Flying Dagger Meets Flying Dagger Again, Blade Dao Achieves Great Success!

The Ice Spirit Blade, despite its name, was actually forged from Thousand Water Cold Gold, a spiritual material of the Gold and Water elements.

This gold resembles ice crystals and amber but is extremely hard, making it an excellent material for crafting Magic Items and weapons. Although it appears very expensive, its yield is quite high in the Northern Region's cold rivers.

Therefore, this broad-bladed saber in Chen Dengming's hand, measuring three feet seven inches long and entirely crafted from Thousand Water Cold Gold, cost only eighteen Low-grade Spirit Stones.

However, for a mid-grade Magic Item, this price is quite cheap, especially since Master Hu gave a 30% discount.

Ordinary low-grade Magic Items typically use only a palm-sized piece of Thousand Water Cold Gold, whereas Chen Dengming's Magic Item saber is made from one entire large piece.

"Gold gives birth to water. This Gold-Water element Magic Item saber is perfect for me. It's a shame that in this small courtyard, this saber is like a trapped dragon in a well, difficult to unleash its full power."

Chen Dengming caressed the ice-cold blade, his fondness growing with every touch.

This saber was custom-made to his specifications, its inspiration plagiarized from treasured swords in his past life's wuxia television dramas. It was three feet seven inches long.

Its length, width, and overall design were exactly to his liking. Wielding such a saber to unleash the Green Hill Mad Dragon's thirteen zhang Blade Qi would truly show the True Colors of a Man.

Holding the saber, his breathing gradually became even and prolonged, instantly reaching another realm. His mind seemed to merge with the blade, becoming an extension of his arm.

When it came to using a saber, his moniker, Mad Blade, was not undeserved. Even without employing the Artifact Control Art, he could wield the saber to its peak.

He suddenly moved the saber to his brow, holding it vertically, using the blade to focus his gaze.

His eyes instantly became as sharp as blades, and a vast surge of Blade Qi erupted like lightning and thunder.

"Hah—"

Chen Dengming strode forward, his eyes radiating威棱, unleashing an astonishing four zhang Blade Qi that swept out like a roaring ice dragon.

As it neared the ground, the Blade Qi vanished, transforming into a chilling streak of light.

Chen Dengming had retracted his saber at the opportune moment.

But at this moment, the ground and the leaves on the trees in the courtyard were covered in a layer of ice crystals, exquisite and translucent, glittering and almost blinding.

A thin layer of ice floated on the surface of the pond.

Suddenly, crisp cracking sounds echoed everywhere.

The residual Blade Qi within the ice shards erupted, shattering countless ice crystals into a blizzard of ice powder, like shaking cotton stuffing.

Chen Dengming exhaled deeply, his temples' white hair flying, his eyes gleaming with an inner light like flashing lightning. He felt that at this moment, the Blade Dao had truly reached perfection, achieving unity between man and saber.

He suddenly raised his palm. Without needing to form any hand seals, the long saber hummed and vibrated, flying up on its own. Its spiritual light flared, and it abruptly shrank, spinning in his palm, its crystal-clear blade dazzling.

With a whoosh—

A flash of blade light!

The flying dagger vanished without a trace!

A stone wall opposite suddenly had a clear hole through it, with ice forming within.

Swish, swish, swish—

The flying dagger darted about like an intelligent bird, under the dual control of Chen Dengming's Artifact Control Art and his Blade Dao intent, its speed unparalleled.

With a slight turn, a hard bluestone was cut in half, its surface as smooth as a mirror.

"Buzz—!"

The flying dagger flashed and, like a bird finding its master, returned to Chen Dengming's palm, disappearing into his sleeve.

"Flying daggers, I've seen flying daggers again. A supreme art from the old Martial World. I never expected it to reach new heights in the Cultivation World today, combining martial arts with Artifact Control Technique. The spiritual energy consumed by my saber strikes has been reduced by nearly half."

Chen Dengming's heart was filled with emotion, yet his state of mind was neither joyful nor sorrowful.

At this moment, he had found a subtle, ineffable point of resonance between the Martial Way and the Immortal Way, elevating both his saber techniques and Daoist Magic.

Saber, Dao, Saber, Dao.

Saber, Saber, Saber, Saber, Saber!

Dao, Dao, Dao, Dao, Dao!

The Great Dao has three thousand paths; perhaps the saber and the Dao are inherently compatible and mutually accessible!

On his status panel, several of his attributes had changed.

The Chen Family Martial Arts General Outline had directly advanced from the Perfected 99/100 state to Great Perfection, increasing his lifespan by ten years.

In addition, the Artifact Control Art had also broken through from the Proficient level directly to the Master level.

