Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 37 Cultivation Speed ​​Doubled!

Inside the meditation room.

I don't know how much time has passed.

It is extremely difficult to make swordsmanship perfectly match nature; at least Ning Ze's current level is not capable of it.

He could only try to swing his sword in the direction of the wind. If it didn't work the first time, he would try ten times; if it didn't work the ten times, he would try a hundred times; if it didn't work the hundred times, he would try ten thousand times! ... If he couldn't understand it, he would just keep trying. After countless attempts, he would eventually understand.

One hour...

Two hours...

Ning Ze continued to wield the Qinghong longsword rapidly, each strike delivered with full force.

Even though absorbing cosmic energy could alleviate his physical fatigue, cultivating for such a long time was still a tremendous test for him.

The attack frequency is too high!

Fighting monsters in the wilderness used to be all about moving and thrusting out a sword, requiring precision, but now, it's like he's gone mad.

fast!

Faster!

Strive for greater strength!

Ning Ze's eyes were bloodshot; with such a fast attack speed, it was already very difficult for the longsword to cut along the trajectory of the wind.

The truth is that the wind was constantly changing, and there was a high-pressure air mass in front of him. Every strike was met with terrifying resistance, as if nature itself was preventing him from cultivating instead of allowing him to comprehend.

The gas flowed rapidly in front of him, churning and swirling without any discernible pattern.

How difficult would it be to control a longsword in such a dire state?

Ning Ze was under even more terrifying pressure, and his mental strength was about to fail.

But he seemed oblivious.

At some point, Ning Ze was immersed in a mysterious state. He felt as if he had merged into a raging wind, and he swung his long sword according to his senses. His sword strikes seemed to be random, but each strike was in harmony with the wind, mysterious and profound.

now.

The sword is silent.

The sonic boom that had been roaring in the room came to an abrupt halt, and even the rapidly flowing wind around him began to subside.

A somewhat transparent sphere with a gelatinous texture appeared around Ning Ze's body. The sphere was three meters in diameter and completely enveloped him.

Everything seemed to freeze. Ning Ze's bangs slowly fell down his forehead. He maintained a sword-wielding posture. Countless arm shadows and sword shadows in front of him disappeared. Only the light shield composed of silver-white sword light in front of him remained. He was like a figure in a painting.

Looking from the outside in, Ning Ze's figure became slightly distorted, as if a water mirror had appeared in front of him, and ripples spread across the water mirror, making Ning Ze's motionless body seem to come alive.

The howling wind stopped, and the white towel that had been fluttering in the room slowly fell down, draping itself over the transparent sphere surrounding Ning Ze.

"puff!"

A soft sound.

The next instant, the white towel touched the sphere and turned into fluff, which then became fine dust that was difficult to see with the naked eye.

The white towel first lost a corner, then continued to fall as if it were no longer under any force, leaving a circular hole in the center. Soon the entire towel disappeared completely, as if it had been swallowed up.

Ning Ze remained immersed in that special state, completely unaware of what was happening.

a long time……

Ning Ze stopped, and the transparent sphere around him shattered with a roar. He seemed to have transformed into the eye of a storm, with endless gales spreading outwards.

His combat uniform fluttered in the wind, and the stray hairs on Ning Ze's forehead danced in the air. He slowly opened his eyes, and a layer of blue light covered his black and white eyeballs, which seemed to be covered by countless howling winds.

"The cultivation has been successful."

Ning Ze murmured, a slight smile appearing on his lips. At the beginning of cultivation, it might be tiring, but after persisting, it became very comfortable, as if his soul had left his body, cool and free.

"My idea is correct. By accumulating the momentum of the wind and swinging the sword countless times, you will eventually master this special sword technique through sheer quantity."

"So...how much have I improved?"

He nervously opened the system panel.

[Host: Ning Ze]

[Realm: Beginner Warrior 8873kg; Spiritual Master 3182kg]

[Cultivation Skills: Gene Energy Cultivation Method "Five Hearts Towards Heaven"; Guiding Technique "Seven Techniques of Spiritual Wind"; Visualization Method "One Sword Seals the Heavens"]

[Combat Skills: Swift Movement (Perfect) 1458/100000; Wind Slash (Perfect) 24835/100000]

"My swordsmanship proficiency increased by over 20,000 in one go!"

"Hahaha!"

Ning Ze couldn't help but laugh out loud. After his joy subsided, he analyzed with a wise look in his eyes: "My guess was right. The system is a data-driven display of my personal strength level. As long as I improve, even if no new skills are formed, there will be a different kind of improvement."

"The name of the sword technique is just a name displayed by the system. I can change the name of the sword technique now because after I learned other sword techniques, it is no longer pure. Or rather, it is presented according to my perception. For example, the above is Chinese characters. The Five Hearts Facing the Sky style may have been called by other names in ancient times. It is only because I think it is called by this name that the system displays it this way."

"I've mastered the 'Wind Slash' to perfection, giving me a solid foundation to successfully learn this sword technique. Learning it from the start wouldn't have been so easy. While the proficiency levels of these newly learned techniques aren't displayed as sword techniques, and the system can even assist me in quickly mastering them, it still depends on my own sword skill level. Now is the perfect time to learn a new sword technique!"

