Chapter 3: Easy Mastery

"Hmm?"

Xu Hu, who was bandaging his wounds, turned his head to look at Chu Feng, "You want to learn the blade?"

"Yes!"

Chu Feng nodded very firmly.

Today, after touching a blade, he had not awakened any abilities related to blade techniques.

It stood to reason that he must learn from others to master abilities in this area.

"Your archery is so accurate, wouldn't it be better to just be a good archer? Why learn this kind of close-quarters combat trickery!"

Xu Hu gave a dry laugh and had no intention of teaching Chu Feng blade techniques.

This was a promising seedling of a master archer; he couldn't let him just be ruined like this.

"No, I must learn!"

Chu Feng said with sharp words, "How can a man of Great Wei fear death? A soldier serving his country should naturally die on the battlefield and return wrapped in horse hide."

"They all say the Xiongnu have sharp blades and arrows, but I refuse to believe that nonsense; the men of our Great Wei are naturally no less capable!"

Once these words were spoken.

The other soldiers in the camp were stunned by this statement from Chu Feng.

A young scholar who had been press-ganged could actually possess such strong courage and will.

It must be said, they were also infected by these words.

"Haha, good lad, well said!"

Xu Hu slapped Chu Feng hard on the shoulder.

Chu Feng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

This guy's hand strength was too great!

He almost shattered his shoulder.

"You can learn the blade if you want, but first you must master the Qi Refining Technique!"

"Qi Refining Technique!"

Chu Feng raised an eyebrow, "What is that?"

"The Qi Refining Technique is a cultivation method mastered by our Great Wei soldiers! Once we master this technique, we officially embark on the path of Martial Dao."

"Does the path of Martial Dao have different realms?"

"Naturally, it does."

Xu Hu continued to explain, "On the path of Martial Dao, the beginning is the Martial Disciple, followed by Martial Artist, Martial Master, Postnatal, Innate, and other realms."

"The Martial Disciple realm focuses on tempering the body, making the body more resilient."

"In the Martial Artist realm, one has already cultivated Martial Dao True Essence within the body, and strength, speed, and other aspects have undergone a qualitative change."

"In the subsequent Martial Master realm, the body undergoes another change, already possessing the super strength to fight one against a hundred; of course, that refers to those with lower strength than you."

"As for the later Postnatal and Innate realms, those are completely different scenes; they are killing machines on the battlefield, and in their eyes, ordinary soldiers are merely like ants."

Chu Feng continued to ask: "Then how exactly should one distinguish between Martial Artists?"

Xu Hu responded: "The simplest way is strength."

"Upon entering the Martial Disciple realm, your strength is around one hundred to one thousand."

"Reaching the Martial Artist realm, the body's strength is further enhanced under the tempering of Martial Dao True Essence, bursting from one thousand to around three thousand."

"In the Martial Master realm, strength bursts again, reaching a terrifying three thousand to around five thousand."

"Reaching Postnatal cultivation, the body undergoes a qualitative change; you can already ignore some simple attacks, and your strength will go from five thousand to ten thousand jin."

"As for Innate experts, their strength can reach up to around fifty thousand; by that time, you will become the master of the battlefield, the nightmare of all enemies!"

Chu Feng firmly noted down everything Xu Hu had said.

He hadn't expected the path of Martial Dao to have such great prospects.

"What about experts beyond the Innate realm?" Chu Feng asked again.

"You lad are getting a bit ahead of yourself!"

Xu Hu said irritably, "You aren't even a Martial Disciple yet; it's already good enough that you know about the Innate realm. You'll naturally know about the later realms in the future!"

"Oh!"

Chu Feng nodded silently.

"Alright, now I will begin to teach you the 'Qi Refining Technique'. I observed your performance today; you took out forty enemies in one day, officially becoming a member of our Dingning Pass garrison."

"Even without me teaching you, there would naturally be others to teach you the 'Qi Refining Technique'."

Next, Xu Hu taught the methods and incantations of the 'Qi Refining Technique' to Chu Feng.

