"This Low-Grade Spirit Weapon spear must weigh seventy to eighty catties!"
"And this bow and arrows, they weigh thirty to forty catties. With my current strength of over a thousand catties, I can only just manage to draw it to full tension!"
Li Dingguo got the two weapons he wanted. He examined them closely, weighing them in his hands, secretly clicking his tongue in amazement.
The shape of the spear was basically the same as the spears he had seen online in his previous life, just a bit longer and much sharper.
The spearhead, which gleamed with a dark luster, was likely forged meticulously from one or several types of Spirit Ore through special smelting methods and forging techniques.
The spear shaft was made from a black, shiny Spirit Wood. When struck with his hand, it produced a dull sound like steel, indicating its extreme toughness.
The set of Low-Grade Spirit Weapon bow and arrows surprised Li Dingguo even more: it was a recurve bow, with a black-red body and very peculiar纹理 (texture/pattern), also forged from unknown Spirit Iron, looking completely seamless.
The bowstring was thicker than any Li Dingguo had seen in his previous life and incredibly tough. At least, combining his two lives, this was the first time he had seen such a tough and powerful bow and arrows.
With a shake of his arms now, he had at least a thousand catties of strength, yet he could only just manage to draw it completely!
This completely overturned Li Dingguo's worldview.
He heard that this type of Spirit Weapon could not only withstand the immense strength of powerful Martial Artists, but also have the Qi and Blood Power of Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists, or the True Qi of Fourth Layer of Martial Dao Martial Artists, or even the Gang Qi of Fifth Layer of Martial Dao Martial Artists infused into them, thereby causing significant damage to Martial Artists or Demons and Monsters.
This was understandable.
Li Dingguo could also guess that in this wondrous world, Martial Artists, especially high-level ones, and Demons and Monsters had such powerful individual combat strength that ordinary weapon attacks could hardly harm them.
In that case, the existence of weapons like Spirit Weapons was only logical.
"If these Low-Grade Spirit Weapons are so amazing, how outrageous must the Mid-Grade, High-Grade, and Peak-Grade Spirit Weapons be?"
Thinking of this, Li Dingguo gasped in his heart.
He gained a deeper understanding of the dangers of this world.
It wasn't that he was making a fuss; he was sure that even a full-power arrow from the Low-Grade Spirit Weapon bow and arrows in his hand would be no less powerful than a sniper rifle from Earth in his previous life, and might even be stronger!
However, he heard that at the Fourth Layer of Martial Dao cultivation, Martial Artists had extremely sensitive perception and Protective True Qi.
Even at the Fifth Layer of Martial Dao cultivation, they had even more powerful Protective Gang Qi.
As long as these types of Martial Artists weren't careless, even if they encountered a sneak attack, they could react in time and use Protective True Qi or Gang Qi to easily block the attacks of Low-Grade and Mid-Grade Spirit Weapons.
To cause damage to these types of Martial Artists, under normal circumstances, you needed to have the same major realm of Martial Dao cultivation as the enemy, and have High-Grade or Peak-Grade Spirit Weapons in hand, or use attacks unleashed by powerful Martial Skills.
But for Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists, their personal safety was difficult to guarantee in this world; fatal dangers were everywhere.
On the battlefield, one moment of carelessness could lead to being killed by obvious or hidden blades, or cold arrows!
"Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, you two come over!"
At this moment, Zhang Xianzhong called out to the two who had just received their two Low-Grade Spirit Weapons.
When they came forward, Zhang Xianzhong took out two spear technique manuals from his怀 (bosom/pocket), handed them to the two respectively, and solemnly instructed, "This is a high-level spear technique I obtained with great difficulty: Thunderbolt Spear Technique. I personally copied it out last night."
"You two take it and study it yourselves first. I will guide your cultivation later."
"Ai Nengqi!"
He then beckoned to Ai Nengqi, who was watching him eagerly from the side, and said, "You come over too."
When Ai Nengqi approached, he likewise took out a handwritten manual from his怀 (bosom/pocket), handed it to him, and said, "This is the high-level saber technique I cultivate myself: Blade Breaking Saber Technique. You take it and read and understand it first. I will explain it to you later as well."
Then, he turned to look at the remaining Zhang Huier, told her to come forward, and gave her a high-level staff technique.
Finally, he took out four more handwritten manuals from his怀 (bosom/pocket) at once, with the words "Thunderbolt Arrow Technique" written on them, and gave one to Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Huier respectively.
"For a period starting from today, every morning, you will primarily cultivate the two combat Cultivation Methods you just received for one hour, and then spend another hour practicing horsemanship."
Zhang Xianzhong's expression became serious as he looked at the four monstrously talented youths in front of him and warned, "But you must not forget that your own cultivation realm is the foundation of a Martial Artist."
"To ensure your cultivation progress is not affected, you will specialize in cultivating Tiger Roar Fist every afternoon for the near future."
"As for Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, you two must also diligently cultivate the True Scripture Cultivation Method in the evenings!"
"Liu Wenxiu, Zhang Huier, you two will have to wait two more days. After my spiritual power recovers, I will also impart Divine Techniques and Marvelous Methods to both of you."
"At that time, you can also cultivate Divine Techniques and Marvelous Methods in the evenings to replace sleep, just like Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi."
"The transmission of Divine Techniques and Marvelous Methods greatly depletes the spiritual power of Qi Refining Realm Martial Artists. Each transmission, with my level of cultivation, can at most transmit to two or three people, and then I need at least three days of rest before I can continue transmitting Divine Techniques and Marvelous Methods."
The reason he explained this to Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier was to prevent them from having doubts and to avoid any misunderstandings.
"Alright, since Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu both chose to cultivate spear techniques, to save time, we will start by guiding the two of them first."
"Ai Nengqi, Zhang Huier, you two will have to wait a moment."
Seeing the tight expressions on Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier's young faces relax, Zhang Xianzhong smiled with satisfaction and waved his hand.
After Ai Nengqi and Zhang Huier moved to the side, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu sat facing each other on the ground.
"Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, you two first read through the spear technique manual in your hands. If there's anything you don't understand, just say it..."
Zhang Xianzhong first had the two of them read through the high-level spear technique manual in their hands from beginning to end, and then answered the questions they raised.
As an experienced Qi Refining Realm expert, he naturally had very rich Martial Dao cultivation experience.
Although Zhang Xianzhong's main cultivation was not spear techniques but saber techniques, he had been a cultivator for so long that he also had different degrees of mastery over spear techniques, staff techniques, arrow techniques, and other Cultivation Methods and skills, reaching at least the minor accomplishment realm.
Anyway, having more skills doesn't hurt, and it can even lead to insights into other areas.
He might not be proficient in everything now, but guiding beginners like Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu in their cultivation was more than sufficient.
He had relatively perfect answers for the questions they raised from time to time.
These two monstrously talented youths had extremely strong comprehension abilities. Through Zhang Xianzhong's explanations and their own reading and understanding, they transformed the high-level spear technique manual in their hands into their own foundational knowledge
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