Beginning with the Ubume Bird

Chapter 97: Chapter 3: The Specialties of the Five Immortals Class

Your purchase privileges for the Yan Fu event are as follows:

A very favorable evaluation grants you the right to re-enter the fruit once more

An outstanding evaluation enables you to buy one Yan Fu Story Jar

Cold weapon category: [Golden Silk Ring Blade]…

Li Yan, who owns weapons like the Ring Dragon Sword, Kachiten, and the Gold-engraved Tiger Head Spear, found no lack of weapons. Even though there were many fine and even rare weapons among them, Li Yan had no desire to purchase any. However, he patiently scrolled to the bottom.

[Cold Weapon Attribute Extraction (4/4)]

You can extract special attributes from weapons in your privilege to add to your own weapons.

It costs 50% of the weapon’s price.

You can also destroy your own weapons to obtain their attributes to add to other weapons.

There is a certain chance of failure.

Note: The world of Yan Fu can give an ordinary weapon infinite possibilities.

Li Yan’s eyes lit up; the special attribute of Kachiten had a surprisingly high compatibility with the Tiger Head Spear.

“[Gun Lance Fang]: Every time there is a weapon collision, conduct an assessment. If successful, cause high-intensity damage to weapons with a lower sharpness than your own. The specific degree of damage depends on the sharpness difference between the two weapons.”

Even though the Tiger Head Great Spear only had two vacant attribute slots and no special attributes, its sharpness was as high as one hundred. Paired with Gun Lance Fang, this would be like adding wings to a tiger. The Juvenile Yazi Insect Tooth he had just obtained could also be put to good use.

Li Yan carefully reviewed the list above, eventually focusing on a few weapons.

[Biyuan Sword] Green Wave: 3% of attack power converted into true damage

Extraction price: 300 points

[Imperial Hand Mace] Sturdy Body: Block carries a certain level of armor value, which is determined by the material of the weapon itself.

Extraction price: 300 points

“Eight Treasures Tuolong Spear” Blood Sucking: The weapon increases the user’s wound healing speed when it comes into contact with blood.

Extraction price: 400 points

Adding [Gun Lance Fang], these are the four attributes that Li Yan planned to extract. What troubled him was how to use the Yazi Insect Tooth.

After some consideration, Li Yan decided to apply the insect tooth to the Ring Dragon Sword.

He had a preference for this Han Sword, and even though the attributes of Biyuan completely overpowered Ring Dragon, the Ring Dragon Sword still felt more comfortable in Li Yan’s hands. There was no reasoning behind it.

As for why not to apply everything to the Tiger Head Great Spear, it was a matter of practicality.

The three-meter-long Tiger Head Great Spear was unbeatable in a vast area, whether on foot or mounted, but in tight spaces, it was simply not as maneuverable.

Li Yan still needed the Ring Dragon Sword.

The Yazi Insect Tooth had a soft texture, and its method of use involved grinding it down and applying the powder on the surface of the weapon. This process would take roughly the time of an incense stick to complete.

After spending a thousand Yan Fu points, destroying Kachiten, and attaching the attributes of Green Wave and Blood Sucking to the Ring Dragon Sword, as well as Sturdy Body and Gun Lance Fang to the Tiger Head Great Spear, Li Yan had finished.

Once dull, the blood groove of the Ring Dragon Sword became pitch black as Li Yan swung it, and a tide-like sound of the sword followed.

On the other hand, the Tiger Head Great Spear had no visible changes.

[Ring Dragon Sword]

Quality: Ordinary

Sharpness: 15 (5 from Yazi Insect Tooth, ineffective for quality above fine)

Attributes: Green Wave, Blood Sucking

[Gold-engraved Tiger Head Spear]

Sharpness: 100!

Quality: Rare

Attributes: Gun Lance Fang, Sturdy Body

Li Yan caressed the platinum-colored spear body, then checked his purchase permissions.

