My Martial Dao Has No Bottlenecks

Lin Wu City, True Inheritance Peak, Residence Three.

Liang Cheng finished his daily meditation and cultivation. Morning light streamed through the window, landing on his shoulders. A faint blue Qi Force ebbed and flowed around him like the tide, accompanied by the subtle sound of surging waves.

Li Mu pushed the door open and came inside. "Senior Brother."

Li Mu lowered his voice. "Still no activity from the Treasure Pavilion."

"These past few days, there’s been nothing unusual about Uncle Wang. He’s just been diligently managing the Qiao Family’s affairs. As for Qian Wanjing, besides running his business, all he does is attend various banquets."

"The three trade routes he’s working on with Chen Zian are all up and running smoothly. The books are clean; you can’t find a single flaw."

Liang Cheng nodded. "What about the others?"

Li Mu’s brow furrowed. "Situ Lang is keeping a low profile, and Wu Zhenshan reports to the Martial Preparation Hall on time every day. He’s more disciplined than anyone. I’ve been watching them for so long and haven’t found anything out of the ordinary."

He paused, his tone tinged with anxiety. "Senior Brother, could we be overthinking this? Maybe the incident with Uncle Wang was just a coincidence, and the Treasure Pavilion is simply doing business as usual..."

"No."

Liang Cheng stood up, walked over to the stone table in the courtyard, and poured a cup of tea. "Don’t you think the fact that they’re acting so squeaky clean is precisely what’s wrong?"

Li Mu was taken aback by his words.

Liang Cheng took a sip of tea and said lightly, "The Xu Family had just been wiped out, and the Treasure Pavilion was already rushing to pull the Chen Family in to take over their old businesses. That’s what any smart person would do."

"But a smart person also knows to lay low when they’re in the eye of the storm. Qian Wanjing, however, did the exact opposite, expanding with great fanfare as if afraid people wouldn’t notice."

"Are you saying he’s deliberately putting on a show for certain people?"

"Exactly. A show for me, and for anyone else who’s paying attention."

Liang Cheng set down his teacup. "I’m afraid the person backing him has made a move. They acted too rashly before and left some loose ends. Now they’re patching things up, trying not to reveal any weaknesses."

"Senior Brother, you are wise."

He looked at Li Mu. "Keep watching them. The more normally they act, the more it proves they have something to hide. It’s just that the time isn’t right yet, so they won’t make a move."

Li Mu took a deep breath. "So we just wait around like this?"

"Wait?"

Liang Cheng smiled. "Who said we’re just waiting? Li Mu, do you remember what I told you before? Everything else is a castle in the sky. Only strength is fundamental."

He turned and walked into the Quiet Chamber. Taking a Jade Bottle from a shelf, he poured out two crimson elixirs. Cloud-like patterns swirled on their surfaces. They were the Source Replenishing Pills refined by Elder Huang.

"If they don’t make a move, we’ll focus on our cultivation. Since we can’t find anything right now, let’s just train hard and meet all changes by remaining unchanged."

As he spoke, Liang Cheng tossed over a bottle of Qi Blood Pills. "You’re already close to Transformation Force Perfection. Focus on tempering the Qi Blood in your body. When you feel you’ve reached the peak, I’ll help you apply for a chance at the Ascension Platform and see if you can step into the True Qi Realm."

Li Mu caught the elixirs, his hand trembling slightly. "Senior Brother..."

Liang Cheng clapped him on the shoulder, his eyes shining with a brilliant light. "Don’t sell yourself short. As long as you work hard, even if the final outcome isn’t what you hoped for, you’ll have no regrets."

"For now, keep watching them. If they don’t move, you focus on your cultivation and improve your own strength. There’s no going wrong with that."

Li Mu bowed deeply in thanks. "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!"

Liang Cheng helped him up. "Alright, there’s no need for such formalities between us. Go on, cultivate well."

"Yes!"

...

「Two months passed in the blink of an eye.」

Lin Wu City seemed to have truly returned to how it once was.

The markets were bustling, merchants came and went, the Martial Arts Academy disciples cultivated and took missions as usual, and the City Lord’s Mansion patrol squads made their rounds on schedule every day.

In the teahouses, the storytellers no longer mentioned words like the "fall of the Xu Family," speaking instead of which Martial Arts Hall had produced another genius.

Aside from cultivating every day, Liang Cheng would eat with his mother, Lady Ning, teach the San Ya couple a few self-defense moves, and go to Elder Huang’s Alchemy Room to trade for elixirs, only to be called a "little rascal" by the old man.

Everything was peaceful.

With a guaranteed abundance of resources, Liang Cheng’s cultivation progress advanced naturally.

[Broken Wave Technique, Second Layer: Great Success (2356/15000)]

[Profound Yin Sword Technique: Minor Success (4995/5000)]

[Wind and Thunder Slash: Great Success (2135/12000)]

The morning light was just right. Using a bamboo branch as a substitute for a sword, Liang Cheng slowly assumed his stance.

The bamboo branch trembled. He channeled the True Qi of his Broken Wave Technique through it. Though it lacked the Yin-cold Power of the Xu Family’s techniques, its silent flow caused the fallen leaves in the courtyard to rise without a breeze, circling around him.

He thrust the sword-branch forward.

An extremely faint wisp of Yin-cold blue Sword Qi condensed at the tip of the branch. As it passed, the air let out a soft SIZZLE.

[Profound Yin Sword Technique: Minor Success (4999/5000)]

Liang Cheng closed his eyes to calm his mind. The Profound Yin Sword Technique was of the Yin-cold school, but it was different from the bizarre methods of the Fire Worship Sect. Yin and gentle did not mean weak, and uncanny did not mean evil.

He muttered to himself.

"The sword is but a tool; the heart is what wields it."

The bamboo branch moved again.

This time, the Sword Momentum changed abruptly.

He no longer blindly pursued a bone-chilling cold. Instead, his strike gained a profound weight, and within the faint blue Sword Qi, one could vaguely hear the sound of a surging tide.

That was the foundation of the Broken Wave Technique’s True Qi. The bamboo branch tapped a bluestone rock thirty feet away.

Not a sound was made.

A pinprick-sized hole appeared on the bluestone’s surface, three feet deep. The edge of the hole was as smooth as a mirror, but its interior was filled with countless fine cracks.

Yin Force to pierce the body, Dark Force to shatter the heart.

[Profound Yin Sword Technique: Great Success (1/12000)]

His cultivation had taken another step forward.

’If not for my Mayfly Life Chart and Perfect Dao Foundation, an ordinary True Qi Realm cultivator would likely never reach my current level. They would have tried to break through to the True Essence Realm long ago.’

...

These peaceful days were suddenly shattered by the urgent ringing of a bell from the city’s eastern docks.

Seven short rings and one long one. It was an urgent military report from the Border Sea!

In less than an hour, the news spread throughout the entire city: the Three Towns of the Border Sea had been massacred overnight. The Fire Worship Sect had bathed the fishing villages in blood, leaving over ten thousand dead!

The City Lord’s Mansion was in an uproar, and the bells of the Martial Arts Academy rang out long and loud.

Shen Jun personally rallied the troops, leading Yue Shan and three hundred Black Armor Guards in a rush to the Border Sea. Before departing, he made a special trip to the Martial Arts Academy to meet with Dean Bai Hong. The two spoke behind closed doors in the Mingxin Pavilion for a full quarter hour.

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