Chapter 31: The Supreme Sword Dao of Tai Xu Sect!

  The dense vegetation along the way once blocked everyone's line of sight, blocking their path. After Tian Zichang led the crowd through it, the road wound its way around a peak, and a gigantic stone pagoda suddenly appeared before everyone. Standing among the mountains, it was like a celestial palace that had fallen from the heavens.

  The stone building is about 30 meters high, with a roof that is a hip-and-gable roof, giving it a majestic and rugged appearance, as well as a delicate and beautiful image. The slope of the roof is gentle, the eaves are deep and far-reaching, the corners of the eaves are slightly upturned, and the curved ridge is elegant. The entire building gives people a feeling that is both heavy and light, flying and dynamic. It can be said to be like a soaring phoenix or a winged temple, fully capturing its essence.

  This stone building is protected by forbidden law, and you must raise your waist card to enter. At the entrance of the stone building, there are eighteen stone statues. These stone statues have ferocious faces, carrying knives and swords, which are all law puppets. As soon as they find someone who breaks the rules, they will attack immediately.

  "This is where the Dharma transmission hall is. Let's go in." Tian Zichang led the way, pushing open the door and striding across the threshold into the hall.

  Mo Bei and ten others followed Tian Zichang into the room.

  Enter it, pass through the passage, and enter the grand hall!

  Mo Bei's eyes widened as he gazed out at the scene before him, and he was instantly stunned.

  Only in the grand hall, countless crystal-clear jade slips floated in mid-air, slowly rising and falling. In the formless air, a faint power fluctuated, accompanied by a brilliant light that spread out.

  On each jade tablet, there are different large characters carved on them, dragon flying and phoenix dancing.

  Under the endless jade tablet, two old men in gray robes sat cross-legged, their eyes slightly closed, and a faint aura emanated from their bodies, spreading out from their seven orifices and six apertures. Their wrinkled faces were shrouded in an air of mystery and serenity.

  Mo Bei's heart skipped a beat.

  Although these two old men did not open their eyes, I somehow felt that they were sizing me up in the dark.

  It feels like they're staring at me?

  At this moment, the two old men finally slowly opened their eyes, their turbid old eyes, as they turned, occasionally flashed with a hint of sharpness, fleeting.

  One of the old men in grey robes cleared his throat, and began to speak in a voice that was incredibly ancient, occasionally punctuated by a slight cough, as if he were about to return to the earth at any moment.

  "Swordsmanship knows no distinction between good and evil. Once you grasp the intent of the sword, every grass and tree becomes a sword."

  "However, swordsmanship is not a tree without roots, it needs true energy as its foundation, providing yuan energy support, in order to exert the mighty power of swordsmanship!"

  "So, if you want to refine your sword, first refine your breath!"

  The old man in grey robes shook off the dust from his grey cloak and looked at Tian Zichang.

  Tian Zi hastily retreated half a step, bowed his head and waist, clasped his fists in respect, and said: "Master Uncle, these ten people are the new outer sect disciples this time. I've come to bring them to choose their inner skill mantra and sword technique."

  "Hmm." The old man in gray nodded calmly, his eyes slowly scanning each person's face, responding with a non-committal tone that sent chills down everyone's spine.

  "In the Temple of Transmitted Dharma, there are 16 kinds of Qigong methods in the Qigong period. Each person can only choose one kind. It is not allowed to be passed on outside, and those who violate this order will be beheaded!"

  Tian Zi wiped the virtual sweat from his forehead, nodded in response, and immediately retreated half a step. He turned around, puffed out his chest, and looked at the crowd, saying: "You only have one chance, choose the most suitable inner skill for yourself."

  Ten youngsters heard this and eagerly stretched their necks, constantly glancing up at the jade slips filling the sky, searching for the inner skill mantra they desired most.

  "Blazing Fire True Essence, Dark Martial Energy, Thick Earth Refining Qi Technique, One Yuan Penetrating Heaven's Qi, Great Stone Refining Qi Formula, Nine Extinctions Unyielding Yin-Yang Qi, Supreme Clarity Mysterious Abyss Five Thunder Refining Qi Technique! These... these are all worldly, peerless heart methods!" Mo Bei exclaimed in shock, his voice filled with astonishment.

