I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 3: Observing the Sword

After learning the Ignorant Heart Sword Art from the jade slip, he immediately returned to his small house and took out his own low-grade sword named Maple Flower. The sword had patterns resembling maple leaves and its special characteristic was its lightness, as if it could move with the wind.

Holding the long sword, Zhong Cang felt as if he was holding a gust of wind and believed that he could control the natural wind with the Maple Flower in his hand.

"In the realm of low-grade swords, this is already considered a small Supreme Grade... I really obtained a lot from my uncle," he sighed.

After sighing, he placed the long sword in front of him and observed it with his eyes while communicating with it using his spiritual energy.

After memorizing all the details of the Maple Flower in his mind, Zhong Cang closed his eyes and meditated on the shape of the sword in his mind.

He continued this meditation for half an hour, and when it was all over, Zhong Cang felt... lonely in his meditation.

He had no idea how this was related to Sword Intent, and he didn't believe that he could visualize Sword Intent just by meditating.

Fortunately, Zhong Cang didn't comprehend anything, but it didn't matter because the attribute panel would help.

Although Zhong Cang felt like he didn't gain anything from half an hour of meditation, when he opened the attribute panel, he was surprised to find the Ignorant Heart Sword Art listed under the martial arts section.

[Ignorant Heart Sword Art: 1st Realm - Beginner (1/800)]

"Wow... the proficiency limit for the beginner level is already 800, how terrifying!"

It should be noted that the proficiency limit, in a way, represents the grade of the martial art and the difficulty of cultivation.

For example, the Qi Consumption Technique, the proficiency limit for the beginner level is only 300.

As for the Five Beasts Infusion Technique, which uses the five elements to nourish the body, it can strengthen the internal organs, tendons, bones, and membranes of cultivators. Even for such a complex and powerful martial art, the proficiency limit for the beginner level is only 500.

But the Ignorant Heart Sword Art starts with 800, which greatly shocked Zhong Cang.

However, Zhong Cang quickly let go of this shock when he discovered something that made him almost jump for joy - the cultivation of this martial art had minimal consumption.

"Communicating with the sword using spiritual energy is not consumption, but rather circulating the spiritual energy within me and the sword. Therefore, the spiritual energy consumption is minimal."

"Meditating with my consciousness also doesn't require too much effort... Although it's unlikely to meditate continuously for twenty-four hours a day, I can practice for eight to nine hours a day... Wow..."

Thinking of this, Zhong Cang couldn't help but clench his fist.

"My speculation was correct!"

Excited, Zhong Cang couldn't help but recall what happened a few days ago.

After obtaining the attribute panel and learning about the Heaven Rewards Diligence and Once Proven, Forever Proven characteristics, Zhong Cang began to contemplate how to fully utilize these two characteristics.

"The attribute panel allows me to gain something as long as I cultivate. While cultivating the Qi Consumption Technique and the Five Beasts Infusion Technique with this characteristic will indeed benefit me greatly, the Qi Consumption Technique has a limit on the number of daily cultivations, and the Five Beasts Infusion Technique requires spiritual energy to cultivate. Moreover, their power is not strong, so they are not the most suitable for me."

"With the attribute panel, I can completely cultivate some difficult but powerful martial arts."

"This martial art should not have material restrictions. If it is restricted by materials, my Heaven Rewards Diligence characteristic cannot be fully utilized..."

"The cultivation of the martial art should have minimal consumption, so I can practice multiple times a day and quickly increase my proficiency and martial art realm..."

"Thirdly, there should be no special restrictions. For example, some martial arts require a Thunder Spirit Root, and I may not even be able to enter the beginner level..."

"Lastly..."

That day, Zhong Cang wrote down all his thoughts in a notebook, and the next day, he went to the Cloud Firmament Sect Sutra Pavilion to search for the martial arts he needed.

After several days of searching, Zhong Cang found the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, which perfectly matched his requirements.

