During this period of training, Fang Xingjian had a deeper understanding of The School of Sword Arts' dire straits.
It could be said that The School of Sword Arts was being supported by Kyle alone, from lecturing to cleaning. Those who came here to learn sword arts were basically the children and youths of the neighborhood.
On this day, Kyle was explaining the profoundness of the classification of martial techniques to his disciples.
"There are four types of martial techniques: nurturing, training, amassing, and killing." Kyle stood in front of over ten disciples, speaking with assurance and composure. Everyone was listening attentively.
In this world where strength was everything and where personal strength determined one's future, for ordinary people, or rather commoners, raising their battle prowess was the only way for them to stand out. Learning martial arts was the happiest thing for them, and the best way out.
This was also the choice of many commoners. Many families would invest most of their resources into their children's martial arts training.
Kyle continued, "Fifty years ago, a Divine level expert, the Rose Knight, wrote the 'Flower Sword Technique'. He used the four seasons of a year to describe the four types of martial arts: nurturing, training, amassing, and killing. This is also a common description used by later generations, and I like it very much.
"It says that nurturing is like spring, nourishing all living things, nurturing the body, increasing one's potential, allowing one's physical body to grow naturally, just like a seed being planted in spring to grow strong and healthy.
"Training is like the scorching heat of summer, using extreme training to hammer the physical body, squeezing out one's potential, and exploding all the energy gained from the nurturing technique. "But it is precisely because of this that I have never taught you. It's because your nurturing technique is insufficient, and your body's potential is insufficient. Training in the Training technique now is just squeezing out your life force and overdrafting your potential.
"The normal procedure is to wait until your basic sword techniques have been trained to perfection, which is level 10 or above, before moving on to the Training technique.
"As for amassing amidst the deep autumn, it's the harvest of life, and also the death of all living things. "The emphasis is on hiding vitality within the silence. This describes the improvement of one's physique through breathing and blood flow. It's the evolution of life itself.
"However, the amassing technique is too profound, and it also has a high requirement for one's aptitude. It's not time for you to learn it yet."
Looking at the dispirited expressions on the faces of many of the disciples, Kyle smiled and continued, "The final Killing technique is easy to explain. It's a technique used purely for battle and massacre. It's like the bitter cold of winter, wiping out all life. This skill is completely different from the ordinary skills that help you train your bodies. "
"Teacher, when will you teach us Killing techniques?" A brown-haired young man who was less than 20 years old raised his hand and asked. The young man was nearly 1.9 meters tall and had a sturdy body. He looked like a small mountain.
His name was Ogden, and he was considered the student who had stayed in The School of Sword Arts the longest. He could be considered the Eldest Martial Brother of The School of Sword Arts. Whether it was his Attributes or Skills, he was the undisputed number one player in the team.
Hearing Ogden's question, Kyle smiled and shook his head, saying, "You guys are still building your foundations. If you were to learn Killing techniques too early, it wouldn't be beneficial to your body's maintenance and training. Alright, that's all for today. Next, let's practice the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique. "
Just then, Fang Xingjian, who was at the back row, raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, I have a question."
Seeing that it was Fang Xingjian who had raised his hand to ask a question, Kyle's eyes shone with encouragement. He had seen Fang Xingjian's hard work and aptitude for the past few days, and his admiration for this student grew.
"Go ahead."
"I'd like to ask. When we practice sword techniques, most of them will have the effect of increasing our attributes after reaching level 10. What is the principle behind this? If a person were to practice a few hundred sword techniques to level 10, wouldn't he be invincible? "
This was a question that had surfaced in his mind recently. It also affected whether his strength would continue to grow like this in the future.
Hearing Fang Xingjian's question, Kyle smiled and said, "First of all, it's quite impossible for a person to master a few hundred sword techniques. "A warrior with an ordinary aptitude would need hundreds of thousands or even millions of experience points to master just one set of sword technique. Usually, it would take them five to ten years to push their sword technique to level 10. A few hundred sword techniques would take an ordinary person thousands of years to master. Even those rumored geniuses, who could learn ten times faster than ordinary people, would still need hundreds of years of practice to reach the tenth level of a sword technique in half a year to a year without eating or drinking. "Of course, there are some rumored geniuses who can do this, but there are only a few of them every few decades. You might not even see one in your lifetime."
