Starforce Warriors-Chapter 396: Dual Saint Body of Blade and Sword

"Who exactly are you?" Li Xiaofei couldn’t hold back his question.

The white-robed ghost replied, “I’m your ancestor.”

“Why are you insulting me?” Li Xiaofei snapped angrily.

“No... I died quite a long time ago.” The white-robed ghost said. “I’m not trying to mess with you... But let’s skip the explanations. Can you help me pull this sword out of my rear?”

Li Xiaofei refused. He was cautious. If ghosts really did exist, what if removing the sword unleashed something ominous? Even though he was skilled and brave, he didn’t want to take that kind of risk.

“I’ve waited for you for a long time. Trust me, I mean you no harm.” The white-robed ghost said. “I live in the Cemetery of the Ancestors. If you don’t believe me, you can come find me during the day. My name is Liu Shaji.”

Liu Shaji?

Li Xiaofei hadn’t heard that name before. However, he suddenly realized something.

I can actually talk to the white-robed ghost?

Before, every time he woke up, the ghost would vanish.

Why didn’t it disappear this time?

He glanced around, trying to discern whether he was dreaming or awake. Just as the thought crossed his mind, a sudden gust of wind swept past his eyes.

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“Ah...” Li Xiaofei jolted awake from his bed.

Another dream?

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around. He was still in his dormitory cave. The room was empty; there was no sign of any white-robed ghost.

Damn. So, was it just a dream again?

But this time, he had managed to converse with the white-robed ghost.

Is it because I had taken Ximen Piaoxue’s Five-Whip Pill and strengthened my yang energy? The conversation in the dream remained vividly clear. The Cemetery of the Ancestors?

It seemed he really needed to find an opportunity to check it out. Otherwise, if he kept dreaming of ghosts draining his yang energy, it would become unbearable.

Li Xiaofei got out of bed and decided not to sleep anymore. He might as well use the time to cultivate.

Thanks to Piaoxue’s ten vials of fifth-generation pure Starforce Reagents, his progress in breaking through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians had accelerated greatly. Now, only six acupuncture points in the final meridian of the Eight Extraordinary Meridian, the Governing Meridian, remained unrefined and unopened.

The other meridians, the Conception Meridian, Thoroughfare Meridian, Belt Meridian, Yang Linking Meridian, Yin Linking Meridian, Yin Heel Meridian, and Yang Heel Meridian, with a total of seventy acupuncture points, had already been fully refined.

“In martial arts novels, breaking through the Conception and Governing Meridians makes one an unparalleled expert.”

Li Xiaofei took out a vial of the fifth-generation pure Starforce Reagent, drank it, and activated the Dual Saint Body of Blade and Sword meridian-opening secret technique as he started to work on the remaining acupuncture points in the Governing Meridian.

As time passed, Li Xiaofei entered the Secret Time Pavilion just before dawn to continue his cultivation. Twenty-nine days flew by in an instant as he consumed all the fifth-generation pure Starforce Reagents.

“Finally, I’ve fully refined all the acupoints within the Eight Extraordinary Meridians,” Li Xiaofei said, opening his eyes with satisfaction.

He circulated his inner qi through the twelve standard meridians and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. A total of two hundred refined acupoints radiated light from within his body, appearing like twenty stars surrounding him. The air resonated with the powerful hum of inner qi.

The refined acupoints had two main benefits. First, they facilitated the automatic circulation of inner qi, continuously nourishing it. Second, they accelerated the flow of inner qi. The ability to harness inner qi through various acupoints and meridians was the foundation of many powerful high-stage combat techniques.

For instance, the Nine Yang Divine Art that Li Xiaofei practiced was extraordinary precisely because it mobilized all the acupoints and meridians within the body, following a complex, almost computer-like route and rhythm for optimal flow. In simpler terms, the Acupoint Opening Realm was superior to both the Qi Refining Realm and Limit Breaking Realm because refined acupoints enabled stronger and faster inner qi flow.

Most practitioners could only refine the twelve standard meridians, achieving a total of one hundred and twenty acupoints. However, Li Xiaofei had gone further, refining the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, which added eighty more acupoints for a total of two hundred acupoints.

Li Xiaofei had long wondered how much of a boost these additional eighty acupoints would give him in combat. When he completed the last acupoint in the Governing Meridian, the answer revealed itself: Ice and fire!

As Li Xiaofei circulated his inner qi, projecting it outside his body, he noticed an elemental transformation. He could switch effortlessly between searing flames and freezing ice.

