Chapter 288: Breaking Limits with Blade Techniques, Strength Enhancement!

Chapter 288: Breaking Limits with Blade Techniques, Strength Enhancement!



On the first day of the new year, after sending off Xie Zhengtian, the head of the Xie family, Jiang Ning took out the two silver notes he had just obtained and handed them to Lu Yi, asking him to go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Tower and purchase two types of immortal treasures for him.

Starlight Grass and Thousandwood Core.

After arranging this matter, Jiang Ning headed towards his eastern courtyard.

Currently, it was the third hour, and there was less than an hour left until the fourth hour, when he could absorb the Great Sun Essence Energy and advance his Inner Essence Nourishing Art.

Time passed quickly.

The fourth hour arrived.

Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the mat in his courtyard, assuming the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, and began to breathe and absorb the Great Sun Essence Energy from above his head.

With each inhalation and exhalation, the Great Sun Essence Energy entered his viscera through his nasal cavity.

[Inner Essence Nourishing Art Experience +1]



[Inner Essence Nourishing Art Experience +1]



[Inner Essence Nourishing Art Experience +1]



As he continuously practiced the breathing and absorption technique, his experience in the Inner Essence Nourishing Art steadily increased.

He also felt strands of inner breath condensing and merging into his dantian, causing the inner breath within his dantian to grow continuously, making the phenomenon of a surging river even more powerful.

Two hours later.

The fifth hour was approaching.

"Hmm..."

Jiang Ning exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes, revealing a pleased expression.

After two hours of absorbing the Great Sun Essence Energy, he felt a significant improvement in his overall strength.

Especially, the growth in his inner breath was extremely noticeable.

[This session of absorbing the Great Sun Essence Energy has increased the Inner Essence Nourishing Art experience by a total of 11 points.]



[Skill]: Inner Essence Nourishing Art (Minor Accomplishment 1500/5000)



"The progress is almost one-third now." He nodded in satisfaction, then closed the panel and stood up.

After a brief cultivation session, he went to the front hall.

There, he learned that during his two-hour cultivation, many visitors had already come to call on him.

According to the local customs of Luo Shui County, the first day of the new year was a time for visiting relatives and friends.

Last night's incident had spread throughout the entire city, and now everyone knew that Jiang Ning had become one of the top two figures in Luo Shui County.

Therefore, various factions did not dare to neglect him and chose to visit Jiang Ning's mansion early in the morning to show their goodwill.

After glancing at the list recorded by his sister-in-law, Liu Wanwan, and the gifts they brought for the new year, Jiang Ning quickly understood the situation.

In just two hours.

Various factions from Luo Shui County had arrived one after another.

They did not come to meet him personally, like Xie Zhengtian, the head of the Xie family, but only to leave a gift and have Liu Wanwan convey their greetings.

"It seems that last night's battle has had a significant impact on the various factions!"

Jiang Ning smiled at this thought.

The behavior of the factions showed that his efforts in martial arts were worthwhile.

Otherwise, how could he have achieved such a situation today?

With this in mind, Jiang Ning exchanged a few polite words with his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, asking them to call him for lunch.

Then, he played with the little beanbag for a while before returning to his eastern courtyard to continue practicing his fist techniques and tempering his bones.

As noon approached.

Jiang Ning finally heard the arrival of Lu Yi, who had been delayed.

His heart was filled with a hint of excitement.

Lu Yi had just gone out with the two ten thousand taels of silver notes and was carrying the two immortal treasures that Jiang Ning had instructed him to purchase from the Ten Thousand Flowers Tower.

Starlight Grass and Thousandwood Core.

Ever since he absorbed the Floodflame Spirit Fruit, he had realized that absorbing so-called immortal treasures significantly increased his essence energy.

The previous Floodflame Spirit Fruit had provided him with over three hundred essence energy points.

Now, with two types of immortal treasures, the increase in essence energy points would undoubtedly be substantial, allowing him to possess over five hundred essence energy points.

With essence energy points exceeding five hundred, his strength would improve once again.

Breaking the limits with the Firewood Splitting Blade Art would allow him to master it, enhancing his blade techniques and further improving his most powerful means of killing enemies.

He clearly remembered.

A few days ago, two fifth-stage Inner Strength Realm martial artists from the Worshipping God Sect had attacked. When the Wind God Messenger transformed into the Six-Armed Divine Descendant state, Jiang Ning could not kill him with any other means except for unleashing his blade techniques and relying on the sharpness of his spirit weapon.

