Chapter 32: The Ruthless Sword Qi, The Four Great Clans (Vote for tickets, collect)
"Ruthless, what was that ruthless sword aura of yours just now?" I recalled the last move of Ruthless earlier, and even now, it still makes my heart feel anxious. If I hadn't been lucky enough to comprehend Instant Movement, I'm afraid my first kill would have fallen into Ruthless' hands today.
"Which one, Ao Tian, don't say it out loud, okay?" He said cautiously while staring at me.
"Alright, go ahead."
"I'm actually a martial artist in real life. That day, the system said it had opened up the Epiphany System, so I applied my family's secret technique in the game and the system prompted me that I had grasped an A-level technique - 'Emotionless Sword Aura'." He said quietly.
"Really..." I said thoughtfully.
"What a pity! The mental technique passed down in my family for generations is now incomplete, otherwise it would have been at least an S-level mental technique." said the ruthless one with regret.
"Wait here for a moment, don't go anywhere else. I'll show you something in a bit." With that, I hung up. Because I remembered seeing the ruthless sword aura in the jade slip left by my grandfather, since I had made up my mind to befriend Ruthless, I might as well help him out.
I took out the jade slip left to me by my grandfather, and a wave of sadness welled up in my heart. Alas... I should focus on the task at hand first. So, I immersed my mind into the jade slip and began searching. The cultivation of the Material Realm is indeed powerful, and my mental state has become many times stronger than before. Sure enough, I found the Qi of the Absolute Emotion Sword in the jade slip. I hastily took a look.
Merciless Sword Aura
The Xiu Jian Fa was created by Murong Jiān Tiān, a sword cultivator from the Xiū Zhēn Jiè. This mental technique is extremely overbearing and has an extremely strong attacking power. It's said that if one cultivates it to the extreme, they can transform into a feathered being and ascend to immortality.
Looking at the introduction of the ruthless sword energy's mental method, I couldn't help but have doubts in my heart. Since this mental method is from the Cultivation Realm, why does it mention ruthlessness? And it's even a family heirloom? Could it be that Ruthless and Murong Sword Heaven have some kind of relationship? To verify this matter, I hastily memorized the mental method and recalled my divine sense from the jade slip.
"Ruo, emotionless, this is the Heartless Sword Aura created by Murong Jian Tian." As I said that, I threw the manual to Wu Qing. But I especially paid attention to Wu Qing's expression, and indeed when I mentioned Murong Jian Tian, Wu Qing's expression changed slightly.
"Arrogant Sky... this..." The ruthless hesitated, and finally gritted his teeth and said "Arrogant Sky, I won't accept it. Although I really want to, I understand the preciousness of this technique." As he spoke, he handed the technique back over.
"Take it away, this technique is no different from a blank sheet of paper to me. I said sincerely, I think a true friend is more precious than anything else, isn't that right?"
"Arrogant..." Unfeeling, at this moment tears had already welled up in his eyes. Suddenly he made a move that I didn't expect, with a thud he knelt down in front of me.
"Big Brother, I swear to you here and now that from this day forward, I am the sworn brother of Ao Tian. If you have any orders, I will brave boiling water and walk through fire without hesitation."
I just wanted to dissuade him, but seeing the resolute gaze in his ruthless eyes, I knew that dissuading him would be of no use...
"Good... from now on we are brothers, sharing fortune and misfortune together." I said with a heroic tone, helping him up ruthlessly.
"Ruthless, quickly take a look and see if this technique is the same as yours." I didn't wait for Ruthless to speak before continuing, first I wanted to see if this Absolute Emotion Sword Qi was really the same as what Ruthless had cultivated, if it was the same then that would prove that Ruthless really did have a relationship with Murong Sword Heaven. Also, I wanted to see just how powerful this Absolute Emotion Sword Qi was.
"Good." Saying so, Wu Qing sat down on the ground without emotion. After a while...
"Boss, this is indeed the Heartless Sword Aura. As soon as I activated it, the system prompted me that the repair of the Heartless Sword Aura was successful, and it also upgraded to S-level." Wu Qing said excitedly.
Merciless Sword Aura (S-level) Heart Method (Unique)
Player's self-enlightenment is formed. Turning Heart Method increases attack power by 120%, defense by 50%, and all resistances by 50%. Effective time: 5 minutes. Limited to three times a day, active skill.
At this time, my mind was not on this at all. Although his skills were fierce, but compared to mine, the gap was still not a big deal. What I'm concerned about now is what kind of relationship Wu Qing and Murong Sword Heaven have.
