>>5897814>>5897820>>5897830>>5897848>>5897872>>5897977>>5898303>Martial art trainingThe choice is a no-brainer - you have been dubbed proficient with spears, so the Halberd is the obvious choice, right?
Turns out it's a completely different weapon. Spears are metal points mounted on long, thin, supple stick allowing surprising motion thanks to the haft's flexibility.
The Halberd is more like a Saber mounted on a wider, more rigid shaft. While the spear is a thrusting weapon, halberds are slashing ones.
What could have been a mistake because of poor hindsight turns into a boon, as you find out you're as gifted with the halberd than you're with the spear.
The technique itself consist in a collection of moves and techniques for mounted fighting - against mounted or unmounted opponents.
The <span class="mu-s">Horse Master</span>, instructing you in the style, share his wisdom and hindsight regarding mounted fighting.
Mounted fighting is an oddity in the cultivation world, and quite marginal. Granted, mounted fighters are expected to be more mobile, with a stronger armor and an advantageous higher position - not even factoring the need to adapt techniques to a mounted opponent.
Most mounted fighters have tamed a Spiritual Horse, which is the easiest and most accessible way to bring into a fight a mount that won't instantly get killed by an adversary which level surpass the second realm.
However, the downside is obvious : the spiritual horse can still be wounded or slain, making the mounted fighting an option requiring deep pockets to be sustainable on the long term.
That's when your sect unique Meditation technique comes into play : As you can bond with Spiritual beast, making them part of your <span class="mu-s">Astral Self</span>, hits and wound to them will instead affect your pool of energy - making them dissipate on what would be lethal hit and allowing you to materialize them again if you have enough Qi.
>Cultivation :Of course, your cultivation suffers from your diverted attention. Qi and blood thread kept for training the fighting style instead of filling the Heart Aperture turns your dashing progress speed into a crawl.
Obviously, Dhundan Kepa overtakes you in raw cultivation progress. At least, you didn't used your precious pills this two weeks.
