This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 653: Chapter 5 Xiuchun_2

Other techniques included “Dual-element Immortal Sword,” “Split Light Sword Formation,” and “Twelve Heavenly Destroyer Swords”…

These were all Sword Formation Techniques, emphasizing the coordination of forming a sword formation with multiple Life-bound Swords.

Of course, it’s not to say that one must practice with Multiple Swords to study Sword Formation Techniques, because there is a type of Sword Artifact known as a Split Sword, where one sword is actually composed of several, dozens, or even hundreds of smaller swords.

If one uses such a Sword Artifact as their Life-bound Sword, cultivating one equates to cultivating dozens of Life-bound Swords.

However, the drawback of this type of Life-bound Sword is also very obvious.

If one sword can be split into ten smaller swords, it means that its power is diluted into ten parts, naturally making it extremely insufficient!

Generally, those who cultivate such Life-bound Swords are Sword Cultivators who specialize in Sword Formation Techniques; through the ability of Sword Formation Techniques, where the sum is greater than its parts, they can erupt terrifying power from the Split Swords.

Lu Qingshan’s goal was clear; he was here for the Exploding Sword Techniques.

In all things, only the ultimate is the strongest.

His Flying Sword was already famous for its lethality; thus, he would add killing on top of killing.

As for the Sword Formation Techniques, Lu Qingshan had always been quite indifferent.

Because his fighting style emphasized versatility, switching between Internal and External Sword at any moment to deliver the most suitable blow.

However, Sword Formation Techniques have strict limitations on the swords.

For instance, the Three Talents Lotus Sword Formation requires three Sword Artifacts to perform, and if he were to cultivate this Sword Formation Technique, it meant that once he deployed the Three Talents Lotus Sword, he had no choice but to follow through with only the Internal Sword to the end—because he currently possessed only three Life-bound Swords.

Lu Qingshan disliked such restrictions because they lacked freedom, so he did not consider them.

Having a clear understanding of his needs, Lu Qingshan quickly selected two Exploding Sword Techniques that he favored.

One was “Falling Star,” a technique that could harness Meteor Gravity within the Flying Sword, creating a powerful swordsmanship.

But what Lu Qingshan valued more was, due to the inclusion of Meteor Gravity, this Exploding Sword Technique also had a hidden effect—the ability to repel.

If used well, Falling Star could even be used as a control swordsmanship.

Especially effective for restricting the sudden advances of Body Cultivators, it was bound to produce remarkable results.

A powerful control swordsmanship?

In Lu Qingshan’s previous life, there was a general rule in the gaming community: Control skills must not be too damaging, for the sake of balance.

Once a skill possessed both attributes, it was overpowered, a mistake by the designers.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not hesitate to choose this Internal Sword Technique.

The other was “Heart Eye.”

This sounded completely unrelated to swordsmanship, but in fact, it indeed was an Exploding Sword Technique.

Its ability was also quite special—it didn’t enhance the Flying Sword’s power or endow the Flying Sword with special attributes, rather its function allowed the Flying Sword to accurately strike enemies beyond visual range.

The so-called enemies beyond visual range have two concepts, one is distance-based.

This concept is easy to understand; if the location of the enemy is beyond your line of sight, even if your Flying Sword can travel that far, it’s difficult to hit them accurately,

The other is based on the illusive plane.

For example, some Cultivators specialize in the art of illusion, delving into the realm of the ethereal and myriad clones, and since the Sword Cultivator’s Flying Sword is just a single-target sword, facing such opponents often puts them in an awkward predicament—unable to kill effectively.

Heart Eye is the solution to these two issues.

After cultivating this technique, it is as if intercontinental missiles have been equipped with satellite radar guidance, and no illusions can deceive you.

What’s more terrifying is that as Cultivation progresses, the increasing range of the Flying Sword, combined with Heart Eye, produces a frightening effect—”You haven’t seen me yet, but I have already started beating you.”

From a thousand miles away, Flying Sword Delivery, mission accomplished.

Last but not least, these two Exploding Sword Techniques share a common feature, having a complete system.

The most important aspect of Techniques inheritance is the system.

What is a system?

It’s like the Fireball Technique practiced by Dharma Cultivators during Qi Refinement, which can be upgraded to Fireball Technique at Foundation Establishment, transformed into Great Fireball Technique at Golden Core, and Flame Burst at Nascent Soul, passed down through an unbroken line, forming a system.

If there is no such system, it’s like the Falling Bright Sword Technique that Lu Qingshan practiced early on; it was very useful during Qi Refinement, but as his Cultivation increased, this sword technique became useless, a waste of Experience Points.

And for ordinary Cultivators, it’s a waste of much time and energy.

Cultivators live for a very long time, but that’s only relative. In fact, except for a few special cases, the common situation among more Cultivators is that their lifespan is not enough.

They need to cultivate Cultivation Methods, practice Techniques, and fight for resources; Sword Cultivators need to nourish swords, Body Cultivators need to engage in Body Refinement…

Cultivators aiming for significant accomplishments have an extremely extensive to-do list, wasting time on Techniques without a future is one of the reasons why Loose Cultivators often fall short compared to major Sect Cultivators.

These two Exploding Sword Techniques, suitable for Void Refining and even offering corresponding advanced versions upon reaching Divinity Transformation, do not involve any waste.

……

After acquiring two new Internal Sword Techniques, Lu Qingshan returned to the peak to endure rigorous cultivation.

On the third day after returning to the peak, he received a Spirit Message from Beiming True Venerable.

“Sure enough, this matter isn’t over,” Lu Qingshan muttered as he looked at the Spirit Message in his hand, a fierce light flashing in his eyes, “But even if you want to settle it, I won’t agree…”

In that one ambush, he had lost a whole six hundred years of his lifespan—more than half of his life—and had inevitably destroyed the ancestral land of the Lu Family.