"Friend, the tables have turned!"
Wang Sheng chuckled, stretched out his right hand, and clenched it at empty air. A dull boom, like an enormous firecracker, rang out, startling the awakened households nearby into trembling so badly that none dared come out and interfere.
Though the Dark Energy martial master had his face covered, his expression had already turned ugly beyond measure.
A martial master like him had actually been threatened to this extent by a Martial Artist—and he had delivered himself right to the door!!!
"You're courting death!"
"If you push me too far, you won't survive either!"
The Dark Energy martial master spoke in a chilling tone, seemingly threatening Wang Sheng.
With a little thought,
one could tell that this Dark Energy martial master had already compromised, so long as Wang Sheng did not demand too much.
"Don't worry, I don't want anything else. I only need a complete method leading straight to Transformative Energy."
Wang Sheng nodded.
"No!"
The Dark Energy martial master replied coldly. Afraid Wang Sheng would not believe him, he added, "There isn't even a method leading directly to Transformative Energy in the entire Black Market. Methods capable of affecting the rule of those Transformative Energy experts are all strictly controlled by them. They will never allow them to spread outside."
"If a Transformative Energy method were to circulate in the martial world, those great Transformative Energy experts would immediately join forces to seize or destroy it."
Wang Sheng fell thoughtful. "They advanced to Transformative Energy, then turned around and cut off the road for those who came after. Unless one relies on them, there might be a sliver of a chance to receive a reward."
"Then what use are you?"
"I won't take the pills in your hands. And if it's money, you definitely can't offer much either."
Wang Sheng frowned at the Dark Energy martial master, his gaze filled with disdain.
"Fuck!"
The Dark Energy martial master was furious. He had never heard such bullshit as a Dark Energy martial master being useless.
"I have a Green Jade Heart here. It can detoxify, dispel odors, and nourish the body. It's worth several hundred taels."
The Dark Energy martial master endured and endured before finally revealing the treasure on him.
"Fine!"
Wang Sheng nodded. "Then I also want two methods leading straight to Perfected Dark Energy!"
"One!"
"Deal!"
Half a day later.
Wang Sheng took a large detour to make sure no one was following him before returning to Loach Street.
By then, the sky had begun to brighten, and the air was heavy with moisture.
By the time Wang Sheng returned home, his clothes were already covered in dew.
Inside the room,
Wang Sheng examined his gains from this trip.
"Green Jade Heart!"
Wang Sheng had kept it wrapped layer upon layer in cloth. Only after confirming that it was not poisonous did he dare take it out and examine it.
Though it was called jade, it was actually the heartwood of a demon tree—hard in texture, warm as jade, and emerald green in color.
"It can nourish the body. I'll let Mother wear it."
After playing with it for a while, Wang Sheng placed it into a brocade pouch, intending to have Madam Han wear it later.
"White Dragon Sword Technique! This name really is something."
Wang Sheng looked over the method he had obtained from the Dark Energy martial master, one that led straight to Perfected Dark Energy. He wanted to mock the name, yet somehow found himself at a loss for words.
After roughly reading through it, he was somewhat surprised. The complexity of this sword technique was astonishingly high!
That meant this method was of exceptional quality, not the filler material Wang Sheng had assumed it would be.
Setting aside those legendary, unfathomable divine arts, most methods became stronger the more complex they were once mastered. Of course, that sometimes depended on the individual as well.
The Great Tablet Shattering Hand had seventy-two forms, which already counted as quite good.
Yet this White Dragon Sword Technique actually had one hundred and eight forms. Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits Dragon-Slaying Forms and seventy-two Earthly Fiends Soul-Severing Forms.
During cultivation, one also needed to slay snakes and absorb Baleful Intent to reduce the difficulty of training as much as possible. At a glance, this method was clearly extraordinary—absolutely a profound martial art among Dark Energy methods!
"Could he have deliberately given me such a difficult method, hoping I'd fail to master it and waste my time?"
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Wang Sheng thought it over and roughly guessed the Dark Energy martial master's intentions.
However, if anyone else encountered this White Dragon Sword Technique, they might truly waste both time and talent.
After all, the more complicated a method was, the greater the demands on one's comprehension. Without anyone to guide them, the required comprehension would become absurdly high. Most geniuses would likely recoil at the sight of the White Dragon Sword Technique.
But Wang Sheng had his own talent: Heaven Rewards Diligence. He only needed to work hard and leave everything else to his talent.
"It seems I'll need to allocate my training time carefully from now on. I'll focus first on the Forging Gold Technique, break through to Dark Energy as soon as possible, and raise my overall strength. At the same time, I'll supplement it with the White Dragon Sword Technique and the Blood Stacking Technique!"
