Unrestricted Dao Lord

Zhang Su strolled through the Jiang Family’s Martial Arts Vault.

The Martial Arts Vault was empty.

However, Zhang Su could faintly feel hidden gazes upon him.

This was to be expected.

As the foundation of the Jiang Family’s heritage, the Martial Arts Vault was certainly guarded.

Zhang Su paid it no mind, casually browsing the Martial Arts Secret Manuals.

It was much as he had guessed.

The collection was well over ten thousand volumes.

In terms of quantity, it was more than enough.

However, compared to the Guiyuan Sect’s Instructor Pavilion, the quality was far inferior.

Zhang Su flipped through a few at random.

Most were just Ordinary Martial Techniques.

The number of Superior Martial Techniques was relatively small.

Let alone Top Martial Techniques, which were practically the core legacy of the Jiang Family.

However, Zhang Su’s goal wasn’t to find Superior or Top Martial Techniques.

To be honest, he looked down on the Jiang Family’s Martial Arts.

Back in the Guiyuan Sect, he could choose freely from even Unparalleled Martial Techniques.

The Martial Techniques of the Jiang Family were hardly worth mentioning.

Zhang Su’s purpose was to find Martial Techniques with over 90% Compatibility.

It didn’t matter if they were Ordinary or Superior Martial Techniques.

He was just trying to "farm" his Compatibility Value.

So, Zhang Su immediately began to look through the various Martial Techniques.

With ten thousand volumes, he could be searching for a long time.

But Zhang Su enjoyed the process.

It was like a treasure hunt, filling him with anticipation.

...

「The Jiang Family, meeting hall.」

Jiang Lingchuan and Jiang Cheng were both in the meeting hall.

Besides the two of them, other core members of the Jiang Family were also present.

At this moment, everyone wore a solemn expression, and the atmosphere in the meeting hall was tense.

"Patriarch, are we really going to pin our hopes on Zhang Su? I’ve looked into him carefully. His combat strength is immense, but he was already overage when he joined the Guiyuan Sect. In the Guiyuan Sect, that means limited potential. It’ll be very difficult for him to become an Inner Sect Disciple!"

"The marriage alliance with the Su Family was to leverage their financial power. But this alliance with the Zhang Family is based solely on Zhang Su’s merit? I still think it’s too rash."

"And we even opened the Jiang Family’s Martial Arts Vault to him. That’s the culmination of our family’s several-hundred-year heritage..."

Inside the meeting hall, the numerous Jiang Clan Elders and other core members were all voicing their varied opinions.

The majority were against the marriage alliance with the Zhang Family.

SWISH.

Jiang Cheng suddenly opened his eyes.

He looked at one of the Clan Elders and said in a deep voice, "You have no idea how terrifying Zhang Su’s talent is. The Swordsmanship he cultivates is an Unparalleled Swordsmanship, and it’s suspected he’s reached Perfection!"

"If there’s anyone who can rival Wei Yunzhou in the future, it can only be Zhang Su!"

BOOM.

Jiang Cheng’s words sent a tremor through the minds of many Elders in the hall.

"Unparalleled Swordsmanship? And suspected to be at Perfection?"

The Clan Elders looked at each other in dismay.

The Jiang Family was a Martial Arts Family. They knew exactly what the words "Unparalleled Swordsmanship" meant.

It meant that Zhang Su’s talent in Martial Techniques had reached an unimaginable level.

It had been the same with Wei Yunzhou back then.

"A pity he’s overage... If not for his age, he might have been like Wei Yunzhou in the Guiyuan Sect, soaring to great heights the moment he entered the Inner Sect..."

The Clan Elders even felt a little regretful.

"By the way, Zhang Su has been in the Martial Arts Vault for two days now, hasn’t he?"

"Yes, I think it’s been two days. He’s been eating and drinking inside the vault."

"Our Jiang Family’s Martial Arts Vault may have ten thousand volumes, but it’s nothing compared to the Martial Arts of the Guiyuan Sect, right? He’s even mastered Unparalleled Martial Arts, so what is he doing in our vault for so long?"

Everyone looked at each other, perplexed.

They naturally had no idea what Zhang Su was thinking.

"I’ll go check on him."

Jiang Cheng stood up, left the meeting hall, and headed straight for the Martial Arts Vault.

Meanwhile, inside the Martial Arts Vault.

Zhang Su put down the last Martial Arts Secret Manual.

’Ten thousand volumes... They didn’t disappoint!’

’This time, I’ve reaped a total of eight Martial Techniques with over 90% Compatibility. And they’re basically all Ordinary Martial Techniques!’

Zhang Su muttered to himself in a low voice.

In fact, it was a good thing that they were all Ordinary Martial Techniques.

An Ordinary Martial Technique with 90% Compatibility still required finding the right opportunity to reach Perfection.

But the difficulty was certainly much lower than with a Superior Martial Technique.

Therefore, Zhang Su was confident he could bring all eight of these Ordinary Martial Techniques to Perfection in a very short time.

