Supreme Emptiness

Jiang Fan's lips twitched slightly.

This old man really was narcissistic about his own swordsmanship to the extreme.

He didn't want to discourage the other party.

So, he cupped his hands humbly, "Senior's swordsmanship is profound, it's truly difficult for this junior to comprehend it in a short time."

Xu Qingyang nodded slightly, this was within his expectations.

"Don't be disheartened, finding it difficult is normal. If you could comprehend it easily, I would suspect that I gave you the wrong sword manual."

He comforted and exhorted,

"This sword technique, try to comprehend it a few more times. If it remains too difficult, you can give up."

"Remember not to get lost in it."

Jiang Fan secretly shook his head.

He was just being polite and the old man took it seriously.

He didn't want to listen to this old man brag anymore, and nodded, "Thank you for the guidance, Senior. This junior will take his leave now!"

He left the carriage.

But saw Xu Yining looking at him with a face full of surprise.

"Cured?" she asked.

Jiang Fan nodded, "It's not a big problem."

Xu Yining thought for a moment; indeed.

If it were a major injury, how could it be healed in such a short time?

She nodded slightly and asked curiously, "Did that senior give you anything good?"

Since that old man was a friend of Ling Jinghu, his status must be quite high.

Healing him, he wouldn't be so stingy as to give nothing, right?

Jiang Fan hesitated for a moment, then said, "He gave me half a scroll of a cultivation technique."

What?

Xu Yining was astonished.

What kind of person was that old man?

Just for treating a minor injury, he casually gave someone a cultivation technique?

In the Nine-Sect Land nowadays, cultivation techniques were rare and valuable, and wouldn't be easily spread.

She couldn't help but feel envious, "Had I known, I would have learned some medical skill too."

"Picking up an injured senior could bring such fortune."

Jiang Fan was speechless.

What fortune?

That sword technique didn't even have a name or grade, and it was only half of a scroll.

He didn't even know what he had received.

At this moment,

Ling Jinghu also got off the carriage and waved to Xu Yining, "Miss Xu, come here for a moment."

Xu Yining quickly stepped forward with respect, "Elder Ling, what are your instructions?"

Ling Jinghu looked at her kindly, "It's a pity you're already a disciple of the Green Cloud Sect."

"Otherwise, I might have considered accepting you as a close-door disciple."

Xu Yining was flattered.

This was the Great Elder of the Desires Sect!

She had average aptitude, what merit did she have to earn such favor?

"Thank you for Elder Ling's love, this junior is deeply grateful," she responded politely.

Ling Jinghu sighed repeatedly.

She didn't want to just accept Jiang Fan's kindness for nothing.

Otherwise, she wouldn't feel at ease using that incredibly valuable Mid-grade Yuan Condensing Pill.

Therefore, after some thought, she took out a carried jade scroll, and said, "This is my life mental method that I have cultivated for many years."

"It's a high-grade Profound Level technique, and now I give it to you."

Xu Yining was startled, a high-grade Profound Level technique?

This was something only elders could cultivate in the Green Cloud Sect.

Moreover, it was a very rare type of mental method.

She quickly waved her hands, "This junior doesn't dare! This junior doesn't dare!"

Receiving such a great favor for no reason, how could she dare accept?

Ling Jinghu stuffed it into her arms, "No need for politeness."

"Your friend healed my… friend's illness."

"That friend was so pleased, they gifted me a treasure."

"I'll repay this favor through you."

The reason Jiang Fan intervened was because she had protected Xu Yining.

Repaying the favor to her now was the best way.

Uh?

Xu Yining was full of curiosity,

"Elder Ling, No.1 Shadow Guard merely treated a small injury."

"Does your old friend need to give such a grand gift?"

She couldn't understand.

A minor injury?

Ling Jinghu was stunned, "Don't you know that your friend is a Divine Doctor?"

What?

Divine Doctor?

No.1 Shadow Guard?

Xu Yining was shocked, and murmured, "How could he be a Divine Doctor?"

She had never heard of it!

Ling Jinghu said meaningfully, "It seems you don't really understand your friend."

"He's not only a Divine Doctor, but one who has inherited the Undying Doctor's skills."

What?

Xu Yining was thoroughly stunned.

She looked at No.1 Shadow Guard who brought a new carriage with awe and unfamiliarity in her eyes.

The friend who came out of Lonely Boat City together with her,

When did he become a top-level Divine Doctor in the Nine-Sect Land?

"Elder Ling, Yining, I exchanged for a new carriage from a tea customer."

"This one is newer and more comfortable, let the senior ride in this one since he is injured."

Ling Jinghu's eyes brightened slightly, and she praised, "You are so considerate!"

It was an excellent opportunity to show up in front of Xu Qingyang.

She hadn't thought of it, but Jiang Fan had.

As she said that, she glanced at a few indifferent Desires Sect disciples and reprimanded,

"You're all like dead weights."

"Learn from him!"

"Understanding human nature can save you several years of effort!"

The Desires Sect disciples innocently felt wronged,

What did we do to deserve this?

Jiang Fan dryly laughed, "Stop talking, quickly get the senior moved to the new carriage."

He wasn't considering the old man's injury.

He was worried about his Purple Sword and Ancient Zither hidden under the carriage being found.

Soon,

Xu Qingyang was moved to the new carriage.

Jiang Fan drove his own carriage, following not too far behind.

This journey not only included Ling Jinghu but also one of her old friends.

Safety wasn't an issue at all.

He rarely felt at ease.

He took out the half scroll of swordsmanship given by the old man and carefully examined it.

"Externally cultivate Sword Qi, internally nurture Sword Heart, where the heart directs, the sword points…"

Jiang Fan murmured.

He looked a bit perplexed, "Is this swordsmanship?"

"Why does it feel strange?"

Thinking, he carefully tried to comprehend the strands of Sword Qi within.

An hour later,

His gaze suddenly turned sharp.

Using two fingers as a sword, he pointed to the sky!

"Rise!"

With a low shout, the Sorrow Frost Sword on his back clanged and inexplicably, without any external force, it unsheathed itself!

Because it was just a test, it unsheathed halfway and then fell back into the sheath because of the lack of continued force.

"This…"

Jiang Fan was shocked, "What kind of swordsmanship is this?"

"It can control a flying sword from a distance?"

"Could it be the legendary Sword Control Technique?"

He recalled the day outside Desires City, where a mysterious expert pointed, and the long sword shot through the air like an arrow to kill the enemy.

Was what he was practicing a similar Sword Control Technique?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel excited.

He quickly sat cross-legged, fully concentrating on cultivating according to the method he comprehended.

In the carriage ahead,

Xu Qingyang, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly sat up.

His old eyes flashed with surprise.

Ling Jinghu, who was caring for him, was taken aback by his action, "Senior Xu, what's wrong?"

Xu Qingyang showed a somewhat uncertain expression and said in shock,

"Just now, someone was practicing Sword Control Technique."

Huh—

Ling Jinghu was stunned.

In the Nine-Sect Land, the only one who mastered Sword Control Technique was him, wasn't it?

She comforted, "Senior Xu, you must have heard wrong?"

However, Xu Qingyang suddenly stood up, "No mistake!"

"I felt the fluctuation of the Sword Heart, someone has mastered the Sword Control Technique!"

"Who is it?"