章 5: Mastery of the Three Martial Arts Techniques

For example, in Jiang Heng's hands, there's the "Bronze Statue Technique. "

This secret technique has a total of five levels.

After reaching the Great Achievement level, one's body becomes like a bronze statue, greatly enhancing defense, especially against sharp weapons like knives and swords, with a significant effect.

However, it is quite difficult to get started, requiring various medicinal baths to be used in combination.

Mastery is even harder, requiring long-term tempering in addition to the medicinal baths.

Moreover, this kind of technique is like a passive effect that increases fixed defense values.

It's highly effective in the early stages, allowing one to have much higher defense than peers of the same level. However, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, it becomes completely ineffective.

After all, with the formidable destructive power of high-level martial artists, not to mention the Bronze Statue Technique, even a lump of meteoric iron can be easily shattered into pieces.

This extra defense can basically be ignored.

Difficult to learn and master, useless in the later stages.

For most people, such a technique can only be considered as suboptimal.

Jiang Heng opened the manual and carefully examined it.

Just as he finished reading it, a prompt echoed in his mind.

"Ding! Would you like to spend 1000 potential points to learn the "Bronze Statue Technique [Yellow Grade]? "

A smile crept onto Jiang Heng's lips, and he couldn't help but smile.

So, it means that as long as his potential points were sufficient, he could easily learn any martial technique manual, even disregarding its various complex requirements.

"I won't learn it for now. "

Jiang Heng went back to browsing the bookshelf.

Not long after.

He selected two other manuals.

One was named "Rock Shattering Fist, " which is an offensive martial art technique.

Utilizing shockwaves, it delivers a powerful blunt force effect. When practiced to the extreme, it can amplify one's explosive power threefold, and a single punch can shatter a mountain.

The other one was named "Swift Wind Steps, " a martial art technique focusing on body movement.

Through specific muscle coordination, breathing rhythms, and running movements, it increases movement speed while minimizing air resistance. It's a sophisticated mobility technique.

Three martial techniques, one for defense, one for offense, and one for evasion.

Perfect!

After transcribing these three manuals, Jiang Heng left the scripture hall.

Upon returning to his residence, he began a frenzy of deep cultivation.

The "Primordial Genesis Art" operated frantically, and potential points continued to increase.

When he felt hungry, he headed to the cafeteria for a hearty meal.

For outer disciples, there was always an abundant supply of food available during the day, so Jiang Heng wasn't concerned about the consumption of his cultivation.

On the second evening.

With his potential points accumulating to 5500, Jiang Heng began a crazy point allocation.

"Ding! Spend 1000 potential points to learn the "Bronze Statue Technique [Yellow Grade] (First Stage). ""

A warm current appeared out of thin air on his body, merging with every inch of his skin.

He could clearly feel his skin becoming increasingly firm, like tough cowhide, layer upon layer adding to his body.

In the initial stage, it only enhanced the surface defense.

After a simple trial, Jiang Heng expressed extreme satisfaction.

So, he continued to allocate points.

"Ding! Spend 1000 potential points to learn [Rock Shattering Fist (Yellow Grade)] (Initiate). "

"Ding! Spend 1000 potential points to learn [Swift Wind Steps (Yellow Grade)] (Initiate). "

As the system notification sounded, countless streams of information flooded into Jiang Heng's mind.

The experiential techniques of these two martial arts were mastered instantly, as if he had personally practiced them thousands of times.

With the remaining potential points, Jiang Heng spent 2000 points to elevate the Bronze Statue Technique to the second stage, significantly increasing his defense capabilities once again.

After allocating the points, Jiang Heng continued his intense cultivation.

With an abundance of food, he could acquire approximately 5000 potential points every day, which he distributed among his cultivation and the major martial techniques.

His strength began to rapidly grow!

Twenty days later.

As the morning sun rose.

In the spacious courtyard.

"Hu! "

It felt as if a violent storm was constantly howling, and a dragon-like aura surged to nearly one meter in height.

Every punch, every kick, every movement by Jiang Heng stirred the air in the courtyard.

After a while, Jiang Heng stopped his movements, retracting his fists and standing tall.

His slightly closed eyes suddenly opened wide, radiating a brilliant light.

"Open the personal panel! "

[Host]: Jiang Heng.

[Cultivation]: Body Refining Realm Fourth Stage (23/40000).

[Primary Cultivation Technique]: [Primordial Genesis Art (Heavenly Grade)] (Initiate).

[Martial Arts Techniques]: [Rock Shattering Fist (Yellow Grade)] (Perfection), [Swift Wind Steps (Yellow Grade)] (Perfection).

[Secret Technique]: [Bronze Statue Technique (Yellow Grade)] (Perfection).

[Potential Points]: 10300.

In just twenty days, not only had his cultivation advanced by three minor realms, but the three martial techniques had also reached perfection.

Moreover, he had now accumulated enough potential points to further upgrade his techniques.

"Upgrade the [Bronze Statue Technique]! "

"Ding! Spend 10,000 potential points, technique deduction in progress, please wait! "

"Ding! Deduction completed! Please name the new technique! "

Without hesitation, Jiang Heng said, "Silver Statue Technique! "

"Congratulations, Host, for learning the [Silver Statue Technique (Profound Grade)] (1st level). "

A surge of heat appeared within Jiang Heng's body, merging with his skin.

His body, originally like a solid bronze statue, began to strengthen once again, especially the surface, which seemed to be wrapped in an extremely hard alloy.

Jiang Heng returned to his room, took out a long sword issued by the sect, and without hesitation, swung it towards his own arm with all his might.

"Clang! "

After a muffled sound, Jiang Heng raised his arm to check, but there was not a trace left behind.

Previously, when he had reached the Yellow Grade Perfection in the Bronze Statue Technique, there would be noticeable white marks on his arm. Compared to that, the current improvement was more than just a little.

It seemed that this wasn't even his limit.

Jiang Heng couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"It truly lives up to being a Profound Grade technique. With this level of defense, it's probably invincible at the same realm! "

"I wonder what level of attack it can withstand. "

After testing the technique's effectiveness, Jiang Heng took his identity card and headed out.

Today was the first day, the time when the sect distributed benefits to its members.

In the Great Dalu Sect, each branch had its own Enrichment Hall, and the one for the outer disciples was not far from the cafeteria.

After indulging in a hearty meal at the cafeteria, Jiang Heng made his way toward the Enrichment Hall.

On the way, he saw many fellow outer disciples dressed in blue robes.

Many of them gathered in groups, chatting lively while heading in the same direction, towards the Enrichment Hall.

The Enrichment Hall was a fairly large compound. At the entrance, there were already two long lines of people, entering in an orderly manner.

After waiting for about half an hour, Jiang Heng finally got his turn.

He handed over his identity card and, at the steward's request, signed his name before leaving with a small blue bottle in his hand.

Just as he left the compound, three outer disciple seniors with unpleasant expressions surrounded him.

One of them, wearing a fake smile, said, "Junior brother, my cultivation is about to break through to the third stage, but I'm short on elixirs. I kindly ask you to lend me a few Qi and Blood Pills. "

"You've just joined the outer sect, and for someone at your level, Qi and Blood Pills will only save you a few days at most. How about lending them to me to help me break through? In the future, in the outer courtyard, I'll have your back. "

"What do you say? "

The other two stood silently, their expressions dark.

Jiang Heng raised an eyebrow, looking at the one who spoke with a playful expression.

"It seems you've gathered information about me in advance and specially waited here to ambush me. And you want to use your cultivation at the third stage of the Body Refining Realm to pressure me. "

"I can lend them to you, but first, kneel down and call me 'Dad. '"