Martial Technique Simplification, Duanmen Saber Technique!

"Three moves again!!"

Gu Heng and Chen He, watching from the side, both showed looks of shock. The scene of the Outer Court sparring match rose unbidden in their minds.

Back then, Gu Heng had taken the initiative to challenge Liu Chu, only to lose in three moves, utterly disgraced.

Yet now, in the Inner Court, it was as though the same scene had unfolded once more.

Liu Chu had once again sparred with an old Skin Refining Realm disciple and defeated him in only three moves!

"Liu Chu is actually so compatible with the Combat Technique? Could he have already cultivated it to the Great Accomplishment Realm?!"

Gu Heng stared at Liu Chu's figure, his heart filled with uncertainty.

His Combat Technique had yet to reach the Minor Accomplishment Realm, and Liu Chu had defeated him in three moves. At the time, he had assumed Liu Chu's Combat Technique had reached Minor Accomplishment.

Yet Senior Brother Xu Liyuan had cultivated the Combat Technique to the Minor Accomplishment Realm and had still been defeated by Liu Chu in three moves.

Looking at it this way, Liu Chu's Combat Technique had likely already reached the Great Accomplishment Realm!

"How is that possible..."

Gu Heng found it impossible to believe, unable to accept the fact.

If he had previously lost to Liu Chu, he could still console himself by saying that he had broken through into the Grade-Entry Realm while Liu Chu had not.

But now that Liu Chu had broken through into the Grade-Entry Realm and displayed a Great Accomplishment Combat Technique, Gu Heng felt utter despair.

"I misjudged him!"

Chen He's eyes widened in disbelief. "I thought Liu Chu would have a hard time breaking through into the Grade-Entry Realm, while Xu Haoran had a fairly good chance. Who would have thought Liu Chu would break through first, and even cultivate the Combat Technique to the Great Accomplishment Realm!"

But fortunately, he had always treated others kindly and equally. He had not slighted Liu Chu because of his talent or family circumstances...

At that thought, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he thought more highly of Xu Haoran, he had not favored one over the other. He had treated Liu Chu and Xu Haoran equally, patiently teaching them Stake Training and the Combat Technique.

"This newly Grade-Entry junior brother is so strong. He has probably cultivated the Combat Technique to the Great Accomplishment Realm!"

"Xu Liyuan actually lost in three moves! He cultivated the Combat Technique to the Minor Accomplishment Realm!"

"A Great Accomplishment Combat Technique... It seems only Senior Brother Lin and Senior Sister Luo, the two Eighth-Rank Tendon Refining martial artists, can defeat Liu Chu with certainty!"

"Shh! Are you tired of living? Is Senior Sister Luo someone you can casually tease?"

"Ah, sorry, I forgot about that..."

When the Inner Court disciples saw Liu Chu defeat Xu Liyuan in three moves, they were all shocked and began discussing it animatedly.

"He really only used three moves..."

The disciple beside Gu Heng stood there with his mouth agape, unable to stop himself from looking at Gu Heng.

Although Gu Heng had only been in the Inner Court for a short time, the two already had a poor relationship and had clashed over several minor matters.

He had originally only wanted to provoke Gu Heng. He had scoffed at Gu Heng's claim that Liu Chu had defeated him in three moves, believing Gu Heng had merely been provoked into spouting nonsense.

He could not help rubbing his nose as he thought to himself, Xu Liyuan and I are about evenly matched. I probably really couldn't last three moves...

"Hehe, this new junior brother is quite formidable. It seems someone who can threaten us has appeared in the Inner Court."

Two tall, upright figures stood amid the crowd. The people around them instinctively moved away, making the pair stand out like cranes among chickens.

One of them was a young man with a warm smile, dressed in a white martial outfit. He cut a dashing figure as he turned to the girl beside him and smiled.

The girl had an oval face, skin like congealed snow, and a tall, slender figure. Dressed in a white martial outfit, she wore an expression as cold as ancient ice.

"If you don't know how to speak, no one will take you for a mute!"

The girl glanced at the young man, her tone icy.

"Uh..."

The warm young man choked on his words, but he did not get angry. Instead, he secretly thought, Damn it, I forgot about that!

He awkwardly apologized, "Sorry, I forgot for a moment. I really didn't mean it."

