Borrowing a sword

Chapter 142 Where is your sword?

On the stage, Chu Huaixu answered without blushing or skipping a beat.

In fact, this guy who claims to be a dual cultivator of sword and body doesn't even have a natal sword, but so what?

Lao Tzu possesses the intent and heart of a sword!
You're saying I'm not a sword cultivator?
Then go ask the Dao Ancestor, who always calls himself a sword cultivator, whether I am a sword cultivator or not!
Chu Huaixu replied with self-righteousness, displaying an attitude of "a great Confucian scholar will defend me."

As a sword cultivator, I practice the Daoist Canon, which is endorsed by the Dao Ancestor!

—How can it not be considered dual cultivation of sword and body?

His direct response caused an uproar among the audience.

People started whispering and exchanging glances.

If it weren't for the presence of a cultivation giant at the eighth realm, things would probably have exploded!

"Chu Huaixu is actually a sword cultivator?"

"Dual cultivation of sword and body? Is that even possible?"

"So, what exactly did he major in?"

"How strange! I've never heard of any other kind of cultivation technique that combines sword and body techniques on the first floor of my Taoist library."

Although the Taoist sect has a profound foundation, it only has a limited number of Heaven-level and Earth-level cultivation techniques.

Because there are very few cultivation techniques of this level in the entire Xuanhuang Realm.

With so many people in the outer sect, everyone is basically familiar with these advanced techniques and knows them like the back of their hand.

"But what's this about dual cultivation of sword and body?"

Even disciples of the Sword Sect like Geng Tianhe had never seen such a technique in the Sword Sect's library.

Sword cultivators are proud and devoted to their swords.

Body training?

Do we need to refine our bodies?
We only practice swordsmanship!
In the past, upon hearing the words "dual cultivation of sword and body," they would have shown endless disgust on their faces.

"What kind of crooked and evil methods are these!"

"You have insulted my swordsmanship!"

But today's Chu Huaixu is just too strong, so strong that he has refreshed many people's understanding, and even Geng Tianhe is wary of him!

High in the sky, the three cultivators at the eighth level exchanged a glance.

"So you really are a practitioner of both sword and body cultivation," Teng Lingyi said softly.

This master of martial arts instantly developed a strong interest in Chu Huaixu's martial arts techniques.

Such techniques are rare, and I've never heard of any other technique with such outrageous intensity.

He felt a tickle in his heart and a slight urge to ask.

But he wasn't Mei Chuxue after all; he was still rather reserved.

"After all, he's just a junior, not someone I'd be curious enough to ask in public." Teng Lingyi suppressed her inner thoughts.

At this moment, these three great cultivators were almost certain that Chu Yinyin was probably not lying.

Since it involves both sword and body cultivation, it's possible that it truly possesses sword intent!
"No wonder she looked so smug that day," Situ Cheng realized.

It's like how middle-aged people love to compare their children's academic performance with others.

Even high-ranking members of these sects love to compare themselves with the disciples within the sect.

He now recalls Chu Yinyin's smug and arrogant expression, and feels somewhat uncomfortable.

Situ Cheng glanced at Geng Tianhe in the crowd and suddenly thought, "How can you be so useless?"

"You're still so arrogant. When we get back today, I'll definitely give you a good talking to!"

Similar sentiments arose in the minds of Mei Chuxue and Teng Lingyi.

The three younger men below had no idea what they were about to face.

Mei Chuxue looked down at the handsome man and became more and more satisfied. She thought to herself, "If only he were a disciple of my Chunqiu Mountain!"

In fact, Chu Huaixu's main character in "Borrowing a Sword" had already become a disciple of Chunqiu Mountain, and he knew that this sect had many abnormal individuals.

However, for some reason, Mei Chuxue was not in the sect for many years, so he only saw her twice, and both times it was just a fleeting glimpse.

The alluring eighth-realm cultivator's gaze drifted to his large, well-defined hands.

Soon, she asked a very crucial question.

"Since you cultivate both sword and body, then, Chu Huaixu, where is your sword?"

These words caused another uproar at the scene.

"Yes, where's his sword!"

"How could a sword cultivator not have a sword!"

At this moment, no fool would be so naive as to believe that the black robe he was wearing was his natal item.

With this junior brother Chu's level, he is definitely qualified to go to Cangling Mountain.

Would such a prodigy only take a mid-grade magic robe from the mountain?
"His Daoist partner, Junior Sister Han, is holding a top-grade spiritual sword."

"Junior Brother Chu should at least have a high-grade spirit sword," everyone thought.

At this moment, everyone was marveling at Chu Huaixu's strength, because he had been fighting bare-handed the entire time.

Chu Huaixu stood in the center of the arena, looking at the voluptuous woman in the sky, deliberately feigning difficulty.

Mei Chuxue smiled and realized that her actions were wrong.

She is naturally more tolerant of handsome men.

"Alright, since you are still in the competition, I will not ask any more questions to avoid breaking the rules."

"But I'll wait and see."

"I am very curious about your sword."

Below the arena, Han Shuangjiang, with a cold expression, looked at Mei Chuxue, who stood in the air, and her brows furrowed even more.

She had an inexplicable feeling, but she really disliked her interactions with Chu Huaixu. She even muttered to herself, "Are you really curious about his sword?"

"Senior Mei, do you even know what you're curious about?"

"His sword is his physical body!"

