Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Return of the High-Grade Heaven Rank Swordsmanship (10th Update)
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple “Lin Qingzhi” with a lower-ranked Acquired Spirit Treasure “Green Cloud Sword,” and received a teaching reward of a hundredfold return: a higher-ranked Acquired Spirit Treasure “Qingxiao Sword.”]
[Today’s rewardable instances -1, remaining reward instances are 2.]
The first Flying Sword that Lu Changsheng bestowed upon Lin Qingzhi, the Green Cloud Sword, ranked at the bottom quality among Acquired Spirit Treasures, serving only as a placeholder.
He intended to give his disciple the highest-grade Flying Sword usable at the Nascent Soul Realm.
It just so happened that the system returned a higher-ranked Acquired Spirit Treasure.
“The Green Cloud Sword is merely for you to travel. This treasure, is for you to use in battle,” Lu Changsheng said, and then he awarded the Qingxiao Sword to Lin Qingzhi.
“Master is considerate, but as a disciple with shallow cultivation, is it too extravagant to possess two Acquired Spirit Treasures?”
Lin Qingzhi always felt that for a Nascent Soul Realm Elder, having two of the same type of Acquired Spirit Treasures was a bit excessive.
“Don’t worry, your master has plenty of Flying Swords.”
Since the master had said so, Lin Qingzhi couldn’t refuse out of modesty.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple “Lin Qingzhi” with a higher-ranked Acquired Spirit Treasure “Qingxiao Sword,” and received a teaching reward of eight hundredfold return: a middle-ranked Innate Spirit Treasure “Biluo Jiutian Sword.”]
[Today’s rewardable instances -1, remaining reward instances are 1.)
A middle-ranked Innate Spirit Treasure?
The quality of this Biluo Jiutian Sword is indeed good.
However, Lu Changsheng already possessed a higher-ranked Innate Spirit Treasure, the True Martial Sword. The Biluo Jiutian Sword could at most serve as a backup treasure.
“Next, I will impart to you the Earth Rank higher-class cultivation technique, the Profound Heavenly Spell,” Lu Changsheng said, having already planned out the chief disciple’s cultivation path.
At the Golden Core Realm, practice the Profound Rank higher-class cultivation technique, the Tai Xuan Skills.
At the Nascent Soul Realm, practice the Earth Rank higher-class cultivation technique, the Profound Heavenly Spell.
At the Dao Palace Realm, practice the Heaven Rank higher-class cultivation technique, the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique.
Step by step, Lu Changsheng could also collect rewards from each phase.
Lu Changsheng began to explain the mnemonic verse for the entry-level of the Profound Heavenly Spell, while Lin Qingzhi listened intently, without distractions.
The Profound Heavenly Spell was a reward Lu Changsheng had exchanged specially for Lin Qingzhi from Mount Shu’s Scripture Pavilion using Sect Contribution Points.
It took Lin Qingzhi half a day to officially enter the threshold of the technique.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple “Lin Qingzhi” with the Earth Rank higher-class cultivation technique “Profound Heavenly Spell,” and received a teaching reward of a thousandfold return: a higher-class Heaven Rank cultivation technique “Taiji Xuantian Spell.”]
A cultivation technique on the same level as the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique?
Lu Changsheng surprisingly obtained another higher-class Heaven Rank cultivation technique.
However, Lu Changsheng was already practicing the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique, and to practice the Taiji Xuantian Spell at the same time would require more effort.
”If my Supreme Purity Limitless Technique reaches the ninth layer, by analogy, I should find it easy to practice the Taiji Xuantian Spell later on, so there’s no need to spread myself thin.”
Lu Changsheng decided to focus on cultivating the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique to the ninth layer.
The next day, Lu Changsheng called Lin Qingzhi to him again.
This time, he was going to teach Lin Qingzhi the Earth Rank higher-class Swordsmanship, “Myriad Swords Return to Origin.”
Myriad Swords Return to Origin was another technique Lu Changsheng had received as a return reward; having perfected it, he now turned to pass it on to Lin Qingzhi.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple “Lin Qingzhi” with the Earth Rank higher-class Swordsmanship “Myriad Swords Return to Origin,” and received a teaching reward of a thousandfold return: a higher-class Heaven Rank Swordsmanship “TrueMartial Nine Forms.”]
