Chapter 106: Chapter 78: Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, Perfected Kidney Palace (2-in-1)

Before Liou Zhen returned, the issue of the Cyan Iron Ore Vein had always been on Liou Yuan’s mind.

Now that the matter of the ore vein was entrusted to Liou Zhen, Liou Yuan felt relieved as if a heavy stone had been lifted from his heart, and he appeared more relaxed.

But Liou Zhen’s eyes suddenly fixed on the Profound Brilliance Sword behind Liou Yuan and he said, "Brother, long ago in Yanhe City, I saw you, Xiao Yuan, using the sword as a weapon, so you must have a special fondness for swords."

Liou Yuan smiled slightly, impossible for him to say that seeing Liou Zhen’s heroic stance on the day he slashed the Alien Star Evil made him firm in the decision to practice swordsmanship.

He calmly said, "To be honest, my brother, I’ve been fascinated by swords since I was young..."

The rest of his words remained unfinished.

In front of him, Liou Zhen’s hand suddenly grasped into the air, producing a blue jade scroll between his five fingers, and pushed it towards him using True Essence.

"What is this?" Liou Yuan’s face showed a look of inquiry, instinctively reaching out to receive the jade scroll.

At this moment, Liou Zhen’s serious voice sounded beside him.

"Swordsmanship jade scroll. Actually, I came to find you today because of this matter."

"This sword formula is called ’Green Tide Pure Water Sword,’ it was what I practiced when I entered the sect; I specially exchanged it from the Cultivation Skill Pavilion for you."

"Practicing swordsmanship is not achieved in a day. The earlier you start, the greater the benefits."

Saying this, Liou Zhen earnestly introduced the reasons for selecting this sword formula.

"Though it’s a grade D sword formula, its foundational part is exceptionally solid. It can be said that I owe my current Sword Dao cultivation to this sword formula."

"Furthermore, it matches your Water Acupoint. When properly practiced and fully comprehended, transitioning to other advanced sword formulas will be a breeze."

With Liou Zhen, a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, personally selecting the sword formula for him, it cannot be lacking.

"Okay!" Liou Yuan repeatedly agreed, accepting it with solemnity.

His brother did not mention gratitude verbally, but he silently kept it in his heart, even contemplating, "It’s widely rumored in the sect that brother went into debt to refine the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Sword, Cold Moon Sword."

"Even though he’s living so frugally, he’s still thinking about me, I can’t be ungrateful."

"When the merit points from the Spirit Iron Ore Vein come in, I’ll help brother settle the debt. Whatever’s left, we’ll make do."

The ’Five Mansions Star Gazing Breathing Skill’ Liou Yuan practiced and this ’Green Tide Pure Water Sword,’ upon seeing, are not inexpensive.

Liou Zhen, even in this circumstance, keeps thinking about his younger brother, so he cannot be stingy.

The matters of the Cyan Iron Ore Vein and the swordsmanship have been thoroughly handed over.

After discussing some tips regarding Five Extremes Mountain, the two brothers were about to part ways.

Before leaving, Liou Zhen again shared some insights into practicing the ’Green Tide Pure Water Sword,’ saying such things as practicing near water sources will yield twice the result with half the effort.

He also handed him a thousand-mile jade scroll.

As long as Liou Zhen is within the sect, whether Liou Yuan has cultivation confusions or inquiries about the swordsmanship, he can reach him anytime.

He mentioned he will be idle for the next two months.

After finishing, Liou Zhen gracefully took his leave with those two pieces of Cyan Iron Ore.

Liou Yuan carefully stored the sword formula jade scroll and the thousand-mile jade scroll, and left as if nothing had happened, heading towards Xiaopei Mountain.

During this process, he reminisced about the secrets Liou Zhen had previously told him concerning the Xiang Mountain Liou Family.

"Both family lines of the Liou Family have Ice Acupoint and Fog Acupoint, damn, how come I have a Water Acupoint?" Liou Yuan’s rather helpless voice echoed through the forest.

Upon returning to Xiaopei Mountain, it was already the hour of You, and the sun was leaning westward.

He happened to run into Qiu Ming coming down from the fifth peak, holding a jar of spirit brew, followed by Xie Miaobo.

This fellow was also carrying a wooden box, from afar Liou Yuan could smell the aroma of dishes, presumably side dishes for drinking.

Recently, the astronomical phenomena have been strange, with the Evil Star suspended high for three consecutive months, long since depleting the sect’s stellar energy.

Unable to cultivate during the Evil Star Shift, Qiu Ming and Xie Miaobo have been quite idle these past few months.

Moreover, the Evil Star affects outsiders so much they can’t accept any Shoushan Tower field missions.

These two fellows have been gathering together with Liou Yuan to drink whenever they are free.

Seeing today’s situation, Liou Yuan expected another fierce battle tonight, and from afar he bantered with Qiu Ming, "You brat, those merit points you earned, I wager you’ve used them all to buy booze."

"When the time comes you need merit points, let’s see how you produce them."

"Never mind, never mind!" Qiu Ming had a nonchalant air about him, speaking with confidence.

"Right now all we can rely on are Star Stones to cultivate, no missions from Shoushan Tower, and you won’t even let me drink; then what’s the point of living?"

"Drink yourself to death." While Liou Yuan’s words were critical, his body genuinely accepted the jar of spirit brew nestled in Qiu Ming’s armpit.

He sniffed it with enjoyment.

This spirit brew was truly fragrant, brewed with Spirit Grass, with some cultivation benefits.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be sold so expensively, fetching one Star Stone per jar.

Of course, the spiritual power provided by the spirit brew still falls short of the Star Stone itself, but it’s better than nothing, right?

Liou Yuan led the two into his house to sit down, casually asking, "Where’s Miss Fu?"

"She went to Shoushan Tower to pick up some damned mission, likely won’t be back for ten days to half a month." Qiu Ming filled a wine cup, gulping it down.

His muffled voice expressed disdain towards the sect’s current missions.

"It’s just her bearable patience doing those exhausting and thankless missions for two merit points over ten days, too bothersome for us."

Xie Miaobo is always the most prudent one, understanding Fu Xueping’s ideas, and speaking earnestly, "Mainly now the cultivation consumes Star Stones too rapidly, one Star Stone every three days. One merit point only exchanges for three Star Stones."