You call this the way of the sword?

Yang Qingfeng…

The mountain keeper murmured to himself, silently memorizing Yang Qingfeng's name.

The same goes for the gentlemen; Yang Qingfeng's appearance was too sudden, especially his rank.

It was like a heavy hammer, shattering their years of understanding.

"This kid's already...level 4?"

"How did he do that? How did he level up so quickly?"

"No need to guess, he's level 4 but in the level 8 zone, he must have the ability to fight against opponents of higher levels."

At this point, all the gentlemen looked at the mountain keeper, hoping he could provide an answer.

The mountain guardian remained silent, but with a slight wave of his hand, the images on the light screen changed accordingly.

Yang Qingfeng disappeared, and four sword spirits appeared before everyone.

They traversed the valleys on the wind, sweeping through the caves. Wherever their swords flashed, demons and monsters turned to ashes. Their speed in clearing monsters was so fast that the screen could hardly keep up.

Moreover, all of them are killed instantly with a single sword strike. The reason why the monsters are cleared so quickly is because the monsters cannot withstand the power of that single sword strike.

In the scene, the sword spirits are like grandmasters, their sword strikes are crisp and decisive, and their actions are so skillful that they seem almost effortless, leaving the gentlemen speechless and deeply shocked.

"This...could it be a summoning?"

"Old Chang, didn't you say he was a swordsman?"

"It's definitely kendo..."

Before Chang Maofu could finish speaking, a gentleman shouted, "Nonsense! There's no such thing as swordsmanship in this world! His summoned creatures are all souls; it's the way of the soul, the way of the ghosts..."

Chang Maofu looked strange and remained silent.

He was 100% certain that Yang Qingfeng was the master of swordsmanship, but the other gentlemen were already confused, and what they said made sense, which made him very hesitant.

Inside the instance, Yang Qingfeng was unaware that he had become the focus of attention for the gentlemen.

With nothing to do, he practiced flying on his sword repeatedly, checking the map progress from time to time, and moving on to the next location once his sword spirit had cleared the monsters.

Three hours after entering the instance, Yang Qingfeng received his fourth upgrade.

Name: Yang Qingfeng

[Cultivation: Swordsmanship]

[Cultivation Level: 100 days]

[Level: 5 (0.5%)]

[Constitution: 70 (Strength)]

[Mana: 150 (Spirit)]

[Agility: 50]

Endurance: 50 (Stamina)

[Equipment: None]

【Sword Domain: 4/50】

[Talent: Eternal Spirit Dao Heart (Level 1)]

[Eternal Spirit Dao Heart: Increases Comprehension by 10 times, and increases Dao Cultivation gained in battle by 10 times]

[Active Skills: Summon Sword Soul (Level 15), Transform into Sword (Level 15)]

Passive Skills: Sword Master (No Level Requirement), Sword Control (Level 15)

[Summon Sword Soul: Consumes mana to summon an eighth-grade sword soul]

[Sword Control: Everything can be a sword; control it with your mind. All sword skills deal 15 times more damage.]

Having finally reached level 5, Yang Qingfeng immediately summoned a new sword spirit.

As 150 points of mana evaporated instantly, the fifth sword spirit answered the call and transformed into a small spirit sword.

A level 15 Sword Soul already has 1200 attribute points, which is more than enough for four Souls, freeing up time to try out the Spirit Sword.

At this point, Yang Qingfeng had reached the latter half of the dungeon and officially entered the level 9 area.

This area is teeming with level 7 and 8 monsters, but they can all be dealt with in a single sword strike.

[Defeat a level 7 weasel demon, experience +70]

[Slaying an 8th-level Kobold grants +80 experience]

For a Sword Master, the speed of killing a level 1 monster is the same as the speed of killing a level 8 monster.

For Yang Qingfeng, however, the upgrade efficiency doubled, but as his level increased, this multiplier gradually decreased, and the difficulty of upgrading continued to rise.

So he reached level 9 at level 5, using a method of skipping levels to improve his leveling efficiency.

