Chapter 60: Receiving the Inheritance, Middle-class Martial Arts! (PK for more follows!!)
Martial Arts Hall backyard.
Wang Jin put a few peanuts into his mouth before looking at Jiang Ning to speak.
"Do you remember when I once mentioned to you why Canglang Martial Arts Hall is called Canglang Martial Arts Hall?"
"I remember!" Jiang Ning nodded.
Wang Jin nodded and continued, "The name of the Martial Arts Hall is related to a saber technique, a middle-class martial arts saber technique! Whether you can learn this saber technique depends mostly on comprehension, and this is why I set the test."
"If you can't reach great success with any trend of the Five Animals Fist, then that kind of comprehension simply doesn't qualify to learn my saber technique!"
Jiang Ning heard this and showed a happy expression.
"Master, does this mean you intend to teach me that saber technique?"
Wang Jin shook his head, "You are not qualified to learn that saber technique now."
"Not qualified yet?" Jiang Ning was stunned.
Wang Jin stood up and said, "Come with me!"
Jiang Ning quickly followed.
Entering Wang Jin's bedroom, he took an ancient, slightly yellowed book from a hidden compartment in the wall and placed it in Jiang Ning's hands.
"Take a look yourself!"
Jiang Ning took this yellowed ancient book and looked down.
On the blue cover were several large characters.
[Canglang Blade Skill]
"Open it and see for yourself!" Wang Jin's voice sounded in Jiang Ning's ear.
Jiang Ning slowly opened the martial arts skill manual in his hands.
Time quietly passed by.
Wang Jin also stood quietly by, waiting for Jiang Ning to read.
Watching Jiang Ning's serious appearance, Wang Jin silently pondered, *"I believe this kid will be more motivated to practice boxing after reading this middle-class martial arts!"*
*"There aren't many copies of middle-class martial arts in the entire Luoshui County!"*
*"With such attraction, I just don't believe this kid won't want to qualify to learn this saber technique."*
*"Without mastering power and lacking strong qi-blood, there is no qualification to learn this saber technique!"*
*"I also wonder if, with his comprehension, he can bring this saber technique to the perfect realm."*
*"If he can accomplish what I couldn't in the future, then I can tell him the clues to the Sweeping Fire Saber Skill. If he can obtain the Sweeping Fire Saber Skill and combine it with the Canglang Blade Skill, it would truly be a flawless superior martial arts!!"*
At this time, while Wang Jin was deep in thought, Jiang Ning was also continuously flipping through this middle-class martial art, [Canglang Blade Skill].
[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]
[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]
[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]
[...]
After a while, Jiang Ning flipped the Canglang Blade Skill to the last page.
[Skill]: Literacy and Judgement (Breaking Limit Once 654/2000) (Trait: Unforgettable)
He closed the martial arts manual in his hands, then slowly closed his eyes, digesting the memory of this saber technique in his mind.
According to the saber technique manual, the Canglang Blade Skill was a middle-class martial art.
The intention behind this saber technique was derived from the endless waves of the river.
To begin learning the saber technique, one needed to master a power called Nine Layers of Strength.
The Nine Layers of Strength was the same kind of power mastered after achieving perfection with the five animals boxing.
This indicated that the result of just beginning to learn this saber technique equaled the result achieved only after perfecting the Five Animals Fist.
Moreover, according to the records in the Canglang Blade Skill, this power of the Nine Layers of Strength was extremely powerful.
Once the saber technique was perfected, each strike was stronger than the last, surpassing the previous, and when the Nine Layers of Strength erupted, one strike carried the attacking power of nine blades.
It was simply terrifying, and no one in the same realm could take a single blade.
After reading about the Canglang Blade Skill, Jiang Ning understood why Wang Jin said he was not qualified to learn this skill now.
Because the difficulty of entering the Canglang Blade Skill was not less than, and even greater than, the difficulty of perfecting the Five Animals Fist.
Only after perfecting the Five Animals Fist could one master power.
And this middle-class martial art, the Canglang Blade Skill, required mastering the first layer of power known as the Nine Layers of Strength just for entry.
This showed its extreme difficulty.
Furthermore, as Jiang Ning knew,
Among ninth-grade martial artists, those who could master power were the elite, their combat power far surpassing other martial artists of the same level who couldn't grasp power.
Power was also extremely profound. If one mastered power, after achieving qi-blood perfection, the efficiency in skin training was also several times higher than others.
Including entering the ranks of the eighth grade, seventh grade, and sixth grade, all required some mastery of power.
Without mastering power in the later stages, even with the fundamental method for grade advancement, it would be difficult to advance.
The higher the level of martial arts practiced to master power, the more obvious the effect on martial arts grade advancement.
Several breaths later, he finally opened his eyes and murmured.
*"No wonder Master said I'm not qualified to learn this skill now!"*
"Do you understand?" Wang Jin asked, "The Nine Layers of Strength is more advanced than powers like Fierce Tiger Strength, White Ape Force, or Wild Bear Force! If you can't even master such powers as Fierce Tiger Strength, and can't personally perceive the wonder of power, how can you touch and understand in mastering the Canglang Blade Skill, this middle-class martial arts?"
"Disciple understands!" Jiang Ning continued, "I will diligently practice boxing and strive to master the perfect Five Animals Fist soon."
Wang Jin nodded and continued, "Do you intend to join the Inspection Office?"
"I do!" Jiang Ning replied directly.
"Good!" Wang Jin nodded again, "Then practice your boxing well. Although joining the Inspection Office seems like a long shot for you, as martial arts entry is a strict requirement, and now there are only about two and a half months before the Inspection Office opens."
"But if your Five Animals Fist progresses fast enough, achieving the perfect realm soon and mastering the Five Beasts Force!"
"Then it's not impossible!"
"Perfecting the Five Animals Fist, mastering the Five Beasts Force, skin training through the body, will make the martial arts entry phase extremely efficient!"
"At that time, if you achieve the perfect Five Animals Fist, I will also assist you to seize this opportunity to change your fate!"
Jiang Ning cupped his hands, "Thank you, Master!!"
Wang Jin waved his hand, "Off you go! Practice your boxing well!!"
After leaving Wang Jin's room, Jiang Ning opened the panel.
[Skill]: Canglang Blade Skill (Not Initiated 0/10)
"So it's like this!" Seeing the Canglang Blade Skill on the panel, Jiang Ning nodded slightly, murmuring in his heart, *"Ten experience points, just like the requirement for the Five Animals Fist, it seems that whether it's lower or middle-class martial arts, the experience values needed for realm breakthroughs are the same!"*
*"From this perspective, the Inner Elixir Cultivation Technique undoubtedly surpasses the realm of middle-class martial arts. I wonder if it's a superior martial art, or something even higher?"*
Then, he closed his eyes again, instantly recalling the memory he just had in his mind.
Immediately, thousands of words and countless diagrams recorded in the Canglang Blade Skill vividly appeared in his mind.
Not a single bit of memory was forgotten or blurred.
"Unforgettable, this trait indeed helps me immensely."
*"I wonder if, relying on the panel's effect, I can start learning this saber technique in advance, thereby mastering the Nine Layers of Strength!"*
Jiang Ning walked toward his yard, deep in thought.
Exiting the backyard where Wang Jin was, he suddenly halted.
*"I don't have a saber, how can I practice the Canglang Blade Skill?"*
Looking back at Wang Jin's backyard once more.
*Should I ask for a saber?*
He hesitated for just one breath.
"Yes!"
*Anyway, there's nothing to lose if I don't get it!*
*But if I do, it's a huge gain!*
Jiang Ning then directly turned back.