Free Web NovelChapter 34: 34. Spin to win!
Within the Lin Family’s secluded cultivation cave.
Lin Xuan currently sat cross-legged upon a stone platform, his breathing slow and steady as spiritual energy drifted toward him from every direction.
Hours passed like that until he was abruptly interrupted by the mechanical voice from the system.
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[ Congratulations! You have successfully broken through to the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core Realm! ]
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Lin Xuan’s closed eyes snapped open and immediately lowered his head, to sense a noticeably denser spiritual energy circulating through his meridians.
He had read countless stories of cultivators spending years, sometimes decades, stuck at a single realm.
Some exhausted their entire lives without taking another step forward.
Yet here he was, simply reaching the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core Realm by just sitting quietly for only a few hours.
Since he had already entered seclusion, it would be a waste to simply sit around doing nothing.
Yet here he was, reaching the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core Realm simply by sitting quietly for a few hours.
Lin Xuan blinked.
"...Do I at least get a reward for this?"
He waited for a moment but the system showed no intention of responding.
After a few more seconds, he shook his head, he decided not to dwell on it and decided to plan on what to do now.
The system’s sudden interruption just now had completely broken his concentration. There was no point forcing himself back into meditation.
Yet since he had already entered seclusion, it would be a waste to simply sit around doing nothing.
He reached beside him and picked up one of the martial manuals he had brought into the cave.
Across the cover were several bold characters.
Lin Family Trojan Spear Technique.
Lin Xuan nodded approvingly.
The original Lin Xuan was a spear user, he even had a spear artifact.
Besides...
Who didn’t like the idea of spinning a spear in circles like the rotor of a helicopter?
If anyone asked him...
He’d simply say it looked cool.
Of course...
Wanting to do it and actually knowing how to do it were two entirely different matters.
He opened the manual and began flipping through the pages.
After a few seconds in, his brow slowly furrowed.
"...What?"
The martial manual had no instructions written inside the book.
The manual’s only content ended up being simply illustrations.
The more pages he flipped, the more illustration he gets to see.
Lin Xuan stared at the manual for a long moment before looking up at the ceiling in disbelief.
"...Why the heck is it only pictures?"
Lin Xuan frowned as he flipped back to the first page and all the way to the last.
Every single page was filled with drawings of tiny figures wielding spears.
Some stood with their feet shoulder-width apart.
Some lunged forward.
Others twisted their waists at seemingly impossible angles.
A few had strange lines drawn around the spearhead.
Lin Xuan stared at the manual and after a long silence, he pointed at one of the illustrations.
"...Is this supposed to mean something?"
He sighed and rubbed his temples.
"So this is how martial arts is taught in this world... But what am I supposed to do?Guess?"
He flipped to another page and the stick figure was now standing on one leg while holding the spear behind its back.
Lin Xuan tilted his head.
"...Is this a stance? Or did the artist just lose motivation halfway through?"
He stared at the drawing for another moment before shrugging.
"Whatever. If all you’ve got are pictures, the most sensible thing to do is copy the pictures."
He stood up and picked up his spear.
The first illustration was simple enough.
One foot forward and one foot back with the spear held level with the shoulder.
"Easy."
He mimicked the posture and after he was done, he looked back at the manual and muttered.
"...Now what? Do I thurst it forward?"
With no better idea, he thrust the spear forward.
Whoosh!
The tip cut through the air with a sharp whistle.
"Hm."
That didn’t felt too bad.
After that, he tried another thrust followed by another.
Soon, the quiet cave echoed with the rhythmic sounds of the spear slicing through the air.
If nothing else...
At least it looked cool.
After a thousand thrusts, Lin Xuan finally stopped and dropped the spear, followed by his butt.
His arms felt sore and his shoulders ached. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Even his wrists were beginning to protest.
He had expected cultivation to make him tireless, yet repeatedly swinging a spear around was an entirely different matter.
"...This is tiring."
He let out a long sigh before lying flat on the cold stone floor, using his arms as a pillow.
His gaze wandered to the cave ceiling.
"I wonder how things are going outside."
He clicked his tongue.
"With Qinglan around, Zhenghai probably isn’t having a good time."
A light chuckle escaped his mouth before Lin Xuan slowly drifted into a light sleep, the quiet cave once again returning to complete silence.