  These divine skills were all earth-shaking divine skills in Mo Bei's previous memories!

  "These extraordinary mental methods, haven't they been lost for a long time already? If just one of these mental methods were to spread throughout the world, I'm afraid it would drive all the martial artists in every country crazy! How is it that there are so many here?"

  "Again! Again!"

  Sun Zhongyan's face was also flushed with excitement, his complexion bright red: "Changchun Gong, Purple Lotus Guanyin Scripture, San Shi Yuanshen Qi, Ji Yin Nine Chong Small Treasure Miao Shu, Five Elements Lianqi Jue, Yishan Huanyue Tunqi Shu, Xuan Du Lianqi Jing!"

  "Heavens! So many internal skills and techniques are not as good as this Taixu Sect's genuine article - it's indeed a case of 'the rich get richer'!"

  Sun Zhongyan was also from a humble origin of a martial arts family, just like Mo Bei. Seeing such a secret book, he was completely shocked!

  Ten young men, except for Fang Luo You and Long Hao Tian, all the other young men were constantly exclaiming in surprise, their eyes burning with excitement!

  "What should I choose?!"

  Sun Zhongyan stuttered, so excited that he couldn't control himself, his hands didn't know where to put them, staring at the sixteen jade slips, his eyes flashing with intense enthusiasm.

  Can't wait!

  Fang Luo You's face was calm and expressionless, without any emotional fluctuations. He hummed softly and said in a low voice to Mo Bei: "These cultivation methods are the highest divine arts in the mortal world, but in our immortal realm, they're actually quite ordinary and have no practical use."

  "The true cultivation of Tai Xu Zong's immortal art is just the Tai Xu Qi! Nothing else, these heart methods are simply trash in front of Tai Xu Qi, unbearable to look at."

  "These secret recipes are only used for refining swords. In the future, they will be of no use and will naturally be replaced by Taiwu's Qi, so just choose one casually!"

  Mo Bei was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly, he is no longer the Mo Bei of before!

  Fang Luo Yu looked at Mo Bei and kindly reminded him, "The way of the heart is different from swordsmanship. Choose a simple one and focus on it, cultivate it to perfection, that's the right path."

  Mo Beishen nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

  Long Hao Tian leaned in close to Fang Luo You, poking his head out to ask in a low voice: "I heard that for this test, we don't have to choose Refining Qi Technique, but can choose Swordsmanship instead, and save ten Spirit Stones. Is it true or false?"

  Mo Beichen's heart moved slightly, and he asked Tian Zichang: "Tian Shixiong, if I don't choose a mental method, can I choose another sword technique?"

  "This..." Tian Zichang hesitated for a moment, subconsciously glancing at the old man in gray robes. The latter nodded slowly, without saying a word, and then closed his eyes again, falling back into meditation.

  "Alright," replied Tian Zicheng with a nod, "But... without internal skills and mental methods, how can one cultivate? How can one advance in rank and improve their cultivation?"

  "Thank you, Senior Tian, for your kind intentions. I won't trouble you with this matter." Mo Bei smiled and said, "I'll just focus on selecting the inner skill mantra instead. Let's leave it at swordsmanship."

  Since I already possess the infinite magic power, it's naturally much stronger than these heart methods. Why bother to start all over again?

  Long Haitian rolled his eyes and shrugged: "Since the boss has said so, I'll naturally follow the boss. Besides, I have my own principles."

  On the other side, Fang Luo had already had his own way of cultivation, and he didn't choose either.

  The three of them did not choose, and the remaining seven young people also had four who did not choose. Only Sun Zhongyan and two others eagerly chose to start, looking up at the sky with jade slips everywhere, walking around and selecting.

  The four boys who were not chosen all had the surname Fang, and they looked at Fang Luoyou, Mo Beizhou seemed to have realized something.

  It wasn't until quite some time later that they each chose their own kung fu style.

  The old man in grey robes opened his eyes again, casually swept his sleeve, and gently swung his robe.

  A gentle breeze blew by.

  In an instant, the jade slip disappeared and flew swiftly into his left sleeve.

  The old man in grey robes swung his right sleeve again, and a void was stirred up.

  At the cuff, the light suddenly appears. Flickering continuously.

