Sword Lunatics

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The temporary base of the Penglai Sword Pavilion was not far from here. Chu Jiantian led the two of them there, while Qin Yi followed beside him, watching him fly with a bit of curiosity.

The flight of Martial Cultivation is different from the cloud-riding of Daoist practitioners. Qin Yi himself also knows the flight mode of Martial Cultivation, which is like a jet rocket. It is propelled by force, violent, fast and difficult to control. When he takes off, he may stomp a crater in the ground. It also consumes a lot of energy.

This is because Qin Yi did not refine his own flying sword, or rather, his flying staff—it's the same thing.

If he possessed a flying sword, it could function similarly to a flying Law Treasure, allowing him to fly and control the sword to propel himself, making him much more manageable and no longer like a cannonball. However, Qin Yi simply lacked the strength to forge Wolf Tooth Club; it could only be used as a weapon for smashing people...

Sooner or later, I'll have to properly refine the Wolf Tooth Club, not for flying, but to utilize Wolf Tooth Club other uses. Anyway, with so many flight modes, I can't possibly sit on the Wolf Tooth Club; that would be too awful...

However, Chu Jiantian's flight mode opened Qin Yi's eyes. He originally thought it was like riding a skateboard and flying on a sword, which is pretty much how it is in movies and games. But Chu Jiantian seemed to be one with the sword, moving with the sword light. From a distance, he looked like a Sword-Ray moving forward.

When slowing down, he stands with his hands behind his back, then floats away with a whoosh, his body Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky —very cool.

Qin Yi thought about it and realized he'd heard of this "flying on a sword" somewhere before. It seemed like the sword-riding in "The Shu Mountain Swordsman Biography" was like this, not riding a skateboard...

So it seems I don't need to sit on the staff to fly, right? My form will probably be a fusion of man and staff, with my whole body covered in granular light? Pshaw, never mind.

Others look cool no matter how they wield a sword, but wielding a Wolf Tooth Club just looks pathetic.

That's so tragic.

Chu Jiantian had no idea what Qin Yi was thinking. Seeing Qin Yi staring at him, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. "Senior, why are you staring at me like that?"

"Oh, I wanted to ask, why did you come so early for your competition?"

Qin Yi spoke up, and Chu Jiantian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "It's good that you're not staring at people all the time." He continued, "Since we're at sea, we're also the hosts. Let's get there in advance to tidy up the reception area and clean up the environment to prevent any strange beasts from appearing and disrupting the competition."

"Why are the Scheming Sect and their group here so early?"

"They probably want to familiarize themselves with the environment first. The Scheming Sect isn't just a spectator this time; they're also participants. Many sects aren't familiar with the sea, so quite a few have come early."

Qin Yi nodded, recalling what Yellow Stone True Person had told Tai Puzi: to go to the sea to study and comprehend as soon as possible. That was roughly the idea. At the same time, it would broaden his horizons and he might even visit some unusual places.

However... this is the Qian Sect Tournament. Since the Scheming Sect is also a participant, it means that Heavenly Mystery Child has truly reached the Qianyuan level...

"Has the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace arrived?"

"This junior doesn't know," Chu Jiantian couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so curious about this matter, senior?"

"Is it wrong for me to be a spectator too?"

Chu Jiantian was speechless.

"Choke!"

A crisp sound of two swords clashing rang out from afar, followed by a violent surge of energy that caused the sea to explode. The continuous booming sounds transformed a hundred miles into a raging sea with surging waves.

Cheng Cheng became wary, the golden ring in her hand.

Chu Jiantian waved his hand and said, "Uh, it's nothing, those were my Senior Brother sparring."

Qin Yi said speechlessly, "The competition is coming up soon, and you're still so itchy to play?"

"If you don't practice for a day, you'll get rusty. We take the sword as our way, and we can't do without it for even a day," Chu Jiantian replied matter-of-factly.

Qin Yi shook his head. So this should actually be one of the paths of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, the Sword Obsession Dao.

"Whoosh!" A sharp light shot up from the seabed, piercing the sky.

"Bang!" A flash of sword light appeared out of nowhere, and a distant reef was shattered into pieces.

Subtle Sword Qi passed by the three of them... The closer they got to the island, the more they felt like they had entered a battlefield, and they were terrified at every turn.

A bunch of Sword Lunatics!

Qin Yi dodged a Sword Qi and said irritably, "I'm telling you, this is just ordinary near-shore waters, not within the territory of your Penglai Sword Pavilion. Sword Qi auras flying around randomly can easily injure bystanders."

Chu Jiantian was somewhat embarrassed. "Generally speaking, no one else is willing to approach our settlement."

