Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 752 Jianhu Palace

Great Jin, Yizhou, Shu County.

On this day, a figure suddenly appeared in the teleportation hall of the prefectural city.
This man was wearing a dark blue suit, with his hair tied up with a band. He had a very honest face. If someone who didn't know him saw him, they would think he was an old farmer. He was none other than Erniu who had been teleported here.

After parting with Zhou Xun and Tianci Zhenjun in Jiangling Prefecture, he used the teleportation array and finally arrived in Yizhou.

Wang Erniu stepped out of the teleportation array and looked around. He saw that the teleportation hall was spacious and magnificent. The walls were inlaid with glowing spirit crystals, illuminating the entire hall.

People were coming and going in the hall. Although they were dressed differently, they all had a long sword behind them. They were either hurrying on their way or chatting in low voices in groups of two or three, with varying degrees of spiritual fluctuations emanating from their bodies.

"Jianhu Palace, Wang Erniu is finally here!" Wang Erniu was secretly excited and strode out of the palace.

After leaving the teleportation hall, Wang Erniu found himself in a prosperous city.

The streets were crowded with people and cars, and there were many shops on both sides, selling all kinds of magic weapons, but mostly long swords, in addition to these, there were also elixirs, spiritual plants, etc.
The sounds of shouting and bargaining were endless, making the place very lively.

Wang Erniu then asked passers-by about the location of Jianhu Palace.
"Excuse me, may I ask where the Jianhu Palace is?"

"Jianhu Palace, hahaha, fellow Daoist, the place you are standing on is the territory of Jianhu Palace!" The old man couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.

Jianhu Palace is a major sect in Yizhou. It was once one of the sects of Huashen. Now it is "Shujun Prefecture", "Bazhong Prefecture", "Hanzhong Prefecture", "Wenshan Prefecture", "Meishan Prefecture" and "Guanghan Prefecture".
All of them are under his jurisdiction. If it weren't for his ancestor who had achieved the state of incarnation, the Sword God Liu Bai would have not appeared for thousands of years, and the entire Yizhou would be under his jurisdiction.

"What I want to ask is the main lineage of Jianhu Palace!" Wang Erniu changed his way of saying it.

"Main pulse?" The old man looked at Wang Erniu curiously.
"Don't you know that only the true teachings of Jianhu Palace can enter the main lineage of Jianhu Palace? You should go to the Jianhu Palace Academy in the city first!"

The old man shook his head.
"You don't know, old man, I am a disciple accepted by the senior of Jianhu Palace from outside. My status is even higher than that of the true disciples!" Wang Erniu said sincerely.

When the old man heard Wang Erniu's words, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he looked him up and down, as if judging whether what he said was true or not.

However, Wang Erniu's honest and simple appearance makes it hard to doubt him.

"I see. Then you should walk west along this main street and fly straight to the north after you exit the city gate."

"About 200,000 miles away, you can see a giant mountain shaped like a long sword. That is the main vein of Jianhu Palace."

"But I remind you that only sword cultivators are allowed to approach that place, otherwise there is a risk of death!"

"Thank you for telling me!" Wang Erniu bowed and walked out of the city.
When he arrived at the west city gate, he opened his mouth, a golden light flashed, and turned into a golden flying sword about ten feet long.
Then he used the sword-flying technique and rushed towards the north.
Along the way, mountains and rivers passed by like a painting, and Wang Erniu's anticipation for Jianhu Palace became stronger and stronger.

A few days later, Wang Erniu saw from afar the giant mountain shaped like a long sword, piercing the sky, surrounded by a strong sword intent, like a peerless divine weapon that would be unsheathed at any time.

Before he got close, the majestic sword intent came like a surging wave. Even though Wang Erniu was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Near the foot of the mountain, five sword lights suddenly fell and surrounded him in an instant.

"Who are you? Why are you breaking into the main vein of Jianhu Palace?"

Leading the group was a young man in a white robe, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He looked like a flying sword and had reached the peak of foundation building.

The man shouted loudly, the sword in his hand trembled slightly, and he pointed it directly at Wang Erniu, ready to attack.

Wang Erniu quickly put away his flying sword, and said with a folded hand: "My dear friends, I am Wang Erniu, and I am invited by Senior Sword Immortal Liuhe to come and pay my respects to him!"

When the disciples heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. The leading disciple had a glimmer of suspicion in his eyes: "Master Liu He hasn't returned to the mountain for a long time, why would he invite someone here? Do you have any proof?"

Wang Erniu quickly took out the jade pendant given by Liu He and handed it over: "This is a token of love given to me by Senior Liu He."

The leading disciple took the jade pendant, examined it carefully, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly returned it respectfully: "So it turns out that you are really a distinguished guest of our master. I am sorry for the offense. Please follow me to see the elder."

