Chapter 5: Your senior brother is quite interesting, but his foundation is too poor!

"Ding! Wei Qingyan experienced a battle, gaining battle experience and insights. Tenfold return! You have gained ten battles' worth of experience and insights!"

"Ding! Wei Qingyan experienced a battle, gaining battle experience and insights. Tenfold return! You have gained ten battles' worth of experience and insights!"

…Soon after, System notifications continuously rang in Li Xuanfeng's mind.

Li Xuanfeng once again enjoyed the fruits of others' labor.

Even though he himself hadn't experienced any new battles, battle experience and insights kept emerging from his mind.

"If I were to use my current battle experience, I could easily kill this Black Wind Bear even without using the Dripping Water Pierces the Sky Sword!"

Li Xuanfeng was very confident.

This confidence was not blind; it was something he could genuinely achieve now.

Recalling his battle with the Black Wind Bear just now, he could clearly identify where his problems lay.

"With the Three Feet Sword Enclosure and the Dripping Water Pierces the Sky Sword, I now have the strength to kill Advanced Second-Tier Yao Beasts!"

Li Xuanfeng thought to himself… Whoosh! Whoosh!

A nimble figure darted through the forest at high speed; it was Wei Qingyan.

Behind her, two equally swift figures were rapidly giving chase.

They were two four-meter-long gray wolves—Gale Wolves.

"I accidentally went too deep!"

Facing the two relentless Gale Wolves, Wei Qingyan's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Her innate qualities were good, and her Comprehension Ability was high. With each battle she experienced, she could quickly analyze gains and losses, improving her experience.

Her practical combat ability rapidly strengthened!

So she immersed herself in battle, experiencing more than ten consecutive fights, gradually venturing deeper into the core area of the Hunting Garden.

As a result, she encountered these two Gale Wolves.

These were two Advanced Second-Tier Yao Beasts, equivalent to a Seventh-Layer Spirit Aperture Realm Cultivator!

Wei Qingyan was indeed a Genius.

But her current Cultivation was, after all, only at the Eighth-Layer Body Tempering Realm!

Even if she had cultivated both the Three Feet Sword Enclosure and the Dripping Water Pierces the Sky Sword to Major Achievement, she couldn't possibly contend with Advanced Second-Tier Yao Beasts!

A Body Tempering Realm Cultivator's foundation was ultimately not as profound as a Spirit Aperture Realm Cultivator's, making it impossible to unleash the full power of these two Martial Skills.

Nor could it sustain Wei Qingyan to use them too many times.

The moment she faced the Gale Wolves, she almost got injured. Fortunately, her battle Comprehension Ability was high, and she seized an opportunity to retreat.

But the two Gale Wolves pursued relentlessly, seemingly unwilling to let her go.

Gale Wolves were known for their speed, and Wei Qingyan's stamina was limited; she would be caught in a few breaths' time.

Whoosh!

A massive figure, swift as the wind, instantly overtook Wei Qingyan, cutting off her path.

A huge wolf claw swiped down.

Wei Qingyan's long sword danced in her hand, moving so fast it left afterimages, and a three-foot radius around her was enveloped by sword light.

It was precisely the Medium Grade Human-level Martial Skill, Three Feet Sword Enclosure!

Bang!

The wolf claw struck the sword light, and Wei Qingyan's body immediately flew backward.

Her face was somewhat pale. After multiple battles, coupled with her escape, the power within her body was almost depleted.

Although the Three Feet Sword Enclosure blocked this attack, there was still another Gale Wolf behind her!

"Sigh, so be it~"

The Sword Spirit's voice echoed in Wei Qingyan's mind.

At this moment, only she could intervene.

If she didn't act, Wei Qingyan would surely suffer severe injuries.

She had actually noticed the approaching Gale Wolves earlier, but she hadn't warned Wei Qingyan.

This was also a test for Wei Qingyan.

Fighting with abandon could easily lead one into a predicament. By learning from this lesson, Wei Qingyan could grow.

"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Sword Spirit…"

A look of shame appeared on Wei Qingyan's pale face.

The Sword Spirit's state was very unstable; each time she acted, she would weaken a bit, and Wei Qingyan had no way to replenish her at the moment.

Wei Qingyan regretted her reckless decision to venture deep into the core area.

"It's alright!"

"A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit!"

The Sword Spirit transmitted her voice calmly, about to act.

"Hmm? Someone's coming!"

After a slight hesitation, the Sword Spirit gave up on acting.

Whoosh!

A sharp sword, like an arrow, tore through the air, shooting over at extreme speed and accurately hitting the Gale Wolf that had lunged at Wei Qingyan's back with bared claws.

Puff!

The long sword pierced through the Gale Wolf's head, its momentum unchecked, half the blade embedding itself in the ground.

Whoosh!

As the corpse landed, a figure burst through the thicket and sped over.

"Give me the sword!"

