Flowing Cloud Sword Technique

After reaching the mountaintop, Fang Chen put down his water canteen, summoned the Floating Immortal Sword, walked to the giant stone, and slashed down with his sword.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew, and the Floating Immortal Sword left a shallow sword mark on the giant stone. A powerful stream of energy instantly surged from the hilt into his palm and then throughout his body.

"No problem!"

A smile appeared on Fang Chen's lips. He didn't continue slashing but instead began to clear the moss from the stone. The text carved on the stone was covered by moss, and he could only see it after cleaning it off.

Fang Chen spent a full hour clearing all the moss from the giant stone.

"Finally done!"

Fang Chen stood before the giant stone, looking up carefully at the carved text. This text was a sword technique called the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, containing not only cultivation mantras but also sword moves. The carver was True Monarch Liuyun.

"It's actually a legacy left by a True Monarch expert!"

Fang Chen was somewhat surprised upon seeing this sword technique. True Monarchs were experts in the Nascent Soul Realm.

In the Barbaric Realm, above the Qi Refining Realm are Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Nascent Soul…

Cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm are called True Persons.

And cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Realm are called True Monarchs.

In the Glazed Sword Sect, most of the current Elders are in the Nascent Soul Realm, the Peak Lords are in the Nascent Soul Realm, and only the Sect Master and Grand Elders have reached the Void Integration Realm.

The legacy sword technique carved on this stone was left by True Monarch Liuyun, so it was definitely extraordinary.

Fang Chen was a little excited. He had initially thought the cultivation method on the stone was just an ordinary one, but he never expected it to be left by a True Monarch expert.

The sword technique on the stone had over two thousand characters and no punctuation marks. Both Fang Chen and anyone else would have to rely on their own understanding to break down the sentences and deduce the meaning.

"This sword technique looks very powerful. If I can learn it, I'll definitely be able to defeat Zhang Tielin!"

Fang Chen looked at the carved text on the stone, then began to swing the Floating Immortal Sword, slashing at the stone. Streams of powerful energy flowed from the Floating Immortal Sword into his body. As the powerful energy surged into his mind, he felt a jolt.

Fang Chen knew that the spiritual energy flowing into his body from the Floating Immortal Sword could not only temper his physical body, making it stronger, but also be refined into True Qi, making his internal True Qi more substantial. It could also increase his soul power.

Spiritual Sense was actually a special kind of soul perception. The stronger the soul, the stronger the Spiritual Sense.

Under the effect of the powerful energy, Fang Chen felt invigorated, and his thoughts instantly became active. In this state, he could almost achieve photographic memory and quickly memorized the entire cultivation method on the giant stone.

After memorizing the cultivation method, Fang Chen continued to swing the Floating Immortal Sword, striking the giant stone. With the help of the powerful energy flowing into his body from the Floating Immortal Sword, he circulated the Glazed Qi Refining Art while deducing the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique in his mind.

"Dong... dong... dong..."

A loud bell rang.

Outer Sect Disciples from the various peaks of Azure Cloud Peak emerged from their residences and rushed to the mountaintop at their fastest speed because today was the Spirit Gathering Day of the Azure Cloud Sect.

The so-called Spirit Gathering Day was when the Spirit Gathering Arrays located at the mountain peaks of the Inner and Outer Sects were activated.

The Spirit Gathering Array was activated once a month, lasting for one hour each time.

During the activation of the Spirit Gathering Array, the spiritual energy within the array was abundant. Cultivating or comprehending cultivation methods within the Spirit Gathering Array would yield twice the results with half the effort.

Both Inner and Outer Sect Disciples would not miss such an opportunity.

Therefore, even Zhang Tielin, who had been injured in a fight with Li Yanshan yesterday, was no exception.

Although Zhang Tielin had taken healing pills after returning from Dog Head Ridge, his injuries had not completely healed. After all, the healing pills he took were not high-grade; those high-grade pills were too expensive.

Zhang Tielin, supported by his two lackeys, arrived at the summit of Golden Bull Ridge.

