The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 174, page 189: Sword Five Unlocked! Controlling the Sword to Combat Calamity! [8K]

In the afternoon, on the deck of Li Shimin's large ship.

Pang Yu, a young expert from the Qin Prince's mansion, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Chen:
"Please enlighten me, Young Master Lu."

Lu Chen has always believed that every martial artist who can become a master must have unique skills and remarkable strengths. Therefore, even now, he still takes every serious martial arts match seriously and returns the greeting with a raised hand.

"Brother Pang, please."

At noon today, Li Shimin held a banquet on his own boat and personally took a small boat to the sunken ship to invite him to the banquet.

Lu Chen then brought Dugu Feng to the banquet.

As for Wanwan, her position is somewhat awkward—Cihang Jingzhai favors Li Shimin, so how should Wanwan, as Cihang Jingzhai's nemesis, treat Li Shimin?

Who knows, one day the Yin Gui faction might kill Li Shimin.

Therefore, Wanwan stayed on the sunken ship to guard the He Shi Bi jade.

After the luncheon, a group of experts under Li Shimin's command asked Lu Chen to spar with them.

When masters challenged him to a duel, Lu Chen readily agreed, never refusing anyone.

At this point, Pang Yu was already his third opponent.

Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde have both fought against Lu Chen, and both of their martial arts skills are quite impressive.

In particular, Yuchi Jingde's "Guicang Whip" is extremely distinctive.

The Gui Cang Whip can be both hard and soft. It can be as nimble and unpredictable as a snake, or it can be infused with true energy to become as hard as an iron rod. When used in staff techniques or even spear techniques, it gives Lu Chen a refreshing feeling and a deeper understanding of the changes in the way of "hardness and softness".

now.

After exchanging greetings with Lu Chen, Pang Yu suddenly stepped forward.

With this step, it was as if his feet were on rollers, his soles sliding along the ground, covering a distance of ten feet in an instant, and arriving at Lu Chen's side. He clenched his fingers into swords and attacked Lu Chen with left and right slashes and thrusts.

When the sword is pointed, the fingertips emit a sharp, whistling sound, like a pair of short swords, giving people a sense of sharpness, danger, and menace.

This is Pang Yu's ultimate skill, the "Tai Xu Cuo Shou" (Great Void Mistake Hand), which transforms the sword into the sword finger.

Facing an opponent who also used "sword finger" and whose sword finger energy possessed the power to split gold and cut jade, Lu Chen became quite interested.

He used one hand to form a sword with his fingers together, unleashing a three-foot-long sword of energy from his fingertips. With seemingly simple and clear, rhythmic sword techniques, but actually unpredictable variations in speed, weight, strength, softness, and deception, he easily parried Pang Yu's fierce attacks, which were as swift as a sudden rainstorm.

The two men's fingertips collided, producing a series of crackling sounds like firecrackers. The bursts of energy were like shards of sharp blades, causing a sharp pain on the face. Bystanders had to activate their protective inner energy to continue watching from a distance of about three zhang.

Dugu Feng stood beside Li Shimin, watching the battle intently.

Although Pang Yu's martial arts skills were still somewhat weak in her opinion, if the two were to fight, she was confident that she could defeat Pang Yu within a hundred moves with her current swordsmanship skills. However, Pang Yu's "Tai Xu Cuo Shou" (a move that could be used to counterattack Pang Yu) also had some merits.

Especially since Lu Chen was seriously fighting Pang Yu, and the match seemed evenly matched, Dugu Feng was even less likely to be arrogant about her swordsmanship and disregard the skills of others.

Speaking of which...

If Lu Chen were to engage in a serious martial arts contest, he would be evenly matched with anyone.

He could even give people the illusion that the famous Lu Chen was not as powerful as the legends suggested, while they themselves seemed stronger than they originally thought.

Then this illusion will drive his opponent to unknowingly unleash all his life's learning to its fullest extent, even to the point that he has flashes of inspiration in the face of battle, and all his previous doubts and confusions will suddenly become clear. The parts of his moves that were originally unfamiliar and sluggish will become familiar and smooth. He becomes stronger and stronger, and the stronger he becomes, the more enjoyable it is. And then, as the battle goes on...

