Borrowing a sword

Chapter 241 Useless Little Xu Has a New Function

Chu Huaixu stood outside the bamboo house, using his divine sense to perceive the surroundings.

He sensed that the filthy thing was flying towards him at an incredibly terrifying speed!
"So fast!"

It's so fast that it will fly to me in just a few breaths!

Two figures descended from the sky, but they were so fast that Chu Huaixu could only see two afterimages.

The visitors were Jiang Zhi and Xu Ziqing.

Chu Huaixu glanced at it and immediately understood.

"So the evil thing was Xiao Xu," he thought to himself.

Upon seeing Chu Huaixu, Xu Ziqing's face lit up with joy, and he quickly and respectfully greeted him, "Senior Brother."

Having not seen him for a long time, he felt that his senior brother looked even more refined and elegant, and his every move exuded a stronger aura!
"Huh? He's already at the sixth level of the second realm. His cultivation speed is pretty fast. He must have been taking a lot of drugs," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Xu Ziqing was a low-grade spiritual embryo, and she followed a body-refining path that required extremely painstaking effort.

If it were normal cultivation, following the path of "natural body tempering," this kind of progress would be impossible.

"Junior Grandmaster Uncle." Chu Huaixu bowed to Jiang Zhi first.

Then, he looked Xu Ziqing up and down and said, "Little Xu."

"Hey! Senior brother!"

"Have you awakened the body-refining divine power?" he asked.

“As expected, nothing can be hidden from Senior Brother’s eyes,” Xu Ziqing said immediately.

Jiang Zhi listened from the side, her eye twitching slightly: "."

"Then I'll be going now." He planned to leave directly.

But before he could take off, he suddenly stopped, looked at Chu Huaixu, and asked, "What did you gain from the magic jade slip you took from Kunlun Grotto Heaven that day?"

"Not at the moment," Chu Huaixu replied.

He felt he needed to think about the concept of an external avatar more deeply.

Since we can't figure it out right now, let's not talk about it for now.

The junior grandmaster nodded slightly and then disappeared into the air.

Hearing the commotion outside, Han Shuangjiang opened the door and peeked out.

"Senior Sister Han." Xu Ziqing greeted her obediently immediately.

Seeing that Senior Sister Han was still living in her own bamboo house and not with Senior Brother, Xiao Xu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

On his way back, he was still worried that after Senior Sister Han and Senior Brother became Daoist partners, they were now eating and living together.

If there were only one woman in their bamboo house, he would have to be more careful in his daily life. The young man would feel a bit awkward and would need some time to adjust.

Even if the other party is Senior Sister Han, whom I know very well.

"You're back." Han Shuangjiang smiled slightly at him.

Xu Ziqing nodded and said seriously, "Yes! Moreover, my junior grandmaster told me that I don't need to go back. I only need to go to Cangling Mountain once every now and then."

He stole glances at Chu Huaixu with anticipation, hoping to find some surprise on his senior brother's face.

But then he frowned slightly and said, "Does it mean we should go up the mountain regularly to nurture that sword?"

“Yes,” the handsome young man replied softly.

"This is really troublesome," Chu Huaixu said irritably.

After saying that, he thought about it again and decided that although the name "Sword Servant" sounded awful, he could just treat it as Xiao Xu's cheat code, like a ride-hailing service. He should keep a positive attitude; after all, his identity was something he earned himself!

"Never mind, it's good that you're back," he said calmly.

Just those few words made Xu Ziqing beam with joy.

Chu Huaixu saw that he looked very happy, but he didn't know what he was happy about.

He simply said, "Let me see your body-refining supernatural power."

He changed his mind as soon as he finished speaking.

"Forget it, let's just practice!"

"Bam—!"

Xu Ziqing, who had activated the Vulcan Body, was sent flying by Chu Huaixu's punch.

The boy flew several meters backward, skidding across the ground for several meters before crashing into a tree and cracking it.

Han Shuangjiang felt that Chu Huaixu had been too rough, so she gave him a slightly reproachful look.

For casual sparring, it's best to stop when you've reached a point.

