Chapter 126: A New Generation Replaces The Old In Jianghu! “limitless Saber” Zhang Yuan Comes Calling!
Time passed in a flash, and half a year went by.
Ji Qing cultivated four secret manuals.
And now, all four secret manuals have reached perfection!
“Buzz”.
Inside Ji Qing’s body, the thirty-six major acupoints have all reached perfection as well.
At this moment, Ji Qing’s cultivation reached the peak of first-rate, with no further room for advancement!
Ji Qing opened the Demon Record to check his current status.
Ji Qing: First-Rank Martial Artist（ Thirty-Six Major Acupoints Perfection）
Astonishing Swan Saber: Perfection（ Saber Speed Amplification 470%, Power Amplification 220%）
Ice Palm: Minor Accomplishment（51%）
Thousand Mile Divine Movement: Minor Accomplishment（58%）
Saber Momentum: Major Accomplishment（28%）
Origin Point: 96 points
All of Ji Qing’s stats have seen all-around improvement.
Whether Astonishing Swan Saber or Saber Momentum.
Moreover, after improving the four secret manuals, 96 origin points remain.
He still has plenty of origin points.
To achieve such improvement in half a year, Ji Qing was already very satisfied.
“Saber Momentum… it can barely suppress the Demon Saber now. But if the Demon Saber continues to kill some powerhouses, then my Saber Momentum won’t be able to suppress it…”
Ji Qing glanced at the Demon Saber in front of him.
This Demon Saber was indeed very useful, especially in killing demons, and it greatly amplified Ji Qing’s strength.
But its malevolent energy was indeed a problem.
The more it kills, the stronger the Demon Saber’s malevolent energy becomes.
If Ji Qing’s Saber Momentum can’t keep up in sync, it won’t be able to suppress the Demon Saber.
This was indeed a hidden danger.
Especially since Ji Qing was preparing to head to Shangdu.
The waters in Shangdu run deep, and he would inevitably have to use the Demon Saber in battle there.
If the Demon Saber’s malevolent energy becomes too strong and Saber Momentum can’t suppress it, wouldn’t that be making things worse?
Ji Qing thought it over and over; he must eliminate this hidden danger of the Demon Saber.
But how to eliminate it?
Ji Qing knew of one method.
That was to transform his Saber Momentum into Saber Intent.
Once Saber Momentum transforms into Saber Intent, it can completely suppress the Demon Saber.
Thoroughly resolving this hidden danger.
However, this was too difficult.
Normally, only the outstanding ones among Innate Grandmasters have a chance to condense Saber Intent.
Below Innate?
It’s basically impossible to condense Saber Intent.
At least, there has never been any news of anyone below Innate condensing Saber Intent.
But why can’t those below Innate condense Saber Intent?
If Saber Momentum can be condensed, why can’t Saber Intent?
In theory, even Third-Rank Martial Artists can condense Saber Intent.
Even martial artists without internal energy can condense Saber Intent.
Because Saber Intent is purely at the spiritual level, unrelated to internal energy or cultivation.
The reason it’s so hard below Innate is simply because the difficulty is too great.
If one had that talent and energy, they would have promoted to Innate long ago, so why stubbornly pursue Saber Intent?
But Ji Qing is different.
He has origin points!
He doesn’t need to slowly comprehend Saber Momentum and evolve it into Saber Intent.
He only needs to steadily improve Saber Momentum.
As long as Saber Momentum reaches perfection, Ji Qing’s Saber Momentum can transform into Saber Intent.
Ji Qing practices saber techniques every month.
A suitable saber technique reaching perfection can then yield new Saber Momentum comprehension, which, when fused into Ji Qing’s Saber Momentum, provides 1% improvement to Saber Momentum.
Moreover, even at the fastest, it takes a month.
For Ji Qing, that’s too slow.
However, now that Ji Qing has plenty of origin points, there’s no need to cultivate saber techniques to perfection.
He only needs to cultivate to Major Accomplishment, then directly use origin points to improve.
This saves a massive amount of time.
For an ordinary saber technique, with Ji Qing’s current saber technique attainment, how long to reach Major Accomplishment?
Ji Qing roughly estimated.
About seven days.
