Chapter 28: Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill
Lu Changfeng left the Retainer Collection Pavilion with the copy of the [Seven Fengtian Techniques].
He didn’t return to the Retainer Hall, but instead left the Prince’s Mansion.
The Wang Family’s Retainers were allowed to come and go from the Prince’s Mansion as they pleased when they weren’t on a mission.
Lu Changfeng went straight to a teahouse near the city gate.
He lifted the curtain to a private room, where Chunzhu was already waiting with a large bundle.
Every few days, Chunzhu would deliver a sufficient amount of Celestial Silkworm Meat to Lu Changfeng for his cultivation.
The Earth Dragon Meat provided by the Wang Family alone wasn’t enough for Lu Changfeng’s cultivation.
After a moment of intimacy, Chunzhu reluctantly said her goodbyes.
Lu Changfeng left the teahouse, casually carrying the bundle to a nearby weapon shop.
The initial practice of the [Seven Fengtian Techniques] required a long saber weighing one hundred pounds.
Lu Changfeng found the owner of the "Weapon Manual" shop and stated his requirements.
First, he wanted a long saber weighing one hundred pounds, forged according to a specific design. Second, he needed to be able to add more weight to the saber at any time.
The quality wasn’t too important; as long as it had enough weight, even pig iron would do.
After settling the details, Lu Changfeng paid a deposit of twenty taels of silver and arranged to pick up the long saber in three days before leaving the blacksmith shop.
Upon returning to the Prince’s Mansion’s Retainer Hall, Lu Changfeng took out a portion of Celestial Silkworm Meat and gave it to Hei Niu.
He then immersed himself in his cultivation.
「Three days later.」
Lu Changfeng went to the blacksmith shop to retrieve his great saber.
Because it used a great deal of iron, it cost Lu Changfeng a hundred taels of silver.
The long saber was about 1.8 meters long and weighed one hundred pounds! Held in his hand, combined with Lu Changfeng’s height of over two meters, it looked exceptionally domineering!
However, to practice saber techniques with this hundred-pound saber as a weapon...
Inside the small courtyard, Lu Changfeng removed his outer robe, revealing a powerful, well-muscled torso.
The movements and breathing methods for the First Layer of the Nine-Layered Saber Technique from the [Seven Fengtian Techniques] manual were already clear in his mind.
Lu Changfeng brandished the long saber and began his practice.
After just a few moves, Lu Changfeng’s body began to turn beet-red, and hot sweat streamed down him.
’Something’s not right. Good thing my cultivation is at the Blood Forging Sixth Layer and I have an Upper A Root Bone. My physical constitution is outstanding; otherwise, my body would have been genuinely injured from practicing this Saber Technique.’
Wielding the hundred-pound long saber and performing the movements required by the Nine-Layered Saber Technique sent a tearing sensation through Lu Changfeng’s body.
He had to practice with extreme caution.
’The Blood Forging Sixth Layer must be the basic requirement for practicing this Saber Technique. There are probably requirements for one’s Root Bone as well.’
’And in this current era, which isn’t the Near Ancient Era where Primordial Energy was abundant, basically every Martial Artist chooses to advance to the Tendon Transformation Realm after reaching the Blood Forging Sixth Layer.’
’Otherwise, once they reach a certain age and their vitality and blood begin to decline, their chances of entering the Tendon Transformation Realm diminish.’
’That’s why this Cultivation Technique, which requires the Blood Forging Sixth Layer just to begin practicing, has naturally become nothing more than a decoration.’
Lu Changfeng reached this conclusion halfway through his practice.
At that moment, the tearing sensation in his body was intense, but the vitality and blood within him began to churn once more. The stimulation was clearly stronger than what he experienced when cultivating [Le Mountain Angry Vajra]!
Practicing this Cultivation Technique might significantly speed up the advancement of his Blood Forging Realm cultivation. Reaching the Blood Forging Ninth Layer was not out of the question.
’Let’s try infusing my Saber Intent into the practice.’
Enduring the tearing sensation in his body, Lu Changfeng channeled his Saber Intent and continued practicing the First Layer of the Saber Technique.
With the aid of his Saber Intent, Lu Changfeng’s body still endured the same pressure, but it felt significantly easier.
Moreover, it seemed his Saber Intent was also being integrated into his body’s tempering, making the effect even more potent!
