Borrowing a sword

Chapter 278 A Gift from the Sword Master: Earth-Rank Sword Technique
Outside the Sword Pavilion, a young Taoist priest held a sword sheath.

His wrist line went past his crotch, so that the scabbard was almost at the position of his thigh.

Chu Huaixu guessed that both of them needed to touch the black bead and have physical contact with it in order to "interact".

So he first grabbed the bead, squeezed it hard, and then slapped it hard on the outside of his thigh.

This body cultivator had no control over his strength at all.

"Snapped--!"

The Dao Ancestor felt as if he had been struck on the outside of his thigh.

A full-force palm strike from a third-realm body cultivator!
However, the Dao Ancestor remained completely still.

After all, he was a body cultivator who kept his abilities very well hidden.

For him, this was probably just scratching the surface.

Everything around them froze once again.

"Huh?" Dao Ancestor turned his head and let out a soft exclamation, seemingly not expecting the young man to do this.

Since Chu Huaixu couldn't see his expression clearly or remember his appearance, he could only guess at the other person's expression based on the sound.

He vaguely heard some laughter.

"Don't be impatient," the Dao Ancestor said gently to him, his voice still warm.

—"She's Coaxed".

As soon as he finished speaking, the frozen scene around him returned to normal, and the world seemed to resume its normal operation.

However, the black sword sheath that Dao Ancestor was holding in his left hand was now gone, having been stored in his storage magic treasure.

Chu Huai Preface: "."

Damn it, he silenced me!

This guy, who was already on the verge of going crazy, was on the verge of losing it.

The Sword Master before them, however, did not notice anything amiss.

With his terrifying cultivation level, he didn't even seem to notice that the sword sheath in Dao Ancestor's hand was gone.

As if in his memory, Dao Zu never held a sword sheath in the past!
This made Chu Huaixu frown.

This sword master, who seemed to be a man of deep emotions, took out a jade slip from his storage ring.

"This Earth-level sword technique was obtained by myself during my travels. Giving it to you, fellow Daoist, is not considered a violation of the sect's rules."

The young Taoist priest did not refuse and gladly accepted, smiling as he said, "This humble Taoist thanks the Sword Master."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the Taoist priest who was traveling down the mountain from the Gentleman's Temple politely declined the Sword Master's offer to stay.

He left the Sword Sect and flew through the air.

The scene before Chu Huaixu shifted, and when it reappeared, the young Taoist had found a beautiful hill, sat down on an ancient tree, and eagerly began to examine the Earth-level sword technique, looking as if he had just caught a glimpse of a hunted beast.

Chu Huai Preface: "."

You've only just finished comprehending the Three Thousand Scrolls of Swordsmanship.

Someone gave you another book, and after flying for more than ten minutes, you started studying it again?

But the thought that this was a priceless Earth-level sword technique...
Chu Huaixu endured it.

The Earth-level sword technique bestowed upon this Sword Master is called [Azure Sky Fire].

The name itself is nothing special and easy to understand.

"Azure Sky" refers to the sky, while "Living Fire" refers to a fire that has not been extinguished overnight, indicating that the flames have been burning all night.

The essence of this sword technique lies in the fact that after a sword strike, some of the sword energy released is recovered after it disperses, and then condensed into the next sword strike to strengthen it, thus achieving the effect of continuous sword energy and each sword strike being stronger than the last.

This sword technique has only nine moves in total, with the ninth move being the strongest.

But there is a major premise: you have to keep going one move after another without stopping to rest.

Once it stops, it can no longer be called a smoldering fire; the flame has gone out midway.

Overall, this is only a mid-grade Earth-level sword technique.

[Six Out of Rank] In the incomplete version, they were all at the Earth level. After Xu Ziqing completed them, they were actually at the Earth level and were of medium grade.

Its power is at the level of a high-grade earth-level item, but the cost is too high, making it an activity that "ordinary players" cannot participate in.

