22 Origin of Skills

Jiang Chen "Second Uncle I already reached 9th stage Martial disciple and once I breakthrough to Martial Artist stage that second grade beast will not have any significant impact on me. "

Jiang Chen "My fighting capabilities are closer to 3rd and 4th stage Martial Artist already I can jump three to four ranks easily ." it would be 6-7 ranks when he use his complete skill set of four smaller attributes of his.

Jiang Chen "Second Uncle I have a small problem in my cultivation can you give a suggestion for me."

Jiang Yun "Sure. What is the problem?" he asked concerned.

Jiang Chen "I am just asking if a person has an attribute but he don't have any martial techniques pertaining to it how can he progress."

Jiang Yun "Well this case? Hmm it is bit complicated. There is definitely a solution for it if you can understand the truth of the attribute."

Jiang Yun "Chen'er. Just let me ask you a question. What is the first Martial Technique ever created?"

Jiang Chen thought for a while and he replied "Fire burst technique. It is recorded as the first ever martial technique used it is a low level Earth grade technique. It is father of all fire attributed martial techniques."

Jiang Yun "That technique was created in pre historical times and how was the technique created."

Jiang Chen understood what his uncle is saying.

Jiang Yun "How are other techniques created?"

Jiang Yun "Chen'er I heard you were able to identify what was considered a lost method of cultivation. You are the greatest genius of our Jiang family you reached small perfection in 7 of the 9 moves you are practicing. So your comprehension is good . So why are you still trying to stick to the old degraded methods of cultivation."

Jiang Yun " Martial Techniques are useless to you .Even your Aunt Ming asked me to tell you this. All the martial techniques are just for reference you will not use any of them once you reach a certain stage. You know once you reach Martial King stage all the martial techniques are useless to you only heaven grade skills are useful. Should I tell you a thing all heaven grade skills are too broad too profound they will most likely seem like a journal or notes of a cultivator on their path than a real move set."

Jiang Chen somewhat guessed of such a thing happening "Heaven grade skills are just your interpretation of the path you choose."

Jiang Yun "Then even a breath of you is a martial move or technique."

Jiang Chen "So what I learnt till now is useless." Jiang Chen felt dejected hearing this.

Jiang Yun "Stupid kid .How can anything be useless. With each use of the skill you are getting closer to the attribute of yours and you are able to connect with your technique a better."

Jiang Yun "Example the Technique of yours Blazing Sun . Is it comparable to technique flaming whip or Meteorite palm."

Jiang Chen "They are completely different way different. One deals with resonance .flaming whip with control and sharpness and Materoit palm is complete destruction type technique which deals with combustion phenomenon of fire."

Jiang Yun "Exactly Fire is not just about burning it has its own character it has properties of resonating warmth to surroundings similarly it has character of bursting our and same way it can dance too. So what is its true character."

Jiang Chen "Hmm .I understand I was already able to link it but in different way. I identified the character of people with style of technique .But in reality I was just trying to match character of fire with people and how they suit it. So what I did till now was just match the best character of fire that they can comprehend easily."

Jiang Chen "So my character is more like resonating and imposing. I either resonate surrounding heavenly energy with my influence of impose my will into it."

Jiang Chen understood the deeper meaning in his techniques. Now he understood why he was able to learn all of his skills easily.

His all techniques are somehow more similar than they seem.

His both ice and fire techniques are direct application of imposing and resonating.

Dazzling Moon be header he is resonating and imposing the sharpness of his light attribute .So the arc and radiance are directly imposing and resonating in reality. So the following moves are also similarly with varying degree of resonance and imposing nature.

Even Fierce thunder spear technique has imposing and resonating as its principle base. Because Lightning never impacted he is just imposing lightning in a point and it was not stored in weapon.

Jiang Yun "Wrong."

Jiang Yun "Your character is not resonating and imposing but instead you are resonating a character of the techniques your learnt.You are mimicking the character of fire."

Jiang Chen "Uncle I have a doubt."

Jiang Yun "Why even though I know the truth of the martial techniques I am unable to progress."

