What Are You Learning Dragon Slaying Sword For If You Won't Slay Dragons?

After Elder Zhang left, Jiang Li returned to his Cave Residence.

He opened the Storage Bag.

"Five hundred Spirit Stones, three bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, and a first-grade spirit artifact."

Jiang Li counted through them one by one.

The Qi Gathering Pills were of mid-grade quality, thirty pills in total.

At the cultivation speed of an ordinary disciple, thirty Qi Gathering Pills would be enough to last a year or even half a year.

The spirit artifact was a sword.

It was three feet long.

It was azure in color.

Its market price exceeded eight hundred Spirit Stones.

"Good heavens, just exposing three Yin Puppet Sect spies earned rewards worth more than two thousand Spirit Stones in total. It seems the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land really dug up valuable intelligence from those spies."

Jiang Li clicked his tongue in amazement.

The corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.

With these, he had temporarily escaped the predicament of lacking cultivation resources.

"Qi Refining Level 7? That doesn't seem too difficult."

Jiang Li thought of the standards for the Elite Training Program.

The normal threshold was Qi Refining Level 9, but since he had entered through the back door, the requirement had been lowered to Qi Refining Level 7.

As long as he met that cultivation requirement, Heart Questioning Forest would pose no difficulty whatsoever for him.

Forget thirty steps—even reaching the end would be easy for him.

Of course.

There was no need to show that off.

He resolved to bury this matter in his coffin and tell no one.

When it came to lying low, he was serious.

A reputation that was too grand was no good thing for an undercover agent like him.

Even after joining the Elite Training Program, he would not draw too much attention. Instead, he would maintain an average-to-below-average standard, fleece the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land for all it was worth, and speed through the two ant-like realms of the Qi Refining stage and Foundation Establishment Realm.

Once he achieved Golden Core completion, he would have the qualifications to control his own fate.

At that thought.

Jiang Li drew a deep breath.

His gaze became resolute.

Old Dog Yuan, once I step into Qi Refining Level 9, it will be time to kill you and sacrifice your blood to the banner.

Technique Pavilion.

After leaving the Cave Residence where he had been in seclusion, Jiang Li headed straight for his destination.

At present, he cultivated only one Qi Refining Realm technique, the "Profound Yellow Heart Refining Art," and possessed no divine abilities or spells whatsoever. He was practically a blank-slate account.

If he wanted to make the most of the advantage of his pure Mana, spells were indispensable.

After handing over his identity token, Jiang Li was allowed to enter the Technique Pavilion.

The Technique Pavilion was divided into three areas.

Spells, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities.

Jiang Li headed directly for the spells section.

The first thing he thought of was the "Dragon Slaying Sword" recommended by Teaching Elder Zhang Song.

After searching for a while.

Jiang Li found the spell in the Foundation Establishment Realm spells section.

Dragon Slaying Sword: Foundation Establishment Realm spell. Condense Mana into sword radiance to sever spirits and break obstacles; its edge is unmatched. The higher the quality of one's Mana, the greater its power. If Mana is as pure as glazed glass, it can rival Golden Core divine abilities.

Note: This spell is difficult to cultivate. Choose with caution.

Imprint price: 300 Spirit Stones.

After reading the introduction, Jiang Li was somewhat surprised.

A Foundation Establishment Realm spell?

Did Teaching Elder really think so highly of him?

He actually dared recommend a Foundation Establishment Realm spell to a minor cultivator in the mid Qi Refining stage?

But on second thought.

If he could successfully cultivate a Foundation Establishment Realm spell with Qi Refining stage cultivation, then joining the Elite Training Program would naturally fall into place.

Still, this spell was such blatant clickbait.

What did it have to do with slaying dragons?

Calling it Dragon Slaying Sword would be less fitting than calling it Spirit Sever.

It was practically deceiving consumers.

Condensing Mana into sword radiance and slashing it out—Six Meridian Divine Sword?

Very well.

He chose it.

Jiang Li selected the spell without much hesitation.

His primary cultivation technique, the "Profound Yellow Heart Refining Art," could purify the quality of Mana. If anyone could purify their Mana to a glazed-glass state during the Qi Refining stage and Foundation Establishment Realm, it would be him.

This Foundation Establishment Realm spell was practically tailor-made for him.

As for its high cultivation difficulty?

You looking down on my great System?

After making his choice.

Jiang Li went to the registration counter.

When the elder at the registration desk saw the spell Jiang Li had chosen, his brows furrowed slightly.

