After demonstrating their strength, the two smoothly entered the mountain gate and joined the East Gate lineage. This was also a rule of the Qin Sect: only disciples could enter the sect.
Qin Sect is not large, with only a little over a hundred people in total. It has four branches: east, west, south, and north, which are the so-called outer gates.
The main gate is located in the center of this mountainous area, only twenty or thirty li away from the branches to the east, west, north, and south.
Scattered throughout this area are several mountain villages inhabited by ordinary people who live near the Qin Sect. Some mischievous children often run up the low hills to play, and no one cares about them.
It can be said that this small, declining sect with only a hundred or so members really had no strict rules and seemed very loose, not at all like a secluded secret sect.
Su Yu was not interested in this sect. After becoming a disciple of the Qin Sect, he quickly found the main peak of the Qin Sect.
Although it's called the main peak, it's actually only a little over a thousand meters high, two or three hundred meters higher than the surrounding low mountains. It lacks a majestic presence and a mystical aura, and is quite ordinary and unremarkable, but it has a certain rustic charm.
Princess Yue Ling gazed at the main peak and transmitted her thoughts to Su Yu, saying, "Your Highness, the Nine Secrets: Bing' might be located here. The main peak will select disciples in half a month from now."
"No need for such a complicated process." Su Yu chuckled and shook his head.
For a time traveler like him, the "Soldier" secret instance was far too easy.
The hidden place on the surface is the main peak, and it is not easy to enter; the conditions are very strict.
Moreover, the main peak is fraught with danger, with a Supreme Elder at the Holy Lord Realm who chants scriptures over you daily using the Divine Deity-Deliverance Art.
More than ten years ago, the Bilu King Physique of the Central Province Plains stepped into the Immortal Platform Second Heaven Sendai Realm and came to the Qin Sect in pursuit of the Nine Secrets. He became a guardian of the sect in less than three years after entering the main peak. One can imagine his mental journey. Now he has become the Supreme Guardian of the Qin Sect.
More than ten years have passed, and he has never left the Qin Clan. He has reached the Holy Lord Realm, taken root in the Qin Sect, and officially become a member.
The Deity-Deliverance Art doesn't control the divine consciousness; instead, it works from the very source, making a person genuinely submit to its teachings. This is almost demonic...
However, the Nine Secrets: Bing" is not located on the main peak, but on an ordinary small hill, hidden in plain sight, where any Qin Sect disciple can enter.
The many dangers on the main peak are merely illusions; the true Nine Secrets have descended to the mortal realm.
Knowing this, Su Yu did not act rashly and remained very restrained.
In the original story, a Saint who had reached the Dao stage sighed at the Qin Sect, which can explain a lot. Perhaps a Saint of this era is hidden within the Qin Sect.
Although he possessed the Chaos Green Lotus and was not afraid of ancient sages, his primary goal for this trip was to obtain the Nine Secrets. As for fighting and killing, that could be put aside for a while.
Golden Crow sets and dusk fades, bright stars rise, and the moon hangs high, casting its Yue Hua across the land. Mountains and rivers fall silent, all is still, the mountains are bathed in moonlight, and the moon's glow is like a thin wisp of smoke, creating a picturesque scene.
Su Yu glanced at the brightly lit main peak, his expression calm. Dao patterns swirled beneath his feet as he carried Princess Yue Ling onto the stone mountain where the Nine Secret: Bing was hidden.
The rocky mountain, not far from the main peak, is barren, clean, and dry, devoid of any vegetation. No one could have imagined that the Nine Secrets: Bing" was hidden in such a place.
Princess Yue Ling looked around, trying to find something extraordinary about this place, but no matter how hard she tried to sense it with her divine sense, she still couldn't find its mystery...
Starlight Yue Hua shimmered, casting a hazy glow over the place. Ancient trees swayed on the back mountain, and the moonlight flowed through them, creating a peaceful atmosphere. Occasionally, the calls of night birds added to the tranquility.
