Chapter 67-68 (Patreon)

67. Triple Wave Technique

Host: Lin Fei

Martial Arts Realm: Acquired First Level

Three Vitality Technique: First Level (2% progress)

Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist: Perfection (0% progress)

Nine Shadow Saber Technique: Perfection (43% progress)

Saber-Drawing Technique: Beginner (80% progress)

Flowing Clothes Skill: Transcendence (0% progress)

Lin Fei saw the system panel and found the progress of his Three Vitality Technique had reached 2% in just twelve hours of training.

This technique could increase progress by 1% every six hours, making his progress quite steady and reliable, just as Zhao Kongming had said.

At this rate, with twenty-four hours of training per day, Lin Fei could cultivate without stopping and increase its progress by 4% every day. In less than a month, he could break through to the second level. As for the future, that was another matter. At least for now, Lin Fei's training speed was fast.

Lin Fei also learned that the Acquired realm was not the nine levels he had imagined, but twelve, corresponding to the twelve meridians, also known as the Twelve Regular Channels.

If the human body was compared to a country, these channels were like canals and roads that connected the whole body and were very important. The purpose of Inner Power was to slowly open these channels, allowing the Inner Power to flow freely.

Once one reached the peak of the twelfth level and accumulated enough Inner Power, they could attempt to open the Ren Du channel of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. If successful, it would be the Innate realm. Therefore, Inner Power was just a tool for opening the channels.

Lin Fei chose the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian as his first channel and opened a little bit every day. At this rate, in about twenty days, or less than a month, he could open the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian.

Lin Fei carefully experienced this process. His Three Vitality Technique was constantly running within his body, generating strands of inner power from his membranes, blood, and tendons, which eventually converged together, making his inner power grow stronger and stronger.

"For now, I don't have to worry about inner power. As time passes, my inner power will become even stronger! Now, I can go pick some acquired-level lightness and fist techniques."

Lin Fei had already made a plan in his mind, but it was getting late in the day, so he decided to go to the martial arts pavilion tomorrow.

The night passed without incident, and Lin Fei rested for the night. Sure enough, after about twelve hours, his progress in the first level of the Three Vitality Technique had increased by 2%. It made a whole day's progress, reaching 4%, just as he had estimated, which made Lin Fei even more reassured.

Lin Fei could now use the remaining two free spots for martial arts with peace of mind. He left his residence and went to the martial arts pavilion.

Upon seeing Lin Fei, the elder of the pavilion narrowed his eyes and asked, "Lin Fei, which elder did you apprentice yourself to?"

"Disciple apprenticed to Grand Elder Zhao."

"Elder Zhao the 'Empty Abyss Sword'? Back then, Elder Zhao had a formidable reputation in the martial arts world with his 'Empty Abyss Sword'. His one-man, one-sword style was renowned throughout the world!

Unfortunately, it seems like you're using a saber, young man. If you're interested, I can recommend some powerful sword techniques for you."

The elder seemed to know something about Zhao Kongming's reputation, but Lin Fei shook his head and said, "Disciple is also comfortable with the saber, so there's no need to trouble Elder."

"Suit yourself."

The elder lost interest and reclined in his chair, closing his eyes. Lin Fei turned and left, heading to the second level of the pavilion.

Although his master was a master of the sword, Lin Fei had no intention of giving up his saber technique, as he was already close to producing saber intent. Once he produced saber intent, it would be on par with innate.

Switching to a sword now would be like giving up a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

Even if his martial arts could self-cultivate, it would still be difficult to master them to perfection and even to produce saber intent or sword intent.

Lin Fei had never expected to master everything. That was impossible. He only needed to master his saber technique, his fist technique, and his lightness skill.

Lin Fei wanted to pick a fist technique first. He had previously practiced the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist, which was already perfection level. He intended to use it to comprehend fist intent, so even if he had to pick an acquired-level fist technique, it would have to be a powerful and forceful type, similar to the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist.

Lin Fei walked up to a row of bookshelves. On them were all kinds of martial arts techniques.

"Empty Bright Fist."

"Seven Wounds Fist."

"Shaking Mountains Fist."

"Devil Bull Fist."

...

There were so many martial arts techniques that it was dazzling.

However, Lin Fei eventually picked one.

"Triple Wave Technique!"

This was the martial art that Lin Fei chose.

According to the introduction, the Triple Wave Technique could mobilize the power of the whole body, including the power of qi, blood, muscles, and bones.

Then, each punch would be stronger than the last, like waves in the ocean, one wave after another.

This was very suitable for Lin Fei.

Lin Fei had very strong physical fitness. If he couldn't use his physical advantages in martial arts, it would be a waste.

