Li Qingshan's mind cleared up. At the same time, the spirit turtle in his sea of qi suppressed all of the sword Qi that flowed in reverse.
Even with that being the case, several of his meridians showed signs of being ripped apart. He throbbed with pain. If he were a regular Qi Practitioner, these injuries would be extremely severe. He would need to seek treatment from the school of Medicine.
However, Li Qingshan transformed slightly and unleashed his daemon qi to wash away the remaining sword Qi. Before long, these wounds gradually healed. As a great daemon that was infinitely close to Daemon General, his regenerative abilities were extremely great. As long as he had time, he could basically heal from any wounds.
After healing, Li Qingshan immediately began to comprehend the path of the sword in the Cursive Sword Calligraphy. Under the spirit turtle's control, he released the sword intent and force bit by bit. He slowly sensed and comprehended them.
However, clearly, the difficulty had increased by quite a lot this time. Li Qingshan said, "Little Ann, teach me the sword style."
Little Ann immediately stopped cultivating and studied it with him.
Time flew by. No one cared.
This time, it took much longer than last time. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Li Qingshan held the two scrolls of the Cursive Sword Calligraphy at the same time and channeled his true qi into them. When the true qi turned into sharp sword Qi and flowed back, it had already concealed its sharpness. It could no longer harm him.
He had finally fully comprehended the Sword Dao contained in the second volume of the Cursive Sword Calligraphy. At this moment, he wanted to merge the two volumes of the Cursive Sword Calligraphy in his dantian's sea of qi.
The two strands of sword Qi, one strong and one weak, converged in his sea of qi and began fighting. They did not seem to originate from the same source, but mortal enemies.
Li Qingshan did not use the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression to forcefully suppress it. Instead, he used his willpower to control it. Gradually, the powerful strand of sword Qi gained the upper hand, devouring the weak strand of sword Qi. The two completely merged together, turning into a hundred strands of extremely sharp sword Qi.
Because it was completely refined, the might of this strand of sword qi wasn't inferior to the top-grade Cursive Sword Scripture. Moreover, it was like controlling one's arm, and it was even more miraculous. It was obvious that if one were to suddenly execute this move in a battle with another, then it would be completely useless. How many people would be able to withstand it?
A ray of golden light appeared behind Li Qingshan. The huge Vajra Sword slashed down from above.
Li Qingshan put his fingers together like a sword and held them horizontally above his head.
The Vajra Sword and the Sword Qi clashed fiercely, creating a series of metallic clangs.
As the Vajra Sword pressed down bit by bit, Li Qingshan deflected it. "You're sneaking up on me again." In order to improve her control over the Sword Qi, Li Qingshan had asked Little Ann to launch sneak attacks on her at any time, so that the Sword Qi would be triggered when she sensed danger. This method was not bad for Li Qingshan, who was good at actual combat, but she seemed to be addicted to it.
"Didn't you want to defeat me with sword Qi?" Little Ann giggled. He became one with his sword, and the Vajra Sword transformed into a streak of golden light. It whizzed away.
"Don't look down on me!" Li Qingshan took out a low-grade Spirit Artifact longsword and swung it.
The tips of the swords clashed. Li Qingshan roared, and the Sword Qi from his dantian poured endlessly into the sword. The Vajra Sword shattered inch by inch.
At the same time the longsword shattered, the Vajra Golden Body collapsed, revealing her petite body. He hugged her. He pinched her cheeks and tickled her. "Who asked you to be so naughty!"
Little Ann let out a bell-like laugh.
Li Qingshan sat on the ground and placed her on his lap. "You didn't go easy, did you?"
Little Ann leaned into his embrace. She raised her head to look at him, her eyes shining like stars. She shook her head hard, her seaweed-like hair shaking like waves.
Li Qingshan said, "Really?"
Little Ann smiled and nodded. "Really."
Although the Vajra Demon Subduing Technique was a profound Buddhist technique, the first level of cultivation was indeed not enough to withstand the fierce sword Qi that was almost as powerful as a supreme-grade Spirit Artifact.
Li Qingshan laughed loudly. "I told you I would use sword Qi to defeat you, but you're still so stubborn."
"You're the best, alright!" Little Ann pouted.
However, the Vajra Demon Subduing Technique required a heart of anger. To defeat the enemy with the Way of the Sword, one must have the intent to kill. When she faced Li Qingshan, she naturally could not have such intentions. Whether it was the Buddha-turned-demonic Vajra God or the supreme Way of the Sword in the Cursive Sword Calligraphy, she did not even unleash half of their power.
"It's about time. Let's get ready to come out of seclusion!" Li Qingshan said. The duration of this seclusion had exceeded his initial expectations.
"I still want to cultivate for a while, can I?" Little Ann bit her lower lip, her big eyes full of anticipation.
Who could turn down a gaze like that?
Li Qingshan lowered his head and pressed his forehead against hers. "Alright, I'll listen to you. It's not like I have any pills, so it's not bad to practise qi here."
Little Ann smiled. To her, it did not matter where she cultivated. However, being able to enter secluded cultivation with him was still the thing that made her the happiest. They were not disturbed by anything else. In this sealed dwelling, they were together day and night, without a single moment of separation. It was like a tiny shelter, avoiding all the storms of the outside world.
