Chapter 145: Heavenly Dao Spear Technique

His predecessor had exhausted all his energy to cultivate to the True Qi realm at such a young age, and as for spear techniques, he had never even touched one.

As an orthodox Earthling, Zhang Xuan naturally had never touched one either.

"Never learned?" Wang Chong was taken aback.

If he had never learned, what was there to discuss about spear techniques?

Ouyang Cheng, standing to the side, also looked baffled.

He had heard Zhang Xuan say he wanted to learn spear techniques and assumed he had some foundation, which was why he deliberately said "discuss" instead of "learn" to save face for him. He never expected... he had never learned!

This was awkward!

If he had known he had never learned, he could have just found any spear teacher. Why bother coming to trouble his old friend?

"It's like this: I have a student who wants to learn spear techniques. I thought I'd learn some now and teach him when I get back..." Seeing the looks from the others, Zhang Xuan had to state his purpose.

"Learn now? Teach others?" Wang Chong staggered, nearly fainting.

What kind of joke was this?

A month for the staff, a year for the saber, a lifetime for the spear!

Many people start practicing the spear from a young age and never grasp its essence in a lifetime. And here he was, having never learned anything, planning to teach a student...

Was he too bold, or did he think practicing the spear was too easy?

In an instant, Wang Chong's face darkened, and his good impression of Zhang Xuan shattered.

He had spent his life practicing the spear and regarded it as his life. He hated it when others belittled it. This fellow, having never learned, wanted to fool a student... it was an insult to the spear!

If not for respecting Zhang Xuan's status as a one-star alchemist and his old friend Ouyang Cheng's face, he would have thrown him out long ago.

Suppressing his displeasure, he said, "Spear techniques are hard to practice and hard to learn. It's nearly impossible to achieve anything in a short time. If you don't even know it well yourself and go teach others, you'll likely mislead the students!"

His tone had already turned somewhat harsh.

"Uh..." Sensing the other's displeasure, Zhang Xuan knew it was no longer realistic to learn spear techniques from him. Hesitating for a moment, he said, "How about this, Brother Wang? Do you have any books on spear techniques? Could you lend me some to read?"

"Read books?" Wang Chong frowned.

Spear techniques were martial skills, requiring inheritance and guidance for various moves and stances. If one could learn just by reading books, there would be no need for such hard practice.

Still, though puzzled, seeing him abandon his previous idea, Wang Chong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright. Reading books will let you understand the depth of the art and keep you from being reckless. I have many such books. If you want to read, I can take you there!"

As a spear master, Wang Chong had collected almost all books on spear techniques in the kingdom. As long as his family's secret techniques were not leaked, there was no harm in letting him read these basics.

"Thank you!"

Zhang Xuan quickly nodded.

Spear techniques, like cultivation methods, indeed required long periods of practice to achieve anything. However, he was different. With enough books, he might be able to form a more powerful spear technique and learn it much more easily.

"This is my study. It contains all the books on spear techniques in the Tianxuan Kingdom, as well as some rare manuals of moves!"

The three arrived at the study, and Wang Chong pointed ahead, full of pride.

He had spent a great deal to collect these books, and the result was that his spear technique had become more refined and powerful.

Zhang Xuan looked around. There were seven or eight bookshelves, densely packed with all kinds of books, almost all about spear techniques.

"Ouyang, it's been a while. Let's go have a drink!"

Knowing that reading took time, Wang Chong had no intention of staying. He said a word and called Ouyang Cheng.

"Alright!" The two walked out.

"Let's begin!"

Seeing them leave, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the bookshelves, and started flipping through the books.

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

The sound of pages turning rose again, and various books formed in his mind.

These books included basics, common moves, introductions... in short, all kinds, covering almost every aspect of spear technique knowledge.

As expected of a spear master; his collection was truly rich.

He kept flipping through, and soon all the books formed in the library. Seven or eight shelves, a few thousand books in total, were all finished in half an hour.

Standing still, Zhang Xuan digested the spear techniques newly added to his mind.

"The correct method of practice..."

With a thought, all the secret manuals on spear techniques gathered the correct information to form a book, which appeared before him.

He opened it and read.

"A weapon is an extension of the arm. Only when it is trained to be like an arm can true success be achieved. The same goes for spear techniques..."

The spear technique manual formed by the Heavenly Dao Library from so many books was profound and enlightening. As he read, Zhang Xuan slowly mimicked movements with his hand as a spear.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Under the surge of true qi, sharp air blades occasionally shot from his fingertips. In an instant, he seemed to transform into a long spear, his spine propping up heaven and earth, ready to pierce the sky at any moment.

The spear is called the king of a hundred weapons. To master it, one must first have the momentum to pierce the sky and the demeanor to look down on the world.

Such momentum is hard to form without countless trials and long-term nurturing.

If anyone were here to see Zhang Xuan at this moment, they would surely cry out in surprise.

Because he had already acquired this bearing. Although one could not tell how skilled his spear technique was, just this aura alone could cause many cultivators to lose confidence and be defeated instantly.

Completely immersed in the book, Zhang Xuan was unaware of all this, his hand still moving in gestures.

Zzzt, zzzt, zzzt!

Streams of true qi spurted from his fingers, landing on the ground and leaving shallow pits of various sizes.

Fortunately, he had restrained his strength; otherwise, Wang Chong's study would have been thoroughly wrecked like Master Lu Chen's.

After an unknown time, Zhang Xuan stopped and exhaled a turbid breath, which stretched out like a white line into the distance.

"Mastered?"

His eyes lit up.

In that short time, he knew he had practiced the content formed in the library.

"Let's call it Heavenly Dao Spear Technique!"

Buzz!

The book shook, and a name appeared... Heavenly Dao Spear Technique!

"Too bad these books are too few and contain too many errors. Only one move was formed!"

Zhang Xuan looked regretful.

These books were all basic spear techniques. The Heavenly Dao Library gathered the correct parts to form one move.

"I wonder how much this move can increase my strength and how powerful it is!"

Though it was only one move, having experienced the Heavenly Dao Divine Art and the Heavenly Dao Golden Body, he knew it was definitely not simple.

Once executed, it would surely boost his strength by a large margin.

"I'll go back and teach Zheng Yang!"

He had come specifically to learn spear techniques to teach Zheng Yang. Although it was only one move, it was not a wasted trip.

It could be imagined that once Zheng Yang learned it, his spear technique would greatly improve, and defeating that Mo Xiao should not be difficult.

Heavenly Dao products are always top-notch—there was no doubt about that.

"Time to go out!"

Having read all the books and obtained what he wanted, Zhang Xuan did not linger and strode out.