Chapter 31

Thinking of martial arts techniques, Ding Qi took a book out of his pocket.

This book was not the Iron Sand Palm martial arts manual, but another one. It was a new cultivation manual that Ding Qi had bought in Liangcheng over the past two months.

The palm techniques recorded in the Iron Sand Palm manual were already quite comprehensive for ordinary martial artists, and it would take at least half a year to fully cultivate them.

However, with the help of the innate skill, he completed many highly difficult physical function development exercises, making his body coordination and other functions far superior to ordinary people. In a very short time, Ding Qi had cultivated the palm techniques recorded in the manual.

After cultivating the palm techniques in the Iron Sand Palm, Ding Qi's cultivation fell into a stagnation because he no longer had any techniques to cultivate.

In the end, Ding Qi could only go back to Liangcheng and buy another manual that recorded martial arts techniques.

This is the book that Ding Qi is now holding.

In terms of appearance, this book is much thicker and larger than the Iron Sand Palm manual he bought previously.

Not only is the appearance different, but the content form of this book is also very different from the Iron Sand Palm manual. The biggest difference is that this book does not record any cultivation techniques.

What is recorded inside are all kinds of martial arts techniques.

These martial arts techniques are not a complete set but are compiled from many unrelated sets, making it a large collection of various martial arts techniques. It includes not only palm techniques but also fist techniques, foot techniques, and even sword and saber techniques.

Although the recorded content, whether it be fist techniques, foot techniques, or sword and saber techniques, is very ordinary in the martial world, the content is rich enough to meet Ding Qi's cultivation needs.

It was precisely because of this that Ding Qi, after careful selection, chose this book.

After buying this book, he began to cultivate the content inside.

These martial arts techniques are very ordinary and not particularly sophisticated, so they are not difficult to cultivate. He cultivated many of the fist and foot techniques recorded in the book, and just like the palm techniques in the Iron Sand Palm, he quickly learned and mastered these techniques.

"These palm and foot techniques I have cultivated are indeed inferior to the secret techniques passed down in martial arts sects, but they are still much better than not cultivating at all. They are sufficient to deal with ordinary martial artists, and besides..."

Subsequently, Ding Qi, deep in thought, put the manual back and took out a short sword from his body.

Playing with the short sword in his hand, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

This sword was the one given to him by Ding Shan after he was not selected by the Qingyun Sect.

After buying the new book that recorded sword and saber techniques, this short sword also came into use, allowing him to practice those techniques.

Over the past two months, his most significant cultivation achievement was actually on this short sword.

Holding this unremarkable short sword, Ding Qi walked to a facility specifically for practicing sword skills.

This facility is actually just under a large tree in the southeast corner of the medicinal garden. Under this tree, several human head-sized rotten pieces of wood were hanging from strings.

Standing under the tree, Ding Qi solemnly pointed the sword at a piece of rotten wood in front of him.

There was a distance between the short sword in his hand and the tree. If Ding Qi were to practice with this piece of rotten wood, it would be impossible to hit it. However, Ding Qi did not care about this and was only engrossed in playing with the short sword, as if he were searching for a certain feeling.

Suddenly, Ding Qi, who had been staring blankly at the front, his eyes lit up. Then, the short sword began to move rapidly between his fingers, getting faster and faster. The short sword seemed to have gained some kind of spirit, like a fish, flowing unpredictably in his hand. In the end, due to the rapid change in speed, the short sword almost turned into a cloud of smoke, completely enveloping Ding Qi's hand.

This process did not last long, and soon the short sword was back in Ding Qi's hand.

Looking at the motionless piece of rotten wood in front of him, Ding Qi put the short sword back and thought to himself, "This move indeed consumes a lot of mental and physical energy."

At the same time, for some reason, Ding Qi, who had not made any significant movements, suddenly gasped for air as if he were suffocating.

It was as if he had just completed a very long and intense exercise.

Then, the piece of rotten wood, which had been hanging motionless from the tree, made a dull sound and split into dozens of flat pieces, falling to the ground.

At some point, the piece of rotten wood had been sliced into dozens of pieces.

This situation was due to the sword technique called 'Flash Sword' that Ding Qi had just used.

The 'Flash Sword' technique is not a secret in the martial world; any martial artist can obtain it. However, few can use it as skillfully as Ding Qi did just now.

The cultivation method for 'Flash Sword' is actually very simple, but it has extremely high requirements for the practitioner's senses and body control.

The sharper the senses and the stronger the body control, the higher the achievement in this sword technique. For ordinary martial artists, it can only be cultivated as a general martial arts technique. Only someone in Ding Qi's special situation can achieve such an incredible effect.

"The palm and foot techniques I have cultivated are very ordinary and can only deal with ordinary martial artists, but this 'Flash Sword' can compete with real martial artists in a fight," Ding Qi looked at the dozens of pieces of rotten wood scattered on the ground and thought to himself.

The 'Flash Sword' technique that Ding Qi has cultivated can already be considered a highly skilled method in the martial world. Combined with the wonderful body techniques and palm and foot techniques he has been practicing, his skills are no longer weak.

He believes that with his current skills, even if surrounded by more than ten strong men, he can easily escape.

"Speaking of which, the beast repellent powder I bought a while ago is already used up. It seems I have to go to Liangcheng again," Ding Qi said to himself.

After completing the 'Flash Sword' practice, he had basically finished today's scheduled training.

Next, he couldn't help but think about cultivating the innate skill.

Ding Qi cultivates the innate skill in the mountains and has been spreading the beast repellent powder around to prevent wild animals from disturbing him.

The beast repellent powder has a very short shelf life, so he can only buy it in small quantities each time, otherwise it will become ineffective. Yesterday, the beast repellent powder he bought last time was completely used up, and he will have to go to Liangcheng again tomorrow to buy more.

Thinking about tomorrow, Ding Qi quickly tidied up the various training facilities in the yard and returned to his house.

In the evening, Ding Qi had already gone to bed early.

Over the past two months, he has been cultivating the innate skill in the mountains every day, and after returning in the afternoon, he has been doing various high-intensity physical function development exercises, as well as cultivating various palm techniques and sword techniques.

All these things require Ding Qi to put in a lot of effort and perseverance.

By evening, he is always so tired that he falls asleep as soon as he touches the bed.

Today is no exception.

While Ding Qi was sleeping soundly in bed, he did not know that the inside of his close-fitting clothes was emitting a faint, invisible light.