Jiang Yun "Because I am not able to identify my path. It may look simple to you when I spoke that but can you truly identify the true character of a technique. "

Jiang Yun " Chen'er the main problem is not identifying the character of fire either .But identifying your own first."

Jiang Yun "Martial Path is not about either attribute or anything but about yourself. Biggest Dao of the world is human himself for a cultivator."

Jiang Yun "That is the easiest thing as well as the most difficult thing for a cultivator."

Jiang Chen "Hmm. I understand something. I should explore it more. My character is my true martial path."

Jiang Chen then thought for a while and what is his character is it the character he showed when he was Qingcheng or with his brothers or when he was in valley. No none of them every time he was constraining himself in some place.

Jiang Chen thought about it again and again where was he true to himself and everything. Where did he enjoy himself the most.

Jiang Yun "Chen'er for now concentrate on things in hand . Answer to that question is very easy to find and same way toughest to find. You will either find the answer easily or it will never appear before you."

Jiang Yun "That is why no one was ever able to reach absolute peak of martial path. No one saw the answer to that question."

Jiang Chen understood what his uncle was saying was not about raising to Martial Warrior or soldier but true peak. His uncle's limits is he really a martial soldier.

Jiang Chen continued thinking What exactly is it with Jiang Family nothing is as simple as it looked.

His aunt Ming for sure is not a Martial Soldier she could be at least a Martial King or above with the beast she uses.

Why did his parents send him to Jiang family of all families to exile,is his original families name is also Jiang. How did his family got hold of Fire burst technique?

What exactly is story of Jiang family.

Mo Qingcheng "Jiang Chen you know this about central grand?"

Jiang Chen "What ?"

Mo Qingcheng "There are 10 great powers controlling the central grand ."

Jiang Chen " There is a family with name Jiang ."

Mo Qingcheng "Not just that they are ever present . Means as long as history dates back Jiang family existed other nine powers have shuffled or destroyed and new powers came but Jiang family always maintained its position. They never lacked geniuses and never were weaker than others they always maintained a stable rank of 10 and always had ten thousand people in their family ranks."

Jiang Chen was dumbfounded hearing this even Jiang Family in River Spring city always maintained its numbers as perfect thirty.

Jiang Chen "Are you saying there is a relation between that Jiang family and mine."

Mo Qingcheng "There was a rumor once I heard that there is only one Big River in the Grand Heavenly Continent. Other rivers are just branches of it."

Jiang Chen "Oh! It makes sense. Even we are to be parted from this Jiang family after few months. "

Jiang Chen "I will just be forming a new branch.That is all. Numbers never reduce because there were millions of Jiang's in GHC they will always find a replacement for one they lost."

Mo Qingcheng "Yes your branch probably is one of the weakest branches in the continent."

Jiang Chen "Could be.But will not stay for ever like this."

Jiang Chen "Wife I guess it is time for us to go shopping for you."

Mo Qingcheng "Can I come out of this place."

Jiang Chen "Qingcheng that day to bring you inside the Natal Palace I spent 40000 space strands .Now you make a decision whether you want to come out now or not."

Mo Qingcheng "You now only have 80000 strands if I come out and go inside again I will spend more than half of the space strands right."

Jiang Chen "More like that."

Mo Qingcheng thought for a while and decided not to come out. If she wanted Jiang Chen will not stop her but what if anyone else saw her it would bring unnecessary trouble for Jiang Chen . Then there are still people searching for her and her beauty is too attention grabbing and she will bring too much trouble for Jiang family.

Mo Qingcheng "Jiang Chen I need a cauldron too. I need lot of herbs and other things too."

Jiang Chen "Sure.What ever wife wishes?"

As Jiang Chen decided to go out he sold two hundred of his demonic beast cores in the city square and obtained 20000 gold coins. Which would be sufficient for him this time.

As Jiang Chen was coming out of square he saw his uncle MO.

Jiang Chen "Nephew greets Uncle Mo."

Uncle Mo "Chen'er you are here? You have grown up well lad."

Jiang Chen "It was all elders blessing. "

Uncle Mo " Your handwork is true reason. I heard about your combat abilities and research in martial techniques even surpasses ancestors of the families."

Jiang Chen "That was an exaggeration. How can I compare with the ancestors who has lived for hundreds of years."

