Chapter 447 Phenomenal Swordplay!
Tian Du City.
Swordsman Association.
Sword gleams shone. A dazzling glow astounded countless people.
The Swordsmen looked dumbstruck.
Phenomenal swordplay!
How long had it been since Tian Du City last saw a phenomenal swordplay?
âHurry!
âFind out which genius did this!â
âNo⊠Itâs not our peopleâŠâ
The Swordsmen were baffled. Besides their fellow Swordsmen, who else would be in the Swordsman Association, their territory?!
âIt seems to be Lu Ming.â
Shush!
There was dead silence in the association.
Oh, Lu Ming said he was there to comprehend an abilityâŠ
ThereforeâŠ
He came up with a phenomenal swordplay within such a short time?
At the thought of this, the Swordsmen were filled with bitterness. Looking at the advanced and surmounting abilities that they were in the midst of researching, they felt somewhat despairedâŠ
Could he spare the lives of others?!
Forget it that youâre that good looking. You have such astonishing talent as well! Seriously⊠The difference between humansâŠ
At this very momentâŠ
In a certain office.
There was a glint in the eyes of one of the vice presidents of the Swordsman Association.
PhenomenalâŠ
This was a very special level! To be able to successfully research a phenomenal ability, the cultivator had to be extremely powerful!
As such, the association would normally provide some form of reward.
If it was Lu MingâŠ
âLetâs go and take a look.â
The vice president smiled faintly.
âPerhapsâŠâ
The assistantâs eyes shone.
âDo you meanâŠâ
The assistant made a throat cutting gesture with his hands.
The vice president was speechless.
âWhatâs on your mind?!â
The vice president glared at and kicked him. âA transaction, do you understand?! Damn it! At this day and age, you are still thinking of killing all day! Are your brains leaking?!
âAlthough Lu Ming researched and created this ability, if we propose sufficient terms, we can call it a joint research and effort! Collaboration, understand?!â
âO-oh. Oh.â
The assistant was worried. âWill Lu Ming agree?â
âThis is the Swordsman Association.â
The vice president had profound meaning in his words. âSometimes, itâs not up to him.â
SoâŠ
They got up and invited Lu Ming to the office.
At this very momentâŠ
Lu Ming had just comprehended the third move of the Lunar Shadow Legacy. Before he could explore the greatness of this move, he was invited to a certain office.
âHello, Lu Ming.â
The vice president nodded slightly. âIâve long heard of you.â
âHello.â
Lu Ming felt slightly confused. What was happening?
The vice president smiled and said, âI heard that you successfully researched a phenomenal swordplay a while agoâŠâ
âYes.â
Lu Ming nodded.
He could not hide the purple lights earlier. Therefore, he confessed.
âDo you have any plans to sell it?â the vice president said.
âHuh?â
Lu Ming was puzzled.
Sell it?
He had not considered that!
All this while, he had treated this as a unique ability which belonged to him. Furthermore, the Swordsman Association should have many other phenomenal abilities?
Were phenomenal abilities rare?
Yes!
Nevertheless, the Swordsman Association had been around for a long time!
Lu Ming was certain that they had powerful phenomenal peak six-star abilities!
âIf you are willing to sell, I can buy it at a high price,â the vice president said loudly.
âWhy?â
Lu Ming was increasingly doubtful.
âSigh.
âUs, vice presidents, have our problems.
âYou should understand this too because youâre a president. For the sake of the association, we have to invest a certain amount of funds in research and development every year and also achieve some research outcome.â
The vice president sighed.
âHmm.â
Lu Ming pondered deeply.
âUnderstood.â
He nodded. âHowever, I want to keep this move for the Sword Card Master Association.â
âI know.â
The vice president said with a gentle tone, âTherefore, I prefer that we go with the âjoint researchâ model. Both the Swordsman Association and Sword Card Master Association can benefit from this!â
âOh?â
Lu Mingâs heart stirred slightly.