Indeed, no one likes to get close to the people of the Penglai Sword Pavilion. Their attack power and destructive force are too great, and they are often somewhat eccentric and unreasonable.

Such people are among the most typical examples of Martial Cultivation being stronger in actual combat than Daoist practitioners. While ordinary Martial Cultivation at the Bone Forging Realm may not necessarily be superior to Daoist practitioners at the Cloud Soaring Cloud Realm, these Sword Lunatics can still challenge those who are above their level. For example, those magical Law Treasure that are supposedly "able to defend against a single strike at the third level of Cloud Ascension" may be shattered by a Law Treasure of such unparalleled sharpness at the second level of Bone Forging Realm, causing you to lose all your predictions and die on the spot.

Moreover, breaking through bone forging doesn't require as much insight as breaking through cloud soaring. Generally, there are only three requirements: sufficient Root Bone support, sufficient energy intake, and the ability to endure the pain of bone forging.

This has resulted in a large number of Sword Cultivator at the Bone Forging Realm in the Penglai Sword Pavilion, far more than the number of Cloud Ascension cultivators in ordinary Qian Yuan Level sects. If they unite and set up a sword formation, even Huiyang would have to flee.

Of course, there are also special insights into sword heart in specific sword practice, so the methods of Sword Cultivator of the same level will be very different, and there are also various ways to cross levels, which is beyond Qin Yi's understanding.

Anyway, he didn't gain any real insights into the core of his skills when practicing with the staff... Does the Heart of the Liusu count?

Qing Jun spent these three years in such an environment... It was quite fitting, really. She was a battlefield warrior and a chivalrous swordswoman; she was quite used to scenes of swords and flashing blades...

Qin Yi couldn't resist extending his Divine Sense outwards, wanting to see where Qing Jun was in advance.

Even with my Divine Sense extending for dozens of miles, I could still see the waves caused by the explosion of the raging sea expanding outwards. Although it was just the aftershock, it still looked quite powerful.

I wonder which two swordsmen were sparring just now, and how they compared to my own staff...

Etc...

Why is there a boat?

Beneath the raging waves, a rather large ship was teetering on the brink of capsizing, and Qin Yi's Divine Sense could even perceive the horrified and desperate looks in the eyes of the people on deck.

Holy crap, someone ran into a car at sea!

This is near the coast!

Qin Yi paused mid-air, then shot away like lightning. Cheng Cheng, unaware of what was happening, instinctively followed at lightning speed.

"Senior, senior?" Chu Jiantian hurriedly chased after him, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the direction where Qin Yi had just stepped in mid-air. A cloud of auspiciousness was crushed to pieces, and the Gungun air waves formed a small mushroom cloud shape as if it were a physical object.

"Such violent Gang Qi... This senior is actually a Martial Cultivation?"

Qin Yi approached the large ship in an instant, but a huge wave had already crashed against the bow. It was too late.

Qin Yi made a Method Formula and attempted to provide assistance from afar.

A streak of silver light flew in from the other side, and the converging spear light suddenly burst forth, like rain or a net, forming a visible wall of energy.

A huge wave crashed against it, and a figure flickered amidst the silver light. The Gang Qi surrounding the figure surged even more violently. "Break!"

The silver dragon spun in the sky, spiraling upwards with the giant waves, like a sea dragon roaring to ascend to heaven, creating an extremely spectacular scene.

The large ship beneath the giant waves suddenly felt the sea was calm and the river was clear, as all the waves in front of it were gathered into a huge spiral that soared into the sky.

"Get out of here!" a clear female voice rang out from the air. "Quickly, I can't hold on much longer!"

The large ship finally had time to change course and sailed far away in a different direction.

"Boom!"

The soaring sea dragon finally rolled back.

Li Qingjun gritted her teeth, determined to break through.

Suddenly, a string of Buddhist prayer beads appeared before them, radiating brilliant light with the power of the sun. The surging waves were blocked by an energy of a similar rank, unable to advance an inch.

Li Qingjun was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and saw two Daoist priests floating in the distance, both staring at her with strange expressions.

Li Qingjun frowned, then cupped her hands in a respectful bow. "Thank you, senior."

Without uttering another word, he vanished in a flash of light.

Cheng Cheng watched her retreating figure with a complicated expression, and sighed, "You're certainly not the only cultivator like this."

"That's our Junior Sister Li!" Chu Jiantian arrived nearby and said proudly, "Junior Sister Li had just completed the Tendon Transformation when she entered the sect, and in just three years, she has already reached the third level of Bone Forging. There is no genius in the world like her! See her cold face? What kind of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace wants her to pounce on them? Bah!"