I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 13 Three Abilities
Mr. Pei Si hung up the phone, but sat there for a long time without saying anything, in silence, as if he was brought back to his past memories by the other party's words.

When people get old, they tend to reminisce about the past, especially the glorious days.

Pei Ju didn't know much about what his grandfather had done. He only knew that every Chinese New Year people would come to his house to pay New Year's greetings, and it was clear that he respected his grandfather very much.

However, the more glorious one has been, the more one will feel the gap in old age.

In the last sentence, the other party said that he wanted to see the "Sword of God-Slaying" reappear in the world, which means that the "Sword of God-Slaying" has not appeared in the world for a long time.

"Grandpa, what is the God-Slaying Sword?" Pei Ju asked.

Mr. Pei Si had never mentioned this before, and seemed to be deliberately avoiding mentioning these things.

Fourth Master Pei was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke, "Originally, I wasn't going to tell you this. I just thought that being an ordinary person would be fine, but you've shown an excellent talent for swordsmanship since you were young. You can master swordsmanship moves instantly. I've never been taught how to strike with a sword, but you're able to use it effectively."

"Last Friday, you demonstrated your psychic talent at the 'Spiritual Ceremony'. You're a good candidate for cultivation. If you don't perform well at the 'Spiritual Ceremony', you'll only be able to be a simple swordsman, a swordsmanship performer in today's society."

"But you happen to be talented." At this time, Mr. Pei turned his head to look at Pei Ju.

Pei Ju felt that at this moment, his grandfather's eyes were not like his own eyes, they were so domineering and sharp, but soon, his grandfather closed his eyes again.

“No matter how glorious a person may be when he is young, if he grows old and has no successors or descendants, then he is as good as dead. He is just a living tombstone. People come to pay homage to him when they need him, but when they don’t, no one will remember him.”

Pei Ju didn't know what to say. He could feel a strange emotion surging in his grandfather's heart.

"The Sword Hall of Killing Ghosts is an ominous place. Your father inherited the sword hall, but in the end he was haunted by ghosts and died inexplicably. A man who kills ghosts actually died from being haunted by ghosts. Don't you think this is ominous?" Master Pei asked solemnly.

Pei Ju had asked himself where his father had gone. When he was a child, he thought he had gone to a faraway place. When he grew up, he knew he was dead, but he didn't know exactly how he died. He could guess some from other people's words, but of course what came out from his grandfather's own words was different.

Pei Ju had no way to answer.

"If you want to know about the Sword of God-Slaying, only the one who inherited the Sword Hall can do so. However, the people who inherited the Sword Hall in the past all had bad endings. Do you still want to know about the Sword of God-Slaying?" Master Pei Si gave the choice to Pei Ju.

He was conflicted from the beginning. He was afraid that something bad would happen to Pei Ju because of destroying the Guijian Hall, but he was also unwilling to let the Pei family's inheritance be cut off in his hands.

So he taught swordsmanship, but kept half of it, and also showed the book "Pei's Record of Killing Gui" to Pei Ju.

After hearing this, Pei Ju didn't hesitate at all and immediately said, "Grandpa, I am from the Pei family and grew up in the Sword Hall. How can I not inherit? I want to be your successor. I want to make the God-Slaying Sword reappear in the martial arts world and revive the Pei family's Sword Hall."

Mr. Pei Si laughed. His smile turned into a loud laugh, and as he laughed, it turned into a dry laugh.

Pei Ju watched silently because he didn't feel any happiness from his grandfather's laughter.

He didn't know. He had asked the same question back then, and that person was his father, and his father had said the same thing. His father was also incredibly talented, having made a name for himself at a young age and made many friends. Although he died young, the people he knew back then are now all young and powerful figures in their own right, and they all lament his passing.

"Okay, now that it's decided, grandpa will tell you all about our Pei family's sword tradition. Even if it's unlucky, it means the lives of three of us, grandparents and grandchildren." Fourth Master Pei's breathing slowly calmed down, as if he had already made a decision.

"The so-called God-Slaying Sword is just a fancy name for the swordsmen of our Sword Hall."

"There are spirits in our world, and they don't distinguish between good and evil, just like wild animals eating humans and grass. They don't distinguish between good and evil. It's just their instinct. So when spirits come into contact with humans, they parasitize and take over their bodies. This is their instinct. They have various abilities, and if we want to acquire these abilities, we need to learn from them."

"The learning process is called spiritual communication, and spiritual communication requires rituals. Each spirit has a different disposition, so the rituals are also different. And within our sword hall, there is a confined ritual field. This is the heritage of our sword hall."

"In a spiritual ceremony, you can learn skills, but how much you can learn depends on the individual. It's like learning from a master. Even if the master teaches you the same thing, the students you teach may be different in level."

"And in our sword field's [Staying Overnight at the Mountain Monarch Temple], you can learn internal energy swordsmanship, which can slay ghosts and spirits. There's also a mental method called Fearless Thoughts, which makes you less vulnerable to ghosts and spirits. There's also a divine method called Tiger Might, also known as Divine Might, which you must learn from the mountain monarch. Only if you can master these three methods can you truly complete the inheritance."

“But apart from the ancestor of the Pei family who founded the first generation of the Sword Hall, I was also able to barely get started back then, but later I lost it again. Because of the fierce divine power and the sword, ordinary ghosts and monsters simply could not withstand a single blow, so this sword technique also earned the name of the God-Slaying Sword.” Fourth Master Pei said with some emotion.

"So, our inheritance here is also known as the Swordsman Inheritance, also known as the Sword Heritage. If we are willing to recruit disciples from outside, the Management Committee will provide wages and subsidies, and can also collect tuition fees from the disciples."

"But our Pei family has an ancestral precept that the sword hall is passed down to within the family and not to outsiders, and to sons and not daughters." Fourth Master Pei said with a deep breath.

Pei Ju's heart was filled with emotion when he heard this. He had been standing at the mysterious gate, hesitating and watching, but now he could see clearly some things in the mysterious fog.

"Grandpa, how can I use my sword to kill ghosts?"

"Only by learning the internal energy sword technique, inheriting the fundamentals of swordsmanship, and diligently practicing, can you slay ghosts and spirits with your sword. Of course, you have now inherited the fearlessness of thought. You must also experience this more and make it an instinct, so that you can protect yourself from being invaded by ghosts and spirits."

"But this is not easy to practice." Pei Ju had felt it passively when he was in the sword club before, but he was a little confused about how to actively mobilize that emotion.

"This requires understanding. It's too late today. I'll teach you later. Go take a shower first. You have to go to school tomorrow." Master Pei said.

Pei Ju had heard too much and experienced so much today, with his emotions fluctuating greatly. He was exhausted both physically and mentally, so he obediently took a shower, went to bed and fell asleep.

After he fell asleep, the lights in the training hall went out and darkness came silently.

But suddenly, a gust of wind blew in the training hall, blowing the black cloth on the Eight Immortals Table at the back. The invisible wind was like an invisible hand, trying to lift up the black cloth.

Faintly, there seemed to be a faint and sinister laugh coming from the darkness.

Mr. Pei Si's eyes, which had been somewhat gloomy, immediately brightened up, and he seemed to be able to see even in the darkness. He looked at the shrine covering the Eight Immortals table and walked towards it step by step.

(End of this chapter)