Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 218 The Concept of Sword Control Technique (A long chapter of 1 words)
The downfall of the Lin family caused a huge upheaval in the martial arts world, which quickly spread throughout the entire Qian Kingdom. The turmoil in Cangzhou, in particular, directly triggered numerous conflicts and bloodshed within the martial arts community.

During this time, although Gu Mo stayed on Mount Shi Nan, his reputation spread like wildfire in the martial arts world once again, and the prestige of the Yunzhou Hero was once again elevated in the martial arts world because the news of his mastery of two paths had spread.

In fact, it has long been rumored in the martial arts world that Gu Mo's martial arts skills are not weak, especially his swordsmanship. He has publicly demonstrated his skills in the martial arts world more than once. In particular, there were rumors last year that he was a sword master after the battle at Shenbing Manor in Qingzhou City.

However, Lu Canyang, the opponent in the battle of Shenbing Mountain Villa, had disappeared for decades and was not very famous. In that battle, several grandmasters attacked one person.

In reality, for Gu Mo, the sense of oppression brought by Lu Canyang back then far exceeded that of the Taixu Divine Armor this time. Even if he were to do it all over again now, he would not be confident that he could defeat Lu Canyang in a one-on-one fight.

But the martial arts world doesn't know this; they only acknowledge that Gu Mo's blade broke through the Taixu Divine Armor.

For a time, opinions swirled in the martial arts world about the exact level of Gu Mo's swordsmanship. However, it was undeniable that everyone believed he possessed the combat strength of a grandmaster. Combined with his status as a grandmaster of internal energy, Gu Mo's ranking on the Qian Kingdom's Heavenly Ranking instantly surpassed that of Lingxu Zhenren, becoming fifth. Simultaneously, he jumped ahead of Qi Tianshu of the Canglan Sword Sect, becoming the number one on the Yunzhou Heavenly Ranking.

Of course, the reason why this ranking was changed so quickly is inseparable from the efforts of three people: Song Danyang, the number one Gu Chui in Cangzhou; Zhao Congyue, the number two Gu Chui; and Lingxu Zhenren, the number three Gu Chui.

According to these three, Gu Mo's internal strength was almost unprecedented. Even Lingxu Zhenren, who was also a grandmaster of internal energy, had decades of pure Yang internal energy that paled in comparison to Gu Mo's. Most importantly, it wasn't just Song Danyang and Zhao Congyue who praised him like this; even Lingxu Zhenren himself admitted on several occasions that his discussions with Gu Mo were from the perspective of seeking guidance.

So, in the end,
Gu Mo's ranking on the Heavenly Ranking naturally replaced that of Lingxu Zhenren.

When this list was made public,

This ushered in a carnival for the martial arts world of Yunzhou.

In the eight states of Qian Kingdom, the martial arts world is ranked as follows: Tianzhou first, Cangzhou second, and Yunzhou third. Yunzhou has always been recognized as weaker than Cangzhou, but now, Gu Mo's ranking has replaced Lingxu Zhenren as fifth, causing many busybodies in the Yunzhou martial arts world to clamor that the Yunzhou martial arts world has surpassed Cangzhou.

Of course, these are just casual conversations, and it's impossible for anyone to actually compare the martial arts world of the two states to see who is superior. But it's undeniable that Gu Mo's prestige in Yunzhou is rising rapidly. Although his foundation is somewhat lacking and his prestige is a bit inflated, at this stage, his prestige in the Yunzhou martial arts world surpasses that of Qi Tianshu.

but,

No matter how turbulent things were in the martial arts world, it did not affect Gu Mo.

He stayed at Chunyang Temple for more than half a month.
He then spent more than ten days discussing the Dao with Song Danyang and Lingxu Zhenren. During this time, many disciples of Chunyang Temple came to listen to the Dao and receive guidance from Gu Mo.

Song Danyang and Lingxu Zhenren felt that they owed Gu Mo a great debt of gratitude. Gu Mo had already done Song Danyang a great favor by helping him, and now he had also guided many Chunyang Temple disciples, adding another favor upon another.

However, Song Danyang and Lingxu Zhenren couldn't think of anything to repay the favor. In the end, Song Danyang gave Gu Chudong a large handful of rare and precious elixirs from Chunyang, and even taught Gu Chudong many alchemy techniques and secret manuals.

The elixirs produced by Chunyang Temple are unparalleled in the world.

