bookbashuk Chapter 65: The Day of Selection
Chapter 65: The Day of Selection
"I didn't expect Brother Yang Jiu's family to be so wealthy!" Liu Yuelong said with a wry smile as he put away the spirit stones.
Although Liu Yuelong accepted the spirit stones, he was not very happy; on the contrary, he felt somewhat embarrassed.
"I will always remember this kindness!" Yang Jiuli said, sheathing his sword and bowing.
These ritual implements mostly need to be purchased from the market.
Yang Jiuli's cultivation level was too low when he entered and exited the Chu Kingdom. Going into the market would not only be time-consuming, but also risky of being robbed and killed.
Liu Yuelong did indeed help him a great deal.
"Hehe, Brother Yang, you're being too polite!" Liu Yuelong said with a smile as he reached out and lifted Yang Jiuli up.
With Yang Jiuli's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this person is reasonable enough not to erase his contributions.
After chatting for a few minutes, Liu Yuelong left.
Yang Jiuli imprinted a wisp of his divine consciousness into the Qingxia Sword and refined it.
……
In the courtyard, Yang Jiuli held the Qingxia Sword and began to wield it.
The tip of the sword constantly emits sword energy, capable of cutting through metal and stone.
Yang Jiuli once used the "Past Life Talisman" to trace back time and experience the lives of two grandmasters.
He inherited the swordsmanship skills of both of these grandmasters.
Those two times felt like he had lived two lifetimes. Now, when he practices swordsmanship, various sword techniques involuntarily flood his mind.
"Ninth Young Master's swordsmanship already has the flair of a grandmaster!" Qin Zhixue watched from the side, secretly shocked.
As long as Yang Jiuli increases his magical power, his swordsmanship will truly rival that of a grandmaster.
"Ninth Brother, now that we've started cultivating immortality, do we still need to practice martial arts?" Tang Yifan asked, scratching his head.
Yang Jiuli sheathed his sword and looked at Tang Yifan, saying, "The path to immortality is long and arduous. To achieve something, one needs to accumulate over a long period of time. As for martial arts... we have already reached the half-step Grandmaster realm. We are already Grandmasters simply by condensing true qi. Now that we are cultivating immortality, we can use magic power instead of true qi. In this way, it will be easier for us to enter the Grandmaster realm than for ordinary martial artists, and we will also have more self-protection capabilities."
A master's true energy can be released outwards, capable of injuring an enemy ten feet away.
A cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining possesses immense magical power, capable of condensing spells to injure enemies from a hundred meters away.
Ultimately, they all involve the application of Qi, and they are similar in their approach.
If the grandmaster's ultimate skills and magical power are combined, unexpected effects can be achieved.
In fact, Qi cultivators also study swordsmanship and martial arts, and there are even legendary sword immortals.
However, since Qi cultivation is extremely time-consuming, few people bother to study it.
If you really need it, buying some talismans for protection is obviously more cost-effective.
"Grandmaster..." Tang Yifan's heart stirred, recalling Wei Wuji's display of great power at Piaoxue Manor in the past.
That kind of demeanor was truly extraordinary.
"Martial arts are only a precaution, and we should not become obsessed with them. We should focus on cultivating our inner energy in the future!" Yang Jiuli said.
At this moment, they were just one step away from becoming Grandmasters.
However, it takes more than ten years of accumulation to reach the later stage of Qi Refining.
In order to secure his life and prevent unforeseen circumstances, Yang Jiuli decided to buy a low-grade magic weapon to protect himself with martial arts.
Furthermore:
The Five Tigers Soul-Severing Blade obtained by Tangjiabao:
The Sword Control Technique of Famous Sword Manor
The "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique" of Piaoxue Mountain Villa
They all come from ancient immortal sects of the Great Wei Dynasty, and their cultivation at this time may be more systematic.
Upon hearing this, Tang Yifan nodded slightly.
……
For the next few days, Yang Jiuli practiced his sword.
He tried to integrate his Aoki magic and swordsmanship.
Bang, bang!
