Five Phases Sword Sha (Thanks to elephantZYL's Silver Alliance)
"Teacher Zuo, what is the difference between 'One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws' and 'One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws '?"
Chen Mobai continued to ask, "One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws. In fact, there is a lot of information about the Immortal Sect. After all, Sword Cultivator is a very classy profession, and it is the most sought-after profession."
However, those One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws are extremely rare. As Zuo Gong said, because the threshold for cultivation is too high, all the relevant information is in the Sword Dao Association, and only a very small number of people are able to comprehend and learn it.
"Actually, there's not much difference. The two paths eventually lead to the same destination, or rather, they were originally one path, but diverged in the middle, which is why there is the One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws' and ' One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws '."
Although Zuo Gong seems a bit unapproachable, he is actually a very good teacher. Since Chen Mobai has come to ask, he certainly won't hide anything and has started to gesture with his right index finger in the air.
He first drew a horizontal line, and when he was halfway through, the line began to fork and extend upwards and downwards.
"For example, this is One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws." Zuo Gong pointed to the forked line above.
"This is One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws." He then pointed to the forked branch below.
The two forked diagonal lines then each drew a curve, eventually converging at a certain point to form another horizontal line.
"The divergence between the two lies in the steps following the Sword Light. Do you know why we need to condense sword energy?"
Zuo Gong began asking questions. He hadn't talked about this kind of knowledge for over twenty years, and suddenly having to explain it to Chen Mobai felt quite pleasant.
The last time he talked about these things was when a graduate of the Dao Academy had mastered Sword Light and came back to ask him for advice, and he casually mentioned these things.
But the one in front of him had already reached the Sword Light Realm two or three years ago, so he felt even more accomplished teaching him.
"It's because the power of Sword Light, although extremely condensed, is still easily countered by specialized defensive spells and Magic Artifact."
For example, Chen Mobai's previous Purple Fire Sword Light, if it encountered Magic Artifact with Earth Attribute, could only exert 60 or 70% of its full power.
But after condensing the Azure Flame Sword Sha, things are different. With the triple enhancement of burning, armor-shaving, and Burn Blood, even if the surface is impenetrable, there are invisible forces specifically targeting blood and flesh that can penetrate the defenses, making it impossible to defend against.
"That's right. Take my Geng Metal Sword Sha, for example. It maximizes penetration and speed. But that's because my cultivation method was designed with these aspects in mind from the beginning. The Sword Light I've created is also specifically designed to condense the Refined Iron Sha and is endowed with the necessary characteristics using metal spiritual power. However, this will lead to a problem."
At this point, Zuo Gong paused and looked at Chen Mobai, who was standing to the side, as if he wanted to test him.
"Although the sword aura is more powerful than the Sword Light, it is still limited to the Sword Light foundation laid by the technique. If it encounters a defensive force of the same level, it will still be restrained and at a disadvantage."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mobai, drawing on his experience from hundreds of battles in Lesser Red Heaven, pointed out a flaw he had noticed.
After he held the top spot on the Heavenly Ladder for a long time, many people devised various tactics in an attempt to defeat him and achieve fame. The toughest battle Chen Mobai encountered was against Nangong Xiu of the Kunpeng Daoist Academy.
Nangong Xiu mastered the Rain Section of the Six Imperial Scripture and unleashed a fierce storm against him. Due to the elemental advantage, the storm nearly overwhelmed his Purple Fire Sword Light.
However, Chen Mobai ultimately relied on the Sun Ascension Technique to ignite the Azure Sun Fire, forcibly enhancing the power of the Sword Light and breaking through the Rain Domain with pure force.
If Nangong Xiu hadn't only been at the third level of Foundation Establishment and hadn't exhausted her spiritual energy at the end of the battle, Chen Mobai might not have been able to win.
Zuo Gong looked at Chen Mobai with some surprise after hearing his answer, thinking to himself that he was indeed the most outstanding graduate of the Sword Control Department in this era, and that he had even figured out this point.
"Indeed, although the Sword Light is enhanced by the earthly evil energy, it is still limited by its attributes. If my Geng Metal Sword Sha encounters the Primordial Yang Sword Sha, it takes two to cancel out one. But the One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws does not have this problem. Do you know why?"
Why are you still asking why?
Chen Mobai scratched his head, completely unable to come up with an answer. He had never encountered the One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws" before, and had absolutely no knowledge of it.
"Please give me your guidance, Teacher Zuo."
After Zuo Gong finally stumped Chen Mobai, he nodded in satisfaction and then stopped keeping him in suspense, revealing the most crucial point.
"Because the Sword Light cultivated by following the path of 'One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws' has no attribute, it can evolve into any phenomenon of heaven and earth. Thus, if you encounter Sword Light with the Water Attribute, you can transform into Sword Light with the Earth Attribute to counter it. Conversely, if you encounter Sword Light with the Earth Attribute, you can transform it into Sword Light with the Wood Attribute."