Wang Erniu followed the group of disciples and climbed up the winding and steep mountain road.

On both sides of the mountain road, sword shadows flickered, and sword runes appeared and disappeared on the rocks. If you were not careful, you would be injured by the sword runes.

Wang Erniu was infected by the rich kendo atmosphere, and his heart became more and more comfortable, as if he was a fish in water.

Soon, they arrived in front of a magnificent palace. The door of the palace was closed, and above it were engraved three large characters "Jianxin Palace". The strokes were sharp, exuding a compelling sword intent.

The leading disciple stepped forward and knocked gently on the door. After a moment, the door slowly opened and a middle-aged man with a long sword on his waist walked out.

This man was dressed in a green shirt and holding an ancient long sword. He exuded an extraordinary temperament.

He sent away several disciples guarding the mountain.
His eyes swept over Wang Erniu and he slowly said, "Are you Wang Erniu?"

"It's Wang." Wang Erniu nodded.
"I am the current headmaster, also known as Qingfeng Zhenjun. My uncle once told me about you, but I still need to verify your swordsmanship. Otherwise, I, Gu, will never recognize the position of the Holy Son!" The middle-aged man spoke slowly.

"I wonder how Master Gu is going to verify it?" Wang Erniu asked curiously.
"Just use the sword shadow transformation technique!"

Wang Erniu nodded slightly and stood up.

With his mouth slightly opened, a sword ball flew out, turning into a three-foot-long sword that suddenly floated in front of him.

"This is the Gengjin Sword Pill Method!"

Master Qingfeng showed a look of surprise, then joy and delight, his eyes unable to conceal the excitement.

Wang Erniu's expression did not change. He shouted softly.

"Sword shadows become one!"

The sword in his hand instantly turned into several rays of light, which intertwined and entangled with each other, constantly differentiating, and in a moment, three hundred and sixty sword lights appeared.

The sword light exudes a unique rhythm, and a very sharp feeling arises spontaneously.

Then, he lightly tapped his sword finger, and 360 sword lights began to slowly merge.
When True Lord Qingfeng saw this, a hint of surprise and excitement flashed in his eyes:
"It is indeed the sword-shadow-in-one technique. Looking at the technique and artistic conception, it seems to contain the Gengjin sword intent."

At the same time, sword lights suddenly appeared, coming from far away and finally landing on the hall, transforming into human figures.

These people have different appearances, the only thing they have in common is that they carry a long sword.
The leader was more familiar to Wang Erniu. He was the supreme elder of Jianhu Palace whom he had met before, and the world-famous swordsman Liu He.

He looked at Wang Erniu with a smile on his face and said to everyone:
"What do you think?"

When Liu He asked this question, there was a burst of discussion in the hall. The elders whispered to each other, amazed at Wang Erniu's performance.

A white-haired elder spoke first:
"This boy is extremely talented. He can combine the sword shadow into one with the Gengjin sword intent so exquisitely. This is something I have never seen before in my life. In my opinion, he deserves the title of Holy Son." Another elder in a red robe also nodded in agreement: "Yes, looking at his sword skills, the sword and the intent are combined. Even I am not as good as him. I have no objection!"

However, there were different voices among the crowd.

A young elder frowned slightly and said:

"Although Wang Erniu has shown extraordinary talent in swordsmanship, he is an outsider after all. We know very little about his past. Is it too hasty to grant him the title of Holy Son so easily?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Liu He and Qing Feng Zhen Jun.

Liu He smiled slightly and looked at Wang Erniu: "Erniu, what do you think about this?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Erniu's face became solemn, and his entire temperament changed. He became like a giant sword reaching into the sky, so sharp that it was difficult to look directly at him.

He first looked at Liu He and said in a deep voice:

"Senior Liu, can the people here be trusted?"

Hearing this, Liu He also put away his expression and nodded seriously:

"Everyone in this field is the core of our Jianhu Palace, and they can all be trusted!"

Hearing this, Wang Erniu nodded and told the biggest secret hidden in his heart.
"My sword skills were passed down from the ancestor of Jianhu Palace - Sword God Liu Bai!"

As soon as these words came out, the scene became quiet.
After a long time, someone finally spoke up, but it was a question.

"The Sword God Ancestor has disappeared for thousands of years. You, an outsider, actually said that the Ancestor taught you alone. This is too bizarre and hard to believe!" An elder in a black robe, with a sharp gaze, took the lead in attacking:
Then, the white-haired elder sighed:
"Yes, according to the records in the sect's classics, after the ancestor disappeared, Yun Ku Tianjun, Ji Laozu and other gods searched everywhere for him, but still could not find his whereabouts."

