Coo … Coo … Coo …
Flocks of seagulls flew past in the sky, emitting loud and clear cries.
The merchant ship rode the wind and broke the waves. The waves slapped on the ship's bow, rolling up a thousand piles of snow, making a beeping sound.
At the tail of the fleet, nine long rolling silver ribbons were dragged out of the blue sea.
What a beautiful scene … If it wasn't for the fact that it was like this every day.
It was already the eleventh day of the merchant ship's voyage, and they had only completed one-third of the journey.
Knock knock knock!
Someone knocked on the door of Lu Qingshan's cabin.
"Come in," Lu Qingshan replied.
The person who came in was an old man in his forties or fifties, carrying a lunchbox in his hand.
This was the person sent by the ship to deliver meals to Lu Qingshan, the big customer.
"Young Master Lu, this is today's lunch," the old man greeted.
Lu Qingshan nodded his head in acknowledgment. The old man put down the lunchbox and tactfully retreated.
After the old man left, the Western Rat King, who was lying on Lu Qingshan's bed, sighed weakly.
Lu Qingshan said mischievously, "What's wrong? Aren't you always greedy for food? Why are you still sighing when it's time to eat? "
The Western Rat King rolled his eyes, sniffled, and muttered, "Steamed squid, steamed mixed whelks, steamed silver pomfret, steamed mackerel, steamed …"
"I know it's these things just by smelling it. Ever since I boarded the ship, I've been eating them back and forth, and they're all steamed. My mouth is so bland."
It wasn't strange. Seafood was the most common staple food at sea, and due to the expensive seasoning, steaming was naturally the preferred cooking method of the ship's chefs.
Lu Qingshan didn't tease the Western Rat King anymore. After a few words, he held the jade scroll and quickly sat down at the table.
The Western Rat King glanced at Lu Qingshan, who was engrossed in the jade scroll, and grumbled, "This rat has nothing to do on the ship every day. I'm bored to death. You, on the other hand, are holding a jade scroll and enjoying it."
Demon beasts also needed to cultivate. However, even though Lu Qingshan wanted to find a cultivation method for the Western Rat King, how could a demon cultivation method be so easy to obtain? So far, he still hadn't found anything.
As a result, the Western Rat King's growth in strength was purely dependent on the awakening of his bloodline.
In layman's terms, it was the second generation of demons.
It couldn't cultivate, and it hated water. Now that it was trapped on the ship with nowhere to go, it would be strange if it wasn't bored.
Lu Qingshan was amused when he heard this. He waved the jade scroll in his hand at the Western Rat King and teased, "As the saying goes, read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. Since you have nothing to do, you can read a few books.
Take a look at yourself. You do look somewhat mystical on the outside. It's just that your temperament is a little lacking.
You should read more books to make up for this. When I see you, no one will object if I say that you're a spirit beast. "
After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the Western Rat King immediately stomped his feet in anger. He shouted angrily, "What's wrong with my temperament? Isn't it divine?
Spirit beast? Humph, this Rat King doesn't care. Whoever wants to be a spirit beast can be one! Forget it, I'm not going to talk nonsense with you. I'm going out for a stroll. "
The Western Rat King's figure flashed and turned into a gray shadow as he left the cabin.
However, as soon as he left the cabin, the Western Rat King's eyes flashed with extraordinary splendor. He seemed to be thinking about something as he said, "Spirit beast? Lu Qingshan said to read more books. Is it really useful …? "
It was obvious that the Western Rat King was stubborn in front of Lu Qingshan.
In actuality, not only was it not as disdainful of being called a spirit beast as it seemed on the surface, but it even yearned for it.
"But the problem is that I can't read human words." The Western Rat King was somewhat distressed when he thought of this.
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After seeing the Western Rat King leave, Lu Qingshan didn't say anything.
Although the Western Rat King didn't have any means of attack, its ability to protect itself was still very strong. Therefore, there was nothing to worry about.
Shaking his head, Lu Qingshan's mind was immersed in the jade slip in his hand again.
[Sword Qi Enlightenment]. This was the jade slip in his hand. At the same time, it was also the second jade slip in his storage bag.
This jade slip wasn't a reward from Zhishou Tower. It was Dantai Qingrun's personal experience and understanding of sword qi condensation.
Sword qi wasn't a spell. It was just a high-level way of using spiritual power that was exclusive to swordsmen.
Swordsmen transferred spiritual power to their swords. Through a special technique, they could transform it into a more condensed and powerful spiritual power with the sharpness of the sword.
After a swordsman grasped the technique of condensing sword qi, his close combat strength would greatly improve.
In order to condense sword qi, a swordsman would need to make countless attempts and constantly fumble about.
As a Golden Elixir swordsman, Dantai Qingrun's understanding of sword qi would undoubtedly help Lu Qingshan avoid many detours.
Most importantly, the cultivation of the Five Elements Sword Armor required a swordsman to grasp the technique of sword qi.
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Unlike swordsmanship, which required comprehension and practice, sword qi only required comprehension.
Coincidentally, for Lu Qingshan, "comprehension" of swordsmanship was as easy and natural as eating and drinking.
On the fourth day at sea, he was already able to condense sword qi through the peach wood sword.
In order to ensure that the sword armor could be stretched out and retracted freely, the most common and effective method was to use the sword qi produced by the natal sword to refine the sword armor.
However, Lu Qingshan didn't have a natal sword at the moment. The sword qi produced through other swords couldn't be used as freely as the natal sword. It was flawed to use it to cultivate the Five Elements Sword Armor.
It was not that there was no solution.
Lu Qingshan stretched out his palm. A wisp of invisible gray air blade appeared at the tip of his index finger. It flickered a few times before finally dissipating into the air.
Although it could condense, it still couldn't maintain its form.
Lu Qingshan felt dissatisfied.
This was sword qi condensed out of thin air without the aid of a sword.
Although there was a difference in power compared to the sword qi produced through the natal sword, it was completely feasible to use it to refine the Five Elements Sword Armor because it was sword qi condensed with the body as a sword.
The problem was that the difficulty of condensing sword qi out of thin air was many times greater than the difficulty of using a sword to produce sword qi.
Even with Lu Qingshan's comprehension, he had been stuck at this step for almost a week.
But if other swordsman knew that Lu Qingshan was exploring sword qi at this rate, they would definitely be jealous.
For ordinary sword practitioners, even if they had Tantai Qingrun's wholehearted teaching of sword qi, the fast ones would still need one or two years of continuous practice before they could successfully release their first flash of sword qi.
The slow ones would need seven or eight years. There were even slow-witted swordsmen who were stuck at this step for decades.
Although talent was extremely important in cultivation, there was always a way out. It wasn't impossible for cultivators to surpass the hurdle of talent through hard work and opportunities, and become powerful cultivators with the appearance of mortals.
But swordsman was different. Sword cultivation was extremely cruel.
Sword cultivation was the only cultivation system among the Six Cultivators of True Virtue. Without absolute talent, it was impossible to continue down this path.
This was because there were some swords that you couldn't use in your life.
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