As usual, the four sword spirits dispersed in all directions, and the experience points increased again.

It leveled up 4 times in the first 3 hours.

It seems fast, but it's actually quite strange.

Yang Qingfeng kept thinking that he was able to level up so quickly because of the help of the Sword Soul. Before him, how did those guys who leveled up to level 5 in a day manage to do it?

"Without a sword soul, it would take a long time to fight just 200 level 1 monsters, not to mention that most people come in as a team... If you fight one level at a time, you won't be able to reach level 5 in a day."

"It seems I was right; I do need to go beyond my level."

As progress continues, spiritual energy from all directions converges, transforming into upgrade experience.

Directly ahead, the Sword Soul encountered its first level 9 monster.

Yang Qingfeng's heart stirred, and he immediately flew over on his sword.

It was a lizardman with a body full of fat, nearly two meters tall, wielding a battle axe, and emanating a foul, fishy smell.

"Otherworldly Demons".

As Yang Qingfeng landed, the lizardman spotted him and charged at him with a roar.

Yang Qingfeng was only level 5. Facing monsters of a higher level than himself, he remained calm and unhurried, waving his hand to summon his spirit sword and charge straight at them.

The distance of tens of meters was covered in an instant, and the spirit sword, no bigger than a toothpick, pierced into the lizardman's body in a flash.

The lizardman, oblivious to everything, continued to swing his battle axe and leap into the air.

"Their imposing manner is quite fierce; someone with a weaker constitution would definitely be frightened."

As the lizardmen rushed towards him, Yang Qingfeng's gaze darkened slightly, and he activated his spirit sword.

boom!

The lizardman's enormous body slammed heavily onto the ground.

To be precise, she fell in front of Yang Qingfeng and then stopped moving.

In the blink of an eye, the little spirit sword emerged from the lizardman's chest, slipped into Yang Qingfeng's sleeve, and disappeared.

Throughout the entire process, Yang Qingfeng did not move an inch. He merely had a thought, and with his sword, he shattered the lizardman's heart, killing it in mid-air.

"Indeed, it's quite good as a concealed weapon."

Last night, when Yang Qingfeng was transforming the sword, he thought of the little spirit sword's purpose.

Although the sword has only been wielded for a hundred days, it is still a sword with some skill. It can easily defeat these demons and monsters that have no skill.

Moreover, unlike the sword spirit that is obvious, the little spirit sword is both lethal and stealthy, capable of both offense and defense, and its main purpose is to catch people off guard.

At this moment, Yang Qingfeng was in an excellent mood.

It's been almost four hours, and this is the first monster he's ever killed with his own hands...

Outside the instance, the gentlemen looked at each other in disbelief, once again shocked by Yang Qingfeng's methods.

"No, how did the lizard die?"

"Just... wave your hand and they'll die a few seconds later."

"Something's wrong. This kid's swordsmanship is weird, really weird!"

"It's not that his swordsmanship is wrong, it's that his skills are strange. I think I just saw a glimmer of light flash by. Lord Guardian, could you please replay the scene?"

Before the mountain guardian could respond, Chang Maofu interrupted in a deep voice: "I disagree. The mountain guardian has already broken the rules by allowing us to see the situation in the instance; how can we make things worse?"

The mountain guardian's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "If you disagree, then you disagree. Why drag me into this?"

However, given the established rules, he had to speak up if he didn't want to be used as a shield: "If you can see through something, then see it; don't push your luck."

The gentleman who had spoken earlier changed his expression slightly and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "I was presumptuous. That might be Yang Qingfeng's life-saving skill; we really shouldn't have pried into it."

Having said that, the other gentlemen understood the other meaning and quickly tried to smooth things over with laughter, moving away from the light screen and ceasing their observation.

Chang Maofu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Shou Shanren, saying, "Thank you, sir."

"Please wait, sir."

"What are your orders, sir?"

The mountain guardian looked at Yang Qingfeng on the light screen and pondered, "If he comes out early, I would like to entrust him with some tasks."