2: The Five Great Swordsmen

"Clear Wind Sword Technique," Human Grade Low Grade, the basic sword technique of this sect... "Blazing Saber Technique," Human Grade Medium Grade... "Triple Wave," Human Grade High Grade... Zhang Yang scanned through the various Human-Rank Martial Skills on the second floor one by one, falling into deep thought.

As for Human-Rank Martial Skills, Outer Sect Disciples can only choose one before entering the inner sect, so he had to think it over carefully.

With the existence of the simplification system, Zhang Yang's primary target was naturally something with enough power!

Zhang Yang continued searching on the second floor and finally found the goal of his trip in front of a bookshelf.

"Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes," Human Grade High Grade!

There were five forms in total, each stronger than the last!

Cultivating it was extremely difficult!

Once reaching Perfection, the five forms would merge into one, making it no less than a Profound Rank Medium Grade Martial Skill!

Profound Rank Medium Grade!

Seeing the introduction of the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes," Zhang Yang was inwardly shocked.

Martial Skill proficiency was divided into: entry, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Perfection!

And after reaching Perfection, this "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" was actually not inferior to a Profound Rank Medium Grade Martial Skill!

How could this be possible!

A Profound Rank Medium Grade Martial Skill was something suitable for Spirit Aperture Realm Martial Artists!

A mere Human Grade High Grade Martial Skill, when practiced to Perfection, could actually rival the Profound Rank Medium Grade!

"I'll choose this one!"

Zhang Yang took down the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" Secret Manual from the bookshelf.

With the existence of the simplification system, it didn't matter how difficult it was to Cultivate the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes."

Zhang Yang went down to the first floor and walked out of the Scripture Pavilion.

"Elder Wang, I've made my choice. This Secret Manual."

Elder Wang opened his eyes and was slightly stunned when he saw the Secret Manual in Zhang Yang's hand.

"You're really choosing this Martial Skill? You should know that cultivating this skill is extremely difficult."

"Yes! I have confidence!" Zhang Yang nodded.

Seeing Zhang Yang's confident look, Elder Wang shook his head inwardly.

Among the Human-Rank Martial Skills in the Scripture Pavilion, the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" was considered the most difficult one to Cultivate.

Even Geniuses of the inner sect would have to spend a lot of time to Cultivate this Martial Skill.

"It seems like another kid who doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth," Elder Wang thought to himself.

He didn't know how many Outer Sect Disciples like him he had seen,

thinking they could soar to the sky by relying on this Martial Skill after successfully cultivating the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes."

But their results were without exception.

After half a year or a year of hard cultivation, they basically couldn't even reach entry.

"Alright, you know the rules. Return the Secret Manual in one month."

Elder Wang's expression returned to calm as he continued to lie on his Grandmaster's Chair.

Anyway, after some time, he would naturally hit a wall, and then he would have to use contribution points to exchange for a Martial Skill!

"Yes! I understand, Elder Wang!"

Zhang Yang didn't mind and returned to his residence with the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" Secret Manual.

After returning to his residence, Zhang Yang took out the Secret Manual and read it carefully.

After a long time, Zhang Yang's brows furrowed slightly.

This "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" really lived up to its reputation.

The difficulty of reaching entry was immense; it didn't seem like something that could be cultivated in the Body Tempering Realm!

But in contrast, its power was extremely strong!

After reaching entry, one could store a strand of Hegemon Saber Qi in their body.

Once released, the power was astounding!

And this "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" could Cultivate a total of twenty strands of Saber Qi.

When the Saber Qi merged into one, the power would be boundless!

"System, simplify 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes'!"

[Ding! Simplifying 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes'... Simplification successful!]

[Ding! Simplification result: Swinging the saber to slash!]

"Swinging the saber to slash?"

Seeing the simplification result, Zhang Yang looked excited.

He immediately took out a long saber from under his bed, held it above his head, and slashed downward.

["Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" experience +1!]

