The river surged on, and time slipped away soundlessly. In the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.
Over these ten days, the situation on the Clear Source River had grown increasingly strange. The River-Sweeping Bandits still kept their boats moving without pause, as if searching for something along the river, while after clashing with them several times, the authorities had silently withdrawn their forces. It was unclear whether they had yielded or were preparing something.
On an unnamed hill, Jiang Chen exhaled a mouthful of true qi. A flash of white light appeared, leaving a deep mark upon a bluish stone ahead. Seeing this, Jiang Chen frowned.
"Qi Sword Art emphasizes the condensation of true qi, using Formless True Qi to transform into the sharp edge of Sword Qi. Though the superior-grade true qi I cultivate is not poor in quality, my reserves are still too meager. As a result, this spell cannot achieve its intended effect at all."
His gaze resting on the bluish stone, Jiang Chen fell into thought.
As a complete inheritance, the Little Formless Scripture naturally contained supporting spells in addition to its primary cultivation method. The essence of Formless True Qi lay in change, and the supporting spells recorded within the Little Formless Scripture were likewise tied to this characteristic. There were five in total.
They were the Qi Condensation Art, Qi Thread Art, Qi Sword Art, Blood-Baleful Trueflame Art, and Skin-Mimicry Art. Of these, the Qi Condensation Art, Qi Thread Art, and Qi Sword Art all complemented the cultivation of Formless True Qi. The Qi Condensation Art could condense true qi to a certain extent, the Qi Thread Art pursued control over true qi, while the Qi Sword Art involved a transformation in the nature of true qi.
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