Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 13: Flying Needle

"Snatch..."

A cold light flashed as a steel needle over two inches long deeply embedded itself into the solid wooden door, with the needle tip still vibrating.

Gao Xian inspected the results and was quite satisfied with them.

Although the wooden door in his room was rough, it was made of pine wood and the door panel was three inches thick, making it very sturdy.

With just a flick of his finger, the needle flew ten steps away and pierced the wooden door by an inch. Although this power was far from the level of the Ice Arrow Spell or the Flame Bullet, it was enough to penetrate the human body and cause injury.

The key was that the flying needle was simple and convenient to use, it just required more practice to improve accuracy. Another issue was how to carry such long needles and how to retrieve them quickly, which needed to be resolved.

The Electric Dragon Palm was indeed very useful, and the simple action of flicking the needle was effortless for him.

Gao Xian practiced a few more times and quickly mastered the trick.

Coincidentally, a fly landed on the door, and with a flick of his finger, the cold light flashed and the fly was instantly pinned down.

To be precise, the fly had turned into a puddle of dirty blood.

The kinetic energy of the flying needle was too strong, and the impact and vibrations directly crushed the fly.

Practicing with the flying needle had a low cost and didn't make as much noise as spells. Shooting the needle accurately at the target brought a great sense of accomplishment.

It was like the smooth and satisfying feeling of making a basket with every shot, making it hard for people to stop.

Gao Xian quickly used up a pack of sewing needles he had bought.

These flying needles either shot into the door or stuck into the wall. The excessive force of the shot caused these needles to bend, break, and shatter, rendering them unusable.

Gao Xian had to go out again, but this time he couldn't find any sewing needles. There were many cultivators in the Flying Horse Gathering, but not many of them sewed their own clothes.

Over sixty sewing needles were already the entire stock of the general store.

The shopkeeper of the general store also noticed this and reminded Gao Xian, "If Fellow Daoist wants to buy self-defense weapons, it's better to go to Old Huang's weapon shop. She has everything there."

Gao Xian thought it made sense, and it was more reliable to find a professional for this kind of thing.

To his surprise, Old Huang wasn't actually old, but rather quite attractive.

Old Huang looked about forty years old, with symmetrical features that were not particularly outstanding, and fine crow's feet could be seen at the corners of her eyes.

But her lips were plump, her chest broad, and her waist slender. Wearing a bright red Daoist robe made her look quite enchanting.

"Young brother is the alchemist from the Zhu family, right?"

When Old Huang saw Gao Xian enter, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face. Although there were many cultivators in the Flying Horse Gathering, there was only one as young and handsome as Gao Xian.

She had seen him from a distance once and left a deep impression.

Now, she was getting a close look at Gao Xian's handsome face, and the more she looked, the more she liked it.

She leaned in affectionately towards Gao Xian and asked, "What should I call you, young brother? How old are you this year?"

"My surname is Gao, and my name is Xian. I'm twenty-four years old."

Gao Xian had completely assimilated into this identity and behaved quite calmly.

"Only twenty-four years old and already accomplished in Qi Refining. Your future is limitless."

Old Huang smiled and said, "My name is Huang Ying, a few years older than you. Just call me Sister Ying."

"Sister Ying." Although Gao Xian was a middle-aged office worker, he wasn't good at socializing, so he obediently called her sister.

Huang Ying was very happy. "Don't worry, I won't let you call me for nothing. What do you want? Sister will give you a discount."

"What do you want to buy?"

Seeing Huang Ying's enthusiasm, Gao Xian also relaxed a bit.

The weapon shop is actually not big, but it has a pretty complete collection of various weapons.

Swords, spears, halberds, bows and arrows, including various throwing knives, javelins, short-handled axes, and so on, as well as various types of armor.

In addition, on the other side of the display case, there are some low-level magical weapons, swords, knives, and various shapes.

Gao Xian didn't see what he wanted, so he felt a little embarrassed and whispered to Huang Ying, "I want some needle-like hidden weapons..."

Huang Ying was slightly surprised. Many cultivators use hidden weapons, but few use needles as weapons.

Needles are too small and pose very little threat to cultivators.

"You're at the second level of Qi Refining, right?" Huang Ying looked Gao Xian up and down and asked.

Gao Xian was a little surprised. The level of Qi Refining is not marked on a cultivator's forehead, but this woman could see at a glance that he was at the second level of Qi Refining. Her insight is truly sharp! She deserves to be the owner of a weapon shop!

He praised, "Sister Ying has sharp eyes, I admire you."

"It's nothing. Qi Refining cultivators have obvious characteristics in the first three levels. For example, your muscles are contracted, much thinner than normal. It's because of the second level's strengthening of the muscles and bones, guiding the essence into the bones. It can be seen at a glance with Qi Observation Technique..."

Huang Ying, who had a lot of knowledge, saw that Gao Xian seemed a bit clueless, so she gave him a simple explanation.

Gao Xian gained a lot from this. He knew his own situation, but he didn't know how others cultivated.

It was also because the memories of the original owner were incomplete, and the original owner was an alchemist, so he might not really understand these things.

He couldn't help but ask, "Are all Qi Refining cultivators the same?"

Huang Ying smiled and said, "Didn't your master tell you all this? The physical body is the foundation of a cultivator's cultivation. Before Foundation Building, no matter what cultivation method you practice, the first priority for cultivators is to temper their bodies.

"Different cultivation methods just have different focuses.

"Only when you reach Foundation Building will the cultivation path truly differ..."

"Oh, thank you, Sister Ying, for your guidance." Gao Xian thanked her sincerely.

"These are common knowledge, nothing special."

Huang Ying thought Gao Xian was really innocent and cute. She turned around and took out a silver wristguard from the counter and handed it to Gao Xian. "Needles are too thin, no one uses them as weapons.

"There is a set of Bai Mei needles inside this wristguard, a first-grade magical weapon, and a set of six flying needles, three inches long, made of a mixture of white steel and flowing silver material, engraved with sharp runes. Do you think it's suitable?"

When the wristguard was opened, six three-inch long silver needles were neatly arranged in six raised grooves.

He liked it at first sight. The material of the flying needles was good. Even if they were not used with mana as hidden weapons, they were still excellent.

"Sister Ying, how much does this set of flying needles cost?"

"Although the Bai Mei needles are only first-grade, their quality is very good. After refining, they can penetrate heavy armor within ten steps. The Bai Mei needles themselves are extremely light and have low requirements for mana."

Huang Ying smiled and said, "It will cost twenty spirit stones."

"Oh..."

Gao Xian nodded. This price doesn't seem too expensive. After all, it's a complete set of magical weapons. The key is that he doesn't have that many spirit stones.

He originally had thirteen low-grade spirit stones, earned three more from Lao Wang, for a total of sixteen.

Before Gao Xian could speak, Huang Ying took the initiative and said, "As siblings, of course, I will give you the most favorable price. Fifteen spirit stones will do."

Gao Xian was a little surprised. Could this woman see how many spirit stones he had in his pocket?

Thinking of Lao Wang's ferocious appearance, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll buy it."

"Don't worry, little brother. This price is definitely worth it. When you don't want to use it anymore, I'll buy it back at the original price."

Huang Ying was even happier when the deal was made.

Gao Xian was also quite happy. With his current skills, he could always earn spirit stones. As for the medicinal materials owed to Zhu Laoban, he had already thought of a solution...

(End of this chapter)