Cultivation Plan

At dusk, Chen Yuan, dressed in training clothes and holding a practice long sword, practiced the Spirit Wind Sword Art in the villa courtyard.

Sword light flashed as his figure moved through the gentle breeze, as though he had merged with nature.

He chose to cultivate in the courtyard rather than the training room because the Spirit Wind Sword Art stated that practicing in a windy environment would make comprehension and improvement in swordsmanship twice as effective with half the effort.

Because the Spirit Wind Sword Art was Chen Yuan's family sword art, and its creator, Chen Xuandao, was his grandfather.

In Chen Yuan's memories, his grandfather Chen Xuandao had been a prominent figure during the Great Nirvana. With his exceptionally agile swordsmanship, he had slain many powerful Monsters alone with a single sword, protecting the people of an entire region.

Later, after the two great dojos were established, Chen Xuandao joined the Limit Dojo. To support the Pavilion Master in promoting the "Limit Home" platform, he voluntarily donated the Spirit Wind Sword Art manual.

Although this sword art had only been rated C-class by the Pavilion Master, Hong had personally written a review for the manual.

"Though this manual is rated C-class, its understanding of wind and nature within the swordsmanship is quite ingenious. If not for the fact that very few people can comprehend the agile intent of wind from it, the true power of this sword art should have earned it an A-class rating."

Because of Hong's review back then, the C-class manual Spirit Wind Sword Art became a bestseller for a time, allowing Chen Xuandao to accumulate a substantial family fortune through royalties.

But before long, those who bought the manual discovered that no matter what they did, they could not comprehend the so-called "Agility of Wind" within the sword art. They either felt they had been deceived or believed Chen Xuandao had held something back and did not want others to grasp the art's true subtleties.

Thus, the manual gradually fell into obscurity. Later, Chen Xuandao died in a battle during the Great Nirvana, and everyone believed that the true Spirit Wind Sword Art had been lost forever.

It was not until many years later, when Chen Ji rose to prominence and used his exquisite, agile swordsmanship to contend with an Advanced Beast General for a long time despite being only an Elementary War General, that this manual returned to the public eye.

As Chen Xuandao's son, Chen Ji could likewise receive royalties from the sale of the Spirit Wind Sword Art. He made a fortune from it, and this villa had been bought by Chen Ji with that money.

Of course, although Chen Ji brought about another wave of popularity for the Spirit Wind Sword Art, no one could still grasp its subtleties. Once people felt they had been tricked, the manual once again fell into obscurity.

Even today, many people still claimed that the Chen Family had hidden the Spirit Wind Sword Art's secret. Otherwise, why had not a single person who purchased the manual comprehended it?

Only Chen Yuan knew that the Chen Family had not kept anything secret, because what Chen Ji taught him was exactly the same as what was sold publicly.

"Perhaps only people with certain aptitudes can successfully cultivate the Spirit Wind Sword Art. Maybe it has something to do with Brain Domain Width, or perhaps some genetic fragment in one's bloodline." Chen Yuan felt that the Spirit Wind Sword Art definitely held a secret, but unfortunately, he had used up his Kill Points and could not verify it with the Optimization System.

"My current priority is still cultivating the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic and the Hibernation Method. Since these two secret arts are one hundred percent compatible with me, I can complete their cultivation in a short time and increase my strength."

"As for the Spirit Wind Sword Art, I'll keep practicing it for now. If I still can't comprehend its true meaning after a long time, I'll optimize it specifically once I go to the Wilderness Zone and obtain Kill Points."

Time passed, and the sky gradually darkened.

After dinner, Chen Yuan ran back into the courtyard to practice swordsmanship again.

Only after two straight hours did he finally feel his physical strength run dry.

"I finally exhausted my strength. How strange. The more I practice this sword art, the lighter my body feels. I can barely sense my stamina draining at all." Chen Yuan shook his head in confusion. "Forget it. It's getting late. I should hurry and practice the Guiding Technique, then use Deep Sleep to absorb cosmic energy."

The Spirit Wind Sword Art had three core components: swordsmanship, footwork, and a Guiding Technique. The swordsmanship was called "Spirit Wind," its sword intent light, agile, and elegant; the footwork was called "Flowing Wind," allowing one's body to merge with nature and move with the wind; while the Guiding Technique was called "Fierce Wind."

As its name implied, this Guiding Technique was fierce enough in cultivation, like a violent gale sweeping in and crushing everything in its path!

"Hiss... That's intense. I felt almost nothing when practicing the swordsmanship and movement technique. I didn't expect this Guiding Technique to be so fierce instead."

