Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World-Chapter 99 - 98: Wind-Stepping Step; The Effect of Exotic Beast Flesh
The hut sold it for five hundred Points!
Back then, he had cleared out his savings, selling all his good stuff just to trade for the Basic Saber Technique.
But on the black market, a single manual cost thirty taels of silver!
The difference between the two was that the black market version was just a book. The one sold by the hut contained a complete set of cultivation experience and techniques.
He naturally knew the latter was more valuable, but what he wanted to know was if there was any difference in the Basic Saber Technique itself.
After opening it, he carefully compared it with the Basic Saber Technique in his memory.
Time passed bit by bit. The furrow in Cheng Zongyang’s brow gradually smoothed out.
The former had only seven forms: Chop, Hack, Flick, Stab, Sweep, Block, and Pare!
The latter had ten forms, with the addition of Waist Slash, Tornado Slash, and Chain Slash.
These latter three forms could be considered combination attacks based on the first few moves, allowing for more ferocious, sharp, and swift attacks!
The Basic Saber Technique he bought for thirty taels of silver only had seven forms, not much different from what he remembered.
Obtaining the complete set of cultivation experience and application techniques was just like with the Body Refining Skill. It was because he had the full experience that he was able to guide Li Lu.
’By that logic, spending those five hundred Points was worth it.’
Having settled that matter, he took off his outer clothes and inner armor and picked up the Wind-Stepping Step manual.
Although his Basic Saber Technique was at the Beginner level, he had only mastered the basic applications. He could slowly cultivate it later to increase his progress.
His fight against the Wolf King was pure luck. Otherwise, the power of its Sound Wave Attack would have been enough to kill him several times over!
And what he lacked was speed!
If he were fast enough, he could have used his speed to create distance and attack with his Bow and Arrow.
Even if the enemy got close, he would have the agility to dodge.
He took the manual and began to study it carefully.
The first order of business was to understand the Wind-Stepping Step. Only by knowing the key points could he train effectively.
As the aroma of the medicinal meal filled the air and thick steam billowed from the medicinal bath, Cheng Zongyang finally put down the Wind-Stepping Step manual he had read through several times.
The Wind-Stepping Step was a Body Technique for evasive movement that prioritized swiftness and lightness.
Cultivating the Wind-Stepping Step required training the body’s coordination and balance between motion and stillness. It placed even greater emphasis on a stable lower body.
Therefore, the first step in cultivating the Wind-Stepping Step was to learn stance-holding. Only with stability could one move or stop at will in any environment without fumbling.
Second was learning to control one’s breathing frequency, cultivating one’s breath. This was to prevent rapid or chaotic breathing when executing the Body Technique, which would lead to an unstable flow.
Third, once one could move and stop at will and one’s breath was steady and long, one could coordinate it with special footwork to create a sense of leaping and dodging, thereby achieving rapid movement.
Mastering and combining these three elements was the true threshold for cultivating the Wind-Stepping Step.
The Wind-Stepping Step was divided into four forms: the first, Following the Wind; the second, Chasing the Wind; the third, Stepping Wind; and the fourth, Wind Manipulation.
The last form was missing, but the first three were there. Only by mastering the three fundamentals could one cultivate these first three forms. This required long-term training, but once mastered, one could advance and retreat like the wind!
With a clear understanding in his mind, Cheng Zongyang set the manual aside and began to prepare the medicinal soup and meal.
Looking at the steaming, aromatic medicinal meal, Cheng Zongyang took a clean dagger and began to slice the stomach and heart meat.
Then, while it was still hot, he ate the meat bite by bite.
As a distinct warm current spread out from his abdomen, Cheng Zongyang’s eyes paused, then slowly widened.
It was as if a warm fire had ignited in his Dantian, a current of heat even more palpable than the first-stage medicinal bath spreading throughout his entire body! 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
’No wonder the hut buys wolf meat for such a high price!’ Cheng Zongyang’s eyes gleamed as he stared at the chunks of meat in his bowl.
He quickly finished the meat and began to practice the Basic Saber Technique.
