5 Wielding a Sword Without Skills. (1/2)
”This is impossible!” the young lady used an adult's arm to support herself while she struggles to stand back up in both feet. Although there aren't any visible scars or wounds on her, a slight injury is still can be noticed, since she was thrown tumbling for at least three round to four before she stops.
”I will make sure to kill you!” the young lady withdraws the short sword on her waist and charged at Zhang Wu Ji. With the appearance of the Soldier Rank servant is beside him, her little threat will not worth a thought, but instead, in reply of her threat, the young master took the sword he just confiscated from the one-eyed male to meet with her attack directly.
”Young master! Are you complaining about your life now!” the servant wanted to cry. Even until now his young master still tried to fight against the young lady directly.
”My ancestor, the lady at least has 60 strands of Inner Qi, she can easily kill you, a person will less than ten strands of Inner Qi!”
But in fact, Zhang Wu Ji did consider his option before he rushed in front to face her attack directly. With one hand touching the manual he just looted from the one-eyed male, he found out about the Manual and their possible effect.
Three-Waves Sword Art
Usage 1: allow the user to execute First Wave Strike (1), Dual-Wave Strike (9), and Three-Wave Strike (21).
Usage 2: allow each swing of the sword to carry an air blade when attacking.
Durability: 1/1
”It seems that through my special ability, I can directly use the skill to fight with the cost of my strands of Inner Qi. As long the manual is in my body or within my reach, the skill will be made available for me to use!” after realizing the special ability he got, Zhang Wu Ji decided to try his luck through fighting with this young lady.
As he charge, he swings his first strike at the empty air to prove a theory inside his mind.
”It happens!” his anticipation is granted when a line of air blade went straight at the opponent. In a very simple approach, he deflected the first attack of the young lady with an empty swing to generates the air blade.
As for the next strike, he simple swing his sword at her direction.
The two swords clashed at each another, but another unsuccessful air blade was failed to form, as its disperse and creates some disturbance from the dispersal. That unintentionally caused the young lady to be disturbed.
But then, Zhang Wu Ji retreats. Instead of continuing pressing forward, he retreats for a few steps, simply pointing his sword down on the ground.
”Are you coming, or are you not?” he was patiently awaiting her next action. If the lady decided to call this the end, he will save a strand of Inner Qi, but if she did not surrender and continue to attack, he will execute the First Wave Strike on her.
Unfortunately, the younger generation is always rash. The young lady charged at him like a released arrow. Without any hesitation, he executes the First Wave Strike at the young lady, where it was easily launched by just swinging his sword from below until the air.
A crescent moon shaped blade made of Inner Qi went straight at the young lady, carrying the intention to kill along its path. The beautifully tiled ground cracked because of the intense sharpness brought by the crescent moon blade.
And in that particular moment, an Inner Qi Fighter makes his appearance to block this attack, using the two metal wrist protector in both hands.
”Brother, shall we call this over between the two youth's reckless fight?” the Fighter Rank protector requested with both hands cupped together.
”Of course. Argument and fights between two youths should not bring too much issue, please leave.” the Soldier Class servant replied as one of his finger hooks the back of Zhang Wu Ji's cloth, and stop him from going forward.
”As for the misunderstanding, I hope this two pills will be enough to compensate for the young master's shock.” the Fighter Rank servant throws a pouch with two pills inside before he left with the young lady.
Without saying anything else, the Soldier Rank servant took the pouch and bring his young master back to the manor as well, leaving the road with business and stores to continue their sales.
”Butler Guan, why did you give them the two pills! It worth 1,000 Gold Coins each!” the young lady is complaining as he escorted the lady back to their home.
”Lady Yang, the kid is not as simple as you think. To produce an air blade on his fifteenth age, do you know how unbelievable is that feat?”
”As for the sword skill he uses, it should be the Three-Wave Sword Art, brought to its fame by the hand of Lan Shan Clan from the Orchid Mountain.” the servant deduce the possibility where the sword art came from, as well his achievement in using the sword.
But what he failed to guess correctly, is Zhang Wu Ji is completely blank and useless when it comes to martial arts. The fact he just started to grab the sword is only an hour before their meeting. He also failed to understand the fact why Zhang Wu Ji can use the sword art at this kind of level.
”Young master, please tell me where did you get the sword art? Do you know the background of the sword art you just used?” back on Zhang Wu Ji's side, his servant is questioning him as they return.
