LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 14: Venerable Qionghua
Chapter 14: Venerable Qionghua
Back at his place, Lin Fengmian gathered dry branches and began to carve a scabbard for his wooden sword with a small knife.
After more than an hour, he finally finished his scabbard. Even though it didn’t look good, at least he could practice nurturing for the sword.
Standing in his room, he tried to remember what Luo Xue had taught him and the sharp sword intent she had exuded.
But after a long time, he stood there with pain in his back and legs, unable to make any progress and feeling defeated.
At that moment, he saw the double-fish jade pendant around his neck and had a sudden idea.
He activated the pendants with a spell, and soon the sword energy began to emanate from them.
Lin Fengmian tried to feel this sword intent, finally gained some understanding of it, and began to cultivate his own sword intent.
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In the Qionghua Sword Sect, Luo Xue was lost in thought over the Demon Emperor Technique when she suddenly heard a frustrated voice.
“Luo Xue, why is this technique so bizarre and sinister? It doesn’t seem like an orthodox cultivation.”
Luo Xue was startled and stood up to see her master behind her, awkwardly saying, “Master, why are you here?”
“Xue, where did you get this technique? Why are you studying it?” Venerable Qionghua asked coldly.
With her impending end, this girl wasn’t focusing on her cultivation, but on studying these strange things.
This technique looked like it belonged to the demon path, why was Xue studying it?
Knowing that her master had no good feelings towards men and didn’t like her interacting with them, Luo Xue didn’t dare to tell the truth.
“This… this is something I found in the library and found interesting, so I studied it…”
“Why study it?”
Venerable Qionghua frowned, “This technique doesn’t look like it belongs to the orthodox path. How did it show up in the library?”
Luo Xue smiled awkwardly, “I don’t know. Maybe some predecessor slipped it into a book?”
Seeing Venerable Qionghua’s furrowed brow, Luo Xue knew that the librarian was in trouble.
She quickly changed the subject, “Master, I find this technique quite interesting, but it’s obscure and difficult to understand. I can’t grasp the later layers. Could you check if my understanding is correct?”
Venerable Qionghua took Luo Xue’s revised technique and the original, compared them carefully, and then smiled slightly.
“Xue, your understanding isn’t wrong, but it’s still shallow. Although this technique is a demonic art, it’s also one of the top techniques and has its merits.”
Luo Xue’s eyes lit up as she looked at Venerable Qionghua, “Master, could you write some notes for me to help me understand better?”
Intrigued, Venerable Qionghua took the technique and began to study it seriously.
Of course, her knowledge was far superior to Luo Xue’s, as she was one of the nine Transcendent Masters in the world.
After three quarters of an hour, she began to write notes for the first three layers of the technique, adding detailed diagrams and key points.
Luo Xue watched beside her with sparkling eyes.
After Venerable Qionghua’s annotations, the Demon Emperor Technique became much clearer, and the difficulty of understanding it was greatly reduced.
“Master, you really are amazing!”
Venerable Qionghua shook her head, “This technique progresses quickly in cultivation, but it’s very sinister. Keeping it would only harm others.”
As she spoke, she was about to destroy the technique, but Luo Xue couldn’t bear to let it go and quickly stopped her, “Let me take another look, study it a bit more!”
“Xue, this technique is too Yang dominant, not suitable for women to practice. You can use it for reference, but don’t try to cultivate it,” Venerable Qionghua said helplessly.
Luo Xue nodded repeatedly, “I… I find it quite enlightening, let me look at it again. I’ll destroy it for you later.”
Venerable Qionghua nodded, then suddenly remembered her main purpose and said with disappointment,
“You rely on your talent and don’t practice your sword skills seriously. How can I expect you to take over my position in the future?”
Luo Xue stuck out her tongue, “Aren’t there still my senior sisters?”
“Them?” At the mention of her other disciples, the Venerable Qionghua felt a headache coming on.
She said unhappily, “I’ll be lucky if they don’t cause any trouble. I’m counting on you now, come with me to practice your sword skills!”
Venerable Qionghua dragged the reluctant Luo Xue away, who was pulled out unwillingly, but did not forget to put the technique into her storage ring.
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On the other hand, Lin Fengmian spent several days not only collecting corpses at Crimson Phoenix Peak, but also practicing the Demon Emperor Technique diligently.
It was undeniable that his understanding of the Demon Emperor Technique had greatly improved, and even with mixed spiritual roots, his cultivation speed had increased many times over.
Lin Fengmian wished he could stay in his room and cultivate all day long, and for the first time, he understood the importance of techniques for cultivators.
One day, Lin Fengmian returned from Crimson Phoenix Peak covered in sweat, attracting many curious glances.
Of course, he knew what they were thinking, but it was a little frustrating.
They thought he was working hard, tilling the soil, watering the plants.
Although he was indeed tilling the soil at Crimson Phoenix Peak, it was real soil.
“Lin Fengmian, stop right there!”
A cold shout came out, causing Lin Fengmian to look over in confusion.
A tall, muscular black youth, who looked like a big black bear, was walking towards him.
Lin Fengmian’s mouth twitched slightly. This youth was named Guan Chengtian, a seventh level Qi Condensation cultivator, one of the top figures of Green Leek Peak.
Guan Chengtian had been here for almost as long as Lin Fengmian, not because he was strong, but because he was too ugly.
Every time he applied for an evaluation, the senior sisters at Crimson Phoenix Peak would reject him for various reasons because they couldn’t stand it.
Therefore, Guan Chengtian had no chance to dual cultivate with the senior sisters except by exchanging points for dual cultivation opportunities, and that was how he survived.
But this guy was obviously not very smart. Even though he had cultivated at Crimson Phoenix Peak for over a year, he had never realized the truth and was still dreaming of dual-cultivating with the elder sisters.
Now, this big guy was approaching Lin Fengmian angrily, and Xie Gui was following behind, obviously egged on by him.
Guan Chengtian stood in front of Lin Fengmian, snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice, “Lin Fengmian, I’ve heard that you’ve been very arrogant lately.”
“Not at all, what problem do you have, Brother Guan?” Lin Fengmian asked with a smile.
Guan Chengtian snorted, “Didn’t you know that Xie Gui is under my protection? How dare you hit my man?”
“I really didn’t know,” Lin Fengmian said meaningfully as he looked at Xie Gui.
“Now you know?” Guan Chengtian said, looking down at Lin Fengmian with his nose in the air.