Splitting the Door Panel? [Requesting recommendation votes to continue reading]

Su Yang wrapped the silver in oilcloth and hid it in a secret compartment under the bed.

This money must be spent quickly and safely, and converted into resources that truly enhance our strength.

Then he looked at two other things.

The second item was the blue-covered manual, "The Five Tigers Severing the Gate Knife."

For him, who possessed a simplified control panel, this Five Tigers Severing the Gate Blade was like a magic wand.

Its value is no less than 3000 taels of silver.

My fingertips traced the rough cover as I opened it, bathed in the soft moonlight streaming through the window.

The book includes opening annotations, move diagrams, and power generation techniques, all presented in a visually appealing format.

The third item was a small black iron token.

"What is Hu San's token for?"

He picked up the token, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

He looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he put it in his bag and continued to study the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber Manual. If he mastered this saber technique, it might be helpful for his own Breaking Edge Saber Technique.

[Discovered the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber martial art. Can you simplify it by consuming 10 simplification points? Yes/No?]

Su Yang studied this sword technique for a quarter of an hour, and suddenly his mental panel flashed.

"Not bad, it was on the panel in a quarter of an hour."

Su Yang looked at the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Blade on the panel, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He immediately confirmed with his mind: "Simplify!"

These past two days, he's been eating well, and the savings he's earned are enough to simplify the Five Tigers Severing the Gate Knife.

[You consumed 10 Simplification Points to simplify the Five Tigers Severing the Door Blade... Simplifying... Simplification successful... Five Tigers Severing the Door Blade = Door-Splitting Blade!]

Su Yang's consciousness was confirmed in less than five breaths when a prompt popped up on the panel in his mind.

"The Five Tigers Severing the Gate Blade, simplified to splitting a door panel?"

Su Yang looked at the prompt on the panel, first stunned, then his eyes lit up with surprise.

This simplification approach may seem outrageous, but it truly captures the essence of the term "broken door." More importantly... the door panel is readily available!

He turned his head sharply, his gaze fixed intently on the old wooden door of his simple guest room.

"You are the one!"

Just do it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Yang put away the manual and token, walked to the door, drew his ring-pommel sword, and lightly slashed at the door panel while watching the panel. There was no response on the panel.

"Was the force insufficient, or should we chop again?"

Su Yang's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. He picked up the ring-pommel straight sword and gently slashed it again.

[Five Tigers Severing the Gate Sword Proficiency +1!]

At the same time, Su Yang's mental panel flashed.

"Alright, looks like I need to do a couple more slashes to improve my skill level!"

Su Yang understood. He looked at the door, first checking the hinges and structure, then reached out and grasped both sides of the door frame, exerted a little force, and removed the old wooden door from the hinges, laying it flat on the ground.

After all, it's not practical to stand in front of the door and chop like that. It's easier to chop while sitting down, and you can control the blade better.

[Five Tigers Severing the Gate Sword Proficiency +1!]

【……】

Su Yang sat in the chair, holding a knife, and began to chop at the door panel. The proficiency of the Five Tigers Door-Splitting Knife technique in his mind kept increasing. Sometimes he would gain a little proficiency after two chops, and sometimes he would need to chop three or four times to gain a little proficiency.

He seemed tireless, and the sound of the straight blade hitting the door panel changed from a heavy "click-click" to a dense and rhythmic "tap, tap, tap, snap..."

In the stillness of the night, only the dense and rhythmic soft sounds echoed in the room.

The door panel was covered with knife marks of varying depths and lengths...

【Five Tigers Severing the Gate Blade (Complete)】

As dawn broke in the east, Su Yang finally stopped what he was doing.

He was radiating heat, but his eyes were bright and sharp. At the same time, a stream of information appeared in his mind, which was none other than his insights into the perfected Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade technique.

This flow of information entered his consciousness.

At this moment, he felt as if he had been practicing the Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber for more than twenty years, and he had a thorough understanding of the moves and experiences of the Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber.

"Crackling and popping!"

Then, a surge of heat spread throughout his limbs and bones, causing his muscles to bulge, his meridians to become stronger, and his bones to pop like beans.

"My strength has increased again!"

Su Yang felt that his physical strength had increased by 20% from its original level.

"The Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber is just a technique; mastering it will also strengthen your physical body. If I could obtain body-refining techniques like the Golden Bell Shield or Iron Shirt and master them to perfection, wouldn't my physical body be able to sweep through the martial world?"

Looking at the "Five Tigers Severing the Gate" sword in his hand, Su Yang's thoughts suddenly became clear.

Now that he is in charge of the cloth shop, he is much freer than before, and he has nearly four thousand taels of silver on hand, which is enough to support him in finding new martial arts techniques—whether to go to a martial arts school or find another way.

Su Yang's eyes showed contemplation, and he already understood: his simplified panel, no matter how low-level or common martial arts, as long as it is cultivated to perfection, can significantly enhance attributes such as physical body, strength, eyesight, hearing, and perception.

Tiger-style boxing and Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber are examples of techniques that focus on increasing strength.

The Grass Flying Perfection technique can greatly increase the flexibility and muscle strength of the legs.

The armor-piercing dart technique focuses on improving eyesight and hearing.

The Nourishing and Cultivating Qi technique is even more powerful, boosting internal strength while comprehensively enhancing various attributes.

So next, he needs to find more martial arts techniques, and of course, it would be even better if he could find higher-level mental cultivation methods.

"I wonder if there's a black market in Jingling?"

Su Yang pondered silently.

The black market sells all sorts of things, and they're all of dubious origin.

He's currently in charge of the cloth shop and has freedom of movement. If he could enter the black market, he should be able to buy the cultivation technique he needs. If he wants to go to the black market, he should be able to find clues at the pawnshop.

[Detection indicates that all sword techniques of the same origin and type have reached a state of perfection, with thorough understanding and harmonious integration of qi and intent.]

[Can consume 50 simplification points to deeply integrate and deduce the "Breaking Edge Saber Technique" and "Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber," creating a new saber technique!]

[Should we merge?]

"A new sword technique has been created through fusion?"

Su Yang looked at the panel, his heart trembled, and then a surge of understanding and excitement welled up inside him.

It turns out that the panel's function is not limited to simplification; when two martial arts of the same type reach perfection, they can be fused and sublimated!

The Breaking Edge Blade Technique emphasizes the word "break," meaning the blade is unreturnable once it's drawn, focusing on a single point to penetrate armor and defenses.

The Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber technique is centered on "severing" and "fierceness," possessing a majestic aura and a powerful, fierce saber strike, capable of severing a gate with a single blow.

If we can extract the essence of both, eliminate their redundancy, and integrate them into one…

That will be a sword technique that truly belongs to oneself, combining the ultimate penetration of "Breaking the Edge" with the ferocious power of "Severing the Gate"!

Its quality far surpasses both of them!

The greatest truths are the simplest.

[Su Yang]

[Simplified point: 3.1]

"50 simplification points..."

Looking at his empty Simplified Points balance, Su Yang muttered, "Looks like I need to hurry up and accumulate more Simplified Points!"

"Relying solely on drinking ordinary herbal decoctions to accumulate simplification points is too slow. We must make ginseng soup. These highly nourishing ingredients should increase simplification points faster the older they are!"

Su Yang thought to himself.

He now has 4000 taels of silver, enough to buy ginseng!

This belief is based on evidence. A bowl of ordinary herbal medicine increases the number of points by 2, but the simplified points increased by Old Zheng's special herbal medicine are higher.