Although Gu Chudong wasn't allowed to indulge in extravagance to the point of eating elixirs like candy, she did indeed consume all the Pure Yang Pills that could enhance her cultivation. In the end, before leaving, Master Lingxu even gave Gu Chudong a large bag of various elixirs with different effects.

Master Lingxu and his disciple Song Danyang escorted Gu Mo and Gu Chudong down Shi Nan Mountain, and arranged for several Chunyang Temple disciples to accompany the brother and sister all the way to Cangyuan City.

Gu Chudong's several large bags of discarded Taixu Divine Armor weighed at least two thousand jin.

The entire journey was handled by the disciples of Chunyang Temple, who escorted the brother and sister without letting them lift a finger, all the way to the Cangyuan City dock.

The boats at the dock belong to the Yunzhou Flying Fish Gang.

The Flying Fish Gang had been doing canal transport business between Yunzhou and Cangzhou, so Gu Mo made contact in advance. The Flying Fish Gang leader, Master Chang, personally arranged a passenger ship to pick him up.

Just as they were about to board the ship,
On the noisy dock, someone suddenly shouted: "Early winter!"

Gu Chudong turned around and saw that it was Yun Xiu, the eldest daughter of the Yun family.

Gu Chudong was overjoyed and rushed over, grabbing Yunxiu's hand and exclaiming happily, "Sister Yun, what brings you here?"

Yunxiu scolded, "You were about to go back, why didn't you tell me? If it weren't for the Yun family members seeing you at the dock, I wouldn't have known!"

Gu Chudong said, "My brother and I left on a whim. I know you've been very busy lately, so I didn't want to bother you. Congratulations, Sister Yun! I heard you're about to become the head of the Yun family. You've finally achieved your goal."

Yunxiu held Gu Chudong's hand and said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank your brother. If your brother hadn't discovered the true identity of the Qingye Hall Master, I would still be competing for the position of young family head. How could I have been appointed as the family head so quickly?"

Gu Chudong said, "It's all thanks to your own abilities, Sister Yun. When the Lin family fell, the entire Cangzhou Jianghu was eyeing them covetously, and many people within the Yun family were also watching, weren't they? Yet only you managed to take half of the Lin family under your control."

Yunxiu shook her head slightly and said, "Actually, it's not that I have great abilities, it's just that... never mind, let's not talk about this."

Yunxiu handed a bundle to Gu Chudong and said, "You said before that you wanted to eat the specialty green rice candy of Chongyou County, but you left in too much of a hurry last time and didn't have time. I specially sent someone to Chongyou County to buy it for you. You can eat it on your way back. If you want to eat it again after you've finished eating it, just write to me and I'll send it to you."

Gu Chudong took the bundle and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Yun. I also have something to give you, but I didn't know you would be coming today, so I had someone deliver it to you..."

Gu Chudong ran to find the few Chunyang Temple disciples who hadn't left yet, took a small cloth bag from one of them, and handed it to Yunxiu.

Yunxiu held it in her hand and felt that it was a very hard object, similar to iron. She asked in confusion, "Early Winter, what is this?"

Gu Chudong said, "My brother shattered the Taixu Divine Armor. I specially selected a piece of the broken armor that still had spiritual energy. It took me a lot of effort to cut this piece of extraterrestrial black iron into a heart-protecting mirror. Sister Yun, your 'Flying Cloud Sleeve' has a weakness. You were attacked in Liucheng before because someone saw through your weakness and that's why you were injured. From now on, you can hide this black iron heart-protecting mirror in your weakness area, and you won't have to worry about anyone being able to use your weakness against you anymore. This extraterrestrial black iron is impervious to swords and spears and water and fire."

Yunxiu felt the heavy black iron heart-protecting mirror, looked into Gu Chudong's innocent and clear eyes, slowly reached out to tidy Gu Chudong's slightly messy hair, and said, "You will always be the happiest and freest girl in the world!"

Gu Chudong said with a grin, "Of course!"

Yunxiu smiled gently and said, "I just don't know when we will meet again after today's parting?"

"It's alright, I'll write to you later," Gu Chudong said. "However, I'll be traveling all over the country with my brother, so I won't be in the same place for long each year. But that's okay, I might come back again someday. Sister Yun, my brother once said something that really makes sense!"

"What did you say?" Yunxiu asked, puzzled.

Gu Chudong said, "Today's parting is for our next meeting!"

Yunxiu chuckled and said, "Master Gu's words are quite interesting!"

