Dual Peerlessness

Lin Xuan felt a wave of dizziness. When he regained his senses, he found himself back in the little hut.

Muttering a few curses under his breath, he took out the three stalks of Yin-Walking Grass he had picked. He crushed one of them with spiritual energy to extract its liquid, then took out the damaged Human-Grade Treasure Tool.

Dripping the Yin-Walking Grass liquid onto the Human-Grade Treasure Tool, Lin Xuan used his blood to form a strange rune.

At once, the brown substance rapidly melted and dripped onto the ground, burning one small hole after another into the floor.

At last, there were no more contaminants on the Human-Grade Treasure Tool. Lin Xuan drew three runes on the blade, drawing in the spiritual energy from the air to cleanse it.

"Mm, your technique is not bad, though it is still a little immature." Wine Lord's voice rang out in Lin Xuan's heart.

"You know the art of nurturing tools?" Lin Xuan curled his lips.

"Of course. Back then, I was known for two peerless arts: peerless wine and peerless swordsmanship. Anything related to swords, there is nothing I do not know. Cultivating the sword and such? Far too easy!"

"Peerless swordsmanship!" Lin Xuan's eyes lit up. "Since you make yourself sound so formidable, give me a high-level sword art to practice."

"The sword arts I have are all too high-level. You cannot cultivate them at all right now. Wait until you break through to the Spirit Sea Realm." After saying that, Wine Lord fell silent.

Lin Xuan gritted his teeth in hatred, but no matter how he called, there was no response.

At that moment, the flashing runes vanished as well. A faint glow shimmered across the sword blade, and even from far away, one could feel its chilling aura.

"As expected of a Treasure Tool. Even without spiritual energy to activate it, it already has such power!" Feeling the bone-piercing cold emanating from the blade, Lin Xuan's heart was filled with admiration.

Treasure Tools were weapons that surpassed ordinary blades and swords. Special runes were inscribed within them, and when martial artists infused them with spiritual energy, they could unleash power beyond their own strength.

Every Treasure Tool was exceedingly precious, painstakingly forged by artifact refiners. Every martial artist dreamed of owning a Treasure Tool-grade weapon.

After putting away the repaired Treasure Tool, Lin Xuan could not help feeling excited. Once he submitted the mission tomorrow, he would have one hundred contribution points. Including his previous missions, he would have a total of one hundred and thirty contribution points, along with seventy Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

One hundred contribution points were enough to exchange for a Yellow Tier low-grade martial art. The Low-Grade Spirit Stones could also be used to buy things, or he could directly absorb the spiritual energy within them. However, the spiritual energy contained in Low-Grade Spirit Stones was rather impure and needed to be refined by oneself.

Early the next morning, Lin Xuan carried the long wooden box on his shoulder and headed straight for the Mission Hall.

Bang!

He set the wooden box before the registration disciple and said with a grin, "Senior Brother, inspect the goods."

The registration disciple shot Lin Xuan a doubtful glance, then quickly opened the long wooden box.

The three-foot azure blade gleamed with a ghostly light, faintly radiating a bone-chilling cold, as though it could erupt with tremendous power at any moment.

"This..." The registration disciple sucked in a breath of cold air, then swallowed hard.

"That's right, it really has been repaired!" The registration disciple's face was full of shock. "Junior Brother, you are truly impressive!" When he had asked Lin Xuan to take this mission, he had merely wanted to give it a try. He had not held out much hope himself, yet Lin Xuan had actually repaired it!

The registration disciple swiftly issued Lin Xuan's reward, then put away the Treasure Tool.

Lin Xuan took twenty Spirit Stones from the ones he had received and gave them to the registration disciple.

"Senior Brother, I will need much of your care in the future. If there are any more missions to repair weapons, please save them for me." Lin Xuan said with narrowed, smiling eyes.

The registration disciple discreetly put away the Spirit Stones and chuckled softly. "Rest assured, Junior Brother Lin. My name is Chen Dazheng. If you need help, just speak up."

