The price of using the Sword Burial Instruction is extremely high; it almost certainly leads to death. Therefore, after verbally explaining the methods of the four major sword techniques, Wang Lingbo breathed his last and died.
After all, he not only suffered fatal damage from using the four sword techniques in succession, but his heart had also been pierced by Wang Hao. However, this injury was temporarily suppressed by the state of the Sword Burial Instruction.
Holding on until now is his limit!
However, to Wang Hao's surprise, Wang Lingbo revealed the ultimate secret of the Five Swords as One Mount Heng Five Divine Swords merging into one before his death.
It turns out that the ultimate secret of the Mount Heng Five Divine Swords was not lost, but simply that no one had reached that standard.
This profound principle is quite simple; it can be summed up in four words: "Controlling the sword with the mind."
Simply put, it involves using powerful Sword Intent as the core to control and integrate the Mount Heng Five Divine Swords, ultimately Five Swords as One to achieve true, perfect swordsmanship.
Wang Hao guessed that the Five Swords as One were probably no weaker than the Nine Swords of Dugu Mount Heng Five Divine Swords, at least in terms of moves, they were of the same level.
" Sword Concealment Formula! Sword Release Instruction! Sword Sacrifice Instruction! Sword Burial Instruction! The Mount Heng Sword Sect's foundation is indeed profound; they truly deserve to be a regional overlord!"
Recalling the four sword techniques Wang Lingbo had mentioned, Wang Hao was deeply impressed by the profound knowledge and skills of the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
Each of these four sword techniques is Half-step Innate skill, at least in terms of power, it meets the standard. Although the side effects are somewhat significant, they also have their merits, and at least they are of considerable reference value to Wang Hao.
To put it simply, the four sword techniques complement each other. The core essence of the Sword Concealment Formula is to use a special method to cultivate a natal sword energy in the dantian, and this sword energy is extremely powerful.
However, the dantian is fragile after all. In order to prevent this natal sword energy from damaging the dantian, it is necessary to use a secret method to bind and suppress it.
The Sword Release Instruction, on the other hand, unties this binding and then uses one's own true energy to infuse one's natal sword energy, unleashing a sword energy attack far exceeding one's own power.
The move that Wang Lingbo used to cut Wang Hao's sword was an application of the Sword Release Instruction.
The following Sword Sacrifice Instruction is a further application of the Sword Release Instruction. It uses the natal sword energy in the dantian to transform true qi into sharp sword energy, which is the same kind of tangible sword energy as before, and its power is also considerable.
However, this secret method will damage certain meridians, and over time it may even render those meridians useless, while also depleting one's own vitality.
As for the final Sword Burial Instruction, it completely detonates the natal sword energy, allowing the true energy in the body to be completely transformed into sword energy that circulates in the meridians, unleashing extremely strong combat power, while further consuming one's own life force.
Unlike the previous three sword techniques, the Sword Burial Instruction is a sure way to die after being used. All the meridians in the body will break, the acupoints will collapse, and the life force will be exhausted. It can be said to be a desperate move that should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
" Young Master Zhu, please wait a moment. We will retrieve the secret manual from inside the sect immediately."
Suppressing his grief, Mo Da coldly said something to Wang Hao, then looked at his equally sorrowful junior brother Liu Zhengfeng beside him.
"Sixth Junior Brother, please go and fetch all the secret manuals of our sect for Young Master Zhu. Remember, all of them, not a single one can be missed."
Liu Zhengfeng understood the current situation, so despite his grief and his burning desire to fight Wang Hao immediately, he could only nod in agreement. However, just as he was about to get up to retrieve the manual, Wang Hao spoke up.
"No need for that trouble. I'll go and make a copy myself. I won't take your originals. But in return, you'll send over all the martial arts manuals you've collected in the martial world, and also prepare paper and ink for me."
After Wang Hao finished speaking, he didn't wait for Mo Da and the other two to respond before stepping into the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
This scene enraged Mo Da and his companion even more, their fists clenched tightly together, but in the end, neither of them dared to make a move.
