Chapter 8 Mid-Grade Spell: Ice Sword Technique

"No---"

Wang Yu shook his head.

"Serving the Holy Sect and serving Su Zhenchuan is an honor for Wang Yu. He would gladly give his life for it!"

"Very good. I see that you also have the cultivation level of the second level of Qi Refining, which is enough to learn spells. I will pass on this [Ice Sword Technique] to you. It may be useful when you need to pull people."

Wang Yu quickly took the thick booklet, which not only explained the mysteries of magic, but also gave a general introduction to the common knowledge and levels of magic.

He was quite surprised to actually get to eat the pancake. Seeing that Manager Duan had no intention of continuing the conversation, he wisely took his leave.

He only began his studies after returning to the stone house.

During the Qi Refining stage, only first-order spells can be used, which are divided into three grades: lower, middle, and upper, corresponding to the early, middle, and late stages of the realm.

The Foundation Establishment stage corresponds to the second stage, the Core Formation stage corresponds to the third stage, and so on.

Secret techniques and secret arts are not classified in the regular grade system; they are distinguished by their effectiveness.

Besides magic, there are other categories such as "precious arts," "supernatural powers," and "miraculous arts," which are not basic knowledge and have not been explained in detail.

The Ice Sword Technique given by Steward Duan was somewhat unexpected for Wang Yu. It was actually a mid-grade spell. When cultivated to perfection, it could condense ten ice swords to fight, with power comparable to a high-grade spell.

Wang Yu, however, was not pleasantly surprised. Knowledge-based knowledge is replicable; it may have value for upper-class individuals, but not that much.

For him, it was nothing short of a stepping stone to change his fate, and was of utmost importance.

This also shows that if he fails to meet Steward Duan's requirements, he will surely die!

Take a moment to think about it.

Wang Yu removed the Blood Burning Technique from Unit 2 and replaced it with the Ice Sword Technique.

[Placement slot 2: Ice Sword Technique]

"Ice Sword Technique (0/100): Practice 144 times a day, and you can master it in 30 days."

Wang Yu: "...144 training sessions, averaging one session every 10 minutes?"

The word "livestock" stuck in my mind, but I didn't dare to think about it.

When cultivators practice spells and techniques, those that align with their spiritual root attributes will yield twice the results with half the effort, while those that do not will be much less efficient.

Spiritual roots are based on the five elements, which in turn evolve into all things. Although a useless spiritual root is weak, it can still be used to cultivate any type of technique or spell. Even at its worst, it will still be at a normal pace and will not hold you back.

Although one may have excellent spiritual root aptitude, the path is often predetermined and rarely changed. Of course, it is fine to practice spells that do not conform to the attributes of one's spiritual root; one can still learn them.

It's just a matter of whether it happens quickly or slowly.

"The Ice Sword Technique can be mastered in thirty days, which is four thousand three hundred and twenty repetitions. It seems that my comprehension is much better than my spiritual root aptitude."

For a normal cultivator practicing magic, comprehension is only one step; they also need to repeatedly practice and experience the techniques.

Qi Refining cultivators have limited spiritual power and their meridian strength is also restricted. No one can practice like Wang Yu without stopping. This is not a hardship cultivator, but pure mechanical repetition!

Every ten minutes, a piece of insight and experience about the Ice Sword Technique would appear in his mind, even including the muscle habits of hand seals, which was mysterious and strange.

Since he had no hope of breaking through to the third level of Qi Refining in the short term, Wang Yu planned to wait until he reached the perfection of the Ice Sword Technique before making any further moves. This was his only means of attack, and he had to be proficient in it.

Day 20 of my life as a spirit slave.

After Wang Yu stopped using the "Burning Life Seal Technique" of the Burning Blood Technique, only ten strands of Burning Blood Spiritual Power remained in his body. In the past eight days, four more strands of pure spiritual power have been generated, which has slightly improved his cultivation level.

Inside the stone house at this moment.

Wang Yu's hands moved in a series of hand seals, and the temperature within a ten-foot radius around him dropped rapidly. After three breaths, a four-foot-long, hiltless ice sword materialized.

"Whoosh—"

The ice sword swiftly sank into the ground of the stone house, leaving only wisps of icy vapor rising as white mist.

Its power is enough to cut through gold and jade, and its speed is no less than that of a bow and arrow. It's just that the preparation time is a bit long and it consumes a lot of spiritual energy. It can only be used once before it's almost completely depleted.

"It's still a bit short of being put into actual combat, but it should be ready to be used as a trump card in another two days."

Having made his decision, Wang Yu silently circulated the Blood Burning Technique to restore his spiritual power. To use it multiple times and sustain a complete battle, he needed to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Another day, the lecture began at dawn.

Wang Yu officially began his operation, approaching his fellow villagers from Shihu City. These two had deliberately avoided learning to read and write, remaining silent and observing from the sidelines.

This behavior is tantamount to waiting for death. When they are required to hand over the spirit sand, that will be the time for reckoning. It will be difficult to persuade them to join Steward Duan's faction.

After all, they didn't even want to learn to read because they didn't want to become like other spirit slaves because of practicing martial arts.

Wang Yu's act of recruiting them was actually paving the way for his own future. His situation seemed better, but it was only temporary stability, bought at the cost of his lifespan.

If I want to escape my current predicament, what's wrong with being a villain? Better to die than see my fellow Daoists perish!

"My two friends, do you know me?"

The two wary civilians from Shihu City, both around 18 years old, were taken aback when they saw Wang Yu's appearance. They didn't recognize him from his face, but rather from the grand praise he received from Steward Duan last time.

The two have completely different meanings.

"You...you are Young Master Wang Yu of the Wang family in Shihu City?"

"It's me."

Wang Yu sighed softly, patted one of them on the shoulder, and whispered.

“I noticed you a long time ago.”

The two of them tensed up, unable to guess what he was planning to do.

"This is the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, located in the Crimson Kite Demon Realm. Forget about escaping. Unless the Demon Sect is destroyed tomorrow, you might as well accept your fate."

After saying this, Wang Yu paused for a moment to observe their reactions.

Their risky behavior proves that they are stubborn and not easily resigned to their fate, but they lack vision and are actually quite easy to fool.

The Wang family was quite famous in Shihu City, thanks to several playboy sons from the eldest branch. They were also well-known in Shihu City and often had a good reputation.

Actually, I didn't do anything special. It's just that a modern person's values, coupled with a sufficiently affluent living environment, have been maintained.

Now that he has become a spirit slave, Wang Yu changes every day, and he is already burdened with a severe survival crisis. People are most likely to change under such circumstances.

Of the spirit slaves in the Stone House District of Cold Blood Peak, only the batch from Stone Lake City is new, meets the required number, and satisfies Wang Yu's requirements.

Those "old" spirit slaves had basically already pledged allegiance to the three stewards, and he couldn't change that.

The number given by Steward Duan exactly matched the number of people in Shihu City. This was not a coincidence at all, but a deliberate act.

Let's see if he can get this group of people under his control.

In interpersonal communication, it is most taboo to speak too much with someone you don't know well. Therefore, Wang Yu didn't say much. After pointing out their little thoughts, he put them under even more pressure.

"You have at most two months."

"This month you will learn the meaning of the Blood Burning Technique and understand the principles of cultivation. If you cannot break through to the Qi Refining stage next month, your fate will be..."

(End of this chapter)