High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 40: Rock-Splitting Wave-Slicing Saber, Sword Nurturing Technique

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Rock-Splitting Wave-Slicing Saber, Sword Nurturing Technique
"Su Mu, Advanced Lecturer from the Forging Academy, permitted to enter the Fifth Floor, please proceed!"
Su Mu felt a sense of anticipation as he previously wasn’t qualified to go beyond the Third Floor. Now that he is an Advanced Lecturer, he can freely roam except for the Fifth Floor.
"Let’s go check out the Fourth Floor first."
On the Third Floor, there were still quite a few students and teachers walking around, but once he reached the Fourth Floor, it became exceptionally quiet, and almost no one was in sight.
Moreover, the number of visible bookshelves was reduced by more than half, making the space on the Fourth Floor appear more expansive.
Nevertheless, there was only a small bookshelf of saber technique classics on the Fourth Floor, much smaller than those on the Third Floor. With a quick glance, there were only about thirty to forty books, which was already a relatively high number for saber techniques, and other types of classics were even fewer.
"First Level Realm, First Heaven, huh."
"Every level for a martial artist is essentially a rank!"
Su Mu remarked as he casually picked up a classic before flipping through them and glanced at the exchange price.
73,000 Battlefield Points?!!!
At first glance, Su Mu thought he was mistaken.
Zhou Yuan only earned two thousand points after spending three to four months on the battlefield. At this rate, a Third Level Martial Artist would have to stay on the battlefield for ten years to accumulate enough points to exchange for this Tier Six Blade Technique in his hand.
Su Mu was taken aback, realizing that his teacher’s casual comments had misled him into thinking that his over 80,000 Battlefield Points were a lot.
In actuality, it was only enough to exchange for one Tier Six Blade Technique...
"Perhaps it’s a small matter for the teacher; my perspective was too limited."
Su Mu began to browse through the books, selecting a saber technique named "Rock-Splitting Wave-Slicing Saber." The first page of the classic immediately caught Su Mu’s attention.
"The ’Rock-Splitting Wave-Slicing Saber’ and the ’Furious Wave-breaking Saber’ were created by the same Sword Dao Grandmaster, and after this technique, one can directly cultivate the other."
If he were to exchange for this saber technique, he could later consume an opportunity to freely exchange for the Grandmaster Level "Furious Wave-breaking Saber," thus addressing immediate needs while also having future prospects.
Su Mu felt tempted, but he also recalled his teacher’s teachings and immediately suppressed his excitement.
"No rush, let’s check the Third Floor first."
Descending to the Third Floor, there were figures moving between the bookshelves. The Third Floor had three large bookshelves of saber technique classics, and in the Musashi Hall, they were arranged by rank, and Tier Five saber techniques occupied an entire large bookshelf on the Third Floor.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
As pages turned, the evening sun slanted outside the window, and people in the Musashi Hall gradually left, with the afternoon slipping away in this manner.
Hmm!
Su Mu let out a light exclamation, his eyes shining. In his hand was a thin classic, less than one-third the thickness of other classics.
"What a unique ’Sword Nurturing Technique’."
"It’s more of a Sword Dao technique or a secret technique rather than a saber technique!"
The classic in Su Mu’s hand was the "Sword Nurturing Technique", a distinctive Sword Dao classic that emphasized nurturing the saber daily to accumulate momentum and striking with overwhelming force, dealing a deadly blow.
This is a Sword Dao classic with obvious pros and cons; the "Sword Nurturing Technique" has no saber forms, only a thunderous strike after nurturing, deciding life and death in one blow, followed by exhaustion.
Su Mu was utterly captivated at first glance.
"If I had been able to decapitate a Fifth Level Alien Race with a single strike back then... it wouldn’t have been so perilous."
Su Mu had a clear understanding of himself. Instead of competing in talent or other aspects, it was better to win with surprise, resolving the matter with one decisive strike, cutting through the mess swiftly.
If outmatched, then flee desperately.