Chu Feng silently memorized everything Xu Hu taught.

Then he clicked on his attribute panel.

【Name: Chu Feng】

【Race: Human】

【Technique: 'Qi Refining Technique' +】

【Talent: Advanced Archer】

【Killing Points: 20】

"It appeared."

Sure enough, he needed others to teach him before he could learn and strengthen such techniques and abilities.

He immediately took out ten Killing Points to start strengthening the 'Qi Refining Technique'.

【Name: Chu Feng】

【Race: Human】

【Cultivation Method: "Qi Refining Technique" (Minor Accomplishment)】

【Realm: Early Martial Disciple】

【Strength: 300 jin】

【Talent: Advanced Archer】

【Killing Points: 10】

"Ha! That's it!"

Feeling the terrifying power surging within his body, Chu Feng felt extremely excited.

If he had been in this state when dealing with the Xiongnu soldier he encountered today, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

"What the, what's going on?"

Sensing the aura radiating from Chu Feng, Xu Hu was suddenly taken aback.

What is going on here?

He mastered the "Qi Refining Technique" so quickly?

One must know that it took him two and a half months to master the "Qi Refining Technique" back then.

"Damn, what a monster!"

The other soldiers in the tent also noticed this situation.

To come into contact with the "Qi Refining Technique" and master it so quickly—this is probably the first person in the history of the army to do so.

"Squad Leader, I think I've already mastered it, look!"

"Fine, I get it, stop showing off!"

Xu Hu only felt deeply struck.

He had never seen someone with such good talent.

Learning it the moment he came into contact with it was just too damn discouraging.

"Squad Leader, I've already learned this 'Qi Refining Technique', why don't you teach me a saber technique too!"

Chu Feng stared at Xu Hu with a grin.

To him, the Xu Hu before his eyes was simply a treasure mountain of gold.

Being greedy, he only thought about how he could get more benefits from him.

"You kid, don't be too greedy. Being able to learn the 'Qi Refining Technique' is already quite good. You still want to learn a saber technique? Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"

Xu Hu criticized.

Chu Feng looked like a scholar, so being able to learn the "Qi Refining Technique" so quickly was likely due to having a sharp mind.

But this saber technique was different; without ten days or half a month of hard practice, it was impossible to master.

"I'm not afraid!"

Chu Feng continued, "For me, the more of this stuff the better. The more I get, the happier I am. After all, I learn it just by looking at it once!"

"Pfft, keep bragging!"

Zhang He, who was to the side, said disdainfully, "If you can learn it just by looking at it once, here, I'll give you this new saber I just received!"

"It's a deal, no backing out!"

Only a fool wouldn't take advantage of a bargain; the saber he had picked up today already had quite a few nicks in it.

He was just worrying about not having anyone to trade with!

"Alright then, I'll demonstrate it once for you. How much you can remember depends on your own ability!"

Xu Hu immediately began to perform the saber technique for Chu Feng, "This saber technique is called 'Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers', and it is the saber technique of our Dingning Pass garrison. It is known for being swift and fierce. Watch closely!"

The demonstration began.

Xu Hu was indeed a veteran who had experienced much slaughter; he wielded the saber with great vigor.

The demonstration was filled with killing intent.

The precious saber in his hand had likely tasted the blood of countless enemies.

The demonstration ended.

Chu Feng had already firmly committed the "Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers" that Xu Hu had performed to his memory.

The option for "Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers" naturally appeared on the system panel as well.

Chu Feng did not hesitate to spend his remaining Killing Points on it.

【Name: Chu Feng】

【Race: Human】

【Cultivation Method: "Qi Refining Technique" (Entry), "Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers" (Entry)】

【Realm: Early Martial Disciple】

【Strength: 300 jin】

【Talent: Advanced Archer】

【Killing Points: 0】

"You give it a try!"

"No problem!"

Chu Feng held the long saber and began his demonstration.

The moment he made his first move, everyone present was instantly stunned.