Five days later, in Huang Lin's private training ground.
The two swords clashed, creating a loud sound as if a bomb had gone off. Looking at Fang Xingjian, who was continuously retreating but still maintaining his stance under the tremendous force, Huang Lin's face broke into a satisfied smile, a hint of gratification in his eyes.
"It's really unbelievable. Xingjian, with your talent, there will definitely be a place for you among the top swordsmen in the world in the future."
Fang Xingjian exhaled slightly, expelling all the impure air in his chest and replied, "Thank you for your guidance, teacher."
"No need to thank me, your talent …" Huang Lin shook his head and said, "Remember, do not reveal your talent in front of outsiders … Sigh, but if you really become a Windstorm Sword Hero, it doesn't matter if you reveal it or not."
"Alright, I've already taught you all the basic sword techniques that I can. The rest will have to depend on your own cultivation. Within fifteen days, you've managed to bring eight sets of sword techniques to level 6. You're really a genius in sword arts. You must treasure your talent. "
Fang Xingjian nodded. He thought to himself that if Huang Lin were to know of his actual results over the past fifteen days, he would probably be so shocked that his eyeballs would pop out. He had brought a total of eight Nurturing sword techniques to level 10, but only five of them were not duplicated, which provided him with a lot of additional attributes.
Other than that, he had also learned a training sword technique from Huang Lin that specifically trained his reaction attribute, the Meteor Flying Sword. Every night, he would find time to cultivate, depleting all his potential on this set of sword technique, allowing his Meteor Flying Sword to reach level 20, providing him with an additional attribute of 4 points to his reaction attribute.
Other than that, the large amount of potential he had expended on the Meteor Flying Sword had also increased Fang Xingjian's reaction by 6 points.
These were just the sword techniques he had learned from Huang Lin. Other than that, he would spend his afternoons studying the basic sword techniques of the three Divine level experts, and had also brought four additional sword techniques to level 10, two of which provided him with additional attributes.
As Fang Xingjian learned more and more sword techniques, the number of sword techniques that were not duplicated, that could effectively increase one's potential, and that provided additional attributes would also decrease.
Therefore, Fang Xingjian's current attributes had become:
Name Fang Xingjian Age 16
Occupation Warrior's Squire
Level 9
Strength: 40
Agility 45
Reaction: 36
Endurance: 33
Flexibility: 34
Nurturing Sword Techniques 20 sets
Training Swordsmanship 3 Sets
Specialties: Genius Swordsmanship, Elementary Survival Instinct, Internal Healing, Internal Training, Swordsmanship Specialist
With this, he had taken a huge step closer to the Windstorm Sword Hero's target attributes of 45 + in strength, 60 + in agility, 45 + in reaction, 35 + in endurance, and 35 + in flexibility.
Like this, he was 5 points lower in strength, 15 points lower in agility, 9 points lower in reaction, 2 points lower in endurance, and 1 point lower in flexibility.
Now that he had so many sets of sword techniques, the upper limit of his daily potential growth had reached 5,000 points. However, after his reaction attribute had broken through 30 points, he would need 30,000 potential points every six days to increase his reaction by one point.
Fang Xingjian went to Huang Lin's house to have lunch with him after practicing his sword techniques in the morning and completing his daily training of attributes.
Both of them were powerful Warriors, with strong internal and external training and extremely powerful internal organs. They also had the specialty 'Internal Training', so their appetites were extremely huge. The amount of food an ordinary burly man could eat in a few big mouthfuls in front of them. Chewing with their teeth and squeezing their internal organs, a large part of the food was digested.
After the meal, Huang Lin drank a cup of tea and said in a seemingly unintentional manner, "Recently, there have been a lot of rumors in the academy."
Fang Xingjian was slightly stunned. He knew what Fang Xingjian was talking about. Ever since he had started to give his all in his training for the Windstorm Sword Hero, there had been many rumors about him in the academy.
And with Kaunitz being the first to complete the first transition five days ago, becoming the fastest Knight to do so in the academy's history, all sorts of rumors had been spreading rapidly.
The most popular one was that Fang Xingjian did not live up to his title as the Prefectural Champion. It was because he had gotten to know Huang Lin in advance and had taken him as his teacher that Huang Lin had opened the back door for him, snatching away Kaunitz's first position.
Of course, Kaunitz should have been in second place, but Fang Xingjian was jealous of Kaunitz for beating him up so many days in The School of Sword Arts. Therefore, he had encouraged Huang Lin to take revenge, forcefully pushing Kaunitz's ranking down.
Secondly, there were all sorts of rumors saying that Fang Xingjian was arrogant and conceited, and that he would definitely fail after choosing the Windstorm Sword Hero. He would definitely not be able to meet his requirements, and would eventually return dejectedly to choose an ordinary job.
There was almost no one who thought that Fang Xingjian would be able to successfully transition into a Windstorm Sword Hero. Many students had a bad impression of him because he had gone through the back door to suppress the genius Kaunitz.
