Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Practicing the Celestial Soul Sword

That spring breeze smiled.

It made Chen Ansheng take half a step back.

Does the Demoness also have moments of laughter?

Although it looks good, Chen Ansheng always feels there’s something off.

Forget it, he couldn’t push her too hard, or she might rebel.

So, Chen Ansheng chuckled and said, “How dare I order you, Senior Sister? Aren’t we going to the battle stage soon? I wanted to ask you for some combat experience.”

Zhong Li rolled her eyes.

She thought, is this silly donkey possessed by multiple souls? His personality is always unpredictable, changing at will.

For instance, when they first met, he was honest to a fault, not even daring to glance in her direction. He looked so innocent.

However… After spending time together, she discovered that this guy was a bit crazy. Just when you think he’s timid and afraid for his life, he can occasionally show some backbone. When you think he’s of good character, he can turn around and scheme to kill, greedy and cunning…

Damn it, he’s truly a weirdo.

Zhong Li silently critiqued him for quite a while. Seeing her not answer, Chen Ansheng leaned in, “Senior Sister, are you reminiscing about sad past events? It’s okay, let me hug you and give you some warmth.”

Chen Ansheng opened his arms, preparing to welcome that fair, fragrant, soft figure into his embrace.

“Stop!”

Fortunately, Zhong Li had rested for a while, her spiritual energy restored, easily resisting the command for a hug.

“You dithered over important matters earlier, and you want to come back for more?”

Chen Ansheng cleared his throat and retracted his arms. “True, we’re hiding in this small woods, we should be more efficient to avoid being caught again.”

Zhong Li squinted slightly; this sounded so awkward, but she couldn’t be bothered to argue with the silly donkey.

“Killing requires speed, precision, and ruthlessness. Dragging things out is just joking with your own life, plain and simple.”

“What does ‘speed, precision, and ruthlessness’ mean? Does it mean using your ultimate move from the start?”

Zhong Li shot him a glare and said, “What nonsense is this ‘ultimate move’? Speed, precision, and ruthlessness are not about fancy techniques; it’s about timing. Once you catch even the slightest flaw in your opponent, you must disregard everything and kill them.”

Chen Ansheng pouted, “I get the logic, but how do I judge if it’s a good time?”

Zhong Li frowned, thinking this guy was too foolish. If he really had a capable Demon Cultivator master, he’d probably be as muddled and incoherent as he was now; otherwise, why would they take him on?

However, Chen Ansheng’s life was important to her, so she grit her teeth and explained: “Take me for example, I’ve killed over a hundred Profound Immortals, at least ten of the same realm cultivators, nine of whom were ambushed and killed in a single blow.”

Chen Ansheng responded with little interest, “That’s useless for me. I’m going to the battle stage, fighting openly; when would I have the chance for an ambush? By the way, that one remaining person, how did you kill them?”

Zhong Li replied, “Feign weakness to lure the enemy and then seize the opportunity. This is the simplest method to find chances, but if the opponent is also a ruthless character, this tactic won’t work and will instead expose your own fatal flaw; you can judge for yourself.”

Hearing this, Chen Ansheng’s eyes lit up; this was the key point, aligning with his thoughts. After all, in the eyes of true immortals, he was just a weakling.

“I’ve learned a lot, thank you, Senior Sister.”

Chen Ansheng bowed his hands in gratitude.

Zhong Li felt a huge relief and said, “You’re finally acting somewhat normal. Do you have any more questions?”

Chen Ansheng wanted to make a sarcastic remark but felt too lazy to say that to her. “By the way, what about your Senior Brother? What’s his realm?”

Chen Ansheng was worried that the old ghost would cause trouble later, so he wanted to have a better understanding.

Zhong Li saw Chen Ansheng’s apprehension and felt a bit pleased. “It’s just the Celestial Immortal Realm. Are you scared?”

Chen Ansheng’s heart tightened!

That old ghost is actually a Celestial Immortal?

