Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1651 - 1688: Some Achievements Gained
This also saved Ding Fan a lot of time, and as Ding Fan watched the perfected "Sword Drawing Technique" of the village chief, Ding Fan knew that even if he wanted to perfect the "Sword Drawing Technique," he might not reach the level of perfection reached by the mighty village chief. After all, this "Sword Drawing Technique" itself is a very precious and extraordinary martial art.
Then Ding Fan began to take out the flying sword to practice this Sword Drawing Technique. The "Basic Martial Arts" recorded by Ding Fan included not only the perfecting efforts of the village chief but also retained the original "Sword Drawing Technique" intact, as written by the mighty village chief. Ding Fan understood that the village chief was humble, fearing his improvements might not be the best, so he kept the original text as well.
In Ding Fan’s view, the village chief’s perfected "Sword Drawing Technique" was already remarkable. Even if Ding Fan attempted to perfect it himself, it wouldn’t be better than the perfection achieved by the village chief. Furthermore, the recorded Sword Drawing Technique not only contains the improved parts but also includes many explanations from the village chief, which made Ding Fan practice smoothly.
Although Ding Fan started practicing the "Sword Drawing Technique" later than Ah Du, in just a short time, Ding Fan reached the progress level that Ah Du had achieved. For Ding Fan, this was easy and went smoothly, but for Ah Du, the progress he made was not so smooth.
In the closed room at the Sword Washing Pool, where Ah Du practiced the "Sword Drawing Technique," even though it was challenging, he felt very satisfied. He knew that this swordsmanship was indeed a first-class swordsmanship with immense power. After much effort, he was finally about to successfully practice the first swordsmanship technique, the "Sword Technique." Although it wasn’t yet complete, Ah Du was filled with confidence.
After all, for Ah Du, he had nearly completed the content of the first swordsmanship technique. By this time, a day had passed since everyone began practicing, and reaching the threshold of the first swordsmanship technique in such a short time was incredible for any practice.
After all, this wasn’t just ordinary martial art but a very precious martial art in the Xuantian Secret Realm. If it were an ordinary cultivator practicing for even a week, they might not reach the progress Ah Du was at now, which showed Ah Du’s exceptional talent.
But for Ah Du, the current level was clearly not enough, as the higher one’s talent, the less it should be wasted. Thus, even though Ah Du knew it would be difficult to master the entire "Sword Drawing Technique" in the remaining less than a month in the Xuantian Secret Realm, at least it should be practiced to a certain level.
The "Sword Drawing Technique" consists of ten sword techniques. Even if Ah Du doesn’t aim to master them all, he must at least master more than five sword techniques. Of course, Ah Du knew this would still be a huge challenge for him. Don’t be fooled by reaching the threshold of the first sword technique in just one day; successfully mastering it is not easy.
Boom boom boom...
A series of loud booms kept echoing from Ah Du’s room. At this moment, Ah Du focused solely on practicing swordsmanship, and three days had passed without him realizing it. Now he was very close to mastering the first sword technique, and Ah Du was in a good mood. He knew that it wouldn’t take much time for him to completely master the first sword technique.
He knew that even though this was only the first sword technique of the "Sword Drawing Technique," mastering it would greatly enhance his strength. Even though he was currently at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, if he mastered the first sword technique, Ah Du believed he could hold his own in a fight against Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivators.
This was incredibly exciting for Ah Du, as the essence of a cultivator’s prowess is about strength; regardless of one’s cultivation level, it ultimately serves one’s strength. Even though he was only in the Nascent Soul Late Stage, if he could combat Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivators, it would be an enormously beneficial breakthrough for him, and Ah Du knew he would perform exceptionally in future battles.
Moreover, the sword techniques in the "Sword Drawing Technique" themselves deliver unexpected results, so Ah Du knew that if he executed them, even against a Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivator, the opponent would suffer a significant loss at his hands.
As Ah Du continued practicing, his room was filled with sword scars, looking somewhat unsightly, but Ah Du naturally didn’t care and continued to practice the "Sword Drawing Technique" without distraction.
Ah Du knew in his heart that the first technique is the Sword Technique Two, which is also the most critical for the entire "Sword Drawing Technique." For the cultivators practicing this swordsmanship, failing to successfully practice the first sword technique would make it more difficult to practice the remaining sword techniques.
Moreover, if practicing the first sword technique is fraught with difficulties, then the subsequent sword techniques will be even more arduous. Aspiring to eventually master this swordsmanship would be an impossible task—if even the first sword technique couldn’t be successfully practiced, it shows that one is undoubtedly not suited for this swordsmanship.