After saying this, Kyle muttered to himself for a moment, then continued to talk about Fang Xingjian's other question, "As for the problem of increasing attributes with level 10 techniques, the theory behind it is too profound. Even the experts in the headquarters might not be able to research it thoroughly.
"However, there are some theories that most experts agree with.
"That is, when a new technique reaches level 10, it will give the human body a better way of circulating, reducing the resistance and clumsiness between the muscles, bones, and tendons, allowing one's strength, agility, and other attributes to be better unleashed.
"It's said that the higher-ups in the Royal Knight Academy had once done an experiment. If similar techniques were to reach level 10, only one of them would increase the attributes. "It should be the same principle. Of course, the Nurturing and Hairpin techniques that strengthen the physical body, polish one's foundation, and nurture one's potential are not included in this list. Those are methods that fundamentally change one's physique and increase one's attributes.
"However, for the same type of Hairpin techniques and Nurturing techniques, when they reach level 10, I'm afraid that they will still overpower each other."
Hearing Kyle's words, a hint of understanding flashed in Fang Xingjian's eyes. The additional attributes of sword techniques were actually the increase in attributes brought about by the increase in the technique.
Simply put, if a person's muscles had a total of one ton of strength, they would only be able to unleash a force of one hundred jin due to the mutual obstruction between the muscles and bones. Then, after learning martial arts, they would know how to exert strength, reducing the internal friction in the bones and muscles during the process of transferring strength, allowing them to unleash a force of two hundred jin.
The additional attributes of the sword techniques that Fang Xingjian was currently practicing were these additional hundred jin.
"So that's how it is? If that's the case, only one of the same sword techniques can provide me with additional attributes at level 10. Does that mean that it won't have any effect on me? "However, I'll have to practice to know. Anyway, with my current aptitude and learning speed, I'll be able to pick up most sword techniques the moment I learn them and master them the moment I use them. I'm not afraid of learning more sword techniques."
Next, Kyle guided everyone in practicing the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique. This basic sword technique of The School of Sword Arts was extensive and profound. It was easy to learn, but difficult to master. However, it was an excellent technique that could improve one's physique and increase one's potential. Basically, everyone in The School of Sword Arts had to practice it many times a day.
However, after a few rounds of practice, Kyle pointed at Eldest Martial Brother Ogden and shook his head, saying, "What's wrong with you? How many times have I said it? The Grizzly Bear Sword Technique requires ingenuity and mental strength. The crux is that tremble. You've been training so hard that you've never been able to break through to level 10. Every time you practice the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, do you lose your proficiency?"
Ogden lowered his head in acknowledgment, saying with some grievance, "I've been practicing for more than eight hours a day, but I don't know why, but ever since I reached level 9 in the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, my proficiency has never increased."
Kyle was naturally aware of how hardworking Ogden was. For a commoner like him, the only way out was to practice martial arts. Ogden had been training at The School of Sword Arts since he was eight years old, and his physical body had been tempered to a level far beyond that of an ordinary person. His strength, agility, and endurance had all exceeded 15 points, and his attributes had increased through training.
Other than leveling up and the increase in his skills, his attributes had also increased through daily training. For example, the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique of The School of Sword Arts had a miraculous effect on increasing one's strength and agility through training.
However, there was a limit to such training. The higher one's physical attributes were, the weaker the training would be.
Ogden's current level 9 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique no longer had any effect on his physical body. If he wanted to continue improving his attributes through training in the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique, he would have to break through the bottleneck in the Grizzly Bear Sword Technique.
Kyle shook his head and pointed at Fang Xingjian, saying, "Come, demonstrate the few moves you made earlier. All of you, watch carefully."
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