Chapter 19

Xuantian Sect, Task Hall.

Chen Dazheng registered his information and left with a smile, holding the treasure item repaired by Lin Xuan.

Repairing a human-grade treasure was a command issued by the elder, and no one had been able to fix it for three months. Now, Lin Xuan had managed to repair it, and he could also share in the glory.

Chen Dazheng hummed a tune and quickly headed towards the back mountain. Half an hour later, he arrived at a quiet courtyard and bowed to the two disciples guarding the gate.

"Senior Brothers, I am Chen Dazheng from the Task Hall. I have come to see Elder Fang. Please inform him."

The guard said, "Elder Fang is in seclusion. You can just hand over your matters to us."

"This is Elder Fang's human-grade treasure, which has been repaired. Please accept it on his behalf." Chen Dazheng was a bit disappointed that he couldn't see Elder Fang.

"Don't worry, just hand it over to me." The guard said, "Wait a moment, there's another weapon here. Take it back and issue the task again."

"Another one?" Chen Dazheng's eyes lit up, feeling excited. If he could get both of Elder Fang's treasures repaired, he would definitely win the elder's favor. Although Lin Xuan was the one who repaired the weapons, his own contribution was also significant.

"Alright, Senior Brother, I'll go back and issue the task." Chen Dazheng took the treasure sword and left happily.

Lin Xuan hurried back to Xuantian Sect.

There was still no news from Master Jiu, so he went to the Task Hall to look around.

"Junior Brother Lin, over here!"

As soon as Lin Xuan entered the Task Hall, he heard someone calling his name. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Chen Dazheng.

"Senior Brother Chen, is there a new task?" Lin Xuan asked, feeling pleased.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Lin, this is a treasure sword, also a task issued by the elder. The price is the same as last time. What do you think, will you take it?"

Lin Xuan wasn't short of spirit stones, but he was very short of contribution points. Now that he heard there was a task, he naturally wanted to take it.

"I'll take the task, thank you, Senior Brother Chen." Lin Xuan accepted the task and gave Chen Dazheng thirty spirit stones.

"You're so generous, Junior Brother!" Chen Dazheng's mouth stretched to his ears. He quickly put away the spirit stones and said with a smile, "Just focus on the repair. I'll keep all the weapon repair tasks for you."

Lin Xuan smiled, said goodbye to Chen Dazheng, and then took the long sword back to his small house.

It took him an hour to repair the treasure sword. Lin Xuan then formed hand seals and entered a state of cultivation.

Under the influence of the Longevity Formula, the spiritual energy in his body circulated rapidly along a specific path. A green light enveloped Lin Xuan, making him look like a flame.

After a night of meditation, Lin Xuan didn't feel any fatigue. Instead, he felt refreshed and full of energy.

Outside the window, the sun was rising, red and bright.

Master Jiu had also brewed the spirit wine, and his body was fine for the time being. He laughed, "Xuanzi, you did well this time. I won't have to worry about running out of wine for the next few months."

"Next, I'll teach you the Thunder Movement Sword Technique. Get ready, we're leaving!"

"Where to?" Lin Xuan asked, excited.

"The Taihang Mountains. The length of this cultivation period depends on your insight." Master Jiu said.

"Let's go." Lin Xuan grabbed the repaired treasure sword, went to the Task Hall to complete the task, and then headed towards the mountain gate.

Lin Xuan darted through the forest and found a relatively clean cave to use as a temporary residence. He then began his cultivation.

The Thunder Movement Sword Technique was not only fast but also fierce. In terms of speed, Lin Xuan had no problem, but the main challenge was controlling the power.

Power is one of the pursuits of martial artists. The power of a Meridian Condensation Realm martial artist includes two aspects: the strength of the muscles in their body and the power generated by the spiritual energy within their body.

An average martial artist can only utilize about half of their internal power, which means the efficiency of power utilization is very low. A better one can utilize about 70% of their internal power.

However, if a martial artist can precisely control their internal power and unleash 100% of its potential, their strength will definitely increase significantly.

What Lin Xuan needed to do now was to precisely control the power in every part of his body.

"Xuanzi, I'll give you the first training task now." Master Jiu said, "Find a big mountain and practice engraving characters."

"Engraving characters? I came here to cultivate, why engrave characters?" Lin Xuan was puzzled.

"You currently have very poor control over your spiritual energy and can't effectively utilize the spiritual energy in your body. This first task is to help you gain initial control over your spiritual energy." Master Jiu said, "Spread your ten fingers and engrave a row of characters with each finger. You must do it all at once, and the depth of each character must be the same. If you make a mistake, start over."

"Today, engrave twenty characters. You can only sleep after meeting my requirements." Master Jiu said seriously.

"Don't worry!" Lin Xuan found a smooth rock, activated his internal spiritual energy, and his ten fingers were enveloped in a green light. He calmed his mind and focused, and as his fingers moved, the spiritual energy left indentations on the rock.

Lin Xuan originally thought it would be easy, but he was wrong. When his ten fingers first touched the rock, the depth of the indentations was different.

His right hand, which he used more often, was clearly deeper than his left hand, and there were differences between each finger. Now Lin Xuan realized that this was not an easy task. He needed to evenly distribute the spiritual energy into his fingers and then apply force evenly.

So, Lin Xuan kept engraving over and over again...

Xuantian Sect, back mountain.

In a quiet courtyard, an old man with white hair stepped out of the door.

"Elder Fang, this is your human-grade treasure, which has been repaired." A blue-robed disciple handed over a long wooden box.

"Hmm? Repaired?" Elder Fang was somewhat surprised. He hadn't had much hope when he casually placed it in the Task Hall.

He opened the box, took out the long sword, and swung it in the air. A sword beam shot up into the sky, piercing the void.

"Hmm, it seems to be more powerful than before." Elder Fang held the sword and examined it carefully.

"This..." Elder Fang's hand suddenly trembled, "This is the technique of the Sword Pool Manor!"

"Who brought it?" Elder Fang asked.

"Chen Dazheng from the Task Hall." The blue-robed disciple replied respectfully.

Whoosh!

Elder Fang transformed into a streak of light and disappeared from the courtyard.

Task Hall, registration area.

Chen Dazheng was checking the task information when a gust of wind suddenly blew, scattering the books on his desk.

He cursed under his breath, raised his head, and tried to press down the papers to prevent them from being blown away. However, what he saw made him jump, his heart almost leaping out of his chest.

A figure stood silently in front of him, like a ghost.

"Elder, Elder Fang!" Chen Dazheng exclaimed, recognizing the person.

"Tell me, who repaired the human-grade treasure?" Elder Fang asked.

"A disciple from the outer sect, named Lin Xuan." Chen Dazheng answered quickly.

"Surname Lin..." Elder Fang murmured.

"Have him come and see me."

"Yes!" Chen Dazheng replied respectfully.