Martial Artist! Saber Technique Perfection! Lifespan One Hundred Years!

The Bearded Man spent a full twenty years to cultivate this Basic Saber Technique to the Proficient Realm. To reach the Great Accomplishment Realm, even if he didn't die, it would be almost impossible.

From this, one can see how terrifying and exceptional Su Mo's talent and comprehension were.

This was even with Su Mo not dedicating all his energy to this Basic Saber Technique, as he also practiced Archery and tempered his body, mastering the innate characteristics of Beasts and Fierce Beasts.

If Su Mo had put more energy into this Basic Saber Technique, it would likely have already been cultivated to the Perfection Realm by him.

"My physical body seems to have reached a limit. Eating Green Wolf Meat no longer produces that faint warm current and heat. Only when eating Wild Boar Meat does that heat sensation continue to appear within my body. Does this mean Green Wolf Meat no longer has an effect on me?"

In these past few days, Su Mo also discovered that continuing to eat Green Wolf Meat no longer generated a heat sensation within his body. This meant that Green Wolf Meat could no longer subtly strengthen his physical body.

However, Wild Boar Meat could.

According to the Bearded Man, this Wild Boar was a Fierce Beast, and the energy contained in its meat was greater than that of Green Wolf Meat.

After this discovery, Su Mo set aside the Green Wolf Meat and only ate Wild Boar Meat.

Fearing that the Green Wolf Meat would go to waste, Su Mo gave a large portion of it to Uncle Chen Shan and his family next door. This startled Uncle Chen Shan and his wife, Zhang Cuihua, immensely, and they adamantly refused to accept it.

Su Mo could only offer a half-truthful explanation. In the end, Uncle Chen Shan and his family accepted the Green Wolf Meat, but this caused the usually strong Aunt Zhang Cuihua to burst into tears.

Because of this meat, even if Uncle Chen Shan didn't go hunting in the mountains, their family would have enough to last until next spring.

The remaining Green Wolf Meat was distributed by Su Mo to Grandma Li and some other elderly people who had previously helped and supported him. The elders were deeply moved. In the dead of winter, with snow flying, this meat was a lifesaver.

How could they not be moved!

Just as Su Mo was cultivating in low-key fashion without going hunting, news suddenly spread through the village that someone had hunted a Plum Deer. This was a major event that instantly stirred the entire Shuanglin Village.

When Su Mo brought the Wild Boar and Green Wolf back to the village, he hadn't let anyone see him, so naturally, no one knew.

However, this time, the Hunter who hunted the deer openly carried the entire deer back to the village, which shocked many villagers. After all, with the meat from a deer, they wouldn't have to worry for the entire winter.

Uncle Chen Shan, his neighbor, told him that the hunter who caught the deer was not alone but a father and son duo, Zhang Tieshan and Zhang Hai, who lived at the east end of the village. They had jointly hunted this Plum Deer in Qingliang Mountain.

At this point, Uncle Chen Shan was filled with envy.

Su Mo knew of the father and son, Zhang Tieshan and Zhang Hai. Zhang Tieshan was an older generation Hunter, even older than Uncle Chen Shan in terms of seniority and age. However, his son, Zhang Hai, was younger than Su Mo, only sixteen years old this year. Zhang Hai also had a younger sister named Zhang Qian, who was only fifteen years old.

After the New Year, when she turned sixteen, the family would start looking for a husband and discussing marriage.

This was because Zhang Tieshan had children late in life.

In the village, it was often not easy for Hunters to find wives. Uncle Chen Shan, for instance, was in his thirties when he met Aunt Zhang Cuihua. It was only because Aunt Cui Hua found Uncle Chen Shan agreeable to her eyes that she was willing to marry him.

Otherwise, Aunt Cui Hua wouldn't have married anyone else!

Furthermore, Uncle Chen Shan told him that the mountains had been very chaotic these past few days. The soldiers and members of Black Wind Stockade were sweeping through Qingliang Mountain, searching for people. It was said that someone had killed several Black Wind Stockade soldiers, one of whom was a Minor Leader within Black Wind Stockade.

While these Black Wind Stockade members were sweeping the mountain, it was heard that a Major Leader of Black Wind Stockade accidentally encountered a Wild Boar. This Wild Boar went berserk and fatally gored the Major Leader to death, tearing his body into several pieces.

This Major Leader of Black Wind Stockade was not weak; he was a Martial Artist at the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

Yet, even so, he was powerfully killed by the Wild Boar when they encountered each other, his body being smashed and torn apart.

The people of Shuanglin Village were unaware of this incident. Black Wind Stockade had deliberately concealed it, so Uncle Chen Shan was also unaware, and thus Su Mo did not know either.

Another piece of news was that a Wolf King had appeared in Green Wolf Ridge. It was extremely ferocious, and many Hunters who accidentally strayed into Green Wolf Ridge had met unfortunate ends. Uncle Chen Shan warned him to avoid Green Wolf Ridge as much as possible when entering the mountains.

This Green Wolf King was very powerful, comparable to a Fierce Beast.

