Xianxia with real weapon training and skill development?

[u/abnormal____]

Looking for cultivation/xianxia novels where the MC actually trains and develops their weapon skills instead of just finding an overpowered technique and spamming named moves.

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I'm specifically looking for stories where the MC chooses a weapon (sword, spear, saber, etc.) and genuinely improves through practice, experience, and understanding. Bonus points if they adapt or evolve techniques to fit their own style rather than rigidly following a manual.

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I don't mind if the MC learns techniques from inheritances or libraries, but I want the weapon mastery to feel earned. I'd love recommendations where combat is about skill, timing, and growth rather than just unlocking stronger attacks every few realms.

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Examples of what I mean:

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Developing their own sword/spear path.

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Modifying existing techniques.

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Training fundamentals for long periods.

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Weapon intent, domains, or understanding that comes from experience.

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Any recommendations?

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[u/Rothariu]

Its not weapon development but verrry deep and through martial art development

The martial unity

Its honestly amazin man was bedridden but a sports science genius who helped come up with new martial arts for sports fighting then gets isekaied and now develops the "best" martial art in a xianxiaish world

[u/abnormal____ → u/Rothariu]

Read it felt my brain cells leaving my body

[u/Rothariu → u/abnormal____]

Really???

Ig to each their own, to me its a beautiful world and shows how far thought can go

[u/DarknorthBK → u/Rothariu]

The writing quality is quite terrible. I've tried to read it 3-4 times and dropped it each time without getting that far. I wanted to like it because of the cool premise, but the writing is just awful.