Most of these rumors came from Kaunitz's group of aristocrats. They obviously wanted to use these rumors to influence, or even defeat, Fang Xingjian.
It was a pity that due to the Headmaster's and Huang Lin's orders, none of the teachers in the Sword and Saber Faculty had spread the news of Fang Xingjian's talent. Ordinary students also did not know that Fang Xingjian had learned the Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth in six hours.
Of course, the truth was that Fang Xingjian had learned the Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth and the Nine-Headed Dragon Sword Technique. However, this news was only known to Fang Xingjian himself.
Hearing Huang Lin ask about this, Fang Xingjian said, "I don't mind. Anyway, no matter how much they say, it won't affect me."
"It's good that they won't." Huang Lin said, "Remember, cultivation is your own matter. It's not for the sake of bullying others, to prove yourself, to convince others, or to show off to others. "From the start to the end of cultivation, it's only for yourself. Don't be affected by other people's words and mess up your rhythm. "Kaunitz's talent is indeed outstanding, and with the large amount of resources his family has invested in him, it's within reason that he was able to complete his job transition so quickly. Don't compare yourself to him and affect yourself."
Fang Xingjian was enlightened and said, "I understand."
"Alright, I've finished teaching you the sword techniques. You don't have to come over from tomorrow onwards. I've already found someone to teach you about the Waves. In a few days, he'll come over to teach you. "
Fang Xingjian's expression changed, and a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes. If the tempering of his attribute points had been smooth, and the Tempest Overlord and the others had some clues about the mysteries behind Perfect Muscles …
Then for the past fifteen days, he had not made any progress in the cultivation of the Mistral Windgod's Waves and the Ice Age Meditation Art. It was because the Waves and mental cultivation methods were not considered sword techniques. This had caused his sword arts talent to be of no use.
Now, there was finally someone who knew how to use the Waves to teach him. How could he not be excited?
After finishing his meal and leaving Huang Lin's house, Fang Xingjian slowly walked back to his villa.
The problem with his attributes was not a big one. He estimated that in another twenty to thirty days, he would be able to bring all the sword techniques he had to the maximum level. With their additional attributes, in addition to the potential points he had expended in the past twenty to thirty days, it should be enough for him to bring all his attributes up to the requirements.
However, the number of sword techniques that could increase his attributes would decrease. In the future, the tempering of his attributes would mostly depend on his potential points, and the rate of increase would also decrease.
Now, the most crucial thing was the secret behind Perfect Muscles, as well as the Waves and mental cultivation methods.
"Perfect Muscles … Perfect Muscles …"
Fang Xingjian once again pondered about the mysteries behind the three great warriors. According to the records, the three great warriors, be it the Tempest Overlord, the Gale Sword Deity, or the Aurora Sword Spirit, had not displayed any great talent when they were young.
It was only after they had each become a Windstorm Sword Hero that they had truly exploded.
Perhaps it was because they did not have enough talent, but when they had become a Windstorm Sword Hero, the youngest among them was already thirty-six years old. Clearly, the series of conditions set by the Windstorm Sword Hero had taken up a lot of their time. When they had successfully completed the first transition, many of their peers had already reached the pinnacle of the first transition, the second transition, or even the pinnacle of the second transition.
It was impossible for the academy to provide Fang Xingjian with a few years' worth of resources, or even tens of years' worth of resources. Only the core disciples of the great sects and aristocrats would be able to enjoy such treatment.
As for ordinary Knights from the academy, the resources provided for free were limited.
"Therefore, although the first Emperor initiated the Empire's Selection and opened up the social mobility of the country, in the end, only the royal family, the great aristocrats, and the great sects have the resources to nurture those top notch professionals. The most precious, rarest, and strongest professions are mostly in the hands of these clans. "If ordinary people wish to soar into the sky, other than those rare geniuses, there is no other possibility. No matter how hard they work, they can only reach the middle class and work for the upper class. "A small number of geniuses would either be killed or assimilated, unable to shake the Empire's rule … Just like the Tresia Clan, a small aristocrat, who rose to power because of the genius of the first generation, after so many years, they were still unable to develop into the upper class of the Empire. "As long as the Empire still holds the most resources, the most information on the professions, and the most Knights, this situation will never be broken."
Fang Xingjian had a vague understanding of the policies of the Empire and the aristocrats.
However, the only thing he could do now was to rely on his own talent to become a Windstorm Sword Hero within three months, accomplishing something that ordinary people would need ten or twenty years to do.
This was also something that the others in the academy thought was impossible.
'However, after they had successfully completed the first transition, I've heard that they all revealed their great talent in Waves.
'If it's not an innate specialty, then it must be related to their sword arts?' The sword arts he had learned during this period of time kept replaying in Fang Xingjian's mind, 'What's the secret behind it? I've learned their sword arts as well, and they aren't too different from The School of Sword Arts' basic sword arts. At most, the parts they train in are different. How did they obtain the specialty of Perfect Muscles? '
Fang Xingjian pondered as he walked towards his villa. What followed was another round of training, learning the basic sword arts of the three great experts.
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