He was exhausted, and his physical strength, skill, and even mental energy were gradually depleted.

If Lu Chen wanted to, he could even exhaust people's energy and spirit without them realizing it, causing them to die from exhaustion.

When Dugu Feng and Lu Chen first met, they had a sparring match where Dugu Feng became so engrossed that he exhausted his physical strength and internal energy.

Qu Ao also fell into Lu Chen's rhythm due to a flaw in his mind, and unknowingly had all his unique skills drained by Lu Chen.

To avoid falling into Lu Chen's trap, one must not only possess extremely high moral character, but also have the hard power to be at least on par with Lu Chen.

Otherwise, even if they sense something is wrong, they will be like a small insect already caught in a spider web, powerless to break free.

At this moment, Pang Yu was completely unaware that something was wrong.

He fought with increasing ferocity, his feet seemingly on rollers, spinning rapidly around Lu Chen. His movements were so fast they were dazzling, and his sword-like fingers transformed into a dense, interwoven afterimage that was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye.

The force in his sword finger grew stronger and stronger, the sound of it cutting through the air like a howling wind and a rising tide. Judging from his expression, he seemed to have a sense of exhilaration and triumph.

The expressions of the onlookers were somewhat strange.

Especially Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde, who had personally fought against Lu Chen, knew that Pang Yu, like them, had lost his composure.

The more enjoyable it feels now, the more miserable it will be when you're exhausted and about to collapse.

While maintaining the stalemate, Lu Chen quietly sensed Pang Yu's emotions.

At first, Pang Yu remained composed, and no emotion was detected showing.

As he unknowingly fell into Lu Chen's rhythm, he fully utilized all his knowledge under Lu Chen's guidance, and his mood gradually became high and even unrestrained. His emotions began to show and were detected by Lu Chen.

When an emotion, which appeared fiery red in Lu Chen's perception and gave him a sense of high intensity, gradually became clear and solidified, giving him a feeling that it was "within reach"...

Lu Chen's "Heart Sword" trembled, his spirit overflowing and attaching itself to the Qi Sword, drawing a faint and mysterious invisible sword arc, gently slashing at the high and intense emotional wave.

puff!
Suddenly, a soft sound, like a bubble bursting, rang in Pang Yu's ears, a sound only he could hear.

Then I felt a surge of excitement and exhilaration. The burning fighting spirit was like being doused with a bucket of cold water, and my whole mind instantly became peaceful and serene.

This "peace and tranquility" is of course only temporary; it's impossible for people to truly become indifferent and never want to resort to violence again.

A skilled fighter with strong mental discipline can quickly regain their fighting spirit.

But Pang Yu had already reached his limit and it was too late for him to recover.

In the instant his mindset shifted, Pang Yu, whose movements were as fast as a spinning top just moments before, suddenly swayed, stumbled, and fell headfirst towards the floor.

Lu Chen used his sword wind field to prop Pang Yu up, preventing him from slamming his face into the ground.

Pang Yu barely managed to stabilize himself under the support of the force field. He felt extremely tired, and his physical strength, skill, and even mental strength were on the verge of exhaustion. He wanted to lie down and sleep soundly immediately.

"I'm ashamed! I actually thought I could really be on par with Young Master Lu!"

Pang Yu finally realized that he was so exhausted. If Lu Chen hadn't extinguished his fighting spirit, he might have really died from exhaustion if the fight had continued.

He was secretly amazed by Lu Chen's ingenious method of extinguishing his fighting spirit, and at the same time, he bowed to Lu Chen with admiration:
"Thank you for your mercy, Young Master Lu. Your swordsmanship is unparalleled, and I admire you greatly."

His tone was filled with obvious gratitude—Pang Yu had gained a lot from the battle with Lu Chen, and felt that if he studied and reflected on it carefully, his mastery of "Tai Xu Cuo Shou" would reach a new level.

Lu Chen politely returned the greeting, exchanged a few pleasantries, and thought to himself:
"Still not working?"

In three consecutive matches, he successfully guided his opponent's emotions to overflow, and then successfully extinguished them.

However, even though Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Pang Yu were all experts, especially Yuchi Jingde, who was hailed as the next Whip King after Wang Bo, Lu Chen still failed to unlock "Sword Five".

