Chapter 150: Song Weimin Comes Knocking
In mid-air, the Floating Light Sword emitted a dazzling white light, and its body began to transform, the rust gradually disappearing to reveal a faint silver-gold color.
A quarter of an hour later, the rust completely vanished, and a silver-gold long sword appeared in Hua Changxi’s line of sight.
The Floating Light Sword revealed its true form after absorbing so much Spiritual Energy, undoubtedly a spiritual sword of higher grade. Hua Changxi cut her finger and let a drop of Essence Blood merge into the sword.
However, the Floating Light Sword did not wish to absorb the Essence Blood, emitting white light to resist its intrusion. Only when a small Fire Bird flew out of the Essence Blood and plunged into the sword did the Essence Blood and the Floating Light Sword finally merge.
Hua Changxi watched this scene, feeling a bit surprised but not particularly shocked.
What surprised her was that a shadow of the Vermilion Bird could emerge from her Essence Blood, and it even broke through the white light of the Floating Light Sword.
As for the Floating Light Sword’s reluctance to absorb her Essence Blood, it wasn’t surprising because if anyone could make the Floating Light Sword acknowledge them as master, it wouldn’t have been her turn among so many cultivators in the Imperial Guards.
She guessed that Pang Shaoyu’s willingness to give her the sword, besides his eagerness to save someone, was most likely because no one in the Imperial Guards could use the Floating Light Sword.
As a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, she had accumulated nearly a billion Spiritual Energy Points in her body, and even she was almost drained. Let alone others.
After the Floating Light Sword absorbed the Essence Blood, Hua Changxi and the sword established a connection. With a wave of her hand, the sword landed in her palm.
Hua Changxi examined the brand-new sword in her hand. The sword scabbard was inscribed with the words ‘Floating Light Sword’, and these words alone gave off an extraordinary aura.
Hua Changxi was delighted to have obtained a high-grade spiritual sword, but the next moment, the smile on her face froze.
She used all her might but couldn’t pull the sword out of its scabbard.
“What’s going on?”
Hua Changxi frowned. After trying to pull the sword for a while longer and confirming she truly couldn’t, she picked up the sword art manual and began to read it again.
Perhaps, by practicing the sword art, she would be able to draw the sword?
With this thought, Hua Changxi held the unsheathed sword and practiced the sword art, sentence by sentence.
At the same time, on the fifth floor of the Training Hall, Yun You and Su Yu simultaneously emerged from their training rooms, looking up at the main hall at the highest point.
Su Yu: “What do you think that white light just now was?”
Yun You: “The white light must have been created by the Hall Master. Since it concerns the Hall Master, neither you nor I should inquire further.”
Su Yu glanced at Yun You, his eyes flickering, then he said apologetically, “It was thoughtless of me. Thank you for the reminder, Steward Yun.”
Yun You frowned upon hearing his address, “What steward? The Hall Master only asked me to temporarily manage the Pill Repository, not to be a steward. Please call me Fellow Daoist instead.”
Su Yu appeared contrite, “I misspoke. Please don’t take offense, Fellow Daoist Yun.”
Yun You glanced at him, said nothing, and turned to return to the training room.
Su Yu called out to stop him, “Fellow Daoist Yun, please wait. I see many training rooms are occupied. I wonder how many fellow disciples we have now?”
Yun You gazed at Su Yu, “Fellow Daoist Su, this is not something you should be concerned about.” With that, he returned to the training room without giving Su Yu any chance to react.
Seeing this, Su Yu glanced in the direction of the main hall and muttered, “We’ll be colleagues working together in the future, so what’s wrong with asking?” He then sighed in disappointment.
The Floating Light Sword Art was very difficult to practice. Hua Changxi practiced it a few times, stumbling through it. While resting, she happened to overhear Yun You and Su Yu’s conversation.
Hua Changxi didn’t react much to this, but the two of them left a deeper impression on her.
That night, Hua Changxi stayed in the main hall to recover her Spiritual Energy. After a night passed, all the Spiritual Energy absorbed by the Floating Light Sword was replenished.
『 Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 9.9000 billion/1 billion; Spiritual Sense: 110,000+』
Hua Changxi looked at her current realm data. Combined with the Spiritual Energy replenished by the Third Rank Fire Returning Pill she had taken earlier, the Floating Light Sword had absorbed a total of over a billion Spiritual Energy Points from her.
It took so much Spiritual Energy to make the Floating Light Sword reveal its original appearance. No wonder the Floating Light Sword was left to gather dust by the Imperial Guards.
Afterward, Hua Changxi set aside the matter of the Floating Light Sword and looked inward at the Nascent Soul above her Qi Sea.
