Chapter 701 - 295: Ruthlessly Destroying the Sword, Sword Control Technique (2)

Chapter 701: Chapter 295: Ruthlessly Destroying the Sword, Sword Control Technique (2)

Evidently, the sword that had pierced her abdomen had severely drained her Vitality, leaving her with little combat strength.

"Yes."

Chu Lingguang followed her, and the two of them flew low through the jungle on their swords.

Li Qiushui took out a Compass.

The Compass seemed capable of distinguishing fortune from misfortune.

It shot out a golden beam of light pointing southwest. She led Chu Lingguang in that direction, flying across a dense jungle and into a small grassland. After that, Chu Lingguang followed Li Qiushui through a mountain pass and into a canyon that stretched for countless kilometers.

At that moment, the golden point of light on the Compass vanished.

Li Qiushui quickly sat down and took some Elixir Pills.

"Keep an eye out for any movement,"

Li Qiushui ordered.

"Alright."

"Elder, the Spiritual Qi here is so thin. Why did we come here?"

Chu Lingguang asked.

"You’re one of Master Yang’s people. Don’t call me Elder; call me Senior Sister,"

Li Qiushui reminded him.

"Senior Sister Li, are we here to take refuge?"

Chu Lingguang was puzzled. ’Why isn’t Li Qiushui taking me to find our sect mates? Because of my Magic Technique, I can’t sense their exact location, but with her superior strength, she should be able to find them.’

’Could there be sect members in this canyon?’

"Just stand guard for me properly, and I’ll reward you with a fortunate opportunity,"

Li Qiushui said.

As she spoke, she tossed a small medicine bottle to Chu Lingguang.

"Consider this a thank you for standing guard for me earlier,"

Li Qiushui said.

"Guarded Li Qiushui, gained 219,000 Favor Points."

The moment Chu Lingguang caught the medicine bottle, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

"It’s been a while,"

Chu Lingguang couldn’t help but say.

Although he had left the Qi Manipulation Technique for the people of the Great Yuan to cultivate and had been continuously receiving Favor Points, the text itself had rarely appeared before him lately.

This was especially true during the nearly one year he was confined to Yang Rong’s cave abode. In all that time, he had never once seen a line of text appear, let alone been thanked by someone face-to-face.

In Yang Rong’s cave abode, all Chu Lingguang had hoped for was that she wouldn’t cause him any trouble; how could he dare to dream of obtaining Favor Points from her?

"Those people earlier were after me. Ultimately, I’m the one who dragged you into this, Senior Sister Li,"

Chu Lingguang explained.

"Even if you hadn’t gone into that cave, the nearby Cyan Cloud Sect disciples would have found it eventually. Because you were hiding there, the people looking for me assumed I was hiding somewhere else,"

Li Qiushui said coolly.

"In any case, thank you, Senior Sister,"

Chu Lingguang said gratefully.

"You have good comprehension," Li Qiushui said dismissively. "You were able to control your Fire Spiritual Power so quickly right after awakening your Fire Spirit Root. It’s just a pity your Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities are so pathetic."

"To be honest, Senior Sister, Elder Yang kept me in her cave abode for nearly a year. Other than making me train my Telekinesis all day, I haven’t cultivated any other Cultivation Technique besides the Qi Manipulation Technique since I joined the Profound Celestial Sect."

"Resources are scarce back in the Celestial Sea, and Yuanchu Mountain controls all the Cultivation Techniques. My master and I are dirt poor. A-Apart from having fifth-rank Telekinesis, I’m completely useless,"

Chu Lingguang lamented.

Li Qiushui’s expression stiffened.

’Apart from having fifth-rank Telekinesis, I’m completely useless.’ For some reason, hearing those words made her feel even worse than Chu Lingguang seemed to.

As a disciple of the Profound Celestial Sect, Li Qiushui had also longed to master Telekinesis. She had trained hard for many years, but even after all that time, her Telekinesis was only at the fourth rank.

It wasn’t even enough to meet the minimum requirement to become a Pharmacist.

To become an Alchemist or an Artifact Refiner, fifth-rank Telekinesis was the basic requirement. The stronger one’s Telekinesis, the easier it was to refine Elixir Pills and artifacts. Conversely, if one’s Telekinesis was weak, forcing the process would only result in a backlash.

Because of this, Li Qiushui had no choice but to change course, giving up on Telekinesis to focus on cultivating Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities and improving her Qi Refining cultivation. Fortunately, her talent in this area was good, and in just over forty years, she had reached the twelfth layer of Qi Refining.

On this current training expedition, she had even used Talismans and traps to bring down a Cyan Cloud Sect expert who was on the verge of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Of course, she had paid a terrible price for it.

