Xiao Yuan: ???
What the hell?
Taixu Sword Qi?
The instant the prompt sounded, Xiao Yuan once again—yet again—froze in a daze.
[Taixu Sword Qi] [Type: Dou Technique] [Grade: None] [A power from another world, modified and completely transformed into a sword art capable of destroying heaven and earth.]
Looking at the description the system had provided, Xiao Yuan no longer knew what to say.
Calling it a damn system wasn't unfair in the slightest.
Just look at the ridiculous thing it had given him!
He was too lazy to complain about Taixu Sword Qi appearing in the Dou Qi Continent.
The most outrageous part was that this was Taixu Sword Qi, from the world of Honkai Impact 3rd.
[I'm a polearm user, and you give me a sword technique?! Are you a poet or what?!]
[ Ding, this system is only a system, not a human. Besides, Taixu Sword Qi isn't limited to weapons. It can still be used bare-handed.]
[PS: This is referring to a certain Shenzhou tablet who can split the heavens with an Inch-Force Heaven-Opening Strike.]
[Fine, you've got a point! I can't argue with you!]
Muttering curses, Xiao Yuan began learning Taixu Sword Qi in his mind.
He had a cultivation technique, a weapon, a magical treasure that could increase his soul power, as well as various pills and Heavenly Flames.
The only thing he lacked now was a Dou Technique!
Though he had learned many Dou Techniques in the Xiao Clan, the best was only high Yellow Tier. They were still usable when he was a Da Dou Shi, but at the Dou Ling level, they were hardly impressive.
And if he remembered correctly, Taixu Sword Qi had five essences—
Heart, Form, Will, Soul, and God.
Form Essence referred to sword moves and the like.
Even if his weapon wasn't suited to it right now and he couldn't use it, that didn't matter. There was still the final essence.
God Essence.
God was the ultimate transformation.
Even without a sword, there was a sword. With the spirit as a sword, sword qi formed on its own—this was the divine essence.
In other words, Taixu Sword Qi's ultimate move: Taixu Sword God!
Back when he'd read the manga, the scene of the enormous sword piercing heaven and earth and cleaving through Babel Tower had been breathtaking!
He'd never forgotten it!
A dull ache throbbed across his forehead as every move of Taixu Sword Qi flooded into his mind.
But after going through them, Xiao Yuan was dumbfounded all over again.
[What the hell? Taixu Sword God requires at least the Dou Wang level to use? Are you messing with me, you damn system?!]
[Ding, host, this system is honest and fair, without exception. At your current cultivation level, you cannot draw upon enough spiritual energy from heaven and earth, so you cannot unleash Taixu Sword God.]
Xiao Yuan: "..."
All right, he had nothing left to say.
Just then, someone behind him patted his shoulder.
"Little brother, don't just stand there spacing out. Move up."
A kind-looking middle-aged man spoke to him, but the fierce-looking mercenaries lined up behind him were already staring at him impatiently.
Meanwhile, at least three spots had opened up in front of him without his noticing.
Xiao Yuan hurriedly apologized.
"Sorry, sorry. I was thinking about something and got distracted."
"No worries, little brother. Judging by the way you're dressed, you're not from our Qingshan Town, are you?"
"You're sharp, Uncle. You figured that out right away."
The man scratched the back of his head and laughed sheepishly. "Heh, it's not that I'm sharp. You're dressed so elegantly, little brother. At a glance, you don't look like one of us mercenaries who live by the blade. And Qingshan Town's residents couldn't raise someone with such an extraordinary bearing, either."
The man wore the badge of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group on his chest. He was a five-star Dou Zhe.
He was a friendly, talkative sort, and didn't seem hostile.
Xiao Yuan didn't mind chatting with him for a while.
The man looked rough around the edges, but he knew how to talk. First, he animatedly praised Xiao Yi Xian for her beauty and kind heart, then told him that more than half the mercenaries in Qingshan Town had received her help.
The meaning was obvious: don't go making a move on Xiao Yi Xian.
Xiao Yuan didn't care. He took the opportunity to ask the man about the situation in Qingshan Town, too.
At the moment, the biggest mercenary group in Qingshan Town was still the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, which the man belonged to. But the strongest was the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
The Wolf Head Mercenary Group stopped at nothing to get what it wanted and had seized a huge share of the resources. On top of that, its leader, Mu She, had reached the two-star Dou Shi level, so no one dared provoke them lightly.
Honestly, if he hadn't chatted with the man, he might actually have forgotten those details.
But still...
A two-star Dou Shi? He could've knocked him flat two and a half years ago.
"All right. Remember to go back and boil the medicine into a liquid, then apply it to the wound. Next."
A gentle voice interrupted their conversation.
Xiao Yuan took the seat in front of her.
But when the woman in white saw him, she paused for a moment.
She hadn't expected someone as elegantly dressed as him to wait so long in her little Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
But Xiao Yi Xian quickly recovered, her gentle smile returning as she asked, "Young sir, may I ask what's troubling you?"
"I'm not sure what happened. When I was in the Magical Beast Mountain Range earlier, I suddenly felt something was off with my body, and my Dou Qi wasn't flowing smoothly. Then I happened to hear the mercenaries say that you could get a consultation here, so I came to take a look."
Xiao Yuan made up an excuse and even concocted a story.
He couldn't say he'd come specifically to see the legendary Xiao Yi Xian. If he did, he might get kicked out.
Little did he know, Xiao Yi Xian already knew why he'd come. But she didn't call him out on his excuse, simply saying gently, "Then give me your wrist. I'll take your pulse."
"Sure."
Xiao Yuan held out his wrist, and Xiao Yi Xian lightly placed her jade-like fingers against it.
The instant she touched him, Xiao Yuan felt a faint chill. It wasn't uncomfortable, though. Instead, it was as soothing as jade.
Xiao Yi Xian quietly felt his pulse.
Taking advantage of the moment, Xiao Yuan looked her over again.
Her long, dark hair fell like a waterfall, giving her a pure, captivating beauty. The gentle smile that always graced her face was warm and comforting.
Just looking at her seemed to ease the restlessness in his heart.
A pale green ribbon was tied around her waist.
It didn't spoil her graceful, pure appearance. Instead, it perfectly accentuated her slender waist, narrow enough to fit in one hand.
[Ah, I'm satisfied, I'm satisfied. No wonder they're the two great beauties of the Dou Qi Continent. First, cousin Xiao Yu's legs are peerless, and Xiao Yi Xian's waist is absolutely stunning.]
At the sound of his thoughts, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly raised her head and looked quietly at Xiao Yuan.
That voice had appeared again.
And this time, she could tell for certain that it had come from the person in front of her.
But he hadn't opened his mouth. Where could the voice have come from?
Just then, the voice sounded again.
[Add in her gentle, kind nature, and Xiao Yi Xian is absolutely the best choice, whether as a girlfriend or a wife.]
[And on top of that, she's the slender-waist, full-figured type. With those ample curves, her waist looks even slimmer!]
[It really proves that old saying: if you can't see your toes when you look down, then you're a peerless beauty.]
[What a pity. A beautiful, kind-hearted young woman like her had such a tragic fate...]