Nurturing Sword

The Sect Leader of the Divine Wood Sect is named Meng Hong, a kind-looking old man with white hair.

His favorite pastime was fishing, and there was a lake with Third Grade of Water Vein in Giant Wood Ridge, which was where he often went.

Today, Mu Yuan was planning to participate in the ninth round of the Sect Grand Competition when Meng Hong suddenly summoned him here.

"Greetings, Master."

"Hmm, your opponent is pretty strong today. If you feel you can't hold on, just admit defeat."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuan, who had been looking down, immediately raised her head, her face filled with disbelief.

[Yuan Chiye has already been defeated by me. The only ones left who can threaten me are Feng Hongxue and Mo Yingyang. What is this Chen Guixian anyway? He couldn't even last one move against me last year.]

These were Mu Yuan's true thoughts. Of course, he couldn't speak so arrogantly in front of the Sect Leader, so he just frowned and said something.

"I can't lose!"

Hearing this, Meng Hong didn't bother to say anything more and simply waved for Mu Yuan to leave.

"This child is quite talented, but he's a bit arrogant. After this Sect Grand Competition, should we let him go out and gain some experience?"

After Mu Yuan left, another gray-haired old man appeared. He was the most mysterious Minister of the Witchcraft Department among the Twelve Departments, named Cang Qi.

He and Meng Hong sat together, each holding a fishing rod and fishing.

"That was my original plan, but Junior Zeng Foundation Establishment will be completed in two months. I was thinking of giving him a chance after he becomes the Top True Disciple."

"Originally? Are you no longer planning to do so?"

Upon hearing Cang Qi's words, Meng Hong smiled slightly but did not answer directly. Instead, he asked another question.

"I had you look up Chen Guixian's biography, what do you think?"

"This person is an ascetic. After entering Giant Wood Ridge, besides cultivation, he farms and brews wine. He only comes to Divine Wood City a few times a year at most to tell stories in the Spiritual Plant Department and drink with a few sect friends. However, what is strange is that he did not participate in the Grand Competition in his first year after joining the sect."

After listening, Meng Hong smiled and nodded, then picked up his fishing rod, caught a red-scaled carp, released it, and then told another story about Chen Mobai.

"He is considered one of Sun Gaochang's men. I inquired about him a few days ago, and it is said that he has been paying close attention to the batch of Foundation Establishment that Junior Zeng is refining."

"Oh, Sect Leader means that if it weren't for this batch of Foundation Establishment, he wouldn't even have participated in the Sect Grand Competition these past two years?"

"It should be. Without this catalyst, we might not know that there is such a peerless sword genius hidden in the sect until the next batch of Jade Marrow Golden Ganoderma matures."

Meng Hong's words made Cang Qi ponder deeply. A genius who had comprehended the Third Realm of Sword Cultivator before even reaching the Foundation Establishment, and was able to use it without suffering serious damage to his vital energy, was a rare talent, with only two or three in the entire history of the Eastern Wasteland.

"So you mean to reserve this batch of Foundation Establishment for Junior Zeng?"

"We'll see. After all, if we're lucky, this batch of pills might yield two or three pills. Besides, this is just our guess. What if Chen Guixian doesn't want the Yao Beast Foundation Establishment Pill and wants to wait for the Orthodox Foundation Establishment Pill foundation-building pills in order to perfect his Foundation Establishment- building?"

Upon hearing this, Cang Qi knew that Meng Hong was actually biased towards Mu Yuan.

This batch of Yao Beast Foundation Establishment Pill being refined is an unexpected gain for the Divine Wood Sect Mu Yuan. If Mu Yuan successfully Foundation Establishment after consuming it, that would be ideal.

Even if it fails, one can wait seven years for the Orthodox Foundation Establishment Pill refined by Returning Heaven Valley to attempt a second Foundation Establishment.

Generally speaking, geniuses with two Spiritual Root have a greater than 50% chance of successfully completing the Foundation Establishment twice.

The plan was originally quite good.

However, Chen Guixian suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

According to the sect's rules, if the Top True Disciple needs Foundation Establishment Pill, then the sect must be the first to supply it.

Even the Sect Leader couldn't do anything about it.

Unless it's a private deal to get him to give up on his own volition.

However, according to the information Cang Qi collected about Chen Guixian, he knew that this person only had one thing on his mind: cultivation.

Even before reaching the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, he was already asking Ding Ying's True Disciple if they sold Foundation Establishment.

Now that he has Qi Cultivation Perfection and has also comprehended the Sword Qi Like a Rainbow of Foundation Establishment combat power, there is no need to say more.

Even if the Sect Leader's Disciple stood in his way, he probably wouldn't show him any mercy.

"Chen Guixian was born in Yun Country, and it seems that E Yun had some connection with him."

Cang Qi offered a suggestion from the side, but Meng Hong shook his head.

"I asked him too, it's just a rumor. E Yun tried to recruit him, but how could someone with Sword Heart Like Iron will submit to someone else? He was rejected outright without any room for negotiation."

"It is fortunate that such a genius has come to our sect, but we should investigate his background to prevent him from being sent by another sect."

Meng Hong nodded and handed another scroll of documents to the gray-haired old man beside him.

"When I recruited him, E Yun had already investigated. Although he was Rogue Cultivator, based on the few words he inadvertently revealed, I still found out the cause and effect of his embarking on the path of cultivation."

"E Yun found a Water Mansion. I had my spies left on Kun Yuan Mountain investigate it and confirmed that it was a separate mansion of the Five Elements Sect before the division of the family. We also found out that the previous guardian of this Water Mansion was named Liu Lengpei, who cultivated the Black Water Technique. It's just a pity that he seemed to have fled when we divided the family. Later, he was found out and was regarded as a traitor by the Five Elements Sect and was hunted down."

"This Chen Guixian has an amazing destiny. During the dynastic change and chaos of the Yun Country, he was separated from his family and accidentally fell into the water and entered the Water Mansion with Array Formation. There he obtained the cultivation technique left behind by Liu Lengpei and began his path of cultivation. He previously sold the Black Water Technique in South Stream Market to obtain Spirit Stone. When he was on Green Light Island, he also showed the Ice Spell when facing the attack of the Demon Beast. All the clues match up."

After reading the background investigation, Cang Qi couldn't help but nod.

Compared to other Rogue Cultivator, Chen Guixian can be considered to have a clean background.

"Most importantly, if he were a spy sent by another sect, he certainly wouldn't have been able to achieve such a superb level of swordsmanship."

Cang Qi deeply agreed with Meng Hong's words.

Those who Sword Cultivator have a heart that reflects their Sword Heart.

Those with dark Ghost Domain scheming hearts could never possibly master Sword Qi Like a Rainbow at the Qi Refining stage.

This Chen Guixian was an ascetic who focused solely on practicing swordsmanship.

"He may be even more outstanding than Hong He in the future, but he may also be more likely to fall than Hong He."

Cang Qi sighed. Most Sword Cultivator are unyielding and stubborn. As Chen Guixian makes great strides in swordsmanship, his personality will become increasingly extreme.

"He probably knows this himself, which is why he farms and brews wine to hone his Sword Heart. If there are no major events in the sect in the future, let him cultivate diligently in Giant Wood Ridge."

"Indeed, this sword should be carefully nurtured within the sect. When it is unsheathed, it will surely shock the entire Eastern Wasteland."