Wang Sheng estimated that eight hours a day spent practicing the Forging Gold Technique was already plenty. Afterward, he needed to relax his muscles and give his body time to recover. He could not keep his fleshly body taut at all times, lest he develop internal injuries.
As for the White Dragon Sword Technique, he only needed to practice it in slow motions. Like the tai chi sword techniques from his previous life, he could train it slowly and still achieve the effect of Heaven Rewards Diligence on the panel.
"Great Heaven Supplement Pills, Bone Strengthening Pills. It looks like I'll have to charge forward with my cultivation next."
Wang Sheng murmured to himself.
Thus,
Wang Sheng spent half a day handling various trivial matters.
He gave the Green Jade Heart and one hundred taels of silver to his mother, Madam Han, for household expenses.
Then he went to the martial academy and informed his master and several senior brothers that he would be entering seclusion.
"Seclusion? Why enter seclusion at a time like this? Junior Brother, it's not that I want to criticize you, but the rebel army is currently massing troops at the border of Jiangling Prefecture, and the barbarians of Han Country are about to march south. Everyone is looking for a way out and a retreat route. If you enter seclusion to train now, you don't have much time left!"
Luo Zhengwen urged him.
"Senior Brother, my mind is made up. I only ask that if anything major truly happens, you send someone to inform me."
Wang Sheng said calmly.
"Sigh! Fine. Oh, right. I have received news that the Demonic Cult behind the rebel army, the Heavenly Mandate Cult, has already sent people disguised in various ways into every city, plotting and making secret connections. Be careful."
Luo Zhengwen said helplessly.
"Mm. Thank you, Senior Brother."
Wang Sheng nodded.
Loach Street,
the Wang residence.
Inside the specially cleared-out seclusion room, Wang Sheng remained in seclusion day and night.
He consumed both Bone Strengthening Pills. Then, he took one Great Heaven Supplement Pill every four days.
According to his plan, he practiced the Forging Gold Technique for eight hours every day. Other than sleeping, he divided the remaining time between the Blood Stacking Technique and the White Dragon Sword Technique.
His meals were delivered to the door each day by Li Xuan and Wang Qinshi.
Day after day passed.
With the effects of the two Bone Strengthening Pills, Wang Sheng's Forging Gold Technique progress increased by 230 and 110 respectively.
Although the effects of the Bone Strengthening Pills dropped sharply, Wang Sheng's force in the Forging Gold Technique rose from barely being at the middle stage of Bright Energy to the peak of the middle stage of Bright Energy.
[Forging Gold Technique: Minor Accomplishment (656/1000)]
Then, after taking a Great Heaven Supplement Pill on the first day, his progress rose by another 88 in one day, directly breaking through to the late stage of Bright Energy.
[Forging Gold Technique: Minor Accomplishment (744/1000)]
Counting the Great Tablet Shattering Hand, Wang Sheng now possessed twice the force of late-stage Bright Energy. With the explosive power of the first layer of the Blood Stacking Technique, he could practically sweep through most Bright Energy Martial Artists.
The second layer of the Blood Stacking Technique was progressing steadily. He only needed to grasp multiple meridian nodes and grow proficient with them.
The difficulty of the Blood Stacking Technique lay in physical strength. So long as his body was strong enough, training it would be very fast.
The White Dragon Sword Technique was also advancing by 30 progress each day.
On the third day after taking the Great Heaven Supplement Pill, Wang Sheng had entered the beginner stage of the White Dragon Sword Technique.
On the fourth day after taking the Great Heaven Supplement Pill—when the first Great Heaven Supplement Pill had been completely absorbed—Wang Sheng's Forging Gold Technique cultivation reached Perfected Bright Energy, namely Minor Accomplishment (999/1000).
"Dark Energy... it's done!"
Wang Sheng sat cross-legged on the ground. After swallowing the second Great Heaven Supplement Pill, in less than the time it took to brew a cup of tea, his aura suddenly changed. Invisible currents of air were born within his body, coursing through the meridians all over him.
At that moment, Wang Sheng's entire body exuded a sharp, exposed Killing Intent.
People like Li Hu and Wei Yu had been stuck at the Dark Energy bottleneck for years without ever breaking through. But Wang Sheng, excluding the days when he had lacked a method, had actually been stuck for less than the time it took to brew a cup of tea.
The panel changed as well.
[Heaven Rewards Diligence: Learn, and you will achieve.] [Cultivation: Early-stage Dark Energy] [Great Tablet Shattering Hand: Minor Accomplishment (999/1000)] [Forging Gold Technique: Major Accomplishment (1/3000)] [White Dragon Sword Technique: Beginner (32/300)] [Blood Stacking Technique: Second Layer] [Stone Stance Technique: Minor Accomplishment (999/1000)]
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