Art spirits and sword spirits were essentially the same so Lin Jin immediately took Shu Xiao Lou's words seriously.
If this breezy sword's sword spirit had existed longer than Shu Xiao Lou, then this thing might be a relic left behind from the immortal era.
Shu Xiao Lou couldn't pull out the sword so she asked Lin Jin to give it a try. Lin Jin managed to pull it out easily.
However, Lin Jin hadn't noticed the sword spirit acknowledging him as its master.
Could it be something that happened when he subdued this breezy sword?
That was possible.
Back then, Lin Jin used Sky Scorching Palm to unleash powerful flames. Since the ancient times, metal and iron were afraid of fire. Perhaps it was because he subdued the monster sword and forced it to acknowledge him as its master.
Interestingly, Lin Jin didn't know about this himself.
Shu Xiao Lou clearly enjoyed researching new and interesting things like this. She was definitely well-read and had a deep understanding of the evolution of the current monsters.
"A sword spirit that recognizes its master is considered a powerful defensive measure. However, this sword of yours seems to be lacking something else. If it were, its strength would increase by more than ten times." Lin Jin couldn't tell if Shu Xiao Lou was being serious or just trying to fool Lin Jin. Either way, Lin Jin was filled with anticipation.
"What is it missing?" Lin Jin asked.
"Swordsmanship!" Shu Xiao Lou thought about it, then said: "This sword is extremely sharp, there is no doubt about it, but this sword spirit's realm is clearly not high, even it itself could not unleash the sword's full power, logically speaking, there should be some corresponding sword techniques and sword techniques that can control the sword spirit and unleash the sword's sharpness"
Lin Jin nodded after some thought.
Shu Xiao Lou's words made sense.
Lin Jin had met this breezy flag spirit before. She wasn't weak but she was facing Lin Jin. Had it been anyone else, they might not even be a match for her.
More importantly, this breezy flag spirit didn't have a barbaric personality. Instead, she had the elegance of a scholar. What did this mean?
It meant that when this sword spirit was born, she was taught by a human. Otherwise, she wouldn't be like this.
Lin Jin explained this to Shu Xiao Lou. The latter tilted her head in thought before slapping her thigh. "I see!"
From the looks of it, she seemed to know something.
Lin Jin quickly inquired. Shu Xiaolou laughed. "It's just like a ferocious tiger being sent to a vegetarian temple, where it has to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers all day long, suppressing its natural instincts. At the very least, it can't bring out its strengths. What are the strengths of a ferocious tiger? Of course, they have sharp claws and fangs. Even carnivores. "
Lin Jin immediately felt as if he had seen the sun after the clouds had been dispelled.
"Shu Xiao Lou, are you saying that the Clear Wind Bewitching Sword is the same?" Lin Jin asked. Shu Xiaolou nodded. "Is there a need to ask? To put it bluntly, this Blade Spirit doesn't know how to use his strengths and talents at all. It's just like how a ferocious tiger eats vegetarian food and prays to Buddha. It must have listened to some useless scholar's lectures before gaining sentience. However, it neglected the nature of the weapon."
With this explanation, Lin Jin finally understood.
A tiger raised by lambs yearned to become a lamb.
However, a ferocious tiger was a ferocious tiger after all. It only needed a little guidance for its nature to erupt.
It was the same for the Qingfeng Sword.
Hence, the Qingfeng Sword had to learn swordsmanship and undergo training.
"In all honesty, this can be considered your opportunity. This sword spirit is not to be underestimated. If he was extremely sharp right from the start, reaching the peak, then you wouldn't have a chance to subdue him at all." Shu Xiao Lou said.
This was good luck.
Lin Jin didn't deny it.
As the two of them chimed in and chatted away, Taoist Hu was confused. But he knew that the sword in Lin Jin's hand was his Black Wind Cave's' second-in-command '.
He hadn't noticed it before but now, Taoist Hu finally found an opportunity to interject.
"Erm, Flag Master Qingfeng does like to chew on words. Sometimes, he would even come over to preach some great philosophy to me. Just listening to him gives me a headache. His personality really needs to be changed. Since he's a Blade Spirit, he should be able to destroy the world without competing with others. What future can he have if he only knows how to talk about philosophy?"
It was obvious that Taoist Hu didn't mind that Lin Jin had subdued Black Wind Cave's second-in-command.
Lin Jin had saved his life and they were now sworn brothers so Taoist Hu wouldn't mind a trivial matter like this. If Lin Jin could teach Flag Master Qingfeng a good lesson, Taoist Hu would be more than happy to do so. After all, he had known Flag Master Qingfeng for hundreds of years.
A sword was a sword, why pretend to be a scholar?
With Little Book Tower's guidance and reminder, Lin Jin instantly felt enlightened and his mind cleared up.
He wasn't particularly fond of studying swordsmanship and skills. But coincidentally, Lin Jin wasn't completely different. On the contrary, he had reached a height in the field of swordsmanship that ordinary people couldn't hope to achieve.
Even the 'Divine Sword Scroll' he obtained by chance in the Unending Nature Landscape allowed him to condense a Sword Intent with his psyche to kill without leaving a trace.
However, Lin Jin stopped studying it. After all, he didn't have much talent when it came to swordsmanship. His Sword Intent was only so powerful because of the Divine Sword Scroll.
Lin Jin had at least this much self-awareness.
However, the Divine Sword Scroll was undeniably powerful. Hence, after listening to Shu Xiaolou's analysis, Lin Jin immediately thought of this.
It would be a waste for such a powerful Divine Sword Scroll to rot in his hands. He might as well pass it on to Qingfeng.
Moreover, according to Shu Xiaolou, since the sword had acknowledged him as its master, it would never betray him again.
Since that was the case, passing the Divine Sword Scroll to Qingfeng seemed to be the most suitable choice. Lin Jin was also thinking of ways to improve his strength. The Qingfeng Sword was decent at the moment, but it was still a distance away from becoming a top-tier combatant. Needless to say, it wouldn't be able to deal with an existence like Corpse Dao.
If Lin Jin could use the Divine Sword Scroll to raise the Qingfeng Sword Scroll's strength, that would be great.
However, this matter wasn't urgent. Lin Jin instructed Shu Xiaolou to keep an eye on the headless zombie in the painting world. This thing couldn't be removed right now. Even though it was a terrifying ticking time bomb, it had to stay here.
Hence, if anything out of the ordinary happened, they had to react immediately.
Shu Xiaolou was even more concerned about this than Lin Jin was. After all, if something happened to the headless zombie, she would be the first one to suffer.
"Don't worry." Shu Xiaolou waved.
Lin Jin still had a lot of things to do so after chatting for a while longer, he got up to leave. Taoist Hu quickly said his goodbyes as well. This time, Taoist Hu didn't say much and just listened to Lin Jin and Shu Xiaolou.
"Go on, go on. Don't come to my painting world if there's nothing important. Nothing good ever comes out of your visit." Shu Xiaolou clearly didn't mean what she said.
Despite what she said, she was actually thinking the exact opposite.
Lin Jin knew that.
Just as he was about to use Cosmos Ink, Lin Jin suddenly remembered something and said, "Shu Xiaolou, with your beast appraising skills, you could've been promoted to a Rank 6 beast appraiser long ago. Zhong Zifeng could've been a Rank 5 beast appraiser too. The only reason he didn't is because he respects you and doesn't dare to surpass you in terms of beast appraiser rank. Even if it's for the sake of others, you should consider getting promoted."
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