booktalesy Chapter 326 Innate Sword Bone
Chapter 326 Innate Sword Bone
Chapter 326 Innate Sword Bone
Qin Zhenwei naturally wouldn't doubt his granddaughter over such a trivial matter, so after hearing what she said, he simply nodded.
Qin Ruoxi then looked at Chen Lie and said, "I saw that you asked for leave in your information. Your combat ability is very strong. From a regular martial arts high school to the Sichuan Three Provinces Martial Arts Competition, you have won so many first places."
However, these resumes seem rather ordinary to me. Are you up for a friendly competition? Don't worry, I'll stop short of a direct confrontation!
Upon seeing this, Luo Zhixun immediately said, "Ruoxi, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"You're in the Blood Refining stage, and your ranking on the Blood Qi Ranking is so high. Is it not bullying to spar with Chen Lie?"
"Don't worry, I will only use one-tenth of my strength. If he can withstand ten of my moves, I will consider him to have exceptional combat talent," Qin Ruoxi said calmly.
Luo Zhixun looked at Chen Lie. Qin Ruoxi only used one-tenth of her strength and took ten moves. This request was not unreasonable.
"It's pointless, let's not spar," Chen Lie said.
Qin Ruoxi was taken aback, then said, "No fun? I think you're just too scared."
I assured you I would only use one-tenth of my strength, and you still couldn't withstand ten of my moves? It seems there's a lot of exaggeration about the regional geniuses in your Sichuan province.
"Say what you will, I'm not going to engage in a meaningless sparring match."
Qin Ruoxi was infuriated by Chen Lie's stubbornness.
Sure enough, only her brother Jiang Yuan was a dragon among men, a true genius. What regional geniuses couldn't even compare to him, they were so cowardly.
After learning that Chen Lie possessed eight times the strength, Qin Ruoxi was eager to test his abilities. Suppressing her dissatisfaction, she asked, "Then tell me, what would constitute a meaningful sparring match?"
"Well then, I happen to be missing a second-tier martial arts treasure with the fire attribute."
"According to what you said, if I withstand ten of your moves, you will lose to me a second-tier fire-attribute martial arts treasure. I will accept your challenge then," Chen Lie said.
Qin Ruoxi sneered: "So you've come here to beg for my money. Fine, if you can withstand ten of my moves, I'm willing to give you a second-tier fire-attribute martial arts treasure. However, I'm afraid you don't have the ability to get your hands on it."
"No need for you to worry about that."
Qin Ruoxi thought to herself: Then I'll teach you a lesson!
Although it's said to stop short of a fight, there will always be times when you make a mistake in a martial arts sparring match.
But in Qin Ruoxi's view, Chen Lie would definitely be brought under her brother Jiang Yuan's command, and would be considered half one of her own. Even if she slapped him, she would still give him a sweet treat, so as not to hurt their relationship if they met again in the future.
So she decided that even if Chen Lie couldn't withstand ten of her moves, she would still give him this second-tier martial arts treasure, as a form of compensation for his injuries.
"Let's begin!"
Qin Ruoxi arrived at the spacious training ground in the backyard and stood opposite Chen Lie.
Qin Zhenwei also found a wooden chair and sat down. He hadn't seen his granddaughter spar with anyone in a long time, so he was prepared to watch carefully.
"Ruoxi, you must be careful not to overdo it!" Luo Zhixun reminded her from the side.
Qin Ruoxi nodded and said to Chen Lie, "I'll let you make the first move, so that I don't end the fight as soon as I make my move and then you can say that you didn't react in time."
Chen Lie, upon hearing Qin Ruoxi's words, naturally didn't hold back.
He observed that Qin Ruoxi was at the peak of the Blood Refining stage. If she were to use only one-tenth of her strength, let alone let him withstand ten of her moves, she might not even be able to withstand a single move from him.
Chen Lie's strength has reached the mid-stage of the Blood Refining Realm, and his physical attributes far surpass those of ordinary people. With his profound combat skills, he can hold his own against someone in the early stage of the Blood Refining Realm without relying on his mental power.
However, since it was Qin Zhenwei's home turf, Chen Lie naturally couldn't let Qin Zhenwei's granddaughter lose face.
"Watch out!"
Chen Lie shifted his position, like a phantom, and in an instant, he appeared in front of Qin Ruoxi from a distance of more than ten meters.
To Qin Ruoxi's astonishment, Chen Lie launched his attack. He struck out with a palm, his powerful qi and blood exploding instantly.
With a loud "boom!", an explosion rang out, and Qin Ruoxi was knocked back several steps.
Beside him, Qin Zhenwei frowned and said, "Ruoxi, don't underestimate your opponent."