"Senior Brother, do you happen to have Snake-Shaped Fruit and Chinese Violet here?" Lin Xuan asked.

Chen Dazheng flipped through the records. "No more. All the stock was taken away by the sect elders."

Lin Xuan nodded. He was not surprised. Snake-Shaped Fruit and Chinese Violet were both medicinal ingredients for alchemy and extremely valuable, so it was perfectly normal for them to be out of stock.

"Senior Brother Chen, I want to exchange for a Yellow Tier low-grade martial art. Do you have any suggestions?" Lin Xuan decided to learn a sword art first to improve his strength.

Chen Dazheng lowered his head, took out a yellowed booklet from a stack of materials, and handed it to Lin Xuan.

"These are the names and brief descriptions of the techniques available for exchange. Take a look first." Then he took out another small booklet and said in a low voice, "This contains records of the martial arts most frequently exchanged by other disciples."

Lin Xuan first opened the booklet introducing the martial arts. It contained the names and descriptions of various martial arts, as well as basic information such as the contribution points required.

He casually flipped through a few pages and found that the front sections contained Yellow Tier techniques, while the last few pages even contained Mystic Tier techniques.

In Lin Xuan's understanding, Mystic Tier techniques were already considered extremely formidable. Even in his Lineage, Mystic Tier techniques were rarely seen. Yet the Profound Heaven Sect actually allowed disciples to exchange for Mystic Tier techniques. However, when he saw the required contribution points, he could not help giving a bitter smile.

The prices were outrageously high. Ordinary disciples probably could not afford to learn them even in a lifetime. Lin Xuan shook his head and stopped paying attention to them, shifting his gaze back to the martial arts at the front.

According to Lin Xuan's plan, he no longer needed cultivation techniques for spiritual energy. Between movement techniques and offensive techniques, he would choose offensive martial arts first. As the saying went, offense was the best defense. Powerful offensive moves would allow Lin Xuan to complete missions more easily.

With that in mind, he turned his attention to offensive martial arts.

Tiger-Subduing Fist: The fist forms are fierce and forceful, emphasizing overwhelming opponents with strength. Its explosive power is astonishing. Rank: Yellow Tier low-grade martial art. Required contribution: 100 contribution points.

Wind-Following Steps: The footwork is graceful and moves with the wind. Rank: Yellow Tier low-grade martial art. Required contribution: 120 contribution points.

Flowing Cloud Sword Art: The sword art is elusive and agile, making its trajectory impossible to grasp. Rank: Yellow Tier low-grade martial art. Required contribution: 120 contribution points.

Lin Xuan skimmed through them quickly, and at last his gaze stopped on one entry.

Thunder Movement Swordsmanship: The sword art is as swift as lightning, moving like rolling thunder. Rank: Yellow Tier high-grade martial art. Required contribution: 120 contribution points. Additionally, this book contains only the first three levels. Choose carefully!

"So that is how it is. The sword art is incomplete, no wonder the price is so low," Lin Xuan thought. "But the traits of this Thunder Movement Swordsmanship really are tempting."

"Eh, I did not expect to see Thunder Movement Swordsmanship here." Wine Lord's voice sounded in Lin Xuan's heart.

"Damn it, could you not be so sudden?" Lin Xuan communicated with his mind as well. Wine Lord's voice had startled him badly.

"Hehe." Wine Lord gave an awkward laugh and hurriedly changed the subject. "Didn't you want to learn a sword art? This Thunder Movement Swordsmanship is definitely an excellent choice."

"From the way you speak, have you seen Thunder Movement Swordsmanship before?" Lin Xuan was curious.

"Of course. Back then, Thunder Movement Swordsmanship was also considered one of the divine skills. Yours is clearly a simplified version, but it suits you perfectly right now."

"If you dare trick me, I will never let you off!" Lin Xuan decided to trust Wine Lord this once.