Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 109 - 52: Chu Xinyue’s Tribulation, Two Swords United (Part 2)

Chapter 109: Chapter 52: Chu Xinyue’s Tribulation, Two Swords United (Part 2)

The twin swords of blue and white crisscrossed in the air, changing multiple forms in just an instant.

Collapse, block, intercept, support, twist....

In that fleeting moment of intersection, Su Yu could skillfully exhibit five variations with his flying sword, but his opponent could exhibit seven, two more than him.

The result was that in the blink of an eye, the White Rainbow Sword turned nimbly and struck directly at him.

Meanwhile, the Cyan Sword was directly knocked aside. By the time he maneuvered it back to parry, he had already been struck several times, each strike involving a dozen variations, accumulating considerable damage.

One time wasn’t enough to break the defense, but with each encounter, after ten times, the shield was worn out completely. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Bang!"

Again, in an instant of sword intersection, the Cyan Rainbow Sword tilted askew, and the White Rainbow Sword circled around Su Yu’s neck, bursting with thirteen simultaneous damages, shattering the remaining shield on the spot.

"I lost!"

Su Yu stopped his Sword Control Technique, not a trace of frustration on his face. Instead, there was a glint of light in his eyes, pondering the variations of his opponent in the previous exchange.

Under the influence of the Golden Finger talent, each progress was solidified, allowing his swordsmanship to always grow.

In the short exchange of less than two minutes just now, from the beginning where the flying sword was directly knocked aside to later where it was merely deflected, the progress was visibly evident.

"A very good training method."

Coming back to his senses, he looked up to find himself already teleported out from the platform.

"Again."

He promptly paid 10 taels of silver and reappeared on the platform.

However, it was not the previous platform, but another one with twelve consecutive wins.

"Please!"

"Please!"

As the countdown ended, the blue and white swords soared into the sky.

Realizing that this Sword Testing Platform had a significant tempering effect on his swordsmanship, Su Yu spent the rest of his time immersed here.

Upon understanding that his current skill level was between ten and twenty victories, he had no intention of becoming a platform master, but instead focused on challenging platform masters beyond ten victories to absorb their experience and techniques for self-strengthening.

In just two days, he spent nearly two gold taels, and his swordsmanship improved by leaps and bounds.

The realm of his swordsmanship didn’t change much, it couldn’t level up in just two days, but the skills of his swordsmanship genuinely progressed by a large margin.

Until the third day, when Chu Xiaoyu sent him a message wanting to meet, did he reluctantly return.

In the manor’s inner courtyard, upon seeing the three women again, Su Yu’s gaze was immediately attracted by the changes in Chu Xinyue, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stepped forward and cupped his fists:

"Congratulations to the leader for successfully overcoming the Celestial Tribulation!"

She looked no different than before, still so radiant and beautiful, but the difference lay in the faint glow and the subtle coercion emanating from her.

The coercion stemmed from just overcoming a major breakthrough, which she hadn’t fully grasped yet.

And that glow was the Heavenly Dao’s bestowed power, which anyone who overcomes the first Great Celestial Tribulation would receive as a reward from the Heavenly Dao.

This reward varies, ranging from bloodlines, talents, Divine Techniques, to special Secret Skills, or even an Immortal Bone.

The changes in Chu Xinyue were most likely due to an Immortal Bone, utilizing the Heavenly Dao’s reward to turn a mortal bone into an Immortal Bone, thereby gaining immense power. If it were a Buddhist sect, it would be a Buddha Bone; a demonic sect, a Demon Bone; and for monsters, a Monster Bone, but the essence is the same.

This thing is similar to Su Yu’s Nine Heavens Bone Forging Skill’s crafted Immortal Bones, but generally not as strong as his.

Because the level of the Immortal Bone bestowed by the Heavenly Dao is related to the Qi Refining Heart Skill and the intensity of the Heavenly Tribulation; the higher the Heart Skill level, the stronger the Heavenly Tribulation, and the stronger the refined Immortal Bone.

The Nine Heavens Bone Forging Skill is a Supreme Divine Technique, and the five Immortal Bones it refines are all top-tier, which ordinary cultivators can hardly achieve after one Heavenly Tribulation.

Successfully overcoming the Celestial Tribulation, Chu Xinyue was in high spirits, rare for her to smile.

Chu Xiaoyu even took out a delicate red packet and handed it to him.

Su Yu looked puzzled:

"What is this?"

Chu Xiaoyu replied playfully:

"Miss has successfully overcome the Celestial Tribulation and ascended to Loose Immortal; this is a red packet."

"Uh!"

This had to be accepted.

