Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

Lin Yue held the Mo Dao horizontally in front of him and closed his eyes.

In his mind, every move of the intermediate-level Mo Dao sword technique flashed by like a revolving lantern.

This set of sword techniques consists of thirty-six moves in total, divided into three levels: twelve basic moves, twelve advanced moves, and twelve evolved moves.

He has mastered the basic twelve moves and can barely perform the advanced twelve moves, but he is still far from being able to do them with ease.

As for the twelve evolutionary forms, they are only for observation, not even considered beginners.

"Practice advanced techniques first."

Lin Yue opened his eyes and gripped the knife hilt tightly.

The first of the twelve advanced forms is called "Breaking the Waves".

The core of this technique lies in generating force.

The user needs to concentrate all their strength into the blade, like layers of ocean waves, to unleash destructive power far exceeding normal levels.

Under twice the gravity, the difficulty of this exertion process will increase exponentially.

However, the pace of progress will also be faster!

Lin Yue took a deep breath, bent his knees slightly, and lowered his center of gravity.

The blade swept upwards, drawing an arc in mid-air, before slashing downwards with a sudden force.

"boom--"

The blade struck the air with a dull thud.

The motion capture equipment on the wall immediately displayed feedback:

"The point of force application is off, resulting in a power transmission efficiency of 78%. Optimization is recommended."

78%.

Lin Yue was not satisfied with this number.

"My goal is to achieve a power transmission efficiency of over 90% after tempering so many innate martial bones."

Under normal gravity, the power transmission efficiency of his move can reach over 95%, but under twice the gravity, he fell so much.

"Again."

Undeterred, he raised his longsword once more.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts...

With each swing of the sword, the data on the screen slowly changes.

78%, 79%, 80%...

Lin Yue repeated every detail of "Breaking Waves" over and over again, from the footwork to the twisting of the waist, from the force exerted by the arms to the angle of the blade.

Every step is repeatedly corrected under the monitoring of high-precision instruments.

"Clatter".

A drop of sweat slid down Lin Yue's chin and landed on the ground.

An hour has passed.

The power transmission efficiency finally increased to 85%, but it couldn't be improved any further. This figure was still quite far from his goal of 95%.

"That's not right." Lin Yue stopped what he was doing and frowned.

He could vaguely sense that the key issue was not the action itself, but that he was not yet adapted to twice the gravity.

Trust your gut feeling!

When gravity increases, his body will unconsciously make some minor adjustments to maintain balance, and these adjustments will disrupt the integrity of the power chain.

"You have to get used to gravity first."

Lin Yue planted the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) in the ground, walked to the center of the gravity zone, and began to practice his body-tempering technique.

"Only when the body adapts to gravity can the sword technique adapt to gravity as well."

The body-forging method under double gravity is several times more difficult than usual.

Lin Yue's movements became slow and heavy, and the smooth transitions he usually made became stumbling and awkward.

But he gritted his teeth and persevered, once, twice, three times...

Physical functions are improving at a rate visible to the naked eye.

……

Another half hour passed.

After finishing the last round of the Body Tempering Technique, Lin Yue exhaled a long breath of stale air.

His clothes were completely soaked, clinging tightly to his body and outlining his well-proportioned and powerful muscles.

But at this moment, he felt better than ever before.

The oppressive feeling from twice the gravity has lessened considerably, and the body seems to be adapting to this extra burden.

He picked up the longsword again.

"Again."

This time, the effect was immediate.

The efficiency of force transmission jumped directly from 85% to 89%.

"It really worked!"

91%, 93%, 94%, the data is still steadily rising.

"boom--"

The sound of the blade cutting through the air was crisper than before, and the force was more concentrated.

Lin Yue could clearly feel that the power gathered on the blade was at least 30% stronger than before.

That's it.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he pressed on while the iron was hot, continuing to refine the subsequent variations of "Breaking Waves".

The "Breaking Waves" move is not just a simple slash, but a complete combination of offense and defense.

From the initial movement to the exertion of force, from the slash to the sheathing of the blade, every step is interconnected and indispensable.

Lin Yue was so engrossed in his cultivation that he forgot the passage of time.

……

"Ding—Your training time is halfway through, remaining time: 3 hours."

The synthesized female voice pulled Lin Yue back to reality from her concentration.

He glanced at the time display on the wall; three hours had passed.

