Chapter 60: Butterfly Sword Art

A few hours later, Jiang Xincheng got off the train cheerfully and returned to Tianhai City. He now had a precious Alchemy Furnace and a Mutated Yuan Crystal Golden Body Stone.

The cheated passengers gave all the Mutated Yuan Crystals to the train police as evidence. The police did not think much of these harmful Mutated Yuan Crystals and just threw them into a corner of the Department of Public Security. Jiang Xincheng walked in and took the remaining dozens of Golden Body Stones.

In later years, the precious Alchemy Furnace and the extremely rare Mutated Yuan Crystal Golden Body Stone would be worth at least a billion Credit Points. But now, Jiang Xincheng got them easily. This trip was a huge win.

As for the Old Man and the fashionable woman who used these treasures to cheat millions of Credit Points, they were caught by the Department of Public Security. It was said they would be jailed for at least ten years.

The passengers who lost millions of Credit Points were comforted by the Department of Public Security and left. They nervously waited for news, hoping the Department would catch the mastermind and get their money back.

Such an outcome would be ridiculous in later years, but now it greatly benefited Jiang Xincheng.

Calmly, he got off the train and went back to his rented courtyard. He stored the Alchemy Furnace and Golden Body Stones. After eating and resting, he returned to his training.

The path of cultivation required hard work. It was like rowing a boat against the current; if you did not move forward, you would fall back. Having suffered many hardships in his past life, Jiang Xincheng understood this deeply. Reborn in this life, he would not waste any time. He aimed to reach the peak as fast as possible, gain what he wanted, take revenge on his hated enemies, and never let the tragedies of his past life happen again.

Although reborn, Jiang Xincheng had wasted the past five years. For five years, he was muddled and idle, hardly caring about cultivation. He started during the golden time for training, but after five years, he was still stuck at the Initial Stage of Muscle Training.

Other Practitioners, however, trained hard without rest. Some even had Yuan Crystals to help them improve quickly. With high talent, one could reach the Cloud Condensation Realm or even the Rain Transformation Realm in five years. Jiang Xincheng was still far from such levels.

Some Practitioners started years ago when the Primordial Ultimate Art first appeared. With lots of Yuan Crystals and great talent, their progress was terrifying.

The discovery of Primordial Force was only decades ago, and the Primordial Ultimate Art appeared just a few years back. But according to later history, around Year 10 of the New Era, there were already Stream Formation Realm masters, the Pillars of the Nation, on Earth.

They had the power to reverse rivers and crumble mountains. They stood at the top of the world. Now, in Year 5 of the New Era, there might already be experts close to the Jianghe Realm.

If any great opportunity appeared on Earth, these people would be the first to get it. How could Jiang Xincheng compete with them? At this moment, he was only at the Mid Tendon-Training Stage, far from the Jianghe Realm.

Time flew like flowing water, never stopping day or night. So Jiang Xincheng dared not delay. He had to reach the world’s peak level as fast as possible, so the regrets of his past life would not happen again.

After training his Primordial Force for several hours in the bamboo grove around his rented courtyard, Jiang Xincheng began to learn a new Origin Force Combat Skill.

Butterfly Sword Art!

A Yellow Grade High-Tier Origin Force Combat Skill. When used, it was like a butterfly flying through flowers, dazzling and beautiful. It confused enemies, making it hard for them to see the sword’s movements. They could be killed by the sword unexpectedly. Its attack power was also strong. Most importantly, it could be used with the Mysterious Steel Sword.

Using the Butterfly Sword Art with the Mysterious Steel Sword could multiply Jiang Xincheng’s strength. It gave him the power to rival a Bone Training Realm Primordial Warrior. How could he not learn it?

In the bamboo grove, with a gentle breeze, Jiang Xincheng started practicing the Butterfly Sword Art.

The Mysterious Steel Sword jumped in his hand like a red butterfly, shining with bright colors, eerie and full of killing intent.

In his past life, Jiang Xincheng had practiced the Butterfly Sword Art for a while. But his short sword broke in a fight, so he gave up the sword art and started learning a blade technique. Looking back, it was a pity because the Butterfly Sword Art was quite good.

The Mysterious Steel Sword he had now was much better than his old short sword. That sword was the lowest grade Origin Force Weapon, poor in quality, and cost all his savings. Compared to the Mysterious Steel Sword, it was nothing.

Using the Butterfly Sword Art with the Mysterious Steel Sword made it much more powerful.

In his past life, Jiang Xincheng had reached a minor achievement level in the Butterfly Sword Art. So now, it was easier for him. In just over an hour, he reached a skilled level, very close to minor achievement.

Besides using it with the Mysterious Steel Sword, Jiang Xincheng practiced the Butterfly Sword Art mainly to get stronger for the upcoming final exam.

The freshman year’s final exam, testing both studies and martial skills, was coming soon. If he could score well enough to catch the attention of the Flourishing Tang Empire, he might join them and prepare for his next plans.

Joining the Flourishing Tang Empire would give him some privileges. He could get more treasures to become stronger. He could also complete tasks to earn Flourishing Tang Points and exchange them for things he wanted.

If he could join the Flourishing Tang Empire, Jiang Xincheng would not only have a chance to get the unprecedented Flourishing Tang Divine Artifact, but his training speed would also multiply.

Sadly, the Flourishing Tang Empire’s tests were very strict. Without enough talent, good character, and certain strength, one could not join.

Every Primordial Warrior who joined the Flourishing Tang Empire was remarkable. To qualify, one had to be outstanding in strength, nearly unbeatable among peers, and at least at the Tendon Training Realm. They also had to pass the Empire’s checks and trials.

The Flourishing Tang Empire did not accept the weak. The Flourishing Tang Divine Artifact, with the world’s smartest intelligence, would not record a weak person in its system.

The Mysterious Steel Sword flowed in Jiang Xincheng’s hand like a butterfly, glowing brightly. It was ready to make a name and surprise everyone at the freshman final exam.