Compared to the Wind-Stepping Step, which he hadn’t even reached the Beginner level in, training the Basic Saber Technique was more beneficial for his progress!
The heat constantly welling up in his abdomen was like an engine, providing him with a ceaseless supply of power!
Bathed in sweat, his face flushed red, Cheng Zongyang swung his saber faster and faster.
Again, again, and again.
Tireless, relentless!
One slash followed another, gradually forming combinations. He eventually executed Chain Slash and Tornado Slash, using fierce power and an overwhelming aura to leave gashes that sank deep into a tree trunk so thick it would take seven or eight people to encircle!
In the end, his trained Saber Technique was reduced to a single move—a chop!
Filled with power, Cheng Zongyang had trained to the point where only this one slash remained in his mind!
With each lift and swing of his right hand, the Firewood Knife in his grasp chopped down in different ways!
The force of the chop was almost entirely concentrated on the blade’s edge, enhancing its lethality!
’No matter what move the opponent uses, just chop through it! Chop them to death!’
’Raw power overcomes ten thousand techniques, a single slash breaks a thousand forms! I don’t need complicated Saber Techniques, just one slash to break it all!!’
At that moment, he seemed to have entered a special state. He felt as if he knew how he should cultivate, what kind of Saber Technique he should practice!
Gradually, as the warm current in his body stabilized and dissipated, Cheng Zongyang, aching all over, bent over, using his saber to support himself as he gasped for breath.
Only then did he realize the sky had grown dark. With no time to rest, he immediately headed for the wooden hut.
He spent five Points to restore his stamina and spirit, and he was once again full of life and energy.
He quickly brought up the Attribute Interface.
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Name: Cheng Zongyang
Age: 15 years old
Realm: Ninth Grade (Skin Grinding)
Points: 360
Skill: Archery (11421/20000, Specialization)
Martial Arts:
Body Refining Skill (70/1000, Beginner’s Practice)
Basic Saber Technique (300/1000, Beginner’s Practice)
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"Hiss..."
Staring at the progress, Cheng Zongyang sucked in a sharp breath!
Just from the Wolf King’s stomach and heart meat, the proficiency of his Basic Saber Technique had skyrocketed!!
Even the Body Refining Skill was affected, increasing by thirty-five points!
’Is the effect of this Exotic Beast Flesh combined with the Centennial Ginseng Root really this terrifying?’
Cheng Zongyang didn’t know that, in his selfless state of swinging the saber, he had entered a state of Enlightenment, which allowed his training to achieve twice the results with half the effort!
’And that was just from eating the meat! I haven’t even drunk the soup yet!’
Cheng Zongyang swallowed hard and immediately went to the small stove where the pot was still simmering.
But the soup in the pot was half gone.
It had clearly been stewing for a long time. This startled Cheng Zongyang, and he rushed inside to check the time.
He saw that it was almost eight o’clock!
’I actually trained continuously for two hours without even realizing it!!’
He pulled himself from his thoughts, went outside, and removed the pot to keep it from boiling dry.
As for the medicinal bath soup, it was still slightly hot, but not hot enough for the bath. He immediately added more firewood to heat it up.
’This time, I’ll test the effects of the medicinal meal combined with the medicinal bath!’
External application and internal consumption—he really wanted to see what kind of effect they would have together.
Martial Arts cultivation was also a process of exploration!
Rather than sticking to the old ways, he was more willing to explore a more efficient path of cultivation!
This wasn’t just about rapidly increasing his own strength; it was also for the sake of his family.
About half an hour later, Cheng Zongyang removed the firewood. He watched the medicinal soup, waited ten minutes, and then poured it into the bathtub.
He drank the remaining half-pot of concentrated medicinal soup, then, bracing himself against the high temperature, stepped into the medicinal bath!
Assuming a cultivation posture, he submerged his entire body in the medicinal soup.
The familiar high temperature was gradually replaced by a fiery, searing sensation.
But in the next moment, a surge of Energy, even more violent than the one from eating the meat, began to course through his body!
Cheng Zongyang’s entire body trembled, and he almost shot out of the medicinal soup, which would have rendered all his effort for naught!