"Three hours...?"

Lin Yue stopped what he was doing, walked back to the rest chair, picked up the electrolyte water and drank a few mouthfuls.

While hydrating, he glanced at the data recorded by the motion capture device.

The results of the past three hours of practice are immediately apparent:

The power transmission efficiency of "Breaking Waves" is stable at over 95%, which is close to perfect.

I have also started practicing the second move of the advanced twelve forms, "Severing the Flow", and the current power transmission efficiency is 82%.

The body's ability to adapt to twice the gravity increases by about 40%.

"The progress is not bad." Lin Yue was quite satisfied with the result.

"continue."

Lin Yue put down the water bottle and walked back to the gravity zone.

But instead of continuing his sword practice immediately, he looked up at the gravity control panel.

I've basically adapted to twice the gravity.

Although the body is still under strain, it no longer affects the smoothness of the movements.

"What if we increase it to three times?"

Once the thought popped into my head, I couldn't suppress it anymore.

Lin Yue knew that three times the gravity was already close to the limit for a mid-stage martial artist's body.

If you're not careful, you might not only fail to learn to use a knife, but you could also strain your muscles or even damage your bones.

But he knew even better that if he wanted to break through the bottleneck in his swordsmanship in a short period of time, he had to push himself to the limit.

After hesitating for three seconds...

Lin Yue took a deep breath, walked to the control panel, and adjusted the gravity parameter from 2.0 to 3.0.

"Warning: Triple gravity exceeds the body's current recommended load range. Confirm activation?"

"confirm."

hum-

A heavy, mountain-like force pressed down instantly.

Lin Yue's knees buckled abruptly, and his spine emitted a series of subtle creaking sounds, as if he were being pressed firmly to the ground by an invisible giant hand.

Breathing became extremely difficult; each inhale felt like pulling on a thousand-pound weight.

The blood flow seemed to slow down, and my heart pounded, struggling to pump blood throughout my body.

If it were a modern martial artist of the same level, they would probably be unable to move an inch under the pressure of three times the gravity, because as a martial artist's level increases, their own weight will also increase.

Lin Yue is now 183 cm tall and weighs a full 100 kg.

However, as an ancient martial artist who cultivates the body through physical means, Lin Yue's physical abilities far surpass those of modern martial artists of the same level.

"This is... triple gravity..."

Lin Yue gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

He didn't immediately pick up the longsword, but instead stood in the center of the gravity zone, doing nothing but simply standing there.

适应。

Let your body gradually accept this pressure.

Ten seconds, thirty seconds, one minute.

Every second felt like an eternity.

A few minutes later, Lin Yue's breathing returned to normal, though it was still much heavier than usual, but he was no longer on the verge of suffocation as he had when he first started breathing.

He slowly reached out and grasped the hilt of the Mo Dao (陌刀).

As the gravity parameter increases, although the mass of an object is three times that of the original, the actual feeling is not the same.

"The knife is more than three times heavier than usual."

Lin Yue expended considerable effort just to lift it up.

"Practice basic sword techniques first."

Lin Yue didn't aim too high; instead, he started with the most basic techniques: chopping, slashing, sweeping, and flicking.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts...

The movements were as slow as if they had been slowed down, but every strike was delivered with all one's might.

Sweat just broke out of the skin, but was quickly pulled down by gravity, hitting the ground with a soft patter.

The data from the motion capture equipment is appalling:

Force transmission efficiency: 52%.

Action accuracy: 61%.

Body stability: 47%.

"This is terrible." Lin Yue gritted his teeth and repeated the most basic knife-swinging motion over and over again.

Ten times, fifty times, one hundred times.

Time slipped away in the tedious and painful repetition.

Another forty minutes passed.

The data is climbing slowly but steadily.

Force transmission efficiency: 68%.

Action accuracy: 74%.

Body stability: 63%.

Although it's still far from perfect, Lin Yue can feel that his body is adapting to three times the gravity at an astonishing speed.

This intense pressure seemed to activate every dormant cell.

"That's about it."

Lin Yue wiped the sweat from his face and began to practice "Breaking Waves" under three-dimensional gravity.

The first strike was so badly mishandled that the blade veered off course by a full twenty degrees, almost causing it to fly out of his hand.

The second strike barely managed to stabilize the blade, but the force was applied incorrectly, resulting in a meager power transfer efficiency of only 41%.

