Chapter 702 - 296: Senior Sister, I Have a Dull Aptitude

Chapter 702: Chapter 296: Senior Sister, I Have a Dull Aptitude

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Sword Control Technique (381,425 / 800,000)

(Remaining Lifespan: 798 years)

With Chu Lingguang’s Sea of Consciousness Power growing ever stronger, and now that he had condensed his Telekinesis and awakened a Dual Spiritual Root—both Metal and Fire—his aptitude for cultivation was improving daily.

He found that with any Cultivation Technique he learned, the rising numbers on his panel allowed him to master a Skill to its absolute limit, providing instant feedback through the changing values.

This was something he couldn’t have imagined back when he was first practicing martial arts.

Now, the value for his Sword Control Technique had risen.

A value of nearly 400,000 was equivalent to cultivating the Sword Control Technique to the Minor Achievement stage.

He glanced over at Li Qiushui, who was meditating in a corner to recover her Vitality. Getting to his feet, he walked outside the canyon, unable to resist activating his Flying Sword.

SWOOSH.

With his Sword Control Technique at the Minor Achievement stage, Chu Lingguang felt a completely new resonance with his refined Flying Sword for the first time. The sword shot out like an extension of his own arm and Spiritual Sense. Its sharp edge glinted as it effortlessly sliced through a yellow fruit tree three li away.

The Flying Sword reversed course and returned.

A single fruit rested on the flat of its blade.

Chu Lingguang closed his eyes, yet by following the Flying Sword’s path, he could perceive every little movement in the surroundings. He could even clearly see the image of the yellow fruit tree being severed, and a panorama of everything the sword had passed on its way.

This new resonance allowed Chu Lingguang to perfectly unleash his Spiritual Power through the Flying Sword. At last, he was free from the frustration of having immense power with no outlet.

The Sword Control Technique didn’t just provide an outlet for his Spiritual Power; it also seemed to transform his Sea of Consciousness Power, allowing him to follow the Flying Sword and perceive every movement in its path.

Previously, he could use his Spiritual Sense to scan an area, making everything seem vivid and clear. But when facing true experts, his Spiritual Sense still struggled to detect them.

This was especially true for those who had mastered Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities.

Otherwise, when he had first heard the Cyan Cloud Sect disciples, he wouldn’t have needed to go investigate in person. He could have just extended his Spiritual Sense to remotely understand everything that was happening.

In the mortal world, this ability had made Chu Lingguang invincible; even True Martial Realm experts were exposed under his Spiritual Sense. Unfortunately, against Cultivators who had mastered Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities and knew how to conceal their auras, he could no longer perceive his surroundings with such omniscient clarity.

This wasn’t because his Sea of Consciousness Power wasn’t strong enough, but because he knew too few Magic Techniques.

Now, with the Sword Control Technique as a medium, wherever the Flying Sword went, Chu Lingguang’s power could follow, allowing him to clearly capture every single movement.

And this was only with the Sword Control Technique at the Minor Achievement stage.

If the value for the Sword Control Technique reached Perfection, the Flying Sword could travel double, or even triple, its current distance, and its killing power would be far, far greater than it was now.

SWOOSH!

And so, Chu Lingguang remained outside the canyon, maneuvering the Flying Sword over and over again until he had completely mastered the Sword Control Technique.

「One day later.」

A stir came from within the canyon.

Li Qiushui was still in a meditative state.

Chu Lingguang directed his Flying Sword to shoot into the canyon.

Everything in the Flying Sword’s path became clear to him. As the sword zipped past Li Qiushui, he saw her calm and composed appearance, her eyes tightly shut in concentration.

But as the Flying Sword shot past her, her brow clearly twitched.

SHLICK!

It was a lone wolf, at the third layer of Qi Refining, that had gotten lost in the canyon.

The Flying Sword pierced through the wolf’s body. Chu Lingguang felt as though he could see the beast’s internal organs being shredded by the blade. He remotely controlled the sword, recalling it from the canyon.

’Let’s see what happens when I control the Flying Sword with Fire Spiritual Power.’

After killing the wolf with a single strike and recalling his sword, Chu Lingguang sent the Flying Sword shooting toward the corpse once more. As the sword flew, sparks of fire began to emerge from its edge until it transformed into a fiery Sword Shadow. With a single thrust, it plunged into the wolf’s carcass.

The wolf’s body began to burn, and in moments, it was reduced to a blackened crisp.

His Fire Spiritual Power might not have been particularly strong, but it was more than enough to incinerate the corpse of a third-layer Qi Refining wolf.

As he felt the Fire Spiritual Power being unleashed within the wolf’s flesh, Chu Lingguang couldn’t help but frown. He felt that this power was missing... something special.

’It was as if finding that ’something’ would cause the might of his Fire Spiritual Power to increase dramatically.’

But as for what that ’something’ was, he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

SWOOSH!

He recalled the Flying Sword.

As the Flying Sword returned, his thoughts turned to his Metal Spiritual Power. The moment the idea surfaced, the sword began to resonate with the Metal Spiritual Qi in the canyon, and a sharp glint of light appeared on its edge.

A layer of Wind Blade Power enveloped the Flying Sword.

SWOOSH!

The Flying Sword seemed to have been empowered.

It was as if a Magic Technique had been infused into it.

BANG!

The Flying Sword slammed into a giant boulder outside the canyon.

The blade plunged deep into the boulder. Countless cracks spiderwebbed across its surface before, with a final CRACK, the entire thing crumbled.

’No wonder the major sects all use the Spiritual Root as the first hurdle for recruiting disciples. You need a Spiritual Root to resonate with the Five Elements Power. And it’s not just your body that resonates, but your Magical Treasures and Talismans, too.’

’Right now, I’ve only awakened my Metal and Fire Spirit Roots. My control over Metal and Fire Spiritual Power is nothing compared to other Cultivators. Once I master the cultivation methods for them, my strength will leap to a whole new level.’

’For now, all I can do is simply make the Flying Sword resonate with my Metal and Fire Spiritual Power. I can’t yet truly utilize the power this resonance generates.’

’This isn’t just because I’m lacking specific Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities; it’s also tied to how the power within my own body responds.’