Chapter 58: Coming Out of Seclusion
The Broken Moon Sword Manual.
It was the Broken Moon Sect’s Ultimate Skill.
What Luo Tianhao had given Lu Changfeng was the complete volume of the Broken Moon Sword Manual.
It contained the Body Forging Swordsmanship, as well as the Blood Forging, Tendon Transformation, and Bone Refining sections of the Broken Moon Swordsmanship.
Lu Changfeng glanced over it, and the Blood Forging Realm section of the Broken Moon Swordsmanship was already imprinted in his mind.
Although the Longevity Sword Dao specialized in ’Longevity,’ it was still a genuine Swordsmanship-type Supreme Talent.
Lu Changfeng’s speed at learning swordsmanship had reached an unprecedented level.
Lu Changfeng drew his Autumn Water Long Sword and practiced from memory once in the Cultivation Chamber, already mastering the techniques from the Blood Forging section of the Broken Moon Swordsmanship.
The Broken Moon Swordsmanship was somewhat similar to the Storm Sword Technique. However, besides also requiring fast sword strikes, it emphasized precision and ruthlessness.
Strike a critical weak point, and you could slice the moon in half!
After fusing his talents into the Longevity Sword Dao and having it devour all his other Swordsmanship skills, Lu Changfeng was now in a wondrous state.
He understood the principles behind many Sword Techniques, but because they had been devoured by the Longevity Sword Dao, he had "forgotten" the techniques themselves.
This was not to say Lu Changfeng’s strength had decreased.
Rather, Lu Changfeng was now in a realm where formlessness surpassed form. When facing enemies, having no set techniques in mind allowed him to more clearly predict and see through their moves.
His own sword moves would automatically adapt to the situation, passively growing stronger.
For instance, while learning the Broken Moon Sword Manual now, Lu Changfeng saw through all the techniques of the Broken Moon Swordsmanship after just a single practice session.
He saw through the essence of the techniques, extracting some of their Martial Arts True Intent and integrating it into his Storm Sword Intent.
Lu Changfeng continued to study the Broken Moon Swordsmanship and the Broken Moon Sect’s Body Forging Swordsmanship.
The Broken Moon Sect’s Body Forging Swordsmanship had seven layers, allowing one to cultivate up to the Blood Forging Seventh Layer at its peak.
「Five days later.」
Lu Changfeng extracted the essence of the Broken Moon Sect’s Body Forging Swordsmanship, successfully upgrading his Storm Body Forging Sword Skill to the sixth layer.
Furthermore, Lu Changfeng had cultivated the Blood Forging section of the Broken Moon Swordsmanship to Perfection and promptly fed it to his Longevity Sword Dao for devouring.
This increased his lifespan by one year and correspondingly boosted the power of his sword strikes.
Additionally, with the help of his Longevity Sword Dao, Lu Changfeng stripped a portion of the True Intent from the Broken Moon Swordsmanship and fused it into his Storm Sword Intent.
The power of his Storm Sword Intent increased significantly, rising from a 150% boost to 200%, and his status screen changed considerably.
Name: Lu Changfeng
Root Bone: Upper A Class x2, Middle A Class x3
Talent: Supreme Talent [Longevity Sword Dao (Lifespan +2.6 years, Combat Power +0.5%)], 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] Second Layer. [Storm Body Forging Sword Skill] Perfection.
Martial Arts: [Blood Burst Step] Perfection, [Antelope Leaping Skill] Perfection, [Falling Leaves Saber Technique] Perfection. [Long-Armed Great Ape Fist] Minor Achievement, [Blood-Drinking Frenzy Saber] Minor Achievement
Martial Arts Insights: Storm Sword Intent (Intermediate Sword Intent) (Sword strike power increased by 200%), Falling Leaves Saber Intent (Basic Saber Intent) (Saber strike power increased by 55%)
Replication Interval: 44 days.
In just five days, Lu Changfeng’s strength had grown by a large margin.
However, Lu Changfeng didn’t plan to come out of his seclusion yet.
’It’s time to make a breakthrough in the Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill.’
Lu Changfeng took out a piece of Moon Beast Meat.
The Moon Beast Meat had been pre-cut into a neat, square block, so Lu Changfeng had no idea what a real Moon Beast looked like.
However, the Moon Beast Meat gave off a faint, fluorescent glow.
Lu Changfeng had tried a piece of the Moon Beast Meat on the very first day.
Its effects had shocked him. It was at least seven or eight times more effective at enhancing his qi and blood than Celestial Silkworm Meat!