"The Sword Light is unrestrained and ever-changing. It can deal with any opponent with the most restraining power."
"Sword Cultivator who can walk the path of 'One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws' can be called a ' Complete Sword,' without any flaws."
After hearing this, Chen Mobai's eyes widened in surprise.
So that's how "Sword Light Transformation" is used!
Does that mean that once he reaches this level, he will directly become a hexagonal Sword Cultivator?
Is this too cruel to students from other Daoist Academy? Chen Mobai himself was a little embarrassed to attend the upcoming Offline Exchange Competition meeting.
At his level, it feels like only Lan Haitan could put up a fight against him.
"By the way, Teacher Zuo, this is still Sword Light. What if we encounter an opponent who has condensed sword energy? How should we deal with the Sword Light Transformation?"
But Chen Mobai immediately discovered the blind spot.
While Sword Light is powerful, to be invincible in the Foundation Establishment Realm, one still needs to use sword aura.
"Then there's nothing we can do. The problem with One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws ' is that once the Sword Light Transformation, it can't condense sword energy. This is because once the Sword Light incorporates earthly evil energy, it can no longer maintain its pure, attribute-free state. In other words, once it advances, it can't retreat."
Zuo Gong also waved his hand helplessly. Compared to the gradual and methodical approach of "One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, "the One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws lacked sufficient experience and samples because too few people were able to even enter the field.
Therefore, between the Sword Light Transformation into physical form and the Entrust Primordial Spirit, there are still several crucial transitional stages missing.
After all that, it turns out there's no way forward after this "Sword Light Transformation".
No wonder the Immortal Sect don't allow Sword Cultivator Core Formation to engage with the One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws; it's indeed a waste of time and a misleading influence on future generations.
"How did the Old Ancestor Bai Guang become one?"
Chen Mobai recalled the successful examples Zuo Gong had mentioned. If someone could make it through, then there must be a shortcut.
"Old Ancestor Bai Guang left behind two phrases: 'Sword Intent Forms Momentum,' and 'Sword Heart Clear and Bright.'"
"But in the past thousand years of our Sword Dao Association, only a handful of people have been able to comprehend two levels of mastery."
"Nangong Xuanyu should be the closest. When he fought with Venerable Qingping, he used the Pure Yang Sword Intent to control the Primordial Yang Sword Sha, and in a short period of time, he unleashed power that was no less than that of a Nascent Soul Shangren."
"Besides him, Hao Cao of the Mountain Sea Academy, Cai Yu, the president of the Sword Dao Association, Gongsun Jielü of the Immortal Sect's Law Enforcement Hall are also recognized as having produced many sword masters who have emerged from the One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws '."
When Zuo Gong spoke of Nangong Xuanyu and the other three, he was filled with emotion. Sword Cultivator are usually very proud people, but these four seemed to have won him over completely.
"My Collection of Sword Sha was written with their help, with the intention of making up for the weakness of the Sword Fiend being too singular and easily targeted. It's just a pity that although the theory is complete, it is basically impossible for ordinary Sword Cultivator to actually master it."
When Chen Mobai heard Zuo Gong mention this, he also remembered the Collection of Sword Sha that Zuo Gong had given him.
Indeed, if one could master a dozen or twenty different sword techniques, then one would naturally not be afraid of being targeted.
However, to complete this, one must first cultivate the corresponding Sword Light.
For example, if you want to cultivate the Two Forms Sword Sha, you must first cultivate the Primordial Yang Sword Art until you master the Primordial Yang Sword Light, and then cultivate another technique that can balance the Mysterious Yin Sword Light.
After mastering both Yin Yang Sword Light, Earth Master will be hired to artificially synthesize the two types of earthly evil energy: Fire Yang Mysterious Yin.
The manpower, resources, and energy required would leave even Core Formation Cultivator feeling exhausted.
"All four of them have mastered the Sword Light Transformation, which allows them to manifest various forms of Sword Light. This eliminates the need for the Collection of Sword Sha to cultivate different Sword Light at the beginning. They only need to condense the desired earthly fiend energy."
"Although the Sword Light cannot retreat after the condensation of the evil energy, the power of the Sword Sha Grand Array greatly enhances the combat strength of the four of them."
"However, it is also troublesome to artificially synthesize the Earthly Fiend Qi. As far as I know, Gongsun Jielü has mastered one of the Sword Sha Grand Array through the resources of the Immortal Sect. Nangong Xuanyu should also have mastered the Two Forms Sword Sha. After all, he already has the Primordial Yang Sword Sha. He only needs to condense another one."
After hearing Zuo Gong's words, Chen Mobai stood there stunned.