“Sister Yun, my brother is a really good guy,” Gu Chudong said. “He’s handsome, skilled in martial arts, and has a great temperament. His only flaw is that he’s blind, but he’s almost blind now. Hehe, how about I arrange a blind date for you two once he’s blind? If you hit it off, you can be my sister-in-law, and then we can see each other every day, hehe!”

Yunxiu smiled and said, "Then why don't we arrange it now?"

“That won’t work, my brother can’t see right now,” Gu Chudong said. “We have to wait until he can see.”

Yunxiu tapped Gu Chudong's forehead and said, "Then shouldn't you take advantage of this period to look for potential wives for yourself while you're traveling around the martial arts world? Once Master Gu's eyesight improves, you can take him to meet them one by one for blind dates?"

Gu Chudong's eyes lit up immediately, and she said, "Wow, Sister Yun, you're so smart! How come I didn't think of that before? I've decided, wherever I go in the future, I'll go and meet the pretty girls there, and find a suitable sister-in-law, hehe!"

Yunxiu couldn't help but chuckle.

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that the passenger ship had been waiting for quite some time, Yunxiu escorted Gu Chudong to the side of the ship, bowed to Gu Mo, and said, "Hero Gu."

Gu Mo cupped his hands and said, "Miss Yun... well, I'm afraid next time we meet, I'll have to address you as Patriarch Yun."

Yunxiu said, "Master Gu, please don't tease Yunxiu!"

“What’s this about joking?” Gu Mo said. “Who in the martial arts world doesn’t know that the head of the Yun family is about to step down ahead of schedule, and the new head of the family has already been decided to be you, Miss Yun.”

Yunxiu said, "I must thank you for your help, Master Gu."

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "I didn't help you. This is all thanks to your own abilities, Miss Yun. The ship is about to depart, Miss Yun, farewell!"

"Hero Gu, wait a moment." Yunxiu suddenly called out to Gu Mo.

Gu Mo asked in confusion, "Is there anything else, Miss Yun?"

Yunxiu took two steps forward, walked up to Gu Mo, and whispered, "I heard from Chu Dong that Abbot Song provided you with a clue about the notorious bandit Madam Liu in Tianzhou?"

"That's true," Gu Mo said.

"Are you going?" Yunxiu asked.

Gu Mo said, "Of course I'll go."

Yunxiu thought for a moment and said, "Master Gu, it's best not to go to the capital after you go to Tianzhou."

"Why?" Gu Mo asked puzzledly.

Yunxiu said in a low voice, "The current emperor has not yet established an heir apparent. The struggle for the throne is fierce, and the capital is the center of the vortex, with undercurrents surging. Every brick, tile, person, and object may be caught in the storm. You are a master of this era. If you enter the capital, you will definitely be targeted. The storms in the capital are not like those in the martial arts world. Human strength has its limits."

Gu Mo nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Miss Yun. I will be careful."

Yunxiu said, "I was just saying it casually. You, Master Gu, have your own conclusion. You don't need to take my words to heart."

Gu Mo didn't say anything more, cupped his hands in greeting, and turned to board the ship.

Goodbye, Sister Yun!

Gu Chudong waved to Yunxiu and then boarded the boat.

Yunxiu stood on the shore watching the boat go until it disappeared from sight, then slowly turned and left.

……

In the cabin,
Gu Chudong couldn't wait to open the bundle Yunxiu had given her, saying as she did so, "Brother, Sister Yun bought me some green rice candy from Chongyou County, it's so delicious."

"Have you ever tried it?" Gu Mo asked with a smile.

"No."

"Then how do you know it tastes good?"

Gu Chudong said, "I heard that the green rice candy from Chongyou County is very famous. Sister Yun specially sent someone to Chongyou County to buy the most authentic one... Hmm!"

The moment the bundle was opened, Gu Chudong was surprised to find that in addition to a packet of candy wrapped in oil paper, there was also a jade hairpin.

The jade hairpin lay quietly in the folds of the bundle. The hairpin was made of Hetian jade, its color like the first melting of a spring stream, with a warm, lustrous sheen of alternating blue and white. When held up to the light, extremely fine cloud-like patterns could be seen, as if it were an old object repeatedly caressed by the hand of time. The hairpin head was carved with two twin orchids, the edges of the petals as thin as cicada wings, yet even the veins were clearly visible.

