Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 115 - 96: A Traitor Has Appeared Within Our Bald Brotherhood

On the other side, Wang Jiu couldn't help but admire this bald champion forged in the ring; his mastery of Immortal Techniques was textbook perfect, yet lacking necessary adaptability. Take his Invisibility Technique, for instance. Everywhere else it was fine, but the reflection on his scalp was clearly insufficiently concealed. He really should buy a wig.

"Hello, Mr. Wang Jiu." Li Tingshu greeted earnestly, intending to discuss Li Chaolu's cultivation issues with him. However, he noticed Wang Jiu's gaze fixed on his scalp, and upon reflection, suddenly realized the reason for the Invisibility Technique's failure. Feeling both ashamed and angry, he almost wanted to turn and leave immediately.

Luckily, having married into the Li Family with an Independent Cultivator background, Li Tingshu had seen much over the years and quickly adjusted his mood, getting straight to the point.

"Mr. Wang Jiu, don't you think your training is too cruel?"

Wang Jiu listened to the question, reflected on his training approach, and nodded: "Indeed, wasting valuable time on a lunch break is too cruel for a cultivator. Chaolu, get up and do another set of Diffusion Circulation."

Li Chaolu let out a sound from the ground, then forced herself up, ready to channel the True Essence within her body, converting it into Diffuse Sword Qi to temper her meridians throughout—using Diffuse Sword Qi to permeate the meridians feels like brushing teeth with a Wolf Fang Club, something even heavy-taste enthusiasts find hard to bear.

"Stop!" Li Tingshu couldn't stand it any longer. "Are you training her or killing her? Hundred Flowers Sword Qi is inherently robust and difficult to control, and yet you make her cultivate with Diffusion Circulation; are you trying to ruin her meridians entirely?"

Wang Jiu said, "Of course not. Without a similar bloodline to Immovable Tyrant Body, ruined meridians require considerable resources to heal, unless..."

Wang Jiu turned to ask Li Chaolu, "I just thought of a Sword Sacrifice Technique. Using a millennium-old immortal tree branch coupled with Hundred Flowers Spirit Dew to craft an Immortal Sword, after sacrificing this sword, you can gain a bit of essence, infuse it into your body, nurture it daily, and gradually replace your bones and meridians. About three years later, you could possess a set of Hundred Flowers Sword Bones with matching meridians, allowing your cultivation of Hundred Flowers Sword Qi to progress rapidly, and greatly increasing your hopes of reaching the Heaven Shattering Realm."

Upon hearing this, Li Chaolu's eyes practically sparkled; millennium-old immortal tree branches and Hundred Flowers Spirit Dew were objects that, for ordinary cultivators, only appeared in records of rare wonders. However, being a member of a prominent family, Li Chaolu knew that these two Heavenly and Earthly Treasures weren't difficult for the Li Family to obtain—at least not as challenging as obtaining Original Sword Essence.

This means she could use Sword Sacrifice Technique to forge Hundred Flowers Sword Bones, transforming into a peerless genius with hopes of reaching Heaven Shattering Realm? Truly, Prince Wang Jiu was nothing short of miraculous!

Elsewhere, Li Tingshu, being a Cyan Cloud Grand Competition champion from an Independent Cultivator background, was well-versed and quickly pondered over Wang Jiu's mention of Sword Sacrifice Technique, raising concerns in his mind.

"Hold on, using immortal tree branches and flower dew to create an Immortal Sword, then performing Sword Sacrifice Technique—this I can understand. But infusing the finished product into the body to replace the original bones and meridians—this is unheard of!"

Wang Jiu said, "Indeed, due to its strong side effects and frequent mishandling by cultivators back then, the mortality rate exceeded 90%, and over 95% of practitioners were left with eternal Heart Demons, thus it was considered a Forbidden Technique within the Hundred Flowers Sect. Later, after changes in the world, the Forbidden Technique naturally became lost."

Li Tingshu's eyes widened, mouth slightly agape: "A 90% mortality rate, over 95% with... This Forbidden Technique, you actually want to use on Chaolu!?"

Wang Jiu said, "What's wrong? Cultivators optimizing their cultivation systems and enhancing their power through Forbidden Techniques is quite common, isn't it? The previous Patriarch of the Li Family practiced Inch and Mile, leading to severe damage to his Primordial Spirit and unclear Divine Sense, yet the Li Family hasn't prohibited future generations from practicing Inch and Mile."

"You, you're twisting logic; Inch and Mile can't possibly be a Forbidden Technique. The previous Patriarch was simply careless, the technique itself is flawless."

"Likewise, the high failure rate of Hundred Flowers Sword Bones is merely due to practitioners' carelessness. Theoretically speaking, the entire process has no design flaws."

Li Tingshu was left speechless, not knowing how to rebuke; after a while, he gritted his teeth, "Even if such a method exists, it's superfluous! Modern cultivators no longer need to endure torturous trials akin to the ancients, suffering severe injuries to attain Divine Techniques. Cultivators have long explored more gentle and reasonable methods over the years. The way you make cultivators endure pointless pain has been obsolete!"

Wang Jiu shook his head, "Classic cognition bias—humans, as flawed beings, are destined to get nowhere near the Immortal Dao without enduring pain and struggle. So-called gentle cultivation methods are merely human wishful thinking, lowering their Immortal Cultivation expectations and self-soothing afterwards."

"So according to your method, turning people into cripples or even dead bodies actually gets them closer to the Immortal Dao?!"

"Hmm, I think it's necessary to emphasize again, humans are flawed beings, unlike mythical creatures innately attuned to the Dao. Without transcending limits, humans cannot reach the Immortal Dao, and surpassing limits inevitably involves risks—that's the first point. Even without risking transcending limits, one should strive to approach that limit to their fullest—that's the second point. The key to Immortal Cultivation is to recognize your limits, then employ every method to squeeze your potential, teetering on the brink of collapse to draw closer to the limit, which is the most efficient method of cultivation."