Borrowing a sword

Chapter 70 "The Return of Ten Thousand Swords" [Fifth update, please vote!]

Chu Huaixu is very familiar with the legends about the Daoist patriarch.

Legend has it that there was originally an ordinary Taoist temple on Wendao Peak, but it had a very strange name: Junzi Temple (Gentleman's Temple).

Daozu was a young Taoist priest in this Taoist temple.

He accidentally obtained a nameless cultivation technique at the first level and began to cultivate it.

Some say that his later techniques were cobbled together from various sources, while others say that he created them all himself.

In short, this young Taoist priest went from being a Taoist priest to becoming a Taoist master, and then to a Taoist ancestor.

The name "Dao Dian" was given to it by later generations, or rather, it is a respectful title given to it.

The Dao Ancestor never gave his cultivation method a name.

"The Dao Canon is divided into nine volumes, corresponding to the first to the ninth realm," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

The cultivation methods in the Xuanhuang Realm are very strange.

The cultivation methods for different realms are not actually linked to each other, because the cultivation mode is different for each realm.

The first realm has its own techniques, and the second realm has its own techniques.

The so-called cultivation is actually the continuous development of the "spiritual embryo secret treasure" within the body. By developing it, the body can store more spiritual power, enhance the consciousness in the sea of ​​consciousness, and obtain one's own supernatural powers.
The nine realms are actually nine stages of developing the [Spiritual Embryo Secret Treasury], which is a gradual process.

The cultivation method is essentially the way and means to develop the [Spiritual Embryo Secret Treasury].

Once you reach the next level, the "place" you develop is different, and it has nothing to do with the previous level. It is not an absolute continuation of the previous level.

The "Six Imperial True Canon" chosen by Han Shuangjiang actually consists of three volumes, corresponding to the first to the third realm respectively.

Ironically, "Six Imperial True Scripture 2" is only a low-level technique, and "3" is only a high-level technique.

They were all created by the same person, hence the same name, but they are not actually related to each other.

Of course, the people who created them can give them different names, entirely according to their personal wishes.

Some people find their creations getting worse and worse, so they choose to rename them to avoid ruining the reputation of their previous work.
According to the cultivation system of the Xuanhuang Realm, once Han Shuang reaches the second realm, she is not required to cultivate the "Six Imperial True Scripture 2" and can choose other second-realm Heaven-level cultivation techniques.

The first three levels don't matter at all. In the words of the players: just practice randomly!
However, once you reach the fourth realm, you must pay attention to the [system]. The choice of each technique must be considered in advance for the next technique to avoid being too mixed and chaotic, or even mutually exclusive!

In such situations, it's best to have guidance from seniors or mentors to oversee things.

Therefore, Taoism is divided into inner and outer sects.

Once you reach a certain level of skill, you can enter the inner sect and become an apprentice.

In this world, there are only a few promising rogue cultivators, and those like the Dao Ancestor are exceptional cases among exceptional cases!

However, the Daoist Canon compiled by the Daoist Ancestor is a bit strange.

Logically speaking, it seems that as long as one can master all nine volumes of the Daoist Canon, it would be equivalent to perfectly replicating the Dao Ancestor's path of cultivation and becoming an unparalleled powerhouse like him.

"But what's strange is that no one in the world has ever become a great cultivator through the Daoist Canon! Not even one has broken through the fifth realm!" Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

"Back then, the Dao Ancestor accepted a total of 10 true disciples, but he himself did not allow any of them to cultivate the Dao Canon."

"Later generations revered the Dao Ancestor, and some even blindly worshipped him. If they had the opportunity to cultivate the Dao Canon, they would certainly not hesitate."

"The result is that many cultivators regret it for the rest of their lives. No one can break through to the fifth realm by relying on the first four volumes of the Dao Canon. Once you reach the Great Perfection of the fourth realm, you can't master the fifth volume of the Dao Canon no matter what! Even if you want to switch to other cultivation methods, you just can't learn them."

"This has led to two rumors in the Xuanhuang Realm."

"The first rumor is that to cultivate to the fifth realm using the Dao Canon, one needs to be a genius like the Dao Ancestor. People speculate that once one reaches the fifth realm, the special features of the Dao Canon will be revealed!"

Yes, volumes 1-4 of the Daoist Canon perfectly embody the four words "moderation, righteousness, peace, and harmony," and there is nothing special about it.

The Taoist school has a history of over a thousand years. There is a view that everyone tacitly agrees on: the first four volumes of the "Taoist Canon" are actually considered ordinary among the Heaven-level cultivation methods, or even only at the Earth-level level.

Ironically, during these long 1000 years, some Taoist disciples had such wild ideas that they specifically cultivated volumes 1-3 of the "Taoist Canon," and then skipped the fourth volume to learn other techniques. As a result, they actually broke through to the fifth realm!

"Therefore, the second rumor is somewhat comical yet also somewhat credible: when the Daoist patriarch was writing the Daoist Canon, he accidentally made a mistake in the fourth volume."

This is why once someone has cultivated the fourth volume, they are destined to have no hope of reaching the fifth realm and will never become a great cultivator in their lifetime.

