Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 628 Swordsmanship Talent Improved, Purple Trait!
In the mountains and forests.

As the sword light flashed, the void seemed to intertwine, and the light flickered uncertainly.

Sometimes it was as bright as day in the forest, and sometimes as dark as night.

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +17]

[Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword Experience Points +15]

【.】

A stick of incense had already burned by the time the swordplay was finished.

[Skill]: Taixu Yin Yang Sword (Beginner 5345/10000)

He glanced at the panel and then nodded.

"Efficiency has indeed improved a lot."

"At my current efficiency, I can master this sword technique, which is said to be unparalleled by the Shangyang Immortal Sect, in just a few days."

After a brief test, he decided to put the sword technique aside for the time being.

Because in his view, this efficiency was not high enough.

Having progressed more than halfway, it will still take several more days to break through to mastery of this sword technique.

How long will it take to reach the minor stage?

Further stages include Great Completion, Perfection, and even Limit Breaking Derivative Characteristics.

The further you progress, the more experience points you need.

Therefore, in his view, the current efficiency is not high enough.

He can still break through these two sword techniques, and even find a third sword technique.

After adjusting his mindset, he resumed practicing swordsmanship, specifically the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword.

Compared to the Yin-Yang Sword, the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword has successfully surpassed it in efficiency.

Soon after, he was to go to the capital.

To participate in the military examination.
Heading to the Great Xia, a place teeming with powerful individuals and where grandmasters are as common as dogs.

The stronger he is, the more at ease he feels when he goes to places like this.

Therefore, before that, he needs to improve his own strength as much as possible.

At the same time, I recently learned from Wang Shouyi about the chaos in the world, and there were also disaster victims in Dongling City.

All of this indicates that complete chaos in the world is imminent.

[Skill]: Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword (5 times breaking the limit 388/6000) (Traits: Sword Heart Clarity (Dark Blue), Demon Extermination (Dark Green), Turning Misfortune into Good Fortune (Light Blue), Seven Star Lamp (Light Purple))
Afterwards, he glanced at the progress of the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword and began to practice the sword with all his might.

Once he entered the state of mind, under the influence of the Demon-Subduing Sword Intent, he had no more distracting thoughts and became even more focused.

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +51]

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +48]

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +52]

【.】

As time went by, he practiced the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword again and again.

The experience points of the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword are also increasing rapidly.

In the period that follows.

Apart from a few refugees from Xichuan County gradually appearing at the gate of Dongling City, Dongling County remained calm, so calm that there was not a ripple at all.

Jiang Ning also devoted most of his time to the Seven Star Demon Subduing Sword technique.

He practiced swordsmanship in the courtyard day and night.

The Seven Star Demon Subduing Sword technique is not as dramatic as the Two Elements Hard and Soft Sword technique, so practicing it in the courtyard will not damage the scenery.

Besides practicing his sword, he would occasionally tease Little Bean Bun and feed Linglong and the old turtle.

At the same time, he would sometimes have Xie Xiaojiu take his own blood as a precious medicine to his subordinates.

Once his subordinates have continued to improve their skills and become capable of handling things independently, he can truly become a hands-off manager.

A blink of an eye.

Three days passed.

Early morning three days later.

The crisscrossing sword intent permeated the courtyard.

The morning mountain breeze blowing from the Dongling Mountains suddenly froze the moment it reached the courtyard.

in the courtyard.

Jiang Ning's sword flashed and shone, filling every space with a chilling aura.

suddenly.

Countless sword lights converged, eventually transforming into the longsword in Jiang Ning's hand.

At this moment, the sword energy that had converged all around also dissipated.

[Skill]: Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword + (5 times breaking the limit 6000/6000) (Traits: Sword Heart Clarity (Dark Blue), Demon Extermination (Dark Green), Turning Misfortune into Good Fortune (Light Blue), Seven Star Lamp (Light Purple))
Jiang Ning looked at the panel and saw that the progress of the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword was already complete.

He then looked at the Energy Points column.

[Source Energy]: 9873
He had already prepared the energy points in the past few days.

He digested some Crimson Flame Blood Crystals in advance to restore his lost blood and energy, and at the same time increased his source energy points to meet the requirements for the breakthrough of the Seven Star Demon Subduing Sword.

"I hope it goes as planned!"

He muttered to himself, and his thoughts stirred.

[Source Energy]: 4873 (9873→4873)

In just a moment, the source energy points decreased by five thousand.

He was already very familiar with the breakthrough of the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword.

Soon after.

He opened his eyes and immediately looked at the control panel.