Essence category: [Second-Level Dongying Swordsmanship Essence]…

Apart from some that Li Yan clearly did not deem worthwhile, such as close combat essence (Liusheng’s Shinin-ryu), spear skill essence, and so on, Li Yan found the following to be beneficial to himself.

General Military Skill Essence: Increases Military Skill specialization by 10%, up to a maximum of 50%.

Military Skill includes horse-riding ability, archery ability, sword and shield infantry combat ability, cavalry lance combat ability, formation fighting ability, harsh environment survival ability, march ability, and firearm proficiency.

One hundred points each

He bought five General Military Skill Essences, aiming not for their direct combat abilities but for many auxiliary skills useful in warfare.

Having interacted with the likes of Diao Xiayan and others along the way, Li Yan had to admit that he was not as adept as those battle-hardened veterans when facing more complex environments.

In matters such as weather, terrain, enemy tracking, identifying edible plants, starting fires, and even simple yet sturdy knots, and so forth.

One thing is particularly worth mentioning.

The variety of specializations themselves is extremely mixed, and their breadth varies. Broad categorizations of specialization often encompass the narrower ones. Two specializations with a wide range can sometimes overlap with each other.

If a person practices only one set of Grand Ancestor Fist from childhood, then their specialization display would be Grand Ancestor Fist and not Ancient Martial Arts, which encompasses much more than just a few fist forms or weapons.

Li Yan’s Ancient Martial Arts specialization reached 93%, including Bagua Palm footwork, unique weapons, Marquis Huan spear techniques, Main Frame of Combat Sword, some traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, and even the lion dance art that is almost lost in the north – it’s a broad category. Even so, there are still many skills that could fall under the framework of Ancient Martial Arts with which Li Yan is unfamiliar.

For instance, horsemanship; when Li Yan first entered Renchen, Yan Fu temporarily granted him 70% horsemanship specialization, which was then included in his Ancient Martial Arts specialization and did not show up separately.

Similarly with archery, which Li Yan is also unfamiliar with, not to mention the even more detailed methods of weapon performance from other martial arts schools.

In other words, Ancient Martial Arts is a very broad category.

The same goes for Military Skill, which includes hunting, shooting, signal flags, flag dancing, mechanical operations, and so forth.

If one learns both Military Skill and Ancient Martial Arts, two specializations of great breadth, there will inevitably be some overlapping parts that Li Yan already possesses, such as cavalry fighting spear techniques, etc. But this is not wasteful; it could increase the possibility of breaking through the peak of specialization.

Just like Li Yan now. His specialization display reads: “Ancient Martial Arts 93%, Hot Weapons 38%, Military Skill 50%.”

What this encompasses, including bow-wielding, horsemanship, scouting, etc., goes without saying.

The following category of firearm military equipment caused Li Yan to frown.

Not suitable for him.

All these items belong to military ordnance and armor, such as the [Side Box Car], [Poisonous Fire Skylark], [Tiger Cask Cannon], [Hundred Ferocious Tigers Rushing Arrows] and so on, which Li Yan once witnessed. They have certain usage requirements, such as Military Skill specialization, strong lethality on the battlefield, poor accuracy; Mo mentioned that the Luo category inheritance excels in device crafting. These must be what the Luo category inheritance requires.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Wrong.

Li Yan immediately dismissed this thought. In more delicate personal confrontations, these items are no match for refined firearms; their accuracy is too low, and with wide-open terrain, considering Li Yan’s current abilities, there’s almost no chance of being hit by such weapons.

Intuitively, these seem more suitable for warfare, even siege operations, and are not meant for individual Yan Fu mercenaries to roam alone.

Li Yan quickly realized, who said that Yan Fu’s roamers must operate like superhuman mercenaries?

Mo mentioned that inheritance falls into ten categories, according to what Li Yan later found online.

Heaven, Earth, Man, Spirit, Ghost make up the Five Immortals; Luo, Scale, Feather, Hair, Jie are the Five Insects. If a category like the Five Insects gains a powerful state like “Hook Star” and follows a route of personal capability, then the Five Immortals…

Farming-oriented?

A hint of a smile appeared on Li Yan’s face.