A Great Harvest

A Sword Saint is an unparalleled expert who has reached the level of a Martial Saint in the art of Sword Dao.

However, in this era, no one of the Sword Saint level has been born for a long time. The Great Flame Martial Saint is not known for his Sword Dao. Ning Qi guessed that the incomplete Sword Saint Inheritance that the Old Man Divine Sword obtained should have been left behind by a Sword Saint from a long time ago.

Zhuang Chen began to recall what the Divine Old Man Divine Sword had taught him. Ever since he stepped into the Inner Essence Realm, the Old Man Divine Sword had been teaching him the Sword Saint's Inheritance little by little. During this escape, the Elder had even stuffed the remaining essence of the legacy into his hands.

Fortunately, Zhuang Chen Innate Sword Bone and had a unique understanding of Sword Dao, which enabled him to memorize everything.

now.

He organized his thoughts and began to speak slowly:

"The Sword Saint's Inheritance that my master received was passed down from a senior named Qingfeng Sword Saint. It includes several cultivation techniques such as Qingfeng Sword Force, Qingfeng Sword Qi, and Qingfeng Secret Records. In addition, there are some Sword Dao techniques used for killing."

He first gave a general overview of the contents of the Sword Saint's Inheritance, and then slowly began to talk about the Azure Edge Sword Force.

Ning Qi listened attentively.

My understanding of the way of the sword deepened instantly.

The True Martial Sect also possesses Sword Dao techniques, but they are clearly not as refined as these, which perfectly fills the gap in Ning Qi's knowledge.

Ning Qi knew long ago that not everyone who wields a sword can be called a swordsman. In fact, a considerable number of people in the martial arts world are not qualified swordsmen. The key lies in the sword's strength and energy.

Strictly speaking, only martial artists who have reached the Great Inner Essence Realm Great Accomplishment and have mastered sword energy can be considered swordsmen.

After Inner Essence Realm Great Accomplishment, one can transform their internal energy. Those who cultivate sword energy possess unparalleled sharpness in their attacks, far surpassing ordinary swordsmen. Sword energy is an extremely powerful characteristic of Internal Force, and the Azure Edge Sword Energy is particularly outstanding in its sharpness.

"Taking the essence of a three-foot-long sword, directly pointing to the very nature of its sharpness, it truly lives up to the Inheritance of a sword saint."

Ning Qi had already gained some understanding just by listening.

The transformation of his internal Gang Qi had already taken on an unparalleled sharpness. For Ning Qi, learning something ready-made was far too easy. He already knew other sword energy and sword aura techniques, but now that he had taken the essence of the Azure Edge Sword Aura, the transformation was even more effortless, and the power was even greater.

Without a doubt.

If Ning Qi were to use secret techniques such as the Heavenly Sword Technique next, its power would increase even further.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his face.

Even after Zhuang Chen had finished explaining the Celestial Person Qingfeng Secret Manual, he still felt there was more to say and couldn't help but ask:

"Didn't this Sword Saint of Green Edge leave behind any cultivation methods for becoming Martial Saint?"

With this new Inheritance, Ning Qi now possesses three Celestial Person Inheritance, but his understanding of the Martial Saint's methods remains at a simple level.

Zhuang Chen scratched his head sheepishly.

"My master told me before that this was all the Sword Saint's Inheritance he received; the most crucial part had been erased."

Ning Qi frowned slightly.

However, he quickly realized that this was normal. Otherwise, if someone possessed the complete cultivation method of Martial Saint, even a slight leak would have been enough to wipe out the Divine Sword Sect dozens of times over.

"However, my master said that there is a note at the end of the Qingfeng Secret Records that says, 'To become Martial Saint, one must harness the power of heaven and earth for one's own use.'"

Ning Qi's eyes lit up.

This coincides with the direction he had previously deduced.

