Eternal Sword

Chapter 137 Chao Yuan's Intention
Chen Tang was silent.

After the Mountain Guest has cultivated to this level, it is easy for him to kill a master, but he is still trapped on the top of the snowy mountain. It can be seen what kind of trouble he is facing.

He was definitely not trying to scare Chen Tang with these words.

Chen Tang thought for a moment and said, “Senior, tell me. My cultivation is not good enough now, but one day I will be able to reach the peak of cultivation, and then I will be able to help you.”

He traveled through time and space, and was able to survive in this cruel and chaotic world, and live to this day, and even cultivate to the eighth level, all thanks to the guidance of the guest in the mountain.

If it weren't for the guest in the mountain, he wouldn't even be able to leave Changze County, let alone venture into the world.

"Forget it, let's talk about it on that day."

The guest in the mountain smiled and said, "You are still young, why do you have to bear so much pressure for me? The world of martial arts is your destiny. After I die, all the past affairs, grudges and grievances will naturally disappear."

Having said this, Chen Tang stopped asking questions, but he still felt guilty.

"How about this."

The mountain guest smiled and said, "When you come down the mountain, go to Jingyang County in Bingzhou to look for a man. If you can find him, see how he has been doing these years. When you return to the snowy mountains in the future, tell me about him."

"What is this person's name? Is he a man or a woman? What does he look like?"

Chen Tang asked.

The guest in the mountain said, "He should have changed his name. When we parted, he was just a four-year-old boy. I haven't seen him for more than 30 years. I can't really say what he looks like."

Chen Tang was stunned.

It's not easy to find such little information.

All I know is a county, a man in his thirties, and that he changed his name. There is no other information.

In ancient society, looking for such a person was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Any other information?"

Chen Tang asked: "Who is he to the senior? What are his characteristics?"

"He is my child. His eyes when he was little are a bit like mine."

The guest in the mountain said, "It's hard to say now that more than 30 years have passed. One thing he has is that four fingers on his left hand were cut off when he was a child."

"In fact, he may not be in Jingyang County. The last time I knew he was in Jingyang County was more than ten years ago."

Chen Tang frowned secretly.

If it's not in Jingyang County, it will be even harder to find.

The guest in the mountain said, "When you are out in the martial arts world, just pay a little attention to this matter. Don't take it to heart. Come back next time and tell me about what happened in the martial arts world."

"I can't go down the mountain, you can look at the world for me."

"Okay."

Chen Tang agreed immediately.

But soon, Chen Tang added: "However, I may have to hide in the snowy mountains for a while to avoid the limelight."

Afterwards, he recounted in detail what had happened in Wu'an County in the past few days.

The guest in the mountain said, "Okay, practice in the mountains for a while, and I will teach you the Zhuxian technique. If you really meet a mysterious master in the future, you don't have to panic."

"Is there really such a thing as the Immortal Killing Technique?"

Chen Tang's eyes lit up.

"In fact, the so-called Zhuxian Technique is just some experience and skills to deal with Xuanshi."

The guest in the mountain said: "If you are familiar with the methods and attack methods of the master, and know the opponent's weaknesses, you can naturally defeat him, or even kill him."

"Whether it's a Qi Condensation Realm alchemist or a Foundation Establishment Realm sorcerer, their physical bodies are their biggest weakness. As long as we can get close to them, we have a 70% chance of winning."

"For Qi Condensation Realm alchemists, the means of attack are relatively simple. As long as you are fast enough, flexible and adaptable, and determine the opponent's position, you can continue to close the distance."

"But if you face a Foundation Establishment Warlock, you have to be careful. The reason why Foundation Establishment Warlocks are called Warlocks is because these people can use the spiritual energy of different attributes between heaven and earth to release some spiritual arts."

"With the help of flying swords, the attack methods are varied, and with spiritual skills in hand, it is possible to prevent warriors from getting close to him. More importantly, the sorcerer can control two flying swords. You must be careful about this..."

The guest in the mountain shared with him all the information about the master, some techniques in battle, and aspects that need attention, without reservation.

Chen Tang listened attentively and memorized it by heart.

He knew that these experiences might very well become his amulet in the future!
After saying this, Chen Tang digested it for a while as the sky gradually darkened.

After the tiger ate the bodies of He Yeqian and Xiao Zhengyuan, it vomited for a long time and spat out a roll of animal skin from its mouth.

The tiger was quite disgusted, so it stretched out its huge claws and dug at the snow pile next to it, trying to bury it.

Chen Tang was curious, so he went over to pick it up and unfold it to take a look.

Black water knife technique!
"Senior, what do you think of this sword technique? It contains eighteen moves. Is it rubbish?"

With the experience from last time, after the secret book was revealed, Chen Tang was not too excited and asked a question first.

"is acceptable."

The guest in the mountain nodded and said, "In fact, this Black Water Sword Technique is just one of the eight styles of the Sword Emperor's Demonic Sword Technique, which evolved from it. No matter what realm you reach when practicing the eighteen moves of the Black Water Sword Technique, its power is limited."

"You have to condense the eighteen moves of the Black Water Sword Technique into one Black Water Style, only then can you be considered to have mastered the true teachings of this Demon Sword Style."

Chen Tang nodded thoughtfully.

The guest in the mountain said: "Your current cultivation level is not high, and you are still in the stage of building your foundation. It won't hurt to master some more advanced skills and secret manuals."

