Chapter 70: The Profound Mystery of Swordsmanship!

  The day before, many people killed and sold turtle meat.

  The next day, they rested and trained separately.

  Every day, as long as he didn't go to the Demon Island, Mo Bei would inevitably appear under the waterfall at dawn to practice a set of sword techniques. When the first ray of sunlight emerged in the morning, he would put on his clothes and head to the Scripture Pavilion to read books, greedily absorbing all sorts of knowledge.

  For twenty days, he had been very regular and had never broken this rule.

  The twenty-third day, still early morning!

  "Hey! Qingfeng Slash! Gujian Feiyun Slash, Guanjian Sword Technique!"

  Mo Bei's loud drinking sounds echoed through the forest, startling a flock of strange birds that flew about, crying out in alarm.

  Mo Bei's wrist moved slightly, and the sword blade suddenly swept up into the void.

  A stream of sword energy shot out from the tip of the sword, its power overwhelming.

  Mo Bei didn't rush or hesitate, his body following the flying sword energy as cover, and suddenly leaped out five zhang away.

  The sword rises and falls!

  The sword's momentum suddenly changed, becoming even more fierce and swift!

  A cold gleam flashes by, sword energy surges forth!

  Suddenly, white light flashed on the sword's edge, gathering into a piece, dazzling to the extreme, making people's eyes dizzy!

  Three swords in a row, without stopping at all.

  The sword moves in perfect continuity, with no gaps or flaws!

  At the moment when the sword's momentum was about to disperse, Mo Bei's mouth suddenly hooked up a fierce and cruel smile, his eyes blazing like torches, as he shouted repeatedly: "Sleeve Sword!"

  The words have fallen!

  One sword is not yet calm, another sword rises again!

  In the white sword tip of the Guan Ri Jian Fa, a spiritual light suddenly flashed out, without shadow or form.

  This path is shrouded in a dazzling white mist, silent and invisible, extremely difficult to detect!

  But the sword's momentum was even more fierce than Shi Bo Tian Jing!

  "Psst!"

  A gleam of light hidden in the vast expanse of white clouds suddenly shot out and flashed across the green stone in front of Mo Bei.

  "Boom!"

  A massive boulder splits in two in an instant!

  Two halves of a boulder were sent flying tens of meters away by the violent force, smashing tree trunks as thick as a human leg.

  "Haha!"

  Upon seeing this scene, Mo Bei couldn't help but burst out laughing: "That sleeve sword is indeed formidable! It's no wonder I spent 15 spirit stones to buy that essential dark-type sword technique!"

  "After grasping the sword's intent, the sword moves are extremely simple. However, they are fast, accurate and ruthless!"

  "If I don't draw my sword, then so be it. But once this sword is drawn, it will surely take a man's life!"

  "And... the exquisite combination of those several sword techniques," Mo Bei's eyes shone brightly as he said loudly, "Even if the enemy can cope with my several moves, they will be exhausted from responding, and at the end of their strength. How could they possibly think that I still have a sleeve sword!"

  "Hey, I've got another sword technique." Mo Bei clenched his fists tightly: "I'll be more confident when participating in the outer disciple competition too!"

  "Hmm... Time is running out. I should head to the Scripture Pavilion!"

  Mo Bei dressed properly, sheathed his long sword, descended the mountain, and arrived at the Scripture Pavilion by a familiar route.

  Entering the Scripture Pavilion, Mo Bei subconsciously looked around, his gaze slowly sweeping over everything in sight.

  "That Ye Qingfeng, today is actually later than me." Mo Bei's mind didn't know why, but suddenly jumped out with this thought.

  He shook his head and chased away the miscellaneous thoughts in his mind, habitually walking to the bookshelf.

  Mo Bei hugged his chest, pacing back and forth, strolling in front of the bookshelf filled with books. His eyes slowly scanned the shelves from left to right, but he didn't rush to choose a book. Instead, his gaze flickered between brightness and darkness as he walked and muttered to himself:

  "I've seen this before... too many fake and weird creature introductions..."

  "The essence of swordsmanship... I've also seen it."

  "Practiced and understood... just finished reading it yesterday."

  Mo Bei walked over and was surprised to find: "It seems that I've read all the books on these five or six shelves during this period of time!"

  "Let's go take a look at another bookshelf..." Mo Bei had just turned around and walked to the corner of the bookshelf, when he suddenly felt a jolt, stopped in his tracks, and fixed his gaze on the left-hand bookshelf, the bottom row, the farthest corner, where a book covered in a thick layer of dust sat.

  "Huh? Taixu Sect Swordsmanship Introduction? I don't recall seeing this book before..."

  Mo Bei crouched down and curiously took out the book introducing the Tai Xuan Sect's swordsmanship from the bookshelf. As soon as he looked at it carefully, his eyes widened in astonishment.

  After a brief pause of two breaths, the astonishment in his eyes gradually turned into shock. His eyes widened and stared fixedly at the three inconspicuous words below the title of the book.

  "Leaf God, one!"

  "Ye Shen Yi!" Mo Bei's eyes widened in shock: "This, this Ye Shen Yi, isn't he the founding ancestor of the Tai Xu Sect?"

  "This book was actually written by him!" Mo Bei's heart beats accelerated, blood circulated rapidly, and his face turned bright red: "If it is the work of Tai Xu Zushi, then the book he compiled can't be bad! Even if he inadvertently wrote some of his insights into this book, it would still be enough for me to gain a lot from it!"

  Mo Bei hurriedly grasped the book as if he had obtained a precious treasure, quickly walked to the counter, casually handed over three spirit stones, and turned around to leave.

  "Wait, fellow Taoist, please stay!"

  The attendant behind him suddenly spoke up and called out to Mo Bei.

