Borrowing a sword

Chapter 95 A Sword Prodigy, Unparalleled in the World

The bamboo house is a cozy little home.

Han Shuangjiang went to cook, Xu Ziqing went to do laundry, and Chu Huaixu went to take a hot bath in a wooden tub.

The water, of course, was boiled by Xiao Xu.

The torrential rain outside has almost stopped, but judging from the current situation, it's best to dry the clothes indoors.

Chu Huaixu soaked in the hot water, feeling completely relaxed, and slowly closed his eyes.

He began to plan for this period of time to come.

The East-West Continent Grand Competition is imminent.

"I'm still at the third level of the first realm. I need to hurry up and improve my strength."

“Level of attainment is only one aspect; skills also need to be learned.”

He will definitely learn the "Six Qualities" that Xiao Xu gave him.

He was greatly tempted by this Earth-level technique.

Inside the library, high-level techniques are extremely expensive, costing about the same as techniques from the fifth realm onwards.

Those powerful spells that are widely recognized might be slightly higher.

"With my current sect contribution points, I can't even afford Xuan-level spells; I can only choose from Huang-level ones."

"But for the current level, the Yellow level is actually enough."

"Of course, the best is still the Xuan level."

This is actually a matter of cost-effectiveness.

With the same amount of experience, you might be able to learn a Yellow-level skill to the maximum level, but only be able to learn an Earth-level skill at the beginner level.

Moreover, the skills he needs to learn are not only swordsmanship, but also movement techniques, self-defense techniques, and so on.

Therefore, Chu Huaixu had to learn to make some trade-offs.

"In the first stage, there's no need to aim too high."

"Sects generally do not allow their disciples to come into contact with high-level spells too early, as it is not beneficial to their cultivation."

In addition, Chu Huaixu had just taken a look at the learning requirements for the "Six Out of Deficiencies" skill.

"Under normal circumstances, the mandatory requirement for learning Earth-level spells is [Comprehension 3]."

"Moreover, [Comprehension 3] can only learn one Earth-level spell."

"But this thing is an incomplete version, so it can still be learned with [Comprehension 2]."

"After learning it, I can no longer learn other Earth-level spells. Raising my [Comprehension] to 3 is useless; I must raise it to 4."

"Most importantly, just getting to the beginning requires over 9 experience points!"

Learning the basics of magic is the cheapest, but leveling up later will consume a terrifying amount of experience points, multiplying several times over.

The entry fee for the "Six Out of Regrets" course is over 9, and I can't even imagine what it will be like afterward.

"But compared to that [Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin] that scammed 100 million experience points, it seems alright?" Chu Huaixu smiled.

This legendary number one magic technique in the world is indeed a huge trap.

Judging from the current situation, Chu Huaixu is not even in a position to learn the "Six Exits and Deficiencies".

But he wasn't in a hurry.

"The most important thing to do right now is to learn how to refine elixirs."

"Officially become an alchemist, and then see if this [Dao Sheng Yi] is really a fully automatic medicine cauldron."

"If that's the case, then one can make a living by refining pills. One can earn money, earn contribution points, and also improve one's cultivation by taking pills."

He has already made up his mind; he will go to the library tomorrow.

You must focus all your energy on alchemy and be willing to invest the resources to reap the rewards!

The sun was about to set, and the rain outside had completely stopped.

The three of them sat at the table to eat as usual, and Xu Ziqing had a particularly good appetite.

Having eaten dry rations for so many days in the secret realm, he had long missed the delicious food cooked by Senior Sister Han.

Big Ice Cube watched the two gluttons devour their food and muttered to himself, "Junior Brother Xu's appetite seems to have increased quite a bit too?"

However, when she thought about how they were both on the path of body refinement, she felt relieved.

Some people have a strong appetite and stop eating after a few bites. Eating with such people can also affect your appetite.

The two of them were so engrossed in their meal that Han Shuangjiang's appetite improved, and she was quite pleased with her cooking skills.

After picking up a piece of meat for himself, Chu Huaixu looked up and asked, "Senior Sister Han, did you go to the library to buy any spells?"

"Annoying, I told you not to call me senior sister!" she said coldly.

Every time that damned fox yells like that, she has a bad feeling.

But the big ice block still honestly replied: "After you were taken away by the Tenth Elder that day, I went to the library and chose a sword technique."

"Yellow level?" Chu Huaixu asked.

"Hmm." The big ice block nodded: "Our 1000 contribution points are a bit awkward. We can save some yellow-level ones, but we can't afford the black-level ones. Even the cheapest ones aren't enough. We're far from enough."

“That’s normal. There’s a huge difference between Xuan-level and Huang-level. Huang-level is more basic, while Xuan-level is an advancement.” Chu Huaixu said this, then changed the subject and asked, “So how many contribution points do you have left?”

“There are still more than two hundred, close to three hundred,” Han Shuangjiang replied.

Yellow-level spells are indeed cheap; some powerful cultivators can even produce them in bulk themselves.
It's just something for beginners.

But at the Xuan level, that's a qualitative change.

Chu Huaixu began to reveal his ultimate goal: "Why don't you lend it to me first?"

"Hmm?" Han Shuangjiang, who had always been quite greedy, immediately looked up. "I'm planning to learn alchemy. My current contribution points are probably only enough to exchange for the most basic alchemy technique, and then not even enough to buy pill formulas and spiritual herbs," he explained.

The housekeeper was always shrewd and good at managing money, but since Chu Huaixu had asked to borrow the money, even if she was a bit of a penny-pincher, she immediately nodded in agreement.