The Celestial Person Realm cultivates the three flowers of essence, qi, and Celestial Person. When the three flowers converge at the top, one achieves the Perfection of Celestial Realm. If one were to go further, perhaps one could incorporate the power of heaven and earth into one's body. This is a direction he is considering, but he cannot verify it yet. He needs to step into the Celestial Person Realm before he can slowly deduce it.

"However, why add this annotation after erasing the Martial Saint's cultivation method?"

"If one does not wish for the Martial Saint's methods to be passed down through generations, then this annotation is somewhat redundant. If one wishes to preserve the Martial Saint's methods, then why erase them? There seems to be some kind of inner conflict involved?"

"Could it be that there is some unknown crisis involved in advancing to the Martial Saint, causing previous Martial Saint to be unwilling or unable to pass on the Martial Saint Technique?"

Ning Qi had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't dwell on them too much.

You will naturally come to understand this gradually as you come into contact with this realm.

"Ninth Senior Brother, shall I continue with the other secret techniques?" Zhuang Chen asked.

Ning Qi snapped out of his daze and nodded with a smile.

Zhuang Chen continued:

"Besides the few cultivation techniques recorded earlier, the rest are some ultimate secret techniques used in combat."

"Take the Divine Sword Step, for example. This step uses the human body as a sword; each step is like drawing a sword, advancing without hesitation..."

Zhuang Chen began to speak slowly.

Several of these secret techniques caught Ning Qi's eye and greatly enhanced his foundation.

But what truly captivated him was the last secret technique Zhuang Chen had mentioned.

Zhuang Chen's expression darkened slightly as he said:

"The last secret technique is the Sword Core Disintegration Technique. It involves nourishing the Yuan Pill original elixir) with sword energy daily to form a sword core. When used in a critical moment, it can unleash several times the combat power, but it is also a life-or-death technique. That day, my master used this secret technique to escape with me..."

Ning Qi sighed softly and simply patted him on the shoulder.

Night has fallen.

The Sword Saint's Inheritance contains a great deal, and Zhuang Chen has only selected the essential parts to tell Ning Qi now. Zhuang Chen will copy it into a scroll and put it in the Scripture Pavilion when he has free time later.

Zhuang Chen went back to his room to rest.

Ning Qi was savoring the Inheritance the Azure Edge Sword Saint that he had just received.

"Although it's only an incomplete Inheritance, the Sword Saint is still a Sword Saint. He has his own unique insights into the path of cultivation, which is very helpful to me. It's even better than the Dragon-Tiger-Eagle Inheritance I obtained from the Iron Ridge Three Fiends."

"This Sword Core Disintegration Technique is particularly interesting."

Ning Qi was very interested.

Without a doubt, this is a secret technique that can unleash explosive power; when used at crucial moments, it can multiply combat strength several times over.

However, the cost is quite high.

"If we can reduce the cost, it might become one of my trump cards."

Although Ning Qi seeks immortality, he doesn't mind that his combat strength is too strong. Moreover, the world is becoming increasingly chaotic, and having sufficient martial power to protect him makes him feel safer. Although Ning Qi already has the strength to be among the top on the Celestial Person Ranking, it is still not enough.

"I haven't yet advanced to the Yuan Pill Realm, so even if I wanted to use this secret technique, I can't for the time being."

"However, it's not without a solution. I still have 70% of the energy left in my pseudo-core. Could I use it to replace the Yuan Pill? Or, could I construct a 'virtual sword core' specifically for unleashing my full potential?"

A series of flashes of inspiration kept arising in Ning Qi's mind.

In the blink of an eye, two different approaches had emerged.

Ning Qi's strength is already formidable enough, so the boost from the fake core is much less significant for Ning Qi. Unless he replaces it with a more powerful fake core, he won't hesitate to use it as a substitute for the Sword Core Disintegration Technique.

In addition, Ning Qi's own Gang Qi was extremely powerful, far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Cutting off a portion of the condensed "virtual sword core" won't affect him; this is something others can't do.

Ning Qi felt that both options were feasible, and he became very interested, starting to analyze them in depth.

Time passed.

