Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 7: Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula

A few days later.

Inside the cave residence, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, pinching a sword seal with his right hand, condensing a spot of spiritual light at his fingertip, which eventually turned into a white bone flying sword as thin as a cicada’s wing.

The sword was blue-white in color, and when it moved, it roared with thunderous sound.

”Go!”

Lu Yang flicked his finger, and the white bone flying sword instantly turned into a magnificent streak of light several zhang long, soaring out, its sword light howling like heavenly thunder rolling across the sky!

”Good sword formula!”

Seeing this scene, a look of delight immediately appeared on Lu Yang’s face, and then he switched his sword seals, causing the white bone flying sword to split into two in midair.

The next second, Lu Yang’s figure disappeared from where he stood, as if teleporting, directly appearing at the place where one of the sword lights was.

With the change of sword seals in Lu Yang’s hand, his figure seemed to transform into a bolt of lightning, freely shuttling between the two sword lights.

Just like this, after a long time, Lu Yang finally stopped moving, his face filled with excitement.

”Good! What a marvelous Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula!”

This sword formula was actually very simple; after mastering it, the practitioner could split off sword lights and then instantly move into one of the sword lights.

The higher the mana, the farther the movement distance.

If the Sect Master of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion personally took action, he could even sit within the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion and with one sword, teleport thousands of miles away, casually taking the enemy’s head.

And this was merely the basic transformation of the sword formula.

It was said that at higher levels, the sword light could even manifest the might of Divine Firmament thunderbolts, but sadly that part of the cultivation method was not something Lu Yang could touch.

It was not that he could not acquire it, but that Yun Miaoqing herself did not know it either.

But that was understandable, after all, if it were the complete version of the『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』, it would definitely not be purchasable for a mere 1000 Contribution Points, even 10000 Points might barely suffice.

”Hmph, so foolish and incompetent!”

A sneering voice came from behind.

Lu Yang turned his head and saw the female disciple from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion looking at him with a face full of disgust, disdain, and contempt.

After several days of interaction, Lu Yang had come to understand her quite well.

The girlʼs name was Yun Miaoqing, an inner disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, a disciple of the Divine Firmament True Person, primarily cultivating the『Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula』, and had once reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining.

Lu Yang looked at Yun Miaoqing curiously and said, ”Did I use the sword formula incorrectly?”

Hearing this, Yun Miaoqing turned her head away and said, ”Do you think I would tell you? You demon, even if you stole my sword formula, you are only imitating superficially like a cat drawing a tiger!”

”Is that necessary?”

Lu Yang shook his head and walked to stand in front of Yun Miaoqing, wearing a helpless expression.

”Are you sure you don’t plan to tell me? Or do you want me to use that again?”

”That...”

A flush of red instantly spread across Yun Miaoqing’s delicate face.

Her beautiful eyes became momentarily misty, but she quickly regained clarity, glaring at Lu Yang with hatred.

”Isn’t it just that demonic technique? You think I will submit?”

”Although you say so... but you have already submitted once, you know.” Lu Yang pointed at the emblem on Yun Miaoqing’s chest and said, ”You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

”You are spouting nonsense!”

Seeing the mark on her own body, Yun Miaoqing pursed her lips in humiliation.

”That time was just you taking advantage of my weakness!”

After speaking, she tightly grasped the pendant at her neck.

It was a delicately crafted small white jade sword, a magical sword only possessed by disciples of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, serving a similar purpose as Lu Yang’s disciple token.

”I am a disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion and sworn enemies with the Demonic Path, that will never change!”

”No matter how powerful your demonic technique is, a person’s heart will not be changed by the temptations of these evil ways.”

”My loyalty to the Sword Pavilion will never waver.”

”I swear upon my magical sword!”

As her voice fell, Yun Miaoqing clenched her silver teeth tightly and looked at Lu Yang with determined eyes, like a pure lotus unstained even when trapped in muddy waters.

Another day passed.

Inside the cave residence, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, his five hearts facing the heavens.

After a long time, Lu Yang finally let out a heavy breath of turbid air, while Yun Miaoqing also lifted her swan-like fair neck and let out a leisurely sigh.

”Actually, you have already mastered the Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula quite skillfully, there are no major problems, and even if there are, they lie in external things...”

Yun Miaoqingʼs face was flushed red, and she spoke weakly.

Under Lu Yang’s severe interrogation, she eventually surrendered and begged for mercy.

When Lu Yang questioned her again, she only snorted coldly, and then obediently said:

”Our Sword Pavilionʼs disciples, as long as they enter the Qi Refining Realm, will use a secret method of the sect to extract a metallic essence object and refine it with various external medicines to produce a Sword Pill.”

”All the sword techniques in the Sword Pavilion require the assistance of a Sword Pill to exert their full power, and the higher the quality of the Sword Pill, the greater the power of the sword techniques.”

Through Yun Miaoqing’s explanation, Lu Yang finally understood.

He was currently cultivating the Divine Firmament Sword Control True Formula, and could only split out two sword lights, and the effect was limited to teleportation, improving speed but lacking in attack power.

However, once he had the blessing of a Sword Pill, the number of sword lights Lu Yang could split would at least double.

At the same time, he could merge with the Sword Pill, and while shuttling through the sword lights, he could unleash astonishing slashes, gaining overwhelming advantages when dueling.

In direct combat, Lu Yang only needed to control the Sword Pill, then split sword lights around him, and once the opponent was surrounded, it would be like falling into his trap.

After that, no matter what means the opponent used, he could easily evade and then launch an attack from another direction, making the opponent exhausted from defending.

After dragging on for a few rounds, the opponent would naturally reveal a fatal flaw, and then Lu Yang could deliver a powerful slash to completely finish him.

”That is why our Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion disciples are number one in combat across the south of the river!”

When she said this, a proud expression instantly appeared on Yun Miaoqing’s face.

However, the very next second, with Lu Yang’s sudden movement, the pride on her face immediately disappeared, replaced by a blush, and she could not help letting out a nasal sound.

Yun Miaoqing closed her beautiful eyes tightly and silently waited for a moment, but found Lu Yang not moving anymore.

Feeling uneasy, she twisted a bit, then opened her eyes:

”Devil, you...”

Lu Yang stood up and changed his clothes.

”So the problem lies with the Sword Pill, and now I know the method of refining it... Hmm, you’re done here, go rest.”

Yun Miaoqing: ”???”

Suddenly separated, the only emotion left on Yun Miaoqing’s face was confusion.

Are you kidding? It ended just like that?

What about the dual cultivation?

The next second, she suddenly regained her senses and instinctively grasped the magical sword hanging around her neck.

”No, this is good... I am a disciple of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion after all.”

”I need to start making money.”

Walking out of the cave residence, Lu Yang began to ponder his future.

”I currently only have 50 Contribution Points, and after deducting 30 Points for this monthʼs cave residence rent, if I donʼt make money, next month I’ll have to move back to live in the Pleasure Hall.”

In the Primordial Saint Sect, there were many ways to earn Contribution Points.

Including but not limited to salaries from various sect positions, selling personal items, rewards after completing bounties, and sect missions, etc.

”But someone like me, with no backing, no property, and no strength—an all-round ʼthree no’sʼ disciple—has no connections to get sect jobs, personal items are mostly worthless, I can’t complete high-paying bounties, so I can only choose sect missions and work for the sect just to barely make a living.”

The more Lu Yang thought about it, the angrier he became.

I’m already cultivating immortality, and I still have to work like a laborer?