Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
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Hou Niao was somewhat frustrated as he contemplated how to start a conversation with Li Chuping.

His relationship with the former Capital Commandant, now head of espionage at Sikong Mansion, had always been a strange one — mutual admiration, mutual caution, mutual dependency.

Even he didn’t know exactly what he was being cautious about; it was just a subconscious feeling that this person was dangerous, hence his unconscious reluctance to get too close.

He believed Li Chuping probably felt the same about him.

Given his experiences since he started cultivation, aside from joining the Capital Commandant system of the Sikong System, it seemed there was no other good path to walk.

The elders of Jin City were aware of this.

But neither of them was willing to be the first to speak up.

If Li Chuping extended an invitation, he would simply go with the flow and accept; if he took the initiative to join, Li Chuping would have no reason to push him away.

Yet, strangely enough, because of some inexplicable reasons, he, who should have joined the Capital Commandant after reaching the Tongxuan Upper Realm, ended up wasting time until now, dragging his feet without a place to belong, becoming a lonely ghost not anchored to any faction.

Being a Cultivator who had already reached the Tongtian Second Realm and yet not affiliated with any of the three major houses, he was indeed a rare exception within the Quanzhen Sect.

Was it about bowing his head in submission, or was it for that laughable pride?

He too was perplexed, thankfully, there was plenty of time.

There was no need to rush to a decision; it could be made when he was calm and composed.

First, he would master the skills and swordsmanship he needed from the Sword Storage Tower in Jade Capital.

It wasn’t going smoothly, and it seemed that this difficulty was somewhat contagious.

Recently, the southern courtyard had suddenly become lively with the sound of flutes and drums as well as the chirping of orioles and swallows; normally, such commotion wouldn’t affect his cultivation.

After all, as a Tongtian Realm Cultivator, if he couldn’t tolerate this much noise, what kind of Dao was he cultivating?

But when one’s mood is at a low, their sensitivity to the surroundings often intensifies; it’s just that this level of noise wasn’t enough to make him ask to have it stopped.

He rented in the north courtyard, and they lived in the south courtyard, unconnected.

Keeping one’s composure like an undisturbed ancient well was something he couldn’t achieve yet, so all he could do was try to constrain his emotions and return to his cultivation.

After reaching the Tongxuan Upper Realm, he chose three types of swordsmanship for his flying sword.

The Thunderbolt Secret Sword was still not yet practical, the Shape-following Sword was completely discarded due to the direction of Body Sword Skill, leaving only the Ram Horn Technique actually suitable for use.

It was unbelievable: he, a Cultivator with over a decade in the Tongtian Second Realm, could only proficiently use one type of Flying Sword Skill?

And with such a terrible system, how had he managed to survive until now without dying and even gained the reputation of a butcher?

He was very clear that his true reliance was on close-quarters combat with his sword.

Now, he was starting to delve into Body Sword Skill, which was the main direction for his future swordsmanship, unwavering.

However, this didn’t mean he was going to give up on using his flying sword for long-range attacks!

Swordsmanship is a system where, in different environments facing different enemies, one needs different strategies; therefore, Flying Sword Skill is equally important.

A truly formidable Sword Skill System is one that possesses Body Sword Ability for long-range flying swords and close-range combat techniques for swordsmen.

When the two merge into one, that’s when the opponent becomes utterly flustered.

Flying Sword State, Body Sword State, Sword Holding State, these were the three Sword States he had crafted for himself.

He had been looking forward to this day.

In fact, when he killed that Wu Sect Golden Core using such a method, it was all about suppression, relentless assault that left the opponent breathless and unable to recover.

This was the correct way to unleash a Sword Cultivator’s prowess.

That was his belief.

For his long-range Flying Sword System, he planned to establish a system with the most basic Five Elements as its foundation.

It seemed ordinary, but such ordinary practice could lead to miraculous power when cultivated to the extreme.

