Chapter Thirty-Two: Dugu's Nine Swords

  "Hua......, Jian Bei Dong Bi!"

  Translation: "Hua......, Sword Tablet Cave Wall!"

  After more than a dozen breaths of effort, with the help of the extremely sharp "Fish Intestine Short Dagger", a deep and mysterious stone path gradually appeared before Luo Zhan's eyes.

  Gazing at the deep and mysterious cave in front of him, Luo Zhan slowly exhaled a long breath, his eyes flashing with a hint of sharpness. Then, taking advantage of the faint light reflected from outside the cave, he stepped slowly into the depths of the cave.

  "Hundred Changes Thousand Fantasies Mount Heng Cloud and Fog Thirteen Forms"

  Suddenly, Luo Zhan arrived in front of a stone wall and raised an eyebrow. He carefully examined the swordsmanship carved on the wall and found that it was one of the moves from "Piao Xiang Ye Yu" that Mo Da had used to kill Fei Bin's "Da Song Yang Shou".

  "It's indeed worthy of being the 'Hengshan School' of swordsmanship, with moves linked together seamlessly, each style connecting to the next, with a killing intent that doesn't stop until one side is dead!"

  Luó Zhèn hastily watched a few moves from the "Bǎi Biàn Qiān Huàn Héng Shān Yún Wù Shí Sān Shì" and couldn't help but nod his head slightly, praising in a low voice.

  Then, Luo Zhuang took a step forward and continued to move deeper into the cave. Although the light in the cave was getting dimmer, Luo Zhuang had already reached the middle stage of the Pre-Heaven realm, not only were his ears clear and eyes bright, but his five senses were also much sharper. Moreover, once he activated his internal energy on his eyes, even a little bit of dim light would allow him to see as clearly as if it were daytime, without worrying about the lack of light.

  "Hiss"

  "Whoosh", "whoosh"......

  Before he knew it, Luo Zhan, who was watching the sword marks on the cave wall, had unknowingly picked up a wide and heavy sword and began to wield it in the stone cave. The sword moves he demonstrated were only the most basic and ordinary foundation sword styles.

  "Stab, dot, pare, chop, pick..."

  Gradually, the most basic sword moves in Luo Zhan's hands were like walking horses and flowers, quickly performing a round, but this did not end. Holding the "Xuan Tie Heavy Sword", Luo Zhan still didn't stop, dancing out a simple yet elegant sword shadow with a hint of beauty.

  "Wow... it's absolutely perfect!"

  As time passed, Luo Zhen's basic sword moves became more casual and natural. A simple thrust or a single challenge could produce a series of rapid, piercing sounds that cut through the air, revealing the power behind them.

  After another cup of tea, Luo Zhuangfang's body finally stabilized, standing firmly on the ground like a boulder. He was truly "moving like a rabbit, still like a young girl", with a mastery of his inner energy that was as effortless as a finger technique.

  Immediately, Luo Zhen let out a long sigh, his face filled with an unpredictable mix of emotions. His voice was calm but couldn't hide the hint of excitement within, whispering softly in the quiet cave.

  "Reach the pinnacle of perfection?"

  However, while Luo Zhan stopped practicing the basic sword technique, he did not notice that in the deeper part of the cave wall, a black shadow like a ghost flashed by and disappeared.

  Such cultivation, such physical skills, even if it's Luo Zhan who has the "Tianjie" level of physical skills, "Ticao Yunzong", compared to this person, he might still be slightly inferior. This shows how profound and mysterious this person is.

  No matter what level of martial arts, as long as it reaches the realm of "reaching the peak and becoming a masterpiece", the power it possesses cannot be underestimated. Most importantly, the attainment of "reaching the peak and becoming a masterpiece" represents the ultimate state of a martial art being "close to the Tao", while also demonstrating the practitioner's extraordinary wisdom.

  The threshold for practicing the legendary "Dugu Nine Swords" is precisely the need to understand the basic swordsmanship, reaching the last realm of the six major levels, "Reaching the Pinnacle".

  "Hmm, let's take a look at the depths of the wall cave, how about the swordsmanship of the 'Sun Moon Divine Sect' evil sect's high-ranking expert?"