Over the past two months, while cultivating, she had noticed that her Nascent Soul was somewhat unstable, and her Cultivation Speed had significantly slowed down.
With her experience of a Golden Core disappearing in the Core Formation Realm, she knew that an unstable Nascent Soul was likely because her current State of Mind could not keep up with her Cultivation Speed.
Her Experience was still too little!
Hua Changxi thought of the Nine Netherworlds Ghost Market. Her Prayer Beads Bracelet was still at Ox Head Mountain, and she was determined to retrieve it. She had to find an opportunity to visit the Nine Netherworlds Ghost Market again.
She also did not intend to refuse Eunuch Lin’s invitation to descend into the Nine Netherworlds. Compared to exploring the Nine Netherworlds alone, having someone lead the way would definitely help her understand and become familiar with the Nine Netherworlds Ghost Market faster.
However, before that, she still needed to make some preparations.
Since her Cultivation Speed had slowed down, she could reduce her cultivation time and increase her Alchemy time. Before descending into the Nine Netherworlds, she ideally wanted to upgrade her Alchemist rank to Fourth Rank.
That way, she would be able to refine pills for Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. This would also provide more assurance when she went to the Nine Netherworlds Ghost Market.
The Medical Affairs Department had been taken over by Prince Shou, and Qihuang Hall could no longer be entered freely. Hua Changxi did not want to return and planned to continue refining pills in Lingguang Hall, but at this moment, her Communication Talisman lit up.
“Changxi, your Eldest Brother came to the shop looking for you again. He said he’s getting engaged on October 23rd and wants you to come home.”
It was a message from Pu Cao. Hearing the content, Hua Changxi fell silent for a moment. After a while, she still summoned her cloud and flew towards the Capital City.
Upon returning to the Capital City, Hua Changxi did not immediately go back to the Hua Family but first returned to Shennong Apothecary Shop in Feng’an Ward. As soon as she arrived at the shop, she saw Pang Shaoyu.
Pang Shaoyu’s face lit up when he saw Hua Changxi, “Finally, I get to see you.”
Hua Changxi looked at him, “Have any Imperial Guards been injured again?”
Pang Shaoyu gave a wry smile, “No one is injured. I’ve come to apologize to you.”
Hua Changxi was surprised, “What do you have to apologize for?”
Pang Shaoyu gestured for her to speak in the backyard.
Hua Changxi led him to the backyard, “Go ahead.”
Pang Shaoyu looked embarrassed, “My uncle has woken up. When he learned I gave you the Floating Light Sword, he scolded me severely.”
Hua Changxi raised an eyebrow, “What, do you want to take the Floating Light Sword back?”
Pang Shaoyu explained, “That Floating Light Sword is a malevolent sword. To tell you the truth, when we first obtained that sword, the Imperial Guards thought they had found some incredible divine sword. Many people vied to have the sword acknowledge them as master, but in the end, they were all drained dry by the sword.”
“This matter was kept secret. I didn’t know, which is why I gave the Floating Light Sword to you. I came to find you to warn you not to act rashly.”
Hua Changxi nodded, “Alright, I understand. Do you have anything else?”
Pang Shaoyu had expected Hua Changxi to take the opportunity to ask for other benefits. He didn’t expect her to mention nothing. Seeing her like this, he tentatively said, “My uncle said you can exchange the Floating Light Sword with the Imperial Guards for something else.”
Hua Changxi looked at him, “I am a person of principle. Since we agreed on the condition of saving the person, we should abide by the original agreement. I accepted the reward you offered, whether it’s good or bad, I’ll bear it myself.”
Pang Shaoyu: “.”
Hua Changxi: “Do you have anything else?”
Pang Shaoyu shook his head.
Hua Changxi: “Then I won’t see you out.”
Seeing Hua Changxi so directly dismiss him, Pang Shaoyu didn’t linger, “Remember what I said, it’s truly a malevolent sword.”
Afterward, Hua Changxi saw Pang Shaoyu out of the apothecary shop and watched him leave. Once he was far away, her gaze shifted to the Tea Stall opposite the shop, and she met the eyes of a middle-aged man sitting by the street.
They stared at each other for a while, then the middle-aged man stood up and walked towards the apothecary shop.
Hua Changxi looked at him, “May I ask who you are?”
Middle-aged man: “Song Weimin.”
Hua Changxi: “You’ve been staring at me for quite a while. Do you need something from me?”
Song Weimin nodded, “Did my Senior Brother visit you?”
Hua Changxi frowned, “Who is your Senior Brother?”
Song Weimin: “My Senior Brother is Cao Jun, the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture.”
As he said this, Song Weimin watched Hua Changxi intently, trying to gauge her reaction.
Unfortunately, he saw nothing.
