The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Aquametal Technique

Chapter 10: Aquametal Technique

I can't continue like this, Lorist thought when he decided to use a very troublesome method to get out of his limb training: training the techniques of the other mid-level Battle Force with the same attributes up to Silver rank temporarily and returning to Blazing Battle Force once he obtained the rest of his techniques.

This training method was unprecedented, but it actually pushed the perseverance and concentration of cultivators to the limit. Even if a certain Battle Force technique has the same attributes, there is a good difference between the nodes used to form a hexagram circulation pathway in the body. That's especially the case with minor nodes involved in circulation. In the event of an unnatural change, such as the accidental formation of connections between certain circulatory nodes, it will lead to more complications. Cultivators must first forget and suppress their previous practice habits before practicing any other technique from the start.

There really is no easy way to do this.

With the sound of its name, the Blazeing Battle Force seemed to be derived from the fire attribute. However, Lorist had no way of confirming the type, as the copy of the hand he had only had a name on the cover and jumped straight into the hexagram circulation diagram for Bronze and Iron levels, respectively, it does not contain any additional information at all.

Hence, he spent a lot of money and obtained the medium rank fire attribute of the Scorching Flame Battle Force technique. It was said that one could reach the peak of the Silver rank with it. But, when Lorist opened the courtyard, he was stunned.

The hexagram circulation diagram of The Scorching Flame Battle Force technique differed too much from his own techniques. This is especially true with all major nodes. How could he bring himself to train in that matter?

At first, he reasoned that the difference was because his technique was at the intermediate rank while his own Blazing War Force became a high ranking technique. But then again, no matter the rank, Battle Force techniques with the same attributes should not be too different in terms of the main nodes. In order to further investigate the matter, Lorist bought some mid-tier fire attribute techniques and compared them. The rest of the techniques had node points that were mostly similar to the Scorched Fire War Forces but were all incompatible with those of the Blazing War Force itself. It could only mean that the Blazing Battle Force was not a fire attribute technique.

Gosh, what other attributes could happen if it wasn't a fire-type technique?

With no choice, Lorist got some mid rank techniques with different attributes including water, wood, metal, earth, even those with light and wind attributes. After some careful research, he concluded that Blazeing Battle Force had no relation to the attributes of this other technique. This was a very worrying conclusion for Lorist and made him reconsider whether Blazing Battle Force was a fire attribute technique, with the reason for the different diagrams being the difference in rank.

But something happened during this time that took away the idea from his mind. Due to the lack of progress in his training, Lorist decided to focus his mind elsewhere during the academy holidays. He formed a small party with some other friends and decided to go to the Sunset Mountains to hunt some low-level magical beasts.

The Sunset Mountains are home to a rare magical beast called the Golden-horned Flamefox. The fur can change according to the season: the colder the temperature, the redder the fur, making the demand for the fur very high in the market. And the golden horns of the fox also give off an aroma that repels insects. It is also rumored that once the horn is crushed into dust, it can increase the durability and performance of the 'male organ'. This caused the Golden-horned Flamefox to be hunted to near extinction.

Lorist and his gang were lucky enough to find traces of the Golden-horned Flamefox during that trip and had spent three days and three nights before finally tracking down and killing the beast. However, as they prepared to depart from the mountain, they found some people chasing their catch.

Places like the Sunset Mountains had always been lawless regions where the strong devoured the weak. It was common for adventurers or mercenaries to be on guard for other humans while they were hunting beasts.

After hunting low-level ferocious beasts around the outskirts of the mountain, Lorist's group did not attract the unwanted attention of the other hunters. But that changed after they got the Golden-horned Flamefox.

The people blocking their way were the seven Silver ranked mercenaries belonging to the mercenary group with the reputation of robbery based in a town near the mountains. That group of mercenaries probably started to notice Lorist and the gang when they bought some necessities in the city and decided to send seven Silver rank experts to take the spoils by force.

Lorist's group only had five people with three Iron ranks and two Silver ranks. Fully aware of the difference in power, the robbers not only demanded Lorist's group to hand over their catch, but also to leave every piece of equipment they had in their hands other than their underwear. Charade was also present in the group at the time and was ranked One Star Silver. Being stingy to him, he was enraged by their demands and attacked without a word. The rest of the group immediately followed and went out on their attackers.

To the surprise of the robbers, three of them instantly fell into the hands of Lorist and his gang. Two of the remaining four were preoccupied with keeping Lorist at bay while the other two cried out for help under the relentless attacks from Charade and the other three from Lorist's gang.

The struggle ended with Lorist thrusting his sword into the back of the fleeing robber. Of the seven Silver ranked mercenaries, two were killed and five were seriously injured. This was the first time Lorist had killed since he had crossed over to the Grindia Continent, and to his surprise, he did not feel an ounce of rejection or nausea after the act of killing.

Death slayers stripped seven mercenaries of all their belongings, staying true to his name and leaving them completely naked. The group of five profited quite a bit from this fight and even found a high-ranked Earth Battle Force attribute manual on the body of the person who was trying to escape but was hit by Lorist. It was called the 'Myriad Mountains Battle Force'.

But there was no one in his army who was trained in earth attributes and Lorist himself did not know what his attributes were. The Battle Force manuals were useless to them and were better sold for a few hundred gold coins.

