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Also, I''ll try to maintain a word count per chapter of 2000+ so that it''s much higher quality, though I still can''t promise I''ll be able to maintain that for long.
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Xie Qing was filled with rage, and a bloodthirsty aura mixed with his Qi pressure emerged, causing the aggressive cultivators to silence and quickly enter the cave.
A roaming cultivator at the peak of Core Formation narrowed his eyes, sensing this overwhelming Qi, and was secretly shocked.
"How is this possible? His Qi isparable to mine... but there''s an eight-realm difference between us!" The cultivator was astonished, and then quickly tilted his head to the side.
Boom!
A powerful strike hit the cave wall, causing a tremor, but despite the force, there was no damage to the wall. This didn''t surprise anyone, as they all knew about the astonishing features of the Ancestral Cave.
What surprised them more was that Xie Qing''s attack could make a peak Core Formation cultivator bleed! A small cut appeared on the roaming cultivator''s cheek, from which blood began to flow.
"Hmph..." The roaming cultivator snorted and, without paying attention to Xie Qing, who also didn''t pursue him, began to enter the cave step by step.
Xie Qing rxed his brows and looked at Huang Jing. "Let''s go. Let''s not fall behind them."
"Alright..."
Huang Jing and his group were a little shocked by Xie Qing''s disy of strength, but they understood that asking about the powers of another person would be somewhat rude, even if they were acquaintances.
The Ancestral Cave had a quite mysterious structure. From the outside, it appeared straight and led deep inside, but in reality, depending on your talent, you could be transported to a random part of the inner cave, where you could find various techniques and even encounter a legacy.
The Ancestral Cave was the tomb of ancient cultivators. Noble cultivators, driven by the desire to continue the greatness of cultivators and pass on their knowledge to descendants, created this ce so that every young talent would receive their reward.
This was an act of pure nobility, not based on any gain. Giving away what they had received throughout their lives... Xie Qing genuinely admired these people, but...
"I can''t understand them. Maybe I''m just not as generous as they are," thought Xie Qing.
If he had a choice back in the days when he was on the brink of death, Xie Qing would have preferred to leave all his possessions to a narrow circle of people - his family and friends. But to give away what he had worked on all his life to strangers... he couldn''t do that.
"I think I need to thank these seniors for their help," thought the young man, and he smiled.
...when it came to gaining benefits, he was the most excited.
***
"Hm?" Xie Qing squinted, feeling his body bing lighter, and he turned around to see that Huang Jing and his group had disappeared. "I see... I''ve already been transported."
The Ancestral Cave worked randomly, and the time of transportation was unpredictable.
Looking around, Xie Qing found himself in a throne room. Although it exuded an atmosphere of majesty... he saw only moss-covered stones, a tattered red carpet, and a rusted, decayed throne.
This scene perfectly described what people could understand when it came to "the power of time." Xie Qing was sure that in the old days, a magnificent ruler had sat on this throne. This was evidenced by the still-present, albeit somewhat weak, aura of majesty.
"An interesting ce..." muttered Xie Qing.
"The flow of time has always been ruthless to all cultivators," a weary female voice sounded.
"Hm?"
The young man began to look around, but couldn''t find the source of the voice. He was surprised.
"I was one of those who fought in ancient times and witnessed the peak of the cultivation world. Those were wonderful times."
"Heh... seems like this is the story of another old monster," muttered Xie Qing, excitedly waiting for the continuation. However, the voice fell silent, which surprised him.
"..."
The sound of footsteps was heard. From behind the throne, a beautifully dressed woman appeared, looking at Xie Qing as if he were an idiot. Her lips twisted, and her brows were furrowed.
"Who are you calling an old monster?!" she roared.
"...why were you hiding there?"
"Cough... that... I wanted to look cool," the woman said with a blushing face.
"Oh, I see..."
Xie Qing tried to make out the woman''s face, but it seemed to be covered in fog, and the only thing he could see was her long silver hair.
