I Have An Infinite Cultivation Resource
Chapter 57: Flying Sword
Lu You tried all kinds of methods, but he still couldn't dodge or imitate the third sword technique Lu Xiao'e had used.
Even when he carefully sensed Lu Xiao'e's spiritual energy frame by frame, Lu You still felt that something was missing.
"Why does this kind of power feel a little familiar?"
Inside the Blood Shadow space, Lu You suddenly thought of the sword core he had just obtained. The sword technique Lu Xiao'e used the third time actually resembled the low-grade flying sword attack released from a sword core.
"Evil Eye, replicate the sword core."
The Blood Shadow Technique could record anything. In the next moment, Lu You's shadow inside the Blood Shadow space had a sword core in its hand.
This time, Lu You repeatedly watched Lu Xiao'e's sword technique while simultaneously releasing his own sword core. After several repetitions, Lu You finally discovered the key.
Although he couldn't imitate that third sword technique directly, when he released the sword core it actually produced an auxiliary effect. By mimicking Lu Xiao'e's spiritual fluctuations, the low-grade flying sword was no longer just flying in a straight line—it could now be controlled, and even perform certain sword techniques.
No wonder Zeng Yan and Lu Xiao'e both practiced swordsmanship so diligently. The sword dances and sword techniques used in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment realms were actually meant to lay the foundation for controlling a flying sword.
Starting from the sword core, it would be gradually refined. By the time the flying sword was fully forged, the sword cultivator and the sword would share the same intent. At that point, releasing sword techniques or sword dances would produce a leap in both power and range, a gap even greater than the difference between cold weapons and firearms.
"Sea-Returning Hundred River Technique."
Within the Blood Shadow space, Lu You's sword core shot out instantly. As it flew, it constantly transformed, reflecting countless sword shadows across the sky. Then, all the sword shadows merged into one, blasting Lu Xiao'e's blood shadow into pieces.
"So strong! So this is how the sword core is supposed to be used…"
The replicated Lu Xiao'e that had previously crushed him couldn't even withstand a single move.
With a flick of his wrist, Lu You activated another sword core.
"Ninth-Heaven Fall Technique."
The sword core shot out again. This time, a mysterious vibration caused the core to strike the same point nine times. The sharpness of the sword combined with the vibrating force. The branch held by Lu Xiao'e's blood shadow instantly snapped, and after breaking the branch, the sword core pierced straight through Lu Xiao'e's throat.
"Evil Eye, give me Zhou Lei."
When Lu You ambushed Zhou Lei earlier, he had specifically arranged for Evil Eye to record Zhou Lei's counterattack.
Inside the Blood Shadow space, the opponent changed.
As soon as Zhou Lei, at the peak of Foundation Establishment, appeared, he waved his fat hands and unleashed a dense barrage of Great Hand Seals. But this time, Lu You didn't use a teleportation talisman.
At last, he had a reference target. He could finally determine the true extent of his strength.
Lu You was extremely excited. Even though he had killed several Foundation Establishment cultivators before, he still didn't truly know the power of his attacks in real combat. Whether it was talismans, the Hell Avatar, or the sword core, their strength had all been his own estimates. Every enemy had been instantly overwhelmed by his massive attacks, making it impossible for Lu You to gauge his real battle power.
"Zhou Lei has been in the Foundation Establishment realm for many years. Perfect, I'll see the difference between me and an experienced Foundation Establishment cultivator."
Lu You was now at the seventh level of Qi Refining and could release four sword cores.
Looking at the sky filled with giant palm prints, Lu You cautiously tested with a single Sea-Returning Hundred River Technique.
The next moment, countless sword shadows pierced through Zhou Lei's palm seals. Finally, all the sword shadows merged into one and tore Zhou Lei apart.
Lu You: …
Lu You: "Evil Eye… you're not messing with me, are you?"
Evil Eye: …
Evil Eye: "Could it be that Zhou Lei is just… too weak?"
Lu You summoned Zhou Lei again. This time, he put away the sword core and thought carefully.
The sword core was already a low-grade version of a flying sword, something normally mastered only by Golden Core cultivators. On top of that, he had secretly learned from Lu Xiao'e and grasped a method to control the sword core to perform sword techniques. It was only natural that a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like Zhou Lei couldn't block it.