As a ninth-level Grandmaster, Qin Zhenwei could tell at a glance that Chen Lie was no ordinary cultivator, not just a Refining Stage cultivator. If his granddaughter was careless and underestimated him, and only used one-tenth of her strength, let alone let that kid withstand ten moves, he might even be caught off guard and lose.
"Hey kid, take this!"
Seeing how sharp Chen Lie's attack was, Qin Ruoxi's heart instantly turned serious. She flipped her hand and struck Chen Lie with a palm.
"boom!"
When she struck with her palm, the entire courtyard trembled violently.
Even the aftershocks of a battle between Blood Refining Stage cultivators are enough to destroy an ordinary building.
Seeing this, Qin Zhenwei immediately used his innate energy to confine the battle between Chen Lie and Qin Ruowei within a courtyard of several dozen meters, preventing his courtyard from being destroyed. After I took a blow from Qin Ruoxi, Chen Lie once again took the initiative to go out. He circulated his qi and blood, and a phantom of a dragon was unleashed from his palm.
Facing Qin Ruoxi's palm strike, Chen Lie neither dodged nor avoided it, but directly took it head-on.
In terms of pure strength, a person at the peak of the Blood Refining stage has a strength of no more than 5 jin. However, after reaching the Tendon Refining stage, physical fitness is greatly improved, and the blood and qi become twice as abundant. Strength accounts for a very small proportion of overall strength, let alone the Blood Refining stage.
In a Blood Refining stage martial artist, a force of 10,000 jin can unleash the power of 30,000 to 40,000 jin, or even higher.
Therefore, Qin Ruoxi's one-tenth strength is not just one-tenth of her physical strength, but one-tenth of her overall strength.
After taking a direct hit from Qin Ruoxi's palm, Chen Lie once again took the initiative to step forward. He circulated his qi and blood, and a phantom image of a dragon was unleashed from his palm.
"You little brat, I underestimated you!"
After exchanging a palm strike with Chen Lie, Qin Ruoxi immediately realized that Chen Lie was not just at the mid-stage of the Dirty Refinement Realm, but was clearly even stronger than the peak of the Dirty Refinement Realm.
"Flying Shuttle Strike Force!"
Realizing Chen Lie was no ordinary person, Qin Ruoxi immediately used her mastered SS-level martial arts. The powerful force spread out instantly, and with a flick of her finger, a blood arrow as swift as a meteor shot towards Chen Lie.
With a "whoosh," the blood and qi sliced through the air, brushing past Chen Lie despite his deliberate dodge.
Qin Ruoxi gave Chen Lie no chance to catch his breath, her fingers flicking continuously.
In an instant, hundreds of arrows of qi and blood shot towards Chen Lie like a rain of arrows.
Chen Lie circulated his qi and blood throughout his body, and the power of qi and blood surged, forming an invisible wall of qi and blood. Qin Ruoxi's hundreds of qi and blood arrows landed on the wall of qi and blood at the same time, making a deafening noise.
Qin Ruoxi wanted to attack again, but Chen Lie had already arrived in front of her and unleashed dozens of palm strikes in an instant.
"Boom boom boom!"
Immediately, the sound of air exploding was deafening. Faced with such a high-intensity attack, Qin Ruoxi immediately felt overwhelmed and gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
In just one exchange, Qin Ruoxi and Chen Lie played dozens of moves together.
Qin Ruoxi had just received a palm strike when Chen Lie threw another punch right after her.
In the face of imminent danger, she could no longer hold back and revealed the power of the Blood Refining Stage Perfection. With a wave of her hand, a powerful force sent Chen Lie flying back more than ten steps.
"Alright, that's enough!"
Qin Zhenwei coughed, walked up to Chen Lie, and looked at him, saying...
"As expected of a regional genius, his combat skills are simply impeccable."
In a life-or-death battle, even if you're on the same level, and even if Ruoxi is three points stronger than you, the only outcome will be defeat.
Hearing this, Qin Ruoxi immediately retorted, "Grandpa, how can you say that?"
"Did I say something wrong? Compared to the regional geniuses who have stood out after rigorous selection, you are simply a hothouse flower, unable to withstand the slightest wind and rain," Qin Zhenwei said.
Qin Ruoxi stomped her foot and walked to the side.
She was fooled by Chen Lie's outward appearance. This was hardly the power of someone in the mid-stage of the Blood Refining Realm. He was clearly someone who had one foot in the Blood Refining Realm.
"Don't forget the second-tier fire-attribute martial arts treasure you lost to me," Chen Lie reminded him.
Qin Ruoxi snorted coldly and said, "Don't worry, you'll get your share!"
Luo Zhixun then smiled and asked, "Chen Lie, how many times has your strength reached?"
