Chapter 288: Sword Technique Breakthrough, Strength Enhancement!

Chapter 288: Sword Technique Breakthrough, Strength Enhancement!



The first day of the new year.

After seeing off the head of the Xie family, Xie Zhengtian, Jiang Ning took out the two silver notes he had just received and handed them to Li Hua, asking her to go to Wan Hua Tower and purchase the two rare elixirs for him.

The Star Grass and the Thousand Trees Heart.

After arranging this matter, he headed towards his Eastern Courtyard.

It was now the hour of the Dragon, and there was less than an hour left before the hour of the Snake, when he could absorb the Grand Sun's essence and advance his Inner Essence Cultivation.

In the blink of an eye.

The hour of the Snake arrived.

Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion in his courtyard, assuming the Five Hearts to Heaven posture, and then began to circulate the Grand Sun's breathing technique towards the sun above.

With each breath, the Grand Sun's essence entered his body through his nose and into his internal organs.

[Inner Essence Cultivation Experience +1]



[Inner Essence Cultivation Experience +1]



[Inner Essence Cultivation Experience +1]



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As he continuously practiced the breathing technique, his Inner Essence Cultivation experience continued to increase.

He also felt strands of inner breath gathering and merging into his dantian, causing the inner breath within his dantian to grow stronger, enhancing the mighty phenomenon of a surging river.

Two hours later.

The hour of the Horse approached.

"Haa—"

Jiang Ning exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, opened his eyes, and revealed a joyful expression.

After two hours of absorbing the Grand Sun's essence, he felt a significant improvement in his abilities.

Especially the increase in inner breath was extremely noticeable.

[This session of absorbing and expelling the Grand Sun's essence has increased Inner Essence Cultivation experience by a total of 113 points.]



[Skill] Inner Essence Cultivation (Minor Accomplishment 1500/5000)



"The progress is almost a third of the way there," he nodded in satisfaction and then closed the panel to stand up.

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

It was then that he learned that during his two hours of cultivation, many visitors had already arrived.

On the first day of the new year, according to the local customs of Luo Water County, it was customary to visit relatives and friends.

After last night's incident, news had spread throughout the entire city, and Jiang Ning had become one of the top figures in Luo Water County.

Therefore, various factions dared not show any negligence and chose to visit Jiang Ning's residence early in the morning to show their goodwill.

After briefly glancing at the list recorded by his sister-in-law, Liu Wanwan, and the gifts they brought to celebrate the new year, he immediately understood the situation.

In just two hours.

Most of the factions in Luo Water County had already arrived.

They did not come to meet him personally like the head of the Xie family, Xie Zhengtian, but instead, they left gifts and asked Liu Wanwan to inform Jiang Ning of their visit.

"It seems that last night's battle greatly shocked the various factions!"

Jiang Ning smiled at this thought.

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

If not for this, how could he have achieved such a situation today?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning exchanged a few brief greetings with his sister-in-law and brother, asking them to call him for lunch.

Then, he picked up Xiao Dou Bao, who was dressed like a little bear, and played with her for a while before returning to his Eastern Courtyard to continue practicing his fist techniques and strengthening his bones.

As noon approached.

Jiang Ning finally heard the long-awaited Li Hua.

His heart was filled with excitement.

Because Li Hua had just left with the two thousand taels of silver notes and was following his instructions to purchase the two rare elixirs from Wan Hua Tower.

The Star Grass and the Thousand Trees Heart.

Ever since he absorbed the Miao Yan Spirit Fruit, he knew that absorbing these so-called rare elixirs would significantly increase his essence energy.

The last Miao Yan Spirit Fruit had provided him with over 300 essence energy points.

Now, with two rare elixirs, the increase in essence energy points would undoubtedly be substantial, allowing him to surpass 500 essence energy points.

With over 500 essence energy points, his strength would further improve.

The Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique could break through its sixth limit, granting him a new characteristic.

Moreover, his sword prowess would be enhanced again, further improving his most powerful killing method.

He still remembered clearly.

A few days ago, when the two Fifth Rank Inner Strength Realm martial artists from the Divine Worship Sect came to attack, and the Wind God transformed into the Six-Armed Divine Lineage state, none of his other methods could kill the Six-Armed Divine Lineage martial artist.

