High Martial: I Can Copy All Root Bones!

And so, Lu Changfeng’s training routine changed once again.

While practicing the Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill every day, he interspersed his training with the Rapid Sword and Gale Swordsmanship.

With Lu Changfeng’s terrifying Talent, it took only a few short days for him to reach Minor Achievement in both sword techniques.

A few more days passed, and he reached Great Success in both.

In less than a month, both sword techniques had been mastered to Perfection.

Even Zhao Xingtian was stunned by Lu Changfeng. He knew that when he was in the Blood Forging Realm, he couldn’t have possibly mastered two sword techniques to Perfection in just over twenty days.

’Could it be that this Lu Ren’s Sword Dao Talent is even greater than my own?’

Both the Rapid Sword and Gale Swordsmanship were sword techniques from the Wang Family’s collection.

They were even more outstanding than the Gale Swordsmanship that Liu Jinwen had given Lu Changfeng.

After mastering both sword techniques to Perfection, Lu Changfeng had gained some insights, but he was still missing a certain element to fuse them.

So, Lu Changfeng once again asked Zhao Xingtian to be his sparring partner.

Lu Changfeng attempted to extract the essence of the three sword techniques during his sparring sessions with Zhao Xingtian, hoping to create a Sword Technique and Sword Intent of his own.

This strategy proved to be very effective.

As Lu Changfeng sparred with Zhao Xingtian, his three great Sword Dao Talents activated simultaneously.

[Swordsman] allowed Lu Changfeng to comprehend the principles of Swordsmanship.

[Sword Heart] allowed Lu Changfeng to face his own heart of the Sword Dao.

[Sword Vein] caused the very framework of the sword techniques and Sword Intent to appear with perfect clarity in Lu Changfeng’s mind.

And so...

With Zhao Xingtian’s help, he was astonished to discover that in just three short days, Lu Changfeng’s brand new sword technique—a fusion of the three previous ones—was already beginning to take shape.

「Five days later.」

Lu Changfeng could already execute moves with his new sword technique with ease. He named it the Storm Sword Technique.

The moment the Storm Sword Technique was unleashed, its terrifying speed and power left Zhao Xingtian breathless with admiration.

This was definitely one of the strongest Blood Forging Realm Sword Skills he had ever witnessed!

「Ten more days passed.」

On this day, as Lu Changfeng launched a furious assault on Zhao Xingtian with the Storm Sword Technique, his three great Sword Dao Talents finally resonated with one another.

Wisps of faint, azure energy slowly enveloped Lu Changfeng’s entire body.

A brand new Storm Sword Intent was spontaneously born!

"Storm Sword Intent, Sword Blade Storm!"

The Autumn Water Long Sword in Lu Changfeng’s hand suddenly shot out eighteen strikes in a single breath!

From Hei Niu’s perspective at the side, it looked as if Lu Changfeng had unleashed a veritable storm of blades, the afterimages of his sword overlapping to form a tempest that rushed toward Zhao Xingtian!

"Impressive!"

Zhao Xingtian didn’t dare to be careless and circulated a trace of Inner Strength.

"Starlight Sword Shield!"

A faint blue Sword Shield formed in front of Zhao Xingtian, just managing to block Lu Changfeng’s terrifying Sword Blade Storm.

Facing a Blood Forging Realm Swordsman, he, Zhao Xingtian, had actually been forced to use his Inner Strength and an Ultimate Technique from his Swordsmanship.

This filled Zhao Xingtian with shame. At the same time, he was so shocked by Lu Changfeng that he had no choice but to admit that this guy’s Sword Dao Talent surpassed his own.

"HUFF... HUFF..."

Lu Changfeng panted lightly.

That Sword Blade Storm just now had consumed a great deal of his stamina.

Ten strikes per breath and eighteen strikes per breath—it seemed like a difference of only eight strikes.

In reality, every additional strike was a qualitative change.

It was like a hundred-meter dash; a fraction of a second made all the difference.

Eighteen strikes didn’t just increase the quantity; the speed of the strikes also massively amplified their power.

Without the support of his newly ascended Storm Sword Intent, Lu Changfeng wouldn’t have been able to achieve this even if he had advanced to the Tendon Transformation Realm.

Now, Lu Changfeng’s Sword Blade Storm could pose a fatal threat to a Tendon Transformation Martial Artist.

Lu Changfeng looked down at his body.

When he channeled the Storm Sword Intent with his full power, a faint azure glow would envelop him.

’This is materialized Sword Intent!’

With a thought, Lu Changfeng withdrew the Sword Intent, and the azure glow vanished.

Lu Changfeng opened his interface.