It is clear that the three of them are not yet skilled enough to unlock "Sword Five".

Lu Chen couldn't help but turn his gaze to Hong Fu Nu again.

Perhaps, the top expert of the Qin Prince's Mansion would be a suitable opponent.

Hong Fu Nu watched three matches, but still couldn't figure out Lu Chen's martial arts skills.

He seemed to see that each of his sword strikes was simple and clear, with a distinct rhythm. Whether observed with the naked eye or sensed by qi, no mystery could be detected. Yet he was able to deal with the completely different styles of attacks from Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Pang Yu with ease.

Such divine swordsmanship gave Hong Fu Nu the feeling that this sword did not belong to the human world, but rather flew from the heavens.

She knew that to understand the secrets of Lu Chen's swordsmanship, she would probably have to fight him herself.

Lu Chen had already fought three matches in a row, and given Hong Fu Nu's ambition, she didn't want to immediately join the challenge.

But Lu Chen not only looked calm and composed, as if he hadn't exerted any energy, but he also took the initiative to look at her.

Li Shimin, Dugu Feng, and the experts from the Qin Prince's Mansion all looked at Hong Fu Nu.

Having said that, Hong Fu Nu no longer hesitated, stepped into the arena, and bowed to Lu Chen:
"Young Master Lu, Hongfu would like to ask for your guidance."

Her real name was not Hong Fu Nu.

However, she never wanted to mention her past or her real name, and always referred to herself as Hong Fu. Over time, "Hong Fu Nu" became her name.

Lu Chen raised his hand in return:

"Please, Miss Hongfu."

Hong Fu Nu took the red whisk off her back, grasped the handle, and with a flick of her wrist, the red silk threads on the whisk suddenly unfurled, like hundreds of sharp thorns, stabbing towards Lu Chen.

These numerous red-lined spikes not only attack from different directions—sometimes straight, sometimes diagonal, sometimes curving, sometimes bouncing and trembling unpredictably—but even the force attached to each red line varies subtly, differing in strength and intensity.

With just this one move, she demonstrated a level of control far surpassing that of Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Pang Yu, truly living up to her reputation as the number one expert in the Qin Prince's Mansion.

Faced with her move, Lu Chen used even more of his skills. His sword suddenly drew an arc, and a strong suction force suddenly arose within the arc, as if sucking away even the air in front of him.

The hundreds of red threads on Hong Fu Nu's whisk, drawn by the vortex-like suction force of the abyss, all turned towards the center of the arc, and even the different forces on each red thread were unified into a straight forward strike.

A hint of surprise flashed in Hong Fu Nu's eyes. With a tremor of her fair wrist, the red threads of her whisk suddenly twisted together and flicked upwards like a sharp sword. With the surge of true energy, the hundreds of soft red threads that had been twisted together became as sharp as a sword, and they forcefully pierced through the vortex-like arc of energy.

Bang!
Amidst a thunderous explosion of energy.

A powerful shockwave surged outwards in all directions, so strong that the spectators' clothes clung tightly to their bodies, their sleeves and hems fluttered wildly behind them with a crackling sound, and their eyelids were forced to squint due to the pressure of the energy.

Hong Fu Nu forcefully broke through Lu Chen's sword arc force field, instantly gathered all her power, and moved like lightning to Lu Chen's side and rear, launching a full-force attack on him.

Her whisk was even more versatile and adaptable than Yuchi Jingde's "Guicang Whip".

When the whisk threads are twisted together, they can be used like swords and knives to perform knife and sword techniques, as well as short spear, judge's pen, acupoint striking and other weapon moves. They can even be used to chop and strike with great force, like a heavy axe or hammer, and with a whisk, one can unleash the power of a heavy army.

What's even more amazing is that the whisk can change between hard and soft at any time.

It was clearly a powerful, hammer-like strike, but halfway through, the whisk could instantly transform from hard to soft, turning the hammer technique into a soft whip technique, or even suddenly scattering, with hundreds of threads penetrating everywhere to strangle and stab.

Without exceptional perception and insight, one would inevitably be overwhelmed and left in a sorry state by her ever-changing and unpredictable whisk.

With Lu Chenxin's perception and insight, he was naturally able to discern every change in the whisk.

