In the depths of the forest, Ling Tian leisurely walked towards his cave while picking some dry woods on his way.
Soon he arrived in front of the familiar rocky hill and without wasting any time, Ling Tian skillfully skinned and deboned the golden-horned rabbit.
He built a fire with the dry woods he collected earlier and not long after, the rabbit meat began to ooze oil, and the fragrance assailed his nostrils.
He tore off a rabbit leg and chewed it in large mouthfuls.
"Um? Not bad!"
Ling Tian was surprised to find that even though he didn't use any seasoning, the meat was still very tasty.
It must be because of the origin qi present in the meat, too bad I don't have any wine! : Ling Tian thought in his heart.
Very soon, Ling Tian patted his full stomach and shook his head. "I'm full."
However, he did not dare to stay idle. After resting for a while, he stood up and decided to practice the martial skill rewarded by the system.
The flowing wind swordsmanship was divided into two parts, the first part only contained the basic footwork and sword moves while the second part contained a long-ranged offensive skill.
Ling Tian looked at the dark steel sword in his hands and decided to master the first level of flowing wind swordsmanship first.
Don't underestimate the first level just because it has the word "basic" in it, on the path of becoming a martial arts expert, the most important thing was a solid foundation and this set of techniques was what Ling Tian needed right now.
With his divine comprehension, Ling Tian immediately understood the essence of this sword technique.
Just as the name suggests, this sword technique was like the wind, fast and unpredictable, it focused on speed and attacking the enemies from unexpected angles.
Ling Tian took a deep breath, corrected his posture, and started swinging his sword.
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In front of his cave, Ling Tian was completely immersed in his practice. In the beginning, his movements were very clumsy, anyone could tell that he has never used a sword before.
But as time passed, his sword movements started to show obvious improvements which motivated him to continue his training.
Unknowingly he seemed to have entered a strange state and it looked like he was in complete harmony with his surroundings. His mind became extremely concentrated and his movements gradually became more and more refined. His sword was getting faster and it became hard to predict its route!
He moved from one place to another like a ghost. His slashes contained a strange rhythm which caused anyone who looked at him to be lost and it was almost impossible for any ordinary body tempering realm martial artist to avoid his attacks!
If anybody were to see him right now then he would be certainly scared to death! Because Ling Tian had entered the state of "forgetting one's self" seen only in the legends!
It was the state where you completely forget about everything else and your heart focuses on only one thing and you enter a state of extreme concentration!
This state was considered ideal for any kind of practice and you would get twice the result with half the effort. Even if Ling Tian didn't have the divine veins, the ability to enter this state alone was enough to make him a genius!
Ling Tian seemed to have lost his sense of time, he didn't know for how long he has been training, suddenly his eyes regained their clarity and he stopped swinging his sword.
When he looked at the sky, he noticed it was already noon, although his whole body was covered in sweat his face didn't show any signs of exhaustion, instead, his gaze was sharp like a sword and his body was emanating an imposing manner that was not present before!
"status!"
"Name: Ling Tian"
"Race: Human"
"Age: 13 years old"
"Lifespan: 140 years"
"Cultivation: Body tempering realm, 4rth layer"
"Cultivation technique: Yin-Yang inextinguishable scriptures"
"Martial arts: Flowing wind sword technique (Minor Accomplished)"
"Weapon Mastery: Sword following the mind"
"Innate talent: Divine Comprehension"
"Spiritual veins: Divine veins"
"Heaven defying points: 43"
"Description: You're the young master of the Lin Family. Even among all of the cultivators in this world, you're considered a rare genius but you're still very far from being the best."
"Hahaha, I knew it!" as soon as Lint Tian saw the new information on his status he lifted his head and started laughing in excitement!
The Realm of Sword Comprehension could be divided into two levels: Sword Following the mind, sword following the heart, and sword intent.
Earlier when Ling Tian was practicing, he suddenly felt as if his sword has become a part of his body, and swinging his sword became as natural as breathing to him, which was exactly the realm of sword following the mind!
Normally it requires an ordinary person to practice for several months, even years before he could attain this realm but due to his divine comprehension, Lin Tian's perception was
increased to a monstrous level far beyond an ordinary martial artist's imagination, and due to the memories of his predecessor, he was already very familiar with swords.
The combined effect of these two factors allowed Ling Tian to reach the realm of sword following the mind in just a few hours!
Ling Tian barely calmed himself down, he wanted to strike while the iron was hot so he immediately decided to master the second level of Flowing wind swordsmanship!
He once again closed his eyes and reviewed the second level of Flowing wind sportsmanship in his mind, the second level was about an offensive technique that allowed its user to summon wind blades to attack the enemy.
The number of wind blades one could summon corresponded to his cultivation realm, someone at the first layer of body tampering realm could only summon one blade, similarly, one needed to be at the ninth layer of body tempering realm to summon nine blades.
But this rule was only applicable to ordinary martial artists and Ling Tian's divine veins and cultivation technique was anything but ordinary! That's why When Ling Tian displayed this sword technique, he was able to ignore its restrictions and six wind blades shaped like a crescent moon appeared in front of him!
However the wind blades didn't last long, before they could even travel for a meter, they lost their shape and dispersed in the air like smoke.
Ling Tian wasn't discouraged, he once again closed his eyes, and tried to review his mistakes.
After a few minutes passed Ling Tian suddenly opened his eyes and slashed his blades once again!
This time, the wind blades were a bit more corporeal and they traveled for almost two meters before they disappeared.
When it ended, he once again stood motionless, recollecting the sensation when the wind blades formed and reviewed his mistakes.
Just like that, the process repeated over and over again.
Time passed in the blink of an eye, evening arrived and the last ray of sun was about to disappear.
The black sword in Ling Tian's hands swung out, six destructive gales of wind blades were emitted, with a speed similar to lightning, the blades landed on a giant rock tens of meters away from Ling Tian and the giant rock was cleanly divided into 6 pieces!
But the wind blades still didn't disappear, even after splitting the giant rock to pieces they continued to move forward and landed on the ground like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey!
Bang!!
As soon as the wind blades landed on the ground, a thunderous explosion rang out and a cloud of dust filled the air, blocking Ling Tian's vision.
When the dust settled down, Ling Tian saw that a giant pit deeper than three meters had appeared at the place where his attack landed!
"sigh... I'm too slow!" although Ling Tian was very satisfied with his attack power, seeing the sky grow darker he still became a bit depressed. He was dissatisfied with the time he took to learn this martial skill!
Just like those who complain about their food being too salty don't understand the pain of hungry beggars, he ignored the fact that others would have to bitterly practice for weeks before they could produce even a single wind blade!
But Ling Tian was able to successfully create six in just a few hours and he still had the face to complain! If those so-called geniuses knew Ling Tian's thoughts they would probably cough a mouthful of blood!
Although Ling Tian was already a cultivator, the hours of continuous training still made him exhausted, he decided to rest a bit and entered his cave where he sat cross-legged in a corner, gradually his eyes became heavy and he fell asleep.