Six Tigers Leaping Knife Method

  At dawn, the sky was just brightening, revealing a thread of light. Ye Chen had experienced excitement yesterday and hadn't slept much, so he got up as soon as it was light and went to the academy cafeteria to buy five big meat buns for several copper coins, which he ate all up, then came to the empty martial arts training ground to practice his martial skills.

  It's still early, and there are already dozens of students from the Upper Academy practicing martial arts in the training grounds.

  The young scholars in the upper house of Beifeng Academy, with strength between the fourth and sixth layers of the Refining Body stage, are considered to be relatively strong. As their martial physique improves, they can endure more hours of daily cultivation, increasing from two hours to three or four hours.

  "Good morning, Shifu!"

  Ye Chen saw Shixiong Yan Han from afar and hastily walked over, bowing his hands in greeting.

  The bitter cold didn't faze him, his body slightly arched and tense, still fully focused on practicing with the sword, one hand grasping the scabbard and the other grasping the hilt, repeatedly rehearsing the sword techniques.

  Fierce and exquisite swordsmanship, the blade flashes out of its scabbard, suddenly dashing forward with a swift slash, striking in rapid succession. Within a single breath, four sword techniques are executed in perfect continuity, as if born from a single impulse. The blade slices through the air, producing a piercing, ear-shattering whine, shining with dazzling brilliance.

  Ye Chen stood aside for a while, feeling waves of cold air pressing in.

  For these ten days, it was said that Yan Han "guided" Ye Chen, but in fact, Yan Han was practicing his knife skills while Ye Chen watched and learned on the side.

  He was extremely cold and indifferent, only focusing on practicing his swordsmanship, completely ignoring what others were doing. It was impossible to get him to spend time guiding a new junior apprentice brother.

  Some senior brothers and sisters from the Upper House also arrived at the martial arts arena, with many of them looking at Ye Chen with a mixture of surprise and delight.

  "Big Brother Yan Han is always so cold and distant, never giving anyone any face. Following him to learn knife techniques, isn't that just asking for trouble?!" "I'm afraid it won't take one or two months before this new Leaf Chen will be crying and going to find the Headmaster to learn other martial skills." "'Tiger Leaping Knife Technique' is too dull, only Yan Han would keep practicing! Who else could keep at it?"

  Ye Chen didn't say much, silently memorizing the harsh moves, then took a ordinary steel knife weighing ten kilograms from the school's knife rack and came to an empty space of several meters.

  The weight of this steel knife is not heavy, Ye Chen's physical training period four layers double arms already have more than 400 pounds of strength, holding this steel knife in his hand is as easy as holding a small iron plate.

  " Hu Yue Dao Fa's first move - Draw Sword!"

  "Cheers!"

  Ye Chen stood firmly on the muddy ground of the martial arts arena, his left hand grasping the scabbard and his right hand tightly gripping the hilt, his body slightly leaning forward in a knife-drawing stance, quickly pulling out the blade.

  "Whoosh!"

  A cold gleam of steel flashed from the front and swept past.

  Ye Chen sheathed his sword and continued to practice repeatedly.

  This set of knife techniques is surprisingly simple, with only six moves: Draw the Knife, Tiger Leap Slash, Tiger Leap Double Slash, Tiger Leap Triple Slash, Arc Moon Slash, Whirlwind Slash.

  Among them, "Bàdāo" (拔刀) and "Hǔ yuè zhǎn" (虎跃斩) are primary martial skills.

  And Double Slash and Triple Slash are intermediate martial skills. Yan Han, the strongest senior brother in Beifeng Academy's Upper House, is currently practicing these two moves.

  As for the Crescent Moon Slash and Whirlwind Slash, they are advanced martial techniques that are extremely difficult to cultivate. A warrior must have a high-quality body and reach the seventh layer of Body Tempering or higher to be able to perform them. Advanced martial techniques like these cannot be performed by any student in the Northern Mountain Academy.

  The previous moves are the foundation of the later moves. Only by mastering the previous moves can you cultivate the later moves.

  The first move "drawing the sword" is actually the starting form of the Tiger Leaping Knife Method, and it's also the move with the smallest force and fastest speed. What's emphasized is the speed of drawing the sword, focusing on taking the sword out of its scabbard in an instant and making a surprise attack on the enemy in front.

  "Draw your sword quickly! If you can't even draw your sword quickly, by the time you do, you'll have died who knows how many times. There's no shortcut to mastering swordsmanship, it can only be achieved through long-term repetition and practice!"

  Ye Chen still clearly remembers that Li Cang, the head of the Upper Court, once casually said a sentence while guiding his disciples in their cultivation.

  Ye Chen remembered these words firmly in her heart.

  In a short period of time, he practiced the "drawing sword" move three thousand times.

  Ye Chen's right hand was almost calloused and on the verge of blistering, his entire right arm felt completely numb, devoid of any sensation.

  This ten-jin heavy steel knife in hand has become heavier than a hundred jin heavy knife.

  According to the training requirements of "Tiger Leaping Knife Method", the knife-drawing move must be able to "draw the knife in an instant and cut off a hardwood stake" to be considered successful.

  This is very difficult.

  Because "drawing the sword" is a starting move, Ye Chen's 400 jin of strength can only be exerted to around 10-20%, and he must reach an extremely fast speed in order to possibly cut through a hardwood stake with his knife. It should be known that the hardwood stakes on the school grounds are specially made for the lower courtyard students to practice their fists and feet, able to withstand 300 jin of force, and lacking the power to cut through them at all.