A higher-class Heaven Rank Swordsmanship!
Lu Changsheng, after reaching the Great Perfection of Myriad Swords Return to Origin, finally obtained an even more powerful swordsmanship technique.
“I will teach you Myriad Swords Return to Origin step by step,” he said.
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Changsheng patiently explained all the moves and details of Myriad Swords Return to Origin to Lin Qingzhi.
Familiar with Myriad Swords Return to Origin like the back of his hand, Lu Changsheng explained the technique with ease.
Under Lu Changsheng’s instruction, Lin Qingzhi barely made an entry.
In his normal state, Lin Qingzhi’s various talents were not high, relying solely on diligence and sudden insights, as well as power-infusing initiation from Lu Changsheng, to make his cultivation improve by leaps and bounds.
“By the way, I have two elixir pills here that can improve your talents,” he said.
Lu Changsheng almost forgot about the two elixir pills he had obtained from the Xia Kingdom’s treasury—the Ginseng Pill and the Heaven-Mending Pill, one to enhance Root Bone, the other to enhance Comprehension.
These two elixir pills could slightly improve Lin Qingzhi’s talents, making his talents less mediocre and allowing him to understand cultivation techniques faster.
[Ding, you rewarded your disciple “Lin Qingzhi” with a rank-four elixir pill “Ginseng Pill” and received a two hundred times return reward: rank-six elixir pill “Millennium Ginseng Pill.”]
[Ding, you rewarded your disciple “Lin Qingzhi” with a rank-five elixir pill “Heaven-Mending Pill” and received a five hundred times return reward: rank-seven elixir pill “Nitian Pill.”]
The returned elixir pills were relatively good in quality, leaving a chance for Lin Qingzhi to improve his talents once he reached the Dao Palace realm.
If one’s innate abilities were insufficient, they could only be compensated by acquired means.
As a master, Lu Changsheng’s heart had truly been worn out.
Having used up the three rewarding opportunities for the day, after Lin Qingzhi got started, Lu Changsheng let him go back to practice the Profound Heavenly Spell and Myriad Swords Return to Origin on his own.
Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng began cultivating the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique—True Martial Nine Forms in the Heaven Rank swordsmanship within his cave dwelling.
True Martial Nine Forms was divided into nine layers, each more difficult than the last.
With his experience in reaching the Great Perfection of Myriad Swords Return to Origin and his Innate Taoist Body, Lu Changsheng quickly got started, mastering the first three forms in just one day.
In three more days, Lu Changsheng comprehended the fourth form.
In ten days, he grasped the fifth form.
In one month, he understood the sixth form.
Starting with the seventh form, the difficulty increased sharply, and even with an Innate Taoist Body, rapid understanding was unattainable.
Lu Changsheng’s enlightenment came to an abrupt halt.
Understanding six forms of a Heaven Rank sword technique in a month was already unbelievably fast.
“The final three forms are too difficult and their power increases exponentially. The first six forms of True Martial Nine Forms are already more powerful than Myriad Swords Return to Origin at Great Perfection,” he thought.
“This month I was so focused on cultivating swordsmanship that I forgot all about rewarding disciples and power-infusing initiation,” he realized.
“Additionally, I need to seek out Taiyuan the Immortal to learn the Supreme Purity Limitless Technique and observe the myriad sword engravings,” he decided.
Immersed in the cultivation of True Martial Nine Forms, Lu Changsheng realized, as he came to his senses, that a month had flown by and there was still a great deal of matters waiting for his attention.
The more profound the cultivation technique, the longer the retreat, and before he knew it, a month had passed in seclusion.
During his time down the mountain for tempering experience, Lu Changsheng power-infused initiation and rewarded treasures to his second disciple, Lian.
Returning to Qjngyun Peak, he bestowed power-infusing initiation and treasures upon his eldest disciple, Lin Qingzhi.
It was only his newly accepted third disciple, Mo Huazhi, whom Lu Changsheng had neglected.
“This Xuanlong Huanmo obtained from the auction will make a perfect gift for my third disciple,” he thought.
The treasure Lu Changsheng had obtained was suitable only for his third disciple, Mo Huazhi, not for the others, not even himself.
After witnessing the Divine Skills of the Great Xia State Preceptor on his journey down the mountain, Lu Changsheng developed a keen interest in nurturing a Literary Sage.