Now, Ling Xiao was staying in the Outer Sect, maintaining the first position there. Thus, he gained many more resources than other lower-ranked outer disciples.
Don’t look at how the Outer Sect of the Moonlight Sect was the lowest level. If it could, the outer sect also wanted to contend for power.
With a treasure like Ling Xiao, would they still not nurture him with all their strength?
If Ling Xiao could defeat the inner disciples, it would be equivalent to allowing those Hall Masters and Elders of the Outer Sect to vent.
Sometimes, the reason for a sect’s competitions were simple: purely for venting or face.
In addition, as an outer disciple, if one was able to succeed in the Moon Advent Festival Tower Ascending Ceremony, one would get extra rewards.
After thinking this repeatedly, Ling Xiao felt that there was no hurry to enter the Inner Sect. His current situation was very good; it wouldn’t be too late to enter the Inner Sect after accumulating more strength.
Like this, even if he encountered the suppression of Hei Suo and others, he would have the power to resist.
The Outer Sect was a chance for him: a protective umbrella and a treasure-house.
“Umm, do you have a sword-type martial soul?”
Ling Xiao asked calmly.
“Yes, but I’m afraid you can’t afford the price!”
Seeing that Ling Xiao was actually so calm and collected, he couldn’t help feeling somewhat annoyed.
He was an inner disciple. Although he was just a low-ranked disciple in the Inner Sect, he believed that he was much better than Ling Xiao, an outer disciple.
“Oh? How many spirit stones?”
Ling Xiao was still very calm.
There was no meaning in getting angry with this kind of person.
“Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones! Do you have it?”
The stall owner looked at Ling Xiao with disdain as if watching a beggar.
He knew the poverty-stricken state of the outer disciples. It was impossible for an outer disciple to take this out.
Naturally, he, himself, also couldn’t. He was just managing the stall for the Elder.
All martial souls had a clear marked price. Although there would be some fluctuations, they wouldn’t exceed one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
An intact transparent martial soul for ten thousand low-grade spirit stones was a good price.
In fact, just purchasing a martial soul was truly not too expensive. The expensive part was the implantation surgery.
“Two sword-type martial souls. Here are 20,000 low-grade spirit stones!”
Ling Xiao had earned a lot of low-grade spirit stones through previously refining pills.
In addition, he had obtained over five thousand low-grade spirit stones from Wan Ben’s Governor Residence and over thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones from the storage rings of those Sword King Sect’s disciples.
Now, the total number of low-grade spirit stones he possessed had exceeded fifty thousand.
He also had about a hundred mid-grade spirit stones and ten high-grade spirit stones. However, he didn’t dare to use them casually since they were very precious.
“How come you have so many spirit stones?”
That stall owner almost fell to the ground in surprise.
“Can’t I have it?”
Ling Xiao asked indifferently.
“You can!”
The stall owner gritted his teeth as his eyes flashed with greed.
He suddenly realized that he might have underestimated the benefits of being the first of the Outer Sect. Moreover, this Ling Xiao was also a genius alchemist.
“If there’s a chance, then humph!”
He secretly thought.
After taking the two sword-type martial souls, Ling Xiao suddenly moved close to the stall owner’s ear and said in a low voice: “Let me offer you a piece of advice. It would be best to not have any crooked ideas. Since I can kill Xu Ying and Wang Feng, I can kill you!”
The stall owner suddenly became deathly pale.
He remembered Xu Ying and Wang Feng’s deaths had stirred up the entire Moonlight Sect.
Because of this matter, Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy, Vast Wintry Celestial Worthy and Yang Danlin had fought, finally alarming the Law Enforcement Hall into personally mediating.
In terms of cultivation base, he was just a bit stronger than Wang Feng and Xu Ying.
Although his humiliation was great from being threatened by an outer disciple, he was a sensible person who knew when to advance and retreat. Furthermore, he didn’t want to die yet.
“Hehe, Senior Brother, thank you for the sword-type martial souls. Goodbye!”
Ling Xiao suddenly smiled and returned to his cave dwelling with the two sword-type martial souls.
The first thing he did was to refine a sword soul clone, which was clearly explained in <Shadow Transformation Sword Art>.
There were three steps:
He had already completed the first step, which was to have two sword-type martial souls.
The second step was to refine a Refine Array Stone——‘Attach Soul Refine Array Stone.’
Attach Soul Array was a relatively basic array, so he naturally knew how to arrange it. In addition, he already had Refine Array Stones.
If someone else were in Ling Xiao’s place, they might have had to find someone else to help them.
However, Ling Xiao didn’t need it.
Although his current law of refining arrays was not advanced enough, if he said he was second, no one would dare to claim first.
It could even be said that in the aspect of refining and arranging basic arrays and formations, his ability had long surpassed his Master, Venerable Yuan.
As for whether he was better than all others, he was not certain.
After all, the Profound Realm was too big, and there were many talented people. He couldn’t arbitrarily say that he was the strongest. It would be too stupid.
After the second step was complete, the next step would be the final one.
The final step required a martial soul clone.
Ling Xiao understood this requirement’s reason. Without any understanding of martial soul clones, it would be impossible to refine a sword soul clone.
These two were basically the same existence.
The specific method for this was also very clear: set up the Attach Soul Array on the ‘sword’ before condensing it into a sword soul clone.
This sword could be an ordinary sword, a treasured artifact, or even a higher-grade spirit artifact.
However, the better the sword’s quality, the stronger the sword soul clone would be.
At present, Ling Xiao had thirty-six Big Dipper Flying Swords, which were all excellent-grade treasured artifacts.
He also had his Ice Dragon Sword, a rare-grade treasured artifact, as well as Floating Snow Sword, an excellent-grade treasured artifact.
Because the Attack Soul Array didn’t prevent the sword from being used as a weapon and even made it generate self-consciousness, the sword would still obey a martial artist’s commands and even launch an attack by itself.
Ling Xiao thought for a while, and decided to use Attack Soul Array on the Big Dipper Flying Sword.
Just imagine, when the flying sword shot out, with the sudden appearance of special changes, the enemy might not be able to guard against it.
Unconsciously, Ling Xiao took a kind of pioneering step again, giving the <Sword Controlling Technique>, which could only be controlled via soul power or true essence, self-awareness.
Although some people had considered this or even tried it before, because of the limitation of all sorts of conditions, they had failed.
Ling Xiao realized what they had thought but did not succeed.
The process of condensing the sword soul clone was easier than expected.
This was probably because Ling Xiao had a martial soul clone.
In the Profound Realm, those who had a martial soul clone were very few in number. Moreover, most of them were above Heavenly Realm.
In hundreds of thousands of years, only the Human King might have succeeded it, like Ling Xiao, who possessed a martial soul clone from Martial Vein Realm, moreover, associated closely and understood it completely.
It’s done!
The sword soul clone was obviously more real and also more concrete than the clones condensed via <Transform Shadow Thirteen Swords>.
After all, this was a clone with a substance and a soul. It could even do some independent things according to Ling Xiao’s command.