Damn it, I can’t feel it at all! The Demoness must be lying!

Seeing Chen Ansheng in a daze, Zhong Li smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t lie to you. Don’t be misled by his ugly appearance and filthy demeanor; he is actually an extraordinary talent rare in my Ziyun Sacred Cave, having entered the initial stage of the Celestial Immortal Realm after just three thousand years of cultivation. Next time you see him, I advise you not to be foolish. If he intends to kill you, he can extinguish you with a single finger; you wouldn’t even have time to react.”

Chen Ansheng frowned, “That’s not reliable. When he made his move, I could roughly sense that he was at most a minor realm stronger than you, definitely no more than the peak of the Profound Immortal Realm. How could he be a Celestial Immortal?”

Zhong Li sneered, “Your level of perception is worthless. He has temporarily sealed his realm due to his cultivation method; he will unseal it when necessary.”

With this explanation, Chen Ansheng could somewhat accept it.

In any case, regardless of what happens, he couldn’t provoke that old ghost, so he better be careful in the future.

“Alright, that’s it for today; I have things to attend to.” After saying this, Zhong Li took out a jade slip and tossed it to Chen Ansheng, turning her back and transmitting her voice: “This contains the method for deciphering characters from the Alien Immortal Realm. I didn’t share it with you earlier because I was afraid the sect would find out and it would be detrimental to you. Now that the Senior Brother hasn’t made things difficult, I will honor my word; I won’t behave like you and be deceitful!”

As her voice fell, Zhong Li’s figure turned into a beam of light and disappeared.

The forest suddenly fell silent.

Chen Ansheng held the jade slip in his hand, a smile creeping onto his lips—seemed like the Demoness truly valued her word.

“Wait, wait a minute! I can’t let her little schemes lull me; she’s just my puppet, so she must be acting like this, right!”

Chen Ansheng shook his head and walked quickly out of the small woods.

Back at the Bi Yan Cave.

Chen Ansheng arrived at the cultivation pavilion, preparing to practice the “Celestial Soul Sword.”

According to Yao Jianyuan, this technique has tremendous power, and if he mastered it to use as a killing move, it would be excellent.

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Taking out the technique’s jade slip, Chen Ansheng plunged his consciousness into it.

Instantly, a black shadow began to materialize.

“Innocent Sword Body, abundant soul power, meets the criteria for practicing the Celestial Soul Sword. Next, I will transmit to you the mindset and key points; listen carefully…”

The black shadow began to convey the techniques.

The mindset and key points were intricate and complex, and Chen Ansheng could only memorize them for now.

About an hour later, the nine levels of the technique were fully transmitted.

“Ah.”

Chen Ansheng opened his eyes and sighed in relief.

After listening to this set of mindset key points, he felt exceptionally mentally fatigued.

“The one who transmits power said that whether this can be cultivated or not mainly depends on the ratio of your realm to your spiritual power, not just absolute strength.”

What does the ratio of realm to spiritual power mean?

After pondering for a moment, Chen Ansheng understood. Simply put, it refers to how much your spiritual power exceeds the norm of your current realm. The greater the excess, the easier it is to cultivate.

For example, Chen Ansheng is currently at the eighth stage of the Celestial Realm; a normal Celestial Realm cultivator’s spiritual power is considered “one.” However, someone with exceptional talent could raise it to “two,” making it much easier for them to practice the Celestial Soul Sword.

Moreover, even if you are a Profound Immortal or a Celestial Immortal, if your spiritual power does not exceed the baseline for that realm, you won’t be able to cultivate the Celestial Soul Sword.

“Then, this Celestial Soul Sword has a high barrier to entry.”

Chen Ansheng sighed; his spiritual power was already far beyond the same realm, making it quite difficult to comprehend.

“Right, the mental energy stone.”

Thinking of this, Chen Ansheng took out the mental energy stone gifted by the old man from another world.

The old man had mentioned that this stone contained soul power laws and could enhance his spiritual power by an additional fifty percent!