Daoist Longshan secretly investigated from the foot of the mountain, maintaining constant contact with True Martial Mountain. Ning Qi was also very patient, knowing that it might not be possible to find out in a short period of time, even if he had a direction, he would have to wait until the other party revealed their true colors.

However, he wasn't worried; judging from the way these people acted, it definitely wouldn't be long before he had to wait.

It's only a matter of time before we catch them red-handed.

Ning Qi continues to grow and will not let this incident stop him; it is merely a small episode on his path to enlightenment.

period.

After Zhuang Chen recovered from his injuries, he moved out of the Dao-Seeking Courtyard.

This is normal. After all, every True Disciple of the True Martial Sect has their own independent courtyard. Just like when they helped Ning Qi build the Dao-Seeking Courtyard, the fellow disciples also helped Zhuang Chen build a courtyard.

Zhuang Chen named it the Sword Inquiry Academy.

He truly loved the Sword Dao, hoping to constantly examine his own heart and strive forward in the Sword Dao.

The Sword Inquiry Academy and the Dao-Seeking Courtyard are very close. After all, Zhuang Chen and Ning Qi are the closest. He admires his ninth senior brother. Before he joined the True Martial Sect, Ning Qi had taught him a Swordsmanship and the secret art of the innate sword body.

This brief close encounter with Ning Qi made him realize even more how unfathomable his Ninth Senior Brother was. He secretly set Ning Qi as his goal and worked hard to catch up.

However, this process is destined to be very long. His sword bone recovery will take some time, and he will have to start cultivating from scratch. But with his previous foundation, the rebuilding process will be much faster.

After Zhuang Chen moved out.

The Dao-Seeking Courtyard became much quieter again. The White Ape would often go to find Zhuang Chen and show him around every plant and tree of the True Martial Sect. Before they knew it, the relationship between the man and the ape had become increasingly intimate. However, Ning Qi often saw the two bickering and arguing, which made him chuckle.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Ning Qi's Jade Liquid Sea within his body has become even stronger. His so-called slow cultivation is only relative to himself, but compared to other Jade Liquid Realm cultivators, it is progressing by leaps and bounds, even by tens of thousands of miles a day.

at this time.

Thanks to Zhuang Chen's tireless efforts, the sword bone within his body has been fully revived.

Ning Qi is examining him.

Strands of Gang Qi moved nimbly under Ning Qi's control, without the slightest aggression. Only the Myriad Manifestations True Qi could achieve this, leaving no blind spot untouched.

A moment later.

Ning Qi laughed:

"Tenth Junior Brother, your sword bone has fully recovered; you can resume your martial arts training."

Upon receiving Ning Qi's affirmative reply, Zhuang Chen's tense mood instantly relaxed completely, and his excitement was palpable. Only he himself knew how lost he had been these past few days.

If he truly could no longer cultivate, he didn't know what path to take next.

Luo Wentian, Ye Qinghe, and the others who had gathered around also burst into laughter.

The genuine joy of everyone made Zhuang Chen even more excited.

After everyone finished laughing, Luo Wentian finally spoke up:

"Little Ten, you can continue your cultivation now. Before Master went down the mountain, he instructed me to have you practice the Yazi Stake, one of the True Martial Nine Piles, to build a foundation."

Upon hearing this...

The expressions on everyone's faces were slightly complicated.

The Yazi Stake was something Qin Yun learned back then. Since Qin Yun left the True Martial Sect, one of the True Martial Nine Sons has been missing, and the beautiful expectation of "Nine Celestial People Battle Martial Saints" has been completely dashed.

This has always been a knot in the heart of Daoist Longshan, which is why he has never taken on a new disciple.

It wasn't until the Old Man Divine Sword entrusted his son to him on his deathbed that Daoist Longshan was able to finally resolve the knot in his heart.

but.

Everyone probably understood their master's thoughts. Regarding Qin Yun's matter, he felt more self-blame than disappointment in Qin Yun. From the fact that he accepted Zhuang Chen as the tenth True Disciple, everyone could see the reason why the position of the eighth True Disciple had remained vacant.

