The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

There may not be many other things in the Sword Trial City, but there are many things related to swords, in any aspect.

Take scabbards for example. Shops that sell scabbards not only have scabbards of various models and sizes, but also those made of various materials, colors, and patterns.

Xiao Han found a large shop and went in. Seeing that the customer was in the Nascent Soul stage, a Foundation Establishment waiter immediately came forward to serve him.

Xiao Han took out his sword and asked, "I want to get a scabbard for it. Which scabbards are of this size?"

The waiter glanced at the sword that had only a faint spiritual charm, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should recommend a high-end scabbard or an ordinary scabbard to the other party.

It's just that this senior's sword is too low-level.

However, perhaps the customer was just using this sword to compare the size.

The waiter immediately perked up and took out a dozen scabbards and placed them on the counter.

"Senior, these scabbards are made of fine materials. Do you have a favorite color?"

Xiao Han took a quick look and felt that the spiritual charm exuded by the material of these scabbards was actually much stronger than the Sky-Breaking Sword in her hand.

If this scabbard is used, will it give people the illusion of buying the box and returning the pearl?

"How many spirit stones are these worth?"

"Two thousand medium-grade spirit stones." The waiter said with a smile.

"What?" Xiao Han almost jumped up. Two thousand mid-grade spirit stones, that was two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. It was just a box to store things, but it was equivalent to an ordinary magic weapon.

Think about her Qiankun Bagua Mirror, it was only bought with three thousand medium-grade spirit stones.

It was obviously not the first time that the waiter was questioned by a customer about the high price of the scabbard, so he immediately started to talk nonsense.

"Think about it, what do we sword cultivators value most? Of course, it's our beloved sword. There's a saying among mortals that a good horse deserves a good saddle, and that holds true here. Doesn't our beloved sword deserve a high-end scabbard?"

After a pause, he continued, "Besides, if the sword is carried on your back with a low-end scabbard, wouldn't it look a bit shabby?"

Xiao Han: Although I am also very vain, I still can't bear to spend extra money on impractical decorative items, so your words are useless to me.

With a roll of his eyes, Xiao Han placed his sword on the counter and asked, "Do you think it's worth it for my sword to be paired with such a high-end scabbard?"

The waiter looked at the long sword on the table, which only had a little spiritual charm, and forced a smile and said, "Senior, you are joking. How could a master like you use such a thing?"

As if he felt that this was not a good thing to say, he continued, "If you really use this sword as a combat weapon, then I can only say that your swordsmanship is too powerful. You have reached a level where you can easily defeat your opponent without the help of the sword's power."

Xiao Han couldn't help but give a thumbs-up in praise, "With your eloquence, you're definitely going to be the top seller in this store."

Of course, the waiter didn't understand what a top seller was. He just looked at Xiao Han with a smile, hoping that his words could really impress this senior and make him buy a high-end scabbard.

But Xiao Han pointed to a scabbard placed in the corner and said, "Show that to me."

The waiter took a look at the very cheap scabbard that didn't have much charm, hesitated for a moment, and finally took it.

Xiao Han looked at the sword sheath, which had no fancy patterns or bright colors and was not at all conspicuous, and asked, "How much spirit stones does this cost?"

Waiter: "Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Not only has the price dropped to one twentieth, but it can also be paid with low-grade spirit stones. Obviously, this is prepared for low-level sword cultivators in the Qi training period.

Xiao Han inserted his Sky-Breaking Sword into the scabbard, and it fit perfectly.

"Okay, let's take this."

The waiter sighed secretly. He thought he could get a good commission from a Yuanying customer, but he didn't expect that it was a transaction comparable to that of a Qi-cultivating monk shopping.

Xiao Han doesn't care about all that. What she pursues is to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, and to make money in a low-key manner.

As for the scabbard, it just needs to be able to hold her sword.

He paid the spirit stone, sheathed the sword, and carried it on his back.

Walking on the street again, Xiao Han felt that she had also become a heroic female swordsman.

Now that I have the sword, the next thing I need to do is to refine it into my life-long magic weapon.

For something like this, of course it would be better to go back to my home in Anyang City and retreat into seclusion.

When she returned to Anyang City, she showed her sword to Qu Zhiyun, and she really deceived her.

"No way! Has the material you used to refine your weapon been replaced? This sword has no spiritual charm at all. Can't you see that?"

Qu Zhiyun stared at Xiao Han with a look that asked, "Are you stupid?"

Xiao Han immediately burst into laughter. It seemed that her Sky-Breaking Sword could deceive many ordinary cultivators.

She recounted the origin of the Sky-Breaking Sword, and Qu Zhiyun finally understood.

Badou, on the other hand, said aggrievedly, "Master, you went out without me."

Xiao Han hurriedly comforted it, "I'm going on a serious business this time, so it's not convenient for me to take you with me. Once I've finished refining my life-defining magic weapon, I'll definitely take you with me when I go out to travel."

Croton immediately flapped its wings and cackled, urging, "Master, please go and practice the ritual so we can leave quickly."

When the owner goes out to travel, it can go with him. Otherwise, it would be bored to death staying in Anyang City and being locked in the yard every day.

This time when I went out, I didn't bring the croton seeds with me, so that it could share in the magic dew of Boss Liu. It's really a pity.

After all, since Qu Zhiyun's cultivation level has not improved at all, she will just live a life of eating and waiting for death, and she will not go to Chaoyang Palace to watch Liu Qinghan ascend to heaven.

Xiao Han asked Badou to follow Qu Zhiyun and not to disturb him. Then he activated the formation in the courtyard and officially began to concentrate on refining his natal magic weapon.

Sitting cross-legged in the training room, the Sky-Breaking Sword shrank into a small sword the length of a palm, floating in front of her.

Xiao Han forced out a drop of his own blood essence, melted it into the small sword, and then used his soul to brand the sword.

To refine one's own magical weapon, a total of nine drops of one's own essence and blood must be integrated into it. However, a cultivator can only force out one drop of essence and blood every three days, resting in between, to avoid damaging their own cultivation and foundation.

Therefore, it would take at least one month to sacrifice and practice one's own magic weapon.

During this period, the spirit must be constantly branded on the sword. In this way, through the dual sacrifice of the life essence and the spirit brand, the magic weapon can finally be refined into a life weapon that is connected to the master's mind and can be used as easily as an arm, and can also further unleash the power of the magic weapon.

During this period, the loss of essence and blood, and the constant branding of the soul, are not easy things for cultivators.

Therefore, for the same weapon, the power of the natal magic weapon is directly increased by 20% compared with that of the non-natal magic weapon.

However, refining a natal magic weapon is time-consuming and laborious, and if the magic weapon is damaged, the owner will also be injured. In addition, the material of the magic weapon must be growable and its quality must be continuously improved in the later stages. This also makes some cultivators unwilling to refine a natal magic weapon easily.

A month later, seeing the Sky-Breaking Sword that had become connected to his mind, Xiao Han came out of seclusion with satisfaction.

It's time to find a place to use all my strength to test the power of the Sky-Breaking Sword.