This was the only way he could slay the Six-Armed Divine Descendant.

It showed that his blade techniques, combined with his spirit weapon, were his most powerful means of killing enemies.

Now, with the further breaking of limits in his blade techniques, his most potent killing method would be enhanced once again.

Subsequently.

He quickly finished a round of bone tempering and Five Animal Fist practice, retracted his fist posture, and summoned Lu Yi.

"Young Master!" Lu Yi hurried over, running lightly.

"Did you bring the items?"

"I did!" Lu Yi nodded repeatedly, then took out two jade boxes that she had hidden on her person.

"The Starlight Grass and Ten Thousand Trees Heart that Young Master requested!" Lu Yi spoke, then took out several scattered silver notes, "Young Master, these are the unused silver notes."

Jiang Ning took the two jade boxes from Lu Yi's hands and glanced at the four thousand silver notes in her hands, each note worth a thousand taels, totaling four thousand taels.

"Keep the silver notes for now, there will be more expenses in the future!"

"Yes, Young Master!" Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Lu Yi nodded repeatedly, happily stuffing the four silver notes into her small purse.

Managing money held a special significance for her.

At this moment, Jiang Ning held the two jade boxes and walked towards the pavilion beside the bamboo grove in the courtyard.

Sitting on the stone bench, he looked at the two jade boxes placed on the stone table, a joyful expression on his face.

With these two items in hand, his strength would once again improve.

Then, he opened the seal on the jade boxes, a kind of jade gel-like substance sealing the gap.

This sealing method could greatly extend the preservation time of any heavenly treasures, reducing the loss of their medicinal effects.

The next moment, as he opened the jade box, the contents within appeared before his eyes.

It was a three-leaf clover about ten centimeters long, with purple leaves that seemed to glow with phosphorescence, constantly shimmering with a silver star-like color, like stars.

"No wonder it's called Starlight Grass!" Jiang Ning couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at the sight before him.

Then, he picked up the Starlight Grass in front of him and tossed it into his mouth.

As he chewed with his teeth, the entire Starlight Grass was crushed in his mouth.

"Just as he chewed.

"A rather ordinary taste!" Feeling the flavor transmitted by his taste buds, Jiang Ning shook his head.

Then he swallowed, and the Starlight Grass entered his stomach.

He waited for a moment, but still didn't feel any changes within his body.

It was as if he had just eaten an ordinary weed instead of the so-called immortal treasure, Starlight Grass.

"Forget it!" He shook his head, "Let's see if the Ten Thousand Trees Heart has any other benefits!"

With this thought, his gaze fell on the other jade box on the table.

The gap in the jade box was still sealed with jade liquid.

The next moment, he opened the seal and removed the jade liquid, revealing the Ten Thousand Trees Heart within.

It was called a tree heart, but in reality, it was a piece of solid green the size of a common goose egg.

Even in the bright daylight, this green solid still emitted a faint green glow, with a misty air flowing within, and a divine light flashing by, making it seem otherworldly.

"Looks a bit intimidating!" Jiang Ning smiled.

Then he picked up the Ten Thousand Trees Heart from the box.

It felt soft to the touch, not hard, but rather like a jelly-like substance.

With a gentle squeeze, he could see the surface indent.

After that, he didn't hesitate anymore.

He took the goose egg-sized Ten Thousand Trees Heart and tossed it into his mouth.

After the Ten Thousand Trees Heart entered his mouth, he felt as if he had just eaten a piece of jelly.

However, compared to ordinary jelly, the Ten Thousand Trees Heart became more chewable as he chewed.

In less than a moment, the Ten Thousand Trees Heart was chewed and swallowed into his stomach.

His entire body instantly became filled with a strong vitality, and a cool breeze flowed through his Five Viscera, limbs, and bones.

His whole body immediately felt incredibly comfortable.

But that was all; apart from this, he didn't sense any other enhancements or changes in his body.

"The specific effects will have to be seen tomorrow!"

In the afternoon, Jiang Ning visited Wang Jin and sat for half an hour. Then he went to the Ten Thousand Flowers Tower to see Lin Qingyi.

After half an hour, he left the tower and returned to his martial arts training.

As for the others, he refused to see anyone.

The next day, Jiang Ning pushed open his room door.

"The weather today should still be good!" A smile appeared on his lips, his expression joyful, and his mood was clearly good.

Upon waking up, the first thing he did was to open his panel and take a look.

The result he saw also satisfied him.