Gu Chudong exclaimed in surprise, "This is a pair of hairpins from Chen's shop. Last time in Cangyuan City, when I was shopping with Sister Yun, I glanced at it, but I knew at a glance that it was very expensive, at least a hundred taels. I left without even asking the price. Sister Yun must have noticed that I liked it and knew that I couldn't bear to buy it, so she specially bought it for me."

Gu Mo didn't know how to evaluate Gu Chudong anymore. She really was quite stingy. They made a lot of money on this trip to Cangzhou. The Qian family got 10,000 taels, Yunxiu got 15,000 taels, and the bounty from Tianji Scholar Ye Xiao and Qingye Hall Master was another 10,000 taels. In addition, they sold a bunch of Taixu Divine Armor expansion parts for 5,000 taels, totaling more than 43,000 taels. Even for those big families, this was a huge sum of money.

But Gu Chudong is notoriously stingy. Even when buying a string of candied hawthorns, which should only cost a few coins, he will argue with people about how much it costs.

Asking her to spend hundreds of taels of silver to buy a hairpin is simply a pipe dream.

"Miss Yun is very good to you!" Gu Mo said with a smile.

“Of course,” Gu Chudong said, “For a while now, Sister Yun took me out to play every day. Hey, brother, what do you think about marrying Sister Yun and making her my sister-in-law?”

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "You asked me to marry Yan San Niang before, and you also asked me to choose one of those female warriors from Xuan Nu Palace to marry. How many sisters-in-law do you want?"

Gu Mo was just joking, but he didn't expect Gu Chudong to actually think about it seriously. After a while, he said in a serious tone, "I won't marry anyone for now, brother. I'll help you find some more. Sister Yun just gave me a hint. When I travel with you in the future, I can get to know more pretty girls. I'll build good relationships with them and keep in touch."

"Once your eyes are better, I'll find all sorts of excuses to meet them, without saying why. That way, even if you don't like them, it won't be awkward. Once you've found someone you like, I'll act as a matchmaker. If they don't like you back, it won't be awkward either, since they won't know you like them. Then we'll move on to the next one. I refuse to believe that even if I make dozens of pretty friends, I won't find someone you two both like!"

Gu Mo: “…”

Gu Chudong patted Gu Mo on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I know you like pretty girls. Don't worry, I'll make friends with pretty girls. Well, if I find too many I like, it won't matter. Let's work hard and save money now, and build a big manor so you can marry several wives and still have enough space! Don't worry, I'll take care of finding you a pretty wife!"

Gu Mo: “…”

Although I feel it's a bit wrong, I wouldn't mind having a whole bunch more if my sister is this enlightened!

……

The journey from Cangzhou back to Yunzhou was very fast by water. It took the same amount of time as the journey there, three days, to reach Yuncheng.

As soon as Gu Mo stepped out of the cabin, he felt a gust of wind and a cheerful, slightly teasing voice: "Welcome to the number one expert of Yunqingzhou, the fifth largest state in Qian Kingdom, the Great Hero of Yunzhou!"

There's only one person who would tease Gu Mo like that: Zhuo Qingfeng.

Just as Zhuo Qingfeng was about to land, Gu Mo suddenly raised his palm, startling Zhuo Qingfeng into shouting, "Stop it! Stop it!"

He wasn't worried that Gu Mo would actually hurt him, but rather that Gu Mo would tease him. With Gu Mo's skill, it would be easy for him to make him look like he was falling face-first in the dirt.

of course,

Gu Mo was just trying to scare Zhuo Qingfeng; he wouldn't really tease him. It wouldn't matter if it were just the two of them alone, but with so many people at the dock, including Zhuo Qingfeng's men, making Zhuo Qingfeng lose face would damage his image.

"Not bad, Master Gu," Zhuo Qingfeng landed beside Gu Mo, put a hand on Gu Mo's shoulder, and said, "It's only been half a year since we last met, and you've gone from tenth to fifth on the Heavenly Ranking. Tsk tsk tsk, I was thinking of showing off in front of you now that I've been promoted to Commander. Alas, no chance, no chance. I, a dignified forty-three-year-old fourth-rank Commander, can't even show off in front of you!"

Gu Mo curled her lip and said, "Aren't you just showing off right now?"

"Hehe, you figured it out?" Zhuo Qingfeng laughed.

"Congratulations, Brother Zhuo," Gu Chudong said as she walked out of the cabin. "I heard about your promotion to commander back in Cangzhou. That's amazing! I heard you're the youngest commander in Yunzhou in a hundred years!"