For a Third-Rate Saber Technique, Ji Qing can reach beginner in a quarter-hour, Minor Accomplishment in two days, Major Accomplishment in seven days!
This is very normal.
But from Major Accomplishment to perfection, that takes at least a month.
If only to Major Accomplishment, it takes just seven days, so in a month he can cultivate four saber techniques to perfection, thereby improving Saber Momentum progress by 4%.
This is already very fast!
However, it can be even faster.
If adding Ji Qing’s tempering of Saber Momentum with the Demon Saber’s malevolent energy, he can gain an extra 1% progress per month.
Then Ji Qing can improve 5% progress per month.
This is an unimaginable speed.
And Ji Qing only needs to spend four origin points per month.
“Four origin points… this price is worth it!”
Ji Qing thought about it; he must resolve the Demon Saber’s hidden danger.
The key is, once Saber Momentum transforms into Saber Intent.
Even without promoting to Innate, he will have the strength to protect himself.
After all, Saber Intent is on par with Innate.
Even rarer than Innate!
Shangdu has Grandmasters!
In the short term, unable to promote to Innate, evolving Saber Momentum into Saber Intent is Ji Qing’s best path to improving strength.
It’s also the only means to contend with Innate.
Thinking of this, Ji Qing no longer hesitated.
Anyway, he had emptied the Tianshan Sect’s martial arts.
There were enough Third-Rate Saber Techniques for him to cultivate.
And origin points were plentiful.
Since that’s the case, Ji Qing had no reason to hesitate.
He instructed Lie Yingniang to prepare for a long-term seclusion.
Unless it was a matter of life and death, do not disturb.
Lie Yingniang naturally complied.
Ji Qing knew that this seclusion might be his longest one yet.
He secretly checked on Ji Yao.
Ji Yao was living well; though still somewhat lonely, no one dared to mistreat her.
Ji Qing felt it was good.
Keep Ji Yao away from Jianghu.
As for when Ji Yao grows up, that’s a matter for after she grows up.
Until then, let Ji Yao live carefree.
Ji Qing set aside his worries.
He dove headfirst into the Martial Arts Pavilion and began seclusion.
Time passed day by day.
In Jianghu, new people rise every day.
And every day, old-generation Jianghu people pass away.
Jianghu is like this: no matter how brilliant you are, if you’re inactive in Jianghu for a year or two, you might be forgotten by Jianghu.
On this day, on the second floor of Listen to the Wind Tower.
Many people were paying attention to this issue of the Jianghu Ranking.
“Look, it’s out.”
“First on the Villain Ranking is Qi Xiao the Old Demon!”
“This Qi Old Demon is said to be from the Black Demon Sect. Rumor has it he cultivates an evil cultivation technique and needs the blood of three women each day as a trigger to suppress the backlash of the evil cultivation technique in his body.”
“This is absolutely true. I once personally saw Qi Old Demon swallow a woman’s blood; that poor woman was directly drained of all her blood…”
Many people were discussing animatedly.
Every one of the top ten on the Villain Ranking has a notorious reputation.
However, at some point, the original number one on the Villain Ranking, “Astonishing Swan Saber” Ji Qing, quietly disappeared.
Actually, it wasn’t entirely quiet.
Over a year ago, Ling Xiao Pavilion had removed “Ji Qing” from the Villain Ranking.
Though it sparked some controversy, soon no one cared.
However, though Ji Qing disappeared from the Villain Ranking, he appeared on the Saber Ranking and held first place all the way until now!
“Young Hero Zhang Yuan’s ranking on the Saber Ranking has risen again, now at tenth!”
“Young Hero Zhang rose too quickly; in just a few months, he went from unknown to climbing straight to tenth on the Saber Ranking!”
“Moreover, Young Hero Zhang is very young and ranks in the top three on the Rookie Ranking!”
“Rookie Ranking… I remember the first on the Saber Ranking, ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Ji Qing, should also meet the age requirement for the Rookie Ranking, right? Why has ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ never been on the Rookie Ranking?”
“This… you’re right! But it’s been so long since there was any news of ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’? Almost two years. No news for so long; probably dead already…”
At least there were still people who remembered “Astonishing Swan Saber” Ji Qing.
Back then, “Astonishing Swan Saber” was at the height of his fame, renowned throughout Jianghu.
