Elder He nodded too, he approved of this disciple very much.
"The art has been registered. Once you get your identity jade, you will be able to access it directly."
"Yugong thanks the elder for their efforts!" Yugong said, then about to turn away.
"Let's just do it here directly, since we have a lot of time.
I assume you only want the best of the best, so I will tell you.
Among the techniques, there is one that is recommended to all core disciples – the Weapon Heart Core.
This technique allows you to form a little weapon heart core in your dantian by consuming a rare precious resource.
Such resources are directly available in small amounts to core disciples, while others have to reach the foundation building stage for it.
When the technique is fully practiced, the weapon heart core will grow and fall with the cultivation.
The weapon heart core is like an extension of the body, like a third hand.
Only, it is in the form of a weapon.
Remember, the weapon heart core has a single weapon form – it might have different shapes based on the specific cultivation, but it can only take on a single form, the form of the first intent you give it.
This means that a weapon heart core fed by a sword intent will become a sword heart core, the bow intent will make it a bow, and so on.
Do you wish to choose this technique?"
Yugong instantly nodded – if he had this technique, he was sure he didn't need to buy bows in the future, saving a ton of materials and expenses.
Most importantly, he didn't need to change his weapon.
The Sutra Elder added when he saw this "As long as you add this heart core to his dantian, the material would gradually transform, like a real extension.
Just as the spiritual power rises, so will the weapon heart core, which is why the first material is of significance importance.
There is still a batch of material in the warehouse – remember, you can only choose one!"
Yugong suddenly had a question "Can a cultivator have more than one heart core?"
Elder He didn't seem surprised "Do you want to craft an arrow heart core with it?
Well, it's not impossible.
As long as you are willing to get the arrow back after firing it, you should be just fine.
The only issue is that you have to comprehend arrow intent.
So yes, it is possible to have more than one, but two is the most one should take.
There are dual sword wielders in the sect that have said cultivating two heart cores is somewhat straining on the spiritual power.
Maybe if you're stronger, it won't be as straining… but well, it is still not recommended to do so."
"There is arrow intent?" Yugong asked in shock.
"Of course! Although arrows are technically part of the bow, they are still their own weapons.
Only things that are directly connected will not be counted as separate weapons."
Yugong felt like he had just received enlightenment, and suddenly had an idea, but he kept it in his mind and asked something else.
"For my second technique, I want a movement technique of the wind element."
"Smart boy!" the Sutra Elder said.
"The wind element is the most suitable for movement technique.
Our best technique is called the Atral Winds Movement Technique.
All things that concern different parts of the body are still body cultivation arts, and so is the movement technique.
This Atral Winds Technique cultivate your whole body into a hollow state, where wind flows through all pores and leaves it at will.
You will become one with the wind, until you are the source of the wind itself, the Astral Wind.
Moving with this technique is like you are carried by the world at all times.
Though, this technique is irreversible and any other cultivation of the body is near impossible if its not of the same wind element."
Yugong thought about it for a second 'Does one have to cultivate the body to be a hunter?'
The instant answer was 'No', but he considered it carefully again.
In the end, he wasn't sure and asked "Do hunters need this?"
"Hahaha!" Elder He laughed "A true swordsman will consider the matters from his perspective, and a true hunter will think of issues from hunting!"
The Sutra Elder nodded and replied "It depends on how you hunt – if you want to fight beasts, it will be difficult in close range, as your body will be quite weak."
When Yugong heard this, he looked weird "If I cultivate the fastest movement art, and the beast still somehow forces me into close range, I will just escape."
His mindset was that of a hunter – he didn't care about the honour and such things that concerned swordsmen all day around.
The Sutra Elder was stunned when he heard this.
"Haha, elder brother, you neglected this!
A swordsman will naturally have different thoughts when fighting, but a hunter does not need to do so!
Hunters will only target those they can kill, if they fail to do so, they can simply leave and come another time."
It was a bit of a joke to say that they just talked about the perspective of a hunter and directly switched to the perspective of a swordsman.
"Since I am looking for prey, I will naturally use any way to hunt the prey. If I still fail, then I am clearly unfit for the prey and should look for different prey.
Running away is not shameful, dying is." Yugong said this with conviction.
He thought that the two elders in front of him didn't look down on his vision just because he was a junior, so he took the freedom to speak freely.
"Even as you grow older, you still have many things to learn, it seems!" the Sutra Elder nodded in the end.
He indeed only focused on how a swordsman should never retreat and forgot that fighting with beasts and fighting with people was different.
If you fight with a beast – only the result is important.
As for people… the way to achieve the result is just as important as the result itself.
Killing someone sneakily will definitely ruin your reputation for countless years to come.
Among the righteous sects, reputation is one of the most important things.
"Well, in that case, the astral wind movement art is indeed the best.
What about the spells you want?" Elder He asked as the Sutra Elder fiddled with the jade in his hand, registering the movement art on the disciple.
"A hiding spell, tacking spell and inspection spell." Yugong said directly.
"Good choice!" Elder He praised once again, then five spells hovered in front of him.
"Among the hiding spells, we have the Breath Concealing and Body Transformation spells. The former can conceal your breath and works against the spiritual sensing of people… and beasts.
While the latter allows you to transform your body as you wish."
"Can I buy spells on credit?" Yugong asked.
"No problem!" the Sutra Elder replied at this moment.
"Thank you, elder, for your care!" Yugong thanked quickly.
Elder He continued "Among the tracking spells, we have the spirit sensing and blood sensing spells.
The spirit sensing allows you to track a person based on their spiritual mark, the blood does the same based on blood."
Yugong was curious about both but only chose one in the end.