Several days later.
Inside his Immortal Cave, Lü Yang sat cross-legged on a futon, his right hand forming a Cultivation Technique sign. A point of spiritual light condensed at his fingertip, finally transforming into a thin, cicada-wing-like white bone Flying Sword.
The sword was cyan-white, and when it vibrated, it resounded like thunder.
“Go!”
Lü Yang flicked his finger, and the white bone Flying Sword immediately transformed into a magnificent, several-zhang-long streak of light, soaring forth. The sword light howled like heavenly thunder rolling across the sky!
“What a great Sword Art!”
Seeing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Lü Yang’s face. He then changed his Sword Art, and the white bone Flying Sword instantly split into two in the air.
The next second, Lü Yang’s figure vanished from its original spot, as if teleporting, appearing directly where one of the sword lights was. As the Sword Art in Lü Yang’s hand changed, his figure seemed to transform into a bolt of lightning, moving freely between the two sword lights.
After a long while, Lü Yang finally stopped, his face filled with excitement.
“Good! What a Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art!”
This Sword Art is actually very simple. After a Cultivator masters it, he can split off sword light, and then instantly move to the location of the split sword light.
The higher the magic power, the farther the movement distance.
If the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion’s Sect Master were to act personally, he could even sit in the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion and instantly move thousands of miles with a single sword, effortlessly taking an enemy’s head while chatting.
This is even just the Elementary variation of the Sword Art.
It is said that further up, one can truly manifest the power of Divine Firmament Thunder from the sword light, but unfortunately, that part of the Cultivation Technique is beyond Lü Yang’s reach.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t Cultivate it, but rather that Yun Miaoqing herself didn’t know it.
However, this is also normal. After all, if it were the complete “Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art,” a mere 1,000 contribution points would certainly not be enough to buy it; 10,000 points would be closer.
“Hmph, utterly foolish!”
A cold sneer came from behind him. Lü Yang turned his head, only to see the woman from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion looking at him with a face full of disgust, disdain, and contempt.
After days of getting along, Lü Yang had gained a deeper understanding of her.
The woman’s name is Yun Miaoqing, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion. She is a Disciple of Immortal Master Divine Firmament, primarily Cultivates the Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art, and once had a Qi Refining sixth-layer Cultivation.
Lü Yang looked at Yun Miaoqing and asked curiously, “Did I use the Sword Art wrong?”
Yun Miaoqing turned her head away upon hearing this: “Do you think I would tell you? Devil Head, even if you secretly learned my Sword Art, you’re just imitating it!”
“Why bother?”
Lü Yang shook his head, walked in front of Yun Miaoqing, and said helplessly, “Are you sure you’re not going to tell me? Or are you going to force me to use that again?”
“That…”
A blush immediately spread across Yun Miaoqing’s delicate face, her beautiful eyes momentarily hazy, then she instantly sobered up, staring at Lü Yang with intense hatred.
“Isn’t it just that Demonic Technique? Do you think I will yield?”
“Although you say that… you’ve already yielded once, you know.” Lü Yang pointed to the emblem on Yun Miaoqing’s chest and said, “You haven’t forgotten, have you?”
“You’re talking nonsense!”
Looking at the mark on her body, Yun Miaoqing pressed her lips together in humiliation: “That time, you just took advantage of my weakness!”
After speaking, she tightened her grip on the pendant around her neck.
It was a delicately crafted small white jade ritual sword, a type of ritual sword that only Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion Disciples could possess, functioning similarly to Lü Yang’s Disciple token.
“I am a Disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, and I am irreconcilable with the Demonic Path. This will never change!”
“No matter how powerful your Demonic Technique is, people’s hearts will not be changed by the bewitchment of these evil and crooked Dao.”
“My loyalty to the Sword Pavilion is also absolutely unwavering.”
“I swear on my ritual sword!”
As her words fell, Yun Miaoqing bit her silver teeth, looking at Lü Yang with determined eyes, like a pure lotus deeply mired in mud yet unstained by dust.
Another day later.
Inside his Immortal Cave, Lü Yang sat cross-legged on a futon, his five centers facing the sky.
After a long while, Lü Yang finally exhaled a heavy breath of turbid Qi, and at the same time, Yun Miaoqing raised her swan-like pale neck, letting out a long sigh.
“You have actually mastered the Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art very well; there aren’t any major problems. Even if there are problems, they are with external objects…”
Yun Miaoqing said weakly, her face flushed.
Under Lü Yang’s harsh interrogation, she finally pleaded for mercy. When Lü Yang questioned her again, she merely snorted coldly, then obediently said:
“Our Sword Pavilion’s Disciples, as long as they enter the Qi Refining realm, will use the Sect’s secret method to extract gold essence and refine a sword pellet with various external medicines. All sword techniques in the Sword Pavilion require the assistance of a sword pellet to exert their full power. The higher the quality of the sword pellet, the greater the power of the sword technique.”
After Yun Miaoqing’s explanation, Lü Yang finally understood.
He could currently only split the sword light into two with the Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art, and its effect was limited to teleportation. While fast, its attack power was insufficient.
However, once empowered by a sword pellet, the number of sword lights Lü Yang could split would at least double.
At the same time, he could merge with the sword pellet, unleashing astonishing slashes while moving within the sword light, thus gaining a significant advantage in battles against others.
In a direct confrontation, Lü Yang would only need to control the sword pellet and then split sword light in all directions. The opponent, surrounded by sword light, would be like a turtle in his jar.
After that, no matter what methods the opponent used, he could easily avoid them and then attack from another direction, making them struggle to parry. After a few rounds of such pulling and pushing, the opponent would naturally expose a fatal flaw, and then he could unleash a full-power slash, making it almost impossible for the opponent to escape.
“That’s why our Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion Disciples are number one in combat in Jiangnan!”
At this point, a look of arrogance immediately appeared on Yun Miaoqing’s face.
However, the next second, as Lü Yang moved vigorously, the arrogant expression on her face immediately vanished, replaced by a blush, and she couldn’t help but let out a nasal sound.
Yun Miaoqing closed her beautiful eyes tightly and waited silently for a moment, but then found that Lü Yang had stopped moving again. She twisted a bit restlessly, then opened her eyes again:
“Devil Head, you…”
Lü Yang stood up and changed his clothes: “So it was the sword pellet that was missing. I also know the refining method now… Hmm, you’re done. Go rest.”
Yun Miaoqing: “???”
Suddenly separated, the only emotion remaining on Yun Miaoqing’s face was bewilderment.
He’s lying, right? Is it over already?
What about the Cultivation?
The next second, she suddenly snapped back to her senses, subconsciously gripping the ritual sword around her neck: “No, this is good… I am a Disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion…”
“Time to earn some money.”
Stepping out of his Immortal Cave, Lü Yang began to ponder the future.
“I only have 50 contribution points now. After deducting 30 points for this month’s Immortal Cave rent, if I don’t earn money, I’ll have to move back to Hehuan Hall next month.”
In the Chu Sheng Sect, there are many ways to earn contribution points.
These include, but are not limited to, salaries for various positions within the Sect, selling personal items, rewards for completing bounties, and Sect missions, among others.
“But for a ‘three-no’ Disciple like me—no backing, no assets, no strength—there’s no way to get a Sect position, most personal items aren’t worth much, and I can’t complete high-value bounties. My only option is to choose Sect missions, work for the Sect, and barely maintain my livelihood…”
The more Lü Yang thought about it, the angrier he got.
I’m already Cultivating Immortality, and I still have to work?