Lu You recreated his Thunder Technique Talismans. Looking at the sky filled with palm seals, he activated them.
Boom!
Inside the Blood Shadow space, it looked as if fireworks were exploding everywhere. Every two talismans could pierce through one of Zhou Lei's palm seals. If Lu You wanted to kill Zhou Lei, he would only need to scatter fewer than a hundred talismans to blast him to pieces.
And now that Lu You had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, he could release twenty thousand Thunder Technique Talismans.
"Let's treat Zhou Lei as an early stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."
Lu You believed he had figured out Zhou Lei's true strength. A fat merchant who spent his days doing business instead of cultivating probably wasn't very powerful—most likely one of the weakest Foundation Establishment disciples in the sect.
"That means every two talismans are comparable to one attack from an early Foundation Establishment cultivator."
The more Lu You calculated, the more excited he became.
"I wonder just how strong a Golden Core cultivator really is. Even if Golden Core and Foundation Establishment exist on completely different levels, with twenty thousand talismans, I could still make a Golden Core cultivator suffer a bit!"
"Evil Eye, continue. Spawn Zhou Lei again."
Lu You put away the talismans. This time, he activated the Hell Avatar.
After breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, the Hell Avatar had grown taller. A ten-plus-meter phantom enveloped Lu You.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Zhou Lei's Great Hand Seals smashed against the Hell Avatar, causing it to shake violently. Even the crimson glow on the Hell Avatar was shattered by Zhou Lei's attacks.
But that was all.
No matter where the phantom cracked or dimmed, the endless supply of the cultivation origin blood allowed Evil Eye to restore the Hell Avatar immediately.
"Good. Looks like the Hell Avatar can now defend against Foundation Establishment attacks."
Standing at the center of the phantom, Lu You slowly raised his hand and controlled the Hell Avatar to lift a giant crimson sword formed from red light.
Ninth-Heaven Fall Technique.
The massive Hell Avatar brought the enormous sword crashing down toward Zhou Lei's palm seals.
The figure was several times larger, the weapon several times bigger, and the power of the Ninth-Heaven Fall Technique increased severalfold. The blood-red giant sword fell like Mount Tai collapsing, smashing Zhou Lei's Great Hand Seals into pieces.
In the end, Zhou Lei himself was crushed into a puddle of pulp.
Huu…
Lu You let out a long breath, finally relaxing the tension in his heart.
He had farmed for three years, cultivated for five months, and now at the seventh level of Qi Refining he could rival a Foundation Establishment cultivator. As a cultivator with mixed spiritual roots, he had finally gained at least a small measure of self-protection.
Divine Transformation cultivators disdained mundane affairs. Nascent Soul cultivators were usually busy in closed-door cultivation. Although the Verdant Cloud Sect had many experts, the powerful figures who were actually active most of the time were the Golden Core elders.
"With the Qi-Nourishing Pills, my cultivation speed can increase even more."
Inside Lu You's small cauldron, he still had the Foundation Establishment Pill gifted by Senior Brother Han Tian. As long as he reached the Peak of Qi Refining, with his infinite pills, he would successfully break through to Foundation Establishment.
"The future suddenly looks bright."
Satisfied, Lu You closed his eyes and once again immersed himself in the Blood Shadow Technique.
"Release ten copies of Lu Xiao'e."
Lu You held a sword in his right hand while hiding a sword core in his left. He began familiarizing himself with the use of the sword core. Compared to talismans, the sword core was far more discreet.
This time, the offense and defense in the Blood Shadow space were completely reversed. Previously, Lu You had been beaten badly by just one Lu Xiao'e. Now, he chased after ten Lu Xiao'e copies, slaughtering them one after another.
Outside the window, Lu Xiao'e attached spiritual energy to her soft sword and gently tapped at the crack of Lu You's window.
The result was the same as last time.
The wooden doors and windows suddenly became incredibly sturdy. Unless Lu Xiao'e used her full strength to destroy them, it didn't matter if she tried a thousand different angles—she still couldn't hear even the slightest sound from inside the room.
"That stupid Lu You… he's even guarding against a beauty?"
Lu Xiao'e's face was full of unwillingness. She angrily kept digging at the window crack.
"Damn Lu You… what did he do to this thing? Why is it so hard?"
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