8: The Horse-Slaying Saber Technique has been optimized; now, the White Tiger Geng Metal Saber is ready!

"Young Master, isn't that Horse-Slaying Saber Technique their family's ancestral saber technique?"

"Why did they just sell it to you?"

Outside the martial arts school, Xiao He asked with some confusion.

"Xiao He, remember this."

Chen Heng walked down the street with Xiao He.

"Money makes the world go round. If it doesn't, then your offer was too low."

Chen Heng was quite glad he had Transmigrated into a wealthy family.

As the saying goes, 'poor scholars, rich Martial Artists'.

If he had Transmigrated into a poor family, he might only be waiting for death now.

Moreover, from his conversation with Zhang Huan, he learned that the foundation of a Martial Artist is Qi and blood.

Although Chen Heng now had the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art protecting him, his Qi and blood had not yet been cultivated.

This also meant that he had exhausted his stamina after only dealing with one Purple Zombie.

So, in the next few days, besides Optimizing the Horse-Slaying Saber Technique in his hand, he also needed to improve his Qi and blood.

"Young Master, where are we going?" Xiao He looked at the increasingly distant Chen Family Courtyard, feeling a bit uneasy.

"To get a weapon for your Young Master."

Chen Heng had checked his family's inventory; most of it was just for show.

With his current strength, they would turn into fragments after only a few uses.

Even if Optimized, they probably wouldn't be much better.

After these two Optimizations, Chen Heng seemed to have grasped some patterns.

Optimization was not random; rather, it was based on the inherent quality of the item being Optimized.

The better the foundation, the better the Optimized item would be.

Half an hour later, Chen Heng stood in front of a blacksmith's shop.

"Old Man Wu!" Chen Heng walked into the blacksmith's shop and patted the white-haired old man who was dozing in a reclining chair.

"What are you doing here?" Old Man Wu opened his eyes, sat up, and looked at Chen Heng with a strange expression.

"This place of mine is very dirty; you, a rich young master, shouldn't come in."

"Show me the best weapons in your shop." Chen Heng didn't waste words, directly pulling out a fifty-tael silver note and placing it on the table.

"Wait, I'll go get it for you." Old Man Wu glanced at the silver note on the table, then got up to retrieve something from the storeroom.

"Although I, an old man, don't know why you, a rich young master, are buying these things, why would I not earn money?"

In a short while, Old Man Wu came out carrying three long sabers.

"Here, take a look."

Chen Heng took one of them and drew it out.

Clang!

The long saber unsheathed, glinting with an eerie cold light.

"Your saber isn't good. Don't try to fool me with this." Chen Heng shook his head, pinching the blade with two fingers.

"I want the best, not something just for show." He applied force with his fingers, and the long saber snapped in response.

"You..." Old Man Wu stared dumbfounded at Chen Heng's delicate hands.

He couldn't understand how those hands had snapped his saber.

Even if the quality was average, it was perfectly fine for ordinary Martial Artists to use.

"Stop talking nonsense, I won't shortchange you." Chen Heng threw the broken saber on the ground.

"I didn't expect Young Master Chen to have such a skill." Old Man Wu scrutinized Chen Heng up and down.

"Alright then, I'll open your eyes!"

Saying that, Old Man Wu opened a hidden compartment at the very bottom of the cabinet.

A dull, heavy saber lay inside.

"Take a look. This is the best I can offer right now." Old Man Wu's face flushed red, as he exerted great effort to take out the heavy saber.

Chen Heng took the heavy saber with one hand and weighed it twice.

"Not bad, the weight is just right." The hundred-jin heavy saber felt as light as nothing in Chen Heng's hand.

"Good boy, when did your strength become so great?" Old Man Wu looked at Chen Heng, clicking his tongue in wonder.

"You wouldn't have started practicing martial arts, would you?"

"Old Man Wu has keen eyesight." Chen Heng put away the heavy saber and pulled another one hundred and fifty taels of silver notes from his inner pocket.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder they say 'poor scholars, rich Martial Artists'. Having money is really good." Old Man Wu naturally accepted the silver notes.