  The flowing shadows continued to spread, and the jade slips of the dragon once again burst out, rotating and howling, coiling in the void, slowly dispersing and opening up, transforming into a sky filled with five-colored six-colored jade slips, red orange green blue purple, colorful colors like a rainbow flow, appearing before everyone.

  This sword technique is divided into two columns, one with sixty-four, emitting golden light! Among them, the jade bamboo slips themselves have different colors, with thirteen colors of red, black, white and green.

  One hundred and thirty-six in a row, emitting a silver glow! This color has increased by more than twenty varieties!

  "Choose basic swordsmanship." The old man in grey robes said in a low and concise tone.

  "Wow!" Mo Bei's eyes widened in surprise as he took a closer look.

  Long Haitian furrowed his brow: "So many sword techniques, I'm getting dizzy from watching, which one should I choose?"

  Tianzi Chang clasped his chest with both hands, his voice thick and loud, saying: "These sword techniques, all of which emit a golden glow, are the required sword techniques!

  Silver light belongs to auxiliary elective swordsmanship!

  Different colored jade tablets represent different attributes. Red represents fire, yellow represents earth, white represents metal, green represents wood...

  "Each color belongs to an attribute, but there is also a composite attribute sword technique!"

  He stared intently, counting one by one, and muttered to himself: "There are actually thirteen colors, which means there are thirteen different properties?"

  "That's the basic swordsmanship of Taizu Sect, it's really all-encompassing and complete!" Mo Bei couldn't help but exclaim.

  Fang Luo You smiled slightly and spoke again to Mo Bei, carefully explaining: "Mo Bei Shidi, what you see is only the surface of the thirteen attributes. In fact, within each category of attribute swordsmanship, there are several different swordsmanships."

  "For example, this fire attribute sword technique is also divided into yin fire and yang fire techniques. Each has its own merits."

  "The Water Attribute Swordsmanship also includes Xuan Shui, Ren Shui and other swordsmanships."

  "Similarly, each of these categories contains five or six sword techniques, with a minimum of one or two. In total, there are sixty-four sword techniques!"

  Fang Luo's words made Mo Bei's heart skip a beat.

  "Never thought that swordsmanship still had so many profound meanings."

  "Yes." Fang Luo You let out a long sigh: "The Tai Xu Sect is a branch of the Xian Pai, with cultivating immortality as its main focus. Cultivating immortality requires understanding the Heavenly Dao's principles, controlling the five elements, and commanding the winds and thunders.

  Only by grasping the sword intent of each type of swordsmanship, the thirteen types of swordsmanship including heaven, earth, sun, moon, yin, yang, wind, thunder, metal, wood, water, fire and earth have all been cultivated to some extent. Mastering the thirteen sword intents forms the carefree Taiwu world. Only then can one cultivate the Taiwu Qi.

  "Henceforth, these thirteen types of sword techniques are the essential sword methods for cultivating the Tai Xu Qi!" Fang Luo You said with a loud and clear voice.

  Apart from this, there are still 136 auxiliary sword techniques!

  "These one hundred and thirty-six auxiliary sword techniques are also a direct pointer to the Great Way!"

  Besides the thirteen categories of heaven and earth, sun and moon, there are eleven more: light, darkness, ice, life, death, withering, prosperity, eclipse, brightness, illusion, and extinction!

  Mo Bei curiously asked: "Then what are the benefits of this auxiliary sword technique?"

  "To reconcile the contradictions between the compulsory sword techniques, complementing each other." Fang Luoyou paused for a moment, then continued: "Don't underestimate auxiliary sword techniques, they are also sword techniques that directly point to the ultimate truth!"

  "So..."

  Mo Bei couldn't help but nod his head, and he let out a long sigh: "I didn't think that cultivating Tai Xu Qi would be so difficult!"

  Fang Luo You Hao smiled and said: "The path of cultivation is long and arduous, the road to heaven is endless. Can it be so easy to succeed?"

  "This is also the case, thank you Master Fang for enlightening me." Mo Bei responded with a sound, his eyes were looking at those three or four young men who were tiptoeing, their heads raised high, under the vast expanse of jade slips, picking out their favorite sword techniques. He didn't rush to move, but instead watched these sword techniques!