Volume 1 Chapter 12: Recognizing Characters of Wuxia Sect

  Aoki's words left Jiang Feng somewhat perplexed, and he hastily asked Aoki what he meant.

  "Junior brother, you don't know. In the tens of thousands of years before I was trapped, in the records of the cultivation world, nearly twenty people with infinite calamity bodies have appeared. But when cultivators found them, only three survived. The rest all died under the heavenly tribulation of their first descent. Among the three survivors, they also soon died afterwards. Not a single one of them reached the golden core stage. Junior brother, do you know why so many people were unable to pass through the first heavenly tribulation?" Qingmu said.

  Jiang Feng shook his head, indicating he didn't know. And very seriously waited for what Qingmu had to say next.

  Aoki continued, "The countless kalpas body, although it must undergo the baptism of countless heavenly kalpas. However, each one is a person with deep good fortune. They are always able to find all sorts of treasures. And it is precisely these treasures that have destined every countless kalpa body, regardless of whether or not they can come into contact with the immortal realm, to produce spiritual energy. Once spiritual energy is born within the body, heavenly kalpas will inevitably descend. Think about it, a person without any cultivation, because they ate some kind of spiritual medicine, brought about heavenly kalpas. Even if the heavenly kalpa at that time was very weak, it would be enough to kill them."

  Jiang Feng finally understood. He said, "The three who survived must have found treasures that could protect themselves. But why couldn't they reach the Golden Dan stage even after being found by the cultivators? Didn't anyone want to take them as disciples?"

  "That's not it. The three who survived were secretly taken away by the Xiuxian Sect. But those people couldn't protect them. Although the Wu Liang Jie body has to go through nine heavenly tribulations in each Xiuxian level, these nine times can be passed with external help. However, apart from these nine heavenly tribulations, every nine years, there will be another heavenly tribulation. This heavenly tribulation is unpredictable. It may be a thunderbolt tribulation or a fire tribulation. The most important thing is that this heavenly tribulation, which appears once every nine months, not only becomes stronger and stronger but also cannot be helped by outsiders. It's said that in the end, it can even surpass the heavenly tribulation of cultivators. Think about it, during the Jindan period, encountering a heavenly tribulation equivalent to the Zifu realm, what would it be like? What about the Lingtai realm?" Qingmu said.

  This time, Jiang Feng finally understood why Qingmu sighed. Every Wu Liang Jie body will embark on the path of cultivation. What ultimately takes their lives is not the nine heavenly tribulations in each realm, but the heavenly tribulation that descends every nine years.

  "The longer it's delayed, the more dangerous it becomes. No wonder they can't get to a higher level." Jiang Feng said, as if talking to himself.

  Jiang Feng knew that cultivating immortality was not easy. Nine years of time was really too short. Once the cultivation couldn't keep up with the intensity of the heavenly tribulation, there would only be a dead end. But this path had no turning back.

  Seeing Jiang Feng's expression, Qingmu didn't say anything. Those words from earlier would have to be said sooner or later. It was better to let Jiang Feng know ahead of time so he could prepare himself.

  "Don't think too much about it. Let's just put away the Cold Jade here and leave as soon as possible," said Qingmu.

  Jiang Feng nodded. In fact, Jiang Feng didn't need to lift a finger, Qingmu could handle it himself. All he needed to do was clear away the rubble of the collapsed stone house and they would be able to gather up those pieces of Cold Jade.

  After the stone house was cleaned up, Jiang Feng saw a large amount of cold jade. Some were only half the size of a palm, while others were as big as a coffin. Seeing so much cold jade, Jiang Feng's depressed mood earlier quickly disappeared.

  After Qingmu picked up the Cold Jade, a large amount of spiritual stones appeared under it. These spiritual stones were like small mountains, and among them, there were many top-grade spiritual stones. This made two people extremely happy.

  After receiving the Cold Jade and Spirit Stone, Qingmu carefully searched the large pit again. Only after confirming that there was nothing else did he leave with Jiang Feng. The two of them headed towards the mountain they had previously sat on.

  On the mountain where Cheng Dong left, Qingmu found a place that was the weakest, and forcibly opened the crack that had already closed, taking Jiang Feng away from this forbidden land. Fortunately, the exit was not sealed for long. If it were any longer, Qingmu might not have been able to open it.

  Later, Qingmu took Jiang Feng to a place with beautiful mountains and clear water. First, he set up an incense hall and held a ceremony for the master to accept a disciple. Then, he passed on the sword technique of one of his lineages, as well as some basic techniques from the other five masters' lineages, all to Jiang Feng.

  After seeing the five-line sword sect, Jiang Feng realized that the sword's lineage was just a decoration within the Five Elements Sword Sect. The sect's techniques were only a few thin pages of paper, while the other five lineages had much more content to offer.