Even so, he couldn't help but admire Hong Fu Nu's ever-changing whisk skills. He displayed a level of skill far exceeding his own when fighting Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Pang Yu in order to maintain a balance of power with Hong Fu Nu.

What impressed him most was Hong Fu Nu's spiritual cultivation.

Her spirit was extremely resilient and focused; in the rapid and fierce exchanges with Lu Chen, she maintained near-absolute concentration at all times.

Even though Lu Chen repeatedly saw through her moves, causing her originally exquisite follow-up moves to be abandoned halfway, she showed no signs of discouragement or defeat, making it almost impossible for Lu Chen to detect any emotional fluctuations in her.

Indeed, anyone who can earn the title of "first" must have extraordinary abilities.

Even if Hong Fu Nu was only the top expert under Li Shimin, her willpower alone is enough to amaze people.

However, no matter how tempered and resilient one's mind may be, as long as one is still a human being of flesh and blood, one's will cannot be absolutely cold and mechanical, and one will inevitably experience emotional fluctuations.

It all depends on how you guide them.

Lu Chen is not only a master of the "Ding Shou Jian" technique, which allows him to dominate multiple worlds and win every battle, but he also possesses "Sword Four: Heart Sword." Moreover, the Heart Sword has now advanced to a new stage, enabling him to actively guide his opponents to reveal their emotions.

As Lu Chenxin and Hong Fu Nu engaged in a rapid exchange of blows, Lu Chenxin's sword trembled. He then attached a wisp of spiritual energy to the sword, infusing it with his understanding of principles such as lightness and heaviness, hardness and softness, speed and slowness, and illusion and reality.

So when Hong Fu Nu's whisk collided with his sword of qi, under the influence of the qi, Hong Fu Nu also gained some fragmented insights. With her talent, she quickly integrated them and made the various changes of her whisk even more exquisite and subtle.

And this is not an "external demon".

Rather, it is a genuine understanding of the principles of law, a true resource for martial arts cultivation, and will not arouse the instinctive vigilance of experts.

Therefore, Hong Fu Nu did not feel anything was wrong. She only thought that she had been inspired by the pressure from Lu Chen, a top expert, and had gained various insights during the battle.

Even with Hong Fu Nu's strong will, this miraculous state of endless inspiration, constant insights, and continuous improvement in martial arts caused her emotions to fluctuate, and under the subtle guidance of Lu Chenxin Sword, these emotions gradually overflowed.

Lu Chen finally caught a glimpse of light and bright light, representing "joy".

Without hesitation, the moment he caught the glimmer of emotion, his sword trembled and unleashed a mysterious and ethereal arc, extinguishing Hong Fu Nu's "joyful" emotion with a soft "poof."

Hong Fu Nu felt a void in her heart and suddenly became utterly bored.

With Hong Fu Nu's spiritual cultivation, this sudden change in emotions naturally alerted her, prompting her to guard her mind.

Lu Chen smiled and looked pleased.

Joy doesn't disappear, it just shifts.

As Lu Chen was overjoyed at slaying Hong Fu Nu with a single sword strike, a sudden tremor shook his mind, and the Zhuxian Sword Intent shone brightly, sending out another sword intent imprint.

This is the fifth sword intent imprint.

Sword 5 is finally unlocked!
The night Lu Chen refined the He Shi Bi's extraordinary power, he gained a boost in spirit and his Heart Sword cultivation increased dramatically, giving him the ability to multitask.

At this moment, while continuing to fight with Hong Fu Nu, he also immersed part of his mind in the "Sword Five Imprint" to comprehend the mysteries of Sword Five.

This realization gave him a jolt.

Sword Five, named "Calamity Sword," can absorb "calamity energy" into the sword and control all kinds of calamities!

Human wars and plagues, natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes, meteorites, droughts, extreme cold, and even cosmic-level calamities like supernova explosions... can all be absorbed into the "calamity energy" and incorporated into the sword path, allowing one to control the calamity with the sword!
……

After the contest with Hong Fu Nu, Lu Chen returned to his own ship with Du Gu Feng, having gained a great deal.

Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Pang Yu, who had gained a great deal from their competition with Lu Chen, respectfully watched him leave.

