The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 248 Apprenticeship
"Come in, you guys."

A deep voice came from the back mountain.

Upon hearing this, the elders took Li Yan and flew towards a spiritual place deep in the back mountain.

"Greetings to Grandmaster Qingya!"

Several Jindan elders looked at a young man in green clothes not far away, bowed and saluted, with respectful expressions on their faces.

It was because this seemingly young man was their Qingya Mountain ancestor, Qingya Patriarch, a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage.

Patriarch Qingya is the most powerful person in Jiuhua Prefecture.

With him in charge, the powerful alien monsters in the third-level cave world in Jiuhua Prefecture did not dare to come out of the cave world and attack Jiuhua Prefecture.

"Disciple Li Yan greets Grandmaster Qingya."

Li Yan looked neither humble nor arrogant, and followed several elders, bowing and saluting to the Qingya Patriarch.

Patriarch Qingya looked at everyone calmly and said, "Tell me, what happened that caused so many of you Jindan realm elders to stop practicing and come here to look for me?"

Yan Jing spoke first, bowed to the Qingya Patriarch and cried, "Please, Patriarch, make the decision for me!"

Patriarch Qingya looked surprised.

An elder in the late Jindan stage was wiping away tears like a child in front of him.

Although it was obviously a pretense, the fact that she was so shameless and wanted him to be the one in charge made him somewhat interested in what was going on.

A faint smile appeared in the eyes of the Qingya Patriarch: "Tell me what grievances you have. As the founder of the Qingya Sect, I will naturally make the decision for you."

Yan Jing quickly said: "Reporting to the Grandmaster, I accidentally found a disciple with a spiritual body in the outer sect, that is, Li Yan."

"The talent of the five spiritual roots was not obvious at first, but after awakening the spiritual body, it only took less than three months to reach the state of perfect Qi training from the third level."

"But it was me who discovered Li Yan first and wanted to train him as a true disciple, but my fellow disciples who were not worthy of being human insisted on competing with me for him."

"In the end, the matter even came to the Grandmaster, so I beg the Grandmaster to make the decision for me!"

"Oh? A disciple with a spiritual body?"

When Patriarch Qingya heard this, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The human race in the Taiyi Sword Realm, if they want to embark on cultivation, in addition to spiritual roots, they also need special physiques with extraordinary qualifications, such as spiritual bodies, holy bodies, divine bodies, etc.

These physical conditions are hidden in the human bloodline. Once awakened, the best among them will be even more powerful than the cultivators with natural spiritual roots in terms of cultivation progress.

According to Yan Jing, this should be a special spiritual body that speeds up cultivation.

The speed of cultivation of this kind of spirit body in the early stage is extremely fast. Some of the strongest spirit bodies can even enter the Nascent Soul stage or even the God Transformation stage in a very short time.

However, when it reaches the Void Refining Stage, the speed of improving the spiritual body's realm will suddenly slow down due to its initial contact with the laws of heaven.

But even if one reaches the Spiritual Transformation Realm, it can be considered extremely good.

Not to mention a small place like Jiuhua Prefecture, even in Zhongzhou, where the spiritual energy is the most abundant in the Taiyi Sword Realm, a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage can gain a foothold.

It is undoubtedly a great pity that monks like this who possess special spiritual bodies usually find it difficult to achieve anything in the way of the sword due to their rapid progress in cultivation.

But if he takes one quick step at a time and possesses a spiritual body, he will definitely become a Divine Transformation cultivator. Even in the Sword Sect, he will be treated as a treasure.

They never thought that their Qingya Sect would give birth to a disciple with a special spiritual body.

"Unfortunately, it is not the Sword Saint Body, otherwise..."

A flash of thought passed through Qingya Patriarch's mind, and he sighed slightly.

Special physiques like the Sword Saint Body are the most popular in the Taiyi Sword World.

Even the top sword sects in the Taiyi Sword Realm that have great masters in the Hedao period in charge will regard him as a treasure and cultivate him as a holy son or a divine son.

How could a genius with such a physique appear in Qingya Sect?

Seeing Yan Jing crying to the Grandmaster like this, Wei Xu immediately straightened his expression and said to Grandmaster Qingya, "Grandmaster, please don't listen to Senior Brother Yan's nonsense. Li Yan was clearly discovered by Senior Brother Yan when he went to the Sword Trial Arena to participate in the ranking battle."

“So even if Senior Brother Yan didn’t discover Li Yan’s talent, given Li Yan’s performance on the sword-testing stage, how could he be buried in the Qingya Sect?”

