Volume 1 Meteor Festival Chapter 17 The Reason for Going to Archaic

  "The sword is dead!"

  Looking at Gu Qing's face with a hint of calmness, Nian Wuseng felt a sudden jolt in his heart!

  Including Xu Bingning and Su Fangyu, the three of them simultaneously heard a sense of heaviness that seemed to be unbearable from these three words. Even if they couldn't understand Gu Qing's mindset when he said this sentence, they still felt an inexplicable, unspoken sense of oppression.

  "The sword... is dead..."

  Gu Qing shook his head, seemingly unwilling to dwell on this issue.

  But not everyone can understand what he means by shaking his head, such as Xu Xiaolin who is extremely curious.

  "Swords are originally made of gold and iron, and they don't have a life, so how can they die?"

  "Xiao Lin..."

  Xu Bingning scolded in discontent, very dissatisfied with this question.

  Xu Xiaolin saw the expressions of several people and seemed to know that she had misspoken, playfully sticking out her tongue: "I was just asking, Seventh Young Master doesn't want to say it then so be it."

  Gu Qing smiled lightly and glanced at Xu Xiaolin, nodding slightly: "Xiaolin, you're right. A sword is just a ordinary iron object, it has no life, so how can it die?"

  But having learned from past experiences, Xu Xiaolin did not dare to respond hastily again.

  Nian Wusheng slightly bowed and said with a hint of apology: "Sorry, Gu Qing. I'm afraid I've brought up some painful memories for you."

  "Hehe, this is nothing to be ashamed of." After saying that, Gu Qing seemed unwilling to dwell on the topic and instead showed interest in Nian Wusheng's swordsmanship: "Nian Wusheng, if I'm not mistaken, your swordsmanship has already established a certain foundation. You're probably close to reaching mastery soon."

  "Uh... proficient?"

  It seemed to have triggered some thoughts, but Gu Qing was rarely seen not thinking about the starry sky problem at this moment. Instead, he opened his mouth and said: "The practitioners of swordsmanship have four major realms. The first is the realm of sword momentum, which is the realm you are currently in under the Nian Wu Sheng Pavilion. The second realm is the realm of sword intent, which refers to one's own spiritual will, as well as the spiritual will of each sword. Only when one's will and the sword's spiritual will resonate with each other can it be considered a perfect realm. And the third realm of the sword domain and that elusive fourth realm... Ah, can you accommodate new memories?"

  He stopped there and fell into thought once again.

  "Jian Shi, Jian Yi, Ling Yu, Cheng Jie..." Nian Wusheng muttered to himself, the four realms, quietly memorizing these few words in his heart.

  He originally thought that with his current swordsmanship, not to mention the Xian Dao world, at least among ordinary people, it would be difficult to find an opponent. Unexpectedly, after hearing Gu Qing's words, his swordsmanship seemed to be only at the lowest level, which is the foundation stage of the first boundary of sword momentum!

  And each of the three realms can be inferred from the words and phrases used by the other party, divided into basic, proficient, and perfect. Now he is just starting out at the Sword Dao Gate.

  "Under the ancient Qing Pavilion... how is this sword's three realms boundary divided?"

  "Huh? The Three Realms of Sword Intent?"

  "Not bad, please advise."

  "What I said is just my personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the truth."

  "Cultivating a path is already fraught with danger at every step. Without the spirit of exploration and adventure, how can one ascend to even higher realms?"

  Gu Qing smiled and nodded: "Nan Wu Sheng's words are reasonable!" As he spoke, relevant information faintly emerged in his mind: "The three realms of swordsmanship are foundation, mastery, and perfection. Among them, the foundation refers to what we often call 'unity of man and sword', where one's own aura is completely merged with the sword's aura, and then bursts out in an instant, forming a fierce and powerful impact. Being able to achieve this step smoothly is the foundation of entering the realm of swordsmanship!"