By this time, Su Yu had circled the stone mountain once and found the mural on the back of the mountain.
The Yue Hua was like water, bright and gentle. The wall carvings were mottled, too clumsy, and lacked beauty. They were all weapons, such as tripods, bells, towers, spears, and swords.
Gazing at these carvings, Su Yu waved his sleeve and brought Princess Yue Ling over, saying softly, "These are the Dao patterns of the Nine Secrets!"
After speaking, the Dao energy around him circulated and intertwined into two futons. He sat down upright, his eyes filled with divine patterns, the light of the Three Thousand Great Daos flashing, and his whole being exuded a rich Daoist charm.
Princess Yue Ling Yueling raised her head slightly, looking at the wall carvings, but she didn't notice anything extraordinary about this place. Instead, she was quite surprised by Su Yu beside her.
"This aura is very similar to that of Innate Dao Embryo."
Amidst the hazy mist, Su Yu's body emanated a layer of vast, purple-gold color, making him appear increasingly ethereal, as if he didn't belong to this time and space and might disappear at any moment.
Light patterns flowed, and wisps of purple-gold smoke flew out and sprinkled on the stone wall. These weapon imprints looked somewhat different, exuding an ancient and vicissitudes aura.
" The Nine Secrets Dao Diagrams have materialized..."
Princess Yue Ling's eyes sparkled as she quickly calmed herself, knelt down cross-legged, and sat close to Su Yu, her beautiful eyes reflecting the patterns on the stone wall.
The longer she stared at it, the more mysterious it seemed. The clumsy marks looked like Divine Phoenix unfurling, about to break through the sky.
A hazy moon hangs in the sky, bright and clear, Yue Hua light like water, casting a gentle glow over the mountains, making them appear as if shrouded in a thin veil, serene and dreamlike, like a pure land on earth, very beautiful.
On the stone wall behind the mountain, there weren't many weapon marks, and the carvings were crude. But now, they were completely different. Moonlight shone down, creating a peaceful atmosphere. The weapon marks seemed to glow and flow; this was truly turning decay into magic...
Su Yu's expression was gentle, his eyes shimmering with purple light, emanating a powerful aura of Dao. He became increasingly ethereal, like the embodiment of the Great Dao. The surrounding immortal mist was vast and otherworldly, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.
At this moment, the stone wall shone brightly, and the originally clumsy carvings transformed into the charm of the Dao. Each mark resembled a True Dragon, a Kun Peng, a Qilin, or a Divine Phoenix, with elegant postures and every move radiating the light of the Great Dao, conforming to the laws of heaven and earth, and was beyond description.
The moon was full in the sky, and divine light flowed down like water, bringing all the marks on the stone wall to life. The engravings moved, and the marks were completely different from what had just been seen.
An ancient aura wafts towards you, carrying a sense of vicissitude and grandeur. The imprint of Daoism flickers, and a divine sound drifts in.
" The Nine Secrets of the Heart!" Princess Yue Ling's heart trembled slightly, and she was very excited, knowing that this was the true inheritance.
What was originally a set of poorly drawn weapon diagrams has now been completely transformed.
Su Yu's soul was clear and ethereal; at this moment, he entered the realm of enlightenment, and everything before his eyes changed.
The moonlight shines down, and the green clouds are dazzling. A large cauldron extends horizontally, a round cauldron with three legs and two handles. The Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, representing the tangible traces of the Tao.
Amidst the chaotic interplay of light and shadow, and the Eternal radiance of immortality, a colossal bell burst forth from the void, seemingly the only one of its kind in the world, swirling with time-related patterns, representing time and Eternal.
He saw an ancient pagoda, divided into nine levels, representing the nine heavens, with boundless space and an aura of antiquity and vicissitude.
Amidst the Chaos chaos and crystalline blue light, Su Yu stood in the mist, gazing at the three ancient artifacts. His eyes were filled with a purple glow, and a wisp of divine thought traversed countless ages, stepping into the Mythological Era.
