Chapter 9: Yunlong Heart Method and Fengyun One Hundred and Eight Swords

  The showdown between Feng and his opponent is getting closer and closer.

  There is still one month left before the big comparison at Feng Nei.

  Recently, Huashan North Peak has been busy and tense.

  Huashan North Peak is basically composed of three types of people.

  Elder, Top Ten True Disciples, Ordinary Disciple.

  While the internal strife is intense, it basically involves almost everyone.

  The elders hope that their disciples will perform better and give themselves more face, of course, among them are those like Sima Changbai who want to gain great benefits in the Peak Selection and secure a position as one of the top ten true transmission disciples for his second grandson.

  The top ten true disciples, on the other hand, basically want to show off a bit more. Each of the top ten true disciples is also in the spotlight, with so many people watching, and no one wants to perform poorly and lose face.

  Ordinary disciples, most of them want to show off and maybe be taken in as disciples by the elders. If they are taken in by top-notch elders like Beifeng Liu Jianxian, it's a shortcut to success. There are also some like Sima Hao who have ambitions to seize the position of one of the Ten Great True Disciples.

  Almost the entire North Peak of Mount Hua was mobilized for this internal competition.

  The entire North Peak was shrouded in an atmosphere of tension and busyness.

  Only two people in Changchunju are truly idle.

  Li Bai's sword was worn out at dusk, and he didn't have much time left. Naturally, not many people would come to visit him. It is said that Sima Changbai's place, on the other hand, was bustling with people like a market.

  Lu Yuan, also due to his lazy nature, got along with Ninth Junior Brother Ye Fang and Tenth Junior Brother Ye Yuan. As for the others, he had a normal relationship with them. Recently, Ye Fang and Ye Yuan were both sent by their respective masters, Junzi Sword Fang Ruo and Round Harmony Sword Ye Rongyang, to receive special training. After all, Ye Fang and Ye Yuan were among the last to join the Ten Great True Disciples, and their strength wasn't considered strong either. They were just barely passable, so naturally they were called by their two senior uncles for special training, lest they lose face in the upcoming Peak Competition.

  Of course, their situation is absolutely no more dangerous than Lu Yuan's. After all, Lu Yuan is the master of Li Yuanbai and Shouyuan will be exhausted soon, so Lu Yuan himself is also in a precarious situation.

  Li Yuanbai is a big tree, while Lu Yuan is just a small sapling beside the big tree.

  Can a small sapling withstand the fierce wind when a big tree is about to fall?

  Anyway, to make a long story short, Lu Yuan is now very free.

  I'm so idle that I've even started researching now, my cooking skills have always been good and I can eat well, why is my body still thin and not gaining weight? It's strange. Being idle to the point of researching this issue shows how idle I am now.

  Lying on the branches, lazily basking in the sun.

  I haven't had anything to do lately.

  Otherwise, practice your sword skills again.

  After grasping the Wind Cloud Sword Intent of the 108 Swords, practicing this set of sword techniques no longer has much significance. However, since I'm idle, I might as well practice it a bit. At this time, I was also casually practicing my sword, and unintentionally, I ended up using the Wind Cloud 108 Swords. After all, having practiced this set of sword techniques for six whole years, it had long been deeply ingrained in me. With no thoughts in my mind at that moment, naturally and effortlessly, I brought out this set of sword techniques.

  Starting from the first move "Cloudy", practice one by one, with strength and precision.

  At this time, I had already understood the meaning of Fengyun Sword, and it didn't matter whether it was fancy or not, just practicing these sword moves one by one.

  Although it looks the same on the surface, the true meaning of the sword is directly pointed out, and when the intention of the sword is not understood, it is essentially completely different.

  As he practiced, Lu Yuan suddenly vaguely discovered that this set of Fengyun 108 Swords seemed to have some connection with his own Yunlong Swordsmanship. It seemed that this sword technique could bring his Yunlong Heart Method forward by one step. Lu Yuan had indeed guessed correctly - the Yunlong Heart Method and the Fengyun 108 Swords were originally a set, both created by the second-generation ancestor of Huashan North Peak.

  The 108 Swords of Wind and Cloud have two major sword intents, the Cloud Sword Intent and the Wind Sword Intent. The two sword intents transformed into a wonderfully subtle 108 moves.

