Chapter 148: Magnetically Driven Flying Sword (Fifth Shift)

Xin Lang currently had 2,100 experience points, which was enough to level up two more times and reach the realm of a level nine Grandmaster. However, even if Xin Lang advanced to a level nine Grandmaster, as long as he was not yet a true Martial Saint, he would still be no match for Ling Fangzheng.

Xin Lang checked the pet beast section of the Leveling System. Right now, he had only one pet beast, which was the level seven spirit beast, Rou Rou the little flowery cat. If it were a level seven spirit beast like a lion or a tiger, they could at least help Xin Lang fend off attacks. But as for Rou Rou, summoning her right now would be of no help at all.

Unable to level up and unable to use his pet beast, Xin Lang turned his gaze to the weapons and equipment section.

Equipment could only be used for defense, not offense, so he opened the weapons section and headed straight for the super weapons area!

"Xin Lang, why have you stopped fighting back? Could it be that you haven't actually reached the Genuine Qi stage yet!" Ling Fangzheng said.

Ling Fangzheng had already begun to doubt Xin Lang's true strength. Ever since Xin Lang fired those three "Vital Qi Blades," he had been relying entirely on heaven-tier footwork to dodge, and he looked extremely disheveled. This could not help but arouse Ling Fangzheng's suspicions.

"Hmph! Ling Fangzheng, I simply disdained to strike, just letting you live a little longer!" Xin Lang said.

"Ha, still putting up a tough front even at this point. Watch how I kill you!" Ling Fangzheng's sword attacks grew even more ferocious, with sword qi flying everywhere.

Finally, Xin Lang began to fight back!

Swish! Swish! Swish! Xin Lang fired three consecutive "Vital Qi Blades."

Ling Fangzheng was well-prepared. With three slashes of his sword, he batted away Xin Lang's "Vital Qi Blades."

"Xin Lang, is that all the skill you have?"

Ling Fangzheng was just about to mock Xin Lang when, in the next instant, the smile froze on his face! For Xin Lang suddenly pointed a finger, and a long black sword flew out from his hand, heading straight for his vital throat.

The light sword in Ling Fangzheng's hand surged with sword qi, attempting to deflect the black longsword that Xin Lang had shot over. However, Xin Lang traced an arc with his finger in the air, and the black longsword suddenly changed direction, refracting at a ninety-degree right angle to shoot off to the side, bypassing Ling Fangzheng's sword. Then, after a few more refractions in space, Ling Fangzheng felt a chill in his left arm, and his left arm flew off.

"Ah! My arm!" Ling Fangzheng clutched his severed limb and retreated rapidly, looking at Xin Lang with terror. "Controlling objects with qi—have you already cultivated to the middle stage of the Genuine Qi stage?"

The Genuine Qi stage was divided into ten tiers. Tiers one, two, and three were the early Genuine Qi stage; tiers four, five, and six were the middle Genuine Qi stage; tiers seven, eight, and nine were the late Genuine Qi stage; and tier ten was the peak of the Genuine Qi stage.

The early stage involved the external projection of vital qi, much like Xin Lang's "Vital Qi Blades" and Ling Fangzheng's sword qi. The middle stage involved even more skillful control of vital qi, reaching the realm of controlling objects with qi. As for the late stage, it was the materialization of genuine qi; upon reaching the peak, a cultivator could control vital qi to achieve the goal of brief flight in the air.

If Xin Lang had merely used the longsword to shoot at Ling Fangzheng just now, there would have been nothing strange about it—even ordinary martial artists might be able to do that. But to be able to make the sword change direction required the strength of the middle Genuine Qi stage.

The middle Genuine Qi stage was several levels higher than Ling Fangzheng's current level. How could Ling Fangzheng not be genuinely terrified?

With one hand clasped behind his back and the fingers of his other hand waving lightly to control the black longsword, Xin Lang tapped his toes on the ground and pursued Ling Fangzheng, saying, "Earlier, this young master merely wanted to test your strength, but I didn't expect you to be so useless. Keeping you alive is pointless now!"

Ling Fangzheng's expression changed drastically. In a panic, he slashed a few wisps of sword qi toward Xin Lang, then turned and fled.