Yang Jiuli pointed his longsword at a nine-foot-high boulder and thrust it forward, unleashing the eighth move of the "Floating Snow Sword Technique": Sword Qi Stretches Across Thirty Thousand Miles.
Immediately, a powerful azure sword aura burst forth from the tip of the Azure Cloud Sword, striking the boulder.
boom!
A deafening roar shook the heavens, and the boulder shattered instantly.
Thus, Yang Jiuli withdrew his sword stance.
"Indeed, with the blessing of the low-grade magic weapon, the Azure Cloud Sword, the power of this sword strike has fully reached the level of a Grandmaster at the peak!"
Yang Jiuli whispered.
After several days of practice, he has already mastered the two sword techniques to a high degree.
It's just that because the magic power is weak, its power is not as vast and powerful as that of Qin Jianmei and Yang Xiangru.
As for the "Snowflake Sword Technique":
Several of his special moves were unable to be used.
For example, the move "One Sword Drifts Snow Seals the Vast Ocean" requires the true energy of ice to be used, but it cannot be generated by the power of green wood.
Even so, Yang Jiuli's combat power in a short period of time was enough to crush a Grandmaster in the early stage, comparable to a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining.
If caught off guard, even a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining can be killed.
This is only due to the master's unique skills.
If you add his powerful divine sense techniques, he could kill a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.
At this moment, Yang Jiuli clearly did not want to reveal his trump card.
Once the cards are revealed, the target will inevitably become the focus of attention, bringing disaster.
This does not align with Yang Jiuli's current strategy of seeking out a powerful sect or family to quietly improve his strength.
……
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
It is a good time to travel.
It's snowing heavily.
Yang Jiuli, Tang Yifan, and Qin Zhixue packed their things early and went to Old Master Lu's courtyard.
At this moment, Lu Wenzheng and his sister Lu Wenqing had been waiting for a long time.
After cleansing his spiritual root with the 'Dragon Tongue Flower,' Lu Wenqing was indeed much faster at condensing spiritual energy than before.
Last month, she reached the second level of Qi Refining.
At fourteen years old, he had reached the second level of Qi Refining, which was not considered low even among third-rate cultivation families.
After all, even though they were from a family of cultivators, the cultivation techniques were obscure and difficult to understand, and Lu Wenqing and the others needed to learn to read and write first.
It is only when one is around 10 years old that one can begin to understand some of the key points of the "Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique" and begin to practice it.
Anyone who can successfully mine Qi within six months is a genius!
Of course, the cultivation world is not without geniuses who, under the influence of their environment, can successfully absorb Qi as early as six to eight years old.
However, such examples are extremely rare, one in ten thousand.
Lu Wenzheng reached the peak of the second level of Qi Refining this month, and is about to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.
Beside the two were a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl.
The boy, named Lu Wenwu, is the son of Lu Wenzheng's third uncle. He has just entered the second level of Qi Refining two months ago.
The woman was quite quiet and gentle. Her name was Lu Yunyu, and she was the granddaughter of an elder of the Lu family. She had only reached the first level of Qi Refining.
Apart from these few people, there were no other juniors who met the requirements.
Although the Lu family has several thousand members, only a few people with spiritual roots can be found every few years, and even fewer can successfully absorb spiritual energy!
"Old Master Lu..."
"Elder Lu..." Yang Jiuli and the others bowed to Lu Bingzhi.
"Alright, everyone's here, let's go!" Lu Bingzhi stroked his beard and smiled. With a flick of his hand, a tiger skin the size of a palm flew out of the storage bag at his waist. It spun around in the air and then grew to about ten feet in size.
This was a mid-grade flying magic weapon he made from the skin of a giant insect he killed in the Dragon Ridge Mountains years ago.
The tiger skin hovered in the air. Lu Bingzhi rolled his hand up, and magical power surged, enveloping the group as they flew above the tiger skin.
After everyone settled down, they felt that the tiger skin was soft, yet it was as if they were walking on flat ground.
Runes flashed on the tiger skin, forming a protective shield that enveloped everyone.
"Go..." Lu Bingzhi made a hand gesture, and the tiger skin flashed, flying rapidly forward.