Ye Ningze's public defeat of Lei Ming was an unprecedented humiliation for the Lei family.
They would never let Ye Ningze off the hook.
However, the Lei family considered that their families, originating from the Wolf Lord's base, were outsiders.
Having not yet established a foothold within the Qingcheng base, it would be difficult to avoid public criticism if they rashly killed Ye Ningze, a cultivation genius within the Qingcheng base.
Therefore, Lei Xingjun had warned Lei Ming to be patient for a while.
"Fine, let Ye Ningze live for a few more months!" Lei Ming said with a grim expression.
A few months was a short time. Lei Ming did not believe that in such a short period, Ye Ningze could grow to a level where he could defeat a peak Grandmaster martial artist.
"Mm." Seeing Lei Ming say this, Lei Xingjun nodded with satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Ye Ningze, having obtained the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Saber Technique, was diligently practicing at home.
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and the Lei family did not come to cause trouble.
"Didn't they say the Lei family holds grudges? Why aren't they coming for me?" Ye Ningze felt puzzled.
Subsequently, Ye Ningze gathered more information about the Lei family from Feng Lang.
When Feng Lang informed Ye Ningze that the Lei family had two peak Grandmasters and many martial artists with saber talent, Ye Ningze's eyes lit up.
While others might fear the Lei family's strength, in Ye Ningze's eyes, the Lei family was merely a package of experience.
Indeed, they were a stepping stone for Ye Ningze to improve his saber talent.
"I've heard before that if parents possess a certain talent, their offspring are also highly likely to inherit it. I never expected the Lei family to adopt such a perverse method as internal marriage to pass down their saber talent..."
Ye Ningze felt disgusted by the Lei family's actions, yet he was also very excited.
He had practiced the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Saber Technique diligently for over ten days without significant progress. This fact indicated one thing.
That is, with Ye Ningze's current B-grade saber talent, it was still difficult to master a saber technique.
Rather than practicing other saber techniques, it would be a shortcut to directly copy the saber talent of the Lei family members.
Thus, on a sunny afternoon, Ye Ningze, without anyone noticing, copied Lei Ming's B-grade saber talent.
At that time, Lei Ming was shopping. The marketplace was bustling, and Ye Ningze was copying from a distance, without any physical contact.
However, even after copying Lei Ming's B-grade saber talent, Ye Ningze's saber talent did not break through; it remained B-grade.
Another month passed, and Ye Ningze set his sights on another member of the Lei family.
This youth, possessing B-grade saber talent, was not yet fifteen years old and had not begun cultivating, but his talent was genuine.
Ye Ningze copied his saber talent and quickly returned home to begin the fusion.
Saber Talent: A-grade.
Looking at the high-grade saber talent, Ye Ningze was extremely excited.
This was A-grade saber talent, enough to master a saber technique!
Whether it was Shadow Strike or Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Saber Technique, once Ye Ningze mastered either of them, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
Previously, limited by his B-grade saber talent, Ye Ningze had always been unable to comprehend Saber Intent, and without comprehending Saber Intent, he could not master his saber techniques.
"Martial artists who cultivate saber techniques must first achieve Saber Intent before they can break through to Saber Momentum. Now that my Saber Intent is complete, I can begin comprehending Saber Momentum!"
Ye Ningze took out his black saber, held it, and sat down cross-legged, beginning to comprehend Saber Momentum with the weapon itself.
"Comprehend!"
Ye Ningze began to comprehend the subtle Saber Momentum.
Hummm!
In Ye Ningze's spiritual consciousness, the saber in his hand seemed to come alive, transporting him to a magical place.
This was the world of the saber!
After an unknown period, a wisp of Saber Momentum suddenly appeared on Ye Ningze.
Ye Ningze suddenly had an epiphany, and his understanding of the saber realm instantly elevated by a level.
Saber Momentum, in essence, was the will of the saber, the ultimate condensation of the saber's essence, and the comprehension of Saber Intent within the realm of the saber.
Although the wisp of Saber Momentum on Ye Ningze was weak at this moment, it had indeed entered the realm of Saber Intent.
In the following period, Ye Ningze put aside all other cultivation to stabilize this wisp of Saber Intent.
His physical strength had already reached one hundred thousand jin, which was the limit for a Grandmaster martial artist; the next step was to become a Great Grandmaster.
A full five days later, Ye Ningze finally stopped cultivating.
He slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, "I have now comprehended a trace of Saber Intent, and I can stop!"
Within the realm of the saber, Saber Intent was divided into stages: one trace of Saber Intent, ten percent Saber Intent, thirty percent Saber Intent, seventy percent Saber Intent, and complete Saber Intent.
Ye Ningze had now broken through to one trace of Saber Intent, and he felt a significant bottleneck in breaking through further.
Under such circumstances, continuing to cultivate Saber Intent with all his might was clearly an irrational choice.
"Now that Saber Intent is formed, I can master Shadow Strike and Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Saber Technique!"
Although with his current physical strength, Ye Ningze could have broken through to the Great Grandmaster realm earlier.
He did not choose to do so.
This was because while his physical strength was sufficient, his cultivation speed was too fast, and his body had not been tempered perfectly.
Ye Ningze planned to go through the Body Tempering, Bone Forging, and Blood Replacement stages again.
Once his physical strength was tempered again, his breakthrough to Great Grandmaster would undoubtedly make him even more formidable.
Ye Ningze took out Shadow Strike and Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Saber Technique and began to comprehend their perfected states.
Ye Ningze had already cultivated Saber Momentum to an advanced stage, so reaching perfection was merely a matter of the final push.
In a short while, Ye Ningze had mastered both saber techniques.
"It took an hour to master the Shadow Strike Saber Technique, and half a day for the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Saber Technique. It seems that practice makes perfect in everything!" Ye Ningze sighed slightly.
After mastering both saber techniques, Ye Ningze looked at the scriptures, his mind becoming active.
"My physical strength was originally one hundred thousand jin. With the amplification of high-grade strength talent, it can break through to one million jin. Now, with perfected saber techniques, my physical strength at full burst can reach six million jin! This is absolutely comparable to a transcendent martial artist!"
"My speed has also reached twelve times the speed of sound, which is also comparable to a transcendent..."
Ye Ningze was inexplicably excited.
After all, Great Grandmasters were like ants in the face of transcendent martial artists.
Although Ye Ningze still had some deficiencies in defense, he possessed top-tier regenerative talent.
"Even if I fight against a true transcendent martial artist, I will only be stronger, not weaker!"
Ye Ningze was extremely confident.
Of course, Ye Ningze had not yet found a suitable defensive talent. If he had the opportunity, he would need to address this deficiency.
"Well, the next plan is to find a defensive talent!" Ye Ningze pondered silently.