Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 345 Phantom Sword Technique_1

Chapter 345: Chapter 345 Phantom Sword Technique_1

"Don’t worry, she won’t be able to escape; on the Underworld Road, you won’t be alone," Ling Xiao said indifferently before turning back and stabbing the female disciple with his sword.

"Don’t kill me!"

The woman, who had been extremely arrogant just moments ago, collapsed instantly.

Although the woman was charming and tear-stained like pear blossoms bathed in rain.

Unfortunately, she had already made it onto Ling Xiao’s death list.

The moment she spoke of treating Ling Xiao as a servant and follower, her fate was sealed—she would not live.

She paid a heavy price for her arrogance.

"Whoosh~~"

Looking at the three Sword Sect disciples lying in a pool of blood, Ling Xiao took a deep breath.

Killing didn’t feel good.

If it hadn’t been a matter of necessity, he really wouldn’t have wanted to take such drastic action.

The souls of the three were sent into the Mountain and River World to strengthen the Ancient Golden Dragon’s spirit.

The problem was that Ling Xiao’s standards had risen; he wasn’t interested in ordinary souls. However, if he came across a particularly unique soul, he wouldn’t mind claiming it for himself.

Before burning the three corpses, Ling Xiao took their Storage Rings and probed them with his Soul Power, his face revealing a look of pleasant surprise.

Worried about unforeseen complications, he threw the three Storage Rings into the Mountain and River World and immediately burned the bodies, then returned to the Divine Sword Sect.

After handing over a large amount of Martial Arts secret books, Silver, Low-grade Spirit Stones, and Spirit Pills to the Divine Sword Sect.

He took most of the Gold, a large number of Low-grade Spirit Stones, a few Middle-grade and Upper-grade Spirit Stones obtained from the Sword Sect disciples, as well as a Martial Arts Secret Manual he found on the female disciple, and returned to the Moon Hua Sect.

Unnoticed by gods or ghosts.

No one would care about an Outer Sect disciple disappearing for a few days.

After all, he had set up a small Array Formation in his own cave residence that continuously emitted his aura, making others think he was cultivating there all along.

Once back at the Moon Hua Sect, Ling Xiao calmed his mind and took out the Martial Arts Secret Manual he had obtained from that Sword Sect female disciple—

Shadow Transmutation Sword Art.

This Martial Arts Secret Manual was practically a combination of the Shadow Cultivation Secret Technique and the Thirteen Swords of Shadow Transformation, but it was of a much higher grade, a Gold-top Level Martial Arts.

"Such a Martial Arts Secret Manual on a female disciple? Could it be that she is actually the daughter or granddaughter of a Sword Sect Elder?" Ling Xiao couldn’t help but stick out his tongue, realizing he had really stirred up trouble this time.

But luckily, those people had cooperated with Wan 犇 on their own to confront the Divine Sword Sect. Even if the Sword Sect were to investigate up to the Divine Sword Sect, and then to him, it would probably take a very long time.

In that time, he had to raise his Cultivation Level to a higher degree.

By then, come wind or rain, he wouldn’t fear anyone.

As mentioned before, mundane Martial Arts are basically castrated or simplified versions.

The Thirteen Swords of Shadow Transformation, being a quasi Gold Grade Martial Arts, is such a case.

It is actually a simplified version of Shadow Transmutation Sword Art, discarding many unnecessary elements and becoming purely a set of sword moves.

However, the complete Shadow Transmutation Sword Art is not just sword techniques, but also a cultivation method.

The introduction in the manual states that this Sword Technique is a Gold-top Level Martial Arts, with no restrictions on the cultivator’s level or potential.

But the cultivation of this Secret Manual is divided into two stages, one stage being the "Phantom" and the other one being the "Sword Technique."

Only after completing the first stage can one proceed to the second stage.

The first stage is very much like the Shadow Cultivation Secret Technique, requiring the refinement of a Sword Soul Clone.