After a round of congratulations, Chu Xinyue left to stabilize her current state, leaving Xiao Qingli to continue guiding him in swordsmanship.

As usual, after a bout, Xiao Qingli said in some surprise:

"You’re improving fast; did you go to the Sword Testing Platform?"

"Yes, I did."

"Keep honing; when you manage to Condense Sword into Silk and reach the entry-level, then you can merge Sword Qi into Sword Gang. At that point, you can attempt Sword Light Division."

"As for the deeper True Sword Intent, the secrets of Sword Dao like Breaking Ten Thousand Laws with One Sword, and Enlightened Sword Heart are far from you; first, master the Sword Light Division."

Su Yu nodded.

"Regarding swordsmanship realms, there’s nothing much more I can teach; instead, I’ll teach you several special swordsmanship skills."

Su Yu cupped his fists politely:

"Please instruct me, teacher."

Xiao Qingli didn’t mind his address, summoned a Cyan Sword in her hand, and with a flick of her wrist, produced over twenty sword blossoms in an instant.

With the sword edge converged, the sword blossoms vanished abruptly.

Turning the sword edge again, a Sword Qi, as thin as a hair, was released from the sword tip, under her exquisite skill, outlining a dragon, which spun lively before him.

"What is this...."

Su Yu was dumbstruck.

"Is this Manifestation at Will?"

The converged sword edge erased the dragon of hair-thin Sword Qi and, with further changes, outlined an eagle and then a fish.

After demonstrating, she tossed the Cyan Sword with a flick, and with a fingertip, the flying sword rapidly expanded, transforming into a giant sword, one yard wide and three yards long, larger than a door panel.

As it slashed down, the flying sword rapidly shrunk, diminishing to the size of an embroidery needle within two seconds.

Xiao Qingli pinched the embroidery needle-like sword between her delicate fingers, tucking it into her hair like a hairpin.

"Impressive!"

This display opened Su Yu’s eyes, and he looked at Xiao Qingli with admiration.

He gazed at her eagerly, asking seriously:

"Teacher, can you teach me this?"

She retrieved the embroidery needle-like sword, and with a flick, the needle expanded back into a Cyan Sword, nodding:

"This is exactly what I intend to teach you."

"Watch carefully."

She gracefully wielded the Cyan Sword in slow motion, demonstrating the changes while reciting:

"Manifestation at Will is the third level of Sword Control Techniques, enabling the transformation of a flying sword in both size and form. This requires very refined swordsmanship; at minimum, you must master Condense Sword into Silk to perfection and grasp Sword Light Division."

"Your current swordsmanship isn’t adequate for this yet, but you can learn the essence first. When your abilities suffice, you’ll naturally understand."

She carefully demonstrated each move, and Su Yu listened attentively.

One taught seriously, the other learned with focus.

In the following days, she continued teaching him various swordsmanship techniques, besides Manifestation at Will, she also taught him the technique of Twin Sword Fusion.

It’s widely known that only certain flying swords with consistent origin can fuse, like the Purple and Cyan Twin Swords, Seven Cultivation Swords, etc.

Typically, Twin Sword Fusion involves stacking multiple flying swords’ attributes, then tripling the power for explosive effects.

If two flying swords have different origins, they cannot fuse; however, the Twin Sword Fusion Technique can forcibly fuse incompatible flying swords, dramatically increasing lethality.

Forcible fusion too involves stacking multiple flying swords’ attributes, but only doubles the power at the expense of mana consumption over ten times that required for two simultaneous flying swords. The greater the gap between the two flying swords, the higher the mana cost for forcible fusion.

It’s important to note that generally, only flying swords of the same type can undergo forcible fusion, meaning either both mystic weapons or both demonic weapons.

If one is a mystic weapon and the other a demonic or Buddhist weapon, with completely opposite origins, not even the strongest swordsman can forcibly fuse them.

Divine Weapons have no such restrictions; they can combine with any type seamlessly.

This technique doesn’t have very stringent requirements, and with Su Yu’s current capabilities, he could learn it.

Upon learning about this technique, Su Yu was motivated to the fullest and put all his energy into learning.

His current main issue was insufficient immediate burst; although the Taibai Splitting Light Sword was fierce, it wasn’t a direct burst. A single Sword Qi wasn’t very powerful, and when dealing with enemies with high toughness, it was less effective than an ordinary sword strike.

With this technique, combined with a flare, and the Twin Sword Fusion, his burst capability soared to the maximum, giving him greater confidence in the end-of-the-year final exam against Ding Lingyu.

One willing to teach, the other eager to learn, he mastered this technique successfully in just two days.

With his successful mastery, this journey was nearing its conclusion.