Return: Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Swordsmanship
[Ding! You have bestowed upon your Disciple "Lin Qingzhi" Low-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasure, the "Azure Cloud Sword," and have received Apprentice-Teaching Hundredfold Return Reward: Upper-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasure, the "Azure Firmament Sword."]
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The first Flying Sword that Lu Changsheng bestowed upon Lin Qingzhi, the Azure Cloud Sword, was of the lowest quality among Houtian Spirit Treasures; it could only be considered a bottom-tier item.
He wanted to give his disciple the highest-grade Flying Sword that could be used at the Nascent Soul Realm.
The system just happened to return an Upper-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasure.
"The Azure Cloud Sword is merely Flying Sword I gave you for travel. This Law Treasure is for your combat."
Lu Changsheng then bestowed the Azure Firmament Sword upon Lin Qingzhi.
"Master's considerations are thorough. However, given my shallow cultivation, is it too extravagant for me to possess two Houtian Spirit Treasures?"
Lin Qingzhi felt that it was a bit excessive for a Nascent Soul Realm Elder to possess two identical acquired Houtian Spirit Treasures.
"It's alright, Master has plenty of Flying Swords."
Since his master had said so, Lin Qingzhi could not refuse.
[Ding! You have bestowed upon your Disciple "Lin Qingzhi" the Upper-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasure "Azure Firmament Sword," and have received Apprentice-Teaching Eight-Hundredfold Return Reward: the Middle-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure "Bluefall Nine Heavens Sword."]
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Middle-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure?
This Bluefall Nine Heavens Sword is of good quality.
However, Lu Changsheng already possessed the Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the True Martial Sword, so the Bluefall Nine Heavens Sword was at most a backup Law Treasure.
"Next, I will teach you the Earth Stage High-Grade Cultivation Method, the 'Profound Heaven True Art'."
Lu Changsheng has already planned a cultivation path for his Chief Grand Disciple.
At the Golden Core Realm, one cultivates the Mystic Stage Upper-Grade Cultivation Method, "Grand Profound Art".
At the Nascent Soul Realm, one cultivates the Earth Stage High-Grade Cultivation Method, "Profound Heaven True Art."
At the Dao Palace Realm, one cultivates the Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Cultivation Method, "Taiqing Wuji Art".
By progressing step by step, Lu Changsheng can also receive the return rewards at each stage.
Lu Changsheng began explaining the introductory Mnemonic of the "Profound Heaven True Art," Lin Qingzhi listened attentively without any distractions.
The "Profound Heaven True Art" was a high-grade Earth Stage High-Grade Cultivation Method that Lu Changsheng obtained from the Shushan Scripture Repository using his Sect Contribution points, specifically for Lin Qingzhi.
It took Lin Qingzhi half a day to formally begin learning.
[Ding! You have bestowed upon your Disciple "Lin Qingzhi" the Earth Stage High-Grade Cultivation Method "Profound Heaven True Art," and have received Apprentice-Teaching Thousandfold Return Reward: the Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Cultivation Method "Taiji Profound Heaven True Art."]
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Is it Cultivation Method on the same level as the "Taiqing Wuji Art"?
Lu Changsheng unexpectedly obtained another Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Cultivation Method.
However, Lu Changsheng is already cultivating the Taiqing Wuji Art. If he were to cultivate the Taiji Profound Heaven True Art at the same time, he would need to devote even more energy to it.
"If I cultivate my Taiqing Wuji Art to the Ninth Layer and gain a comprehensive understanding, then cultivating the Taiji Profound Heaven True Art should be a piece of cake. There's no need to advance them simultaneously."
Lu Changsheng decided to focus on cultivating the Taiqing Wuji Art to the Ninth Layer.
The next day, Lu Changsheng summoned Lin Qingzhi again.
This time, he will teach Lin Qingzhi the Earth Stage High-Grade Swordsmanship, "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect".
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect" is Cultivation Method that Lu Changsheng had previously returned. After Lu Changsheng perfected the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect Swordsmanship, he passed it on to Lin Qingzhi.
[Ding! You have bestowed upon your Disciple "Lin Qingzhi" the Earth Stage High-Grade Swordsmanship "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect," and have received Apprentice-Teaching Thousandfold Return Reward: the Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Swordsmanship "True Martial Nine Forms."]
Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Swordsmanship!
After Lu Changsheng achieved the Great Perfection of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect to One technique, he finally obtained an even more powerful Swordsmanship.
