Free Web NovelChapter 360: Chapter 131: Old Friends Seem Like First Meetings, Tomorrow the Whale Roams the Azure Sea
He seemed to lament, "Why are there such geniuses in the world?"
However, Li Xuan quickly mastered the technique upon seeing it; this seems to be related to Spirit Attributes.
He couldn’t help thinking about the scenes in those "demonic maps" before, maybe... he had plenty of time to ponder.
A little half month later...
Jin Tianchan was teaching, only to find there was nothing left to teach.
Whether it was Sword Control or Alchemy, Li Xuan could completely master them at an astounding speed.
But according to Li Xuan himself, "he did not delay while experiencing."
No matter the truth, Jin Tianchan was thoroughly satisfied.
He no longer concealed his old demeanor, coughed heavily, and then said: "I plan to establish another town among the Nine Towns, you name it."
Li Xuan paused slightly and said: "Xiongshan Town."
Jin Tianchan smiled and nodded, patting his shoulder again: "When I am not here, take good care of the Sect."
Li Xuan said: "Is there really no way?"
Jin Tianchan said: "I’m two hundred and thirteen years old this year, the end is within these two years. I only intended to solve the Sect’s hidden troubles, yet not only were they resolved, I also met you, I’m satisfied."
Li Xuan said: "If you break through to High Tier Soldier Master, you can extend your life, right?"
Jin Tianchan’s gaze burned: "Been stuck at Middle Tier Soldier Master for nearly a hundred years, just need a High Tier Thought Stone to break through instantly."
Li Xuan said: "Previously, the Bear Demon enticed Feng Xiongyi, claiming Lishan’s six sects had High Tier Thought Stones."
Jin Tianchan said: "But in fact, they don’t."
Li Xuan said: "They might not have it, but the Bear Demon does.
The Bear Demon was defeated by the Buddha, who surely has the High Tier Thought Stone...
I’m willing to get it for my master. But I don’t know where the Buddha is, I need to wander."
Jin Tianchan looked hesitant, torn between his future and the stability of the Sect, he thought and said: "No need, stay here."
Li Xuan said: "Give me two years, and I won’t go far, just near the East Sea, I’ll still return frequently."
Only then did Jin Tianchan nod and say, "Two years. After two years, you must return to hold the fort, whether successful or not, I will then pass the Array to you."
Li Xuan said: "Outside, I want to do Alchemy..."
Jin Tianchan said: "Take it from the Sect, the newly cast furnace mixed with Fourth Grade spiritual ore cannot be given to you, but the previous one... you can take it."
Li Xuan said: "Thank you, master."
...
After bidding farewell to Jin Tianchan, Li Xuan returned to his small house in Hundred Flowers Town.
The small house was empty, as both Tian Yuan and Zhao Qingxue were cultivating at Purple Mist Peak, Li Jin and Xiaojing had also gone.
In fact, all of Li Xuan’s lineage, even Prime Minister Yan Fujing, had joined the Purple Mist Peak.
Though Yan Fujing held high status outside, here he was merely an elderly man with little potential, he should become the fifth generation disciple of the Sect, his seniority even less than Yan Fangbai, his own son.
Because Yan Fangbai had entered the demonic form, he could be apprenticed to the Steward of Luo E’s generation at the peak.
In deference to Li Xuan, Luo E personally accepted both Yan Fujing and Yan Fangbai under her sect.
Li Xuan sat in the small house for a while, practiced with his flying sword.
The weak energy had already slightly strengthened, akin to opening an icy path amidst molten sea waves.
With a fist movement, the internal structure automatically transformed into the "sword body."
Sword body, flesh and blood Sword Control.
Moreover, controlling the sword with energy.
This was the strongest killing move Li Xuan displayed against the Bear Demon, and also the Bear Demon’s overly confident kill move.
Li Xuan kept wondering, that day he witnessed the Bear Demon’s explosion up close, afterward slaying the Bear Demon’s rebirth, was there a trace of Chaos Power that had already entered his body?
Yet, such things can’t be proven, nor understood.
"So hungry..."
A sudden thought surged in Li Xuan’s mind.
"Starving..."
The thought grew uncontrollable.
Before, he could quietly sneak out to Xinci Temple to eat, but now... though the world is vast, there is nowhere he can eat freely now.
Hence, Li Xuan temporarily dismissed the thought of visiting Purple Mist Peak to see his wife, children, and relatives, left a letter, and went to the Sect’s treasure vault to take a large furnace, strapped it with chains to his back, then controlled his sword to leave.
With this departure, he reached the East Sea.
Looking at the endless seaside, Li Xuan unfastened the chains "clatter," wielding the furnace, "boom" smashed it onto the sandy ground before the woods, sensing the surroundings.
Nobody!
He undressed in no time, rushed into the sea, diving into the waves.
Flesh and blood mutated, the pale yellow skin suddenly turned snow white, smooth, heavy...
A gigantic white whale suddenly lashed its tail, shooting forward like a deep-sea missile, upon seeing the fish at the ocean floor, he dashed forward, opened his mouth wide, swallowing the fish into his belly.
He swam joyfully, filling his stomach.
Fierce hunger surpassed all other needs.
Indeed, besides "people die when killed", there is another proverb in the world, which is "people get hungry if they don’t eat." And when hungry... there’s nothing else to do but eat.
...
Dusk.
Li Xuan sat on a giant rock by the sea, looking up as the bright moon rose from the horizon, his wet black hair hanging on his back, enjoying the summer sea breeze, feeling inexplicably pleasant.
When the sky darkened, he sat cross-legged, thinking about the Soldier Master Cultivation Technique, and began to practice.
"Heart Flame Skill" is about forging heart flame, then refining flesh and blood, thus achieving the effect of "refining essence into energy."
As the energy amplifies, ordinary flying swords can be fully activated.
