Chapter 23: The Three Sword Techniques for Killing Insects

Chu Yunsheng pondered to himself that the battle armor had already taken shape but could still absorb materials, indicating that it was capable of continuous upgrades and refinement. In the future, any new red beetle shells he obtained could be used to further enhance the armor.

The sword part, however, was somewhat peculiar. It could not continue to absorb the shells, and he speculated that the material was incorrect. However, he could not read the characters under the illustration of the sword in the ancient book, so he did not dare to make a definitive conclusion!

After much thought, he still did not understand, so he tried placing the red beetle's blade legs and pincers inside. To his surprise, the sword part actually absorbed them. It consumed all of his collected blade legs and pincers before a deep red long sword barely formed.

Chu Yunsheng was extremely excited and thought to himself that the legs and pincers of the red beetle must be different from its shell. One emphasized offensive capabilities, while the other emphasized defensive capabilities. Naturally, offensive materials could be refined into a sword.

To achieve the best effect for the battle armor, Chu Yunsheng immediately placed the remaining dozen shells inside, and they were all absorbed by the armor.

The battle armor made from the red beetle's shell was also deep red. Although it did not match the dark black color Chu Yunsheng desired, it was not the time to be picky.

Although both the battle armor and the sword were deep red, they did not possess the fire attribute of the red beetle. Like Chu Yunsheng's primordial energy, they were in a pure, original state, greatly enhancing the malleability of the armor and the sword.

The use of the battle armor symbol was also very convenient. It could be sealed within the body, and during combat, it only required primordial energy to activate the armor symbol. The armor would immediately shoot out from the symbol, breaking down into various independent components that floated around the body. Then, it would instantly merge, perfectly enveloping all parts of the body, forming a seamless whole.

The sword hung on the left side. As soon as Chu Yunsheng drew it, he could feel the overwhelming sharpness!

The original long sword was relegated to a secondary role, stored in the storage symbol. Chu Yunsheng thought that it might be useful someday, so he did not want to waste any resources.

The entire process of making the armor required a large amount of primordial energy to control the armor symbol and refine the materials. After finishing, Chu Yunsheng checked his primordial energy level and found that it had dropped to just one unit. He could only laugh bitterly and take out the last primordial energy symbol, absorbing the remaining three flame patterns to勉强 reach seven units of primordial energy.

Next, he remade new Six Jia symbols and divine weapon symbols, sealing them on the armor and the sword, respectively. Chu Yunsheng now felt that by injecting one unit of primordial energy into the sword, it could definitely pierce the red beetle's body. This was the essence of nearly 240 insect legs and 120 pincers!

If he could understand the methods for making the second-level Six Jia symbols and divine weapon symbols in the ancient book, Chu Yunsheng believed that the power of the armor and the sword would be even greater!

At the Two Yuan Heaven realm, one could cultivate a sword combat technique called "Thousand Armies Retreat," which Chu Yunsheng had always aspired to. He decided to name the sword "Thousand Retreat Sword," hoping that this sharp sword would accompany him and defeat countless insects!

With the battle armor and the Thousand Retreat Sword, Chu Yunsheng naturally felt a great boost in confidence. If it weren't for the continuous consumption of primordial energy, he would have immediately equipped himself and fought the red beetle again.

Now his goal was to reach the Two Yuan Heaven realm!

He needed to temper his primordial energy 54 times. He now realized that his previous calculations were incorrect. Each time his primordial energy level increased, he needed to kill more insects. For example, to fill his current nine units of primordial energy, he needed the flame patterns of 4.5 red beetles. When he reached ten units, he would need five red beetles. Each increase in primordial energy level required an additional half red beetle's flame patterns.

However, Chu Yunsheng was not discouraged. Now that he had the battle armor and the Thousand Retreat Sword, he was confident that he could kill insects much faster.

