19: Chapter 19 Sparring: Learning Through Battle

"Alright, I'm still young, it's not like I can just grow up!" Yu Xiaotang said with dissatisfaction. Male Cultivators were all like this.

"Grow up? By using some high-tech tricks?" Lin Kuang actually couldn't imagine how someone who had already finished developing could still improve.

"What are you talking about?" Yu Xiaotang didn't understand Lin Kuang's words, so she had to change the subject: "Fine! Let's put that aside. The Wind Demon Sect is on a mountain, we need to fly up!"

While Lin Kuang and the others were flying toward the Wind Demon Sect, they discovered a tall man chiseling a stone. Vaguely, one could make out the figure of a blindfolded young girl, especially the girl's lips, which were incredibly smooth, as if they had been frequently maintained.

[Ding — Task Triggered: Make the Wind Demon Sect Sect Head, Ma Ke, return to the Wind Demon Sect and stop obsessing over the stone doll.]

[Task Reward: Obtain the Cultivation Technique 'Falling Rock'.]

Lin Kuang glanced at the task. He didn't expect the System to be so fond of gossiping; just taking a casual look triggered a task. Still, a free Cultivation Technique was worth taking. In the Qiongming World, as long as you were willing to put in the effort, you could learn anything.

"Hey? Mister, what are you doing?" Lin Kuang flew straight over.

At this moment, Ma Ke had just finished releasing his energy and looked at Lin Kuang with some weakness.

Lin Kuang used his hand to cover Yu Xiaotang's eyes.

"I'm chatting with my goddess." Ma Ke slowly pulled up his pants.

Unbelievable. Isn't the Cultivation World supposed to be based on strength? Shouldn't someone at the Sect Head level be surrounded by Cauldrons? How could there be someone playing with a doll? And a stone doll at that? Wouldn't that cause bleeding?

"What are you doing..." Yu Xiaotang said with dissatisfaction.

"It's fine now, Fellow Daoist, I'm done!" Ma Ke said calmly, as if that sort of thing was very common.

Lin Kuang glanced at the task and went straight to the point: "Hey, old man, let's have a spar. I just happen to have something I want to ask for your guidance on."

"Sparring? I was once a high-spirited Cultivator, but one incident..." Ma Ke blathered on with a bunch of nonsense.

"He's so annoying, can I smack him?" Yu Xiaotang muttered quietly.

A chill drifted from Ma Ke's eyes.

Lin Kuang knew what the other party meant and immediately apologized: "Fellow Daoist, the young lady doesn't understand sculpture, please don't take offense. I'll pay 300 Spirit Stones to have you carve a statue of her?"

"Ah! Thank you, Fellow Daoist! I knew my sculptures would be appreciated by someone." Ma Ke was very happy: "Wait a moment, this Fellow Daoist is beautiful and moving, it requires high-quality stone material."

Lin Kuang waited in Ma Ke's Immortal Cave for him to finish carving.

"Are you crazy? Spending so many Spirit Stones to buy a piece of trash stone just to spar with him?" Yu Xiaotang couldn't understand. With Lin Kuang's current strength, defeating the Wind Demon Sect Elder would be easy. Why spend Spirit Stones to spar with this lecherous man?

"No, I can see that this Cultivator's strength is extraordinary. I want to take this opportunity to improve!" Lin Kuang said calmly.

Clang, clang, bang, bang —

Suddenly, the sound of hammering stone stopped. When Ma Ke heard that Lin Kuang intended to challenge the Wind Demon Sect, his greyish eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sigh," Ma Ke sighed, "You cannot defeat the new generation Wind Demon Sect Elder!"

"Fellow Daoist, I can tell you are a Sword Cultivator, and one proficient in the Thunder attribute at that. The current Wind Demon Sect Elder is a Spell Cultivator and also has the Wind attribute. You won't have a chance to get close."

For a bit of money, Ma Ke directly spilled the details about the Sect's Elder.