Of course, Ah Du hadn’t encountered this problem yet. In just three to four days, he was on the verge of mastering the first sword technique, which was already a smooth accomplishment. Ah Du also knew the later sword techniques in the "Sword Drawing Technique," each one having markers of success.
For example, the first sword technique of the "Sword Drawing Technique" is the Sword Technique Two, with a marker of success being the invisibility of the sword upon drawing; it must be fast enough that the naked eye cannot perceive it. This is the success marker for the first technique, and Ah Du was already very close. He believed that he would completely master it within a day.
The second technique of the "Sword Drawing Technique" is the Successive Sword Technique. Its success marker is somewhat similar to the first, but it’s much more challenging. The first sword technique requires only the speed of drawing to be fast enough to be invisible to the naked eye, while the Successive Sword Technique demands three successive draws at such speed, making it extremely difficult. Achieving the second technique was seen as far more challenging than the first, considering the first sword technique was already tough to master.
The third sword technique of the "Sword Drawing Technique" is the Combined Sword Technique. Ah Du has currently only caught a glimpse of this third sword technique and just knows that the hallmark of the "Sword Drawing Technique" third sword technique is the combination of several swords, striking with one swing yet with endless variations. Although Ah Du doesn’t know much, he understands that if he can cultivate the "Sword Drawing Technique" to the third sword technique, his strength will definitely experience a significant boost, and the power of this third sword technique is already extremely strong, definitely not something an ordinary cultivator can handle. Even cultivators at the Spirit Severing Initial Stage would find it challenging to deal with.
Ah Du also understands in his heart that wanting to cultivate the "Sword Drawing Technique" to higher and more numerous sword techniques requires a certain cultivation foundation. Otherwise, reaching such heights is absolutely impossible. Currently, Ah Du understands in his heart that with his current cultivation, reaching the first five techniques is already quite an achievement.
And with Ah Du’s progress in cultivation, he discovered that the "Sword Drawing Technique" really isn’t that easy to cultivate. It seems like being able to cultivate the first three techniques in the Xuantian Secret Realm is already quite difficult.
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Meanwhile, on Ding Fan’s side.
Rumble!
Ding Fan swung his sword, combining several sword techniques into one swing, creating a tremendous noise, directly shattering the stone pillar not far away into pieces.
"This Combined Sword Technique indeed has extraordinary power!"
Ding Fan murmured to himself in satisfaction, feeling very pleased with the third sword technique, the Combined Sword Technique, of the "Sword Drawing Technique." After three or four days, Ding Fan had already cultivated the "Sword Drawing Technique" to the third sword technique. He was very happy, knowing that his rapid progress was largely thanks to the explanation and guidance from the village chief and some shared experiences, allowing him to cultivate the "Sword Drawing Technique" to such a level so quickly.
Of course, another reason is the Sword Washing Pool here, where the spiritual energy is very abundant, and during swordsmanship cultivation, he never felt the spiritual energy deplete or was particularly exhausted. Hence, his cultivation could progress so quickly.
Ding Fan believes that at this pace, during his time in the Xuantian Secret Realm, he would definitely be able to cultivate the "Sword Drawing Technique" to the fifth sword technique, and perhaps even to the sixth sword technique, but Ding Fan also knows that cultivating the "Sword Drawing Technique" to perfection requires the support of cultivation.
Although Ding Fan’s cultivation isn’t high compared to Ah Du, his Divine Vigor is very solid. Ding Fan’s strength alone can handle a cultivator at the Middle Spirit Severing Stage without issue, so he believes that his "Sword Drawing Technique" cultivation at the moment should also reach the level suitable for the Middle Spirit Severing Stage.
At this moment, Ding Fan was in a very good mood when suddenly Guo Linn walked out of his room. Similar to Ding Fan, his face also sported a bright smile, delighted by their increased strength.
"Big brother, nice swordsmanship!"
When Guo Linn came out, he saw Ding Fan’s sword strike and couldn’t help but sincerely praise, yet there was not a trace of fear in Guo Linn’s eyes, only a surging fighting spirit.
Ding Fan knew that Guo Linn’s appearance meant he had made progress in his "sorcery." Ding Fan couldn’t help but give him a calm smile, his expression a bit mischievous, knowing what Guo Linn was up to, and looked at him.
"Hey, big brother, want to spar a little? Not only can we test our strength, but it can also help us improve faster!"
At this moment, Guo Linn couldn’t resist saying to Ding Fan.
Ding Fan heard him and gave a slight smile, having already guessed his thoughts, but he didn’t oppose it. After all, he had achieved some success with the "Sword Drawing Technique" and thought it was time to test it. Ding Fan smiled at Guo Linn and said:
"Please, go ahead."
"Alright!"
