After staying on the Misty Peak for over ten days, Ling Feng had been diligently training under the guidance of Liu Rusi. Although Liu occasionally taught him some sword techniques, he effortlessly mastered them all. This confirmed to Liu Rusi that Ling Feng not only possessed the Martial Saint Body but also had a rare talent for understanding swordsmanship, akin to her own exceptional clarity of mind.
As she watched Ling Feng practice swordplay under a tree, Liu Rusi couldn't help but marvel at his talent. "With the Martial Saint Body and a clear sword heart, Ling Feng's aptitude truly is unparalleled in this generation!" A sense of pride swelled within her; after all, such an extraordinary genius was her disciple.
As the sun climbed higher in the sky, Ling Feng stopped his practice and decided it was time to cook. Nowadays, he was the one solely responsible for the meals at Misty Peak, even though there were only the two of them. Liu Rusi was unable to cook, and Ling Feng didn't want to starve, so he took it upon himself to prepare the food. Fortunately, Liu Rusi, despite her lack of cooking skills, always brought back plenty of ingredients. Otherwise, in this remote mountain peak, he wouldn't have been able to find much food. After all, eating fish every day wasn't a viable option.
After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, that night, while Liu Rusi was picking her teeth, she said, "Ling Feng, your talent is quite impressive. Next, I plan to teach you the true martial arts of Misty Peak!"
Ling Feng blinked in surprise, "Oh, so what I've been practicing these days was all fake?"
"Not exactly," Liu Rusi corrected. "The techniques you've practiced are indeed top-tier sword arts in the Great Zhou's martial world, but they aren't the true legacy of Misty Peak."
Liu Rusi took out a book and handed it to Ling Feng. As he accepted it, he noticed that the ink on it was still wet. "Master, you didn't stay up all night copying this, did you?"
"Cough, cough... What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Rusi's face flushed red as she lightly smacked Ling Feng on the head. She then became serious and said, "This technique is incredibly powerful. You must train it diligently."
"Understood." Ling Feng looked at the book in his hands, which bore the six large characters: Misty Peerless Sword Classic! The handwriting was crooked. It seemed that his master wasn't particularly skilled in calligraphy.
That night, Ling Feng began to practice in his room. The Misty Peerless Sword Classic consisted of two parts: the first part was the inner work for cultivating true qi, and the second part was the sword techniques. However, when Ling Feng flipped to the sword technique section, he found only a single line written: "Misty Peerless, free as the heart desires; it emphasizes that all swords are part of me, hence the Misty Sword Classic has no fixed sword technique."
Ling Feng blinked in surprise. "Is it possible to approach swordsmanship like this?" Not thinking too much about it, he started to cultivate the Misty Sword Classic.
With his Martial Saint Body and clear sword heart, practicing this classic was relatively easy for him. The surrounding spiritual energy quickly gathered towards him. Streams of spiritual energy were refined into Misty true qi.
After half the night had passed, Ling Feng's true qi reached a bottleneck, just one step away from breaking through to the Innate realm.
"System, is there any way to accelerate my training speed?" Ling Feng expressed his dissatisfaction. He had been training for over ten days, yet he hadn't broken through to the Innate realm. He thought he could achieve it within a few days since he had advanced to the Later-stage realm in just one day.
[Yes]
[The host has a thousand premium spirit stones, which can accelerate training speed. The host should give it a try.]
Ling Feng's eyes lit up. "Oh right, I almost forgot about that!" He retrieved a spirit stone from his storage ring. The spirit stone was the size of his palm, resembling a golden gemstone, containing a dense spiritual energy. He immediately held it in his hand and circulated his technique.
The spiritual energy within the spirit stone rapidly flowed into him.
With a crack, it felt like something within him shattered.
In one leap, Ling Feng broke through to the Innate realm!
By the time dawn broke, the spirit stone in his hand had nearly depleted all its spiritual energy. It transformed from a golden stone into a white rock that looked like something one could find by the roadside.
"This spirit stone is really useful," Ling Feng said as he waved his fist, feeling his strength significantly increase.
[Ding, detecting that the host has successfully broken through to the Innate realm, rewarding the host with a talent lottery draw!]
Another talent lottery! Ling Feng's eyes brightened, "I'll use the talent lottery."
Before him, the spinning wheel appeared again, filled with more than twenty types of talents, some of which were the same as before. For example...
Ling Feng's mouth twitched. "I hope I don't get that one."
With a thought, the spinning wheel began to rotate.
Before long, the pointer stopped at a small black section, which occupied the smallest proportion of the wheel and was presumably the most precious talent on it.
[Congratulations, Host! You have successfully drawn the talent: Knowledge Technique!]
Instantly, a wealth of information about the Knowledge Technique flooded into Ling Feng's mind.
The Knowledge Technique, as the name suggests, is a talent used for discovering information. The amount of information one can discern depends on Ling Feng's own cultivation level.
"It seems pretty good."
With another thought, Ling Feng focused his gaze on the table in front of him, activating the Knowledge Technique.
Immediately, a line of information appeared before him.
[An ordinary table]
Uh.
I could see that without using the Knowledge Technique.
Next, he looked at the stone in his hand.
[A top-quality spirit stone with depleted spirit energy]
He then scanned the room, maintaining the activation of the Knowledge Technique.
[A weathered wooden door]
[A wild-growing blade of grass]
[A chipped bowl]
[A grasshopper that was born three days ago]
[A wine jar that once held the Hundred Fruit Brew]
Various pieces of information floated before him.
Ling Feng found it quite interesting.
With the Knowledge Technique, it seemed as if there were no secrets left in the world around him.
This Knowledge Technique is impressive!
"Little Feng, what are we having for breakfast today?"
At that moment, a yawn was heard.
It was Liu Rusi, who had also woken up. Ling Feng turned to look at her.
His internal true energy rapidly consumed.
At the same time, information about Liu Rusi also appeared before him.
[Liu Rusi]
[A true disciple elder of the Baiyun Sect, the number one sword cultivator in the Great Zhou, a reincarnated celestial being, cultivation level: ???, techniques: ???, personality: ???]
Some information could not be fully discerned due to Ling Feng's cultivation level, but even the bits he could see left him dumbfounded.
He had thought his master was capable.
But he never imagined…
She was this amazing!
The number one sword cultivator in the Great Zhou?!
In the Cang Qiong Realm, there are seven great dynasties. Great Zhou is one of them, expansive in territory, and Baiyun Sect is one of many sects under it. Although it has decent heritage, it is not considered the absolute best in the Great Zhou, at best, ranking in the top ten.
But his own master was actually the number one?!
Wow!
How absurd!
And what does it mean to be a reincarnated celestial being?
Do celestial beings actually exist?!
His master was not just someone people called crazy!
However, such an incredible master has fallen into the depths of vice, becoming a known drunkard and gambler. What could have caused this?
Liu Rusi was becoming increasingly mysterious in Ling Feng's eyes.
At that moment, Liu Rusi also noticed something. She saw the bright look in Ling Feng's eyes, took hold of his wrist, and smiled brightly, "Oh, look at you, breaking through to the Innate Realm! Well done, well done, no wonder you're my disciple."
"Let's not cook today; I'll take you out for a nice meal!"