Sword Qi Born at His Fingertips

With the Thousand Leaf Sword Technique, Ji Shu's efficiency in killing enemies would be even higher from now on.

His blood and qi were depleted, so he took an old ginseng root from his robes and bit directly into it.

Yue Lingshan stared in astonishment, utterly dumbfounded.

"Ji Shu, you're eating it just like that?!"

"What else would I do?"

"Aren't you afraid of indigestion?"

"I'm not."

Indeed, he was not. As soon as the bite went down, his top-tier internal power talent took effect. His Internal Cultivation Method and Righteous Qi Sword circulated at the same time, working through his stomach, five viscera, meridians, and more, rapidly digesting and absorbing the medicinal power of the ginseng. It then transformed into blood and qi, replenishing what he had lost.

"As expected of you, Ji Shu."

Yue Lingshan said admiringly, "Only you would dare eat it like that. If I took one bite, blood would definitely pour from my mouth and nose!"

Too much nourishment could easily lead to poor digestion and absorption, harming the body instead. That was the limit of one's natural talent.

Yue Lingshan could only look on enviously.

But after spending more than half a month with Ji Shu day and night, she had long grown used to his genius. She quickly put the matter aside, picked up the martial arts manual, and said with great interest, "This Thousand Leaf Sword Technique looks so beautiful when used. I really want to learn it! Ji Shu, can you teach me?"

"Your Jade Maiden Swordplay doesn't seem to be fully mastered yet."

"..."

Yue Lingshan blushed, ashamed, but she still wanted to learn.

Ji Shu smiled. "If you want to learn, I'll teach you when the time comes."

"Ji Shu, you're so good to me!"

Yue Lingshan jumped up in delight. Overcome with emotion, she instinctively hugged Ji Shu, but quickly came to her senses. She abruptly released him and took several steps back, her earlobes burning as her gaze wandered. "Ji Shu, it's getting late. I'm going to sleep."

"Mm. All right."

Ji Shu.

Yue Lingshan hurried out the door, but before long, she came back and wished him good night.

Ji Shu smiled and wished her good night as well.

Click!

The door closed.

Ji Shu picked up another martial arts manual and began reading.

It was a Hidden Weapon Secret Art.

At great mastery, a single move would resemble a blizzard sweeping through the sky—Fairy Scattering Flowers.

After receiving guidance and instruction from Ning Zhongze, Yue Lingshan, Lu Dayou, Yue Buqun, and the others, Ji Shu could now fully understand most martial arts manuals.

Though Fairy Scattering Flowers was quite extraordinary, he quickly grasped its essence.

He took out several Darts and began practicing.

First time: the Darts flew like lightning.

Second time: the Darts could already scatter like rain, covering a vast area!

Third time: the Darts carried sharp force of their own. Wherever they passed, ripples stirred through the air, waves rose without wind!

After practicing nine times,

he produced nine strands of sharp force.

Ji Shu bit into the old ginseng.

He climbed onto the bed and began to rest.

With two Supreme Talents at his side, no matter what martial art he cultivated, his progress was unbelievably fast!

Ji Shu himself had initially been stunned by this, but by now, he had grown accustomed to it. For ordinary martial arts, he would practice them nine times before resting.

Whenever his blood and qi were depleted,

he would lie beneath the Old Sophora Tree for a while.

The internal power in his Dantian circulated on its own and drew in the qi flow by itself. He did not need to manage it at all! It was as though he had an automatic cheat that cultivated for him!

Now that he was away from home, there was no Old Sophora Tree.

So he would bite into a Thousand-Year Ginseng root.

The internal power in his Dantian and the Righteous Qi Sword would also automatically digest and absorb the tonic, replenishing his depleted blood and qi.

"The Righteous Qi Sword has grown stronger again."

Ji Shu closed his eyes and inspected his Dantian inwardly. He began studying the Righteous Qi Sword, merging the two secret arts, the Thousand Leaf Sword Technique and Fairy Scattering Flowers, into the Righteous Qi Sword Art to form a new sword technique.

