Unparalleled Dual Blades (Monthly Pass Request at the Start of the Month)

Time flew by in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, it was already late August.

Beyond Green Forest Market, at the edge of the Great Wilderness.

With the Beast Tide over, the density of Demon Beasts in the wild had suddenly dropped considerably. Many Martial Artists now dared to travel in groups, hunting Demon Beasts and gathering Spirit Herbs.

Snort! Snort!

Accompanied by terrifying snorts, a three-meter-long Wild Boar Demon Beast, crimson all over and sporting a pair of tusks, charged out of the dense forest.

It was like a heavy tank. Trees fell wherever it passed, and the ground itself was torn up.

Facing it was a young Martial Artist with a blade and sword strapped to his back.

"With a blade in hand, neither ghosts nor gods shall remain... Die!"

Fang Xing seemed like a god or demon. The Hundred Refined Steel Blade in his hand erupted with dazzling blade light. He moved with the blade, his entire body seeming to turn into a straight line as he violently collided with this First-Order Low-Grade Demon Beast.

Whoosh!

Just before he collided with the Wild Boar Demon Beast, he twisted at the waist and abruptly bent at the last possible instant. Like a paper-cutout man, he made a movement that defied human anatomy.

Slash!

He dodged the boar's charge sideways, and the steel blade in his hand flashed as it viciously chopped down upon the Wild Boar Demon Beast's neck!

This Demon Beast had a thick defensive layer of grease and mud over its body, further strengthened by its innate Demon Beast traits. It was practically tougher than iron armor.

Yet beneath that blade light, it was cut apart as easily as tofu.

The blade sliced through the thick outer shell, then through skin and flesh, then bone...

"Nothing cannot be cut!"

Within this strike, Fang Xing seemed to gain an even deeper understanding of the Ghost God Blade's nature: to press forward without hesitation and cut through anything!

Splurt!

At last, a massive boar's head flew high into the air, blood gushing like a fountain.

Even after being beheaded in a single strike, the headless corpse of the Wild Boar Demon Beast charged onward for dozens of meters. It only barely stopped after crashing into and toppling a Giant Tree.

Ghost God Blade: 7/100 (Beginner)

"Good. The Ghost God Blade's proficiency has gone up another point. As expected, martial arts still require real combat..."

Fang Xing was rather excited.

Ever since both the Ghost God Blade and Extreme Emotion Sword had reached the Beginner level, he had occasionally come into the wilderness to test them.

Many Martial Arts could only improve rapidly through actual combat!

Moreover, the Cultivation World had one advantage: human lives were worthless.

Even if several or dozens of people died, it was no big deal. There were battles practically every day.

If this were Chuying Star, let alone killing freely, even if just one person died, detectives would come knocking on the neighbors' doors.

Unless it was in the Black Market!

But everyone in the Black Market wore Protective Suits, making them truly difficult to kill. He might even get himself killed instead!

In the Great Wilderness of this Cultivation World, the odds of that happening were actually lower.

"On the path of martial arts, one step ahead means staying ahead every step of the way!"

"Especially when it comes to the College Entrance Exam!"

He had reached the Beginner level in A-Rank Martial Arts during his First Year of High School. Naturally, his progress far surpassed those who only came into contact with A-Rank Martial Arts in their second or third year.

This alone would let him surpass plenty of people and get into a better university in the future!

"School starts tomorrow..."

With a hint of melancholy, Fang Xing stepped forward and began harvesting materials from the Wild Boar Demon Beast.

The price of Demon Beast meat had recently begun to rise again, so the pork could not be wasted. He could give it to Hua Fei Yue to sell gradually.

This time, he had gone out under the pretext of contacting herb suppliers, so he still needed to pick up a batch of herbs from the temporary camp.

From now on, I'll mainly leave matters here to Hua Fei Yue...

She seems trustworthy for the moment... For some reason, the Black Tiger Gang and Chen Yi have also gone quiet again lately, so there shouldn't be much trouble...

Fang Xing was cutting up a massive pork leg when he suddenly rose to his feet and looked toward the forest. "Who's there?"

"What sharp hearing, little brother!"

A figure leaped out. He was a young man dressed in black.

Tall and lean, with valiant features, he stood atop a treetop, his body rising and falling with its swaying branches. He displayed extraordinarily refined lightness skill.

As he looked at the fallen boar corpse, a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. "By the market's rules, we split the spoils when we meet. Little brother, you..."

After all, he was an Innate Martial Artist with excellent lightness skill, so he could not help looking down on Fang Xing somewhat.

What was more, this First-Order Low-Grade Demon Beast was worth quite a few Spirit Stones!

It might be nothing to some Cultivators, but to every Martial Artist, not even a grain of Spirit Sand could be ignored!

"You're courting death!"

Fang Xing's face darkened, and he directly threw the steel blade in his hand.

Whoosh!

The steel blade embedded itself in the tree trunk behind the young man, sinking in all the way to the hilt.

"A mere Postnatal Martial Artist, who knows whether you relied on traps or poison to luckily kill a Low-Grade Demon Beast, and you dare—"

The young man's figure moved like a ghost, instantly splitting into three phantoms. Soundlessly, he arrived at Fang Xing's side, a trace of cruelty appearing in his eyes.

Clang!

The next instant, Fang Xing's longsword left its sheath!

This sword was naturally not a Blood Refined Magic Item. It was merely an Azure Edge Sword he had casually bought from a stall.

Its material was decent by worldly standards, and it could barely be called a sharp weapon, but in a Cultivator's eyes, it was just worthless scrap metal.

Swish!

Sword light flashed.

The young man suddenly froze. In his dazed state, he seemed to see the willow tree back in his hometown, a lotus pond beneath moonlight, and beneath the willow tree... her!