Tell your master about your strength multiplier, health points, realm, and other aspects, so he can speak on your behalf.
Also, aren't you a spiritualist? Could you also explain the levels of spiritual power?
When Qin Ruoxi saw Chen Lie about to speak, her heart jumped into her throat. If her grandfather knew that he had eight times the strength value, given his ambition to promote talent, it would be the bare minimum for him to be promoted to the super genius class. He might even be given special training, just like the martial arts geniuses ranked in the top 20 or 30 on the Qi and Blood Ranking.
Because Chen Lie came from a remote province, he was even more precious than people from the three provinces of Lanjing, Jingji, and Longhai.
Chen Lie's starting point is so high that he's almost on par with Brother Jiang Yuan. How can Brother Jiang Yuan recruit him in this situation?
Qin Ruoxi quickly replied, "No need to say more, I've already compiled your information, and I'll show it to Grandpa in a bit!"
Luo Zhixun found Qin Ruoxi's reaction strange and said, "That's just information on paper. No one can know Chen Lie better than himself. Speaking out his strengths will help Master understand him better."
"The information on paper is the most impartial information. Let him talk about it himself, who knows how he'll boast about his abilities."
Who knows, he might exaggerate his strength to nine or ten times the normal level, or boast about how many SSS-level martial arts he's mastered. Wouldn't that make Grandpa a laughingstock at Blue Star University?
"Ten times the strength? How is that possible? It sounds fake! Chen Lie isn't someone who's unreliable; he wouldn't talk nonsense," Luo Zhixun retorted.
Qin Ruoxi gave a cold "Heh," and said, "Hard to say!"
Fearing Chen Lie would ruin things, she quickly said to him, "Hey, you there? Didn't you want a second-tier martial arts treasure? I'll allow you to choose any one from my resource library now, but that's only for now!"
"Okay, then I'll go with you to choose one."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lie immediately walked towards Qin Ruoxi, and under her guidance, they entered the courtyard together.
Seeing Qin Ruoxi's furtive appearance, Chen Lie found it strange. If she didn't want him to speak, she must have found some information in his file and wanted to hide it from Qin Zhenwei.
Is it eight times the strength value, or more than two million points in the sea of consciousness score?
With the authority of a ninth-level Grandmaster, it would not be surprising if he could uncover any hidden information about Chen Lie.
Could it be that there are hidden rules on Earth, such that the resources available to students recommended by the same person are fixed, and that once someone is recommended, Qin Ruoxi will be able to enjoy fewer resources?
Otherwise, since he had no conflict of interest with Qin Ruoxi and it was their first meeting, there was no need for him to resort to such petty tricks against him.
But it doesn't matter. He doesn't lack resources in the Refining Stage now. The longer he is suppressed, the more compensation he will receive from the authorities.
Soon after, Chen Lie and Qin Ruoxi arrived at a warehouse of about 80 square meters, which was used to store martial arts resources.
"Hey, this is it. You're not allowed to touch the martial arts treasures on the first floor. They were prepared for me by my grandfather for tempering my qi and blood. As for the rest of the resources, you can choose whatever you like."
Leading Chen Lie to a sandalwood shelf where martial arts resources were stored, Qin Ruoxi generously said.
Chen Lie nodded. Martial arts treasures for tempering blood and qi were only usable by those at the Great Perfection of the Blood Refining stage, and he didn't need them yet, so he could only focus his attention on the other resources on the wooden shelf.
Suddenly, he saw a crimson lotus that seemed to be burning with flames, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.
Seeing Chen Chi's ardent gaze, Qin Ruoxi couldn't help but say, "This is the Crimson Flame Heart Lotus, a spiritual herb that is 1,700 years old. It is rare on Blue Star, and its effects are no less than a top-tier second-order martial arts treasure."
In most cases, it's intended for those at the Great Perfection of the Blood Refining stage, or even those at the Extreme Qi and Blood stage, to cultivate their heart organs a second time. You, a mere Blood Refining cultivator, cannot withstand its energy.
"I want this!"
Chen Lie immediately decided to choose the Crimson Flame Heart Lotus. Such a precious spiritual herb is indeed hard to come by, and ordinary cultivators in the Refining stage cannot use it, but he is an exception.
"You're not going to use the Crimson Flame Heart Lotus anymore, what do you need it for?" Qin Ruoxi couldn't help but ask.
"Keep it for later."
Chen Lie said calmly.
This precious elixir of purification is generally used by those at the second level of the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm who have discovered flaws in their purification cultivation. It is used for the second purification stage and has extremely strong energy. People below the Qi and Blood Transformation Rainbow Realm can hardly withstand this violent energy. Ordinary purification stage cultivators cannot use it, but it is exactly what Chen Lie needs.
