Seven Forms of the Heavenly Saber

Naturally, Jiang Hao worried about drawing attention.

He was in the Demonic Sect, overlooked and harboring secrets. If he were strong enough, that would have been manageable, but he was still far too weak.

What he lacked was time, so cultivating in peace was what he wanted most.

Winning or losing a sparring match meant little.

But none of that could be told to outsiders. He could only say something he did not mean:

"Since I'm growing flowers for you, Senior, I dare not draw too much attention."

Hong Yuye chuckled and asked calmly:

"What is your cultivation level?"

"Foundation Establishment middle stage," Jiang Hao answered.

At that, Hong Yuye walked toward the corner and remarked:

"I thought you were an honest, timid good person. Now, it seems otherwise.

A good person wouldn't lie as calmly as you do."

Jiang Hao lowered his eyes without speaking. He did not know whether she was deliberately testing him.

When dealing with an old monster of her caliber, silence was the best approach.

Just then, Hong Yuye turned to look at Jiang Hao.

"I'll give you one more chance. Tell me your cultivation level."

"Foundation Establishment middle stage." Without hesitation, Jiang Hao gave the same answer.

Whoosh!

Hong Yuye frowned. An invisible force roared like a gale, hurtling toward Jiang Hao.

Bang!

Under that tremendous force, Jiang Hao slammed straight into the wall. Even at Foundation Establishment perfection, he could not resist it in the slightest.

For a moment, he was intensely curious about just what cultivation level this woman had reached.

Hong Yuye gave a cold snort.

"Then let's say you're at Foundation Establishment middle stage."

Jiang Hao exhaled, wondering whether she had seen through his true cultivation level.

"You practice with a saber?" Hong Yuye asked, drawing the Shadow Saber.

"I have been considering it." Jiang Hao nodded.

He did indeed intend to focus primarily on saber techniques from now on.

"I've met plenty of people, and they all cultivate the sword." Hong Yuye calmly looked at Jiang Hao beside her.

"Don't you cultivate the sword?"

"No." Jiang Hao shook his head.

"Why?" Hong Yuye asked casually.

"I'm a disciple of the Demonic Sect. Cultivating the sword would easily make people associate me with a disciple of an immortal sect.

So I decided to make a saber my magical treasure," Jiang Hao answered.

When immortal sects came up, he usually pictured flowing white robes and a long sword in hand.

The Demonic Sect's magical treasures came in all manner of strange forms. Even its swords were demonic swords.

At that, Hong Yuye sneered, walked into the house, and sat at the table.

"You aren't valued in the Heavenly Sound Sect, are you?"

Jiang Hao followed her inside, lowering his head without speaking.

He was indeed overlooked, but he did not care.

At least his current situation was tolerable.

As for the Heavenly Joy Pavilion...

One day, once he surpassed them, he would certainly pay them a visit.

Seeing that Jiang Hao neither agreed nor denied it, Hong Yuye continued:

"You have neither powerful magical treasures nor powerful techniques."

"I do have a powerful magical treasure," Jiang Hao countered.

He meant the Nine Heavens Armor he wore. Though it was only a Foundation Establishment magical treasure, it was actually part of a set.

Once he collected the entire set, it should become an extremely powerful magical treasure.

Hong Yuye stared at Jiang Hao for a while, then dropped the subject of magical treasures.

"I have a saber technique. Do you want it?"

"What are your conditions, Senior?" Jiang Hao asked curiously. There was no chance she would give it away for free.

"Aren't you going to spar with someone?

Beat him, and I'll give you the saber technique." Hong Yuye looked at Jiang Hao teasingly.

Jiang Hao did not respond immediately.

He was weighing the gains and losses.

What consequences would beating Han Ming bring?

He would certainly keep pestering me afterward, and might even become suspicious.

But it wouldn't be impossible to explain. There were plenty of opportunities in the Demon Grotto. I spent over two months inside, so finding one wouldn't be unusual.

But would Master believe it if he found out?

There was some risk.

Then should I give up on the saber technique this woman offered?

Anything she offered should be good, especially that Nameless Manual. The Heavenly Sound Sect definitely had nothing like it.

After a moment, he made his decision.

He would win tomorrow's match, obtain the saber technique, and attribute everything to the Demon Grotto.

"All right." Jiang Hao nodded in agreement.

He did not know when he would otherwise obtain a good saber technique.

He could not learn a single technique from the Primordial Chaos Heart Scripture.

Nor could he collect bubbles above purple grade, unless he got another Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower seed.

But that was clearly impossible.

So he could only seize this opportunity.

"You're quite decisive." Hong Yuye found that dull. She tossed him a book, then swept out of the house like a gust of wind.

"If I come next time and the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower still hasn't grown at all, I'll hold you responsible."

As her words faded, Hong Yuye vanished without a trace.

Jiang Hao dared not hesitate and lowered his head to respectfully see her off.

Only after a while did he glance at the book in his hands.

Its title was clearly written on the cover: "Seven Forms of the Heavenly Saber."

Instead of reading it immediately, he glanced toward the corner of the courtyard and discovered that the spot where the Shadow Saber should have been planted was completely empty.

"This woman actually made off with my saber?"

Jiang Hao found it unbelievable that she would do something like that.

He shook his head and thought no more of it. Instead, he opened "Seven Forms of the Heavenly Saber" and tried to learn it.

Yet the book was obscure and difficult to understand. After studying it for a long time, he had grasped nothing beyond the names.

"This is who knows how many times harder than Demonic Sound Slash. All I know about the first form is its name."

Heavenly Saber First Form: Moon-Splitting Slash.

Exhaling, Jiang Hao decided to activate Clear Mind, Pure Heart and study it again when he returned that evening.

For now, he would go to the Spirit Medicine Garden, then sell some talismans along the way.

Han Ming returned to his residence, looking forward to tomorrow's match.

He and Jiang Hao were about the same age, so he was eager to get the upper hand over him.

After all, he was a true disciple, while Jiang Hao was merely an inner disciple.

As long as he defeated Jiang Hao, no one would object even if he called him Junior Brother.

In the Demonic Sect, there were hardly that many rules.

As long as they did not slaughter their fellow disciples or come to serious blows, there would be little trouble.