【Yuan Energy】: 618.83

With Yuan Energy points exceeding 500, it represented that he could allow the Firewood Splitting Blade Art to break its limit again, gaining new characteristics.

Thinking of this, he looked at the Skills section of the panel once more.

【Skills】: Firewood Splitting Blade Art + (Five Limit Breaks 6000/6000) (Currently at the limit)



The Firewood Splitting Blade Art now had a plus sign, indicating that this skill had met the requirements for breaking the limit.

Then, his mind suddenly moved.

Yuan Energy points rapidly decreased.

He slowly closed his eyes.

In an instant, countless scenes flashed through his mind's eye flashed by.

In these scenes, there were spring and summer, autumn and winter.

And in each scene, he was practicing the Firewood Splitting Blade Art.

The blade technique he practiced was simple, just a single strike—a chop.

After countless repetitions of this chop, a qualitative change occurred, and the moment of spiritual enlightenment arrived.

He chopped once more.

This chop was ordinary, but the light in the heavens dimmed for a moment, and then a blade light appeared.

With the appearance of this blade light, all the scenes that had flashed through his mind vanished.

He slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze fell on the panel once more.

[Technique]: Firewood Splitting Blade Art (6th Limit Break 4788/7000) (Characteristics: Touching Classes Through, Blade Like Thunder, Blade Like God, Man and Blade as One, Innate Blade Bone)



"Five characteristics?"

Seeing his panel, Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed.

Then, he noticed the changes on the panel.

"Blade Like Thunder?" he muttered, his gaze fixed on this characteristic.

[Blade Like Thunder]: The speed of the blade is as swift as thunder.

He then recalled the description of the previous characteristic.

[Blade Like Gale]: Assisted by divine power, the speed of the blade is extremely fast, far surpassing ordinary people.

"This should be an upgraded version of Blade Like Gale!" Jiang Ning muttered as he looked at the changes on the panel.

Then, he thought of the previous changes in Water Skill and looked at the Water Skill section on the panel.

[Technique]: Water Skill (6th Limit Break 7000/7000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Water Control Technique+, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Formation and Rainmaking, Water Spirit Body)



[Water Control Technique+]: A power, an innate ability to control water sources.

He remembered that initially, Water Control Technique was described as a divine ability.

When his Water Skill reached the limit break, this characteristic transformed from a divine ability to a power, and the display on the panel became more straightforward.

A plus sign appeared after the characteristic, indicating an upgraded version.

At this moment, looking at the different forms of these two characteristics, Jiang Ning understood.

Limit breaking a technique not only adds new characteristics but also enhances existing ones.

Just as Water Control Technique evolved from a divine ability to a power.

Today, Blade Like Gale has become Blade Like Thunder, an enhanced version of its original form.

Thinking of this, he raised his hand, and a long blade appeared in his grasp.

The next moment—

Swish, swish, swish—

Blade lights flashed across the courtyard.

In an instant, clear cuts appeared on the ground.

"The speed of my blade has increased by 30%!" Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Although this limit break didn't bring significant changes in characteristics, it directly enhanced his blade speed.

A 30% increase in blade speed was quite noticeable.

In intense battles, a 1% difference in speed could mean the difference between life and death.

This 30% increase in blade speed was enough to give him overwhelming power over his previous self.

Moreover, the limit break of Firewood Splitting Blade Art not only increased his blade speed but also directly enhanced his blade techniques.

His gaze fell on the ground, and on the tiles, hundreds of crisscrossing cuts appeared.

These cuts varied in depth and length, some as deep as three to five centimeters and as long as ten centimeters, while others left only faint traces.

These cuts were all caused by the blade lights that flashed by as he casually swung his blade, using only brute force without any other power.

Seeing this, he knew that his blade techniques had improved.

The blade lights were like solid blades, easily cutting into the ground and leaving marks.

This was a breakthrough in blade techniques, an enhancement to his existing level.

Now, even with just brute force, a casual swing of his blade could draw upon the power of heaven and earth, forming a detached blade light with a certain degree of lethality.

If an ordinary person could achieve this level of mastery over blade techniques, they could use a regular weapon to easily defeat a Ninth Stage Martial Dao cultivator like slaughtering a chicken.

With a few swings of the blade, these fierce blade lights could easily kill a Ninth Stage Martial Dao cultivator.

"Enhancing techniques is the most direct way to increase my strength!" Jiang Ning sighed as he looked at his handiwork on the tiles.

In just a short while, after the limit break of Firewood Splitting Blade Art, his strength had risen to a whole new level.

(End of Chapter)

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