Chapter 314: The Difficulty of Cultivating Forbidden Arts

"Father, this is a Forbidden Art. I didn't expect the Zhang Family Head would actually know one!" Qin Ming exclaimed.

"What is a Forbidden Art?" Qin Yuan asked curiously.

Qin Ming didn't answer, turning his gaze toward Jue Wuya beside him.

Jue Wuya also marveled, "A Forbidden Art is a type of Spirit Skill with immense power, and it differs from ordinary Spirit Skills."

"Generally, ordinary Spirit Skills can be used repeatedly, but Forbidden Arts cannot. Their use inflicts great damage on the body, requiring a period of recuperation afterward."

"Furthermore, many Forbidden Arts have severe side effects; at best, one's cultivation regresses and their Foundation is damaged, and at worst, their strength stagnates forever or they even explode and die."

"That serious?" Qin Yuan marveled. "It seems the Zhang Family is truly desperate!"

Jue Wuya said, "Actually, that's not why I'm surprised. The main reason is the difficulty of Cultivating Forbidden Arts."

"Is it hard to Cultivate a Forbidden Art?" Qin Yuan asked in confusion.

"Very hard!" Jue Wuya nodded. "When we practice ordinary Spirit Skills, we do it repeatedly until practice makes perfect and we can use them naturally."

"But Forbidden Arts require a long time to Cultivate, and some even directly consume one's Foundation. They simply cannot be Cultivated through conventional methods."

Hearing this, Qin Yuan understood completely.

To learn a Spirit Skill, the conventional method involves repeated practice until one reaches mastery and learns it naturally. However, Forbidden Arts cannot be used at will, so learning them is naturally extremely difficult.

Jue Wuya looked at the Zhang Family Head with a smile and said, "It seems this Zhang Family Head isn't entirely useless. His Martial Arts haven't progressed over the years, likely because his talent was insufficient, so he spent those years delving into Forbidden Arts, which is how he managed to master one."

"However, these are just minor Daos. If I used the time spent studying Forbidden Arts to Cultivate my Martial Arts, I could beat a version of myself using Forbidden Arts until I didn't know which way was north. It's truly not worth the effort."

Qin Ming shook his head and said, "It's a matter of necessity. The Zhang Family Head probably knew that after reaching the Martial Ancestor realm, he wouldn't be able to progress any further. Wanting to leave resources for the next generation, this was his only option."

"And you, Jue Wuya, with your extraordinary talent, how could you possibly look highly upon a mere Forbidden Art!"

Hearing Qin Ming's praise, the corners of Jue Wuya's mouth curled up slightly. Then, thinking of something else, he sighed, "Actually, Forbidden Arts aren't entirely useless. They are also divided into grades. As far as I know, Forbidden Arts are categorized into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow."

"Yellow-Grade Forbidden Arts offer little improvement but have large side effects. Black-Grade ones are much better. As for Earth-Grade Forbidden Arts, I've heard they provide a massive boost, even allowing one to challenge those at higher levels. And as for Heaven-Grade Forbidden Arts, I've never even heard of them; whether they actually exist is just a guess."

"If only we had an Earth-Grade Forbidden Art!" Qin Yuan remarked, seeing Jue Wuya's envious expression when he mentioned them.

Jue Wuya shook his head, "Even if we had an Earth-Grade Forbidden Art, you couldn't Cultivate it. Cultivating an Earth-Grade Forbidden Art comes with conditions; it's not just a matter of Aptitude and time."

"Without meeting the necessary conditions, Cultivating one only leads to death; there is absolutely no possibility of success."

"One Forbidden Art I know of requires drawing Heavenly Lightning into the body and needs special Ores to Cultivate. The process is a narrow escape from death; it's truly extremely difficult!"

Qin Ming smiled faintly. He had Earth-Grade Forbidden Arts, and he even had Heaven-Grade Forbidden Arts; it was just that one had to reach the Martial Ancestor realm to Cultivate them.