[Skill]: Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword (Six times breaking limits 23/7000) (Trait: Sword Heart Clarity (Light Purple↑))

Upon seeing the panel, a slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Sword Heart Clarity has been upgraded!" he thought to himself, feeling a sense of relief.

The upgrade of his "Sword Heart Clarity" trait indicates that his swordsmanship talent has increased once again.

Just like when his swordsmanship was upgraded from light blue to dark blue, his swordsmanship talent improved greatly.

He also gained a lot from practicing swordsmanship and became more proficient.

This upgrade is even more significant, transforming it from a blue-grade product to a purple-grade product.

The improvement brought about by this level of leap is bound to be more significant.

He then looked at the instructions on the panel.

【Sword Heart Clarity (Light Purple)】: Possesses a clear sword heart, unparalleled talent in swordsmanship, and a heart as clear as a mirror, untouched by dust.

"Peerless in the world?" he murmured to himself.

He then gripped his sword again.

next moment.

As soon as the sword was raised, the sword light rolled like a tide.

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +67]

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +73]

【.】

After finishing one round of swordplay, he sheathed his sword and stood there, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

After breaking through in swordsmanship, the efficiency of gaining experience points does not decrease but increases.

This undoubtedly shows that his swordsmanship talent has greatly improved.

"From this perspective, the efficiency of the Two Elements Sword Technique should be even higher!" Jiang Ning thought of another superior sword technique.

next moment.

His sword flashed again.

In an instant.

The surrounding air currents converged around him.

[Two Elements Hard and Soft Sword Experience Points +87]

Upon seeing the prompt appear before him, he immediately stopped what he was doing, thus halting his swordplay.

He feared that if he continued practicing, the gathered air currents would eventually explode, turning the entire courtyard into ruins.

The higher one's swordsmanship level, the more powerful each move becomes.

Now that the Yin-Yang Sword has broken through its limits six times, its true power has long surpassed the scope of superior sword techniques.

"If that's true, the upgrade of Sword Heart Clarity has greatly increased my swordsmanship talent, and the efficiency of gaining experience points for the Two Elements Hard and Soft Sword has also increased significantly."

He was immediately thrilled.

Such efficiency indicates that these two sword techniques can continue to improve.

"No rush! No rush!!"

He suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart.

The limitation preventing him from making further breakthroughs in these two sword techniques is no longer the efficiency of sword practice, but the amount of source energy points.

Based on the current six breakthroughs, the amount of source energy points required for each subsequent breakthrough of these two sword techniques will increase exponentially.

If this happens repeatedly, the required energy points will become an astronomical number.

It's not something he can afford right now.

Even now, the 10,000 energy points required for the next breakthrough are not a small number.

"It seems it's time for the eighth blood transfusion."

"The eighth blood transfusion will be just the right time to digest my inventory from this period, which will also give my energy points a surge."

A thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.

“But before that, we need to try something else!” He then got up and walked into the house.

When he came out of the house, he was holding a sword manual in his hand.

【Fufeng Sword Technique】

This is an extremely ordinary, inferior sword technique.

It was a sword technique that he had Feng Jiuge obtain for him these past few days, a sword technique he was to use for testing.

Upon entering the courtyard, he began to examine the ordinary Fufeng Sword Technique in his hand.

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +4]

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +3]

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +4]

【.】

As he rapidly flipped through the sword technique, his experience points in reading and writing also increased continuously.

In just a short while, he had finished reading the Fufeng Sword Manual.

Jiang Ning immediately closed his eyes, processing the information he had just received in his mind, and practicing the sword technique in his heart.

a long time.

He opened his eyes, and light and shadow flashed in them, as if there were figures moving around.

[Skill]: Fufeng Swordplay (Minor Mastery 188/500)

He then glanced at the panel and saw that the Fufeng Sword Technique displayed on the panel had already reached a minor level of mastery.

"That's right!" Jiang Ning nodded immediately.

Then, as he raised his sword, the sword light flashed, and whirlwinds immediately formed around him.

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +413]

After a short while, Jiang Ning finished his swordplay and stood still.

[Skill]: Fufeng Sword Technique (Mastery 201/100)

He looked at the panel again, and the Fufeng Sword Technique, which had only reached minor completion a moment ago, had now reached major completion.

"It's really simple!"

He nodded with satisfaction.

Improving his swordsmanship by only losing this one skill wouldn't be too difficult for him.

This also made it easier for him to conduct this experiment.

Then, he raised his sword again.

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +401]

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +403]

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +398]

【.】

After a stick of incense.

[Skill]: Fufeng Sword Technique + (Perfect 1000/1000)

On the screen, the progress of the Fufeng Sword Technique was clearly already complete.