She felt that although these two guys were not afraid of pain and had strong self-healing abilities, there was no need for them to take their bodies so lightly.

Chu Huaixu raised his fist and looked at it. He felt a burning sensation on his fist; his skin had been scalded. "This is no ordinary fire; it's quite magical," he commented.

If it were just a normal flame, it wouldn't hurt him at all.

Xu Ziqing's skin, which is covered in patches of molten lava, is indeed quite remarkable.

"What is the second-stage cultivation technique you are currently practicing?" he asked.

"It was the Great Sun Annihilation Technique that was chosen by Junior Grandmaster Uncle."

"Heavenly level?" Chu Huaixu pressed.

"Mm," Xu Ziqing replied.

He nodded slightly, but inwardly he began to worry about Xiao Xu's future development.

One downside of the body-refining style is that there are very few heaven-level body-refining techniques in the world.

There are relatively more Heaven-level cultivation techniques available at lower cultivation levels.

But once you reach the fifth realm, not only are there fewer Heaven-level body-refining techniques, but there are fewer body-refining techniques of all kinds!
Because there are very few predecessors who have reached the level of a great cultivator on the path of body refinement.

Chu Huaixu even suspected that cultivation techniques above the seventh realm needed to be created by oneself.
In comparison, the Daoist Canon saved him a lot of trouble.

But when he thought about how this guy had a comprehension level of 10 and could even complete earth-level spells on his own, he wondered if he might also be very talented in creating techniques.

In fact, the Daoist Canon also has its troubles.

"Except for the Qi Refining stage and the first realm, every cultivation technique requires the refinement of some rare and precious materials for assistance before cultivation."

"The second volume of the Daoist Canon is alright, but the rare and precious materials required for the third volume are obviously much more valuable!"

"It's even more precious than those ordinary third-realm Heaven-level cultivation techniques!"

This means that practicing this requires a greater financial investment.

Without the Dao giving birth to One, Chu Huaixu probably wouldn't even be able to afford to practice it.

"Besides these, does your supernatural power have any other characteristics?"

Xu Ziqing nodded.

"Yes, there's something special about it, so I quoted a part of the 'Sword Refining Manual' and named it the 'Heaven and Earth Furnace'."

"It can accelerate the body tempering process, which is helpful for daily cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu thought it was normal and simply nodded casually.

As night fell, the family of three had a simple dinner, only adding two extra dishes.

As usual, the task of washing the dishes was once again assigned to Xiao Xu.

Instead of rushing back to their rooms, everyone started chatting about their experiences during this time.

As night deepened, they all returned to their rooms to cultivate.

Chu Huaixu wasn't practicing his martial arts; instead, he took out the freshly made pills from the [Dao Sheng Yi] elixir.

In addition, he noticed something else today.

"The matching value of the [Mystic Crystal Power] that I refined is 87% compatible with mine, according to the system."

"Its compatibility with large ice blocks is only 54%."

"But Xiao Xu's is 91%, which is actually higher than mine."

"Perhaps it's because I cultivate both internal and external strength, while he is a pure body cultivator?" Chu Huaixu wondered to himself.

He had considered whether he should simply give the [Mystic Crystal Power] to Xiao Xu.

"Both Big Ice Block and I now possess the power of Dao Seals, but Little Xu does not."

After thinking about it, Chu Huaixu felt there was no rush.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with it.

I just felt that the power of the Mystic Crystal was only comparable to the Two-Character Dao Seal.

He simply thought it was bad!
The difference between the two-character Dao Seal and the three-character Dao Seal is enormous.

But the thought of the "Taoist Ancestor's Seal" made him feel a little smug.

However, Chu Huaixu is growing too fast now. Xu Ziqing, without using the bronze sword, is already quite far behind him.

Xiao Xu seemed somewhat useless.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt that the temperature around him seemed to be rising.

"Is this body being tempered using the [Heaven and Earth Furnace]?" Chu Huaixu wondered.

However, what's terrifying is that his house was also affected, and the temperature is still soaring!
After a while, Chu Huaixu couldn't help but look down at his body, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and he uttered a sound:
"Ok?"

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