By the time Xin Lang evaded the sword qi sent by Ling Fangzheng, Ling Fangzheng had already put a distance of nearly a hundred meters between them. Xin Lang hurriedly gave chase, but after all, Ling Fangzheng had cultivated to the second layer of the Genuine Qi stage. After Xin Lang pursued for a while, the distance between the two had widened to two hundred meters.

Terrified of Xin Lang's flying sword and not daring to look back, Ling Fangzheng exerted all his vital qi and fled for his life!

After chasing for a while, Xin Lang sighed and said, "What a pity. The effective control range of my magnetically driven flying sword can only reach one hundred meters; otherwise, I would definitely kill you with a single sword stroke!"

Xin Lang had just spent 1,000 experience points in the system to purchase this tier-two super weapon—the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword. Had Xin Lang not been somewhat unpractised in wielding it, the sword he just slashed down would not have been Ling Fangzheng's arm, but his head.

Having driven Ling Fangzheng away, Xin Lang recalled the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword. Only then did he have the opportunity to carefully observe this "Magnetically Driven Flying Sword."

The blade of the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword was identical to an ordinary treasured sword, except that its material was different from ordinary swords. It was pitch black all over, and the blade looked like stone, yet it was incomparably hard and extremely sharp, capable of severing hair blown against it and cutting through iron like mud! Even if it were not a magnetically driven flying sword, it could still reach the quality of a heaven-tier weapon.

Xin Lang's consciousness entered the Leveling System and checked the attributes of the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword:

Weapon Name: Magnetically Driven Flying Sword.
Weapon Tier: Tier-two越级 weapon (Superior-tier weapon).
Functional Features: Long-range remote-controlled offensive weapon, upgradeable! Current effective control range at the present level: 100 meters.

Xin Lang waved his fingers, causing the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword to weave back and forth through the woods before finally grabbing it into his palm. He stroked it affectionately with both eyes, praising aloud, "Not bad, not bad! With you here, I won't have to fear Martial Saints in the early Genuine Qi stage!"

However, super weapons were not one hundred percent perfect either, nor could they be used endlessly. They consumed vital qi during use, and the amount consumed was astronomical—several times that of a high-tier heaven-tier martial skill. This was also why Xin Lang had not charged straight into the Ling residence to kill Ling Fangzheng directly.

Ling Zhuantu was a noble prime minister, second only to the ruler and above tens of thousands of people, and the Ling family was ambitious, surely harboring many hidden experts. With Xin Lang's current strength combined with the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword, it was still impossible to annihilate the entire Ling family.

Therefore, Xin Lang temporarily swallowed his anger!

Xin Lang reaped quite a few gains from this battle with Ling Fangzheng. Not only did he increase his martial dao experience significantly, but he also completed the Red Diamond Level Nine Side Quest, receiving a reward of 4,500 experience points. Deducting the 1,000 experience points spent on purchasing the Magnetically Driven Flying Sword, the experience points in Xin Lang's Leveling System had grown to 5,600 points.

Xin Lang returned to the Martial Dao Academy to check on the cultivation progress of Fatty Gu and Qian Baidu. Both of them had been practicing very earnestly, and their realms had stabilized at the level of a level one Grandmaster.

Returning to his dormitory, Xin Lang found that Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing were both in the men's dormitory 2012.

"Xin Lang, Fatty Gu said you were refining pills. What is the quality this time? Is it still the divine-grade healing medicine like last time?" Murong Yueyin asked, taking the lead to speak.

"No!" Xin Lang replied.

"Hehe, I know, it must be even more powerful than the medicine from last time!" Hu Qingqing looked at Xin Lang with adoration and asked, "Is this one second-grade, or third-grade?"

"Hehe, third-grade!" Xin Lang smiled.

"Divine-grade... third-grade..." Although Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing had prepared themselves mentally, Xin Lang's words still gave both women a huge shock.

Murong Yueyin was the first to snap out of her adoring expression, speaking up preemptively, "I want one portion!"

Xin Lang smiled and said, "You don't even know what kind of medicine I refined, yet you're rushing to claim a portion!"

"No matter what kind of medicine it is, I want it!" Murong Yueyin said firmly. Divine-grade third-grade medicinal pills were not something everyone had the opportunity to buy.

"Hehe..." Xin Lang gave a lewd smile. "What I refined is male aphrodisiac medicine. Do you still want it?"