"The Ignorant Heart Sword Art can cultivate Sword Intent, which matches the characteristics of high proficiency limit and great power."

"Furthermore, it doesn't require special materials, bloodlines, or spiritual roots."

"Lastly, its cultivation requires more consciousness, which is different from the need for spiritual energy in the Five Beasts Infusion Technique. Therefore, I can practice multiple times a day."

Of course, this cultivation technique is not all beneficial; it also has two major flaws.

The first one is that it is difficult to cultivate.

The second one is that it is extremely difficult to cultivate.

Because ordinary cultivators can't even get started, this cultivation technique, no matter how many benefits it has, is ignored by everyone.

But Zhong Cang's Heaven Rewards Diligence specifically counters these difficult-to-cultivate techniques.

"I don't understand the cultivation? It doesn't matter, I'll cultivate once and gain some proficiency."

Various circumstances led Zhong Cang to prepare to give it a try.

Then, without any spirit stones, he found his uncle and the scene at the beginning happened.

"Although there were some twists and turns, in the end, this cultivation technique ended up in my hands... Unfortunately, in the vast Sutra Pavilion, there is only this one precious gem left."

"No, the Ignorant Heart Sword Art is not considered a hidden gem. It is placed in the outer courtyard because others cannot cultivate it."

After learning how to utilize the attributes panel, Zhong Cang naturally didn't want to settle for just one cultivation technique.

He had thought about finding some hidden techniques to replace the Qi Consumption Technique and the Five Beasts Infusion Technique.

However, although the Cloud Firmament Sect is powerful and possesses countless techniques, the Cloud Firmament Sect is the Cloud Firmament Sect, and the outer courtyard is the outer courtyard.

The truly powerful techniques of the Cloud Firmament Sect are kept internally for the disciples of the inner courtyard or the core true transmission disciples. The outer courtyard is filled with mediocre techniques.

After searching for several days, Zhong Cang discovered that his Five Beasts Infusion Technique was already the best among the outer courtyard.

As for the Qi Consumption Technique, there were indeed stronger ones, but in exchange for their power, one must use spiritual materials to cultivate them.

For Zhong Cang, it was better to cultivate the Qi Consumption Technique in this situation.

Recalling the past took up a lot of Zhong Cang's time. When he regained consciousness, half an incense stick's worth of time had already passed.

Seeing this, Zhong Cang didn't dare to delay and immediately began cultivation.

He started with the Qi Consumption Technique.

Mana is the foundation of a cultivator's strength and cannot be underestimated.

Next was the Five Beasts Infusion Technique, which concerned physical strength and was also important.

Zhong Cang didn't know whether to be grateful or troubled. Although these two techniques were important, his daily cultivation was limited due to physical restrictions.

The Qi Consumption Technique could be cultivated nine times a day, while the Five Beasts Infusion Technique could be cultivated five times a day... and now it was four times.

With the remaining spiritual energy, Zhong Cang needed to communicate with the sword technique Maple Flower.

The limited cultivation opportunities allowed Zhong Cang to complete the cultivation of his body and spiritual energy in two hours.

Then, the remaining time was entirely devoted to cultivating the Ignorant Heart Sword Art.

Holding the long sword, Zhong Cang sat cross-legged on the bed like a withered tree.

This sitting lasted for six hours.

Although each meditation session didn't consume too much of Zhong Cang's spiritual consciousness, continuous meditation and communication for six hours still made his mind heavy.

Seeing this, Zhong Cang stopped cultivation and went straight to sleep.

After six hours, Zhong Cang woke up and once again embraced the long sword, practicing the "observing the sword" technique.

Qi Consumption Technique, Five Beasts Infusion Technique, observing the sword, sleeping, observing the sword again, sleeping again... like this, Zhong Cang's day passed in cultivation.

Then came the second day, the third day, the fourth day...

PS: Writing about the Dao of the Sword is a reference. If readers are not comfortable with it, it can be replaced with the visualization of the Way of the Sword or observing the sword.

(End of this chapter)