One hour later.
Lu Xuan left Red Leaf Market.
They returned to their own secluded cave dwelling in the wild.
After refining the superior-grade magic artifact, the Ten-Thousand-Year Water Turtle Shield, Lu Xuan opened his storage bag and took out the book of Spiritual Enchanting Techniques.
After looking at it several times, I didn't find anything unusual.
Lu Xuan suddenly seemed to be deep in thought. He activated his Flaming Blade spell, burning the manual to ashes and revealing a jade piece inside. It was densely covered with intricate incantations and secret techniques.
"Sword Control Technique".
It turns out that practicing this technique can greatly increase the power of one's own natal flying sword, and also allow one to fly on the sword at will.
It is a truly superior swordsmanship technique.
Could it be that this is a closely guarded secret of Lingyin Pavilion, stolen by that traitorous disciple Shen Yue'er, which is why Fairy Linglong inquired about the whereabouts of Shen Yue'er's storage bag?
At that time, Master Hanxin was still alive, and Fairy Linglong probably didn't want to offend him, which is why she didn't go to the Loose Cultivator Alliance to cause trouble for Shen Yue'er.
These are all Lu Xuan's guesses.
After careful consideration, Lu Xuan decided to go and retrieve the treasure from Fairy Linglong in half a month.
Of course, he needs to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining before he can be confident in dealing with that blackbeard.
It's important to know that the middle and late stages of Qi Refining are a significant dividing line.
It is a qualitative change.
Once he breaks through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, he will be able to fight against Blackbeard, who is at the eleventh level of Qi Refining!
Of course, the chances of winning are slim, but escaping is perfectly fine.
Because once Lu Xuan mastered this sword control technique, his sword control speed would be comparable to that of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining!
With that in mind, Lu Xuan first went to Red Leaf Market.
On this trip, he exchanged all the useless magical artifacts and cultivation techniques in his storage bag for over five hundred spirit stones. Then, he first purchased more than a dozen bottles of [Gathering Yuan Pills], several bottles of Bigu Pills, and dozens of various talismans.
As expected, Lu Xuan had overestimated the value of the magical artifacts and miscellaneous items in his storage bags, and only sold them for five hundred spirit stones.
Fortunately, the auction house agreed to Fairy Linglong's request, otherwise she would have made a fool of herself.
Furthermore, although the Gathering Yuan Pill and the Gathering Qi Pill differ by only one character, their effects are vastly different.
A bottle of Qi Gathering Pills costs four or five spirit stones.
A bottle of Gathering Essence Pill costs twenty spirit stones!
Now, the Qi Gathering Pill has almost no effect on Lu Xuan's cultivation.
Now, with the support of the late-stage Qi Refining formation of the Twin Demons of Bliss, Lu Xuan's cave dwelling has astonishing defensive power, unless attacked by a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.
Lu Xuan guessed that the black-bearded man probably wouldn't bother him again. Breaking into someone else's cave without cause would make him an evil cultivator, and he wouldn't be able to mingle with the righteous cultivators in the Yunmeng Mountains anymore.
Furthermore, this Blackbeard is wealthy and powerful, owning a small market town. Although it's not as large as Red Leaf Market Town, it's still quite similar, so he wouldn't risk coming to snatch Lu Xuan's treasure.
When you're cultivating, time flies by like water, passing by unnoticed.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Lu Xuan, who was inside the cave, finished his half-month seclusion and cultivation.
"What a pity, he's only at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining, still one step away from the seventh level."
It turns out that in the past two weeks, Lu Xuan successfully cultivated to the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining with the help of several bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.
However, due to his low aptitude, he encountered another bottleneck.
That Transcending Realm Pill was too precious. Lu Xuan intended to use it wisely to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. It would be too wasteful.
However, Lu Xuan successfully refined the secret technique of sword control.
The power and speed of the Taiyi Sword increased greatly!
No one disturbed them during this time.
After leaving the pass, Lu Xuan went directly to the market and bought a lot of talismans he needed to deal with some low-level cultivators, wild beasts, or demonic beasts.
This reduces mana consumption.
A Qi Refining cultivator's magical power is still quite limited, so they should conserve it whenever possible.
Lu Xuan also went to the Book Pavilion in Red Leaf Market and spent a few spirit stones to look up ways to solve the bottleneck.
It turns out that people like Lu Xuan are breaking through their cultivation level too quickly, resulting in an unstable cultivation level and an inability to keep up with their mental comprehension. Even if they break through, they are very likely to suffer from qi deviation.
The solution is to gain experience, enhance mental understanding, stabilize one's realm in combat, and master the operation of magical power!
Having learned the solution, Lu Xuan no longer hesitated and arrived at the restaurant at the agreed time.
Blackbeard and Fairy Linglong had been waiting for a long time. Lu Xuan noticed that there was a mysterious black-clad man carrying a long sword behind Fairy Linglong.
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