Chapter 119 - 113: Nine Heavenly Blade, Martial Marquis Level Two _1

Wang Lin was the first to react, followed by Li Quan, Zhang Jun, Cao Hu, and Wen Yuan. They all looked at Lu Yan with some confusion.

It is indeed the legendary Divine Intent Diagram.

Just now, they stared closely at the figure on the diagram. After a while, the figure started to move in their eyes, practicing a set of martial arts as fast as a thunderbolt.

But why would Lu Yan show them the Divine Intent Diagram?

Wang Lin, Li Quan, Zhang Jun, and Cao Hu, were elderly followers of Lu Yan and knew his background as a Red-clad Guard. Though they were curious about why Lu Yan would know advanced martial arts.

Especially Wang Lin and Zhang Jun, who fully understood Lu Yan’s background as the son of an ordinary hunter.

But they all knew their place. If Lu Yan didn’t disclose it, they wouldn’t ask.

It was Lu Yan’s secret.

They were all in the same boat with Lu Yan, the stronger Lu Yan became, the more beneficial to them. All they needed to do was faithfully follow Lu Yan.

They knew exactly what should be asked and what should be left unsaid.

"From now on, I will teach you all advanced martial arts."

Lu Yan said calmly.

A huge shock resonated within the five of them.

Teach them advanced martial arts?

They would have the opportunity to learn advanced martial arts?

A wave of unspeakable excitement filled their hearts.

Before, they had never dreamt they could be able to practice advanced martial arts.

In Martial Marquis-level clans, advanced martial arts are as important as the Blood Land Vein, and considered as the foundation of their clans. Only clan members with exceptional talent could practice advanced martial arts.

Even in clans of Grandmaster level, retainers, though with opportunities to cultivate advanced martial arts, must prove their absolute loyalty, pass rigorous tests, and be approved by the clan’s upper echelons to be granted advanced martial arts.

Would they now be able to cultivate advanced martial arts?

Especially Wen Yuan, he was just an apprentice in a martial arts hall, and had not been there long. How could he possibly be granted the same privileges as the elderly men?

Immediately...

Thud! Wen Yuan kneeled down, repeatedly bowing his head on the floor, saying, "Disciple pays his respects to master."

"...I’m just teaching you advanced martial arts, not taking disciples. Get up, you are still an apprentice in the martial arts hall."

Lu Yan helped Wen Yuan to his feet.

Wen Yuan was slightly disappointed, but the thought of being able to practice advanced martial arts filled him with joy again.

"The Divine Intent Diagram is of great importance and shouldn’t be leaked. I had someone create a hidden underground room for it. You five can go in to study it anytime, and ask me if you don’t understand anything."

Lu Yan said.

"Yes, Master."

The five of them bowed and accepted the order.

Then, Lu Yan also taught the five of them the cultivation method of the Vajra Indestructible Skill.

Recently, he had been personally involved in everything and felt keenly the importance of strong subordinates.

As their group developed and grew, with more members, it was necessary to have capable people to share the workload.

His Martial Marquis needed to be trained.

Although Zhou Zhengkong was also a Martial Marquis, he and Lu Yan were not of the same heart and could not be trusted completely.

But he was also aware that among the five, the talents of Zhang Jun, Li Quan and Cao Hu were ordinary, with little hope of becoming Martial Marquis.

As for Wang Lin, he had a small chance.

Wen Yuan, had a high chance.

First, he would try to teach them.

Later, he would select a few from the servants and apprentices with good moral character and talents like Wen Yuan, and cultivate them as key players.

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As expected, later on, Wen Yuan showed a great talent in martial arts. He was the first among the five to reach the entry level.

Practicing advanced martial arts and reaching the entry level in three months, he was truly a martial arts prodigy.

The other four were still struggling in their exploration and might never reach the entry level in their lifetime.

Cultivating advanced martial arts required talent.

Meanwhile, Lu Yan had achieved the Unity of Man and Martial Arts with his Shock Thunder Knife and Bone Dissolving Saber, and started to practice the Wave Cutter Knife.

