The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 181 Clearing the clouds and revealing the sun
"Want to exchange for Emperor Xuanwu's Nine Swords of Zhenwu?" Tianhua Tianshen nodded, "Okay!"

He flipped his hand and a thick book appeared in his hand, which recorded the complete swordsmanship of Emperor Xuanwu, "Nine Swords of Zhenwu".

Ji Xiaoshan immediately took it from Tianhua God and started flipping through it.

He had considered choosing the "Nine Swords of Zhenwu" long ago. Patriarch Li Tian's "Li Tian" sword formation was also strong enough, but it had to be chosen later.

There are several kinds of sword techniques that are most suitable for him at present, but what he wants to learn most is the "Nine Swords of Zhenwu" in his hand.

He had previously obtained a set of immortal-grade magic weapon Nanhe Sword Formation with a formation diagram from Tongxuan Daozu. This set of immortal-grade magic weapon was refined from an extremely cold ice star and was a water-attributed magic weapon. The Zhenwu Nine Swords was based on the mystery of water behavior, and finally integrated into the sword art and performed through the sword art.

If the Nanhe Sword Formation is used, its power will be greatly increased.

"What a great swordsmanship!" Ji Xiaoshan flipped through the book for a long time before closing it.

"As long as Master likes it." Tianhua God smiled upon seeing this.

"Hmm?" Ji Xiaoshan looked up and saw that Tianhua Tianshen was still standing there and had not left. "My nephew, do you have anything else to tell me?"

"There is indeed an important matter that I need to discuss with Uncle Qingping." Tianhua Tianshen nodded, he looked at Ji Xiaoshan and said, "Uncle has now defeated the puppet on the ninth floor, and he is also my Three Pure Ones' direct descendant. According to the rules, he should know this news!"

"News? I wonder what news makes my junior brother so serious?" Ji Xiaoshan also became serious. He looked at Tianhua Tianshen with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"I was just about to tell my uncle that although the secret techniques of the ninth floor of the Wandao Palace are extremely powerful and mysterious, they are still difficult to bear the word Wandao. This is because in addition to the ninth floor, the Wandao Palace also has a tenth floor." Tianhua Tianshen Lian said, "And the most advanced secret techniques of our Taoism are stored on this tenth floor, which contains all kinds of magical skills. Even if you only learn one and practice it to the extreme, you will definitely be able to travel across the three realms and become a famous figure in the three realms."

Ji Xiaoshan suddenly realized.

"So that's how it is. I originally practiced a magical power called Floating Lights and Glimpses, which can make golden light fly across the ground, and another magical power called Taking Qi through the Deep, which can make one see through a wall. These two are great magical powers created by the great masters of my sect. I have seen the simple versions of these two on the sixth floor, but I have never seen the complete version, not even on the ninth floor."

"I previously thought that this method, like the Xuanwu Great Divine Power of the Xuanwu Emperor, was a secret of the Dao Ancestors. Now, after listening to what my nephew said... I guess it must have been placed on the tenth level!"

Tianhua Tianshen also smiled, "The tenth floor of Wandao Palace does have these two magical powers. Not only that, even the eight or nine mysterious skills, the first magical power of the Three Realms below the True God, also have them. But the Tao cannot be passed on lightly... It still requires some tests, so that Uncle Master can enter this tenth floor and have the opportunity to learn these magical powers."

Ji Xiaoshan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had certainly heard of the great name of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art. Not to mention that once this magical power was successfully cultivated, it could make the divine body like a magic weapon. When cultivated to the extreme, it could even be comparable to an innate spiritual treasure. Even if he stood there and let a pure yang magic weapon or even an innate spiritual treasure chop him, at most a few sparks would fly out, and he would still not be hurt at all.

"I wonder what this test that my junior apprentice brother is talking about is..." Ji Xiaoshan asked curiously.

"This test... From what I know, everyone's test is different. I, a celestial god, cannot make this decision!" Tianhua Tianshen shook his head immediately, "Those who want to enter the tenth floor are generally the direct disciples of our sect. They will be eligible to enter the tenth floor after defeating the puppets on the ninth floor. But the test to enter the tenth floor usually requires the approval of a powerful person from the direct disciple's lineage."

"When I entered the tenth floor, I reported it to my master, Daozu Qingxu. Daozu then told my master about this matter. Only with my master's nod did he give me the test."

"Is it so troublesome?" Ji Xiaoshan was stunned.

Under the seat of Patriarch Bodhi, Ji Ning defeated the ninth-order puppet and went directly into the Three Realms Palace. He directly selected the magical power or secret technique he liked and then completed the test.

Why does it have to be so complicated for him?
Tianhua Tianshen shook his head, "There is no other way. The Dao cannot be passed on lightly. This is the treatment of the direct descendants of our Dao Sect. And those ordinary Dao Sect disciples will hardly know about the existence of the Tenth Floor of the Wandao Palace in their entire lives."

He said with an inexplicable look, "After all, we have quite a few Dao ancestors in our Dao Sect..."

"This..." Ji Xiaoshan understood instantly.

Taoism is extremely large. Even those powerful ones are cultivators. As long as they are cultivators, they will have some different ideas, which will give rise to different factions.

Even though those powerful people were all at the first level of the True God Daozu, the more people there were, the more noise there would be. Moreover, the tenth floor of the Wandao Palace contained the most advanced magical skills in the Three Realms, so it was normal for such a situation to occur.

But the Fangcun Mountain that Ji Ning said he had joined was different. Although there were several True God Daozu in the Bodhi lineage, those True God Daozu were all disciples of Daozu Bodhi, so there was only one voice in the entire Fangcun Mountain, and naturally, Daozu Bodhi had the final say, and what he said was what it was.

