Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

In the afternoon, in Zhao Cheng's courtyard.

Since Lu Cheng left in the morning, Zhao Cheng has been practicing the Six Forms of Halberd Technique incessantly.

The more we practiced, the more urgent we felt.

Because the follow-up moves of the River-Blocking Halberd Technique are missing.

He has been stuck in the early stages of internal energy cultivation for nearly two years.

In the past two years, he has traveled to half of Dongyang County.

First, he bought various halberd martial arts manuals, and later he sparred with various spear and halberd masters.

During this time, they also encountered a martial artist who practiced a low-grade halberd technique.

However, they were unable to deduce any subsequent moves.

Therefore, I no longer have much hope.

He came to Yangcheng with Lu Cheng with the intention of trying to join the Changfeng Escort Agency and change his cultivation method.

Before he could even take action, Lu Cheng gave him a huge surprise.

Although there are only six moves, once he practiced them, Zhao Cheng immediately understood that these six moves of the halberd technique were absolutely correct.

As the moves are executed, the body's breathing also begins to change.

The internal organs finally felt a surge of vigorous energy.

This is a feeling I've never had before.

No matter how much Zhao Cheng practiced, that energy remained trapped within his body, unable to flow out.

This left Zhao Cheng feeling as if he were suspended in mid-air, unable to rise higher or slide down, which was quite unpleasant.

Until the courtyard gate was pushed open.

Only when Lu Cheng appeared did it seem as if the sunlight was shining through the gray clouds.

"Brother Lu! You're finally back!"

"I'm getting so impatient!"

Lu Cheng laughed heartily:

"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I'm here now."

Not to mention Zhao Cheng, even Lu Cheng himself was quite impatient.

He would have returned long ago if it weren't for waiting to receive the Blood-Activating Powder from the Lin Family Martial Arts School.

His understanding of the River-Blocking Halberd Technique was far inferior to Zhao Cheng's.

Therefore, the original plan was simply to familiarize himself with the halberd technique to defend against Yang Xiong's swords, and then seize the opportunity to use the Seven Strikes of the Black Eagle to defeat the enemy.

But after his battle with Yang Xiong, he was deeply impressed by the power of this halberd technique.

During the Qi Refining stage, especially when both sides are wielding weapons, this halberd technique is extremely advantageous.

After calming Zhao Cheng down, Lu Cheng took the River-Blocking Halberd without saying a word and demonstrated the remaining eighteen moves one by one.

Zhao Cheng watched with rapt attention.

After Lu Cheng finished practicing for the first time, he couldn't wait to practice with his bare hands.

He did it five times in a row, and by the time he started the sixth time, his movements had caught up with Lu Cheng's.

He did it twice more, no longer watching Lu Cheng's movements, but practicing the thirteenth to twenty-fourth moves himself.

"Brother Zhao, lend me your halberd." Upon seeing this, Lu Cheng tossed the halberd to Zhao Cheng.

Without even opening his eyes, Zhao Cheng reached out and took the River-Blocking Halberd by the sound of the wind, and began to practice it at will.

At first, the sound of halberds cutting through the wind echoed throughout the courtyard, but after a while, some strange noises started to appear.

It sounded like the rumbling of a hungry person's stomach, or the low growl of a tiger or leopard in the mountains.

After a while, Zhao Cheng's movements suddenly slowed down, each move as slow as if he were a beginner.

The sound of wind breaking disappeared, but the strange noise grew louder.

Looking at Zhao Cheng's chest and abdomen, it seemed as if there was a ball of gas bloating inside him, sometimes moving to his left chest and sometimes rushing to his lower abdomen.

Finally, Zhao Cheng suddenly stood upright, holding his halberd.

The bulging air in his chest and abdomen spurted out from his mouth and nose, and a long roar like a tiger's roar in the mountains came from his throat.

"Roar~"

The sound lasted for a full five breaths before it stopped.

The sheer scale of the commotion frightened all the birds inside and outside the courtyard, who hurriedly flapped their wings and flew away as if fleeing for their lives.

This commotion was completely different from when Lu Cheng broke through.

Zhao Cheng opened his eyes, his gaze filled with uncontrollable joy.

Before he could speak, Lu Cheng put two fingers together and thrust them at him like a halberd.

"Well done!"

Zhao Cheng immediately raised his halberd and thrust it back.

