You Have the Right to Say No?

At night, Yang Ling took the Official Saber and found an empty place near the village to practice the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.

The room was too small to use it in. Practicing fists was fine, but practicing saber techniques would leave the entire house in splinters.

Before he knew it, two hours had passed.

His Proficiency had increased by 5 points.

That was 2.5 points per hour, exactly as he had previously guessed.

He practiced until dawn was near before returning to the wooden house to cultivate the Vajra Mingwang Technique.

One hour passed.

Then two hours passed.

After his Experience Points increased by 13 points, they stopped moving.

"The limit of the Vajra Mingwang Technique has also become 13 points."

"That's nearly 400 points a month. I should be able to break through to the second layer in a little over two months."

At that moment, Chen Xu's voice came from outside the door, calling him to go down into the mine.

"..."

Yang Ling suddenly realized that he simply didn't have enough time.

"I haven't practiced the Collapse Mountain Fist today, and I have to go down into the mine while also cultivating Martial Skills and martial arts techniques. I completely don't have enough time."

"If I can't find a way to have the best of both worlds, I'll probably have to streamline my Martial Skills in the future..."

"Right. Can a treasure like the Spirit Nurturing Pill be bought with money?"

"If I can buy Spirit Nurturing Pills, the problem of Martial Skill Proficiency can be temporarily solved..."

Thinking this, Yang Ling picked up the Steel Pickaxe and left.

By the time he returned, it was already night.

He continued practicing the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.

This Martial Skill had follow-up stages, and the benefits it brought were far greater than those of the Collapse Mountain Fist, so he wanted to push its Proficiency a little further.

Before he knew it, dawn came again. He switched to cultivating the Vajra Mingwang Technique, using it in place of sleep to restore his energy, then went out to mine again.

For the next several days, things proceeded much the same way.

Every day, new miners were sent to the Ore Vein. Yang Ling had already discovered several batches of Players.

But he couldn't be bothered to pay them any attention.

He only interacted with Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing.

The two of them had also learned some lessons from what happened with Lin Guoliang and temporarily avoided contact with those Players.

Mine Shaft No. 4.

As Yang Ling was digging, he suddenly felt a warm current.

He was about to Level Up.

A faint joy rose in his heart.

Sure enough, a crisp, pleasant voice rang out:

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, you have Leveled Up and gained 1 Free Attribute Point"

Without thinking much, Yang Ling immediately added it to Spirit.

"It's about time. Let's call it a day."

After leaving the Ore Vein, Yang Ling continued looking for a place to practice the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.

As he practiced, another warm current appeared.

The Official Saber in his hand suddenly became several times sharper, and his speed increased by a considerable margin!

Yang Ling opened his Attribute Panel and glanced at it:

Character: Yang Ling

Class: Constable

Level: 14

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Spirit: 26

Exclusive Skill: Insight

Martial Arts: Vajra Mingwang Technique (First Glimpse of the Door)

Experience Points: 140/1000

Collapse Mountain Fist (Mastery Through Practice)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Thief-Catching Saber Technique (First Glimpse of the Door)

Proficiency: 0/1000

Health Points: 210

"When I circulate my energy, my Agility increases by 15 points. Adding the 3 points from the Thief-Catching Saber Technique and my base 5 points, my Agility can reach 23 points..."

Yang Ling's expression shifted as the Vajra Mingwang Technique slowly began circulating.

Holding the Official Saber, he performed the Thief-Catching Saber Technique.

His saber grew faster and faster, while his entire body flashed and shifted across the clearing.

At some point, a light rain began falling from the sky.

Under that fierce saber momentum, the rain was actually unable to approach him for a time.

Yang Ling suddenly locked onto a tree about a foot thick and brought his saber down!

Whoosh—

The tree was easily split in two!

Only then did the rainwater gently land on Yang Ling, making him feel a little chilly.

"So this is saber technique."

Yang Ling looked at the tree split into two and couldn't help falling into deep thought.

At present, he could raise his Strength by a maximum of 32 points.

But even if he used the Collapse Mountain Fist, 32 points of Strength would not be enough to break this tree in a short time.

It would take at least two or three punches.

"This is probably why this saber has an Attack Power of 20."

"It seems weapons naturally have an advantage over fighting barehanded."

"By the same logic, acquiring Martial Skills such as sword and saber techniques should be more difficult. If I hadn't become a Constable, I wouldn't have been able to obtain a saber technique so quickly."

Yang Ling immediately made up his mind.

From now on, he would focus on cultivating the Thief-Catching Saber Technique and temporarily set aside the Collapse Mountain Fist.

If his Vajra Mingwang Technique advanced to the second layer, and his Thief-Catching Saber Technique reached Perfected Skill, then his saber momentum would become terrifying!

"I wonder how my current strength compares to Xu Qing and Huìnéng."

"I should not be weaker than the latter, but I may still be somewhat weaker than Xu Qing."

"However, without an overwhelming advantage in absolute strength, if I really faced experts of their level, they definitely wouldn't panic like Wu Que did. If they used their rich combat experience against me, I might not win."

Yang Ling pondered as he walked toward the wooden house.

After returning to the house, he continued cultivating the Vajra Mingwang Technique.

He continued until Chen Xu's voice came from outside.

The moment Chen Xu saw Yang Ling come out, he hurried forward and whispered:

"Brother Yang, it seems another important figure has arrived today. I saw Steward Niu scurrying off to Supervisor Wu's residence."

"Is that so?"

Yang Ling smiled. "That has nothing to do with us. Let's go down into the mine."

"Right, let's go down into the mine!"

Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing nodded excitedly.

They felt that their next Level Up was not far away.

This time, they had not been digging for long when a Mine Guard suddenly entered the Mine Shaft and called for Yang Ling, saying that he was to go to Supervisor Wu's residence.