"Great!"

Li Xiaofei played with the silver frost in his left hand and the golden flame in his right, reveling in his new ability. The strength of his inner qi had also increased significantly. It now far exceeded the typical level of the Acupoint Opening Realm and even surpassed the peak of the Meridian Expanding Realm. It was now only slightly inferior to the Five Spirits Realm.

As for the destructive power of his inner qi? After a brief assessment, Li Xiaofei was confident that either attribute, fire or ice, would be many times more potent than before. It was an improvement not just tens of times over, but entire orders of magnitudes.

The fire and ice, due to their unique properties, posed a lethal threat even to those at the Golden Body Realm.

Dual Saint Body of Blade and Sword! The Dual Heavens of Ice and Fire!

“I’ve crossed yet another major threshold.” A smile spread across Li Xiaofei’s face.

Now, the only realm standing between him and the Five Spirits Realm was the Meridian Expanding Realm. Once he overcame that barrier, he could finally see his aunt again.

When he emerged from the Secret Time Pavilion, it was already six in the morning. Li Xiaofei decided not to visit the Cemetery of the Ancestors just yet. He planned to wait until noon, when yang energy would be at its peak, to venture into the cemetery and search for any information on Liu Shaji.

In the meantime, he left the dormitory and headed to the dining hall to help out the cafeteria workers. He was still trying to win their favor and hopefully get the recipes for the medicinal dishes sooner. To his surprise, he found Long Anquan, the girl with the yellow hair, also working in the dining hall, seemingly as part of a work-study program.

Li Xiaofei smiled and greeted her, but didn’t engage further.

An hour later, students of the Eastern Blue-Robe House began trickling into the dining hall for breakfast. University life, in many ways, was more relaxed than high school.

After breakfast, Li Junjie, Wang Yifan, and Hou Ni, the top three new students in the Eastern Blue-Robe House, were hastily called away by an anxious Instructor Ding Yifeng. No one knew what for.

Li Xiaofei finished his breakfast but didn’t hurry to leave. Instead, he seized the opportunity to continue helping out in the dining hall, trying to earn more favor with the cafeteria workers.

“Young man, you’re quite special.” Suddenly, a somewhat scruffy figure appeared in front of Li Xiaofei, who was sweeping the floor, and said, “I’ve been watching you for a while. You’re different from the other freshmen.”

It was Qi Shisan: the chief instructor of the Eastern Blue-Robe House’s freshmen. Li Xiaofei was taken aback.

Is this the legendary keen insight of the chief instructor?

He had been trying to keep a low profile, yet Qi Shisan had still noticed something special about him. It seemed that being talented really was like being pregnant; no matter how you tried to hide it, it would eventually show to those who paid attention.

“Chief Instructor, I...” Li Xiaofei began to speak.

But Qi Shisan interrupted him, “You don’t need to say anything.”

“Ah?” Li Xiaofei was momentarily stunned.

Qi Shisan continued, “I remember you chose the sword yesterday, right?”

Li Xiaofei shook his head, about to deny it when...

“Say nothing more. It doesn’t matter what you chose, take this sword.” Qi Shisan shoved a rust-covered long sword into Li Xiaofei’s arms and said, “This sword is priceless, beyond what money can buy... Do you have money?”

Li Xiaofei stammered, “I... I have some.”

“Transfer it to me.” The chief instructor’s tone brooked no argument.

Li Xiaofei blinked and asked, “How much should I transfer?”

The chief instructor replied, “The amount depends on your own sense of appreciation.”

An amused Li Xiaofei transferred 10,000 star coins to him.

The chief instructor patted Li Xiaofei’s shoulder hard. “Good, I have high hopes for you. Practice your swordsmanship well.”

With that, he hurried off.

A smile spread across Li Xiaofei’s face. White Deer Academy was certainly more than it appeared; someone had recognized his true level. There was a certain enigmatic quality about Qi Shisan that Li Xiaofei couldn’t quite read. Perhaps he was an eccentric master playing at life.

Holding the rusted sword, Li Xiaofei headed to the training field for class. Li Junjie and the other two were still nowhere to be seen.

Another instructor, named Shi Zhijie, resumed teaching the students the Innate Art.

Then Li Xiaofei noticed Ximen Piaoxue, who wore a lecherous grin. He, too, was holding a rust-covered long sword that looked identical to the one Li Xiaofei had just bought for 10,000 star coins from Qi Shisan.