Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Chapter 63 Floating Light Sword Manual

When Su Qing spoke, everyone naturally obeyed.

The Su family cultivator, named Su Changtian, was a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator who had successfully taken the Foundation Establishment Pill a few years ago. He was extremely displeased at the moment and couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Lin Qing:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, just now..."

Lin Qing knew what he meant, but even though he and the ancestor didn't seem to exert much effort just now, they actually went all out!

That gray light looked ordinary, but it was actually extremely strange. If the ancestor hadn't been fully engaged in his defense, he would have definitely broken through the barrier in a moment of carelessness.

His own use of the already damaged Beast Taming Ring further aggravated its damage, making it impossible to recover in less than three to five years.

In this situation, why would he act like a pushover?

"What matter is it, Fellow Daoist Su? Oh, that sea monster?"

"Even with our combined efforts, the ancestor and I were unable to overcome this..."

Lin Qing shook his head with a regretful expression.

Seeing him feign ignorance, Su Changtian snorted coldly and said nothing more, turning around and flying into the spirit boat.

"Buzz—"

As all the cultivators returned to the ship, the spirit ship suddenly unleashed an unprecedentedly powerful aura.

Its surface was constantly flashing with spiritual patterns, which soon transformed into countless colorful spiritual energy arrows that shot densely towards the sea monsters in the sea!

The sea monsters that had broken free from Su Qing's divine power fled in terror...

What terrified them even more than the terrifying rain of arrows from the spirit boat was the absence of both patriarchs…

"It's over..."

……

After killing another third-tier sea monster, Su Qing immediately began searching its soul.

"pity…"

A moment later, Su Qing, with his bright eyes and high nose, opened his eyes.

"Unfortunately, these two demons were only third-tier demon beasts, and their dantians were tightly closed, so they obtained very little..."

"but…"

His expression was complicated. After thinking for a while, he extinguished the two primordial spirits in his hands.

Only then did the two third-tier sea monsters finally perish!

Just as the primordial spirit was about to perish, a sudden burst of shock and anger rang out from a cave tens of thousands of miles away.

"What?! Black Ridge and the other guy actually perished?"

"Aren't they also skilled in combined attack techniques?"

The demon who emitted the startled and angry figure was handsome, dressed in black as ink, with long black hair tinged with red casually draped over his shoulders, and deep black eyes that made him appear mysterious and unpredictable.

After a short while, he slowly sat down, turned his head and glanced at the dozen or so small black beads beside him, two of which had already cracked open.

"It seems that the human cultivators must have discovered something."

"By the way, that kid from the Qing Clan is with Black Ridge too. I hope nothing happens to him, otherwise that old hag from the Qing Clan will go crazy again..."

With this thought in mind, he immediately took out a small conch shell, whispered a few instructions, and then tossed the conch shell away. The conch shell disappeared as if it were a sound transmission talisman.

……

After returning to the spirit boat, Su Qing immediately summoned all the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

First came a word of encouragement, then came the promise: to slay the two sea monsters and refine the Foundation Establishment Pill!

Everyone's expressions brightened, and they all looked up at the same time.

In the past, during demon-slaying operations, each demon killed would be used to refine four to six Foundation Establishment Pills.

This great victory should allow us to refine about ten Foundation Establishment Pills.

As expected, Su Qing slowly spoke, "This operation has been a complete success. Three months from now, I will personally deliver the Foundation Establishment Pills to everyone!"

"Thank you, Elder Su..."

Everyone was overjoyed and expressed their gratitude.

Su Qing smiled slightly and continued, "Everyone has worked hard on this demon-slaying operation. Please register the demon tokens you have slain with Mang Xia. That will allow us to determine the rankings for this Nine Clans Alliance!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Canglan stroked his short beard, and the anxiety in his heart subsided.

Leaving aside Lin Qing, he and Sheng Lei alone have already killed three second-tier sea monsters and more than ten first-tier sea monsters, which is already a very good result.

It can improve the score by at least one or two places.

"In that case, the high seas shell farm can receive a share of the profits every year."

"And the spiritual mines... and spiritual materials in the high seas..."

"Alright, everyone please return to your positions and get some rest."

"Please, fellow Daoists Gu, Qian, Li, Zuo, and Lin, stay a while."

At the patriarch's signal, Su Mangxia ended the meeting and immediately requested that Gu Lei, Lin Qing, and others stay behind.

Lin Canglan, naturally anticipating the reward ceremony, withdrew with a smile. Lin Shenglei, standing behind him, wore a much more complex expression; his eyes flickered, and it was unclear what he was thinking…

Only seven people remained in the hall: Su Qing, the patriarch of the Su family; Su Mangxia, the clan leader; and Gu Lei, among others.

Su Qing waved his hand and tossed a jade box to Gu Lei, saying indifferently, "Young friend Gu Lei has made the greatest contribution to this trip. This is the item we agreed upon beforehand. Please accept it."

A look of joy flashed across Gu Lei's face. He quickly bowed and thanked him before happily accepting the jade box.

Afterwards, Su Qing took out jade bottles, alchemy furnaces, magic artifacts, and other items one by one to complete the transactions with Qian Xiaobao, Li Yunshang, and Zuo Jingming.

"I do have two of the superior sword manuals that young friend Lin is looking for."

"This 'Floating Light Sword Manual' is incredibly profound. Those who master it can create sword light that can roam freely across the world!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing's eyes lit up, and he was about to express his gratitude when Su Qing waved his hand, interrupting him, "But don't say I didn't warn you."

"Sword cultivators are powerful, but why are there so few of them throughout history? Ultimately, it's because the difficulty of cultivation is unparalleled among all other methods."

"Even with this 'Floating Light Sword Manual,' I haven't truly mastered it!"

Lin Qing felt a chill run down his spine. Even the Su family patriarch hadn't fully grasped it?

but…

Lin Qing thought for a moment, then said solemnly, "Ancestor, the most important thing for a cultivator is to examine their true nature. Lin Qing's true nature is swordsmanship."

"We hope that the Ancestor will grant our request."

Su Qing stroked his long beard and nodded: "In that case, it's up to you."

After speaking, he took out a jade slip, made a copy on the spot, and handed it to Lin Qing.

Lin Qing bowed slightly and accepted the sword manual with a smile.

"According to Gu Lei, you all contributed a great deal. Here are five bottles of pills, enough for early Foundation Establishment cultivators to take."

"This is also a gift to my young friends; I hope they will study diligently and achieve even greater success!"

"Thank you for your grace, Ancestor!"

The five answered in unison.

After chatting briefly about their trip to the demon's lair, the seven of them dismissed Lin Qing and the other four.

After a long silence, Su Mangxia couldn't help but ask:

"Ancestor, Changtian said that kid Lin Qing..."

Su Qing snorted, interrupting Su Mangxia, and said coldly, "Those who do not plan for the whole situation are not capable of achieving great things."

"You..."

"I still need to learn more..."

Su Mangxia quickly bowed and replied respectfully, "Mangxia understands."

I hope you really understand.

Su Qing silently calculated in his heart that, not to mention the scarcity and high price of spiritual items such as sword pellets and sword embryos for sword cultivators, even the cultivation of sword techniques alone requires decades, even hundreds of years, of arduous practice to even begin to grasp the basics.

How old will Lin Qing be then? Will he still be able to advance further?

This is an open strategy.

"Do you think you can just take what belongs to the Su family so easily?!"

Su Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.