His mind raced, but he couldn''t remember anyone like her. But when his gaze fell on the woman''s breasts, Xie Qing suddenly shouted,
"Sword Empress?!"
"...Did you guess my identity by the size of my breasts?" the Sword Empress asked, clearly shocked, and then her voice sounded disappointed as she sat on her haunches and spun her fingers in circles, looking dejected. "Fine, if you had guessed my identity by the special color of my magnificent hair, but my breasts...
just the curse of being sexy and the most beautiful woman in the world haunt me even after so many years?"
"I understand you. My fate is the same. No matter how I try to hide my identity, because of my magnificent ck hair and super-duper-mega handsome face, everyone recognizes me immediately!" Xie Qing replied with sadness in his voice.
"Oh, so you''re just like me... sigh! The curse of being beautiful and sexy is truly terrible for us... we don''t deserve such a fate, but what can we do, we have to endure this fate..."
"Yes, yes... how generous we are!"
...I think it''s best not toment on how absurd these two were. However, it seemed that they had foundmon ground.
The Sword Empress cleared her throat and then straightened her back, speaking in a mysterious and majestic tone.
"Oh, my descendant, I have waited here for too long in search of the one who can inherit my techniques... are you ready for this?"
"...this official tone doesn''t suit you at all, you know."
"Shut up! Don''t ruin my cool image!"
Xie Qing was speechless and shook his head. Then, Mei Feng shrugged and, with a wave of her hand, created a thick book, which she sent flying into Xie Qing''s hands. He immediately opened it and began to read. Mei Feng giggled.
"Boy, do you think my techniques are so easy to learn? You know, even the greatest genius in history needed a month to..." she trailed off, looking at Xie Qing, who wasn''t listening to her words because he was engrossed in studying the technique.
"...did you say something?" Xie Qing asked, tilting his head to the side in confusion.
"..."
Mei Feng froze in shock. She felt that this boy''s Sword Aura had increased tenfold, and she also sensed a part of her technique in this increase, which was enough for her to understand one thing - this monster had learned it in one nce!
"Eeh... my life''s work... learned by some brat in one nce!" Mei Feng said disappointedly and helplessly copsed onto the floor, barely holding back her tears.
Xie Qing rolled his eyes at such a strange reaction and then turned his gaze to the notification.
[Will of the Empress of Swords (4/4 part)] | [Rank: Ancient] | [Description: The Sword Empress - a familiar figure in ancient times. Her name alone made swordsmen bow their heads, and Sword Masters acknowledged their inexperience. It is said that by learning this technique, created personally by the Sword Empress, one can learn all her techniques.
You have learned this entire technique, which means you are a cursed lucky bastard. But... it seems that there is something deeper in this technique].
"Heh... I had one part of this technique, and it already gave me an advantage in battle. And now I have a whole treasure trove of it!" thought Xie Qing, and he suddenly noticed that this technique vaguely resembled what the Sword Princess had, but there were differences: "Hm?
The Sword Empress has moreplex and profound techniques, while the Sword Princess has lighter and more efficient, as well as fierce ones. I counted five techniques that are simr to each other if youpare these two."
However, he was not particrly surprised. The Sword Princess and the Sword Empress were disciple and master, respectively. Most of the Sword Princess''s techniques were original, but some belonged to the Sword Empress, slightly modified.
Xie Qing, out of interest, decided to test these techniques after all, and time and time again, he demonstrated various stances, strikes, and sword techniques in general.
"M-my... my life''s work... learned... in one nce!"
Mei Feng was still in shock that some random young man had learned this technique, but she was also happy about it.
But... she was shocked! But happy! Shocked! But happy!
...her emotions were unstable. Hm, wait a minute, I seem to have deja vu.
After fifteen minutes, Xie Qing finished testing this technique, and he still needed to practice, but at least the knowledge of the technique had been absorbed into his mind, and the need to train from scratch was eliminated. This was an advantage of the system...
