The next morning, when Xue Ling woke up, the sky was already bright. She quickly got up and pushed the door open to enter the courtyard. Chu Li was already practicing his swordsmanship in the courtyard.
His sword was like lightning, extremely fast, yet silent. There was no 'chi chi' sound when he pierced through the air. If it was a sneak attack, it would be impossible to guard against.
When she saw Chu Li, she felt a little awkward. She blushed and quickly went into the kitchen.
Last night, his progress in cultivating the Crescent Formula was even faster. The effects of the Crescent Formula's Eight Forms were much stronger than before. The guidance of a wise master was really too important. He only used the scabbard to knock himself three times and the effects of the Crescent Formula's Eight Forms were almost twice as strong.
Chu Li watched as she lowered her head and hurried into the kitchen without stopping her sword. He laughed to himself.
The door to the small courtyard was opened. Suru, dressed in an apricot yellow gown, fluttered in. She sized up his swordplay and laughed, "Such a fast sword, it's almost as fast as Young Lady's!"
Chu Li continued to wield his sword and smiled. "Yes, Lady Xiao's sword is faster, it's far inferior!"
He was not being humble. He had only realized that once he had reached a certain speed, it would be extremely difficult to go any faster. No matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to go faster than Xiao Qi.
"Of course!" Su Ru smiled and said, "The sword scripture that Lady Xiao practices is ancient and mysterious. What you see is the Taishang Hui Sword. Speed is only one aspect of it. You can't see the more mysterious aspects. Normal sword techniques are useless against Lady Xiao."
"The Grand Intellectual Sword …" Chu Li suddenly sheathed his sword. The sword flashes that filled the sky suddenly dissipated. He returned the sword to its sheath in the pagoda and hung it on the vermillion pillar. "The Intellectual Sword cuts through the threads of love. Is this what it means?"
"Hmm," Su Ru smiled and said, "The Supreme Intellectual Sword targets the flaws in one's heart. It has already surpassed the level of a sword technique. Sigh … These are all useless words. If you don't experience it yourself, it will be useless."
Chu Li was deep in thought.
"Glory's Will Tree should be alive today, right?" Su Ru asked.
She hadn't even eaten and wanted to come over to take a look.
As she spoke, she walked to the front of the Glory's Will Tree and examined it carefully.
Chu Li reached out his hand and dug at the soft spirit soil, revealing the bottom of the withered branch. He pointed at the tender shoot that was as thin as a strand of hair. "See?"
The little buds were green and exuberant, exuding vitality.
Su Ru's eyes widened and she smiled in surprise. "He's really alive!"
Chu Li smiled. "Congratulations!"
"Sigh … It's such a pity that this incident can't help you advance your rank." Su Ru shook her head and sighed. "Lady Xiao will find a chance to compensate you!"
Chu Li waved his hand and smiled. "It'll be too eye-catching if I upgrade it any further."
Rank-6 had already made him the youngest Rank-6. Any higher and he would be stepping into the upper echelons, which would be too eye-catching.
He understood that the technique that Xiao Yueling had bestowed upon him was his mistress' compensation. After all, the Sentient Menace was the most powerful technique in the Tempest Temple. Its value was immeasurable.
The contribution he had made was far from the value of the Sentient Menace. It was more like raising the Glory's Will Tree and cultivating a few more types of spirit herbs.
"It's good that you think that way." Su Ru nodded. "Don't worry, Lady Xiao won't mistreat you."
Chu Li smiled and said, "I'm already very happy to be able to share the Lady's worries."
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him. "Cut it out!"
She could tell from Chu Li's character that he was not the selfless type. He had his own ambitions, and it was impossible for someone as intelligent as him to not have ambitions. Lady Xiao was wise, so she was not afraid of ambitious people.
Chu Li asked, "Have you gotten the spirit herb seeds? You can plant them now! "
"In two days." Su Ru said and waved her hand. "I'll go back and get them as soon as possible!"
After Su Ru left, Chu Li continued to cultivate the Sentient Menace. Xue chanted while he tried to move the spiritual energy of the Glory's Will Tree. It was already alive, and the spiritual energy was usable.
As soon as he started cultivating the Sentient Menace, the Life and Death Scripture automatically activated, and the spiritual energy of the Glory's Will Tree flowed into his body.
The spiritual energy was extremely pure. As soon as it entered his body, it followed the route of the Sentient Menace. Soon, his muscles could feel it. If the spiritual energy that he received before was like water, then the spiritual energy of the Glory's Will Tree was like mercury.
After cultivating for half the morning, Chu Li felt that he had reached his limit. His muscles were swollen and numb. He could not cultivate anymore, or else it would only bring more harm than good.
He stopped and pondered.
He was not talented enough, and his muscles were not strong enough to withstand the Sentient Menace. He needed to extend the cultivation time and strengthen his muscles first.
He searched in his mind and found an ancient formula. It was an ancient formula for medicinal baths.
This formula was very effective, but because the spirit herb was hard to find, it was slowly abandoned and lost. The most important spirit herb, the Raven Grass, grew slowly and was delicate and hard to grow. Moreover, it was not considered a spirit herb, so it had almost no medicinal value. However, this ancient formula could not be done without it.
"Xue Ling, I'll write a formula. You can go to the Chief to get the medicine." Chu Li stopped cultivating and came to the main hall. He sat in front of the dark purple table.
Xue ground the ink for him. Chu Li wrote down a formula and passed it to Xue. "If the Raven Grass is not available, ask the Chief if he can get it. If not, get its seed."
He took another piece of paper and sketched a spirit herb with a few simple strokes. It was clear and lifelike.
Xue Ling nodded. She lifted the paper and blew on it. When the ink was dry, she took it away.
After half an hour, Xue Ling came back with a bag. "Master, there is no Raven Grass in the warehouse. There are no seeds either. The Chief said he will find a way to find it."
Chu Li nodded.
Without the Raven Grass, these spirit herbs were useless. The spirit herbs in this formula were not expensive. They were all rank nine spirit herbs. He could afford it.
Chu Li sat in the pagoda and thought for a while. He got up and picked up a wooden stick from the corner of the wall. "Xue Ling, hit me with this."
"Hmm — —?" Xue Ling looked at him.
Chu Li smiled. "If there's a chance, don't let it go!"
"I didn't." Xue Ling was embarrassed. "Why would I hit you, Master?"
"To cultivate," Chu Li said.
"How heavy do you want?" Xue Ling took the wooden stick.
The wooden stick was as thick as a baby's arm. It was made of pine wood. It was not very strong. But no matter how weak it was, it would still hurt if it hit the body.
"Use half of your strength first." Chu Li said. "Try it. Come on!"
"I'll hit you?" Xue Ling raised the stick.
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"Bang!" The stick hit his back, making a muffled sound.
Chu Li felt the stick hitting his muscles. He nodded. "Very good. Use more strength!"
"Bang!"
"Okay, use more strength!"
"Bang!"
"More strength!"
"Bang!"
"More strength!"
"Master, I'll use all my strength!"
"That's it, come on!"
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" …
Xue Ling swung the stick more than twenty times in one breath. She used all her strength with each hit. The frustration from the past few days was gone. She smiled.
"Crack!" The long stick broke.
Xue Ling looked at the broken stick and shook her head. She was panting. This pine wood stick was stronger than she thought.
Chu Li closed his eyes and used the Omniscient Mirror to observe. When his muscles were hit, the inner energy of the Sentient Menace rebounded. It circulated faster and the efficiency was faster than usual. The effect was not bad.
"Go get more sticks." Chu Li said.
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