Body Forging Mastery, Qin Tianlong Discusses Weapons

In the time that followed, Ye Wudao began to practice his arts incessantly, from the Northern Dark Divine Art and Infinite Art to martial techniques like the Mountain Crushing Fist.

For every technique, he would stop once he had practiced it one hundred times.

After reaching one hundred repetitions, if he wanted to further improve the technique's effectiveness through his own efforts, he would need to practice it one thousand times.

He did the math and realized it wasn't worth the cost.

If he had time to spare, he could do it.

However, he needed to grow stronger quickly, and one hundred repetitions was the perfect threshold.

If he encountered higher-level techniques in the future that required massive amounts of proficiency, he could then push for one thousand or ten thousand repetitions to boost his efficiency.

Time ticked by second by second until the next morning. Even as the sky began to brighten, Ye Wudao was still practicing his martial techniques.

There was no helping it; there were simply too many techniques to get through them all.

Some of the simpler techniques only took a minute or two to practice once.

However, the more complex ones required seven or eight minutes per repetition.

By the time the door to Cell No. 1 was opened and his three masters returned, he still had half of his techniques left to reach the one-hundred-repetition mark.

The good news, however, was that he had already broken through to the Great Completion of the Body Forging Realm.

Although the efficiency of the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art could not be increased indefinitely, they still provided 160 points of proficiency per minute.

Over the nine hours of the night, the two arts combined had granted him 170,000 points of proficiency.

Simultaneously, this brought him 17,000 points of realm experience.

The first to enter the cell was his third master, Zhang Hankuang. The moment he opened the door, he froze in the doorway.

Hu Lianfeng, standing behind him, said with dissatisfaction, "Go on in! Why are you standing there like a statue? Seen a ghost?"

Zhang Hankuang took a light step forward and muttered, "I actually have!"

He then looked at Ye Wudao, who was practicing the Eight Trigrams Palm, and asked, "Wudao, why have you started practicing fist techniques?"

As soon as he said it, he realized his mistake, spat out a curse, and continued, "Why are you practicing them yourself? Aren't they supposed to be auto-cultivating?"

Ye Wudao put away his stance, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said softly, "I feel like when I practice actively, the efficiency is higher, and I gain more insights!"

Hearing this, Zhang Hankuang felt as if he had been struck by lightning and stood rooted to the spot.

Hu Lianfeng stepped out from behind Zhang Hankuang, looked at Ye Wudao, and said in disbelief, "You mean to say you can even accelerate your cultivation speed?"

Ye Wudao nodded and replied, "I suppose so!"

At this moment, Qin Tianlong walked in, frowning as he asked, "You've been practicing like this all night?"

Ye Wudao nodded. Sensing the strange tone in Qin Tianlong's voice, he remained silent.

Qin Tianlong furrowed his brows, walked over to Ye Wudao, and grabbed his wrist.

After a moment, he asked in astonishment, "You've advanced to the Great Completion of the Body Forging Realm?"

"What?" No sooner had the words left his lips than Zhang Hankuang and Hu Lianfeng both exclaimed in shock.

Ye Wudao nodded. "Yes! I reached the Great Completion of the Body Forging Realm half an hour before you three returned."

Hearing this, Qin Tianlong let out a helpless, bitter laugh. "Sigh! One truly cannot judge you by conventional standards."

"The reason you were able to practice martial techniques all night is because your arts are auto-cultivating, constantly repairing your body."

"Combined with your breakthrough to the Great Completion of the Body Forging Realm, the energy released at the moment of advancement completely restored your body."

"If an ordinary person tried this, their body would have collapsed long ago."

"However, it seems useless to tell you this. Your arts cultivate automatically, and your body is constantly strengthening and repairing itself. No matter how you train, it seems it won't have any negative impact on you."

He glanced at Ye Wudao and shook his head helplessly. "Anyway, just keep an eye on yourself while you train. If you feel anything wrong with your body, stop immediately."

Ye Wudao nodded, knowing that Qin Tianlong was concerned for him.

However, he had practiced all night yesterday and had not experienced any discomfort whatsoever.

At this point, Zhang Hankuang stepped up, scrutinized Ye Wudao, and asked softly, "Wudao, you're cultivating two arts at once—is your speed really that monstrous?"

Ye Wudao smiled and said, "It's not that monstrous, is it? Once the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art reach perfection, I feel my speed could get even faster."

Zhang Hankuang rolled his eyes, feeling like crying but having no tears. "At this rate, won't you be able to advance to the Houtian Realm in a few days?"

Ye Wudao nodded. "Just about! It should take about three days to reach the Houtian Realm."

Zhang Hankuang froze on the spot. He had only been complaining about Ye Wudao's speed; he hadn't expected Ye Wudao to be so honest.