Deep underground, Li Qingshan raised his head.
Even through the layers of formations and the thick earth, he could still clearly sense the unusual pulses of the spiritual qi of the world. This was what the spirit turtle's daemon core had told him as a daemon.
Little Ann gently tapped her thumb against the knuckle of her middle finger and calculated a few times before saying confidently, "It's snowing."
Li Qingshan said, "Let's go have a snowball fight?" Little Ann said, "Alright!"
As a result, the door to the underground dwelling opened loudly.
On Cloudwisp island, in a courtyard within a bamboo forest.
The courtyard was covered in snow with no one to clean it up. This situation probably only existed in the school of Novels, but it was also maintained in the purest, untainted snow.
The bamboo was like a gentleman, remaining as crisp as ever. However, some of them bent over from the weight of the snow, as if they were trying to pick up a snowflake.
The door opened, and the chilly wind carried snowflakes onto the bamboo floor. The light from the snow also dyed the darkness.
It was like the most beautiful landscape painting was embedded there. Of course, only cultivators could ignore the cold and appreciate it so leisurely.
Liu Chuanfeng wore a set of green robes, currently bent over the table and writing away. Whether it was the bitter cold or the scenery, nothing seemed to faze him at all.
The Cloudwisp association had already begun to display startling effects. His heart for writing novels seemed to be ignited once more, crafting stories with great care.
Of course, these stories no longer had any substance, but they were not elegant either.
Li Qingshan's words had given him great inspiration. He now understood very well that what he wanted to conquer were not elegant people who could write poems.
Without anyone's guidance, classic plots such as a young man falling off a cliff and finding a rare treasure, or a young lady eloping with a poor scholar, were all clearly written. After being embellished by storytellers and singers, they reached the ears of millions of commoners. The speed at which the power of faith gathered abruptly increased.
Of course, this process was not a smooth one. There were many hesitations and struggles. In order to increase efficiency, he wrote many beginnings, then listened to the feedback from the Cloudwisp association. If he received approval, he would continue writing. If not, he would immediately change it, all for the benefit of the readers.
Now, he was writing a novel that was halfway through its development. Among his many novels, this one had received the most recognition and support. The four words "Master of Moon Breeze" had also started to gain some fame.
He had not been to the building for a long time. It was not because of Li Qingshan's reminder, but because he had no time at all. He was about to hand in the manuscript, and he had to give the storytellers time to familiarize themselves with the story.
He wanted to write with all his might. If possible, he wanted to continue this story. One, two, three, four, five. He was not fighting alone. He was not fighting for himself. The entire school of Novels was reviving in his hands!
Thud, thud, thud. "Is anyone home?"
Liu Chuanfeng suddenly raised his head. Because his mind was still immersed in the story, his eyes were blank and somewhat wooden. However, he gradually saw the person standing in the corridor, blocking the light from the snow. It was the chief disciple he had been thinking about day and night, Li Qingshan.
"Beloved disciple, you're finally out!" Liu Chuanfeng pounced on him.
Li Qingshan pushed him away with a wave of his hand, and called out to the snow, "Little Ann, you're here!"
"Why did you go into seclusion for so long? Don't tell me you're really afraid of him? If you were afraid, you should have said so earlier. You caused me to lose so many spirit stones, you know? He's already in the seventh level of Qi Practitioner, and I heard that he's going to break through soon. It's really infuriating to compare oneself with others … "Liu Chuanfeng poured tea and chattered on. Suddenly, he stopped and widened his eyes.
"You … you're in the seventh level of Qi Practitioner." He finally sensed the aura emanating from Li Qingshan. Shockingly, he was in the eighth level of Qi Practitioner.
"Indeed!" Li Qingshan smiled slightly, and placed the teacup in Little Ann's hand. "When I was practicing Qi, I had a small accident, so it took me some time."
Liu Chuanfeng's face was filled with disbelief. What kind of accident could allow a Qi Practitioner who had just reached the sixth level to reach the seventh level of Qi Practitioner in just a few months?
On the path of cultivation, the higher one went, the more difficult it would be. After condensing the sea of qi, the remaining three meridians, the Conception, Governing, and Chong meridians, could be cultivated in ten years, which would be considered fast. Then, it would take another ten years to open all twelve meridians, and reach the peak of Qi Practitioners, the tenth level of Qi Practitioner.
After that, there would be another twenty to thirty years to slowly comprehend the final step, or rather, the first step, Foundation Establishment.
Reaching the tenth level of Qi Practitioner before the age of fifty could be considered an elite, before the age of forty, a hero, and before the age of thirty, a genius.
This was the path that most talented Qi Practitioners, and even many Foundation Establishment cultivators, walked. There was no shortage of geniuses like Hwa Seung-zan, but they were all famous geniuses.
And Li Qingshan was only seventeen years old. If he continued cultivating at this speed, he could easily join the ranks of geniuses.
If he knew the real time that Li Qingshan had spent, he would probably be so shocked that his eyeballs would pop out. It had only been three months, not the nine months that Liu Chuanfeng had thought.
Although he could continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Qi Practitioner didn't just need spiritual energy. Originally, he wouldn't have been able to reach the seventh level of Qi Practitioner so quickly until he discovered another use of the sword qi in his dantian.
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