Great Dao Lord through Deducing Myriad Arts

Chapter 171: Chapter 153: Blade Technique Breakthrough, Restaurant Opening

Behind the Flower Fragrance Courtyard was an enormous garden. It was the peak of spring, with a hundred flowers in full bloom, their fragrance filling the air.

Wu Liangchen first warmed up by practicing the Five Animals Fist and the Primordial Stance. Then, grasping his saber, he stood amidst the flowers, concealing his breath and focusing his spirit.

As his cultivation deepened day by day, Wu Liangchen’s control over his own body reached a new level.

If he wished, he could even temporarily cease most of his body’s physiological functions and close his pores to prevent any aura from leaking out.

Thus, even though Wu Liangchen was standing among the flowers, he gave off the impression of not being there at all.

Just then, a butterfly fluttered over and landed on Wu Liangchen’s shoulder.

In its perception, he was merely a stone.

But in that instant, Wu Liangchen moved.

With a flick of his wrist, his saber transformed into a vast streak of silver light, slashing straight ahead.

Only then did the butterfly belatedly realize what was happening and flutter away in a panic.

But it had barely flown any distance before the overflowing wind from the blade tore it to shreds, its fragments scattering to the ground.

At the same time, it was as if a gale had swept through the massive garden; all the flowers and plants swayed relentlessly under the assault of the blade’s wind.

The display of power was nothing short of astonishing.

Gradually, however, the leaking blade wind began to weaken.

The initial gale slowly subsided into a gentle breeze.

At the same time, Wu Liangchen’s saber moves became increasingly fluid.

If Wu Liangchen’s saber technique had previously been more than ferocious but lacking in finesse, that shortcoming was now gradually being addressed.

Wu Liangchen himself was unaware of this change.

He had already entered an ethereal, trance-like state.

It was impossible to tell if the saber in his hand was guiding Wu Liangchen, or if Wu Liangchen was controlling the saber.

In short, the man moved with the saber, and the saber emerged from the heart.

Everything was so effortless, so natural. He didn’t even need to form a conscious thought, relying purely on primal muscle memory to control his every action. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Amidst a seamless flow of saber moves, like mercury spilling across the ground, Wu Liangchen’s figure could no longer be seen in the rear garden.

There was only a clear breeze, circling and spiraling.

This was the result of his Body Technique being pushed to its absolute limit and merging perfectly with his saber technique.

Finally, after the last slash, the saber stopped just above a delicate flower. The blade’s edge was nearly touching the pistil, yet the little yellow blossom didn’t even tremble.

[Jingzhe Saber Technique Proficiency +11]

[Jingzhe Saber Technique has leveled up. Current Level: Proficient]

Watching the two lines of text appear before him, Wu Liangchen felt neither joy nor sorrow.

Everything had come to a natural conclusion; the breakthrough was simply a matter of course.

But only Wu Liangchen understood just how much this breakthrough had boosted his strength.

The previous version of his Jingzhe Saber Technique was powerful, but much of that power was wasted, a result of insufficient control over the finer details of the technique.

For example, a move that should have been a fifty-seven-centimeter thrust would end up being a fifty-eight-centimeter one due to his lack of control.

It might seem like a mere one-centimeter difference, but a small deviation here and a small error there would accumulate, leading to minute distortions in his moves and causing unnecessary waste.

But after reaching the Proficient level, these problems no longer existed.

At this stage, the saber and the man had fused into one, becoming an extension of his body.

Under these circumstances, combined with Wu Liangchen’s freakishly powerful, unrivaled-at-his-level control, all wasted effort was naturally reduced to a minimum.

This was evident from Wu Liangchen’s condition after completing the full set of saber forms.

Previously, after practicing the Jingzhe Saber Technique, while he wouldn’t be out of breath, a light sheen of sweat on his forehead was unavoidable.

But now, he felt nothing of the sort.

This point alone greatly improved Wu Liangchen’s sustained combat ability, not to mention the benefits in other areas.

Wu Liangchen sheathed his saber and opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Wu Liangchen] [Age: 18]

[Life Fire: 79 Strands]

[Five Animals Fist (Proficient: 297/500)]

[Primordial Stance (Proficient: 366/500)]

[Eight-Step Wind-Chasing Fist (Proficient: 249/500)]

[Sun-Chasing Archery Skill (Proficient: 322/500)]

[Jingzhe Saber Technique (Proficient: 5/500)]

[Golden Body Cross Training Skill (Adept: 20/200)]

[Blood Transformation and Bone Marrow Cleansing (37%)]

After accumulating progress over these past few days, not only had his various Martial Arts improved significantly, but he had also stockpiled a considerable amount of Life Fire.

Of course, the most noteworthy progress was in his martial path.

After all, that was the foundation of everything.

Now that his progress had reached thirty-seven percent, although he had yet to complete his blood transformation, Wu Liangchen could already feel a distinct difference.

With just another ten-odd percent increase in progress, he would successfully break through to the Blood Transformation Realm and become an expert of the Minor Fourth Realm.

At that point, even in the entire Great Yan, he would be a one-in-a-million existence.

And all of this had happened in the span of just one year.

This rate of progress could only be described as unprecedented in all of history.

Moreover, Wu Liangchen felt that it was unlikely anyone in the future would be able to match his speed.

’After all, the main reason I’ve progressed so quickly is thanks to the Ten Thousand Laws Tripod.’

’After it optimizes a Cultivation Technique, there are no bottlenecks within the heights that technique can reach. That alone makes it a divine artifact.’

But even with his current strength, Wu Liangchen still felt a strong sense of urgency.

He could feel a great turmoil fast approaching.

It would be a catastrophe that would affect everyone.

’To survive, and to live a better life, I have no choice but to become stronger!’

’Stronger and stronger, without stopping!’

「For the next half a month, the Huangpu Guard returned to its usual tranquility.」