Raise a sword!

The higher the level of mystery integrated into the magic sword, the better the effect of true refinement.

Jiang Peng is a cultivator with a fire elemental root, and the highest-level flame he can access is the purple flame in the Purple Gold Cauldron.

Jiang Peng was initially worried that the purple fire was not a secret of heaven and earth and could not be used for true refining, so he could only use the earth fire from Biwu Peak as a substitute.

Now that she had successfully infused the purple flame into the magic sword, Jiang Peng finally felt relieved.

"In this way, I can nourish the sword with purple fire at any time, which will not only greatly increase the efficiency of nourishing the sword, but also make the power of the magic sword far exceed that of the same level in the future."

The only drawback of this method is that Jiang Peng's spiritual energy is constantly being depleted.

However, Jiang Peng had already become accustomed to similar situations when she used the Purple Flame to threaten Tiancan Daoist before.

So he slowed down the speed at which his spiritual energy transformed into fire, and at the same time prepared enough pills to restore his spiritual energy. When his spiritual energy was depleted to a certain extent, he would take the pills to recover.

"I have to take a pill about every other day... The price is acceptable."

The success of the True Refinement Method for nurturing the sword made Jiang Peng think of the second method of nurturing the sword: concealing its edge.

The Concealing Edge Method sounds simple.

To unleash the power of a magic sword, and then conceal it—this is called concealing one's edge.

It sounds simple, but the Concealed Edge Technique requires cultivators to keep their swords activated at all times. If the process is interrupted, not only will the Concealed Edge Technique fail immediately, but the sword intent accumulated over time may even backfire on the cultivator.

This method seems to have many drawbacks, but it has one advantage that even the Heavenly Crippled Daoist highly praised.

That is, by using the Concealed Edge Technique, cultivators can unleash power far exceeding their original level.

After much deliberation, Jiang Peng finally decided to temporarily abandon the idea of ​​hiding his strength.

Firstly, constantly activating the magic sword also requires consuming spiritual energy, and his cultivation level cannot support the simultaneous consumption of two sword nurturing techniques.

Secondly, during the process of concealing one's edge, as the sword intent accumulates, the cultivator will be uncontrollably influenced by the sword intent, and their entire temperament will become sharp and aggressive, or rather, full of murderous aura.

This is not a good thing for Jiang Peng, who has always been low-key.

However, the Concealed Edge technique is not entirely useless.

"At least when I fight someone, I can use the Concealed Edge Technique to build up my strength for a moment. In this way, even if I can't reach the power of crossing realms, it's still a bit stronger than my usual sword control."

After a moment's thought, Jiang Peng decided to use the Concealed Edge Technique as a special sword control technique.

Once he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, he might be able to try truly cultivating his sword by concealing his true strength, but for now, he is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, so there's no need to be overly ambitious.

After more than half a year, Jiang Peng's sword-nurturing technique finally got on the right track.

Now, he can be considered to have a truly trump card up his sleeve.

......

Around noon, at Cangshan Market.

In a private room at Yutanglou, Jiang Peng waited for Qian Laosi to arrive.

Seeing the table laden with food and drink, Qian Laosi raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Judging by this display, Brother Jiang must be here for some good news?"

Because he was acquainted with Qian Laosi, Jiang Peng did not get up to greet him from his seat. Instead, he pretended to take a sip of wine and put on airs.

"This feast is just a small token of our appreciation," Jiang Peng said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Qian Laosi's eyes darted around, and he immediately realized that Jiang Peng was referring to the time when he led Jiang Peng to explore the underground cave.

Qian Laosi immediately became excited.

"How was the harvest? Judging from your posture, Brother Jiang, you must have made a fortune. What can I have of you?"

Because of their familiarity, Qian Laosi didn't stand on ceremony at all and immediately sat down next to Jiang Peng, pouring himself a full glass of wine.

Jiang Peng and Qian Laosi clinked glasses lightly, but Jiang Peng did not answer Qian Laosi's question.

He was also thinking about how to repay Qian Laosi.

Although Tiancan Daoren encountered a crisis of possession in the middle, if it weren't for Jiang Peng's Purple Gold Cauldron, he would probably have changed his appearance and become a completely different person by now.

The crisis cannot be blamed on Qian Laosi.

The gains were real and tangible.

The weapon-forging experience before the third tier, the complete version of the Heavenly Chen Sword Nurturing Technique, and the magic sword forged from Heavenly Chen Steel, etc.

These things cannot be simply valued in spirit stones.

After pondering for a long time, Jiang Peng put down his wine cup and said, "I didn't get any windfall, and I won't go into the details of what happened next, but I did receive some benefits."

Upon hearing this, Qian Laosi raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It's beneficial yet worthless, so it's a high-level cultivator's inheritance? The kind that's not easy to reveal to others?"

"More or less." Jiang Peng nodded slightly.

Qian Laosi then asked, "Can I learn it?"

"This restriction is extremely high, and you probably don't have enough financial resources," Jiang Peng shook her head slightly.

Qian Laosi exclaimed in surprise, "It seems like a money-burning thing. I'm not learning it then."

After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating the dishes on the table, saying as he ate, "Since there's no benefit to be gained, let's leave it at that... Consider this meal Brother Jiang's way of thanking me."

"Don't you want spirit stones?" Jiang Peng placed a storage bag on the table. "These are twenty mid-grade spirit stones, which were originally intended as payment for you."

Qian Laosi paused slightly as he waved his chopsticks, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook his head.

He pushed the storage bag back in front of Jiang Peng.

"It seems Brother Jiang has reaped considerable rewards, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to come up with such a large sum of money."

"You don't want it?" Jiang Peng looked at the storage bag that had been pushed back. "Do you feel it's not enough? Or do you want something else? Do you need me to help you with connections within the sect?"

Qian Laosi shook his head.

"I'm going to swallow my pride and ask Brother Jiang for a favor."

Meeting Jiang Peng's surprised gaze, Qian Laosi let out a long sigh.

"To be honest, Brother Jiang, I've gotten married."

"Getting married? When? Why didn't you tell me?"

Qian Laosi's expression was extremely complicated.

"She was a young widow from the Song family. We started flirting and became involved. When the Song family found out, they didn't blame us. Instead, they made me marry her."

"This isn't anything special, so we'll keep things simple."

Jiang Peng suddenly understood, but then asked in confusion, "I see. But what does this have to do with me? Brother Qian, have you gotten your hands on a beautiful woman and established connections with the Song family, so you look down on these three little things?"

"You're joking," Qian Laosi shook his head and said, "My wife is pregnant, and the reason I'm not accepting Brother Jiang's spirit stones this time is to ask Brother Jiang for a promise."

"What promise?"

After hesitating for a moment, Qian Laosi finally said, "If my child has the potential in the future, I hope Brother Jiang can take him as his apprentice for the sake of our friendship."

Jiang Peng asked curiously, "You want your child to join the Cangshan Sect? Aren't the Song family's connections enough?"

Qian Laosi shook his head.

"It's not the Cangshan Sect, but Brother Jiang."