The third cut was still horrific.

But Lin Yue was not discouraged.

He swung his knife again and again, correcting it each time, like a precision instrument repeatedly calibrating itself.

I don't know how many times I swung the knife; my arm was so sore that I almost lost all feeling in it.

Just when he was about to give up

hum-

It felt like something in my mind had snapped.

Or rather, something has been connected.

At that moment, the heavy pressure from three times the gravity was still there, but Lin Yue's body suddenly became "light".

Lin Yue instinctively swung his knife.

"Breaking the waves".

The blade sliced ​​through the air, producing a sharp whistling sound.

On the motion capture device's screen, the data jumped wildly, finally settling on a number he himself couldn't believe:

Force transmission efficiency: 96%.

"This is……"

Lin Yue was stunned for a moment.

He clearly felt that the power of this strike was stronger than any strike he had made under twice the gravity.

And it's much stronger.

"Could it be...?"

Lin Yue was startled and quickly brought up the assessment interface for swordsmanship level.

The screen displays:

【Sword Technique Level: Second Tier (Beginner)】

Breakthrough.

Under the pressure of three-dimensional gravity, his swordsmanship finally broke through the bottleneck of the first-tier peak and stepped into the threshold of the second tier.

Lin Yue exhaled a long breath, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

"Indeed, you'll never know how far you can go until you push yourself to the limit."

The most significant change in second-tier swordsmanship is the more refined control over power.

First-order sword techniques rely on "force," while second-order sword techniques rely on "energy."

Force is brute force, but skill is ingenuity.

The same force output, delivered using the "Jin" technique, will increase in power by at least 30%.

Lin Yue repeatedly experienced this subtle change, engraving this feeling into his muscle memory.

After stabilizing his second-tier sword technique, Lin Yue adjusted the gravity back to twice its normal value and activated the scene simulation function.

"Without fighting, one cannot truly understand the essence of second-tier sword techniques."

As soon as Lin Yue gave the order, a mechanical female voice responded:

"Simulated battle scenario, opponent: Tier 1 Star Beast Netherworld Wolf, quantity: three."

The ground shook, and the light screen flickered.

A moment later, three massive black wolves appeared in front of Lin Yue.

Of course, these are just holographic projections, but their behavior patterns are simulated by the Martial Arts Alliance based on the combat data of real star beasts, making them perfect for practical training.

"Awooo—"

The lead ghost wolf let out a low growl and pounced on Lin Yue.

Lin Yue dodged to the side, and slashed out with his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).

"Break the waves!"

The blade, carrying a sharp gust of wind, struck the Nether Wolf's waist and abdomen, shattering the projection instantly.

But the other two Nether Wolves had already taken the opportunity to flank from both sides, moving at an astonishing speed.

Lin Yue remained calm, and with a swift turn of his blade, he swept it out horizontally.

"clang--"

The strike was blocked by the Netherwolf's forepaws, causing ripples to appear on the projected light screen.

"Not bad defensive capabilities," Lin Yue thought to himself.

"However, it still falls short of my strike."

A second-tier sword technique is far beyond what a first-tier star beast can withstand.

Lin Yue's strike just now used the "flow interruption" technique, concentrating the blade's energy on a single point, resulting in extremely strong penetrating power.

Sure enough, the ghost wolf's movements froze briefly.

Lin Yue seized the opportunity, lunged forward, and aimed his blade straight for its throat.

"puff--"

The projection shattered again.

Seeing its companions being killed one after another, the last remaining ghost wolf turned to flee.

Lin Yue did not give chase.

He looked at the fleeing ghost wolf, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

"Three Tier 1 Star Beasts were still too easy to deal with under double gravity."

"What if it were a second-tier star beast?"

He brought up the control panel and changed his opponent to a second-tier star beast—the Crimson Flame Tiger.

The light screen reformed, and a huge tiger wreathed in red flames appeared in the training room.

"roar--"

The Crimson Tiger roared, and a wave of heat swept over us.

Lin Yue felt the oppressive aura and his heart skipped a beat.

"The aura of a second-tier star beast is indeed incomparable to that of a first-tier one."

"The second-tier Brown Rock Boar I encountered in Southeast Asia was far less oppressive than this Blazing Tiger," Lin Yue recalled.

The Crimson Tiger didn't give Lin Yue time to think before it pounced.