His biggest problems were: first, to quickly cultivate to the Two Yuan Heaven realm, as strong power was necessary to ensure his survival and even to influence others; second, he was digesting the characters in the ancient book too slowly. It was like facing a treasure mountain, knowing that it was full of treasures but unable to find the path to enter.

Reaching the Two Yuan Heaven realm was just a matter of time if he accelerated his cultivation. The characters in the ancient book were more troublesome. These characters, which were not even comparable to oracle bone script, were extremely bizarre and numerous. The only way was to continuously ponder, guess, and conduct experiments to verify the correctness of his guesses.

After deep thought, Chu Yunsheng decided that no matter what, he would first cultivate to the Two Yuan Heaven realm. He hoped that at that realm, his understanding of the ancient book would improve, and he could conduct more experiments, as the types of second and third-level primordial energy symbols were very rich.

After a rest, the excitement subsided, and Chu Yunsheng calmed down. He carefully considered that the Thousand Retreat Sword was indeed a powerful weapon, but if he could not fully utilize it, its power would be greatly reduced. Just like his Ice Arrow, due to his limited archery skills, he had always struggled with moving targets, which meant he could only use the first arrow as a sneak attack, greatly reducing the Ice Arrow's potential deterrent power. If a skilled archer used it, he believed the Ice Arrow's deterrent power should not be limited to just a sneak attack before the battle.

Therefore, he did not want to blindly use the Thousand Retreat Sword. The ancient book naturally contained combat techniques, but his current realm was insufficient to cultivate them. He could only learn some basic sword techniques. The ancient book had a little on this, but not much, and he could not understand the characters. Additionally, the ancient book did not highly recommend these sword techniques, as they were auxiliary skills under the powerful sword combat techniques, only used to familiarize the wielder with the sword's nature.

The ancient book, which had been printed and bound, was now useful.

The basic sword movements were primarily hooking, hanging, pointing, thrusting, slashing, and chopping. Chu Yunsheng naturally did not want to learn too many, as it would be too complicated and messy, and he did not have the time. His first threat was the red beetle, so the sword techniques needed to be tailored to the red beetle's characteristics.

Chu Yunsheng recalled the red beetle's attack patterns while flipping through various materials. He wanted to compile a set of the simplest and most practical sword techniques.

The red beetle's attacks were generally direct, either using its pincers to crush the target or its blade legs to pierce the opponent. If the attack failed, it would use corrosive saliva. Although the beetles had powerful attacks, their methods were not complex.

Combining this with his own abilities, he now had the protection of the battle armor and the Six Jia symbol, which greatly reduced the threat of the beetles' attacks. With sufficient primordial energy, he could withstand multiple attacks. Additionally, the Thousand Retreat Sword, infused with primordial energy, was sharp and distinctive.

Considering these factors, Chu Yunsheng compiled a set of only three offensive sword techniques.

The first move was a direct overhead slash, known as the "Chopping Sword Technique." Both hands held the sword aloft, and when the beetle approached, the sword was brought down in a straight line from above to the front of the body, with the arm and sword forming a straight line. The primordial energy and strength were directed to the blade, aiming to slash the beetle's head!

If the beetle did not dodge, and its most vulnerable part, the head, was hit, it would either die or be injured.

Of course, this was based on the assumption that he could accurately strike the beetle's head. If the beetle was too fast or his technique too slow, and he hit the beetle's shell, it would not be fatal!

If the beetle dodged or he missed the head, the second move was the "Slicing Sword Technique."

The Slicing Sword Technique was also simple and practical. After the first move, the sword had already descended. By turning the palm upward and keeping the sword level, he could adjust the position based on the beetle's location. If the beetle was on the left, he would turn his body, and the sword would move from the right lower side, through the chest, to the left upper side, with the tip of the sword higher than the head. The primordial energy and strength were directed to the front part of the sword.

This move could target either the beetle's head or body, aiming to severely injure the beetle.

If the beetle still managed to escape, using its jumping ability to leap over the sword or even over Chu Yunsheng, the third move was the "Lifting Sword Technique."

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