Li Xuanfeng shouted at Wei Qingyan.

The latter reacted quickly, directly throwing her long sword with force.

Li Xuanfeng leaped into mid-air, accurately grasped the hilt, and then, while still in the air, spun around and unleashed a sword light.

The Gale Wolf that had just pounced on him was thus decapitated.

Bang!

Bang!

The Gale Wolf's corpse and Li Xuanfeng landed simultaneously.

"Senior Brother Li!"

A smile appeared on Wei Qingyan's pale face.

"Why did you come all the way here? Didn't the mountain-guarding Disciple warn you?"

Li Xuanfeng walked over and returned the long sword to Wei Qingyan, then walked to the side and pulled out his own long sword.

"I… I wanted to hunt Yao Beasts to exchange for some Cultivation resources, but I got too engrossed in the battle…"

"So I accidentally went too deep."

Wei Qingyan sighed.

She didn't hide this matter because there was absolutely no need to hide it!

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for saving me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have been in grave danger!"

Wei Qingyan looked at Li Xuanfeng earnestly.

Although Wei Qingyan wouldn't have been truly in danger even if Li Xuanfeng hadn't acted, at least it saved the Sword Spirit from acting once.

Regardless, he had shown her kindness.

"It's nothing. Just don't be so reckless next time."

Li Xuanfeng waved his hand.

Wei Qingyan was his experience baby; no matter what, he wouldn't stand by and do nothing.

"Let's go."

After wiping the blood from the Gale Wolf's corpse, Li Xuanfeng put away his long sword and said.

"Huh?"

"Are we not taking these two corpses?"

Wei Qingyan asked in surprise.

"I'll leave them for you!"

Li Xuanfeng didn't look back.

"You killed these, and Senior Brother saved me. How can I…"

Wei Qingyan firmly refused.

"Then let's leave them here for other Yao Beasts to gnaw on!"

Li Xuanfeng's footsteps didn't stop, and he gradually walked away.

"This…"

Wei Qingyan stared blankly at Li Xuanfeng's receding figure.

"Take them with you. The value of these two corpses is far higher than all the Yao Beasts you killed before combined!"

"You can't carry any more corpses anyway!"

"Since you've already accepted a favor from him, accepting a bit more won't make a difference."

"When your Supreme Sword Body Awakens, your strength will quickly surpass his, and it won't be too late to repay his favor then!"

The Sword Spirit's voice echoed in Wei Qingyan's mind.

Wei Qingyan then nodded, grabbing a paw of each Gale Wolf and dragging them towards the outside of the mountain.

The two Gale Wolves together weighed over a thousand jin.

But a Body Tempering Realm Cultivator's Physique was already very powerful; even though Wei Qingyan had little strength left, dragging two corpses was no problem.

"This Senior Brother of yours is actually quite interesting."

"It's just a pity that his innate qualities are too poor!"

As she walked, dragging the Gale Wolf corpses, the Sword Spirit transmitted a message to Wei Qingyan.

"Innate qualities too poor…"

Wei Qingyan murmured, repeating the phrase.

This sentence brought back some memories.

She herself had once been told that her innate qualities were very poor and that she was not suitable for Cultivation.

It was only after encountering the Sword Spirit in the broken sword that she understood that it was because her Supreme Sword Body had undergone self-obscurement, causing some problems with her Meridians, making it impossible for her to Cultivate.

The so-called self-obscurement meant self-concealment.

Some Physiques, when encountering special circumstances, have a certain probability of becoming dormant, concealing themselves, no longer displaying their Physique characteristics, making them undetectable.

Without special means or a keen eye, it would be difficult to detect the problem of a Physique's self-obscurement.

With the help of the Sword Spirit, Wei Qingyan repaired her Meridian ailments and officially embarked on the path of Cultivation.

Even though her Supreme Sword Body had not yet Awakened, she had already displayed remarkable talent.

"His Cultivation is only at the Third-Layer Spirit Aperture Realm."

"But that sword he threw just now was a manifestation of the Dripping Water Pierces the Sky Sword reaching Perfection!"

"Moreover, when he attacked, his timing was incredibly precise, killing two Gale Wolves without expending much power, which indicates that he has abundant battle experience!"

The Sword Spirit's voice pulled Wei Qingyan's thoughts back.

"Indeed, judging from his actions, he must be someone who has experienced countless battles!"

Recalling the battle scene just now, Wei Qingyan nodded in agreement.

She was right, Li Xuanfeng had indeed experienced countless battles, but all of this was thanks to her!

She had just experienced more than ten battles, so Li Xuanfeng had been returned over a hundred battles' worth of experience and insights!

He was truly a battle-hardened veteran!

"This person should belong to the type of Cultivator with very poor innate qualities but very good Comprehension Ability!"

The Sword Spirit continued.

"Such Cultivators are actually quite a pity. When you become stronger, if you have the opportunity, you could help him out."