He attained the realm of Sword Light Transformation, and he also had a lot of earthly evil energy in his hands. Those four Second Grade Earth Sha Crystal seemed to be able to combine with the Fire Attribute Azure Flame Sword Sha to form the Five Phases Sword Sha!
Thinking about it this way, it seems like it's actually possible to do it.
"Teacher Zuo, are there any things I need to pay attention to when practicing your Collection of Sword Sha?"
Chen Mobai asked cautiously, and Zuo Gong glared at him, stood up in annoyance, pointed at Chen Mobai, and began to lecture him.
"You're aiming too high! Do you think a mere Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator like you can master my Collection of Sword Sha?"
"Leaving aside how much Merit Points is needed to artificially synthesize the Earthly Fiend Qi, even if you cultivate different Sword Light while refining the Five Elements Essence, the time cost would be beyond your means."
"Don't think you're advancing one realm a year so fast. Even if you want to cultivate the Collection of Sword Sha, you have to wait until you've reached the Foundation Establishment stage and can't advance any further..."
Zuo Gong, spitting as he spoke, gave Chen Mobai a severe dressing-down, finally venting his frustration at having to personally send the kid off to graduate from the Sword Control Department after he had skipped grades all the way.
Just as Zuo Gong finished his lecture and was about to turn away satisfied, he saw Chen Mobai extend the five fingers of his left hand.
What are you doing?
Zuo Gong, filled with doubt, thought that Chen Mobai had extremely poor mental fortitude and couldn't bear his words. Just as he was about to clench his fist and suppress his anger, a wisp of purple flame sword Sword Light rose from Chen Mobai's thumb.
Zuo Gong was naturally aware that the Purple Fire Sword Light had swept across Lesser Red Heaven.
It's been two years since I last saw him, and he seems to have become even more skilled. This kid's talent in swordsmanship is truly monstrous.
But Zuo Gong was even more confused about Chen Mobai's behavior. He Core Formation Sword Cultivator, and this was just a mere wisp of Sword Light...
Just as Zuo Gong was thinking of this, he saw a cyan Sword Light light flash on Chen Mobai's left index finger, and he couldn't help but look surprised.
[What's going on? They actually managed to cultivate a second Sword Light. It looks like it's Wood Attribute, and the skill level is quite high. Were they preparing to cultivate my Five Phases Sword Sha a long time ago?]
But what happened next made Zuo Gong's eyes widen in surprise.
Chen Mobai's thumb shone with Purple Fire Sword Light, his index finger with Divine Wood Sword Light, and a black Sword Light with fine ice particles appeared on his middle finger.
Three Sword Light of different attributes, belonging to fire, wood, and water respectively!
The Longevity Sutra is very comprehensive, and it contains a method called "Divine Wood Sword Qi". Chen Mobai transformed it with Sword Light Transformation and it became "Divine Wood Sword Light".
The Water Attribute Sword Light was modeled after the Black Water Technique, which he had not only studied himself but also guided Luo Yixuan in her cultivation, so he was very familiar with it.
By sublimating and evolving the original Black Water Technique's Ice Breath, it became this kind of Black Ice Sword Light.
As for the remaining Earth Attribute and Gold Attribute, Chen Mobai planned to look for suitable Sword Cultivator methods at the Dao Academy Library when he had some free time.
However, the three Sword Light with different attributes that he created with three fingers of his left hand have already conveyed what he wanted to express to Zuo Gong in a complete and clear manner.
The head of the Sword Control Department of the Wuqi Dao Academy, Core Formation Sword Cultivator, and a grandmaster of the Collection of Sword Sha, was completely stunned at this moment.
Anyone else would have assumed that Chen Mobai had cultivated three different Sword Light techniques, but only he knew that to be able to effortlessly conjure three different Sword Light attributes from just three fingers, he must have mastered the "Sword Light Transformation! He gaped, his face filled with disbelief.
"You... you... you... you..."
Zuo Gong's right hand, which was pointing at Chen Mobai, trembled incessantly, and he could barely speak clearly.
"Teacher Zuo, I have recently made some progress in swordsmanship, but I feel that the level I have reached is somewhat different from the Immortal Sect's ' One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws'. I have searched for some information online but it is not very clear, so I came to ask you for guidance. After listening to your guidance, I realized that the Sword Light Transformation can be used to cultivate your Collection of Sword Sha. This is wonderful. I now have a clear understanding of the sword path I will take next."
Chen Mobai stood up and bowed respectfully to Zuo Gong.
This is from the bottom of my heart.
To be honest, without his conversation with Zuo Gong, he would never have imagined that the Sword Light Transformation could take shape in such a way.
"Were you telling the truth at first?"
However, Zuo Gong was in a bit of an awkward situation. When Chen Mobai said that he had made a breakthrough, he thought that Chen Mobai was coveting the Immortal Sect Sword Art that he had treasured.
Thinking back now, even a seasoned veteran like Zuo Gong feels a little embarrassed.