Cultivating Saber Techniques

This was the first time he had experienced such a state while cultivating internal techniques. With no one to guide him, Meng Qingshan could only endure silently, not daring to move.

As the true qi in his dantian gradually settled into stillness, that strange itching sensation quietly faded away.

Only then did Meng Qingshan slowly open his eyes and begin to carefully examine his own condition.

He cautiously untied the bandages on his shoulder, revealing a patch of dark brown scab.

Meng Qingshan lightly touched it, and the palm-sized scab immediately fell off, hitting the ground heavily and shattering into several pieces.

Staring at the fair, smooth skin on his shoulder, Meng Qingshan was first stunned, then a thought quickly popped into his mind.

He shrugged his shoulders slightly, found that movement was no longer hindered, and without hesitation tore off all the bandages on his body.

Sure enough, just as he had expected.

After the Long Wind Heart Method broke through to the twelfth layer, the injuries on his body had been completely healed. That inexplicable itching just now was precisely a sign of wound recovery.

Overjoyed, Meng Qingshan willed it and summoned the Character Panel:

Character: Meng Qingshan

Blood Qi Value: 180/180

True Qi Value: 115/115

Cultivation: 209

External Attributes: Physique 18, Strength 13, Agility 3

Internal Attributes: Inner Breath 23, Chi Force 8, Insight 11

Dantian Meridians: [Shenque Acupoint]--+5 Inner Breath, +2 Chi Force.

Basic Skills: "Regulate Breath"

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From the Character Panel, it was clear to see that not only had Meng Qingshan's injuries fully recovered, but his Blood Qi Value had also increased significantly, now approaching the threshold of 200.

What was especially worth mentioning was that his True Qi Value had nearly doubled—an improvement that could only be called gratifying.

After the consecutive breakthroughs of the Long Wind Heart Method, the over ten thousand points of cultivation Meng Qingshan had accumulated were now nearly depleted. It seemed he would need to build up again for a while.

Then, Meng Qingshan tapped open the Martial Arts Illustrated Book and expanded the attribute panel of the Long Wind Heart Method, which had just broken through to the twelfth layer:

Martial Art: Long Wind Heart Method

Affiliation: Changfeng Escort Agency

Grade: Common (Green)

Skill Level: 12th Layer (Cultivatable to 24th Layer)

Progress: 0 Points (Accumulate 4678 Points of Cultivation to Break Through to the Next Layer)

Meridians: Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian

Bonuses: Inner Breath +18, Chi Force +6, Physique +12, Insight +6

Special Effects: [Ride the Wind] When facing an enemy, circulating internal force increases technique damage by 20%; [Flowing Wind] When taking damage, can activate Body Protecting True Qi, consuming a certain amount of True Qi to reduce incoming damage by 20%.

The changes to the Long Wind Heart Method were not significant; overall, it was a normal increase.

Only the internal technique special effects had undergone some changes.

First, the internal technique special effect [Ride the Wind], obtained at the sixth layer, had its damage increase changed from 10% to 20% after the internal technique broke through to the twelfth layer.

Second, a new internal technique special effect [Flowing Wind] had been added. This was a defensive attribute effect. From the panel, it could consume True Qi to reduce damage by 20%.

Seeing this, Meng Qingshan felt a slight regret inwardly: "The internal technique special effects of this family heirloom heart method from Changfeng Escort Agency aren't actually bad. It's just a pity that it's only a green-grade martial art. If its grade were a bit higher, this internal technique might have been usable throughout the entire game."

In fact, in the game Wulin Qixia Zhuan, the special effects of internal cultivation techniques were more important than the bonuses.

Although a decent numerical panel could raise the lower limit of an internal cultivation technique, a good internal technique special effect could raise its upper limit.

If one had to put it into words, the only explanation was this: bonus values were fixed, but the percentages of internal technique special effects always changed along with the Character Panel.

Exiting the information panel of the Long Wind Heart Method, Meng Qingshan looked at the Nine Forms of Swift Saber, which had just been recorded in the Martial Arts Illustrated Book today, and promptly opened it.

Since this was only a green-grade martial art, cultivating it to the first layer required only 175 points of cultivation.

Meng Qingshan recalled that the Cultivation bar on his Character Panel happened to have 209 points of cultivation left.

With the mindset of converting all cultivation into combat power, Meng Qingshan poured 175 points of cultivation into the cultivation bar of the Nine Forms of Swift Saber.

A flash of light ran across the progress bar of this saber technique—a sign of a breakthrough in martial art techniques.

Many memories of practicing the saber technique suddenly appeared in Meng Qingshan's mind.

He closed his eyes and concentrated. A stream of memory, like a trickling brook, quietly flowed into the depths of his mind.

Meng Qingshan's mind, at this moment, seemed to step into a mysterious domain, where hazy mist lingered all around.

But every time his thoughts stirred, the mist parted gently like a curtain of gauze, revealing vivid scenes of saber practice.

He seemed to see himself, in countless days and nights, drenched in sweat as he tirelessly practiced the basic saber forms.

Every movement strove for precision, every turn for swiftness.

He saw himself in the wind, in the rain, even on the snowy ground, persistently swinging the saber in his hand.

That saber light flickered within the hazy mist, like the brightest stars in the night sky.

To be honest, this was the first time Meng Qingshan had channeled cultivation power into a martial technique.

Thus, the effect it brought left Meng Qingshan deeply shaken.