”I picked it up a while ago. Didn't you see how I kill the one-eyed guy just now?” Zhang Wu Ji answer is so vague that it made the servant's eyes turn white.
”Anyway, do not use the skill again. It will not be good if those from Imperial Family or Imperial Troops to saw such a skill during their patrolling and visits to our town.” the servant did not continue to ask, because he knows that the young master in fact just got the sword and manual from the corpse not too long ago.
”What is so worrisome about this sword art? It's quite useful in my opinion,” he replied.
”Young master, the Three-Wave Sword Art famed because of the Leader of Lan Shan Clan. All people belonged to the Lan Shan Clan possess a manual to practice this art, do you know why?” the servant shakes his head left and right before he explained.
”Why?” Zhang Wu Ji is questioned by his words.
”Because Lan Shan Clan is a family of mountain bandits! The Orchid Mountain is where their stronghold is positioned. In this span of four years, the Imperial Troops already sent three teams to clear the stronghold, but they failed each time, even end up with all their headless soldier corpses are hanged on the entrance of Orchid Mountain.”
”The leader of their family, Lanshan Lanyue, is a well-known cultivator in his 19th Stage Soldier Rank. With this sword art in his hand, it was almost like cutting heads treating them as a block of tofu.” the servant quickly explains the trouble if the young master decided to learn this sword art, as well the bad history behind it.
”A martial art is good if it was used by a good person, and bad if it were used to do bad things. I don't believe that the Imperial Army will fail to notice such an easy fact. Even a person who trained in Blood Sucking Arts might not be a bad guy.” Zhang Wu Ji uses his own term to view this matter.
But in the eyes of the servant who used to follow orders from his master, this manner, is completely exceptional!
After having his mind opened to a world of newer thinking, the servant kept himself quiet as they returned to their Zhang's Manor.
Heading straight to the Pill Making Room, Zhang Wu Ji immediately took his rest. Although he possesses nine strands of Inner Qi now, he spent five of them during the two fights. If he was forced into this situation again, perhaps the nine strands of Inner Qi will not help him, especially when he has no way to replenish them now!
It was after four hours of rest, Zhang Wu Ji woke up. Remembered that he got two pills from the young lady's servant just now, he opened the pouch to see what is so good about the two pills?
”He can give me over ten or twenty pills if it was Wound Mending Pill or Meridian Soothing Pill. Since the pouch only has two pills inside, It should be quite precious!” he thought, as the two pills rolled out from the pouch to be seen by him.
Qi Sensing Pill
Usage: Increase sensitivity towards natural Qi in the air. The speed of Inner Qi absorbed increased by 10% for 2 hours
Quality: Basic
”Aren't this two pills... Inner Qi Cultivating Pills? If I'm not wrong, the store used to sell them for 1,000 gold coins each!” Zhang Wu Ji was shocked by the gift the servant gave to him and tried to consider the reason why he did.
”Do he thinks that, even by giving me this two pills, I will not able to use it?”
”Or perhaps, because the Botanist Hall are too rich, they can easily get such pills in a matter of a flick of their finger?”
”Her life worth more than this two pills?”
Zhang Wu Ji considered all of his guesses, but none of them sound correct. In fact, the servant gives this two pills out because that was all he had at this moment. It was an unwanted intention to let this young master guess why would he do so.
Plus, to stop the assault on his master's precious daughter life, how can the payment be too cheap?
Although, he still failed to calculate the possibility of Zhang Wu Ji possess a special ability.
After resting for 4 hours now, his number of Inner Qi has been replenished. With a hand holding the pill now, he decides to upgrade the first pill, following with the second.
”Qi Sensing Pill +1”
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”Qi Sensing Pill +2”
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”Qi Sensing Pill +3”
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”Qi Sensing Pill +4”
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Qi Sensing Pill +5
Usage: Increase sensitivity towards natural Qi in the air. The speed of Inner Qi absorbed increased by 20% for 3 hours
Quality: Basic
Special: Increase 2 strands of Inner Qi when taken
”WHAT!!!” this is a direct increase in my cultivation! How amazing is that!” Zhang Wu Ji almost shouts out loud when he was reading the special description written on the screen only himself can see.
”Will the second Pill happened to have such a special ability too?” he guessed but decided to upgrade it to see the actual response came from the upgrade.
”Qi Sensing Pill +1”
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