He turned around, searching for something in his tea table.

"Take this. This is a medicinal prescription used in the army to temper Qi and blood. Consider it a gift from me."

Old Man Wu handed a crumpled piece of toilet paper (herbal paper) to Chen Heng.

"Since you've started practicing martial arts, don't give up halfway."

Chen Heng nodded, accepting the prescription.

"If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave. This old man needs to take a nap." Old Man Wu lay back down in his old reclining chair, closed his eyes, and no longer paid attention to Chen Heng.

Chen Heng said nothing, taking Xiao He and leaving the blacksmith's shop.

By the time the two returned home, it was already late.

Chen Fugui was still holed up in his main room, seemingly resigned to his fate.

Chen Heng, on the other hand, went into the medicine storage to start preparing herbs.

He didn't have much time; every bit of strength he gained increased his chances of helping his family survive.

"Xiao He, take these herbs and decoct them for an hour, then bring them to me."

After preparing the herbs according to the prescription, Chen Heng handed them to Xiao He to decoct.

Chen Heng then returned to his room to begin the long wait.

The Horse-Slaying Saber Technique was, frankly, a common commodity, and Chen Heng would absolutely not cultivate it.

He just needed to wait until midnight for the Optimization count to refresh, then he could Optimize the Horse-Slaying Saber Technique.

Time slowly passed, and shortly after Xiao He brought up the decocted medicine, the Optimization count finally refreshed.

Chen Heng decisively pulled out the Horse-Slaying Saber Technique and clicked Optimize.

【Optimization complete. Host, please retrieve it from the system backpack.】

Chen Heng skillfully opened his system backpack and retrieved the now Optimized saber technique.

【White Tiger Geng Metal Saber: Primarily for killing, only offense, no defense. Those who achieve Major Achievement can use Geng Metal Saber Qi to cleave mountains and split the earth.】

"Excellent!" Chen Heng clenched his fist, cheering softly.

Although this saber technique was not as good as the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, it was already extremely powerful.

After all, with its existing foundation, Optimizing it into the current White Tiger Geng Metal Saber was already the limit.

【Do you wish to directly learn White Tiger Geng Metal Saber?】

【Yes / No】

Chen Heng decisively clicked Yes.

【White Tiger Geng Metal Saber has been successfully learned. Current level: Beginner.】

An invisible aura of killing intent erupted from Chen Heng's body.

Chen Heng's eyes turned bloodshot, and an uncontrollable killing intent ignited within him.

"Ugh..." Chen Heng clenched his fists, forcibly suppressing this killing intent.

Chen Heng's two arms visibly thickened by a circle, and his blood vessels bulged like twisting small snakes.

"My strength has increased quite a bit again." Feeling the power flowing within his body, Chen Heng was incredibly excited.

Picking up the heavy saber, Chen Heng walked into his courtyard.

The White Tiger Geng Metal Saber had a total of three forms.

"First form, Tiger Roar!"

He swung the heavy saber in his hand, and the friction between the blade and the air sounded like the terrifying roar of a fierce tiger.

"Second form, Army Breaker!"

The fierce Saber Qi plowed a deep ditch (ditch) into the ground, and even the courtyard wall collapsed halfway.

"Third form, Geng Metal Qi!"

This third form was not as earth-shattering as the first two; instead, it was much more restrained.

A layer of faint golden Geng Metal Qi enveloped the heavy saber; just looking at it made one's skin tingle.

"So that's it."

Chen Heng suddenly understood; this third form was the essence of the White Tiger Geng Metal Saber.

Geng Metal Saber Qi.

With the enhancement of Geng Metal Saber Qi, the power of the first two forms was greatly increased.

Just as Chen Heng was experiencing the profoundness of the Geng Metal Qi, a sensation of weakness erupted from within his body.

He stumbled, almost losing his footing, and leaning on the heavy saber, he barely managed to sit down on the stone bench.