Immortality begins in the Great Wilderness Grotto Heaven

"The path of martial arts lies in courageous and diligent progress, and the same applies to swordsmanship. Once you lose your inner drive, you will stagnate!"

Inside the courtyard, Zhou An recalled Xu Tai's account, and suddenly slashed out with the black-handled longsword in his hand.

"Bang!"

The moment the blade struck, the surrounding air was instantly shattered, and chaotic gusts of wind scattered in all directions amidst whistling sounds.

However, before the strong wind could dissipate, Zhou An twisted his wrist, and the long sword that was slashing down was immediately swept away.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts...

The already domineering Fuhu Zhengyang Blade became even more powerful in Zhou An's hands.

The biting wind of the blade swept through the courtyard, making Guan Qiaoqiao, who was sitting with her knees tucked in her hands not far away, shine with excitement.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly came from the air.

In a daze, Guan Qiaoqiao seemed to see a sharp red light flash across the blade and disappear into the air.

If she hadn't been watching closely, she would have thought it was her imagination.

A long knife.

It actually produced a red light.

"Could it be the legendary sword energy?"

Guan Qiaoqiao tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion.

When chatting with her neighbors, she heard that some powerful martial artists could injure people from a distance, which seemed almost supernatural.

"Big Brother, you've become so amazing without us even realizing it?"

Thinking of this, Guan Qiaoqiao's eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.

She looked at Zhou An, who stood in the courtyard with his sword sheathed, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Still can't do it?"

Zhou An slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He glanced at the black-handled longsword in his hand, his gaze sweeping over the snow-white blade, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

Since a martial artist's strength can penetrate through the skin and exert a deadly force from a distance, he was able to pierce through the wooden table.

If this force is poured into a longsword, can it also be made to penetrate the blade and form a deadly, invisible blade aura?

Since having this idea, Zhou An has been constantly experimenting with it while practicing his swordsmanship.

That fleeting red light is the best proof.

"The idea is right, but I need to work on my strength."

Thinking of this, Zhou An's mind stirred, and a line of small characters immediately appeared on his destiny chart.

【Subduing Tiger Righteous Yang Blade (Skill Effect): Invincibility】

Although the idea of ​​sword energy did not take shape, as his sword technique became perfected, he once again gained the special effect of a martial arts technique.

Once the sword technique is unleashed, it can form an invincible aura, unstoppable in its power.

Unless the opponent's strength far exceeds his, it will be extremely difficult to break through the momentum of his swordsmanship.

"Next is swordsmanship."

After testing it, Zhou An raised his hand and threw it.

As the longsword in his hand accurately sank into the black scabbard ten steps away, Zhou An moved swiftly and drew out a red-handled longsword with a gleaming cold light.

Unlike the fierce and domineering Fuhu Zhengyang Blade, the Chunyang Bixie Sword takes a light and swift approach.

As soon as the swordplay began, countless sword shadows appeared on the field.

In Guan Qiaoqiao's eyes, it was as if she had only blinked, and her eldest son had appeared several steps away in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

Just as Guan Qiaoqiao finished preparing lunch, she saw Zhou An standing in the courtyard, sword sheathed, tiptoeing.

With just a light jump, he landed several feet above the ground.

【Pure Yang Evil-Repelling Sword (Skill Effect): Lightness of Movement】

"Unlike the previous invincibility effect, once I activated the power generation method of the Pure Yang Evil-Repelling Sword and turned on this lightness effect, I felt much lighter."

Not only has the speed increased significantly, but there has also been a considerable improvement in sword speed.

Zhou An remembered clearly that Xu Tai once said that once his swordsmanship was perfected, he could deliver nine consecutive thrusts in an instant.

However, with the added benefit of the lightness effect, his limit was twelve sword strikes.

In the same amount of time, there were three more swords than before.

But this is not without its costs.

That's the physical strength he expended, far exceeding that of the Nine Swords.

However, Zhou An also keenly noticed that as his cultivation level continued to improve, the number of sword strikes he could deliver would also increase as his own blood and energy strength increased.

