The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 9, Sword Technique Completed, Inner Strength Generated
Throughout the entire morning, Lu Chen only learned three sword techniques.

However, he was able to master sword techniques, footwork, and breathing exercises without making any mistakes.

Although not yet proficient, and the swordplay lacks the fluidity and grace of flowing water, and can only be described as having a standard and conventional posture, it is already quite remarkable for a beginner, and could even be considered astonishingly talented.

Huang Rong was very happy. At noon, she put in some effort to cook several dishes that she had researched and perfected to reward Lu Chen. During the meal, she kept putting food on his plate.

"Eat more, and practice well after you're full! Three moves in the morning, three moves in the afternoon, and three more moves in the evening. In four days, you'll have mastered all thirty-six moves of the Yue Maiden Sword. With your focus and diligence, once you've mastered them all, you'll definitely develop internal strength in ten days to a month..."

Huang Rong spoke in a light and cheerful tone, her voice crisp and sweet. She became happier and happier as she spoke, and her bright and lively eyes curved into two lovely crescent moons.

In fact, if one specializes in internal martial arts techniques and has sufficient talent for internal energy cultivation, one can quickly develop a trace of internal strength in just one night.

While external martial arts training for internal strength has less stringent requirements than internal martial arts training, the training speed is inevitably much slower.

Furthermore, the Yue Maiden Sword, which is widely known in the Wu and Yue regions, is of extremely low quality. The fact that Lu Chen was able to cultivate internal energy within a month is already a testament to his talent and diligence.

Lu Chen, however, did not feel that it was slow.

Before coming to the world of Legend of the Condor Heroes, he practiced diligently for three months but gained nothing. In addition, he developed a lot of bad habits because of his own haphazard thinking.

If he could develop internal strength through swordsmanship within a month, it would be an immense stroke of luck for him.

This fortunate encounter was entirely due to his meeting Huang Rong.

Otherwise, even if he came to the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, as a rootless and penniless transmigrator, survival would be a problem, let alone learning swordsmanship.

He had already expressed his gratitude many times, so there was no need to say more now. Lu Chen also did not want to offer empty words without taking any real action.

The only way he could repay Huang Rong was to cultivate diligently and strive to help her fulfill her wish to visit the "Immortal Realm" as soon as possible.

After lunch, Huang Rong went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes, humming the tune "Jianghu Laughter" as she did so.

Lu Chen sat in the courtyard to rest and digest his food, while also taking care of the longsword that Huang Rong had bought for him.

Fine swords are hard to find. A good sword is often regarded as a treasure by people in the martial arts world, and even if you have money, it is difficult to obtain.

Therefore, what Huang Rong bought for him was only a steel sword with relatively good steel quality.

Even so, this was the first real sword Lu Chen had ever acquired in his two lifetimes, and it was a gift from Huang Rong. He cherished this sword very much, and at this moment he used a cotton towel dipped in grease to carefully wipe the blade and the sword body inch by inch.

When maintaining a longsword.

Hearing Rong'er's cheerful humming coming from the west wing kitchen, Lu Chen's lips curled into a slight smile, and he joined in the singing:
"...Laughing at the world, loving freedom, with zither or flute, wine poured for me. Laughing to the sky, forgetting everything, carefree as the wind, light and airy..."

A song brimming with the spirit of the martial arts world echoed through the courtyard. A sweet, melodious voice, still carrying a touch of childlike innocence, harmonized with the song, like a zither and flute, a sword and wine, playing in perfect harmony.

The next few days.

Huang Rong patiently taught Lu Chen, and Lu Chen did not disappoint her. Because he had diligently practiced and corrected his basic sword techniques, he learned all thirty-six moves of the Yue Maiden Sword Technique in just four days. Moreover, he mastered the moves, footwork, and breathing techniques, achieving a perfect harmony.

After learning it, one must practice diligently and continuously improve one's proficiency until one can generate internal strength from the outside in.

Starting from the fifth day, Huang Rong also brewed medicinal soup for Lu Chen every day to help him replenish his qi and blood. She herself was knowledgeable about pharmacology and had several good tonic prescriptions in her mind, all of which had the effect of strengthening the body and replenishing qi and blood. Naturally, she would not be a fool to buy the so-called ancestral medicinal soup from the Mo family martial arts school, which cost two hundred coins a bowl.

Besides, she personally dispensed the medicine, inspected the herbs, and personally brewed the medicinal soup, so it's natural that she would feel more at ease drinking medicine brewed by others.

With the guidance of Huang Rong, a wise and insightful teacher, and the nourishing medicinal soup she personally brewed, Lu Chen's cultivation progressed extremely quickly. Every day, he could feel his muscles and bones becoming stronger and his blood and qi becoming more vigorous.

Internal strength originates from the body's Qi and blood.

Judging from this trend, Lu Chen felt that he might really only need ten days or half a month to develop internal strength.

Of course, he hasn't been practicing asceticism all the time.

During breaks, he would chat and joke with Huang Rong, telling her about things in the "celestial realm" or sharing interesting stories from his past life. As a transmigrator who had lived a second life, he was extremely knowledgeable, even Huang Rong admired him. He was also quite eloquent, always able to make Huang Rong laugh heartily.

