The highest value corresponded to its appearance.

Not long after it was thrown in, the Divine Ore lit up. After about half a quarter of an hour, with a flash of light, the Chiyun Flying Sword was ejected. Wang Mu's Divine Sense swept over it, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

He gripped the hilt and gave it a gentle wave. A piercing Sword Qi surged out. The originally somewhat dim sword body also became slightly brighter.

Its power has increased...

This Divine Ore is incredible! It really can strengthen things directly...

Could it be some kind of Great Taoist Treasure?

Subsequently, Wang Mu used different materials to strengthen it two more times consecutively.

The abilities of the Chiyun Flying Sword also changed. From its original blank slate, its attributes became: "Power++... Speed++... Durable++..."

It's moved up a tier and has now reached the Good grade...

Wang Mu couldn't help but marvel at the Divine Ore.

As for material consumption, except for the scarcity of Chi Bao Bone, which I don't have, the rest is about a third of what one Chiyun Flying Sword requires. That's still acceptable.

Wang Mu contemplated. After a total of three enhancements, Wang Mu had a premonition that further strengthening might cause it to break.

I can't be greedy.

Wang Mu stopped.

With this newfound understanding, Wang Mu unhesitatingly threw the Top-grade Chiyun Flying Sword into the Divine Ore for three direct enhancements.

After three enhancements, a sweep of his Divine Sense revealed that its attributes had changed.

"Power+++... Speed++++... Durable+++..."

"Sword technique bonus++..."

I shall call it the Super Supreme Chiyun Flying Sword!

Wang Mu looked at the Chiyun Flying Sword, now more radiant after being strengthened. When he injected Spiritual Power, the azure light it emitted was a beautiful sight, and a sense of accomplishment surged within him!

It had improved by one more tier!

At this time, the Divine Ore dimmed. He wasn't sure if it had entered a cooldown period, but when Wang Mu tried to enhance other items by throwing them in, there was no reaction whatsoever.

This Chiyun Flying Sword should have reached the level of a Mid-grade Magical Artifact...

Including the practical special effects, it should be enough for my use.

The Sword Control Technique! I must cultivate the Sword Control Technique next month!

Wang Mu allocated the last Action Point of the fifth month to the Upper Heaven Energy Introduction Technique. Spiritual Power was the foundation, after all.

But this time, he only managed to advance two Layers of Realm, and not even one Spiritual Acupoint was completely filled.

This Energy Introduction Skill gets harder the higher you go... Wang Mu pondered.

This kind of orthodox Mystic Sect Cultivation Technique emphasized natural progression, step by step. As one advanced, the pace of Cultivation would become increasingly slow. Generally, by the Ninth Layer, one's foundation was considered solid, and one could attempt Foundation Establishment.

With Action Points and my daily diligent Cultivation, I wonder if I can reach the Eighteenth Layer of the Energy Introduction Skill? Wang Mu felt somewhat uncertain.

Each Layer after the Ninth was even more difficult than the last. The majority of disciples found it nearly impossible to progress after reaching the Ninth Layer. Some with better Root Bones and Spirit Roots could push to the Tenth Layer, which was considered very outstanding.

「The sixth month.」

Wang Mu began to cultivate the Mingxin Sword Refining Skill. This Cultivation Technique required a Sword to practice, and with the Chiyun Flying Sword at hand, Wang Mu naturally set about cultivating it.

As an Auxiliary cultivation method, the Mingxin Sword Refining Skill emphasized unity between one's heart and the Sword. The higher the level, the better one's understanding of the Sword would be. The Sword would move with the heart, allowing all Sword techniques to be executed smoothly, like a fish in water. It also maximized the power of the Sword. Otherwise, if one had a Top-grade flying sword but couldn't even control it properly, unleashing its full potential would be out of the question.

The higher the level of this technique, the more powerful Magic Artifacts one could control, the stronger the Sword techniques one could execute, and the faster one could learn new Sword techniques. It was a very practical Auxiliary cultivation method.

However, the higher the level one cultivated this technique, the easier it was to be affected by the Sword's sharpness. While it strengthened Heart Power, it also made one prone to becoming possessed, prompting murderous thoughts and belligerence. Therefore, it was necessary to concurrently cultivate the Heart Calming Illusion Sword Technique to Nourish the Heart and Soul, cultivate Divine Sense, and maintain one's True Heart, unaffected by stray thoughts.

The higher the level of these two techniques, the stronger one's Divine Sense would be, and the more resolute their Sword Heart, making them less likely to be tempted by external factors.

In the sixth month, Wang Mu focused primarily on cultivating these two techniques. He used all four Action Points to practice them. He pushed both techniques up to the Fifth Layer of Realm in one go. This was slightly harder than his main Cultivation Technique. However, their upper limits were not as high as the Energy Introduction Skill.