Finally, with the help of his Saber Intent, Lu Changfeng completed the First Layer of the Nine-Layered Saber Technique and collapsed onto the ground, exhausted.
An unprecedented sense of fatigue enveloped Lu Changfeng’s body and mind.
But Lu Changfeng was in high spirits, because he had proven that this Cultivation Technique wasn’t just some fictional script—it was a true Supreme Cultivation Technique!
If the Blood Forging Realm cultivation method in this technique was real, it meant that the subsequent part about opening eighty-one meridians at the start of the Tendon Transformation Realm was also real!
Lu Changfeng realized he had discovered a Supreme Treasure.
’Based on the damage to my body,’
’I can only practice this Saber Technique once a day at most, for now.’
’I hope that with more practice, there will be a major improvement.’
Lu Changfeng took out some Celestial Silkworm Meat and tossed it into his mouth.
He stuffed several catties of the Celestial Silkworm Meat into his mouth, eating with abandon.
Chunzhu was very skilled at making Celestial Silkworm Jerky; she had even gone to a restaurant to specifically learn the technique.
As a result, the Celestial Silkworm Meat tasted exceptionally good—far better than the Wang Family’s Earth Dragon Meat, at least.
With a large amount of Celestial Silkworm Meat in his stomach, Lu Changfeng’s body began to rapidly repair itself as his vitality and blood surged and grew.
Lu Changfeng opened his interface.
He saw the updates on the interface.
Name: Lu Changfeng
Root Bone: Upper A
Talent: High-Grade Talent [Swordsman], High-Grade Talent [Flying Swallow], High-Grade Talent [Fist Martial Arts], High-Grade Talent [Saber Extremity], Low-Grade Palm Technique.
Realm: Blood Forging Sixth Layer
Blood Forging Technique: [Le Mountain Angry Vajra] Perfection. [Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill] entry level.
Martial Arts: [Gale Swordsmanship] Perfection, [Blood Burst Step] Perfection, [Antelope Leaping Skill] Perfection, [Falling Leaves Saber Technique] Perfection.
Martial Arts Insights: Gale Sword Intent (Basic Sword Intent) (Swordsmanship power increased by 50%), Falling Leaves Saber Intent (Basic Saber Intent) (Saber Technique power increased by 55%)
Copy Interval: 12 days.
So, the full name of this Nine-Layered Saber Technique was [Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill].
It seemed that cultivating this Body Forging Technique, in addition to requiring the Blood Forging Sixth Layer and a superior Root Bone, also had certain requirements for one’s Talent in sabersmanship.
No wonder that even with his High-Grade [Saber Extremity] Talent, he still found this Body Forging Saber Technique obscure and difficult to practice.
’With so many cultivation requirements, it’s understandable why this Cultivation Technique has circulated in Feng City for so many years without anyone succeeding in practicing it, being dismissed as a fictional script.’
He lay on the ground for another ten minutes or so.
Only then did Lu Changfeng drag his exhausted body up, take a hot bath, and fall onto his bed, sleeping soundly.
「For a period of time after that.」
Lu Changfeng spent his days cultivating, sleeping, and occasionally meeting with Chunzhu to get more Celestial Silkworm Meat.
Ten days later, Lu Changfeng could already practice the First Layer of the [Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill] twice a day.
His copy interface was also about to refresh.
Lu Changfeng began to consider whose Root Bone and Talent he should copy.
There were a few options. The first was Wang Yue’s Middle A Class Root Bone.
Then there was the Ye Family’s Ye Sheng and his High-Grade Talent, [Dark Assault].
However, meeting and touching either of them would require a certain amount of groundwork.
If he acted too strangely, he would arouse their suspicion.
After all, Lu Changfeng wasn’t planning on copying them just once.
Besides these two options, there was another: the other Retainers in the Retainer Hall.
When these Retainers were bored, they would gather to play cards or spar with their Martial Arts.
Physical contact was perfectly normal among them.
Moreover, among ordinary people, these thirty-some Retainers were definitely individuals with outstanding Root Bone and Talent.
Perhaps among them, there was a Root Bone or Talent that Lu Changfeng needed.
’I’ve been in the Retainer Hall for so long, but I haven’t paid a visit to my colleagues yet.’
’Today, I’ll visit each of them one by one and check their Root Bones and Talents while I’m at it...’