[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-46":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2308706,4512,"Chapter 46: The Dual Mastery of Blade and Sword","starlight-professional-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>Time passed in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he knew it, it was the end of August.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Qinglin Market, at the edge of the Great Wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the beast tide over, wild beast density dropped sharply, and many martial artists dared to venture out in groups to hunt beasts and gather spirit herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huffing and puffing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With terrifying snorts, a three-meter-long wild boar, its entire body crimson and bearing a pair of tusks, burst from the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled a heavy tank, flattening trees and tearing up the earth wherever it passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite it stood a young martial artist carrying a sword and a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A blade in hand, ghosts and gods leave no trace… Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing moved like a god or demon; his hundred-fold forged steel blade erupted in brilliant blade light, and he surged forward with the blade, his entire body becoming a straight line as he slammed violently into the low-grade stage-one beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before colliding with the beast, he twisted his waist and sharply bent his body at the last possible instant, performing a motion defying human biomechanics, as if he were a paper doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sidestepped the boar’s charge, his steel blade flashing as it slashed hard against the beast’s neck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast’s body was covered in thick layers of fat and mud, reinforced by its innate beast talent—harder than iron armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet beneath the blade’s radiance, it split open like tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade cut through the thick outer shell, then skin, muscle, and bone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing can withstand it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this strike, Fang Xing gained deeper insight into the Ghost Blade’s nature: relentless forward momentum, nothing can block it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the massive boar’s head flew high into the air, blood gushing like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after being decapitated, the headless corpse kept charging dozens of meters, only stopping when it smashed into a giant tree and brought it crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ghost Blade: 7\u002F100 (Beginner)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, Ghost Blade’s proficiency increased again. Indeed, martial arts require real combat…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing felt excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since both Ghost Blade and Extreme Emotion Sword had reached beginner level, he occasionally ventured into the wild to test his techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many martial arts advance fastest only through real combat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in this cultivation world, there was another advantage: human lives were worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if dozens died, it was no big deal—there were fights almost every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Eagle Star, not only would reckless killing be unthinkable, but even a single death would bring police to every neighbor’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless it was the black market!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But black market fighters all wore protective suits—hard to kill, and likely to backfire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Great Wilderness of this cultivation world, the chance of backfiring was lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The path of martial arts: one step ahead, and you stay ahead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially with the college entrance exam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering high school with an A-rank martial art at beginner level, his progress naturally far outpaced those who only began A-rank arts in their second or third year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this alone would let him surpass many others and secure admission to a better university!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tomorrow’s the first day of school…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a touch of melancholy, Fang Xing stepped forward to harvest the beast’s materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, beast meat prices had risen, so the pork couldn’t be wasted—he could hand it to Hua Feiyue to sell slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip out was nominally to establish herbal supply channels, so he still needed to pick up a batch of herbs at the temporary camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『From now on, I’ll mostly leave these matters to Hua Feiyue…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『This woman seems temporarily trustworthy… The Black Tiger Gang and Chen Yi have suddenly gone quiet lately—no trouble at all…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing was slicing a boar’s thigh when he suddenly rose and stared into the forest: “Who?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young brother, you’ve got sharp ears!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure leapt out—a black-clad young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall and slender, with a heroic face, he stood atop a tree branch, his body rising and falling with the swaying treetops, revealing extraordinary lightness skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the fallen boar corpse, his eyes flashed with greed: “By market rules, we split the spoils. Young brother, you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a primordial martial artist with superb lightness skill; seeing Fang Xing, he naturally looked down on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this low-grade stage-one beast was worth a good amount of spirit stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though insignificant to some cultivators, every grain of spirit sand mattered to every martial artist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s face darkened; his steel blade flew straight from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade pierced the tree behind the young man, buried to the hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a post-heaven martial artist—lucky to kill a low-grade beast with traps or poison, and you dare—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s figure turned spectral, splitting into three shadows that slipped soundlessly to Fang Xing’s side, his eyes glinting with cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Fang Xing drew his longsword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blade was no blood-refined artifact—just a plain Qingfeng Sword bought casually at a stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In secular terms, its material was decent, barely qualifying as a sharp weapon; to cultivators, it was scrap metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of swordlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man froze, his mind dazed—he saw the willow tree of his hometown, the moonlit lotus pond, and beneath the