Borrowing a sword

Chapter 96 Let's go on a date!

The protagonist of the world, terrifying beyond measure.

"They actually increased the completeness of [Six Out of Qualities] by 4%?" Chu Huaixu was shocked.

This also tells him indirectly that "six out of ten" does not mean shortchanging.

Rather, it is something that the creator has not yet perfected, and it is still in the semi-finished stage.

Because Xu Ziqing didn't add a move or two to it, but rather made minor adjustments.

"As expected of someone with [Comprehension 10]."

"A born future master of swordsmanship?" Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

A guy who hadn't even reached the first realm managed to adjust a level-one spell in just over a month, relying solely on his talent and intuition.

If this gets out, probably no one will believe it!
At this moment, Chu Huaixu could only put on a show of bravado.

He nodded slightly, as if he could see the essence of it at a glance, and said, "I think there's nothing wrong with your line of thinking."

"Senior brother, really?" A look of surprise appeared on Xu Ziqing's face.

This arrogant guy continued, "With your eyesight, you naturally can't see that this [Six Out of Deficiencies] is actually not perfect; it's a half-finished technique."

The handsome young man was shocked upon hearing this.

"I practiced for over a month and never noticed it, but I vaguely felt that a few things were a bit strange," he honestly replied.

Xu Ziqing's heart was filled with turbulent emotions, and her admiration for Chu Huaixu grew even stronger.

"Senior brother, you only glanced at the [Six Exits of the Ranks] once today, and you've already found a problem with it?"

"Amazing."

In fact, even though Chu Huaixu is a cheater, he can still rely on the system to improve his skills.

However, the prerequisite is that you must first upgrade the skill to level 4, which is to reach the Great Perfection realm.

Based on this, you can continue to invest experience points or use special items rewarded by the system to improve your character.

For him at this stage, that's still a long way off!
Therefore, Xiao Xu has once again demonstrated his value as a protagonist in the world.

"This technique has more than just this one shortcoming. You can think about it again and study it further," Chu Huaixu said, as if he were posing a question to him.

"Yes, Ziqing understands." The boy was clearly a very self-aware tool.

At the same time, this world protagonist, who has recently suffered repeated setbacks, has somewhat regained his confidence.

"My senior brother said that my thinking is correct. Does that mean that I actually have some talent in magic?" he wondered.

He would also modify many of the martial arts techniques in his household after mastering them, which was equivalent to strengthening them each time!

He never imagined that he could achieve this in the art of magic.

"Xu Ziqing, don't underestimate yourself. You still have value," the handsome young man encouraged himself.

At this thought, he couldn't help but recall what his senior brother had said to him.

That day, he had just successfully joined the Taoist sect, and Chu Huaixu told him: "Straighten your back and stand forward a bit."

It seems that a small part of the youthful spirit he once possessed has returned.

After praising Xiao Xu briefly, Chu Huaixu returned to his bedroom.

"I've struck gold!" he exclaimed, overjoyed.

"My strategy of forging a bond with the protagonist of this world is indeed brilliant." He was somewhat smug.

Although Chu Huaixu was a transmigrator and a cheat code with his own system, he knew one thing very well—if you can't lead a team, you'll have to work yourself to death!

What a joke! Of course, you need a group of elite soldiers under your command.

The power of an individual is ultimately limited.

Moreover, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

It's impossible to do everything yourself, right?

In the long run, the benefits that Xu Ziqing can bring him are countless.

Chu Huaixu sat down on the futon, secretly pleased with himself as he praised Xiao Xu a few more times.

Then, he opened his character panel.

The next moment, after glancing at the panel, all the praise vanished.

"Xiao Xu!!!" Chu Huaixu was furious.

As the completeness of the "Six Out of Ranks" skill increases, the experience points required to learn the skill also rise accordingly.

"Previously it was over 90,000, close to 100,000."

"Now it's a fucking hundred thousand and several hundred!"

Chu Huaixu, who was considered an impoverished household based on experience points, instantly gritted his teeth.

Besides that, he quickly thought of a very dangerous place.

"Oh no! I only have [Comprehension 2]!"

"Because the [Six Out of Deficiencies] were not complete, I was able to learn the skill."

"What if he's already completed the spells by then, and I haven't accumulated enough experience points yet?"

"In that case, if I don't reach [Comprehension 3], I won't even be qualified to learn skills!"

Chu Huaixu was shocked, and his face instantly turned somewhat ugly.

After this period of practice, he already had a good grasp of the situation. It seemed that all his luck lay in his "physical strength," making him a master at drawing "physical strength" from others.