"According to the manual, my cultivation direction is correct. The essence of the swordsmanship and footwork lies in merging oneself with the wind. The lighter and more agile one feels while cultivating, the more one is on the right path. The Guiding Technique is the exact opposite—the stronger the stimulation to the body, the more obvious the effect." Chen Yuan practiced the Guiding Technique while pondering inwardly.

"It seems this Spirit Wind Sword Art really does feel as though it was created specifically for the Chen Family. Looking at the comments within Limit Home, no one else seems to have experienced what I have."

Half an hour later, Chen Yuan finished practicing the Guiding Technique. Too lazy to return to his room, he lay directly on the ground and fell fast asleep.

Two hours later, he opened his eyes again. A bright moon hung high in the sky.

"Huh, it seems I entered Deep Sleep directly just now without meditating first." Chen Yuan glanced at his panel and found that the Hibernation Method's proficiency had not advanced to the next level.

"My Deep Sleep is still at the first stage. Could it be that this Guiding Technique replaced the time needed for meditation?"

"Come to think of it, the three secret arts I've mastered seem to be interconnected." Chen Yuan fell into thought. "That's a good thing. Cultivating one secret art will also drive the improvement of the others."

"My cultivation efficiency has become even faster."

Chen Yuan's panel was currently as follows:

Name: Chen Yuan

Age: 19

Strength: 2287.46 (kg)

Realm: Intermediate Warrior

Brain Domain Width: 15

Secret Arts:

Hibernation Method: Crystal Meditation: Cultivation-type secret art, rated B-class. Current progress: Beginner (39.28%)

Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic: Cultivation-type secret art, rated C-class. Current progress: Beginner (10.49%)

Spirit Wind Sword Art: Combat-type secret art, rated C-class. Current overall progress: Beginner 37.66% (Swordsmanship 39.69%, Movement Technique 33.41%, Guiding Technique 39.89%)

Force Exertion Level: 0.98

Current Optimizable Category: Secret Arts

Kill Points: 0

"My strength increased again." Seeing the growth on the panel, Chen Yuan was as happy as a child. "Including the thirty kilograms gained from Deep Sleep this morning, my cultivation today increased my strength by more than fifty kilograms in total."

"Not to mention, as the progress of the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic rises, my aptitude will improve further, and my cultivation efficiency will become even higher."

"Maybe once the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic reaches completion, I'll even enter the ranks of Advanced Warriors."

Under the moonlight, Chen Yuan imagined the future.

"Hmm... I still can't slack off. This is only Earth. No matter what achievements I make here, they'll amount to nothing in the entire universe." Thinking of his future goal, Chen Yuan was invigorated once more.

"I've decided. From now on, I'll use meditation instead of sleep. Meditation is better than normal sleep anyway, and it can also increase the Hibernation Method's progress. Killing two birds with one stone."

So that night, Chen Yuan meditated all night long. Once the sky brightened, he began a new day of cultivation.

Chen Yuan's current cultivation plan was as follows:

He would cultivate the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic in the morning, take a medicinal bath and practice stance work at noon, and train in the Spirit Wind Sword Art in the afternoon.

Due to the Spirit Wind Sword Art's unique nature, it took Chen Yuan a great deal of time to practice until he was exhausted. However, he had nothing else to do, so he kept practicing until evening. Once his body was drained, he cultivated the Guiding Technique, then entered Deep Sleep to recover.

After setting his plan, Chen Yuan spent the entire day of September 22 cultivating according to it.

Although it was tiring, because of the panel, Chen Yuan could see his strength rising and the proficiency of each secret art improving.

By the end of the day, Chen Yuan's strength had increased by another fifty-two kilograms. The proficiency of all three secret arts had improved. The Spirit Wind Sword Art improved the least, by only 3.4%, while the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic improved the most, increasing by a full 9.81%.

The visible progress not only left Chen Yuan feeling unexhausted, but made him increasingly enthusiastic.

The panel gave him the pleasure of raising and developing something, even though the thing being developed was himself.

September 23 was another disciplined day. When night fell, Chen Yuan once again gained fifty-two kilograms of strength and increased proficiency in all his secret arts.

On the morning of September 24, just after finishing Deep Sleep, Chen Yuan received a call from Qin Zhan, reminding him not to forget to go to his place for lunch that day.

Patting his forehead, Chen Yuan remembered that he had indeed agreed to Qin Zhan's invitation two days earlier. He had simply been too absorbed in cultivation these past two days and had nearly forgotten it entirely.

Checking the time, Chen Yuan saw that it was almost time for their appointment. He hurriedly washed up, changed into clean clothes, and set off.

When Chen Yuan arrived at Qin Zhan's home, he found that besides Qin Zhan, there was someone else he had not expected to see.