29: Chapter 0029 A Powerful Upgrade

"What!?"

Qin He and Leng Bingyan both exclaimed, looking at Lin Xiao in disbelief.

Yao Gang excitedly slapped his horse's back, "Well done! I've long been annoyed by that corrupt official. Let's do it!"

"Are you serious?" Leng Bingyan asked again.

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "Official Lu Yang, in order to curry favor with Prince Bai, watched as several border cities were slaughtered. He deserves to die."

"If he doesn't die, and Baishui City isn't taken, supplies will never get through, and our Stone Fortress will always be an isolated city."

Qin He frowned, "But even if we succeed, assassinating a city governor is tantamount to treason!"

"Treason? Treason against whom? The Emperor? Or Prince Bai?" Lin Xiao retorted.

In an instant, both Qin He and Leng Bingyan were stunned!

That's right! We are in chaotic times now. Since the governor, Official Lu Yang, has sided with Prince Bai, can killing him still be considered treason?

In this era of great strife, might is the only truth!

"The world is in chaos now. What we need to do is ensure that we and those around us survive first."

"The elders and fellow villagers of Stone Fortress are nearly starving to death. Why should I care about treason?"

Lin Xiao said emphatically, "In short, I am determined to have Official Lu Yang's head!"

"If you don't want to go, you can return to Stone Fortress now. I won't blame you; after all, this matter is indeed very dangerous."

Hearing these words, both Yao Gang and Qin He revealed looks of admiration in their eyes.

"Commander Lin is righteous! I, Qin He, swear to follow you to the death!!"

"I... I don't know how to say all that, but I'm with you!" Yao Gang chuckled.

A flash of complexity crossed Leng Bingyan's beautiful eyes as she shook her head, "Madman..."

This guy is truly unusual. Living in chaotic times, yet clear-headed, courageous, and resourceful. No wonder Qingxuan took a fancy to him.

However, his actions are so crazy, which also means it's very dangerous.

"Miss Leng, there is no need for you to go to Baishui City," Lin Xiao suddenly said.

"Why? Do you look down on me?"

Leng Bingyan felt slighted. Surely she was stronger than Qin He and Yao Gang, right?

"That's not it. My wife is alone at home, and I am worried. It would be better if you stayed with her."

Although Leng Bingyan was quite capable, when it came to assassinating Official Lu Yang, her presence or absence didn't really matter.

Furthermore, as a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, it would be too conspicuous for her to enter the city with them.

It would be better for her to stay at Stone Fortress and accompany Qingxuan, which would make Lin Xiao feel more at ease.

Leng Bingyan was stunned for a moment. She hadn't expected this guy to still be thinking about Qingxuan?

The husband that Her Majesty found... he's actually quite considerate.

For some reason, Leng Bingyan felt a hint of sourness in her heart.

"No, Qingxuan told me to follow you and bring you home alive. If I go back now, she'll scold me to death!" Leng Bingyan refused.

Lin Xiao sighed helplessly, "Then I'll give you a task. Sneak into Baishui City first, track Official Lu Yang's movements, and we will meet at the city's post station after dark."

Leng Bingyan had good movement techniques and had traveled extensively, so she was well-suited for gathering intelligence.

"No problem, see you tonight!"

Leng Bingyan flipped onto her horse and left immediately.

"Commander Lin, what about us?" Qin He asked.

Lin Xiao took out the wolf fang cold moon blade and handed it to Qin He.

"This is a mystic grade precious blade, take it!"

"Commander Lin! This blade was captured by you; I dare not take it!" Qin He hurriedly waved his hands.

He was very tempted; after all, a mystic grade precious blade was a weapon that most swordsmen dreamed of for their entire lives.

However, Lin Xiao was more worthy of having such a good blade!

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not giving it to you for free. I want to trade it for the 'Flowing Fire Blade Technique' and the 'Spirit Snake Movement Technique'. Are you willing?"

Lin Xiao didn't beat around the bush. He currently had 397 years of cultivation points saved up, and he just needed an "Earth Grade" technique!

And the two mystic grade techniques that Qin He possessed could be upgraded!

"Commander Lin, you want to learn my blade technique now?"

Qin He thought he had misheard, "This... even if I agree, you won't be able to learn the essence of it by cramming at the last minute!"

"The 'Flowing Fire Blade Technique' takes at least three years to reach small success, and that's only if you have great aptitude!"

Lin Xiao shook his head, "You don't need to worry about that. How well I can learn it is my own ability."

"If you aren't willing, then forget it. I also know that asking you to teach me the techniques of Blade Mountain is a bit abrupt."

Qin He smiled, "Commander Lin, what are you saying? In all the major sects, except for the heaven-grade sect-protecting techniques, other martial arts are not considered secrets."

"After all, over thousands of years, there have been many disciples, so it's useless to try to keep them secret."

"If you really want to learn, I will teach it all to you right now. As for the mystic grade precious blade, forget it, I really can't accept it!"

Lin Xiao was overjoyed. There was such a good thing?

That meant as long as he maintained good relationships with the disciples of the major sects, he wouldn't have to worry about techniques below heaven-grade in the future!

Come to think of it, practicing martial arts mainly depends on talent. No matter how many technique manuals there are, a person's energy is limited, so how much can one really learn?

Of course... he was the exception, hehe!

"Then without further ado, Brother Qin, please instruct me!" Lin Xiao cupped his hands.

The three of them immediately found a cool and hidden place to rest for a while.

Qin He didn't waste any words and began to explain the incantations of the two techniques to Lin Xiao, demonstrating every move and style...

"The essence of the 'Flowing Fire Blade Technique' lies in the word 'Flow'. This blade technique looks fierce, but it is actually very agile..."

"The 'Spirit Snake Movement Technique' is the foundation of Blade Mountain's supreme skill, the 'Dragon Soaring Steps'. When cultivated to the extreme, one can be like a dragon that shows its head but never its tail, crossing mountains and ridges, soaring into the sky and diving into the earth!"

Half an hour later, Lin Xiao had already received a system notification!

[Ding! Technique "Flowing Fire Blade Technique" detected. Learn it?]

[Ding! Technique "Spirit Snake Movement Technique" detected. Learn it?]

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up, and he immediately chose to learn it!

[Congratulations to the host for learning "Flowing Fire Blade Technique", mystic grade (upgradable)]

[Ding! Obtained skill "Three Forms of Flowing Fire" (Flying Waterfall, Galloping, Shattering Void)!]

[Congratulations to the host for learning "Spirit Snake Movement Technique", mystic grade (upgradable)]

[Ding! Obtained skill "Spirit Snake Steps"!]

Two techniques, and two skills obtained!

[Ding! Host's skills have broken through 5, obtained achievement "Many Skills Are No Burden", mystic grade, Prestige +50]

[Ding! Obtained achievement "Successor of Blade Mountain", yellow grade, Prestige +10]

Damn! Is the successor of Blade Mountain this worthless? No wonder the techniques can be learned so easily!

Lin Xiao wasted no time and immediately began adding cultivation points to the blade technique. To avoid adding too much, he added them year by year.

+1, +1, +1...

When he reached 50 years... a wonderful sound came!

[Ding! "Flowing Fire Blade Technique" meets the requirements for advancement. Advance it?]