Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 355 - 337 Embroidered Ball

"Hmm! Tai’a Ancient Country, here we come!" Qin Qing said with a smile as he nodded.

Seeing his sister happy, Qin Qing felt equally delighted.

Tai’a Ancient Country, a heritage from the Ancient Era, was an ancient nation where sects stood in great numbers, prominent families entrenched themselves, countless mighty ones, and geniuses dazzled through the ages.

It was there that one could truly cross swords with the real talents.

It was there that one could find more and broader opportunities!

Qin Qing, too, harbored desires.

Additionally, Senior Sister Jiang was in the Tai’a Ancient Country!

It must be said, the Spirit Boat flew at an incredibly fast speed.

"This speed, it’s probably ten times faster than a Bodhi carving, and I suspect this Spirit Boat isn’t even at full throttle!"

Qin Qing couldn’t help but be amazed.

This huge vessel, carrying so many passengers, yet its speed was still so incredibly fast.

It must consume so many Spirit Stones to power it.

"No wonder the tickets for the Spirit Boat are so expensive....."

Soon, the Spirit Boat sailed out of Qian Country.

On the frontier of Qian Country, Qin Qing could see smoke signals burning below, Qian Country’s military engaged in battle, and the flames of war spreading.

It seemed that Qian Country was indeed in a state of internal and external troubles.

However.....

Qin Qing was not about to ponder too much on such matters now.

He was not such a great person.

He didn’t have so many feelings for his homeland and country.

What occupied his mind the most at the moment was curing his sister’s illness!

His father had been rescued from prison, fulfilling one of Qin Qing’s goals. The next immediate goal was to cure his sister’s Fire Disease.

As for the survival of Qian Country, he didn’t have the leisure to consider that much!

As the Spirit Boat flew, more and more nations flashed by beneath it.

It was at this moment that Qin Qing truly understood just how vast Tian Nian Star really was.

Small countries like Qian Country were indeed countless on Tian Nian Star; using the phrase "as countless as the hairs on an ox" was no exaggeration.

No wonder people like Jiang Feng, like Elder Lin, would always say that Qian Country was no more than a dot on the map.

Now, it seems that the term "dot on the map" is not an overstatement at all.

In less than a day’s time, the Spirit Boat flew over hundreds of such small countries....

Even more were vast wildernesses, along with huge rivers, oceans, and lakes.

The area occupied by uninhabited regions on Tian Nian Star was actually far greater than the regions where humans were active.

On the third day, the Spirit Boat came to a stop.

It was said to have reached the edge of Tai’a Ancient Country.

Qin Qing purchased a map while on the Spirit Boat....

This was a rough map of Tian Nian Star.

"Such a thing is probably only sold on the Spirit Boat."

Qin Qing, holding the map in his hands, was secretly amazed; he had never seen a complete map of Tian Nian Star back in Qian Country.

After all, the expanse of Tian Nian Star was too vast, and there were only a few powers capable of map-making.

Moreover, such maps were not allowed to be copied.

The maps sold by Spiritual Treasure Pavilion had unique marks from the pavilion. Once purchased, there was a special method to activate them that only the buyers could understand.

"But the price is truly expensive, a single map selling for ten Spirit Stones!"

Qin Qing located his position on the map.

They had traveled west from Qian Country, passing nearly three hundred small nations before reaching the eastern border of Tai’a Ancient Country.

As for Tai’a Ancient Country itself, it took up a very large portion of the map.

The three hundred small nations they passed through these three days, each about the size of Qian Country, combined were not as large as a corner of Tai’a Ancient Country!

One could imagine how large Tai’a Ancient Country was!

To know that a Spirit Boat, when powered by full Spiritual Power, could not travel from one end of Tai’a Ancient Country to the other in ten days and nights!

This time, the Spirit Boat stopped at the border of Tai’a Ancient Country, said to be taking on new passengers here.

The Spirit Boat was not full, and here a group of passengers were boarding.

Of course, some were disembarking here as well.

After all, this place already belonged to the Tai’a Ancient Country, and for some, their destination was the eastern borderlands of the Tai’a Ancient Country.

On the first day, Qin Qing accompanied his sister on the deck to appreciate the beautiful scenery for a while. From atop the Spirit Boat, overlooking the world, the impact on the soul was significant, especially for Xiaoshuang. She rarely traveled far from home or had the opportunity to relax and enjoy the beauty of the world in such an easy manner.