"Or it was his genius and beauty" thought Xie Qing, not thinking at all about the fact that breaking the fourth wall was forbidden.
Seeing that Xie Qing had finished showing off, Mei Feng sighed, and her body began to disappear.
"I havepleted the task, so now you can consider yourself my heir. Congrattions," she said with a happy voice, and Xie Qing could imagine that she was smiling.
"Thank you, Master," said Xie Qing, and then he thumped his chest, saying with a smile: "Don''t worry, I will fully spread the greatness of your sword techniques... oops, I mean, your techniques! You can rest in peace!"
"...Hey, are you talking about my breasts again?!" The Sword Empress was enraged, but then she added with a strangeugh: "And why do you think I''m dead?"
"Huh?"
Xie Qing tilted his head to the side in confusion, not understanding what she meant.
"I never died," said Mei Feng, and she giggled. "I just decided to leave my legacy for fun and go into secluded cultivation. I''m still alive, and this is just a spiritual projection."
"What? Eh? Nani?"
"...I didn''t understand what you said in thest word, but whatever," Mei Feng reacted: "Anyway, I''m probably in secluded cultivation right now. When you get out of here, I''ll probably notice it... and... um... how should I put it?"
The Sword Empress sounded a little embarrassed as if she didn''t know how to choose the right words, but then she just said everything. She was as straightforward as a railroad track.
"In short, if you tell my real body about your antics, she will kidnap you and then train you for a thousand years until you be as strong as me, and then force you to fight with me," Mei Feng began to exin and suddenlyughed: "And then, if you lose, you will be my husband and will have to obey me in everything, but if you win... I will obey you and be obedient.
I can even give a blow job in the morning."
"..."
Xie Qing was speechless, and while he was thinking about how to respond to such a confession, the Sword Empress''s body began to disappear. In the end, she left the following words:
"I''ll be waiting for you, the genius of the current generation. I''m sure that the arrogant Mei''er will be surprised if she meets you."
"Hey..."
But before Xie Qin could form his words, Mei Feng disappeared. He thoughtfully tilted his head to the side.
"...Mei''er is Xu Mei?"
***
After receiving the heritage of the Sword Empress, Xie Qing began to travel throughout the inner side of the cave and found a lot of useful techniques. Moreover, there was something that Xu Mei might like.
[Sword Breathing Technique] | [Rank: Legendary] | [Description: An ancient cultivation technique that helps people talented in the path of the sword form a solid foundation. The cultivation technique "Sword Breathing Technique" allows you to use Sword Aura to temper your body and Qi to cultivate Sword Aura. The more sword techniques you know, the more effective this technique is for you].
"Howplicated," Xie Qin mentallyined, but his mouth was already ready to burst from a bright smile.
In short.
The Sword Aura is strengthened with each sword technique. The cultivation technique uses Sword Auras for tempering, and for greater efficiency, the Sword Aura is powered by Qi.
This cultivation technique is clever enough that even a not-so-talented cultivator can use it. It simply adapts!
With this, Xie Qin was confident that he could increase the average level of the disciples. Not for free, of course.
"I will ask Lian Lin to pay me a tiny bit of Spiritual Stones... she won''t refuse a kind junior, will she?"
Xie Qin smiled and then looked at the other sword techniques. They were all at least at the "Elite" rank and could be useful in the future. He would also sell them to the sect.
"What a kind heart I have..." sighing, Xie Qin thought, marveling at how generous he was.
However, he was distracted by a rustle that came from behind him. Turning his head, he saw that it was a group of roaming cultivators.
"Hm? Tsk, we''rete..."
They looked disappointed and scared, seeing Xie Qin, and drew their swords, although they knew they would die. The only reason they didn''t beg for mercy was that...
"Heh, you''ve found quite a few techniques. How about sharing?" Xie Qing said with a smile.
The roaming cultivators lost their ability to speak and almost cried.
"Bastard, stop making sarcastic remarks! You''re hurting us!"