The experts from the Purple Void Palace of the Kunlun Mountains only lectured to particularly outstanding Kunlun disciples, and Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue were equivalent to auditors.
If one could absorb the strengths of a hundred schools…
Lu Changsheng thought about it and still felt excited.
“System, use the chance to listen to the Dao lecture one more time,” he said.
Having digested the insights, Lu Changsheng, desiring more, immediately used his second opportunity to listen to a Dao lecture.
This time, their divine senses arrived at Changliu Mountain.
A peerless Sword Immortal was lecturing to the Supreme Elders of Changliu Holy Land.
The Supreme Elders, who were at the level of the Immortal Emperor Realm, were utterly respectful in front of the peerless Sword Immortal.
The opportunity to listen to an ancient ancestor of such stature, who could emerge from seclusion to give a lecture, was truly a once-in-a-millennium event.
“Isn’t that the Immortal from Changliu?”
Among the crowd of Changliu disciples listening to the lecture, Lu Changsheng caught sight of the Immortal from Changliu who was a formidable rival to Lin Xuantong.
The Immortal now in charge of Changliu Holy Land appeared here, within the lecture’s setting, as nothing more than a Changliu disciple, a Preliminary Immortal Emperor.
The Immortal sat upright and listened attentively, most likely hoping to gain enlightenment from the lecture and then defeat his strong opponent Lin Xuantong.
Lu Changsheng realized instantly that the scene of the peerless Sword Immortal from Changliu Holy Land giving a lecture occurred more than ten million years ago.
The Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator truly was powerful, capable of recreating a lecture from more than ten million years past.
The secret skill of Changliu Holy Land was the “Frost Sword Skills,” which, much like Tai Hua Holy Land’s “One Sword Across Ages,” possessed an extremely high level of mastery in the Sword Dao.
The lecturer from Changliu Holy Land was a Sword Saint himself, primarily explaining his understanding of the Sword Dao.
As the unparalleled Sword Saint gave his lecture, everyone from Changliu Holy Land listened with rapt attention. Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue, who were eavesdropping, also gained inspiration.
Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue were both Sword Cultivators, Lu Changsheng practiced the swordsmanship of Tai Hua Holy Land, while Xia Ningxue practiced the sword art of Guanghan Palace.
Now, having heard Changliu Holy Land’s understanding of the Sword Dao, they were enlightened and found it eye-opening.
The great Holy Lands kept their Sect-Defending Skills a closely guarded secret; before practicing them, one had to swear never to reveal them.
Even though Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue were Dao companions, they could not impart their respective Sect-Defending Skills to each other.
Yet, the system simulated the scene of a peerless Sword Immortal from Changliu Holy Land explaining the Sword Dao, allowing Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue to hear the subtleties of Changliu’s secret skill, “Frost Sword Skills,” deepening their understanding of the Sword Dao.
The peerless Sword Immortal from Changliu Holy Land also demonstrated the Frost Sword Skills.
The moment his sword was wielded, all those present fell into an endless illusion of the mundane world, as if sinking into endless samsara, struggling within the mortal coil.
It took a long while for Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue to extricate themselves from the illusion.
Against such a formidable adversary, by the time one fell into the sword intent illusion, the opponent’s Sword Qi would have already arrived.
Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue broke out in a cold sweat.
The Frost Sword Skills from Changliu Holy Land were indeed extraordinary.
Lu Changsheng had broken Li Changye’s Frost Sword Skills in combat because Li Changye had not yet mastered the highest realm of the Frost Sword Skills.
After the lecture from Changliu Holy Land concluded, Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue meditated to digest their comprehension of the Sword Dao.
The explanations from the Changliu Sword Immortal also provided inspiration for Lu Changsheng’s cultivation of “One Sword Across Ages” and “Holy Spirit Sword Art.”
Lu Changsheng was earnestly attempting to comprehend the third realm of “One Sword Across Ages.”
The third realm, capable of severing Qi Destiny, was a hundred times more challenging than the second.
Mastering the third realm of swordsmanship was necessary to confront those who possessed Great Fortune.
If the opponent was a Son of Fortune, without using these sword skills, it would be difficult to kill them, otherwise various unexpected situations would occur, allowing the opponent to escape.
For instance, Shen Xiaoyao was hunted by the Evil Extreme Sect but survived death numerous times; the Evil Extreme Sect simply couldn’t kill Shen Xiaoyao.
That’s what Qi Destiny is.
“One Sword Across Ages” had become Tai Hua Holy Land’s Sect-Defending Skill precisely because its third realm could sever Qi Destiny, the fourth realm could sever causality, and the highest, fifth realm could even slay those who had achieved eternal life.
Lu Changsheng was still between the second and third Sword Realms.
Lu Changsheng’s cultivation of “One Sword Across Ages” was progressing well.
Lin Xuantong had only just begun to glimpse the fourth Sword Realm.
