After glancing at his greatly disheartened eldest son, Lu Longjing handed the box he was holding to Lu Yuan. "Open it and take a look."
"This is..."
Lu Yuan was taken aback.
"A saber. I had someone forge it half a month ago. It cost eight hundred taels," Lu Longjing said calmly.
Lu Yuan opened it and saw it was a Miao saber, about three feet seven inches long. It combined the characteristics of both a saber and a spear, and could be used with one or two hands.
The blade was sharp. Lu Yuan tore off a strand of hair and let it fall, splitting the hair.
The entire saber was dark blue-green, with dense patterns on the surface. It looked plain and unadorned, but when touched, one could feel an icy aura.
"A good saber!!"
Lu Yuan liked it very much.
This saber was clearly forged by a master, and a lot of effort had gone into it.
"Father, does this saber have a name?"
"You can name it," Lu Longjing shook his head.
Lu Yuan performed a saber flourish and pondered for a moment. "Let's call it Po Jun."
This saber was not light, weighing about twenty jin. At this weight, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to even hold it, let alone wield it. Without sufficient strength, it was impossible to use.
However, Lu Yuan was a Blood Refinement Martial Artist, and his strength far surpassed that of ordinary people. A twenty-jin saber was very suitable for him.
"Po Jun, that's a good name."
Lu Cheng took it and swung it a few times before returning it. "Little Yuan, I have to leave Lingbao County for three to four days tomorrow. There are some things you'll need to take care of."
"Go with peace of mind," Lu Yuan said seriously.
After Lu Longjing and Lu Cheng left, Zhang Zhi spoke up. "Little Yuan, let me teach you a saber technique."
Lu Yuan was overjoyed. "I couldn't ask for more."
In the hardened earth of the courtyard, Zhang Zhi took out a wooden saber. "The saber technique I'm teaching you is called the Great Gale Saber Technique. 'Pō' signifies release, ferocity, and extreme speed."
"'Fēng' is extreme speed. And 'Dà' means encompassing all directions, accepting everything."
"The Great Gale Saber Technique emphasizes speed, ferocity, explosiveness, and penetrating everywhere. It requires immense stamina to execute. Without enough stamina, it's a joke."
Zhang Zhi stepped forward in a charge, executing spinning strikes that were swift and sharp. His body followed his blade, and his blade followed his body, like splitting bamboo. He roared:
"Fast, fast, fast! Heavy, heavy, heavy!"
"This is the essence of the Great Gale Saber Technique."
"Every strike should be as fast as possible! As heavy as possible!!"
Chichichichi!!
Lu Yuan held Po Jun, each saber strike cleaving the air.
Sweep, Chop, Ward, Slice, Flick, Block, Slash, Thrust!
"This saber technique seems to emphasize momentum over form."
As Zhang Zhi taught and Lu Yuan practiced himself, he began to gain understanding.
As the saying goes, the stubborn fear the reckless, and the reckless fear the desperate.
Why does everyone fear the desperate? Because the desperate have the most ferocious momentum.
The forms of the Great Gale Saber Technique are not important; what's important is the Great Gale Saber Technique's momentum: fast, fierce, violent, all-encompassing, and impenetrable like pouring water.
"This kid... he figured it out himself before I even said anything?"
Zhang Zhi watched from the side, stunned. He had intended to guide Lu Yuan later, but unexpectedly, as he practiced, he no longer needed guidance.
"Damn! Teaching a genius is a process of beating yourself down."
Zhang Zhi recalled when his father taught him this saber technique. He practiced for ten days, only foolishly practicing the saber forms, and finally, his father couldn't stand it and guided him.
Yet Lu Yuan, after practicing for only an incense stick's worth of time, had already grasped that the Great Gale Saber Technique emphasizes momentum over form.
"The gap between people is too vast."
Zhang Zhi's heart was filled with tears as he offered this sentiment to himself.
In the evening, after finishing a day of cultivation, Lu Yuan's mind moved, and he summoned his status panel. Below, the Great Gale Saber Technique had appeared.
Name: Lu Yuan
Age: 16
Talent: High-grade Talent.