"You said that the ancestor would accept you as a disciple. That's too far-fetched!"

Upon hearing this, all the elders nodded in agreement.
Liu Bai has disappeared for thousands of years. With the life span of a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could go back and forth several times from birth to death.
Therefore, to them, the Sword God is more of a legend, a symbol of an ancestor, but Wang Erniu claims to be a disciple of the Sword God.

It would be better to say that he inherited the sword god's legacy, which would be more believable.

"Erniu, how about you first perform the Sword Shadow Transformation Technique and the Tianyuan Sword Formation for the elders to see?" At this time, Liu He spoke up to help.

"Okay, elders, please watch!"

As he spoke, Wang Erniu waved his hand.
The flying sword rises into the air.

"Sword shadows become one!"

Wang Erniu shouted softly, and the sword in his hand instantly turned into several rays of light. These rays of light intertwined and entangled with each other, and their number kept increasing. In a moment, seven hundred and twenty sword lights appeared.

"Seven hundred and twenty, it really is the fifth level of the Sword Shadow Transformation Technique!" The white-haired elder was shocked, his eyes were dazed.

You know, because the ancestor is missing, the Sword Shadow Transformation Technique currently circulated in Jianhu Palace only has three levels.

Moreover, this third layer was derived and evolved by countless Jianhu Palace sword cultivators over the years, but it can still only differentiate into fifty-four sword shadows.

Even so, only a handful of people have learned it.

The other elders were also amazed when they saw this.

In fact, this move alone is enough for Wang Erniu to secure his position as the Holy Son. However, he came here for another purpose.
It is to integrate the entire sect and restore the reputation of Jianhu Palace!

This is also the task given to him by his master Liu Bai.

Then, Wang Erniu lightly tapped his sword finger, and the 720 sword lights began to slowly merge and turned into one sword again.
But Wang Erniu did not activate it, and the spell changed again.

The fused sword lights separated again along their original paths. After a moment, 720 sword lights flew up and down around Wang Erniu again.

All the elders watched intently.

"Tianyuan Sword Formation, start!"

Following Wang Erniu's order, seven hundred and twenty sword lights instantly scattered in all directions, flying back and forth in an extremely mysterious trajectory.

In the blink of an eye, a huge sword formation slowly took shape before everyone's eyes.

In the sword formation, every ray of sword light was like a nimble dragon, interweaving and echoing each other, forming an impenetrable sword barrier.

At the edge of the sword formation, sword energy crisscrossed and made a buzzing sound.

In the center of the sword formation, a powerful sword intent shot up into the sky, breaking through the clouds, causing the clouds in the sky to roll and the space to tremble, as if the road was roaring!

The elders present were stunned by this scene; they had never seen such a powerful and exquisite sword formation.

True Lord Qingfeng's eyes were filled with shock and surprise, and he murmured to himself: "This... this is the true power of the Tianyuan Sword Formation! With this boy in my Jianhu Palace, there is no need to worry about failure!"

Liu He couldn't help but smile with satisfaction: "Erniu, you really didn't let us down."

"But this doesn't prove that he is the disciple of our ancestor!" said the young elder with some lack of confidence.

"Hahaha, this is easy!" Liu He smiled slightly and said slowly:

"Before the Sword God Ancestor fell asleep, he left a sword clone in the forbidden area of ​​Jianhu Palace to protect a secret treasure that is related to the rise and fall of our Jianhu Palace."

"If we can get to this sword clone, we can confirm Wang Erniu's identity." As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other.

True Lord Qingfeng pondered and said, "The forbidden area of ​​Jianhu Palace has always been a place where only the past sect leaders, saints, and supreme elders are qualified to enter, and it is full of dangers."

Liu He's eyes flickered: "Perhaps, this is an opportunity to verify it. If what Wang Erniu said is true, perhaps we can use this opportunity to solve the mystery of Jianhu Palace for many years."

"The first thing is to confirm Wang Erniu's position as the Holy Son. I wonder if the elders have any objections to this matter?" asked True Lord Qingfeng.
As he spoke, he cast his gaze towards the crowd.
The white-haired old man heard this and smiled slightly:

"Wang Erniu is extremely talented, and he brought back the Sword Shadow Transformation and Tianyuan Sword Formation intact. Who else can be the Holy Son?"

The red-robed elder also nodded:
"That's right. Regardless of this, based on his talent in swordsmanship, who among you and me, except the Great Elder, can compare with him? I agree with this!"

After a while, many elders nodded in agreement!
So from this moment on, Wang Erniu truly became the Holy Son of Jianhu Palace, and this matter was confirmed.
Qingfeng Zhenjun and Liu He took Wang Erniu with them and headed towards the forbidden area, while the rest of the people stayed outside and waited for the result!

(End of this chapter)