"It's not that exaggerated. He's just the youngest fourth-rank commander in the last fifty years. It's not a hundred years, not a hundred years, hahaha..."

Zhuo Qingfeng's face was all wrinkled from smiling.

Gu Chudong said with admiration, "Wow, Brother Zhuo is amazing! He'll definitely treat us to a celebratory meal!"

"Of course, of course..."

"A high-ranking official of the fourth rank, the Commander of the Six Doors of Yunzhou. There are only four Commanders in the entire Six Doors of Yunzhou. The only ones with higher authority than you are the two Chief Constables and the Garrison Commander. Wow, you are one of the top four officials in the entire Six Doors of Yunzhou. And you are so young. Your future is limitless..."

"It's all just flattery, all of it is just flattery."

"Wow, the number four figure from the Six Doors is treating us to dinner, so it can't be an ordinary restaurant. It must be at least a place like Ziyun Tower!"

"That's right, that's right..." Zhuo Qingfeng smiled like a flower and said generously, "Miss Chudong, order whatever you want, it's on me... um, no... what did you just say?"

"Ziyun Tower!"

Zhuo Qingfeng's smile froze instantly.

Ziyunlou is the most expensive restaurant in Yunzhou, bar none. It's so expensive that a bowl of vegetarian noodles that costs only a few coins outside costs several taels of silver there. A single meal there would cost Zhuo Qingfeng half a month's salary.

"Let's go, let's eat at Ziyunlou!"

Gu Chudong skipped off the boat, each hop feeling like a tap on Zhuo Qingfeng's heart. Gu Mo patted Zhuo Qingfeng's shoulder, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "Being a commander really changes things, you're so magnanimous. I, the world's number one swordsman, can spend thousands of taels of silver with a flick of my wrist, yet I wouldn't dare to treat anyone at Ziyun Tower. Lord Zhuo, you're amazing!"

Zhuo Qingfeng: "..."

"Hahaha……"

Although Gu Mo couldn't see it, he could imagine Zhuo Qingfeng's constipated face as he laughed as he disembarked, saying, "By the way, Commander Zhuo, don't forget what's on the ship."

With a mournful face, Zhuo Qingfeng waved his hand, summoning a team of Six Doors constables who carried out the discarded extraterrestrial iron of the Taixu Divine Armor from the ship.

"Good stuff!"

Zhuo Qingfeng caught up with Gu Mo, put his arm around Gu Mo's shoulder, and said, "That guy Tie Tou went crazy when he heard that you brought back the extraterrestrial black iron for the Taixu Divine Armor. He couldn't sleep at night and came here to wait for you every day."

"Where is he?" Gu Mo asked.

"As I just said, he's been staying up all night and has been so excited for days that he couldn't take it anymore. Luckily you arrived today, so he went to sleep," Zhuo Qingfeng said.

Gu Mo: “…”

"What did he say? That he can make weapons?" Gu Mo asked.

Half a month ago, five days after killing Old Madam Lin, Gu Mo received a letter from Zhuo Qingfeng through an acquaintance in the Six Doors of Cangzhou.

At that time, Gu Mo learned that Zhuo Qingfeng had successfully completed his mission in the northern desert and returned to Yunzhou, where he was promoted to commander. He also brought back Tie Tou, his right-hand man.

Tie Tou was truly Zhuo Qingfeng's right-hand man. His Golden Bell Cover was so strong that few could break through it, and his weapon-forging skills were passed down from the military sage Tie Zhu. He was a top-notch technical talent and Zhuo Qingfeng's number one general.

Gu Mo was overjoyed to learn that Zhuo Qingfeng and Tie Tou had returned to Yunzhou. He had originally planned to go to Tianzhou to capture the wanted criminal Madam Liu, and then make a trip to Mobei to find Tie Tou to forge weapons. Tie Tou was quite skilled in both swordsmanship and saber techniques. He had the Gouchen Demon Saber, but he was missing a good sword. His previous famous swords, Qiushui and Lingxi, had been destroyed.

The discarded armor of the Taixu Divine Armor is made of top-tier materials that are rare in the world, which perfectly suits Gu Mo's requirements, so the message was sent back.

"Hey, Brother Gu, you have so much extraterrestrial black iron, you should share some with me. I've been thinking of getting a better sword!"

"The materials for the Taixu Divine Armor are very expensive!"

"Seriously? You want money back?"

"You're the only one who needs money; I'll give it to everyone else for free!"

"..."