However, with nearly two years of silence.
“Astonishing Swan Saber” gradually lost his heat; even many suspected Ji Qing was dead.
After all, some “Great Heroes” in Jianghu dying quietly isn’t all that surprising.
This is Jianghu.
Tides rise and fall.
Great Heroes or demons.
Flowing Great Heroes and demons, the eternal Jianghu!
Time passed hurriedly again.
The heat from the Jianghu Ranking was still ongoing.
In the next few months, Zhang Yuan challenged countless Jianghu veterans with his saber alone.
He was almost undefeated.
Zhang Yuan’s popularity was unrivaled in all of Jianghu!
Countless eyes were focused on Zhang Yuan.
On this day, Zhang Yuan arrived at An Yang City.
As soon as he appeared, he was immediately noticed.
After all, Zhang Yuan’s popularity was too high.
Rumor has it that Zhang Yuan challenges those Martial World veterans because.
His martial arts are very special.
Or rather, the Saber Momentum he condensed is very special.
The Saber Momentum Zhang Yuan condensed is Invincible Momentum!
His martial arts are the same.
It requires advancing courageously and forging invincible momentum!
Thus, Zhang Yuan challenged numerous Martial World veterans along the way, accumulating his invincible momentum to an extremely terrifying level.
However, Zhang Yuan is just one step short of transforming his invincible momentum.
So, he came to An Yang City.
Because, no matter how outstanding he is or how high his popularity.
He is a saber user.
As long as he’s a saber user, he can never avoid one person.
Astonishing Swan Saber—Ji Qing!
Although Ji Qing hasn’t been active in Jianghu for nearly two years.
The man seemed to have vanished without a trace.
Yet, no one denies Ji Qing’s saber technique.
He’s the man hailed as the Number One Saber of Jianghu!
So, Zhang Yuan came to An Yang City.
His goal was simple.
Find “Astonishing Swan Saber” Ji Qing and request instruction!
His purpose was pure.
Ji Qing’s exact whereabouts weren’t hard to find.
Much news pointed to Hundred Battles Sect.
Ji Qing’s foothold in An Yang City was Hundred Battles Sect!
Thus, Zhang Yuan went straight to Hundred Battles Sect.
Today’s Hundred Battles Sect was different from before.
Even with Hundred Battles Sect’s strict disciple selection, as time passed, the sect’s disciples grew more numerous.
Moreover, after taking in Tianshan Sect’s martial arts and supplies, Hundred Battles Sect’s foundation leaped to become An Yang City’s top Jianghu sect.
Now, Hundred Battles Sect had over a hundred disciples.
The number wasn’t huge, but Hundred Battles Sect took the elite route.
Every disciple was the best of the best.
Almost all were Third-Rank Martial Artists!
This was a terrifying number.
After all, back then, Hundred Battles Sect’s Lie Yingniang was merely third-rate.
The fallen Hundred Battles Sect Sect Leader was only a Second-Rank Martial Artist.
Probably in another year or two, Hundred Battles Sect could produce Second-Rank Martial Artists.
Even more than one!
However, today’s Hundred Battles Sect disciples weren’t practicing martial arts.
Instead, they all surged to the entrance.
Their gazes fixed on a white-clothed saber user outside the door.
“He’s ‘Limitless Saber’ Zhang Yuan?”
“Probably. Rumor has it ‘Limitless Saber’ Zhang Yuan favors all-white attire, elegant and poised; it seems true.”
“However, Jianghu rumors say Zhang Yuan came to An Yang City to spar with ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Mister Ji. Mister Ji lives in our Hundred Battles Sect, but I’ve been here over a year and never seen Mister Ji.”
“Who do you think is stronger, ‘Mister Ji’ or Zhang Yuan?”
Many Hundred Battles Sect disciples hadn’t even seen Ji Qing.
But all of An Yang City knew Ji Qing lived in Hundred Battles Sect.
Zhang Yuan knew too.
He stopped at Hundred Battles Sect’s entrance and loudly called out, “Zhang Yuan has come specifically to visit ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Mister Ji. I request Mister Ji graciously grant instruction!”
Zhang Yuan’s voice was thick with internal energy, booming majestically into Hundred Battles Sect.
