chapter 17 Yellow Rank Martial Technique

"Last year's annual meeting, I went back once. But it's been two years since you went back. Dad kept mentioning you when I went back last time, but he didn't want to urge you to come home, so I didn't say anything." Emma replied to Noah.
They both left North Wind Town and joined the Sword God Sect two years ago.
At that time, Noah was only sixteen years old, and Emma was fifteen.
Since joining the Sword God Sect, Noah has been focused on martial arts practice and has not returned.
"It's time to go back." Noah sighed.
Thinking of the annihilation of the Leigh family, he furrowed his brows slightly. "Emma, why don't you go back to North Wind Town first? After handling the matters of the Sword God Sect, and then only you return to the sect to cultivate?"
Emma was slightly stunned and looked at Noah in surprise. "Noah, aren't you planning to go back with me?"
"I'll go back later." Noah replied.
In the next half month, his main task is to enhance his strength.
In the life-and-death battle half a month later, he will defeat Liam and win the position of Sword Child.
By then, he will return to North Wind Town, which can be considered a triumphant return.
"All right." Emma nodded slightly, without further advising Noah.
Then, Noah instructed Emma, "After you return to North Wind Town, ask your foster father to pay more attention to the movements of the Lockwood family and the Younge family. If there is anything unusual, it's better to react early."
"Huh? What could be unusual about them?"
Emma looked at Noah in confusion.
"You don't need to ask too much about this. Just deliver my message, and make sure your foster father takes this matter seriously." Noah didn't explain much.
He couldn't just say that the both families would unite to annihilate the Leigh family.
This event had not yet occurred, and it didn't sound like something that is likely to happen.
Even if it were mentioned, no one would believe it.
In North Wind Town, the Leigh family, the Younge family, and the Lockwood family were the three major families, each with equal strength.
Any two families trying to unite to eliminate the other would inevitably suffer severe consequences.
Noah himself was puzzled by how the events unfolded in his previous life.
"Alright," Emma nodded.
"You should hurry back, pack up, and get ready to return to North Wind Town," Noah instructed Emma.
Then, he left through the fork in the road ahead.
"Take care, Noah," Emma called out, watching Noah's departing figure.
After parting ways with Emma, Noah did not immediately return to the Mount Weley.
Following Henry's instructions, he headed to the Sword God Sect's Scripture Repository.
The Sword God Sect had two sacred places, the Holy Bell Square and the Scripture Repository.
The Holy Bell Square was revered for its Chaos Bell, while the Scripture Repository was known for its own significance.
It was said that the Scripture Repository itself was a powerful artifact.
Even if it wasn't a sacred artifact, it was at least of pseudo-sacred artifact.
The entire Scripture Repository was under the control of a highly respected elder of the Sword God Sect.
Apart from this elder, no one else could enter the Scripture Repository.
All Sword God Sect disciples who sought martial techniques from the Scripture Repository had to go through this elder.
The Elder directly distributes the martial arts techniques from the Scripture Repository.
When Noah arrived at the Scripture Repository, he found a crowd gathered in the courtyard, their attention focused on a figure in the center.
"Just two hours time, and Liam has already cultivated the Earth Rank martial technique, the Thunderbolt Sword Technique, to a rudimentary level. He truly deserves to be called the top sword talent of our Sword God Sect."
"Even if I were given a day, I estimate that I wouldn't be able to cultivate an Earth Rank martial technique to an introductory level. Liam is truly amazing!"
"Liam possesses Sword Bones and has forged the Sword King Body. His understanding of the sword path is enough to make us look up to him. It's normal for us not to compare."
The crowd around the courtyard murmured, expressing their admiration.
Undoubtedly, the person practicing sword techniques in the center of the courtyard was Liam, who had recently forged the Sword King Body.
Under his feet was a magical array belonging to the Scripture Repository.
Around the array stood eight long swords, constantly releasing the power of the formation, forming an independent space.
Anyone granted martial arts techniques by the Scripture Repository could enter the sword formation space and practice for two hours at most.
Inside the sword formation space, one could not hear any external sounds, allowing martial artists to enter a state of profound meditation undisturbed.
However, the power of the martial arts techniques practiced inside would be completely blocked by the sword formation and could not be transmitted outside.
If someone found the martial arts techniques granted by the Scripture Repository unsuitable after trying to practice them, they could immediately voice their opinions to the Scripture Repository and exchange them for other techniques.
"Liam?"
From a distance, Noah roughly understood what was happening from the crowd's astonished words.
Immediately, a cold light flashed in his eyes. "He's using my Sword Bone quite well."
Having the Sword Bone meant having a superior understanding of the way of sword.
Liam had completely fused with his Sword Bone, forging the Sword King Body.
His understanding towards the way of sword had reached an unprecedented level.
Martial arts techniques were divided into different ranks, ranging from Yellow Rank, Profound Rank, Earth Rank, to Heaven Rank.
Above these were the King Rank and Emperor Rank techniques.
However, the Sword God Sect did not have any Emperor Grade techniques.
Even King Grade techniques were extremely rare, and not everyone could practice them.
This was because the higher-ranked techniques were much more difficult to cultivate.
Depending on one's cultivation level, martial arts techniques could be categorized into five levels. They were Initial Stage, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, Perfection, and Conceptual Realm.
Liam, with his fusion of the Sword Bone and the forging of the Sword King Body, had the advantage of extraordinary insight into the way of sword. In less than an hour, he had cultivated a lower-ranked sword technique to the level of Minor Achievement.
This may seem impressive to ordinary people, but in Noah's eyes, it was nothing special.
"Look, Noah is here!"
Someone noticed him walking slowly towards the Scripture Pavilion and immediately shouted.
Immediately, many people looked at him.
"This guy is actually here to choose martial arts techniques from the Scripture Repository. I thought he had given up?"
"It's still half a month before his life-and-death battle with Liam. Is it too late for him to come to here to choose martial arts techniques?"
"A person whose dantian is shattered and cultivation regressed, what level of martial arts techniques can he cultivate in half a month?"
"If I were him, I wouldn't waste so much time. I would enjoy the last moments. Isn't that better?"
Many people began to discuss Noah.
He paid no attention to their words and walked towards the Scripture Repository.
Three steps from the entrance of the Scripture Repository, there was a hexagram array.
As he stepped into the array, it immediately lit up.
Then, there was a flash of light at the top of the Scripture Pavilion.
After a moment, a yellow light descended and enveloped him.
At the same time, a message was imprinted in his mind.
"A yellow light?"
"Haha... it seems that the elder of the Scripture Repository doesn't have high hopes for him, only giving him the lowest-ranked Yellow Rank martial arts technique."
"For a crippled person, being able to practice a Yellow Rank martial arts technique is already good. I doubt he can even master it."
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