This was the only Tier 1 Level 1 technique among Chen Dengming's skills that had broken through to the Master level, thus also directly increasing his lifespan by ten years.

In the future, unless other Tier 1 Level 1 techniques could break through to a level higher than Master faster than the Artifact Control Art, it would be difficult to increase his lifespan further due to the overlapping effects of similar-level cultivation methods.

However, his lifespan limit had now increased from 222 years to 247 years.

"Now, with the Golden Silkworm and Blood Centipede Gu in hand, my speed is not lacking. Only my defense is relatively weak. I dare not say I can contend with a Qi Cultivation Sixth Level cultivator, but against an ordinary Qi Cultivation Fifth Level cultivator, I should be able to hold my own, right?"

Chen Dengming mused, then felt this thought was too ambitious.

Why should he contend? It was best to avoid trouble if possible.

He immediately put away his Magic Items and Spirit Gu and returned to his room to cultivate.

The empty courtyard, the desolate and lonely house.

He suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for his days of Cultivation while selling fish.

At least back then, he had neighbors to chat with, occasionally bragging about going to pleasure houses to listen to music, though in reality, they just walked past Zanhua Tower arm-in-arm to peek. Even on his path of Cultivation, there was still human warmth and connection; the Immortal Way was not lonely.

Now, he couldn't even find a companion to talk to. Would he become more indifferent as he cultivated, eventually reaching the state of "Supreme Forgetfulness"?

"I wonder how Xu Wei is doing at the Lüo Family. It feels like less than two months have passed, yet so much has happened. The Lüo Family isn't in a good state right now, so her life must be difficult too."

In the courtyard, a drop of water from melting ice crystals on a branch swayed precariously before finally falling onto the surface, creating ripples.

Inside the house, Chen Dengming calmed the ripples in his heart, struck a pose in the room, and began to focus on his practice.

The lonely life of a master.

To keep the lamp lit, one must constantly add oil. A deep river flows silently; superior skill is never a burden.

However, during this cultivation session, he felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

It was as if something was secretly observing him, even faintly conveying a timid emotion.

Chen Dengming's heart tensed.

He had just achieved Unity of the Blade Dao, his Blade Dao was completely perfected, his spirit and energy were full, making it the most sensitive moment for spiritual connection, a state close to absolute tranquility and emptiness, enhancing his perception by more than several times.

At this moment, his face was as still as a placid lake, his spirit seemed to condense into countless tiny points, as if he had opened a discerning eye, and suddenly locked onto a spot.

Without opening his eyes, he seemed to see the graceful figure of a woman, a special feeling surging through his clear and translucent spiritual intelligence.

"Ah!"

A timid female gasp seemed to transmit into his spiritual consciousness.

"Who!?"

Chen Dengming himself was startled. A Blood Centipede Gu flew out of his ear with a buzzing sound. He leaped up from the ground, landing several feet away, and with a 'clink,' his Ice Spirit Blade appeared in his palm.

He was about to unleash a blade strike as swift as wind and clouds.

"Dao, Dao, Dao, Fellow Daoist, spare me!"

Just then, that voice, like a mental transmission, entered Chen Dengming's consciousness again.

He stared in disbelief at the array disk on the ground opposite him. To his astonishment, a faint, graceful female figure floated above the surface of the array disk, like a spirit body, emitting a faint glow. He felt as if he had seen a ghost.

"What the hell is this?"

Chen Dengming and the shimmering spirit body that emerged from the ancient Spirit Seizing Array Disk stared at each other, so dumbfounded that they almost couldn't resist poking the shameless woman with his Ice Spirit Blade.

From his perspective, although the spirit body opposite him appeared to be wearing clothes.

The clothes seemed slightly transparent due to the spirit body's state, like gossamer thin silk.

He could almost see the bandeau covering her vital areas and her lower hips, revealed and concealed alternately, showcasing a slender waist and, well, a variety of exquisite features.

"I, I am a Dao Spirit."

Chen Dengming frowned, his expression suspicious as he examined the graceful figure that had suddenly appeared within the array disk. "A Dao Spirit? I'm Li Xiaoyao then. What kind of ghost are you? If you don't tell me the truth, I'll strike you down with my blade..."

Before he could finish speaking, the woman was already on the verge of tears, her pitiful appearance even more delicate than Xu Wei's, making one's heart soften with sympathy.

However, Chen Dengming's mind firmed up after a brief moment of distraction.

His Blade Dao was perfected, his will was like a blade, how could he be so easily swayed? He immediately shouted angrily.

"Demonic creature! How dare you bewitch my mind!?"

With no woman in his heart, his blade naturally strikes with divine power!

He raised his hand and unleashed a blade strike.

The fierce and surging Blade Qi instantly caused the two rows of lit candles around them to flicker and then extinguish