Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 345 - 344: Flower Walk, Sword Transformation

Chapter 345: Chapter 344: Flower Walk, Sword Transformation

Long Zhao examined all three spatial pouches thoroughly, amassing eight hundred jin of sweet dew, thousands of various elixirs, and several secret technique manuals.

Additionally, there were those three spirit swords.

Indeed, as expected of true disciples, they were truly wealth-laden.

Although far inferior to the Heaven Pavilion, don’t forget that is a guild, whereas these were merely three individuals.

"’Flower Walk’..."

Zhong Lin examined a jade scroll with great interest; it was an escape skill found in the spatial pouches of the three.

"Flower Walk, Sword Transformation," was an escape skill suitable for sword cultivators, allowing one’s body to transform into sword light and soar through the skies.

"Interesting, this is what truly opens the way for sword cultivators," Zhong Lin exclaimed with delight.

Set foot in the Spirit Sea Realm and one could fly by controlling the sky with spiritual origin, yet this was only the most basic form of flight, so each sect had its own secret flying techniques. ’Flower Walk’ was the flying escape secret method for sword cultivators.

This secret technique was divided into three levels.

First layer, riding the flying sword, controlling the sword to fly in the air.

Second layer, sword light division, entering and exiting Qingming.

Third layer: Body transforms into sword light, sword escape through heaven and earth.

Zhong Lin stroked his chin and thought to himself: "I once imagined my sword light would carry me to escape through the skies and earth, but it seems it was only a basic application of sword dao and not even on par with the first layer of ’Flower Walk’s’ sword riding in the air, even after I comprehended sword intent. Indeed, I was rough!"

"System."

Host: Zhong Lin

Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Mixed Essence Skill (Full Level), Great Cycle Ten Thousand Dragon Sutra (Full Level)...

Skill: Flower Walk (Beginner), Sword Technique (Full Level), Sunset Sword Technique (Full Level)...

Miscellaneous: Alchemy: Sixth Grade Elixir (Full Level)...

Skill Points: ∞

For Zhong Lin, who had comprehended eighty percent of sword intent, any sword skill could be mastered with a single glance, without expending much effort.

"System, add points for me."

At the command, countless skill points poured into ’Flower Walk,’ along with waves of cultivation experience.

After a long while, Zhong Lin slowly opened his eyes, shook his slightly dizzy head, and felt as light as a feather, as if he could enter and exit Qingming with a mere thought.

"Ninety percent sword intent, that’s quite an unexpected delight."

Zhong Lin felt the sword intent that had reached ninety percent and revealed a trace of joy.

"Let’s go!"

Zhong Lin slowly stood up, picked up Long Zhao, and took a step forward, rushing straight into the clouds.

"Senior Brother, I can manage... ah..."

Body transforms into sword light, sword escape through heaven and earth.

As the scenery on either side continuously changed, Zhong Lin truly felt the meaning of speed as fast as lightning, his speed increased by more than tenfold compared to before. Didn’t you hear Long Zhao scream?

...

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Less than an hour after Zhong Lin and his companion left, a burst of golden light fiercely shuttled through Fire Cloud Mountain and stopped over the valley, continuously circling.

The golden light enveloped a middle-aged scholar, his face dignified and aura rolling like a tide, yet remarkably harmonious with the heavens and earth, truly an expert of the Xuandan Realm who had condensed a Xuandan.

"Junior Brother Kong, Junior Brother Zhong, Junior Brother Xin’s aura vanished here, why can’t I see any trace? Where did they go?"

This middle-aged scholar was precisely an Elder of the Xuanxiao Sect, where upon forming a Xuandan, one could be promoted to a sect elder.

"Senior Brother, we have arrived as well."

Again, several sword lights flashed through the sky, totaling seven people, all wearing Eight Diagrams Purple Gold Taoist Robes, typical true disciples of the Xuanxiao Sect, all experts who had opened their Soul Palace and cultivated to the Yunling Realm.

"Quickly check the surroundings, the aura of Kong Ying and those three vanished suddenly, something must have happened, whoever dared to take action against our Xuanxiao Sect in the Heavenly Sea Country clearly doesn’t know the meaning of death."

The middle-aged scholar shouted in anger.

"Yes."

The seven true disciples loudly acknowledged, transformed into golden lights, and simultaneously took flight, swiftly dashing in all directions, each golden light rubbing against the atmosphere, sparking long fiery tails, a truly grand display.

Yet, the matter did not end there.

In the following hours, more Xuanxiao Sect disciples arrived one after another, and the entire width of the Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain was filled with their presence.

However, Zhong Lin and his companion naturally could not witness any of this; under the transformation into sword light, their speed increased exponentially, paired with the Five Elements Mixed Essence Skill’s efficient exchange with Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, consuming nearly no energy. In merely one day, they found themselves arriving at Hongyan City.

"Ugh..."

As soon as they descended, Long Zhao, pale-faced, retched once, looking resentfully at Zhong Lin.

Zhong Lin ignored him, his mind still immersed in the exhilaration of the high-speed journey.

This is the essence of a true sword cultivator!

Body transforms into sword light, sword escape through heaven and earth.

What was my previous speed even?

Zhong Lin now understood the difference between cloud climbing and cloud riding that the ancestor Bodhi spoke of to Sun Wukong, one was a tractor, the other a supercar, incomparable entirely.

"Let’s go!"

Gazing at the grand city ahead, Zhong Lin strode inside, while Long Zhao wiped his mouth and closely followed behind.

Compared to the ruggedness of the prairie-surrounding Wuyang City, Hongyan City exuded a more refined aura.

Just then.

A sword light shot up from afar, soaring towards the Nine Heavens, immediately followed by a black light emitting a thunderous roar.

"Qing Yuanzi, halt your steps."

With a bellow, a black rope dashed through the air, intending to bind the sword light ahead.

However, the sword light was fierce and nimble, splitting into ninety-nine rays to counter the rear black rope, its transformations seemingly at will, instantly forming a grand sword light array, entrapping the black rope with vigor, while the initial sword light turned mid-air, briefly revealing a figure before once again transforming into sword light, vanishing into space.

Boom, boom, boom!

The black rope shattered the sword light; the black light behind surged forward, grasped the black rope, and revealed a gaunt-faced black-robed elder.

The black-robed elder’s face was ghastly, staring at the retreating sword light full of reluctance.

"Qing Yuanzi."

"Qing Yuanzi."

"This grudge for stealing my treasure is engraved in my memory, one day I will personally visit your Ling Island to make you taste the power of my Soul-piercing Black Rope."

The black-robed elder initially muttered to himself softly, but later roared towards the direction of the escaping sword light, creating colossal waves.

Moments later, the black-robed elder, with a darkened face, turned towards another direction and left, disappearing from sight in no time.

Zhong Lin stood silently not far away, watching the fleeting battle unfold before him with awe.

Certainly, they were Xuandan Realm experts, especially the escaping sword light utilizing the ’Sword Light Division’ technique.

Yet Zhong Lin felt no stronger sword intent from him than himself, suggesting that this person was using some sort of martial art.

A martial art capable of mimicking sword light division—if obtainable, wouldn’t it perfect my sword intent?

At this thought, Zhong Lin’s eyes were filled with an eager gleam.

Coming to the Heavenly Sea Country was truly worthwhile.