The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 63 - 62: Farming Some Experience Points

With three brocade bags, Xu Ziqing was taken down.

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Chu Huaixu left the Cold Pool and went straight back to the bamboo house.

"The world’s protagonist can’t lose his own spirit!" His thought was just that simple.

By the time he arrived home, the sun was already setting.

The Big Ice Cube had already prepared the first dish.

"Make one less dish, Xiaoxu won’t be back for dinner today," Chu Huaixu said to Han Shuangjiang, giving off a bit of a family of three vibe.

"You left him in the Secret Realm alone?" The Big Ice Cube turned to glance at him.

"Yeah, he’s enjoying the third trial’s execution," he said with a carefree laugh.

The cold-faced girl heard this and didn’t continue the conversation.

That ambiguous third trial, this person from a wealthy family didn’t wish to delve deeper.

Recalling it, she felt her long jade legs become a bit stiff, unconsciously clamping them together slightly.

Speaking of which, she had been quite confused these past few days too.

Under Chu Huaixu’s personal will, their home inexplicably gained a young servant, who then inexplicably became Junior Brother Xu.

Han Shuangjiang was, at her core, a person with a strong sense of personal space and wasn’t keen on letting others get close to her.

She and Chu Huaixu had experienced a lot in a short time, and living together naturally made their relationship closer.

In her eyes, Xu Ziqing was merely a fellow junior brother who worked more efficiently, so she wasn’t overly concerned.

Chu Huaixu was actually aware of this too.

"Han Shuangjiang is following the script of the Female Protagonist, wholeheartedly focused on her career, love and romance be damned."

"However, between world protagonists, there must be a bond of friendship, after all, they’re future battle partners."

"But because of my ’third party’ interference, it seems their bond hasn’t formed." He mused.

However, Chu Huaixu soon felt at ease.

"No worries, no worries, I can be the link between world protagonists. As long as they both have ties with me, isn’t that fine?" He thought optimistically, deciding to "knowingly be the third party."

With Xu Ziqing absent tonight, it was back to the state of a single man and woman dining together.

Chu Huaixu suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, the Spirit Plate acquired inside the Secret Realm, I forgot to exchange it for Contribution Points. But this matter isn’t urgent, we can wait until we’ve opened all nine acupoints to exchange it."

"My personal suggestion is that when the time comes, you and I should both go to the Library Pavilion with the Contribution Points and each select a desired Technique," he said to Han Shuangjiang.

The Cultivation Techniques of the Acupoint Opening Stage and the First Realm are provided for free by the Daoist Sect, it’s like compulsory education.

But Techniques are akin to skills in a game.

This stuff is universally applicable to all realms, excellent Techniques can be used until death, but they come with a price.

The Big Ice Cube, hearing this, didn’t express any superfluous opinion, simply saying, "Okay."

"The urgent task now is to open all nine acupoints as soon as possible. Can you continue to maintain the progress of opening one acupoint every day or two?" Chu Huaixu asked.

"I should be able to," Han Shuangjiang didn’t give a definitive answer but felt she could do it.

"Good." Chu Huaixu nodded slightly, feeling envious.

He was now at Character Level 6, with enough Experience Points left to rise to Level 8.

But to open all nine acupoints, he still needed 950 Experience Points.

Besides, once he acquired the Cultivation Techniques of the First Realm, he would need more Experience Points for upgrading.

Learning Techniques also required Experience Points.

After dinner, since Xu Ziqing wasn’t there, Han Shuangjiang was the one who went to wash the dishes again.

The girl’s slightly bent figure revealed the full, plump curve of her hips and thighs, this waist, these legs, these hips, were simply a Sacred Body designed for split cheongsams.

But Chu Huaixu, troubled in his heart, didn’t even have the mood to appreciate such earthly beauty.

"Looks like I need to think of other ways to earn Experience Points." He lamented.

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After dinner, Chu Huaixu went to the Secret Realm once more to bring some dry food and water to Xu Ziqing, afraid he might starve inside.

The young and handsome boy looked at him with a gaze filled with gratitude, clearly their brotherly bond had been elevated.

"Why do I feel like I’m not his senior brother, more like his mentor?" Chu Huaixu sighed with a bitter smile, feeling a bit speechless.

But it didn’t matter; the boy was, after all, the world’s protagonist, and now he could be considered an angel investor in him.

Upon returning home, since Xiaoxu wasn’t there, Chu Huaixu could upgrade without any inhibitions, not fearing to emit a horrible scream.

After all, the long-legged lady in the next room was already used to it.

Is it really a scream of agony?

This is the horn of internal competition!

Every time he yelled, the Big Ice Cube knew the Dead Fox had made another breakthrough.

Chu Huaixu opened the Character Panel and leveled up two levels in one go.

A gut-wrenching scream echoed in the night sky as Chu Huaixu skillfully passed out from pain.

Before fainting, he felt the crushing pain all over his body, his last thought being: "Damn, it’s like a fully booked seven-seater business car!"

He now had some realization, feeling that enduring the pain was the dumbest act, and directly fainting from it was the cleverest.

The Big Ice Cube living next door frowned upon hearing the wail.

"Again?" she thought to herself.

With determination in her heart, Han Shuangjiang also began to seize the time to open her acupoints.

By the time the sun was high in the sky, Chu Huaixu gently woke up.

He had actually regained consciousness after being unconscious for more than an hour, and quickly fell asleep rather than get up.

After a simple wash-up, he saw that Han Shuangjiang left him some white porridge and side dishes on the wooden table.

It’s just that the porridge was no longer hot, just warm.

Chu Huaixu wasn’t picky, too lazy to knock on the door to have her reheat it.