Fortunately, Zhuang Chen has now entered the sect, Yazi Stake has been passed on once again.

Zhuang Chen nodded quickly and said:

"I will listen to my master."

He had heard about what happened to his eighth senior brother. He wasn't stupid, and seeing the situation of his senior brothers and sisters, he could roughly understand the situation.

Ning Qi broke the silence with a smile:

"I know the Yazi Stake, I'll teach you later. You can also learn the other Stake Skill of the True Martial Nine Piles if you want. As for the Inheritance of the Qingfeng Sword Saint, you can also practice it; these two are not mutually exclusive."

Ye Qinghe also smiled and said:

"We really need Little Nine to teach us. We only have a superficial understanding of the Yazi Stake. Now that our master isn't on the mountain, only he can teach us."

Everyone smiled knowingly, recalling Ning Qi's monstrous performance when he first learned Stake Skill.

In the blink of an eye.

That was six years ago.

Everyone was filled with emotion.

Zhuang Chen was confused and just scratched his head with a silly grin.

Looking at Zhuang Chen's jiggling fat, Ning Qi suddenly realized that he couldn't let Zhuang Chen continue cultivating the Dream Taotie secret technique like this, otherwise he would turn into a mountain of flesh, which would be quite ugly. He hadn't bothered with Zhuang Chen before he wasn't his junior brother, but now it would be better to optimize Zhuang Chen a bit.

Afterwards, Zhuang Chen can also practice the Dream Sleeping Technique together.

Zhuang Chen has a high level of comprehension.

One can quickly grasp the basics of practicing the Yazi Stake and then become proficient.

Retracing his steps, Zhuang Chen's cultivation progressed rapidly.

Once Zhuang Chen's cultivation had fully entered the right track, Ning Qi continued to deduce an even better version of the Sword Core Disintegration Technique.

These days.

Aside from cultivation and scripture reading, Ning Qi devoted a significant portion of his energy to this secret technique.

Success was nearing completion.

Inside Ning Qi's body.

The Jade Liquid Sea was churning and roaring, occasionally whipping up a wave, all of which were extremely pure Gang Qi.

"Both of the previously deduced possibilities were good, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, but replacing the sword core with a fake core is more difficult. I will first try to condense a virtual sword core, and then when the fake core explodes, I will only need to add or subtract some of the different parts."

With a thought, he activated the Myriad Manifestations True Qi, and some of the internal Gang Qi transformed into strands of incomparably sharp sword energy. After fusing with the characteristics of several sword energies, primarily the Azure Edge Sword Energy, this sword energy became extremely powerful.

Strands of sword energy shot into the sky, converging above the Jade Liquid Sea under Ning Qi's control.

It also contained some ingenious elements derived from the Great Grinding and Tempering Technique of Heaven and Earth. Strengths of sword energy began to condense, and before long they had transformed into a sphere.

Then it continues to coalesce, coalesce, and coalesce again.

final.

It transformed into a perfectly round sword core.

This sword core is naturally incomparable to the Yuan Pill that Ning Qi will eventually achieve, but it is still far superior to that of ordinary Yuan Pill Realm experts!

Ning Qi introspected on himself.

The sword pill hangs high in the jade Jade Liquid sea, resembling a great sun.

He could feel the powerful force within, but the greatest function of the sword core was to unleash its full potential. Once it exploded, it would stir up the Jade Liquid sea, allowing Ning Qi to unleash a multiplied power in an instant!

Ning Qi smiled with satisfaction.

In this way, the Virtual Sword Core Disintegration Technique is complete.

Although the power is somewhat smaller, it is mainly because Ning Qi's strength foundation is too enormous. Moreover, the cost is much smaller than the previous Sword Core Disintegration Technique. After the explosion, he will at most suffer some internal injuries, which will heal after a period of time. It is far from the point where his Yuan Pill will shatter and he will die.