"Teacher, I have mastered the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - First Level!"
Luo Feng's excited voice came from the phone: "Thank you, Teacher. Without your guidance, I definitely wouldn't have mastered the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade so quickly!"
Luo Feng mastering the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - First Level in less than half a month did not surprise Zhou Ze.
"Okay, don't rush to practice the Second Level. First, apply the force generation to your legs, then try to combine the blade technique with speed break out . After that, combine it with the Guiding Technique, so that you can engage the Guiding Technique while using the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade. Finally, integrate the blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique into one..."
"When you can achieve perfect use of the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - First Level with just a thought, without needing conscious thought, and it remains unchanged even in actual combat, then you can go practice the Second Level."
Luo Feng listened carefully and said: "I understand, Teacher."
He had tasted the benefits of Zhou Ze's guidance, and now, while not completely deifying Zhou Ze's words, he would basically implement them completely.
"Okay, if you encounter problems with your cultivation that you really can't figure out yourself, come find me." Zhou Ze would always say this before ending each conversation.
"Okay, Teacher, I'll go cultivate now."
Time passed little by little. It was rare for a month to pass this quickly. It had been a long time; focused time always seems to fly by easily.
August 27th. Tomorrow, Luo Feng would leave the Base City to officially begin his mission. During this time, he had been cultivating the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade according to Zhou Ze's guidance. He had long since achieved the combination of blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique, but he always felt there was some disharmony.
"I'm leaving the Base City tomorrow. I'll go ask Teacher the reason tonight." Luo Feng made up his mind.
In the evening, Luo Feng came to Zhou Ze's house, greeted him, and stated his purpose. Zhou Ze smiled and pointed to Luo Feng's heart, saying: "Your heart is in disarray."
"Also, since you have already learned the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - First Level and can integrate them into one, you should now forget the so-called Nine Heavy Thunder Blade and let it become your instinct."
Luo Feng pondered...
Zhou Ze continued: "Do you remember the blade technique concept I told you about?"
Luo Feng immediately said: "Let go of everything, with only one thought in your heart, and that is speed, as fast as thunder, each move like a flash of lightning tearing through the air!"
Zhou Ze said indifferently: "Yes, this speed is not something to strive for, but something that inherently is."
Luo Feng said with a bitter face: "Teacher, but I just can't do it. I'm always worried that my movement technique isn't smooth enough, or that the blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique aren't combined well..."
"That means you're still not proficient enough. There's no other way, just practice more. Practice a hundred times, and the meaning will become clear. Practice it until it becomes instinct. Will you still need to worry about this and that?"
Zhou Ze said calmly: "And after turning these into instinct, forget everything, let go of everything, hold onto the concept you've comprehended in your heart, and each move will be close to the Dao..."
After a pause, Zhou Ze continued: "You need to learn to use your heart to control your body..."
"I don't understand..." Luo Feng slumped his head and sighed.
"It's good that you don't understand. You haven't experienced it, so how could you understand? What you need to do is constantly approach it, until one day you have an epiphany and step into it once. Then you will have a clear direction." Zhou Ze said with a smile.
"I understood the part before, but I don't understand the last sentence." Luo Feng said helplessly.
"Take it slow. Just practice according to what I said before..." Zhou Ze said, but in his heart, he was laughing heartily. It's good that you don't understand; I don't understand either, but the general direction should be correct.
Coming out of Zhou Ze's house, Luo Feng complained in his heart: "Teacher's words are getting more and more mystical. If others didn't know, they'd think he's cultivating immortality like in novels. But we are martial artists."
...
In the training hall of a villa in Mingyue Community, the sound of air being torn apart by blade movements continued for a long time before stopping.
"The Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - Fourth Level can already be controlled. I can start practicing the Fifth Level today... Luo Feng is leaving Jiangnan Base City today to begin his journey. As his Teacher, I should say hello and see him off. I wonder if I'll ever see such a lively Galaxy Lord again."
Thinking this, Zhou Ze had a thought, and the phone on the shelf in front floated over out of thin air. Just then, the phone rang, and the caller was Luo Feng.
"Teacher, I'm leaving. Take care."
"Okay, pay more attention to safety, be careful of monsters hiding in the dark acting like old sixes, and most importantly, other martial artists..."
Zhou Ze had always wanted to maintain a cool and strict Teacher demeanor, but for some reason, he just couldn't be solemn. Instead, he sounded a bit like a nagging mother.
Perhaps it was because as a Warlord-level martial artist, his lifespan had greatly increased, and even at this age, he was actually equivalent to a normal person in their twenties or thirties. Yes, he was still young, and his mentality was naturally that of a young person.
...
On the other side, Luo Feng followed the Fire Hammer Squad, moving forward along the highway.
"Luo Feng, there's a one-horned wild boar ahead, between G-level and F-level. It's yours." Captain Gao Feng's voice sounded: "This is your first battle entering the wilderness area!"
"Luo Feng, this is your first battle, don't be careless." Chen Gu reminded him solemnly.
