After leaving Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Chen Changming was very careful and continued to wander around Cangnan City, while also being wary of anyone following him.
By noon, he hadn't seen anyone following him, and Chen Changming felt relieved.
But he didn't rush back. Instead, he found a tavern, ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine, and slowly poured himself a drink.
On this trip, he put the Spirit-Devouring Insect into his Beast Taming Bracelet.
This can be described as extremely cautious.
The drinking session lasted until the afternoon. Chen Changming left the tavern and continued to stroll around the streets.
As dusk settles, the city lights begin to twinkle.
"Senior, would you like to come in for a drink?" A soft, sweet voice came from above.
Chen Changming looked up and saw the sign for the brothel.
His gaze then passed over the signboard and he saw a woman of decent appearance, who was striking seductive poses and frequently sending him flirtatious glances.
" Yu Jingjing?"
Upon seeing the woman's face clearly, Chen Changming was stunned.
He had seen Yu Jingjing of the Cloud Water Gate at the camp outside Cloud Mist Mountain. Back then, this girl and the Senior Sister didn't get along very well, and the two almost came to blows.
Unexpectedly, Yu Jingjing's cultivation level has now fallen to the second level of Qi Refining, and she has been reduced to making a living in brothels.
Life is unpredictable...
Chen Changming sighed, turned and left.
Seeing the Foundation Establishment man on the street turn and leave, Yu Jingjing quickly called out, "Senior, don't go! Come and play..."
Chen Changming sped up and quickly disappeared.
Snap!
A slap came from the side and hit Yu Jingjing's face.
A young servant in blue robes stepped forward and sneered, "What a waste! You can't even persuade a Foundation Establishment Realm senior. If you continue like this, I'll throw you out of the city tomorrow to feed the Demon Beast!"
"I'm sure I can get people here tonight..."
Yu Jingjing cried her eyes out.
In the distance, Chen Changming could vaguely hear the cursing and crying coming from the brothel, and he sighed inwardly.
If Yu Jingjing hadn't mocked him and his Senior Sister in the past, perhaps he would have shown some kindness today.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world.
As darkness fell completely, Chen Changming found a dark and secluded corner, changed his clothes, restored his appearance, and quietly returned to his private room in the Cangnan Pavilion.
"The top-tier magic sword is in hand; I can begin tempering it."
Chen Changming took out the Geng-Gold Sword and carefully stroked it, clearly fondling it.
This metal-based magic sword is quite suitable for the Golden Glow Art Technique, which is also a metal-based Cultivation Method.
However, the Golden Glow Art is more suitable for controlling Law Treasure.
If Chen Changming wants to make a breakthrough in controlling Flying Sword in the future, he will need to learn a special sword control technique.
In the Sword Tempering Art left behind by Lv Ziqing, besides how to temper Life-Bound Flying Sword, there are also some basic methods for controlling the sword to kill enemies at the end, Chen Changming feels is sufficient for now.
He should also be able to enhance this Sword Tempering Art, and the enhanced power would naturally be considerable.
Throughout the night, Chen Changming studied the Sword Tempering Art. During the day, he practiced the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, alternating between the two. After a month, he finally mastered the Sword Tempering Art.
The formal sword tempering process has begun.
Tempering Life-Bound Flying Sword involves constantly refining it with one's Divine Sense Divine Sense, and the timing and intensity of this tempering Flying Sword are crucial. Therefore, it took Chen Changming another two months before he successfully tempered it for the first time.
During this period, he had no time to cultivate the Golden Glow Art and could only continue to cultivate the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art.
After all, body tempering was his trump card for survival.
The higher his body refinement realm, the safer he would be. If he became a Body Cultivator at the tenth level of the Foundation Establishment realm, Chen Changming felt that he could roam freely throughout the entire Chu Kingdom.
Without his Golden Core, he fears no one.
" Sword Tempering Art, one hundred times!"
" Sword Tempering Art, one thousand times!"
Six months later, Chen Changming enhanced his Sword Tempering Art twice, and felt that the Flying Sword was connected to his mind and could be stored in any part of his body at will.
Following the usual practice of sword cultivators, he placed the Geng-Gold Sword into the Mud Pill Palace between his eyebrows.
In this way, he can summon enemies with a mere thought.
"With each enhancement of the Sword Tempering Art, both speed and attack power have increased tenfold. Now, my attack power might be comparable to that of a second-level Foundation Establishment sword cultivator."
Chen Changming muttered to himself.
He flipped through the book on Sword Tempering Art and began to learn the specific methods of controlling the sword to kill enemies.
This set of basic sword-wielding techniques for killing enemies is referred to as Basic Sword Control Art in this booklet.
Lv Ziqing was also a rogue cultivator, extremely poor, so he didn't have advanced sword control techniques and only practiced common techniques used in the world.
However, this is enough for Chen Changming for now.
His use of his Life-Bound Flying Sword to kill enemies is just a facade; when facing truly formidable foes, body tempering is his trump card!
Since his skills in chopping wood and wielding a knife were enhanced when he was a child, his Basic Sword Control Art can naturally be enhanced as well.
" Basic Sword Control Art, one hundred times!"
" Basic Sword Control Art, one thousand times!"
After diligent study and practice, Chen Changming's Basic Sword Control Art was strengthened twice in half a year.
"After the enhancement, my control over my Life-Bound Flying Sword has become much more precise, reaching a level of profound mastery, and my speed has also increased significantly..."
Chen Changming concluded.
He spent over a year refining his Life-Bound Flying Sword and practicing sword control techniques. Now, he will focus on cultivating the Golden Glow Art.
Chen Changming's energy was truly limited, and he often had to attend to one thing while neglecting another, which was unavoidable.
For the remaining three years, Chen Changming cultivated the Golden Glow Art and the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art. After consuming a thousand Heavenly Spirit Pill, his cultivation finally reached the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!
At the same time, Golden Glow Art also achieved its third breakthrough!
Chen Changming stood up, his face showing no joy, but rather a bitter expression.
"Sigh, after reaching the Foundation Establishment, I clearly feel that my cultivation speed has slowed down a lot, even with a constant supply of Heavenly Spirit Pill..."
He let out a long sigh.
He defied the heavens and broke through to the Foundation Establishment with his Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root. During his cultivation, he could the Unseen sense a force that seemed to be hindering him.
Chen Changming understood that this was the power of Heaven.
Cultivation is inherently defying the heavens, and only a few are qualified to do so, which is why there are Heavenly Spirit Root. For someone with his aptitude, the higher his cultivation level, the greater the obstacles he faces, far exceeding those of ordinary cultivators.
Fortunately, the Golden Glow Art was strengthened for the third time, which also improved his cultivation speed.
Chen Changming estimated that if he wanted to break through to the Golden Core, the Golden Glow Art would need to be strengthened five times; otherwise, it would be impossible.
"Bang bang!"
There was a knock on the door.
Chen Changming walked over, opened the door, and saw a young shop assistant from the Cangnan Pavilion.
"Will you renew the lease?"
Let's extend it for another five years.
Chen Changming thought for a moment, then stared at the young waiter and asked, "Is the renewal price the same as before?"
The young waiter looked at him strangely, but didn't say anything more, just nodded.
Chen Changming breathed a sigh of relief and immediately handed over 10,000 Spirit Stone to the shop assistant.
As the young waiter turned to leave, he gave Chen Changming another strange look.
Chen Changming felt a chill run down his spine.
He stood silently at the door, recalling the two strange looks the young waiter had given him, and suddenly realized that there seemed to be a hint of schadenfreude in those looks.
What exactly happened?
Chen Changming became alert and decided to go out and investigate the situation.