"The most important thing is that feeling..."

Ning Ze frowned in confusion. He seemed to have comprehended something during that wonderful state, but at the same time, he seemed not to have comprehended anything. Upon closer reflection, he felt that he had gained nothing at all.

He remained silent for a moment before finally giving up. Looking down at his communication watch, he murmured, "It's 5:32 PM now. I've been training for about five hours. My proficiency with 'Wind Slash' was 4838/100000 at its peak. After successfully mastering it, my proficiency increased by 20,000, and the training itself should have increased my proficiency by 597 points. Before, I could only increase it by 60 points per hour. In five hours, that's 300 points! My swordsmanship proficiency training speed has doubled!"

"From now on, the cultivation problem is solved! What used to take twenty years to perfect a sword technique will now only take ten. And as I continue to learn other sword techniques, my proficiency will increase even faster!"

A pleased smile appeared on Ning Ze's lips. With the most troublesome problem solved, he felt refreshed and relaxed.

"I won't change the name. Since I'm practicing Senior Wu Daozi's swordsmanship, I'll wait until I've completely created my own swordsmanship before making any changes."

"Then, there is the most important thing."

Ning Ze was deep in thought, pondering the issues surrounding the system panel and summarizing his unique talent.

The first core rule: The system's core rules digitize some of his main attributes. Every change in data requires him as the basis. The system will only change the data after he changes, even if it is a breakthrough in realm.

Before he mastered the subtle movements and learned how to exert force, there was a process of sudden enlightenment. If this enlightenment is interrupted and he fails to grasp the subtle movements and how to exert force, then the system panel will freeze.

Only after he has mastered it will the system change the data in the panel.

The second core rule: The system uses rules based on the first core rule. The system will only make changes when the user's subjective attitude changes.

Using the rules, in other words, is about increasing his proficiency. The rate at which proficiency increases depends on his own state, which is influenced by both internal and external factors.

In life-or-death battles, the intense external pressure stimulates his life potential and willpower, prompting him to improve in all aspects, with varying degrees of increase depending on the level of stimulation.

The internal enhancement is similar to the visualization method "One Sword Seals the Heavens". Because it creates a unique cultivation manual, it can simultaneously improve strength, swordsmanship and movement. Cultivation is not limited to just practicing swordsmanship.

Now that his swordsmanship has improved, his comprehension of sword techniques will also accelerate, his proficiency will increase faster, and he can learn new sword techniques more quickly. This is based on his own level of skill. Furthermore, there's his talent; his comprehension is clearly stronger than his physical attributes, and his proficiency improves much faster than his strength.

The third core principle: System support and creation!

First, enlightenment. When a skill is mastered to perfection, one will enter a special state of enlightenment, fully comprehending the next stage of the skill.

However, such enlightenment does not only occur when improving skills. Based on the second rule of use, when he was comprehending the secret manual "Shadowless Gale", his body was under external pressure and his mind was also working rapidly. With external stimulation and internal swordsmanship foundation, he successfully learned the entire manual.

He can even actively seek out other things during moments of enlightenment when his skills are being improved.

Secondly, entering a special state allows him to cultivate genetic energy and absorb cosmic energy while exercising. The system assists him in forcibly entering a certain state.

However, this state may need to have a certain degree of rationality, such as conforming to the rules of the world.

He now activates the "Five Hearts Towards Heaven" exercise routine. Although changing his movements increases the absorption of cosmic energy, the energy absorbed is still not comparable to that during cultivation, with a maximum effect of only 20%. He can gain 1 kg per hour while walking.

However, he is still searching for patterns to further enhance this effect, which indirectly suggests that the "Five Hearts Towards Heaven" cultivation method is not strong enough. If he cultivates a more powerful gene energy cultivation method, he will surely be able to change this situation.

At the same time, it also allowed Ning Ze to glimpse the vastness of the universe. His changes were not particularly mysterious. Since they conformed to the rules of the world, there must be a way to absorb genetic energy during exercise!

Right there in that endless deep space!

If his body can even activate this state, then it's possible that other people, or even other races, can also activate it, perhaps even naturally. Absorbing cosmic energy isn't difficult... the only difficulty lies with Earthlings!

Thirdly, creating something from nothing!

He originally intended to cultivate both swordsmanship and genetic energy simultaneously, which he accomplished while his body remained still. However, he ended up creating "One Sword Seals the Heavens" and awakening his spiritual mastery.

He had no doubt that "One Sword Seals the Heavens" could be practiced by other mentalists! This was a mentalist cultivation method created in accordance with the rules of the world!

The fourth core principle: Breaking the world's rules? Breaking the norm!

Ning Ze wasn't quite sure about this. He was too insignificant and had too little experience; he was just a human being on a small planet.

He wasn't even entirely sure whether the system was a creation of an unknown powerful being, an entity that broke the rules of the world, some kind of wonder or treasure, or something he simply didn't understand.

He doesn't even understand the rules of this world now. The rules can change, and there might be other worlds.