willow… her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Sorry… Ling’er, I still…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tear slipped from the corner of his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, he clutched his throat, unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing pulled out the sword tip—no more, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s body collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?Co\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Post-heaven defeating primordial? That’s all it takes—I didn’t even use a protective suit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extreme Emotion Sword seems even more powerful than Ghost Blade, but it’s incredibly hard to master…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sheathed his sword and glanced at his status bar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Extreme Emotion Sword: 5\u002F100 (Beginner)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the Chaos Soul Talisman, he trained day and night until he finally reached beginner level in this A-rank martial art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at beginner level, its power was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under its simulated realm, even primordial experts would be momentarily disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a clash between experts, a moment of mental distraction was enough for Fang Xing to kill his opponent ten times over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『I wonder if it works on cultivators? Qi Condensation cultivators possess ‘spiritual awareness’—their mental defenses may be stronger than martial artists… but my Extreme Emotion Sword is only beginner level; it can still improve!』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, the true realm's realm will definitely affect cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fang Xing daydreamed, he covered his hands with a nanoglove and began searching the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft, total broke—only a few grains of spirit sand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the martial art manual? His lightness skill was impressive, yet he didn’t even carry his manual—terrible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rummaging through the body, Fang Xing cursed and returned to the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These market martial artists were nowhere near as wealthy as black market fighters—none had protective suits or laser guns or any high-tech gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now even manuals didn’t drop—he found it utterly frustrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young master went hunting beasts alone again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Feiyue felt she was growing ever more unable to understand this young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she knew he possessed blood-refined artifacts, why would someone with control over herbal sources risk his life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting tomorrow, spirit stones settled every three days…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing said no more, handing Hua Feiyue a bundle of herbs and beast materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he could slightly trust her, so he extended the payment cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, losing three days’ income meant nothing to him—it was the price of learning who she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, once school started, he couldn’t stay here day and night—he had to delegate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, young master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Feiyue accepted it with a smile and threw Fang Xing a seductive glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the assistance of the Seven Emotions Scripture over these days, she had become very familiar with Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, Fang Xing had no interest in chatting further and simply served tea and dismissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hua Feiyue left, Fang Xing fell silent and began cooking spirit rice while setting up the Great Dragon Stake for training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating the spirit rice, he resumed practicing the Ghost God Blade and the Extreme Emotion Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The greatest benefit of an A-rank martial art is protecting the mind—it allows one to withstand the spiritual assaults and corruption of demonic servants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade and sword in tandem, amidst countless flashes of blade and sword light, Fang Xing moved fluidly—and his thoughts wandered far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I noticed during training: whenever I simulate the essence of the Ghost God Blade while practicing the Seven Emotions Scripture, Hua Feiyue’s spiritual martial art has zero effect on me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the Extreme Emotion Sword is perfected, even a cultivator’s Chaos Soul Talisman can be resisted—and nullified—if I choose to stand firm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So does that mean, when facing cultivators skilled in spiritual attacks—like those who use seduction arts—I’ll be able to remain unmoved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators are formidable precisely because they possess countless techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet among these, spiritual assault arts are among the most critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why do I keep thinking about how to fight cultivators?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As a true martial artist, am I destined to crush everything with my fists in this other world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed and descended to the basement, surveying his assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laser gun, nanotech armor, electric baton, various surveillance equipment, plus a stockpile of spirit herbs—worth roughly fifty low-grade spirit stones…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides that, I still have thirty-seven spirit stones and eight spirit sands, along with various pills, martial arts manuals, poison powders, hidden weapons, and other odds and ends…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At Hua Feiyue’s place, there’s still three days’ worth of unpaid goods—worth about fifteen to sixteen low-grade spirit stones…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, there’s this vial of the Primordial Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing picked up a jade vial, inside which sat a single milky-white pill, sealed at the mouth with a Spirit-Sealing Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning from the Qingdan Shop’s maid Xiao Rui that such a Primordial Pill, once refined and stored in a specially crafted jade vial with a Spirit-Sealing Talisman, retains its potency for about five years, Fang Xing immediately spent fifty spirit stones to buy one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he estimated he’d reach the peak of the Second Realm within a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Primordial Pill could be used to leap directly into the Jade Essence Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once in the Jade Essence Realm, I’ll be able to activate many of this world’s talismans with my true qi—my options will multiply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of anticipation passed through Fang Xing’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1747,"2026-06-20T11:03:20.053Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 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