……

Soon,
The group arrived at the Six Doors of the East City, the organization now headed by Zhuo Qingfeng. Led by Zhuo Qingfeng, they came to a large courtyard, which was the weapon-making garrison exclusively for Tie Tou.

Iron Head burst out of the room, still sporting his full beard, his muscles seemingly even larger than before. He completely ignored Gu Mo and his group, pouncing directly onto a pile of extraterrestrial black iron, like a lustful man seeing a stunningly beautiful naked woman.

Combined with Tie Tou's dark circles from staying up all night and his listless state, he looked exactly like someone who had overindulged in excessive pleasure.

"Take it easy!" Zhuo Qingfeng walked over and forcefully pulled Tie Tou up, saying, "It's all yours, use it however you want!"

The others could understand Tie Tou's reaction. After all, for a weapon refiner, top-quality materials were like a swordsman seeing a divine sword.

"Master Gu, Lady Gu, it's been a long time!" Tie Tou bowed respectfully.

Gu Chudong was surprised to find that the hand that Tie Tou had previously had broken had been replaced with a pair of iron hands.

"Iron Head, are you able to use your hand normally?"

Iron Head explained, "It's definitely not as dexterous as my original hands, but it's enough for blacksmithing. It also has its unique advantages over my original hands, namely that I'm not afraid of getting burned, hahaha. In addition, it can be used as a hidden weapon to ambush enemies during fights."

As he spoke, Tie Tou raised his hand to show Gu Chudong how his fingers moved nimbly.

"Iron Head," Gu Mo asked, "Can these extraterrestrial black irons still be used?"

Iron Head said, "They can definitely be used, but most of them can only be used as a hard material to forge ordinary famous swords. This is because this Xuan Iron was already tempered when it was used to forge the Taixu Divine Armor, and all its spiritual patterns have been fixed."

Now that you've broken the Taixu Divine Armor, it means the spirit patterns are broken, and the extraterrestrial black iron, devoid of its spiritual essence, is just black iron. However, I just checked, and thankfully, it's not completely unusable. Some fragments of the spirit patterns are still intact. If you only want to forge one sword, Master Gu, you should be able to gather enough.

However, it certainly can't compare to the Gouchen Demon Blade. The Gouchen Demon Blade is fused with the Qilin Armor, which inherently possesses a spiritual quality stronger than extraterrestrial black iron, and it's further nurtured by my master for decades. Of course, once forged, its quality will definitely be excellent, somewhere between a famous sword and a divine weapon—well, a half-step divine weapon, I'd say!

Gu Mo then asked, "Tie Tou, do you have any way to use the Xuan Tian Fu Shi on this sword?"

Tie Tou's eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Master Gu... do you still have the Xuan Tian Floating Stone?"

Gu Mo nodded and said, "The Xuan Tian Floating Stone is inside the Tai Xu Divine Armor."

Gu Mo was unaware of the Xuan Tian Floating Stone; it was Gu Chu Dong who packed it all in when she was assembling the discarded Tai Xu Divine Armor.

Song Danyang was a true gentleman; he did not succumb to greed but instead took the initiative to tell about the Xuan Tian Fu Shi.

At that time, Gu Mo had an idea: to combine the levitation power of the Xuan Tian Floating Stone with the levitation power of his Four Illuminations Divine Skill.

The levitation power of the Four Illuminations Divine Skill is a manifestation of meticulous control over true qi. It allows one to maintain a floating state using true qi, but it doesn't mean one can truly levitate indefinitely; there are significant limitations on height and speed. The limitations of the Mysterious Heavenly Floating Stone lie in its weight and energy.

The Taixu Divine Armor was created by master craftsmen who used ingenious formations and various intricate mechanical parts to distribute the weight, and then utilized the ability of extraterrestrial black iron to store true qi to solve the energy problem.

Therefore,
Gu Mo thought of combining the levitation power of his Four Illuminations Divine Skill with the levitation power of the Mysterious Heavenly Floating Stone to try flying through the air.

However, he still overestimated the load-bearing capacity of the Xuan Tian Floating Stone. It helped the levitation height and speed of the Four Illuminations Divine Skill, but only to a limited extent. In particular, when the speed was high, the true qi could not reach the ground so quickly, and it would fall down without being able to get any force.

The levitation effect of the Four Illuminations Divine Skill, to put it simply, is that the true energy is constantly in contact with the ground, forming a propulsive force to maintain the levitation state. Therefore, the height and movement speed are very limited.