Then, through the Sword Soul Clone, the practitioner can assist in cultivation. Martial Artists below the Heavenly Man Realm can refine a maximum of thirteen Sword Soul Clones.

However, the most adjuncts allowed to aid cultivation are only two; any more than that and the effects steadily decline. On average, having two proves to be the most suitable and the most efficient.

Creating a Sword Soul Clone is also quite troublesome.

Firstly, one must have a Sword Soul.

Secondly, one must understand the Method of Array Refinement.

Lastly, one needs to possess a Martial Soul Avatar.

With all three components in hand, one can then proceed to create a Sword Soul Clone.

Once successful, it becomes a permanent asset.

After completing the first phase and acquiring thirteen Sword Soul Clones, one can move on to the second phase of practising "Sword Techniques."

That is to say, Martial Skills!

Although the process is cumbersome, Ling Xiao had reviewed the requirements of many martial arts, and none was set forth haphazardly; there undoubtedly was a reason for each.

Perhaps only by creating thirteen Sword Soul Clones can one cultivate Sword Techniques.

In any case, Ling Xiao now possessed the "Snow Lotus Sword Technique" and "Divine Prison King Fist," and combined with the "Twelve Golden Lotus Art," he was already terrifyingly formidable.

Therefore, he was not in a rush for Martial Skills. What was most urgent was to first create two Sword Soul Clones, and then use them to replace the "Shadow Cultivation Secret Technique" for cultivation, which would certainly increase his cultivation speed many times over compared to before.

It’s a pity he received this Martial Arts Secret Book so late. Ling Xiao had used all the Sword Martial Spirits he had previously obtained to reinforce the soul of the Ancient Golden Dragon.

But that was not a problem.

After all, they were just Sword Martial Spirits, and he believed that he would be able to acquire them soon.

With that thought in mind, he hurried to the trading marketplace of the Moon Hua Sect.

In the trading marketplace, one could buy almost anything, and Martial Souls were no exception.

With the development of martial arts to the present day, Martial Souls can actually be transplanted from one person’s body into another’s.

However, a Martial Soul obtained in this manner requires a lengthy period of adaptation, so if possible, no one would choose to do it this way.

Nevertheless, some people, despite having excellent martial arts talents, are never able to awaken their Martial Souls, and at that point, they need to resort to transplantation.

Others feel their Martial Souls are inadequate and will also opt for this method.

Martial Souls can be implanted, but experts who have studied Martial Souls have attempted multiple times and have never been able to enable a martial artist to possess more than two types of Martial Souls through transplantation.

They have come to a conclusion.

Only those born with two or three types of Martial Souls can undergo such transplantation, but in that case, it becomes rather pointless.

Ling Xiao’s situation was naturally a bit special; he had a Mountain and River Martial Soul and had no problem devouring various Martial Souls.

However, at the current stage, he still could not use more than three Martial Souls at the same time.

Of course, alternating between them was another matter.

Ling Xiao was already well accustomed to the sect’s trading marketplace, and he quickly found a stall selling Martial Souls.

"Oh, isn’t this Ling Xiao, the number one amongst the Outer Disciples? What’s up, Brother Ling? Looking to buy a Martial Soul?"

The stall owner spoke with a hint of scorn.

This was because although Ling Xiao had become the top of the Outer Sect early on, his fellow disciples including Leng Hao, Daniel Zhao, Elizabeth Zhao, and Dai Yuling had been promoted to the Inner Sect.

He remained an Outer Disciple.

Thus, rumors had spread in the marketplace claiming Ling Xiao’s pinnacle was merely that of the best in the Outer Sect. However formidable he might be among the Outer Disciples, what significance did it hold? Was he not still an insignificant ant?

Ling Xiao disregarded his scorn.

What can a sparrow understand of the aspirations of a phoenix?

The thoughts that occupied his mind were not ones he could proclaim to the world.

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