21: Chapter 21 Searching for the Sword
" Sword Dao Aptitude, Physique, Energy. "
Devouring a Sword Technique can improve these three aspects, and the effect is quite obvious.
Your strength, speed, defense, and True Qi recovery have all been boosted, and your total True Qi has increased by more than twofold.
" It seems that Physique refers to Physical Body strength, and Energy refers to True Qi. "
You tentatively continue to circulate the Innate Sword Qi and discover that the efficiency has improved significantly.
You can now perform three full cycles in the time it originally took to perform one.
" Awesome! "
You really love this kind of growth-oriented skill.
[ Note: The next time you can devour is three months later. ]
Three months later will be the first day of the New Year in this world.
It seems this 'year' is also calculated based on a natural year, rather than a fixed number of three hundred-plus days.
You continue moving forward, constantly accelerating.
Three days later, you arrive in a deep mountain range north of Hanbing City and find a cave there.
It looks like a bear's den.
You don't care; you find a rock to block the entrance, then take out the Three Yin Worm and toss it directly into your mouth.
Testing the Three Yin Worm is also one of the main goals of this simulation.
If it can still improve your Aptitude and Comprehension Ability, you wouldn't mind visiting Zuihua Restaurant in every simulation.
A familiar pain spreads throughout your body.
[ Your Aptitude and Comprehension Ability are increasing. ]
Status Feedback provides a response.
" It actually works! "
You are overjoyed.
Wonderful, simply wonderful.
You calmly refine the Three Yin Worm, feeling the long-lost pain, and surprisingly feel a bit moved.
Three months later, you successfully digest the Three Yin Worm.
On this very day, two notifications appear.
[ You have refined one Three Yin Worm; your Aptitude and Comprehension Ability have improved, but the effect of this item is half as strong as the first time. Your body has developed a resistance. ]
Well, so this is the result.
This notification shatters your dreams. It seems that, just like the Ultimate Sword, every increase is limited.
The second notification is related to the Boundless Divine Sword Record.
[ The cooldown for the Boundless Divine Sword Record has ended; you can now devour a Sword Technique. ]
You stand up and stretch your limbs.
Today happens to be New Year's Day.
You take out a copied manual of the Innate Sword Qi, but there is no reaction. Obviously, you cannot devour the same Sword Technique repeatedly.
Not being able to exploit bugs is truly frustrating.
You take out a dozen Secret Manuals from your space, all of which are Sword Techniques.
But the quality is poor; they are all on the same tier as the Xiaoyue Sword Technique.
" It looks like I have to take a slight risk this time. "
Time is precious; you don't go looking for a more Advanced Sword Technique, but instead directly devour an ordinary Sword Technique.
Anyway, you can devour once a year, so you still have plenty of opportunities.
[ Your Sword Dao Aptitude, Physique, and Energy have improved. ]
The Status Feedback notification appears.
You compare them and find that the effect of the Xiaoyue Sword Technique is very poor, not even half as good as the Innate Sword Qi.
Searching for a new Sword Technique is urgent!
Walking out of the cave, you continue heading north.
In these few simulations, you were either spinning in place or heading east; this is your first time going north.
Whether it is the Black Dragon Path or Huainan Path, they are both in the south.
The location is very remote; the Central Plains region to the north is the core of the Chen Kingdom.
It is densely populated, with fertile land, rich mineral resources, and closely distributed major Jianghu sects; it is very prosperous.
One month later.
A small town.
Dressed in black, you tie up your pink hair and cover it with a bamboo hat, walking calmly down the street.
During this time, you visited three mountain strongholds and obtained two Sword Techniques, but the quality of both was not very good.
You heard people on the road say that there is a Great Master of swordsmanship here, with cultivation at the Innate Realm and exceptional Sword Technique.
Recalling the information you learned, the corners of your mouth lift slightly; you are very interested in this Great Master.
After walking for a while, you arrive in front of a residence.
There are two burly servants guarding the gate. Upon seeing you, they immediately become alert: " What are you here for? "
You are toying with two willow-leaf knives in your hands: " I am Bu Jingyun, and I have come specifically today to learn from the Sword Technique of Senior Qin Zheng. "
Qin Zheng is the name of that Great Master of swordsmanship.
Upon hearing this, the servants nod slightly. One remains in place, while the other rushes to deliver the message.
They are both Martial Artists of the True Qi Realm and are experienced; even though you haven't made a move, they can sense how difficult you are to deal with.
Before long, a youth walks out the gate: " Who wants to challenge my father? "
" My father is busy teaching his Disciple, he has no time to waste on trash like you. "
The youth is dressed in white with an arrogant attitude. He draws a sword and looks at you haughtily: " Come, let me see what you're capable of. "
Interesting.
You look at him and chuckle, your face beneath the bamboo hat remaining unchanged.
To be so young and yet have cultivated to the Peak of the True Qi Realm, he is truly not simple.
You rotate your right hand in the air, replacing the willow-leaf knife with a Plum Blossom Needle. With a casual flick, the Plum Blossom Needle transforms into a streak of white light and flies out.
" Using such lowly hidden weapons... "
The youth becomes even more disdainful and holds up his sword to resist, but your Plum Blossom Needle breaks his longsword and then pierces straight through his shoulder.
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The youth lets out a cry and falls to the ground, struggling in pain.
" I must find a way to resolve the side effects of Status Feedback. "
You have another silver needle in your hand, thinking to yourself.
Like this, you are always timid and overly cautious when taking action yourself.
Either you don't kill, or you have to silence everyone; it's too much trouble.
" Young Master...! "
The servants at the gate rush to help the youth up.
Looking at the Plum Blossom Needle embedded in the gate, he becomes even more fearful and quickly takes the youth inside the Qin residence.
In less than two minutes.
A Middle-aged Man walks out.
" You are the one who injured my son? "
He looks at you coldly, his face full of killing intent.
" He was insolent, so I just gave him a lesson. "
You lower your head, raise your willow-leaf knife, and look at the other person: " I heard that Master Qin's swordsmanship is very strong. "
Qin Zheng, cultivation at the fourth level of the Innate Realm, once fought against a dozen people of the same Realm and won easily.
It is said that everyone who has seen him swing his sword is dead.
Qin Zheng draws his sword: " Whether it's strong or not, I will let the person below tell you. "
What big talk.
You flick your right hand, and a willow-leaf knife flies out.
It flies straight toward Qin Zheng's face.
He senses the power of this blade and hurriedly swings his sword to block.
However, you wave your hand repeatedly, and in the blink of an eye, a dozen more throwing knives rush toward him, reinforced with Innate Sword Qi, an attack with no blind spots.
Qin Zheng swings his longsword, resisting with all his might.
Clang, clang, clang!
Most of the throwing knives are deflected by him, but three of them land on his shoulder, ribs, and lower leg.
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Qin Zheng is immediately injured.
As the saying goes, if Zhou Poison had been added, he would have been dead long ago.
You arrive in front of him in one step, Innate Sword Qi flies out, and you retrieve the three throwing knives from his body: " Master Qin, you only have one choice now. "
You say this while retrieving the throwing knives from the ground: " Give me the Sword Technique, otherwise, I will destroy the Qin family today. "
Your True Qi surges, and you have a smile on your face.