At that time, the only way he could slay the Six-Armed Divine Lineage martial artist was by unleashing his sword prowess and relying on the sharpness of his spiritual weapon.

Only then could he achieve the kill.

This showed that his sword prowess, combined with his spiritual weapon, was his most formidable killing method.

Now, with another breakthrough in his sword technique, his most powerful killing method would be further strengthened.

Subsequently.

He quickly finished a round of Bone Forging and Five Beasts Fist practice, retracted his fist technique, and then summoned Li Hua.

"Young Master!" Li Hua ran over.

"Did you bring the items?"

"Yes, I did!" Green Ripple nodded repeatedly and then took out two jade boxes hidden close to her body.

"The Star Grass and Thousand Trees Heart you requested, Young Master!" Green Ripple spoke, then she also took out several scattered silver notes, "Young Master, these are the unused silver notes."

Jiang Ning took the two jade boxes from Green Ripple's hands and glanced at the four thousand silver notes she held, 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, Green Ripple nodded repeatedly, her face beaming as she stuffed the four silver notes into her small purse.

Managing finances held special significance for her.

At this moment, Jiang Ning, holding the two jade boxes, walked towards the pavilion near the bamboo grove in the courtyard.

Sitting on a stone bench, he looked at the two jade boxes placed on the stone table, his face filled with joy.

With these two items in hand, his strength would increase once more.

Then, he opened the jade boxes, breaking the seal made of a jade-like substance in the gap.

This sealing method could significantly extend the preservation time of any heavenly treasures and reduce 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 grass about ten centimeters long, purple in color, with leaves that seemed to glow like phosphorescence, constantly shimmering with a silver starlight, resembling the stars.

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

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

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

"It tastes ordinary!" Jiang Ning shook his head, sensing the flavor transmitted by his taste buds.

Then, he swallowed the Star Grass in his throat.

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, Star Grass.

"Forget it!" He shook his head, "Let's see if the 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 a jade liquid.

The next moment, he opened the seal and as he lifted the lid, the Thousand Trees Heart inside the box appeared before his eyes.

Described as a tree heart, it was actually a piece of solid green the size of a common goose egg, emitting a faint green light even in the bright daylight, with a misty aura flowing within and a divine glow flashing by, appearing rather mystical.

"It looks quite intimidating!" Jiang Ning smiled.

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

It felt soft to the touch, not hard, but instead had a jelly-like texture.

Squeezing it gently, he could see the surface indent.

Without further hesitation, he took the Thousand Trees Heart, the size of a goose egg, and put it into his mouth.

As the Thousand Trees Heart entered his mouth, it felt like he was eating a piece of jelly.

However, compared to ordinary jelly, the Thousand Trees Heart had a more chewy texture as he chewed.

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

Instantly, he felt his entire body brimming with intense vitality, and a cool breeze coursed through his five viscera and six entrails, limbs, and bones.

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His entire body instantly became incredibly comfortable.

But that was all; apart from this, he couldn't sense any other enhancements in any part of his body.

"The specific effects will be seen tomorrow!"

In the afternoon, Jiang Ning visited Wang Jin and sat with him for half an hour. Then, he went to the Wan Hua Tower to meet Lin Qingyi.

After half an hour, he left the Wan Hua Tower and returned home to practice martial arts.

He didn't meet with anyone else.

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

"The weather today should still be good!" He smiled, his expression joyous, and his mood was clearly pleasant.

Because the moment he woke up, he first opened his panel to check.

The results he saw were also satisfying.

【Essence Energy】: 618.83

Essence Energy points exceeded 500, indicating that he could break the limit of Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique again and gain new attributes.

Thinking of this, he looked at the 'Techniques' section on the panel again.

【Techniques】: Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique+ (5 Limit Breaks 6000/6000) (Attributes: Touching One to Understand Many, Sword Like Gale, Divine Sword Control, Sword-Man Unity, Born with Sword Bone)



The 'Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique' section now had a plus sign, indicating that the technique had met the requirements for breaking the limit.

Then, his heart stirred suddenly.

Essence Energy points rapidly plummeted.

