Martial Arts to Supremacy

The next morning, before the morning mist had completely dissipated, it lingered among the emerald bamboos of Xiaozhu Peak.

Li An got up early, and after a brief period of meditation, he straightened his robes and walked respectfully toward the bamboo house on the summit.

After a night of rest, thanks to the effects of the Spirit Nourishing Pill and the nourishment from the jade scroll within his body, the disordered spiritual energy within him had been completely calmed down, the pain from the fierce battle had completely dissipated, and his aura had become much more stable.

As they reached the mountainside, they happened to run into Su Qingyue, who was also preparing to head out. Her expression was deliberately calm, but when she looked at Li An, her cheeks were faintly flushed, and she dared not look him directly in the eye.

"Senior Sister." Li An stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Su Qingyue coughed lightly, suppressing the panic in her heart, and looked up at him, her tone feigning calmness.

"Junior brother, I have reached a crucial point in my cultivation today, and there are faint signs of a breakthrough. I need to go into seclusion to stabilize my state of mind, so I will not accompany you to pay respects to Master. You may go alone, but remember not to lose your composure in front of Master."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Li An's response, she hurriedly turned around and walked towards her residence. Her steps were slightly hurried, and she didn't seem to be about to break through. She was clearly still in the awkwardness of yesterday and didn't want to face her master with him again.

Li An watched Su Qingyue's retreating figure and understood.

She didn't point it out, but simply replied softly, "Junior brother understands, senior sister can focus on her cultivation."

Having said that, Ang Lee composed himself and stepped alone onto the stone steps leading to the summit.

A morning breeze rustled the bamboo leaves as he walked to the door of the bamboo house. He bowed and stood outside, his voice clear and respectful: "Disciple Li An has come to pay respects to Master."

Soon, Nangong Wan's gentle and calm voice came from inside the room: "Come in."

Ang Lee pushed open the door and entered, bowing respectfully: "Master."

Nangong Wan sat upright at a bamboo table, on which sat a pot of fragrant tea, its aroma blending with the serene atmosphere of the room. She looked at the respectful and courteous Li An before her, a hint of approval flashing in her eyes, and gestured with her hand.

"Good disciple, please sit down."

After Li An sat down, Nangong Wan flicked her fingertips, and a wisp of white spiritual energy swept across the table, and a long sword with a body of emerald green and a scabbard engraved with fine bamboo leaf patterns appeared out of thin air.

"Now that you have joined my Little Bamboo Peak, I will naturally prepare your cultivation techniques and weapons. This sword is called the Emerald Bamboo Sword, forged from thousand-year-old spiritual bamboo, and I will give it to you."

Li An was startled and quickly stood up to bow.

"Disciple thanks Master for his generous gift!"

He reached out and took the Emerald Bamboo Sword. It was warm to the touch, and a faint spiritual light flowed across its blade. It was extremely light to the touch, yet it exuded a tough and sharp aura, clearly a rare spiritual sword.

"From today onwards, I will teach you the Bamboo Leaf Sword Technique, which I created myself." Nangong Wan said calmly, got up and walked to the open space in front of the house, raised her hand to indicate, "Watch carefully, the Bamboo Leaf Sword Technique emphasizes using softness to overcome hardness, lightness and elegance, the sword moves are like bamboo leaves in the wind, seemingly gentle, but actually concealing sharpness, each move is connected, using spiritual energy to control the sword, and using the mind to control the moves."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nangong Wan gathered her spiritual energy at her fingertips, and the invisible spiritual energy transformed into a slender sword shadow that danced in the morning breeze.

The sword shadows were light and agile, sometimes falling like bamboo leaves, sometimes sweeping like bamboo branches. The figure was graceful and the sword intent was natural. Every move contained profound principles of cultivation. Li An watched intently and firmly memorized the sword moves.

After demonstrating a set of sword techniques, Nangong Wan stood still, her spiritual energy perfectly undisturbed: "You try it."

Holding the green bamboo sword, Ang Lee slowly raised his hand and drew the sword, following the moves he had just memorized.

At first, he was a little rusty, and his sword moves were somewhat hesitant. But in no time, with his extraordinary comprehension, he gradually grasped the essence of swordsmanship.

The spiritual energy flowed into the sword through the meridians, and the emerald bamboo sword emitted a faint green light. The sword moves became more and more fluid, and the movements became more and more agile. The sword wind swept by, causing the surrounding bamboo leaves to dance in the wind, and it even had some of the charm of Nangong Wan's demonstration.