It's important to know that over the past thousand years, quite a few individuals with superior-grade spiritual embryos have defied the odds and insisted on practicing the Daoist Canon. There were even two individuals with superior-grade spiritual embryos who stubbornly persisted, one of whom, like the Dao Ancestor, possessed a pure Yang body.
As for volumes 5-9 of the Daoist Canon, no one in the entire Xuanhuang Realm has ever mastered these five cultivation methods.

Many people also tried to cultivate other techniques from the first to the fourth stage, and then try to learn "Daoist Canon 5" in the fifth stage, but they still couldn't get the hang of it.

The same principle applies to the subsequent volumes.

No matter what I do, I just can't learn it!

It makes one wonder if the Daoist Ancestor made a mistake in the fourth volume, and from the fifth volume onwards it became even more chaotic.
However, because the Dao Ancestor's prestige is so high, many people still stubbornly believe that the reason they cannot master his skills is because they are not as good as the Dao Ancestor.

—How could the Daoist patriarch have a problem? It must be me who has a problem. This led many academic "old scholars" within the Daoist school to specialize in studying the Daoist canon.

This research has been conducted for a thousand years by generations of scholars, but they still haven't come up with anything.

Logically speaking, Chu Huaixu should not have paid attention to the Daoist Canon.

But unfortunately, he's a cheat code.

In his memory, there were players who cultivated the Daoist Canon all the way up and successfully reached level 49.

The reason I'm only level 49 and haven't entered the fifth realm is because the highest level in the current version is 49!
As mentioned before, Chu Huaixu's main account before his transmigration was also stuck at level 49, waiting for a version update.

More importantly, the characters of these players who cultivate the Daoist Canon have the same message displayed on their character interfaces as other players: "[Upgrade will be available after the version update]".

This means that players will not be restricted by this!

This makes it difficult for Chu Huaixu, who possesses a systematic understanding, not to pay attention to the Daoist Canon.

Moreover, although he had already transmigrated, he still retained some of the player's mentality and was quite audacious.

"Damn, I kind of want to learn!" he thought to himself.

"Instead of choosing cultivation methods for each realm, and having many concerns starting from the fourth realm, why not directly replicate the Dao Ancestor's cultivation path and advance through the Dao Canon?"

If that were truly the case, then a path to the heavens would lie before him! At the end of that path lay the realm of the Dao Ancestor!

After the passing of the Daoist Ancestor, no one in later generations knew what it would be like to become a great cultivator by relying on the Daoist Canon.

As time passed, Chu Huaixu remained troubled.

Finally, he steeled himself and reached for the jade slip in the first volume of the Daoist Canon.

As a result, his arm was grabbed by a slightly cold little hand.

"Are you sure you want to choose the Daoist Canon?" Han Shuangjiang asked.

Any legend about the Taoist patriarch will be widely circulated.

The Daoist Canon is no exception.

"I'm sure." Chu Huaixu was the kind of person who wouldn't change his mind once he had made up his mind.

They are decisive and efficient, not indecisive, and not easily influenced by others.

You can offer your opinions before I've finished making up my mind. But if I've already made up my mind, and you offer your opinions, won't that make me start making up again?
Han Shuangjiang frowned and looked at him for a long time, but in the end, she didn't say anything more.

"Anyway, it's not that you can't practice the first three books, the one you should avoid is the fourth book," she thought to herself.

But the cold-faced girl still couldn't understand why Chu Huaixu had to choose the Daoist Canon.
The large ice block said, "Since you've made up your mind, I won't say anything more."

Chu Huaixu returned to his usual demeanor, looking at the "Six Imperial True Scriptures" in her hand, and said with a smile, "So you actually chose it?"

Han Shuangjiang, with a serious expression, said, "I originally wanted to choose it anyway, it has nothing to do with you."

"Really? Okay, okay." Chu Huaixu replied with a triple tap.

Big Ice Cube frowned again. She felt that so many seemingly indifferent words stacked together sounded jarring.

"Now that we've made our choice, let's go." She said coldly, and began to find this person somewhat annoying again.

Chu Huaixu smiled and looked at her, asking, "Are you sure? You want to leave now?"

"What's wrong? Do you want to think about it some more? Okay, I'll wait for you, no need to rush," Han Shuangjiang said immediately.

She still felt it was best not to choose the Daoist canon.

"No, what I mean is, are you sure you don't want to go upstairs to check? Should we just go straight home?" Chu Huaixu held up a finger and pointed upstairs.

The large ice block looked up at the stairs he pointed to.

She said, "The techniques upstairs are for the second and third realms. What do they have to do with us?"

"The fourth floor contains spells, but we haven't used the Spirit Disc to exchange for sect contribution points yet, so we can't exchange for spells right now," she added.

Chu Huaixu looked into her eyes and replied, "Have you forgotten something?"

He continued, seemingly oblivious to his own words, "Do you know that the Dao Ancestor once created a world-shaking Heaven-level technique, and instead of keeping it to himself, he directly published it to the world for all cultivators to study. Unfortunately, even after a thousand years, very few have mastered it."

Upon hearing this, Han Shuangjiang's eyes lit up, and her usually aloof and cold face seemed to melt away, gaining a touch of liveliness and vibrancy.

"You mean..." she looked at Chu Huaixu.

Chu Huaixu nodded and said, word by word, "That's right, the fourth floor has 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin'!"

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