"Fine, then take it!"
Qin Ruoxi didn't want to say much, but she thought to herself that Chen Lie was greedy and insatiable. Coming from a small place, he had never seen anything good. Even though there were martial arts resources nearby that could help him break through his cultivation level, he still chose a whole spiritual herb. He had no magnanimity at all.
After making his selection, Chen Lie packed up the Crimson Flame Heart Lotus and took it with him.
After leaving the warehouse, Chen Lie went to the backyard again.
Qin Ruoxi hurriedly followed and said, "Zhixun, aren't you busy practicing martial arts?"
My grandfather already knows about it, and I'll urge him to take care of it. Or you two can go ahead and do it first—”
Luo Zhixun was taken aback. As intelligent as she was, how could she not understand the implication in Qin Ruoxi's words that she wanted the guest to leave?
However, she found it very strange. In the past, when she visited, Qin Ruoxi was always very hospitable and tried to persuade her to stay. Why was she in such a hurry to send her away this time?
"Alright then, Chen Lie and I will be leaving now."
Luo Zhixun could only nod.
Qin Zhenwei was also puzzled by his granddaughter's unusual behavior and scolded her, "Zhixun has come all this way, how can we let her leave in such a hurry?"
"Zhixun, wait a little longer. Later, go to Ruoxi's storeroom and choose a resource you need for your martial arts cultivation."
"No, Master—" Luo Zhixun refused.
"Grandpa, Zhixun is busy with martial arts training. If you keep her here, won't that delay her martial arts career?"
She possesses innate sword bones. Although her cultivation during the Qi and Blood stage was not enhanced, once she reaches the Martial Artist realm and cultivates true Qi, she can enter the Sword Dao Department of Starry Sky University.
With innate sword bones, one can progress rapidly in sword cultivation. If one becomes a sword master in the future, just like a divine sense master, one can rival a ninth-tier grandmaster.
Her cultivation at the Qi and Blood stage is already slow; are you going to further hinder her martial arts practice?
As soon as Qin Ruoxi finished speaking, Qin Zhenwei's angry gaze instantly turned straight at her.
"Shut up! How many times have I told you? Zhi Xun's secret must never be revealed."
"The conflict between Blue Star and Wood Origin Star is so fierce. If Zhi Xun's secret were to leak from your mouth, leading to a plot by Wood Origin Star, even your death wouldn't be enough to atone for it!"
Seeing her grandfather so angry, Qin Ruoxi's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "I just didn't mean it, and that's why I blurted out '0'."
Besides, there are only the three of us here, how could we possibly leak secrets?
Even if, by some chance, the secret is accidentally leaked, it can only be him who leaked it!
As she spoke, Qin Ruoxi pointed at Chen Lie.
Chen Lie remained expressionless, but his heart was suddenly startled.
Luo Zhixun actually has innate sword bones?
Those who possess innate sword bones have an exceptionally high comprehension of swordsmanship. Upon reaching the True Qi stage, they will become perfect sword cultivators.
Because of their exceptional understanding of swordsmanship and combat prowess, the upper limit of their innate sword bone is extremely high. As for how high it can be, it depends on their individual comprehension and opportunities.
In the martial arts training academy of Tai'a Star Province in the Central Galaxy Empire, there are geniuses with innate sword bones.
"You better remember this: keep this to yourself forever. If I find you speaking recklessly again, don't blame me for being ruthless," Qin Zhenwei warned his granddaughter.
Seeing her grandfather's reaction, Qin Ruoxi dared not speak.
She knew that Luo Zhixun's innate sword bone was a strategic secret of Blue Star, known only to a few people, and she only learned of this information by chance.
For the Blue Star authorities, the importance of innate sword bones is roughly equivalent to that of the top five geniuses on the Blue Star Qi and Blood Ranking, only slightly weaker than that 15-year-old mental power genius who is currently enjoying great popularity and is rumored to be on the list of the top 100 trainee Divine Sense Masters in the Canglan Star Region.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Zhenwei looked at Chen Lie and said in a deep voice, "Boy, although you overheard this secret by accident, I still have to act as the official and issue you a gag order."
Zhi Xun's innate sword bone was something she discovered when she was fifteen years old, after going through countless layers of connections and seeking it out from beyond the stars.
She is one of our Blue Star's trump cards, and we cannot afford to lose her. If this news leaks out of your mouth, then regardless of whether Zhi Xun has been harmed or not, you will be severely punished for treason.
Someone will contact you shortly to explain the details of the gag order.
Luo Zhixun then said, "Master, there's no need. I believe Chen Lie wouldn't harm me. Let's skip the gag order. The process of issuing a gag order is too complicated and would waste at least a day or two."
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