Chapter 97: Chapter 93: Sword Dao Prodigy, Peerless in the World

The bamboo house is a cozy little home.

Han Shuangjiang went to busy herself with cooking, Xu Ziqing went to busy himself with laundry, and Chu Huaixu went to soak in a hot water bath in a wooden tub.

The water, naturally, was heated by Xiaoxu.

The torrential rain outside was about to stop, but given the situation, it was still best to dry clothes indoors.

Chu Huaixu soaked in the hot water, utterly relaxed, and slowly closed his eyes.

He began to plan for the upcoming period.

“The East and West Continent Competition is imminent.”

“I’m currently at the First Realm Third Heaven, I need to seize the time to improve my strength.”

“Realm is only one aspect, skills need to be learned as well.”

The [Six Out of Seven] that Xiaoxu gave him, he definitely needed to learn.

This Earth Level Technique was very appealing to him.

In the Library Pavilion, the prices of high-tier Techniques are extremely expensive, comparable to the price of Cultivation Techniques after the Fifth Realm.

Those universally acclaimed powerful Techniques might even be slightly more expensive.

“With my current Sect Contribution Points, I can’t even afford a Profound Level Technique, I can only pick something from the Yellow Level.”

“But for the current realm, Yellow Level is actually sufficient.”

“Of course, Profound Level is still preferable.”

This is actually a cost-effectiveness issue.

The same amount of Experience Points might allow one to learn Yellow Level Skills to full level, but only allow entry-level for Earth Level Skills.

Moreover, the skills he needed to learn were not just Swordsmanship, but also Body Technique, Protective Technique, etc.

So Chu Huaixu must learn to make some trade-offs.

“First Realm, no need to aim too high.”

“Generally, the Sect won’t let disciples contact high-tier Techniques too early, it’s not beneficial to cultivation.”

In addition, Chu Huaixu had just checked the learning conditions for [Six Out of Seven].

“Under normal circumstances, the mandatory requirement for Earth Level Techniques is Comprehension 3 to learn.”

“Moreover, with Comprehension 3, one can only learn one Earth Level Technique.”

“But this thing is an incomplete version, so Comprehension 2 can also learn it.”

“After learning this, I won’t be able to learn any other Earth Level Techniques, even if Comprehension increases to 3, it won’t work, it must reach 4.”

“The most important thing is, damn it, just to get started, it requires over 90,000 Experience Points!”

Technique entry-level is the most economical, the subsequent upgrades, the consumption of Experience Points will be terrifying, multiplying several times upward.

[Six Out of Seven] requires more than 90,000 just to start, the follow-up is simply unimaginable.

“But compared to the [Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root] that scams 1 million Experience Points, it seems okay?” Chu Huaixu chuckled.

This legendary number one Technique in the world is indeed a huge pit.

From the current situation, Chu Huaixu couldn’t even afford to learn [Six Out of Seven].

But he wasn’t in a hurry.

“What truly needs to be done now is to learn how to refine Elixirs.”

“Formally become an Alchemist, then see if this [Dao Generating One] is really a fully automatic Medicine Cauldron.”

“If it’s true, then I can make a living by refining Elixirs, earning money, earning Contribution Points, and also improving cultivation by taking Pills.”

He had decided, to visit the Library Pavilion tomorrow.

Focus entirely on Alchemy first, you have to be willing to invest to see returns!

The sun was about to set, and the rain outside had completely stopped.

The three sat at the table for dinner as usual, Xu Ziqing’s appetite was especially good.

Having chewed on dry rations in the Secret Realm for so many days, he had long missed the delicious dishes made by Senior Sister Han.

Big Ice Cube watched the two gluttons as they devoured the food, inwardly muttering, “Junior Brother Xu’s appetite seems to have increased quite a bit too?”

But on second thought, both of them were on the path of Body Refining, so she let it go.

Some people have a very strong ability to restrict their appetite, only taking a few bites before stopping, eating with such people could affect one’s own appetite.

Their appetite tension was maxed out, even improving Han Shuangjiang’s appetite and making her proud of her cooking skills.

After taking a piece of meat for himself, Chu Huaixu looked up and asked, “Senior Sister Han, did you go to the Library Pavilion to buy Techniques?”

“Annoying, I told you not to call me Senior Sister!” she replied coldly.

This dead fox always gave her a bad premonition when he called her that.

But Big Ice Cube honestly replied, “The day you were taken away by the Tenth Elder, I went to the Library Pavilion and picked a Swordsmanship.”

“Yellow Level?” Chu Huaixu asked.

“Hmm.” Big Ice Cube nodded, “Our 1000 Contribution Points are a bit awkward, Yellow Level can save some, but even the cheapest Profound Level isn’t enough, far too short.”

“It’s normal, Profound and Yellow Levels are naturally different; Yellow Level is more basic, Profound Level is an upgrade.” Chu Huaixu commented, then changed the topic, “How much Contribution Points do you have left?”

“Over two hundred, nearly three hundred.” Han Shuangjiang replied.

Yellow Level Techniques are indeed cheap, some capable cultivators can even wholesale them themselves…

Just a Newbie Stage thing.

But reaching Profound Level, that’s when a qualitative change happens.

Chu Huaixu began to reveal his ultimate purpose, “Why don’t you lend me some?”

“Hmm?” Han Shuangjiang, who had always been a bit of a money-grubber, immediately raised her head.

“I’m planning to learn Alchemy, my current Contribution Points can probably only exchange for the most entry-level Alchemy Technique, they won’t even be enough to buy the Pill Formula and Spirit Grass,” he explained.