But Charade recalled that Lorist was gathering the War Force manual for research purposes to break through the Iron rank. Moreover, Lorist contributed the most in the previous fight and dealt with the five robbers himself. If not for Lorist's ability, they would have had trouble fending off the seven Silver ranked mercenaries. So, the entire group took a unanimous decision and decided to give Lorist the War Force manual.

Scratching his head out of futility, he understood that the Blazing Battle Force he was training in definitely did not belong to the fire attribute given the stark difference it had with other mid-level fire attribute techniques.

On one hand, he could only train the Blazeing Battle Force to the peak of the Iron rank and could not advance from there. On the other hand, he did not know what attributes his technique possessed and did not dare to rush into taking any middle-class techniques to train. In time, his body was no longer able to keep up with his increasingly improved dynamic vision. He did not want his movements to be slower than his consciousness during the battle.

What's he supposed to do? How will he progress in his training? These thoughts kept Lorist awake at night. Ugh... What's with this damned Blazing Battle Force technique …

When he threw on the bed one night, Lorist suddenly recalled the sight of his grandfather's training in the Aquametal Technique. Surprised by his sudden insight, he thought, That's right! Why don't I try training in Aquametal Technique? That technique held an even higher place in his heart than Blaze Battle Force because it was a hereditary technique from his original family in his past life!

He recalled the scene when he was struggling to keep a horse with his cousin under his grandfather's instructions. He was surprised that he could still remember the training method, Ki path, body meridian map, Aquametal foundation as well as the Aquametal Sword Technique. It seemed like they were imprinted on his soul.

With her nostalgic unraveling eyes, she got off the bed and took a horse stance, basking in the moonlight that shone through the window in her room.

The first form of the Bright level Aquametal Technique: Eternity A Thousand Cliffs.

Focus with a calm heart, inhale three times and get everything out at once. Let me blend into being empty and forget about my physical existence.

Suddenly, a red sun jumped from the ocean, lighting up the world. For some time, the oceans and rivers remained calm without waves. Without warning, a giant wave rose from the sea and formed a huge cliff in the middle of the ocean. Its peak resembled a blade that cut through a giant, crashing waves with an unshakable and eternal vitality.

After some time, the raging waves began to weaken and calm down. The vast ocean quickly returned to its previous calm state and was as smooth as a mirror. Only a towering cliff stood motionless, proudly watching this vast territory.

Full of joy and sorrow, Lorist slowly opened his eyes. The speed of training is too fast! In his previous life, he needed three years of training under his grandfather's supervision to reach the point when he could visualize that vast ocean scene in his mind. But in this life, it only took him one time to try to enter that world. It's unimaginable.

Now that he had mastered the first form, it only took him two or three months of training for him to be able to begin the second form, the 'Eternal Water Flow'. In his previous life, it took him three years to master the first form and six for the second. After that, he enlisted in the army but never reached the third form, 'Robust Warhorse'. After retiring and inheriting his father's workshop, he often neglected his training and only practiced half-heartedly. It was one of the biggest regrets he had in his past life.

The first three forms of the Aquametal Technique were actually not very complicated. The first form focuses on the twelve standard meridians while the second and third prioritize the release of the eight outstanding meridians. [1] After the eight meridians worked together with the twelve standard meridians to form the Main Cycle, one would reach the peak of the Bright stage and have a chance to advance to the Dark stage.

But training in its first form required one to be able to sense Ki flowing through the twelve standard meridians as well as visualize the raging sea realm to train and strengthen one's mind and soul to the extent that it would not be swayed by anything and be able to remain calm at all times, even if Mount Tai itself would crash in front of someone.

Lorist did not expect to reach this point in just one training session. Although his body was sweating profusely, he felt as excited and refreshed as before. In his excitement, he took out his sword and started swinging. His body moved as his mind willed as his sword floated in the air. This feeling is hard to express. The gap between his intention and his movements no longer existed.

Protecting his sword, Lorist decided to continue training and stabilize his foundation by training in first form once again. However, just as he went to the horse, he was surprised to find that his Battle Strength had disappeared.

The Battle Force lurking in his veins could no longer be felt. Lorist let out a cold sweat, quickly sat down by crossing his legs and started meditating. He tried to manifest them as he normally did and felt the circulation of the Battle Force within the hexagram circulation pathway in his body. Just as he was about to sigh in release, the War Force disappeared from his body.

What the hell is going on? Frustrated that his Battle Force kept giving him trouble, he tried again for a few times but the same thing happened repeatedly. Sheesh's. I don't even care anymore. Let's go back to Aquametal Technique training, Lorist thought, discouraged.

Just as he was preparing to visualize the small world after he entered the horse, Lorist felt that his meridians were filled to the edge of the abyss with some sort of energy. Huh huh? Why does this feel so familiar? He calmed himself down and continued the inspection. Wait, isn't this Battle Force? Why did it enter my meridians? No wonder he trained that fast in the Aquametal Technique. It was because of the presence of Battle Force.

But he did not know whether training in the Aquametal Technique using Battle Force was a healthy practice or not. Nevertheless, the increase in his body's strength and agility that allowed his movements to synchronize with his will was beneficial. Lorist decided that he would continue to train like this and cross that bridge when the time came.

[1] See this page to learn more about meridians. id. wikipedia. org/wiki / Meridian_ (Chinese_medicine)