"As the only third-level swordsman in Qingya Sect, I should teach Li Yan to practice swordsmanship."

"With Li Yan's spiritual talent, if he can achieve something in the way of the sword, our Qingya Sect may be able to give birth to a fourth-level or even fifth-level swordsman!"

"By then, our Qingya Sect will have become a sword sect, so it's not without opportunities!"

Upon hearing the term "Kendo Sect", the several Jindan elders present fell silent.

Even Yan Jing, who had just been crying, couldn't help but relax his expression at this moment.

In the Taiyi Sword Realm, if a sect could be called a Sword Sect, it would be considered a true honor and brilliance to the family and a great success for the sect.

By then, countless disciples will flock to it, and it will become a sword-fighting sect with millions of disciples!

Wei Xu tempted Qingya Sect to become a sword-wielding sect, and even Yan Jing's firm will was slightly shaken, not to mention the other several Jindan elders.

After a moment's silence, they began to talk again.

"What Junior Brother Wei said does make some sense. If our sect can really produce a fifth-level sword cultivator... no, even if it's only a fourth-level one, it will be enough to make our Qingya Sect flourish. The cultivators from the surrounding prefectures will also be given priority to join our Qingya Sect!"

"Yes, by then, even if there are disciples with natural spiritual roots who take the initiative to join, it won't be strange. This will be of great benefit to the future development of our sect!"

……

When Yan Jing saw that all the elders had turned to Wei Xu, he immediately said anxiously, "Grandmaster, several of Wei Xu's disciples have already died in the Cave Heaven World."

"The way of the sword is not easy to practice. One needs to go through life and death trials before one can improve the way of the sword. Our Qingya Sect has a weak foundation and cannot afford Junior Brother Wei to destroy his genius like this!"

Wei Xu's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said slowly: "As a sword cultivator, you should cut through thorns and advance without retreating. Without sharpening, how can a sharp sword be unsheathed?"

"But it all depends on Li Yan's own wishes. If he doesn't want to practice swordsmanship, can I still force him to practice swordsmanship?"

Yan Jing was immediately furious when he heard this and said, "Bullshit!"

"Not to mention the disciples of my Qingya Sect, who among the young disciples of my Sword World does not yearn for the way of the sword? Li Yan is only fourteen or fifteen years old. How could he know the dangers of the way of the sword? He will definitely be deceived by your sweet words!"

"quiet!"

The Qingya Patriarch frowned and said, "You are the dignified Jindan elders of our Qingya Sect after all. How dare you yell and curse for a disciple? How disgraceful!"

"No matter what happens, we should first listen to Li Yan's own wishes. Maybe he doesn't want to practice swordsmanship, which will save you from arguing."

"Master, what you said is very true! I was reckless. Please punish me, Master."

Yan Jing quickly bowed his hands to apologize.

The Qingya Patriarch shook his head and said, "Forget it. As elders of the Qingya Sect, you should be of the same blood. Just don't do it again in the future."

"Yes!"

Several elders nodded.

Patriarch Qingya looked at Li Yan with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Just now several elders were arguing endlessly for him. If it were an ordinary disciple, he would either be terrified or complacent at this moment.

But Li Yan's expression remained very calm. He was neither frightened nor arrogant, as if the elders' argument was about other people.

"That's right. With such a character, even if you don't practice swordsmanship, you will achieve great things in the future."

Patriarch Qingya thought to himself and nodded slightly, and couldn't help but feel a little favorable towards Li Yan.

Such a disciple is indeed a talented person with great potential. No wonder Yan Jing and Wei Xu had such a big dispute over him.

He spoke to Li Yan and said slowly: "Li Yan, you are a disciple of my Qingya Sect, and now there are two Jindan elders who want to take you as a disciple. I wonder what you think?"

"If you want to learn the way of the sword, you can take Elder Wei Xu as your teacher. He can give you guidance on the way of the sword."

"But the sword path is dangerous. If you don't want to take risks, you can also worship Elder Yan Jing as your teacher. He is at a high level and can help you avoid many detours."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan bowed slightly to Patriarch Qingya, then turned to Elder Yan Jing and said, "Thanks to Elder Yan's kindness, I am determined to focus on the path of swordsmanship. I hope Elder Yan will forgive me."

Yan Jing was shocked, and his expression suddenly became much more haggard.

"...It's okay. The sword path is difficult. If you feel that the sword path is not easy to follow, you can leave the Sword Questioning Peak at any time and become my disciple. I will definitely still treat you as a true disciple."

Li Yan had already refused, so naturally he couldn't say anything else.

