"Blinking Sword Art?" Xu Su murmured.
"That's right! What do you think this set of sword techniques has in common with eyes blinking? Isn't the name funny?"
"Have you practiced this set of sword techniques before?" Xu Su asked curiously.
"Of course not. Who would practice such a useless set of sword arts? It's all form and no power. Ever since this sword technique was created, no one has chosen to practice it, let alone me, Senior Disciple Lie."
"I was told that if the creator of this set of sword techniques hadn't saved the Sect Leader's life countless times and left a will for it to be placed inside the Seven Overlord Division, the Seven Overlord Division wouldn't have even considered storing this type of swordplay."
With his cold countenance, Lie Feiy was someone whom Xu Su would never have thought of as a big mouth. Who would have thought that Lie Feiy would list all of the techniques and stances for this particular sword art before Xu Su opened his mouth to speak. Lie Feiy would only act in this manner when privately facing Xu Su. In the presence of a disciple other than Xu Su, he would revert back to the cool Senior Disciple Lie who was revered by every other disciple.
After hearing Lie Feiy speak, Xu Su's intuition told him that this was the technique he was looking for.
"Senior Disciple Lie, could you copy this set of sword techniques from the Seven Overlord Division and bring it to me?"
"Hehe! No problem! If you were to ask about any other martial arts, I might not be able to guarantee success since there would be people guarding it. But as for the Blinking Sword Art, you can count on me. However, copying it is too much of a hassle, so I will just steal the original book for you. Once you record the techniques listed down, just give it back to me, and I will stealthily return it to its original location. This way, no one would notice its absence." Lie Feiy nonchalantly made a bold suggestion.
Xu Su felt that Lie Feiy was very confident about this, and as such, agreed to his suggestion.
Initially, Xu Su was concerned that Lie Feiy might accidentally overlook or miss a portion of the technique when copying it down, but since he wanted to steal the original copy of the technique, Xu Su could be more at ease.
"It's getting late. I should go back and practice my martial arts. If not, the Seven Overlord Division might discover that I sneaked out." Lie Feiy dried his body and donned his clothes in preparation to leave Xu Su's secluded mountain hideout.
Before Lie Feiy left, Xu Su reminded him to be cautious when stealing the sword technique manual.
After Lie Feiy left, Xu Su returned back to Green Eye Valley as well.
Upon stepping inside the valley, Xu Su could see the mysterious figure that Physician Wu bought back from afar, standing motionlessly as a guard outside of Physician Wu's residence. It was as if the summer heat did not affect him in the slightest way.
Xu Su, as he neared to the entrance of his own residence, halted his steps and glanced at the silent, mysterious man guarding Physician Wu's doorstep.
Ever since Physician Wu threatened him, Xu Su had felt an extreme interest regarding what the mysterious figure looked like underneath his hood. Xu Su had never heard him speak a single word after arriving at the valley, causing him to wonder if the man had been mute since birth.
What was even more surprising was that this mysterious man seemed to have an elephant constitution; he could silently stand on guard for an entire day without being exhausted. In Xu Su's heart, only the word "freak" could be used to describe this mysterious figure.
He had once tried to communicate with this man, but the mysterious figure was akin to a block of wood, eliciting no response no matter what Xu Su said to him.
Xu Su truly felt that Physician Wu was amazing for being able to train a person to an extent where the person became similar to a puppet. The mysterious figure had no weaknesses or emotions. In addition, it was equipped with herculean strength and was completely obedient to Physician Wu's orders. This was Xu Su's judgment regarding the mysterious man Physician Wu brought back from his travels.
Xu Su knew that this mysterious man could very well be used by Physician Wu to suppress him in the future, but despite of this, he was unable to find a solution or a weakness to exploit.
The only thing that aroused Xu Su's suspicion was that he could vaguely feel a sense of familiarity whenever he viewed the mysterious man's back; it was as if he had encountered this man somewhere before. However, no matter how hard he pondered, he could not recall why this man's back seemed so familiar to him.
After a while, Xu Su let out a sigh and he closed his door. Returning back to his residence, he knew that unless Physician Wu gave a different order, the mysterious man would likely continue standing on guard without resting.
Feeling slightly confused in his heart, Xu Su decided not to worry anymore and jumped onto his bed, laying his head on his interlocked fingers. On his bed, Xu Su slowly closed his eyes as he tried to organize his thoughts and memories of the events that had transpired today. He repeatedly dissected and analyzed the techniques that Senior Disciple Lie taught him until he could grasp the essence behind them.
This was an effect of Xu Su's fifth layer of cultivation in the Eternal Spring Arts: Eidetic Memory!
Taking full advantage of his Eidetic Memory, Xu Su crammed as many martial arts techniques as he could get hold of into his brain, analyzing them over and over. His Eidetic Memory was what caused Lie Feiy to call him a genius.
Two months ago, Han Li had used medicine that he concocted to forcefully break into the fifth layer of the Eternal Spring Arts!
Both the Yellow Dragon Pellet as well as the Gold Essence Pill had incredibly strong medical effects that widely surpassed Xu Su's estimation. These two concocted pills could be considered priceless treasures!
However, he had already consumed over half of his stock. From what was left, Xu Su estimated that it should be barely enough for him to breakthrough to the sixth layer of the Eternal Spring Arts. Rubbing his hands in glee, he wondered what surprises the sixth layer of the Eternal Spring Arts had in store for him.
There was only half a year left until Physician Wu's time limit. Although Xu Su had learned some martial arts from Lie Feiy, he was unable to combine the martial arts techniques with his True Qi, He could at most display the forms, but he could not manifest the true might behind the martial arts techniques he learned from Lie Feiy.
Against clumsy and weak people, it was more than enough to deal with them. However, if he wanted to fight against Physician Wu with such low-level skills, it would be very laughable. It was the same as hitting a dog with a meat bun, producing no effects at all.
Just thinking about this caused worry to arise in Xu Su's heart. How troublesome; the Eternal Spring Arts enhanced his body in multiple ways but it couldn't be used for battle or slaughter!
Now, it seemed like he could only depend on the Blinking Sword Art, hoping that it would create a miracle and give him a chance to survive whatever ordeal would take place.