âLook.â
The vice president analyzed the situation for Lu Ming gently. âIt is not mutually exclusive for the Swordsman and Sword Card Master. The pros of selling it will certainly outweigh the cons! The only disadvantage is that other Swordsmen may know this move in the future? Well⊠Even if this swordplay of yours doesnât exist, they will also buy other swordplays!
âFor exampleâ
âZhao Yunshan from your association!
âIf he really wants to master a phenomenal ability, he would definitely buy something else if this move didnât exist! If he encounters the move when fighting an opponent, it is easier to deal with the move because he knows it very well!
âAs for the prosâŠ
âI donât think I need to elaborate on this,â the vice president said gently.
His voice was very warm, like that of a fatherly elder.
âLook.
âAlthough you came up with this swordplay, there are only a few dozens of you in the Sword Card Master Association. Even if everyone buys it, how much money can you earn? However, things will be different if you sell it to the Swordsman Association. The number of cultivators that we have is beyond your imagination.
âThis is a win-win collaboration.â
The vice president smiled satisfactorily, âHave you considered how much money you can make?â
âHuh?â
Lu Ming had a puzzled expression but he was secretly laughing in his heart.
This guy is quite evil!
He wants to gain something without risking anything of his own!
SoâŠ
He pondered for a moment and then replied, âThe pros seem to outweigh the cons but I donât really need them.â
âNo one from the Sword Card Master Association will buy this ability,â the vice president reminded him.
âI donât need it. My disciple is rich,â Lu Ming replied.
The vice president was silent for a moment. âOur Swordsmen have very strong purchasing abilities.â
âI donât need that. My disciple is rich,â Lu Ming replied.
The vice presidentâs face darkened. Suddenly, he felt an impulse to beat Zhao Yunshan up badly.
Hell⊠How was he going to negotiate?!
Zhao Yunshan, why didnât you focus on and take over your family business? Why did you join this damned association?!
Although Zhao Yunshanâs family business was huge, it could not be compared to the Swordsman Association. However, the Sword Card Master Association did not have that many disciplesâŠ
Therefore, he could afford the expenses even if there were a hundred times more disciples than now!
How was he going to negotiate?!
Opposite them, Lu Ming maintained a calm expression.
Li Haoran had reflected to him the situation more than once. Since they forbade Zhao Yunshan from squandering his family resources on the association, their funds had been running lowâŠ
The food delivery business had solved the disciplesâ problem.
HoweverâŠ
There were utilities, facilities management, staff salary, publicity and communication between the various departments. All of these expenses required a large amount of funds!
Simply put â
A couple of days ago, a group of Energy Warriors had come and helped them to keep up appearances. There were a lot of expenses involved!
As suchâŠ
The funds of the Sword Card Master Association were also decreasing.
But so what?
Outsiders were unaware of this!
ThereforeâŠ
Lu Ming was still very confident. In the eyes of the outsiders, the Sword Card Master Association was wealthy and domineering. It was a rich association with a property that stretched across two streets!
Lu Ming had pondered the issue seriously.
Regarding the âMa Shaâ that Wu Hongfei was referring to⊠Perhaps the Sword Card Master Association should launch massaging services? After pondering carefully, if he were to start a âblind card massagingâ serviceâŠ
He felt quite thrilled by the thought.
In this day and age, cultivators often fought and they had many internal injuries.
Massaging was good business.
HoweverâŠ
It involved problems associated with privacy, safety, hygiene and illegal vice activities. This had led to the decline of the industry. Nevertheless, if they could make some changesâŠ
If they could create their own card massaging systemâŠ
WellâŠ
Lu Ming had been very troubled because of the association.
Of course, it was best if he could resolve it normally. For example, seemingly, the vice president in front of him looked like a glowing scapegoatâŠ
The vice president had an ugly expression.
No matter what he said, Lu Ming would simply say âMy disciple is richâ.
ThereforeâŠ
He could only negotiate on things that could not be bought with money.
In this era, the most precious things were often those that could not be attained with money. For example, a certain legacy site or legacy!
The phenomenal swordplay of Lu MingâŠ
Although there was only one move, it could already be considered a legacy!
