Wind-Riding Sword Control Art!

Qi Da's words took Chu Yuan by surprise;

He had thought Qi Da's handling of the situation made him seem like the type to smooth things over, but he hadn't expected him to reach such a conclusion.

Qi Da seemed to notice his confusion and smiled. "We people of the martial arts world have always let strength speak for itself. Otherwise, why would everyone train so hard?

"That bastard Li Chen was born into a good family. If not for that, I could've gotten him kicked out over what happened today alone... That's the strength of the Li Family.

"Unfortunately, the Li Family still isn't strong enough."

Chu Yuan smiled too. "In that case, my strength is even less than enough."

"The deterrent of the Super-Tier Support Quota is enough."

Chu Yuan nodded. "I need two martial techniques and an Energy Gathering Array."

"The martial techniques are fine, but the Energy Gathering Array isn't."

"Fine."

On his way back to class, Chu Yuan passed Class One and glanced inside through the window;

A rather unfamiliar figure was leaning by the window, cultivating.

As if sensing his gaze, the person looked up;

Elegant, arrogant, and completely out of place.

The way he looked at Chu Yuan was as if he were staring at something filthy, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.

The moment Chu Yuan saw Li Chen, he understood why Li Chen had sent Zhou Zhe to cause trouble for him;

Perhaps he'd heard that Chu Yuan had completed Marrow Cleansing right after beginning to cultivate the Essence Tempering Technique, and thought that such martial talent shouldn't belong to a lowly commoner like him;

Or perhaps he simply enjoyed the thrill of humiliating a common-born genius... It wasn't as if he'd have to pay a price, after all, was it?

It was a sickness, the sickness of being born into wealth;

Those afflicted by it saw only class, never their fellow human beings.

They believed they were born superior, yet forgot that the martial experts who founded their families had also risen from humble beginnings...

Chu Yuan understood this mindset, but had no intention of examining it too closely;

He fell silent for a moment, met Li Chen's gaze, and mouthed:

"Useless."

Li Chen's gaze instantly darkened, as if his eyes were about to spit fire...

That night, Chu Yuan studied a martial technique on his Martial Artist Terminal, occasionally picking up his long sword to practice a few moves;

Even without the incident involving Li Chen, he'd wanted to start cultivating spells as soon as possible.

The incident had simply made Qi Da easier to deal with...

One sword technique and one movement technique;

The former was for attacking, the latter for defending.

The sword technique was called Gale Sword. It was swift and fierce, with astonishing lethality!

It consisted of nine forms, each more difficult to master than the last. Even the first, [Wind and Fire Scorching the Plains], was several times harder to cultivate than the Essence Tempering Technique...

Even with the greatly enhanced comprehension he'd gained after beginning to cultivate immortality, Chu Yuan had still needed a full hour just to get started;

Fortunately, he didn't need to master the entire manual. Once he learned the first form, the system responded.

[The host has learned the technique Gale Sword;

System conversion in progress...

Converted into Wind-Riding Sword Control Art!

Conversions remaining today: 0!]

A flood of information far more complex than that of the Evergreen Foundation Establishment Method appeared out of nowhere in Chu Yuan's mind;

The torrent of information left his head throbbing, and the veins at his temples began to twitch.

It hurt, but it was worth it!

A moment later, Chu Yuan's eyes shone with excitement and anticipation;

He crooked a finger, and a ripple of spiritual power flowed. The fine-steel long sword he'd bought that afternoon for several hundred seemed to come to life, floating up and hovering steadily in front of him.

But feeling the spiritual power draining from his body, Chu Yuan still felt a little disappointed;

He'd need more time before he could fly on a sword...

It had nothing to do with spells. His cultivation level simply wasn't high enough, and the sword wasn't good enough either.

Unlike the Gale Sword, which had nine forms, the Wind-Riding Sword Control Art had only three simple stages;

First stage: Control! That was what Chu Yuan could do now—control a Flying Sword and use it against his enemies.

Second stage: Swift! It could give a Flying Sword explosive speed and lethality!

Third stage: Wind Chant!

Compared to the unremarkable first two stages, this one had something of a cultivator's bearing;

According to the manual, once this form was unleashed, sword energy would flow like the wind, gathering and dispersing unpredictably! It could attack and kill from unimaginable angles, with enough power to cut through metal and shatter jade!

He still needed to practice, though...

After calming his excitement a little, Chu Yuan turned his attention to the movement technique;

Although he'd already used up today's conversion, he could learn it first and convert it tomorrow.

After reading it several times, Chu Yuan had grasped some of its basic principles, but the bedroom was too cramped to dodge and maneuver;

After thinking it over, he quietly slipped out and went downstairs...

In a corner of the park, Chu Yuan looked around;

It was dark and deserted. The nearest security camera was several hundred meters away and wasn't pointed this way.

It was an ideal place to do something secret;

He didn't hurry to practice the movement technique, instead working on getting more familiar with his Wind-Riding Sword Control Art.

His spiritual power guided the sword around him, like a boy playing with a new favorite toy.

Suddenly, a streak of cold light shot into the treetops. The branches shook, and a great many leaves fluttered down...

Chu Yuan tested it and found that the farthest he could control the sword was three hundred meters;

Beyond that distance, the sword's speed dropped sharply!

His spiritual power also grew sluggish, making it almost impossible to call the sword back...

But it was enough;

In a fight against a Warrior, even thirty meters would be an insurmountable chasm, let alone three hundred!

No matter how good your technique is, I'll break through it with strength and speed!

Even if you block what's in front of you, could you also block what's behind?

Besides, as his cultivation improved and he advanced in the Wind-Riding Sword Control Art, that distance would keep increasing;

Perhaps one day, taking someone's head with a Flying Sword from a thousand miles away would be nothing out of the ordinary...

After thinking it over, the sword definitely wouldn't do. He'd have to replace it;

The one he'd bought on a whim was just an ordinary industrial product—in other words, nothing more than a strip of steel, with no value for conversion.

If he was going to convert a weapon, he might as well buy a good one, a weapon made specifically for Warriors;

But weapons like that were usually expensive, and Chu Yuan had no money...

If he could sell the resources awarded by the school, the problem would be solved;

But the school's rewards all bore official marks left by special methods. No one dared buy them.

This was also one way the authorities protected martial arts prodigies;

They were only common, low-grade Martial Arts Pills, and even those who dealt in such goods wouldn't risk attracting that kind of trouble...

Wait...

The Martial Arts Pills he had were sponsored by the Li Family, behind Li Chen! They didn't bear any unique official markings...