Star Sky Professional
Chapter 43: The Verdant Sword (Please Collect)

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: The Verdant Sword (Please Collect)

"Hehe, Fellow Hua jests."

Fang Xing shook his head. "Actually, I still have some questions about martial arts that I’d like to ask for some advice on..."

Thinking back to how useful the suggestions from Meng Yi had been last time, Fang Xing wouldn’t let his origins from the interstellar era make him too proud to look down on the ancients.

After all, in terms of realms, this world’s Innate Realm is equivalent to the Rough Jade Realm. Strictly speaking, Hua Feiyue was still a full Great Realm above him.

He immediately brought up some difficulties he had encountered while cultivating the ’Extreme Emotion Sword’.

Mainly, it was difficult to get started with meditation and the Simulation Realm technique!

After all, the Extreme Emotion Sword required the triggering of the deepest emotions in one’s heart, the stronger the better.

It was entirely different from the Calming Pill, which could clarify the mind, so the experience gained from practicing the Ghost God Saber was useless here; he needed a different method.

"If I’m not mistaken, the issue with entering the gate of that martial art for Fellow Daoist is due to the inability to trigger the most intense emotions in your heart?"

Perhaps because she had received a favor, Hua Feiyue’s form of address became much more formal.

"That’s indeed the case."

Fang Xing considered that with the foundation of the Ghost God Saber in both meditation and hypnosis, as long as he overcame this obstacle, he should be able to get started with the ’Extreme Emotion Sword’.

Once he’s passed that gate and the health bar lights up on the attribute panel, the rest will just be a matter of perseverance.

"This matter is simple. Fellow Daoist, do you know that among us martial artists, there are some offbeat spirit martial arts..." Hua Feiyue smiled charmingly: "To be honest, I have also cultivated a grand spirit technique called the ’Seven Emotions Technique’, which can trigger the emotions of other martial artists..."

"Spirit martial arts? That’s an idea." Fang Xing’s eyes lit up.

"Besides, if this type of spirit martial art still can’t stimulate you, you could also seek help from those cultivators. Cultivators have many such techniques, such as illusions that attack the mind, talismans, and so forth..." Hua Feiyue continued to suggest.

"However, stimulating oneself in this way is somewhat dangerous..." Fang Xing frowned slightly, feeling it was best not to provoke cultivators for now.

But Hua Feiyue’s ’Seven Emotions Technique’ was something he could try for himself; after all, with the Calming Pill as a fall back, even if his spirit was damaged, he could recover.

"Why not... try it out on me first?"

Fang Xing put down the demon beast meat, his interest piqued.

"Okay, just look into my eyes..." Hua Feiyue’s eyes seemed misty.

Fang Xing looked over and felt as if her pupils were enshrouded with a lustrous glaze.

"This is the first mode of the Seven Emotions—Joy!"

As Hua Feiyue spoke, Fang Xing suddenly felt a great joy descend upon him.

"Interesting, but not quite enough to fully trigger the emotions in my heart..."

He murmured to himself.

"It seems Fellow Daoist’s will and heart are very steadfast. It must be combined with other methods to be effective..."

Hua Feiyue bit her lip: "This is the second mode—Anger!"

In the next instant, Fang Xing’s eyes turned somewhat red as he felt a fiery burn within him.

...

Several hours later.

Fang Xing walked out of Hua Feiyue’s hut with demon beast meat in hand, his steps somewhat unsteady.

"Hiss... This woman’s powers of persuasion are truly formidable. I’ve decided to hire her as my female shopkeeper...

"But there’s no need to buy a shop just yet; being a female stall owner will do..."

Having been honed by the ’Seven Emotions Technique’ today, Fang Xing couldn’t say that he had mastered the Extreme Emotion Sword, but he had roughly figured out the approach.

With persistence, he believed he would eventually reach the profound state and successfully master the ’Extreme Emotion Sword’!

"Ten pounds of demon beast meat for all this, not a bad deal at all..."

A tinge of delight immediately crossed his face.

...

Two days later.

The Zheng Family auction house.

The venue was very spacious, with various spirit runes on the walls swimming like fish.

This was the day the Zheng Family auction was set to start!

The six big doors of the auction house opened wide, like a giant beast, swallowing the flow of people from all directions.

Fang Xing, clothed in grey and wearing a hat, looked at the surging crowd and couldn’t help but feel emotional.

He entered the main gate and was immediately greeted by a host.

"Would the guest like a private box? It only costs ten Spirit Stones, and if you bid on an item of interest, you can immediately go to the box to conduct the transaction. Moreover, there are several paths and hidden doors to leave the auction house at any time..."

The host spoke rapidly, clearly having repeated the same lines many times.

"No need!"

Fang Xing waved his hand. He had thought about it, but considering he wasn’t even Innate, reserving a box would be too conspicuous!

Not to mention the other cultivators, those two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the marketplace could certainly project their Divine Senses out and detect a lot of things.

’Of course, I’m just an ordinary Postnatal martial artist. Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator saw me, they would not care, and might even treat me like an ant... provided I don’t stand out too much.’

Fang Xing touched the Laser Gun in his chest.

This laser gun did not emit a trace of spiritual energy fluctuations; perhaps in the purview of divine sense, it’s likely a rather sophisticated secular mechanical creation?

"There’s no denying, with the laser gun’s lack of mana fluctuations, there’s a real possibility I could successfully launch a stealth attack on a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, but I don’t want to do that... Better to focus on safe cultivation," Fang Xing thought to himself.

He walked into the hall and found it quite spacious, with many mahogany tables adorned with tea and pastries.

The pastries, made from Spirit Rice and other ingredients, were elegantly shaped and the tea fragrant.

"The Zheng Family has really put in some effort here..."