I'm sorry... Ling'er, in the end, I still...

A teardrop slid from the corner of the young man's eye.

Splurt!

Then, clutching his throat, he could not utter a single word.

Fang Xing drew out the section of sword tip, no more and no less.

Thud!

The young man's corpse immediately fell to the ground.

"Defeating an Innate Martial Artist as a Postnatal Martial Artist is nothing much. I didn't even need to use the Protective Suit!"

"The Extreme Emotion Sword seems even more powerful than the Ghost God Blade. It's just truly difficult to reach the Beginner level..."

Fang Xing sheathed his sword and glanced at the status panel.

Extreme Emotion Sword: 5/100 (Beginner)

Ever since receiving the aid of the Chaos Spirit Talisman, he had practiced day and night and finally brought this A-Rank Martial Arts to the Beginner level.

Even at the Beginner level, this sword's power was astonishing.

Under its simulated intent, even an Innate expert would be mentally dazed for an instant.

When experts fought, a momentary lapse in concentration was enough for Fang Xing to kill his opponent ten times over!

I wonder whether it works on Cultivators? Qi Refining Stage cultivators possess Spirit Sense, so their mental defenses might be stronger than those of Martial Artists... But my Extreme Emotion Sword is only at the Beginner level. It can still improve further!

At the very least, genuine intent can definitely affect Cultivators!

As Fang Xing indulged in his thoughts, he covered his hands in a layer of nano gloves and began searching the corpse.

"Ugh, what a poor bastard. He only had a few grains of Spirit Sand..."

"Where are the Martial Arts Manuals? His lightness skill looked pretty good. I didn't expect him not to carry his Martial Arts Manuals with him. Terrible review!"

After searching for a while, Fang Xing returned to the market grumbling.

These market Martial Artists were naturally far less wealthy than Black Market Martial Artists. At the very least, they did not have a single piece of high-tech equipment such as Protective Suits or Laser Guns.

Recently, he had not even been getting Martial Arts Manuals from them, which left him even more speechless.

The shack.

"Young master went out alone to hunt Demon Beasts again?"

Hua Fei Yue felt that she was becoming increasingly unable to see through this young master.

Though she knew he possessed a Blood Refined Magic Item, why would someone who controlled an herb supply risk his life like that?

"Starting tomorrow, we'll settle the Spirit Stones once every three days..."

Fang Xing said no more and handed Hua Fei Yue a sorted batch of herbs and Demon Beast materials.

By now, he trusted her somewhat, so he could slightly extend the payment period.

After all, even if he lost three days' worth of income, it meant nothing to him. He could treat it as the price of seeing a person's true nature.

Besides, after school started, he could not stay here day and night. He had to delegate authority.

"Please rest assured, young master!"

Hua Fei Yue accepted them with a smile and cast Fang Xing another flirtatious glance.

After this period of supplementary cultivation through the Seven Emotions Art, she and Fang Xing had become very familiar with one another.

Unfortunately, Fang Xing had no interest in chatting today. He directly served tea to see her out.

After Hua Fei Yue left, Fang Xing fell silent. He began cooking Spirit Rice while setting up the Great Dragon Stance for training.

After eating the Spirit Rice, he began practicing the Ghost God Blade and Extreme Emotion Sword again.

"The greatest use of A-Rank Martial Arts is protecting the mind! They can withstand the mental assaults and Contamination of Evil God Servants!"

With blade and sword paired together, Fang Xing moved amid countless flashes of blade light and sword shadows, his mind turning over many thoughts.

"I discovered it while cultivating: when facing the Seven Emotions Art, the moment I simulate the Ghost God Blade's intent, Hua Fei Yue's Spiritual Martial Arts have no effect on me at all..."

"Once I master the Extreme Emotion Sword, even against a Cultivator's Chaos Spirit Talisman, as long as I consciously resist, I can be immune to it."

"Looking at it this way, if I encounter Cultivators skilled in mental attacks in the future, such as charm-art cultivators, I'll be able to remain unmoved even with a beauty in my arms?"

What made Cultivators formidable was their multitude of methods.

And secret arts that attacked the mind were among the most important of them.

"But why do I keep thinking about how to fight Cultivators?"

"As a true Martial Artist, am I destined to crush everything in the Other World with my fists?"

Fang Xing sighed and entered the Basement, where he looked over his assets.

"Laser Gun, Nano Protective Suit, Electric Baton, various surveillance devices, and a stockpile of Spirit Herbs, worth around fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones in total..."

"Besides that, I have thirty-seven Spirit Stones and eight grains of Spirit Sand left, along with miscellaneous items such as various pills, Martial Arts Manuals, poison powders, and concealed weapons..."

"Hua Fei Yue also has three days' worth of payment for goods, worth roughly fifteen or sixteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones..."

"Lastly, there's this bottle of Innate Pills."

Fang Xing picked up a Jade Bottle. Inside was a milky-white pill, its opening sealed with a Spirit Sealing Talisman.

He had learned from Xiao Rui, the maid at Azure Pill Workshop, that after an Innate Pill was refined, placing it inside a specially made Jade Bottle and sealing it with a Spirit Sealing Talisman could preserve its efficacy for around five years. Fang Xing had immediately spent fifty Spirit Stones to buy one Innate Pill!

After all, he estimated that he would reach the peak of the Second Realm within a year no matter what.

At that point, the Innate Pill would come in handy, allowing him to enter the Uncut Jade Realm directly!

"After reaching the Uncut Jade Realm, I can use true qi to activate many Talismans in this world... I'll have even more methods at my disposal."

A trace of anticipation flashed through Fang Xing's eyes.