This means that the Nine Swords are merely the limit for Blood Cultivation Warriors.

"Brother, lunch is ready."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An threw his long sword and walked towards the kitchen with a smile on his face.

He was indeed hungry after a morning of arduous training.

"After we finish eating, I will formally teach you the boxing techniques."

At the dinner table, Zhou An ate heartily while speaking.

"Um."

Guan Qiaoqiao nodded, and as she pushed the meat in the bowl towards her, a longing for martial arts couldn't help but arise in her heart.

"After learning martial arts, I should be able to help Dalang better."

Before long, the two returned to the courtyard.

"Doesn't the martial arts school prohibit the private teaching of martial arts to outsiders? Will it cause any problems if my eldest brother teaches me martial arts?"

Before starting school, Guan Qiaoqiao suddenly asked with a worried expression.

"Irrelevant."

Zhou An shook his head and said matter-of-factly.

"I'm just helping the martial arts school gain fame. I'm already being generous by not taking his money; how could I possibly pay him?"

However, since I don't want to become famous, I won't pass on my martial arts skills to outsiders.

"Um."

Guan Qiaoqiao smiled and nodded knowingly.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed.

After teaching the Tiger-Taming Fist, Zhou An began to focus on practicing the Wave-Stacking Palm.

This palm technique emphasizes the application of energy, and has three levels: pushing waves, chasing waves, and shattering waves.

Once one cultivates to the point of perfection, one can fuse the three forces into one, thereby instantly unleashing three times the force of one's own.

Before he had diligently practiced his knife and sword techniques, Zhou An had considered combining the power application method of the Overlapping Wave Palm with the Pure Yang Evil-Repelling Sword.

Now that the sword and saber techniques have been perfected, it's time to master the Wave Palm.

"The shattering force of the Overlapping Wave Palm involves invisible force. Previously, I was only at the Blood Refining Realm, so my progress was slow at this final stage."

Now, that worry is gone.

Thinking of the palm print that pierced through the wooden table last night, Zhou An slowly closed his eyes. In the instant he exhaled and opened his mouth, the thick blood and qi in his body flowed into his palm layer by layer.

"Bang!"

As the sun began to set, a visible shockwave rippled through the air as Zhou An unleashed his palm strike.

【Layered Wave Palm (Skill Characteristics): Power surges like a tide, continuous and unending】

"The force is like a surging tide, endless and continuous. Could it be that I can unleash more than three times the force in an instant?"

Seeing the skill characteristics displayed by the Overlapping Wave Palm, Zhou An's eyes flickered, and he immediately channeled his energy to strike out with his palm.

"Bang!"

In an instant, a surge of vital energy flowed through his body, gathering in his palm at an astonishing speed.

Double, triple, triple...

As the force layered upon layer, Zhou An felt a sharp, almost tearing pain in his arms, tendons, and muscles.

When the force reached four times its normal strength, bright red blood beads began to seep out from his skin.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An's expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his surging power and qi.

"Four times, four times is my limit."

Based on the feedback just now, I'm afraid I can only use it a maximum of three times before my right hand suffers severe damage in a short period of time.

Looking at the blood droplets on his palm, Zhou An used his strength to fling them to the ground, saying with lingering fear.

"The fully perfected Wave Palm does allow me to continuously unleash power, but my body has limited endurance."

If one's physical body were to become even stronger, and even master the Yama Golden Body technique, hailed as a supernatural power of the physical body, would that be enough to compensate for any shortcomings?

Thinking of this, the image of the City Defense Division immediately came to Zhou An's mind.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow is the time to go to the city defense headquarters."

Thinking of this, Zhou An glanced at Guan Qiaoqiao, who was gritting her teeth and persevering in practicing martial arts even though she was drenched in sweat.

"We won't tell Qiaoqiao about this yet, as all three of our cultivation techniques have already reached perfection."

My current consideration should be to integrate the power of the Overlapping Wave Palm into my knife and sword techniques.

......