Moreover, the "Sword Nurturing Technique" was highly compatible with his own power talent.
"It’ll be you!"
The "Sword Nurturing Technique" requires 31,000 Battlefield Points for exchange. With his current points, he couldn’t exchange for the "Rock-Splitting Wave-Slicing Saber" on the Fourth Floor anymore.
"Earn points on the battlefield... or exchange for a Tier Five one?"
"I’ll look again."
As night fell and the library was closing, Su Mu made another discovery.
The "Surging Waves Saber Technique" only had three forms; the saber strikes like surging waves, one wave after another, emphasizing overwhelming the opponent with power. Each strike increases the power and momentum of the next, typical of the Three Axes technique, which also comes with significant drawbacks.
Tier Five Blade Technique exchanges are generally around 23,000 Battlefield Points, but this classic required only 15,000 points, indicating it wasn’t valued highly.
Both the "Surging Waves Saber Technique" and "Sword Nurturing Technique" individually had significant drawbacks.
But if combined, they might become more than the sum of their parts!
Su Mu’s eyes glimmered with a spark and without hesitation, he gave up the idea of exchanging for the "Rock-Splitting Wave-Slicing Saber".
Suitability is best; there’s no need to blindly pursue higher tiers.
While processing the exchange, the elder in the Musashi Hall frowned at the two classics in Su Mu’s hand, "Teacher Su, Battlefield Points are hard-earned; these two classics have large drawbacks and maybe their advantages aren’t as great as you imagine."
"Are you sure you want to exchange for them?"
"Thanks for your reminder, but I’m sure."
"Alright, I’ll process the exchange for you. The ’Sword Nurturing Technique’ is 31,000 Battlefield Points, and the ’Surging Waves Saber Technique’ is 15,000 Battlefield Points, totaling 46,000 points, leaving you with 34,500 points on your War Order."
Upon seeing Su Mu remain adamant, the elder sighed and shook his head.
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Linjiang Base.
"Teacher Jiang, I see you’ve been in a good mood recently. Did anything nice happen?"
"Not really, just some trivial matters."
"Oh, then I’ll go prepare for class."
Since that phone call with Su Mu assuring each other’s safety, Jiang Miaomiao no longer worried, and knowing Su Mu would return for the summer holidays gave her hope, which brought smiles to her face daily.
The afternoon bell rang through the air, and after the parents picked up their children from tutoring, Jiang Miaomiao pulled out her phone to search for food videos as the Fierce Beast Flesh at home was near exhaustion; she needed new recipes.
"When Su Mu returns, I’ll have him cook, since Xiaoyue also loves his cooking." Thinking this, Jiang Miaomiao silently swallowed.
Humming a tune, she descended the stairs, where a figure had been waiting long. High school classmate Lu Xue waved as she approached.
"Miaomiao, what a coincidence. I heard the double-skin milk here is pretty good; my Hu Yun loves it, so I bought some. Let’s stroll around."
"Sure."
The two chatted as they walked, and soon, as Miaomiao expected, the topic turned to Su Mu.
"Miaomiao, will your Su Mu be back this summer?"
"He should be."
"Miaomiao, I want to discuss something with you. I mentioned before that Hu Yun isn’t very capable, and this year he finally became a small director, but there are still many who secretly don’t accept him at school."
"Hu Yun is teaching the students about to enter their third year of high school, and after the summer break, they’ll be seniors. This year, the school wants to hold a summer training camp for the seniors, so I thought of inviting Su Mu. Actually, he doesn’t need to do anything else, just show up at the opening ceremony to support Hu Yun, that’s all."
"Miaomiao, we’ve been friends for many years; could you help me with this little favor?"
Miaomiao didn’t agree immediately, saying, "Su Mu’s recently had a job change and has been quite busy. I’m not sure if he’ll come back this year. Let me discuss it with him tonight and see, okay?"
"Thanks a lot, then I’ll trouble you, my old friend. How about I treat your family to a meal sometime?"
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