  Mo Bei turned around, furrowing his brow and asked: "What's going on?"

  The attendant looked apologetic and pointed at Mo Bei's ancient book, smiling as he said: "Borrowing this book... requires one hundred spirit stones..."

  "A hundred pieces of Ling Stone?" Mo Bei's eyebrows suddenly shot up, and he thought to himself:

  Just borrowing a book costs 100 spirit stones, ordinary outer sect disciples probably don't have that much even after saving for ten years.

  But it's okay...

  These days, I, Haotian and Fang Luoyou have killed a lot of Xuan turtles. Although we also spent a lot of spirit stones, there are still 113 spirit stones left in the end.

  But that book is also a bit too expensive.

  Thinking of this, Mo Bei's mind turned around and thought: Since it is a book written by the founder of Kung Fu, how can there be any difference?

  Forget it, 100 yuan is just 100 yuan! I'll spend it for the sake of Ye Shen's three words!

  He swept his sleeve, took out the Ling Stone bag, counted out a hundred Ling Stones to the maid, then he sat back in his seat, eyes fixed intently, holding his breath, and began to read the first page of the book with great concentration.

  "One of Taixu Sect's sword techniques, You Shen Sword Technique!"

  "The Second Sword Technique of Tai Xu Zong: Da Yan Tong Ming Sword Technique!"

  "The third sword technique of Tai Xuan Sect: Ghostly Intangible Sword Technique!"

  "The fourth sword technique of Tai Xu Zong: Sleeve Sword!"

  Mo Bei scanned the rows of directories, muttering to himself word by word, carefully counting: "The 99 Swords of Tai Xu Zong Jian Fa, the Great Heavenly Net Sword Technique!"

  He looked back and was gone.

  "Only ninety-nine swords? Isn't the entire Tai Xu Sect supposed to have two hundred and one sword techniques?" Mo Bei's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he pondered for a moment before recalling an introduction from a certain book.

  "I remembered that when Ye Shen first founded the Tai Xu Sect, he found a sword technique that directly pointed to the Great Dao, ninety-nine kinds!"

  These ninety-nine sword techniques, the rest of the sword techniques are the later generations of the sect master, based on the ancestor's will, and have been continuously derived and added by themselves. That Ye Shen had long since ascended to the immortal realm, it was naturally impossible for him to compile the more than one hundred remaining sword techniques.

  "It's one of the ninety-nine sword techniques personally created by Ye Shen, and it must be based on Tai Xū Sword Technique, from which it was derived!"

  Mo Bei couldn't wait to look back, concentrating his attention.

  "The You Shen Jian Fa sword technique is characterized by a ghostly and eerie aura. The sword's intent is elusive and unpredictable, making it impossible to grasp. It strikes unexpectedly, cutting down the enemy in an unseen manner!"

  "That You Shen Jian Fa, because of its strange and unpredictable sword moves, is able to catch opponents off guard. Therefore, using it as a foundation and waiting until it has reached a high level of mastery before cultivating the Gui Mei Wu Xing Jian Fa is most suitable!"

  He didn't turn the page, his eyes fixed intently on it as he tried to commit every single word to memory: "Because White Practice splits water sword. Also mainly uses cunning and strange moves, with a fleeting sword momentum. Although these two sword techniques are different, they have a similar yet distinct charm."

  "These two sword techniques, practiced in sequence from beginning to end, complement each other and the application of the sword technique will also be effortless."

  "It makes sense, it makes sense." Mo Bei nodded as he looked at him: "However... Bai Lian Fen Shui Jian, Gui Mei Wu Xing Jian Fa, must not be cultivated together with Wu Liang Jian Fa and Fu Chen Thirteen Swords."

  "That infinite sword technique is sharp and powerful, one sword strike can unleash boundless power. It belongs to the category of grand opening and closing, and its sword intent clashes with the roaming spirit sword technique. If you mix them together in your practice, your sword intent will inevitably become confused and restrained, unable to exert even half of its potential power."

  "I see, if I hadn't read this book, I wouldn't have known that the Tai Xu Zong swordsmanship also emphasizes sequence and priority, with so many doors and paths!"

  Mo Bei nodded suddenly enlightened and continued reading down.

  He suddenly realized that Ye Shen had clearly introduced each sword technique, the sword intent, how to draw the sword, and how to cultivate it, all in a clear and concise manner.

  "For example, after mastering the White Practice Split Water Sword, one can then practice the Ghostly Intangible Sword Technique, which will complement each other. After both sword techniques are mastered, one can then practice the Azure Falling Yellow Spring Slash, and at that time, practicing the Azure Falling Yellow Spring Slash will be twice as effective!"

  "Afterwards, the sequence of cultivation is Mingyuan Swordsmanship, Zhuihun Swordsmanship, Duoming Lianhuan Sanxian Sword..."

  "After Gujian Feiyun's Xiu Lian Da Cheng, the next sequence of cultivation is: Zǐ Gài Jiàn Fǎ (Purple Canopy Sword Method), Wú Liàng Jiàn Fǎ (Infinite Sword Method), Sān Fēn Jiàn Shù (Three-Part Sword Technique), Léi Zhèn Jiàn Fǎ (Thunderclap Sword Method), Duàn Mén Jiàn Fǎ (Broken Gate Sword Method)……"

  Mo Bei clenched his fists tightly, thinking to himself: remember it down, remember it down, must remember everything!

  Mo Bei was completely immersed in the sea of knowledge, and he memorized the entire book, every single word, perfectly and flawlessly, engraving it in his mind, without missing a single character!

  After doing all this, Mo Bei finally let out a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself: "The subtlety of sword intent is endless. In one day's time, I still can't fully comprehend it, memorize it first, then slowly understand and cultivate it!"