Her bond with Chu Huaixu was far too deep.

The two have grown together and have a very thorough understanding of each other.

She knew very well that this damned fox was using his own body to forge a sword!

He even cultivated a "sword spirit" within his body.
Han Shuangjiang was bothered by the way Mei Chuxue looked at Chu Huaixu, because that look was different from, yet similar to, the look of the people in the Huanxi Sect.

The three great cultivators at the eighth realm, along with several other great cultivators, did not linger.

After Chu Huaixu and Ji Sikong stepped down, no one competed anymore, nor did they stay outside in the rainy weather.

“Junior Brother Chu, if there is an opportunity, I would like to learn a thing or two from you again,” said Ji Sikong.

"Definitely," Chu Huaixu agreed.

After defeating this Daoist prodigy, Chu Huaixu gained 10241 experience points, nearly ten times that of Lang Yue!
In other words, Ji Sikong is about as strong as Shilang!
"As expected, you still have to fight the strong; it's no fun fighting weaklings," he thought to himself, ignoring Lang Yue's admiring gaze beside him.

The other person was slightly overweight and had a thick beard, which would create a huge prejudice in Chu Huaixu's mind.

After returning to the bamboo house, he opened his character panel.

"I gained a little over 4 experience points from defeating Ji Sikong, plus the stage rewards from the main quest."

"My accumulated experience has also reached 12!"

These experience points are enough for him to learn the basic Earth-level technique [Six Out of Horizon], and there are still some left over.

But after thinking about it, Chu Huaixu felt that the cost-effectiveness was still too low.

Given his current situation, spending those 12 experience points elsewhere would have resulted in a greater overall improvement in his strength.

"Today, the secret to my inner and outer cultivation has been officially revealed."

"Why don't we level up first and raise our cultivation level?"

"Moreover, Xiao Xu's drug use is leveling up too fast, and I reckon he'll surpass me again soon, which is something I can't tolerate."

Chu Huaixu summoned the system and broke through to the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm.

The excruciating pain, emanating from within, spread throughout his body, and his skin cracked again.

After a long while, he let out a long sigh of relief.

This level of pain would no longer have a significant impact on him.

To make him scream in agony, you'd have to level up at least three levels in one go.

Chu Huaixu sat cross-legged on the futon and glanced at the task system.

"The next stage is the elimination of 32 into 16, and the rewards for this stage are even more generous."

"My experience points increased from 30,000 to 50,000, and I will still get a Xuan-level spell upgrade voucher."

He hasn't used the upgrade ticket in his backpack yet.

If conditions permit, he will upgrade [Flying Profound] and [Fingertip Thunder] to level 3 first, and then use the coupon.

"Of course, if there are any unexpected situations, I can also use the coupons to upgrade temporarily," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

In the afternoon, he went to the martial arts arena to watch the match between Big Ice and Little Xu.

Han Shuangjiang performed steadily, wielding the [Partridge Sky] sword like a female sword immortal descending to earth, defeating a disciple of Luo Tian Valley.

During a casual chat over dinner today, she told Chu Huaixu that through the recent competitions, she had gained some insights, and the bottleneck of the first realm, the ninth level, had loosened somewhat in the past few days.

It's estimated that in just a few days, the big ice block will become a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the First Realm.

However, she did not engage in production. Every day, following Chu Huaixu's instructions, she focused solely on cultivation, so much so that she did not spend any time earning contribution points.

She is currently heavily in debt and cannot afford to exchange for the second-stage cultivation technique.

Therefore, all they can do is hope to achieve a good ranking and receive the rewards from the Eastern Continent Grand Competition.

As for Xiao Xu, his luck in the fortune-telling was as bad as ever, and he drew the name of the person from Chunqiu Mountain.

This person is like a mad dog.

Chunqiu Mountain basically teaches people to enter the Dao through the seven emotions and six desires, or through certain emotions and states. This person entered the Dao through [anger].

He was fierce on stage, not barking, but simply maintaining a constant state of rage once the secret technique was activated.

This berserk style is indeed quite ferocious.

Xu Ziqing ultimately won by a narrow margin, suffering only minor injuries.

After he stepped down from the stage, Chu Huaixu called out, "Little Xu."

"Hey! Senior brother!"

"How's the injury?"

"It's nothing serious, such a small injury will be fine by tomorrow, no medicine needed," Xu Ziqing replied.

Chu Huaixu glanced at the sword case on his back and said, "Given your current condition, the next round will probably be a bit tough."

Xu Ziqing is a pure body-refining cultivator, and he is only at the fifth level of the first realm. It is truly remarkable that he has been able to overcome all obstacles.

"Hmm." The boy nodded, not feeling that his senior brother was looking down on him.

He simply stated in detail: "My junior grandmaster told me to rely on my own abilities to try and win another round, as a kind of experience."

"After I made it into the top sixteen, he wanted me to use this sword." Xu Ziqing turned her head and glanced at the sword case on her back.

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu nodded slightly but said nothing.

"After a thousand years, will this sword finally make its official appearance in the area outside Hidden Spirit Mountain?"

(P.S.: First update, please vote for me at the beginning of the month!)
I've already burned through four chapters yesterday, so the next chapter will be a bit late; I'm still staying up late writing.
　I recommend the book "Great Literary Masters of the Song Dynasty," a traditional historical novel about the imperial examination system.

　　
　
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