Chapter 523: Promotion, Blade Master

Chapter 523: Promotion, Blade Master

For a period of time, Su Chen had been immersed in his cultivation.

Grasping a concept and integrating it into one's understanding was never an easy task.

After activating the Scholar's Heaven's Will, Su Chen continued his cultivation for five hours.

Feeling a bit fatigued midway, he took a break to rest and replenish his energy with some food.

Then, he once again immersed himself in the Sea of Consciousness.

After several days of focused cultivation, his progress was evident.

Using the insights from the Scholar's Heaven's Will, Su Chen gradually grasped the core principles.

Once the core was understood, it was only a matter of time before he could fully master it.

The key to integrating techniques and body movements lay in the body technique.

Body technique was the foundation, and techniques were the towering structure.

Body technique was the fundamental layer for integration; only with a solid body technique could one integrate techniques within it.

Liu Siyun's greatest weakness lay in this aspect.

Her formulaic integration caused her techniques to influence her body movements when faced with obstacles.

Once the body technique was affected, everything became troublesome.

With the foundation destroyed, how could one build a towering structure?

Su Chen had figured this out in his mind, but there was still a long way to go in familiarizing himself with it.

Understanding the principles was one thing, but mastering them was another.

It was like the jade pill.

In the Jin Kingdom, almost every alchemist had heard of the essence of refining the jade pill.

The core principle was to eliminate impurities.

As long as all impurities were eliminated, the jade pill would be created.

Everyone understood the theory, but how many could actually refine the jade pill?

During this time, Su Chen focused on improving his proficiency.

In the Sea of Consciousness, he continuously integrated his bladework with his body technique and techniques.

However, the foundation of this integration was primarily based on the Serpent Coiling Body Technique and Cloud Walking Steps.

Liu Siyun's technique set clearly showed that it was built upon the foundation of sword techniques.

In her concept, the sharper the sword techniques, the more they could obstruct the opponent's aggressive attacks.

This maintained the integrity of her formulaic technique set.

In a way, her thinking had a certain basis.

Practicing and improving with this mindset would undoubtedly lead to growth.

But the limit was just there, with no further room for advancement.

Su Chen was still waiting for a letter to arrive, and until he received it, he would continue his cultivation with a calm mind.

For nearly half a month, he persisted in his cultivation.

During today's practice, a small line of words suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Blade as Frost, Mountain-Swallowing Breath, With a Heart of Justice, Wield the Sharp Blade, Heaven's Will Promotion: Blade Master]



[Blade Master: The Blade and the Person are One, the Heart Follows the Blade.]



Su Chen was a little surprised by this line of small words.

He hadn't seen a Heaven's Will promotion in a long time.

Moreover, it was a bit strange that the Blade Spirit's Heaven's Will had promoted him to a Blade Master.

This time, the small words that appeared did not mention a significant improvement in his understanding of bladework.

Instead, it directly stated, "The Blade and the Person are One, the Heart Follows the Blade."

Su Chen felt that this description was a bit abstract.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Chen leaped out of the city and headed north.

In the wilderness, he began to practice his bladework.

The Heaven Scouring Blade Technique emerged, and the blade energy flowed in a winding and peculiar manner.

The surrounding trees, upon coming into contact with the blade energy, snapped one after another.

The long blade in his hand seemed to merge completely with his body as he wielded it.

It was as if the blade was an extension of himself.

His movements were incredibly precise and graceful.

Su Chen felt that ever since he obtained the Blade Wielder's Heaven's Will, his control over the blade had deepened significantly.

But now, looking back, he realized that this was true mastery.

As he swung the blade, it exuded a sense of freedom and ease.

Wherever his heart went, the blade followed.

Previously, he had practiced his bladework tirelessly, aiming to perfectly synchronize it with his body technique and follow its movements.

Now, it seemed that he didn't need to practice bladework any further.

With the Blade Master's Heaven's Will, his proficiency and mastery over bladework techniques had become incredibly swift.

From now on, he could focus all his energy on improving his body technique.

Once his body technique advanced further, he would have mastered this unique secret technique of the Liu Family.

In Su Chen's opinion, what he had mastered so far was no longer the Liu Family's secret technique.

The formulaic integration of techniques he and Liu Siyun used were completely different.