Then, Lin Fei also picked a lightness skill.

This technique was not as demanding.

The lightness skill that Lin Fei chose was called the "Leaping Technique."

It was very different from the "Flowing Clothes Skill."

The Flowing Clothes Skill was very light and agile, allowing for quick movements in a small space.

The Leaping Technique was different.

It was an instantaneous explosive lightness skill that could make people travel a long distance in an instant. Its speed was astonishing!

Lin Fei's lightness skill was actually very difficult to achieve perfection level. He didn't even think about achieving perfection.

Therefore, when he chose the lightness skill, he naturally tried to make up for some of its shortcomings.

The Flowing Clothes Skill was agile but lacked explosive power and speed.

The Leaping Technique made up for this deficiency.

Lin Fei chose the two martial arts techniques and went straight to the elder.

"Elder, I have chosen these two martial arts techniques."

The elder handed Lin Fei two secret manuals and said, "As usual, you can only read them for two hours."

Lin Fei entered the practicing room. He was familiar with the place.

Inside the practicing room, Lin Fei opened the Triple Wave Technique manual.

Before this, he had only seen a rough introduction to it.

But now, as he read through the contents, he realized just how extraordinary the Triple Wave Technique was.

It used the circulation of inner power to stack power in a special way.

The Triple Wave Technique only had three moves in total, but each move was more powerful than the last.

However, in the beginner and proficient stages, the amount of power the Triple Wave Technique could stack was very limited.

But once one reached mastery, it was different.

In the mastery realm, the second move could stack 30% of the power from the first move, and the third could stack 30% of the power from the second move.

If one reached transcendence, it could stack 50% of the power.

And if one reached perfection with the Triple Wave Technique, it was even more terrifying.

The power of the second move would be doubled, and the power of the third would be also doubled from the second.

This meant that if one used the third move of the Triple Wave Technique at the perfection realm, its power would be four times that of the first move.

It was equal to unleashing four times the amount of power!

68. Treasured Sabers

After some practice, Lin Fei got to the beginner stage of the Triple Wave Technique.

Next was the Leaping Technique.

The Leaping Technique was actually a way of propelling oneself upwards.

Although inner power only flowed through a few meridians, the span it would cross was very large, almost from top to bottom.

Such a long distance span would cause a great loss of inner power each time it was used.

So, even if an acquired martial artist would get very taxing on their inner power.

But Lin Fei was different.

His inner power was three-in-one.

Based on this, his inner power would only become more and more powerful in the future.

The Leaping Technique was very suitable for him.

After about half an hour, Lin Fei had basically understood the Leaping Technique.

He stood up.

The room was too narrow.

The Leaping Technique allowed him to move straight up and down, and he could cover a very long distance in one leap.

So, Lin Fei left the room.

"Whoosh."

The next moment, Lin Fei's inner power was activated.

Immediately, his legs seemed to have infinite strength.

Moreover, his body suddenly became light and ethereal.

His whole body was like a phantom.

In an instant, he leaped across dozens of meters.

"This Leaping Technique is really something!"

Lin Fei was very satisfied with the Leaping Technique.

"System."

The system panel appeared in front of Lin Fei.

Host: Lin Fei

Martial Arts Realm: Acquired First Level

Three Vitality Technique: First Level (4% progress)

Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist: Perfection (0% progress)

Triple Wave Technique: Beginner (5% progress)

Leaping Technique: Beginner (2% progress)

Nine Shadow Saber Technique: Perfection (43% progress)

Saber-drawing Technique: Beginner (80% progress)

Flowing Clothes Skill: Transcendence (0% progress)

Lin Fei saw that he had entered the door for both the Triple Wave Technique and Leaping Technique.

Before reaching mastery or even transcendence, these martial arts would gradually improve.

There was also the Saber-drawing Technique, which was currently at the beginner level and had not yet reached proficiency.

"By the way, I've been using inner power to perform saber techniques lately. This saber seems to have trouble handling the explosive power of inner power.

Also, the Saber-drawing Technique is incredibly powerful. The longer I've been nurturing my saber, the more terrifying its power becomes.

So, I have to switch sabers. Only a treasured saber can withstand the explosive power of the Saber-drawing Technique!"

Lin Fei's saber was just an ordinary one.

It was fine for Body Refining, but not for the Acquired.

When an Acquired martial artist used inner power, the explosive force was not something an ordinary saber could handle.

After a few uses, the saber might break.

Lin Fei left the martial arts pavilion and went straight to the treasure pavilion.

He now had 300,000 contribution points.

There were also elders in the treasure pavilion, all of whom were Acquired-level martial artists.