  Ye Chen had been practicing the "Draw Sword" move for ten days, and he had practiced it at least 30,000 times. The move was now extremely familiar to him.

  "Yesterday, after tempering my body with the six types of herbal medicine, my internal energy and blood are flourishing. The powerful medicinal properties of Ku Shen are still taking effect. Today, I will practice for three to four hours and do over 10,000 repetitions!"

  Ye Chen secretly thought in his heart.

  From dawn till high noon when the sun is in the sky.

  Ye Chen practiced with extremely strong willpower, non-stop for more than three hours, sweating profusely, until the crowd of students in the martial arts school gradually thinned out and left, before he finally came to from his meditation.

  The entire campus was left with less than a few dozen of the strongest Upper House students still in arduous training.

  It's not that others don't want to practice more, but the high-intensity martial arts training can cause physical injuries. Only a very small number of people can practice for a long time.

  Ye Chen rested in place for a full quarter of an hour before recovering his strength.

  "I'll give it a try! I've been practicing the 'Draw Sword' technique for ten days, let's see how powerful it is!"

  Ye Chen arrived in front of a hardwood stake on the school grounds.

  "Draw your sword!"

  Ye Chen stood steadily in front of a hardwood stake, taking a deep breath.

  The whole person slightly bowed forward, his right hand pressed on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

  His right hand rested on the hilt of the knife for an instant, almost a instinctive reaction, his fingers slightly trembling, and in an instant he drew out the knife from its scabbard, took a step forward, and swung the blade forward.

  A cold gleam flashed by, and the blade sliced through the hardwood stake.

  The wooden stake didn't move at all.

  "Didn't you fail to cut off the hardwood stake?"

  Ye Chen sheathed his sword and stood there in stunned silence for a moment.

  "Psst!"

  Suddenly, the upper half of the hardwood stake slowly slid down and fell to the ground with a "thud".

  "The first move of 'Tiger Leaping Knife Method' - Drawing the Sword, has been mastered!"

  Ye Chen's tense expression finally broke into a smile, and his spirits were greatly lifted.

  "I spent ten days and finally mastered the first move of 'Tiger Leaping Knife Skill', which is to draw the knife. Tomorrow, I can start practicing the next move - Tiger Leaping Slash. In just twenty or thirty more days, I will be able to complete the initial stage of the two moves of 'Tiger Leaping Knife Skill'!"

  "Second move of the 'Tiger Leaping Knife Method', Tiger Leaping Slash! In an instant, a knife shadow slashes onto a target. This move must cut through a stone stake that is even harder than a hardwood stake to be considered mastered. The 'slash' emphasizes absolute force! One knife will split open the obstacles in front."

  Ye Chen was thinking silently about the key to his knife technique in his heart.

  He gripped the steel knife tightly and slashed forward.

  Wow!

  Ye Chen turned his head and took a glance at the school field. Inside the school field, Senior Brother Yan Han was still practicing his knife skills.

  The extremely cold blade flashed out at an incredible speed, slashing out two knives in an instant, with the two knife shadows almost overlapping each other.

  Frost can occasionally unleash Tiger Leaping Triple Slash.

  Of course, Shuang Han was already at the sixth layer of the Refining Body stage, and had been practicing the Tiger Leaping Knife Technique for over a year. This wasn't something that Ye Chen, a fourth-layer Refining Body stage martial artist, could compare to.

  "Tiger Leaps Twice, Cutting in an instant, two knife shadows cut onto one target. This difficulty is much harder than Tiger Leaps Cut!"

  "Brother Yan is really strong, he's already practicing the third and fourth moves of the Tiger Leaping Knife Technique! I'm still far behind, I need to catch up quickly!"

  Ye Chen knew the difficulty in this.

  Ye Chen continued to grit his teeth and continued to practice with his knife.

  The "Tiger Leaping Knife Method" has too few moves, with only six in total, and the last two can only be practiced after the later stages of the Refining Body period. Compared to other knife methods and sword methods, it appears even more dull.

  But practicing martial arts is like this, one move and one style at a time.

  While practicing martial arts moves, the muscles and bones of the whole body will be coordinated, gradually exerting the power of the martial arts moves. Otherwise, even if it is a top-level martial art, without the long-term practice of a martial artist, it cannot exert much power.

  "The Beifeng Academy has a power assessment and graduation exam every six months!"

  "Strength assessment, requires reaching 'Body Refining Stage Six and mastering a complete set of intermediate martial skills', these two requirements! Then, you are eligible to take a graduation exam, as long as the exam is passed, you can graduate from Beifeng Academy!"

  "I spent a month practicing the primary knife technique of 'Tiger Leaping Knife Method', and five months on the intermediate level, mastering two moves: Double Slash and Triple Slash. I will strive to master these two techniques and then participate in the assessment and evaluation of the Academy, striving to graduate from Beifeng Academy as soon as possible."

  Ye Chen tightly grasped the hilt of the steel knife, and on his tender face that was streaming with sweat, a resolute expression appeared.

  If it were in the past, he would never have dared to have such a nearly crazy idea.

  In the past decade, he practiced every morning, did odd jobs to make money in the afternoon, and read books at night, almost never relaxing. However, he earned too little money, and spent it all on buying first- and second-grade herbs to refine his physique, just barely maintaining his intense practice, and after a full ten years, he finally reached the fourth layer of the Refining Body stage.

  He now has six types of herbs, which can greatly refine his physical body. He can spend more than four hours a day maintaining high-intensity martial arts training. With gritted teeth and full force, he is about to break through the sixth layer of the Body Tempering Stage, and mastering the intermediate knife technique will no longer be an unattainable goal!

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