When Hong Fu Nu, who benefited the most, saw Lu Chen off, her eyes held an unusual respect, as if he were not a young man a year or two younger than her, but a highly respected grandmaster.

Li Shimin knew that Hong Fu Nu was extremely proud and resolute, and that she was never one to easily submit to others, not even taking many veteran masters seriously. It was rare to see her show such respect to someone, so he couldn't help but ask:
"Hong Fu, what are Young Master Lu's martial arts skills?"

"In my opinion, in terms of swordsmanship alone, Young Master Lu is probably no less than a Grandmaster."

Hong Fu Nu said decisively.

Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Pang Yu all agreed and nodded in agreement.

Hong Fu Nu added another sentence:
"The key is that he is so young. His future achievements will definitely surpass those of the three grandmasters."

Li Shimin was even more moved.

……

As soon as Lu Chen stepped through the main cabin door on the upper deck of the ship, a jade disc flew towards him.

It was the He Shi Bi jade.

Lu Chen raised his hand to catch the He Shi Bi jade, giving Wanwan a puzzled look.

Wanwan pouted, looking annoyed.

"Do you know how tempting the He Shi Bi was? They actually made me guard it, and I was gone for more than two hours... I've thought about running away with it more than once."

Lu Chen smiled faintly:
"Then why didn't you run away with the He Shi Bi jade?"

Wanwan gave a soft snort, rolled her eyes at him playfully, and avoided answering his question, only emphasizing:
"To protect your He Shi Bi jade, I devoted my entire life to suppressing the demonic forces within me. Do you know how painful and difficult it is to fight against yourself? You have to make it up to me!"

Lu Chen chuckled:
"What compensation do you want?"

Wanwan crossed one arm over her chest and rested her chin on the other, pondering for a long while before frowning in distress.
"What kind of compensation should I ask for? I really can't think of anything right now... How about this, I'll owe you for now, and ask you for it later when I think of something?"

Lu Chen nodded:

"what ever."

Wanwan smiled sweetly at him again:
"Shouldn't we start dual cultivation now?"

"Not now. We'll practice after dinner. I have some ideas that I need to work on. Go find Feng'er; she's also made some progress today and is practicing her sword on the lower deck. You can practice with her first."

"OK then."

Wanwan smiled and walked towards the door. As she passed by him, she suddenly tiptoed and gave him a light kiss on the cheek. Before he could respond, she giggled and ran away quickly, like a child who had just pulled off a prank.

Lu Chen shook his head with amusement, went to the inner bedroom, sat cross-legged on the soft couch, and began to comprehend the "Sword Five Imprint".

The "Sword Five Imprint" is extremely obscure.

This "calamity" is even more mysterious and ethereal than the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; it exists only at the conceptual level.

To even sense the aura of calamity, one must possess extremely high levels of mental cultivation.

This is why you have to cultivate "Sword 4: Heart Sword" to a certain level before you can unlock Sword 5.

If one's spiritual cultivation is insufficient, unlocking it will be useless; it will be impossible to sense the existence of "calamity energy."

Lu Chen's spiritual cultivation had naturally met the requirements.

However, the mental techniques for sensing and analyzing "calamity energy" in "Sword Five" are still extremely difficult and obscure.

As for the methods to collect and refine "calamity energy," the difficulty is even greater, almost like a celestial book.

"It is another spiritual practice that requires a great deal of effort to understand and comprehend."

Lu Chen shook his head, somewhat helplessly.

Fortunately, he now has dual cultivation techniques and a cultivation partner, which allows him to simultaneously cultivate his internal energy and temper his sword body.

Otherwise, every day he would have to cultivate his skills, temper his sword body, and visualize his sword, and he would also have to study sword principles. Now, with the addition of the "Sword Five: Calamity Sword" training, he really wouldn't be able to do anything all day long.

They had to be like those cultivators in the fantasy novels of my past life, staying in their caves all day long, not leaving their homes for months or even years, not even moving their buttocks.

"The Five Swordsmanship Techniques are too profound and cannot be mastered in a short time. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get started in a short period of time... Never mind, no rush. Let's digest what we've learned from today's competition first."

Lu Chen temporarily put aside his insights into the "Sword Five Imprint" and began to organize his gains from today's martial arts competition.

In each of his duels with the four masters under Li Shi's command, Lu Chen gained new insights.