âWhat about other swordplays?â
The vice president patiently led Lu Ming to understand his intentions. âWe have many phenomenal swordplays here too.â
âOkay.â
Lu Ming was very happy. âI also want to see the phenomenal swordplays of the Swordsman Association. We can share knowledge and learn from each other. We can also give each other the copyrights.â
Do you still want to fool me?
These were all very common practices in my past life!
The vice president was silent.
ObviouslyâŠ
He could not possibly agree to such terms, because the copyright of the phenomenal swordplays of the Swordsman Association was not something that he, a branch vice president, could touch!
Lu MingâŠ
Snort! Snort!
He was smarter than he thought.
But, he had another lethal move.
At the thought of itâŠ
The vice president smiled faintly. âDo you know what the most precious thing in our Swordsman Association is? Itâs not phenomenal swordplay but the quota to reach seven-star! There is a sacred cultivation place which is very beneficial for breaking through to seven-star. It is something that all the peak six-stars dream of. That quota is very precious.â
âOh.â
Lu Ming was nonchalant.
The quota did not have anything to do with him.
âFor the past two years, Qiu Shuyi has been applying for the quota for Lu YanâŠâ
The vice president continued to say, âBut she has always been rejected. If you are agreeable, I can transfer the only quota that I have to Lu Yan.â
âOh?â
Lu Mingâs heart stirred slightly.
âIf Lu Yan wants to break through to seven-star, this is the best place to cultivate,â the vice president said.
âNo!â
Lu Ming declined flatly. âItâs not as though youâre improving my ability! No!â
The vice president was dumbstruck.
Wait a minute.
This was different from what he thought!
Damn! Didnât they say that this sibling pair had a very strong relationshipâŠ
A bunch of lies!
If you were to tell Qiu Shuyi to exchange the phenomenal swordplay for a quota, she would have long agreed! If that idiot had not appeared in the newsâŠ
Forget it.
Since using Lu Yan did not work, he would work on Lu Ming.
âIâll tell you what.â
The vice president pondered deeply for a moment. âA few years ago, we discovered a legacy site that has out-of-the-world Sword Aura. Itâs like a fallen ancient place of Swordsmen. The seniors of the association worked hard for many years and finally created a path to enter this legacy site. People can enter it to cultivate now! This is a virgin territory that has not been opened to anyone.
âThat place⊠has countless fortuitous encounters!
âYou may even attain a seven-star breakthrough there!
âThe elite disciples of our Swordsman Association will be going there next month! If youâre willing to, I can give you the quota for Tian Du City!â
The vice president had a serious and grave expression.
âBut Iâm not a Swordsman.â
Lu Ming surrendered.
âYouâre an honorary Swordsman.â
The vice president had a calm expression. âIf you agree to my terms, since we are jointly researching the phenomenal swordplay, I can give you the honorary Swordsman title.â
âWhat about the person who was originally recommended?â
Lu Ming was curious.
âMy sonâŠâ
The vice president waved his hands. âDonât bother about him.â
Lu Ming was stunned.
This was amazing!
It turned out that this matter could be resolved internally!
âWhat do you say?â
The vice president looked at Lu Ming smilingly. âDonât you feel satisfied with this condition? Although phenomenal swordplay is precious, we have many of those in our association. We choose to buy yours this time because we believe in your talent. Our Swordsman Association thinks highly of you.â
âThis doesnât seem too appropriate.â
Lu Ming felt somewhat embarrassed. âThis kind of honorary title⊠It doesnât seem too appropriate.â
âBe more flexible.â
The vice president said with a smile, âThis is not a big deal. Some time ago, a senior by the surname âZhaiâ did this for a dozen of swordplays, ranging from surmounting to phenomenal ones. People address him as professor of swordplay now and he is quite famous in the industry. Who has talked bad about him before?â
âNo one?â Lu Ming asked honestly.
âThatâs right.â
The vice president had a gentle tone. âCome, letâs sign this contract.â
âAlright.â
Lu Ming agreed. âBut, I want both the quotas and a high purchase price. The copyright earnings also go to me!â
The vice presidentâs face darkened. âLu Ming, donât go overboard!â
âI donât care.â
Lu Ming turned his head. âI cultivated this swordplay because I yearn for an enlightened mind. If you donât agree, the deal is off. Humph!â
The vice president stared at Lu Ming coldly with an unfriendly expression.
