48: Chapter 48 Cultivation

After becoming a core outer disciple, Chen Ergou's treatment improved significantly.

He now had his own independent courtyard and a steady supply of daily cultivation resources, so he no longer needed to perform menial tasks. The courtyard even contained a dedicated cultivation room equipped with a Spirit Gathering Array, which could accelerate his cultivation speed.

This made Senior Brother Liu Qing and other outer disciples extremely jealous, but due to the authority of Mo Wentian, they dared not cause trouble openly. They could only gossip behind his back to vent the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Chen Ergou ignored all of this and focused on his cultivation.

During the day, he practiced sword techniques at the martial arts arena of the Sword Pavilion, honing Sky Breaker and Moon Slash. Many disciples were training in the arena; some practiced basic sword techniques, others sparred, and some observed and learned. While practicing, Chen Ergou observed the moves of others, absorbing their essence.

At night, he studied the new features of the myriad worlds stall system in his room.

Cross-City Trading: Allows commodity transactions between different cities to earn the price difference. This meant he could sell goods from Novice Village to other cities or bring goods from other cities back to Novice Village, earning the difference in price.

Commodity Auction: Allows rare items to be placed in an auction house for players to bid on. This was a great sales channel for those rare items, allowing him to obtain higher prices.

System Quests: The system would issue various tasks, and completing them would yield generous rewards. These tasks included collecting materials, defeating monsters, researching new products, etc. Rewards included experience points, gold coins, materials, and more.

Chen Ergou studied for a long time and decided to start with System Quests.

He opened the system quest list and selected a task suitable for himself:

[Quest: Master the second style of Sword Saints Three Styles, "Moon Slash". Reward: Experience Points +10000, Moon Slash Proficiency +10%]

"This is the one!"

He accepted the quest and began to focus on cultivating Moon Slash.

Cultivating Moon Slash was much more difficult than Sky Breaker.

Sky Breaker focused on the explosion of power, while Moon Slash focused on the condensation of Sword Intent. Only by condensing Sword Intent to the extreme could one sever all defenses and cause true damage.

Following the method taught by the remnant soul, Chen Ergou swung his sword a thousand times every day, feeling the breath of the sword and condensing his Sword Intent. At first, he had no clue, and swinging the sword a thousand times was all in vain. Sword Intent was something ethereal and elusive.

But he did not give up, instead constantly trying and perceiving. He closed his eyes, feeling the sword in his hand, the power flowing within the sword, and the sword qi permeating the air.

Finally, on the seventh day, he had a breakthrough.

That day, he was swinging his sword in the martial arts arena. Suddenly, he entered a wondrous state. Everything around him seemed to disappear, leaving only him and the sword in his hand. He seemed to be able to feel the Sword Intent flowing within the sword and the sword qi permeating the air.

"Now is the time!"

He slashed out with his sword, and a silver light flickered on the blade. The light was like moonlight, cold and sharp.

"Moon Slash!"

"Swish!"

The sword qi slashed out, cutting the giant boulder in front of him into two halves. The cut was as flat as a mirror, as if it had been severed by the sharpest blade.

[System Notification: Congratulations to player Chen Ergou for mastering the second style of Sword Saints Three Styles, "Moon Slash"!]

[Moon Slash: Active skill, can sever all defenses, dealing true damage to the target. Damage value is 150% of Attack Power. Cooldown: 120 seconds.]

Chen Ergou looked at the system notification, so excited he almost jumped up.

He had finally mastered it!