Proving one's status starting with magical girls

After hearing Yuan An's words, Li Jiangqun's face showed a slight shock.

"As expected of my master! Although I don't understand what he's saying, I'm deeply impressed!"

Yuan An gave her an approving look.

"Cultivation is never about hiding away and practicing; otherwise, what's the point of learning all the arts and crafts?"

"Whether it is the righteous path or the unorthodox path, as long as one cultivates the golden nature and ascends to the true position, everyone below you will have to bow down and pay homage to you as the True Lord."

The girl nodded blankly, then asked as if she had remembered something.

"By the way, Master, what should I do with that witch's sword? Should I just throw it away?"

Yes, she brought back the witch Maika's longsword.

Strangely enough, after the witch died, the long whip and dagger she had used disappeared into the surrounding area as she turned to dust.

But the longsword in her hand that had once pierced the witch's heart remained unchanged, its blade still gleaming faintly.

Unfortunately, she couldn't bring that sword to her master's place, so she couldn't show it to him in person.

However, this was not a difficult task for Yuan An. After all, the sword was lying quietly around the Xuanjing. He could still investigate it by releasing his divine sense.

But as soon as he started to investigate, his brows furrowed instantly.

"A Qi Refining... no, a Foundation Establishment level magical sword, is merely a formless entity..."

As one of the many arts of cultivation, the art of weapon crafting was naturally something Yuan An had some knowledge of in his remaining memories.

That's precisely why he had doubts.

After all, most magical artifacts and spiritual weapons require various spiritual objects as a base to be forged, but the sword in Yuan An's eyes was tangible but intangible, which meant that the sword was purely formed by magic.

How can a sword formed by magic manifest independently without the support of magic power?

'This should be a sword technique from the path of malevolent energy... but why does it faintly possess a different kind of mystery?'

Although this trace of a different aura was very faint, Yuan An still managed to detect it.

When the topic of different categories came up, a few names vaguely flashed through Yuan An's mind.

"The Awakening Sword of Lutai", "The Great Evolution Heavenly Book", "The Questioning Martial Peace Wine Cup"...

In his remaining memories, these items of different ranks were supreme magical treasures that great supernatural beings verified with the Golden Rank and then used the Great Void to retrieve from the Golden Rank.

These unique magical treasures are all incredibly profound and terrifying in power. To put it bluntly, if the magic sword in front of us were truly a magical treasure, Yuan An would be instantly annihilated if it only revealed a trace of its power!

Not to mention that his disciple had previously used this sword to kill a powerful witch.

Let alone magic weapons, even spiritual artifacts are things that can destroy a city in an instant. How could they possibly be used by a mere cultivator at the embryonic breathing stage!

Filled with great doubt, Yuan An continued to probe with his divine sense, refusing to believe it, and finally discovered a glittering silver object in the magic sword.

"It's the Yin energy of the skirt... I see. This sword should have dissipated when the witch died, but it was imbued with the Yin energy of the skirt, making it mistakenly believe that its master was still alive, which is why it was able to maintain its form..."

But problems arose one after another: how could a sword imbued with malevolent energy mistakenly identify the power of the Yin energy as its master?

Where does this trace of malevolent energy come from, and who refined it?

To be able to refine a position is something that only a True Lord-level figure could do, but the Golden Position is not prominent in this world, so where did this True Lord come from?

"Are there more experts?"

An idea suddenly popped into his mind, and after a moment of contemplation, Yuan An still spoke to her.

"You should keep this magic sword with you. No matter what, it will at least give you some protection."

"You just need to be careful to nurture this magic sword with the power of the Taiyin at all times, otherwise this magic sword will probably dissipate into the world in an instant if it loses the connection of your magic power, my disciple."

"When you reach the Qi cultivation stage, I will personally use this magic sword to forge a Taiyin magic sword for you."

Upon hearing that she would have a sword-type weapon in the future, Li Jiangqun's eyes lit up instantly, and she said with some anticipation.

"Master, does that mean I can fly on a sword from now on?"

Flying on a sword, riding the wind between heaven and earth—this is the dream of countless teenagers during their youthful days.

Now that she heard that she would have her own magic sword in the future, how could the girl not be excited?

That's a sword cultivator!

In almost all fantasy novels, they are superior beings.

Handsome, powerful, and confident, in Li Jiangqun's eyes, the sword cultivator's charm is second only to that of the magical girl!

However, since the topic of magical girls had come up, she couldn't help but ask another question.

"And Master, what level do I need to cultivate to transform into a magical girl? I mean, if I could obtain a transformation seed."

Seeing her impatient look, the white-haired immortal chuckled and shook his head.

"It won't be long! As long as you can complete the six cycles, consume the moon essence, and become a Qi cultivator of my Taiyin Dao, the Yin Talisman will naturally merge with your Qi."

"At that time, even without the physical body possessing you, my disciple, you will be able to sense and transform into a magical girl on your own."

Upon hearing this, the girl thought for a moment.

Behind the Xuanjing Wheel is the Chengming Wheel, and behind the Chengming Wheel are the Zhouxing, Qingyuan, Yujing, and Lingchu Wheels.

It took her about twelve days to complete the Xuanjing Wheel, and theoretically, it will take another sixty days to complete the remaining five wheels.

However, this is only in theory. The Taiyin Tuna Yanglun Jing states that there are three difficult stages in the six stages of fetal breathing: Xuanjing, Zhouxing, and Yujing.

Needless to say, the Mysterious View Wheel is the first hurdle in cultivation. It's normal for ordinary people to fail to condense it once or twice.

Once you pass through the Profound Realm, the cultivation of the Chengming Wheel will be much easier, but the difficulty of condensing the Zhouxing Wheel and the Yujing Wheel will increase accordingly.

Moreover, cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses, so in reality, the time required to complete the Qi Refining stage is far more than two months; three or four months are both possible.

The thought of having to wait so long to qualify as a magical girl made Li Jiangqun feel like a hempen robe was crawling all over her.

That's a magical girl, you know.

Registration is open only to those under 18 years of age!

She's already sixteen years old this year, and if she doesn't seize the opportunity now, she might not have time to transform again!

So the girl put on a pitiful expression and looked longingly at the white-robed immortal.

"Master... is there any other way for me to transform before this?"

Yuan An initially wanted to say that there were so many shortcuts on the path of cultivation, but then she thought that cultivation seemed to have nothing to do with magical girls. Moreover, if she became a magical girl in advance and experienced supernatural powers, it might be beneficial for her future cultivation.

So he pondered under the tree for a long time, and finally passed on two phrases of incantation to the girl.

"If you, my disciple, later have the opportunity to obtain a transformation item and wish to use it to transform into a magical girl, you may recite these words."

"The primordial chaos is one elixir, the three ones are my azure. I honor the Way of the Sun and Moon, and traverse the Five Virtues Heaven!"

"These are the words of a Celestial Lord of the Qingxuan Dao Sect, used to transmit the Dao. The Yin Talisman is the immortal elixir of immortality of the Qingxuan Dao Sect. As long as you recite these words, it will spontaneously reveal its status, and you can then transform into a magical girl."

"Remember this method can only be used once. If it is used a second time, the Yin Talisman will not appear."

Having obtained the incantation, Li Jiangqun recited it silently as if it were a precious treasure, her face beaming with uncontainable joy.

"Thank you, Master!"

Seeing her happy expression, Yuan An couldn't help but smile slightly, but in the end, he said calmly.

"As for the magic sword, you don't need to take it too seriously. Once you achieve Qi Refining, you will have the profound ability to fly without the magic sword."

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he sent the girl's true spirit out of the mirror.

"Go and cultivate yourself properly!"