In particular, Yuchi Jingde's Guizang Whip, which could be both strong and gentle, and Hong Fu Nu's whisk technique, which could be both strong and gentle, light and heavy, and whose strength could change in an instant, were of great benefit to Lu Chen, giving him a lot of inspiration.

Close your eyes and meditate for a while.

Lu Chen pointed his fingers together as a sword, and a three-foot-long sword of energy condensed at his fingertips.

With a flick of his sword finger, a sword of energy pierced the air with a rustling sound.

With a thought, Lu Chen flicked his sword finger, causing it to tremble and shake. The qi sword, which was as straight as a real sword, suddenly trembled and bent.

Lu Chen smiled silently, flicked his sword finger, and a crisp cracking sound rang out in the air three feet away, like the cracking of a whip.

Next, the invisible sword of energy at his fingertips, under his control, twisted and turned dramatically like a soft sword, even looping and ringing like a soft whip.

The invisible sword energy has given rise to such flexible and unpredictable changes, which undoubtedly greatly enriches Lu Chen's swordsmanship and makes his sword path even more unpredictable.

That's not all.

After practicing for a while, Lu Chen unleashed another sword aura, which shot out.

The sword energy, which was originally meant to travel straight, actually drew an arc in the air and shot towards the target designated by Lu Chen. Moreover, it didn't just circle once, but changed direction three times in succession, before finally striking the back of a crane-beak incense burner with a clang.

Not only can the Qi sword be used like a soft sword or a soft whip, but the sword Qi can also be flexibly changed direction to a certain extent.

Although Lu Chen's skill level has not improved in today's competition, his swordsmanship techniques are undoubtedly more diverse and more difficult to defend against.

Cultivation knows no time.

In Lu Chen's mind, this realization seemed to have happened not long ago, but in reality, the outside world had long been shrouded in twilight.

Dugu Feng, who had been guarding outside the bedroom door for a while, heard the crisp sound of sword energy striking the incense burner and knew that Lu Chen had finished his meditation and begun to move around. Only then did she call out to him:
"Brother Lu, dinner is ready, it's time to eat!"

"Just come."

Lu Chen responded, got up, and went out to eat.

After having dinner with Dugu Feng and Wanwan, Dugu Feng went to the deck alone to practice her sword, while Lu Chen and Wanwan practiced their internal energy cultivation together.

Dugu Feng had no complaints about this, because Lu Chen would only cultivate with Wanwan for one hour.

In the main cabin, there is a double chaise lounge made of rosewood.

Wanwan and Lu Chen sat facing each other, palms facing each other, simultaneously circulating the new version of the Pure Yin to Yang Dual Cultivation Method. The Heavenly Demon True Qi merged with Lu Chen's warm and gentle sword Dao True Qi, and under the mutual generation of Yin and Yang, wisps of mysterious vitality were generated.

Wanwan used this vitality to enhance her Heavenly Demon Technique cultivation, while Lu Chen divided it in two, using one half to increase his true qi and the other half to temper his sword body.

Whether it's cultivating true qi or tempering the sword body, the efficiency is much faster than when he cultivates alone.

Furthermore, perhaps because the Heavenly Demon True Qi was extremely deathly, the vitality derived from the fusion of Lu Chen's True Qi with it contained the mystery of the transformation between life and death, which was quite enlightening for Lu Chen's understanding of the principles of life and death.

Before we knew it, an hour had passed.

Wanwan's capacity to contain life force has reached its limit, and there is still a large amount of life force that has not been refined in time. It has settled in her meridians, acupoints, and blood and qi, and will be slowly refined over the next day as the Heavenly Demon Art continues to operate.

When Lu Chen finished circulating his energy and wanted to withdraw his true energy, Wanwan seemed a little reluctant to stop. Her Heavenly Demon True Energy turned into a vortex and entangled and pulled for a while.

Lu Chen reminded him, "You've reached your limit. Doing more won't help; it will only be a waste of time."

Wanwan smiled mischievously: "But I just want to play!"

Lu Chen said irritably:

"However, I'm very busy right now and don't have time to play."

He's really busy; he's got another "Sword Five" skill that requires a lot of time and effort to master.

"Then...what about this?"

