Chapter 400: Chapter 379: The Young Cultivator

“Great!”

Wang Wu was very receptive to advice, standing at all times to the left-front of Brother Gongfu, never exceeding a distance of ten steps, as if he were a bodyguard clearing the path for Brother Gongfu. Especially at this moment, with fierce winds and clouds, lightning and thunder, he even kept moving closer, reducing the distance from ten steps to six.

This scene brought a smile to Brother Gongfu’s face; indeed, this young friend is quite inexperienced, growing anxious over such minor matters.

However, don’t get too close.

“That Profound Iron Mine should have already been flooded; seeing this weather pattern, we need to disperse the clouds and stop the storm.”

“My friend, please protect me while I dispel this wind and rain.”

“No, let me do it! Please, friend, protect me instead!”

Wang Wu quickly responded, his tone firm and decisive. You must keep your eyes on me; a sudden disappearance would be inexplicable. At least until the task is completed, disappearing is not an option.

“This—”

Brother Gongfu was still hesitating, but Wang Wu had already begun quickly forming seals, his motions swift and precise: Wind halted, rain ceased, clouds dispersed—action as quick as law decree!

The Spirit Talisman was swiftly cast, piercing into the depths of the sky, instantly transforming into a sheet of spiritual light that absorbed the surrounding clouds and lightning, revealing a clear blue sky in the next second.

It worked quite well!

Yes, Wang Wu was selling what he had just learned.

In that town, cultivators were releasing such Spirit Talismans one after another into the sky, but uncertain whether their cultivation was insufficient or there was Water Demon meddling, the effect was not obvious.

Brother Gongfu naturally couldn’t see it, but for Wang Wu, even with dozens of miles distance, even with the town under pressing dark clouds, it was just a matter of glancing up.

An 18-level Spirit Essence swept over—you ask what Daoist technique he wouldn’t be able to learn!

“What a Swallowing Wind and Rain! My friend, you truly hide your talents well!”

Brother Gongfu couldn’t help but praise, as he watched this Spirit Talisman in the blink of an eye consume massive clouds and fierce winds, clearing a patch of blue sky three kilometers wide.

But why, young friend, do you always need to block my view?

It seemed whenever his gaze went somewhere, this young friend would dart ahead, so, so competitive to win?

Indeed, still young, with such a lively demeanor.

“Damn! Where did this little trash come from to ruin Grandpa’s good deed!”

Right then, accompanied by thunder, a giant turtle appeared from above, remarkably large, perched on surging floodwaters, with eight strange large tanks on its back seemingly filled with water. Pouring out a little, looking like small splashes of several cubic meters, yet touching the ground could instantly raise floodwaters hundreds of miles wide by three to five meters high.

“Divine Turtle Race?”

Brother Gongfu’s face turned drastically pale, and Wang Wu could even guess what he wanted to do next.

But now, with the atmosphere built up like this, you still want to leave?

The next second, Wang Wu grabbed his shoulder, quickly saying, “Not good, friend, this turtle is not to be trifled with, I’m retreating first…”

“This… is not appropriate!”

Brother Gongfu absolutely did not expect Wang Wu to surrender so quickly, even stealing his lines, instinctively saying it but the next second, they were caught in a whirl of heaven and earth as if a massive force was drawing them into a vortex.

He instinctively activated his Lifebound Sword, frantically trying to stabilize the situation.

While Wang Wu was anxiously shouting by his side, “Friend, save me, my Lifebound Sword is about to lose control!”

“Don’t panic! Hold steady, you must hold steady!”

Brother Gongfu regretted bitterly at this moment, where did this young one come from, utterly inexperienced, only knowing to compete, in face of trouble falling woefully short! Damn it, if you want to die, don’t drag me along!

“Sword emerges from chaos, returns to origin!”

Brother Gongfu gave it his all; at this point, it’s do or die, he directly unleashed his yet-unmastered Sword Control Technique, believing only such a level of technique could escape this damned vortex.

Once escaping, care not for Hidden Origin Association’s mission or whatever, of course, survival comes first!

But why was the release of this Sword Control Technique so effortless this time?

No, not effortless, but rather, it’s gained a soul, ah, so smooth, so nimble, so free!

In this instant, the entire Nine Sword Control Techniques, he released flawlessly, even showing a grandeur of giant roc spreading wings, soaring nine thousand miles high and taking him along.

Too exhilarating!

Too magnificent!

Brother Gongfu at this moment even felt as if he was the rebirth of the Sword Immortal.

Indeed, he was certain, because his Lifebound Sword could autonomously evolve sword techniques, ah ah ah, was this released by me?

So splendid, so magnificent, so towering, so fierce!

Intoxicating, intoxicating!

“Man and Sword Unity!”

With a long shout, Brother Gongfu had now become the protagonist within three hundred miles.

That’s how unstoppable!

In his long cry, terrifying Sword Qi emerged from the depths of the earth, the sky, and all directions, who needs a sword, who needs to wield a sword, all things on earth, are swords!

In an instant, even the dark clouds turned bright, the fierce winds became soft breezes, thunder became kittens, what floods, what vortex, what turtle, die to hell with it all!

Swish, swish, swish!

Everyone was dazzled for three seconds, held by the sword Qi for three seconds!

Then, everything calmed, everything quieted!

