In the following days, not only the North Jiang Manor but also the Ye Family and Wang Family remained quiet.
The three major families seemed to have unanimously chosen to temporarily avoid confrontation, not engaging directly with Terra Su and the South Jiang Manor.
The situation appeared to have temporarily calmed down.
A few days later.
South Jiang Manor.
Terra Su, wearing the Cang Hai Sword, walked out of the South Jiang Manor.
Since the establishment of the South Jiang Manor, Terra Su had moved out of the Five Treasures Hall and started living in the South Jiang Manor.
In just a few days, the South Jiang Manor quickly got on track. With the silver notes funded by Terra Su, its development exceeded expectations and firmly secured a place among the second-tier families.
Sophia Xu recruited many strong individuals for the South Jiang Manor, gathering numerous talented martial practitioners from humble backgrounds who had no foundation. The South Jiang Manor promised them abundant cultivation resources, making them willing to serve the manor.
As a result, the South Jiang Manor rapidly expanded in scale.
However, Terra Su didn’t care much about the development of the South Jiang Manor. What he cared about was whether his aunt, Sophia Xu, was happy.
Fortunately, since leaving the original Jiang Family, Sophia Xu’s long-suppressed mood had significantly improved, and she appeared more radiant.
Now, Sophia Xu was fully immersed in the various affairs of the South Jiang Manor, showing the demeanor of a strong, independent woman.
Her body, after being cleansed by the Hundred-Year Yang Pill and the Dragon-Tiger Blood Pill, and carefully nurtured by Terra Su, had not only completely rid itself of the cold poison but had also been comprehensively enhanced, becoming stronger. Even her cultivation aptitude had improved.
Perhaps it was because she had moved out of the original Jiang Family that Sophia Xu had a breakthrough in her state of mind. In just a few days, she broke through the years-long bottleneck, advancing from the sixth level of the Condensing Origin Realm to the seventh level.
Seeing Sophia Xu’s condition improving day by day, Terra Su felt genuinely happy. After all, in this life, his goal was not only to reach the pinnacle of the Martial Dao but also to change the fate of his family members from his previous life.
In the past few days, Terra Su had focused solely on cultivating the Great Desolation Soul Refining Scripture and condensing the Alchemy Flame.
As a former Alchemy Emperor, Terra Su found this cultivation easy and successfully condensed the Alchemy Flame in just three days.
With the Alchemy Flame, he immediately extracted a trace of power from the Celestial Fire infant. The Alchemy Flame absorbed this trace of power and instantly advanced three levels, becoming a fourth-grade Alchemy Flame.
Then, Terra Su refined several commonly used elixirs—some for healing injuries, some for restoring True Essence, and some for detoxification—to keep on hand for emergencies.
Although he could only refine low-grade elixirs due to the lack of an Elixir Cauldron, it was convenient as he didn’t need to borrow an Alchemy Furnace from the Alchemy Guild. Moreover, with his fourth-grade Alchemy Flame, the quality of the elixirs he refined was not bad.
Today, Terra Su left the South Jiang Manor to find a quiet place to practice the Waves Stacking Slash.
Unlike many martial practitioners who spread themselves too thin, Terra Su chose to focus on one suitable cultivation method, the Chaotic Immortal Records, and never switched.
While it’s beneficial to learn multiple martial techniques, one should have one or two signature moves. Thus, Terra Su focused on the Five Elements Fist and the Waves Stacking Slash.
The Five Elements Fist was a technique Terra Su had practiced countless times in his previous life, making it easy to master in this life. Therefore, he concentrated his efforts on the Waves Stacking Slash.
Theoretically, the Waves Stacking Slash could be infinitely stacked as long as there was enough True Essence, making it a technique with no upper limit. Terra Su planned to focus on this technique until he reached the fifth level of the Condensing Origin Realm before considering learning new techniques.
This time, Terra Su didn’t bring Sean Feng along. After teaching him the third part of the Ming Wang Finger technique, he instructed Sean to stay in the South Jiang Manor to cultivate.
Familiar with the route, Terra Su quickly left Clear River City and arrived at the Red Forest to the north. This place, with its towering trees and tranquil environment, was sparsely populated.
Terra Su chose this place because it was rarely visited, allowing him to practice without interruptions. The dense trees also served as natural sword targets.
Swish!
As soon as Terra Su arrived at the Ghost Cry Forest, he drew the Cang Hai Sword and began practicing his sword technique without wasting a moment.
Half a month later.
“One Sword, Ten Waves!”
The sword light, like snow, surged forward like layers of waves, cutting down five or six thick trees in a straight line.
The surrounding forest was in disarray, with felled trees everywhere, leaving almost no living trees within a radius of several hundred meters.
“Finally, ‘One Sword, Ten Waves’ is mastered.”
Terra Su murmured, but he didn’t sheathe his sword. Each tenth wave in the Waves Stacking Slash was a significant hurdle, meaning the tenth, twentieth, and so on were harder to master. His current ten waves could only be considered a minor achievement, far from perfection.
Sword techniques emphasize speed, stability, precision, and ruthlessness. To achieve perfection in the ten waves, he needed to compress the sword light to the extreme, focusing it into a single line or even a point.
Only then could the full power of the sword technique be concentrated at one point, reaching true mastery.
Terra Su closed his eyes, meditating, his mind calm. The profound meanings of the Waves Stacking Slash surged in his mind. He seemed to merge with the surrounding world and his Cang Hai Sword.
At that moment, a leaf silently fell from a towering tree two hundred meters away.
Terra Su’s eyes snapped open, and he flew like an eagle, reaching the tree in a few breaths. Before the leaf touched the ground, he pierced it with his sword tip.
To compress the sword light to the extreme, the best method was to pierce falling leaves with the sword, training control over the sword light.
Thus, Terra Su practiced tirelessly under the towering tree.
Two days later.
After practicing tens of thousands of times, Terra Su finally compressed the previously layered sword light into a fine, hair-thin beam, almost invisible to the naked eye.
But Terra Su was satisfied. This meant he had concentrated the sword technique’s power into this fine beam, significantly enhancing its power.
“Now, my ‘One Sword, Ten Waves’ can be considered truly mastered.”
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