leonardwarren Chapter 26: The Complete Mortal-Rank Top-Grade Sword Technique! Minor Success!
Chapter 26: The Complete Mortal-Rank Top-Grade Sword Technique! Minor Success!
Zhang Family Courtyard.
Wang Quanfu's bicycle frame creaked as it left.
"Don't worry, Qingyang, your uncle will never forget your kindness..."
Wang Quanfu's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
Zhang Yuan stepped calmly into the courtyard, where his old servant Zhang Gu was already waiting to greet him.
He knew that Zhang Yuan had gone to the Li family with Wang Quanfu, but he was unaware that Zhang Yuan had slaughtered a cow at the Li family's house.
Zhang Yuan nodded and handed several exquisite wooden boxes containing medicinal herbs to Zhang Gu.
"Mr. Gu, please keep these safe."
Zhang Gu took the heavy wooden box, inhaling the rich medicinal fragrance emanating from it. His face first lit up with surprise, then turned to worry: "Young Master, this... so many medicinal herbs? Where did you get them?"
"Given it to the Li family? You didn't agree to any unreasonable demands, did you?"
"Young master, your maternal uncle comes from a merchant family, you must be careful..."
He was just a servant, so there were some things he couldn't say too much about.
Zhang Yuan waved his hand and briefly recounted the bet with the Li family in a calm tone.
The danger of using the Zhenwu Order as a wager was omitted; it was simply said that Master Li was testing martial arts skills, and he won by sheer luck.
Even so, Zhang Gu was still terrified, repeatedly patting his chest: "Oh my little darling! That was too dangerous!"
"That Li Decai is as cunning as a beehive, how could you... Sigh! But," a relieved smile appeared on his face again, "to get that miser to part with so many good things at once, and even order cattle and rice for him every month, young master, you really are... really are..."
He couldn't find the right words for a moment, but just looked at Zhang Yuan with a mixture of pride and lingering fear in his eyes.
He weighed the wooden box in his hand, a smile spreading across his face.
"The Li family has really suffered a major financial loss this time!"
"Please rest first. This old servant will go and brew you some medicinal soup. With these fine ingredients, it will surely strengthen your muscles and bones even more!"
Zhang Gu carried the medicine box and walked briskly towards the kitchen, muttering to himself about how to combine the medicinal properties.
Zhang Yuan went straight into the study and closed the door.
Under the dim light of the oil lamp, he sat cross-legged, his mind as calm as still water.
Within his sea of consciousness, a semi-transparent panel clearly appeared:
Name: Zhang Yuan (Zhang Qingyang)
Age: 8
[Realm: Acquired Realm - Skin Refining (Mid-Stage)]
[Status: Abundant Qi and Blood (Continuing to be Refined)]
[Remaining life span: 22 years and 281 days! 】
[Martial Arts]:
Chasing Wind Sword: Great Perfection (100%) → Derived to the "Sword Intent Initial Formation (Above Mortal Rank)" realm, requires lifespan consumption: 20 years!
Raging Bull Fist: Mastery (100%) → To advance to the "Great Perfection" realm, lifespan is consumed: 30 years!
Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade (Mortal Rank Supreme - Fragment): Great Perfection (100%) → Deducing and completing the complete "Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade" technique (Mortal Rank Supreme), and upgrading it to the current maximum comprehension limit, requiring the consumption of lifespan: eighty years!
A lifespan of twenty-two years!
This was the enormous capital he gained from his desperate gamble, enough to support a crucial leap forward.
Sitting upright in his study, gazing at his twenty-two-year lifespan, Zhang Yuan pondered repeatedly the martial arts world Zheng Chaoyang had described.
Forging skin, refining bones, changing tendons, washing marrow, reversing one's innate nature, reaching the three realms of profound mystery, and even beyond supernatural powers!
Taoism draws upon the power of heaven and earth, Buddhism cultivates an indestructible body, and demons possess strange and wondrous talents…
The three kingdoms of Dayu, Nanzhao, and Beiqi stood in a tripartite balance of power, but in reality, undercurrents were surging and prefects were seizing power.
In this world where strength reigns supreme, without power, even the identity of "Zhang Qingyang" may be nothing but a mirage.
The allure of "The Initial Formation of the Wind-Chasing Sword Intent" is immense, but the cost of twenty years of lifespan will almost deplete all current savings.
