Cao Fengqi: There Aren't Any Stones, Sis!
"..."
The shelter near the Law Enforcement Bureau headquarters was somewhat more solemn.
Cao Fengqi seemed a little bored following beside Xu Fenghua. She remained silent, and anyone who didn't know better would think he was there to collect a debt.
"Come in!"
Fortunately, they soon arrived at an office.
Xu Fenghua walked in, turned around and looked at him expressionlessly, saying, "Do you want treasure or power? If you want treasure, you can choose anything you like from here."
"If you want power, I'll help you exchange it for merits."
"Um?"
Cao Fengqi raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing her words.
"Tell me, I don't want to owe you a favor. Just name your conditions, and I'll try my best to meet them."
Xu Fenghua looked at him and continued.
"..."
Cao Fengqi raised an eyebrow at her. "Do you think I'm the kind of person who takes advantage of kindness?"
"Yes."
Xu Fenghua replied.
"..."
Cao Fengqi was speechless. Although she was very good at judging people, this was too much of a misunderstanding of him.
It's as if they can't wait to distance themselves from it.
This feeling displeased him.
He noticed a purple longsword hanging on the wall to one side, and on a whim, he walked straight over to it.
[Fenghua Sword: Level 8 Quality]
[Effect 1: A Perfect crafted longsword customized by a powerful Smelter, granting +80 Constitution and a 20% speed boost.]
[Effect 2: Activates the properties of the tempered metal, releasing sword energy to imbue the sword body. The sword energy greatly enhances damage, lasting for 10 minutes, with a recharge time of 30 minutes.]
[Effect 3: Allows sword light to surround the body, forming a powerful protective sword aura.]
[Effect 4: With an 8th-level Soul Bead embedded in the hilt, wielding the Fenghua Sword provides significant resistance to mental attacks.]
"Tsk tsk, what a rich woman! Perfect -grade sword, inlaid with an 8th-level gem, so extravagant."
Cao Fengqi looked at the attributes of the longsword and was amazed.
This custom-made sword is much stronger than a regular level 8 weapon.
"This sword... won't do. I'll get you another one of the same level 8 quality."
Xu Fenghua watched as he actually walked up to the Fenghua Sword, paused slightly, and opened her mouth with some regret.
It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with an 8th-grade quality longsword, but rather that her father had specially commissioned a master Smelter from the base to customize it for her on her birthday last year.
The sword's name also reflects her Fenghua and grace.
If I were to give this to him, then...
"..."
Cao Fengqi glanced at her, ignored her, and reached out to take it down.
Xu Fenghua frowned slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.
However, she didn't say anything more. Given the boy's greedy nature, she could use more resources to exchange for the sword later.
"Clang!"
But the next second, she saw the boy in front of her, who she considered lewd, shameless, and greedy, casually draw his longsword and twirl it lightly in his hand.
She sensed that the surrounding elements were fluctuating.
The next moment, she saw... the golden energy flowed to generate water, the water vapor swirled to generate wood, the wood energy spread to generate fire, the fire energy extinguished to generate earth, and the earth energy accumulated to generate gold.
A pattern representing the five elements came into view.
She saw him twitch his longsword, and the five-element pattern ran along the spine of the blade.
Xu Fenghua froze for a moment, a look of disbelief slowly spreading across her face.
Her Transcendent Sequence is that of Adjudicator, who uses the sword of justice to judge the world!
Her swordsmanship was powerful and sharp.
However, sword skills cannot be used indefinitely, so the warrior's swordsmanship greatly enhances her abilities.
She has practiced swordsmanship and has now reached the seventh level of mastery.
She believed that in swordsmanship, no one in the entire Tianbei Base City could surpass her.
But looking at the swordsmanship before her, she couldn't understand it.
What was clearly a simple sword swing could somehow manipulate the five elements of heaven and earth, making ordinary sword moves comparable to her powerful and extraordinary sword skills.
Could it be...?
A possibility suddenly flashed through her mind, and she froze, unable to believe it.
"What... what kind of swordsmanship is that?"
What kind of Transcendent Sequence are you?
Xu Fenghua couldn't help but ask.
"It's just ordinary Strongman Sword Technique, something I practiced haphazardly."
Upon hearing her words, Cao Fengqi's lips curled slightly, and he leisurely uttered, "As for the Transcendent Sequence? I'm Artifact Refiner and Beast Shepherd."
"Strongman Technique? How is that possible?"
Xu Fenghua stared at him and questioned him.
"Sister Fenghua, what about trust between people?"
Cao Fengqi looked at him and smiled, "Would I lie to you? Why don't you give it a try?"
