Sword Flight

Shangguan Yue controlled his mental energy, following the same quantity he had previously used for his Spiritual Sense-Telekinetic Needle.

What was originally only capable of forming a needle as fine as an ox hair had unexpectedly transformed into a long spear, the size of a javelin.

"Holy crap, it's huge."

Shangguan Yue controlled the spear to shoot forward. The Cultivation Room shifted to manifest an endless forest; the spear pierced into a tree trunk and punched straight through it without the slightest resistance.

It passed through several trees in succession before finally stopping. The only reason it stopped was that Shangguan Yue felt the consumption was too great and was forced to halt; in reality, it could have penetrated even further.

As the spear dissipated, Shangguan Yue stared at the hole in the trunk of the tree before him, lost in thought.

Just one spear, why is the hole so big? Is the chakra leaking? Is it not condensed enough?

However, looking at it this way, I can definitely use that move.

Another spear manifested before his eyes, then changed its form. It slowly evolved from a long spear into a long sword, which gradually grew in size, width, and length from its standard dimensions.

Seeing that it was about right, Shangguan Yue jumped up and stepped onto it. "Sword Flight."

The long sword wobbled, dragging Shangguan Yue off the ground and swaying in the air. "Ahhh, slow down, slow down!"

Shangguan Yue hovered on the verge of falling, his heart in his throat. Before long, however, he slowly grew accustomed to it and stabilized.

"Tch, is that it? I thought it would be much harder."

Shangguan Yue looked at the trees slowly receding beneath him, his expression turning sour again. "This speed is slower than my grandma walking."

Shangguan Yue didn't experience the sky for long before landing. "Truly boring. What's the point of flying this slowly?"

"It's a pity my strength is too weak right now; I can't even increase the speed. It's tasteless to keep, but a waste to discard."

Just as Shangguan Yue was sighing, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow suddenly appeared and hovered beside him, giving him a fright.

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

"Clang, clang, clang."

"Aha? You want me to step on you to fly?"

"Clang, clang, clang."

"But the chakra I'm outputting right now isn't enough to support high-speed flight. There's no need to step on you."

"Even if I forced myself to output at full power, I could only fly for a few seconds."

"Clang, clang, clang!!!"

"Alright, alright, I'm just worried about you, okay? I'm not skilled yet and didn't want to step on you, and now you're getting grumpy? Stand still, I'm coming up."

"Clang~"

The Dragon Sparrow flew to the ground and lay flat. Shangguan Yue looked at the magnificent blade and felt a strange sense of guilt, yet his feet didn't hesitate for a second.

He stepped on it. "Go, go, go, takeoff! Dragon Sparrow, let's go!"

"Clang, clang, clang!?"

"Don't talk back. I was just being polite with you, don't take it seriously. Fly, quickly, or I won't let you out in the future."

"Clang, clang, clang (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)."

The Dragon Sparrow had nowhere to complain, so it carried Shangguan Yue and slowly took flight.

"Dragon Sparrow, faster! Why is it so slow?"

"Clang, clang, clang!!!"

"Aha, sorry, sorry, I forgot to give you chakra. Let's go."

Shangguan Yue channeled chakra into the Dragon Sparrow. The chakra, which carried an innate floating attribute, immediately let the Dragon Sparrow taste the flavor of freedom.

It began darting and diving while carrying Shangguan Yue. "~Ahhh, Dragon Sparrow, slow down! Daddy is getting motion sickness!"

After a good while, the Dragon Sparrow finally had its fill of fun and slowly stabilized. Shangguan Yue was flushed red from holding his breath on the blade, nearly vomiting.

"Damn it, Dragon Sparrow, are you trying to kill your daddy? And why are you suctioning my feet? What, are you afraid I'm going to run away?"

Shangguan Yue coated his palm in chakra and slapped the Dragon Sparrow repeatedly.

"Clang, clang, clang~"

"Good grief, you're actually enjoying it? Fly properly, I'll deal with you later."

Shangguan Yue felt secretly dejected; his strength was too weak, his hits felt like nothing more than a tickle.

Slowly, Shangguan Yue began to feel that something was off.

"Wait, Dragon Sparrow, you can actually amplify my chakra!? And it's a double amplification!!!"

"How are you so OP? I only just found out! The child has grown beyond the father's control; you actually dared to hide secrets behind my back."

"Clang, clang, clang!??"

"I'm not wronging you! Quick, stop yapping and fly! Take your daddy for a ride! My Dragon Sparrow has finally amounted to something, hahaha!"

"However, Longque, you must work harder. Right now, you still need Daddy to provide you with chakra just to fly; when will you be able to carry Daddy yourself?"

Longque did not reply, burying its head to fly with all its might, even while having to divert a portion of its energy to protect Shangguan Yue during the flight.

Watching the trees blur past him, Shangguan Yue felt high-spirited.

"Longque, just wait. One day, I will let you tear through the void. When that time comes, the sky will be vast for you to soar as you please; this place is ultimately too restrictive for you."

"Qiang qiang qiang~"

Previously, Shangguan Yue's speed was only one meter per second, but now, it could reach ten meters per second.

The amplification of mental power did not come in simple increments, but in geometric growth, finally allowing Shangguan Yue to experience a shred of the joy of Sword Flight.

A while later, Shangguan Yue began to feel bored. "Longque, let's go down. We'll come back when my strength has improved; this speed is too slow, it's not even as fast as me running."

Afterward, Shangguan Yue stayed in the Cultivation Room to train in chakra nature transformation; after all, with the answer laid out right in front of him, it would be a waste not to copy it.