Lian Ji felt the warmth of Xu Ran’s little hands, looked down at her son in her arms, and instantly, all her anger vanished.
"It’s good you ca back safely, it’s good you ca back safely!!"
At this mont, Xu Binghu, playing the role of a strict father, felt the timing was right and stepped forward to speak.
"Xiao Ran, you too, didn’t co back for a day and a night, without even knowing..."
Before he could finish, Lian Ji’s reproachful voice broke in.
"It’s fine that Xiao Ran is back, why say so much?" With that, she turned to Xu Ran and Xiao Bai, "You haven’t eaten, have you? I’ll bring out the roasted lamb now so you can fill your bellies!"
Then she glanced at Xu Binghu, "Husband, quickly take out the roasted lamb and start a fire."
Xu Binghu was stunned at once. Weren’t we just talking about severely reprimanding him? How did it suddenly turn into a scene of motherly love and filial respect?
The problem is, why am I always the one who gets hurt?
But he had no choice, being the only adult male in the Xu Family. He could only obediently return to the kitchen, take out the roasted lamb, and start a fire. Before long, the courtyard was filled with enticing aromas.
Xu Ran and Xiao Bai, who had gone a day and a night without food, began to eat heartily. Xu Binghu and Lian Ji didn’t even ask where they’d been all this ti.
However, Xu Binghu and Lian Ji looked at Xu Ran with eyes full of concern and worry.
After all.
The sky battle with the giant eagle yesterday was extrely dangerous. Getting injured was inevitable, and even with the presence of Innate Qi, the bloody sll couldn’t be easily erased; neither the person nor the hawk washed up.
As soone from a Hunter Family, Xu Binghu imdiately detected this scent. Even though Lian Ji had never hunted, since marrying into the Xu Family she had been exposed to it enough to recognize the basic scent of blood.
Before long, Xu Ran and Xiao Bai had eaten their fill, and the aroma of roast lamb masked the sll of blood on them.
Seeing this, Lian Ji said, "Since you’ve finished eating, go take a bath and rest!!"
Then she turned her gaze to Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, we previously asked the villagers to search for you in the Great Mountain, now that you’ve returned, go let them know."
Xiao Bai nodded, ascending into the sky under the moonlight, flying toward the Great Mountain.
With sharp eyes, it imdiately spotted the villagers searching all around the Great Mountain, instantly increasing its speed, the air resonating with sonic booms as it approached the villagers.
The leader, Elder Qi, was pleasantly surprised to see Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, you’re back??"
Xiao Bai nodded, then signaled them to return to the village.
Elder Qi understood Xiao Bai, saying, "Since you and Xu Ran have safely returned, we can also head back!!"
With that, he led the villagers to return to the village to rest.
...
The next day.
As dawn broke, sunlight stread into the room. Lian Ji felt the warmth of the sun, waking up groggily. Suddenly, she sprang from the bed, opened the door at the first opportunity, and saw Xu Ran ditating in the courtyard.
"Phew!!!"
Lian Ji exhaled a breath of relief, continuously patting her chest. She feared last night’s return of Xu Ran and Xiao Bai was just a dream, but seeing Xu Ran in the courtyard today proved that everything was real.
At this mont, Xu Ran, as usual, was absorbing the morning glow to cultivate his Innate Divine Body, though today was a bit different.
Xu Ran noticed the efficiency with which his Innate Divine Body converted the morning glow into Innate Qi had increased, significantly so.
Originally, a ray of morning glow each day could be converted into one strand of Innate Qi, but now, a ray of morning glow, flowing through his entire body and reaching the Sea of Spirit, directly converted into ten strands of Innate Qi.
Subsequently, the incomplete first Immortal Sword in the Sea of Spirit absorbed all the Innate Qi, integrating it as part of itself.
"It seems that practicing the [Immortal Sword Skill] has made my cultivation of Innate Qi much faster, which is certainly a good thing!!"
Initially worried that the five hundred strands of Innate Qi he had cultivated over a year would only form the hilt of the first Immortal Sword, he wondered how much Innate Qi and ti it would take to weave a complete Immortal Sword.