Chu Huaixu made his own estimate and then looked at the system's description and data about the skill.

[Azure Flame] can be stacked up to nine times.

Assuming skill levels are the same, the first seven sword strikes are actually less powerful and faster than [Six Out of Horizon]. The eighth sword strike is roughly equal.

Only this final strike is stronger than [Six Out of Horizon] in terms of damage output.

It really depends on the specific circumstances of the fight, and then you should choose your moves accordingly.

"【Azure Flame】has no backlash, but it needs to be stacked beforehand."

"Especially the power of the first few sword strikes, it's far inferior to [Six Out of Horizon]."

Overall, based on his own personal circumstances, Chu Huaixu still felt that the "Six Out of Ranks" was more suitable for him.

Moreover, he has already mastered this self-torture technique, so he has to start from scratch with [Azure Sky Flame].

"But for the large ice block, the harvest will definitely be huge."

"After all, the person most suited to the [Six Out of Rank] is probably me, and the second most suitable person is Xiao Xu."

"People like Han Shuangjiang who don't cultivate their bodies are just lame. They can't use this kind of powerful offensive skill at all. One hit and her delicate hands are ruined. Two or three hits and her thin little arms are finished too!"

Now, within the secret realm of inheritance, Chu Huaixu hopes for the first time that the Dao Ancestor can directly cultivate the [Azure Sky Flame] to its Great Perfection.

After all, this is a prefecture-level city!
"I don't mind if I suffer a little in the 'dark room'."

"At least time is paused in the outside world right now."

"I can't afford to level up this skill once I leave the area."

This level of magic wasn't designed for players in their thirties.

The upgrade of just one skill, "Six Out of Ranks," was already a huge burden for him.

Moreover, if the [Azure Sky Fire] is upgraded to the Great Perfection stage, its power will definitely be much stronger than the [Six Out of Glory] at the Great Completion stage.

In the mountains and forests, Chu Huaixu practiced with the Dao Ancestor again and again.

After an unknown amount of time, he began to hear system notifications.

"[Ding! Your skill 'Azure Flame' is ready to be upgraded. Upgrade now?]"

"Upgrade." He made his choice immediately.

Everything around them, frozen in time, did not return to its original state.

The Daoist Ancestor was still wielding his sword.

Chu Huaixu watched this scene with a slight joy in his heart.

"Sure enough, once there's a real need, the motivation changes completely."

He practiced swordsmanship tirelessly, progressing from minor mastery to major mastery.

Just as he was looking forward to raising it to the Great Perfection, he suddenly heard a bird chirping!

This world, no longer frozen in time, returns to normal!
"No! Dao Ancestor, you're not enlightened?" He was getting anxious.

Get up and start studying!

What is it that fell before the dawn of victory?

He only saw the Dao Ancestor slowly raise his head, look up at the blue sky, and say in a gentle voice:
"The approach of this sword technique is contradictory and not helpful in reaching the pinnacle of swordsmanship. Learning it is truly a waste."

Chu Huai Preface: "."

You actually got the rating? It's just a mid-level position at the prefecture level. Why are you setting such high standards?

If you won't eat this chicken rib, I will!

I'm craving fasting pills just watching you eat them!
But his attention was quickly drawn to the next sentence of the Dao Ancestor.

"So, what is the strongest sword technique in the world?" The Dao Ancestor looked up at the sky, watching the clouds roll and unroll, and sighed.

"They're here!" Chu Huaixu's heart tightened.

The most powerful sword technique in the world is undoubtedly the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique.

To be precise, it is not the best sword technique in the world, but the best magic technique in the world!

The next sentence that the Dao Ancestor uttered to himself seemed to be a supplement to his own exclamation.

"The sword techniques I can use."

This gave Chu Huaixu the complete answer.

Everything turned out exactly as he had predicted.

For some unknown reason, the Dao Ancestor was indeed unable to use his internal spiritual power to perform sword techniques.

(End of this chapter)