  It was also at this time that Qingmu explained the situation of his master to Jiang Feng, and only then did Jiang Feng know that his master, who he had never met, had only reached the Purple Mansion realm before passing away. His five senior brothers were almost all relying on the Five Elements technique left behind by their master, and they were all practicing on their own. As for the Sword Sect, none of the five senior brothers practiced it, because no matter how you looked at it, it was useless. Now Jiang Feng also knew that what people called the Sword Sect was probably just a way of showing respect to their master.

  Aoki didn't rush to bring Jiang Feng back to the Wu Xing Sword Sect. Although he had escaped, after all, it had been too long and he needed to take good care of himself for a while. After handing over everything to Jiang Feng clearly, he went into seclusion. Aoki also arranged for Jiang Feng to be not far from his place of seclusion, letting him cultivate on his own, or rather, just idle about.

  "When you and I first met, you knew that I was a being of infinite karma. You knew that my cultivation would be difficult, didn't you?" Jiang Feng said to himself, speaking into the air.

  The blue-clothed woman who had not appeared for several days suddenly reappeared beside Jiang Feng. In the face of Jiang Feng's words, the blue-clothed woman only nodded and did not say anything.

  "Is it really that serious?" Jiang Feng asked, seemingly unwilling to give up.

  "For nearly a hundred thousand years, the countless kalpas that have appeared have indeed not had anyone break through to the Purple Mansion boundary. Only in that ancient era did some people cultivate their countless kalpa bodies to a high level. But just how high a level it was, and whether they broke through the endless Heavenly Kalpa's invasion, no one knows." The woman in blue said.

  Jiang Feng fell silent, and for a long time, he didn't say a word. The woman in blue this time didn't disappear, but quietly stayed by his side. This silence lasted from morning till dusk.

  "Who are you? Why did you appear by my side?" Jiang Feng finally spoke out.

  "You are the one I want to protect. And you, are the only person who can save me from this predicament. But now it seems, I'm afraid I will be sleeping underground forever." The woman in blue said.

  "Because I am a boundless body? Then you don't have to worry, I will let you see that I can also cultivate to a high realm, and I can also transcend the calamity and become an immortal. You just need to tell me where to rescue you." Jiang Feng said with full confidence.

  The woman in blue fell silent for a moment, then shook her head slightly and said: "My body is asleep, I don't even know where it is. But if your cultivation improves, the current me will become stronger. When I gradually become stronger, I'll be able to sense where my body is."

  This made Jiang Feng somewhat bewildered. How could even this woman not know where she was? Where would he go to find her then? If his cultivation didn't improve, wouldn't it be impossible for him to get help from others?

  "Since that's the case, let's not waste any more time. Let's start cultivating now." Jiang Feng stood up and said, and very solemnly took out the Qingmu copied manual.

  Looking at Jiang Feng's energetic expression, the woman in blue couldn't help but sigh. Just as she was about to advise Jiang Feng to think again, Jiang Feng smiled and said: "The first step is to recognize these characters first. Do you know them? Why don't you teach me?"

  Upon hearing this, the woman in blue almost fell to the ground. She had not expected that Jiang Feng was not only a man of great misfortune but also illiterate.

  Qingmu closed his door and Jiang Feng began to learn characters. During the process of learning characters, Jiang Feng also studied the six skills in his hand.

  Faced with these techniques, he must make a choice. Apart from the sword sect technique, the other five are not ordinary techniques. This can be seen from the fact that four people flew up and another was seriously injured when they forced their way through the tribulation, but still managed to survive under the heavenly tribulation. These five elemental techniques are all extraordinary techniques.

  Although the Five Elements Cultivation Method seems to be better than the Sword Sect Cultivation Method, Jiang Feng thought carefully and did not choose to cultivate any of the Five Elements Cultivation Methods, but instead chose the Sword Sect Cultivation Method.

  It wasn't because of Jiang Feng's physical condition that made him give up on himself, but rather after careful consideration. A master had passed down six types of kung fu techniques, among which five had helped four immortals and one cultivator nearing the Great Vehicle stage achieve their goals.

  Since the first five are so powerful, then this sixth one should be extraordinary too. Jiang Feng didn't believe that the Sword Sect's technique would be completely useless. He chose the Sword Sect's technique with the idea that his five senior brothers didn't recognize its value.

  After determining what kind of kung fu he wanted to practice, Jiang Feng did not immediately start practicing. From the moment he began recognizing characters, Jiang Feng started doing something. If this were put on someone else, they would be unwilling to do it. But Jiang Feng had to do it. Because it involved his life and death.

  This matter is about being beaten. He wants to rely on being beaten to temper his body and increase his chances of survival in the face of disaster.