There was no bargaining in the treasure pavilion, and it was different from ordinary shops.

He went to the elder in charge of the treasure pavilion and respectfully said, "Elder, I need a treasured saber that can withstand the explosive power of inner power."

The elder looked at Lin Fei and then walked over to a shelf full of sabers.

"All of these can withstand the explosive power of inner power. However, the weapon must fit the martial arts and be compatible with the techniques. What saber techniques do you practice?"

Lin Fei didn't hide anything and replied, "Elder, I practice the Nine Shadow Saber Technique and the Saber-drawing Technique. I've already reached perfection in the Nine Shadow Saber Technique."

"Hmm? I didn't expect you to be a saber genius. Your proficiency in saber techniques is so high."

"The Nine Shadow Saber Technique and the Saber-drawing Technique are both fast saber techniques. Therefore, the large saber on your back isn't suitable.

How about this, I suggest you choose two treasured sabers. One for everyday use with the Nine Shadow Saber Technique, and one for nurturing the saber without unsheathing it."

Lin Fei thought it made sense.

Otherwise, he would only have one treasured saber, and he would have to unsheathe it every time he practiced the Nine Shadow saber Technique, which would prevent him from nurturing the saber.

He needed two treasured sabers.

Lin Fei respectfully bowed to the elder and said, "Disciple is not a master of the treasured saber. I hope the elder can help me choose one."

"For your Nine Shadow Saber Technique, use a good Star Saber. This Star Saber has a special material that can withstand the explosion of inner power, even if used at the peak of the acquired realm.

As for your Saber-drawing Technique, you need a truly treasured saber. Here is a Hidden Saber. It was specially crafted by a senior in our sect. That senior had perfected the Saber-drawing Technique.

With the Saber-drawing Technique, I had no idea how many strong enemies he had killed."

The Hidden Saber doesn't look conspicuous, but its material is even more special. Once the inner power explodes, the saber body can even become thinner, making the saber faster."

Lin Fei also nodded and said, "Since it is the elder's recommendation, Disciple will take the Star Saber and the Hidden Saber."

"Okay, the Star Saber is one thousand contribution points. As for the Hidden Saber, it is five thousand contribution points."

"So expensive?"

Lin Fei was surprised.

The Hidden Saber was really expensive.

It was equivalent to five thousand taels of silver.

This was a truely treasured saber!

However, the Hidden Saber was really suitable for the Saber-drawing Technique.

Moreover, Lin Fei was not lacking in contribution points now.

So, he spent six thousand contribution points to buy two treasured sabers.

Lin Fei carried the Star Saber on his back.

As for the Hidden Saber, its body was shorter and suitable for hanging on the waist.

And on the waist, it was also suitable for nurturing the saber.

Although Lin Fei spent six thousand contribution points, he had still over three hundred thousand contribution points.

And every month, inner disciples could get contribution points.

Therefore, contribution points were not lacking in the short term.

Lin Fei didn't need to do tasks.

Instead, he focused on staying in the inner sect.

In the following period of time, Lin Fei really didn't go anywhere.

He stayed in the Nine Profound Sect all the time.

Whether it was the Three Vitality Technique, Saber-drawing Technique, Leaping Technique, Triple Wave Technique, and so on, they were all in the early stages.

It was a time of rapid progress.

Therefore, Lin Fei didn't need to worry.

He just needed to wait patiently.

Time passed day by day.

In a blink of an eye, two months had passed.

In recent days, Lin Fei seemed to have heard that the inner disciples were discussing something.

It seemed that the Task Hall had issued an unusual task.

And it seemed to be issued by Ling Yao.

"Senior Sister Ling Yao encountered some trouble and actually went to the Task Hall to issue a task?"

Lin Fei had been in the inner sect for two months.

He had spent almost most of his time in his own yard.

He didn't have many friends in the inner sect.

Ling Yao was one of his close friends.

Since it concerned Ling Yao, Lin Fei was also very curious.

So, he got up and went straight to the Task Hall.

Inside the Task Hall, there were still many people.

Lin Fei glanced around.

Soon he found the task issued by Ling Yao.

"Recruiting disciples at the Fourth Level of Acquired or higher.

Assist Ling Yao in competing for the position of Princess, and you can get 500,000 contribution points after the event is completed.

The task may be life-threatening, so consider carefully when you come!"

The content of this task was very simple.

However, there was a lot of information revealed.

"Compete for the position of Princess?"

Lin Fei narrowed his eyes.

It seemed that Ling Yao's identity was not ordinary.

After all, the surname "Ling" was the royal surname of the Great Chang Dynasty!