Gu Mo's idea was that the Xuan Tian Floating Stone could be suspended in the air, and used as a ground that could be raised at any time to generate thrust.

However, the load-bearing capacity of the Xuan Tian floating stone is too weak and does not meet the requirements.

……

"No wonder the Taixu Divine Armor is so heavy, yet it can still fly."

After hearing Gu Mo say that there was a Xuan Tian Floating Stone inside the Tai Xu Divine Armor, Tie Tou said, "The load-bearing capacity of the Xuan Tian Floating Stone is very weak. However, if it is combined with a special formation and there is enough true energy, the load-bearing capacity of the Xuan Tian Floating Stone can be strengthened."

Gu Mo asked, "What exactly is a magic array?"

Tie Tou thought for a moment and said, "You may not know about array formations, but you should know about Qimen Dunjia. It's about finding patterns, the most common being the Five Elements. Array formations utilize these patterns to create some unique methods or powers, which is commonly known as Qimen Dunjia."

"I see."

"Master Gu," Tie Tou asked, "Do you intend to integrate the Xuan Tian Floating Stone into the Xuan Tie Sword, using its levitation power to achieve the effect of a flying sword?"

"Is that okay?" Gu Mo asked.

"Of course," Tie Tou said. "If this succeeds, although it still can't compare to the demonic power of the Gouchen Demon Blade, it will have its own unique characteristics, which will surely make me famous for a thousand years!"

Extraterrestrial black iron can store true energy, and with the added power of levitation, it truly becomes like the flying sword of immortals in fantasy novels, capable of taking a person's head from a thousand miles away. Of course, "a thousand miles" is just my description, but it is indeed possible to kill someone from a great distance and then retrieve the sword.

"Can I fly on a sword?" Gu Mo asked.

Tie Tou was slightly taken aback. Gu Chudong and Zhuo Qingfeng also looked at Gu Mo, all three of them looking at Gu Mo with suspicion.

"Brother Gu," Zhuo Qingfeng said speechlessly, "What kind of supernatural tales have you been reading? Killing people with flying swords and flying on swords, don't get stuck in martial arts and go berserk!"

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Isn't my current level of martial arts about doing things that ordinary people can't do or dare to even think in order to see the path ahead?"

Zhuo Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, "That's true, our cultivation level isn't high enough. Then, Tie Tou, is what Brother Gu said going to work?"

Tie Tou thought about it seriously and said, "Logically speaking, as long as your lightness skill is good enough, you can always use the sword to gain leverage, which can also be considered a kind of sword flight, right?"

"Master Gu, if you want me to use the Xuan Tian Floating Stone to make the Tai Xu Divine Armor, weighing several thousand kilograms, fly, I can't do that. But it's just the weight of a sword, which I can do. I can add something to the sword and use its spiritual patterns to construct a mysterious array to distribute the weight, which can also be understood as strengthening the load-bearing capacity of the Xuan Tian Floating Stone."

Gu Mo nodded slightly, then called out, "Chu Dong, give the Xuan Tian Fu Shi to Tie Tou."

"okay!"

Gu Chudong quickly took down the book box, took out a wooden box from it, and handed it to Tie Tou.

Tie Tou took the box and quickly opened it. A white, egg-sized stone floated out, hovering in the void. Its surface shimmered with a dark blue aura. The stone was irregularly prismatic, yet without any sharp edges or abrupt corners. Every texture was natural and smooth. Upon closer inspection, a swirling blue light could be seen slowly rotating at the stone's core.

Tie Tou grasped the Xuan Tian Floating Stone and immediately felt its profound mystery. He slowly said, "I once heard my master talk about the Ten Wonderful Stones. He had seen three of them, but those three were all capable of growth."

Therefore, my master once deduced that the ten extraordinary stones were very likely all capable of growth, but the right method to help them grow needed to be found. Of course, this was just my master's speculation; after all, he had only ever seen three of them in his entire life, and it was possible that only those three happened to possess the ability to grow.

Gu Mo smiled and said, "Then you can think about it carefully and see if this Xuan Tian Floating Stone also has the ability to grow."

Tie Tou placed the Xuan Tian Floating Stone into the box, his smile as wide as a black flower. He chuckled and said, "To see two rare treasures in one day, and to have both been put to use, hehe, if other weapon refiners knew, they'd be drooling with envy, hehe!" He looked at Zhuo Qingfeng and said, "Boss, don't bother me for the next six months!"