Uncle Mo just smiled at that it was no exaggeration Jiang Chen's analysis on skills was so accurate that even ancestor of city lord mansion was in awe at this. Well Jiang Chen thought about his uncle himself whose knowledge so perverse .

Jiang Chen then remembered something about Uncle Mo and decided to ask him.

Jiang Chen "Uncle Mo you broke through to Martial Soldier?"

Uncle Mo was puzzled hearing this how did this lad notice it.

Uncle Mo "Yes it happened three years back.It was delayed by over ten years"

Jiang Chen "How did you cultivate your second attribute. I somehow believe that you didn't expose about it to anyone."

Uncle Mo was silent for a moment and then decided to speak "Hmm you are correct lad. No one knows about my second attribute. I don't know how you figured it out."

Jiang Chen "You and father are of same generation and I heard your cultivation technique is same grade as fathers so there shouldn't have been much disparity in your talents and father never leaves his friends behind so he would have tried to help you yet you couldn't grow faster there was only one explanation he can't help you in it. That day you made sure I was tested for all abilities available here and you are more worried than father about my second attribute because you know about the pain and how it halts your cultivation."

Uncle Mo "Rumors are not wrong you are very good at deduction. Hmm my second attribute is metal. That is very rare attribute even city lord mansion don't have any skills of that."

Jiang Chen "Then how did you progress to martial artist and soldier with out a suitable technique for reference."

Uncle Mo "I was lucky in two things first I was able to befriend a demonic beast with metal attribute. Second your family was able to get me a weapon with that attribute for me."

Jiang Chen "My family know about it?"

Uncle Mo "Not explicitly they might have deduced it. Your father gifted me a complete sword set of each attribute to me.It has swords of all attributes known. There I found my metal attribute sword."

Uncle Mo "It came as a blessing for me I then practiced daily with that sword either I meditated on that sword or I practiced with that sword few times I observed my Beheading Mantis and I was able to gain some comprehension into it. Then all I did was practice it even more.Finally I was able to create a technique for myself then things were smoother."

Jiang Chen "It took you so long?"

Uncle Mo "Not exactly you may not believe me but I was able to create a human rank technique in three years."

Jiang Chen "Three years?"

Uncle Mo "But that skill is best suited for me."

Jiang Chen "Comprehension."

Uncle Mo then asked with concerned face "Third"

Jiang Chen just nodded his head but then smiled.

Uncle Mo then smiled "Now I understood why you were researching all the techniques so this is the reason. It made sense now how can the brat personally trained by Jiang Yun would be so good hear ted so here is the twist."

Uncle Mo "Jiang Chen your understandings of techniques is more than mine so don't worry you may not take that long to comprehend and create same. Believe in yourself."

Jiang Chen "I will always believe in yourself."

Uncle Mo "Jiang Chen I have a favor to ask of you."

Uncle Mo "You know Yan'er right."

Jiang Chen "Yes uncle."

Uncle Mo "He would be taking his initiation ceremony this year. I want you to take him under your care."

Jiang Chen "Uncle Mo I am planning to leave River Spring city after three months I am hoping to make a name for myself in Rivers City and make a living there."

Uncle Mo "Hmm. Perfect then take Yan'er with your siblings even I will come along with you. You would need a experienced hand right."

Jiang Chen was delighted hearing this "Uncle Mo do you really mean what you said. You would get better opportunities with your talents .It may hinder you if you choose us."

Uncle Mo "I am better leaving the city .This City is a mess now all where politics and factions. I would be forced to choose one faction in future.This is not good place for Yan'er's growth."

Jiang Chen "Then about Mo family?"

Uncle Mo "They don't mind loosing a looser with just a martial soldier cultivation and Yan'er ."

Jiang Chen "Then I am glad to have Uncle Mo with me in future and Yan'er I will treat him like my own brother."

For few minutes Jiang Chen spoke about many things and asked doubts regarding cultivation techniques.

Jiang Chen "Have you prepared your list."

Mo Qingcheng "Yes. First I need to get out of this stinking robes."

Jiang Chen "They don't stink."

Mo Qingcheng "They do."