  The second stage of Jian Shi

  "From the words just spoken, I can hear that my skills in swordsmanship are far inferior to those of Gu Qingge, perhaps by tens of thousands of times. I am bold enough to want to discuss swordsmanship with Gu Qingge, and I hope to receive guidance from him."

  "I dare not accept the two words of guidance, for everyone has their own unique sword path. If the sword paths are the same, then it's not a true path, and the distance that can be traveled on this road will also be extremely limited. As you said, cultivating one's path is about mutual improvement and progress together. I am willing to discuss sword paths with Nian Wusheng."

  A hint of joy suddenly appeared on Nian Wusheng's face: "In that case, I will have to thank Gu Qingting for his kindness."

  Su Fangyu and Xu Bingning saw Jian Sheng Nian Wusheng wanting to discuss swordsmanship with Gu Qing, and immediately became solemn, standing silently on the side. Even Xu Xiaolin's restless personality was now a listening expression, waiting for the two to begin their discussion.

  After a moment of contemplation, he organized his thoughts and spoke out loud: "In my opinion, the sword is an imperial instrument, the ancestor of all weapons. The sky, mountains, grasslands, rivers, and living things are all like the governance of heaven. Every time a sword is drawn, it can dominate the world! With one move of the sword, the heavens, the earth, and all living things in the universe, from flowers to grass, are all subject to the will of the sword. Gathering the aspirations of all spirits with the momentum of the heavens and the earth, the sword moves and the heavens and the earth move, the sword is drawn and all spirits come out together, with a majestic momentum, as if the heavens were collapsing, shattering the souls of those who dare to oppose it."

  "When the sword is drawn, all spirits come out..."

  With one sword, all things in the world are moved, flowers, grass, trees, mountains, stones, and beasts, even sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, clouds and seas, when facing this sword, it is like facing all things in the world, the sword intent formed by the momentum of gathering billions of living spirits, indeed has a majestic and powerful aura.

  Like the dripping water of a river, if it is gathered into a stream, it will become a mighty wave, like a tsunami bursting forth, rumbling and fierce, enough to easily destroy cities and pools, crash mountains and shatter peaks, what kind of power can stop it?

  This thought is unborn, and it's said that the great sword saint Da Qi has an extraordinary understanding of his own sword path, which is not something that can be compared to by ordinary people. Even if Gu Qing hadn't personally crossed swords with this powerful sword saint before, he could still imagine what kind of shocking waves would arise when this sword was unsheathed!

  "My sword path requires the power of billions of lives, borrowing the momentum of heaven to achieve the sword path. It should transform into all things, travel in all directions, feel the emotions of human literature and geography, observe the rise and fall of the sun, moon, stars, and planets, taste the changes of the four seasons, the withering and flourishing of trees, sometimes sad, sometimes joyful, all things either prospering or declining, being born or dying, sinking and changing, cycling endlessly!"

  After saying this, Nian Wusheng slightly bowed: "I still hope that Gu Qing will give me some guidance!" After speaking, he stood solemnly to the side!

  "I have been in Daqi for a long time, and the people I've met can be counted on one hand, but thinking of Master Wusheng's swordsmanship, it is indeed worthy of being called the greatest."

  "Thank you for your undeserved praise."

  Above, the heavenly power is vast and boundless, without public or private interests. Below, there are the dark and gloomy hells, in charge of reincarnation, back and forth, all things follow the cause and effect to move, with birth and death, with dawn and dusk, with this life, with the next life, with beginning and end. In the obscure, they have long been predetermined by the pull of cause and effect.

  "Already predetermined? What does this mean? If it's already predetermined, why continue to cultivate?"

  Gǔ Qīng lightly laughed and said straightforwardly: "The way of the sword is for one's heart!"

  "Wholehearted?"

  "All things in the world have their origin and end, even if one travels through countless worlds, it's just a fleeting dream. Falling into the red dust of the mundane world, sinking into the sea of desires, only those who cultivate themselves with a clear mind can eliminate all thoughts, uphold their true nature, and become one with the universe, with no heaven, no earth, no others, and no self."