However, even the most beautiful scenery could become tedious over time.

So, after half a day, Xiaoshuang and Qin Qing returned to their room.

Xiaoshuang began cultivating as well.

Her talent was actually not bad, it’s just that the torment from Fire Disease had greatly affected her body, so her cultivation results were significantly reduced.

Yet, even so, Xiaoshuang had now entered the Third Level of the Qi Condensation Realm. The spiritual energy within her body was becoming increasingly stable, and it wouldn’t be long before she could attempt to break through to the Fourth Level.

At that moment, Qin Qing also entered a state of cultivation.

These past few days, his focus in cultivation had been on practicing swordsmanship. He had fully understood and thoroughly grasped the first three swords of Judgment Nine Swords. Now, Qin Qing could be called a proper Sword Cultivator, or perhaps a Sword Master.

In a place like Qian Country, there weren’t many swordsmen who could attain the level of a Sword Master. Those who could reach the status of Sword Master were at least Golden Core Realm Sword Cultivators, or even Nascent Soul Ancestors.

The number of Golden Core Realm Sword Cultivators in Qian Country was so small, they could be counted on two hands.

Qin Qing was now practicing the fourth sword, Starbreaker, from Judgment Nine Swords.

If he could comprehend Starbreaker, then his cultivation in the path of the sword would advance further, reaching the legendary status of Sword Sect!

Sword Sect, Sword Path Grandmaster!

There wasn’t even a single Sword Path Grandmaster in the entire Qian Country at present.

Even looking across the entire Tian Nian Star, Sword Path Grandmasters were extremely rare.

Many Nascent Soul Realm Sword Cultivators had not practiced their sword techniques to the level of a Sword Sect.

On Tian Nian Star, be it the sword path or any other path of cultivation, there were six levels of mastery: Initial Understanding, Minor Achievement, Integration, Masterly Skill, Peak Perfection, and Returning to Purity and Simplicity.

Initial Understanding, means just beginning to grasp the essentials of the path.

Minor Achievement indicates a certain level of insight and the emergence of new ideas.

Integration is when one can be called a master.

For example, Qin Qing could be considered a master in swordsmanship, as he had achieved integration, thus earning the title of Sword Master.

But to reach the level of the Sword Sect, one must cultivate their sword path to the stage of Masterly Skill, only then can one be worthy of the title.

At this moment...

Qin Qing was intently comprehending the fourth sword—Starbreaker.

If he could fully understand Starbreaker, Qin Qing had a strong premonition that his sword technique would reach the level of Masterly Skill, making him a true Sword Sect!

Then his combat power would rise another level!

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Just as Qin Qing was deeply engrossed in his contemplation of the sword path, Xiaoshuang quietly opened her eyes.

She too had been quietly cultivating over the past three days.

But now she stopped.

Seeing her brother cultivating, she didn’t disturb him, and went to the window to look at the scenery outside, only to discover that the Spirit Boat had come to a halt.

Xiaoshuang then went out and stepped onto the deck.

It was at that moment that a decorative ball from the uppermost "Heaven" class deck came crashing down.

This was a leather embroidered ball meant for children to play with, seemingly from a game gone awry on the upper deck, heading straight for Xiaoshuang before she reached out to catch the ball in her hand.

The little girl curiously inspected the ball in her hands, which was exquisitely made, with very fine embroidery work.

But before long, a little boy came over to Xiaoshuang. Seeing that she was holding his embroidered ball, his face twisted in disgust, and he said to a middle-aged woman beside him, "Mother, she took my ball!"

The boy pointed at Xiaoshuang.

The middle-aged woman frowned in displeasure and strode over quickly, rudely snatching the ball from Xiaoshuang’s hands and pushing her harshly, sending Xiaoshuang tumbling to the ground.

"Chong’er, here’s your ball back, mother got it for you!" she said, turning around to give the ball back to the little boy.

But the boy, holding the ball, showed disdain: "I don’t want it anymore. She touched it, and now it’s dirty! I don’t want it!"

The boy sulkily threw the ball to the ground.

Upon hearing this, the mother quickly turned around and charged at Xiaoshuang.

Then she fiercely swung her hefty hand, slapping Xiaoshuang’s face one brutal slap after another!

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