Chapter 265
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Three months later.
Early morning.
”A full three months, and your Cicada Cry strike still hasn’t reached the level of a hundred cicadas chirping together. I’m really extremely disappointed in you. If you don’t make any progress next month, I won’t use you to test my saber anymore.”
When Xu Taiping withdrew from the Saber Domain, the Saber Ghost in the Saber Domain let out a very dissatisfied roar.
”Got it, got it. See you next month.”
Xu Taiping feebly waved his hand at the Blade Ghost.
This was the fifth month since he returned from the Yunmeng Marsh, and also the tenth time he came out alive from the Blade Domain.
Although, just like three months ago, at this moment there was no part of his body that didn’t hurt, and his soul was also on the verge of collapse.
But compared to two months ago, his current state could completely be described by the two words “calm and composed”.
And the relationship between him and the Blade Ghost also had a little subtle change during these three months.
First of all, the Blade Ghost definitely still wanted him to die, but after seeing Duan Tianya’s Demon-Slaying Blade, he now really wanted to know the subsequent moves of the Demon-Slaying Blade, so he was reluctant to let Xu Taiping die.
Wanting to kill Xu Taiping and escape from the seal was an instinct.
Wanting to see more moves of the Demon-Slaying Blade was an obsession.
Now Xu Taiping was in the Blade Domain, being tortured while practicing the blade, which was the result of the tug-of-war between the Blade Ghost’s instinct and obsession.
”Maintain the balance of these two to survive.”
This was the conclusion Xu Taiping came to after these months.
In order to achieve this, he would always hide some things every time he practiced the blade with the Blade Ghost, so as to arouse the Blade Ghost’s interest when he entered the Blade Domain next time, so that he wouldn’t torture himself to death as soon as he came up.
Just like this time.
”Old ghost, I actually have already mastered the Hundred Cicadas Chirping.”
Xu Taiping spread out the palm of his left hand and grinned at the Ghost Sealing Talisman that appeared.
Immediately, he pulled out the Spring Tiger at his waist with a ‘clang’ sound, and while supporting himself on one foot, he held the knife high with both hands.
’Zhizhi！ ——’
The harsh chirping of cicadas suddenly rang out.
This scene was like passing by a mountain forest on a summer night, and the summer cicadas in the forest suddenly chirped in unison.
’Boom！ ……’
Amid the chirping of cicadas, a violent murderous intent suddenly surged out from the Ghost Sealing Talisman in Xu Taiping’s palm.
Seeing this, Xu Taiping smiled happily.
He seemed to be able to hear the roaring and cursing of the Ghost in the Ghost Sealing Talisman.
’Old Ghost, don’t worry. Next time we meet, I will definitely let you taste my Hundred Cicadas Chirping.’
After saying these words, he clenched his palm tightly, and the murderous aura overflowing from his palm disappeared followed .
Now, his control over the Ghost Sealing Talisman has become more and more proficient.
As long as it is not the full moon night, he has been able to completely seal the atmosphere inside the Ghost Sealing Talisman.
Of course, the price is that the consumption of blood qi is accelerated.
As for the matter of defeating the Ghost, he had long since given up.
He had only been practicing the knife for three years. How could he compare with a monster who had been practicing the knife for hundreds or even thousands of years.
What’s more, this monster’s brain is still a little abnormal.
After these two contacts, he found that although the Saber Ghost seemed to be awake, he was actually still in a chaotic state.
All his thoughts and ideas had to be stimulated by the outside world.
For example, when he entered the Saber Domain for the second time, if he hadn’t brought the Broken Water Saber and there was still the aura of Duan Tianya on the Broken Water Saber, then the Saber Ghost probably wouldn’t have thought of those two saber intents of Duan Tianya at all.
This was also the reason why he had just used the Hundred Cicadas Chirping to stimulate the Saber Ghost.
“Sssss……”
After moving his body to the table with great difficulty, he couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air in pain.
Tonight in the Saber Domain, because he deliberately hid the Hundred Cicadas Chirping, he only injured the Saber Ghost three times, and then was tortured by the Saber Ghost by having his skin peeled off and his bones broken for a whole night.
“Gululu！……”
He skillfully opened a packet of Bazhen Powder, took out a Shouqi Pill and an Zengqi Pill, and then drank them all in one gulp with the diluted Longdan Wine.
Being able to persist for so long with the Saber Ghost, these few kinds of pills were indispensable.
If it weren’t for them, he probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on until the second time he entered the Saber Domain, let alone have the opportunity to tease the Saber Ghost like today.
“But it’s also thanks to that Saber Ghost. Otherwise, it would probably take three years of hard work to achieve the Hundred Cicadas Chirping with this move of Mingchan of the Demon-Slaying Saber.”
Looking back on the scenes of practicing the saber in the past few months, Xu Taiping felt a little emotional in his heart.
In the past three months, apart from going to the Moon Fishing Pond to practice swordsmanship every day and steadily refining qi to improve his cultivation base, he has spent most of his time on the Demon-Slaying Saber. It can no longer be said to be hard work, but rather desperate efforts.
But there is no way. The Saber Ghost is chasing after him to chop. Once the saber technique does not improve, he will surely suffer the pain of being flayed and tortured when he enters the Saber Domain next month.
Once or twice is okay, but after so many consecutive times, no one can hold on.
”Calculating the time, Sister Lingyue should wake up within these few days？”
After the blood energy recovered a little, Xu Taiping put down the wine gourd and muttered in a low voice.
According to the instructions in that letter, Fairy Lingyue should sleep for half a year this time, so if she can wake up, it should be within these one or two days.
Although he already has a way to deal with that Saber Ghost now, this method is ultimately not a long-term solution.
After all, no matter how hard he works, he can’t manage to make progress on the Demon-Slaying Saber every month.
Especially after the move of a hundred cicadas chirping together, if he wants to continue to stimulate that Saber Ghost, he can only practice new moves, but how can a new move be mastered in just one or two months.
So he still has to ask Sister Lingyue how to further seal that Saber Ghost, at least to make the full moon night not come so frequently.
Once every six months would be fine too.
Besides, regarding the immortal mansion ruins of Taixuanmen, he also had a lot of things he wanted to consult Fairy Lingyue about, which had been pent up in his heart for a long time.
Of course, aside from these, he also somewhat missed Sister Lingyue in his heart.
“I hope that injury didn’t affect Sister Lingyue. As long as she’s okay, it doesn’t matter if she comes out a little later. I can at least hold on for another half a year.”
After replenishing the depleted qi and blood, Xu Taiping stretched his body and stood up.
After washing up, he still had to go to Laoyue Pool to practice swordsmanship.
“If that old ghost really injured Sister Lingyue, then you and I will truly be at odds until death.”
At the thought of this, Xu Taiping’s eyes rarely revealed a thick murderous intent.
“Taiping.”
Before Xu Taiping could put down the hand he had stretched out, a familiar voice suddenly came from the direction of the atrium of Qiyue Xuan.
Upon hearing this voice, Xu Taiping was first stunned, and then he smiled happily.
“Sister Lingyue！”
After quickly answering, he didn’t care about washing up anymore and pushed open the door to quickly rush towards the atrium of Qiyue Xuan.