Sometimes he would sing to her.

He was born with a good voice, and now that he is practicing martial arts and cultivating his inner energy, his breath control has gradually improved, his vocal range has become wider, and he also has so many excellent songs from his previous life, which Rong'er likes very much.

Sometimes he would play chess with her.

Of course, when it came to playing chess, whether it was Go or Chinese chess, Lu Chen always lost. He only managed to win a few times when teaching her Gomoku, relying on memorizing the game rules. But Huang Rong quickly figured out the trick, and he never won again.

Besides their usual leisure activities, he even accompanied her to fights once. That day, Huang Rong went out to get medicine and buy groceries and got into a conflict with some local ruffians. She stormed back and asked Lu Chen to avenge her.

Without saying a word, Lu Chen picked up his real sword and was about to go out, but Huang Rong stopped him and only let him take the wooden sword.

In her words, those rascals were not even as old as her. Although their frivolous whistling and grinning at her was indeed rude and despicable, they did not actually come over to bother her, unlike those gangsters who were malicious. Therefore, it was enough to teach them a lesson.

So Lu Chen took his wooden sword and went to the marketplace with Huang Rong. They found those rogue teenagers, and with Huang Rong's encouragement, they rushed up with their wooden swords to beat them up.

He remembered the moves when the fight started, but once the fight began and he took a few punches and kicks from his opponent, he could only slash and hack wildly, completely forgetting the moves.

There's no way around it; this is a common problem for beginners.

Lu Chen has only been practicing martial arts for a few days?

When you're caught up in the heat of the moment, who cares about techniques?
Of course, you should play however you feel comfortable.

In this fierce battle, the few unruly teenagers were beaten so badly that they cried out to Huang Rong, "Sister, we were wrong, and we will never dare to do it again."

Although Lu Chen took a few punches and kicks, he was physically strong, had thick skin and a strong recovery ability, so he only felt pain for a moment and was fine after the fight was over.

When she returned, Huang Rong walked with her hands behind her back, her steps light and graceful, her eyebrows and eyes full of smiles.

She is very happy.

Although she could easily handle those scoundrels on her own, she was inexplicably happy to see Lu Chen stand up for her.

Just like that time at the dock.

but……

Although Huang Rong was happy that Lu Chen stood up for her, she was very dissatisfied with his combat skills.

So after returning, she began sparring with Lu Chen and once again resorted to corporal punishment.

After that, he would spend an hour every day teaching Lu Chen how to use swordsmanship in actual combat.

The effectiveness of pain education is self-evident.

Under Huang Rong's strict tutelage, Lu Chen's talent was rapidly unleashed. In just a few days, he was able to almost instinctively choose the appropriate moves in real combat based on Huang Rong's offensive and defensive postures.

The practical training also deepened Lu Chen's understanding of the Yue Nu Sword Technique.

So, on the thirteenth day after formally learning the complete Yue Maiden Sword Technique.

As Lu Chen combined footwork and breathing techniques to complete the thirty-six moves of the Yue Maiden Swordplay from beginning to end, his increasingly vigorous blood and qi suddenly underwent a subtle change.

A faint warm current suddenly emerged and circulated between his chest and abdomen.

Noticing this change, Lu Chen looked at Huang Rong, who was sitting at the stone table under the tree, her hand supporting her rosy cheek, watching him practice swordsmanship with undiminished delight:

"Rong'er, I think I've developed internal energy!"

Huang Rong's eyes lit up. She suddenly stood up, her skirt fluttering as she darted to him like a lark. Without any hesitation, she pressed her small hand against his lower abdomen, channeling her inner energy to sense it. Immediately, her face lit up with joy.

"In less than half a month, you actually developed internal strength using the Yue Maiden Sword Technique! Quick, keep practicing the sword. The internal strength developed through external martial arts doesn't need to be deliberately guided by mental techniques. As long as you continue practicing external martial arts, it will naturally circulate and grow stronger."

Lu Chen nodded, then assumed a fighting stance and continued practicing the Yue Maiden Sword.

As he wielded his sword, a faint current of energy began to emanate from his chest and abdomen, circulating through his legs and limbs, enhancing the agility of his footwork and the power and speed of his sword strikes.

However, the effect of this slight internal force enhancement was negligible and barely noticeable. Lu Chen didn't even feel that his movements had become lighter or more agile, nor did he feel that the power and speed of his sword moves had improved much.

However, as the sword technique continued to operate, more airflow began to emerge from his chest and abdomen.

Although each wisp of air was very weak, and even with several streams of air supporting it at the same time, the improvement was still not very obvious, but in the end, he had truly cultivated internal strength.

After Lu Chen practiced the sword technique twice more, slightly strengthening his inner strength, a clear and melodious sword cry suddenly rang out in his mind, shaking his very being.

As soon as the sword rang out, everything went black before his eyes. Without actively visualizing it, his mind entered his sea of ​​consciousness and arrived before the dazzling sword light.

(End of this chapter)