Looking at his own panel, Jiang Ning then had a sudden thought.

After a while.

The first breakthrough of the Fufeng Sword Technique was completed.

[Skill]: Fufeng Sword Technique (Breakthrough Limit 233/2000 in one go) (Trait: Swift Sword (White))
【Fast Sword (White)】: The sword is three times faster than that of an ordinary person.

After observing the changes on the panel, he closed it, and the sword in his hand flashed.

In an instant.

Swords flashed by, and a fierce wind pierced the air.

After casually swinging his sword more than ten times, he sensed the enhancement that the fast sword characteristic provided to him.

His sword was faster than before.

Although this speed was negligible and had a very minor impact on him, less than one percent, he did feel that the sword was faster.

With his current strength, being able to influence sword speed by nearly one percent means that his fast sword is quite formidable, making it an extremely useful characteristic.

After all, this feature is only at the white level.

Subsequently.

He raised his sword again and began practicing.

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +378]

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +383]

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +377]

【.】

A few more moments passed.

The swordplay was completed after several repetitions.

[Skill]: Fufeng Sword Technique + (Break the limit by 2000/2000 in one go) (Trait: Swift Sword (White))
The progress of the Fufeng Sword Technique was once again full.

Seeing the changes on the panel, he did not hesitate at all.

A thought came to my mind.

The energy points decreased by two hundred points immediately.

After a while.

The breakthrough in the Fufeng Sword Technique has come to an end once again.

[Skill]: Fufeng Sword Technique (Second Limit Break 303/3000) (Trait: Fast Sword (White) Light as the Wind (Light Green))
【Light as the wind】: Light in stature, possessing excellent natural talent in movement techniques.

"No result? Let's try again!"

Jiang Ning closed the panel and muttered to himself.

Then, he moved his longsword, and the sword's momentum rose again.

[Fufeng Sword Technique Experience Points +333]

【.】

A few hours later.

Having completed another breakthrough, Jiang Ning looked at his control panel.

[Skill]: Fufeng Sword Technique (4 times breaking the limit 54/5000) (Traits: Fast Sword (Light Green), Light as the Wind (Light Green), Skilled Swordsman (Light Green))

[Swordsman]: Skilled in swordsmanship, with a talent for swordsmanship that surpasses that of ordinary people.

"It's out!" Jiang Ning was overjoyed when he saw the new feature on the panel.

The emergence of this characteristic indicates that his talent in swordsmanship has been further enhanced.

"I wonder how much this improvement will be!" The thought flashed through his mind, and he gripped the long sword in his hand tightly.

"Then let's give it a try."

next moment.

As soon as he raised his sword, the sword light surged like a rolling tide.

The pervasive sword energy instantly filled a ten-foot radius around him.

Chi chi chi——

The air was immediately sliced ​​apart by the sword energy.

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +69]

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +74]

[Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword Experience Points +75]

【.】

He practiced the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Sword technique several times before stopping, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"There is an improvement, but it seems to be extremely minor, averaging only an increase of two or three points in experience point acquisition efficiency!"

After practicing the sword technique several times and observing it repeatedly, he suddenly realized that the growth brought about by his current improvement in swordsmanship talent was not satisfactory.

The efficiency increase was not as significant as the improvement brought about by the previous enhancement of swordsmanship talent.

"It seems my previous idea is no longer possible!"

After a moment's thought, he realized that once his swordsmanship talent reached a certain level, ordinary-level traits like proficiency in swordsmanship would have limited effect on his improvement.

If calculated numerically.

His current swordsmanship talent is 100 points, but his swordsmanship proficiency trait can only bring one or two points of improvement to his swordsmanship talent.

Given a base of 100 points, an increase of one or two points is naturally a very small and negligible improvement.

After understanding it clearly, he dismissed his previous thoughts.

Continuing to practice more sword techniques wouldn't bring him much improvement.

It also won't significantly improve one's swordsmanship skills.

"I need to specialize in one or two high-level sword techniques!" he thought to himself. After some thought, he decided to give up on the Fufeng Sword Technique.

This sword technique is of average quality, merely a low-level, beginner-level technique.

Furthermore, after completing four breakthroughs, the number of energy points required for subsequent breakthroughs will no longer be small.

The next breakthrough in the Fufeng Sword Technique will require 5,000 Source Energy Points.

If it can improve one's swordsmanship talent, then it might not be a bad deal.

Any additional characteristics that arise would be a huge loss for him.

[Source Energy]: 1073
He then looked at the Energy Points column.

"It's not enough; it's time for the eighth blood transfusion!"

He closed the panel and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)