Free Web NovelChapter 288: Chapter 288: Sword Qi Growth
After accepting the four missions concerning Cloud-Mo Village, Chu Qingyun asked if someone named You Yun had left a message for him.
The person checked and shook their head, saying there was none.
The Assassin Alliance had a special kind of array that could be used to transmit information, providing great convenience for communication between its members.
However, both leaving and retrieving messages required paying a hefty sum of Primordial Spirit Liquid.
After all, every message had to be transmitted to nearly every County-level branch, and the consumption of the array was immense.
"No news... is perhaps good news."
Chu Qingyun sighed softly and left the Assassin Alliance. It was the only way he could comfort himself.
’With my current level of strength, I know You Yun is being hunted everywhere, but there’s nothing I can do...’
After returning to the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s encampment, Chu Qingyun first went to the exchange office and spent sixteen thousand Military Merits to buy ten Thunderlight Stones.
The original price of a Thunderlight Stone was two thousand Military Merits each. However, Chu Qingyun had Army Guardian Level privileges, giving him a twenty-percent discount, so each stone cost only sixteen hundred Military Merits.
Spending more than half of his Military Merits in one go made Chu Qingyun wince.
His more than thirty thousand Military Merits had been instantly reduced to just over fourteen thousand.
But despite the sting, what needed to be bought, had to be bought.
Thunderlight Stones were an indispensable and crucial item for cultivating Thunder Light Sword Qi. Without Thunder Light Power, the Thunder Light Sword Qi would be incomplete, and its power would be greatly diminished.
"Thunder Light Sword Qi!"
After returning to his residence, Chu Qingyun used the mist-like Primordial Power from his Qi Sea, channeling it through the Thundercloud Sword to manifest the Thunder Light Sword Qi.
The thunder on the sword’s body receded, replaced by a layer of faint gray Sword Qi. The tip of the sword also sprouted about a centimeter of Sword Qi.
If one looked closely, they could see faint purple patterns within the Sword Qi.
’If I use the power of the Primordial Liquid, I should be able to condense even stronger Sword Qi...’
At this thought, a stream of Primordial Power, more than ten times purer than before, flowed out from the large mass of Primordial Liquid in his Qi Sea, coursed through his meridians, and was injected into the Thundercloud Sword in his hand.
The Thundercloud Sword abruptly emanated a sharp, cutting edge.
The layer of Sword Qi coating the blade, as if it had consumed some potent tonic, suddenly shot forward. The Sword Qi at the tip reached three centimeters in length, and its color became more solid.
As the Sword Qi grew, the patterns formed by the condensed Thunder Light Power also extended forward, but correspondingly, they also became fainter and more diffuse.
Chu Qingyun knew this was because the growth of the Sword Qi had diluted the Thunder Light Power.
At this point, more Thunder Light Power was needed to saturate the Sword Qi, ensuring the Thunder Light Sword Qi could achieve its optimal growth.
There might not be any immediate visible benefit to doing this, but the difference would become apparent when facing an opponent who had also reached the "Qi" Realm.
The Sword Qi grew once more, becoming even more stable.
After consuming eight Thunderlight Stones, the Sword Qi was once again filled with faint purple patterns, its Thunder Light Power reaching saturation again. freewebnovёl.ƈom
After all the preparations were complete, Chu Qingyun went to the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s mission office the next day.
As the name implied, the mission office was the place to accept and turn in missions.
’Since I’m heading to Cloud-Mo Village in Iron Blade Gorge anyway, I might as well see if there are any missions there. It’d be good to earn some Military Merits, however few.’
’Besides, I’ve never even accepted a mission since joining the Great Xia Dragon Guard. It just doesn’t feel right...’
Upon entering the mission office, Chu Qingyun saw some familiar faces.
Sun Daxiong and Zhao Jing.
’Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Sun Daxiong for quite some time, not since the Illusion Realm trial ended.’
’And Zhao Jing... he was that guy who snitched on me to Liu Canghai back in Flame City.’
At that moment, Sun Daxiong and Zhao Jing seemed to be in the middle of an argument.
"Zhao Jing, this is the third day! You’ve been standing guard here every single day. Isn’t that taking it a bit too far?" Sun Daxiong’s face was furious as he glared at Zhao Jing.
"Too far?" Zhao Jing sneered. "Sun Daxiong, I warned you not to offend Guard General Liu. Now you’re reaping what you sow. You insisted on sticking with that Chu Qingyun, so who else is there to blame?"
"From now on, you can accept and complete missions all by yourself! Don’t even think about finding any other captains to team up with you, unless they aren’t afraid of offending Guard General Liu and Grand Commander Liu!"
Zhao Jing deliberately raised his voice for that last sentence, as if afraid the people around them couldn’t hear.
The surrounding captains who were accepting or turning in missions all looked at him with contempt, but just as he’d said, none of them would dare step forward and offend a Guard General, let alone a Grand Commander.
At this point, Chu Qingyun had a pretty clear understanding of the situation.
’Looks like Liu Canghai sent someone to mess with Sun Daxiong just to get at me. He’s trying to make it so Sun can’t do any more missions. After all, for most people, taking on missions alone is extremely dangerous.’
Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but shake his head. "How... despicable..."
"Sun, run into some trouble?" Chu Qingyun walked over and asked Sun Daxiong with a smile.
Seeing Chu Qingyun’s sudden appearance, Sun Daxiong was taken aback for a moment, while Zhao Jing’s eyes lit up with a flicker of excitement.
"Ahem, it’s nothing, just a small matter. Chu, what brings you here?" Sun Daxiong gave an awkward laugh, not wanting to talk about it.
"I’m here to accept a mission, of course. But it’s perfect timing running into you. I have a gift for you." As he spoke, Chu Qingyun took out a small jade box and handed it to Sun Daxiong.
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Sun Daxiong took the jade box in confusion. When he opened it, his eyes went wide in shock, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably. "Th-this is a Nascent Condensation Pill!? Chu, you..."
Sun Daxiong clutched the jade box tightly, staring at Chu Qingyun with a face full of disbelief.
A Nascent Condensation Pill! That was something countless Level 9 Martial Artists dreamed of. Yet, its price was so high that the vast majority of Level 9 Martial Artists could only look on with longing.
And Chu Qingyun had actually taken out a Nascent Condensation Pill to give to him?
"Don’t worry, Sun. Just use this Nascent Condensation Pill without any worries. I’m already a Half-Step Martial Spirit now," Chu Qingyun said with a smile.
Giving a Nascent Condensation Pill to Sun Daxiong wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment, impulsive decision.
From Flame City to the County City, Sun Daxiong had helped him a great deal, and he was one of his few friends.
Chu Qingyun was not an unloyal person. In fact, the moment he had obtained three Nascent Condensation Pills, he had already decided that one of them belonged to Sun Daxiong.
