Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 728 The Mystery of Sword's Edge
Just as Lü Yang and Ang Xiao were harboring their own secrets, the Demon Subduing Immortal had already been summoned and arrived at the Jitian Cliff of Jian Ge on his escape light.

Jitian Cliff is a relatively special place as an important location of Jian Ge.

At first glance, this place is just a cliff, located on the highest peak of Jiange, overlooking Jiangnan. However, in reality, the space here is disordered.

Every Sword Pavilion True Lord has their own Extreme Heaven Cliff.

For example, when the Demon-Slaying Immortal arrived at the Extreme Heaven Cliff, he saw the True Lord Chengtian Zhengde, because they both came from the Ye family and were connected by karma.

The Demon Subduer is different.

At this moment, he arrived at the Sky-Piercing Cliff, and what came into view was a middle-aged man with a refined appearance, who was playing the zither while holding a sword. The zither music was clear and melodious.

It is indeed the [Hard-form Preaching True Lord]!
The Demon Subduer dared not speak, and stood obediently on the edge of the cliff, waiting silently until the melodious zither music gradually subsided.

[The True Lord of the Rigid Form] then turned to look at him:

"coming."

Before he finished speaking, the Demon Subduer stepped forward without hesitation and bowed, saying in a loud voice, "The Demon Subduer greets the True Lord. May the True Lord live a long and prosperous life and attain the same level of immortality as the heavens."

"No courtesy, get up."

[The True Lord of the Rigid Form] smiled and raised his hand, continuing, "Well? Do you think you have a chance against [Sword Edge Gold]?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon Subduer looked troubled, and then cautiously said, "Reporting to the True Lord, this disciple has now achieved perfect supernatural powers, and is only missing the last step."

The Stern-Formed Preacher, with an unchanged smile, said: "So there's no chance of winning?"

"True Lord, wise judge."

"Tell me about it." [The True Lord of the Rigid Form] was not angry when he heard this, but just sighed and said, "Where are you missing? Let me take a look."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Subduer was overjoyed.

"Thank you, True Lord. The main problem lies in the ritual for seeking gold!"

The ritual for seeking gold in the 【Sword Edge Gold】 method is quite unique. It does not seek gold in the past or the present, but in the future. It requires the gold-seeking cultivator to use their innate supernatural power to sense the future and eliminate all futures where the gold-seeking attempt will fail. Once this is done, the ritual is complete, and the gold-seeking will naturally be successful.

But that's the problem.

"Your Majesty, I have already managed to eliminate almost all of the failed futures, but I have not yet been able to eliminate the last one, and I have hesitated to take action."

Upon hearing this, [The True Lord of the Rigid Form Preaching] frowned deeply: "Why?"

"Because... even the last path to the future is a failure! If I were to cut it off, I would have no future in seeking gold, and I dare not take such a risk."

"The last dish, also a failure?"

[The True Lord of the Rigid Form] frowned more and more deeply, as if he were deep in thought. After a long while, he raised his head and said in a low voice, "You should ask for gold now."

"Huh?" The Demon Subduer was taken aback.
"There's no need to cut off the future; just use that failed future to make money."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Subduer was even more puzzled, but he reacted quickly. Without seeking an explanation, he immediately began his ascent to the blessed land.

He believed in the "Straight Form Preaching True Lord".

'The True Lord wouldn't harm me; he's placed a heavy bet on me!'

In an instant, boundless golden light burst forth from the body of the Demon Subduer, reflecting a future scene that overlapped with the figure of the Demon Subduer.

Immediately afterwards, everything seemed to repeat itself.

The Demon-Subduing Immortal ascended to the blessed land, and the [Sword Edge Gold] sensed his arrival, but inexplicably failed and perished. The Demon-Subduing Immortal's body began to disintegrate— "Boom!"

The next second, all the images shattered like glass, collapsing into nothingness. When the Demon Subduer came to his senses, he found himself standing unharmed on the Cliff of Extreme Heaven.

On the lap of the [Gangxing Preaching True Lord] directly in front of him was a gleaming, unsheathed sword. Tidal waves of sword energy floated on the blade like flowing water, each strand and detail clearly visible. When the Demon Subduing True Man looked at it, he seemed to see endless future scenes.

"This is... the Changheng Sword?"

As a direct descendant of the Sword Pavilion, Master Fuyao had naturally heard of this treasured artifact of the Sword Pavilion. Without saying a word, he once again performed a grand salute and solemnly kowtowed:
"Thank you, True Lord, for saving my life!"

【Gangxing Preaching True Lord】shaked his head: "【Changheng Sword】is very powerful, but you are too weak, so it can only be used on you once."

"If you use it a second time, your soul will be scattered."

At this point, [Gangxing Preaching True Lord] sighed with emotion: "This sword was bestowed upon us by our patriarch before he ascended to the other shore. It represents the pinnacle of our patriarch's swordsmanship."

"Among them, there are 1,200 precepts, which have long been perfected and are the most powerful sword technique to achieve the [1,200 Majestic Precepts of the Celestial Immortal]. It is a pity that the cultivators of your generation do not know that if it were not for this sword, I might not have been able to attain the position of Great True Monarch in the late stage of Golden Core."

"As for you"

[The True Lord of the Rigid Form] paused slightly before continuing, "I have a clue. Your problem is not within yourself, but lies in external things."

"External objects?" Master Fuyao asked, puzzled.

"That's right, specifically, it lies in [Swordsmanship]."

[The True Lord of the Gangxing Preaching] sighed: "Back then, when our ancestor wanted to open the way of the sword, he used great magic power to cut out a path to the future with [Sword Edge Gold]."

"That is the future where the way of the sword will inevitably be proven."

"For many years, the mysteries of [Sword Edge Gold] have been used to anchor this future, unable to extricate itself, like a sword in its sheath, unable to display its divine power any longer."

“In this situation, unless the Way of the Sword is truly proven and the future is officially determined, the Golden Sword will remain in its sheath because it must continue to maintain the future where the Way of the Sword will inevitably be proven. Only when the Way of the Sword is born can the Golden Sword be freed.”

The Demon Subduer understood.

"Does the True Lord mean that if I want to ask for the throne, I must first wait for Senior Brother Kong to prove the [Sword Dao]. Only when he succeeds will I have the opportunity to ask for the throne?"

"As long as Senior Brother Dianmo lives, he will not give up his life to attain enlightenment."

"Even if this disciple achieves perfect supernatural powers, and even advances further in the future to reach the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, will he still not be able to obtain gold? Will he still not be able to attain the position of True Monarch?"

At this point, Master Fuyao's expression visibly contorted.

However, [Gangxing Preaching True Lord] didn't care at all and nodded calmly: "Not bad."

Immediately afterwards, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go now. Since the opportunity hasn't come yet, you might as well take some more time to reflect and not slack off in your cultivation."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the demon-slaying."

"Disciple obeys."

The Demon Subduer departed with a heavy heart, for no one wanted their path to gold to be inexplicably blocked by an outsider.

However, he was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he didn't realize it.

Just as he was leaving Jitian Cliff and heading back to his cave for seclusion, a streak of light silently left his sea of ​​consciousness and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)