Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 91 - 44: Cyan Sparrow Sword, Seven-Aperture Treasure Pearl
Similarly, with both being Level 6 Flying Swords, Su Yu found the Cyan Sparrow Sword to be more agile than the Sun Concealing Sword, and the same sword moves were easier to execute.
The properties showed a +20% flexibility for the Flying Sword, but when actually wielded, he felt the efficiency improvement was far more than 20%.
"In the future, when choosing Flying Swords, this attribute’s priority can be right after armor penetration."
After practicing for a while, Su Yu called back his two swords and pondered quietly.
Now with two Level 6 Flying Swords in hand, his strength has greatly increased. Lan Yiyi will surely be defeated, but he’s still not very confident against Ding Lingyu.
The Sun Concealing Flying Sword has a base damage of 1960, combined with the Golden Turtle Ring’s +200, making 2160 attack. With a Swordsmanship realm bonus of +30%, the total output is 2808.
The Cyan Sparrow Flying Sword has a base damage of 1810, combined with the Golden Turtle Ring’s +200, making 2010 attack. With a Swordsmanship realm bonus of +30%, the total output is 2613, nearly 200 less than the Sun Concealing Sword.
Based on the last minor exam, it is estimated that under normal circumstances, it would barely break through Ding Lingyu’s defense, essentially just scraping the surface.
Only by activating the Sun Concealing Sword’s flare can there be enough output.
But the flare only lasts 15 seconds, which is definitely not enough to deplete 360,000 HP in seconds. Moreover, three months have passed, and Ding Lingyu’s strength will surely have improved, with higher HP and defense.
"I still need to strengthen a bit more."
"Either increase the Taibai Sword Formulas to Level 60, or raise the Swordsmanship realm by one level. Satisfying either condition would be sufficient."
"Of course, I also need to prepare a good Defense Treasure."
Just having enough offense is useless if my own defense can’t hold out against Ding Lingyu.
"Currently, I only have 70 gold, not enough to buy a Level 6 Defense Treasure. I need to make more money."
"There are still two months before the next minor exam, so I should grind levels first."
"If I can’t elevate my Swordsmanship realm, I should at least raise the Taibai Sword Formulas to Level 60. One of these needs to be met."
Su Yu immediately laid out his plan for the next two months and started implementing it.
After resting for a day, he continued to go out for training the next day.
This time, he was cautious about being followed. Before leaving the city, he spent 20 silver to have a guild member specializing in Celestial Secret Skill cast a spell on him, preventing others from tracking his whereabouts using similar spells or Magical Artifacts.
After leaving the city, he dove into the Yuanjiang River, departing from the bottom.
Soon, he met up with Ao Run and traveled upstream, returning to the temporary hideout where they stopped. The two, one man and one flood dragon, buried themselves in intensive training at a depth of three to four thousand meters in the river.
This time, he brought enough supplies, including a thousand Low-grade Rejuvenation Elixirs just for mana recovery, costing a total of 5 gold.
"Swish! Swish!"
Two dazzling sword lights crisscrossed in the water. At the intersection, a Level 76 Giant Pelican Fish revealed a deep, haunting scar around its body, instantly raising seventeen sprays of blood.
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The precisely aimed Taibai Sword Gang landed on the wound, slicing the Giant Pelican Fish in half.
The two Flying Swords that crossed past made a circle in the water, capturing another Fish Spirit nearby, elegantly circling around it and raising a dozen sprays of blood.
After a few days of training, Su Yu suddenly realized that in combat, the Cyan Sparrow Sword’s efficiency wasn’t inferior to the Sun Concealing Sword.
Although the Flying Sword’s lethality couldn’t match the Sun Concealing Sword, the agility attribute gave the Flying Sword greater flexibility, making it more efficient in actual combat.
The Sun Concealing Sword could deal eight segments of damage in one circle, while the more agile Cyan Sparrow could deal nine segments, making it just as good as the Sun Concealing Sword when averaged out.
In the days that followed, Su Yu camped out here, joining the battle every morning until nightfall, sometimes even working overtime at night due to Ao Run’s influence.
Seeing her tirelessly fighting for four to five days straight, Su Yu thought she shouldn’t be named Ao, but Ao (meaning "endure").
The creatures here were at least Level 70 and above, often in the 80s and 90s, occasionally even encountering Level 100 experience monsters. Combined with getting some extra kills during Ao Run’s overtime, he accumulated as much as 2.2 million killing experience a day, occasionally gaining some Dao insight points.
Over a month, he accumulated as much as 66 million killing experience, with 42 Dao insight points gathered piece by piece.
Including the 19.5 million killing experience already in the experience pool, he had a total of 85.5 million killing experience.
"Upgrade!"
He opened the panel and focused on the Taibai Sword Scripture, committing an unending stream of cultivation points and Dao insight into it.
After spending a total of 82.5 million cultivation points and 300 Dao insight points, the Taibai Sword Scripture smoothly upgraded from Level 50 to Level 60.
Taibai Sword Formulas Level 60: Flying Sword damage +3600, attack speed +2400, Sword Control speed +2400 km/hour.
With the Sword Formulas upgraded, the output also increased significantly.
The Sun Concealing Flying Sword damage is 2260, with the Golden Turtle Ring +200, Swordsmanship realm +30%, for a total of 3198 damage.
Sword Control speed is 1580 km/hour, with the Golden Turtle Ring +200, Swordsmanship realm +30%, for a total of 2314 km/hour.
The Cyan Sparrow Flying Sword damage is 2100, with the Golden Turtle Ring +200, Swordsmanship realm +30%, for a total of 2990 damage.
Compared to before, the maximum output increased by nearly 400. Against Ding Lingyu, the damage had changed from scraping with sandpaper to.... still scraping, but with a steel wool pad now.
After upgrading, Su Yu eagerly sought out a Level 75 Black Fish Spirit to test the sword. The Sun Concealing and Cyan Sparrow swords took just two rounds to slice it in half.
"Even a steel wool pad can hurt!"
After testing the sword, Su Yu’s confidence in the upcoming minor exam in a month’s time was significantly boosted.
"Now I just need a Level 6 Defense Treasure to have a chance to challenge Ding Lingyu."
"I guess I’ll have to borrow some money this time."
Rubbing his hands together, Su Yu dove back into the arduous task of level grinding.
Day and night, he tirelessly farmed monsters, ignoring all outside affairs, head down and focused on the task.