"Unfeeling, I'm asking you something and I hope you can answer me truthfully." I asked solemnly. At this time, Unfeeling who was in high spirits replied without thinking.
"Alright, boss, go ahead and ask. As long as I know something, I'll tell you everything."
"Who are you? What's your relationship with Murong Jian Tian?" Although I decided to befriend Wu Qing, it doesn't mean I completely trust him. As expected, when I mentioned Murong Jian Tian, Wu Qing hesitated for a moment before speaking up.
"Boss, I can tell you, but I hope you can keep it a secret for me."
"Alright, no problem."
"In fact, I am the heir of the Murong family, one of the four major families in reality, and Murong Jian Tian is my great-grandfather. But I don't remember it either." Hearing this, I felt relieved.
"So that's how it is, then there's nothing more to say."
"Oh, right, what were the four major families you mentioned earlier?" I asked again with a questioning face. Wu Qing let out a 'you're an idiot' expression before speaking.
"The four major families are the Murong family, the Dongfang family, the Zi family, and the Wang family. Each of these families has wealth comparable to that of a country. Therefore, their relationships with the central government are relatively good. Usually..." Only then did Wu Qing slowly speak up.
Is there a Zi family? I heard someone mention the Zi family and I hastily asked.
"Zi Jia? Is there someone named Zi Xue in Zi Jia?"
"Yes, he is the heir of the Zi family, what's wrong?" Wu Qing asked with a puzzled face.
"Haha... nothing much... it's just that Zi Xue is now my wife." I said with a smile.
"Ah... Boss, I really admire you, my admiration for you is like a continuous and endless river..."
"Stop it... stop making me sick."
"Boss, I have an unreasonable request, can you agree to it?" said Wu Qing with a flattering face.
"Go on."
"Let me see your stats, although I know it's not respectful to you, but I really want to know how powerful you are. Also, give me a goal to surpass you."
"What was I thinking? Is this it? No problem." Now that I've completely given up on emotions, I don't care about these things anymore.
Role: Long Ao Tian
Occupation: Immortal Cultivator [Note: 2nd job change from True Cultivator]
Level: 29
Strength: 30
Agile: 32
Physical Strength: 17
Intelligence: 27
Spirit: 15
Charm: Hidden +1 +1
Lucky: Hide +1 +1
Life: 310
Magic: 220
Defense: 165
Physical Attack: 242
Magic Attack: 15
Equipment: Stealth Ring - Sacred Artifact Defense 30 Magic value upper limit increased by 10%, with skill: Stealth for 3 minutes, Requirement: Level 25
Charm Ring: Gold equipment charm +1 Required level: None
Long Heng Sword: Dark Gold Equipment Attack 210 Increase attack speed by 10%, 15% ignore opponent's defense, 10% increase in attack power. Required level: 25
Wolf Skin Armor: Golden equipment with defense power 80, increases maximum health by 10%, required level: 20 (This is what I dropped when I was grinding wolves in the Wild Wolf Plains.)
Hurricane Boots: Dark Gold Equipment Defense 60 Increase movement speed by 10%, Reflect damage 5% Required level: 25
Skills: Wu Wei Heart Method (SSS level) Ultimate Heart Method (Unique)
Player's self-enlightenment is formed. Turning Heart Method increases attack power by 220%, defense by 100%, and all resistances by 100% for 10 minutes. Limited to three times a day, active skill.
Wú Wèi Fǎ Jué First Form: Carefree Destruction - Increases attack power by 500, dealing destructive blows to all objects in a straight line. Ultimate skill, singular, and unupgradable.
Wú Wèi Fǎ Jué Second Formula: All living beings' roaming attack power increases by 600, dealing destructive blows to all objects within a three-meter diameter range. Ultimate skill, singular, and unupgradable.
Looking at my BT's attributes, Wu Qing let out a desperate expression and muttered to himself, "Immortal artifact... SSS-level mental skill... ultimate skill... Ah... Boss, I really admire you too much. My admiration for you is like the endless Yangtze River, and also like the unstoppable flood of the Yellow River..." At this time, Wu Qing had completely fallen into a state of madness. I quickly gave him a kick.
"Go away... I don't have mysophobia, stay away from me." I kicked away the flattering and ruthless person. Before he could speak, I hurriedly said.
"Let's go level up... I'm just a little short of reaching level 30 and being able to job change."
"Ah... if I have a senior leading me to level up, then I'll definitely rise really quickly..."
Sweat... Didn't expect this guy to be a leveling freak just like Baby...
