All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Zhang Cheng became more and more tempted the more he thought about it.

However, he should put this matter aside for now. He should focus on getting back to the basics and mastering the Six Meridians Divine Sword technique first.

He used his lightness skill to travel swiftly, and soon returned to the palace.

Mu Wanqing and the others had just finished their family reunion and were now nowhere to be found. Zhang Cheng was happy to have some peace and quiet, as no one would bother him and he could concentrate on practicing his skills.

He returned to his room, sat cross-legged, and began his cultivation.

The Six Meridian Divine Sword Manual contains six sets of sword techniques, each corresponding to one of the six meridians of the hand.

However, this martial art requires too much internal strength, and for a hundred years, no one in the Duan family has been able to master it completely.

Currently, within the entire Tianlong Temple, only four monks of the Ben generation and Zen Master Kurong have mastered the entire lineage. And Kurong is the only one who can wield a sword with both hands.

Although Zhang Cheng was confident that with his internal strength, mastering all six sword techniques was only a matter of time, he knew that Kumārajīva would arrive soon, and to avoid biting off more than he could chew, he decided to learn only one sword technique first.

Which sword to choose?

From a personal preference standpoint, Zhang Cheng would prefer to practice the Zhongchong sword technique corresponding to the middle finger first—after all, killing someone by raising the middle finger is quite exciting to think about.

However, considering maximizing combat power, the Shaochong Sword, known for its lightness and speed, was ultimately chosen to complement the increased attack speed brought by [Emerging Talent].

The Six Meridian Divine Sword is considered an advanced branch of the One Finger Divine Skill. Zhang Cheng had already practiced the One Finger Divine Skill before, so it was not difficult for him to switch to the Lesser Sword Divine Skill.

Following the methods described in the sword manual, he guided his internal energy slowly through the Hand Lesser Yin Heart Meridian.

About an incense stick's time later, Zhang Cheng opened his eyes. With a light tap of his right little finger, a hole appeared in the bluestone floor tile. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he swung it upwards. A deep and narrow sword mark appeared out of thin air inside the room.

The sword energy was invisible, but Zhang Cheng, as the source of internal energy, could barely sense the existence and approximate length of that "sword body".

However, this perception is too vague. If a real fight breaks out, he won't even be sure how long his sword is. How can he fight then?

He thought for a moment and decided to use the square table next to him as a reference. He controlled his internal energy to slowly shorten the sword, while using the edge of the table as a reference to repeatedly test the actual length of the invisible sword energy.

After practicing for a while, Zhang Cheng was able to control the length error of the sword energy at his fingertips to within half an inch.

So next, we'll experiment with the next item.

He took a deep breath and began to control his internal energy, circulating it rapidly within his Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian.

As the speed of his true energy increased, the invisible Shaochong sword energy at his fingertips began to tremble.

Zhang Cheng focused his attention on sensing the surroundings and continued to accelerate.

As he focused on controlling it, the speed at which his true energy flowed increased, and the Shaochong sword energy emitted a buzzing vibration due to the high-frequency vibration.

It became.

Zhang Cheng was overjoyed and was about to reach out to test the power of this "vibrating" sword energy when suddenly—

A muffled "bang!"

His right little finger, which served as the outlet for releasing internal energy, burst open because it could not withstand the pressure from the internal energy flowing through his meridians.

Blood and flesh splattered, bones shattered.

Zhang Cheng looked down at the missing little finger and then sensed the damage to the meridians and acupoints on the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian.

The injury isn't serious. Each instance of damage triggers [Refining Through a Thousand Hammers], strengthening the damaged area. I imagine after a few more rounds, the meridian strength in my right hand will be able to support this usage.

Although his martial arts skills were far from reaching Duan Siping's level, Duan Siping did not have his capacity for trial and error—Zhang Cheng was confident that he surpassed any master in the world of Tianlong when it came to deriving martial arts techniques.

He waited for his thumb to heal completely, and continued working on the manual in the house until dusk.

"Knock knock knock." There was a sudden knock on the door.

When Zhang Cheng opened the door, he saw Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling.

The two of them were wearing a lot more jewelry, suggesting they had been taken shopping earlier.

"What's wrong?"

When Mu Wanqing was asked this question, she lowered her head slightly, her cheeks flushed, and she did not answer.

Zhong Ling, who was behind her, chuckled and pushed her into the house.

"Hehe, Brother Zhang, Sister Mu and I have come to play cards with you." Zhong Ling said, shaking the small bag in her hand.

Zhang Cheng sighed and said, "You two, don't you know how to control yourselves? A little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is bad for your health."

Zhong Ling stuck out her tongue, turned around, and locked the door.

And so the three of them began a night of "battle".

……

Time flies.

Zhang Cheng waited in Dali for more than half a month, but Kumārajīva did not come to his door.

But at least during this period, he had a great time.

Every day is spent practicing skills, sparring, playing leaf cards, playing leaf cards, playing leaf cards... You can tell that playing leaf cards is really fun.

In addition, Zhang Cheng has already obtained the formula for Yin Yang He He San from Duan Yanqing, so he can also train his drug resistance while playing cards.

In order to play cards with Zhang Cheng a little longer each day, Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling have become even more diligent in practicing martial arts.

He practices martial arts every morning, goes shopping in the afternoon, plays cards in the evening, and is occasionally pulled aside by Qin Hongmian and Dao Baifeng to chat. His days are very fulfilling.

Duan Zhengchun, as a father, always had a complicated expression whenever he saw his two daughters running into Zhang Cheng's room.

However, he himself is of questionable character, so his accusations against Zhang Cheng are unfounded.

So they could only turn a blind eye and pretend they didn't see it.

Of course, Zhang Cheng has not been without progress during this period.

Since Kumārajīva appeared much later than Zhang Cheng had expected, Zhang Cheng had already mastered the Six Meridians Divine Sword and even innovated upon it.

He controlled the output of his internal energy, making the sword energy of the Six Meridians Divine Sword move back and forth at high speed like a saw blade, thereby increasing its lethality.

At this point, it was a completely new martial art. Zhang Cheng named it "Six Meridian Chainsaw Sword".

Zhang Cheng also excelled in internal strength.

Because "Standing and Practicing" will continuously damage the meridians during the process of circulating qi, Zhang Cheng's body will make the meridians stronger and more resilient after self-healing.

So each time he recovered from an injury, he would let his internal energy circulate more violently and unrestrainedly, and then his meridians would suffer new injuries because they could not withstand it, and then a new cycle would begin.

It goes on and on, in a never-ending cycle.

Zhang Cheng's current internal energy cultivation has reached an extremely terrifying level.

The only troublesome thing is that the Six Meridian Divine Sword was originally a martial art obtained by abandoning the functional changes and enhancing the lethality of the One Yang Finger. Now, after Zhang Cheng's improvement, its destructive power has reached a new level.

In addition, the domineering nature of the Northern Darkness True Qi means that if Zhang Cheng fights someone of similar skill level, he will either die or be crippled, making it difficult for him to hold back.

Duan Yanqing is the most qualified to speak on this point.

Right now, in the entire Dali region, only Duan Yanqing and Kurong can really spar with Zhang Cheng.

Since Zhang Cheng couldn't go to Tianlong Temple to beat up the old man, he could only take advantage of Duan Yanqing, this little old man.