In the following days, Su Mo continued to keep a low profile, diligently practicing Archery and madly refining his physical body. His Saber Technique was even cultivated to the Perfection Realm.

And on the night his Basic Saber Technique was cultivated to the Perfection Realm.

Impurities and dirt were expelled from Su Mo's skin, white steam emanated from his entire body, his strength increased significantly, his skin became firm, as if undergoing some ultimate refining, and the sound of blood flowing could be clearly heard.

"Is this the Body Tempering Realm?"

Su Mo's eyes now gleamed with brilliance. Blood flowed throughout his body, and immense strength radiated from him. He discovered that even without the Beast Hide Great Bow, he could kill a Wild Boar with a single punch. Yes, even though the Wild Boar had thick skin and tough flesh, it could not withstand his punch at this moment.

Su Mo's internal strength had been strengthened and enhanced to an unprecedented degree. His physical defense, with the boost from the [Thick Skin and Tough Flesh] characteristic, had also become more robust and powerful.

He didn't know if all Martial Artists in the Body Tempering Realm were this strong, or if only he had this feeling?

In fact, the Bearded Man had concealed a crucial point about the Body Tempering Realm and hadn't told him: ordinary people who wanted to become Martial Artists in the Body Tempering Realm had to learn a martial art to temper their bodies, causing a qualitative change and entering the Body Tempering Realm.

The Basic Saber Technique was not counted among these, as the word "Basic" already determined its nature.

However, Su Mo, relying on his terrifying comprehension and powerful physique, had forcibly broken through this barrier and advanced to the Body Tempering Realm, refining the impurities and dirt from his body. This was extremely astonishing and terrifying.

At the same time, the Green Wolf's [Sharp Claws] characteristic from before had also strengthened his hands, making his grip on the saber as steady as a mountain. When he unleashed a saber strike, the saber light crisscrossed, leaving behind afterimages, and the air hissed. The Basic Saber Technique at the Perfection Realm unleashed unimaginable power in Su Mo's hands.

He didn't know if it was because Su Mo had cultivated the Basic Saber Technique to Perfection, but when he performed the saber technique, a faint golden stream of light flashed on the saber blade. It was very subtle and blurry, almost impossible to see clearly, but it was still noticed by the perceptive Su Mo.

He didn't know if it was due to the Basic Saber Technique at the Perfection Realm or because of the Ancient Profound Pearl within his body, as this golden stream of light was too faint.

"After breaking through to the Body Tempering Realm, I don't know if it's because the impurities and dirt in my flesh and skin have been expelled or if I've undergone some kind of tempering, but my life level seems to have changed. Before, although not obvious, I felt my lifespan wouldn't be very long, at most seventy years."

"But now, by eating the meat of wild beasts and having my body continuously nourished by the warm currents, combined with breaking through to the Body Tempering Realm, my lifespan can now reach at least ninety years, and even one hundred years is entirely possible."

After breaking through to the Body Tempering Realm, Su Mo could vaguely sense the changes within his body. It was an extremely mysterious feeling, the ultimate feeling of increased lifespan, a feeling that was intoxicating.

Because they had hunted in the mountains for many years, many Hunters and trappers actually did not live past seventy. Hunting wild beasts and many large animals accumulated over the years would lead to various problems and ailments in their bodies.

In Shuanglin Village, Hunters over sixty years old were few and far between. Zhang Tieshan, who caught the Plum Deer, was one of them.

"If I break through to Martial Artist, my lifespan will increase. If I break through to Meridian Opening Realm, will my lifespan increase even more? Above Meridian Opening Realm, there's Tendon Changing Realm, Bone Refining Realm, and Blood Changing Realm. Once I reach those, how much will my lifespan increase?"

"Won't my lifespan reach two hundred years, or even several hundred?"

"If a Martial Artist cultivates to the extreme, can they truly achieve immortality and look down upon the mortal world?"

Feeling the intangible increase in his lifespan, Su Mo was overjoyed. At the same time, he marveled at the Martial Artists beyond the Body Tempering Realm, whose lifespans must surely be terrifyingly long.

He even guessed that, following this trend, if he cultivated to the peak of martial arts, wouldn't he achieve immortality and roam the world freely?

At this moment, Su Mo's obsession with martial arts became incredibly strong. He wanted to increase his lifespan; he wanted immortality.

He didn't want to die.

However, because Su Mo had spent years in Shuanglin Village, he didn't actually know that even if Martial Artists in the outside world cultivated to the Bone Refining Realm or Blood Changing Realm, their lifespans wouldn't increase significantly. Lifespan enhancement required a leap in the level of life itself to affect longevity.

For Martial Artists in the outside world to increase their lifespan, they either had to take longevity-extending pills to revitalize their aging flesh and blood, or consume exotic beasts and demonic beasts. Otherwise, they had to break through the Blood Changing Realm, condense Divine Gang, achieve transcendence, shed their mortal bodies, and undergo a complete transformation in their life level to increase their lifespan.

But those who could reach such a realm were already peerless experts capable of overseeing and dominating a region. Even in the outside world, they were not commonly seen.