Luo Feng smiled. His Teacher's teaching philosophy was to have a deep understanding of one's own abilities. He had told him his approximate current strength, and how he performed depended on himself. Furthermore, he was also a spiritual master, so he naturally felt no pressure facing a monster whose physical quality was not much different from his own.
However, he always kept his Teacher's instructions in mind. Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. He could never be careless at any time!
"Swish!"
Luo Feng drew his Blood Shadow Battle Blade, holding a shield in his left hand. Without saying much, he quickly approached the front. The moment the one-horned wild boar reacted, he immediately unleashed the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - First Level force generation in his legs, shooting out fiercely.
"Swish!"
With a burst of speed close to one hundred meters per second, the one-horned wild boar was just able to react before its neck was severed by a single strike. Blood sprayed out, and its uncontrolled body ran forward, crashing into the curved guardrail of the highway next to it. After breaking the guardrail, it rolled down...
"Dead!" Luo Feng leaped down and began cutting off the single horn: "It seems my strength is much stronger than I imagined. An F-level one-horned wild boar, similar to me, was killed in one round. I didn't even use my spiritual force."
The Fire Hammer Squad watching from a distance was just discussing how Luo Feng would perform next, and they didn't expect it to end so quickly. The five couldn't help but gasp.
"Monster!"
"Too exaggerated!"
The Wei brothers were shocked.
"I didn't know he had this kind of strength. I just recommended him to join our squad because I liked him." Chen Gu was also stunned.
"Terrifying!" Zhang Ke couldn't help but exclaim: "I feel it's our squad's honor that he can join us. He has this kind of strength right after coming out of the mountains. It's unimaginable what he'll be like in the future."
Captain Gao Feng stared at Luo Feng who was cutting off the single horn in the distance: "This speed burst, these crisp and decisive movements. It won't be long before I'm no match for him."
"He's only eighteen. No wonder I heard that Manager Zhuge personally instructed him to be arranged into a Warlord squad..." Wei Tie, the elder Wei brother, couldn't help but say.
Wei Qing, the younger Wei brother, nodded and said: "As long as he gets familiar with the wilderness, he'll be able to stand on his own."
Next, Luo Feng began his journey in the wilderness area just like in the original work, except his strength was much stronger than at the same period in the original work. The strength he displayed was not much weaker than Gao Feng's. With Luo Feng as such a major force, the Fire Hammer Squad's ambitions also grew, and they hunted many beast generals.
After that, there wasn't much change. He still had a conflict with the Tiger Fang Squad and exposed his identity as a spiritual master.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with Zhou Ze. His life was very fulfilling now. Every day, besides practicing the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade, he trained his control ability of spiritual force.
He could now control three flying daggers, and the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade - Fifth Level was also within reach.
"My comprehension wasn't bad to begin with, only limited by my physical talent. But after integrating into the sub-consciousness that receives Luo Feng's insights, I feel like I'm cheating compared to before!"
Zhou Ze was almost frightened by his current comprehension. He felt that when he integrated into the sub-consciousness that received Luo Feng's insights, his comprehension completely sublimated, as if the comprehension of two people were superimposed, and he was constantly in a state similar to an epiphany!
The improvement in strength and the inflation brought by cheating made him eager to kill in the wilderness area, but he quickly sobered up.
Generally, only when strength cannot improve and a bottleneck is encountered do people go out to seek breakthroughs through life-and-death tempering, but the risk is high. One might die and turn into dust.
There is hope only by living. He did not want to wait for countless reincarnation epochs for Luo Feng to resurrect him. He could completely wait for a few months; after Luo Feng rises, he will naturally bring him along to improve.
"It still depends on the Talent War. Only when I reach the Virtual Universe Company can my talent truly blossom. My physical potential is too much of a drag. Fortunately, it can be compensated with heavenly materials and earthly treasures!" Zhou Ze's heart was filled with hope.
If it were other worlds, he would be useless if his talent wasn't good, but this is Swallowed Star. Comprehension is the most important thing, and the Talent War even adjusts the bodies of all contestants to the same level to test their comprehension.
...
"Teacher, I'm back."
Luo Feng stayed at home for a short while, then came to Zhou Ze's house with gifts: "Teacher, this is my first income in my life. You didn't accept it before, but you have to accept it now!"
"This time, I made several hundred million at once..."
Luo Feng briefly talked about hunting the Silver Moon Wolf.
"You kid, you're being polite..." Zhou Ze smiled and took the things, saying: "How was it? How did the wilderness area feel?"
"The most dangerous place is indeed the martial artists, just like you said, Teacher. This time, going out felt quite simple at first, but I didn't expect to encounter a sneak attack from the Tiger Fang Squad..." Luo Feng said angrily.
"You'll get used to it. The number of martial artists who die at the hands of other martial artists is not much less than those killed by monsters." Zhou Ze said calmly.
"Teacher, I plan to enter the wilderness area alone to temper my blade technique and movement technique." Luo Feng stated his plan. He had this idea for a long time, but he was never firm enough. Perhaps he would only become firm after being stimulated by Xu Gang.
Zhou Ze took a sip of tea and slowly said: "The idea of wanting to improve is good. If it were before, I would definitely agree with you, but now..."