Hunyuan Spear Technique

"Choose your weapons carefully; they are crucial for a martial artist's future path, serving as their left and right arms!" the old servant shouted, his voice echoing. "Alright, everyone, start picking the weapons you like."

Hearing the old servant's words, the youths stepped forward one by one, meticulously selecting weapons from the racks.

No one dared to be careless, clearly having been instructed by their elders before the selection.

"Yang Chen, what weapon do you want to choose?" Fourth Master Yang asked Yang Chen, standing beside him, with a hint of curiosity.

As the most outstanding genius of the day, Yang Chen's choice was something everyone, not just Fourth Master Yang, was extremely curious about.

Yang Chen stroked his chin, thinking carefully. After a moment, he opened his mouth and said, "Fourth Master, I want to choose a spear."

"A spear?"

Fourth Master Yang and the Yang Family Patriarch exchanged surprised glances.

The spear was an unconventional weapon, not a mainstream choice.

In this world, mainstream weapons included sabers, swords, rulers, and staffs.

This was not for any other reason than sabers and swords offered more variables, while spears were different. Spears were easy to master but had very few variables, making them disadvantageous in combat. This was common knowledge among the Great Wilderness Hundred Clans.

Fearing Yang Chen would take a wrong turn, Fourth Master Yang earnestly said, "Yang Chen, I need to have a good talk with you. When fighting others, the key is variability. Why are sabers and swords the mainstream weapons? Because once these two are used, they present countless variables, making them impossible to defend against!"

"Spears, on the other hand, appear clumsy and have few variables, making it difficult to gain the upper hand in combat. A spear really doesn't match your talent."

Yang Chen chuckled upon hearing this.

It seemed this was indeed the perspective of the Great Wilderness Hundred Clans.

His perspective was different from that of the Great Wilderness Hundred Clans.

Even in his past life, his vision was more far-reaching than others.

If it were anyone else from the Great Wilderness, they would surely agree with Fourth Master Yang. Indeed, the path of the spear had few variables, and it was easy to fall into a disadvantage when fighting others. Compared to the mainstream paths of the saber and sword, the spear path was filled with endless awkwardness.

However, this was merely the perspective of the people of the Great Wilderness. The reason they felt this way was simply because 'cultivation methods' in the Great Wilderness were too scarce.

In the outside world, however, it was different. In the outside world, weapons had no inherent superiority or inferiority.

In his previous life, Yang Chen had once watched a peerless expert fight from afar. That battle was the critical turning point that led Yang Chen to decide to cultivate the spear path.

Yes, that day, Yang Chen had the fortune to witness that peerless expert in action. The expert wielded a long spear, standing tall against the sky, the cold wind howling, his long hair fluttering as he looked down upon the earth. Fighting a monstrous beast, a single thrust of his spear instantly shattered mountains and rivers.

If Yang Chen hadn't been under the protection of many experts, even a mere residual force would have been enough to turn him into dust. Even so, that single thrust left a deep and indelible impression on his heart. He knew very well that that expert had already far surpassed the comprehension of ordinary martial artists.

From then on, Yang Chen delved deeply into researching the spear path.

At the very least, the spear path was definitely not as Fourth Master Yang claimed, with few variables. On the contrary, the spear path was the path with the most variables!

Moreover, if one could cultivate the spear path to great mastery, they would undoubtedly be able to emulate that peerless expert, accumulating countless variables, and with a single thrust, shatter mountains and rivers and change the colors of the heavens and earth!

With such experience, how could Yang Chen possibly think that the spear path was merely an unconventional path?

In his heart, all weapons were the same. As the left and right arms of a martial artist, the martial artist's ability to wield them was the key.

With this thought, Yang Chen's resolve grew even stronger. Without hesitation, he said, "Fourth Master, I am deeply fond of the spear path. Furthermore, I still believe that what I like is the best. The paths of the saber and sword may indeed be mainstream, but I believe the spear path is no less inferior to the other two."

"You... you..." Fourth Master Yang's eyes widened.

Yang Jinhe said thoughtfully, "Fourth Elder, let Yang Chen follow his own inclinations."

"Patriarch, you mean... you, sigh, alright." Fourth Master Yang struggled internally for a moment, but in the end, he could only follow Yang Jinhe's instructions.

After all, Yang Jinhe's thinking was sound. Forcing a melon wouldn't make it sweet. Yang Chen liked the spear path, so what good would it do for him, as an elder, to persuade Yang Chen?

Yang Chen immediately moved, selecting a silver spear that felt comfortable in his hand.

The spear was entirely silver, clearly made from a special material. The spearhead was about two-tenths of the spear's length, a perfectly proportioned ratio. Yang Chen felt delighted holding it. With this comfortable weapon, his future martial path had been completely decided.

Yes, on the very first day of his rebirth here, he had already planned his future martial path!

Choosing the spear path today was also something he had thought through carefully beforehand.

Following this, the Coming-of-Age Ceremony concluded quickly.

Then, Li Youyan, representing the Li Family Commerce Association, officially announced the start of cooperation with the Yang Family in front of many outsiders. This event greatly amplified the Yang Family's prestige and made many smaller clans even more eager to align themselves with the Yang Family.

The best way to align themselves was through marriage alliances.

Yang Chen, as a result, became the prime candidate for a marriage alliance after the cooperation between the two mid-tier clans, the Li Family and the Yang Family.

This led to a situation after the Coming-of-Age Ceremony where a young girl unexpectedly appeared, vying to escort Yang Chen home.

Yang Chen couldn't heartlessly refuse the 'good intentions' conveyed by these smaller clans. It took him considerable effort to finally make his way home.

Once he arrived home, Yang Chen finally found some peace.

However, Yang Caidie was not so fortunate.

While he had returned, Yang Caidie was surrounded by a group of outsiders, all discussing Yang Chen's future 'marriage' matters.

At this moment, Yang Chen sat cross-legged on his bed, placing the silver spear aside, and carefully contemplating his future martial path.

"Having chosen the silver spear, I will now walk the path of the spear. I need to get a good grasp of spear path 'cultivation methods'," Yang Chen mused.

Cultivation methods and martial skills were two different concepts.

Simply put, martial skills are more suitable for low-level cultivators.

Cultivation methods, however, are different. A cultivation method can accompany a cultivator from the low ranks all the way to the high ranks. A powerful cultivation method can even increase a cultivator's chances of advancing. In comparison, cultivation methods are thousands upon thousands of times more precious than martial skills.

Within the Great Wilderness Hundred Clans, even a simple cultivation method would likely cause countless people to fight until their heads bled over it.

Yang Chen, however, was different. His knowledge was an intangible treasure. For a mid-tier clan like the Yang Family, it was very difficult for those in the Body Refining Realm to get their hands on something like a 'cultivation method.' Yet, Yang Chen was already prepared to lay his foundation from the very bottom.

"One Qi Hunyuan Spear, or 'Hunyuan Spear Technique' for short, is the most precious cultivation method I obtained in my previous life," Yang Chen thought to himself.

He didn't know the origin of this Hunyuan Spear Technique, but he had studied it. He only knew that the Hunyuan Spear Technique was profound and vast, its mysteries far beyond what his current realm could comprehend.

Yang Chen understood that this Hunyuan Spear Technique was definitely not inferior to the Spear Martial Dao Supreme he had encountered in his previous life.

With his thoughts settled, Yang Chen gripped his silver spear and muttered, "Since that's the case, I'll cultivate this Hunyuan Spear Technique for my future martial path."