High Martial Arts: Becoming a Liver Master

Chapter 16 Cultivating Basic Sword Techniques

Saturday morning at six o'clock.

The sky is bright.

Chen Mo woke up naturally, feeling refreshed and his biological clock was not disrupted.

To avoid disturbing his younger sister, he moved gently and tried to make as little noise as possible.

At this moment, Chen Wan'er's breathing was steady, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned; she was having a sweet dream.

Last night, his younger sister insisted on sleeping with him, so he had no choice but to agree.

"I wonder if my spiritual perception will allow me to see my sister's physical condition clearly."

Thinking of this, Chen Mo decided to give it a try. He gently placed his hand on his sister Chen Wan'er's forehead and used his mental perception.

Yesterday, while playing with his younger sister, he discovered that without physical contact, he couldn't perceive the internal condition of her body.

Under his mental perception, the condition inside his sister's body appeared in Chen Mo's mind.

The internal organs, bones, meridians, muscles, etc. are clearly visible.

"It really works!"

Chen Mo was overjoyed and excited, and the images in his mind became blurry.

He immediately calmed himself down and began to examine the object carefully.

He quickly discovered the problem.

Poor organ function, severe deficiency of qi and blood, not only are the meridians thin but also broken into segments, and the three dantian are all shriveled, like underdeveloped beans.

Meridians are important channels for connecting the inside and outside of the human body and for circulating qi and blood. Now, Chen Wan'er's meridians are not only thin but also broken, so how can qi and blood circulate?

When qi and blood cannot circulate properly, and the body's internal circulation is impaired, various problems will arise. For example, immunity will decrease, some areas will atrophy due to lack of nourishment from qi and blood, and some areas will suffer from pain, swelling, and ulceration because they cannot expel harmful substances.

If it weren't for the monthly medication she had to take to control her health, Chen Wan'er's body would have been ruined long ago.

However, the medication can only suppress and maintain the body's balance; it cannot repair the broken meridians in the body.

"I'm so useless right now!"

Chen Mo withdrew his hand heavily. Even knowing his sister's current physical condition, he had no way to help her.

His spiritual perception could only sense and see, but he could not interfere, so he was unable to help his sister repair her broken meridians.

If he had the ability, he would love to help his sister recover her health immediately.

"I need to become stronger so that I can heal my sister."

"First become a martial artist, or have strength equivalent to a martial artist, so that you can go out of the city to hunt ferocious beasts, earn more money, and buy better medicine for your sister."

"This will alleviate her pain."

Chen Mo said to himself.

Gently tucking his younger sister in, Chen Mo's gaze was firm as he quietly left the room.

As he passed the kitchen, he saw his mother already making breakfast. He greeted her and then went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Five minutes later, after washing up, Chen Mo came out and took a look at the kitchen.

"Mom, I'm going downstairs to do some exercise."

"Go ahead, be careful when you train, don't overdo it."

Lin Fang did not stop her son from training. Although her son was not destined to become a martial artist, he still had the opportunity to improve, and she could not let him despair.

"Yes, I know."

Chen Mo responded, picked up his weapon—a steel Tang sword—and went downstairs.

He wanted to practice his swordsmanship.

This Tang sword accompanied him for three years. It was bought for him by his father when he was in his first year of high school and chose to practice swordsmanship.

An ordinary steel Tang sword is not expensive, costing only a few hundred yuan.

It is inferior to alloy weapons specifically designed to kill ferocious beasts, both in terms of sharpness and hardness.

In this world of advanced martial arts, carrying a weapon is perfectly normal.

No one knows when the beast tide will occur. If you encounter a ferocious beast, and you have no means of dealing with it, ordinary people can only wait to die. Even martial artists have no chance of killing a ferocious beast with their bare hands.

Of course, taking up weapons can easily lead to confrontation and the use of force to resolve conflicts.

However, few people would act so impulsively, because the Great Xia Kingdom has laws and regulations that severely punish those who fight in public, use weapons, or injure others.

At best, they'll be sentenced to three to five years in prison and fined hundreds of thousands or even millions; at worst, they'll be sent to the front lines to kill ferocious beasts.

This law guarantees equality for all.

Whether you are an ordinary person or a martial artist, a commoner or a member of a wealthy family, you will be punished if you violate this law.

Of course, whether you are a martial artist or an ordinary person, there is a special arena for solving problems. Once the problem is solved on the arena, you cannot go back on your word.

On the road, one will not draw a knife against others for no reason. Only when verbal disputes cannot be resolved will one resort to fighting.

Therefore, unless they are fugitives or madmen, no one will act impulsively.

Chen Mo's school set up such a competition arena.

During his three years of high school, he also witnessed many ring battles.

Of course, deliberately provoking others and bullying the weak will be punished.

Once downstairs, Chen Mo went to the same spot as yesterday.

After stretching his arms and legs, Chen Mo began practicing the "Basic Knife Techniques".

"Basic Knife Techniques" is a beginner-level knife technique book.

Chen Mo really liked the wide-ranging, powerful, and heavy characteristics of swordsmanship.

The basic moves of swordsmanship mainly include core actions such as chopping, slashing, parrying, thrusting, cutting, wrapping around the head, and slicing the brain. These moves form the basic framework of single-sword, double-sword, and broadsword techniques.

It can be divided into three categories: offense and defense, defense and connection. Among them, slashing, cutting, parrying and thrusting emphasize taking the initiative.

The techniques, such as interception (blocking attacks), blocking (horizontal parry), and neck protection, are designed to neutralize the enemy's offensive.

The techniques of "wrapping the head," "snap" (a short, sharp upward flick), and "cloud knife" (a horizontal, circular swing) are used for transitions and continuity of movements.

At the same time, some movement techniques were also mixed in.

This forms a unified offense and defense.

This sword technique only contains basic moves and does not include techniques for dual swords or a broadsword.

As for dual-wielding and broadsword techniques, one must at least reach the level of a martial artist to be able to practice them.

Chen Mo put aside his distracting thoughts and began practicing basic sword techniques.

The first move, the cleaving strike: cleave downwards along a straight or diagonal line, with the force reaching the front part of the blade, that is, the front third of the blade.

Chen Mo gripped the knife with both hands, raised it high, leaned his body slightly backward, then gripped the ground with his toes and lightly struck the ground with his heels. The force rose from his heels, reached his waist, and was amplified.

Sensing the gathered power, Chen Mo suddenly exerted his strength, chopping downwards in a straight line, like splitting firewood.

At the same time, he began to use his mental perception to carefully observe the changes in his body muscles, the entire process of exerting force, the changes in his center of gravity, the point of force when he chopped down, and so on.

After activating his mental perception, he could see these changes clearly.

Soon, Chen Mo found the key point, and the whole process of exerting force was a coherent and orderly one.

Through mental perception, he adjusted his stance as he swung his sword repeatedly.

"One slash!"

"Two cuts!"

"Three cuts!"

"..."

"Ten cuts!"

......

Each time he corrected his technique, Chen Mo felt he had improved a little. As time went on, his sword-wielding skills became better and better.

His talent, coupled with his hard work, gradually solidified his sword-wielding technique.

A series of prompts floated across the panel:

"You practiced the cleaving sword once, and your basic swordsmanship proficiency increased by 1."

"..."

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