As long as one comprehended the third Sword Realm within the Nine Realms of the Immortal Emperor, they were already a genius of the Sword Dao.
Decades passed, and Lu Changsheng had completely digested the comprehension of the Sword Dao.
“The peerless Sword Immortal from Changliu Mountain is really astonishing in his comprehension of the Sword Dao. The immortals of Changliu are merely juniors before him. My master, Lin Xuantong’s Sword Dao isn’t even comparable to his,” Lu Changsheng mused.
Lu Changsheng felt that this peerless Sword Immortal from Changliu Holy Land, who lectured on the Sword Dao, had an even greater understanding than Lin Xuantong.
This peerless Sword Immortal very likely was one of the ancestors of Changliu Holy Land.
All the great Holy Lands have profound foundations, and their ancestors have been exceptional geniuses through the ages.
In the history of Changliu Holy Land, there were also numerous Sword Dao geniuses.
And these Sword Dao geniuses, after cultivating for tens of millions of years, had achievements beyond measure.
Lu Changsheng couldn’t guess the identity of the Sword Dao genius from Changliu Mountain who was explaining, nor did he know if the other party was still alive, but through his explanations, Lu Changsheng’s comprehension of the Sword Dao deepened.
Lu Changsheng had vaguely entered the threshold of the third Sword Realm, but had not yet reached the initial insights into it.
“My comprehension of the Sword Dao has deepened, so why don’t we work together to practice the nineteenth move of the ‘Holy Spirit Sword Art’?”
Xia Ningxue’s understanding of the Sword Dao had also improved, so she and Lu Changsheng set out to refine Sword Nineteen together.
The ‘Holy Spirit Sword Art’ had twenty-three moves, and Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue had mastered the eighteenth move. At this time, both of their realms and comprehension had deepened; hence, they believed they had the capability to research the nineteenth move.
A thousand years later, the two of them, in Unity of Person and Sword, executed the nineteenth move. Their Sword Qi destroyed the heavens and eradicated the earth, and both were shocked by the power of the sword technique.
The ‘Holy Spirit Sword Art,’ in terms of power, was even superior to ‘One Sword Across Ages.’ The only drawback was that it required two people with sympathetic hearts and similar cultivation levels to jointly wield the sword technique.
Afterwards, Lu Changsheng took advantage of a few more opportunities to listen to lectures.
The third time he eavesdropped, it was an ancestor from Primordial Holy Land explaining the Three Thousand Great Dao.
Primordial Holy Land was one of the ancient Holy Lands, ranking among the top few. It was filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Those qualified to give lectures were among the cream of the crop within Primordial Holy Land.
The fourth time he listened in, it was an ancestor from Taishi Holy Land giving a lecture.
The strength of Taishi Holy Land was close to that of Primordial Holy Land.
The third-ranked unparalleled genius on the Qilin Ranking was a Holy Maiden from Taishi Holy Land, possessing a unique double-pupil physique.
The fifth time he attended a lecture, it was given by an ancestor from Yaochi Holy Land.
This ancestor’s seniority seemed to be even higher than that of the Mother of Yaochi.
“Wait a minute, isn’t that earnest Yaochi junior disciple listening to the lecture the Mother of Yaochi?”
Among the disciples of Yaochi attending the lecture, Lu Changsheng spotted the Mother of Yaochi.
At that time, the Mother of Yaochi was still a young girl.
It was hard to imagine.
This lecture took place eighty million years ago.
Lu Changsheng didn’t know if this lecturing ancestor of Yaochi was still alive.
However, seeing the Mother of Yaochi as a young girl, Lu Changsheng always felt it a bit strange; back then, she was vivacious and completely different from her current solemn demeanor as the ruler of the Holy Land.
The sixth time he listened in, Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue found themselves in an ancient Immortal Dynasty, where a master was lecturing the princes and the sons of the dynasty’s nobles.
“This is the Immortal Dynasty…”
Lu Changsheng had heard that in the central region of the Immortal Realm, there was a powerful dynasty that had existed for as long as the Holy Lands, known as the Immortal Dynasty. Find your next adventure on My Virtual Library Empire
Although the master’s aura was restrained, the sense of pressure he gave Lu Changsheng was no less than that of the elders of the Holy Lands.
“Who would have thought that there exist such powerful entities outside of the Holy Lands and the Cultivator Clans? Truly unexpected.”
Lu Changsheng realized he had underestimated the Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Realm was too vast, filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Beyond the great Holy Lands, there were many strong beings.
The seventh time he eavesdropped, the lecturer was an ancestor from Lianshan Holy Land.
The eighth time, it was an ancestor from the Ancient Feng Family.
The ninth time, it was someone from Tai Hua Holy Land…
Huh?
Lu Changsheng realized he had stumbled upon his own backyard; wasn’t this the back mountain of Tai Hua Holy Land?