’Truly worthy of being a recipe for Exotic Beast Meat ranked in the top three even in Jiangnan Prefecture!’
With this bag of Moon Beast Meat, Lu Changfeng prepared to break through the Second Layer of the Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill in one go.
Lu Changfeng took out a piece of Moon Beast Meat, swallowed it, and began to practice in the backyard Cultivation Chamber, wielding a two-hundred-jin greatsword made of pig iron.
And so, Lu Changfeng immersed himself in his cultivation.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, Gongsun Wu visited the Changle Martial Arts Hall several times, only to be told each time that Lu Changfeng was still in seclusion.
「That day, in the backyard.」
Lu Changfeng was bare-chested, revealing a powerful and lean physique. Upon completing a set of the Body Forging Saber Technique, he suddenly tossed the pig-iron greatsword high into the air.
At that moment, the qi and blood throughout Lu Changfeng’s body surged and vibrated. In a certain instant, the bottleneck shattered!
"Hah!" Lu Changfeng let out a low shout. ’Blood Forging Seventh Layer, complete!’
"Tell Gongsun Wu to give me five days. In five days, I will come out of seclusion to face Sikong Jue!"
To the side, Chunzhu watched the successful breakthrough with a smile on her face. She left the food box and turned to leave.
Lu Changfeng took a quick shower, threw on a jacket, and went to the cellar to retrieve a large amount of Celestial Silkworm Meat.
Although Luo Tianhao had given him a considerable amount of Moon Beast Meat, Lu Changfeng had consumed it all completely over the past month.
After breaking through to the Blood Forging Seventh Layer, Lu Changfeng’s physical strength would increase substantially over the next few days.
He could only use Celestial Silkworm Meat to replenish his energy.
「Five days passed.」
Lu Changfeng officially came out of seclusion.
After advancing to the Blood Forging Seventh Layer, Lu Changfeng found that his strength had increased by about thirty percent.
Combined with the strength gained from the Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill itself, Lu Changfeng’s monstrous physical power was now far beyond that of an ordinary person.
As for his physique, he hadn’t grown any taller; in fact, he had become a bit leaner.
But Lu Changfeng could feel that his muscles were tighter and packed with explosive power, and even the meridians within his body had become more resilient.
This meant that if Lu Changfeng advanced to the Tendon Transformation Realm, he would be much stronger than Martial Artists who had condensed their Inner Strength at the Blood Forging Sixth Layer.
The quantity and quality of his Inner Strength would both surpass that of other Tendon Transformation Martial Artists at the same level.
Next, Lu Changfeng would begin cultivating the Third Layer of the Fengtian Forging Body Saber Skill, and the weight of the greatsword used for training would soar to three hundred jin.
After coming out of seclusion, Lu Changfeng immediately gathered his few white-robed disciples to inspect their progress.
Han Fan’s progress was the most astounding. Starting as an ordinary person with no Martial Arts foundation, in just over a month, he had not only broken through to the Blood Forging First Layer but was also on the verge of breaking through to the Second Layer at any moment.
His entire being had undergone a world-shaking transformation. His figure had become sturdy, his gaze sharp; he was no longer that commoner boy.
Although Han Fan’s Root Bone was only Lower A Class, he possessed the Middle Grade Sword Technique Talent [Fast Sword]. His progress in cultivating a sword-based Body Forging Technique was faster than an ordinary person’s, allowing him to basically keep pace with Nie Xiaohu, who had the best Root Bone.
Besides Han Fan, the one who had improved the fastest was Nie Xiaohu. His Root Bone was Upper A Class, and his Talent was a Low-Grade Sword Technique Talent.
As the young master of the Changfeng Escort Agency, he had previously cultivated a Body Forging Technique at home. Now that he had switched to Body Forging Swordsmanship, his progress was thirty percent faster, and he was about to break through to the Body Forging Third Layer.
Lin Yan and Nan Jiageng’s performances were also quite good.
Although they couldn’t compare to Han Fan and Nie Xiaohu, they were still outstanding among the disciples. Sooner or later, with their talent in Swordsmanship and Lu Changfeng’s careful guidance, they would be able to master a powerful Sword Dao Cultivation.
Lu Changfeng personally instructed each of the few disciples one by one on the Martial Arts Hall’s training ground.
Afterward, Gongsun Wu appeared at the Changle Martial Arts Hall right on time.
Seeing that Lu Changfeng had really come out of seclusion, Gongsun Wu breathed a sigh of relief. "Master Lu, you’re finally out!"