Zhuo Qingfeng pursed his lips and said, "We're going to Ziyun Tower for dinner later, are you coming?"

Tie Tou asked suspiciously, "Zi Yun Lou? Are you sure about my appetite?"

Zhuo Qingfeng: "...Forget it, you should just stick to working for the government!"

Tie Tou waved his hand and said, "Alright, you guys go do what you were doing..."

As he spoke, Tie Tou took the Xuan Tian Fu Shi and muttered something as he went into the house, then slammed the door shut with a "bang".

Zhuo Qingfeng: "Give me those useless scrap materials to forge a sword. I don't have high requirements, just a famous sword grade will do!"

at this time,

Suddenly, Tie Tou opened the door, then carried the extraterrestrial black iron into the house and closed the door again.

Zhuo Qingfeng shrugged and said, "Alright, come back in six months!"

"Let's go to Ziyun Tower!"

Zhuo Qingfeng: "..."

……

In the end, they still did not go to Ziyun Tower.

Although Zhuo Qingfeng held a high official position and his salary was not low, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong knew Zhuo Qingfeng's habit of never saving money because he was all alone and only cared about himself.

If Zhuo Qingfeng were to have a meal at Ziyunlou today, he would probably have to wait at the Six Doors every day for the next two weeks.

"You're going to Tianzhou?"

In the restaurant, Zhuo Qingfeng poured Gu Mo a glass of wine.

Gu Mo picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said, "Yes, I have received a tip about the wanted criminal Madam Liu."

"Madam Liu?"

Zhuo Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, "I don't remember, but someone worth your personal attention must be no small fry. How did you get the clue? Have you even extended your connections to Tianzhou?"

Gu Mo said, "You might not believe it, but it was the Imperial Advisor Zhang Daoyi who, upon hearing that I had my eye on Madam Liu, personally intervened and helped me find the clues."

Zhuo Qingfeng's eyes widened in surprise. "You've already made connections with the Imperial Advisor? Wow, from now on, it's not just me in the martial arts world who'll need your protection, but also in the officialdom!"

Gu Mo shook his head and smiled, "It doesn't matter much. It's just that as a senior expert, he appreciates me, a junior."

"You're not some junior scholar. Although your status in the martial arts world is somewhat lower than that of the Imperial Preceptor, you're already first-rate in the entire Qian Kingdom." Zhuo Qingfeng took a sip of wine and said in a low voice, "If you're going to Tianzhou, then I must remind you to try your best not to go to the capital. The capital is currently rife with undercurrents, and you could easily get caught up in them if you're not careful. It's too troublesome. Also, there are rumors that the Imperial Preceptor Zhang Daoyi has already chosen his side. You'd better not get too involved with him."

Gu Mo chuckled lightly, "Has it gotten to the point where you're seeing enemies everywhere?"

Zhuo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Pretty much. Last year, the Second Prince, who is now the Prince of Jin, returned to the capital, and the atmosphere in the capital instantly became tense. Speaking of which, you were involved in this matter. You even saved His Highness the Prince of Jin. His Majesty promised him when he was still the Crown Prince that he would be made the heir apparent after his return. Do you think the capital is tense right now?"

Gu Mo smiled and said, "Are you one of Prince Jin's men?"

Zhuo Qingfeng shook his head and said, "My master is, and someone of my level has no right to choose sides. To be honest, I really don't want to get involved in these things, but there's nothing I can do; many times I have no choice."

After saying that, Zhuo Qingfeng gulped down a glass of wine and said, "Brother Gu, if one day you get involved and choose to stand on the opposite side of Prince Jin, you must tell me."

"What? Are you going to become a spy?"

"No, I will resign my post immediately and leave the court to roam the world!"

Gu Mo was slightly taken aback and said, "It can't be that bad!"

"As for that," Zhuo Qingfeng said, "there are four people in my life I cannot be at odds with: my master, Chu Yuan, and you, Brother Gu."

Gu Mo smiled and said, "And the last one?"

Zhuo Qingfeng gave a wry smile and said, "Let's not talk about it anymore, let's drink..."

"Is it the woman you remained unmarried for the rest of your life because of her?" Gu Mo asked with a smile.

"Brother Gu, don't be so harsh on people like this!"

Gu Mo smiled and said, "I just want to know why?"

"You don't understand love."

Gu Mo thought for a moment and said, "I really don't understand."

When are we leaving for Tianzhou?

"Leaving tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)