Night fell. A crescent moon hung like a hook at the edge of the sky, appearing and vanishing amid the pitch-black clouds. Locust Tree Alley lay shrouded in darkness.
After dinner, Chen Cheng practiced the Chasing Wind Saber Technique in the dark courtyard for half an hour.
He sheathed his saber, stood still, and summoned the panel to inspect it.
[Name: Chen Cheng Realm: Skin-Tempering Realm (Minor Mastery) Skills: Iron Garment Art (Minor Mastery 808/1000), Chasing Wind Saber Technique (Major Mastery 82/10000)]
After the life-and-death battle during the day, Chen Cheng had gained many insights. As he trained, he entered that state of focus once more, and his progress soared.
In merely one afternoon, plus half an hour that evening, his Chasing Wind Saber Technique progress had risen by eighty points.
In a few more months, he should be able to cultivate the Chasing Wind Saber Technique to perfection.
Compared with a Major Mastery saber technique, a perfected saber technique underwent a qualitative transformation.
Though Chen Cheng had never seen a martial artist with a perfected saber technique make a move, he had heard some things from the other constables. Every martial artist whose saber technique had reached perfection could rely on the advantage of their blade alone to remain undefeated even when besieged by over ten martial artists with Major Mastery saber techniques.
Chen Cheng was full of anticipation for the advancement of his saber technique.
As for the Iron Garment Art, it continued steadily along its proper course. He could even slack off and train while on duty, gaining around six points of progress each day.
It would probably take another month to reach Major Mastery in the Skin-Tempering Realm.
During his battle with that guard martial artist in the daytime, Chen Cheng could sense that