Thick Earth Thousand Catties Sword, Vast Sea Tide Sword, Burning Sky and Radiant Sun Sword, Myriad Wood Eternal Life Sword, Golden Sharp Punishment Sword.

All five types of Five Elements Flying Sword Skills enhanced by Five Elements Power, capable of adapting to any environmental changes, the essence of this world was inherently the Five Elements, nothing could escape this concept.

For him, having already conquered the most difficult among the Five Elements—the Earth Element—based on the principle of the generating and overcoming cycles of the Five Elements, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire…

following this sequence, the next he needed to practice was the Golden Sharp Punishment Sword.

Adjusting the focus of his main cultivation technique to the Five Elements Cultivation Technique, he began to familiarize himself with the Gold Element Cultivation Technique while also starting to touch upon the Zhongxing Sword, achieving an optimal efficiency.

Then, he would proceed in turn: Metal generating Water, Water fulfilling Wood, Wood firing up Fire, and so on.

Such foundational swordsmanship allowed him to gain Dao Realm enhancements on his Flying Sword in any environment—put simply, the force on the Flying Sword was greater and more attuned to nature, thus unleashing its maximum effect.

The Five Elements were the cornerstone, the trunk, but branches and leaves were necessary for refinement.

For this, he was ready to delve deeper into two aspects.

In terms of Flying Sword power, aside from the Ram Horn Skill and Autumn Kill Sword Intent he had already mastered, he planned to practice another Damage Stacking Skill, which together could elevate his Flying Sword’s offensive force to a new level.

For instance, above the Lizhi Sea, a sword burst forth with the Vast Sea Tide Sword as the base, adding the line-of-attack Ram Horn Skill, then Sword Intent, followed by the Damage Stacking Skill…

With such a combination, the power could at least be doubled compared to an ordinary Flying Sword.

The principle of Sword Cultivator’s combat is that the Flying Sword must have the ability to break through the opponent’s defenses.

Without this, the opponent would disdain your Flying Sword, making all subsequent moves meaningless.

You must make the opponent cautious, fearful, only then can you capitalize on subsequent variations.

The other aspect is in terms of assistance, Soul-shocking Stab, Drawing Sword as Prison.

Soul-shocking Stab carries Divine Soul attacks, which are limited in effect against Cultivators who have not reached the Golden Core stage or cultivated the Upper Dantian Sea of Consciousness, but with his innate Purple Mansion Soul Realm advantage, he did not seek to kill with a direct Soul Stab; even a momentary disruption was meaningful.

Drawing Sword as Prison is a binding technique that could be used in conjunction with Body Sword Skill, seeking close-quarters resolution.

Within the entire Sword Skill System, he did not choose any defensive sword techniques, believing that offense was the best defense.

As for the opponent’s retaliation, that would be handled by Escape Technique and his body—if he didn’t die, there was always a chance, and if he did, all would come to an end.

Extreme, but also the essence of the Extreme Sword Lineage from the Shan Sect, not seeking any defense was the main characteristic of walking the path of Extreme Sword.

Of course, he also had to learn the Death Replacement Skill, Purple Mansion Sword Replacement Skill, but this technique required gradual honing and who knew when he would truly master it, so he planned to practice it slowly.

In the past two months, Hou Niao had integrated his over twenty years of understanding of the sword into his Sword Skill System, planning important steps for his future.

The entire system was concise and clear with a definitive goal, discarding many seemingly mysterious and high-level sword techniques that would be attractive to other Sword Cultivators, such as Sky Jumping Killing Sword, Invisible Sword, Sword Puppet Skill, Cloth Sword Technique, Formless Sword Tower, Soul-attached Machine Pulling, Letter Skill, and so forth.

Time, after all, was limited; it was impossible to cover every aspect.

Because his true sword skill reserve, the ultimate move, was the Body Sword Skill, which had been abandoned by the Sword Cultivators of the Shan Sect!