79: Chapter 79: Frenziedly Grinding Proficiency, The Way of the Sword Must Not Be Disgraced

Indeed, this old schemer had truly hidden his strength, and not just by a little.

This was not the Middle Stage of the eighth rank; from the System's evaluation, he had clearly entered the Late Stage of the eighth rank, only a step away from Great Perfection of the eighth rank.

Moreover, judging from the color of his panel, he was clearly an elite monster, and his actual combat power was probably far beyond imagination.

"You've arrived." Just then, Wei Chongshan suddenly spoke, his voice deliberately kept low.

However, Lin Ye had no intention of beating around the bush with him and directly exposed him: "Third Elder, calling me here late at night, it shouldn't be just to admire the moon, right?"

One could see the black-robed man's body visibly stiffen for a moment.

After a few breaths of silence, the black-robed man reached up to take off his hood, then turned around, revealing Wei Chongshan's standard square-shaped Face.

Under the moonlight, his eyes appeared even colder.

"You are quite clever." Wei Chongshan smiled, then immediately retracted it.

"But... since you guessed it was me, why did you still come?"

He looked at Lin Ye, his gaze lingering on the moyuan blade at his waist for a moment, then moving to his Face.

"I just wanted to see what kind of trick Third Elder was playing."

"Is that so? What if I said I wanted to make a deal with you?" Wei Chongshan walked to the edge of the pavilion, staring intently at Lin Ye.

"What deal?" Lin Ye asked knowingly.

In fact, he was mainly stalling for time.

Old Man Shen had yet to make a move, either because he hadn't found Zheng Fei's whereabouts, or because, like Lin Ye himself, he had accidentally fallen into a mental illusion.

"Wild Wind Saber Technique!" Wei Chongshan slowly uttered these four words.

"What kind of Saber Technique is that? Never heard of it." Lin Ye continued to bluster.

However, Wei Chongshan clearly had no patience. He took another step forward, his voice growing colder and harder: "Hand over the Wild Wind Saber Technique, or you won't leave Black Wind Valley tonight!"

Facing Wei Chongshan's blatant threat, Lin Ye couldn't help but sneer: "Old man, I give you Face by calling you Third Elder, but you really think you're hot stuff, don't you?

Besides, are you stupid or am I?"

Whether I hand over the Wild Wind Saber Technique or not, you won't let me go. In fact, handing it over would only make me die faster, wouldn't it?"

Hearing Lin Ye's words, Wei Chongshan fell silent.

There was indeed nothing wrong with those words.

He was just habitually making a threat; as for letting Lin Ye go, he had never even considered it.

From the moment he learned that the other party was related to Zhao Shanhe and had also learned the Wild Wind Saber Technique, Lin Ye was already on his kill list.

The reason he waited until now to act, besides his cautious nature, was primarily his apprehension towards Lord Shen.

Otherwise, there would be no need to go through all the trouble of luring Lin Ye here.

In fact, this was just one of his attempts.

If Lin Ye came tonight, that would be best. If not, it didn't matter; he had other ways to lure him out of the town.

For example, Wang Family Village!

That's right, he hadn't been idle during this time either, having long since sent people to ascertain the location of Wang Family Village.

If he hadn't been unsure of how much of Zhao Shanhe's peak strength remained, he would have gone there himself long ago.

What he didn't expect, however, was that Lin Ye not only came, but came alone.

If he had known earlier that the other party was a hothead, why would he have needed to be so cautious?

"In that case..."

Clang!!

Two blades clashed, and sparks flew in an instant.

Lin Ye was shaken back a step by a huge force, his arm feeling a bit numb.

Clearly, this guy wasn't serious during their last sparring session.

Fortunately, Lin Ye's perception was strong enough that as soon as Wei Chongshan made a move, Lin Ye caught it.

Otherwise, if he had taken that saber strike, he would have been severely injured even if he didn't die.

However, Wei Chongshan had no intention of giving Lin Ye a chance to breathe; as soon as one saber strike was unleashed, the second one had already arrived.

