Chapter 31. Not a Single Strand of Wool Left Behind
For the sake of emotional value, Yun Jin performed her fifty backflips with flair. She executed front flips, back flips, continuous flips, one-handed flips, and side flips. She even deliberately stumbled once. Unfortunately, the emotional value didn’t increase as much as she’d hoped.
Yun Jin felt somewhat disappointed. It seemed people’s emotions were harder to stir now. Perhaps her antics were becoming too commonplace?
Soon, Yun Jin finished her flips. She had been so focused that when the sword technique experience suddenly flooded in at the end, the impact nearly made her fall.
Everyone: “……”
Zhao Wuji laughed, “Well? After all those flips, have you learned the technique?”
His voice was full of mockery.
Yun Jin nodded seriously, “Mm, I think I have.”
Still stubborn?
Zhao Wuji sneered, “Then please, demonstrate.”
Calmly, Yun Jin walked over to pick up the sword she had tossed aside earlier.
“This sword technique is quite interesting,” Yun Jin’s lips curved as she suddenly moved.
However, her figure had already instantly appeared elsewhere.
Her body and sword sometimes separated, sometimes united, creating an eerie beauty.
“Ding. Yellow-grade high-level sword technique, mastered six parts. Master ten Yellow-grade high-level techniques to use simplification chances and combine them into a Mystic-grade low-level sword technique,” the system prompted.
Yun Jin’s gaze flickered.
Oh?
Mastering ten Yellow-grade high-level techniques could upgrade to Mystic-grade!
Though only low-level Mystic-grade, it was still crossing an entire tier.
In all of Tianxing Sect, Yellow-grade sword techniques were countless, but there were only three Mystic-grade sword manuals!
From Yellow-grade to Mystic-grade was a qualitative leap.
Yet with her simplification system, she could potentially mass-produce Mystic-grade manuals.
The system’s prompt didn’t stop Yun Jin as she continued demonstrating the Tracing Sword Technique.
Elder Sword watched Yun Jin’s performance, his eyes flashing with admiration!
He had practiced this sword technique himself. Even with his current sword dao realm, it had taken him several hours to fully master it.
But Yun Jin?
She had truly learned it after just one look?
Elder Sword now understood the meaning behind her strange backflips!
She must have realized from the start that this technique differed from others, requiring certain physical qualities. So she used backflips to loosen up her body in preparation.
Elder Sword’s eyes were full of approval.
This Yun Jin was truly extraordinary!
He had come at the right time!
As the sword demonstration concluded, Yun Jin put away her sword, her expression calm.
She quickly glanced at her emotional value.
Damn.
The backflips plus sword demonstration had only increased it by 800 points!
Though this was partly because they had already provided considerable emotion earlier.
But! It still wasn’t enough!
As the old saying goes: Fleece as much wool as you can!
And another old saying: Missing even one strand of wool is a crime!
Yun Jin calmly said, “Elder Sword, please don’t bring such simple techniques next time. I think only Heaven-grade sword techniques would pose a slight challenge for me. Unfortunately, a small sect like Tianxing doesn’t have any Heaven-grade techniques. If not, just give me that Earth-grade Blue Lotus Sword Technique. I could barely practice with that.”
Yun Jin stood there, the very picture of an unrivaled expert.
Everyone’s jaws dropped.
They’d seen arrogant people before, but never anyone this arrogant!
Casually mentioning Heaven-grade techniques!
What did that mean?
Those were top-tier sword manuals only holy lands possessed.
Even Earth-grade techniques were barely acceptable to her.
In reality, no one in Tianxing Sect had mastered an Earth-grade technique. Not even Lin Ya, the former acknowledged sword genius, nor the current Sect Leader Zhao Wuji!
Elder Sword was stunned by Yun Jin, but then he smiled, “Yun Jin, you say you want to learn an Earth-grade technique?”
Before Yun Jin could respond, Zhao Wuji interjected, “Elder Sword, this person is outrageous! She’s only learned some Yellow-grade high-level sword techniques, yet she dares to covet Earth-grade techniques! Such arrogance and conceit will not take her far on the path of immortality!”
Hearing this, Yun Jin immediately began showing off. She raised her chin arrogantly, “How could ordinary people understand the terror of a genius!”
“Emotional value +200!”
Yun Jin looked at Zhao Wuji, delighted. This Sect Leader was also an emotional value gold mine.
She quickly continued, “I am destined to be unrivaled in this life. Every step I take, I am the strongest in that realm! I will slowly surpass each of you, and I encourage those I surpass to chase me, until one day, you can no longer see even my shadow.”
“Emotional value +200!”
“Emotional value +50.”
“Emotional value +10.”
Damn. There was still more to squeeze out!
It seemed people had become immune to sword demonstrations earlier.
But not to chuunibyou declarations.
Yun Jin immediately stomped the ground and pointed to the sky, “I want this sky to no longer obscure my eyes; I want this earth to no longer bury my heart; I want all living beings to understand my will; I want all gods and Buddhas to vanish like smoke and clouds!”
The entire arena fell silent.
Silent to an excessive degree.
Lin Ya looked at Yun Jin in bewilderment.
What…
What kind of oddball had he taken in?
Everything else aside.
Wanting all gods and Buddhas to vanish?
Wasn’t she afraid the gods and Buddhas would hear her?!
“Emotional value +300.”
“Emotional value +100.”
“Emotional value +100.”
Yun Jin blinked, amused.
Who could understand?
She had worked so hard, demonstrating sword techniques and performing fancy backflips, yet the emotional value crawled up slowly.
But with a few chuunibyou declarations, the emotional value skyrocketed.
Yun Jin immediately made a decision.
From now on, she would engrave chuunibyou declarations into her very bones.
Ideally, she’d recite them every time she made an appearance!
“Very… ambitious,” Elder Sword stuttered, the first to react.
“Passable,” Yun Jin smiled slightly.
“Arrogant fool!” Zhao Wuji couldn’t help but mock, “You should pray the gods and Buddhas don’t take offense. If they do, a single bolt of lightning could strike you dead.”
Yun Jin smiled wickedly, “Is that so? I think it’s the gods and Buddhas who should pray I don’t take offense. Otherwise, I’ll turn this world upside down.”
Everyone: “……”
Elder Sword couldn’t listen anymore. Although the gods and Buddhas likely wouldn’t bother with a small disciple like her, such words should be spoken more cautiously.
He couldn’t help but say, “Yun Jin, back to the point! Do you want to cultivate an Earth-grade manual?”
Before Yun Jin could speak, Zhao Wuji’s expression changed, “Elder Sword, you’ve seen how outrageous she is. She’s utterly incapable of achieving great things. She may have some sword talent, but she only has a Five Element Root! A Five Element Root can’t cultivate past the Nascent Soul stage. For a cultivator who can only reach the Golden Core stage in their lifetime, what use is a natural sword body?”
Zhao Wuji was extremely grateful at this moment.
Grateful that Yun Jin only had a Five Element Root.
Otherwise, with her personality, Tianxing Sect might be turned upside down!
His words had some truth to them, causing Elder Sword to ponder.
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow, “Who says a Five Element Root can’t reach Nascent Soul stage? I’ve said I’m a genius. How can geniuses be measured by common standards?”
Zhao Wuji sneered.
Whether she was a genius remained to be seen.
But her shamelessness and thick skin were indeed unparalleled in the world.
(End of Chapter)