Chapter 2083 — Choosing a Martial Technique
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"That is not so!" Han Tianba shook his head. "The cultivation formulas and martial techniques of our Hidden Han Family all come from the ancient ruins. Most of the other hidden clans obtained theirs through trade and purchase, and some had them copied from the ancient sects and ancient clans with which they are on good terms and which stand behind them. Those hidden clans have far longer and richer histories and foundations than our Hidden Han Family!"
"I see." Wei Zhao nodded. "With only these few cultivation formulas and martial techniques, it must have been hard on you—and yet you have managed to train quite respectably. The pills played their part, but it owes no small debt to your diligence as well!"
"Perhaps Heaven has favored our Hidden Han Family, letting our bloodline and constitution happen to suit the methods in this ancient ruin. Otherwise we would only be guarding these treasures in vain, with no way to use them!" Han Tianba said. "Besides, we… what few cultivation formulas do we have? Only one! Of these manuals, only one is a cultivation formula; the rest are all martial techniques…"
Han Tianba's answer only deepened Wei Zhao's admiration: with just one cultivation formula, these people had still managed to train—proof of how fortunate the Hidden Han Family truly was!
"If my sense just now was not mistaken, the method Xiaopo cultivates should be a wood-attribute one, no?" Wei Zhao said.
"Indeed, wood-attribute precisely!" Han Tianba nodded.
"Might I ask what martial technique Elder Han cultivates?" Wei Zhao inquired.
"To my shame, what this old man cultivates is a most ordinary wood-attribute martial technique called the Woodchopping Art!" Han Tianba said. "It is the simplest of all martial techniques. Yet even so, this old man can only wield the first two forms with fluency; the forms beyond that I cannot bring forth."
"Oh?" Wei Zhao was slightly startled. Han Tianba was a mid-stage Earth-rank expert, with strength equal to the black-robed Earth-rank man who had once attacked Xu Shilan. In theory, Han Tianba should be able to bring forth at least three forms of a martial technique—even the black-robed Earth-rank man had been able to unleash a fourth!
"With no one to guide me, this old man has had to fathom it all on his own—and with my dull aptitude, it is only…" Han Tianba said, somewhat ashamed.
Wei Zhao nodded. He understood that feeling well. Had he not trained in support martial techniques, and had Qing Bo not been at his side to guide him, his Mad Fire Fist would likely have come to little even now—to say nothing of trading blows with the black-robed Earth-rank man.
"Let me have a look at these martial techniques!" Wei Zhao walked over and studied the names of the techniques on the wooden boxes.
"Here is the cultivation method we practice, called the Wood Soul Art!" Han Tianba pointed to the box at the very edge and explained, "Starting from this second box, these are the martial techniques, arranged from left to right according to their power. This second box holds the weakest, which is the Woodchopping Art I cultivate!"
At this, Han Tianba sighed, somewhat abashed.
"To master a martial technique at all without a renowned teacher's guidance—Elder Han, there is no need to belittle yourself!" Wei Zhao waved a hand.
"Heh, Mr. Lin flatters me!" Han Tianba said. "In Mr. Lin's view, which martial technique ought Han Xiaohu to learn?"
"This last one here!" Wei Zhao did not even glance at the techniques before it; he pointed casually at the final box. At that moment, in fact, a rather wild notion had taken hold of him—to practice this martial technique through himself first!