To be more precise, he had only gained some inspiration from Liu Siyun.

Everything else was the result of his own insights.

For over twenty days, Su Chen had been immersed in his cultivation.

At Wulan Manor, the disciples were on edge, having endured over twenty days of anxiety. Many refused to leave the manor during this time, not even to venture to the nearby city to purchase goods.

Some elders seized this opportunity to reprimand the younger generation, but their scoldings only provoked strong resentment.

These elders were unconcerned about the threat Su Chen posed, as his strength was insufficient to launch a surprise attack against them. With no danger to themselves, they felt free to speak their minds.

The constant reprimands from the elders caused many of the disciples to become irritability to become agitated, and some even openly argued with their elders. This was not an isolated incident.

The recurring conflicts indicated that Wulan Manor was indeed significantly affected by the current situation.

As the core elder of Wulan Manor, Fan Chengyan was directly responsible for the current state of affairs. Amidst the numerous complaints, she took action over the past twenty days, one of which was to collaborate with the Odd Tower and Crystal Pavilion.

She intended to leverage the influence of these two sects to restore Wulan Manor's lost reputation.

After more than twenty days, Su Chen had yet to receive a letter from Zhu Ming Palace. Logically, they should have sent him intelligence at least once every three months.

However, no letter from Zhu Ming Palace had arrived.

During this time, Su Chen did receive a letter, but it was from Qiu Xiyue.

The content was simple: an invitation to visit the Qiu Clan as a guest and get to know the Qiu Clan's elders.

Qiu Xiyue specifically mentioned in the letter that after visiting the Qiu Clan, he could go and visit Qiu Ruoshang.

Upon seeing Qiu Ruoshang's name, a smile couldn't help but spread across Su Chen's face. He even began to imagine the scene in his mind.

What expression would Qiu Ruoshang have when she discovered his presence at the Qiu Clan? Would she be surprised, delighted, or both?

There would be so much to talk about with Qiu Ruoshang.

She would surely wonder why he was at the Qiu Clan and why Qiu Xiyue had invited him as a guest.

After reading Qiu Xiyue's letter, Su Chen didn't hesitate to reply immediately to the address provided.

His response accepted Qiu Xiyue's invitation, stating that he would make time as long as it was convenient for her.

Just as he was about to send the letter, Su Chen suddenly remembered something.

He had forgotten to congratulate Qiu Xiyue.

A significant portion of Qiu Xiyue's letter was about her passing the eighth-rank array master's assessment and her gratitude for Su Chen's guidance.

Indeed, in Pii City, Su Chen had provided Qiu Xiyue with much instruction and teaching.

However, he couldn't say for sure how much his guidance had helped her.

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He had to rewrite the letter.

After thinking about Qiu Ruoshang, he had completely forgotten about Qiu Xiyue.

Now, he realized that if he had sent the letter, it would have been quite embarrassing.

His reply didn't even include a word of congratulations.

After rewriting the letter and checking it over, Su Chen sent it to the address Qiu Xiyue had provided.

The Qiu Clan's location seemed to be kept secret, and all letters were sent to a single location before being forwarded to the Qiu Clan.

It seemed that Zhu Ming Palace would no longer provide him with intelligence, given the current situation.

Su Chen decided not to wait any longer and instead headed to the Array Alliance's southern base in Jin Kingdom.

The Array Alliance gathered much information, and with his status as a sixth-rank array master, he was now eligible to access it.

However, given the nature of the Array Alliance, the intelligence they collected would likely be more focused and less extensive than what Zhu Ming Palace could provide.

With this in mind, Su Chen headed to the Array Alliance's southern base in Jin Kingdom.

As Su Chen left Pii City, Master You Mingshan had mentioned some opportunities to temper his martial arts.

But this time, he had missed out on those opportunities by returning to Jin Kingdom.

In fact, during Su Chen's absence, Fan Chengyan had taken her disciples, Sang Mo Yuan and Mo Liu Zheng, to the same place, partly to help her disciples cultivate and partly to show Su Chen that she hadn't followed him to Jin Kingdom:

Su Chen did not waste any time on the journey, as he was in a hurry this time.

He planned to visit the Array Alliance to review the gathered information and then decide on his next steps.

