Free Web NovelChapter 71: Chapter 71: The Purpose of a Sword Disciple
"Lu, would you like to learn the sword from me?"
Su Xing pulled the Sword Hall’s wooden door shut. His figure was cloaked in the darkness of the night, and his voice drifted leisurely into Lu Anning’s ears.
This gave Lu Anning a sudden, absurd feeling, as if she were in some TV drama. But the feeling didn’t last long, because she had heard Su Xing’s words clearly and quickly replied:
"I do."
She had wanted Coach Su to practice with her for a long time. Now that she knew Coach Su was actually a hidden superman, there was even less reason to refuse his invitation.
’This should count as formally becoming his disciple, right?’
Lu Anning suddenly thought.
[Successfully accepted Lu Anning as a Sword Disciple.]
[System updating. Please wait patiently.]
"It’s late. Go to bed."
Seeing the system notification, Su Xing simply waved his hand and started walking inside, leaving Lu Anning alone in the training hall. She looked at the new, casually-acquired master she had just acknowledged and quickly said:
"Coach Su... Master Su, don’t they have some kind of master-disciple ceremony in the TV dramas?"
Su Xing’s back visibly stiffened for a moment when he heard this. He thought for a second, then continued walking toward his room. His figure soon vanished around the corner, and a nonchalant voice drifted back.
"Ah, Lu, we can’t be feudal and superstitious. What era is this? We don’t need all these rituals."
"I’m just teaching you the sword. Just keep calling me Coach Su from now on."
"..."
Lu Anning was speechless. She felt that becoming his disciple this time had been a bit too easy, but since Su Xing himself didn’t mind, she naturally wouldn’t say anything more. She practiced with her sword in the training hall for a while before heading back to her room to shower and rest.
...
[System update complete.]
「The next day.」
Su Xing woke up very early.
As soon as he got out of bed, he saw a bright system notification floating before him. Su Xing then subconsciously waved his right hand, and a light blue system panel abruptly appeared before his eyes.
[Sword Saint Professional System]
[Name: Su Xing]
[Age: 22]
[Occupation: Swordsman, Sword Hall Coach]
[Sword Disciple: Lu Anning]
[Professional Skills: Myriad Sword Convergence lv1 (289/30000), Pierce lv2 (345/3000), White Blade Stance lv1 (1021/30000), Mortal Sword lv6 (Complete)]
[Sword Dao Points: 10] frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
"..."
’Don’t tell me adding a "Sword Disciple" category is what you call an update?’
Su Xing complained speechlessly as he looked at the change in the system panel.
Unfortunately, the Sword Saint System wasn’t the talkative type. It couldn’t reply to Su Xing’s exasperated mood and just remained there quietly. Su Xing sighed, waved his right hand, and muttered:
"Whatever. It’s not like I lost anything."
Su Xing picked up his phone, casually ordered some breakfast, then went into the bathroom to wash up. Afterward, he opened his door and headed for the training hall. While still a hallway away, Su Xing could clearly hear Su Yu and Shen Ruyun greeting Lu Anning. It was clear they were all getting more and more familiar with each other.
Before long, Su Xing’s figure also appeared in the training hall. After a round of "Good morning" greetings...
Su Xing’s gaze focused on Lu Anning, who was already preparing to practice her sword first thing in the morning. It wasn’t her diligence that caught his eye, but the brand-new system panel floating beside her.
[Sword Disciple Panel]
[Sword Disciple: Lu Anning]
[Age: 17]
[Gender: Female]
[Occupation: Swordsman, High School Student]
[Talent: Sword Bone (Inactive)]
[High-Proficiency Skills: Slash, Thrust, Shatter, Point, Breathing Rhythm, Stance, Basic Sword Dao Footwork, Dubious Cooking, Claw Machine, Gossip Hunting...]
(A true master always maintains the heart of an apprentice. As a Sword Saint, you can spend a corresponding amount of Sword Dao Points to learn a skill from your Sword Disciple.)