  The Cloud Dragon's Heart Method is also formed by the accumulation of cloud intent. The Cloud Dragon has nine transformations, changing unpredictably, with unpredictable cloud momentum.

  These two things were originally one and the same.

  Normally, Yunlong Heart Method combined with Fengyun's 108 Swords is several times more powerful than other combinations.

  And correspondingly, if the 108 Swords of Wind and Cloud are practiced to a high level of proficiency, they will bring about an improvement in the Cloud Dragon Heart Method.

  If Yunlong Heart Method is practiced to great perfection, it will also bring the 108 Wind and Cloud Swords forward a bit.

  Otherwise, this heart method and sword technique would not be called a matching set. In the five major immortal sects of the Great Jin Nation, there are similar heart methods and sword techniques that are born in pairs, and when used together, their power is greatly increased.

  At this time, Lu Yuan was sincerely practicing the Wind and Cloud 108 Sword, while also understanding the intent of the Wind and Cloud Sword. He had already seen through the essence of the Wind and Cloud 108 Sword. This time, he seriously practiced, naturally bringing out the surge of the Cloud Dragon Heart Method, starting to continuously break through one level after another. At this time, Lu Yuan's own magical power was at the fourth heavy eight extraordinary meridian boundary of the Qi Refining stage, while his Cloud Dragon Heart Method surged along with the Wind and Cloud 108 Sword, continuously breaking open one level after another.

  Sword moves, continue practicing.

  The law is flowing non-stop, breaking through one pass after another.

  Finally, with a loud crack, it broke through the last barrier.

  After breaking through the last pass, the Fa power formed a small cycle in the twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians within his body, circulating endlessly. At this point, even if Lu Yuan was stupid, he understood that he had reached the fifth level of the Xiantian realm, advancing one level.

  Of course, this level is quite difficult to break through, and many fellow disciples are stuck at this level.

  Who would have thought that I suddenly rushed past myself.

  Now, his own swordsmanship has grasped the Wind Cloud Sword Intention, far surpassing the tenth generation disciples in terms of swordsmanship, and his magical powers have also reached the fifth cycle of the Small Heavenly Circulation in the Qi Refining stage. Not bad, quite good indeed.

  If I'm not mistaken, among the current top ten true disciples, the strongest are Eldest Senior Brother Yun Yi and Second Senior Brother Yun Ping. These two entered the sect extremely early, and their cultivation has already reached the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage's fine meridians and subtle pulses. However, it's not that these two have stronger innate talents, but rather because they entered the sect the earliest. Among the top ten true disciples, only Eldest Senior Brother Yun Yi and Second Senior Brother Yun Ping are over 40 years old, while everyone else is around 20 years old.

  Apart from Master Cloud Drifter and Second Master Cloud Calm, the strongest should be Third Master Sister Ling Yu Zhu. It's said that Third Master Sister Ling Yu Zhu's magical powers have reached the fifth stage of the Small Heavenly Cycle in the Qi Refining stage. As for the others behind her, they are basically all at the fourth stage of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in the Qi Refining stage and can't advance even an inch.

  From the fourth layer of the eight extraordinary meridians in the Qi Refining stage to the fifth layer of the Small Heavenly Cycle is not easy.

  Unexpectedly, I inadvertently reached this point and caught up with Third Sister Ling Yu Zhu.

  This time the internal competition is over, and there's no need to worry too much from now on.

  Sima Chang and Sima Hao, what methods do you have, bring them all out.

  Hehe, this time I must counterattack you fiercely.

  After thinking for a while, he started practicing his sword again.

  Still the same Wind and Cloud 108 Swords, but this time the spiritual head is no longer there, it's quite lifeless. After practicing a few rounds, I only feel tiredness in my heart, so I lay down on the tree branch and fell asleep. The sword naturally returned to its scabbard, with the scabbard as a pillow, looking up at the sky, and fell into a peaceful sleep.

  (The recent line maintenance often causes power outages during the day, and the electricity only comes back at 6 pm. After dinner and some busy work, it's now this time. Fortunately, I have stored drafts now, so I'm not worried anymore. It's already three watches in the night.)