Li Yan smiled faintly and said: "Thank you, Elder Yan, but I think I have some talent in the way of swordsmanship, so I will not change my sect. Elder Yan should choose another good disciple as soon as possible."

He came to the Taiyi Sword Realm, and in order to achieve harmony with the Dao, he naturally had to embark on the path of swordsmanship.

As a third-rank swordsman, Wei Xu had made some achievements in the way of swordsmanship, and could teach him some knowledge of swordsmanship. However, Yan Jing was not a swordsman, so he would not choose Yan Jing as his teacher unless it was necessary.

After hearing this, Yan Jing finally warned Li Yan: "Although you have amazing talent in cultivation, you must never underestimate the way of the sword."

"Although the sword path is a noble avenue, the road is difficult and dangerous. The further you go, the more difficult it becomes. If you want to step into the sword path and become a true swordsman, it is not that easy."

He himself is also a sword practitioner, but after entering the second level of sword practice, his sword practice came to a standstill. He had no choice but to choose the path of magic practice, so he knew the difficulty of sword practice.

So seeing that Li Yan seemed to take embarking on the path of kendo as a simple matter, he wanted to give him a final word of advice.

Wei Xu was in a very good mood at the moment, and agreed: "Brother Yan is right. The way of swordsmanship is not as simple as you think. Although I think I have some talent in swordsmanship, I have only entered the realm of a third-level swordsman."

"Your spiritual training has not helped your swordsmanship. You still need to work harder."

"It just so happens that all the senior brothers are here. Since you claim to have some talent in swordsmanship, then you can display the sword tactics you have practiced here for the ancestors and the senior uncles to see. If there are any omissions, the master and the senior uncles can give you guidance."

"Is this...isn't this bad?"

Li Yan looked surprised. He didn't expect that Wei Xu would ask him to perform sword skills here and show his sword skills.

He had already reached the first realm of swordsmanship, achieving perfect unity of body and sword. If he used it at this moment, it would be too ostentatious.

Although he was not afraid of revealing his own swordsmanship level, he always felt that it would cause some trouble.

Wei Xu smiled cheerfully and said, "Why not? All of your uncles have practiced swordsmanship in the past. Are you worried that they can't teach you?"

"Besides, I am here as your master, so I can test your progress in swordsmanship."

Several Jindan elders also nodded.

"Junior Brother Wei is right. I wonder which sword art my nephew is practicing. Maybe we have practiced it before and can pass on some of our practice experience to you."

"That's right. Although we have given up swordsmanship now, we once entered the ranks of second-level sword practitioners! Junior Brother, please don't underestimate us."

Several Jindan elders teased Li Yan.

There was curiosity in Master Qingya's eyes. He also wanted to know how much Li Yan had achieved in the way of the sword.

Li Yan sighed softly: "In that case, then I will respectfully obey your command."

With a thought, he took out the low-grade sword that the sect had given him when he became an outer sect disciple from his storage bag. He held the scabbard with both hands and bowed to the Jindan elders, saying, "The sword technique that I am practicing is called Hunyuan Sword Technique. I would like to ask for your guidance."

As soon as Li Yan said this, several elders showed surprise on their faces.

"It's actually the Hunyuan Sword Technique? The difficulty of practicing this sword technique is extraordinary. I didn't expect that my nephew would choose this sword technique."

"Yes, when I first started to practice swordsmanship and achieved the perfection of the unity of body and sword, it still took me several years to practice this sword technique to perfection."

"My nephew, you are practicing this sword technique for the first time. You are really brave!"

There was surprise in Wei Xu's eyes. He didn't expect that Li Yan was practicing the Hunyuan Sword Technique.

"After you enter the Sword Peak, you should first replace this Hunyuan Sword Technique with other sword techniques. The difficulty of practicing this sword technique is not something you can practice when you first come into contact with the sword."

Wei Xu gave Li Yan instructions.

After saying that, he shook his head slightly.

After all, Li Yan had no knowledge of swordsmanship before, so it was no wonder that he chose the Hunyuan Sword Technique. Although this sword technique was powerful, it was not something that a novice disciple could master.

Wei Xu was thankful in his heart: "Fortunately, I have a teacher to teach me. Otherwise, even if Li Yan does have some talent in swordsmanship, it will be buried when practicing Hunyuan Sword Art."

Li Yan remained silent upon hearing this. At this moment, he had already activated his spiritual energy, causing the sword in the sheath to fly into the air.

Several Jindan elders, as well as Wei Xu and Qingya Patriarch, were looking at Li Yan flying the sword with interest at this moment.

