Borrowing a sword

Chapter 64 Mysterious Heart Sword, Junior Brother Repays Kindness

The pine tree sword spun a few times in mid-air, and then with a whoosh, the blade plunged into the soil.

Liu Chenggong looked incredulous. He looked down at his right hand and saw that the area between his thumb and forefinger was a little numb and slightly swollen.

Chu Huaixu looked at him with the same disbelief: "The deputy captain of the law enforcement team is so weak!"

There are useless people in the team!
For ordinary cultivators, they only hone their physique during the Qi Refining stage; their main methods afterward rely on the spiritual power within their bodies.

Both killing and defense rely on spiritual power.

Spiritual power is the foundation of cultivation!

In Chu Huaixu's opinion, Liu Chenggong's physique was definitely stronger than that of an ordinary nine-aperture person, but probably not as strong as his.

Therefore, he chose to let him use the sword. Otherwise, wouldn't he, a dignified expert of the Eight Apertures Body Refinement Realm, be bullying this mere second-level expert?
In any case, the spirit sword cannot exert much power without using spiritual energy.

Chu Huaixu never expected that the other party seemed to have been drained of his energy by wine and women. What a vice captain who didn't live up to his name!
His flick of his finger just now was not only a deliberate attempt to show off, but also a way of implying: Don't hold back, I clearly still have plenty left.

But that's how the winner was decided, which is quite amusing.

Han Shuangjiang watched from the side, deeply moved.

If Liu Chenggong hadn't been examining the tiger's mouth (the area between the thumb and forefinger), she would have suspected that this person was being a little too obviously obsequious.
"Something's not right," Liu Chenggong couldn't help but say.

He always felt something was wrong.

As the deputy captain of the enforcement team, he also felt ashamed.

He was indeed trying to please them, but that only made him seem worthless.

Liu Chenggong opened his right hand, channeling his energy, and the spirit sword Cangsong flew back into his hand with a whoosh.

Despite how cool his move looked, Chu Huaixu could tell that it wasn't the [Flying Sword Technique].

"Flying swords require precise control to kill enemies; they are superior techniques. He merely relied on spiritual power and the sword spirit to make the sword fly back to his hand; it was just a showy display." He made a shrewd judgment in his mind.

Liu Cheng gritted his teeth, feeling he couldn't afford to lose face like this, and said loudly, "Junior Brother Chu, let's try again! This time you really have to be careful!"

He looked as if he had just been careless.

"Alright!" Chu Huaixu got into position, ready to receive the sword.

With his longsword thrusting forward again, Liu Chenggong chose the same move, but without holding back, moving even faster, striving to regain his dignity.

Chu Huaixu took a step back as usual, kicking up clouds of dust, the hem of his robe and his long, jet-black hair fluttering in the wind.

This time, they narrowly escaped death.

He used the same trick again, flicking his finger.

"Ding--!"

The sword flew out.

"Whoosh—!" A gentle breeze came.

Liu Chenggong looked at the web of his right hand again, and the numbness had intensified.

Chu Huaixu's eyes narrowed as he looked at the ancient pine sword stuck in the soil.

This time, he carefully considered the situation and realized where the problem lay.

——【Heart Sword】!
He clearly felt that the small black sword inside his body trembled slightly the moment his fingertips touched the Cangsong Sword.

This Heart Sword, which contains the [Spiritual Embryo Divine Power: Sword Heart Clarity], seems to have some mysterious aspects!
Liu Chenggong, a guy with a penchant for having a good laugh, was completely unable to laugh anymore.

He looked so worried, almost like a Yao Ming meme, and turned to look at his natal sword beside him.

He and the sword spirit were of one mind; this was the second time, so how could he not notice something amiss?

"Chu Huaixu's physique is much stronger than that of an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator, and he is exceptionally strong."

"But that's not the point! The point is still the sword and its spirit!"

"It was suppressed by an invisible force."

"The sword spirit has completely gone out of control! It's trying to escape!"

Liu Chenggong could sense that if he channeled his spiritual energy into the spirit sword, he could resist this power.

But the question is, why is that?

How could a mere cultivator in the Qi Refining stage possess such miraculous abilities?

At this thought, he couldn't help but recall the strange phenomena that had occurred at the cold pool, and the day his sword trembled!
Liu Chenggong was unaware of what kind of opportunity Chu Huaixu had obtained that could cause such a huge uproar.

He dared not ask, for that would be too presumptuous.

—This is something that the sect leader and elders are both concerned about!
The deputy captain of the enforcement team suddenly realized: I suspect he brought me here to test this!
So, he wisely declared immediately, "Junior Brother Chu, let's spar freely. I will keep quiet about what happened today and won't let anyone else know!"