She thought that if she had fifth-rank Telekinesis like Chu Lingguang, she would either be refining Elixir Pills in the Spirit Valley or serving as Yang Rong’s assistant right now. She certainly wouldn’t be in such a pathetic state, having nearly died in the Ancient Perilous Land.

That’s why Chu Lingguang’s statement—that he was useless apart from his fifth-rank Telekinesis—made her extremely uncomfortable.

But after interacting with him, Li Qiushui could also clearly see that Chu Lingguang was indeed severely lacking when it came to Magic Techniques.

"This is the Sword Control Technique. It’s not a violation of sect rules to let you see it."

After some thought, Li Qiushui tossed a manual for the Magic Technique to Chu Lingguang.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Chu Lingguang’s face lit up with joy.

He eagerly sat to one side and began to read the Sword Control Technique.

"Be careful. Don’t let anyone in,"

Li Qiushui reminded him.

"Mm!"

Chu Lingguang nodded, then watched as Li Qiushui once again entered a state of Meditation.

In a canyon with such thin Spiritual Qi, how could she replenish her strength? He watched as she poured out six or seven Replenishing Essence Pills and swallowed them in one gulp.

Chu Lingguang couldn’t resist opening the cap on his own medicine bottle and pouring out the pills to inspect them. He found they were identical to the ones Li Qiushui had just swallowed.

The three words "Replenishing Essence Pill" were written on the bottle.

However, the bottle Li Qiushui had given him only contained two Replenishing Essence Pills.

’It seems these Replenishing Essence Pills are of no ordinary grade,’ he thought.

He gave one a light sniff and sensed the surging Spiritual Power within. Unable to control himself, he swallowed it. The Replenishing Essence Pill dissolved into a warm current that automatically began to nourish his Star System Power.

In that instant, Chu Lingguang felt the point of resonance between his Sea of Consciousness and his Star System grow stronger. His Telekinesis was imperceptibly bolstered.

This was likely because it was his first time taking a Replenishing Essence Pill, allowing him to absorb its medicinal effects more effectively.

"Scholars can be poor, but warriors must be rich. The same is true for cultivation,"

Chu Lingguang sighed.

He then turned his attention to the Sword Control Technique.

The text of the Sword Control Technique was only a little over two thousand characters long, and Chu Lingguang finished reading it in a moment.

He tried circulating his Spiritual Power through his body as instructed by the Sword Control Technique. Slowly, he felt a power resembling a Sword Shadow form within him.

That power flowed uncontrollably into the Flying Sword he carried.

"HUMMM!"

A powerful resonance emanated from the Flying Sword.

This Flying Sword was one he had taken from Jiang Ruhong. Chu Lingguang had refined it long ago, and it was usually very comfortable to wield. However, the original point of resonance between them was not yet strong enough to allow him to use the Flying Sword to kill from a thousand li away, like a powerful Cultivator could.

But with the help of the Sword Control Technique, the resonance between them was elevated to a new level.

Although he still couldn’t kill enemies a thousand li away, controlling the Flying Sword to slay foes within five or six li was now more than possible.

With that, he checked his status panel.

Favors: 381,180

Sword Control Technique (245/800,000)

(Remaining Lifespan: 798 years)

During the nearly one year he was confined in Yang Rong’s cave abode, Chu Lingguang hadn’t been able to gain Favor Points from other sources, but he had continuously received them from the people in the Great Yuan who were practicing the Qi Manipulation Technique.

However, as time went on, the number of these incoming Favors dwindled.

Previously, he would gain one or two thousand a day.

Now, he was only getting two or three hundred. At this rate, Chu Lingguang estimated that the people of the Great Yuan would forget him in less than three years. Even if the Qi Manipulation Technique had spread throughout the Great Yuan, people would no longer easily think of him when they cultivated, let alone feel grateful.

The only reason he was still receiving Favor Points was that the Tree Vine Demon incident had happened not long ago, and some people still remembered him.

Fortunately, Chu Lingguang had long seen through this phenomenon.

He held no other illusions; he understood that if he wanted people to remember his benevolence, he had to become so powerful that they wouldn’t dare to forget him.

Only then could he continue to reap Favors indefinitely.

After composing himself, Chu Lingguang spent all three hundred thousand-plus of his Favor Points on the Sword Control Technique. This was the first offensive Magic Technique he had learned in the Profound Celestial Sect, and it was worlds better than the Qi Manipulation Technique.

Now that he was being hunted by the Cyan Cloud Sect and forced to hide in a canyon with scarce Spiritual Qi, Chu Lingguang had every reason to invest his Favor Points in the Sword Control Technique.