45: Cultivate diligently! Prepare for the Inner Sect Competition!

Not far from the Clear Wind Sect, Zhang Yang landed on the ground and walked into the Clear Wind Sect.

He didn't want to reveal the fact that he had already broken through to the Profound Core Realm to the other Disciples just yet.

Only by making a blockbuster impression in front of the Sect Master during the Inner Sect Grand Competition could he obtain greater benefits!

Upon arriving at the Scripture Pavilion, any Disciple of the Clear Wind Sect who breaks through to the Profound Core Realm can once again choose two Cultivation Techniques or Martial Skills for free.

Elder Wang, who guarded the pavilion, had a deep and steady Aura; he was still reclining on the rattan chair at the entrance, dozing off.

He had some understanding of Zhang Yang's strength, so there was no harm in revealing his true Realm before him.

"Elder Wang!" Zhang Yang cupped his hands, his voice clear.

"Oh? Zhang Yang! You brat, you're here!" Elder Wang leaped up from his chair upon hearing the voice.

He narrowed his eyes and walked around Zhang Yang twice, clicking his tongue in wonder, his gaze like a torch, seemingly trying to see right through him.

"Good lad! Looking at you, you must have already broken through to the Profound Core Realm!"

"Seeing you running to the third floor of the Xuan Dan Pavilion all the time lately, I knew this moment wasn't far off!"

"Yes, I just broke through not long ago." Zhang Yang's expression was calm, his tone indifferent.

"Good! Good!" Elder Wang clapped his hands and laughed, asking enthusiastically, "Then those nine great spirit apertures, what percentage have they fused? Quickly, tell me!"

"Ninety-one percent." Zhang Yang's face didn't change, and his tone remained normal.

Say that the Fusion was one hundred percent?

That would be too shocking; even facing this trusted Elder, Zhang Yang did not dare to reveal even a fraction.

"Mhm! Ninety-one percent! Remarkable, truly remarkable!" Hearing this, the joy on Elder Wang's face deepened, but it soon turned into a soft sigh as he shook his head in regret:

"What a pity, what a pity! You should have been the most promising genius I've ever seen among the Disciples to fuse the nine great spirit apertures to ninety-nine percent! You are much stronger than the Sect Master was back then!"

"If given a few more years, before you turn twenty-five, you might have actually comprehended sixth-level saber intent and pushed this spirit aperture Fusion to ninety-nine percent, surpassing all the Sect's historical records in one go!"

Light flickered in Elder Wang's eyes; in his view, Zhang Yang's Comprehension Ability in the way of the saber was the best he had ever seen in his life.

Thinking back to when he condensed his own Profound Core, he had only barely managed ninety-three percent Fusion, and that was when he was nearing the age limit for a Breakthrough!

With this boy achieving such success at this age, if he could spend a few more years refining himself, surpassing all records since the founding of the Clear Wind Sect would definitely not be an empty dream!

Elder Wang shook his head, dispelling the stray thoughts in his mind.

In the end, it was a high-grade profound pill; whether the Fusion was ninety percent or ninety-nine percent, although there was a difference in the thickness of the Foundation, it was difficult for a qualitative transformation to occur.

As for that legendary one hundred percent?

Even with Elder Wang's vast experience, he didn't dare to imagine that Zhang Yang could push his Saber Intent to the legendary seventh level before the age of twenty-five.

"You're here to choose Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques, right?" Elder Wang collected his thoughts and got straight to the point. "What do you need?"

"Mhm," Zhang Yang pondered for a moment before speaking. "I want a movement technique for combat, plus a boxing technique."

After the tempering of the past few days of battle, Zhang Yang understood what he lacked most now: a movement technique for use in combat.

Among the thousands of Saber Techniques he had studied, although there was no lack of accompanying footwork, their rank was ultimately inferior; in actual combat, he often relied more on his powerful Physical Body, which far surpassed his peers.

That's why Zhang Yang wanted a combat movement Martial Skill.

As for a boxing technique?

Zhang Yang didn't strictly need it urgently; after all, it wasn't as if losing his saber would mean losing fifty percent of his power.

However, as his physical strength grew more powerful by the day, wouldn't it be a waste of God's gift if he didn't make good use of it?

Imagine when an opponent exerts all their strength to finally knock the long saber from his hand and is secretly rejoicing, what will greet them is Zhang Yang's iron fist, capable of shattering mountains!

"Mhm, as for movement techniques..."

Elder Wang thought for a moment. "I recommend you choose the Seven Star Steps. It's a profound rank, high grade Martial Skill. The footwork is mysterious and unpredictable; it is the top movement technique Legacy in the Profound Rank category of our Clear Wind Sect!"

"As for the boxing technique, what specific requirements do you have?" Elder Wang turned his gaze toward Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang pondered, "It would be best if it can exert the full power of the Physical Body without any hindrance or reservation."

"In that case..." A sharp light flashed in Elder Wang's eyes. "Then there is a Dragon Elephant Fist that should be exactly what you want!"

