the All-Knowing Eye, he had an idea.
He planned to directly link this technique to Repository Cliff and generate virtual enemies through big data. Such emotionless and flawless enemies were the kind that could truly put pressure on Lu Chenxing and help him gain practical combat experience.
A moment later, the Weaving effect flickered, signifying that this technique had also been successfully generated. However, with his current knowledge reserves in Repository Cliff, the enemies generated were still too weak. He planned to copy all the books in the library when he went to school!
He would also incorporate all of Principal Bai's books. Then, he would really push himself! He named this technique the Victorious Fighting Method!
And now, what he had to do was the last, and most important, thing: the body refining technique he had been conceptualizing for a while!
Because in this world, the physical strength of mages was generally low; their bodies were frail. This was a well-known weakness, so Lu Chenxing wanted to remedy this weakness, but he didn't have a good way.
But now it was different. After the baptism of the pool water in the Hidden Secret Realm, his body's strength was already comparable to a third-rank martial artist. Although it couldn't compare to those who specialized purely in body refining, the difference was limited.
This was still without him having cultivated at all. If he cultivated diligently, he might not necessarily be unable to compete with body cultivators!
Especially with the current trend, if he encountered an emergency and activated "First Use, Pay Later," how many times his physique could withstand the magic power surge might be the limit of his "loan amount."
Therefore, he needed his own body refining cultivation method, and he already had a preliminary idea.
Coincidentally, he had the rule of the Yin-Yang Way, so he planned to shape the cultivation method based on the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine he had read in his previous life, combined with the power of the Yin-Yang rules. He would create the cultivation method through the "Qi Monism," "Yin-Yang Theory," "Five Elements Theory," and the relationships between the three.
As he closed his eyes again, Repository Cliff in his spiritual world shone brightly, and countless works by ancient sages from his previous life about Innate One Qi, Yin-Yang, and the Five Elements appeared in his mind.
"Taiji One Qi produces Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang combine to give birth to the Five Elements, and when the Five Elements emerge, they contain all things."
"It is originally one Qi; when divided, it is called Yin and Yang. When further subdivided from Yin and Yang, it becomes the Five Elements. The Five Qi are the Two Qi, and the Two Qi are the One Qi."
"Qi that is clear and strong is Fire; clear and weak is Water; turbid and sinking is Earth; turbid and floating is Wood; turbid and solid is Metal. All are the clear and turbid manifestations of one Qi, branching into Five."
"Primordial Qi divides into the Five Elements, and the Five Elements return to one Qi..."
Combined with the various insights the Yin-Yang Way had given him before, the concept of a body refining cultivation method naturally emerged in his mind.
He regarded his entire body as "Innate One Qi," then transformed the Innate One Qi into the Five Elements through the laws of ascent and descent, clarity and turbidity, sinking and floating within Yin and Yang. The Five Elements were then distributed among the five Zang organs: "Heart belongs to Fire, Lungs to Metal, Liver to Wood, Spleen to Earth, Kidneys to Water."
The Qi of the Five Elements within the five Zang organs would ascend, circulate through Yin and Yang, and transform into Innate Qi, nourishing his entire body. And the Innate Qi would also transform into the Qi of the Five Elements to nourish the five Zang organs, with Yin and Yang being the way they circulated between each other.
The three formed a cycle, with Yin and Yang circulating endlessly! It could even slowly strengthen him without deliberate cultivation! It would just take a very long time!
And if supplemented with heavenly materials and earthly treasures for body refining, the cultivation speed would naturally increase dramatically!
It is also worth mentioning that this technique created by Lu Chenxing is not limited by any cultivation system; anyone can practice it, and there is no cultivation limit!
This has nothing to do with magic anymore, but rather a secret body refining technique! He named it the Innate Body Refining Technique!
When the Weaving effect flickered, the technique was constructed and automatically began to operate. He could feel his powerful physique beginning to change, with strands of profound Qi being born within him—this was Innate Qi!
Then, the Innate Qi ascended when clear and descended when turbid, transforming into Yin and Yang Qi and moving towards the five Zang organs within his body. As it approached the five Zang organs, it combined and divided into the Five Qi, nourishing the five Zang organs.
A moment later, after the Five Qi circulated within the five Zang organs, they reappeared, combining into Yin and Yang Qi. The Yin and Yang Qi then transformed back into Innate One Qi, circulating throughout the entire body, thus completing a grand circulation automatically.
Amidst the faint warmth, Lu Chenxing felt his physical strength increase slightly. Although it wasn't much, he still smiled knowingly, because the beginning of all things is difficult, and he had already made a good start.
The role of Innate Qi is not only to passively nourish the physical body; it can also be actively consumed and used, but this will reduce the speed of passive cultivation.
"From now on, I can't just focus on heavenly materials and earthly treasures that increase magic and spiritual power; I also need body refining ones. Every aspect must be grasped, and every aspect must be strong!"
Lu Chenxing's foundation was strengthened even further at this moment. He now had no weaknesses!
Lu Chenxing, who was sitting cross-legged in the training ground, now opened his eyes, raised his right hand, slightly activated the Innate One Qi in his palm, and then clenched his fist tightly!
"Crack!"
A ball of air was crushed in his hand. Such strength and speed were completely comparable to body cultivators of the same rank from the immortal cultivation side!
Looking at the dummy not far away, Lu Chenxing slowly stood up, stretched his body twice, gave a slight jump, then squatted slightly, assuming a charging posture, and then activated the Innate One Qi within his body.
"Whoosh!" "Bang!"
The next instant, sounds that occurred almost simultaneously appeared!
Lu Chenxing had already arrived behind the dummy, which was now shaking non-stop in place. On the large screen at the side of the field, the words "Third Rank Late Stage +" were displayed.
And this was just a casual, ordinary attack!