"If Xiao Xu has any new insights recently, then I'll gag him!"

The next day, Chu Huaixu got up very early.

There was a heavy rain yesterday, but the weather is nice today.

But the temperature has dropped significantly.

A sunny day doesn't signal the passing of summer; a rain shower signals the arrival of autumn.

"Xiao Xu."

"Hey, senior brother."

"You seem to be in a good mood?" Chu Huaixu asked, looking at the energetic Xu Ziqing.

The handsome young man was a little embarrassed and replied, "Last night I was practicing the Sword Refining Technique in my room, and I clearly felt that as my spiritual embryo advanced, my cultivation speed increased significantly."

Now, the body-tempering potion is useless to him.

But he believes that it won't be long before he can open up the seventh acupoint, which has become somewhat loose, through his own efforts!

Chu Huaixu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He himself has firsthand experience with this, and he understands it.

"Ha! Han Shuangjiang will never experience the wonderful feeling of such a boost in her aptitude! Her life is incomplete!"

After the meal, Xu Ziqing was left alone at home to clean up the dishes. Chu Huaixu wanted to use Han Shuangjiang's contribution points, so he took her with him to the library and the treasure pavilion.

Along the way, the cold-faced girl was still somewhat puzzled.

"Chu Huaixu, why did you suddenly want to learn alchemy?" she asked.

"There always has to be someone in this family who earns money, right?" he answered matter-of-factly.

When the housekeeper heard this reply, she was a little hesitant to respond.

After all, this "family of three" is now spending Chu Huaixu's money.

"The further you progress on the path of cultivation, the more rare and precious materials you consume," Chu Huaixu said. "Including when we reach the second realm and obtain the cultivation techniques, different techniques require different rare and precious materials to assist in cultivation, so that we can even begin to learn."

"Not to mention the third and fourth realms."

"Learning a skill is never a bad thing."

The guy who got the [Medicine Cauldron - Dao Begins One] started laying the groundwork. He looked up at the sky and started spouting nonsense:
"I think I have a great talent for alchemy."

The big ice block glanced at him but didn't say much. In his heart, however, he began to wonder if he should learn something himself.
"It's one thing to spend some of his money now, but we can't rely on him to support us forever, can we?" Han Shuangjiang didn't want that.

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the library.

They walked up to the fourth floor together and stopped in front of the shelf displaying alchemy techniques.

In "Borrowing the Sword", there are four main secondary professions: alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman crafting, and formation.

These four types of side jobs are also the most lucrative.

Seeing Chu Huaixu standing in front of the bookshelf picking and choosing, Han Shuangjiang began to look around casually.

Although I don't have many contribution points, the basic alchemy skill isn't expensive.

Chu Huaixu quickly selected a medicine-making method called the "Mysterious Fire Burning Heaven Technique".

Because it has the highest matching accuracy, reaching 89%.

"With a high compatibility, I can level up more efficiently by saving experience points."

It seems that all cultivation techniques and spells in the Xuanhuang Realm are like this: the lower the rank, the grander the name!
"This kind of technique, which can only refine second-level spiritual pills even when practiced to its peak, dares to call itself 'Burning Heaven'?" He smiled slightly.

"Let's go," Chu Huaixu called out to the large ice block.

"So fast?" she asked, somewhat surprised.

Chu Huaixu then put on an act again: "I've already said that I suspect I have a great talent for alchemy. It doesn't matter what a chosen one of heaven does."

The girl secretly pouted, then obediently followed behind him downstairs.

After paying the contribution points, with the help of the steward, the contents of the jade slip of "Mysterious Fire Burning Heaven Technique" were imprinted in Chu Huaixu's mind.

The two went straight to the Treasure Pavilion to buy the recipe for a first-grade elixir, as well as the materials for refining the medicine.

After much deliberation, Chu Huaixu finally chose the Qi Gathering Pill.

He chose the Qi Gathering Pill for two main reasons.

First, there is a large market demand for it.

This elixir can accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy during cultivation. Although it is only effective for low-level cultivators, it is indeed very useful.

Secondly, it is the most difficult to refine among first-grade spiritual pills, therefore, its profit is also high.

"Since the success rate of the medicine cauldron is 100%, I will only refine Qi Gathering Pills."

As for the pills he uses on a daily basis, he's not in a hurry at all.

The most important thing now is to make money through compound interest!
The two used all their remaining contribution points to buy raw materials.

This trip was truly a fruitful one.

On the way home, Han Shuangjiang couldn't help but ask, "Chu Huaixu, do you think I should learn something? And what would be the best thing for me to learn?"

