Walking out of the bathroom, Henry Parker picked up his tablet and searched for online tutorials.

In this era, even first-level basic spells can be learned online.

For the more popular spells, there are even trending streamers explaining them.

Henry Parker chose “Water Sword Technique.” This minor spell can be practiced by all water spiritual root cultivators.

His mantis shrimp spiritual root is considered a branch of the water spiritual root.

According to experienced practitioners, “Water Sword Technique” is a prerequisite for “Water Spirit Sword Control.” Only by mastering the Water Sword to its highest level can one hope to control swords with water and become a legendary sword cultivator.

Shushan is home to many sword immortals, and cultivators in the Tianfu region, in order to live up to their household registration, have dreamed of becoming sword immortals since childhood—Henry Parker was no exception.

He found a highly popular video and watched a streamer who had mastered the Water Sword Technique explain “The Three Big Secrets and Twenty-Eight Small Secrets of the Water Sword.”

After watching carefully, the chubby guy found another even more popular video.

In the video, a female cultivator gave a dazzling explanation. The video was titled “Remember the Three Key Points of Water Sword—That Man Spent a Hundred Thousand for Me.”

The long-legged female streamer opened a bottle of mineral water, poured it into a disposable paper cup, and got to the point: “Family, Water Sword Technique has 10 levels. I’ll demonstrate for you the effects of Water Sword Technique at different levels.”

A drop of water, about the size of a thumb, suddenly flew out of the cup, transformed into a small sword, hovered in midair for a second, and then suddenly dissipated into mist.

“This is level 1 Water Sword Technique. Duration: 1 second, consumes 10 mana points, casting time: 2 seconds.”

“In this day and age, a lot of things are quantified. New-era cultivators like to use gaming terms to measure spell power. When you unleash 10 mana points, it’s considered 10 attack points by default.”

As she spoke, the female streamer transformed another small sword from the cup.

This time, the small sword hovered in midair for two seconds, and everyone could feel the increased power of the Water Sword.

“This is the effect of level 2 Water Sword Technique. Duration: 2 seconds, consumes 20 mana points.”

“Casting time is shortened to 1.8 seconds.”

As the female streamer continued her demonstrations, the chubby student became more focused.

When the level 9 Water Sword Technique appeared, a dazzling sword light filled the video.

That sword light lasted for 9 seconds, and everyone could sense the power contained within it.

Suddenly, the female streamer put down the cup and said, “Level 10 spell is the highest realm for all first-level spells. At this stage, you don’t need to rely on the water in the cup—you can directly draw on the water spiritual energy of nature.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she began the tenth demonstration.

A sword light instantly formed, carrying a terrifying aura.

That aura was unmistakably the legendary sword qi!

Unlike the previous straightforward little water swords, this sword qi could actually turn in midair, circling the classroom like a nimble bird.

After ten seconds, the sword qi dissipated.

The female streamer said, “This is level 10 Water Sword Technique. Casting time is reduced to 0.2 seconds, almost instant.”

“When a first-level spell is cultivated to the max, it unlocks a special effect.”

“The attack special effect is also known as [Minor Divine Ability].”

“The special effect activated at level 10 of Water Sword Technique is called: Soaring Sword Qi.”

“As you all just saw, the sword qi soars in the air and lasts for ten seconds.”

“So, just how powerful is max-level Water Sword Technique? Experts have tested it—max-level Water Sword Technique can unleash 100 mana points, with power comparable to an assault rifle.”

“The difference is, rifle bullets go straight, while Soaring Sword Qi can turn, allowing for a variety of attack methods and catching opponents off guard.”

Seeing this, the chubby guy looked on with longing.

With Water Sword Technique at max level, the female streamer had won over the audience with her strength—she truly deserved the title “that man spent a hundred thousand for her.”

Chapter 11: The Professional

Henry Parker placed a cup of water on the table, watching and learning at the same time.

He memorized every detail the female streamer mentioned, following the tutorial exactly.

The water in the cup didn’t move at all.

With his actions, the chubby guy proved a truth: watching a tutorial and actually doing it are two completely different things.

It’s like learning to cook from short videos—many netizens study the videos repeatedly, but what they make still turns out to be a disaster.

Frustrated, the chubby guy tried to solve the problem with pay-to-win.

The system prompt was as follows:

[Water Sword Technique not yet learned; cannot use pay-to-win to increase skill level.]

The chubby guy figured out the pattern: after inheriting the Bihai Divine Art, he had learned it and could use pay-to-win to improve. But he hadn’t learned Water Sword Technique at all, so pay-to-win was useless.

Suddenly, the system gave a new prompt.

[With your current aptitude, diligent practice for two years will allow you to learn Water Sword Technique.]

[Time is money. Are you willing to exchange money for time?]

The chubby guy clicked “Yes,” opening a brand new door.

[Two years of lifespan for a one-star spiritual root cultivator is worth twenty million.]

[Spend twenty million pay-to-win points to exchange for a “Water Sword Technique Beginner’s Certificate.”]

A scam!

This is a scam!

The chubby guy saw the truth.