Chapter 40: The Origin of the Mysterious Technique

  These people who complained did not know that the elder who created this sword technique originally had a profound skill, but in his youth, during a fight with a Jianghu master, he was accidentally crippled by his opponent and could no longer practice internal energy.

  In order to avoid a drastic decline in his status within the sect, this elder did not reveal this matter to others. Instead, he made a move that seemed to indicate a great improvement in his martial arts skills, mysterious and unfathomable, deceiving everyone in the sect, big or small.

  But from then on, he had no power to protect himself, which was an unchangeable fact. From then on, he went in and out deeply, relying on his extraordinary intelligence, and surprisingly, he was not discovered by others.

  At that time, it was the heyday of the Seven Mysteries Gate's dominance over Mirror State.

  When the elder realized that his powers could not be restored, he was desperate and used his authority to secretly order his subordinates to launch a surprise attack on many unknown small door factions.

  He forcibly seized many unorthodox martial arts manuals from these sects, attempting to find a supreme martial art that could be used without employing internal energy.

  As a result, after several years of searching, he did find many incredible secret techniques, but none of them were suitable for him to use.

  He was greatly disappointed.

  This elder, also a highly talented and intelligent individual, had an epiphany at his lowest point. He decided to utilize the numerous secret techniques in his possession to create an ultimate art tailored specifically for himself.

  This idea stirred him up, and he was excited to establish a unique martial art, which is the lifelong dream of every martial artist. From then on, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to researching and practicing his various ideas. Finally, in order to avoid worldly troubles, he even entered a state of closed retreat, no longer paying attention to external disputes between schools.

  Creating a martial art is an extremely difficult task. Moreover, the martial art he wants to establish has such a large limitation, it must not require true energy to use, and also encompass many secret techniques, becoming a profound and supreme martial skill.

  This unprecedented martial art was founded, the hardships of its process far exceeded his imagination, but he is also a person with great perseverance, after nearly half a lifetime of hard work, through decades of long process, this book " Blinking Sword Spectrum" finally came out.

  The elder was overjoyed, and rushed to share the good news with others inside the door. However, he unexpectedly discovered that the Seven Mysteries Gate had completely declined. The entire sect was being besieged by numerous large and small factions, and there was a risk of the entire gate being destroyed at any time.

  This sixty-year-old elder, both shocked and enraged, utilized his newly mastered eccentric sword technique to unleash a mighty aura at this critical moment, consecutively slaying many powerful foes, intimidating the remaining numerous experts, and forcibly carving out a bloody path for the Seven Mysteries Gate from its encirclement, breaking through and making a meritorious contribution of paramount importance to the continuation of the Seven Mysteries Gate.

  Unfortunately, just as he had barely escaped with his life, the elder's time had come to an end. He left behind only a final wish that the sword manual he had poured his heart and soul into be placed in the Seven Extremes Hall before passing away.

  What's even more regrettable is that in the years to come, none of the later generation disciples, all the way down to Han Li, attempted to cultivate this technique, leaving this bright pearl covered in dust until now, never seeing the light of day.

  Han Li was completely unaware of the events that had occurred in the past, and even if he knew, it wouldn't have moved his heart. For him, this sword technique suited him to cultivate, and might allow him to keep his life intact under Mo Da Hu's hands, which was enough. As for its origins? Who created it? Han Li didn't have the slightest interest; he was a very pragmatic person who wouldn't bother to understand something that had no benefits to him.

  In his own room, Han Li lit an oil lamp and leaned over a wooden table, continuing to flip through book after book of secret manuals under the dim light.

  He didn't plan to actually copy the secret recipe, but instead relied on his extraordinary memory to forcefully memorize all of them in his mind. This way, he was safe from losing it and didn't have to worry about leaking the information.

  To know, Mo Dafu still maintained extremely high vigilance and would not be foolish enough to think that the other party wouldn't monitor himself at all. If so many secret recipe copies appeared in the house, wouldn't it expose everything and make Mo Dafu guard against him ahead of time?

  The yellow-orange flame made a "puff" sound, and a small spark burst out, reminding Han Li that it had been a long time, and he should get some rest soon.

  Ke Hanli was completely indifferent to this, and the whole person sank into the world of the secret book. The strange skills in the book completely absorbed his heart.

  As the lanterns burst one by one, the human shadows reflected on the wall also swayed restlessly, varying in size. But Han Li himself sat there motionless, and this contrast between movement and stillness created an eerie atmosphere that gave others a sense of harmony beyond compare.

  Time passed minute by minute, and the shadow behind Han Li also changed from clear to blurry, and then slowly became blank. The sky outside had already brightened up.

  Han Li unknowingly indulged in reading all night.

  With a "pop", the last big lantern flower burst open and the oil lamp also went out completely, Han Li was finally startled awake from his book.

  He raised his head and glanced at the oil lamp, then looked out the window at the bright light, a bitter smile in his heart.

  Never thought I'd be so obsessed with studying the art of killing. I'm really different from who I used to be.

  Han Li sighed for a while, then stood up, twisted his neck and moved his limbs, making all the joints in his body crackle with a "crackling" sound. Then he turned around, pushed open the door and walked out of the house, drew a basin of cold water from a nearby well, washed his face thoroughly, refreshed himself, and then used the Long Spring Skill to circulate it throughout his body, and all the fatigue of the night disappeared without a trace.

  After a whole night of reading and studying, Han Li already knew that to thoroughly master this set of martial arts, without ten or eight years of bitter practice, it was simply impossible. Even if he had extraordinary talent in this area, it would still take two or three years of effort to achieve some small success.

  Time waits for no man!