She always felt that the other person was very opinionated and did not seem like a novice in spiritual practice at all. He was never confused and always had a clear plan for what he wanted to do next.

She admired that.

"You?" Chu Huaixu looked her up and down.

Han Shuangjiang met his gaze, her body slightly tense, her long, shapely legs pressed together perfectly.

"I can't tell." He shrugged.

"You can't tell? You've been looking for so long!" Big Ice Block thought to himself.

Chu Huaixu withdrew his gaze and walked forward, saying, "Senior Sister Han, don't you really know what your greatest advantage is?"

"What is it?" she asked.

She knew in her heart that her greatest innate advantage, besides her Xuan Yin body, was probably her good looks.

But she wasn't as thick-skinned as Chu Huaixu, so she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"It was good luck," Chu Huaixu replied.

"Good luck?" Han Shuangjiang frowned slightly, not quite liking to hear that.

“Don’t you think you’re a lucky person? Like last time we went to the secret realm, there were ten forks in the road for you to choose from, and you chose the right one every time,” he said.

The big ice block initially found it amazing, but then thought it couldn't be that mysterious, so he said, "That might just be a coincidence."

"So, my suggestion is that when you have nothing to do, wander around the Taoist sect more often and see if you can still enter any inheritance secret realms."

Chu Huaixu continued, "If that's really the case, then it means you might truly be favored by the heavens and blessed with good fortune."

"All you do is ramble on all day long." Han Shuangjiang couldn't help but complain as he talked more and more mysteriously.

“I’m serious,” Chu Huaixu said. “And you’d better take me with you when you’re wandering around. I want a piece of the pie too.”

Now that they're more familiar, he can talk about "rubbing against" so confidently.

Such stunningly beautiful legs—it would be a waste not to hug them.

However, this is actually a common practice within Taoism, which emphasizes predestined relationships. Therefore, when Taoist disciples have free time, they do indeed search for secret realms throughout the sect, much like a treasure hunt.

Chu Huaixu felt that this was like the older generation playing a game with the younger generation.

Of course, the main reason Chu Huaixu mentioned these things to her was because he knew very well that there were two more Dao Ancestor inheritances in the outer sect!
This is like a treasure hunt set up by the Taoist patriarch a thousand years ago.

Only two places of the Dao Ancestor's legacy remain undiscovered. In "Borrowing the Sword," Han Shuangjiang found both of them independently.

However, Chu Huaixu was not sure whether the big ice block could still obtain these opportunities due to his own butterfly effect after he became a transmigrator.
"Never mind, she's known for her incredible luck, she should be fine." He had confidence in his lucky charm.

In fact, just how blessed is Han Shuangjiang?

If the four main characters of the world agree to go somewhere together, she is the one who will often be late.

The reason is simple: even when traveling under the stars and moon, she would encounter many unexpected events along the way, which would delay her journey.
If the opportunity is too great and she can't get out all at once, she can only passively stand them up.

Chu Huaixu had previously seen a post on the forum saying that a guild was very lucky and accepted a team dungeon quest posted by Han Shuangjiang, helping her to complete the dungeon together.

As a result, halfway through following her, good heavens, we inexplicably fell into another instance.
In addition, you will often encounter situations where there is a hidden dungeon within a dungeon!

Han Shuangjiang found it amusing that he wanted to wander around with her and even claimed he wanted a share of the profits.

"You're convinced I'm blessed with good fortune? What if you just follow me around aimlessly every day and end up not encountering anything?" Big Ice Cube said.

Unexpectedly, Chu Huaixu shrugged nonchalantly, smiled, and said, "So what? Let's just treat it as a casual walk after dinner."

He spoke in a very casual tone, but the listener took it to heart.

"Shall we take a walk?"

Han Shuangjiang lowered her head slightly, her lips pursed involuntarily, and her heart inexplicably raced.

She actually imagined a scene in her mind: the moonlight was perfect tonight, and they were walking side by side in the woods.

"You sly fox, who wants to take a walk with you?" She snapped out of the scene in her mind.

Chu Huaixu walked ahead, still talking to himself: "I'll be busy refining pills these next few days, so how about we arrange to meet in three days?"

“That works too,” Han Shuangjiang said.

After the girl finished speaking, she quickened her pace and overtook him without looking back.

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　I'll update this chapter first, and I'll write the next one after I wake up from my nap.

　　Today, the pain from my kidney stones was excruciating; I felt like I was writhing in agony. I went to the hospital, got a painkiller injection, and then had lithotripsy. I've been feeling unwell all day, so I haven't been able to type a single word.
　　
　
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