"This boxing technique mimics the ancient Dragon-Elephant. It's fierce and overbearing, capable of perfectly mobilizing the power of the body's blood, Qi, muscles, and bones, exerting the Physical Body's power to the limit!"

"It even has secret killing moves that can explode with terrifying power far beyond one's limits in an instant; shattering mountains and severing peaks would be no problem at all!"

"Thank you for the guidance, Elder Wang!" Zhang Yang noted the names of the two Martial Skills and said no more, turning to step into the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

Before long, Zhang Yang found his targets.

Flipping through the introductions of the two Secret Manuals, he was very satisfied.

Seven Star Steps: Treading on the Seven Star positions, the footwork is as treacherous as the shifting of stars. At high levels, it can create seven Clones that are hard to distinguish between real and illusory; the true body can shift and move among them at will, making it dazzling and impossible to defend against.

Dragon Elephant Fist: Once the boxing stance is deployed, it's as if an ancient Dragon-Elephant is possessing the body. Every movement, even every inch of muscle and bone in the body, can explode with heaven-collapsing and earth-shattering Dragon-Elephant divine power!

Wherever the fist lands, it's enough to blast powerful enemies into dust!

Taking these two Secret Manuals directly, Zhang Yang returned to his quiet room on Xuan Yuan Peak.

By this time, the sky was about to turn dark.

Thanks to the challenges of the recent period, Zhang Yang's stockpile of Purple Sun Pills had now reached nearly 6,000.

In the quiet room, nearly ten jade boxes were neatly arranged, all filled with Purple Sun Pills.

Zhang Yang opened the Secret Manuals for the Seven Star Steps and the Dragon Elephant Fist and began to read.

After finishing, Zhang Yang had a thought.

"System! Simplify them for me!"

【Ding! Seven Star Steps simplifying... Simplification successful!】

【Ding! Dragon Elephant Fist simplifying... Simplification successful!】

【Ding! Seven Star Steps simplification result: Tread on the seven stars, repeat in a cycle!】

【Ding! Dragon Elephant Fist simplification result: Swing your fist!】

Zhang Yang looked at the simplification results of the two Martial Skills and couldn't help but nod; the simplification result for the Seven Star Steps was based on a Seven Star Diagram provided by the System.

By moving in order within this Seven Star Diagram and repeating the cycle, he could increase his proficiency.

The result for the Dragon Elephant Fist was even simpler: just purely swinging his fist!

Within the quiet room, Zhang Yang became a cultivation madman, advancing on four fronts simultaneously!

With both feet on the ground, following the Seven Star Diagram evolved by the System in his Sea of Consciousness, he moved in cycles within the space of the quiet room, each step giving rise to a lotus, as he cultivated the Seven Star Steps.

His arms were like tireless machines, turning into a blur of fist shadows, constantly swinging at the purest and most efficient frequency as he cultivated the Dragon Elephant Fist.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, his Primordial Spirit hung high, and a brilliant phantom of a saber soul solidified without dissipating; under the blessing of double visualization, his comprehension of Saber Intent continued to grow.

At the same time, his mouth and nose opened and closed as he maintained deep and long breathing; every so often, he would grab a handful of Purple Sun Pills and swallow them like eating beans, refining them to enhance his cultivation!

His Origin Power surged and in turn nourished his body's blood and Qi, allowing his tired muscles to regain vitality at an astonishing speed.

At this moment, Zhang Yang was like a tireless, precisely operating martial arts machine!

Only at the moment of swallowing the Medicinal Pills would Zhang Yang pause for a brief second.

At midnight, a vast and heavy Concept faintly emanated from the fist shadows Zhang Yang threw, as if the phantom of a Dragon-Elephant was roaring on his knuckles.

His Dragon Elephant Fist had already reached a decent level, practiced to the Realm of Minor Achievement!

By the time the eastern sky turned pale, a powerful and irresistible Aura burst forth within the quiet room!

"Awooo—!"

Accompanied by a Dragon-Elephant's neigh that seemed to come from the ancient primordial era, Zhang Yang's final punch was thrown with a bang!

His Aura instantly condensed, transforming into a colossal phantom of an ancient Dragon-Elephant with hideous scales and a trunk reaching for the sky, as solid as reality!

Boom!!!

The incomparably violent fist force struck the wall of the quiet room, which was protected by a Formation, through the air; the hard stone wall suddenly dented inward, leaving a clear fist print!

The Formation's light flickered rapidly, and runes flowed; it took quite a while before the dent was slowly smoothed over.

Zhang Yang slowly withdrew his fist, and the world-shaking Dragon-Elephant phantom dissipated accordingly.

"One night! One miracle!"

The Dragon Elephant Fist has been cultivated to Perfection!

His physical strength had increased once again, and Zhang Yang could now complete more cultivation repetitions within a unit of time.

For this kind of profound rank, high grade Martial Skill, as long as the simplification conditions were simple enough, Zhang Yang could Cultivate it to Perfection in a single night!