Wanwan looked at Lu Chen with shy eyes, raised her leg, and placed her exquisite little foot, which looked like a flawless piece of white jade, on Lu Chen's stomach, gently rubbing it with her sole.

Even through her clothes, Lu Chen could still feel the softness and tenderness of her soles.

only……

Lu Chen grabbed Wanwan's soft, delicate foot without any hesitation. After playing with it for a while, her body temperature rose rapidly, her breathing became unsteady, her snow-white toes turned pink, her small and cute toes curled up involuntarily, and her feet began to retreat.

Sure enough, he's both bad at the game and loves to play.

Lu Chen mentally assessed the situation, then released his hand and said calmly:
"Go back and cultivate."

"Ah."

Wanwan lowered her head meekly, gave a soft "hmm," obediently stood up, and silently left the main cabin to return to her own passenger cabin.

A short while later, Dugu Feng, who had already taken a bath, came in, closed and locked the cabin door, and then suddenly leaned against the door and laughed non-stop.

Seeing her laughing so hard she was doubled over, Lu Chen couldn't help but ask in surprise:
"What's so funny?"

Xiao Feng'er laughed for a while before saying:

"I just passed by Wanwan's room and saw her banging on the door."

Lu Chen became increasingly curious:

"Break down the door?"

"that's all……"

Dugu Feng turned to face the cabin door, pressed his hand to his chest, and imitated Wanwan by repeatedly banging his forehead against the door, mimicking Wanwan's tone and voice:

"Useless, utterly useless! And you call yourself the Yin Gui Demoness..."

Watching Dugu Feng's impersonation show and imagining Wanwan banging her head against the wall while feeling sorry for herself, Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I never expected that the demoness Wan would have this side to her," Dugu Feng laughed. "She's like a child who hasn't grown up."

Lu Chen nodded:

“She grew up in the Yin Gui Sect from a young age, and missed out on a lot during her growth. Perhaps deep in her heart, there is a little girl who never grew up.”

After chatting and laughing for a while, Dugu Feng came to Lu Chen again, cupped his cheeks with her slender hands, gently kissed his forehead, then sat on his lap and whispered in his ear:
"I've already mastered the Lesser Formless Skill to the point where I can convert true qi attributes! What's the next step in my cultivation?"

Her voice was somewhat shy.

Because she knew that the next stage of her cultivation would involve a special dual cultivation method.

"Can I convert my true qi attribute now?"

Lu Chen smiled with delight.

In that case, Dugu Feng could also cultivate the Pure Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation Method with him, which would be the most efficient form of combined cultivation.

With the help of Wanwan and Dugu Feng, Lu Chen no longer needs to spend too much time on true qi and body tempering, and thus has enough time and energy to contemplate the Heart Sword and study the sword principles. Now he also has the time and energy to comprehend Sword Five.

Although the time spent tempering his sword body each day has become shorter, the efficiency is actually higher than when he cultivates alone.

With the assistance of two top experts, Wanwan and Dugu Feng, it might only take half a year to complete the tempering of his entire body.

Lu Chen immediately passed on the cultivation method to Dugu Feng. After she understood it, he first faced her palms together to guide her in cultivating both internal energy and helping her become familiar with the operation of the technique.

After more than half an hour of this trial, confirming that Dugu Feng had mastered the technique and could actively cooperate with him in circulating his inner energy, Lu Chen lifted Dugu Feng's round, full, and bouncy peach-shaped buttocks with both hands and carried her into the bedroom.

Dugu Feng wrapped her long legs tightly around Lu Chen's waist, her flushed face buried in his shoulder.

She knew that it was time to seriously cultivate herself.

Inside the passenger cabin.

Just as he was refining Wanwan, which he had obtained from cultivating with Lu Chen that day, he heard Dugu Feng's familiar sobbing voice again.

She habitually focused her ears and listened silently, while secretly timing herself. To her surprise, she found that Dugu Feng had actually lasted for almost 45 minutes today.

"Wow! The sun has risen in the west! It lasted a full quarter of an hour longer than usual!"

Wanwan was a little surprised, but she still curled her lip and looked disdainful:
"Even so, it is still pitifully weak and not worth worrying about!"

After listening for a while longer and hearing no further sounds, he happily continued his cultivation.

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