Sword Flight

Shangguan Yue controlled his spiritual power according to the amount he had used for the previous technique, "Divine Sense: Telekinesis: Needle."

Before, he could only form tiny needles, as fine as ox hairs. He hadn't expected them to turn into a spear this time, about the size of a javelin.

"Damn, that's huge."

Shangguan Yue guided the spear forward. The Cultivation Room transformed into an endless forest, and the spear shot into a tree trunk, piercing straight through without any resistance.

It passed through several trees before finally stopping. The reason it stopped was that Shangguan Yue felt the drain was too great and had no choice but to halt it. In reality, it could have gone much farther.

The spear dissipated. Looking at the hole in the tree trunk before him, Shangguan Yue fell into thought.

"It's just one spear. How did it make such a huge hole? Did the chakra disperse? Was it not concentrated enough?

"Still, it looks like I really can use that move."

Another spear appeared before him, then changed shape, slowly transforming into a long sword. The sword started out an ordinary size, then gradually grew bigger, wider, and longer.

When it looked about right, Shangguan Yue hopped onto it. "Sword Flight!"

The sword wobbled as it dragged Shangguan Yue off the ground, swaying in midair. "Ahhh! Easy, easy!"

Shangguan Yue teetered on the brink of falling, his heart in his throat. Before long, he gradually got used to it and steadied himself.

"Pfft, that's it? I thought it'd be much harder."

Looking at the trees slowly sliding past beneath him, Shangguan Yue's expression soured. "This is slower than my grandma walking."

Shangguan Yue didn't get to enjoy being in the air for long before landing. "What a bore. What's the point of flying this slowly?"

"Too bad I'm still too weak to pick up the pace. It's not worth using, but it'd be a shame to give it up."

As Shangguan Yue lamented, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow suddenly appeared beside him, hovering in the air and startling him.

"What are you doing? Appearing out of nowhere is scary."

"Clang, clang, clang."

"Huh? You want me to stand on you and fly?"

"Clang, clang, clang."

"But I can't output enough chakra to support fast flight right now. There's no point standing on you.

"Even if I force myself to output chakra at full power, I can only fly for a few seconds."

"Clang, clang, clang!!!"

"Fine, fine. I was just being considerate. I haven't gotten the hang of it yet, so I didn't want to stand on you. And now you're unhappy? Hold still. I'm getting on."

"Clang~"

The Dragon Sparrow flew down and lay flat on the ground. Looking at its ornate form, Shangguan Yue felt a twinge of guilt—but his foot didn't hesitate for a moment.

He stepped on it. "Go, go, go! Takeoff! Up we go, Dragon Sparrow!"

"Clang, clang, clang!?"

"Cut the chatter. I was just trying to be polite, and you took me seriously? Fly already, or I won't let you out again."

"Clang, clang, clang (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)."

The Dragon Sparrow had nowhere to voice its complaints. Carrying Shangguan Yue, it slowly rose into the air.

"Dragon Sparrow, hurry up! Why are you so slow?"

"Clang, clang, clang!!!"

"Huh? Sorry, sorry. I forgot to give you chakra. Let's go!"

Shangguan Yue sent chakra into the Dragon Sparrow. The chakra had an innate levitation property, and the Dragon Sparrow immediately felt the freedom of flight.

With Shangguan Yue on its back, it swooped up and down. "Ahhh! Dragon Sparrow, slow down! Your dad gets motion sickness!"

After a while, the Dragon Sparrow finally got its fill of fun and gradually steadied itself. Shangguan Yue was red-faced from holding his breath on its back and nearly threw up.

"Damn it, Dragon Sparrow, are you trying to kill your dad?

"And you even stuck my feet to you. What, were you afraid I'd run away?"

With chakra coating his palms, Shangguan Yue slapped the Dragon Sparrow again and again.

"Clang, clang, clang~"

"Would you look at that—you're actually enjoying it. Just fly properly. I'll deal with you later."

Shangguan Yue lamented to himself. He was too weak; even when he hit something, it only felt like a tickle.

Gradually, Shangguan Yue sensed something was off.

"Huh? Dragon Sparrow, you can boost my chakra output?

"By two times, no less!!!

"How are you this awesome? Your dad only just found out. The kid's grown up and gone behind his dad's back, hiding secrets from me."

"Clang, clang, clang!?"

"I'm not making false accusations. Come on, quit your yapping and fly. Carry your dad through the sky! My Dragon Sparrow's really grown up, hahaha.

"But, Dragon Sparrow, you've got to work harder. Right now, you still need your dad to give you chakra before you can fly. When will you be able to carry your dad on your own?"

The Dragon Sparrow stopped talking and focused on flying at full speed. As it went, it had to spare some of its energy to protect Shangguan Yue.

Watching the trees flash past beside him, Shangguan Yue was in high spirits.

"Dragon Sparrow, just you wait. One day, I'll have you tear through the void. Then the sky will be yours to roam, and you'll be able to fly wherever you want. This place is only holding you back."

"Clang, clang, clang~"

Before, Shangguan Yue could only manage about one meter per second. Now, he could reach ten meters per second.

The boost to his spiritual power wasn't merely twofold; it grew exponentially. At last, Shangguan Yue got a taste of the joy of sword flight.

A while later, Shangguan Yue started to feel bored. "Dragon Sparrow, let's go down. I'll come back when I'm stronger. This is too slow—I can run faster."

After that, Shangguan Yue continued practicing Chakra Nature Transformation in the Cultivation Room. The answer was basically right in front of him, so he might as well copy it.