Chapter Fifteen: Advancement of Innate Qualities

  "Hmph, you lot are fond of devouring humans, now your five organs are all shattered, it's a fitting death!"

  Looking at the motionless corpse of "Mo Bei Shuang Xiong" on the ground in front, Luo Zhan's face was calm and serene. After a faint whisper from his mouth, he appeared beside the corpse of "Mo Bei Shuang Xiong" with light footsteps.

  Immediately, Luo Zhan, who had been searching through the collars of the two still warm corpses in a squatting position, no longer lingered. As he took steps that shook the ground, the heavenly rank ultimate skill "Tian Jie Zhong" was unleashed, unfolding like a crane dancing in the air, sweeping out two or three zhangs away.

  After the skill of two cups of tea, a figure like a misty shadow appeared under the faint moonlight outside the window sill of a wine building inn, and after a brief stay, it flashed and disappeared.

  "This is the legendary Heaven's Order, also known as the 'Devil-Slaying Sword Scripture'!"

  Luò Zhàn returned to the inn's private room, not paying attention to anyone else. Under the soft moonlight, he took out the Buddhist robe containing the "Bì Xié Jiàn Pǔ" (Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum) and examined it carefully.

  "Hmm, this 72nd Route 'Devil-Slaying Sword Technique', although seemingly ordinary, when combined with the internal energy and true qi circulation method, its power is instantly different, truly ingenious!"

  "The Devil's Sword Scripture" is a great and unparalleled skill in the Jianghu, but there are few who know its origin. When discussing "The Devil's Sword Scripture", one must not mention Dongfang Bubai, the current leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, who cultivates the world-renowned ultimate skill "The Peony Pavilion".

  "The Sunflower Manual" is one of the most rapid and extraordinary techniques in the world's most advanced martial arts, even if it involves absorbing others' internal energy and converting it for personal use, like the "North Ming Divine Technique", which is still slightly inferior to orthodox cultivation.

  It is said that "The Sunflower Manual" was created by a eunuch of the previous dynasty. The martial arts in the manual are vast and profound, but also extremely dangerous. Later, it fell into the hands of Master Hongye, the abbot of Putian Shaolin Temple in Fujian.

  At that time, two disciples of Mount Hua Sect, Yue Su and Cai Zi Feng, unintentionally obtained this news. After secretly reading the secret book, however, "Kuihua Baodian" was so profound that when they returned to the peak, although they wrote it out silently based on their own memories, it was not the original after all. Moreover, the two had quite different opinions, resulting in the division of Mount Hua Sword Sect and Qi Sect.

  Soon, the Red Leaf Fangzhang of Putian Shaolin Temple learned about this matter and sent his disciple Yuanyuan Chan Master to persuade them not to cultivate self-destruction. Unexpectedly, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng admitted that after privately reading the "Kuihua Baodian", they actually asked Yuanyuan Chan Master for guidance on how to open it up.

  Yue Su and Cai Zi Feng learned the contents of "Kui Hua Bao Dian" from Wu Xuan, but he never returned to Putian Shaolin Temple. Instead, relying on his extraordinary wisdom, he supplemented and created a set of swordsmanship based on the remaining fragments of "Kui Hua Bao Dian" described by Yue Su and Cai Zi Feng.

  This set of swordsmanship, is the future famous Jianghu Tianjie Jue Xue - "Bixie Jianpu", and this knife-wielding self-ordained monk, is the founder of "Fuwei Biaoju" - Lin Family Ancestor, Lin Yuan Tu.

  "However, the 'Bixie Sword Spectrum's' method of cultivating Qi is quite remarkable, able to produce such a pure and refined pure Yang 'Sunflower True Qi'. If not for self-cultivation, I fear that one would be unable to withstand the onslaught of the 'Sunflower True Qi', leading to madness!"

  Lu Jianyun pondered the contents of "Bixie Sword Spectrum" and his face showed great interest, but it's no wonder that such a secret book would have a warning on its first page: "To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself."

  "Hmm, the 'Bixie Sword Spectrum' may have been created by Lin Yuan Tu, but its contents are actually more closely related to the 'Kuihua Baodian'. This kind of mysterious and sinister qigong method can be used to complement my unparalleled skill, the 'Jiuyang Shengong'!"