"After that, I will need to ask my master for instructions." Ji Xiaoshan was helpless.

"Uncle Qingping is not going now?" Tianhua God was stunned.

During the years that he had been guarding the Wandao Palace, he saw that many cultivators, after hearing the news, could not wait to go back to find their masters, the powerful ones, and beg them to send them tests.

"Don't be in a hurry. There are so many classics on the ninth floor. Naturally, I have to study them and learn a few more methods and secret arts." Ji Xiaoshan said with a smile.

The test that Tianhua Tianshen said would definitely not be easy. In this case, it would be better to grasp what is in front of you and let it settle down. It would not be too late to meet Master Sanqing Daozu then.

After all, his Muji swordsmanship has already reached the eighth level, and he has already gone very deep into the sword art. In the future, he will create the ninth, tenth, and even eleventh styles, or even more, so he naturally needs to lay a very solid foundation.

……

Time passed, seasons changed, and in the blink of an eye, another three years had passed. Ji Xiaoshan put down the swordplay "Ploughing the Sky" in his hand, with a smile on his face.

"The swordsmanship created by Daozu Litian is truly mysterious. Compared with the Nine Swords of Zhenwu, each has its own merits. They are indeed the secret techniques stored in the ninth floor of the Wandao Palace."

In the more than twenty years in Taoism, he has defeated sixth-level puppets more than a hundred times, seventh-level puppets more than seventy times, and eighth-level puppets more than thirty times. The more times these puppets are defeated, the stronger their strength becomes. Being able to defeat them so many times has reached the limit of what he can defeat.

A sixth-order puppet that has been defeated more than a hundred times can be comparable to a seventh-order puppet when it bursts out with all its strength, and the same is true for a seventh-order puppet.

In this way, the number of secret techniques obtained is more than two hundred, all of which are extremely profound techniques in the Wandao Palace.

In just three short years, he defeated the ninth-level puppet ten times, and learned eleven secret techniques, which greatly improved his strength.

After all, a ninth-level puppet that has been defeated ten times can use many more methods than a ninth-level puppet that has been defeated once.

“Now I have to find a way to enter the tenth floor of the Wandao Palace!” Ji Xiaoshan thought to himself, “At least I have to learn the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills and the Golden Light of the Earth. I don’t know if there is Hou Yi’s archery in the Taoist scriptures of my sect. After all, this is the most likely method of mind power that I can come into contact with in the Three Realms.”

There are so many magical powers in the Wandao Palace that are famous in the three realms. If Ji Xiaoshan just leaves them there and doesn't learn them, it would be a absolute waste of resources. With this foresight, he naturally would not do that.

As far as he knew, Fangcun Mountain definitely had Houyi's Archery, after all, Houyi was in Xieyue World. But the Dao Sect probably didn't have it, after all, although the Mind General commented that Houyi's Archery was just a way to use some mental power, it was extremely precious to the entire Three Realms.

This is Houyi's unique skill, just like the great magical power of Xuanwu and the Xuanwu Emperor. It is reasonable to allow the Fangcun Mountain lineage to practice it. There are tens of millions of Taoist disciples, even direct disciples are not few, but no cultivator can allow his unique skills to be learned by countless cultivators.

As for the remaining two, Wuxianmen and the heart power secrets in the hands of Elder Yuan, he did not covet them. Even if he was extremely jealous, the probability of getting them was extremely slim.

On the contrary, in the same camp, the Three Realms camp has a greater chance of getting "Hou Yi's Archery".

"Let's go to Bajing Palace to look for our master! Let's see what this test is all about!"

……

Inside an extremely magnificent palace, an old man in Taoist robes sitting high on a cushion slowly opened his eyes.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and he murmured, "Hmm? This little guy finally couldn't hold it back anymore?"

The Three Pure Ones would give guidance once every six months. In the past three years, he had met Ji Xiaoshan five or six times, but every time Ji Xiaoshan came, he would ask for advice on swordsmanship and for guidance on the doubts he encountered in his practice, but he never mentioned the test of the Wandao Palace.

Since Ji Xiaoshan didn't say anything, the Three Pure Ones naturally didn't ask.

But today was not the day for asking for advice every six months, and Ji Xiaoshan had already arrived outside the Bajing Palace, so the Three Pure Ones naturally knew his purpose.

"Master, disciple Qingping wants to see you!"

Ji Xiaoshan's voice immediately came from outside the Bajing Palace.

"Come in!" said the Three Pure Ones indifferently. His extremely peaceful voice also reached outside the Bajing Palace and reached Ji Xiaoshan's ears.

After a while, the young man in green walked in.

"Disciple greets Master!" Ji Xiaoshan was extremely respectful.

The Three Pure Ones nodded slightly, and he said, "Qingping, are you here today for the tenth level test of the Wandao Palace?"

"Reporting to Master, I am here for the test to enter the tenth floor of Wandao Palace." Ji Xiaoshan replied respectfully.

"Yes." The Three Pure Ones nodded and looked at Ji Xiaoshan. "You are a good guy. You waited for so long to come to me. Just like Tianhua, he was also impatient and begged Qingxu to come to me to test him."

"Disciple just feels that there are still many methods and secret techniques that have not been acquired in the ninth floor of Wandao Palace, and there is still room for improvement in his own strength, so he is not that anxious." Ji Xiaoshan smiled slightly.

"Good." The Three Pure Ones said with satisfaction, "I have already discussed this matter with Zixiu and the others. Your test to enter the tenth floor has been completed!"

"Finished?" Ji Xiaoshan was shocked. This test had been on his mind for three years, but it was completed with just a few words from the Three Pure Ones?
He hasn't done anything yet!

"Yes! It's done!" The Three Pure Ones nodded.

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(End of this chapter)