Zhang Su checked his own Qi Blood.

Two days had passed, and his Qi Blood had increased by another sixteen strands.

It had now reached a high of two hundred sixteen strands.

However, he didn’t have many Blood Replenishing Pills left—only eight. At most, they would last him another two days.

’Two days left... If I factor in one day for travel, I can stay at the Jiang Family for one more day at most.’

’One day... that might be enough!’

A sharp glint flashed in Zhang Su’s eyes.

Eight Ordinary Martial Techniques, all with over 90% Compatibility.

To bring all eight of them to Perfection within one day, his only option was to fight.

There should be quite a few Martial Artists in the Jiang Family who practiced these techniques.

As long as Zhang Su could find the right opportunity in battle.

Then reaching Perfection wouldn’t be difficult at all.

With that, Zhang Su got up and walked straight out of the Martial Arts Vault.

Outside the vault, two servants saw Zhang Su emerge and immediately hurried over.

"Young Master Zhang, what are your orders?" a servant asked.

"Take me to see Brother Jiang."

"Of course. Please follow me, Young Master."

So, Zhang Su followed the two servants and found Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng was practicing his Swordsmanship in the Martial Arts Arena.

Although he had been defeated by Zhang Su, Jiang Cheng wasn’t discouraged and continued to practice diligently.

"Brother Zhang, you’ve finally decided to come out. Did you find anything in these past two days?"

Jiang Cheng stopped and asked with a smile.

"I did make some gains. I’ve taken a liking to eight Martial Techniques, and I want to cultivate all of them to Perfection. The problem is, I have to set off for the mountain tomorrow."

"So, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask for Brother Jiang’s help."

"Help? Brother Zhang, whatever you need, just ask."

"Alright. I need to spar with the Martial Artists of the Jiang Family who practice these techniques, using only these specific techniques..."

Zhang Su stated his request.

The more Jiang Cheng listened, the more astonished he became.

Zhang Su meant to seize opportunities in battle to cultivate all eight Martial Techniques to Perfection.

’How is that possible?’

Even if these were only Ordinary Martial Techniques, achieving Perfection in all of them within a single day was nothing but a fool’s dream.

Even counting the two days Zhang Su spent in the Martial Arts Vault...

...that was still only three days.

’Reaching Perfection in eight Ordinary Martial Techniques in three days?’

No matter how highly Jiang Cheng estimated Zhang Su’s talent, he didn’t believe it was possible.

However, it was Zhang Su’s request, and it wasn’t a particularly demanding one.

So, Jiang Cheng agreed.

"Brother Zhang, please wait a moment. I’ll immediately arrange for someone to notify the Jiang Family disciples. Anyone who has practiced these eight Martial Techniques and reached the Great Success level or higher is to come to the Martial Arts Arena."

"Good. Then I’ll have to trouble Brother Jiang."

Zhang Su simply sat down in the Martial Arts Arena and waited quietly.

Before long, Jiang Family disciples began to arrive at the Martial Arts Arena one after another.

They were all very curious.

They didn’t know why Jiang Cheng had summoned them.

"Brother Zhang, everyone is here. What do you think we should do?"

Jiang Cheng said softly.

Zhang Su immediately stood up, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

’There are quite a few of them.’

There were about thirty or forty people.

This was to be expected. After all, those who cultivated these eight Martial Techniques were ordinary Martial Artists.

The talent requirements were not high, so naturally, many people practiced them.

Zhang Su spoke up immediately, "I need to cultivate eight Ordinary Martial Techniques, and I hope you can assist my Cultivation! You just need to use those specific techniques and attack me with your full strength."

"If any of you can help me bring a technique to Perfection, I’m sure Brother Jiang will not be stingy with the rewards."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng was momentarily stunned, but he quickly understood.

"That’s right! Whoever helps Brother Zhang cultivate his Martial Techniques to Perfection will be handsomely rewarded!"

Jiang Cheng’s words set the hearts of the thirty-to-forty Jiang Family disciples ablaze.

However, they were even more astonished by Zhang Su’s "grand feat."

"Did I hear that right? Zhang Su wants us to help him cultivate, to bring eight Martial Techniques to Perfection?"

"Eight Martial Techniques to Perfection in a single day? Even if they’re just Ordinary Martial Techniques, that’s unbelievable. How is that possible?"

"I heard Zhang Su defeated Young Master Jiang Cheng with a single sword strike. His talent is said to be unimaginable."

"In that case, I want to see for myself if anyone can truly cultivate eight Martial Techniques to Perfection in one day."

These Jiang Family disciples were all eager to see what would happen.

Almost none of them believed Zhang Su could bring eight Martial Techniques to Perfection in a single day.

The news spread quickly.

Even Jiang Lingchuan and many of the Jiang Clan Elders rushed to the Martial Arts Arena.

"This will be a good opportunity to observe just how talented this young man really is," one of the Jiang Clan Elders remarked.

And so, all eyes fell upon Zhang Su.