Sword Heart

Lu Changfeng called out to Black Ox.

Black Ox, carrying a pile of gifts, began visiting the Hall of Worship.

Perhaps it was because Lu Changfeng was known to be a top Saber Master who had condensed Saber Intent.

The Worshippers were also very polite to Lu Changfeng.

Over two days, Lu Changfeng visited all the Worshippers.

He met with all of them.

He truly had an unexpected gain.

Among these Worshippers, the worst Bone Structure was Grade B Mid, with most being Grade B Upper.

The six Worshippers in the Muscle Tendon Realm all possessed Grade A Bone Structure.

As for talent, among the more than thirty Worshippers, only eight had martial arts talent, including Liu An and Mo Tian, whom Lu Changfeng had previously fused with during a Worshipper mission.

Of everyone, the one who surprised Lu Changfeng the most was a decadent old man in the Muscle Tendon Realm.

This person claimed to be Old Luo and was a Muscle Tendon Realm Worshipper of the Wang Family.

Old Luo's Bone Structure was the highest among all the Worshippers, Grade A Mid. Additionally, he possessed a High-grade Talent called [Sword Heart].

This was clearly a talent related to sword techniques.

However, judging by its name, it was different from Lu Changfeng's High-grade Talent's specialization.

Lu Changfeng inquired about it through the interface.

The interface's response was that High-grade Talents could be further fused into Super-grade Talents.

However, Super-grade Talents required the collection of four High-grade Talents of the same type before they could be successfully fused.

This meant that for Ye Sheng's High-grade Talent [Assassinate], Lu Changfeng could at most replicate it once.

Because to advance to a Super-grade Talent, he would need three other distinct High-grade Talents related to hidden weapons.

After understanding this, Lu Changfeng immediately decided on his next replication target—the talent [Sword Heart] from Old Luo.

The next morning.

The Copy Interface updated.

Lu Changfeng then went to find Old Luo, carrying a wine pot.

In Lu Changfeng's opinion, Old Luo's identity was definitely not simple.

A High-grade Talent combined with Grade A Mid Bone Structure made him a top-tier genius worthy of cultivation in any sect.

Why would he end up being just a Worshipper in a mere Wang Family?

Furthermore, Lu Changfeng had discreetly inquired about Old Luo's usual behavior.

His strength displayed in the Wang Family's Worshipper missions was only that of an ordinary Martial Master, and he had never shown any talent in swordsmanship.

This further solidified Lu Changfeng's guess: Old Luo was likely living in the Wang Family under a hidden identity, either cultivating in seclusion or simply slacking off.

Old Luo's usual hobbies were drinking and playing chess.

Therefore, today, Lu Changfeng brought a wine pot to find Old Luo.

"Oh? It's Saber Master Lu! Come, come!"

Old Luo opened the door and his eyes lit up when he saw the wine pot in Lu Changfeng's hand.

As for the nickname Saber Master Lu, it had spread throughout the Hall of Worship after the Worshippers learned that Lu Changfeng had condensed Saber Intent.

For some reason, Old Luo was deeply impressed by this nickname, and thus had a strong impression of Lu Changfeng.

"I've heard that Worshipper Luo is an excellent chess player. I have nothing to do today, so I've come to seek your guidance." Lu Changfeng said after entering the room.

"Haha, seeking guidance is too much. Since Saber Master Lu also enjoys the Way of Chess, let's have a game!"

Old Luo sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, where a chessboard was already set up.

Lu Changfeng sat down and placed the wine pot on the table.

"You came, you came, why bring wine!"

Old Luo said, taking out two cups from beneath the stone table and opening the wine pot.

"Mmm, this is Osmanthus Brew from Osmanthus Tower, isn't it? Top-quality wine that costs fifty taels a pot! Saber Master Lu, you're truly generous!"

Old Luo poured a cup for each of them, took a sip with relish, and then excitedly began to play.

