The night was pitch-black as ink.
A crescent moon was like a lonely boat floating aimlessly in the night sky.
The cold and desolate moonlight illuminated the earth.
And in the silent wilderness, a bonfire was burning.
The flame kept flickering as if it was performing a fiery dance for its master.
Beside the bonfire, a dog was lying on the ground, sleeping lazily.
And next to the dog, there was a young boy.
The young boy was wiping the sword while humming a song.
Ling Xiao listened to his Master’s suggestion, and one dog and one person quietly left the Moonlight Sect and went to the Thousand Ghosts Forest in secret.
The time until the Moon Advent Festival was too short. It would be very difficult for Ling Xiao to make a breakthrough in such a short period of time with ordinary means.
Therefore, Ling Xiao agreed to his Master’s suggestion and came to the Thousand Ghosts Forest to train.
“Master, wouldn’t it be safer to enter the Thousand Ghosts Forest from the Green Forest? Why do we have to cross the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range? Like this, isn’t it a lot more dangerous?”
Ling Xiao put away the Ice Dragon Sword, took out another sword, and began to wipe it while asking a question.
“Yes, this Master plans to make you experience some dangers!”
The dog beside him still had its eyes closed, but a human voice came from its mouth: “I think you have also noticed it. The more you are in danger, the faster your potential is triggered. Therefore, if you want to reach Rank Four or even Rank Five Transcendent Realm in a short time, you must kill through these fierce beasts in the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range!”
Ling Xiao finally understood the purpose of his Master Venerable Yuan.
Although their target was Thousand Ghosts Forest, the big and small evil beasts and fierce beasts of the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range were also the key.
Although it might be very hard to kill through the way, it was definitely better than staying in the sect.
In any case, with Master Venerable Yuan here, even if he truly encountered a fierce beast he couldn’t deal with, he didn’t need to worry.
Therefore, now, he just needed to concentrate on honing his martial skills and improving his cultivation, and that would be enough.
It was indeed dangerous in the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range, but the concentration of spiritual qi was also denser than in the sect. Just sitting down and cultivating here would be much faster than in the sect.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao suddenly asked with a smile: “Master, I remember you saying that you will teach me a very powerful martial skill after leaving the sect, didn’t you?”
“That’s right, but I have to understand your combat style first, then choose a martial skill based on your character and also the nature of your current martial skills. Don’t worry, as a Master, I won’t be stingy. The martial skill I teach you will definitely be a peak-gold-grade martial art!”
Venerable Yuan didn’t deny it.
“You don’t need to be impatient. You already have a lot of ways to attack. You should know that you must not bite off more than one can chew. As your Master, the martial skill I teach you must be the martial skill you need most now. Moreover, let this Master give you a piece of advice. In the future, even if you have to fight bare-handed, you must fight using qi sword. You don’t need to learn fist and finger techniques, just specialize in sword skills, and your future development will be better.”
“This disciple understands!”
In fact, Ling Xiao had also been thinking about it. It was easy to specialize in one direction and develop to the peak.
The martial skills were different from potential. It was almost impossible for all-around development.
Even if Ling Xiao had enough energy, wouldn’t he need to get familiar with all kinds of weapons?
Since he had already chosen the sword, he should keep advancing resolutely and preserve on the path of sword dao.
Even in unarmed battles, there were fighting methods like qi sword finger sword, and so on. There was no need to learn fist techniques.
Naturally, the martial arts of the Dragon Race and the Soul Race were exceptions. They couldn’t be treated the same. Therefore, he should still learn them.
“How about this, since you are so anxious, this Master will teach you ‘Nine Veins Qi Sword’ first. A martial artist has nine martial veins, and each martial vein can be condensed into a qi sword, so its might naturally vary with each individual. However, the most terrifying aspect of this sword technique is that it uses true essence to condense the qi sword, as a result, the attributes of the qi sword will change according to the different attributes of the true essence, and the effect will also vary.”
Upon seeing Ling Xiao accepted his suggestion. Venerable Yuan seemed to be very relieved. Originally, he had no intention to teach martial art to Ling Xiao so quickly. But he had changed his mind now.
“This martial art is a peak-gold-grade sword skill. It is the best to use in close-quarter to mid-range combat. It is known for its sudden and sharp attack power. When you cultivate it to perfection realm, you can produce nine qi swords at the same time, and its might will be comparable to entry-jade-grade martial arts!”
Ling Xiao was very excited.
He hadn’t worshiped Venerable Yuan for long. What he learned from Venerable Yuan in the past were just the methods of refining arrays. But this time, he got a peak-gold-grade martial skill. It seemed that Venerable Yuan trusted him completely because of his rescue, and he became the other party’s true disciple.
“There are two ways to use the qi sword. One is similar to the finger techniques, and its maximum range is about ten meters; The other way is to condense the qi sword and use that qi sword to fight. You can freely change its size. Moreover, you can even use other sword skills with this qi sword. Although there is no amplification of weapons, it has its own advantage of performing with great ease and being more flexible.”
Venerable Yuan continued: “The best thing is, the qi sword can continue to become stronger, and they wouldn’t phase out as quickly as weapons. Moreover, they will not make martial skills unusable because of the conflict in the attribute.”
“Master, can soul power be incorporated into this qi sword?”
Ling Xiao asked.
“How did you get this idea?”
Venerable Yuan looked at Ling Xiao and said: “Perhaps, you can, but no one has ever tested it. You can try it, but whether it will be successful or not, this Master doesn’t know.”
“Mmm.”
Ling Xiao planned to use <Nine Veins Qi Sword> to replace <Divine Prison King Fist>.
Along the way, <Divine Prison King Fist> had helped him a lot, but it was a pity that his cultivation was advancing too fast, and <Divine Prison King Fist>, being an entry-gold-grade martial art, couldn’t keep up the pace with his strength.
The usage of qi sword might be more diverse than he imagined. Venerable Yuan just possessed this martial skill. He hadn’t studied it deeply.
But Ling Xiao was different.
Once this fellow gets a martial skill, he must try to see if he could transform it to make it more suitable for him.
“Come here, this Master will teach you the formula of <Nine Veins Qi Sword> first, then you can slowly practice it. Or, you can continue to improve in the battle against the fierce beasts of the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range.”
<Nine Veins Qi Sword>’s formula was not long, only had nine sentences.
In fact, the shorter the formula, the more troublesome the martial skill was, because one needed to comprehend most of the things by oneself.
“Okay, this Master is going to sleep now. Only after you condense a qi sword, wake this Master.”
Venerable Yuan still couldn’t stay away for an extended period of time. He just said a few words, and he was already exhausted.
Although he didn’t like this kind of state very much, he also couldn’t do anything about it. Who asked him to be so seriously injured in the first place?
However, just after he closed his eyes, Ling Xiao woke him up.
This made him feel unwell.
