“…I get it. I wasn’t taking it seriously.”

Chen Cheng smiled, showing he hadn’t been thinking about it that way at all.

When it came to this matter, Chen Cheng considered every possible outcome except one: failing to reach the Entry Level.

For anyone else, this task would be as difficult as scaling the heavens—a virtually unsolvable problem.

But for Chen Cheng, with the Cultivation Technique in hand, achieving a perfect Entry Level was as simple as breathing.

The two then chatted for a while longer.

Li Wenrou mentioned that the Outer Sect grand competition would be held in a few days. Outer Disciples who performed exceptionally and caught the eye of the various Pavilions could be promoted to the Inner Sect.

Since Chen Cheng just had to wait for the Fishing Pavilion’s notice, he didn’t need to concern himself with the Outer Sect competition.

After Li Wenrou left, Chen Cheng locked his courtyard gate and began to examine the Cultivation Technique in his hands.

The first page didn’t contain the Cultivation Technique, but rather a stern warning: “The contents of this book are strictly forbidden from being shared with others. Violators will be executed without question!”

「Some time later.」

[Secret Six Harmonies Spear]: Entry Level (0/300), Traits (None), Limit-Breaking (No)

As the panel’s information surfaced deep within his Heart Spirit, Chen Cheng had already made his way to the quiet room on the third floor.

He first carefully put away the Cultivation Technique, then took the Profound Iron Treasure Bow out of a large chest.

“CLICK-CLACK—!”

With a crisp mechanical sound, the bow’s many precise joints and mortises popped open.

The bow wasn’t forged as a single piece.

Its body was formed from three precisely interlocking Profound Iron sections. The grip was in the center, with a bow limb extending from each end, and each joint was inlaid with a very fine copper band.

Ordinarily, these joints were locked tight, the bow limbs curved like a crescent moon.

But now, with a sharp shake from Chen Cheng, the mortises sprang open. The two bow limbs straightened out, aligning with the grip to form a perfectly straight line.

The joints locked automatically, and the bow instantly transformed into a Profound Iron Rod over five feet long.

He then took the pair of Profound Iron Daggers, held them with their blades facing out and their spines together, aligned the slot at the base of their hilts with a protruding tenon on the rod’s tip, and twisted them firmly in the opposite direction.

With a “CLICK,” the pieces locked together, fitting perfectly without a single seam.

A Profound Iron Long Spear, about seven feet long and pitch-black from end to end, was born.

At seven feet, it was significantly shorter than the Long Spear required by the Cultivation Technique. However, given Chen Cheng’s perfect Entry Level mastery and his thorough grasp of the Martial Art’s Divine Essence True Intent, he could improvise and make do with it.

Chen Cheng stood in the quiet room, the long spear held upright at his side.

He glanced back at the courtyard. The space was too small; he couldn’t possibly practice the Spear Technique there.

He immediately turned his head and glanced toward the Sea Marsh on the other side.

A playful glint flashed in his dark eyes.

He initiated a Kuixing Kick, flicking the spear’s butt upward. The shaft flipped over his back and into the air like a flood dragon bursting from the water.

He executed a Shadow Hand Gun-Dragging Sprint, reaching the balcony in a single flash.

With a Cloud-Piercing Sun-Thrusting Spear, the Profound Iron Long Spear flew from his hand, becoming a bolt of black lightning that tore through the sky, aimed straight for the Sea Marsh.

The next instant, Chen Cheng planted a foot on the railing and launched himself forward with explosive force. Like a diving falcon or a meteor chasing the moon, he had started after the spear but somehow overtook it, soaring above its shaft in a flash.

As the spear’s momentum carried it horizontally through the air, his feet landed steadily upon its shaft.

Man and spear moved as one, surging forward unstoppably.

It was as if he were flying by riding the spear, or performing a mid-air Thunder Stepping.

About ten breaths later.

The long spear’s forward momentum began to wane. Man and spear traced an elegant parabola through the air before plunging thunderously into the Sea Marsh.

Instantly, water exploded upward in a towering splash.

This shallow region was no more than twenty feet deep.

Man and spear drove all the way to the bottom, stirring up clouds of white sand and roiling undercurrents.

Chen Cheng stood firm. He spun the spear in a one-handed flourish, instantly churning the surrounding white sand. It was pulled into his wake, trailing him like a great white banner whipping in the wind.

Since he couldn’t practice in the courtyard, he decided to temper his Spear Technique here at the bottom of the sea, where he could also avoid any prying eyes.

He transitioned from a one-handed to a two-handed flourish, whipping up a terrifying vortex underwater.

This wasn’t just for show; he was adapting to the water’s resistance.

The strong never complain about their environment.

True perfect Entry Level mastery meant being able to flawlessly execute the corresponding Martial Arts Skill in any environment.

After a brief period of adaptation, Chen Cheng followed the momentum of his flourish, bent his knees slightly, and twisted at the waist, unleashing a Burning Hundred Slashes.

In an instant, a hundred spear-afterimages thrust out.

Wherever the spear tip passed, the water was sliced apart, leaving behind transient white trails of vacuum.

For a moment, the white sand was whipped into a frenzy, dying the entire area a turbid, gray-white chaos.

The spear’s afterimage was like a dragon, weaving and darting through this pocket of chaos. Its movements were broad and sweeping, fierce and domineering, as if it could roil the seas and wreak havoc in the heavens. It was more like it sought to cleave the primordial chaos, a true Heaven Opening.

After a long while, he finished performing the entire Spear Technique.

The spear tip pointed to the heavens, parting the clouds to reveal the sun, and the set concluded with a perfect, staff-standing stance.

…

「About two hours later.」

Chen Cheng was back in the quiet room on the third floor of Guan Lan Pavilion.

The long spear was converted back into a bow and returned to the large chest, leaving no sign that he had been practicing a Spear Technique.

Achieving the Entry Level in an instant was too shocking. He didn’t want to be too conspicuous and arouse suspicion.

The crucial point was that if anyone discovered he had already reached the Entry Level, the Sword Pavilion would undoubtedly recruit him by force. If that happened, his plan to join the Fishing Pavilion would be completely ruined.

‘I’ll keep this trump card hidden for a while. It won’t be too late to reveal it when the time is right to maximize my gains.’

“This Martial Art is truly incredible… Not only is its killing power astounding, but it also gives me an advantage against both unarmed opponents and short weapons.”

“What’s more, for the same amount of training, the Blood Qi it generates is far greater than that of ordinary Martial Arts.”

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