Chapter 703 - 296: Senior Sister, I’m a Slow Learner (Part 2)

Chapter 703: Chapter 296: Senior Sister, I’m a Slow Learner (Part 2)

Chu Lingguang muttered to himself.

With a thought.

The Spiritual Power in his Star System formed a summons. The Flying Sword, which had just shattered the giant rock and was hovering in midair, seemed to hear the call and shot back into Chu Lingguang’s hand.

Chu Lingguang gripped the hilt, feeling a new resonance between himself and the Flying Sword, all driven by the Sword Control Technique. This Magic Technique didn’t just allow him to form a stronger resonance with his Flying Sword; it could also compensate for a lack of natural talent. It enabled even Practitioners with average aptitude to achieve Sword Flight or kill from a distance with a Flying Sword.

And as someone who possessed a Dual Spiritual Root, fifth-tier Telekinesis, and an Eighth Layer Qi Refining cultivation base, Chu Lingguang found controlling the Flying Sword to be much easier and simpler than it was for most.

HUMMM.

Suddenly, the Spiritual Power within his body began to tremble in unison.

A surge of power bloomed from his Star System, feeling as if it was clearing every meridian in his body. Chu Lingguang’s Qi Refining cultivation was undergoing a transformation.

After the trembling subsided, his Star System seemed to be shrouded in a new layer of mystery.

Chu Lingguang’s cultivation advanced from the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining to the ninth.

With both the Qi Manipulation Technique and the Qi Condensation Technique at Perfection, Chu Lingguang’s Spiritual Power had been growing daily. While the change wasn’t noticeable over a day or two, the gap would slowly become apparent over time.

Today, he had finally broken through to the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

"Senior Sister."

Chu Lingguang saw that Li Qiushui had already emerged from her state of Meditation.

She had even walked out of the gorge and was now staring at him with a strange, envious expression.

"Use the Sword Control Technique again. Let me see," Li Qiushui said.

"Alright."

With a thought, Chu Lingguang sent the Flying Sword back into the gorge. As he formed the Sword Formulas for the Sword Control Technique with his hands, he could feel the sword soaring through the chasm. He suddenly seemed to see the Fire Spiritual Qi in the gorge, and he instinctively drew upon his Fire Spirit Root, causing the Flying Sword to resonate with the Fire Spiritual Qi.

PFFT!

A burst of flame erupted on the Flying Sword.

It then flew out of the gorge trailing a ribbon of fire. A moment later, the flames vanished, and the Flying Sword seemed to be coated in a sharp aura, as if enveloped by a Wind Blade, shredding a row of yellow fruit trees inside the gorge to pieces.

A moment later, the Flying Sword returned to Chu Lingguang’s hand.

"Senior Sister, what do you think of my Sword Control Technique?" Chu Lingguang asked.

"Have you studied the Sword Control Technique before?" Li Qiushui said, staring into Chu Lingguang’s eyes.

"No. If you hadn’t given me the Sword Control Technique, I wouldn’t have known how useful it is," Chu Lingguang said, shaking his head.

Li Qiushui had been keeping her Spiritual Sense focused on Chu Lingguang the whole time. His breathing was steady as he spoke; he didn’t seem to be lying.

And yet, less than a day after she had given him the Sword Control Technique, he had already cultivated it to the Minor Achievement stage and could even make his Flying Sword resonate with both Fire and Gold Spiritual Power.

With such talent, one would be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of people in the entire Profound Celestial Sect who could compare to him.

’In the sect, I’m known as a heaven-gifted prodigy, admired by all. Many Elders dote on me. They even prepared a Foundation Establishment Pill for me, just waiting for me to finish this trial so I can go back, consume it, and successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.’

’I never would have imagined that a random sect disciple I met in the Ancient Perilous Land would have talent far superior to my own. Back when I was learning the Sword Control Technique, even practicing day and night, it still took me nearly a year to reach Minor Achievement. But Chu Lingguang did it in less than a day.’

’If word of this got out, I, Li Qiushui, would be seen as an absolute failure.’

She couldn’t accept it.

She couldn’t help but say, "It’s just average. Although you can make the Flying Sword resonate with Fire and Gold Spiritual Power, you can’t fully integrate them into the sword itself. You’re just coating the sword with them as a separate force."

"You haven’t truly fused the two powers into the Flying Sword," Li Qiushui added.

"Oh... I see now! So that’s the feeling I was missing. You’re right. Although I made the Flying Sword resonate with the Gold and Fire Spiritual Power, it was only the most superficial resonance. I haven’t achieved fusion."

"Ah, it’s such a simple principle, how did I not get it? I was racking my brain trying to figure out what the problem was."

"Thank you so much, Senior Sister! Please keep an eye on me. I want to see if I can fully integrate the Gold and Fire Spiritual Power into the Flying Sword."

"Otherwise, having the Flying Sword travel with a trail of fire and a Wind Blade makes it too easy to expose my position."

"If you want to kill without a trace, it’s best to be subtle."

As Chu Lingguang spoke, his excitement grew with his sudden realization, and he couldn’t resist controlling the Flying Sword once more.

"Achieving complete fusion isn’t that easy. Don’t be too hasty," Li Qiushui warned.

Back then, it had taken her nearly half a year of practice to find the knack for fully fusing her Spiritual Power with her Flying Sword, allowing her to, as Chu Lingguang put it, kill without a trace.

She admitted that Chu Lingguang’s talent was impressive.

But fusing powers wasn’t like cultivating a Magic Technique. It didn’t just require an accumulation of time; it also needed a corresponding level of comprehension. It wasn’t something you could succeed at in a single try.

SWOOSH.

Having just discovered the problem, Chu Lingguang had to give it a try.

Right in front of Li Qiushui, he had the Flying Sword circle around the two of them.

As the Flying Sword circled, it once again resonated with Fire Spiritual Power. First, a few sparks appeared, which then grew into flames that enveloped the blade.

Chu Lingguang closed his eyes.

A phantom Flying Sword appeared within his Star System.

His Sea of Consciousness Power began to boil, driving his fifth-tier Telekinesis to coat the real Flying Sword. This allowed Chu Lingguang to clearly perceive the perfect point of fusion between the Flying Sword and the Fire Spiritual Power.