Dao Of The Salted FishCh6 - Sword practice? You mean *exercise*? Thanks but no thanks…

Eh, what number am I up to now?

When Wen Zhihao woke up, he found that his breathing was still even, qi flowing in and out like the waves on the beach. iPdYXh

Knock knock knock! “Disciple, get up!”

Wen Zhihao startled, his heart rate beating faster in an ingrained reaction to commands.

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…Wait, why did he have to listen anyway? Wen Zhihao released a stressed breath. He got up, placed everything in his spatial storage, and sedately opened the door.

Zhang Wu was an Early Stage Golden Core cultivator, dressed in the golden inner disciple robes. His face was dark with annoyance, eyes flicking with distaste over Wen Zhihao’s rumpled appearance. “It’s time for morning sword practice. Don’t delay it for everyone else!”

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The thought of swinging a sword and doing exercise made Wen Zhihao feel tired. “What if I want to become a talisman cultivator instead?”

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Zhang Wu’s face went from annoyance to anger. “Stop making excuses! Shidi, get out this minute! Are you looking down on the Sect??”

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The qi around Zhang Wu fluctuated like sharp pinpricks.

Wen Zhihao grimaced a little. “Okay, okay, stop yelling.” I’ll indulge you, he thought to himself. While Zhang Wu looked like he was Wen Zhihao’s age, maybe the ancient times made people angrier and more juvenile?

“Good!” Zhang Wu said, even angrier. He turned on his foot and walked quickly. Stomped, really. Wen Zhihao followed him, mildly wondering if Zhang Wu would go into that infamous qi deviation due to his anger. Or maybe it was simply Zhang Wu’s nature, rather than a heart demon.

The outer sect disciples’ sword training area was near the outer parts of the Golden Sun Sect, relatively near the Outer Battlegrounds. The field itself was a large paved square, flanked on the sides with buildings. Dull-yellow robed disciples stood in neat lines, swords in their hands, and many of them looked with unfavourable expressions at Wen Zhihao. None of this made Wen Zhihao more inclined to the idea of sword practice. B3yDOg

“Get into line!” Zhang Wu said.

Ah, crap. “Eh, shixiong, I forgot my sword,” Wen Zhihao realised. He forgot to pick it up when he lost that fight during the Intra-Sect Competition.

Zhang Wu’s eyes went red with anger. “You forgot your sword? What kind of cultivator are you???”

“…I left it at the Battlegrounds, I’ll return quickly.” LvdOpT

Zhang Wu’s eye twitched. “Hurry up!”

Respectful of Zhang Wu’s inner peace, Wen Zhihao walked quickly to the Outer Battlegrounds. There was an inner sect disciple named Qian Jiarui in charge of things, and when she heard about Wen Zhihao’s forgotten sword, her face took on a distasteful expression.

“Yes, I know exactly where your sword is. You, out of the hundreds of outer sect disciples, was the only one to forget their sword.”

Wen Zhihao gave a sheepish smile. “This junior disciple has bothered you.” Re8qm2

The inner sect disciple passed him back his sword, and he headed back to the training field.

Zhang Wu had already started everyone on the basic forms. From the glare across the field, Wen Zhihao got the message. He went to stand at the back and got into position.

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Wen Zhihao: Kids (Zhang Wu) these days are so strung up. Better not stress them out, it’ll be bad for their development ╮( ˘_˘ )╭ G59wpT

Translator's Note

Major levels: Qi Refining < Foundation Building < Golden Core < Nascent Soul < …??? 0Oi7t6

Minor levels: Early-stage < Middle-stage < Late-stage < Peak

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39 comments

  1. Many people said you’ll get old faster if you often get angry and snapped up like that ┐(´ー`)┌

    Thank you for the chapter!❤️

  2. This is the first original novel I’ve read on this site, and I think I actually like it…….shocked

  3. For someone who is very lazy, intensive exercise (probably sword practice) makes me super uncomfortable and miserable. If I was in that world I wouldn’t even have the energy to feel anger.

  4. If I’m not wrong after the Nascent Soul stage in cultivation, it should be Divine, demi god and then immortal? I’ve seen many with these stages so I assume it is too if not, well whatever, we’ll find out soon

  5. Wen Zhihao is forced to train with a sword. Ay, the talismans would really have been better for his occupation as salted fish. 😅