novelraw Chapter 9 : Top-Grade Spiritual Talent
Chapter 9 : Top-Grade Spiritual Talent
Chapter 9: Top-Grade Spiritual Talent
“There’s more…”
Li Yunqing suddenly closed her eyes, carefully sensing.
She discovered that her mental power had grown slightly stronger.
“With the Vigorous Spirit trait’s enhancement, each time I draw out mental power through the hand seals, my mental power increases!”
“Isn’t this basically exploiting a trait loophole?”
Li Yunqing opened her eyes, a trace of shock and excitement within them. The next moment, her fingertip pointed once again at the sheet of paper on the table.
“Buzz!”
The paper trembled slightly, floated up gently, and then fell again.
“Frost Sword Art Experience +1”
Watching the text flash before her and feeling her mental power increase ever so slightly again, Li Yunqing’s face filled with joy.
This Frost Sword Art could not only control objects, but also train mental power through it.
If she continued cultivating, once her mental power became strong enough, she would truly be able to achieve object control.
“A true flying sword likely needs to be refined until form and spirit are unified!”
“Then, using hand seals to gather magical power, guiding the flying sword to fight.”
“This is like the spells of immortals and gods—also requiring hand seals to guide magical power and draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to unleash techniques!”
“I don’t have magical power, only mental power!”
“But if my mental strength is strong enough…”
Li Yunqing’s eyes sparkled.
Breaking into the Qi Realm might allow her to withdraw from the marriage, but it would certainly affect the family.
Her father and elder brother treated her extremely well. Without the family’s protection, with her appearance, being alone would only lead to a more miserable fate.
She naturally did not want to implicate her entire family because of herself.
If she broke into the Qi Realm, possessed True Qi, and combined it with powerful mental strength to simulate the sharpness of a flying sword, her strength would undoubtedly rise to another level.
With enough strength to protect herself and her family—that was what she truly wanted.
Thinking of this, Li Yunqing once again formed the nine hand seals, guiding her mental power and continuously practicing.
With the support of the Vigorous Spirit trait, she could hardly feel any exhaustion of mental power.
“Frost Sword Art Experience +1.”
“Frost Sword Art Experience +1.”
“……”
Lines of text gathered and dispersed before her eyes.
As her experience with the sword art continuously increased, bits and pieces of comprehension accumulated in her mind.
Her understanding of the nine hand seals, the Object Control Technique, and even the sword techniques within the Frost Sword Art—all improved.
With the Single-Minded Focus trait’s enhancement, she could not even feel the passage of time, completely immersed in the sensation of her mental power continuously growing.
The sky darkened, and night fell silently.
Stars shimmered, and gradually the world brightened again. In the eastern sky, the great sun rose.
An entire night passed without notice.
Morning light streamed through the window, spreading across the room like a layer of blood-colored carpet.
Li Yunqing’s hands rapidly formed seals, completing them almost instantly.
Her brow swelled slightly as cool mental power surged forth.
The next moment, she formed a sword gesture with her fingers and pointed toward the sheet of paper on the table.
“Buzz!”
The paper suddenly floated up, moving according to Li Yunqing’s will, dancing swiftly within the room like a sword executing sword techniques.
“Frost Sword Art Experience +5.”
“Frost Sword Art (Initiated 31/500)”
“These traits are somewhat overpowered!”
Looking at the panel’s display and feeling her mental power nearly double, Li Yunqing was in high spirits.
In just one night of nonstop practice, she had actually pushed the Frost Sword Art into the Initiated stage.
“The experience required for this technique is higher than ordinary martial arts, but not excessively so.”
“This is probably the lowest tier of immortal sword arts.”
“Truly powerful sword arts might not even require hand seals—directly controlling the sword with divine sense!”
“Right, I still need a sword!”
Without magical power, she could not refine a flying sword—even if she had one, she might not be able to use it.
But once her mental strength was strong enough, she could directly control an ordinary longsword with her physical body, enhancing its power with mental force.
“However, I could try Ghost Granny’s flying sword!”
“If I can control it, I’ll buy it and use it as a trump card.”
Thinking of the flying sword in Ghost Granny’s pharmacy, Li Yunqing felt eager to try.
She had not rested the entire night, yet due to her greatly increased mental power, she did not feel tired at all. Instead, she was full of energy, her eyes almost shining with brilliance.
“Martial arts and medical poison arts cannot be neglected either!”
“I’ll cultivate martial arts and medicine during the day, and practice the Frost Sword Art at night.”
With this thought, Li Yunqing made her decision and began to wash up.
After practicing her fist techniques several times in the courtyard and finishing breakfast, she once again took a carriage toward the Martial Hall.
At the gates of the Mingyu Martial Hall.
“It’s her—Miss Li Yunqing of the Li Family!”
The trembling and heat of the blood-colored jade in his hand finally confirmed the identity of the innately spiritually gifted person to the middle-aged man disguised as a beggar in the corner.
“The heat from this jade is more than twice as strong as last night!”
“Could she be a high-grade… or even top-grade spiritually gifted individual?”
The man’s body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He quickly scanned his surroundings, then raised the blood-colored jade to his brow and looked at Li Yunqing again.
At that instant, the world before his eyes seemed to change.
Faint, thread-like wisps—like smoke—drifted through the air.
Yet at this moment, those drifting strands all surged toward Li Yunqing.
With the help of the blood-colored jade, he could clearly see dense mist swirling around her.
Like an immortal maiden descending from the heavens, surrounded by immortal aura.
“The gathering of the world’s spiritual essence, natural grace condensed in one body… she really is a top-grade spiritually gifted individual?”
Seeing this, the man’s heart began to pound uncontrollably.
“Even offering a low-grade spiritually gifted person as a sacrifice to our god can grant immense power—enough to become a Divine Envoy.”
“If I offer a top-grade spiritually gifted person… what kind of fortune will our god bestow?”
For a moment, the man was extremely excited, his body trembling.
This was an enormous opportunity.
“I must capture her and offer her to our god!”
At this moment, the man roared silently in his heart.
In the past, he had not believed in any gods, even thinking they were merely evil gods devouring flesh and blood.
But after witnessing the power granted by the god—strength capable of splitting mountains and shattering stones—
and seeing how one could instantly rise to become a major figure within the sect, a Divine Envoy who could decide countless lives with a single word—he believed.
Now, Li Yunqing was his greatest opportunity.
If he offered her as a sacrifice, he too would become a great figure, a Divine Envoy, possessing immense power and controlling the lives and deaths of countless people.
“This is the Inner City… how can I capture her?”
The man calmed himself, his mind racing.
Breaking into the Li Residence to abduct her was extremely difficult.
Not to mention that a family established in the Inner City must have experts—even the slightest disturbance would bring constables, officers, and guards who would ensure his death.
Abducting her on the street was also impossible.
As the Li Family’s young lady, she was always accompanied by numerous guards, even experts. Without the ability to retreat quickly, he would be hunted down by guards and officers.
He might not even get close to her.
“I need an opportunity!”
The man’s gaze turned toward the Mingyu Martial Hall.
A Martial Hall that could exist within the Inner City was not something he could provoke either—he could only wait for the right moment.
But as time passed, the man grew increasingly desperate.
For three consecutive days, Miss Li of the Li Family traveled only between the Martial Hall and her home, never going anywhere else.
Each time she went out, she was surrounded by guards.
He could not find even the slightest opportunity.
“How could this be?”
“She’s just a young girl—does she never go out shopping or sightseeing?”