Borrowing a sword

Chapter 73 The Qualifications of Hidden Spirit Mountain [Third Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

Inside the bedroom, Chu Huaixu closed his character panel. Since Han Shuangjiang was still there, he didn't study it much.

After exchanging a few more words, the young woman, who, despite her young age, exuded a mature and sophisticated aura, stood up and asked a question befitting a mother:
"Are you hungry?"

Chu Huaixu nodded; he really was hungry.

“Okay, I’ll go cook first, you can rest for a while longer,” she said.

That beautiful figure disappeared into the bedroom.

Chu Huaixu sat on the futon and looked out the window.

"I'm starting to understand the power of the Dao Ancestor now," he thought, sensing the spiritual energy within his body.

"86+86, that's a full 172 points of spiritual power."

"More importantly, this advantage will only become greater as the game progresses."

"So this is the mystery of the Daoist Canon?"

"So, the reason why others can't reach the fifth realm is because they don't cultivate both internal and external aspects?" These speculations arose in Chu Huaixu's mind.

His current conclusion is that the prerequisite for mastering the Daoist Canon is having a strong physical body.

Chu Huaixu was also unsure whether ordinary cultivators at the Great Perfection stage of the Qi Refining realm would meet the requirements.

He suspected it might not be enough.

Because ordinary body cultivators would probably not be able to withstand more than a few punches from him, a master of the Great Perfection of the Sword Refining Technique.

He shook his head and chuckled, deciding to put those thoughts aside for the time being.

"Whether others succeed or not is none of my business."

He wasn't even sure if Xu Ziqing, who also practiced the "Sword Refining Technique," could master the complete version of the "Daoist Canon."

Because there is another variable in Chu Huaixu's life, namely the system.

"That's strange. So why is the compatibility between the Daoist Canon and me only 33%?"

"Logically, it should be even higher."

“Aside from my low [Spiritual Embryo Attribute], [Comprehension], and [Spirit Gathering], I should perfectly meet the requirements of the Daoist Canon.” He laughed at himself.

"What, you look down on me [Comprehension 1]?"

At this thought, he suddenly remembered: "I still have 1 random attribute point from the system reward that I haven't drawn yet!"

Chu Huaixu rubbed his hands together, and the attribute roulette wheel reappeared.

"[Comprehension], give it to me!" He was already prepared to develop his brain.

At his command, the large turntable began to spin.

Finally, as if by fate, the pointer landed on [Physical Fitness] again.

In the courtyard outside the bamboo house, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang sat facing each other eating.

"Isn't there too little food?" she asked after taking a bite of her vegetarian dish, observing Chu Huaixu wolfing down his food.

"It's okay, but we can order more next time." He really felt very hungry.

After gaining 1 point in [Physical Strength], he clearly felt his strength increasing.

Immediately afterwards, I felt very hungry, and my appetite seemed to have increased significantly.

"Tsk, it can actually evolve into a big glutton, that's interesting."

Han Shuangjiang nodded silently and said, "Then I'll start making more tomorrow."

"okay."

She watched him eat like a starving ghost, but felt too embarrassed to give him the rice she had already eaten.

Therefore, she picked less and less food for Chu Huaixu.

The big ice cube, eating rice in small bites, asked, "You've already entered the first realm, haven't you?"

"Yes." Chu Huaixu did not hide anything.

Han Shuangjiang looked at him, but ultimately didn't ask any more questions.

But she was incredibly surprised, after all, Chu Huaixu had only been back in the house for a short while when he let out that heart-wrenching scream.

"Does this mean he broke through the realm after only one cycle of cultivation?" she wondered to herself.

Without a doubt, she'll be rolling up her sleeves again, and she'll have to practice like crazy once she gets back to her room.

It would be a bit embarrassing to be far ahead of your opponent even when you are carrying a superior spiritual fetus.

Han Shuangjiang is actually a little sensitive due to her upbringing and dislikes being looked down upon.

After they finished eating, Han Shuangjiang still washed the dishes.

But now that she's eager to cultivate, she does miss the days when Junior Brother Xu was around.

After finishing all the chores, Big Ice Cube returned to his bedroom.

She sat cross-legged on the futon and began to formally cultivate the "Six Imperial True Scriptures".

In just half an hour, she had successfully entered the first stage of the technique, learned it, generated spiritual power within her body, and smoothly stepped into the first realm.

The girl opened her eyes, and the cold aura on her face dissipated somewhat, revealing a satisfied smile.

She let out a long sigh, shifted her firm, full buttocks a few times on the cushion, and readjusted her sitting posture.

Now that you have entered the first realm, you can start learning magic.

She wanted to try practicing "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source".

Many practitioners in this world are like this, indulging in such pipe dreams.

It should be noted that it is known as the strongest sword technique, and is the ultimate skill of the Dao Ancestor.

However, no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't learn it.

"As expected, he still thinks too highly of himself." The big ice block sighed.

"You've only just entered the first stage, don't be too ambitious," she warned herself.

Meanwhile, in the bamboo house next door, a man who had changed into a clean black robe was sitting on a futon with a worried expression.

For Chu Huaixu, today was a very fruitful day.

He gained 1 attribute point and discovered the secret of the Dao Ancestor, learning the true Dao Canon!
Before him lay a path to heaven, but his physical body would likely suffer during the journey.

However, humans are ultimately greedy.

He is still in high spirits.

Just like the line written by Xin Qiji: "My interest is not shallow, let the singing and dancing not be idle."

