"Divine Wind Bright Mirror Saber?"
When Chu Xisheng saw the book, delight flooded his face. "I can study this martial art now? Isn't it a little early?"
Normally, this was a Dharma Method only outer sect disciples of the Formless Divine Sect could practice.
"Not at all. Although all the External Ten Arts have nine layers, their true foundation-establishing content lies in the first six. Once you've mastered six layers, you can switch to the inner teachings. The final three are merely transitional methods prepared for the sect's registered disciples. There's no need to study them deeply."
Ye Jingyuan smiled. "You should thank Inspector Jian and Academy Master Lei. They jointly petitioned the Teaching Academy to make an exception for you. The key, though, is that you now have enough merit. Remember the Practical Annotations on White Horse Is Not a Horse I asked you to write?
"The Teaching Academy's grand elder has designated it a first-class secret art below the fourth rank. Seven or eight disciples have already exchanged their merit for your annotations. The merit you now possess rivals that of some inner sect disciples."
Chu Xisheng's eyes lit up. "Then Divine Wind Bright Mirror Saber isn't the only thing I can study now?"
"Correct!"
Ye Jingyuan nodded slightly. "But our Zhengyang Martial Academy's Library Tower doesn't have many inner Dharma Methods. For instance, there are only seven advanced forms of Wind-Chasing Blade, including Divine Wind Bright Mirror Saber, Great Wind Demon Saber, and Divine Wind Heaven-Scar Saber. And all the inner Dharma Methods stop at the ninth layer. You must go to the main mountain to study the rest."
At this point, Ye Jingyuan pointed to his right. "These arts are all on those shelves-five shelves in total. Choose for yourself. You may only memorize and recite