After a long whileâŠ
âAlright.â
Lu Ming softened. âTwo quotas. Weâll share the copyright earnings equally. As for the price, I donât want anything anymore. This is my baseline.â
The vice president had an ugly expression.
However his proposal seemed feasible?
Equal sharing of the earnings were much better than him taking all of them. If they could market it well, there would be huge earnings. If one were to do the calculations, this was not considered a loss either?
After a long whileâŠ
He brought with him the badge for the sacred cultivation place.
This kind of badge met a certain universal standard which was then customized for the various major legacy sites and restricted areas. Basically, this was akin to an entry ticket.
Lu Ming only smiled faintly.
True enough, Senior Lu Xun was right! In future, if you want to open the windows, just propose demolishing⊠Anyway, there will be a compromise in the end.
Moments later.
The negotiations were over.
In the endâŠ
Lu Ming exchanged the third move of the Lunar Shadow Swordplay for two precious quotas and the future earnings from this swordplay.
After a long whileâŠ
The signing of the agreement was completed.
The vice president told people to prepare the research u0026 development (Ru0026D) recording devices.
As the four Ru0026D recording devices revolved around Lu Ming, he needed to cast the swordplay with precision and accuracy. The recordings had to be done perfectly before this was considered completed.
This kind of method was commonly used when one learned swordplay.
HoweverâŠ
This timeâŠ
Lu Ming had invented the swordplay.
SoâŠ
As the lights of the Ru0026D recording device shone down on Lu Ming, his figure drifted and danced in the air and he began to cast the move.
âGo and prepare the drafts.â
The vice president told his assistant. âJust say that Lu Ming and me, the vice president of the Swordsman Association, jointly researched and developed a new phenomenal swordplay!
âDo you understand?
âUnderstood.â
The assistant understood right away.
âDo it as fast as possible.
âLu Ming is too young. He may go back on his words easily.
âWe have to cast this matter in stone.â
The vice president was very experienced. âThis is in case he calls the deal off because of dignity or passion.â
âUnderstood.â
The assistant left hurriedly.
Right thenâŠ
Lu Ming was recording the phenomenal swordplay seriously.
From the activation method to the casting, he did the recording seriously, until there was a flash of purple radiance across the devices!
Analysis completed â Five-star, phenomenal.
What did this mean?
This meant that the Ru0026D recording device had already deduced the data successfully!
They had also mastered their research of the swordplay!
Itâs settled!
âHappy collaboration.â
The vice president told someone to send Lu Ming off as soon as possible.
âHuh?â
Lu Ming wanted to say, âI wanted to stay a while longer to cultivateâŠâ
âCome again another day.
âThe two quotasâŠâ
âTake this. These are the two badges for the sacred cultivation place and the legacy site that will be opened next month.â
âI have not verified their authenticityâŠâ
âThere are two QR codes, you will know whether itâs real or fake after you scan it.â
The vice president coaxed Lu Ming into leaving.
SnortâŠ
Youngsters!
They are ultimately too childish!
Looking at the âpeak five-star, phenomenalâ rating on the Ru0026D device, he was in high spirits. Perhaps it was again his turn to become famous.
Fortunately, he was quick in his actions. Otherwise, if that Brother Zhai were to discover thisâŠ
He would be out of the race.
Haha!
Brother Zhai, donât run too fast!
Very soonâŠ
Iâll catch up with you!
âŠ
SoâŠ
He began to review the recordings.
Buzzâ
3D projection.
Over there, a blue figure appeared. It was Lu Ming. Besides that, data and information were continually displayed on the devices.
When he raised his hand, the energy record displayed was 2,200 points.
When the Original Card appeared, the energy record displayed was 2,100 points.
âŠ
Every action of Lu Ming was clearly recorded, including the method of energy circulation and the condensation.
Bam!
There was an outburst of purple lights.