The Righteous Qi Sword in his Dantian had already devoured nine strands of Thousand Leaf Sword Qi and nine strands of sharp force from Fairy Scattering Flowers. It had grown stronger, and its range of attack had clearly broadened.

Tiny wisps of Sword Qi had begun circling around it without pause!

These tiny Sword Qi had formed after it devoured the Thousand Leaf Sword Qi and the sharp force of Fairy Scattering Flowers!

"If it keeps devouring things like this, what will this Righteous Qi Sword become in the future?"

Ji Shu looked forward to finding out.

After a while,

the new sword technique took shape.

Ji Shu casually pointed into the air with a finger, and streams of Sword Qi spiraled forth, crisscrossing back and forth, unstoppable wherever they went.

"Have I already become this powerful?!"

Ji Shu took a deep breath.

He reached out and slashed through the air several times, testing it.

In the end, he confirmed it.

Without relying on the Mount Hua Sword, releasing Sword Qi with only his fingers could not be sustained. The drain was too great, and it would also cause some damage to his meridians. It was best to use it sparingly! If he used it too much, the meridians in his hands might be ruined.

When Sword Qi circulated within the body, it was not only harmless but could also nourish the meridians. But forcing Sword Qi out of the body would reactivate its sharp nature!

Releasing Sword Qi for a short time was fine, but if it went on too long, that sharpness would inevitably injure me.

"Without a special method, I still can't release Sword Qi from my fingers for extended periods. At most, I can use it in an emergency."

At that moment, Ji Shu thought of the Six Meridian Divine Sword.

He wondered whether, after learning the Six Meridian Divine Sword, he would be able to fire Sword Qi for long periods.

His thoughts wandered far.

He also thought that he had to cultivate some martial art capable of resisting deadly poison. Otherwise, if he roamed the martial world only to be poisoned and killed, would that not be terribly unlucky?

Amid his tangled thoughts,

he fell asleep.

The next day,

Yue Lingshan took Ji Shu to the shops in Luoyang City to buy him some clothes. In her words, "Ji Shu, from now on, you'll be the face of our Mount Hua Sect. You can't dress too shabbily! I'm going to make you a set of proper, good-looking clothes."

Ji Shu had not wanted to go, but Yue Lingshan was so enthusiastic. She dragged him outside at once, and he found it hard to refuse, so he went along with her.

Ning Zhongze watched their retreating figures and exchanged a smile with Yue Buqun.

Over this period, they had both watched the two get along, and they had even privately discussed whether they should marry Yue Lingshan to Ji Shu.

If Ji Shu became their son-in-law, then they would truly be one family.

Seeing Yue Lingshan and Ji Shu so natural and warm with each other now naturally pleased them.

Inside the shop,

Yue Lingshan bought Ji Shu several bolts of fine cloth, along with some utensils and tools for making clothes. She intended to go back and make them for him herself.

Ji Shu glanced sideways at her.

She blushed, raised her chin, and said brightly, "Is there anything wrong with your Master Yue making a couple of garments for her disciple?"

"...There's nothing wrong with that."

"Good!"

Yue Lingshan strode ahead. "Let's go back."

The two walked one after the other along the bustling street.

Yue Lingshan was at the lively, spirited age when she loved excitement. Seeing numerous street performers, her eyes lit up as she reached out to pull Ji Shu closer.

But a group of people suddenly rushed out from the side, sweeping Yue Lingshan forward against her will, leaving her unable to reach Ji Shu at all.

Anxious, she shouted Ji Shu's name.

Ji Shu smiled faintly and was about to answer when a cold glint suddenly shot in from his right, aimed straight at the center of his brow.

"Hmm?!"

Ji Shu reacted with astonishing speed. He spun, flawlessly executing the hidden weapon technique of Fairy Scattering Flowers. With a pluck into the air, like a celestial maiden picking a flower, he caught the thunderbolt-fast hidden weapon in his hand. Then, with a twist of his wrist, he flung it back toward where it had come from.