In the Qiongming World, there are Spell Cultivators, Sword Cultivators, Spear Cultivators, Body Cultivators, and so on. However, Spell, Sword, and Body are the most commonly cultivated, and there is a clear relationship of mutual restraint: Spell Cultivators restrain Sword Cultivators, Sword Cultivators restrain Body Cultivators, and Body Cultivators restrain Spell Cultivators.

"Ah? Has the person changed? But you can ask for my help, I happen to have many Cultivation Techniques for Spell Cultivators!" Yu Xiaotang chimed in after hearing this. She really wanted Lin Kuang to ask her for help so she could show off her prowess.

"It's just a restraint relationship, right? Should I back down because of that? That's not what a Cultivator does!" Lin Kuang cleverly used himself to hint at Ma Ke. He believed that Ma Ke being so obsessed with that woman must mean he had lost face in front of her or been robbed.

"If you avoid it once, there will be a second time, and then countless times! You will never have a chance to make a Breakthrough!"

"Battling a Cultivator with a restraining relationship can better improve combat skills and experience. As long as you have enough experience, you can defeat the opponent!"

Lin Kuang knew that the restraint relationship just meant a lower margin for error; it didn't mean there was no chance. Many streamers used extreme techniques to make up for the gap.

After hearing Lin Kuang's words, Ma Ke was slightly moved, but he still sneered: "After facing them, you will only find that you lose even more miserably!"

Upon hearing Ma Ke's words, Lin Kuang knew his first wave of offense had worked, so he further provoked him: "Then it seems you also have a secret that is hard to talk about, Fellow Daoist?"

"Hahaha!" Ma Ke laughed awkwardly: "There's no need to discuss the past, just let it be."

Lin Kuang thought for a moment. Ma Ke was also a Sect Head, so he would definitely keep his word. He then said calmly: "If I can defeat the Wind Demon Sect Elder using the Dao of the Sword, you must face the things you've been avoiding!"

"The Dao of the Sword? You want to rely on your own Dao of the Sword?" Ma Ke carefully looked Lin Kuang over and shook his head: "If you want to use the Dao of the Sword to defeat him, you need at least Second-Stage Realm cultivation!"

Lin Kuang smiled and said confidently: "How will you know if you don't try?"

"I believe I definitely can! I will face it together with my sword!"

Ma Ke was also infected by Lin Kuang's confidence and then praised him: "Lin Kuang, I believe you will definitely be an outstanding Grandmaster of the Dao of the Sword!"

"If you can defeat him with the Dao of the Sword, I will also go and face the things I have never faced. However, first, let me test your depth!"

Yu Xiaotang didn't know what they were getting so fired up about, but she just muttered: "What's there to talk about? Just use skills to wear the opponent down, why make it so complicated."

"Why are men's heads filled with combat satisfaction? Can't they take some shortcuts?"

Yu Xiaotang didn't understand, but she respected Lin Kuang's idea of defeating the opponent using the Dao of the Sword.

Lin Kuang and Ma Ke went outside.

Ma Ke took out a purple gourd Magic Treasure and performed a salute: "Ma Ke of the Wind Demon Sect, please offer your guidance, Fellow Daoist!"

"Lin Kuang of the Sword Sect, please offer your guidance, Fellow Daoist!" The thunderclap sword floated behind Lin Kuang, full of spirituality.

"So you're from the Sword Sect, no wonder you're so confident." Ma Ke laughed after hearing this; he hadn't expected it to be the number one major Sect in Xuanyuan.

"The Wind Demon Sect is not bad either; with slow development, it will become a major Sect too!" Lin Kuang began the standard business-like mutual flattery.

"Hahaha! You flatter me, I'm coming!" Ma Ke waved his hand lightly, and high-speed rotating stars flew over.

Lin Kuang looked at Ma Ke's attack and just smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist, you should receive this too! Thunder and Lightning!"

The two forces remained deadlocked in the air.

Ma Ke still wanted to remind Lin Kuang not to push himself; he wouldn't be able to recover in a short time like this.

But upon closer inspection, the power erupting from Lin Kuang's body was getting stronger and stronger, and the speed of his attack was getting faster and faster.