He slowly closed his eyes, and in that instant, countless images flashed through his mind.

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

And in each scene, he was practicing his firewood-chopping sword technique.

The sword technique he practiced had only one move—chopping.

After countless repetitions of chopping, the quantity transformed into quality, and the moment of spiritual enlightenment arrived.

He chopped the firewood with his sword.

This chop seemed ordinary, but the light in the surroundings suddenly dimmed, and a blade of light appeared.

With the appearance of this blade of light, all the images that had emerged in his mind vanished.

He slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze once again fell upon the panel.

[Technique]: Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique (6x Limit Break 4788/7000) (Characteristics: Touching One to Understand Many, Sword Like Thunderbolt, Divine Sword Control, Born Sword Bone)



"Five characteristics?"

Seeing his panel, Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed in concentration.

Then, he noticed the changes on the panel.

"Sword Like Thunderbolt?" He muttered to himself, then focused on this characteristic.

[Sword Like Thunderbolt]: Sword speed as fast as a thunderbolt.

At this moment, he recalled the description of the previous characteristic.

[Sword Like Gale]: With divine assistance, the sword speed is extremely fast, far surpassing ordinary people.

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

Then, he thought about the previous change in Water Proficiency, and his gaze naturally turned to the Water Proficiency skill section on the panel.

[Technique]: Water Proficiency (6x Limit Break 7000/7000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Enhanced Water Control Technique, Water Affinity, Cloud Walking Rain Making, Water Spirit Body)



[Enhanced Water Control Technique]: A form of authority, an innate ability to control water sources.

He still remembered that initially, the Enhanced Water Control Technique characteristic was only described as a divine ability.

When his Water Proficiency reached the Limit Break, and the Enhanced Water Control Technique improved, this characteristic transformed into a description of authority, and its display on the panel became extremely clear and easy to understand.

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

At this moment, seeing the different manifestations of these two characteristics, Jiang Ning instantly understood.

The Limit Break of a technique not only adds new characteristics but also enhances the existing ones.

Just as the Enhanced Water Control Technique progressed from a divine ability to an authority.

And now, Sword Like Gale has evolved into Sword Like Thunderbolt.

Both are advancements based on their original foundations, becoming even stronger characteristics.

With this realization, he extended his hand, and a long sword appeared in his grasp.

The next moment—

Swish, swish, swish—

Blade lights flashed continuously in the courtyard.

After a short while,

Distinct sword marks appeared on the ground.

"My sword speed has increased by three-fold! Not bad at all," Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Although this Limit Break didn't bring about significant changes in characteristics, the increase in sword speed directly enhanced his strength.

A three-fold boost in sword speed was quite noticeable.

In intense battles, a one-fold difference in speed could mean the difference between life and death.

Not to mention a three-fold increase.

This three-fold improvement in sword speed was enough to give him overwhelming power compared to his previous self.

Moreover, the Limit Break of the Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique not only enhanced his sword speed but also directly improved his sword technique.

His gaze fell upon the ground, and on the tiles, hundreds of crisscrossing sword marks appeared.

These sword marks varied in depth and length.

Some were as deep as three to five centimeters and as long as ten centimeters.

Others were just faint traces.

All these sword marks were created by the blade lights that flashed as he casually swung his sword, using only brute force without any other power.

But the blade lights seemed like solid blades, easily carving out marks on the ground.

This was the breakthrough in his sword technique, an advancement from his previous level.

Now, when he swung his sword, even with just brute force, his casual stroke could draw upon the power of heaven and earth, condensing into a blade of light that could separate from his body and possess a certain degree of lethality.

If an ordinary person could reach this level of mastery in sword technique,

Holding a regular weapon, they could slaughter a ninth-rank martial artist like a chicken.

With a few slashes in the air, these fierce blade lights, if they landed on a ninth-rank martial artist, would be enough to kill them.

"Enhancing techniques indeed provides the most direct boost to my strength!" Jiang Ning's expression turned contemplative as he looked at his handiwork on the tiles.

In just a short moment,

After the Firewood Cleaving Sword Technique reached its Limit Break, his strength directly rose to a higher level.

(End of Chapter)

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