The two focused their energy on their fingers, using the same halberd technique.

The initial thirty moves still allowed for both offense and defense.

After thirty moves, Lu Cheng mostly adopted a defensive strategy.

After sixty moves, Zhao Cheng would always strike his wrist, and he could only remain undefeated because his martial arts skills were slightly better than Zhao Cheng's.

Lu Cheng gasped in astonishment; Zhao Cheng's halberd technique was simply too advanced.

"Brother Zhao, I'm sorry."

As he spoke, his left hand changed its gesture, transforming from a palm into a claw, and he grabbed at Zhao Cheng's halberd-like finger in one fell swoop.

Zhao Cheng let out a "hey," and his left middle and index fingers joined together, transforming into Zuo Er, to intercept from the side.

In terms of proficiency, Lu Cheng's Seven Strikes of the Black Eagle is currently not as proficient as the River-Blocking Halberd Technique.

However, the fact that the two used their hands as halberds already shortened the distance between them when they fought.

Furthermore, he was unable to use many of the halberd techniques.

This made it seem as if Lu Cheng had gotten close to him, and Zhao Cheng immediately became flustered.

In less than fifteen moves, Lu Cheng had his wrist seized.

Even so, Zhao Cheng's joy was still evident.

The two stopped, and Lu Cheng smiled and cupped his hands in congratulations to Zhao Cheng:

"Congratulations, Brother Zhao, on your progress in martial arts."

Zhao Cheng shook his head:

"Compared to Brother Lu, I am still far inferior."

He then bowed deeply to Lu Cheng, his voice filled with excitement:

"Many thanks to Brother Lu for passing on your skills; I will never forget it."

"From now on, whatever you command, Zhao Cheng will do his utmost, even at the cost of his life!"

Lu Cheng accepted the greeting without hesitation.

The River-Blocking Halberd Technique derived from [Destiny] is not merely a mid-grade human-level martial art.

Combined with Zhao Cheng's General Principles of the River-Blocking Halberd Technique, it is a martial arts technique even more profound than the "Mysterious Eagle Skill".

In other words, if Zhao Cheng and Lu Cheng were at the same level, Lu Cheng would not be able to defeat Zhao Cheng without using the Seven Strikes of the Mysterious Eagle.

Anyone would be incredibly grateful for this.

Moreover, Zhao Cheng had almost become obsessed with deducing the subsequent twenty-four forms of halberd techniques.

Zhao Cheng stood up, only to find Lu Cheng staring at him with a wide smile.

A chill ran through him, and he took two steps back, silently grabbing a halberd from the side and holding it in front of him.

"Brother Lu...why are you looking at me like that?"

Lu Cheng noticed Zhao Cheng's gaze and immediately pursed his lips:

"Brother Zhao, what are you thinking? I, Lu Cheng, prefer proper, graceful ladies. I find rough men like you an eyesore."

"But there is something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Zhao Cheng showed no sign of anger and laughed heartily:

"Since this is not a matter between men and women, then Brother Lu may give any instructions."

Lu Cheng said solemnly:

"Brother Zhao, please don't mention the word 'instruction.' Although we haven't known each other for long, we feel like old friends from the first meeting. Even without passing on my skills, I would still ask Brother Zhao for help."

Hearing Lu Cheng say this, Zhao Cheng also became serious and gripped the halberd shaft tightly:

"Brother Lu is right, I was being presumptuous."

Lu Cheng waved his hand and got straight to the point:

"Brother Zhao, how long do you expect it to take to break through to the late stage of the Refining Strength realm?"

"To break through..." Zhao Cheng closed his eyes and estimated for a while before slowly saying:

"About four months."

So long?

Lu Cheng was extremely surprised.

"But is it because the blood-activating powder wasn't enough?"

Zhao Cheng shook his head:

"I worked as a guard at the Liu family's house for more than half a year, so I had enough blood-activating powder."

"What I'm referring to is that, with sufficient Blood Activating Powder, I will break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in four months."

For a moment, Lu Cheng was momentarily stunned.

Even if the blood-activating powder is sufficient, is it still necessary to wait four more months?

If that's not enough, how long will it take?

Is Zhao Cheng really that bad at aptitude?

If it's so bad, how did you manage to cultivate your strength with the incomplete River-Blocking Halberd Technique in the first place?

"Wait a minute, Brother Zhao, I think we need to take this a step further."