Lu Changfeng smiled slightly. The two exchanged moves, and in a blink of an eye, the game reached a critical juncture.

Lu Changfeng thought to himself that the Go class he took before transmigrating hadn't been wasted. Old Luo's chess skills were too strong, and he could only barely hold on, narrowly avoiding being instantly defeated.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. Saber Master Lu, you dared to come here, you truly have some skill." Old Luo's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

As he spoke, Old Luo's offensive intensified, and Lu Changfeng was quickly overwhelmed.

"Farewell, I'll come to seek your guidance again next time!"

Lu Changfeng turned and left, leaving a bewildered Old Luo saying, "The wine isn't finished yet? Aren't you going to play another game before leaving?"

Lu Changfeng waved his hand without looking back, "No, I'm going back to cultivate."

With the [Sword Heart] talent copied, who has time to stay here with an old geezer!

Even if this old man indeed had some secrets behind him, Lu Changfeng had no intention of digging into the old man's inner world.

He returned to his small worship courtyard.

Lu Changfeng drew out the Autumn Water Longsword, which hadn't been unsheathed for a long time.

As the Treasure Artifact gleamed with cold light, Lu Changfeng practiced the Gale Sword Technique.

As the Gale Sword Technique reached its depths, the Fierce Wind Sword Intent naturally erupted!

This time, Lu Changfeng's [Sword Heart] and [Swordsman] talents activated simultaneously, deepening his comprehension of the Fierce Wind Sword Intent by another layer!

After finishing the practice, the interface intuitively presented the changes.

[Fierce Wind Sword Intent]'s sword technique power increase of 50% had become a 65% increase.

This was the effect of talent augmentation. For the same sword technique and sword intent, those with stronger talents naturally exerted greater power.

"The fusion rules for High-grade Talent to Super-grade Talent have changed, which has disrupted my copying plan."

"Next, the fusion target can be changed to Heroic Bone Structure. If the copied target is Grade A Mid, it will take about four years to fuse the Heroic Bone Structure."

"Four years, I can still wait."

With the target set.

Lu Changfeng began his secluded cultivation, the only technique he practiced being the [Heavenly Body Tempering Blade Technique].

Occasionally, he would play chess with Old Luo to foster their relationship.

When the Copy Interface refreshed, Lu Changfeng found Old Luo and copied his Bone Structure once.

Thus, after three copies, the end of the year arrived.

Lu Changfeng had stayed at the Wang Family for a full half-year, experiencing several worshipper missions, making him a veteran worshipper.

In half a year, Lu Changfeng's first layer of [Heavenly Body Tempering Blade Technique] had become extremely proficient.

He could practice it eight times a day.

This was the sign that he could cultivate the second layer of the [Heavenly Body Tempering Blade Technique].

Although he was still at the sixth level of Blood Tempering, Lu Changfeng could clearly feel his physique becoming stronger, with significant increases in strength, endurance, and explosive power.

This [Heavenly Body Tempering Blade Technique] was definitely not an ordinary technique.

To cultivate the second layer of the [Heavenly Body Tempering Blade Technique], the great saber needed to be increased in weight to two hundred jin.

So, amidst the heavy snowfall.

Lu Changfeng left the Wang Manor, carrying his great saber and heading towards the weapon shop.

He spent one hundred and twenty taels of silver, asking the weapon shop owner to add one hundred jin to his great saber.

The owner clearly recognized Lu Changfeng and secretly thought he was a true anomaly.

However, who would refuse a profitable business?

This time, it took two days to increase the iron great saber's weight to two hundred jin.

The iron great saber was still one meter eighty in length, but its thickness had increased significantly, especially along the spine.

Two blacksmiths carried it before bringing the two-hundred-jin great saber to Lu Changfeng.

Lu Changfeng took a deep breath, gripped the hilt with one hand, and slowly lifted the long saber. He felt the long-lost sense of heaviness again.