  Lu Zhan secretly pondered and suddenly realized that the method of circulating Qi in the "Bixie Sword Spectrum" could be used to break through the bottleneck of the 9th level of the "Jiuyang Divine Technique".

  Immediately, Luo Zhan, who had something on his mind, took action and put away the completely memorized "Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum" scripture. He returned to the edge of the bed, sat cross-legged, and entered a meditative state.

  However, if a transcendent being with extraordinary insight were to investigate, they would certainly discover that the technique currently circulating within Luo Zhan's body is none other than the renowned Heavenly Stage ultimate skill, "Devil-Slaying Sword Scripture".

  "The Evil-Repelling Sword Spectrum" has only 50-60% of the original essence of the "Kuihua Treasure Canon", but the crucial techniques in the spectrum are mostly from the secret book of "Kuihua Treasure Canon". Luo Zhan borrowed the key points from this scripture and made some slight adjustments.

  In an instant, the "Kylin True Qi" that had been repeatedly tempered and refined within his body was suppressed and refined by the "Nine Yang True Qi", before being merged into the surging flow of "Nine Yang True Qi" in his meridians. Little by little, it increased and solidified the "Nine Yang True Qi", this powerful tool that was waiting to be unleashed.

  "Crack... Bang..."

  After a while, Luo Zhuang's body, which was sitting upright on the bed with his legs crossed, suddenly emitted a burst of "crackling" sounds, similar to the sound of beans being stir-fried. The sound was crisp and clear, and for a moment, it seemed to contain some kind of special flavor.

  Unfortunately, the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" is a rare and extraordinary skill. Few martial artists have had the good fortune to practice it. However, if Zhang Wuji, the leader of the Ming Cult, were here, he would certainly be aware that the strange phenomenon emanating from Luo Chen's body at this moment is actually the manifestation of breaking through the ninth level of the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" and advancing to the tenth level of the pre-heavenly realm.

  "Whoa... Primordial Boundary!"

  After a short while, Luo Zhan's eyes suddenly opened, and in an instant, two bright lights shot out from the bottom of his eyes, with a strong aura that was overwhelming. Then, he slowly let out a long, murky breath, and with a joyful expression on his face, he whispered a sentence before continuing to praise.

  "What a 'Devil-Slaying Sword Spectrum', indeed it has some doorway!"

  A legendary, peerless skill that cultivates internal energy and true Qi, each with its unique characteristics. However, the difficulty of cultivating it is also proportional to its greatness, often being extremely demanding, and every bottleneck encountered is a huge obstacle.

  "Jiuyang True Qi" is the same, once practiced to perfection, although it is thick and strong, impervious to a hundred poisons, extremely pure and positive, but if one advances too quickly, it is actually foolish and delusional.

  " Bright Sect " former sect leader Zhang Wuji, as a child practiced martial arts on "Ice and Fire Island", later returned to Wudang Sect, although was heavily injured by the "Xuanming Twin Elders"'s cold palm attack.

  However, it itself has been tempered by the pure Yang inner strength of Zhang Sanfeng, a master of the previous generation. This is also the reason why Zhang Wuji was able to complete the practice of "Jiuyang Shen Gong" in the post-heavenly realm within a short period of time and break through to the pre-heavenly realm.

  Later, Zhang Wuji also used the "Dharma" of the first of the Five Dispersed People of the Ming Sect, the monk "Say No", and the "Qiankun Bag" to penetrate all the acupoints in his body. From then on, his internal energy and true qi circulated freely and were emitted at will, with a significant increase in power compared to before. His true qi and internal energy also improved rapidly due to the unblocking of the acupoints.

  And Luo Zhen practiced the "Nine Yang Divine Art", which was not inferior in any way. Firstly, the method he had learned was also of a strong and masculine nature; secondly, the "Wash Marrow Pill" and the "Small Pure Yang Pill" were both extraordinary products with extremely great medicinal effects; thirdly, Luo Zhen's body still contained an imprint of a powerful cultivator from the late stages of the Heavenly Rankings who had condensed his "demonic seed".

  It was only through various coincidences that Luo Zhan was able to use the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" and quickly reach the ninth level of acquired perfection. Even so, if not for the mysterious methods of the "Devil-Slaying Sword Spectrum", it would likely take some time for Luo Zhan to advance to the pre-heavenly realm.