Phenomenal!
Bang!
There was a deafening sound.
The vice president was filled with anticipation as he waited for the outcome. The prowess of this move: Beginner six-star.
The vice president was somewhat baffled.
Beginner six-star?
Wait a minute.
Wasnât Lu Ming already an advanced five-star? Why was it that the phenomenal move he cast was merely two small levels above his level?
He had a hunch that something was not quite right?
âWait a minute.â
The vice president rubbed his head.
He retrieved the surveillance camera videos and confirmed that the lights shone when Lu Ming cast this phenomenal swordplay.
Did they do the test properly?
He made adjustments to the settings of the Ru0026D device and changed Lu Mingâs Original Card into a sword.
This timeâŠ
He took on Lu Mingâs identity, pretended to be a five-star Swordsman and tested again.
In the endâŠ
The testing was completed.
The vice president had an ugly expression.
It was certainly a phenomenal swordplay because the purple lights would not lie. It was enough to prove that the energy condensed by this move had reached the phenomenal standard!
AfterwardâŠ
The increase was about 220%.
It was very powerful!
It was a pityâŠ
It was at the border between surmounting and advanced standards. Some better advanced abilities could also achieve that stage. There wasnât any special ability!
He even made Lu Ming test it with a sword.
It was still futile!
The vice president went berserk.
Is this the ability that he had spent that much effort buying?!
It was such a fraud?!
He felt his emotions riding a roller coaster.
It was very thrilling.
This would not do. He had to contact Lu Ming immediately and terminate this contractâŠ
HoweverâŠ
At this moment.
The assistant ran to him excitedly, âPresident, the draft for the joint research has already been published. There is an influx of good reviews online. The headquarters even clicked the âlikeâ buttonâŠ
âThe association headquarters???â
The vice president felt the space in front of him turn dark and he almost fainted.
DamnâŠ.
Damn!
Why are you that efficient in this!
He could not figure out why he would be that unlucky!
He was done for!
What should he do?
Lu MingâŠ
Right!
Lu Ming!
The vice president contacted Lu Ming, harboring some last hopes.
âLu Ming!
âWhat is the prowess of the swordplay that you cast earlier?
âBeginner six-star,â Lu Ming said.
âWhy is it that weak?!â
The vice president yelled with a low voice, âThis is a phenomenal swordplay! A dignified advanced five-star phenomenal swordplay canât even be compared to an ordinary ability?!â
âI donât know.â
Lu Ming felt aggrieved. âItâs like that. President, the same thing happened during my gaming sessions in the past. I finally got an SSR card but it was less useful than the R cardâŠâ
âVice president?
âVice president? Are you listening?â
Bam!
The vice president wobbled on the floor listlessly.
This timeâŠ
He had suffered a huge loss.
âŠ
At this very momentâŠ
Somewhere.
Lu Ming had just returned to the association. Staring at the hung up call, his heart also ached badly.
âSigh.
âThe dignified third move of the Lunar Shadow Legacy only managed to be exchanged for two badgesâŠâ
Lu Ming sighed.
If Lunar Shadow found out about this, he would be driven to the grave.
However, he had no choice. The Sword Card Master Association had to develop and funds were needed⊠As the president, he also had to bear this responsibility sometimesâŠ
For the association!
For the future!
Xiao-Xiaojian was speechless.
After a long whileâŠ
It sighed deeply and said, âAre you sure youâre not forgetting to tell them that this move can only be cast when one becomes one with the sword?!â
âSigh!
âWhat are you talking about?
âAre you looking down on the Swordsman Association?!
âYou have to believe in them!
âThis is merely a phenomenal swordplay. They will definitely be able to use it!â
Lu Ming sounded righteous.
He was a very honest man.
The other party wanted the precious third move, how could he secretly include the second move of âthe non-phenomenalâ Lunar Shadow Legacy?
That would be too shameless.
Was he that kind of person?
He was not.
Since you wanted the third move, Iâll sell you the third move.
Iâm that sincere. Iâm that forthright.
Xiao-Xiaojian was speechless.
âŠ
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