Clang!!

It was still blocked by Lin Ye, but his movements appeared somewhat disheveled.

There was nothing he could do; Wei Chongshan was clearly serious now.

A qi attribute as high as 70 points, even if his Internal Skill Realm wasn't high, the boosting effect on his Saber Technique was beyond imagination.

If Lin Ye hadn't secretly used Wild Bull Strength, relying solely on Internal Energy to boost himself, it would have been truly difficult to block.

"Is that all you've got?" Wei Chongshan taunted as he fought.

"The Wild Wind Saber Technique in your hands is simply a waste of heavenly resources!"

Lin Ye didn't reply at all.

Of course, he mainly didn't have the time to speak.

Wei Chongshan's saber strikes were faster and fiercer with each blow.

He could only block and retreat, using his movement technique advantage to maneuver.

But 70 points of Qi was truly formidable; each saber strike numbed his tiger's mouth.

If his Physical Body's transformation hadn't already entered the Bone Refining Stage, he might have suffered bone fractures from the impact.

However, in such intense combat, the proficiency of various Cultivation Techniques was also skyrocketing.

"Proficiency +24"

"Proficiency +24"

"Proficiency +24"

...

System prompts appeared almost every second, mainly for the proficiency of Basic Saber Technique, Wild Wind Saber Technique, and Wild Bull Strength, with some also coming from Basic Qinggong and Basic Breathing Method.

Especially the Basic Breathing Method, its proficiency increased faster than when he was taking pills.

After all, mobilizing the innate qi within the body for combat was also a form of cultivation.

Soon, Lin Ye and Wei Chongshan had exchanged more than twenty moves.

Suddenly, a prompt sounded in Lin Ye's ear:

"Ding! Wild Wind Saber Technique Realm has increased. Current Realm: initial insight (0/2000)"

Buzz~

A surge of memories flooded into his mind, and Lin Ye's movements inevitably paused for a moment.

This momentary pause was seized by Wei Chongshan.

His saber swept past the moyuan blade, fiercely slashing towards Lin Ye's chest.

The wolf king leather armor was instantly cut open, and the blade touched the skin. A faint golden light appeared on the skin's surface, but it extinguished the next second.

The blade broke through Lin Ye's defense, causing a spray of blood.

Lin Ye quickly retreated, lowering his head to look at his chest.

The wound wasn't deep, and the bleeding stopped on its own quickly.

Wei Chongshan didn't pursue, standing in place with his saber: "I'll give you one more chance. Hand over the Wild Wind Saber Technique, or the next strike will be aimed at your neck!"

In fact, Lin Ye had precisely banked on Wei Chongshan not daring to deliver a killing blow before obtaining the Wild Wind Saber Technique.

Otherwise, did he really think Lin Ye would disregard his life just to grind proficiency?

And facing Wei Chongshan's ultimatum, Lin Ye still didn't reply.

He merely sheathed the moyuan blade, then pulled out the refined iron staff from his back with a reverse grip.

"Old man, the battle has just begun!"

With a casual flourish of the staff, Lin Ye slammed it heavily onto the ground.

Wei Chongshan's expression changed.

Because at this moment, Lin Ye actually gave him a sense of threat.

He never doubted his own intuition.

In other words, what Lin Ye was best at wasn't Saber Technique at all, but Staff Technique?

To be honest, Wei Chongshan was a bit bewildered.

Zhao Shanhe, what exactly are you doing?

Why would you teach the Wild Wind Saber Technique to someone like this?

Wei Chongshan wanted to question him, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

He only felt an inexplicable surge of grief and indignation in his heart.

So, the Wild Wind Saber Technique, which he had always longed for, was merely a diversion for others to practice when bored?

He unconsciously tightened his grip on his saber, then stomped his foot, and the saber tip shot straight for Lin Ye's throat.

He no longer planned to hold back.

He wanted to let the other party know that the Dao of the Saber cannot be insulted!