An amusing incident occurred this month. The Magpie Bridge Festival, originally scheduled for midyear, was announced by the Creation Gate's disciples to be postponed throughout the Cultivation World. It was postponed by a year, essentially flaking on the original date.

In response, many single Cultivators in the Sect complained incessantly. Those who had prepared to find a companion at the Magpie Bridge Festival now had to endure another year of singledom.

That's great! They should just cancel it altogether! Wang Mu applauded this decision and then continued burying himself in Cultivation.

Since he spent every day of the sixth month cultivating, Wang Mu didn't progress in other areas.

「The seventh month.」

Wang Mu began cultivating the Sword Control Technique. As the Sword Sect's most basic Sword technique, it wasn't difficult to practice. By the end of the month, using four Action Points, Wang Mu mastered it completely, reaching the Fulfilled Ten-Layer Realm.

The Sword Control Technique itself wasn't difficult; it was an introductory Sword technique of the Sword Sect. It involved using Spiritual Power to control a Flying Sword and Divine Sense to guide it. Besides being used for Sword Flight, the technique itself was quite powerful. Depending on the Cultivator's Divine Sense and Spiritual Power, one could use a Flying Sword to attack enemies hundreds of meters away. Plus, he had two Auxiliary cultivation methods.

In the Sword Sect, the power of this Sword Control Technique could be considered immensely great! In the Sword Sect, several senior disciples who had reached the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Stages had, during their Qi Refining Realm, focused exclusively on this technique and the two Auxiliary cultivation methods for many years. Their combat power was ridiculously strong. They fought all the way to the Foundation Establishment Stage, defeating countless fellow disciples who had haphazardly cultivated other Sword techniques and Spells. This was mainly because the bonuses from the two Auxiliary cultivation methods were too potent. One simply needed to practice them to a slightly higher level. Then, coupled with a decent Flying Sword and Great Success in the Sword Control Technique, dominating battles was not just a dream.

To save Action Points, Wang Mu decided to focus exclusively on the two Auxiliary cultivation methods for the second half of the year. He would gradually progress with the Energy Introduction Skill, allocating one Action Point to it each month. He would temporarily set aside learning other Sword techniques.

This month, in his spare time, Wang Mu refined some Elixirs for future use and learned a new Elixir recipe: the Primordial Qi Pill. It was mainly a Low-grade Elixir used for recovering from Primordial Qi injuries. His Alchemy Skill smoothly reached Level 8. Since he didn't use Action Points, the improvement was minor, just one level.

「In the eighth month.」

This month, unsurprisingly, because of the Sword Control Technique, a Travel event occurred.

[Travel: Anle Village(!) Yunlai Creek(!) Black Wood Town(!) Glazed Lake(!)]

With the Sword Control Technique, there are suddenly many more places I can go to. Wang Mu wore an 'as expected' expression.

Of course, the Huangtian Continent was vast. If one were to represent it with fog, Wang Mu had only unlocked the regions near Gu Yun Mountain. And on the grand scale of the Huangtian Continent, Gu Yun Mountain was not that large.

I didn't expect Newbie Village to have a Travel event... and Yunlai Creek as well... hmm... it wouldn't be that Little Jiao Huo again, would it?

Speaking of which, I haven't gone Fishing for more than half a year, and my hands are getting itchy.

It would be good if I could find some other unique Fishing spots.

With Travel now an option, Wang Mu needed to consider triggering these events during his Cultivation downtime. I might as well explore the surrounding areas a bit and unlock the locations first. Otherwise, I might miss some Travel event, which would be troublesome, especially the Underground Cave that Senior Sister Tang mentioned.

After contemplating for a few seconds, Wang Mu decided to spend two Action Points to trigger the Travel events for Anle Village and Yunlai Creek. Since they were relatively close, going back and forth wouldn't take much time; the sooner he triggered them, the sooner he could reap the benefits.

[Travel: Anle Village (night, well, one day) Yunlai Creek (noon, riverside, one day)]

Time is really tight. Without the Sword Control Technique, it would have been questionable whether he could even make the round trip to Anle Village in time.

It's been over half a year; I should go back and take a look.

He packed the several batches of Primordial Qi Pills he had refined last month, intending to also give some gifts to the Village chief and the others. Other Elixirs wouldn't be useful to them. However, for those without Cultivation, the Primordial Qi Pills were like Divine Pills for recovering from injuries—miraculous, even if not capable of regenerating severed limbs. As for Magic Artifacts, those would be even less useful to them.

Brother Su Yu... it's been almost four months, and you still haven't returned.

Packing his belongings, Wang Mu stepped outside and sighed, "Master Cheng of Yijian Peak speculated that you might have been abducted by a Demoness from the Fengyue Sect..."

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