The appearance of the three illusory immortal artifacts— the Green Cauldron, the Immortal Bell, and the Desolate Pagoda —signifies something: the Boundless Heavenly Venerable has met the Emperor Zun...
" The Emperor Zun Immortal Cauldron was forged at the end of the mythological era. It seems that the Boundless Heavenly Venerable also committed suicide. Perhaps he was partly responsible for the collapse of the Heavenly Court."
Su Yu's heart stirred slightly. It seemed that the Supreme Heavenly Venerable who created the Nine Secrets: Bing, killed the Chaos Body, and opened up the Burial Emperor Star had undergone some changes later.
However, this thought was quickly suppressed by him, and his whole body and mind once again sank into the secret Daoist pattern of "Bing".
Not only the three magical artifacts, but also other weapons such as lamps, swords, bells, spears, staffs, battle armor, bows and arrows, and maces are presented one by one, each representing a mysterious law and having its own different world evolution, profound and complex.
One of the weapons was very familiar to Su Yu —the Emperor Lamp of the Zhulong Heavenly Venerable!
He was completely immersed in the Daoist rhythm, unable to look away, and was so absorbed that he vaguely heard someone chanting scriptures, coming from beyond the realm, entering his heart and slowly cleansing his soul.
Su Yu opened his mind, his consciousness became completely calm, and he slowly comprehended the extraordinary nature of it. He observed it carefully, as if listening to the Great Dao of Creation. His expression was peaceful, and myriad paths followed him around him. His eyes were filled with ancient weapons.
These Dao soldiers were ethereal, seemingly close at hand yet impossible to approach, radiating divine brilliance and auspicious light from the infinite distance.
Tripods, bells, towers, spears, and lances spun in unison, amidst a vast, misty landscape where countless ancient weapons shimmered, crystalline Ruyu and radiating celestial light!
Su Yu was devoid of self and things; the great bell-shaped Dao seal between his brows flowed with purple energy, shimmering with countless patterns. This was the mark of the Great Dao, possessing an indescribable divine charm.
"Point!"
Suddenly, he let out a soft shout, and countless Order Divine Chains emanated from his body, glowing with a vibrant Zixia, intertwining with numerous Dao soldiers.
At that moment, all the ancient artifacts, including the tripod, bell, tower, furnace, mirror, spear, and gun, began to rotate and recombine. Then, with a clang, they shattered into countless showers of light, scattering across the entire illusion.
"Buzz!"
Immediately afterwards, countless fragments of Dao soldiers suddenly converged, gathering in one place and condensing into a single word—"Soldier"!
The moment this word was uttered, Earth Star trembled, the great Dao's resounding voice shook all the heavens, descending from beyond the realms, deafening and resounding, and entered Su Yu's Immortal Platform.
Every word is like a knife, every sentence like a sword, severing one's soul and cutting one's flesh. It can almost shatter one's spirit and split one's sea of consciousness. Ordinary people simply cannot withstand this kind of inheritance of the Great Dao.
These are not ordinary Daoist runes or talismans; they contain the inherited power and intent of the sorcerer!
Although Su Yu's Innate Dao Embryo clone could not trigger the Heavenly Tribulation, his divine sense, tempered by the "Previous" Secret, was incomparably resilient, impervious to all laws, and indestructible by all tribulations.
"Bang!"
Amidst the sounds of battle, countless stars appeared in the sky, shimmering and dazzling, falling towards Su Yu with a force that shook the universe, containing the immense pressure of the former master of the art, and exuding unparalleled majesty.
Although these stars are represented by the Chinese character for "soldier" (兵), they are no different from weapons, radiating a sharp edge.
The Nine Secret: Bing is quite different from the previous secrets. Like a world-shaking immortal weapon, every word is deadly and shakes the cultivator's soul. Moreover, the scripture is very long and requires patient contemplation.