Name: Lu Changfeng

Root Bone: Upper A Class, Middle A Class x3

Talents: High-Grade Talent [Swordsman], High-Grade Talent [Sword Heart], High-Grade Talent [Sword Vein], High-Grade Talent [Flying Swallow], High-Grade Talent [Fist Martial Arts], High-Grade Talent [Saber Extremity], Low-Grade Palm Technique Talent.

Realm: Blood Forging Sixth Layer

Blood Forging Technique: [Le Mountain Angry Vajra] Perfection. [Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill] Minor Achievement.

Martial Arts: [Gale Swordsmanship] Perfection, [Blood Burst Step] Perfection, [Antelope Leaping Skill] Perfection, [Falling Leaves Saber Technique] Perfection.

Martial Arts Insights: Storm Sword Intent (Intermediate Sword Intent) (Swordsmanship power increased by 150%), Falling Leaves Saber Intent (Basic Saber Intent) (Saber Technique power increased by 55%)

Duplication Interval: 3 days.

Seeing that the Storm Sword Intent on his interface had transformed into an Intermediate Sword Intent...

Lu Changfeng finally couldn’t help but burst into joyous laughter.

"I did it! Haha!"

This was the first time Lu Changfeng had increased his strength through his own actions!

The joy from this far surpassed the cheap thrill of obtaining a Root Bone Talent without any effort.

Lu Changfeng’s painstaking efforts over the past few days had paid off handsomely.

"A Sword Intent one comprehends on their own is indeed much stronger than one inherited from a predecessor," Zhao Xingtian remarked with a sigh from the side.

"However, if you want to go further, you will need to put in even more effort," Zhao Xingtian added.

He had the inheritance of his Sect. The Starlight Sword Intent was just the beginning. With his Talent and the Cultivation Techniques his Sect had prepared for him, it was only a matter of time before he could forge an even stronger Sword Intent.

But for Lu Changfeng to advance further, he would have to create his own Sword Intent all over again.

More immediately, once Lu Changfeng advanced to the Tendon Transformation Realm and his body possessed Inner Strength, his Swordsmanship would have to be completely overhauled.

Sword technique moves with Inner Strength and without it were completely different.

However, Zhao Xingtian felt that with Lu Changfeng’s Talent, this probably wouldn’t be a major issue for him.

The real difficulty lay in achieving another breakthrough in his Sword Intent.

Zhao Xingtian’s words of advice gradually calmed Lu Changfeng’s excitement.

"I’ll take it one step at a time. There’s always a way out," Lu Changfeng said, his face full of determination.

But inwardly, he thought, ’I’m just one High-Grade Swordsmanship-type Talent away from merging them into a Supreme Talent. With a stronger, Supreme Talent for Swordsmanship, it shouldn’t be difficult to raise my Storm Sword Intent to the level of an Advanced Sword Intent.’

"As expected of my master’s close friend," Zhao Xingtian said.

Lu Changfeng: "..."

"Let’s go out for a drink." Having just condensed an Intermediate Sword Intent, Lu Changfeng felt as if his mind had been hollowed out. He was relaxed, yet also felt an inexplicable emptiness.

He needed to accumulate some of the warmth of the mortal world in his heart again.

He had heard that Sword Intent was the materialization of a person’s inner Spiritual Power, and now Lu Changfeng deeply believed it to be true.

"Drinking?" Zhao Xingtian frowned.

"That’s right. You scared?"

"It’s not that I’m scared... Fine, let’s go."

"Alright! Hei Niu, stop practicing your punches. We’re going out for a good meal. It’s on me, your master!"

Hei Niu’s eyes lit up. He changed his clothes at top speed, and the group of three left the Prince’s Mansion.

「Before long.」

In a private room on the top floor of the Fragrant Breeze Building, Lu Changfeng and Zhao Xingtian sat facing each other, with Hei Niu at their side.

The three of them gazed at the scenery of Feng City outside the window, while their table was laden with fine wine and delicacies.

"Cheers!"

Lu Changfeng drained his cup in one gulp.

Zhao Xingtian frowned but still followed Lu Changfeng’s example and downed the wine.

Immediately after, Lu Changfeng watched as Zhao Xingtian’s neck began to turn red. The blush spread upward until his entire face was the color of a monkey’s red bottom!

"No using Inner Strength to sober up!" Lu Changfeng quickly added.

Zhao Xingtian opened his mouth, then with a THUD, he collapsed onto the table. A steady snoring sound arose.

Lu Changfeng and Hei Niu stared at each other in bewilderment. This guy was so powerful, yet who would have thought he’d be knocked out by a single cup!