After breaking through to Rank Six Martial Vein, his gang qi had significantly improved. In terms of gang qi quantity, he wouldn’t lose to Late Rank Seven Martial Vein martial artists.
After breaking through in his cultivation base, all his martial skills would improve. Now, he most wanted to find an opponent to exchange pointers with.
In this way, he could determine how much he had grown.
Thinking this, Ling Xiao walked out of the training room, took a bath, and ate a good meal before seeking Ling Yihang.
Ling Yihang’s residence was quite close to his, and his strength was sufficient for exchanging pointers.
However, the boy was not home today.
Apparently, Ling Yihang had gone to the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range.
Perhaps, he too wanted to go temper himself.
After all, Ling Yihang was skilled in blade techniques, which emphasized killing. Without killing a lot of demonic beasts, it was difficult to cultivate incomparably domineering blade techniques.
“Junior Apprentice Brother, are you looking to exchange pointers with Ling Yihang again?”
He unexpectedly ran into Ling Yixue.
Now, Ling Yixue’s cultivation base had broken through to Initial Rank Five Martial Vein, but this was not too surprising. The strange thing was that her aura faintly resembled that of the blue-robed woman who he had encountered in the forest.
Soul Race?
Did she cultivate a secret technique of the Soul Race?
Ling Xiao shook his head and didn’t think much about it. Whether Ling Yixue were a human or not, and whatever she cultivated, he didn’t care.
Ling Yixue treated him well. That was enough.
“Yes, I had a small breakthrough, so I wanted to test myself against Ling Yihang to test, but that lad is absent.” Ling Xiao made a wry smile.
“What if I act as your training partner? I also wanted to verify some things.” Ling Yixue smiled.
“That’s great.” Now, Ling Xiao’s hands were truly itchy. After his breakthrough, he wanted to test his strength, and Ling Yixue could be a relatively suitable training partner.
“Since Senior Apprentice Sister is helping me today, she should attack first.”
Ling Xiao gestured for her to act.
“Then, I won’t be polite.”
Ling Yixue nodded. “Junior Apprentice Brother, be careful. This move has been passed down within my clan and is not a Ling Clan martial art. I don’t know what grade it is, but it’s definitely very powerful.”
“I understand!”
Ling Xiao didn’t dare to be careless and prepared to defend himself.
“Come!”
Ling Yixue chuckled. Ling Xiao didn’t see what she did, but he felt great danger.
“Underground?”
At that moment, Ling Xiao jumped into the sky. <Soaring Cloud Steps-Flood Dragon Transformation>, this Entry Peak Movement Technique, was unexpectedly unable to escape. A lotus emerged from underground and stuck to his right leg.
Then, this icy lotus instantly froze his right leg.
“Break!”
His gang qi instantly erupted, shattering the ice and freeing himself.
However, he had to use his Rank Six Martial Vein gang qi.
“Puff!”
Ling Yixue vomited a mouthful of blood and bitterly smiled. “With this move, I can instantly kill a lower class Rank Six demonic beasts. I never thought that it couldn’t even injure you, Junior Apprentice Brother.”
“Senior Apprentice Sister, is this a secret technique?”
Ling Xiao asked.
“Mmm, this is a secret clan technique engraved in my mind <Geocentric Ice Lotus Binding>. It has nine layers. At present, I have only cultivated it to the small success realm, the third layer.”
Ling Yixue explained.
“If I’m not mistaken, in addition to using gang qi, you also have to use soul power. Am I right?”
“Yes, how did you know, Junior Apprentice Brother?”
Ling Yixue asked in surprise.
“Senior Apprentice Sister, come here!”
Ling Xiao waved his hand.
Although she was somewhat confused, she believed that Ling Xiao wouldn’t harm her, so she walked over.
Suddenly, he pressed his finger on her forehead, and their souls came into close contact.
“<Condense Soul Formula>? Entry level peak secret technique? A secret technique that specializes in soul cultivation?”
Ling Yixue looked at Ling Xiao in shock and said, “Junior Apprentice Brother, this is not good. If someone in the clan knew that you passed this thing to me, I fear that something will happen.”
“This is nothing. Didn’t Ling Shisan, Ling Jiu, and the others pass advanced martial techniques to their disappointing sons?”
Ling Xiao indifferently replied.
He didn’t want to become a solitary person, so he planned to nurture a few friends or, in other words, helpers within the clan.
Ling Yixue was one, and Ling Yihang was another. Like this, he wouldn’t need to bear his suffering alone.
Besides, <Condense Soul Formula> was not an extraordinary peak martial art and was only entry level. In fact, this type of peak martial art could be bought in an auction.
“Fine, Many thanks, Junior Apprentice Brother. However, I cannot selfishly conceal my own secrets. Treat this <Geocentric Ice Lotus Binding> as my gift.”
Ling Yixue hesitated before passing her secret technique to Ling Xiao.
Although it was a secret technique only passed down within her family, as long as it was not a Transcendent Martial Art, it would be okay. Besides, she didn’t like to owe others favors.
Ling Xiao shook his head. “If I didn’t misjudge it, <Geocentric Ice Lotus Binding> should be a Superior Peak Martial Art. How about this: I will accept this secret technique but will pass you another peak martial art as compensation.”
He had obtained six peak martial arts from the Library Pavilion’s third floor. Now, he had learned three. As for the remaining three, they were not suitable for him, especially the entry level peak defense martial art, <Seven Colored Cloud Dress>. Although it was inferior to <Nine Transformation Golden Body Art>, it was easy to cultivate and suitable for just girls.
This was presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers.
Ling Yixue was not polite. The two exchanged the martial arts and were very satisfied.
When their souls had come into contact, although neither had pointed it out, the distance between them had narrowed.
“Senior Apprentice Sister, <Geocentric Ice Lotus Binding>’s key point is its need for soul power. The gang qi is just supplementary. Just now, she had made an error by focusing on gang qi. Moreover, the key to this secret technique was its sneakiness. It was best to use in the middle of battle. If the other party were unaware, he or she would be caught with near certainty.”
Ling Xiao reminded her.
“Many thanks for the advice. Now, let me experience Junior Apprentice Brother’s great move.”
Ling Yixue knew that she was not Ling Xiao’s opponent, but since she had agreed to become his training partner, she couldn’t go back on her words.
Naturally, Ling Xiao wouldn’t use his higher cultivation base to suppress her. It would be impossible to test himself like that. He planned to suppress his cultivation base to her level and then test the power of <Duplicate Shadow Sword Technique>.
The result was astonishing.
Ling Yixue blocked his attack, but she hadn’t expected his shadow clone.
As a result, she couldn’t resist and found Ling Xiao’s sword at her neck.
“Junior Apprentice Brother, you actually cultivated the legendary <Duplicate Shadow Sword Technique> successfully! This is a peak martial art reputed to be impossible to cultivate. Therefore, among those who enter the Library Pavilion’s third floor, no one chooses this martial art.”
Ling Yixue was shocked beyond description.
Now, she felt that Ling Xiao was more and more mysterious.
“I was just lucky.”
Ling Xiao smiled and didn’t explain much.
Ling Yixue also didn’t ask more. She was not an annoying woman. After all, everyone had their own secrets. If she always tried to get to the bottom of things, they might become fed up with her.
“Ling Yixue, you cheap woman!”
An angry howl echoed from the top of the compound’s wall.