The clouds parted, the mist dissolved, the winds ceased, the rain stopped, and the sun emerged.

Everything in the world suddenly became so beautiful.

Brother Gongfu maintained a striking posture, standing with the wind, his long hair fluttering and his clothes rustling, with sparkling eyes. That lifebound sword, oops, what sword, it’s a Celestial Ninth Grade lifebound flying sword, quietly hovered behind him.

This scene resembled a world-renowned painting.

The composition, the lighting, the angle, perfectly controlled.

As for the boastful turtle ahead, it had long been shattered into pieces, the turtle shell broken, dead beyond dead.

Even the water demons all around, under this one sword, were mostly wiped out, none dared to make a sound, each fleeing desperately.

“Can’t afford to provoke, can’t afford to provoke.”

As for Wang Wu, he had to retreat helplessly to the side, ended up missing a gaze from Brother Gongfu, resulting in him going offline now.

No one could see him.

But the good news was, before Brother Gongfu went on a killing spree and displayed divine power, he chose to take on the task of protecting Tieshan Town, so now, five hundred strands of Five Qi of the Human World have been credited.

Oh, besides that, he also had to cameo as the sword spirit for Brother Gongfu.

As for the consequences, what consequences could there be!

This was clearly Brother Gongfu trapped in a desperate situation, suddenly bursting with potential, sword raising to the sky, awakening innate wisdom from a past life, with one stroke slaying the turtle, even upgrading his lifebound sword…

At this moment, over a dozen cultivators flew out from the town, the leader directing others to use a special magical artifact to collect the surging flood into it, while enthusiastically shouting from a distance and cupping his fists.

“Brother Geng! Brother Geng! Thanks to your intervention, it’s been only half a year since we last met, and you’ve already mastered the Nine Sword Control Techniques to such proficiency! I admire you so much that I’m almost down to my knees!”

“Haha, so it was Brother Zhang! I wondered which Sword Immortal it was?”

Brother Gongfu laughed, yet still glanced around, where was that young fellow Daoist, how come he disappeared, could he have been swept away by the vortex?

“Senior Brother Geng! That sword move of yours earlier was truly earth-shattering, ghost-moving, please give us some pointers when you have time.”

“Brother Geng, today we fought side by side, in the future, please take care of little sister…”

“Steward Geng, I am impressed, I am Xiao Wanli, the Chief of Iron Mountain Mine! Would Steward Geng be interested in staying permanently at Iron Mountain Mine?”

…

In an instant, over a dozen people surrounded him, chattering away. Even though Brother Gongfu started off reserved and humble, gradually he got used to it, seemingly succeeding in forgetting that young fellow Daoist.

As for Wang Wu, he was naturally very happy, with great gains.

Next, he would pretend to be the sword spirit, following a group to reclaim the Profound Iron Mine. They couldn’t see him, but that was their issue, yet Wang Wu’s Hidden Origin Association task wouldn’t fail.

In one day, he earned eight hundred strands of Five Qi of the Human World, hahaha!

However, what Wang Wu hadn’t expected was that Brother Gongfu actually agreed to stay in Tieshan Town, which is also a Hidden Origin Association property. The assignment abroad even offered higher benefits, understandable given his swelling confidence.

Only—

Wang Wu could only chuckle to himself, this show was acted too realistically. But then again, Brother Gongfu actually benefited a lot from it and coolly declined the invitation, directly requesting closed-door cultivation.

If he can comprehend it well, although he may never unleash such a powerful sword control technique again, releasing a few tenths of it wouldn’t be a problem.

Given time, he might even perfectly replicate it.

Because Wang Wu really invested today to achieve the effect and leave no trace.

First, utilizing the external environmental pressure, that is the pressure from the turtle’s power, forming a vortex pressure, this distracted Brother Gongfu while also facilitating Wang Wu to adjust and optimize his Spiritual Qi’s circulation to level 18 Spirit Essence.

Brother Gongfu would only feel as if he had a sudden outburst of potential in despair, how could he know that his overall power was enhanced by at least fifty percent by Wang Wu in that blink of an eye?

Even his lifebound sword advancing from Earth Third Grade to Celestial Ninth Grade was due to the rainbow-like sword Qi slicing open the turtle’s shell, absorbing sufficient Qi Blood, coupled with sneaky transport of profound iron ore by water demons in the flood, achieving sublimation in that burst of sword Qi…

Justified and well-supported, with clear evidence chain.

The most important thing is, it didn’t cross the red line.

That is, it remained in the realm below the third grade.

Even if noticed by Gui Taizhen, it couldn’t directly intervene.

Fight but not break, slowly pressing on, that is its strategy.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it become a direct attack on the Hidden Origin Association’s property?

That would truly trigger a full-scale war.

The degree of this, Wang Wu has precisely controlled all along.

“It’s a pity, Brother Gongfu isn’t cooperative!”

Wang Wu could only return to Dragon Head City himself, first leaving a strand of fur outside, then returning to the city gate tunnel, activating the fur, and leisurely appearing, making it a proper evidence of him returning from outside.

And upon entering Dragon Head City, the Jade Talisman vibrated, followed by a happy completion of the eight hundred strands of Five Qi of the Human World transaction, without any need for intermediaries.

It was as though it operated completely autonomously.

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