Little Housekeeper has always been thrifty and good at managing life, but since it was Chu Huaixu who asked for a loan, no matter how stingy she was, she immediately nodded and agreed.

“These Contribution Points were actually exchanged using his Spirit Plate,” she thought to herself.

“Hmm, with this, it should be almost enough. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely pay you back soon; when the time comes, I’ll round it up and return three hundred to you.” He looked generous.

Xu Ziqing was listening from the side but couldn’t join the conversation.

He only hated his low cultivation, having few ways to earn contribution points, unable to share his senior brother’s worries!

“Xu Ziqing, oh Xu Ziqing, you must work harder in cultivation!”

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After the meal, Han Shuangjiang, who no longer had to clean up dishes herself, went back to her room to cultivate.

She now practiced swordsmanship during the day and cultivation techniques at night.

Chu Huaixu was still digesting after eating too much.

He saw Xu Ziqing wiping the table and started chatting with him.

“Xiaoxu.”

“Hey! Senior brother!”

“When you first got the ’Six Out of Seven’, you probably didn’t expect it to be a technique, right?”

Xu Ziqing replied while wiping the table, “Yeah, at first, I thought it was a rather deep martial world martial art.”

“But later I found, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t learn it, could only put on a show.”

As a young man, he still wanted to prove himself, so he added, “Senior brother, what you don’t know is that I learn martial world martial arts very quickly, especially swordsmanship, I master them as soon as I learn.”

“That’s why some in the family started to speculate that this is actually a cultivator’s technique?” Chu Huaixu said.

“Mm, right.” Xu Ziqing’s eyes dimmed.

Chu Huaixu noticed this and decided not to delve deeper into this topic.

He actually knew in his heart that this protagonist of the world wasn’t just talented at martial world swordsmanship, but could quickly master any sword dao technique!

It’s said that below the Celestial Level, he could learn them instantly!

For the Celestial Level, it required just a short time to study, merely a short one.

Many players speculated that Xu Ziqing, one of the world protagonists, was probably the legendary ’Comprehension 10’.

Although his spiritual embryo attribute was low, his comprehension was heaven-defying!

“It’s just that, before I transmigrated, he apparently hadn’t mastered ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’?” Chu Huaixu recalled.

As expected, ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’ was a brand-new scam technique in the Profound Yellow Realm!

At this moment, Chu Huaixu could tell that being messed with by him like this, Xiaoxu was indeed feeling… a bit self-deprecating?

He thought this was not conducive to the growth of the world protagonist, so he intended to let him show his talents.

“Actually, your thinking isn’t correct. This ’Six Out of Seven’ is probably a high-tier technique, learning its form is no easy feat.”

“Besides, I bet you learned it all at once.” He said.

“Mm, the showy part I did learn all at once, but no matter how I tried, I couldn’t really get it, and I studied it intensely for over a month, all to no avail.” Xu Ziqing replied.

“Knowing it’s a technique now, I feel relieved.” He said.

Without spiritual power, naturally, it was out of reach!

“Even the showy part is good, Xiaoxu, why not show it to me?” Chu Huaixu continued to give him a chance to perform.

“Okay!” The elegant young man agreed immediately.

Now, he seemed a bit timid in daily life, yet he was a once spirited youth.

In terms of showing his swordsmanship to others, he had long since grown accustomed.

This had always been his greatest pride.

His parents also took pride in this.

Xu Ziqing found a branch to substitute for a longsword, demonstrating his sword skills to Chu Huaixu in the rain-soaked courtyard under the moonlight.

Strangely, when he held the branch, his whole demeanor changed.

Young and elegant, with a girlish appearance, he was often mistaken for being dressed as a man a woman from a young age.

But with a sword in hand, his aura instantly became sharper!

He was, indeed, born for the sword!

Chu Huaixu watched him perform freely in the courtyard, his moves fluid like flowing water.

Each of his sword strikes was decisive and sharp.

“Had it not been for unforeseen changes, wouldn’t he also have become a famous young hero in the martial world?” Chu Huaixu thought.

After the entire set of ’Six Out of Seven’ was performed, Xu Ziqing’s right hand occasionally twitched slightly, forcibly suppressing the trembling.

The young man didn’t know this technique had strong side effects, thinking it was due to not yet entering the First Realm.

“Don’t hide it, I’ve seen it all.” Chu Huaixu wasn’t surprised.

The young man was a bit embarrassed, slightly lowering his head, “As expected, nothing escapes senior brother’s eyes.”

“Don’t use that on me.” Chu Huaixu didn’t accept his flattery, instead curiously asked, “You were like this every time you practiced, yet you still practiced hard for a month?”

Xu Ziqing nodded, a bit bashfully said, “Because back then I was rather stubborn, I just didn’t believe there was any martial world swordsmanship I couldn’t learn.”

Chu Huaixu internally commented, “Indeed, giving you the ’Refining Sword Formulas’ was right, you’re also extraordinarily gifted in this area!”

The elegant young man looked down at the branch in his hand, feeling somewhat ashamed.

“Senior brother, back then I didn’t know this was a cultivation realm technique, after studying it for more than a month, I began to believe it couldn’t be that I couldn’t learn it, thinking something was wrong with it itself.”

“There was particularly one part I felt awkward using, so I even changed it randomly.”

After saying this, he casually swung a sword, then modified that sword move.

This scene entirely fell into Chu Huaixu’s eyes.

The next moment, a system notification unexpectedly sounded in his ear.

“[Ding! Congratulations, the technique ’Six Out of Seven’, completeness has been improved!]”

“[Current completeness: 86%.]”

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