Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: Divine Empyrean Sword Control True Art
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Several days later.
Inside the cave abode, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion. He formed a seal with his right hand, and a speck of spiritual light gathered at his fingertips, finally transforming into a bone-white flying sword as thin as a cicada's wing.
The sword was a pale greenish-white, and when it vibrated, it resounded with the clap of thunder.
"Go!"
With a flick of his finger, the Bone Jade Sword instantly transformed into a magnificent bolt of light several dozen feet long, shooting forth. The sword light howled like heavenly thunder rolling across the sky!
"What a fine sword art!"
Seeing this, a look of delight appeared on Lu Yang's face. He then changed the sword seal, and the Bone Jade Sword immediately split into two in mid-air.
The next second, Lu Yang's figure vanished from his spot, as if teleporting, and reappeared directly where one of the sword lights was. As the sword seal in his hand changed, his figure seemed to become a bolt of lightning, nimbly darting between the two sword lights.
After a long while, Lu Yang finally stopped, his face flushed with excitement.
"Excellent! Truly an excellent Divine Empyrean Sword Control True Art!"
This sword art was actually quite simple. Once mastered, a cultivator could split their sword light and then instantly move to the position of any of the split lights.
The higher one's magic power, the farther the distance of the movement.
If the Sect Master of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion were to act personally, he could sit within the sect and teleport his sword tens of thousands of miles away, taking an enemy's head with ease and a smile.
And this was merely the primary stage of the sword art's transformations.
It was said that at higher levels, one could truly manifest the might of divine empyrean thunder within the sword light. Unfortunately, that part of the cultivation method was beyond Lu Yang's reach.
It wasn't that he couldn't obtain it from her, but that Yun Miaoqing didn't know it herself.
But that was normal. After all, if it were the complete *Divine Empyrean Sword Control True Art*, it certainly wouldn't be available for a mere 1,000 contribution points. 10,000 points seemed more likely.
"Hmph, utterly foolish!"
A cold sneer came from behind him. Lu Yang turned to see the woman from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion looking at him with a face full of disgust, contempt, and disdain.
After spending many days together, Lu Yang had gained a deeper understanding of her.
The woman's name was Yun Miaoqing, an inner sect disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion. She studied under Perfected Being Shenxiao, specializing in the Divine Empyrean Sword Control True Art, and once had a cultivation at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Realm.
Lu Yang looked at Yun Miaoqing and asked curiously, "Did I use the sword art incorrectly?"
Yun Miaoqing turned her head away. "Do you think I would tell you? Demon! Even if you steal my sword art, you're just a clumsy imitator!"
"Why must you be like this?"
Lu Yang shook his head, walked over to Yun Miaoqing, and said with a helpless expression, "Are you sure you're not going to tell me? Or are you going to force me to use *that* again?"
"*That*..."
A delicate blush instantly spread across Yun Miaoqing's exquisite face, her beautiful eyes glazing over for a moment before she snapped back to clarity, glaring at Lu Yang with intense hatred.
"It's just that demonic technique of yours, isn't it? Do you think I will yield?"
"You may say that... but you've already yielded once." Lu Yang pointed to the insignia on Yun Miaoqing's chest and said, "You haven't forgotten, have you?"
"You're lying!"
Looking at the mark on her body, Yun Miaoqing bit her lip in humiliation. "That was only because you took advantage of me when I was weak!"
With that, she tightened her grip on the pendant around her neck.
It was a small, exquisitely crafted white jade sword, a Dharma sword that only disciples of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion could possess. Its function was similar to Lu Yang's Disciple Token.
"I am a disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, and I am irreconcilably opposed to the demonic path. That will never change!"
"No matter how powerful your demonic art is, the human heart will not be swayed by such wicked and crooked temptations."
"My loyalty to the Sword Pavilion will absolutely not waver." "I swear it on my Dharma sword!"
As her voice fell, Yun Miaoqing clenched her teeth, her gaze fixed firmly on Lu Yang, like a pure lotus flower mired in mud yet remaining unstained.
Another day passed.
Inside the cave abode, Lu Yang sat on the meditation cushion, his five hearts facing the heavens.
A long time later, Lu Yang heavily exhaled a breath of turbid air. At the same time, Yun Miaoqing lifted her swan-like white neck and let out a long, languid sigh.
"You've actually mastered the Divine Empyrean Sword Control True Art quite well. There are no major problems. If there are any, they lie with external objects..."
Yun Miaoqing's face was crimson as she spoke, weak and breathless.
Under Lu Yang's harsh interrogation, she had finally begged for mercy. When Lu Yang asked her again, she merely snorted coldly before obediently explaining:
"We disciples of the Sword Pavilion, as soon as we enter the Qi Refining Realm, use a secret technique of the sect. We take the essence of metal, supplement it with various external medicines, and refine a Sword Pellet. All the sword arts in the Pavilion require the aid of a Sword Pellet to unleash their full power. The higher the quality of the Sword Pellet, the greater the power of the sword art."
After Yun Miaoqing's explanation, Lu Yang finally understood.
Currently, when he cultivated the Divine Empyrean Sword Control True Art, he could only split out two sword lights, and their effect was limited to teleportation. His speed was faster, but his attacks were lacking.
However, with the enhancement of a Sword Pellet, the number of sword lights Lu Yang could split out would at least double.
He could also merge his body with the Sword Pellet, unleashing astonishing slashes while moving between the sword lights. Using this in combat would give him a decisive advantage.
In a head-on battle, Lu Yang would only need to control the Sword Pellet and split sword lights all around. An opponent surrounded by the lights would be like a turtle in a jar.
From then on, no matter what techniques the opponent used, he could easily evade them and strike from another direction, leaving them struggling to defend. After a few rounds of this, the opponent would naturally reveal a fatal flaw. At that point, he would deliver a full-powered strike, and their fate would be sealed.
"That is why we disciples of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion are number one in combat south of the river!"
As she said this, a look of pride appeared on Yun Miaoqing's face.
But the next second, as Lu Yang made a forceful movement, the pride on her face vanished, replaced by a spreading blush. She couldn't help but let out a soft moan through her nose.
Yun Miaoqing's beautiful eyes were tightly shut. She waited silently for a moment, only to realize Lu Yang had stopped moving again. She shifted restlessly, then opened her eyes.
"Demon, you..."
Lu Yang stood up and put his clothes back on. "So the difference was the Sword Pellet. I know the refining method now... Alright, I'm done with you. Go get some rest."
Yun Miaoqing: "???"
Separating so suddenly, the only emotion left on Yun Miaoqing's face was bewilderment.
Was he kidding? It was over already?
What about the plundering?
The next second, she snapped back to her senses and subconsciously tightened her grip on the Dharma sword around her neck. "No, this is for the best... I am a disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion..."
"Time to earn some money."
Walking out of the cave abode, Lu Yang began to contemplate his future.
"I only have 50 contribution points left. After this month's rent of 30 points is deducted, if I don't start earning, I'll have to move back to the Harmonious Union Hall next month."
In the Primal Saint Sect, there were many ways to earn contribution points.
These included, but were not limited to, salaries from holding various positions within the sect, selling personal items, rewards for completing bounties, and sect missions.
"But for a 'three-no's' disciple like me—no backing, no wealth, no power—I have no connections to get a sect position, most of my personal items are worthless, and I don't have the ability to complete high-paying bounties. My only choice is to take on sect missions, to work for the sect, just to scrape by..."
The more Lu Yang thought about it, the angrier he became.
I'm a cultivator, and I still have to work?
(End of this chapter)