At this moment, many people had already arrived at the summit and were standing within the Spirit Gathering Array.

Within the Spirit Gathering Array were raised stone platforms, each carved with numerous array patterns, used for disciples to meditate. The closer the platform was to the center of the array, the better the cultivation effect.

Therefore, both Inner and Outer Sects held a competition before the Spirit Gathering Array was activated. Disciples of lower ranks could challenge those of higher ranks. If they defeated their opponent, they could obtain a better-positioned stone platform.

Only those in adjacent positions could issue challenges. For example, someone in position ten could challenge someone in position nine, but not someone in position eight.

"What's wrong with Zhang Tielin? He looks injured."

"How did he get injured?"

"I heard that his brother in the handyman area was killed by a waste with no Spiritual Root. Although that waste became an Outer Sect Disciple, no one from any of the peaks wanted him, and he eventually went to Dog Head Ridge. Zhang Tielin went to Dog Head Ridge yesterday to avenge his brother, but he was injured by Li the Half-Blind of Dog Head Ridge!"

"Is Li the Half-Blind of Dog Head Ridge that powerful? He could injure Zhang Tielin?"

"Hmph, that Li the Half-Blind is a ruthless guy. He's like a barefoot person unafraid of a shod one. He fights like he doesn't care about his life, so it's normal for Zhang Tielin to be injured by him!"

"So that's how it is. With Zhang Tielin injured, it looks like he won't be able to keep his position today!"

"Yeah, Liu Sanqiang definitely won't miss this opportunity!"

The disciples around the Spirit Gathering Array began to discuss.

Upon seeing Zhang Tielin appear, a disciple named Liu Sanqiang immediately challenged him.

Liu Sanqiang's position was the thirtieth stone platform, while Zhang Tielin's was the twenty-ninth.

Facing Liu Sanqiang's challenge, Zhang Tielin directly conceded. He knew that in his current condition, he absolutely couldn't defeat Liu Sanqiang, so there was no need to fight him.

"Hahaha, thank you, Senior Brother Zhang Tielin!"

Seeing Zhang Tielin concede, Liu Sanqiang couldn't help but laugh and cupped his hands slightly towards Zhang Tielin.

"Bastard!"

Zhang Tielin gritted his teeth in anger, his hatred for Fang Chen deepening. If Fang Chen hadn't killed his brother, he wouldn't have gone to Dog Head Ridge to seek revenge, nor would he have been injured. Thus, he could only transfer his rage onto Fang Chen.

His own brother had been killed. If Zhang Tielin didn't avenge him, he would absolutely be mocked by the other Outer Sect Disciples. Therefore, as soon as he learned of the matter, he immediately went to seek revenge on Fang Chen. But he never expected that Li Yanshan would protect Fang Chen with his life, ultimately injuring him.

At this moment, everyone else also began to issue challenges.

Although the Spirit Gathering Array wouldn't be activated until noon, everyone without special permission had to arrive at the mountain summit two hours before the Spirit Gathering Array was activated.

Therefore, everyone had ample time to issue challenges before the Spirit Gathering Array opened.

At this moment, Fang Chen was continuously hacking at a giant stone with his Floating Immortal Sword, constantly deducing the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique in his mind.

Because the Spirit Gathering Array at Dog Head Ridge had long been destroyed, it was impossible to gather spiritual energy there anymore.

Two hours later, during which he continuously deduced the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, he still hadn't made any progress.

He frowned and sighed, "This Flowing Cloud Sword Technique is too difficult. It doesn't even have punctuation. These two thousand-plus characters can form countless combinations. When will I ever be able to deduce it?"

Although he hadn't made any headway with the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, over these two hours, Fang Chen had absorbed a lot of powerful air currents. Not only had his physical strength increased significantly, but his True Qi had also improved a lot. The gains were quite substantial.

Just then, the Spirit Gathering Arrays on the major mountain peaks instantly activated, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to converge madly towards them.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

Fang Chen noticed the stone in front of him vibrating. Blue runes appeared on the stone's surface, and a sharp Sword Intent emanated from it.