  Lu Zhan's basic swordsmanship has reached the "pinnacle" of perfection, and although he knows how to wield his power, it is still a far cry from the innate swordsmanship that has achieved a state of complete fusion. Nevertheless, in his heart, there is still a sense of unobstructed freedom, which is an important threshold for understanding the martial way. For Lu Zhan, this can be considered a magnificent monument on his path to martial arts mastery.

  "It's indeed worthy of being called the 'Number One Sword Sect under Heaven', with a reputation as the 'Devil Cult'. The elder-level experts in this sect have an extremely profound understanding of knife and sword-type martial arts!"

  A mural stone carving, in Luo Zhan's eyes, occasionally burst out with a few wisps of fragrance, which attracted Luo Zhan's interest and made him feel as if he had just savored a delicious meal. The aftertaste was truly wonderfully extraordinary.

  "Huh? What's this? The Broken Sword Style!"

  Suddenly, after a "Sun Moon Divine Cult" elder's exquisite sword move, Luo Zhan's gaze changed direction, his entire body was as if struck by lightning, and his eyes stared fixedly at a stone wall in front of him, unable to move even an inch.

  Along the gaze of Luo Zhen, it is a stone carving of a sword move with an extraordinary atmosphere. At a glance, although it is only one sword move, it seems as if all that can be seen are shadows of swords, pointing everywhere and breaking through everything!

  After catching his breath, Luo Zhan stood there in a daze, as if possessed by a demon. Suddenly, he swayed and flashed several feet away, arriving at the wall carving. He slowly searched for the sword inscriptions that contained the same atmosphere as the road they had traveled.

  "How is this possible! The last wall engraving actually turned out to be the legendary 'Dugu Jiujian' - the ultimate sword art of the solitary and unparalleled!"

  After half a cup of tea, Luo Zhen stood in front of the stone wall with all the strokes and techniques, his face showing shock, doubt, and incredulity as he muttered to himself.

  In the "Laughing in the Wind" world, there are not many events that can stir up Luo Zheng's shocking waves, and this unique swordsmanship of the "Dugu Nine Swords" happens to be one of them.

  "Could it be..."

  Suddenly, Luo Zhan, who had been silent for a moment, seemed to have thought of something. However, just as he was about to speak, he stopped abruptly. Then, Luo Zhan's entire body and mind converged, and he silently recited the "Dugu Nine Swords" transmission secrets carved on the stone wall above.

  Time flies like an arrow, years pass like a shuttle, in the blink of an eye, Luo Zhan, who had entered the "Reflecting Cliff" of Mount Hua, had already stayed for two months. Except for occasionally going down the mountain to buy food and change his cooking flavor, Luo Zhan was mostly immersed in the world of "stone carvings on the wall".

  What made Luo Zheng puzzled was that he had originally wanted to make friends with Linghu Chong, who was punished at "Si Guai Cliff", but unexpectedly did not succeed. For some reason, Yue Buqun and others who participated in Liu Zhengfeng's "Golden Basin Washing Hands" conference still had not returned to Mount Hua.

  "Whoosh"

  "Whoosh", "whoosh"......

  At dawn, on the top of Huashan's "Thinking Twice Cliff", pieces of dark sword light danced around, leaving behind trails of residual shadows, as if they were painted with cinnabar and blue-green pigment. Under the first sunlight, the "Thinking Twice Cliff" was endowed with infinite charm.

  After two months of practice, "Dugu Jiu Jian" as a unique skill, although it is profound and obscure, but then, Luo Zhen can verify and comprehend according to the legacy of the senior elders of "Wuyue Sword Sect" and "Riyue Shengjiao" in the "Dongbi Stone Carvings".

  Secondly, Luo Zhan's practice of "Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi" has reached the second level of Qian Kun, making it relatively easy for him to learn various martial arts. Even with the unique swordsmanship of "Dugu Jiu Jian", "Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi" still provides considerable assistance.

  He is Luo Zhen, with the help of "Dongbi Shike" and "Qiankun Dano", plus his own enlightenment is also superior. At this time, after two months of hard work, the unparalleled skill "Dugu Jiujian" swordsmanship has been comprehended by Luo Zhen to the third realm of the six major levels of martial arts - "Dengtang Rushi".