Fang Xing casually picked an empty seat, settled down, closed his eyes to rest his spirit, and waited for the auction to start.

Half an hour later, the hall was nearly full, the majority of those present were cultivators, with many Innate and Postnatal Martial Artists among them.

In the private rooms, one after another fist-sized pearls shone brightly.

Accompanied by the sound of three gongs, all eyes converged on the stage.

Fang Xing looked up and saw a tall, skinny old man in an earthy yellow magic robe; his deep eyes seemed to sparkle with streaks of gold light as he respectfully bowed in all directions:

"My name is Zheng Yuanao, and I welcome everyone to this auction. I wish you all will acquire the items you desire."

Zheng Yuanao’s mana was profound; his voice could be heard clearly throughout the venue.

"It’s him, the ’Golden Eye Sculptor’ Zheng Yuanao of the Zheng family... A Qi Cultivation Perfect Cultivator! No wonder it felt like he was speaking right by my ear, truly profound mana!"

"Not only that, but he also runs the Zheng family’s auction and pawn services, rumored to have a keen eye that never makes a mistake, picking up many bargains..."

Listening to the discussion between two cultivators nearby, Fang Xing grew interested.

"It seems his eyes shimmer with gold because he cultivated a special Pupil Technique?"

"Running an auction and pawnshop, if the sign isn’t bright enough, it’s certainly easy to lose a fortune..."

"With the Zheng family’s patriarch being of the Foundation Establishment Cultivation and him added to that, no wonder they’re making a fortune every day..."

He couldn’t help but look forward to the auction a bit more.

At that moment, Zheng Yuanao had a bright-eyed and white-toothed maid bring up the first item for auction:

"Top-grade magic artifact—the Iron Feather Sword! It’s a rare set of magic artifacts, forged with the most precious Lifebound Feather from seven Iron Feathered Eagles, mixed with Iron Essence and Gold Essence, comprising a total of seven Flying Swords, exceptionally sharp and indestructible; they can be arranged into a Sword Formation..."

Fang Xing looked over and saw seven palm-sized black Flying Swords floating in the air under the influence of mana, their Sword Qi whistling through the air.

However, since he was not a cultivator, he had no interest in such magic artifacts.

On the contrary, those at the late stages of Qi Cultivation, and even Qi Cultivation Perfect masters, were very interested in the set of Flying Swords.

After all, a set of seven Flying Swords, if arranged into a Sword Formation, would indeed be quite powerful.

"The Iron Feather Sword, starting bid is 2,100 Spirit Stones, each increment must be no less than ten Spirit Stones..."

No sooner had Zheng Yuanao finished speaking that an impatient voice rang out: "2,200 Spirit Stones!"

"2,300 Spirit Stones!"

The price of Spirit Stones soared until finally, a cultivator in one of the private rooms won with a bid of 3,100 Spirit Stones.

After the first item achieved a promising start, Zheng Yuanao’s face immediately became much rosier, and he clapped to have the maid present the second item for auction: "First Rank Mid-Grade Array—a ’Minor Windfire Array,’ including forty-nine Array Flags, with Array Plate and Token, etc. The Array covers a range of three to five acres, can cast ’Spirit Fire Technique,’ ’Smoke Signal Skill,’ and has effects such as trapping enemies and concealment... Starting bid is 1,500 Spirit Stones!"

...

Fang Xing had no use for this Array set either, as after all, he was not a cultivator.

Even those who were cultivators didn’t have so many Spirit Stones; they could only watch in frustration as the Array was sold for over 2,000 Spirit Stones to a sect leader of a Qi Cultivation faction.

Next came Cultivation Techniques, Magic Robes, Elixirs, spiritual pets, and more... all were excellent items.

Especially the Magic Robes made primarily of Demon Beast Skin and items like Spiritual Beast eggs were noticeably more abundant and relatively affordable, attracting many bids from the cultivators.

And some Innate Martial Artists made bids from time to time, purchasing items they could use.

"Blood Refining Magical Artifact—the ’Danqing Sword’!"

Tens of auction items later, Zheng Yuanao presented a longsword.

The sword was over three feet in length and about an inch wide, its entire body gleaming with a blue light, its chilling aura palpable, and it was adorned with blood-red patterns on its blade.

Merely looking at it conveyed a sense of sharpness.

"Seeing how generous the materials are, it indeed must be a Blood Refining Magical Artifact... Expensive toys for Martial Artists to squander money!" muttered a cultivator sitting next to Fang Xing.

Generally speaking, Cultivator’s Magical Artifacts are very compact, particularly Flying Swords, which are often palm-sized or about a foot long.

This not only saves on materials, but Fang Xing believed, it would also reduce air resistance to facilitate wielding them in mid-air.

Of course, there are special needs at times, and magic artifacts could undoubtedly be stimulated to have functions like Big and Small Ruyi, which Fang Xing thought was quite unscientific.

But with cultivators, there was no need to talk about science.

But, to tell the truth, the materials for this ’Danqing Sword’ would be enough to forge four or five Low Grade Flying Swords. It was indeed somewhat wasteful.

Unfortunately, that’s just how Martial Artists are.

Even Innate Martial Artists, who possess Innate True Qi, could only use some Low Rank Talismans and inject some energy into Array Flags, etc.

It would be almost impossible for them to wield a Low Grade Magic Artifact.

Hence, some Artifact Refiners specially designed ’Blood Refining Magical Artifacts’ for Innate Martial Artists!

This kind of ’Blood Refining Magical Artifact,’ though comparable to a Low Grade Magic Artifact in power, could be infused with Innate True Qi or even Essence Blood to operate, which was very convenient for Martial Artists.

Even Fang Xing felt a bit envious looking at it.

"Such sharpness, it must feel good to wield it in cutting down an enemy... and it can be nurtured further. If it’s not too expensive..."