Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation [Book 2]

Chapter 301: Arrogance to Deference

“Small Perfection State…I had only utilized it at half-strength and it is already equivalent to the full power state of the past. Looks like the holy might have really been infused into it.” 

Xiao Chen studied the thunder clouds in the sky and said indifferently, “Let’s try again. Let’s see if there is any improvement in the might of a Martial Technique infused with the state. Wukui Breaks the Heavens!”

Without hesitation, Xiao Chen exhibited a peak Small Perfection State and executed the Wukui Saber Technique, Wukui Breaks the Heavens.
The ancient and divine Wukui Tree above him grew quickly. When the tree sprouted leaves, blossomed, and bore fruit, a startling roll of thunder immediately descended from the sky. For seemingly no reason at all, Xiao Chen’s aura increased.
“Hu Chi!”

A resplendent pillar of light lit up on the saber blade, and grew longer. In the blink of an eye, the horrifying pillar of light grew two thousand meters. The mountain peak at the end of the saber light was shaved in half.
In the next moment, the pyramidal peak collapsed with a crash.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and pushed off the ground. His body flew through the air and landed on the recently shaved peak.
When Xiao Chen looked at the smooth surface, a faint smile appeared on his face, “Although the might only increased by twenty percent, the density of the saber light has increased by fifty percent. If I encountered Murong Chong’s Parting Clouds Revealing Sky again, I would be able to break his saber light easily.”

Xiao Chen was overjoyed when the merger of his state with his Martial Technique was successful. However, he was not overly proud.
In the following days, aside from consolidating and getting familiar with his holy might infused state, Xiao Chen would practice the Wukui Saber Technique. 

To truly master a Martial Technique, one must first be familiar with the movement and the circulation method of the Martial Technique. Next was to merge his own state into the saber move. Finally, one had to comprehend the state contained within the Saber Technique itself.
Only by combining the three factors can one truly practice a Martial Technique to Consummation; mastering the Martial Technique via a comprehensive study of the related topics. Only then could the full power of a Martial Technique be brought out.
Xiao Chen had already completed the first two steps. Now, he was just short of the final step of comprehension. Once he did that, he could merge the three factors, and the Wukui Saber Technique would reach Consummation.
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The days went by, one by one. Xiao Chen began his cultivation session tirelessly. In the day, he would practice his Saber Technique. At night, he would cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, making his preparations to break through to the fifth layer.
Then, Xiao Chen would use the remaining time on the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. His Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art had already reached the peak of the fourth layer. He was only one layer short of reaching the realm of Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, Pulling Mountain and Rivers, a realm where his body would be born again.

Aside from experiencing difficulties during cultivation, there was also an unbearable loneliness; cultivating was all he did. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had already spent two months cultivating on his desolate mountain.
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“Ha!” Xiao Chen shouted, and his entire body gave off a penetrating sound. From the top to bottom, it was like making popcorn, popping without stopping.
A prolonged aura rushing up, piercing through the sky, a huge patch of clouds was scattered.
Xiao Chen stopped circulating his energy and said, “The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art has already stepped through the threshold of the fifth layer. I should be reaching Small Perfection very soon. By then, I should be able to open all the acupoints on my right hand.”

The results of the last two months were somewhat different from what Xiao Chen had initially imagined. His Saber Technique did not improve, he only managed to consolidate it further.
Instead, the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art experienced a rapid improvement. Xiao Chen pondered on this, and was of the opinion that the comprehension of the Wukui Saber Technique’s state could not be done by solitary cultivating. It required a vast amount of combat experience.
“I should go out for a while. Coincidentally, today is the day the Hall of Contributions issues the high-level missions. I should go and take a look, see if there are any missions worth doing.”