Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gale howled in fury, thunder exploded!
For the entire night, the sound of blades leaving their sheaths rang without cease.
By noon the next day, the sky was neither clear nor rainy, only a stretch of gloom.
Shing!!!
The tremulous cry of a blade rang out!
In the next instant, a dazzling azure-blue radiance erupted!
The long saber left its sheath, flashing through the gloomy sky like divine lightning!
A tall, powerfully built figure with thick black hair cascading loose descended from the air. He casually spun the saber in a flourish, then sheathed it.
"Black Talisman," Fang Xuan murmured.
Saber Art: Wind Thunder Saber Art (Entry Level) Progress: 120/500 Growth Method: Draw the blade once every ten years; with one slash, cleave gods! Each draw of the blade increases progress by +1! Description: Wind Thunder Flow Blade, shattering mountain ghosts!
A smile appeared on Fang Xuan's lips as he looked at the description on the Black Talisman.
"As my cultivation rises, my spiritual power grows stronger as well. The speed at which I grind progress has surged along with it. I no longer have to close my eyes and rest for ages after grinding it just once, like before."
Fang Xuan smiled faintly. The saber hilt in his grasp felt as if it had become one with him, fused into a single whole.
As natural as moving an arm, seamless and complete.
Had he not yet entered the realm before, it was impossible to say how long it would have taken him to train this Wind Thunder Saber Art from a beginner's first glimpse to Entry Level.
But now—
In merely one night, he had gone from a complete layman who knew nothing of saber arts to a saber wielder fairly well-versed in