The speed of the progress in the secondary martial arts was obviously faster than before.

"Once my Wave Cutter Knife reaches the Unity of Man and Martial Arts, I would have mastered six secondary knife techniques, needing only three more."

Lu Yan murmured.

He let Li Quan go around purchasing secondary knife techniques, whilst he himself went to the Baicao Commerce Association and other small commercial assemblies to purchase secondary knife techniques.

Unfortunately, even after scouring the entire city, he only found one secondary knife technique that he had not practiced before.

Luckily, Li Quan also managed to purchase one technique from a swordsman.

With that, he had acquired eight techniques, one technique short.

Lu Yan let Li Quan continue the search.

In the blink of an eye, half a year swept by.

Lu Yan had reached the Unity of Man and Martial Arts level in eight secondary knife techniques, but there was still no news about the ninth technique.

Despite failing to buy the knife technique, Li Quan bought one secondary martial arts technique related to archery from a military commander of a clan that had been annihilated.

"I’m still missing one knife technique. Where can I get it? Some martial marquis clans must have a collection of secondary knife techniques, I wonder if they’re willing to sell."

While Lu Yan pondered, he went over information on some martial marquis clans in his mind.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Wasn’t there a ready-made secondary knife technique?

Black Blade Martial Arts Hall’s headmaster, Liu Zong, known as ’One Blade Soul Cutter,’ practiced a secondary knife technique, didn’t he?

Why look elsewhere?

That night, Lu Yan used the Shape-shifting Technique to infiltrate the Black Blade Martial Arts Hall.

Bang!

Lu Yan grabbed Liu Zong by the throat, lifting him up into the air.

Liu Zong was like a frightened little chicken, struggling with all his might, but to no avail.

"Sir...please... spare me."

Liu Zong’s face turned beet-red as he struggled to utter a few words.

Martial Marquis.

From the surging bone strength on Lu Yan’s palm, there’s no doubt that he is a Martial Marquis.

He thought furiously, when had he ever offended a Martial Marquis?

He didn’t.

In front of powerful individuals, he always sycophantically submits.

Lu Yan released his grip, and Liu Zong dropped to the ground, panting heavily.

"Your knife technique is not bad, write it down for me, if there is an error in a single character, I’ll come to visit again tomorrow night."

Lu Yan’s hoarse voice, in the pitch-black night, was like a demon.

So he is interested in my knife technique.

However, a grand Martial Marquis, shouldn’t he be cultivating a first-rate martial arts technique? Why would he be interested in his second-rate technique?

And in the marketplace, it shouldn’t be hard to buy a second-rate martial arts technique, right? Why use this kind of method?

Could this Martial Marquis be that poor?

The thoughts flashed through his mind, but his face showed an apologetic smile, "It is my honor that you regard my knife technique highly. I believe that my Black Killing Blade will shine in your hands. I’ll go write it down right away."

Liu Zong fetched a brush and ink, dutifully wrote down the Black Killing Blade technique, and checked it twice to make sure it was flawless.

Lu Yan received it and in a few leaps, disappeared into the darkness.

Only after Lu Yan left, did Liu Zong heave a sigh of relief, his body collapsing onto the chair, realizing that he was soaked in cold sweat.

"From now on, keep a low profile, don’t even offend the small fries."

Liu Zong silently reminded himself.

Upon returning to the dojo, Lu Yan began to comprehend the Black Killing Blade.

He only lacked one second-rate knife technique to merge into a first-rate knife technique.

At that time, his combat power will take another step forward.

Over the course of a month and a half, the Black Killing Blade reached the state of Unity of Man and Martial Arts.

When the Black Killing Blade reached the Unity of Man and Martial Arts, nine avatars of knife techniques indeed collided and merged into a new knife technique.

First-rate martial arts avatar, nameless, Unity of Man and Martial Arts.

Inside his body, the meridians opened with the knife technique began to be recast, leaving only 3456 meridians forming a new major circulation.