Since he had traveled from the Great Zhou to the Jin State, he was already in the south.

Heading to the Array Alliance’s southern outpost naturally didn’t take too long.

In less than two days, Su Chen had already arrived.

Because the south didn’t have many areas that required defense, the Array Alliance’s outpost here had fewer people.

Entering the Array Alliance required identity verification.

When the guards at the gate saw Su Chen’s credentials as a Sixth Rank Array Master, their eyes lit up.

They then looked at Su Chen and gave a respectful salute.

They must have heard that a young man had obtained the status of Sixth Rank Array Master during this year’s Array Master examination.

It was clear that Su Chen was the person in the rumor.

This news had spread far and wide.

Not only the Array Alliance, but many external powers had also heard about it.

The last message Su Chen received from Zhuming Palace also included this information.

However, the message sent to him was quite brief.

It didn’t mention who this Sixth Rank Array Master was, let alone any names.

The Array Alliance definitely knew these details.

Moreover, each outpost had a corresponding record.

Su Chen’s credentials could be cross-referenced and verified.

Once Su Chen’s identity was confirmed, the outpost did not impose anyRestrictions.

As a Sixth Rank Array Master, he already had high access rights within the outpost.

He could freelyViewAnyInformation.

Su Chen had a simple meal and then proceeded to check the InformationAtTheSouthernOutpost.

【Multiple old Formations in the Eastern Border Areas are Damaged and Currently Require Repair by Array Masters.】

【The Northern Border Celestial Demon Horde hasBeenDealtWith, and the Formations HaveBeenRestored, RestoringPeace.】

Most of the information in the Array Alliance was related to borderSecurity.

As an Array Master of the ArrayAlliance, one needed to contribute to the Jin State at least onceEveryThreeYears.

Many of the information gathered by the Array Alliance was actually in response to the needs of the Jin State border.

The Jin State was truly vast, and it was too difficult to guard the entire border solely with Warriors.

Even with this arrangement, it was hard toAchieveEffectiveResults.

Humans were, after all, not Immortals.

With such a long border, there were bound to be lapses.

The main responsibility for addressing border issues fell on the Shoulders of the Array Masters.

Many of the issues reported by theArrayAlliance RequiredArrayMastersToResolve.

Moreover, thereWasASevereShortageOfArrayMasters.

Looking at the required tasks, most of them were not taken up by any Array Masters.

Many areas offered little contribution, as there weren’t many demonic creatures.

However, the terrain in these areas was extremely rugged.

Array Masters withAverageAbilities, after taking on these tasks, could hardly resolve them.

Su Chen skipped these requirements and continuedToReadFurther.

He had no plans to take on any tasks for now, soHeDecidedToCheckOtherCategories ofInformation.

There was a lot of information, but not much that Su Chen needed to know.

The information gathered by the Array Alliance did not delve into the Specifics of any Sect or Power’s recentActivities.

【This year, a total of twenty-nine Array Masters passed the Eighth Rank Array Master Examination, with the specific list as follows.】

In thisInformation, SuChenAlsoSawTheAnnouncementForTheRe-examinationOfEighthRankArrayMasters.

Twenty-nine people, which was a relatively small number.

Although theExaminationWasHheldAgainThisYear, the DifficultyLevelDidNotDecrease.

Continuing to read further, he finally found some information of value.

The information was about the Heavenly AlchemyExpo.

The HeavenlyAlchemyExpo was to be held at the end of the month and was a BiennialEvent in the Alchemy World.

For Su Chen, this event was not directly related to him, but the Array Alliance had gathered detailed information.

This year’s HeavenlyAlchemyExpo saw the OddTower and Crystal Pavilion jointly questioning the Zhuming Palace.

They demanded that the Zhuming Palace hand over the person who had stolen their Jade EssencePillCraftingTechniques.

Besides the OddTower and Crystal Pavilion, theWuiLan Manor also got involved.

The CuiLan Manor had already released an explanation regarding this matter.

They stated that their final move to apprehendSuChen in the Great Zhou was not for personal gain, but to ensure that Su Chen gave an account toTheOddTowerAndCrystalPavilion.

They asserted that the CuiLan Manor was not breaking their word, but to have Su Chen explain the reasons.

Why the theft and How the TheftWasConducted.

(End of Chapter)

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