e-booksonline Chapter 16, Second Ring Dao Technique
Chapter 16, Second Ring Dao Technique
The weapons in Ronan's blacksmith shop were mostly ordinary.
There was only one nail-headed hammer, of "extraordinary" quality, which he guessed was the blacksmith shop's prized possession.
Ronan looked at the data and asked the blacksmith about the prices of a few weapons.
The burly dwarf with a beard that reached his chest answered him patiently.
Ronan estimated his financial resources and chose a longsword.
[Steel-cast Greatsword]
Type: Longsword
Quality: Normal
Durability: 100%
Effect: None
Introduction:
This is a double-edged longsword meticulously forged from high-quality steel, sharper and more flexible than ordinary longswords.
I asked the dwarf shopkeeper about the price, and he quoted 60 gold coins, which was pretty much what he had estimated.
Although he currently has over 400 gold coins, he wants to spend most of them on buying medicinal plants, so he doesn't spend much on weapons.
After buying the steel greatsword, he sold his old blank longsword.
Upon seeing the plain white longsword, the dwarf shopkeeper remembered that Ronan was the boy who, not long ago, had come to the shop and, without even picking a weapon, had immediately asked for the cheapest longsword.
Unexpectedly, not long afterward, the young man seemed to have become wealthy, apparently having tasted the sweetness of adventure.
Ronan returned home with his steel greatsword, removed his equipment and all the tools for maintaining his weapon, and opened the panel to check its attributes.
Name: Ronan Jonas
Race: Human male
"Profession": Level 3 Immortal Cultivator (1035XP/2700XP)
"Cultivation Realm": Qi Refining Level 2
--property--
【Power 16】
【Agility 14】
[Body Condition 15]
[Intelligence Level 14]
【Perception 10】
【Charm 17】
"Magic Tricks & Taoist Arts": Summoning, banishing, shifting scenery, gathering beasts, taking the moon, borrowing the wind
"Class One Ring - Taoist Arts": Flame Breathing, Demon Slaying, Mist Formation, Rock Leaping, Teleportation, Bird Taming
"Second-Ring Taoist Techniques": Invisibility, Immobilization
"Features": None
"Professional Specializations": Silent Taoist Spellcasting, Instant Taoist Spellcasting, Spellcasting Material-Free
Personal Strengths: Swordsmanship, Cuteness, Extraordinary Dark Vision, Water Resistance
This upgrade adds one more skill to the "Magic Tricks & Taoist Arts" category – [Borrowing the Wind].
The Taoist technique of "borrowing the wind" means being able to summon the wind.
According to the memories instilled in him by the "Heavenly Book," if he uses the true energy required to perform this magic trick, he can summon a strong wind with a speed of 10 meters per second, which means it can clearly blow tree branches askew and blow leaves off, lasting for 1 second.
If he uses the true energy consumed by performing the second-ring Dao technique to perform this Dao technique, he can summon a wind of 20 meters per second, which means that it can break tree branches in one blow.
He thought that this Taoist technique was not very lethal, and he estimated that it would not be used for attacks in the future, but rather to disperse fog or poisonous fog.
Then, he looked at "Class One Ring - Dao Technique".
This upgrade adds two new features: [Transportation] and [Poultry Management].
The Taoist technique of "moving objects" is also known as "five ghosts moving objects." It involves summoning five little ghosts to help the practitioner move objects within a certain distance.
Of course, the imps in this world are the lowest-ranking undead—the shadows.
A ghost is a formless spirit that feeds on life. They are often resentful, faithless souls that linger in the material world after death.
After casting [Transport], you can summon five shadowy figures.
After he used his mind to transmit the object he wanted to move to Youying, Youying was able to bring him objects within 500 meters.
Of course, if he uses more true energy to perform Taoist arts, it will increase the distance the shadow can travel.
However, the weight of items that a Shadow can carry is limited, not exceeding 70 kilograms.
In this world, the art of "transportation" can actually be categorized under necromancy.
Another "Class One Ring - Taoist Technique" is [Training Birds].
The "Gathering Beasts" skill in "Tricks and Magic" can only summon wild beasts, but cannot command them.
That's why he used sweet talk to lure the rats into the tunnel when he was exploring the tunnel where the giant spider was.
However, with the [Beast Taming] technique, one can directly command wild beasts for one's own use.
The initial casting range of [Tame the Beast] is about 10 meters, which means that he can control wild beasts within a 10-meter radius of himself.
Once his professional level reaches level 3, he will be able to use "Second-Ring Taoist Technique".
This upgrade grants two "Second-Ring Taoist Techniques"—[Invisibility] and [Immobilization]—both of which are very useful.
【Invisibility】is the ability to make oneself, others, or even any object invisible and conceal one's presence.
The initial casting range is 10 meters. You don't need to focus on casting. As long as your true energy is not exhausted, you can maintain the invisible state.
【Immobilization】is the ability to fix a person's body and soul, or even divine birds and beasts or any object, so that they cannot move.
The initial number of immobilized targets is 1, the initial casting range is 20 meters, and the initial duration is 1 minute. No focused casting is required.
Of course, whether or not the spell can be cast, and for how long, depends on the strength of the person being cast the spell on.
For example, with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to hold back a giant dragon if it came.
However, the [Immobilize] ability is effective against creatures of the same level as him, or even those of slightly higher level.
This upgrade not only enhanced his Taoist skills but also granted him a new "personal specialty"—[Water Forbidden].
[Water Forbidden] is not a spell, but a passive state. As long as he enters water or other liquids, he can absorb oxygen into his body through the acupoints throughout his body, thus allowing him to stay in the water indefinitely.
With this skill, he was no longer afraid of the Shahua fishmen, even in the water.
After carefully examining the panel, Ronan prepared to begin practicing the "Zhou Tian Yin Qi Jue" (a technique for guiding Qi through the body).
However, he had no medicinal plants to aid his cultivation, so he went to the accounting office, verified his password and appearance, and had the clerk issue him a transfer receipt.
This voucher has the unique mark of the clearing house. As long as he fills in the account and amount and signs his name, the clearing house will transfer the funds from his account to another account in the manual.
Buying the creeping root would cost hundreds of gold coins, and he certainly couldn't be carrying those coins around on the street.
The Clearing House's service has indeed helped many adventurers, as well as magic item merchants with large daily turnovers.
Ronan took the transfer receipt to the witchcraft general store.
Upon entering the store, they went straight to Tiana Morgan's counter.
Tiana was the beautiful woman who had sold him the creeping, strange root earlier, and whose appearance was quite similar to that of the Latin Americans in his previous life.
Upon seeing Ronan arrive, Tiana immediately smiled. As Ronan drew closer, she said, "I heard you killed a giant spider."
On the first floor of the sorcery general store, everyone could see each other's counters. So when Ronan came to trade with the girl from Tiflin, and then the girl from Tiflin started to deal with the giant spider's eye, everyone saw it.
Just a few days ago, Ronan was a poor adventurer who could only afford 5 gold coins, but today, he actually hunted down a giant spider, which naturally surprised Tiana.
After all, since Tiana became a merchant, what she has seen most is that most adventurers buy items and then disappear. Adventurers like Ronan, who are able to survive and grow in their adventures, are a minority.