The key issue is that for him at this stage, mastering sword intent is too early.
And he didn't have a sufficient reason to explain it.
The "Great Perfection of the Wild Bull Fist" requires thirty years and is currently unattainable.
The "Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade" fragment has reached its peak, but it is still incomplete and its power is limited.
If we can complete and extrapolate to a higher level, we can not only immediately enhance our combat power, but also solidify our foundation and lay a solid foundation for future breakthroughs.
Although it would take a terrifying eighty years to complete and extrapolate to the limit, he did not intend to achieve this in one step!
Zhang Yuan's gaze was fixed on the line 【Rock-Splitting Blade (Mortal Rank Supreme · Fragment): Great Perfection (100%)】.
"System, how much lifespan would be consumed if I were to deduce and complete the entire cultivation technique to the 'minor success' level?" he silently asked himself.
The text on the panel rippled slightly: 【→To deduce and complete the "Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade" technique (Mortal Rank Supreme) and elevate it to the "Minor Completion" level, requires 20 years of lifespan!】
It's been twenty years!
That's exactly the limit that his current lifespan can withstand!
The cost was enormous, but the benefits were equally astonishing.
The complete mortal-level top-grade sword technique directly reached the "minor completion" level!
This will be the strongest attack method he currently possesses!
Furthermore, this sword technique was passed down by Zheng Chaoyang.
The more skilled he became with his sword, the more Zheng Chaoyang valued him.
Being in Fengming County, the high regard that Zheng Chaoyang, a half-step Grandmaster, has for me is very important!
This investment over the past twenty years is worth the gamble!
According to his plan, the Li family would send a healthy ox to Zhangjiazhuang every month, and he would personally slaughter it, thus securing several more years of lifespan!
"I'll take the gamble!" A resolute glint flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes. "System, expend twenty years of your lifespan to deduce and complete the 'Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade' technique to the minor mastery level!"
[Confirmed lifespan consumed: 20 years! Completed and refined the "Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade" technique (Mortal Rank, Top Grade) and upgraded it to the Lesser Completion stage!]
[Deduction begins...]
"boom--!"
It was as if a thunderclap from the heavens had exploded deep within my soul!
A torrent of information, countless times more vast and powerful than when he comprehended the fragments before, carrying a will as heavy as a mountain, crashed into Zhang Yuan's consciousness!
It's no longer just the simple three basic moves, but the complete "Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade"!
Mountain-splitting force, river-cutting, rock-solid defense, mountain-collapse power, earth-shattering force, a thousand mountains collapsing, ten thousand valleys echoing...
Each exquisite and powerful sword move is etched into the bone marrow like a brand!
It's not just about the moves, but also about the unique breathing techniques, blood and qi circulation pathways, and the subtle and profound principles of coordinated muscle and bone movements!
There was also a powerful, profound, and seemingly ancient mountain-bearing sword intent, containing the power to split the heavens and earth, like a sleeping ancient giant god awakening, roaring and surging in his sea of consciousness!
"Ugh—!"
The intense pain caused Zhang Yuan to groan, veins bulging on his forehead, and his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
This massive flow of information and the impact of the sword intent nearly tore his still-developing mental will apart.
He felt as if his soul had been thrown into a furnace, repeatedly hammered and forged by that heavy and domineering sword intent!
Sweat instantly soaked through his clothes, his face turned as pale as paper at a visible speed, and his lips lost all color.
The life essence of twenty years was instantly extracted, bringing not only a mental shock, but also a huge depletion of the body's essence, making the qi and blood instantly weak and vulnerable.
After what seemed like an eternity, the raging torrent of information and the impact of the sword intent finally subsided and calmed down.
[Deduction complete!]
[Martial Skill: Rock-Splitting Mountain Blade (Mortal Rank Supreme - Complete): Minor Completion]
[Remaining life span: 2 years and 281 days! 】
An indescribable realization welled up in my heart, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun!
The seven complete sword moves were crystal clear in his mind, and he understood the subtle changes, power flow, and essence of each move.
In particular, the sword intent that was as heavy as a mountain and as powerful as thunder, although he had only grasped a little bit of it, had been deeply imprinted in his martial arts instincts!
He felt his palms getting slightly hot, as if he had already grasped the Xuanlin Heavy Blade and was ready to unleash a mountain-splitting strike at any moment!
Become!
A complete mortal-level top-grade sword technique!
Minor achievement level!