He poured the side dishes into the porridge and started gulping it down.

In the midst of his meal, an unexpected guest arrived outside the bamboo house.

——Deputy Leader of the Law Enforcement Team, Liu Chenggong.

This guy’s motives are simple, just to form a private friendship.

He had already determined that Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang were both exceptional people!

As for his own cousin... sigh!

Liu Chengqi has been a bit delusional lately, having trouble distinguishing between reality and illusion. He says every time he closes his eyes, he has a nightmare, claiming he’s still trapped inside, unable to come out, as if stuck in sleep paralysis, unable to open his eyes no matter what.

His cousin’s condition is terrible, he’s even lost interest in flirting with married women, showing just how serious it has become.

"Junior Brother Chu, having some porridge?" Liu Chenggong walked over with a smile, carrying two jars of fine wine.

He had actually prepared himself for being amiable even if ignored.

There’s no way around it, this Chu Huaixu dared to defy even his uncle openly, with an unfathomable background and extreme arrogance!

But Liu Chenggong understood well; even if it’s a cold shoulder, he must bear it!

What surprised him was seeing a flash of light in Chu Huaixu’s eyes as he got up to greet him with a smile.

"Why is he here? This messes up my experience points plan." thought Chu Huaixu.

Originally, he planned today to take a plank, write "Undefeated at the Acupoint Opening Stage," and set up a sign in the arena area of the Outer Sect, to draw a wave of hatred.

The aim was to provoke public anger.

He had already planned to use group taunts, letting everyone at the Acupoint Opening Stage swarm up to beat him.

Cultivation isn’t about working behind closed doors. Sparring among cultivators is popular and beneficial for personal understanding and cultivation advancement.

Thus, the system also included this feature.

However, the experience points from sparring have a cap limit in each realm and cannot be farmed endlessly.

If Chu Huaixu crushed others or got crushed, it would be hard to earn experience points.

Fighting evenly would earn some.

Feelings of regret from a narrow defeat would also earn some.

Being heavily beaten would still earn some experience points.

But getting instantly defeated, the system might not give any.

"I am now a dignified Eight Acupoints expert!"

"Plus, I practice Inner and Outer Cultivation!"

"These Acupoint Opening Stage folks, if not ganging up, aren’t I just punching kids one by one?"

So, Chu Huaixu even prepared the plank, only missing the writing.

"Chu Huaixu, when are you the first in the Acupoint Opening Stage?"

——Right now!

But Liu Chenggong came at just the right time; he was also a decent sparring choice.

"Senior Brother Liu, since we know each other so well, I won’t be overly polite," Chu Huaixu got straight to the point.

Liu Chenggong: "???"

Although puzzled, he’s aware that many in higher positions act like this, casually giving you a task with a phrase "we are familiar," as if it’s a gift, your fortunate opportunity.

Seeing it was indeed a warm response, this Deputy Leader was eagerly ready to respond positively.

"Junior brother, speak your mind. In the Outer Sect, our Law Enforcement Team can still accomplish many things," he straightened his back, the lightning pattern on his black uniform quite eye-catching.

"As for me, I’ve hit a bottleneck, stuck on the Ninth Acupoint with no progress today, so I wish to spar with Senior Brother, is that possible?" Chu Huaixu asked.

"Bottleneck phase! Exactly, bottleneck phase!" he added.

Liu Chenggong felt his head spin.

"Already at Eight Acupoints, and in just a few days? Also, you seem uneasy without progressing for just one day?"

"Is a single day of no progress really called a bottleneck phase?" Seeing this sly look, he felt uncomfortable inside.

But originally, he was here to please this Daoist prodigy, seeing his rapid progress only made him more determined to try his best.

Liu Chenggong immediately put down the two jars of good wine, assuming a heroic demeanor: "Very well! Let’s spar a bit, and then enjoy this fine wine together!"

"Thank you, Senior Brother Liu!" Chu Huaixu immediately clasped his hands in thanks.

Their noise attracted the attention of Han Shuangjiang next door.

But she detested the Liu Family and just stood watching from outside her bamboo house without approaching.

Liu Chenggong suggested, "Junior Brother Chu, since it’s sparring, I won’t use my inner spiritual power."

As someone at the Second Realm, using spiritual power would be too unfair.

The difference between spiritual power users and non-users is like night and day.

Liu Chenggong even removed his most ostentatious Spirit Sword and said, "Junior Brother, swords and knives can’t see, so I’ll put aside the Cangsong Sword too."

"No, Senior Brother Liu, you may not use spiritual power, but you must use the sword," Chu Huaixu insisted.

"Well then, alright, Junior Brother Chu should be careful!" he proceeded with a warning.

Then, Liu Chenggong unsheathed his Middle Grade Spirit Sword and began tediously introducing his sword and swordsmanship.

He thought acting as a sparring partner this way would be more effective.

But Chu Huaixu didn’t hear a word of it.

——What’s he mumbling! Hurry and fight me!

The spar officially began, with Han Shuangjiang watching from a distance, somewhat worried about that sharp Cangsong Sword.

She also believed that blades and swords cannot be countered with bare hands.

"Junior Brother Chu, on guard!" Liu Chenggong thrust forward with his Thunder Shock Swordsmanship.

Even though he didn’t use spiritual power, his speed far surpassed cultivators at the Acupoint Opening Stage!

Of course, he still intentionally held back.

Chu Huaixu sidestepped, retreated half a step, evading the long sword.

His pitch-black long hair flowed backward.

He lifted his right hand, aligned his index and middle finger, then flicked forward, striking the Cangsong Sword’s blade with his fingers.

"Ding—!"

The sword was actually flicked away.

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