Chapter 198: Use the Resources You Have
In order to prevent the outside world from knowing that he had already broken through to become a Second-Rank Martial Artist, Su Wangchuan naturally could not let anyone know that he was cultivating Third-Rank martial arts either.
Inside the courtyard of his residence, he set up four Iron Dummy Stakes.
He held a longsword in his hand. The blade was already chipped.
Several ruined swords lay discarded in the corner of the wall—some with notches along the blade, others snapped clean in two.
Following the essential steps of 《Qingcheng Sword Art》, Su Wangchuan moved his footwork, twisting his waist to drive his limbs, achieving the principle of guiding the arms with the waist and driving the sword with the arms. The explosive force he generated was indeed considerable. He could easily carve clear and deep sword marks into the Iron Dummy Stakes.
The power of a Third-Rank sword art was evident.
Yet no matter how he trained, no matter how precisely he followed the sword forms described in the manual, the experience value remained completely unmoved.
Even after spending an entire day and night memorizing every move, to the point where he could execute the full set smoothly and flawlessly, repeating it countless times, he still could not gain even a single point of experience.
He felt as though something was missing.