"You're only a Qi Refining stage disciple, so don't aim too high. Foundation Establishment Realm spells are already difficult to cultivate, yet you picked Dragon Slaying Sword, the most difficult of them all. Even if I gave you several years, you might not be able to figure it out."

Jiang Li had already made up his mind.

"Please register it for me, Elder. I believe I can do it."

The registration elder shook his head.

He had long grown accustomed to behavior like Jiang Li's, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

Every year, quite a few disciples like Jiang Li, harboring wishful thoughts, deliberately chose spells far beyond their realm. Then, after studying them for a year and a half without results, they could only return shamefacedly to pick something else.

"The first three spells chosen by every Outer Sect Disciple are free. You still have two more chances. Once you have used all three, you'll need to pay the imprinting fee. Weigh it carefully yourself."

After saying that angrily.

The elder ignored Jiang Li.

He closed his eyes and began reciting the Clear Heart Mantra.

If there was anger, he dispersed it on the spot.

Back in his Cave Residence.

Jiang Li impatiently opened the imprinted copy.

He examined it word by word.

The more he read, the more convinced he became that he had made the right choice.

Dragon Slaying Sword was divided into five stages.

Beginner, proficient, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.

At perfection-level proficiency, supplemented by glazed-glass Mana, it could unleash a Spirit Sever that crossed realms so long as Mana was abundant.

Qi Refining could sever Foundation Establishment; Foundation Establishment could sever Golden Core.

Its power ranked among the very best of all spells.

"If I can cultivate Dragon Slaying Sword to major achievement—no, even minor achievement—I might be able to kill that old dog Yuan Li without reaching Qi Refining Level 9."

Jiang Li's heart pounded wildly.

Wanting to kill Yuan Li was not something that had begun only a day or two ago. The appearance of Dragon Slaying Sword only strengthened that resolve.

System, come out and add some points.

As though it had heard Jiang Li's cry, the System notification chimed.

Spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" has been successfully recorded.

Jiang Li was overjoyed.

He had discovered another wonderful feature of the System.

He had merely finished reading the Dragon Slaying Sword spell and had not practiced it even once, yet the System could record it. This meant that he could directly choose Cultivation Technique Hosting without needing to reach the beginner stage first.

Jiang Li opened the panel.

Name: Jiang Li.

Identity: Outer Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land (the 550th body possessed by the Myriad Desire Demon Lord).

Realm: Qi Refining Layer 4.

Primary cultivation technique: Profound Yellow Heart Refining Art.

Primary spell: Dragon Slaying Sword.

Spell Growth Plan available.

"Activate."

Jiang Li muttered silently.

Activation successful.

Spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" has begun hosting service.

The next second.

Jiang Li lost control of his body.

He began cultivating the spell in a rigid, meticulous manner.

The Mana within his body began to circulate, gathering at his fingertips and compressing. A faint, pale-white gaseous sword shadow condensed in his palm. The sword shadow was indistinct, its edges blurred like mist, as though it could disperse at any moment.

Jiang Li secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

Because according to his understanding of Dragon Slaying Sword, the System had already reached the beginner stage.

The reason it was unstable was simply that it had not been infused with enough Mana.

It had succeeded just like that?

A Foundation Establishment Realm spell with an extremely high cultivation difficulty had reached the beginner stage after a single cultivation session under the System's hosting.

That was far too terrifying.

Even Jiang Li, its host, could not help but exclaim, "Terrifying indeed."

At this rate of hosting efficiency, he would probably gain a spell cultivated to perfection before long.

When that time came.

Qi Refining could sever Foundation Establishment.

Just then.

The System notification suddenly rang out.

Ding. The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" is feeling increasingly unsatisfied with its cultivation. It believes that it has failed to comprehend its own true meaning and has fallen into self-doubt. You have triggered the following choices:

Option One: Observe dragon-type creatures. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Completion reward: Spell progress +30%.

Option Two: Eat a meal of dragon meat. Only after tasting the freshness of dragon meat can one possess the strength to seek dragons. Completion reward: Spell proficiency.

Option Three: Slay a dragon-type creature. What are you learning Dragon Slaying Sword for if you won't slay dragons? Completion reward: Spell minor achievement.

Jiang Li:?

Eh?

This wasn't right, was it?

Dragon Slaying Sword was actually a Spirit Sever condensed from Mana. It had absolutely nothing to do with slaying dragons.

How did you comprehend from this that you needed to slay dragons?

Don't go adding scenes to your own drama at random!