Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

However, Li Guanqi was unaware of all these things.

The high-intensity battles during this period had left him physically and mentally exhausted.

Yet, his strength was also improving rapidly; he could now easily defeat his self from half a month ago.

Meanwhile, the Sword Spirit had become an unparalleled treasure trove.

It seemed there was nothing she didn't know. No matter what problems he encountered in his cultivation,

the Sword Spirit could always pinpoint the issue and tell him how to correct it.

Battles with opponents of the same realm could no longer bring him any benefits.

So, from the beginning, Li Guanqi had set his sights on the fourth-order demonic beasts in the Purgatory Mountains!

Fast, strong, and with newly awakened intelligence.

These qualities made them worthy opponents.

Moreover, restricted by his own realm, Li Guanqi had to face each demonic beast with utmost caution.

In just five days, Li Guanqi had fought with twelve demonic beasts, killing three fourth-order early-stage beasts.

Almost every day, he returned covered in wounds.

But it was precisely because of his reckless fighting style that his swordsmanship improved rapidly.

Furthermore, the movement technique he used to save his life directly entered the initial stage.

His current speed was thirty percent faster than before, equivalent to his speed when wearing the Wind and Lightning Wings.

When he comprehended the middle stage, his speed would be half again faster than before!

This time, it took him a full three days to recover from his injuries.

When he woke up, the Sword Spirit was only a finger's width away from him, their faces almost touching.

Li Guanqi lost his balance and sank to the bottom of the cold pool, his heart pounding.

When he closed his eyes, those beautiful eyes still appeared before him.

Shaking his head, he waved his hand and leaped out of the water.

The Sword Spirit looked at him and said softly, "This time, I will teach you the second sword. This is a complete set of sword techniques."

"Also, I will teach you a lightning-type spiritual incantation, ranked ninety-ninth!"

The joy on Li Guanqi's face had not yet fully bloomed when he heard the Sword Spirit say she would teach him a spiritual incantation ranked within the top one hundred!!

Li Guanqi excitedly hugged the Sword Spirit, constantly saying, "Really? That's great!! Hahahaha!!"

Bang!!!

A tremendous force came, and Li Guanqi was suddenly sent flying dozens of feet, his back heavily slamming against the stone wall.

The thick rock wall was smashed with spiderweb-like cracks.

The Sword Spirit turned around, her face unseen, and her figure transformed into spiritual light and disappeared.

Li Guanqi, who was just recovering from serious injuries, felt a darkness before his eyes and almost passed out.

When he got up, the Sword Spirit had already returned to the sword box.

He sat on the ground, recalling what had just happened…

The feeling against his chest was so real, soft but without warmth.

His hands could reach around her waist as he held her thin shoulders in his arms.

Li Guanqi's mind wavered, and he awkwardly touched his nose.

It seemed this beating wasn't for nothing…

However, the Sword Spirit could still only be seen by him, but now he could touch her?

However, just as he was delving deeper into his thoughts, he suddenly felt his mind being pulled back.

The Sword Spirit's cold voice echoed in his mind.

"Think again… and… I will completely fall asleep!"

Li Guanqi knew he was in the wrong and explained, "I'm sorry, I was just too excited when I heard you were going to teach me an incantation ranked in the top one hundred…"

"I lost control in my excitement."

But the Sword Spirit was still angry at this moment, how could she believe his words.

"Lost control? Heh, do you think I believe that?"

Li Guanqi shrugged helplessly, he had already told the truth, yet she still didn't believe him.

But the Sword Spirit thought about it and felt that he wasn't lying.

But now she just didn't want to talk to him, so she simply pretended not to hear what Li Guanqi said.

"Hey… why are you so petty?"

"It's just a hug."

"How about this, I'll take a loss and let you hug me twice!"

"You can freely ravage me, torture me, strangle me to death~"

The Sword Spirit, inside the sword box, grew increasingly grim as she listened.

She almost forgot that this guy was not only greedy but also a bit shameless.

Seeing that she really wasn't talking, Li Guanqi suddenly felt bored.

He got up and prepared to go out and practice his sword.

But now he had to find another place to do it.

He had beaten up all the fourth-order demonic beasts within a hundred miles.

Of course, he had also been beaten up a lot; there were a few he really couldn't beat.

As time passed day by day, the relationship between Li Guanqi and the Sword Spirit also eased a lot.

The Sword Spirit also taught him another set of sword techniques, called the Sky-Crushing Sword Art!

This set of sword techniques had only three swords, but each sword was several times more powerful than the last!

According to the Sword Spirit, if he could master all three swords in the Nascent Soul realm, he could wreak havoc below the Transformation God realm.

Li Guanqi curled his lip upon hearing this, doubting the truth of this statement.

However, the entry to this set of sword techniques was very difficult; he had not yet learned the first sword, Subduing Demons.

As time passed, Li Guanqi had unknowingly stayed in the Purgatory Mountains for a full three months.

Crackle crackle!

The sound of burning firewood was particularly harsh in the dark night.

But in the demon beast-ridden Purgatory Mountains, no demon beasts dared to approach.

Because the beast lying on the ground was a fourth-order Ink Lion!

Li Guanqi ate the roasted meat with empty eyes, his mind constantly replaying the fatal sword strike that killed the Ink Lion!

"Subduing Demons… so strong!"

"This sword alone is no less powerful than the Shadow Fiend Slash."

However, at this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from the jungle.

A hunting team of two women and one man appeared before him.

Among these three, one man and one woman were injured, and only a relatively weak woman was still intact, but the clothes on her body were also ragged.

Li Guanqi put down the roasted meat in his hand, extinguished the fire, and stared at the other party with pale eyes.

The tall, thin man in animal skins hurriedly bowed and said, "This senior, we stumbled into this area by mistake. Please, senior, protect us for one night. I have five hundred spirit stones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two women also hurriedly bowed, their eyes filled with fear.

Looking at Li Guanqi, their eyes were like they had grasped a life-saving straw.

However, Li Guanqi got up and said, "Get lost."

When the man heard that Li Guanqi was unmoved, he immediately became anxious. The two women beside him knelt down with a thud and began to kowtow.

They all knew that if they couldn't get the person in front of them to protect them today, they might not survive tonight!

However, Li Guanqi remained unmoved, put away the Ink Lion's corpse, and turned to leave.

It wasn't that he was cold-blooded; these people had nothing to do with him, and he didn't even know them.

Three early-stage Golden Core realm cultivators can walk this deep?

Whatever the reason, he didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs.

He looked up at the sky and felt that it was time to leave this place.

So, he lifted his foot and dashed towards the outside of the mountains.