It was distinct from the circulation of the Vajra Indestructible Skill.

"What name should I choose?"

"As it is a fusion of nine types of knife techniques, it implies the idea of the union of nine into one. Why not call it the Nine Heavenly Blade?"

Lu Yan murmured.

Suddenly, the character at the top of the martial arts avatar changed: First-rate martial arts avatar, Nine Heavenly Blade, Unity of Man and Martial Arts.

"The first-rate knife technique has been achieved, next, we will focus on archery martial arts."

Lu Yan thought to himself.

Time slipped away day by day, Lu Yan’s strength grew daily, and the dojo developed steadily.

More than two years had passed since it was established. The first batch of servants, who had passed the assessment, had begun to learn martial arts.

At the same time, Lu Yan selected three people from the servants and three from the apprentices, and taught them the first-rate martial arts technique Vajra Indestructible Skill.

These six individuals had pass multiple checks and were extremely trustworthy. Together with Wen Yuan, they received focused training.

In the meantime, Lu Yan also learnt two types of Martial Food preparation techniques from the Zhou Clan Martial Chefs, successfully cultivating a Martial Chef avatar.

His plan was to first enhance these two types of Martial Food to the level of Man and Food Integration, gain a higher understanding, and then start practicing "Level Two Yinuo Lizard Meat".

Only once he mastered "Level Two Yinuo Lizard Meat", could he cook it freely without fear of exposing it.

In a blink of an eye, a year had passed since Lu Yan cultivated the first-rate knife technique.

Inside the practice room of the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall.

Lu Yan’s six bone strengths vibrated between his bones. Soon after, a node appeared.

This was the node leading to the second layer of Bone Space, the inner Bone Space.

Right, Lu Yan was about to break through to the Second Level of Martial Marquis.

After breaking through to Martial Marquis, only two years and three months had passed, and his six bone strengths were already full, reaching the peak of Level One.

This speed could be described as astonishing.

Having two first-rate martial arts techniques at the Unity of Man and Martial Arts level not only brought him great combat power, but also made his cultivation speed many times faster than ordinary people.

Even though he couldn’t freely consume level two Martial Food, his conversion rate of level one Martial Food was incredibly high.

One should know that it often took decades for a regular Martial Marquis to break through a single level.

But he, with his six bone strengths, only needed two years and three months. The gap was immeasurable.

Moreover, with the six bone strengths as the foundation, breaking through the Bone Space was not difficult.

The node appeared, the bone strength surged up, centered on the node, tearing through the spatial barrier.

A new, much larger space came into view. Within the space, countless spots of starlight twinkled endlessly.

This was the inner space within the bones.

When Lu Yan’s bone strength entered the inner space, countless spots of starlight converged towards his six bone strengths, merging with them.

The six bone strengths rapidly grew stronger.

About an hour later, the changes stopped and the bone strengths became stable.

His six bone strengths had each grown by about thirty percent.

Of course, just like breaking the Sealed Door, the process of enhancement was far from over. The subsequent ten days belonged to the rapid growth period.

Going to the martial kitchen, he took a large pot of level one Yinuo Lizard Meat, about twenty pounds, and ate it heartily.

Soon, a large pot of Martial Food entered Lu Yan’s stomach.

Of course, level one Martial Food was not enough. Lu Yan also consumed several pounds of pre-purchased level two Dried Martial Food to complement it.

Clang!

The Red Blood Blade unsheathed, and the blade glow was like a bloody thunder, leaping around the practice room.

Ten days later, at the end of the rapid growth period, Lu Yan’s six bone strengths were twice as strong as before the breakthrough.

His combat power once again made a leap. Now if he faced experts like Li Wenlong, he could easily kill them.

Lu Yan came out of seclusion, feeling refreshed and vibrant.

But at this time, Li Quan came with a piece of intelligence.

Outside of Changfeng City, a great change had occurred in the battle between the Liu Family and the Wei Family.