Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 35: Supreme Master
"Master Ling is so honored to be here. Fan Qinghui and his disciples from Jingzhai have been waiting here for a long time."

Ling Donglai said with a smile: "Master Fanzhai is very magnanimous! You welcome me with such a grand ceremony, which makes it difficult for me to snatch it away."

Fan Qing Hui Guan saw that Ling Donglai's words were full of jokes. Knowing that he had no intention of snatching the sword manual, he said, "Master Ling, you are too polite. Moreover, Buddhism and Taoism are both orthodox ways. Since Buddhism spread to the East, it has absorbed Confucianism and Taoism, and has long been inseparable from the local culture. Master Ling wants to read the sword manual, of course. But..."

When Ling Donglai heard this, he knew that Fan Qinghui must have something to ask for, so he said, "Ha, as long as it does not violate the moral principles of the martial arts world, Master Fan can ask for it."

Upon hearing this, Fan Qinghui knew that his goal had been achieved, so he said: "It's just that the "Cihang Sword Canon" can only be mastered by our disciples. The previous Ning Sanren was injured and vomited blood because of it. Now if we hand it over to your master for review, it will be bad if something goes wrong again, causing the Buddhist and Taoist sects to have disputes again." The implication was that the previous incident of Ning Daoqi caused a rift between the Taoist and Buddhist sects. If a similar incident happened again this time, the two sects would probably clash.

Ling Donglai knew what Fan Qinghui meant, but he also had his own plans in mind, so he followed Fan Qinghui's intention and said, "If so, Ling is willing to swear here. If nothing happens after reading the sword manual, then forget it. If after reading it, I am really like Ning Sanren, I am willing to shoulder it and not let the Taoist sect have any complaints."

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Fan Qinghui said, "Okay, in that case, then please let Master Ling go with me to the book tower." After saying that, he led Ling Donglai to the place where the books were stored in the studio.

When he entered the Sutra Tower, he saw Fan Qinghui take out the Cihang Sword Sutra from the box in the center of the tower and handed it to Ling Donglai.

After Ling Donglai took it from Fan Qinghui, he began to flip through this book, which is as famous as "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" and "The Atlas of the God of War".

After a while, Ling Donglai's expression changed, and he couldn't help but frowned as he was flipping through the books.

Fan Qinghui, who was standing beside him and observing, was overjoyed when he saw this, because if Ling Donglai also vomited blood after watching the sword manual like Ning Daoqi, then Cihang Jingzhai's reputation would increase again, paving the way for the future selection of the "true emperor".

But as time went by, Ling Donglai's expression became normal except for the frown at the beginning, and the sword manual in his hand flipped faster and faster. Fan Qinghui's heart sank.

As the book in Ling Donglai's hand became thinner and thinner, Fan Qinghui knew that he might not be able to do what Ning Daoqi did. But he didn't know why he frowned when reading the sword manual again?
How could she know that the contents recorded in this sword manual would greatly disappoint Ling Donglai.

The Cihang Sword Canon is divided into five levels, namely "Sword Qi like the Yangtze River, Sword Master of Heaven and Earth, Sword Spirit of the Universe, Sword God without Self, Sword Heart Clear", after which one has to sit in the "Death Gate".

So far, the only one in Cihang Jingzhai who can practice the sword canon to the highest level of "Death Gate" is the founder Di Ni. Even if he can practice it to the level of "Sword Heart Enlightenment", there are only a handful of people.

In later generations, only Qin Mengyao was able to reach the "Death Barrier".

It is said that if one can reach the "Death Gate" realm, one can enter the path of heaven.

When Ling Donglai was looking through the sword canon, he found that although this skill can make people enter the realm of grandmaster, it is limited to this. If you want to enter the death pass, you must rely on the help of the "Dao Heart Planting Demon Method" of the Demon Sect. Even if Jiusuan enters the so-called "death pass", he cannot enter the realm of unity between heaven and man, let alone break the void and enter the realm of suffering. Its value is far less than the other three magic skills. The only advantage is that the entry threshold is lower than the other three magic skills, and you only need to be talented to practice. Practitioners can cultivate a "sword heart" and use it to judge the good and evil of people's hearts before they are born.

This set of martial arts is just famous and is of little help to Ling Donglai.

However, this sword manual also has its unique features. After returning to the bitter world, he gave it to his sister and the "Three Swords of Di, Yao and Bai" to help them build their foundation.

When Ling Donglai had finished reading the sword manual in his hand and returned it to Fan Qinghui, he said, "So this is the Cihang Sword Manual. Di Ni, it's nothing more than this."

Ignoring Fan Qinghui's shocked expression, he continued, "Thank you for your hospitality today. If you have a problem that you cannot solve in the future, you can send someone to Tianshidao to find me. Under the condition that it does not violate the moral principles of the martial arts world, I may be able to help you."

What this means is that I can help Cihang Jingzhai accomplish one thing without violating the interests of the sect, but only one thing.

After saying this, he turned around and left quietly, without giving Fan Qinghui any chance to ask any questions.

In less than a month, the news that Ling Donglai returned disappointed after visiting Cihang Jingzhai to watch the "Cihang Sword Canon" was spread by an unnamed leader of the Tianshi Dao sect. Some unnamed leaders of the Yinkui sect, Louguan Dao and other sects further fanned the flames, causing the news to spread throughout the world in a short period of time.

In addition, Cihang Jingzhai did not give much explanation for the matter, which made the matter more and more controversial. For a while, the status of Cihang Jingzhai as a holy place of martial arts was questioned by many people in the martial arts world (the Demon Sect was secretly operating). Fortunately, it was supported by Ning Daoqi, the Zen master of Jingnian Zen Temple, Lekong, and Li Yuan, the leader of the Li family, Song Que, the leader of the Song family, and other dogs, which allowed it to stabilize its position.

At the same time, another thing is about Ling Donglai's reputation. When he first came out, he defeated the martial arts master Bi Xuan, and then defeated Ning Daoqi. After that, he watched the "Cihang Sword Canon", one of the four great magic skills, without any problem, which proved that his strength has surpassed the grandmaster. Many people unconsciously compared him with the heavenly master Sun En a hundred years ago.

Some even believed that he was invincible in the world before he was thirty years old, even better than Sun En, and could be called "supreme". If he were to be worthy of the title of master, he could be called the "Supreme Master".

As soon as this name was spread, it was quickly recognized by people in the martial arts world. Some people even discovered that this name was exactly the same as the one praised by Li Jiancheng, the young master of the Li family who was watching the battle that day. They even further suspected whether there was any connection between Li Jiancheng and Ling Donglai. Not only because the two were of similar age and the name was first spread from this person, but also because Li Jiancheng had made a bet with Dugu Sheng before the battle, betting that Ling Donglai would win. Finally, they even speculated that Li Jiancheng and Ling Donglai were the same person.

Of course, this statement is too absurd. Not to mention that Li Jiancheng was watching the battle on a building not far away, just in terms of martial arts, everyone knows that Li Jiancheng does not like to practice martial arts. His martial arts are not even as good as his much younger brother Li Shimin. If Li Jiancheng was not the eldest son of the Li family, he would be just a weak scholar.

Just as such remarks were being laughed at and quickly forgotten, in a secret place in the martial arts world, Xue Wanche was reporting to someone how the martial artists were reacting to this matter. Then the man waved his hand and asked him to leave.

When there was no one around, the man said to himself, "I have told you all this honestly, but you still choose to turn a blind eye. This is really pleasing."

(End of this chapter)