[Sword Disciple Trait: Deductive Learner]
(Lu Anning understands the principle of deduction on the path of the Sword Dao. Therefore, you receive triple the Sword Dao Points for teaching her one Sword Dao lesson.)
’Holy crap, so *this* is the new panel from the update.’
Su Xing stared at Lu Anning’s system panel in surprise, then muttered:
"Why... does Lu Anning have so many skills? And what the heck are ’Dubious Cooking,’ ’Claw Machine,’ and ’Gossip Hunting’?"
Back when Su Xing first got his system, he only had Slash, Thrust, Breathing Rhythm, and Stance. There was nothing else.
Su Xing thought for a moment but felt it was the kind of thing he’d never figure out no matter how much he thought about it, so he stopped trying. He focused his consciousness on "Basic Sword Dao Footwork" on the Sword Disciple Panel.
[Learning "Basic Sword Dao Footwork" requires one Sword Dao Point. Yes/No?]
’One Sword Dao Point?’
Ever since his sword skills reached the third tier, Su Xing hadn’t seen such a cheap Sword Dao Point cost in a long time.
Su Xing sighed with emotion internally. It was probably because "Basic Sword Dao Footwork" was the most fundamental of sword skills, just like how upgrading "Slash" had only cost one Sword Dao Point back then.
Thinking of this, Su Xing didn’t hesitate. He directly spent three Sword Dao Points and learned Shatter, Point, and Basic Sword Dao Footwork.
As for Dubious Cooking, Claw Machine, and Gossip Hunting, Su Xing couldn’t see any use for them at the moment, so he chose not to learn them.
A torrent of memories instantly flooded into Su Xing’s mind. Because he was already at the third tier, this amount of information wasn’t much for him. He only paused for a moment before completely absorbing it all.
The light blue Sword Saint panel opened accordingly.
[Professional Skills: Myriad Sword Convergence lv1 (289/30000), Pierce lv2 (345/3000), White Blade Stance lv1 (1021/30000), Mortal Sword lv6 (Complete), Basic Sword Dao Footwork lv1 (1/100), Shatter lv1 (1/100), Point lv1 (1/100)] ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
[Sword Dao Points: 7]
Seeing his list of Professional Skills become so densely packed, Su Xing couldn’t help but feel a little excited.
He knew that every time he upgraded a sword skill, his body would be enhanced. More sword skills meant his upper limit was higher.
Right now, he was constantly leveling up [Mortal Sword] only because the enemies he faced were getting stronger and stronger, and he needed to urgently raise his current strength. However, sooner or later, he would bring all his sword skills up to the same level.
Just how powerful he would be then was something even Su Xing himself found hard to imagine.
The most crucial part was... he would likely accept other Sword Disciples in the future. His list of Professional Skills would only grow longer and longer, and his upper limit would continuously be raised along with it.
Just as Su Xing was lost in visions of his future, Lu Anning finally finished her morning practice. She saw Su Xing staring at her and subconsciously assumed Coach Su was observing her sword practice. She walked up to him and said softly:
"Coach Su... am I doing something wrong in my practice?"
"There are a few things. I’ll tell you about them during class later."
Although Su Xing hadn’t actually watched Lu Anning practice at all, at his level, he could instantly sense some of the incorrect aspects of her form. After hearing his reply, Lu Anning quickly thanked him:
"Thank you so much! Can I go rest for a bit now?"
"Go ahead."
Su Xing said, then added, "Just act like you always have. No need to be so formal."
"Okay."
Lu Anning let out a breath and headed toward her room. Just as she was leaving, Su Yu’s voice suddenly sounded in Su Xing’s ear.
Su Xing subconsciously turned to look at Su Yu beside him. He saw Su Yu’s expression was somewhat grave as he sent a voice transmission:
"Big Bro, be more careful from now on. The Spiritual Sect may have taken notice of you."