After they learned that Li Yan's chosen sword technique was the Hunyuan Sword Technique, they no longer had any hope for his level of swordsmanship.

It is extremely rare to be able to perform all the moves of Hunyuan Sword Technique, and it is impossible to grasp the essence of Hunyuan Sword Technique.

"At that time, we should still give him some praises, so as not to damage his moral integrity."

Several elders pondered in their hearts.

At this moment, when Wei Xu saw Li Yan flying into the air with his sword, he suddenly had an idea.

"This is……"

As a third-rank swordsman, he practices swordsmanship diligently every day and can see things more clearly than the other elders.

Just based on Li Yan's ability to fly into the air with a sword, his attainments in swordsmanship are by no means low.

"Could it be possible that I, Wei Xu, really received a cultivation genius with excellent sword aptitude?"

He looked at Li Yan flying the sword intently.

The ancestor Qingya who was beside him saw Li Yan flying into the air with a sword, and a gleam of sharpness appeared in his eyes, and his mind was trying to capture Li Yan's next move.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

next moment.

Li Yan used the five elements' spiritual energy to control the sword, which kept flying in the air.

The trajectory of the flying sword is as unrestrained as a wild horse or an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace, which is amazing.

The sword light flickered in the air, and the sword wind whistled around, even accompanied by a roar.

The eyes of several Jindan elders suddenly widened.

Although they had given up swordsmanship due to lack of talent, they naturally still had some eyesight.

At this moment, the Hunyuan Sword Technique that Li Yan performed seemed to have reached perfection!

"The first level of swordsmanship... the perfect union of body and sword!?"

Yan Jing exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, all the resentment he had felt about Li Yan being accepted as Wei Jing's disciple disappeared.

How long has it been since Li Yan joined the outer sect and acquired the sword techniques?

With just over two months left, plus the time needed to advance his realm, Li Yan’s time to practice the Hunyuan Sword Technique will be even shorter.

Under such circumstances, Li Yan actually practiced the Hunyuan Sword Technique to perfection and reached the state of perfect unity of body and sword. If such a talent in swordsmanship did not embark on the sword path, it would be a loss for Qingya Sect.

No! It can even be said that it is a loss for the Taiyi Sword World! Losing a swordsmanship genius!
It is no wonder that Li Yan is determined to embark on the path of swordsmanship. He is a natural swordsman and is destined to embark on the path of swordsmanship.

The other Jindan elders were also stunned. They had never imagined that Li Yan’s talent in swordsmanship would be so terrifying.

In a short period of time, he achieved such a high level of swordsmanship.

"He has perfected his Qi training, perfected the unity of body and sword, and mastered the Hunyuan Sword Art, the top sword art among the first-grade ones. He can already be called a first-grade sword candidate!"

"With the power of Li Yan's sword technique at the moment, even a late-stage foundation-building cultivator could die from it if he is not careful for a moment."

"This kind of talent in swordsmanship is truly terrifying!"

Wei Xu was also ecstatic: "With such a talent for swordsmanship, I never thought that I, Wei Xu, could receive such a swordsmanship prodigy! In the future, he will definitely be able to reach the top of Central Continent and become a top swordsman!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Sudden.

Wei Xu's laughter stopped abruptly.

Because he saw the ancestor standing beside him, who was looking at Li Yan flying the sword with burning eyes.

He suddenly felt something was wrong in his heart. Although the founder was a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, he was not unfamiliar with the way of the sword.

In other words, trying to find a high-level cultivator who is not proficient in swordsmanship in the Taiyi Sword Realm is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Although Patriarch Qingya is a cultivator of Dharma, his swordsmanship has at least reached the third level of perfection. If he were in the Golden Core Realm, he could be called a third-level sword candidate.

He had previously had doubts about the way of the sword and had consulted the Qingya Patriarch.

It was just that the third-order perfect sword realm was not good enough when he reached the Nascent Soul stage, so everyone speculated that Patriarch Qingya became a Dharma cultivator because he could not break through to the fourth order in sword realm.

But his current level of swordsmanship is only that of a third-level swordsman. To be honest, Patriarch Qingya's level of swordsmanship seems to be higher than his.

"Ancestor..."

He was about to speak, wanting to take Li Yan back to Wenjian Peak as soon as possible.

But Patriarch Qingya suddenly interrupted him, looked at him kindly, and said with a smile: "Elder Wei, considering Li Yan's aptitude in swordsmanship, I think it would be most appropriate for me to teach him personally. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)