Therefore, with Yvonne Foster's current level of true qi cultivation and physical attributes, he can only learn the most basic spells in seven categories: fire, wood, lightning, wind, illusion, defense, and rejuvenation. The first ones he chose to study were Fireball from the fire category and Entangling Roots from the wood category. Due to the special bloodline of the The Foster Family, plus the power boost from the Thousand Leaf Talisman and Fiery Talisman within his body, when he used these two D-level spells, their power was already almost equivalent to C-level spells.

However, after Yvonne Foster learned the incantations, hand seals, and true qi flow routes for these two spells from his father and actually began practicing, he discovered that the year of hard training on the Great Circulation was completely useless.

Because Daoist magic is an extremely profound and vast discipline—even a D-level spell embodies the crystallization of this world's wisdom and power, containing extremely deep knowledge within its apparent simplicity. To successfully cast a spell, one must not only read a vast number of books to understand the principles behind it, but also practice hundreds or thousands of times to experience, after each incantation and hand seal, the changes in true qi and the external world’s elemental energy, as well as the resonance between the two.

At this time, Yvonne Foster's total true qi was extremely limited; often after five or six spells, his inner strength would be completely depleted, forcing him to stop and recover his qi—there was no extra true qi left to open up his meridians. However, after the initial frustration, Yvonne Foster soon realized that the year of hard training was not entirely without benefit—truly, a blessing in disguise. Because he could use his subconscious to perform the Great Circulation of true qi, after practicing Daoist magic, Yvonne Foster no longer needed to meditate to recover his qi, and could use the freed-up time for physical training, which was a good deal in the long run. Moreover, in future battles, this skill would allow Yvonne Foster to recover his qi several times faster than others.

Compared to the vast and complex Daoist system, physical techniques were much simpler, divided only into three types: Land Galloping Technique, Body Strengthening Technique, and Combat Technique.

As the name suggests, Land Galloping Technique is similar to the lightness skills and movement techniques in martial arts novels on Earth. It is a physical technique used by cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage for traveling and dodging in battle, and is divided into low, medium, and high levels based on speed and required true qi. Additionally, the travel function of Land Galloping Technique is only useful below the Golden Core stage; once reaching Golden Core, one can fly short distances at low altitude, which, though not sustainable, is much faster than running on the ground. Therefore, the higher the level of the Galloping Technique, the more it focuses on attributes useful in combat, such as dodging and maneuvering.

The Land Galloping Technique that Yvonne Foster learned was the The Foster Family's ancestral secret skill, Shadow Step Technique, which is the top technique among low-level galloping techniques usable at the Qi Gathering stage. Whether in speed, leaping, dodging, or changing direction, it is not inferior to ordinary mid-level galloping techniques. However, for more advanced techniques, he would have to wait until joining Skygate Sect to learn them, because due to the The Foster Family being hunted for thousands of years, most advanced cultivation methods have long been lost, and only those below the Condensation stage remain.

Body Strengthening Technique is a method of stimulating acupoints with true qi to strengthen the body. Although the The Foster Family's Body Strengthening Technique is considered quite good in the cultivation world, Yvonne Foster was very dissatisfied. Compared to his previous life, all the body strengthening techniques in this world were too weak. So, while practicing the The Foster Family's technique, he also added his own training: 2,000 push-ups, 2,000 pull-ups, 2,000 frog jumps, 2,000 sit-ups, and running thirty laps around the town every day. Once his body adapted, he started training with weights, and before long, after hearing from a friend about the existence of gravity talismans in this world, he simply stuck a double-gravity talisman on himself.

Combat Technique is a collection of various close-quarters and ranged fighting skills, and is the most important skill set for cultivators. It is divided into dozens of categories based on weapon type. In the early stages of cultivation, because the amount of true qi is low and spell power is weak, the strength that Combat Technique can unleash far surpasses that of spells. Even in later stages, when Combat Technique is combined with various miraculous skills after the Condensation stage, its power, though inferior to high-level Daoist magic and lacking the ability to destroy heaven and earth, is even more practical in battle. Moreover, since the amount of true qi in the human body is always limited, when both sides in a fight run out of qi, the outcome depends on whose physical skills are superior. Therefore, all major sects place great importance on the development of Combat Technique. For example, the palm and sword techniques of Skygate Sect are known as two of the greatest martial arts in the Central Plains and are highly renowned throughout the land.

However, Yvonne Foster unexpectedly chose saber techniques, palm techniques, and throwing knives as his combat skills. The latter two were reasonable, but the saber techniques of Skygate Sect were indeed not very impressive. William Foster had tried to persuade him several times, but Yvonne Foster still insisted on his own way. In his previous life, as a martial arts genius, he was confident he could create a peerless saber technique suited to himself. Moreover, the saber is the soul of all weapons; compared to the somewhat delicate three-foot sword commonly used by Skygate Sect, he preferred the saber’s dominance and unstoppable momentum. In his words, it was more manly!