I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 25: The Power of the Gale, the Wind Swordsmaster

"As long as I cultivate the Ignorant Heart Sword Art fast enough, no barrier can stop me."

The more he thought about it, the more Zhong Cang felt that it was feasible.

Of course, he wouldn't actually do it.

The powerful Sword Heart could indeed help him break through barriers, but such breakthroughs were only the most basic advancement.

After breaking through, when encountering geniuses who cultivated high-level techniques, even if they were at the same level, Zhong Cang's actual strength would be far inferior.

Although he could use Sword Intent to forcibly bridge this gap, who would want to rely on weakness to defeat strength every day if possible?

Compared to dancing on the edge of a knife, Zhong Cang preferred to "dominate the strong and oppress the weak."

Therefore, he must find a way to obtain high-level cultivation techniques.

...

Zhong Cang pondered over the matter of Sword Heart for a long time.

After a while, he shifted his focus to his own breakthrough.

Although it seemed like there was only one level difference between the third and fourth layers of Qi Refining, it was a barrier. Although there were barriers, there were also many benefits after breaking through.

Firstly, the total amount of spiritual energy.

After closing his eyes and sensing for a while, Zhong Cang discovered that in just this short period of time, his total amount of spiritual energy had increased by more than three times.

And this was only the present. With the barrier broken, Zhong Cang's limit had also been expanded, and as he continued to cultivate, the spiritual energy within him would increase more and more.

Of course, this required him to cultivate afterwards.

In addition to the total amount of spiritual energy, the second change that brought Zhong Cang was the quality of spiritual energy.

After breaking through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, Zhong Cang's Qi Sea was also opened, and at the same time, the spiritual energy within him spontaneously formed a vortex with attraction. This vortex could slightly compress the spiritual energy, improving the quality of Zhong Cang's spiritual energy.

Then there was the third point, but after careful sensing, Zhong Cang discovered... there was no third point.

"Damn... the grade of the Qi Consumption Technique's cultivation method is too low. I need to find a way to replace it as soon as possible!"

After the breakthrough, only the total amount and quality of spiritual energy had slightly improved, which made Zhong Cang somewhat frustrated.

Fortunately, he quickly discovered that the increase in total amount of spiritual energy alone greatly enhanced his strength.

Firstly, his physical fitness improved a lot because both the total amount and quality of spiritual energy had increased.

Secondly, Zhong Cang could now unleash some of the power of the low-grade Supreme Grade sword, Maple Flower.

Before, although Zhong Cang used Maple Flower against enemies and possessed the divine technique of unity between man and sword, due to his weak spiritual power, he could only unleash the lightness and sharpness of Maple Flower.

Only through an extreme burst of power could he use techniques like the Unseen Divine Wind Thrust, but now...

Closing his eyes and sensing, Zhong Cang drew out the long sword in his hand and swung it fiercely.

"Whoosh..."

With Zhong Cang's swing, a gust of wind roared out from in front of him, sweeping away all the power of the gale.

A slight smile appeared on Zhong Cang's lips as he watched everything being swept away.

"Now, I can be considered a Wind Swordsmaster who controls the power of the gale."

...

After advancing to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, Zhong Cang's strength had made significant progress. More importantly, from now on, no matter what, he would not be demoted to a miscellaneous disciple and would have the qualifications to become an inner disciple.

This made Zhong Cang breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's just a pity that there is still some time before the competition in the lower courtyard... No, this is actually a good thing for me. Even if I participate in the competition in the lower courtyard, I won't catch the attention of those peak masters and island lords."

...

The excitement and excitement after the breakthrough lasted for quite some time, but Zhong Cang's daily training did not change.

He continued to practice the Qi Consumption Technique, Five Beasts Infusion Technique, and Ignorant Heart Sword Art without any pause.

In addition to that, he also practiced the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower.

This is also an extremely difficult technique.

The requirement for cultivation is for Zhong Cang to lightly flick the long sword with his bent finger, of course, not randomly.

Before flicking the sword, Zhong Cang needs to calm his mind and concentrate his consciousness in order to flick the sword with his bent finger.

After flicking the sword, he also needs to carefully feel the sword's faint hum.

Undoubtedly, this special cultivation method makes it almost impossible for ordinary people to advance under normal circumstances - for ordinary cultivators, flicking the sword is not the focus.

The focus is on the comprehension of the sword's hum after flicking.

If there is gain, the proficiency will increase. If nothing is felt, the progress of the technique will stagnate.

And for ordinary people, it is difficult to feel anything from the sound of the sword's hum.

Fortunately, this is not a problem for Zhong Cang.

He just needs to flick the sword, as for comprehension, Heaven Rewards Diligence will help him with that.

During the process of flicking the sword and practicing the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, Zhong Cang discovered something that made his eyes widen.

...Although he didn't comprehend anything, after completing a full cycle of cultivation, he would close his eyes and meditate.

During meditation, Zhong Cang would subconsciously meditate on the long sword... This has been his daily habit for the past month.

And the unexpected happened here.

As Zhong Cang closed his eyes and meditated on the long sword, the progress of his Ignorant Heart Sword Art increased.

"???"

"The Ignorant Heart Sword Art can actually be cultivated simultaneously with the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower!"

This scene clearly caught Zhong Cang by surprise, causing him to exclaim during his cultivation.

And after the surprise, all that remained in Zhong Cang's heart was sheer joy.

"Great, this way I don't have to reduce the cultivation time of other techniques."

As he continued to cultivate, Zhong Cang reluctantly discovered something... he didn't have enough time.

There are too many techniques that he needs to cultivate, and a person's day is limited, which forces Zhong Cang to make choices and allocate time reasonably.

This dilemma also made Zhong Cang understand why cultivators always like to seclude themselves for many years.

It's not that they naturally enjoy being reclusive, but rather because time is scarce for cultivators.

...

Cultivate, cultivate, endless cultivation.

First cultivate the Qi Consumption Technique, then the Five Beasts Infusion Technique, and finally cultivate the Ignorant Heart Sword Art and the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower.

On the day of advancement, Zhong Cang was excited and didn't hold any celebration feast. Instead, he stayed up all night cultivating.

It wasn't until ten o'clock the next morning that Zhong Cang yawned and hurried to the training ground.

Actually, if possible, he wouldn't want to be a sparring partner and would instead devote all his thoughts to cultivation.

However, if he doesn't act as a sparring partner, he won't have spirit stones, and without spirit stones, he won't be able to buy elixirs. Without the assistance of elixirs, Zhong Cang's cultivation speed would be several times slower, or even dozens of times slower.

This forces him to free up some time for work.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Yan Lingdie. Without this generous wealthy girl, even if I work hard for a day, I wouldn't have enough spirit stones to buy elixirs for cultivation. In this sense, she is my benefactor."

"Well... that's true. Although the spirit stones she gave are just pocket money to her, they are not to me. One must not forget gratitude and be ungrateful. If there is a chance in the future, I should repay her."

Yawning, Zhong Cang was lost in thought. At the same time, he thought that according to his past behavior, Yan Lingdie would come in the afternoon, so he still had some time to rest.

But when he arrived at the training ground, Zhong Cang was astonished to find that Yan Lingdie indeed hadn't come, but Shui Bo had already arrived and had been waiting for him for a long time.

"???"

"What's going on? Why is only her guardian here? Could it be that I refused to become her bodyguard, so she doesn't want to fight me anymore?"

"But that's not right. With that girl's pride, how could she tolerate the humiliation of failure and leave in embarrassment? Only by thoroughly defeating me would she cut off contact with me, right?"

(End of this chapter)