Its speed was far superior to that of the Netherwolf; its flame-wrapped claws tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek.

Lin Yue dodged to the side while simultaneously slashing back with his sword.

"clang--"

As the blade and claw clashed, Lin Yue felt a tremendous force emanating from the blade, causing him to stagger back three steps.

The projection of the Crimson Tiger merely swayed slightly, showing no signs of breaking.

"Such powerful strength." Lin Yue steadied himself, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

That's more like it.

Fighting a first-tier star beast is just a warm-up; fighting a second-tier star beast is the real test.

"Again!"

Lin Yue took the initiative to launch an attack.

The blade and the tiger's claws clashed repeatedly in mid-air, producing a dense clang of metal against metal.

Under the suppression of twice the gravity, Lin Yue's speed and strength were reduced, while the Crimson Flame Tiger, as a projection, was unaffected by gravity.

With the tide turning and the tide shifting, Lin Yue quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

"boom--"

The Crimson Tiger slapped Lin Yue's sword with its claw, the immense force sending him and his sword flying.

Lin Yue rolled twice on the ground to dissipate the impact, and then quickly stood up.

His arm was a little numb, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

"interesting!"

……

For the next hour, Lin Yue was locked in a fierce battle with the projected Crimson Tiger.

From initial setbacks to back-and-forth battles, and finally to a close contest.

He could clearly feel that his adaptability and combat intuition in actual combat were improving at a visible rate.

The two sword techniques, "Breaking Waves" and "Severing Flow," were honed repeatedly in actual combat, making them increasingly easy to use.

"Ding—You have ten minutes left in your training session."

The electronic female voice sounded again.

Lin Yue stopped what he was doing, propped the knife tip on the ground, and gasped for breath.

Sweat dripped from his body, pooling on the ground.

The projection of the Crimson Tiger vanished the moment he stopped, and the training room returned to its original emptiness and quiet.

An hour and a half of intense combat, coupled with the suppression of double gravity, was enough to take a toll even on Lin Yue's physique.

But instead of resting immediately, he went to the motion capture equipment and pulled up the combat data from earlier.

The screen displays a dense array of various parameters:

Reaction speed, attack speed, power output, energy consumption, hit rate...

Every piece of data was recorded in detail, and areas for improvement were marked.

Lin Yue read through each item carefully, paying close attention.

This data is a valuable asset for him to improve his strength. Only by fully digesting and absorbing it can he maximize the value of this battle.

"There is still room for improvement in the speed of the attack."

"The dodge route chosen when facing fire attacks was not reasonable, wasting too much stamina."

……

As Lin Yue read, he took notes in his mind.

By the time he had gone through all the data, ten minutes had just passed.

"Ding—Your training time has ended. Thank you for using the Class A training room."

The metal door slid open silently.

Lin Yue packed his things and left the training room.

His body was extremely exhausted, but his spirit was more excited than ever before.

"The effects of the A-level training room are indeed much stronger than those of the B-level room."

The gravity simulation device and motion capture system alone gave him more improvement in one day than he would normally gain in a week.

"Try to book Class A practice rooms as often as possible in the future."

Lin Yue made up his mind.

Although booking an A-level training room requires the Palace Master's approval, as long as he can maintain his pace of progress, Tang Long shouldn't be stingy with these resources.

After returning the room key downstairs, Lin Yue walked out of the Starry Sky Martial Hall.

A night breeze brushed my face, carrying a slight chill.

He took a deep breath and looked up at the night sky.

A few stars peeked out from among the city lights, distant and mysterious.

"I wonder when I'll be able to leave Earth and see the scenery beyond the stars with my own eyes."

A strange longing welled up in Lin Yue's heart.

But he quickly snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at the bracelet.

"It's past 10 p.m., time to go home. I need to continue my cultivation tomorrow."

He opened the ride-hailing app and placed an order.

While waiting for the bus, he casually opened Tang Jingyue's chat window.

The matter of the Bone-Splitting Grass was still on my mind. The fact that Tang Jingyue hadn't sent any new messages indicated that there had been no progress.

"Hopefully nothing goes wrong."

Lin Yue frowned and turned off the bracelet.

He has already handed over the three rare martial arts treasures. If he can't get the Bone-Splitting Grass, he won't be able to refine the Earth-Rank Martial Essence Pill, and his breakthrough plan will be disrupted.

……