The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 57 - 56: Three Brocade Bags

"Cultivation Technique! It’s a cultivation technique!" Xu Ziqing felt his blood surge with excitement, already understanding what was about to greet him.

The gates of cultivation are about to open for me officially!

With a cultivation technique, as long as I master it, I will have embarked on the path of cultivation.

"Father, mother, little sister, grandmother... can you see this from heaven?" In his excitement, his thoughts turned to his deceased loved ones once again. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

When accepting Xu Ziqing, a servant, Chu Huaixu had considered that the "Refining Sword Formulas" might be highly compatible with him as the world protagonist, who was a pseudo spiritual embryo and a swordsmanship genius.

This idea did not change even after he awakened his Spiritual Embryo Divine Techniques.

Because he guessed it mainly had to do with his [Spiritual Embryo: Heart Sword].

The "Refining Sword Formulas" might have played a part too, even bringing out the "Sword Spirit," but both complemented each other.

Everything was a coincidence, as if it were the best arrangement by fate.

"Xu Ziqing certainly wouldn’t have the same situation."

"In my memory, it seems he doesn’t have Spiritual Embryo Divine Techniques either?"

"This world protagonist seems to exist just for that sword on the Hidden Spirit Mountain!" Chu Huaixu pondered.

Of course, Chu Huaixu was also a man of vision; if the "Refining Sword Formulas" could truly accomplish this young man, he wouldn’t keep it to himself.

"I rely on the system to cheat, you rely on your own comprehension; this way, I can use him for reference."

The most important thing is—shared pain is better than solitary suffering!

"Senior brother, did you call me for any instructions?" Xu Ziqing asked respectfully.

"No need to play dumb," Chu Huaixu chuckled, pointing to the jade scroll and booklet on the table with a smile.

"Take good care of these two items. This Acupoint Opening Stage Technique is already thoroughly familiar to me and of no use anymore. As for this booklet, it’s the insights left by the forebears."

"If you have any insights, feel free to write them down for future reference." He explained.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for imparting the technique!" Xu Ziqing’s face was flushed with excitement, his tone rising a few notches.

He even raised his hands to receive the jade scroll and booklet.

"I know you probably can’t wait to cultivate now," Chu Huaixu laughed again and said, "But I still need to remind you of a few things."

"Please go ahead, senior brother." The delicate-faced youth answered with utmost seriousness, ready to engrave every word in his heart.

"Although I haven’t cultivated for many days, I have already felt that cultivation goes against the heavens, with many hurdles ahead." He glanced at the youth, hinting, "You need to be mentally prepared."

But the youth, eager to cultivate, would not be deterred by these words.

Born into a noble family with a tradition of swordsmanship, he was accustomed to hardships from practicing martial arts since childhood, not a pampered young master.

"Senior brother, Ziqing is not afraid of hardships," he replied sincerely.

"Good! Seeing you’re still a little chick, I’ll give you three brocade bags as a bonus." Chu Huaixu took out the pre-prepared items, looking like a Zhuge Kongming.

"Little chick?" Xu Ziqing heard this term for the first time, but could roughly guess what it meant.

"Chick probably means something inferior," he thought.

At this moment, he hurriedly received the brocade bags with both hands.

In Xu Ziqing’s eyes, he was just a worthless pseudo spiritual embryo, whereas the person before him was a prodigy attracting even the attention of high-ranking Daoist sect members.

Chu Huaixu pointed to the three brocade bags and said, "When you first complete a full circulation of energy in your body, open the first brocade bag."

"When you feel stuck with no progress, open the second one."

"When you achieve minor success, open the third one."

He looked proudly at the three brocade bags, humming twice in his mind, "Little brother, won’t this hold you?"

"Yes!" Xu Ziqing quickly responded.

He could feel his senior brother’s guiding care, growing more respectful toward him.

Before leaving, he heard Chu Huaixu’s final advice.

"Oh, by the way, practice earlier, don’t train in the middle of the night." The dead fox could already imagine what the scene would be like.

Don’t disturb my sleep.

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After the delicate-faced youth left his room, Chu Huaixu sat cross-legged on the meditation mat.

He opened his Character Panel and checked his current [Free Experience Points] and [Cultivation Technique Experience].

The former was just over a thousand, the latter over two thousand.

Combined, it was enough for him to level up twice, with a little surplus.

"The dead bookworm next door should already be feeling the pressure." Chu Huaixu recently noticed Han Shuangjiang was pretty competitive.

So what are you waiting for?

Compete with this Big Ice Cube to death!

However, after much deliberation, he decided to level up only once tonight.

"With my current pain threshold and my astonishing willpower, leveling up once should be bearable without screaming."

"Leveling up twice in a row would trigger a physical response, intolerable, and Xiaoxu would definitely hear it," he thought.

He didn’t want to ruin his shining image in front of Xu Ziqing. Even a virtual male model like him had some idol baggage.

With that thought, Chu Huaixu leveled up once, opening his Sixth Acupoint within his body.

Endless pain surged through him, like being crushed entirely.

He gritted his teeth, cold sweat began to pour, his body couldn’t stop trembling, and his face turned pale as snow.

Ultimately, he did manage to rely on willpower, only uttering a muffled groan of immense intensity.

To be honest, if that groan were placed in an ASMR channel, it would be quite intriguing, causing one’s thoughts to wander.

After finally stopping his body’s trembling, Chu Huaixu stood up, preparing to sneak to the Cold Pool in the dark later.

He planned to explore the [Pill King Token] instance further, hoping to reuse resources and farm experience points.

"This matter is better done sooner rather than later."

"As far as I know, some secret realms, once thoroughly explored, are reclaimed by the sect to be transformed into Lands of Trial for disciples to train in."

Chu Huaixu had already begun reminiscing about the wondrous taste of the Water Blade and Body Tempering Liquid.

But he wasn’t in a hurry to set off just yet.

Because he was still waiting for something.

Chu Huaixu eagerly looked in the direction of Xu Ziqing’s room: "Judging by the time, he should have read ’Refining Sword Formulas’ a few times through by now?"

In the small room within the bamboo house, Xu Ziqing sat on the meditation mat, having memorized the entire ’Refining Sword Formulas’.

When he was at home, any martial arts manual was memorized after a single read-through, and he could immediately grasp the content.

’Refining Sword Formulas’ was his first cultivation technique, so he read it three times for thoroughness.

Before officially cultivating, he turned his attention to the small booklet.

"After all, a cultivation technique cannot be approached carelessly like ordinary martial arts practice."

"Better to read the forebears’ insights first," the delicate-faced youth thought.

Xu Ziqing picked up the small booklet.

"Don’t practice!" Xu Ziqing opened the first page, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Heed the advice!" Xu Ziqing opened the second page, his brows knitted tighter.

"Supreme Divine Skill!" Xu Ziqing turned to the third page, his brows relaxed.

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