'Qingfeng Sword Technique, Seven-Star Step, and Sunflower Nine Needles... I've brought them all to the Perfection Realm.'
Inside the library, Qin Yang opened his eyes from his feigned sleep, a smile touching his lips.
Three days had passed since he broke through to the Innate Realm.
In just three days, Qin Yang had used the Enlightenment Space to bring all three of the martial arts he knew to the Perfection Realm.
The realms of martial arts cultivation were divided into Entry Level, Minor Success, Great Success, and Perfection.
Qin Yang had now cultivated these three martial arts to their highest realm.
'It's a shame the first floor is full of nothing but basic martial arts.'
Basic Martial Arts were also known as Postnatal Martial Arts.
Above them were Innate Martial Arts and Grandmaster's Secret Martial Arts.
Qin Yang had now reached the Innate Realm, but he had not even cultivated a single Innate Martial Art.
If he were to fight other Innate experts, Qin Yang would surely be at a disadvantage.
As the largest library in all of Jianghai City, the Jiangdao Martial Arts Library surely had Innate Martial Arts on its upper floors.
But with his current status, Qin Yang wasn't qualified to go up there, unless he revealed his Innate Cultivation.
'Wait...'
'I have the Enlightenment Space... couldn't I try creating my own Innate Martial Arts?'
Qin Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.
The so-called Innate Martial Arts and Grandmaster's Secret Martial Arts were also created by martial arts masters.
If others could do it, why couldn't he—the one with the Enlightenment Space?
However, martial arts masters generally possessed an extremely profound foundation in martial arts.
Qin Yang had only mastered three martial arts, which didn't seem like nearly enough.
'If my foundation is lacking, then I'll just have to keep learning...'
Qin Yang was very confident about this.
With so many basic martial arts in the library, it was more than enough to build his foundation to an extremely high level.
'First, I'll set a small goal: create my own Innate Sword Technique!'
Qin Yang considered himself a dedicated man.
Even after breaking through to the Innate Realm, his passion remained with swordsmanship.
Then, Qin Yang got up and started picking out sword manuals from the shelves.
Lingxi Sword Technique.
Qin Yang picked up a manual and began to flip through it rapidly.
After breaking through to the Innate Realm, Qin Yang's Soul Power had been greatly enhanced. Combined with the Enlightenment Space, he was now fully capable of memorizing anything with a single glance.
He only needed to flip through a manual once to commit its entire contents to memory.
"Hey, you're not sleeping anymore, kid? Back to reading again?"
Just as Qin Yang was engrossed in his book, Xia He appeared behind him.
For the past few days, Qin Yang's consciousness had been immersed in the Enlightenment Space, comprehending Martial Arts.
Xia He had seen Qin Yang dozing off every day, just like himself, and felt a sense of relief.
'The kid has finally seen the light.'
'That's more like it. Everyone else is slacking off, and you're over here trying to outdo everyone.'
'It's just not right.'
But seeing Qin Yang reading again, Xia He suddenly felt a little irritated.
'So you're secretly trying to get ahead again, are you?'
'What's so interesting about these stupid books?'
'We're all good-for-nothings here, isn't it better to just accept it and slack off?'
Qin Yang had no time to concern himself with Xia He's thoughts.
After memorizing the contents of the Lingxi Sword Technique, he returned to his seat, closed his eyes, and his mind sank into the Enlightenment Space.
'That's the way. Just sleep, and everything will be fine.'
Seeing Qin Yang take his advice so well, Xia He nodded in satisfaction.
He then returned to Area 2 and, with a clear conscience, went back to his own lazy nap.
In Qin Yang's view, the simplest way to create his own martial art was to build upon the basic ones. He would improve them, discard the dross, fuse their essence, and ultimately create an exquisite Innate Martial Art.
With the help of the Enlightenment Space, Qin Yang's Comprehension reached a Heaven-defying level.
As the content of the Lingxi Sword Technique surfaced in his mind, all sorts of insights about the swordsmanship bloomed, flowing into his thoughts with the grace of a master artist's brush.
He greedily absorbed these insights, and his proficiency with the Lingxi Sword Technique soared.
Entry Level.
Minor Success.
Great Success.
Perfection!
In just one day, Qin Yang had brought the Lingxi Sword Technique all the way to the Perfection Realm.
However, this alone was not enough for Qin Yang to create his own Innate Martial Art.
Qin Yang's thinking was that if he was going to create a new sword technique, he would create one of truly astonishing power.
He planned to learn nearly all the swordsmanship techniques on the first floor of the library before making his move, ensuring he was fully prepared.
And so, in the following days, Qin Yang behaved just as Xia He had hoped.
Every day he stayed in the library dozing off, but in reality, he was in his mind, comprehending various sword techniques.
Qin Yang not only mastered all the swordsmanship techniques in Area 1 and Area 2, but also found excuses to visit the other areas, memorizing every single sword manual he could find.
A short half-month passed. Qin Yang had learned over a dozen basic sword techniques and brought all of them to the Perfection Realm.
He now possessed an incredibly profound foundation in the Sword Dao, enough to be worthy of the title Sword Dao Master.
「Late at night, in the outskirts of Jianghai City.」
'It's about time.'
Having learned so many basic sword techniques, Qin Yang finally stopped.
His next step was to use the Heaven-defying Comprehension provided by his Enlightenment Space.
He would take the dozen-odd swordsmanship techniques in his mind, discarding the dross and extracting their essence.
And finally, forge them into a powerful Innate Sword Technique.
Creating one's own Innate Martial Arts would inevitably cause a phenomenon.
That's why he had specifically come to the outskirts, so as not to be disturbed.
Looking at the quiet nightscape around him, Qin Yang closed his eyes. The dozen-odd sword techniques he had mastered flashed through his mind, one by one.
Qin Yang's brain began to operate at high speed, like a sophisticated machine.
As Qin Yang continued his comprehension, a faint light began to emanate from him, attracting numerous insects.
But as these insects came within ten meters of Qin Yang, they were suddenly struck by a powerful force, turning to dust and vanishing into thin air.
If a perceptive master had been there, they would have clearly sensed an invisible blade aura enveloping Qin Yang, like a domain of Sword Qi.
A crisp sword cry, like a faint HUMMM, seemed to echo through the air.
Just like that, Qin Yang stood motionless on the spot.
Just before dawn, he snapped his eyes open, a glint of sword light flashing within them.
'I finally succeeded!'
With a single thought, the True Essence in Qin Yang's body surged. A blade formed of Sword Qi, condensed from True Essence, appeared in his palm.
As Qin Yang continued to pour in his True Essence, the Sword Qi blade grew longer, rapidly transforming into a ten-meter-long beam of light.
Feeling the sharp Sword Qi within the beam of light, Qin Yang's face lit up with excitement as he turned his gaze to a nearby mountain peak.
"This move, shall be called... One Sword Opens the Celestial Gate!"
The moment the words left his lips, the blade of Sword Qi in his hand shot out. In mid-air, it swelled into a hundred-meter-long beam and slashed directly toward the mountain peak before him.