"But there is one thing you must understand. If you want to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, you must find your own way and create a martial art that best suits you! What others create is ultimately theirs. No matter how hard you practice, it will be difficult to surpass your predecessors."

"Go out of your own way and create martial arts?" Chen Tang murmured.

These are too far away from him.

But the guest in the mountain seemed to be worried that he would not have the opportunity to teach Chen Tang these principles in the future, so he told him these things in advance.

"Flowers bloom and fall, tides rise and fall, the movement of the sun and moon, the changing of the four seasons, all contain the ultimate truth of heaven and earth. How can we take humans as our teachers compared to taking heaven and earth as our teachers? Of course, we must learn martial arts techniques, but if we want to understand the mysteries of martial arts and reach the pinnacle, we must not be complacent and stick to the old ways. We must have our own insights and understandings."

"Among the nine sects in the world, no one has achieved the state of enlightenment by relying on the skills of their predecessors."

"There are always people with extraordinary talents in the world. They rely on chance encounters and amazing perseverance to cultivate step by step and become masters. But there are only a few who can reach the realm of enlightenment. They are rare."

These words shocked Chen Tang greatly.

How can taking people as teachers be as good as taking heaven and earth as teachers?
Although he is still far from reaching this level at his current state, this sentence still sounds very mysterious.

Of course, if you want to find your own way and create the martial arts that best suit you, you need to have enough accumulation and your own insights and understanding of the martial arts in the world.

That night, Chen Tang lay beside the tiger, hugging the furry, warm snow ball and fell into a deep sleep, not feeling cold at all.

There is another benefit to sleeping on top of a snowy mountain.

Just be down-to-earth.

A sense of security that is everywhere, from the heart to the body.

Even though he was at the foot of the mountain with the fat old man, Qing Mu and others around, Chen Tang was still a little alert when he slept.

But on the snowy mountain, Chen Tang could sleep until dawn.

The next day, Chen Tang woke up and played with Xuetuaner.

Although he practiced very quickly, he had reached the eighth level in less than half a year.

But now when fighting with Xuetuaner, he couldn't gain any advantage in terms of strength.

Xuetuaner grew very fast, visibly getting bigger every day, and his strength increased extremely fast!
Chen Tang could only rely on some clever moves and agile body movements to force Xuetuaner back.

The little white ape climbed up the snow mountain early to learn sword.

After seeing Chen Tang, the little white ape was very happy. He danced with joy, picked up the branches next to him and poked them in the air, eager to try, as if he wanted to compete with Chen Tang in sword fighting.

"Okay."

Chen Tang agreed immediately.

After a fight, with the combined efforts of Xuetuaner and the little white ape, Chen Tang was defeated step by step. Finally, he was forced into the state of Shenzhao to avoid the attacks of the tiger and the ape!

"Good boy, you have made great progress."

Chen Tang sighed.

The white tiger's attacks were mainly fierce, while the little white ape's swordsmanship was agile and graceful. The two beasts, one hard and one soft, had attacks that contained some kind of truth from heaven and earth. Chen Tang was struggling to cope with them.

"Senior, you taught them this combo technique, right?"

Chen Tang asked.

The guest in the mountain smiled but said nothing.

Chen Tang played with the two little beasts for a while, and then began to practice on their own.

Xuetuaner learned various killing techniques from the mountain lion, the little white ape continued to practice sword with the mountain guest, and Chen Tang practiced many skills such as the Subduing Tiger Fist and the Burning Wood Knife, striving to reach the eighth level as soon as possible.

At noon, Chen Tang ate something and came to Shanzhongke for advice.

Chen Tang asked: "Senior, the ninth level is rebirth, the eighth level is bone replacement, the seventh level is tendon replacement, the sixth level is marrow cleansing, and what comes after that?"

The guest in the mountain said: "The fifth grade is inner elixir, the fourth grade is opening the orifices, the third grade is opening the meridians, the second grade is innate, and the first grade is divine illumination, which is the master."

"After cultivating to the fifth-grade inner elixir, one can cultivate inner energy, right?"

Chen Tang asked.

Chen Tang was still somewhat curious about the internal energy and true energy described in the books of his previous life.

And once you cultivate internal energy, your combat effectiveness will be raised to a higher level!
"good."

The mountain guest nodded and said, "There is a saying about the fifth-grade inner elixir, which is called the Five Qis Returning to the Origin."

"Reborn, Yijing and marrow, the next step is to cultivate the internal organs. The so-called five qi are the internal qi refined by the five internal organs. And Chaoyuan..."

At this point, Shan Zhongke suddenly paused, pondered for a moment, and then continued: "There are actually two different understandings of Chao Yuan."

"How to say?"

Chen Tang asked.

He had also heard of things like Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head and Five Qis Returning to the Origin in his previous life.

But I never delved into what it meant.

Shan Zhongke said: "The mainstream understanding of martial arts is that the five qi converge to the primordial qi, which means that the qi of the five internal organs converges towards the dantian and condenses into the primordial elixir, which is the inner elixir. This is the direction of practice for almost all martial artists."

"What about another interpretation?"

Chen Tang asked.

The guest in the mountain said: "Another way of understanding it is that Chao Yuan does not refer to the Dantian three inches below the navel, but the interconnection between the five internal organs, the mutual generation of the five elements, the establishment of induction, and the internal organs as the Yuan!"

"In this cultivation direction, the five energies circulate among the internal organs, strengthening them. There is no inner elixir in the dantian, and there is no inner energy in the eight extraordinary meridians. This realm is called the fifth level of inner strength."

(End of this chapter)