It wasn't that they were afraid of death, but that they knew that if they made a move, they would inevitably anger the other party, leading to the massacre of the entire Mount Heng Sword Sect, which would truly mean the extinction of their Mount Heng Sword Sect.
Most importantly, their strength was far inferior to each other's. Even if they fought desperately, it would be difficult to injure the other, let alone kill him. Such a pointless sacrifice was not worth it!
Compared to that, their survival is of greater value; at least they must preserve the legacy of the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
After all, they lost five Grandmaster- level experts today, greatly reducing their strength. Other forces will definitely come to test them or even suppress them. Therefore, they have a heavy burden on their shoulders and must remain useful.
Yamato and Liu Zhengfeng were indeed very sensible. They immediately led Wang Hao to the forbidden area of the Mount Heng Sword Sect and allowed Wang Hao to copy the martial arts manuals stored there.
To prevent his fellow disciples from seeking revenge on Wang Hao, Liu Zhengfeng personally guarded the forbidden area. He even delivered Wang Hao Wang Hao's meals to him, lest someone attempt to poison him and provoke him.
To Liu Zhengfeng's horror, Wang Hao hadn't touched a single bite of the food he'd sent in for a full two weeks. He was also certain that this forbidden area had only one exit, no secret passages, and no other food inside.
So how exactly did they manage to do that?
What's even more terrifying is that he hadn't eaten or drunk anything for half a month, yet he was still full of energy and showed no signs of anything amiss.
This discovery intensified Liu Zhengfeng and Mo Da's fears and extinguished their desire for revenge, at least for the time being.
Leaving aside how horrified Mo Da and the other two were, Wang Hao, in the forbidden area of the Mount Heng Sword Sect, was copying with great relish.
He didn't use the calligraphy brush Liu Zhengfeng had given him, but instead used the fountain pen he had made himself. The writing speed was extremely fast, and the pen was durable enough to withstand wear and tear, so he no longer needed to change the goose feathers as frequently as before.
At the same time, the fine and delicate handwriting of a fountain pen allows for writing as much text as possible on a single sheet of paper, making the copied manuals much smaller.
After all, Mount Heng Sword Sect is one of the Five Sacred Mountains. Although it may not seem like much in Old Master Jin's novels, it is a powerful force second only to the Wudang Sect Shaolin, a regional hegemon that can almost be said to Xiongba Jiangnan.
The depth of this power is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Not only does it possess a wide variety of martial arts techniques, but it has also collected a considerable number of other martial arts manuals. In terms of quantity, it is in no way inferior to the Blood Robe Tower's Martial Repository Pavilion.
However, unlike the Blood Robe Tower, the Mount Heng Sword Sect also has many insights and experiences left by its predecessors. These are no less valuable than those martial arts manuals, so Wang Hao copied them down as well.
This is also why Wang Hao wanted to personally come and copy it; otherwise, if the original manual were packed up, it would have to fill at least a dozen large boxes, which would have been very inconvenient for the operation and even more detrimental to his subsequent plans.
Fortunately, Wang Hao used the traditional scroll writing method, pasting the written manuscript together and rolling it into a large roll to compress as much space as possible.
Even so, after half a month of copying, the completed scroll reached a diameter of three feet.
After copying the martial arts manuals and insights of the Mount Heng Sword Sect, Wang Hao did not stop. Instead, he also wrote down the martial arts he had obtained from Xuancheng, Ling Situi, and Ding Dian, as well as the Confucian School arts that Li Jishi had mentioned earlier.
After all, these are to be sent to Dongfang Bai to exchange for Fortune Points, so naturally the more the better, and not a single one can be missed.
Wang Hao even wrote down the three types of Nine Revolutions Techniques he created, which would be of great reference value even if Dongfang Bai couldn't cultivate them, and could also be exchanged for a large amount of Fortune Points.
"Damn, finally done!"
After finishing writing down all the secret manuals, Wang Hao let out a long sigh of relief, threw the pen aside, and collapsed to the ground without any regard for his image.
For the past two weeks, he has been copying non-stop, without sleep. It's very tedious and boring. It's okay for a short time, but after half a month, he can't keep up anymore.
If it weren't for the Fortune Points as a source of motivation, he would have had a hard time persevering until now.
