Chapter 12: Star-Shattering Sword Technique!

After breakfast, Ling Feng followed Duanmu Qingshan upstairs.

Ling Feng took out the collected Stone Marrow Flower dew and said calmly, "Master, consume this Stone Marrow Flower dew every morning, and then decoct and take the medicinal formula I have prepared for you. In half a month, I will perform a second acupuncture session on you."

Duanmu Qingshan nodded. "Will this be enough to dispel that hidden injury within my body?"

"Not yet." Ling Feng shook his head. "My cultivation level is, after all, still insufficient."

"I have troubled you with my injury."

Duanmu Qingshan patted Ling Feng on the shoulder. "Since you have entered my sect, I must naturally fulfill my duties as a master."

"The 'Immortal Inquiry Qi Refining Manual' is the cultivation technique of the Inner Sect of the Immortal Inquiry Sect. For the time being, you do not need to consider changing your mental method, but as for martial techniques..."

Duanmu Qingshan paused, then said slowly, "I saw you fighting with the disciples of Flying Star Peak yesterday. You seem to possess a very strong ability to imitate; you learned the opponent's martial technique just by glancing at it."

"I was merely following suit," Ling Feng rubbed the bridge of his nose and gave a sheepish smile.

"To be able to learn it so accurately means your eyesight is quite exceptional." Duanmu Qingshan looked at Ling Feng and said in a heavy voice, "I shall first teach you a sword technique!"

As he spoke, Duanmu Qingshan reached out his hand, and a narrow sword, as black as ink, appeared out of thin air.

Ling Feng's eyelid twitched, knowing this was the legendary storage space.

Over the years, while traveling far and wide with Ling Kun, he had never seen a storage space, but he had heard of the existence of such treasures.

"Watch closely."

Duanmu Qingshan leaped up, flipped his palm, and gripped the ink-colored narrow sword. His body moved like a gale as he began to dance.

In an instant, that narrow sword seemed to transform into a sky full of stars; clusters of sword flowers bloomed in the air, sending ripples cascading through the atmosphere!

*Swish! Swish! Swish!*

Ling Feng's eyes widened. Compared to this sword technique, that Black Wind Claw was nothing more than low-grade trash!

He hurriedly activated his Heavenly Dao Eye. Such a sword technique was far too complex; relying solely on his eyes, he could barely remember a few moves before forgetting the preceding patterns.

However, once the Heavenly Dao Eye was activated, all the moves and patterns became crystal clear in his mind.

This "martial technique copying" ability was indeed heaven-defying!

Duanmu Qingshan's sword light flashed. Streaks of moon-white sword qi surged through the air. Those sword flowers, as brilliant as stars, were swept over by the crescent-like sword qi, connecting into a line before exploding violently and dissolving into nothingness.

"What a powerful sword technique!"

Ling Feng clenched his fists in excitement. If he used this sword technique against Shi Tailong, even if his true qi cultivation was far inferior, the sheer complexity and variation of the swordplay would surely cause him to suffer a crushing defeat at his hands!

"This sword technique was created by the founding ancestor of the Immortal Inquiry Sect, named the 'Star-Shattering Sword Manual.' In the Immortal Inquiry Sect, only true disciples above the Pulse Condensation Realm are qualified to practice it. However, since you are my closed-door disciple, what harm is there in me teaching it to you?"

Ling Feng took a deep breath. A sword technique that only experts in the Pulse Condensation Realm were qualified to practice?

Within the Immortal Inquiry Sect, the only person who would dare to act so arbitrarily was likely Duanmu Qingshan himself.

"This is the sword manual. Take it and study it." Duanmu Qingshan produced a secret manual and tossed it over.

Mastering martial techniques was not just about learning the moves; the higher the grade of the technique, the more complex the Qi circulation methods required to complement the moves became.

In Duanmu Qingshan's view, while Ling Feng could quickly master the sword moves by imitation, it would likely take some time to truly cultivate the essence of this sword technique.

This sword technique would keep him "busy" for a long time.

Even though he had already perfectly copied the "Star-Shattering Sword Manual" into his mind, Ling Feng still accepted the manual. After expressing his thanks and taking his leave, he began to contemplate the technique.

...

Flying Star Peak.

"That old monster actually made a move on behalf of Ling Feng?" Yang Wei's expression was grim as he stared fixedly at Shi Tailong, asking in a cold voice.

"It... it is..." Shi Tailong, having just recovered from the shock, stammered, "He... he also said that he has taken Ling Feng as his closed-door disciple, and told you, Master, not to touch a single hair on Ling Feng's head, otherwise he will make you pay!"

"Hmph!" Yang Wei's gaze turned icy as he said coldly, "What a fine old ghost Duanmu you are. Have you finally lost your restraint?"

Standing beside Yang Wei was a man with a powerful aura—it was Li Liang, the black-robed man from the disciple recruitment ceremony.

Li Liang narrowed his eyes and said sinisterly, "It seems that kid Ling Feng, despite his mediocre aptitude, must possess some special ability to make Duanmu Qingshan willing to act for him."

"He is nothing but a waste. What kind of storm can he stir up?" Yang Wei said coldly. "But that old monster Duanmu—does he intend to pass the 'Sword Scripture' to that waste?"

"There is nothing wrong with passing it to that waste," Li Liang chuckled. "I was actually worried that the old monster Duanmu wouldn't pass it on!"

"What do you mean by that?" Yang Wei frowned.

"A green kid is much easier to deal with than an old, stubborn bone like Duanmu Qingshan, isn't he?" Li Liang let out a strange, wheezing laugh.

"Oh!" Yang Wei suddenly understood. "If we cannot deal with the old monster Duanmu, can we not deal with a mere brat? Hahaha! Brilliant, Junior Brother Li, brilliant!"

"So, Brother Yang, rest assured. That kid won't be able to escape our grasp. That 'Sword Scripture' will fall into our hands sooner or later!"

In an instant, these two insidious and cunning villains looked at each other and burst into laughter. The entire Flying Star Hall was filled with the sound of their incredibly treacherous laughter, echoing endlessly...