Stellar River Saber Art

[After looting equipment from Deng Rusong, you were about to leave]

[Deng Rusong stopped you]

[He took out a thick book, "True Explanation of Elixir Dao," and handed it to you]

[This "True Explanation of Elixir Dao" from Deng Rusong is more complete and comprehensive than Xie Huide's version]

[Xie Huide's version was more unkempt]

[Perhaps he was single-mindedly focused on waking Deng Wanshu, and didn't put his heart into writing books]

[Deng Rusong also told you]

[He and Xie Huide will prepare for a year, and then they will go into seclusion, using a month to refine the Returning Yang Paste]

[During that month, Village Elder You Yun will be in charge of the Danxia Sect's operations]

[Deng Rusong also told you to keep the matter of you becoming the next sect leader a secret for now, as announcing it too early would affect the sect's stability]

[You don't care about these small matters and casually agreed]

[You said goodbye to Deng Rusong and returned to your own courtyard]

[You are very excited now because you have confirmed that you possess the Insightful Observation talent]

[As long as you enter Insightful Observation state, you can perceive the Earth Source]

[Before, you were like an old eunuch holding a stunning beauty, willing but unable, unable to even enter the door]

[Now you are finally complete]

[You want to ruthlessly pull down the stunning beauty's pants, take out the elastic band from the pants, and make a slingshot to shoot at other people's windows]

[You sat cross-legged in the small courtyard]

[You took a few deep breaths to calm your mind]

[You followed the method Xie Huide taught you and began to explore how to enter the Insightful Observation state]

[In the first few attempts, you found it very difficult]

[After many subsequent attempts, you discovered that it was indeed very difficult]

[But of course, you won't give up]

[You carefully looked through the notes Xie Huide gave you]

[You read them carefully for three days]

[During this time, you ran to Xie Huide several times]

[He explained the key points in detail to you again]

[On the fourth day, in your room]

[You sat cross-legged on the cultivation couch, calmed your mind again, and began to try]

[Your body and mind gradually became clear]

[Everything around you seemed to suddenly quiet down]

[You closed your eyes at this moment]

[But the scenery around you gradually became clear in your mind]

[The surrounding walls, the tables and chairs in the room]

[A cup of clear tea on the table, the tea stains remaining at the bottom of the cup]

[All were clearly visible]

[Most importantly, you saw the True Qi around you]

[The invisible True Qi was completely and clearly visible in your eyes, with nowhere to hide]

[You have finally entered the Insightful Observation state again]

[Your state is ethereal, and your whole body feels warm]

[You know that you can only maintain it for a quarter of an hour]

[You immediately probed your consciousness into the Simulation Space]

[Your invisible consciousness slowly clung to the white Earth Source]

[Maintaining the Insightful Observation state, you saw the Earth Source gradually change]

[The hazy mist on the surface of the Earth Source dissipated]

[Revealing the original appearance of the Earth Source]

[You stared intently]

[A virtual long sword floated quietly in the center of the Earth Source]

[Although the long sword was virtual, the sharp sword energy it emitted still made you tremble with fear]

[Your consciousness simply cannot get close]

[Forcibly approaching would only result in your consciousness being shattered by the sword energy.]

[Your consciousness transforms into your physical form.]

[You stand far away, carefully observing the sword, not daring to approach and defile it.]

["Just relying on this thing can turn a Grandmaster into a Supreme Grandmaster?"]

[Your anthropomorphic consciousness frowns in a human-like manner, appearing unconvinced.]

[Furthermore, you are very puzzled.]

[How could a person who practices the saber be drawn to a sword?]

["Could it be that each Earth Source is unique, its essence determined from the very beginning?"]

[You think this is very likely.]

[You plan to ask Xie Huide about it later.]

[You examine the Earth Source again carefully.]

[Within the streams of sword energy, you seem to sense something contained within.]

[But you have no clue what it is.]

[The quarter of an hour passes quickly.]

[You are forced to exit the Insightful Observation state.]

["Hoo~"]

[You suddenly open your eyes, gasping for breath.]

[Cold sweat runs down your back, and your whole body is trembling.]

[Your expenditure was too great.]

[Right now, you are more drained than Bai Chen after spending three days and three nights in a brothel.]

[However, this drain will gradually lessen as your proficiency increases, until it no longer affects you.]

[You take out a revitalizing medicinal paste and eat it.]

[After a short while,]

[You immediately feel energized, transforming back into a tough guy.]

[However, you need to wait ten days before you can practice Insightful Observation again.]

[You spend the next ten days in regular cultivation.]

[Your Marrow Cleansing peak cultivation takes another step towards the Divine Organ realm.]

[Ten days later,]

[You begin practicing Insightful Observation again.]

[After more than twenty days of unremitting effort, you haven't succeeded even once.]

["This thing is a bit metaphysical!" you mutter to yourself.]

[You can only temporarily give up practicing Insightful Observation.]

[You resume proper cultivation.]

[While cultivating martial arts, your confidence, which had been damaged during your Insightful Observation practice, is restored.]

["I really am a little genius after all!"]

["He Yu, you're one hell of a guy!"]

[You encourage yourself while cultivating.]

[A month passes quickly.]

[On this day, Deng Rusong finds you.]

[He has brought you something good.]

[The Stellar River Saber Art, a sect-level Grandmaster technique.]

[This is the main cultivation technique of a Supreme Grandmaster who was once known as the Second Saber of Great Qian.]

[Why the Second Saber?]

[Because that Supreme Grandmaster once said that if he claimed second, no one would dare claim first.]

[That's how domineering he was.]

[Although the Second Saber of Great Qian was a bit stubborn,]

[The brothers on the path genuinely acknowledged the Second Saber of Great Qian's strength.]

[He was generally recognized as the strongest saber user.]

[Because of this, a small problem arose later.]

[Someone claimed to be the First Saber of Great Qian.]

[This led the Great Qian's number two saber to excitedly come knocking for a challenge.]

[But upon arrival, he saw only a small Bone Tempering martial artist.]

[This Bone Tempering martial artist even admitted defeat on the spot.]

[Then, he publicly declared that he had accepted the challenge from Great Qian's number two saber.]

[He just regrettably lost, and now he is the officially recognized Great Qian's number three saber!]

[This brother's move opened up new avenues for all the saber practitioners.]

[So they all declared themselves to be number one saber, and began to imitate him.]

[Then there appeared over a hundred Great Qian number three sabers, all tied.]

[Among this number three saber boy band, the one with the lowest cultivation was even a Skin Refinement martial artist.]

[These saber practitioners stopped researching saber techniques and took a liking to military strategy instead.]

[Great Qian's number two saber was furious, having learned a harsh lesson.]

[He never showed off again, and honestly took his place as Great Qian's number one saber.]

[After listening to Deng Rusong's story, you objectively commented, "That is indeed the story of a second-rate saber."]

[You even started to doubt whether this second-rate saber Supreme Grandmaster's cultivation method was any good.]

[What if after cultivating it yourself, you also become as slow-witted as him?]