At the same time, some memories of cultivating the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" appeared in his mind.

"It really works!"

Feeling the memories in his mind, Zhang Yang looked excited and continued to hold the long saber, slashing repeatedly.

In just ten seconds, Zhang Yang had swung the saber dozens of times.

Listening to the constant "experience +1" in his mind,

Zhang Yang went to the courtyard outside his room and began to swing the saber even more vigorously.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yang didn't forget to take deep breaths to improve his cultivation.

Until noon.

In the distance, two people, one tall and one short, walked toward Zhang Yang.

"Big brother! Do you think this Zhang Yang will join us?" the short one asked the tall one.

"Probably. Although Zhang Yang's cultivation has reached Body Tempering Sixth Level, there's hope for him to join the inner sect within this year."

"But it's only hope after all; breaking through from Body Tempering Sixth Level to the Meridian Opening Realm is not that simple."

"And our boss has already reached Body Tempering Ninth Level, only one step away from the Meridian Opening Realm!"

"Breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm within the remaining year is a sure thing."

"Such a future Inner Sect Disciple wants to take him as a subordinate."

"I think if he's smart, he shouldn't refuse."

The tall one's tone was certain.

"I think so too. To be the subordinate of an Inner Sect Disciple, this opportunity is something one can only dream of!"

The short one nodded.

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived outside Zhang Yang's courtyard wall.

In the courtyard, Zhang Yang closed his eyes, held the saber with both hands above his head, and then suddenly opened his eyes.

The long saber in his hand slashed down forcefully!

Instantly, a meter-long Saber Qi flew out from Zhang Yang's long saber.

It directly split the nearby courtyard wall and even carved a large crack in the ground.

The two outside the wall looked at the split wall beside them and the crack on the ground in front of them.

Their hearts pounded wildly, and cold sweat poured down.

There was no helping it; that strand of Saber Qi had slashed right past their faces.

If they had walked a bit faster, that Saber Qi would probably have hit them directly.

They would probably have died right then and there!

"Refreshing! The 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes' really lives up to its name!"

"To think it has such power at just Minor Achievement! What would it be like at Perfection?"

Zhang Yang was very excited looking at the destructive power of the Saber Qi,

and he also looked forward to the performance of the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" when it reached Perfection.

"B-Big brother, are we still going in?"

The short lackey said tremblingly.

The power of this Saber Qi had directly terrified him; even his clothes were somewhat wet!

"Go? Go my foot!"

The tall one didn't hesitate at all, immediately turning around and quickly leaving Zhang Yang's small courtyard.

"That was Saber Qi!"

"As far as I know, among the Martial Skills Outer Sect Disciples can Cultivate, the only one that can produce Saber Qi is the 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes'!"

"And it even requires reaching Minor Achievement!"

After running far away, the tall one explained to the short one.

"The 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes' that's extremely difficult to Cultivate?"

The short one had also heard of this Martial Skill's reputation.

"That Zhang Yang cultivated it to Minor Achievement?"

"How is that possible! I remember someone from the previous batch cultivated it for a year and didn't even reach entry!"

The short one said in shock.

This was truly unbelievable!

Zhang Yang was only at Body Tempering Sixth Level a while ago, which means he only recently broke through to Body Tempering Seventh Level.

And being able to Cultivate the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" to Minor Achievement in such a short time,

this kind of thing really exceeded his understanding.

"Yes! It's that 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes'!"

The tall one's expression was grave.

"Now, with this entry-level 'Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes', I'm afraid even our big brother is no match for him!"

"How can that be!"

"Big brother reached Body Tempering Ninth Level long ago and even cultivated a Human Grade Low Grade Martial Skill to Perfection!"

"How could he possibly be no match for this Zhang Yang?"

The short one couldn't help but retort upon hearing this.

The tall one shook his head and didn't speak.

He had seen the power of the "Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes" with his own eyes before!

"Let's go! Go back and explain the situation to the boss!"