He sighed helplessly, sat down on his bed, and murmured, "Back in my day, my master said I was a one-in-a-hundred martial arts genius."

"And it took me three years to advance from the Body Forging Realm to the Houtian Realm."

"You've only been cultivating for two days total, and in another three, you'll be at the Houtian Realm."

Hu Lianfeng, standing to the side, was already numb. He looked at Zhang Hankuang and said softly, "You've got it easy. It took me a full eight years to reach the Houtian stage."

Zhang Hankuang glared at Hu Lianfeng and said, "What's your talent compared to mine?"

"Besides, martial arts weren't fully developed in your time. By the time I was training, they had already started promoting martial arts vigorously."

"Can they even be compared?"

Hu Lianfeng was displeased upon hearing this and snorted coldly, "What are you talking about talent for here?"

"Compared to Ye Wudao, your bit of martial talent isn't even worth a single hair!"

Zhang Hankuang was instantly rendered speechless. He flopped straight back onto his bed and muttered, "Sigh! Comparing people to people just makes you want to die of frustration!"

Hearing this, Hu Lianfeng also deflated. He lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

At this moment, Qin Tianlong spoke up, "Stop complaining. We are just ordinary people, while Ye Wudao is someone who might just usher in a new era."

Zhang Hankuang and Hu Lianfeng felt a bit better after hearing this.

Even a big shot like Qin Tianlong, who was in the Xiantian Realm, seemed pale and powerless in the face of Ye Wudao's talent, let alone the two of them who were still in the Houtian Realm.

Ye Wudao looked at Qin Tianlong and asked, "Master, I have already reached Great Perfection in the Body Forging Realm. Can I go to the Rift World tonight?"

Qin Tianlong nodded, "You can go. I will rent a weapon for you then. Do you want a broadsword, a Tang dao, or perhaps a spear?"

Ye Wudao thought for a moment and said softly, "A broadsword, I suppose."

"I feel that a broadsword is more suitable for killing demonic beasts."

Zhang Hankuang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said softly, "You brat, are you looking down on the Tang dao?"

Ye Wudao shook his head quickly, "No, it's just a personal feeling after learning martial techniques for three types of weapons."

"The broadsword is used with wide, sweeping motions, making it suitable for chaotic battles."

"Although the Tang dao emphasizes that every extra inch of length provides an advantage, it is difficult to wield amidst a swarm of demonic beasts."

"As for Master's spear techniques, I haven't even mastered the basics yet!"

Qin Tianlong nodded after hearing Ye Wudao's reasoning, "Your intuition is correct. The Tang dao is indeed not suitable for use in chaotic situations, especially since you haven't cultivated internal energy yet. A broadsword is truly the most suitable for you."

He glanced at Zhang Hankuang and said softly, "You have practiced with the Tang dao for so many years; have you never sensed its flaws?"

Zhang Hankuang was stunned and asked in return, "Flaws? I haven't felt anything!"

Qin Tianlong laughed, "That's normal. You have never come into contact with other weapons, so you feel the Tang dao is the best."

"The Tang dao is long and sharp, but it is not very friendly to martial artists in the Body Forging Realm."

"Because it is too long, once the tip strikes a hard object, it requires a great deal of strength to retract the blade."

"As a Houtian Realm practitioner, you have already reached the stage of using internal energy to replace raw physical strength, so you don't feel these drawbacks."

"But for Ye Wudao, he still relies on physical force. Although a broadsword is heavier, it will be much easier to handle in combat."

"The broadsword is heavy by nature and doesn't rely solely on sharpness to end a fight; for a Body Forging Realm martial artist, it is much easier to retract and deploy."

Zhang Hankuang nodded, "So that's how it is! I only started using the Tang dao after reaching the Houtian Realm, so I never had that feeling of it being difficult to control."

"It seems I need to learn more about various weapons."

Qin Tianlong smiled, "Actually, every weapon has its strengths and weaknesses. The key lies in how you use it."

Once Qin Tianlong said this, the other three in Cell No. 1 fell into deep thought.

A Xiantian Realm martial artist's perspective on the martial path had already reached another level; a few casual pointers from them could make others suddenly see the light.

In the time that followed, Qin Tianlong explained more about the martial path.

Before taking Ye Wudao as his disciple, he would never have discussed these things with Zhang Hankuang and Hu Lianfeng.

After taking Ye Wudao as his disciple, his mindset seemed to have undergone some changes.

Since he had to explain the martial path to Ye Wudao anyway, he might as well explain it to all of them.

After a while, Cell No. 1 fell into silence. The four of them began to sleep and rest, preparing themselves for the trip to the Rift World that night.