The Genius Who Reached Great Accomplishment in Basic Saber Technique! A Three-Way Martial Arts Tournament!

In the end, Jin Guangqing looked at the stone-lock fragments scattered across the ground, shook his head, and left the training ground in a daze.

The next day, some martial arts school disciples came to train. At a glance, they spotted the stone-lock fragments strewn across the ground, and the disciples discussed the shocking sight among themselves.

"These are the thick, solid stone locks specially made for our school, and someone actually smashed them! I heard only Martial Artists in the Meridian Opening Realm could do that."

"I don't know. Maybe a senior brother or sister in the Meridian Opening Realm trained here last night and accidentally smashed the stone lock."

"Looking at it, that's probably what happened."

The disciples speculated that a senior brother or sister in the Meridian Opening Realm had most likely trained on the field last night. Otherwise, a Body Tempering Realm Martial Artist couldn't have damaged a stone lock of this caliber.

As a result, the incident didn't cause much of a stir at the school.

Jin Guangqing, the only one who knew the truth, had already gone quiet and kept a low profile. He was no longer arrogant and simply focused on cultivating in silence.

Soon, two days passed.

News spread through the martial arts school that other schools from nearby large towns were planning to hold a martial arts exchange with Guande Martial Arts School.

Guande Martial Arts School's reputation was simply too dazzling now. Donglai Martial Arts School had been the first to challenge them, but instead of hurting Guande Martial Arts School, the challenge had only made its business better and better.

Many nearby schools couldn't accept that.

Fewer and fewer disciples were coming to their schools to learn martial arts, and their business had plummeted.

So these schools in other large towns could no longer sit still. They turned their sights on the flourishing Guande Martial Arts School, and the so-called martial arts exchange—really just a challenge at their doorstep—came into being.

This time, it wasn't just one school coming to exchange martial arts. Word was that two schools were joining forces, and they looked like they meant business.

The two schools were Changchun Martial Arts School from Changchun Town and Qiufeng Martial Arts School from Qiufeng Town.

Both were well-known schools in the large towns under Anyuan County Town, with deeper roots and greater strength than Donglai Martial Arts School.

This time, Changchun Martial Arts School, Qiufeng Martial Arts School, and Guande Martial Arts School would hold a three-way tournament. After discussing it, the school's senior staff decided to put up some prizes.

After all, anyone with eyes could see that, though it looked like a friendly competition between three schools, Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School were actually joining forces to challenge Guande Martial Arts School and put it in its place.

Naturally, there had to be a prize.

The prize was Blood Qi Pills.

Blood Qi Pills were fairly precious cultivation pills. They could speed up a Martial Artist's cultivation and strengthen the flow of their qi and blood, making them an upgraded version of Body Strengthening Soup.

A single Blood Qi Pill sold for twenty taels on the market.

The prize this time was a bottle of Blood Qi Pills, with ten pills in each bottle.

Ten Blood Qi Pills came to a full two hundred taels of silver—a steep price that even ordinary wealthy families in Qingshan Town couldn't afford.

That showed just how precious Blood Qi Pills were.

The rules of the tournament were simple: whoever defeated the most disciples would take first place and earn the right to claim the bottle of Blood Qi Pills.

Second and third place would also receive prizes, though nothing as good as the bottle of Blood Qi Pills.

Each of the three schools would send ten disciples, for a total of thirty to exchange pointers.

Without exception, all thirty were among the best at their respective schools. Some were even martial arts prodigies, gifted enough to make a name for themselves in the Body Tempering Realm.

For instance, Mo Chengjun, a prodigy from Qiufeng Martial Arts School, was said to have not only reached the peak of the late Body Tempering Realm, but also cultivated the school's Autumn Wind Falling Leaves Palm to the Minor Accomplishment Realm. When he struck with his palm, its fierce force swept in like the autumn wind scattering leaves—powerful beyond measure.

There was also Cao Xuanchu of Changchun Martial Arts School. His cultivation was at the same peak of the late Body Tempering Realm as Mo Chengjun's, and he had cultivated Basic Saber Technique to the Great Accomplishment Realm. They said he was even a shade stronger than Mo Chengjun.

Basic Saber Technique was certainly basic, but reaching the Great Accomplishment Realm meant the practitioner possessed astonishing talent in the way of the saber. The power it unleashed was anything but basic.

Martial arts were divided into Entry Level, Minor Accomplishment, Proficient, Great Accomplishment, and Perfection!

Basic martial arts weren't especially powerful, but if one could cultivate them to the Proficient Realm, they would already be no weaker than ordinary martial arts at the Minor Accomplishment Realm.

If one could cultivate basic martial arts to the Great Accomplishment Realm, their might would far surpass that of ordinary martial arts at the Minor Accomplishment Realm.

That was why so many people took it for granted that Cao Xuanchu was stronger than Mo Chengjun.

Of course, besides well-known martial arts prodigies like Cao Xuanchu and Mo Chengjun, Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School also had several other famous elite disciples. Most were in the late or peak Body Tempering Realm.

They simply weren't as strong as Cao Xuanchu and Mo Chengjun.

But they were definitely not to be underestimated.

Since their opponents had come with ill intentions, Guande Martial Arts School wasn't about to take them lightly, either. They had Zhong Wanyu, Qi Yaxue, Qin Shuqin, Zheng Mengyang, and Jin Guangqing all prepare themselves.

Even Xie Baolin, Ye Zongsheng, Sha Pengxiao, and the others were warned by the school's senior staff that they would most likely have to take the field.

This time, the disciples brought by Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School were all very strong, far surpassing those from Donglai Martial Arts School.

As for repeating what they had done against Donglai Martial Arts School and taking on nine opponents in a row, that was clearly impossible.

Whether Cao Xuanchu or Mo Chengjun, both were extraordinary prodigies in the Body Tempering Realm, with formidable combat strength.

"Su Mo, trust your senior brother this time. I'll make sure you get a spot to compete."

This time, Senior Brother Luo Lianbo sought Su Mo out again and promised to secure him a place in the three-way tournament.

Su Mo didn't have much hope of that happening.

But he wanted the Blood Qi Pills for first place, too. With the Ancient Profound Pearl's help, they would let him cultivate even faster.

Luo Lianbo, however, had great faith in Su Mo. He felt Su Mo was a hidden dragon waiting to take flight.

So he chose to recommend Su Mo again...

Luo Lianbo trusted his own judgment.

Choosing Su Mo couldn't possibly be wrong.

And this time, the school's prodigies Zhong Wanyu and Qi Yaxue would most likely be unable to participate in the tournament, since both of them were breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm...