Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 61 Tongbao Tower

Its charge was extremely powerful, and it was unrealistic for Ning Fusang, who had not cultivated her body, to withstand the attack of the five-colored pig.

Several spiritual blades flew out and struck the five-colored pig, aiming to slow its speed and buy time for the pig to think.

The five-colored pig's body grew larger and larger in Ning Fusang's eyes.

She knew the time had come!

The five-colored pig's momentum had diminished, and it broke free from the net woven with spirit blades, one of its tusks aimed at the girl.

Ning Fusang's eyes turned cold. He held firmly against the tusks of the five-colored boar, used the force to flip over and leap up. With his snow-white hand, he fiercely stabbed into the back of its neck!

The five-colored pig was in pain, struggled violently, and howled loudly as scalding blood gushed out like a fountain.

The more it struggled, the deeper its fangs sank into its flesh.

Ning Fusang gripped the tusks with both hands and slashed downwards, creating a deep and long gash on the back of the five-colored pig. The stench of blood permeated the entire forest.

The fierce battle lasted for more than an hour, until Ning Fusang was exhausted. The second-tier five-colored pig was completely disfigured, covered in hundreds of wounds, its original color unrecognizable.

Ning Fusang rested for a while, then used a cleansing spell to wash away the blood and grime from her body before dragging the corpses of the Azure Falcon and the Five-Colored Pig down the mountain.

She wasn't the first to complete the task; a circle of monster corpses had already piled up around Gu Pingsheng.

Ning Fusang returned much earlier than Gu Pingsheng had estimated. When he looked back, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

This monster was completely a pile of mud, which shows how brutal Ning Fusang's methods were.

But in fact, Gu Pingsheng had misunderstood. If he could, Ning Fusang would never have wanted to fight this five-colored pig to such a stalemate.

However, her sword was broken, and the pig's tusks weren't very handy. In addition, the five-colored pig was indeed very resilient, so it took her a lot of effort to barely kill it.

Yang Ruo's eyes widened immediately, and she ran up to the monster to examine it: "Is this the monster I caught?"

Gu Pingsheng couldn't tell what the bloody mud was at first either. Ning Fusang slowly said, "If Senior Brother caught a second-tier demonic beast, the Five-Colored Pig, then that's it."

"Master Gu, I have finished my studies. Can I leave now?" Although she had used a cleansing spell, she still felt a strong smell of blood on her body and wanted to go back and take a bath.

“Okay, you can leave now,” Gu Pingsheng said.

After receiving Gu Pingsheng's approval, Ning Fusang left Feilin Valley.

Back at Wuyuan, she bathed twice, changed into another clean set of sect robes, and headed to the library.

The Southern Star Sword Sect has two tall buildings: the Scripture Repository and the Library. The Scripture Repository is located on Kaiyang Peak within the inner sect and houses many martial arts techniques, which require contribution points to access.

The library is located on Chaoyang Peak, the main peak of the outer sect. It is open to the entire sect and contains miscellaneous books such as local gazetteers and monster illustrations, to broaden the disciples' knowledge and horizons. However, the library also contains some magical texts, such as the Cleansing Spell, the Water Repelling Spell, and the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.

Ning Fusang learned the Cleansing Technique on her own in the library.

Books in the library cannot be borrowed, but they can be copied.

Stepping into the attic, one could see quite a few people copying ancient texts. Some were copying for themselves, while others were doing so for others after receiving spirit stones. Ning Fusang found two books and sat down by the window. Summer days are long, and although it was still quite bright outside, the lights inside the library were already on.

She opened the book "The Mirror of Spiritual Plants of Yuling Prefecture" and flipped to the back, finding a line of annotation.

The lamp-shaped flower is bright yellow. It blooms every fifty years and bears fruit every fifty years, which is called the lampwick fruit. It contains the essence of the whole plant and can be eaten to improve eyesight and warm the soul.

Continuing to look further, almost to the end, Ning Fusang finally saw information about Zhu Muxiang.

The red bark of the Crimson Tree has branches and trunks, leaves that resemble red clouds and are umbrella-shaped. It grows slowly and has a long lifespan, living for a thousand years. Its heartwood never dies and can be preserved for a thousand years even after death. Incense makers use the heartwood of the Crimson Tree to refine spiritual incense, which often attracts the mythical beast, the Vermilion Bird.

Having read this far, Ning Fusang basically understood Zhu Muxiang's value. She closed the book and opened another one, "Chronicles of Zhongling."

The library was completely silent, and before they knew it, it was late at night. The disciples on duty had all changed, and Ning Fusang finally looked up from his desk, put the books back on the shelf, and left the library.

The Zhongling World spans 241,260 years. Excluding the unknown parts of its history, the rest has been compiled into thousands of books. Ordinary people usually pick out the parts that interest them to read, and very few people, like Ning Fusang, read it from beginning to end according to the timeline.

After days of training, another day of rest arrived.

Ruan Sanniang went to the library to copy books for others early in the morning. Ning Fusang changed into ordinary clothes, went to the market to find Fei Qi, and sold him the five storage bags, "Small Heavenly Qi Transformation Method" and "Qi Wave Three Blades".

Afterwards, Ning Fusang went to Dancaozhai and sold the ginseng and rush pith he had obtained.

By this calculation, she had a total of 1,300 spirit stones.

Ning Fusang stepped into Tongbaolou. The interior was decorated in a refreshing style. In the transparent counters, all kinds of Buddhist artifacts lay quietly, waiting for those with affinity to take them away.

"Are you here to sell or buy something, fairy?" The shopkeeper greeted her with a very friendly attitude.

After all, this is at the foot of the Southern Star Sword Sect's mountain, and most of the people coming and going are disciples of the sect, with boundless futures ahead.

Ning Fusang said, "We both buy and sell things."

She took out ten Spirit-Breaking Needles, and Shopkeeper Qian's eyes lit up. He blurted out, "These are third-tier Spirit-Breaking Needles?"

Shopkeeper Qian took out a black handkerchief from his sleeve and folded it. Ning Fusang then placed the Broken Spirit Needle on it.

"The appraisal will take a while. Shall I show you around Tongbao Tower first?" Manager Qian asked cautiously. "I wonder if you wish to purchase a magic weapon or a spiritual artifact?"

Magical artifacts don't have specific ranks, so their prices aren't clearly defined, and upgrading them is relatively simple. Spiritual artifacts, on the other hand, have ranks from one to nine, with rank one being the lowest and rank nine the highest. Because they are ranked, upgrading them is extremely difficult. Most spiritual artifacts, due to material limitations, cannot be upgraded.

Above the ninth-tier spiritual artifacts are sacred artifacts, which are not within the scope of circulation.

Another significant difference between magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts is that magical artifacts do not recognize a master; they can be used as soon as they are found and will not develop a spirit. Spiritual artifacts, on the other hand, recognize a master; if you obtain someone else's spiritual artifact, you need to refine it before you can use it.

Spiritual artifacts need to be nurtured with spiritual energy, either in the dantian or between the eyebrows, in which case a spirit may emerge.

The Spirit-Breaking Needle that Ning Fusang obtained is not a spiritual artifact. The "third rank" does not refer to the rank of a spiritual artifact, but rather to its ability to break through the defenses of a third-rank cultivator. Ultimately, it still falls under the category of magical artifacts.

Ning Fusang stated frankly, "I need to buy a spirit sword."

(End of this chapter)