After saying that, he glanced at Han Shuangjiang, who possessed unparalleled beauty, and changed his words, saying, "A third person knows."

Seeing that he was so understanding, Chu Huaixu smiled and nodded slightly, suppressing his doubts and appearing unassuming.

"The Heart Sword is so effective against ordinary spirit swords?" Chu Huaixu was quite surprised.

But deep down, he was filled with mixed feelings of joy and worry, with a vague sense of unease.

In front of the bamboo house, the two made another attempt.

This time, Chu Huaixu had Liu Chenggong try to mobilize the spiritual energy within his body.

As expected, the sword wasn't knocked away. "But what if I also use my spiritual power?" A question popped into Chu Huaixu's mind.

Unfortunately, he is currently a person without spiritual power.

This made him even more eager to advance to the first realm.

Once you've gained experience points, you can open the ninth acupoint and then go to the library to obtain the first-stage cultivation technique!

At this moment, Chu Huaixu also tried to control the Heart Sword and prevent it from displaying its full power.

But he could sense that the Heart Sword was connected to his mind and would obey him.

However, this power is probably too high in rank, and it is still somewhat uncontrollable. Chu Huaixu is currently unable to control it at will.

Therefore, the final result was that Liu Chenggong had no choice but to spar with Chu Huaixu bare-handed, without using a sword.

Otherwise, he would have to use his spiritual power.

Fortunately, Chu Huaixu did underestimate the deputy captain of the enforcement team.

Liu Chenggong was indeed a relative of someone in the outer sect's law enforcement team, which is why he was promoted so quickly.

But he does have some skills, so his promotion wasn't too difficult.

If nothing unexpected happens, he may have also had his muscles and bones specially trained, or perhaps he has taken some kind of medicinal bath.

Most importantly, he may have also practiced some kind of fist-based martial arts; there's something wrong with his fists! They're as hard as a rock!

Chu Huaixu suffered defeat after defeat.

But despite his continued winning streak, Liu Chenggong was filled with a growing sense of shock.

"How come the eighth aperture is so powerful?"

"I spent a lot of money to strengthen my physical body when I was practicing the Thunderclap Fist! My fist can shatter rocks!"

"Ordinary disciples with nine orifices would probably not be able to withstand a single palm strike from Chu Huaixu!"

"Even if he assisted in cultivating the body-refining method, it shouldn't have reached this level."

"This is bizarre, so bizarre."

And so, the two spent the entire morning practicing together.

Han Shuangjiang got tired of watching and went straight back to her room.

Chu Huaixu looked somewhat disheveled, his robes were very dirty.

However, he was in a good mood.

Because Liu Chenggong's law enforcement uniform wasn't very clean either!

He did suffer setbacks a few times.

Of course, most importantly, you can get 30-100 experience points for each sparring session. The number is not fixed and depends on the system's judgment.

"If I remember correctly, the maximum number of sparring points that can be obtained during the entire Qi Refining stage is 1200 free experience points."

It's not a lot, but it's enough for him to level up from level 8 to level 9.

In the end, it was Liu Chenggong who couldn't take it anymore and started making excuses: "Junior Brother Chu, I still have matters to attend to in the enforcement team. Could you come another time?"

Chu Huaixu was not surprised. It was only natural that someone with only the second realm of cultivation could not last as long as an eight-aperture expert like himself.

Having only gained 420 free experience points today, he immediately said, "How about tomorrow?"

Exhausted, Liu Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! It'll be as Junior Brother Chu says, tomorrow it is!"

"Okay, it's a deal."

After Liu Chenggong left, Chu Huaixu returned to the house, took off his dirty clothes, and hung them on Xu Ziqing's door, waiting for him to return from his cultivation and wash them.

Medicine Mountain, Cold Pool, Secret Realm.

Xu Ziqing slowly awoke from her coma.

He has now opened the second acupoint.

The boy was overjoyed.

"The array and medicinal liquid in this pool are truly miraculous!"

"Even with my dull aptitude, I managed to break through two acupoints in a short period of time."

He's not stupid; he knows how precious this place is.

"My senior brother gave me the opportunity to cultivate, allowing me to enter the Daoist path, and now he's helping me break through various realms."

"How can I repay such a great kindness?" Xu Ziqing looked up.

After a while, the handsome young man lowered his head, his eyelids drooping slightly, and his hands suddenly clenched the clothes on his legs.

"Father, Mother, Little Sister, Grandma, what do you think? Should I give that thing to him?"

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