Chapter 268 (1/2)

Chapter 268: Registration and Cultivation

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

Leon was a member of Hoppes’ sword arts team and was also considered to be Hoppes’ disciple.

To have this identity, it naturally showed that the level of his sword arts had far surpassed that of most ordinary students.

Additionally, the reason why Hoppes was not the one who came to check the manual himself was because he already had to attend to heaps of work daily.

A sword arts master like Hoppes would have to research countless sword arts theory daily, conduct numerous experiments, and look through loads of documents. There was no way he would still have the time to check through every student’s discovery.

Most of the time, the checks would be conducted by the students under him, and only the manuals which were exceptionally outstanding would be submitted to him.

In fact, after enrolling into the academy, other than when the students picked out one of the Eight Prized Techniques of the West to learn, most people would not be able to see the great masters like Hoppes for many years.

However, although Leon was also a member of the sword arts team, he was not as busy as Hoppes and still had some time to concern himself with the matters in the outside world. He knew that Fang Xingjian was this year’s Regional Champion and the person who had comprehended the seven levels of the Pantheon Monument’s mysteries.

Therefore, Leon patiently took a glance through the sword arts manual Fang Xingjian had written. However, upon one look, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he came to the same conclusion as Zhou Xingwen.

Leon had come to the conclusion that this was a sword technique which had been pieced together using a collection of many parts and had drawn reference from countless other techniques.

Straightening up his expression, Leon looked at Fang Xingjian and said, “I’ve received this new sword technique. I’ll take a good look through it and check against the materials in the library during the next week or so. If there aren’t any problems, I’ll register the sword technique for you.

“However, as for whether anyone will pick up this new sword technique or even purchase the rights to use it, I won’t know.”

With that, Leon threw a look at Fang Xingjian before saying subconsciously, “But, young man, it’s still better to be down to earth in your training and take one step at a time. It’s meaningless to do something like try to increase the number of self-created sword arts.”

After saying that, Leon left.

Fang Xingjian fell into a short daze. However, he had confidence in his Rebirth Sword Technique. Even if the person who checked it did not like it, as long as it entered the sword arts archives, then all the academies and certain special factions in the entire Empire would be notified.

This meant that after new techniques appeared and were accepted into the Empire’s archives, they would first be seen by the Headmasters of various academies and the leaders of certain unique groups. They would then decide if they wished to bring in or purchase the techniques.

Fang Xingjian believed that there would definitely be someone who would recognize its value. Furthermore, he had no time to grab onto every single person who did not recognize the value of the Rebirth Sword Technique, and convince them of how amazing it was.

Sword arts was something in which it was hard for one to find people who would share the same sentiments. It was impossible for one to request for everyone else to be capable of understanding top notch sword arts.

Therefore, he paid no heed to Leon’s attitude and merely left with the caviar.

Upon returning back to the villa, Fang Xingjian then started to practice the Luminous Heaven Soaring Slash. As he waved his wooden sword about, a large spread of white, incandescent glow soared upward and turned into streams of light, filling up the entire place.

It was as if a sun had risen up from the land, with streams of sword light soaring into the skies. Fang Xingjian was surrounded by light.

Level 30 Luminous Heaven Soaring Slash… When it was activated, the impact was truly tremendous, and it startled almost all the other cultivators throughout the Sacred Land.

However, why would Fang Xingjian care about these? It did not take him very long to enter a deep state in his cultivation as he continued to push the Luminous Heaven Soaring Slash toward level 40.

The light seemed to grow increasingly stronger, and one could even see multi-colored light rays appearing around the training room. It was the slight materialisation created from the light glows when countless ether particles underwent frequency changes ceaselessly.

On the other end of the valley, there was a man with silvery hair and red lips, looking like a spirit of the mountains. The man lifted his head to look in the direction where there was a light pillar soaring high up into the air.

He said with indifference, “Radiant Light Sword Technique? No, that’s not right. It’s also synthesized with other stuff. It can refract and control light… Has it been synthesized with the Supreme Mistwind Sword? There shouldn’t be anyone like this in the Sacred Land. Which Elder Martial Brother has picked up a new sword technique?”