Chapter 202 - 99: Dao Scripture, 84,000 Volumes

Chapter 202: Chapter 99: Dao Scripture, 84,000 Volumes

Su Xingying, however, was different. She had grown up on Star Sword Peak, where she was exposed to the Celestial Star Scriptures and their Mystical Techniques every day. She had even been tempered by all sorts of star-related Heavenly and Earthly Treasures. It would be no exaggeration to say she had spent more than a decade preparing to cultivate this technique.

On top of that, she had the Enlightenment Tea. Her father—the Peak Master who had cultivated the Celestial Star Sword Manual to the Grandmaster Realm—had even personally drawn a Celestial Star True Intent Map to guide and protect her. With all this, Su Xingying was fully confident she could bring the Celestial Star Sword Manual to the Minor Achievement Realm within three days.

Once her technique reached Minor Success, the support from a perfectly compatible Core Cultivation Method would cause her power to at least triple!

At that point, she would be completely certain of defeating Jiang Xuan.

Her only worry was, ’Isn’t this... basically cheating?’

Just as she was feeling conflicted, Ning Rong seemed to read her mind. She spoke with a grave expression, "Xingying, since you think so highly of him and want to recruit him to Star Sword Peak, you can’t get bogged down by such trivialities."

"Besides, for him, just being able to join our Star Sword Peak and receive its Core Cultivation Method is an immense stroke of fortune in itself."

Those words convinced Su Xingying.

’Mother’s right. The duel in three days is crucial; I absolutely cannot lose again! If it comes to it... I’ll just apologize to him after he joins Star Sword Peak.’

Seeing Su Xingying nod in agreement, Ning Rong was determined to shatter the idealized image her daughter had of Jiang Xuan. She repeatedly urged her to go all out during the duel, to beat him so thoroughly that he couldn’t even fight back.

"The more crushing his defeat, and the more effortless your victory, the more he’ll realize the power of our Star Sword Peak. And the more likely he’ll be to join."

Of course, there was one thing Ning Rong left unsaid: no woman could ever truly admire a man she could defeat so easily. If Xingying beat him a few more times, Jiang Xuan would become nothing more than a pathetic weakling in her eyes.

Once Xingying saw him in such a pathetic, weakened state, Ning Rong wouldn’t need to do anything else. Her daughter’s budding feelings for Jiang Xuan would naturally dissipate.

Even after confirming that Su Xingying wouldn’t go easy on him this time, Ning Rong... still wasn’t completely at ease.

After leaving the courtyard, she summoned Yu Dai and instructed in a low voice, "Keep a close watch. When Xingying has converted all of her Magical Power into Celestial Star Power, find an opportunity to have her drink this bottle of Star Spirit Liquid. Also, I will teach you a Technique shortly. Use it to secretly activate the Lifebound Star Stone she wears."

These items would temporarily enhance Su Xingying’s Magical Power and combat strength, boosting her power by an additional fifty percent.

Ning Rong knew her daughter was far too proud to ever willingly use such unorthodox methods.

But after changing her Cultivation Technique, Su Xingying herself wouldn’t know exactly how much her power had grown.

So, as long as Yu Dai was discreet, she would simply attribute the power boost to her new Cultivation Technique.

And she would then use that power without any reservations.

With everything arranged, Ning Rong gazed toward the Lower Court where Jiang Xuan resided, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

’Celestial Star Power from the Celestial Star Sword Manual, the accompanying core swordsmanship of Star Sword Peak, secret boosts from the Star Spirit Liquid and her Lifebound Star Stone, and an utterly determined Xingying whom I’ve warned repeatedly...’

’I refuse to believe you can still win against her now!’

...

Of course, Jiang Xuan was completely unaware of Ning Rong’s machinations.

He had even put his Cultivation and the Refinement of the Golden Marrow Spirit Liquid on hold for the time being.

His eyes were shining as he gazed at the newly expanded Scripture Pavilion. A team personally led by the Scripture Pavilion’s Elder, Yu Xian, was carefully escorting stacks upon stacks of scriptures toward it.

There were exactly 84,000 scrolls and volumes in all!