One must first cultivate a Low Grade Mental Swordsmanship to a certain level, refining the Mental aspect until it is sufficiently condensed and proficient, before they can attempt a higher-grade Mental Swordsmanship.
Skipping a Low Grade Mental Swordsmanship to directly cultivate a Middle Grade one would be like trying to run before you can walk. It was simply not feasible.
'Perhaps in the future, when my Talent Amplification multiplier is stronger, I'll be able to skip this step. But at least for now, it's not possible.'
Fang Han closed the Void Wind God Sword and put it away in his Storage Ring.
He wasn't discouraged. The path of the Martial Dao was like this, with few shortcuts to be found.
'Since I can't cultivate it now, I'll first focus on advancing my Sky-Splitting Sword Technique to a higher Realm. Once my foundation is solid enough, I can switch to this Middle Grade Mental Swordsmanship.'
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
A sudden knock came at the door.