After resting for a while, Wang Hao pulled up his attribute panel.
Host: Wang Hao
Cultivation level: Mortal Realm Second Layer
Spirit: True Spirit Sword Intent (100/1000)
Soul: Awakening
Soul: Awakening
God: Acquired Divine Sense (65/100)
Qi: Innate Qi (200/1000)
Essence: Bloodline Power (600/1000)
Fortune Points: 376
Bloodline Divine Ability: Object Storage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, Level Two (Peak of Complete Integration /600/1000)
Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction, Second Level (Late Stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber /1000/1000)
Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction, Level 1 (Early Stage of Peak Perfection /100/100)
Martial Arts: Nine-Character True Art Foundation Chapter - Explosive Force (Late Stage of Complete Integration / Transcendent Mastery )
Shock Force (Mid-stage Complete Integration / Transcendent Mastery )
Ten Stances of Bloody Battle (560/1000)
Impermanence Swordsmanship (560/1000)
Riding the Wind through the Void (340/1000)
Thousand Faces Divine Technique (100/1000)
Looking at the brand-new attribute panel, Wang Hao was very satisfied.
For the past two weeks, he hasn't just been copying books. Every three or four days, he would take time to activate his Dao Comprehension Function, taking advantage of his memory of the copied manuals to thoroughly understand them and transform them into his own martial arts foundation.
At the same time, he did not neglect his own cultivation. Heaven rewards diligence, and such hard work will naturally bring results.
First, the True Spirit Sword Intent finally broke through the First Tier and advanced to the Second Tier. This breakthrough was mainly due to the fierce battle with Wang Lingbo and the other four.
Acquired Divine Sense and Innate Qi have improved. However, Bloodline Power has not improved and has reached its current bottleneck.
There are both physical and technical bottlenecks.
Although he had previously acquired many Body Refinement techniques, including the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art, the Golden Bell Shield, the Longevity Dao Art, and the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, these were all exceptional body-forging techniques.
However, these techniques are not purely external skills; they mainly Qi Refinement on cultivating Qi. There are not many methods for body tempering, only enough to support the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction to reach its peak of Complete Integration.
Without further progress in the cultivation technique, it will be difficult to make any further improvements or breakthroughs in this area.
In terms of martial arts Ten Stances of Bloody Battle improved by more than 100 points after incorporating all the sword techniques from the Mount Heng Sword Sect, and the Impermanence Swordsmanship also improved accordingly.
Because the Impermanence Swordsmanship is a dungeon sword technique evolved from the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle, after reaching a certain level, Wang Hao unexpectedly discovered that the progress of this technique was actually linked to the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle.
An improvement in either one will lead to an improvement in the other as well.
That alone is incredibly powerful!
As for the Lightning Straight-Line Step, Wang Hao finally cultivated it to the peak of the Transformation Realm. Afterwards, he spared no expense in expending his Fortune Points to activate the Dao Comprehension Function, integrating all the lightness skills and movement techniques he knew into it, and renamed it Riding the Wind through the Void.
Of course, the main reason for changing the name to this was that I felt the Lightning Straight-Line Step" style was too low-class, so I changed it to show off.
This also reflects his ambition: to one day master the art of lightness and agility to the point of Yu Feng, or even to achieve true flight.
Finally, he had also cultivated the Thousand Faces Divine Technique to the peak of the Transformation Realm, but because he did not have any similar martial arts techniques to integrate with it, he could not achieve further improvement.
" Fortune Points!"
Wang Hao's gaze finally fell on the Fortune Points. Seeing that he only had a little over three hundred Fortune Points left, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
He previously had two thousand Fortune Points, but after studying and deducing these martial arts techniques, he only had this many left.
This is still because of his profound martial arts foundation. Compared with before, it is much easier for him to comprehend martial arts or deduce new martial arts, and the amount of Fortune Points he consumes will also be reduced accordingly.
Otherwise, the previous two thousand Fortune Points would not be enough to reach this level, let alone the remaining few hundred.
"Looks like I have to harvest some Fortune Points from that girl, Dongfang Bai!"