Lifespan: 61 years (14 years remaining)
Cultivation Techniques: Ox Demon Fist (Masterful 25%), Great Gale Saber Technique (Initial Glimpse 58%)
"Being a genius feels pretty good."
Lu Yuan felt he could now punch a cow to death with a single blow.
Outside the kitchen, Lu Yuan wrapped his arms around a water vat and exerted force, his face flushing red as he lifted the entire vat. He held it for over ten seconds before slowly setting it down.
This water vat, when full, weighed a thousand jin, and even when nearly full, it was close to eight hundred jin.
"I've only undergone one Blood Refinement, and I'm already this strong. Even barehanded, a dozen adult men wouldn't be my match."
The next morning.
In the courtyard, Lu Cheng, holding a wooden sword, stood opposite Lu Yuan, eager to spar. "Come on!"
Lu Yuan twirled his sword and chuckled, "Brother, you have to go easy on me. You've undergone Blood Refinement before I have."
"Get lost. I won't go easy on you," Lu Cheng retorted with a laugh.
"I have to beat up my younger brother while I still can. With your current progress, I won't be able to beat you for much longer. I need to win against you at least once as soon as possible."
Lu Yuan took a deep breath and stared at Lu Cheng. The next moment, he took a step forward, his wooden sword whistling as it chopped towards Lu Cheng's head with an unstoppable momentum.
However, Lu Cheng smiled slightly, his wooden sword arriving just before Lu Yuan's.
Lu Yuan's wooden sword was raised high, and immense force came from the blade, almost making him drop it.
After repelling Lu Yuan with one move, Lu Cheng chuckled, "Younger brother, be careful. I've been practicing martial arts for three years longer than you, and my experience is far richer."
Lu Yuan nodded. He had never experienced a real fight, and this was his absolute weakness.
The next moment, he charged at Lu Cheng like a Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain, chopping down at him.
In an instant, Lu Cheng seemed to have read his mind. His footwork shifted, and he dodged Lu Yuan's fierce chop. He slid to his side with a strange movement, his blade sweeping towards Lu Yuan's back like an Antelope Hanging Horns.
But Lu Yuan's wooden sword suddenly appeared behind him, blocking the attack.
"Brother, a fall teaches a man wisdom."
Lu Yuan laughed heartily. His Blade Follows Body, and his wooden sword slashed and swept with the power of a Stormy Rain.
Lu Cheng smiled with satisfaction. His sword light shifted, as light as the wind, and he calmly blocked Lu Yuan's offensive.
Bang bang bang bang!
As time passed, Lu Yuan's attacks grew faster, and the transitions between his moves became more fluid.
Lu Cheng's expression turned serious. After half an incense stick's worth of time, he suddenly forced Lu Yuan back and shouted, "I'm not fighting anymore! I'm not fighting! You monster! You're getting stronger the more we fight!"
Lu Yuan, starting from being unskillful, became increasingly proficient, his swordsmanship growing fiercer. He forced Lu Cheng to go all out, not daring to underestimate him. It even gave him the feeling of desperately fighting a mortal enemy.
If he hadn't experienced it himself, Lu Cheng would never have believed that someone could improve their swordsmanship so rapidly in such a short period.
This change was simply inconceivable.
He gained a deeper understanding of Zhang Zhi's words, "Sometimes the gap between people is just that big."
Born to the same parents, how could the gap be so large?
Lu Cheng felt extremely depressed.
Lu Yuan fought with exhilarating freedom in this spar. He glanced at the panel:
Great Gale Saber Technique (Familiarity 8%)
He put the wooden sword back and Lu Cheng said, "I'll be leaving Lingbao County soon. You need to go get some fine ingredients from Qinghe Village."
The so-called fine ingredients were precious medicinal materials like Ginseng, Deer Antler, Tiger Bone, and Lingzhi.
The Lu Family had an Old Hunter in Qinghe Village they had cooperated with for many years. This Old Hunter had extremely seasoned experience in finding precious medicinal materials.
Generally, every two to three months, the Lu Family would send someone to collect the medicinal materials.
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