As he spoke, he moved his sword, launching a starting sword strike at him.
"Good!"
Xu Fenghua couldn't believe it. Without any hesitation, she took a step back and instantly drew her longsword, thrusting it towards him.
Cao Fengqi saw this and smiled slightly.
He didn't need to activate the power of the five elements at all; he could tell at a glance that Xu Fenghua's swordsmanship didn't even reach the eighth level.
Now, in his eyes, a 7th-dan swordsmanship is like a child swinging a stick, completely without any technique!
"Hey, Sister Fenghua, is your swordsmanship the Xia Ji Eight Practices Sword Technique? Why are you thrusting randomly?"
"This move is so complicated, it's too flashy and impractical."
"The moves are the form, the power is the bone, the intention is the soul, and the true heart is the root. Is this how you use a sword?"
Cao Fengqi watched her attacks with ease, effortlessly countering them with the most basic thrusts, chops, points, flicks, hooks, and strikes, all the while lecturing her leisurely.
You're so rude and ungrateful...
Ahead, Xu Fenghua's expression grew increasingly shocked with each move, his mind reeling.
He had already used some moves from the Purple Wind Sword Technique, but this guy in front of him easily countered them with the most basic sword moves.
This... this gave her the feeling of sparring with a grandmaster of swordsmanship.
It was a swordsmanship contest that wasn't even in the same league.
She found it too unbelievable, and the strength and speed in her hands increased involuntarily.
"Holy shit!"
"Sister, are you going to kill me?"
Seeing her speed suddenly increase, Cao Fengqi's expression changed slightly. He trembled his sword and shouted, "Intercept the Waves, Seal the River!"
The dark earth cuts off the vast expanse, and the rushing waters cease their torrents.
He used a profound Five Elements Spirit-Attracting Sword Art Technique to block her sudden attack.
Even so, he took a few steps back, slightly shocked.
Xu Fenghua's physique is far superior to mine.
That rude woman is incredibly strong!
"I'm... I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself..."
Upon seeing this, Xu Fenghua's expression changed slightly, and after a pause, she said somewhat apologetically.
"..."
Didn't control your strength? It feels like you're discriminating against yourself for being weak.
"Oh, it's alright. I come from a poor family and am exposed to the elements every day, so my constitution is a bit weak. I can't compare to Sister Fenghua lives in the Heavenly Palace."
Cao Fengqi shook his head and accepted the apology.
"???"
Xu Fenghua's face darkened as she listened to his words, trying to calm herself down.
She ignored his words; her mind was filled with too much curiosity, and she couldn't help but ask, "You... how can your Strongman Sword Technique be so strong?"
"Is he strong? He's only at level 10, that's all."
"It's just that your sword, Sister Fenghua, is not pure enough; it has impurities."
Cao Fengqi shook his head slowly.
"10 segments?"
Xu Fenghua's body trembled; even though she had a premonition, she still felt somewhat crazy.
10 segments, what does that mean?
The difficulty of the Strongman Technique increases as you progress. She has been training at the 7th level for two years and is now stuck at the 7th level of perfection.
At the current pace, even if she breaks through, it will take her at least five or six years, or even longer, to cultivate to the eighth level.
However, this guy in front of me has actually reached the 10th level of swordsmanship!!
Within the Lost Land, the level of a Grandmaster of Kendo!
"You... you said my sword is somewhat impure, that it has impurities. What do you mean by that?"
Thinking of the second half of his sentence, Xu Fenghua asked him for advice with some hope and longing.
"It means you still need to practice."
Cao Fengqi replied.
"Still need to practice? What exactly does that mean?"
Xu Fenghua frowned slightly and asked blankly.
"What exactly does it mean..."
Cao Fengqi pursed his lips and pointed to the ground. "Just like your office, the floor is flat!"
Xu Fenghua opened her mouth, looking at him with a blank expression.
"Hehe, no pebbles, sis."
Cao Fengqi couldn't help but laugh when he saw how low her IQ was, "It's like telling me to walk on the sidewalk, sis!"
Xu Fenghua was taken aback.
No pebbles? No strength?
Walk on the sidewalk? On foot? No?
Her blank expression gradually darkened.
When you said your sword had impurities, did you simply mean you needed to practice more?
Huh??
Is this bastard of a relationship simply mocking and toying with me?
Just now... she thought they were instructing her on swordsmanship!!
I...
Her expression shifted drastically, and she could no longer hold back, glaring at him. Gritting her teeth, she spat out those four words again. "I! F***! You!"
This bastard in front of me, his shamelessness is truly formidable!
That's really despicable!