Chapter 491: Puppet
In the blink of an eye, several days passed by again, the weather gradually cooled, and the land was filled with the bounty of autumn harvest. Everywhere one looked, busy farmers were reaping their crops.
Yet these farmers were unaware that a massive Flying Magical Boat was silently flying across the sky above them.
"Xiao Qian, come."
Aboard the Little Thousand Flying Sky Magic Boat, Su Jie stood on the spacious front deck, controlling the Divine Firm Sword as it buzzed and danced.
Xiao Qian shrank to a length of over a meter, flapping six pairs of wings, chasing relentlessly after the Divine Firm Sword.
The Divine Firm Sword was a top-grade magic treasure flying sword, acquired from Zhong Xinpeng's hands. After Su Jie consumed the previous owner's prohibitions on the Divine Firm Sword, he marked it with his own imprint.
Now, through this training method, he was honing his compatibility with the Divine Firm Sword, so it would handle like an extension of himself, operating with ease.
As a top-grade magic treasure, the power of the Divine Firm Sword was undeniably formidable. Zhong Xinpeng relied on this flying sword to escape from Qingzhou to Qing Province; otherwise, he would have long perished at Su Jie's hands, and the subsequent events would've never transpired.
Su Jie's flying sword skill wasn't particularly proficient, but fortunately, Su Jie's Primordial Spirit was strong enough to partially compensate for this shortcoming.
In the past, Su Jie's White Bone Sky Slaying Sword was powerful largely due to the Sword Nourishing Gourd's enhancement, but given the grade of the Divine Firm Sword, ordinary Sword Nourishing Gourds were no longer effective.
Under Su Jie's control, the Divine Sword transformed into a rainbow, soaring through clouds and into the sky, maneuvering agilely in the heights, slicing clouds into fragments.
Upon entering uninhabited areas, it occasionally approached ground level, slicing through rivers. Rivers as wide as several tens of meters were instantly severed, interrupted for several seconds before the water managed to restore its flow.
In nearing the ground, the sharp Sword Qi carved a trench over ten meters deep, sending mud waves flying to the sides; if used for farming, efficiency would be astonishing.
This was just Su Jie's casual manipulation; in full force, the power of the Divine Firm Sword would further increase.
The Thousand-Hand Centipede chased excitedly from behind, treating this as a game with Su Jie.
"Tea is brewed."
Beside Su Jie, Mo Shiyao brought tea while Jiang Lin stood to one side with sweets, waiting for Su Jie to enjoy them.
The newly joined Wei Qingwan was fanning with both hands to cool Su Jie off.
However, her face was puffed with reluctance, unlike Mo Shiyao and Jiang Lin, who had long accepted their fate.
On another side, two male disciples, Yu Wenjing and He Wenfeng, were mopping, cleaning the Flying Magical Boat's deck.
Su Jie controlled the sword while enjoying the service of these talented female disciples, a life worthy of envy.
"Miss Wei, you seem to have quite a grudge against me!"
Su Jie apparently noticed Wei Qingwan's subtle expression and raised an eyebrow to inquire it.
"No!"
Wei Qingwan lowered her head. She wasn't foolish; even if truly aggrieved, she wouldn't dare voice it directly to Su Jie, which would only invite trouble.
"Oh, really? Aren't you eager to avenge your senior brother?"
Su Jie joked, as Zhang Xinming had died at Su Jie's hands.
Wei Qingwan's fist clenched tightly, her chest heaving intensely, exuding a look of anger she dared not express.
"Hehe, you all pride yourselves on wielding swords in the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance. How is my Sword Control skill? How does it compare to your Senior Brother Zhang's?"
Seeing this, Su Jie lightly flicked his fingers, the rapidly flying Divine Firm Sword pivoted and flew back to Su Jie's side, swirling around his body.
Buzz!
The Thousand-Hand Centipede also returned, clinging to Su Jie's chest, chirping at the flying sword, wanting to continue playing.
Su Jie scratched the Thousand-Hand Centipede's chin, calming it down for the moment.
"Very... very powerful."
Wei Qingwan reluctantly acknowledged, the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance, as the name suggests, excels in sword control. Even sects like Guan Chao Pavilion and Fire Cloud Palace fall short in sword control compared to them.
As a talented disciple of the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance, Wei Qingwan's prowess and insight were unquestionable; she surpassed Su Jie in Sword Control ability, not to mention someone like Zhang Xinming, who as an Immortal Seed mastered the Sword Heart at eighteen, far surpassing Su Jie in sword wielding.
But sword control also depended on strength; in the face of absolute power, overwhelming force trumped all, while skill mattered little.
"Haha, it seems I'm quite gifted in the path of flying sword!"
Su Jie chuckled, unconcerned with Wei Qingwan's flattering words; flying swords were merely embellishments to him, never his mainstay for intimidation.
Su Jie released the Divine Firm Sword again, luring the Thousand-Hand Centipede to play.
Witnessing this, several women, including Wei Qingwan, gazed enviously; this was a top-grade magic treasure flying sword worth tens of millions of Spirit Stones, a sword they desired in their dreams.
If they obtained the Divine Firm Sword, they'd surely be cautious, nurturing it with utmost care, unlike Su Jie, who squandered it as a toy for the poisonous insect, showing no awareness of its preciousness.
"May I ask, where did Qin Mengying go?"
Seeing Su Jie in apparent good spirits, Mo Shiyao couldn't resist asking.
Since Qin Mengying left, she hadn't returned. Mo Shiyao's query wasn't out of concern for Qin Mengying's safety, but rather a desire to know whether Qin Mengying had fallen victim to Su Jie, fearing they might become his target too.
"Are you concerned for her?"
Su Jie's gaze turned to Mo Shiyao.
"Yes, what's wrong with that!"
Mo Shiyao trembled under Su Jie's gaze, fear creeping in.
"I couldn't tell you all had such sisterly affection; if you want to leave and find her, you can, just pay. But here I have a rule, the first to pay only costs three million Spirit Stones, the second six million Spirit Stones, the third twelve million Spirit Stones; who wants to be first?"