"I will personally teach you the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect."
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Changsheng patiently explained all the Moves and details of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect to Lin Qingzhi.
Lu Changsheng extremely familiar with the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect to One Swordsmanship, so teaching him this Swordsmanship was a piece of cake for him.
Under Lu Changsheng's tutelage, Lin Qingzhi barely managed to get the basics down.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Qingzhi's aptitude was not high. It was only through diligence, sudden enlightenment, and Lu Changsheng's Transmission Empowerment Lin Qingzhi's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.
"By the way, I have two Medicinal Pills here that can improve your aptitude."
Lu Changsheng almost forgot about the two Medicinal Pills he obtained from the Xia Kingdom Treasury — the Spirit Ginseng Pill and the Heaven-Mending Pill, one to improve Root Bone and the other to improve comprehension.
These two Medicinal Pills can slightly improve Lin Qingzhi 'Lin Qingzhi aptitude, making him less mediocre and allowing him to comprehend Cultivation Method more quickly.
[Ding! You have rewarded your Disciple "Lin Qingzhi" with Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pills, "Spirit Ginseng Pill," and have received Apprentice-Teaching Two-Hundredfold Return Reward: Sixth-Grade Medicinal Pills, "Thousand-Year Spirit Ginseng Pill."]
[Ding! You have rewarded your Disciple "Lin Qingzhi" with Fifth-Grade Medicinal Pills, "Heaven-Mending Pill," and received Apprentice-Teaching Five-Hundredfold Return Reward: Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pills, "Heaven-Defying Pill."]
The two returned Medicinal Pills were of fairly good quality; once Lin Qingzhi reached the Dao Palace Realm, there would still be a chance to improve his aptitude.
What is inherently deficient can only be compensated for later.
As his master, Lu Changsheng had really gone to great lengths to help.
Having used up his three chances to receive rewards that day, Lu Changsheng, after Lin Qingzhi had joined the sect, told him to go back and cultivate the two Cultivation Method, "Profound Heaven True Art" and "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect," on his own.
Inside the cave abode, Lu Changsheng began practicing the Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Swordsmanship, "The True Martial Nine Forms".
The True Martial Nine Forms Arts are divided into Nine Layers, each more difficult than the last.
Lu Changsheng had experience in cultivating the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect Great Perfection and also possessed Innate Dao Body, allowing him to quickly master the first three forms in just one day.
It took Lu Changsheng another three days to comprehend the fourth move.
In ten days, Lu Changsheng mastered the fifth technique.
Within a month, Lu Changsheng mastered the sixth form.
Starting from the seventh form, the difficulty increases dramatically, and even those with Innate Dao Body cannot comprehend it quickly.
Lu Changsheng's comprehension came to an abrupt end.
To comprehend the first six moves of Upper-Grade Heaven Stage Swordsmanship in just one month is an astonishing speed of comprehension.
"The last three forms are extremely difficult, and their power increases exponentially. The first six forms of the True Martial Nine Forms are already more powerful than the Great Perfection of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect."
"This month I've been so focused on practicing my Swordsmanship that I've forgotten to reward my disciples and Transmission Empowerment."
"Furthermore, I must seek out Taiyuan True Person to learn the Taiqing Wuji Art and observe the Myriad Sword Walls."
Lu Changsheng was engrossed in cultivating the "True Martial Nine Forms" when he came to his senses. A month had passed in the blink of an eye, and there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.
The more advanced the cultivation Cultivation Method, the longer the seclusion period. Before he knew it, he had been in seclusion for a month.
During his training trip down the mountain, Lu Changsheng Transmission Empowerment to his Second Disciple, Lian, and bestowed upon her precious gifts.
Upon returning to Azure Cloud Peak, Lu Changsheng bestowed upon his Eldest Disciple, Lin Qingzhi, Transmission Empowerment and a reward.
However, Lu Changsheng overlooked his newly accepted Third Disciple, Mo Huazhi.
"This Profound Dragon Radiant Ink obtained at the Auction can serve as a gift for my Third Disciple."
The treasure that Lu Changsheng obtained was useless to all the other disciples, except for his Third Disciple, Mo Huazhi, and even to Lu Changsheng himself.
Lu Changsheng's recent descent from the mountain, during which he witnessed the Divine Abilities of the Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor, has sparked his keen interest in cultivating a Literary Sage.