In less than half an hour, Li An had memorized all the basic moves of the Bamboo Leaf Sword Technique. His performance was smooth and effortless, unlike someone who was learning swordsmanship for the first time.

Nangong Wan stood aside, watching his progress with amazement in her eyes. She had seen countless disciples with exceptional talent, but one like Li An, who grasped the concepts so quickly and mastered swordsmanship in such a short time, was truly rare.

Given time, this child will surely become a person of extraordinary talent.

"Very good." Nangong Wan praised, "Cultivation must not be rushed. For the next few months, you will focus on honing the Bamboo Leaf Sword Technique. Come here every morning, and I will explain the profound meaning of the technique to you, as well as my insights into swordsmanship and cultivation."

"Your disciple obeys!" Li An bowed and replied, his heart filled with gratitude.

From then on, for the next few months, Xiaozhufeng's daily life was fixed on cultivation.

Su Qingyue truly spent her days in seclusion cultivating, rarely venturing out. Occasionally, when she encountered Li An, she would merely nod hastily in acknowledgment, her cheeks flushed as she quickly left.

They never went to the bamboo hut on the summit together again, clearly still deliberately avoiding the awkwardness of the past.

Li An would get up before dawn every day and go to the bamboo house on the mountaintop to listen to Nangong Wan's teachings.

Nangong Wan possessed profound cultivation and deep insights into cultivation. She explained everything to Li An without reservation, from the operating techniques of the Spirit Bamboo Heart Sutra and the exquisite variations of the Bamboo Leaf Sword Technique to the cultivation realm divisions, spiritual energy absorption, and practical combat experience of the Divine Martial Continent.

Whenever he encountered something confusing, Ang Lee would always seek his advice, and Nangong Wan's explanations were insightful yet easy to understand, getting straight to the heart of the matter.

What shocked Nangong Wan was that no matter how obscure or difficult the cultivation methods or sword techniques were, Li An could always understand them immediately, comprehend them with a little study, and even apply them to other situations.

In her spare time, Nangong Wan would tell him about the history of the sect and the strange tales of the cultivation world, teaching him the true nature and morality of cultivators. Li An always listened attentively and kept it in mind, never slacking off in the slightest.

Besides listening to his master's teachings every day, Li An diligently practiced the bamboo leaf sword technique in the bamboo forest. From sunrise to sunset, he would hold a green bamboo sword and dodge among thousands of green bamboos, the sword shadows intertwining with the bamboo leaves, and the spiritual energy and sword intent merging together.

From the initial basic moves to later mastery, his swordsmanship became increasingly exquisite, and his sword intent became increasingly refined. Every strike was agile yet sharp, bringing out the essence of the Bamboo Leaf Sword Technique to its fullest extent.

Meanwhile, with the help of the rich spiritual energy of Xiaozhu Peak and the insights imparted by his master, Li An devoted himself to cultivation day and night, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper his meridians and physical body, and his cultivation level steadily improved.

Time flies like an arrow; several months have passed quietly.

On this day, after Li An finished practicing a set of bamboo leaf sword techniques in the bamboo forest, he sheathed his sword and stood up. Suddenly, his spiritual energy surged around him, and his originally stable mid-stage Transformation Realm cultivation broke through without any hindrance under the powerful spiritual energy.

An even stronger spiritual energy rose from his body, his aura steadily increasing. The green bamboo around him swayed gently as the spiritual energy touched him, and the energy gathered into a faint halo that enveloped him.

Late stage of the Transformation Realm!

Li An slowly opened his eyes, a flash of light passing through them. His aura was calm and restrained, and his cultivation was completely stabilized at the late stage of the Transformation Realm.

In just a few months, he broke through from the mid-stage to the late-stage of the Transformation Realm. Such a cultivation speed is top-notch even among the younger generation of the entire Xuantian Sect.

He gripped the green bamboo sword in his hand, feeling the surging spiritual energy within him and his increasingly refined swordsmanship, his heart filled with gratitude.

Without his master's meticulous guidance and complete impartation of knowledge, he could never have made such rapid progress.

Not far away, in front of the bamboo house, Nangong Wan watched this scene with a gratified smile on her lips.

This boy's talent and hard work far exceeded her expectations. In just a few months, he not only mastered swordsmanship but also made a breakthrough in cultivation. His temperament remained humble and calm, and his future was promising.