Many of the theories known to humankind are being overturned. How could people in the past possibly have the strength to carry thousands of kilograms? They would have had a hard time even carrying a hundred kilograms.

This guess is important! He will continue to try as he improves.

He hoped his guess was right, because this one was terrifying!

He knows what others can do, and he also knows what others can't do, so of course he'll be better than others!

Break with the norm!

This is related to his future cultivation direction! The right choice is worth more than a hundred times the effort. If he finds the cultivation direction that best suits him, it will undoubtedly be the cultivation of amplification techniques! Combat power amplification techniques!

Just like with the other secret manuals I'm practicing this time, I'm not bound by common sense and cognition. I'm thinking about my own cultivation from all angles, breaking through the barriers of knowledge and perception. Now my cultivation speed has increased exponentially!

After using it for a period of time, he summarized four possible rules for the system.

He also discovered a very puzzling problem: he could only increase his strength by 5kg per hour, but his proficiency could increase by 10 points.

"The skill proficiency increase is twice that of strength! Although they are not the same attribute, the system's data should be consistent to some extent. For example, my creation, 'One Sword Seals the Heavens,' is not a particularly good mental cultivation method, but it still increases by 5kg per hour."

"Based on the system usage rules I summarized, there is no external pressure, so it must be my own talent. Could it be that my comprehension is better than my physical talent? I don't have the talent of a mentalist, and my speed in practicing the 'Swift Wind Sword Technique' was not fast. My comprehension is relatively ordinary, the same as the talent of other elite-level martial artists."

"More importantly, the growth rate is different! My cultivation speed is indeed much faster than before, but the growth rate is different. Before I obtained the system, I could only gain 1500kg a year, and it would take me at least a year to reach the advanced warrior level. With the 'Swift Wind Sword Technique,' I can also reach the master level in a year or so (the original manual was not fully utilized)."

"But at the current rate of increase, the speed of swordsmanship training is significantly faster than that of physical fitness, possibly even twice as fast. Has the system unlocked one of my talents?"

Ning Ze muttered to himself as he analyzed and summarized the system's data and usage rules.

After obtaining the system, he felt his comprehension had increased exponentially. The most obvious change was the improvement in his stats: 5 kg and 10 proficiency points, a difference of double.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Maybe it's just a hidden talent of us Earthlings?"

Ning Ze cleaned the training room, washed off the sweat, changed into a clean white training uniform, and lazily walked downstairs.

As soon as he reached the stairs, he smelled a strong aroma of braised food, which must be Li Wan making dinner. At this time, Ning Hua was still at the martial arts school and had not yet returned. However, he could hear a series of loud, booming sounds coming from outside.

As soon as Ning Ze stepped outside, he saw Shu Yi hitting Ning Qianqian in the courtyard.

Shu Yi has now earned the title of Senior Student and has a strength of nearly 750kg, while Ning Qianqian is less than 600kg. Naturally, Shu Yi would completely dominate Ning Qianqian in a fight.

After watching for a while, Ning Ze nodded in satisfaction. Although she didn't hit as hard as he did, his sister-in-law was very imposing, and her punches and kicks left Ning Qianqian in a very sorry state.

After a fierce battle, both women were drenched in sweat. Ning Qianqian begged for mercy, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law~ I won't fight anymore!"

Shu Yi ignored him. While the form of address might have worked at first, it had become less effective after being used so many times in the past two days. Address was one thing, training was another; she was serious about her cultivation. Most importantly, she listened to her mother-in-law.

Ning Ze smiled slightly; this scene was so nostalgic!

"Ah~"

Exhausted, Ning Qianqian lay sprawled on the stone slab in the courtyard, feigning death, muttering, "I can't take it anymore! I'm so tired!"

Shu Yi hesitated for a moment, looking at the pathetic figure lying on the ground, she didn't continue to attack. "Alright, get up. We'll stop here this afternoon, and go to the martial arts school together tonight."

"Huh? I have to cultivate tonight?" Ning Qianqian felt a deep sadness in her heart; this was not what she had expected!

Just then, Shu Yi noticed Ning Ze standing at the door. Her eyes lit up with surprise as she ran over and asked, "Is your cultivation over?"

"Well, I've successfully mastered the sword technique; that's a good end to it. I'll rest a bit and practice again tonight."

Ning Ze is very satisfied with the current progress. He will familiarize himself with it tonight, then work through it for two days, and integrate the newly learned swordsmanship into "One Sword Seals the Heavens" so that he can learn the corresponding movement techniques.

"You've succeeded in your cultivation? I knew it wouldn't be difficult for you." Shu Yi was also very happy. Ning Ze had seemed a little worried these past few days. As a new wife, her heart was entirely with Ning Ze. She shared his joy, anger, and sorrow, but could only try her best not to disturb his cultivation.

"Go take a shower. We'll eat in a bit. Mom should be cooking some dishes from the Northeast base city. They smell delicious."

Ning Ze is very satisfied with his current life. Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. He will take advantage of the free time after his wedding to practice a few sword techniques and increase his cultivation speed. This way, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort when he goes to the elite training camp.

(End of this chapter)