Chapter 40: Abundant Fruits

  Now that he was accustomed to the weight on his body, Song Qing felt it was time to try out his own invention - the weighted underwater training method.

  But it's easy to think about, and it's difficult to do. Although I've gotten used to the weight on my body, and when I was in Sword Demon Valley, I also tried practicing swordsmanship in water, but adding these two together isn't as simple as one plus one equals two. Song Qing Shu has suffered a lot because of this.

  At first, when Song Qing entered the water, he would be knocked down by the water. Although he had adapted to the weight on his body, it was not the flesh on his body after all. Usually, there was no problem, but in this special place, the problem was suddenly exposed.

  However, Song Qingchu is not a person who gives up easily. As the saying goes, 'Those who are determined will succeed, break the cauldron and sink the boat, the Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu, those who work hard will be rewarded by heaven, lie on the brushwood and taste the gall, three thousand Yue armor can swallow Wu'.

  After a month of unremitting efforts by Song Qingchu, he had adapted to wearing lead blocks on his wrists and ankles without sinking in the water.

  At the same time, Song Qing also started practicing sword in the water. With the experience of Jianmo Valley, this practice was not as confused as it was at first, but after all, the weight on his body was different, so every time he finished practicing swordsmanship in the water, Song Qing seemed to have fought a fierce battle with a master. Extremely exhausted.

  A month later, Song Qingchu began to add lead blocks to his forearms and calves.

  Two months later, Song Qingchu began adding lead blocks to his arms and legs.

  Three months later, Song Qing added lead blocks to his waist.

  Four months later, Song Qing's lead blocks on his waist were full. At this time, the total weight of all the lead blocks on his body had exceeded 300 catties.

  Don't underestimate this weight of over 300 kilograms, you know that in the water, with the resistance and pressure of the water, the weight is not ordinary.

  Unaware of the spring grass dreams by the pool, the wutong leaves in front of the steps have already sounded autumn. In the mountains, I don't know about the years and months, but suddenly, deep autumn has arrived, with only withered leaves flying into my eyes, and light clouds and gentle breeze.

  Half a year or so of intense training in the weighted water entry method has brought about tremendous progress for Song Qingchu. Firstly, he can now emerge from the water with weights and deploy his lightness skill, which is truly swift as the wind. It can be said that Song Qingchu's lightness skill is now among the best in Wudang, even if not the absolute best, it's still top-notch. Even for the Seven Heroes of Wudang, taking down Song Qingchu in a short period of time would be no easy feat.

  Moreover, Song Qing's sword exit speed was unimpeded by water, and could be described as swift as the wind. Song Qing didn't know what kind of speed he would have after cultivating the Evil-Expelling Sword Manual, but he thought to himself that even if it wasn't comparable, it shouldn't be much different either.

  Moreover, not only has his speed increased greatly, but his strength has also made significant progress. With an additional 300 jin of weight on his body, he can still walk normally and even move with swift steps. When punching or slapping, his power is even more majestic.

  These achievements are superficial things. In addition to these, Song Qing's progress is mainly divided into three aspects.

  Firstly, in terms of swordsmanship, Song Qingchu has now basically mastered all the sword techniques of the Wudang Sect and even created a few new moves after Sword Demon Valley.

  The second is the internal skill, Song Qingyu's every time in the water to practice sword, it's like fighting with a master, every time until his own inner strength is exhausted before coming out, so that the internal skill has also made rapid progress. In addition, he often had to resist the weight on his body and the waterfall, which consumed a lot of inner energy. Every time the inner energy was depleted, it would be restored, and the inner energy would grow further. Although this growth is not much compared to the total amount of inner energy, it can be said that it is only small, but it is more than the growth of just ordinary practice, and it grows faster.

  Song Qing originally cultivated the "Pure Yang Child's Skill" to the fourth layer when he was in Jianmo Valley, but now, after half a year has passed, he has already practiced it to the seventh layer.

  Don't underestimate the time it took to break through three layers in half a year, which is no different from the Sword Magic Valley. However, one must know that martial arts, especially internal skills, become increasingly difficult as they progress, yet Song Qing broke through three layers in just six months, making him truly exceptional and rare.

  The last aspect is on the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong". As mentioned earlier, practicing with weights not only greatly increases speed but also makes significant progress in strength. Moreover, the impact of water on the practice of "Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong" is like having an external aid, making tremendous progress.

  "The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" is a Buddhist guardian deity skill, divided into thirteen levels, which is an unparalleled martial art that is easy to learn but difficult to master. The first three levels correspond to the top three masters, and in order to successfully cultivate them, one only needs arduous training, but this is also simple, as long as one can break through with training, it's not difficult.

  The fourth to sixth levels correspond to second-rate masters, which require some luck, but this is not difficult. People in the esoteric school are basically all able to cultivate successfully.

  The seventh to ninth floors correspond to top-notch masters, and it's extremely difficult to cultivate to this level. Although not many generations of high-ranking masters in the Esoteric Sect have been able to break through to this realm, there are also not a few who have done so. However, most of these individuals only managed to break through to the seventh floor, and wanting to make further breakthroughs is no different from telling a fantastical tale.

  The tenth to twelfth floors correspond to the top masters. If it can be said that there were still many people who broke through in the previous generations, then at this point, it's really a rare occurrence. However, if you really break through, then it can be said that you truly possess the capital to dominate the world.

  It's just like King Jinlun breaking through to the tenth level, single-handedly fighting against the world's five extremes. What a formidable power! Unfortunately, the Esoteric Sect has only produced a few people like King Jinlun throughout its history.

  As for the last 13th floor, it corresponds to the innate master. This is still too far away from Song Qingchu at present.

  Song Qing Shu broke through to the fifth layer with ease due to his intense training and waterfall tempering, and in terms of internal strength, he even took a step further to become a second-rate master. However, if he wants to make another breakthrough, it won't be achievable just by hard work and simple cultivation.

  But even so, Song Qing can now be said to be a true master, and in some small sects, he can already serve as the sect leader.

  Even in the Wudang Sect, Song Qingchu was not inferior to Yin Liu Xia, and compared to Mo Shenggu, he had a slight advantage.

  This is the power of "Longxiang Panruo Gong". Although it's extremely difficult to cultivate, basically once you break through, although I dare not say that you're invincible among your peers, but you can be considered a top-notch figure in this generation.