Lingxiao Sword Technique

"Little Junior Brother, what cultivation technique are you here to choose?"

Senior Sister looked at the youth, a gentle smile on her face.

This little junior brother had just been promoted to an outer disciple and was unfamiliar with cultivation techniques; she could help him avoid taking any unnecessary detours.

"I want to choose a sword technique."

Chen Changming caught the subtext in Senior Sister's words and couldn't help but scratch his head with a smile.

"Did you practice blade techniques before?"

Looking at the long blade on the youth's back, Senior Sister narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled softly.

"I previously practiced the Five Tigers Soul-Severing Blade, just a common blade technique from the pugilistic world..." Chen Changming explained, then cupped his hands and said, "I ask for your guidance, Senior Sister, to help me select a suitable sword technique."

"Very well."

Senior Sister agreed readily and pulled Chen Changming toward the sword technique section.

"Little Junior Brother, our Lingxiao Sect is famous for its sword techniques, so if a disciple chooses to practice them, there is actually a great deal of room for selection. Compared to inner disciples, our treatment as outer disciples regarding sword techniques is only slightly inferior."

Senior Sister pointed to the sword techniques on the bookshelf and spoke incessantly: "Our outer disciples can learn a total of twenty types of sword techniques. Those with average aptitude choose the Breeze Sword Technique, those with decent aptitude choose the Golden Light Sword Technique, and those with superior aptitude can choose the Lingxiao Sword Technique. Even for inner disciples, the Lingxiao Sword Technique is the best choice."

Lingxiao Sword Technique?

Chen Changming felt a sense of unease in his heart. It seemed this Lingxiao Sword Technique was the most powerful one in the Lingxiao Sect, but his aptitude was too poor and his comprehension was lacking; he feared it would be difficult to master such a powerful technique.

It was no wonder the youth wanted to back out.

After all, it had taken him a long time to grasp even shallow spells in the past; now, facing a profound sword technique, he feared the time required to comprehend it would be even longer.

"Senior Sister, I think I'll just choose the Breeze Sword Technique."

Chen Changming made his choice with a fair amount of self-awareness.

Senior Sister shook her head, her expression suddenly turning serious: "Little Junior Brother, you should choose the Lingxiao Sword Technique instead!"

Chen Changming gave a wry smile: "Senior Sister, this Lingxiao Sword Technique is too difficult; I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it..."

Senior Sister's gaze flickered as she looked at the youth before her as if appraising gold, and she said slowly: "You were able to kill a severely wounded Leng Shankui, which is not something an ordinary outer disciple could accomplish. Since you have achieved success in blade techniques, I assume you can also stand out in sword techniques..."

The reason she said this was, naturally, because she knew Leng Shankui extremely well.

That fellow's cultivation was not weak, and he possessed protective magical treasures; even if he were severely wounded, he could never have been killed by an outer disciple at the second level of Qi Refining.

Moreover, this outer disciple had once been a servant disciple with a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root.

She had inquired about him; this Chen Changming had never learned any offensive techniques, and after being promoted to an outer disciple, he had only exchanged for the Dragon-Roaming Step movement technique.

As for the Spirit Finger Flick, she had automatically ignored it.

That spell was fine for killing insects, but it was useless against cultivators; it was merely an auxiliary spell for planting spirit rice.

She knew this little junior brother was unusual and perhaps harbored some secrets, but she wasn't curious. In the world of immortal cultivation, who didn't have a few secrets?

Seeing Senior Sister think so highly of him, Chen Changming grew truly anxious.

"Senior Sister, you hold me in too high regard. I fear it will take me a very long time to comprehend this Lingxiao Sword Technique, and as for actually executing it, I don't know how long that would take..."

Smack!

Senior Sister, whose emotions had also become stirred, patted the youth on the shoulder and laughed heartily: "It doesn't matter, I'll help you! I specialize in the Lingxiao Sword Technique. From now on, I will be responsible for explaining it to you and demonstrating how to practice it. That way, even if you are slow, you'll still be able to learn seven or eight parts of it, haha!"

"Uh, alright then."

Chen Changming's body shuddered, nearly knocked flat by Senior Sister's pat, and in the end, he could only agree helplessly.

Indeed, if Senior Sister provided personal guidance, explaining and demonstrating the Lingxiao Sword Technique, it wouldn't be as strenuous for him to learn.

Although the Lingxiao Sword Technique was of a very high grade, it wasn't expensive, costing only 200 contribution points.

This was because most disciples understood that if one's aptitude was lacking, practicing the Lingxiao Sword Technique for two years was not as effective as practicing the Breeze Sword Technique for one.

There had once been such a joke in the Lingxiao Sect.

A person who had arrogantly practiced the Lingxiao Sword Technique for two years ended up losing to a disciple who had practiced the Breeze Sword Technique for only one year.

At the time, this was treated as a laughingstock.

It also served as a warning; usually, even if someone tried to take the Lingxiao Sword Technique, they would be ruthlessly rejected by the guardian of the Scripture Library.

"You want to choose the Lingxiao Sword Technique?"

Seeing the sword technique manual Chen Changming handed over, the old woman in black was also taken aback. She knew exactly what Chen Changming's aptitude was; did such a piece of trash with a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root actually want to learn the Lingxiao Sect's signature sword technique?

What a delusional fantasy!

At this moment, Senior Sister suddenly appeared behind Chen Changming and said with a beaming smile: "Elder Duanmu, please rest assured, I will guide Little Junior Brother Chen in learning the Lingxiao Sword Technique."

"Hmm..."

This Elder Duanmu blinked, swallowing back the words she had been about to say.

Since the granddaughter of Elder Luo had spoken up, she felt it would be embarrassing to refuse her, so she had no choice but to agree.

However, she still harbored a question in her heart.

What kind of dog-shit luck did this brat with the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root have to be personally instructed in sword techniques by the number one disciple of the outer sect?

"I'm getting old; I can't make sense of the young ones anymore..."

She mocked herself in her heart.

After successfully obtaining the Lingxiao Sword Technique, Chen Changming was taken by Senior Sister to a secluded, deserted mountaintop.

"Little Junior Brother, this Lingxiao Sword Technique has thirty-six forms in total; let's take it slow..."

Senior Sister opened the sword manual, her expression very serious, and began patiently explaining to Chen Changming the spiritual power circulation paths of the technique, how to execute the moves, and how to coordinate his body's strength with the sword's performance.

Chen Changming acted like a student, standing obediently to the side with his hands hanging down. At first, he didn't understand, so he shamelessly asked many questions, and slowly, he began to grasp quite a bit.

"Little Junior Brother, do you understand?"

Half a day passed, and Senior Sister looked up, smiling as she asked the youth.

Understand?

Chen Changming felt bitter inside; there were still many parts he didn't understand.

He scratched his head and spoke the truth: "Senior Sister, I still don't seem to understand some parts..."

"It doesn't matter. Go back and ponder it today, and we will continue learning tomorrow."

Senior Sister said with great patience.

"Alright, then I've troubled you, Senior Sister."

Chen Changming looked ashamed as he hugged the sword manual and returned.

In the days that followed, he went to that mountaintop every day, spending half a day learning the Lingxiao Sword Technique from Senior Sister. Senior Sister remained consistently patient, never showing irritation, and continued to explain it to him tirelessly.

The more patient Senior Sister became, the more uneasy Chen Changming felt.

Seven or eight days passed, and the more he learned of this Lingxiao Sword Technique, the more he found he didn't understand. This terrified Chen Changming; if he truly couldn't learn it, he would be wasting far too much of Senior Sister's time.