Later that evening Doran returned to the training center. At this time, a room on the upper floor was already prepared for him. After entering, he took out the wooden token that was given by Miss Russell and activated the protective barrier in the room, which formed series of isolating restrictions and spells diagrams against outsiders.

Doran Marveled at the sight of the room after taking a proper glance. It was his first time in the upper training chamber. The world energy was extremely rich coupled with the protective barrier, the walls of the room were lined with pieces of metallic grey material. Doran recognized this grey material as sciliad which was said to be capable of boosting one's insight.

Doran went to a corner of the room and sat down crossing his legs in a meditative position, he took out two skill manuals. The looks of the two manuals greatly contradicted each other. If one was said to be beautiful, the other would be strongly considered as the direct opposite, of course, these were the Essence Utilization Manual and the Force Point Actualization Manual.

Doran opened the Essence Utilization Manual, this was the manual that he had won in a talent fair, he was very excited to finally be able to cultivate the skills in the manual after being stuck at his previous cultivation stage for a long time. He narrowed his eyes with focused concentration, reading the manual.

A brief period later, Doran had a gloomy expression. The technique in the manual was focused on the energy from essence crystals. The patriarch emphasized unendingly the value of essence crystals and why it was important to buy them from the Academy's market and not some random place.

'Is this supposed to be a skill technique or a form of advertisement?' Doran couldn't stop himself from wondering.

At this time, Doran had tried practicing the techniques in the manual, but it was to no avail. His essence energy neither budged nor responded to it. It was quite understandable because used the essence energy of the demonic star.

'Does this mean that I can't practice this manual at all?'

Doran didn't give up, he tried practicing the technique in the manual a couple more times and ended up regretting it. Demoralized, he pushed the Essence Utilization manual to the side and reluctantly picked up the Force Point Actualization manual. He still remembered the weird look on the face of the elder in charge of the profound skill depository, when he had requested to rent this manual, the elder had even tried his best to talk him out of choosing the manual, but seeing Doran's determination he had no choice but to let him be.

'It's not like I'm expecting anything but… who knows?' he said, trying to convince his unstable mind.

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Doran focused on the manual, reading it with fixed attention. The details in the manual caused him to crease his brow with an inclined engagement. The manual contained an intriguing description of Force Point Actualization, making it too good to be true. According to the description, one can transfer a turbulent force directly to the body of an opponent at the collision of their weapons, upsetting the energy flow which could cause a Qi deviation.

Qi deviation was the rebounding of the flow of essence energy in a person's body, this meant that not only will the opponent be rendered unable to use his essence energy during the fight, it will also cause a devastating backlash to them.

Doran was a bit startled by the first description, he couldn't help his inquisitiveness and continued with it. A moment later, Doran let out an exasperated sigh, along with an ugly expression. This was as a result of what was stated in the latter part of the manual.

It was stated that when a person has completely comprehended Force Point Actualization, they will be able to easily perform the jìn tóu technique. Jìn tóu technique was a very rare and famous technique in the Sword Dao, it entails the ability to give your opponent a critical strike, causing them to lose grip of their weapon, rendering them powerless.

'I was already doubtful about the Qi deviation, but now the Jìn tòu technique? Who would believe that', Doran thought while contemplating whether to carry on with reading, in the end, his curiosity had the better of him.

'Although I don't expect anything, how will I know if I don't try

Doran closed the skill manual and entered into a meditative state. His plan was to try comprehending the technique for about a day before moving on to other training activities.

*

It had been five days since Doran entered into a meditative state to comprehend the Force Point Actualization technique. As of now, he was still seated in a meditative posture. From an outside view, he had a calm expression, seeming to be deep in his meditation, but the truth was that his mind was stuck in a profound illusion. He didn't understand the complexity of the technique and his mind could not return to reality either.

Doran finally understood the reason why people spoke badly of the technique and lamented his inquisitiveness. His mind became unstable, making him feel like he was being pierced by a thousand needles, he focused his mind and recited the sacred heart sutra…

*Swish*

His eyes shot open, the chilveric eyes were immediately activated and his pupils flickered with golden light. Doran felt all the principles contained within the Force Point Actualization technique crumble before him. He instantaneously analyzed and discovered the Flaw.

'A vital part is missing'

There appeared to be a missing part in the technique, and from the looks, it must have been removed purposely, as for why he couldn't tell. He focused the chilveric eyes on it, right then, the seemingly complex manual became nothing more than a child's play before his very eyes, as every concept contained within was rendered naked. He concentrated his mind deep in the concepts of the technique, and after a few hours of studying it, he recreated the missing part of the manual and engraved it in his understanding.

Doran had an astonished expression, during the time he recreated the lost piece of the Force point actualization, he was forced to realize that the technique wasn't low grade as asserted. According to his evaluation, with the complexity of the technique, it should be at least a high-grade skill manual, and the master who created it must have been an unfathomable genius.

At this time, he had a pale look resulting from his face being decolorized, like someone suffering from a rare disease. A panted heavily as he was faced with the reality of his situation- his soul force was still very weak. Although he had managed to recreate the technique, he did so at the expense of his soul force.

'How impossible it would have been for me to comprehend such an incomplete high grade skill manual.' Doran thought to himself, as he was filled with admiration towards the potentials of the chilveric eyes.

Just then, a sudden thought came to his mind, what if he remodeled the Force Point Actualization technique with the help of the chilveric eyes? It might even be possible to create a transcendent skill manual. Doran marveled at the idea, but he didn't go overboard to think of attempting it , lest he completely annihilates his poor soul.

'I have to get stronger' Doran's motivation reached it's peak.