Those slashes were incredibly smooth, as if they were meant to be so.
This showed that Li Xuan’s Shi of the sword was sharp, his power condensed, without any waste, no excess force spilled out.
"This is——"
Qiu Qianqiu was shocked, he looked at the shattered rocks, then back at Li Xuan.
He found that even after such a wild slash, Li Xuan remained composed, seemingly without any loss of strength.
Besides, Qiu Qianqiu felt a similar power from Li Xuan.
Li Xuan took a couple of deep breaths to dispel the dizziness in his mind from this move, which was driven by imagining ’nuclear fusion’ to drive his swordsmanship. It didn’t waste much physical energy, but it did take a toll on his Primordial Spirit.
"How did Uncle Qiu find my move?"
"Very powerful! Most of the Wu cultivators from The Fourth Gate would be chopped to pieces by your wild slashes. Even I would have to retreat. Furthermore, you still have a significant reserve of strength, you could consider pairing it with another knife, try a couple of Secret Techniques like ’Flickering Wind,’ and try wielding a pair of knives—I forgot, there’s a technique in your ’Huandian Knife,’ the ’Phantom Electric Slash,’ which would work perfectly."
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Li Xuan’s face, Qiu Qianqiu changed his tone, saying, "Your Gate of Fa is indeed similar to mine, and very powerful. It is sufficient to drive Juemie Palm. However, your flesh body is quite lacking and not powerful enough to withstand the backlash of Juemie Palm."
He raised his hand to stop Li Xuan’s words: "I know your flesh body is strong, rivaling the Henglian Skill of the Wu cultivators, but it still hasn’t reached its peak, nor has it achieved the golden body. It’s harmless and unnecessary to cultivate this method too early. Don’t worry, when your flesh body’s strength is sufficient in the future, who would be better to inherit my Juemie Palm than you?"
Li Xuan couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, he was looking forward to becoming a humanoid nuclear bomb.
"As it happens!" Qiu Qianqiu took out a jade bead from his sleeve and tossed it to Li Xuan. "This time I came to see you on behalf of your mother, and to deliver this to you. Once you fully understand and refine it, you’ll be able to meet the requirements of the Juemie Palm."
"What is this?" Li Xuan twirled the jade bead in his hand. "Is this a Shariputra?"
It didn’t appear to be, but the power it contained made Li Xuan’s heart tremble.
"This is a Tao Fruit! You’re a Wu cultivator from the Taoist line, how can you not recognize your own stuff?"
Qiu Qianqiu laughed and corrected: "But it’s similar to Shariputra, it’s a result of someone’s life’s work of cultivation. Keep this Tao Fruit well, it was left by a heavenly-level individual from the Liudao Division.
His Taoist name was Xuanjizi, he had perfected the ’Tiebushan’ and ’Gold Bell Cover’ and ever touched the door of the sixth level of the Nine Turns Divine Secret. He once held position in Liudao Division for a hundred years, suppressing all demons in the world so that they could hardly breathe."
"A heavenly Tao Fruit?" Li Xuan’s expression grew serious, then ecstatic, "Is this for me? Uncle Qiu, you’re generous."
Just like Buddhism’s Shariputra, the Tao Fruit he knew about could allow junior cultivators to gain a part of the owner’s power in a short period, and directly inherit supreme techniques.
For example, this heavenly ’Tao Fruit’ allowed Li Xuan to integrate it directly into his body, obtaining thirty percent of its previous owner’s Tiebushan and thirty percent of Gold Bell Cover. Furthermore, he could inherit all the nuances of these two Henglian Skills.
Of course, he would still need to cultivate and understand them, but the speed would be much faster than starting from scratch.