The girl said nothing. Her face remained cold as she raised her eyes toward Liu Chu in the distance, a trace of disgust and envy flashing through her gaze.

"Good! Very good!"

Yang Wenhuai's eyes gleamed as the corners of his mouth rose into a gratified smile. "It truly is a Great Accomplishment Combat Technique!"

He looked at Liu Chu with approval in his eyes. "It seems that while your natural aptitude is average, your comprehension is quite good!"

"My comprehension is good?"

Xu Liyuan had recovered by then and could not help looking at Yang Wenhuai.

"That's right. Natural aptitude determines the difficulty of cultivating realms such as Skin Refining, Tendon Refining, and Bone Refining. If one's natural aptitude is poor, tempering the tendons, bones, and skin becomes much harder."

Seeing Xu Liyuan's confusion, Yang Wenhuai explained, "But those with outstanding comprehension can quickly understand cultivation methods, thereby increasing their cultivation speed and making up for the deficiencies in their natural aptitude."

"Those with exceptional comprehension have a stronger advantage when it comes to grasping martial techniques like the Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique..."

After saying that, Yang Wenhuai gave Liu Chu a reminder. "Although your comprehension is good, it can only make up for some of your natural aptitude's shortcomings and give you hope of breaking through to Eighth-Rank Tendon Refining. You must not grow complacent, immerse yourself in cultivating minor combat techniques, and forget that your realm is the foundation."

"This disciple will remember."

Liu Chu respectfully replied.

"All right, come with me."

Although Yang Wenhuai had warned Liu Chu not to become immersed in martial techniques and neglect the foundation of his realm, he still led Liu Chu toward the study.

"So his comprehension is merely good enough to make up for his natural aptitude's weakness..."

When everyone saw Liu Chu follow Yang Wenhuai into the study, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, whether Junior Brother Liu Chu can break through to Eighth-Rank Tendon Refining is still hard to say!"

"Hehe, with a Great Accomplishment Combat Technique, there are probably very few among us who can defeat him with certainty. But when it comes to natural aptitude, we are probably all a notch above him!"

"Junior Brother Liu Chu is relying on his decent comprehension to make up for his natural aptitude's shortcomings. In truth, his talent is not much different from ours."

"We have cultivated longer than he has, so we have a greater chance of stepping into Tendon Refining!"

The disciples recovered from their shock. After carefully analyzing the matter, they immediately felt much more at ease.

They had understood their master's words. Liu Chu merely possessed decent comprehension and considerable talent in combat, but his natural aptitude's shortcomings had only been offset; his natural aptitude was still not much different from theirs.

"Good. I still have a chance. As long as I can step into Eighth-Rank Tendon Refining, I can still keep Liu Chu beneath me!"

Gu Heng breathed a sigh of relief and secretly swore to cultivate even harder from now on. He could not allow Liu Chu to surpass him completely.

"His natural aptitude is average..."

Xu Liyuan frowned. He vaguely felt that it was not so simple.

Inside the study.

"Take a look at this Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique."

Yang Wenhuai took a martial technique from the bookshelf and handed it to Liu Chu.

"Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique? That name..."

Liu Chu's mouth twitched. For some reason, he thought of the Five-Tiger Saber-Breaking Technique and secretly thought, It sounds like a third-rate martial technique.

But after thinking about it a little, the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall did indeed seem like a third-rate force, so it was only reasonable.

"A third-rate martial technique is still better than having none!"

Liu Chu accepted the Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique. After flipping through it, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he could not help looking up at Yang Wenhuai.

"Hehe, you noticed?"

Yang Wenhuai smiled and slowly explained, "The Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique was derived from the Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique. This Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique is the original version paired with the Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Practice."

"However, saber techniques are unsuitable for those newly entering the martial path. They often cause beginners to injure themselves, or even cripple themselves. Furthermore, during sparring matches, people sometimes fail to control their strength and wound their opponents."

"That is why this simplified version, the Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique, was created. It has only thirteen moves, nearly two-thirds fewer than the thirty-six moves of the Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking Technique."

"This makes it much easier to cultivate, while also eliminating the need to worry about students injuring themselves."

"So that's how it is. No wonder I felt the Combat Technique was not difficult to cultivate!"

Liu Chu suddenly understood, but then he frowned again. "Then the power of this Combat Technique..."