“Elder, I’ve broken through to the seventh stage of the Tempering Realm, and I’m here to choose a martial art for disciples.”
Inside the Martial Arts Library, an old man lay down.
He was leisurely, enjoying himself.
Hearing Luo Mu’s words, he didn’t even move his eyelids, only nodding his head lightly.
Luo Mu didn’t mind.
Anyone who had stayed in the academy for a year or two knew that this elder had an extremely indifferent temperament.
The first floor of the Martial Arts Library was very spacious, with nearly a hundred bookshelves lined up.
A strong fragrance of books filled the air.
On the second floor, there were fewer bookshelves.
“《沐阳功》 (Mu Yang Gong), a low-grade human-grade martial art, can absorb the yang energy of heaven and earth, strengthening blood and Qi...”
“《疾风剑术》 (Swift Wind Sword Technique), a mid-grade human-grade martial art...”
“《擒龙棍》 (Dragon-Subduing Staff), a high-grade human-grade martial art...”
Luo Mu looked at each one.
He felt like he was expanding his horizons.
There were so many types of martial arts in the world.
“So what should I cultivate?”
Luo Mu pondered.
He previously cultivated 《破山拳》 (Mountain-Breaking Fist), a basic martial art that almost everyone in the academy learned.
He just trained it casually.
But now it was different.
Human-grade martial arts were martial arts that had reached a certain level, extremely powerful, and couldn’t be cultivated casually. He had to find one that suited him.
Hmm?
Luo Mu’s eyes suddenly moved.
He stopped in front of a bookshelf.
Then he took out the martial arts manual from the bookshelf.
《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship)
High-grade human-grade.
Just the name, when his eyes touched it, had a strong killing intent, hitting him in the face.
He opened it and looked at the introduction.
It was indeed a swordsmanship full of killing intent.
It needed to be cultivated in the midst of killing. Once it reached perfection, it would condense the Life-Ending Sword Qi.
Every strike would carry the intense will to kill.
The Sword Qi enters the body.
Freezing muscles and bones, devouring life force.
“What a swordsmanship!”
Luo Mu was excited.
Logically, a martial artist at the seventh stage of the Tempering Realm shouldn’t choose a high-grade human-grade martial art.
Because it was too difficult.
Many times, it was just a waste of time.
They couldn’t even cultivate it to completion.
On the contrary, although low-grade human-grade martial arts were less powerful, they were easier to learn.
But Luo Mu had the system, his little assistant, so he naturally didn’t have to worry.
As long as he was “hardworking” enough, cultivating it to perfection was not a problem.
Thinking about it, Luo Mu took the martial art manual and left the second floor.
“Elder, I choose this one.”
Hearing that.
The elder opened his eyes.
When he saw it was 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship), his face rarely showed a surprised expression.
He had just entered the seventh stage, and he dared to choose a high-grade human-grade martial art.
It was 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship).
In the Martial Arts Library, at the human-grade level, 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) was arguably the most difficult one.
Many people practiced it for half a year, only to give up in the end.
But the elder didn’t say anything.
Having been stationed in the Martial Arts Library for so long, he had seen too many people who were overconfident and had high aspirations.
He was tired of saying it.
He might as well just let him hit the wall. When he felt the pain, he would naturally turn back.
“Do you know the rules?”
The elder said casually.
“Yeah.”
Luo Mu nodded.
He had to return the manual within a month.
Also, he couldn’t teach it privately. If caught, he would be expelled from the academy.
“Go ahead.”
The elder closed his eyes again, and began to dream.
——
Back to his own residence.
Luo Mu couldn’t wait to open 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) and started to study its contents.
As a high-grade human-grade swordsmanship.
It was naturally very obscure.
Luo Mu just read through the entire manual once, and felt a lot of questions.
But at this moment.
The system’s prompt sounded in his mind.
“Ding!”
“You have focused your mind and studied 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) once. A critical hit has been triggered, and you have gained a 20x reward!”
That’s possible?
Luo Mu was stunned.
Then he reacted.
Why not?
Reading was also a part of the cultivation process.
The next second.
A lot of information about 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) suddenly flooded his mind.
He had completely memorized the contents of the entire swordsmanship.
There was no omission, it was like it was engraved in his brain.
Even some insights appeared.
This gave him a deeper understanding of 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship).
“Keep reading!”
Luo Mu’s heart was immersed in the swordsmanship.
Just like that, time passed little by little, and soon it was noon.
“Ding!”
“You have focused your mind and studied 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) 50 times. A critical hit has been triggered, and you have gained a 40x reward!”
Luo Mu slowly put down the swordsmanship.
He rubbed his sore eyes.
At this moment, he had already memorized every detail of 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship).
Although he was not a genius, he was not a dullard either. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to enter the academy.
He still had some talent.
And as the saying goes, if you read a book a hundred times, you will understand its meaning.
He had accumulated nearly fifteen hundred readings.
He no longer had any doubts about 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship).
Next, it was time for real cultivation.
Luo Mu picked up an ordinary long sword.
Following the swordsmanship moves and the formulas, he began to cultivate.
For a martial artist at the seventh stage of the Tempering Realm, a high-grade human-grade swordsmanship was still difficult.
Because this level of martial art.
Every time he cultivated, it would consume a lot of mental energy.
As expected.
After practicing it completely once.
Luo Mu felt that his Qi and blood were almost consumed by one-third, and his spirit was a bit tired.
Even with the help of pills.
He guessed that he wouldn’t be able to practice many times a day.
“Ding!”
“You have worked hard and practiced 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) completely once. A critical hit has been triggered, and you have gained a 100x reward!”
100x!
Luo Mu’s heart was filled with joy.
When he was reading before, he hadn’t triggered it, the highest was only 40x.
And 100x was equivalent to practicing a hundred times!
If he relied only on himself.
It would take him a month to practice a hundred times.
Boom!
A lot of insights flooded his mind.
Luo Mu’s swordsmanship proficiency continued to improve.
But soon.
Luo Mu frowned.
Although it was 100x, why did it feel like the improvement was not that big?
Martial arts proficiency was divided into 入門 (Entry), 初窥 (Initial Glimpse), 小成 (Minor Achievement), 大成 (Major Achievement), and 圆满 (Perfection).
But just now, a 100x had only brought him to Initial Glimpse.
“I forgot.”
Luo Mu slapped his head.
《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship) required a special cultivation environment.
It had to be cultivated in the midst of killing.
Otherwise, the gain would be very low.
In the end, there would be no gain at all.
“Looks like I have to go to the back mountain.”
Luo Mu looked up and towards the south of the academy.
That was the academy’s back mountain.
It was also the academy’s specially designated training ground.
It had spirit beasts raised by the academy.
The strongest ones were at the third level.
Comparable to a human 灵海 (Spirit Sea) realm!
“The seventh stage of the Tempering Realm is still too low. I’ll go when I reach the ninth stage.”
Luo Mu still had some self-awareness.
Every time he broke through a stage in the Tempering Realm, his Qi and blood would increase greatly.
So when he reached the ninth stage.
He would have less difficulty cultivating this 《绝生刀法》 (Life-Ending Swordsmanship).
And he would also be able to handle the environment of the outer edge of the back mountain.
“Cultivate!”
Back in his room, Luo Mu sat cross-legged, took out a pill, and swallowed it.