At the “lottery” grand turntable in Lingxiao Hall, the thing immediately started spinning rapidly.
To be honest, what he wanted most right now was an elixir.
However, if he could draw something else interesting and useful, that would also be a good thing.
There were quite a few items on the turntable that piqued Ling Xiao’s interest. For instance, there was actually a set of intermediate martial arts called “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique”.
Such a technique didn’t even exist in the Ling family’s library, making it extremely rare.
According to the technique’s description, it seemed that once mastered, this Hundred-Step Flying Sword could take a life from hundreds of metres away.
This felt even more powerful than a bow and arrow.
A bow and arrow couldn’t be controlled—once shot, it was gone.
But this “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique” could be controlled. As long as one cultivated gang qi, even after the flying sword was launched, its speed and trajectory could still be manipulated.
That was impressive!
“Hundred-Step Flying Sword! Elixir!”
“Hundred-Step Flying Sword! Elixir!”
These were the two things Ling Xiao wanted most at the moment, so as the turntable spun, he couldn’t help but shout them out, hoping to get them successfully.
“Brilliant! It’s the ‘Hundred-Step Flying Sword’!”
Ling Xiao jumped up in excitement.
Although this “Hundred-Step Flying Sword” couldn’t boost his cultivation, its enhancement to his combat strength was tremendous. Imagine—before an enemy even got close, you could take their life with a flying sword. That was truly unparalleled.
“Congratulations to the Master of Mountains and Rivers for drawing the intermediate martial art ‘Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique’. Since this is your first time using the lottery function, you are also rewarded with a flying sword.”
This was an unexpected bonus.
Ling Xiao checked the description of the flying sword—
Qingfeng Sword: A high-quality flying sword, usable only for flying sword martial arts. Increases flight speed by 20% and technique power by 20%.
Note: Items obtained from the Mountain and River Space have special effects that apply only to the Master of Mountains and Rivers. If gifted to others, the special effects will disappear.
Additionally, if the item is stolen, an identical replacement can be retrieved from the Mountain and River Map without limit.
Ling Xiao could understand this note. It meant that even if the sword was taken by someone else, it would just be an ordinary sword, lacking the boosts to flight speed and technique power.
That was a nice touch. After all, carrying a treasure could invite trouble, and Ling Xiao didn’t yet have the means to protect his valuable possessions. It was entirely possible someone might steal this flying sword.
But if it was taken, so be it—it’d just be a plain steel sword, nothing worth fretting over. The Mountain and River Map would compensate him with a new one anyway.
So there was no need to worry at all.
However, this Qingfeng Sword was clearly designed specifically for flying sword martial arts, like the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique” being one of them.
Its use was rather specialised, but even so, it was more than enough.
Ling Xiao wasn’t a greedy person. With these, his combat strength would absolutely rise significantly. If he faced Ling Chong now, he wouldn’t even need to lift a finger—a single flying sword would finish him off on the spot.
Having obtained the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique”, Ling Xiao put his other tasks on hold. After leaving the Mountain and River Map, he found a quiet spot and began practising this intermediate martial art.
Unlike other martial skills, while the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique” also had nine levels to reach perfection, it consisted of just one move: the flying sword.
It was, after all, only an intermediate technique—you couldn’t expect it to be too extraordinary.
In just two days, Ling Xiao cultivated the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique” to the ninth level of perfection.
With the analysis and simulation from his Mountain and River Martial Soul, mastering a single-move technique like this was simply too easy.
The most noticeable effect was that the higher the level, the faster the flying sword became and the greater its power. At the ninth level of perfection, a single sword strike could likely kill a peak third-stage martial vein warrior without issue.
Unless, of course, the opponent had cultivated some powerful defensive technique.
“Ga—”
Suddenly, Ling Xiao heard a sharp cry from the sky.
Looking up, he saw a peak second-level demonic beast—a black eagle.
For the past two days, this black eagle had circled above Ling Xiao’s head more than once, seemingly waiting for the right moment to strike and kill him.
Its presence had made his training over the last two days quite frustrating, forcing him to switch locations several times and nearly causing him to lose control and suffer a qi deviation.
Today, this beast dared to come back again—perfect timing to test the power of the Hundred-Step Flying Sword!
With that thought, Ling Xiao stood up, gripping the Qingfeng Sword. He channelled his internal true qi and activated the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique”.
Whoosh!
The Qingfeng Sword turned into a blur and shot through the air.
A piercing whistle cut through the atmosphere as it sped towards the circling black eagle at an incredible pace.
Compared to a bow and arrow, the advantage of the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword” was that it didn’t require aiming. As long as the target was locked, it would hit unless the opponent blocked or dodged.
“Ga—”
The flying sword was simply too fast. By the time the black eagle noticed, it was too late to dodge. A streak of white light pierced its body, sending blood spraying.
“Oh no, I didn’t hit a vital spot!”
Being his first time using the Hundred-Step Flying Sword, Ling Xiao was clearly still a bit rusty. Although the strike pierced the black eagle, it missed its vital points.
This creature was, after all, a peak second-level demonic beast—equivalent to a peak second-stage martial vein warrior. Unless it was a vital hit, this strike wouldn’t be fatal.
Enraged, the black eagle swooped down, clearly intent on fighting Ling Xiao to the death.
But its animal instincts couldn’t match human cunning. It had no idea that the Hundred-Step Flying Sword worked both ways!
Launch it!
Retrieve it!
That was a complete attack!
So, as the black eagle accelerated its dive, the Qingfeng Sword returned. This time, it pierced straight through the eagle’s head.
This wasn’t Ling Xiao controlling it—before mastering gang qi, internal energy couldn’t be projected outward.
It was simply that the black eagle had shifted its position, aligning itself perfectly with the sword’s return path, allowing it to pierce its head.
“Luck!”
Ling Xiao let out a relieved breath.
It seemed training was one thing, but real combat was another.
Over the past two days, when practising the “Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique”, he’d used rocks or trees as targets.
Those were stationary objects, naturally easy to hit.
It looked like fully mastering the Hundred-Step Flying Sword Technique would require more practice against demonic beasts!
The black eagle’s body had plenty of valuable materials. If sold at the market, it could fetch at least a thousand taels of silver.
This was, after all, a peak second-level demonic beast.
Its blood and bones could be used for alchemy.
Tossing the black eagle’s corpse into the Mountain and River Map, Ling Xiao picked up the Qingfeng Sword and, using the “Soaring Cloud Steps”, began searching through the Fulong Mountain Range.
He was looking for demonic beast cubs, though hunting a few beasts below the third level to sell for money along the way wouldn’t hurt either.
Selling martial art manuals was too conspicuous. Basic and low-level techniques might be fine, but once it came to intermediate ones, staying unnoticed would be impossible.
“Huh? Those are black eagle fledglings!”
When he’d killed the black eagle earlier, Ling Xiao had wondered if it might have left behind some chicks. So, he deliberately searched the areas where the eagle often circled.
Sure enough, on a cliffside, he found a nest with four fledglings inside.
Without a second thought, Ling Xiao stashed them in the Mountain and River Map, handing them over to the second-level herdsman there to raise.
These black eagles weren’t just valuable for their materials—once grown, they’d naturally become peak second-level demonic beasts without any training. In a pinch, they could even serve as helpers.