"These contribution points were originally exchanged using his spirit disk," she thought to herself.

"Well, that should be enough. Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back soon, and I'll round it up to three hundred." He said generously.

Xu Ziqing listened from the side, but couldn't get a word in edgewise.

He only regretted that his cultivation level was too low, and he didn't have many ways to earn contribution points, so he couldn't share his senior brother's burdens!
"Xu Ziqing, Xu Ziqing, you must work even harder in your cultivation!"

After the meal, Han Shuangjiang, who no longer needed to clean up the dishes herself, went back to her room to cultivate.

She now basically practices swordsmanship during the day and martial arts at night.

Chu Huaixu was so full that he was still digesting his food.

He looked at Xu Ziqing, who was wiping the table, and started chatting with her.

"Xiao Xu."

"Hey! Senior brother!"

"When you obtained this [Six Paths of Deficiency], you probably didn't initially realize it was a magical technique, did you?"

While wiping the table, Xu Ziqing replied, "Yes, at first I thought it was some kind of advanced martial arts."

"But I later found that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't learn it; I could only show off my skills."

The boy was still a boy, and he wanted to prove himself, so he added, "Senior brother, you don't know, but I learn martial arts very quickly, especially swordsmanship. I can learn it in no time."

"That's why some people in the family started to speculate that this was actually a cultivator's technique?" Chu Huaixu said.

“Yes, that’s right.” Xu Ziqing’s eyes dimmed.

Chu Huaixu saw all this and decided not to discuss the topic further.

He knew perfectly well that this world's protagonist wasn't someone who could learn any kind of martial arts swordplay in no time; he could quickly master any sword technique or magic!
Legend has it that anyone below the Heavenly level can learn it in no time!
Those at the Heavenly level need to study for a short period of time, and only a short period at that.

Many players speculate that Xu Ziqing, one of the main characters in the world, is probably the legendary [Comprehension 10].

Although his spiritual embryo attribute is low, his comprehension is heaven-defying!
"However, it seems he hadn't mastered the [Ten Thousand Swords Return to One] technique before I transmigrated?" Chu Huaixu recalled.

As expected, the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique is actually a brand new scam in the Xuanhuang Realm!
At this moment, Chu Huaixu could actually see that Xiao Xu was underestimating himself because of what he had done.

He felt this was not conducive to the growth of the world's protagonist, so he intentionally let him show his skills.

"Actually, you're wrong. This [Six Out of Horizon] is, without any surprises, a high-level spell. It's already quite an achievement that you've learned its form."

“Besides, you must have learned it in no time,” he said.

"Well, I learned all the fancy moves in no time, but I just couldn't get the hang of it. I studied it for over a month straight, but it was all in vain," Xu Ziqing replied.

"Now that I know it's magic, I feel relieved," he said.

Without spiritual power, one cannot enter its gate!
“A mere showmanship will do, Xiao Xu, why don’t you demonstrate for me?” Chu Huaixu continued to give him a chance to perform.

“Okay!” the handsome young man immediately agreed.

He seems a bit timid and hesitant now, but he used to be a spirited young man.

He had been used to demonstrating his swordsmanship to others since he was a child.

This has always been his greatest pride.

His parents were also very proud of this.

Xu Ziqing found a tree branch to replace the longsword and practiced swordsmanship for Chu Huaixu under the moonlight in the small courtyard after the rain.

And you know what? When he held the tree branch, his whole demeanor changed instantly.

The boy was handsome, with a male body and female features, so much so that he was often suspected of being a girl disguised as a boy since childhood.

But if he has a sword in his hand, the feeling he gives off instantly becomes more sharp!
He was born for the sword!
Chu Huaixu watched him perform freely in the courtyard, his movements fluid and graceful.

Every strike of his sword was swift and decisive.

"If it weren't for this sudden turn of events, he would probably be a famous young hero in the martial arts world, wouldn't he?" Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

After completing the entire set of [Six Out of Deficiencies], Xu Ziqing's right hand would twitch slightly from time to time, and he forcibly suppressed the trembling.

The boy was unaware that this technique had strong negative effects, and thought it was because he had not yet entered the first realm.

"Stop trying to hide it, I saw it all." Chu Huaixu was not surprised by this.

The boy was a little embarrassed and lowered his head slightly, saying, "As expected, nothing can escape Senior Brother's eyes."

"Don't give me that." Chu Huaixu ignored his flattery and instead asked curiously, "You always do this after training, yet you still forced yourself to train for a month?"

Xu Ziqing nodded, a little embarrassed, and said, "Because I was quite stubborn back then, I didn't believe there was any martial arts technique in the world that I couldn't learn."

Chu Huaixu thought to himself, "Sure enough, giving you the 'Sword Refining Manual' was the right thing to do. You're quite talented in this area!"

The handsome young man looked down at the branch in his hand, feeling somewhat ashamed.

“Senior brother, I didn’t know this was a technique from the cultivation world at first. After studying it for more than a month, I began to believe that it was impossible for me not to be able to learn it. I thought there was something wrong with it itself.”

"There was one more place where I felt it wasn't working properly, so I made some random changes."

After saying that, he swung his sword at any moment, and then changed the direction of the strike.

This entire scene was witnessed by Chu Huaixu.

The next moment, he heard a system notification.

"[Ding! Congratulations! The completeness of the spell [Six Out of Horizon] has been improved!]"

"[Current completeness: 86%]"

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(End of this chapter)