  As the Sword Saint, he had an extraordinary understanding of the sword path. In an instant, he understood what Gu Qing meant: "According to your words, Gu Qing, the three thousand realms of red dust, and even the heavens and earth themselves, are all great enemies of the sword path? Then I will gather the power of billions of living beings and borrow the momentum of the heavens to achieve the sword path... Is it not..."

  "The Great Way is boundless, the Sword Way is endless, every person is a unique miracle from heaven! The way is not the same, the Sword Way, Qi Way, Dan Way, Human Way, Immortal Way, and Heavenly Way are all different! Understand your own way clearly, then focus on cultivating it."

  "With one heart..."

  "Though heaven and earth may collapse, if the heart remains steadfast, it will also be eternal!"

  Nian Wusheng suddenly fell into a state of deep contemplation.

  Gu Qing also saw the situation and didn't say much. He just sat there beside him, but this time, he surprisingly didn't fall into that kind of thinking again.

  After a moment, Nian Wusheng seemed to have a subtle understanding. He nodded slightly towards Gu Qing and said: "Thank you, Gu Qing, for pointing this out! The sword path is about having one mind, pursuing one's own sword path with an undivided heart, not being misled by miscellaneous thoughts. And I gather the power of billions of living beings, borrowing the momentum of the heavens to achieve the sword path, which is also a kind of sword path. I believe that if I can hold on to it with an undivided heart, I will surely gain something."

  Gu Qing nodded slightly.

  Xiao Lin, who was standing next to her, looked puzzled and muttered to herself: "Qī Shǎo Ye is really too much, it's just a matter of being single-minded and persistent, I understand this principle, but he has to make it sound so mysterious... and Néi Wú Shēng Dà Ren actually fell for it, oh my god..."

  Although she didn't know, in Xu Xiaolin's eyes, she had already been "fooled" by the ancient Qing in front of her, and continued to verify with Gu Qing her understanding of swordsmanship, enriching herself.

  As he delved deeper into conversation with Nian Wujing about the knowledge of swordsmanship, more information began to vaguely emerge in Gu Qing's mind.

  This information seemed to originally belong to him, everything looked incredibly familiar, as if he had personally experienced it before, and it seemed that he had also walked this path of argumentation with others to verify the relevant swordsmanship information.

  "I thought that only by entering the ancient world and obtaining the legacy soul imprint I left there could I receive all the vast knowledge accumulated over billions of years... but unexpectedly, through the method of verification with others, it is also possible to awaken these memories sleeping in my soul step by step, and then absorb and digest them..."

  However, the principle is also like this. The soul that has reawakened a part of its basic memories is still too fragile and cannot be compared to before. If one wants to receive all that vast knowledge in one breath, it would only end in the collapse of the soul and the scattering of the spirit. But through this normal conversation, dialogue, step by step guiding out those originally dormant memories, this method can not only expand the development degree of the brain domain, but also promote the completion of spiritual sublimation, and is gentle and safe, without having to worry about suffering that inhumane pain during knowledge infusion...

  "Perhaps, through this method of gradual progress, I can also awaken some memories that are currently usable, and no longer need to slowly receive knowledge information by gradually increasing my spiritual strength. If I can obtain a supreme sword technique or a divine skill, before the 'Stellar Guidance' mystic art has fully exerted its true power, I will also have a certain degree of self-defense capability."

  As he thought about it, Gu Qing couldn't help but glance at Xu Xiaolin, who was staring at him with her big, sparkling eyes and a strange expression.

  "At least... when encountering danger on the way to Archaic, I won't be unable to protect even this sister who has awakened me!"

  Thinking of this, Gu Qing's mentality has become formal and dignified, and the sword path that resonates with Jian Sheng Nian Wusheng is also proceeding smoothly in a very harmonious atmosphere.