"Combine!"
Su Yu roared, his body surrounded by immortal light, and countless imperial dragons emerged, encircling him and roaring in unison, their cries shaking the heavens and earth.
This is the forbidden secret technique of the " Myriad Dragon Scripture "—the Purple Dragon Chant!
At this moment, he seemed to have mastered the way of all weapons; his words shook the heavens, and countless ancient artifacts submitted to him.
"Bang!"
Stars, like sand, scattered and converged in one place, forming a beam of celestial light. It had no specific shape; it resembled a sword, a spear, a tower, a bell, a cauldron...
The greatest truths are the simplest, and the art of war is formless!
In the end, everything turned into clouds and smoke, and there was only the word "bing" with a thick dao rhyme hanging high in the starry sky, like eternity, imprinted in Su Yu's heart.
Su Yu's sea of consciousness continued to stir, and the little golden man in the immortal platform moved his hands. The chaotic green lotus above his head dropped the light, and together with him, he moved towards the word "soldier".
As time goes by, the little golden man puts his hands together to form a seal, integrating the word "Bing" with his body, and the fairy light shines brightly, piercing eternity.
At this moment, Su Yu's primordial spirit seemed to condense into a Dao Seed, emanating a sharp aura from his body, like a terrifying sword that could tear everything apart.
This is his path; the shape of the sword is merely an empty shell. He walks a path of unstoppable progress, a path that annihilates all heavens...
He didn't know how much time had passed before he awoke from this wondrous state. The divine moon was bright and gentle, and the back mountain was a pure white expanse, like many divine feathers scattered about.
Princess Yue Ling sat quietly to the side, her beautiful eyes brimming with a pure aura and an air of Daoist charm, making her quite extraordinary.
But the next moment, the black-haired Goddess changed slightly; her brows furrowed, and a look of pain appeared on her face, as if she had experienced a terrifying ordeal...
Su Yu glanced at her, flicked his finger, and ignited the surrounding Dao principles, manifesting them here. In this way, this place was transformed into a place close to the Dao.
Soon, Princess Yue Ling trembled, her brows relaxed, and her expression softened. Bathed in moonlight, she possessed a unique beauty, like Guanghan Fairy.
After helping the beauty, Su Yu stood up, facing the soft moonlight, his five fingers slightly clenched, and a blue-gold longsword appeared in his hand.
Stroking the Immortal Tribulation Sword, Su Yu's forehead radiated wisps of immortal light as he used the "Weapon" Secret Technique to control the weapon.
The Nine Secret: Bing are profound and extensive, encompassing everything from forging weapons to nurturing them and controlling them. It is extremely detailed, from the creation of a weapon to how to use it.
In an instant, the sword light swirled and crisscrossed, as if he had become one with the Immortal Tribulation Sword, mastering all divine techniques with ease. The connection between the two was seamless and unbreakable.
Then Su Yu spat out another mouthful of Chaos Immortal Fire, unleashing a shower of purple runes to forge the Dao weapon...
Three hours later, an exquisite blue-gold bow appeared in the sky, swirling with Chaos energy, radiating dreamlike colors, and glowing with celestial light—it was very beautiful.
Su Yu reached out and grabbed the divine bow. The way of archery is very similar to the way of swordsmanship. It is also about going forward without hesitation. Once the bow is drawn, the arrow is released and there is no turning back.
Then, with a thought, the longbow, radiating a clear light, transformed into an astonishing Killing Sword. Stroking the blue-gold Killing Sword, Su Yu exclaimed, " The Nine Secrets Weapon is indeed an unparalleled divine technique!"
Compared to this, techniques like weapon control and weapon manipulation are trivial and insignificant. This is the true holy art of weapon control, providing the highest explanation of how to master "weapons".
Once this secret is mastered, every grain of sand and every stone in the world can be turned into a weapon; even the enemy's weapons will be created for him. It is truly wondrous and beyond description.