Invincible from Seeing the BOSS's Health Bar

Chapter 400: Chapter 205 Person_6

Yuan Hongxin waved his hand, signaling for them to continue without minding him.

When he turned around, his back to the crowd,

The expression on his face quickly collapsed, and he strode toward the Martial Arts Training Ground.

In the Martial Arts Training Ground,

Song Dongmen was practicing the Yuan Body Twenty Sword Technique against a wooden dummy.

From slow to fast, he quickly executed a complete set.

But he didn’t stop there; instead, he rapidly performed a second set, then a third.

However, as he was about to finish the fourth complete set of sword Technique, Song Dongmen’s sword moves started to change.

In the normally tightly choreographed sequence of moves, a slight fluctuation appeared—several moves were executed out of order, while some changed.

A bit deviated from the standard moves, but they seamlessly integrated with the other sword techniques.

With these subtle modifications, the entire Swordsmanship suddenly became silky smooth.

It seemed as if this was how the Swordsmanship was always meant to be used, and the rigid techniques merely provided a basic framework. It was the ingenious use of combinations that brought out the true power of the Swordsmanship.

”So... it’s like this?”

Song Dongmen stared blankly at the paired swords in his hand, letting the sweat on his face drip onto the ground.

”But why did Master insist I only practice according to the sword moves? Why never teach me anything else?”

Song Dongmen was puzzled.

Merely a few simple changes and variations significantly enhanced his well-practiced Swordsmanship, giving it true lethality and greatly progressing his skill.

Yet the Master had never taught him this; instead, he had always been instructed to rigidly practice the prescribed sword moves.

”If I were as I am now, perhaps I could defeat Diao Deyi!”

Song Dongmen felt a surge of excitement, as if he had discovered a new continent.

Just by adding such simple variation, the Yuan Body Swordsmanship had seen such immense growth.

What about the other Martial Arts, then?

Injecting the same simple changes and variations should also reveal more possibilities.

No sooner had the thought occurred to him than Song Dongmen moved to implement it.

But before he could even position himself to begin, a crisp clapping sound suddenly came from behind him.

Clap.

Clap.

Clap.

Who?

Song Dongmen turned around and immediately paused his movements, bowing respectfully.

”Master!”

The person who appeared was none other than Yuan Hongxin.

At this moment, Yuan Hongxin looked at him with the fond expression of an amiable elder watching his own child, his face showing approval.

”Dongmen, you have grown.”

”Master, did you notice?” Song Dongmen asked with a delighted expression: ”I incorporated something I just realized into this Swordsmanship, and it felt so much more powerful instantly. Let me show you again, could you take a look for me?”

Yuan Hongxin nodded with a smile.

”Alright.”

Song Dongmen began to perform his swordplay, breaking down the Sword Technique to use it in segments, connecting it with some techniques. Though still slightly unpolished, he was gaining more insight and becoming more adept; the moves themselves turned more powerful swiftly.

With every motion, he created gusts of wind, fully immersed in a delicate sentiment of enlightenment.

”Brilliant!”

Suddenly, an exclamation broke his trance, startling him awake from that dreamlike, intoxicating state.

In an instant, Song Dongmen felt a profound sense of regret, as if he had missed out on something extremely important.

With both hands holding the paired swords, he maintained his sword-fighting stance.

He wanted to continue, but for the moment he couldn’t recall what move to follow with.

He didn’t even know how he had arrived at this variation of the technique; he had completely deviated from the original realm of Yuan Body Sword Technique, as if he had stepped into a more powerful form of swordsmanship, as if he only needed to continue pondering, and he would be able to comprehend an even higher level of swordsmanship derived from the Yuan Body Sword Technique.

But now, it was gone.

His inspiration, his understanding of the Sword Dao, his accumulated insights – everything came to an abrupt halt with that cheer.

For a moment, Song Dongmen felt an indescribably complex emotion, a kind of indefinable melancholy.

He forced himself to brandish the sword, to forcefully execute the Yuan Body Sword Technique; his body started to be enveloped in bone powder, but it wasn’t the usual tricolor powder, but... four colors!

In addition to the usual purple, blue, and red, there was now an additional layer of dark green powder.

Almost the instant that the four-color powder appeared around Song Dongmen, Yuan Hongxin’s face changed drastically, and he shouted sternly.

”Enough!”

”Master, Master?”

Song Dongmen hurriedly stopped, and the powder swirling around him scattered to the ground.

And that master, who was always gentle, now had a face dark as water, looking somewhat terrifying.

”Master, what’s wrong? Was there something wrong with my execution of the sword technique? I, I’ve integrated some of the latest insights, I felt... I felt it would be a little better...”

Song Dongmen’s voice trailed off because he noticed that his master’s gaze was fierce, as if ready to devour someone.

”Dongmen, come with me! I have something to tell you.”

With that, Yuan Hongxin turned and walked inside.

”...Yes.”

Song Dongmen was somewhat puzzled, but he still followed.

Although his master was a bit strange today.

Having followed his master for so long, his master would never harm him.

Certainly, there must have been something wrong with the sword technique I just performed, and master wants to guide me.

Song Dongmen was reassured.

Following Yuan Hongxin, Song Dongmen realized that the place his master was heading to was the alchemy room.

”Master.”

The guard at the door, Qi Xiangxuan, immediately greeted with respect.

Yuan Hongxin nodded slightly.

”Did you find anything about the matter I asked you to investigate yesterday?”

”There are some clues...”

Qi Xiangxuan was about to continue speaking when Yuan Hongxin suddenly interrupted her.

”No rush, go wait in the study, I will deal with the matters here first. Then I’ll come over there and you can report the details to me.”

”Yes.”

Qi Xiangxuan looked at Song Dongmen, seeming to ponder something, but quickly suppressed her thoughts and silently nodded, then left.

After Qi Xiangxuan left, Song Dongmen followed Yuan Hongxin into the alchemy room.

Inside the alchemy room, the heat was stifling, making Song Dongmen somewhat uncomfortable.

Though he had been part of the Yuan Body Martial Arts School for many years, the number of times he had been to the alchemy room was few and far between.

This place was like a forbidden area of the martial arts school, one of the places where his master would frequently stay. Usually, there would be someone guarding the entrance, and it was forbidden for any disciple to enter casually.

Has master, who hasn’t for a long time, asked me to come to the alchemy room because he has developed some new medicine pill that will help me break through my current level, to defeat that detestable Diao Deyi, and make master proud?

As Song Dongmen considered this, Yuan Hongxin, facing away from him, spoke up.

”Dongmen, what do you think is the most important material in the process of alchemy?”

Song Dongmen, not quite understanding these things, hesitated to answer.

”Precious medicinal materials?”

”Wrong!”

Yuan Hongxin suddenly turned around, gazing at him, eyes directly meeting his.

”It’s ’people’.”