But fortunately, the [Immortal Sword Skill] excellently solved this issue by boosting the speed of Innate Qi cultivation tenfold.
"With the morning glow and the moonlight’s essence at night, I can obtain twenty strands of Innate Qi in a single day. Together with my own cultivation, it won’t take long to successfully weave my first Immortal Sword!!"
Xu Ran excitedly said.
Soon, the morning cultivation concluded, and as Xu Ran entered the Sea of Spirit, he keenly noticed the only sword hilt with strands of the sword growing, though just a single strand.
"Ten strands of Innate Qi only achieve one strand of the sword body; how much would a complete sword body require??"
Xu Ran recalled the nine Immortal Swords he’d seen initially, piercing the clouds of the Sea of Spirit.
Suddenly, Xu Ran shook his head, "Forget it, don’t think about it, just cultivate diligently; as long as I practice consistently every day, I will complete it one day!!"
With that thought, Xu Ran cald his mind to cultivate the [Sword Nurturing Skill].
The [Sword Nurturing Skill], the prelude to the [Immortal Sword Skill], is also the most crucial part. It detailed the process of forming the [Nurturing Immortal Sword], which, besides using Innate Qi to forge the sword, involves nurturing the sword in progress with Spiritual Qi—an equally important process.
Only by nurturing the developing Immortal Sword with one’s own Spiritual Qi can one achieve mastery over the Immortal Sword forged with Innate Qi and unleash its maximum power.
Xu Ran was still in the Sea of Spirit, where the golden ocean started roiling, countless golden mists rising from the sea surface, carrying an ancient and mysterious aura—this was Xu Ran’s Spiritual Qi.
He manipulated the Spiritual Qi, transforming it into golden mist, beginning to orbit the sword hilt.
Instantly, the sword hilt seed to resonate, starting to vibrate continuously, emitting a "buzz buzz buzz---" sound.
This sound reverberated throughout the Sea of Spirit.
Simultaneously, mysterious golden runes appeared on the sword hilt, with the golden Spiritual Qi also circling these runes.
"This is? The mysterious runes that appeared in the passage that day!!"
Xu Ran imdiately recalled when he and Xiao Bai were about to leave the cliff, the mural on the rock wall fell off and turned into a mysterious spatial vortex, during which nurous mysterious runes appeared; although they weren’t golden, Xu Ran recognized them.
"No wonder it requires the [Immortal Sword Skill] cultivation to Great Success to enter; it turns out that the Immortal Sword forged through the [Immortal Sword Skill] is the key to unlocking the vortex gateway!!"
Moreover, seeing these runes, Xu Ran could be more certain that the inheritance within the vortex must be incredibly powerful. Just these runes, with his knowledge, he couldn’t understand them; bear in mind, Xu Ran was a genius who had created several talismans.
How mysterious are the runes that even he couldn’t comprehend??!!
Thinking as he manipulated the golden Spiritual Qi to gather at the sword hilt.
Before long, all the golden Spiritual Qi rising from the Sea of Spirit was exhausted, concluding the first day’s [Sword Nurturing Skill] cultivation.
A sword hilt, emitting a faint golden mist, suspended in Xu Ran’s Sea of Spirit, with mystical runes glowing on this hilt, and the incomplete Immortal Sword was already filled with Xu Ran’s aura.
He could clearly sense that he and this sword hilt were already in sync; if he wished to let it leave the Sea of Spirit, he could imdiately make it appear.
"Unfortunately, though I’ve reached the point of being in sync with the Immortal Sword, there’s too little Spiritual Qi to let it leave the Sea of Spirit!"
Xu Ran regrettably comnted.
If he could let the Immortal Sword leave now, he would really like to test its power, even if it’s just a hilt.
"Cultivate well, strive for an early manifestation!!"
With this thought.
Xu Ran smiled slightly.
Then continued to calm his mind and concentrate on practicing the [Sword Nurturing Skill].
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