Great Sage Wilderness.
The Sect had sent word twice in succession, each time dispatching Empty-Handed to travel for several days to reach this place. The first message had naturally concerned Many Treasures, and Xu Xuan had already passed it on to Tian Li.
He was merely making the connection and had no desire to become deeply involved himself. Now it depended on what preparations Tian'ou had made.
Xu Xuan was more concerned about the Profound Offering Sword Lineage. Since Many Treasures had given its promise, he could let Xu Ming study that lineage's swordsmanship. He had examined it himself, and it offered greater inspiration for his dragon body, but ran somewhat contrary to his human body.
The Profound-Enshrining Sword Canon contained six scriptures: [Southern Florescence Sword-Nurturing Art], [Sword-Opening Direct Pointing], [Free and Unfettered Journey], [Fasting of the Mind], [Butterfly Dream], and [Southern Florescence's Profound Insight].
Of these, [Southern Florescence Sword-Nurturing Art] and [Sword-Opening Direct Pointing] both described methods for cultivating and wielding wholehearted intent. The actual swordsmanship, however, lay in [Free and Unfettered Journey].
As it happened, he had obtained this scripture from the Yuejue book years ago. Even if he brought it out, he could explain its origins, so he could certainly let Ming study it!
"Sword steaming lies in life, sword intent lies in nature. I fear it would work best alongside the path of ascension by transcendence..."
He leafed through [Free and Unfettered Journey]. The swordsmanship described within separated yin from yang and placed great emphasis on artistic conception. This was likely a defining feature of the Profound Offering Sword Lineage. By comparison, Yuejue Swordsmanship made no such lofty demands on sword intent. It focused more on controlling swords and had gone further in the arts of the flying sword!
*My dragon body can also study this