Transmigration with Cheat Codes Chapter 6.1: Sword Sharpening Technique

The ape screeched and screamed, its voice filled with ferocity. Its eyes glimmered with a hint of red, while froth continuously dripped from its mouth.

After being hit by a stone, it went into a frenzy, and the intensity of the red glow in its eyes grew stronger, clearly indicating its aggressive nature.

It relentlessly chased Meng Jintang until they reached the vicinity of the main building of the Hanshan Sect. Upon seeing Meng Jintang stop, without hesitation, it swiped its claw.

With a clang sound, the sharp claws were blocked by a long sword. Despite being an animal, the clash just now seemed to faintly evoke the sound of metal and stone.

The ape's speed was even faster than that of the Small Green Snake. It leaped and soared through the vines and branches, launching a fierce and relentless attack.

With a flick of Meng Jintang's wrist, three sword blossoms leapt out consecutively. Two of them landed on the ape's claws, while the other one aimed straight for the monster's throat.

Squeak!

Accompanied by a scream, the ape grabbed onto the vine hanging from above and swiftly swung away. Meng Jintang lacked long-range attack methods, so she followed suit and grabbed onto the vine, swiftly ascending the tree along with the wild creature in front of her.

The ape's body was agile, standing on thin tree branches as if on solid ground. Meanwhile, Meng Jintang had already maxed out her Basic Qinggong skill through diligent practice.

She consistently maintained her training habits, and her sense of balance was no less than that of the ape. No matter how the branches swayed, she remained as steady as Mount Tai.

The sword light gently unfolded, resembling a small delicate silk fan, precisely the "Ping" technique from the "Hanshan Sword Art." The ape felt a chill invading its body and immediately leaped away.

As a wild beast, it didn't possess much intelligence and intended to use the same trick again, attempting to free itself from the trap by relying on the vine. However, when it reached out its claw, it found nothing but emptiness.

Meng Jintang's previous sword strike, the "Ping" technique, was not aimed at the ape itself but rather at the trailing vines behind it which resembled hanging curtains.

The ape clawed at thin air and fell from the tree branch. Before it even touched the ground, it gracefully flipped its body in mid-air. Its agility was almost equivalent to that of a skilled martial artist with accomplished qinggong techniques.

Seizing the opportunity while the ape was still airborne, Meng Jintang swiftly thrust her sword downward from above. The sword strike was rapid and unmatched in speed, surpassing any previous move she had made.

This is the "Qing Bin Xiao Chai Cui'' technique from the "Linchi Sword Art." It is the fastest move among all of Meng Jintang's techniques.

In gaming terms, it can be described as using more internal energy to accelerate the speed of the sword technique. Meng Jintang estimated that this enhancement would roughly increase the speed by an additional 20% compared to the original move.

The tip of the sword had already made contact with the ape's body, but the force behind it suddenly weakened. Meng Jintang realized that after the previous intense battle, her internal energy had depleted to less than one-tenth of its original strength.

According to the principle of fighting from the heart, Meng Jintang should have taken the opportunity to withdraw and retreat while she still had some strength remaining. However, she remembered the long hours she had spent practicing her sword in the valley.

If she had to consider her retreat and give up in the face of a wounded wild creature, it would be better to abandon the main quest of "Sword Sect Dominance." Determined, she channeled her energy into her wrist and thrust her sword forward.

The cold radiance on the Fine Iron Sword surged, extending three feet forward. The sword tip penetrated deeply into the ape's chest and emerged from its back.

Meng Jintang let out a breath of relief as she gently withdrew her long sword. She reached out and pulled on the vine, gracefully landing on the ground.

‘…..Something’s wrong.

‘The move I have used to kill the ape earlier was extremely draining on my internal energy. How am I able to continue using qinggong now?’

The strike that just killed the ape did indeed consume a significant amount of internal energy, but Meng Jintang had gained profound insights through her training. She was proficient in controlling her breath and manipulating the flow of internal energy.

After a brief rest and adjustment, she was able to rapidly restore a portion of her internal energy, allowing her to continue utilizing qinggong techniques. This was a result of her exceptional mastery over internal energy control.

Meng Jintang blinked and brought up the system prompt that she had overlooked earlier. In order to avoid distractions that might affect her martial arts performance, she had chosen to block some of the less important messages during battles.

[System: Successfully killed the ape, gained 80 experience points, obtained 1 ape fur, and 3 green peaches.]

— Green peaches were also wild fruits found in the mountains, and they had a slightly higher grade compared to the crabapples previously collected. In "Martial Arts Ascension," when killing wild creatures, there was a chance to obtain their personal belongings.

[System: After ten years of sword sharpening, do not regret the wasted time. Successfully comprehended the auxiliary martial art skill "Sword Sharpening Technique" and gained 300 experience points.]

Meng Jintang leveled up.

Leveling up not only partially healed negative status effects on the player's body, excluding inherent debuffs like [Cold Poison in Body], but it also restored the player's internal energy to full capacity.

No wonder she felt a sudden surge of energy and a complete sense of vitality while she was fighting. The previous fatigue vanished completely.

As for “Sword Sharpening Technique”....

Just as Meng Jintang was about to use the Appraisal skill to examine it, she suddenly remembered what this item was.

According to the game's setting, there was a significant difference in martial arts proficiency among individuals in the martial world.

There were disciples of famous sects who had the opportunity to learn profound internal cultivation techniques, while there were also ordinary people who worked as errand runners and could only learn basic external martial arts techniques.

But these people still had some opportunities to cultivate internal energy.

There were two ways to generate internal energy. One was the internal cultivation method, as seen in Meng Jintang's practice of "Basic Internal Skills," where internal energy was cultivated internally.

The other was the external-to-internal method, achieved through the practice of external martial arts. It involved adjusting the practitioner's breathing frequency, altering the flow of energy through the meridians, and gradually generating a shallow level of internal energy from the Dantian.

Many martial artists who followed the path of external cultivation were able to develop impressive martial arts skills.

However, they often struggled to accurately transmit the methods of cultivating internal energy because their own internal cultivation originated from external practices.

Whether their disciples and relatives were able to cultivate internal energy through the same path, and how much internal energy they could cultivate, purely depended on their individual aptitude and fortune.

When Meng Jintang practiced swordsmanship, she was originally able to channel the flow of internal energy through the extraordinary meridians. The "Sword Sharpening Technique," on the other hand, amplified the benefits of external cultivation in the realm of internal cultivation.

It was a unique method that allowed the practitioner's internal energy to continuously grow with each movement, each breath. Although the growth rate was extremely slow, the accumulation over time resulted in significant gains.

​​For example, if she meditated for two hours, her internal energy capacity would increase slightly. Similarly, if she trained in swordsmanship for thirty hours, her internal energy capacity would also increase by a small margin.

However, with the "Sword Sharpening Technique," those thirty hours of training might be shortened to twenty hours or even ten hours. The proficiency and power of auxiliary martial arts are not displayed directly, but they are closely related to the overall strength of the player.

Meng Jintang lifted the ape's body from the ground and directly threw it to the system store, receiving a profit of 100 coins. However, suddenly she remembered something, her face changed slightly, and she quickly ran back to the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Luckily, the water placed on the stove had dried up only slightly without completely evaporating. Meng Jintang lifted the kettle and carefully examined it, ensuring that there were no cracks before feeling somewhat relieved and adding a bit of water back into it.