Chapter 21: Flying Sword in a Hundred Steps

The "Lucky Draw" grand wheel in the Lingxiao Hall immediately began to spin at high speed.

To be honest, what he wanted most right now were medicinal pills.

However, it would also be a good thing if he could draw something else interesting and useful.

There were many items on the grand wheel that Lingxiao was interested in; for instance, there was actually a mid-tier cultivation technique called "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique."

Such a technique was not even available in the Ling family's library; it could be described as extremely rare.

According to the description of the technique, it seemed that once the Hundred-Step Flying Sword was mastered, one could take an opponent's head from hundreds of meters away.

This felt even more powerful than a bow and arrow.

A bow and arrow cannot be controlled; once shot, it is gone.

But this "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique" was controllable. Once one had cultivated Astral Qi, even after the flying sword was launched, one could still manipulate its speed and flight trajectory.

That was incredible!

"Hundred-Step Flying Sword! Medicinal pills!"

"Hundred-Step Flying Sword! Medicinal pills!"

These were the two things Lingxiao wanted most at the moment, so as the wheel spun, he couldn't help but shout aloud, hoping to obtain them successfully.

"Beautiful! It's the 'Hundred-Step Flying Sword'!"

Lingxiao jumped up in excitement.

Although this "Hundred-Step Flying Sword" could not increase his cultivation level, the boost to his combat power was immense. Just imagine—before an opponent could even get close to you, you could use a flying sword to take their life; that would truly be unparalleled.

"Congratulations, Mountain-River Sovereign, on drawing the mid-tier cultivation technique 'Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique.' Since this is your first time using the Lucky Draw function, you are also awarded one flying sword."

This was an unexpected surprise.

Lingxiao looked at the introduction for the flying sword—

*Qingfeng Sword: A premium flying sword. It can only be used to perform flying sword-type martial arts. Increases flying speed by 20% and technique power by 20%.*

*Note: This is a commodity obtained from the Mountain-River Space. The special effects are only valid for the Mountain-River Sovereign. If given to others, the special effects will vanish.*

*Additionally, if the item is stolen, an identical item can be re-obtained from the Mountain-River Map, with no limit on the number of times.*

Lingxiao could understand this note. It meant that even if someone stole this sword, it would just be an ordinary sword, and the bonuses to flying speed and technique power would disappear.

This was actually quite good. After all, possessing a precious treasure can bring trouble; Lingxiao currently had no way to protect his own good things, and it was entirely possible that someone might actually snatch this flying sword away.

But let them take it. It was just an ordinary steel sword, not worth grieving over, as the Mountain-River Map would provide compensation regardless.

So, there was absolutely nothing to worry about.

However, this Qingfeng Sword was clearly designed for flying sword-type martial arts, such as the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique."

Its utility seemed somewhat singular, but even so, it was more than enough.

Lingxiao was not a greedy person. With these, his combat power would definitely increase significantly. If he encountered Ling Chong now, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger; once the flying sword was released, Ling Chong would drop on the spot.

Having obtained the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique," Lingxiao temporarily set aside his other work. After exiting the Mountain-River Map, he found a quiet place to begin practicing this mid-tier technique.

Unlike other martial skills, although the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique" also required nine layers to reach Great Perfection, it only had one move: the flying sword.

After all, it was only a mid-tier technique; one couldn't expect it to be too complex.

After spending two days, Lingxiao had practiced the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique" to the ninth layer of Great Perfection.

With the analysis and practice provided by the Mountain-River Martial Soul, practicing a martial skill with such a single move was incredibly easy.

The most obvious feeling was that the higher the level of the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique," the faster the sword traveled and the greater its power. After reaching the ninth layer of Great Perfection, a single strike should be enough to kill a martial artist at the peak of the third stage of the Martial Vein realm.

Unless the opponent had practiced some powerful defensive technique.

*Skree—!*

Suddenly, Lingxiao heard a sharp cry from the sky.

He looked up and saw a peak Level 2 demonic beast, a Black Eagle.

This Black Eagle had circled above Lingxiao's head more than once over the past two days, seemingly looking for an opportunity to hunt him.

Because of its presence, Lingxiao had been quite frustrated during his cultivation for the past two days, having to change locations several times and nearly suffering from cultivation deviation.

Today, the beast actually dared to come again. It was the perfect chance to test the power of the Hundred-Step Flying Sword!

With this thought, Lingxiao stood up, gripped the Qingfeng Sword, mobilized the true qi in his body, and activated the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique."

*Whoosh!*

The Qingfeng Sword turned into a blur and tore through the air.

A sharp whistling sound pierced the atmosphere as it approached the circling Black Eagle at extreme speed.

Compared to a bow and arrow, the advantage of the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword" was that he didn't need to aim manually; as long as he locked onto the target, it would hit unless the opponent blocked or dodged it.

"Skree—!"

The flying sword was so fast that by the time the Black Eagle noticed, it was too late to dodge. A streak of white light pierced through its body, and blood splattered.

"Ah, I missed the vital spot!"

In his first attempt at using the Hundred-Step Flying Sword, Lingxiao was clearly still a bit unpracticed. Consequently, although the sword had pierced the Black Eagle, it had failed to hit a lethal organ.

After all, that thing was a peak Level 2 demonic beast equivalent to a peak second-stage Martial Vein martial artist. If it wasn't a vital blow, this strike wouldn't be enough to kill it.

The Black Eagle was enraged and dove down, clearly intending to fight Lingxiao to the death.

However, the Black Eagle's intellect was inferior to a human's; it had no idea that the Hundred-Step Flying Sword worked in a back-and-forth motion!

Launch it!

Retrieve it!

That was one single attack!

Therefore, as the Black Eagle accelerated its dive, the Qingfeng Sword had already returned, and this time, it pierced directly through the Black Eagle's head.

This wasn't because Lingxiao was controlling it—since he had not yet mastered Astral Qi, he could not project energy outside his body.

Rather, it was because the Black Eagle had moved its position, causing the flying sword to pierce its head exactly as it returned along its original path.

"Luck!"

Lingxiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed that practicing was one thing, but actual combat was quite another.

During the past two days of practicing the "Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique," he had used stones or trees as targets.

Those were fixed targets, so they were naturally easy to hit.

It seemed that to fully master the technique, he would need to try attacking more demonic beasts!

The Black Eagle possessed many valuable materials. If he took them to the market, they could sell for at least a thousand Shadow Taels.

After all, this was a peak Level 2 demonic beast.

Its blood and bones could both be used for alchemy.

Tossing the Black Eagle's corpse into the Mountain-River Map, Lingxiao gripped the Qingfeng Sword and used the "Cloud Soaring Steps" to begin searching through the Fulong Mountains.

He was looking for the young of demonic beasts; of course, he could also hunt a few beasts below Level 3 to sell for money along the way.

After all, selling cultivation manuals was far too conspicuous. Basic and low-level martial arts were fine, but once a mid-tier martial art was sold, it would be impossible not to attract attention.

"Eh? Those are Black Eagle chicks!"

When Lingxiao had killed the Black Eagle earlier, he had wondered if it had left any offspring, so he had specifically searched the areas where the eagle frequently circled.

Sure enough, he found a nest on a steep cliff containing four chicks.

Without a word, Lingxiao placed them into the Mountain-River Map and then handed them over to the Level 2 herdsman to help raise them.

Not only were the materials from these Black Eagles useful for medicine, but once they grew up, they would be peak Level 2 demonic beasts that could serve as helpers in critical moments.