"I've learned all the Daoist scriptures, so what about the 'Return of Ten Thousand Swords'?" he thought to himself.

He had heard a system notification sound while he was in the library.

However, please note that the system says "Congratulations on obtaining 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin'", not "You have learned it".

Simply put, the system backs up your data, so you don't have to memorize it. Other than that, it's useless.

If you want to learn, you will naturally have to spend experience points.

Upgrading this skill to level 1 means you've learned it and entered the beginner stage.

Chu Huaixu previously lacked spiritual power, which disqualified him from learning the skill. Therefore, in his skill list, "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin" was grayed out, indicating that it could not be upgraded.

At this moment, it no longer appears grayish-black.

He sat on the futon and looked closely, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"How come it's exactly the same as when I played 'Borrowing Swords'?" Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

The conditions required to learn "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source" have remained undetermined in the Xuanhuang Realm for the past thousand years.

Just like the contemporary Sword Master, who clearly knows how to do it, but can't explain why.

The same principle applies to the system, except that it has its own rules.

"With 100 million experience points, there's a chance you can learn it." "Anyway, it's like a lottery, but nobody knows how many draws it will take to get it."

Chu Huaixu looked at the system notification and felt completely overwhelmed.

He only has a few hundred experience points left.
Just now, he was naively dreaming, thinking, "I've already learned the Daoist Canon and achieved [Sword Heart Clarity]. Will I be different from others?"

Alright! All players are the same!
"100 million experience points wouldn't be a small amount even before I transmigrated."

"After all, it only cost me a little over 500,000 to go from level 48 to level 49 back then."

"The problem is, there's only a chance of learning it."

Chu Huaixu remembered very clearly that, since the level cap in the original version was 49, many players who had accumulated a lot of experience points actually saved up a lot of experience points.

Some players gritted their teeth and tried to learn "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One," but none of them mastered it and ended up posting curses on the forum.

This resulted in even more people participating in the "lottery."

Then they reply to the thread and join in the cursing.

Chu Huaixu hadn't tried it anyway. If he had experience points, he would rather upgrade his other skills, continuously improve his overall strength, and then act as a companion to carry others to victory.

After all, this is his job; he needs to earn money through "Borrowing the Sword," and he doesn't have the means to squander it.

"The escort service industry is actually quite complex."

Chu Huaixu now unhesitatingly threw "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin" into a corner to gather dust.

Clearly, it's not something I'm worthy of coveting at this stage.

"We have a long future ahead of us."

The next day, Chu Huaixu got up on time for breakfast and found that today's breakfast was more substantial than usual.

"Have you entered the first realm?" he asked Han Shuangjiang with a smile.

"Hmm." She nodded.

"Alright, then we'll go exchange our outer disciple identity tokens later."

"Ah."

After the meal, they went to a place called the "Disciple's Courtyard," which was also located in the Book Mountain.

The person in charge of the Disciple's Court is Mo Qingmei, one of the nine outer sect stewards.

As Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang entered the disciples' courtyard, they ran into Steward Mo, who was there to take his post.

This woman, who loved Niu Yuanshan but couldn't have him when she was young, never gave him a kind look and repeatedly told others that she was too young then and no longer loved him.

"Hmph, I don't even know how I ever fell for him back then!"

When she walked in, she overheard Han and Chu registering. Upon hearing their names, Mo Qingmei became quite attentive.

That day by the cold pool, Niu Yuanshan and Liu Tianfeng were guarding the outside of the secret realm. The other deacons who arrived later guessed that Deacon Niu probably had a close relationship with Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang.

Mo Qingmei began to personally help the two of them with the operation, her face bearing the gentle and loving smile of an elder.

As she handed them their outer disciple identification tokens, she didn't forget to give them a word of advice:

"There is something you two must take seriously."

"Please speak, sir," Chu Huaixu replied, though he already had a vague idea of ​​what it was.

"Your outer sect disciples' storage tokens contain three Qi Gathering Pills, a reward from the sect. I suggest that you two cultivate diligently these next few days and consume them."

Mo Qingmei looked at them and continued, "You should know that our Taoist sect has a treasure mountain called Hidden Spirit Mountain."

"On Hidden Spirit Mountain, there are many magical treasures and artifacts."

"But obtaining the qualification to go up the mountain is not easy."

"On what day did you go to the library to obtain the cultivation technique?" Mo Qingmei asked.

"Yesterday," the two answered honestly.

Mo Qingmei nodded and said with satisfaction, "Very good. You have learned the technique in just one day. You have officially entered the field."

"But what comes next is the most important thing."

"You must break through to the first level of the first realm as quickly as possible."

Chu Huaixu understood that for him, it was simply a matter of leveling up to level 11.

Level 10 is only considered to have entered the first realm, and level 11 is considered to have cultivated to the first level of the first realm.

Mo Qingmei continued, "From the moment you obtain the cultivation technique in the library, if you break through to the first level within ten days, you will be qualified to enter the area at the foot of Cangling Mountain."

"If you break through to the first level within seven days, you can enter the mountainside area of ​​Hidden Spirit Mountain."

"Only those who cultivate a Heaven-level technique within three days will be qualified to go to the mountaintop area."

"The higher you go up the mountain, the higher the quality of the treasures. The Dao Ancestor's sword is right at the summit," Mo Qingmei said with a smile.

She didn't know why, but she just found these two outer disciples quite pleasing to the eye.

A smile, like that of an elder, appeared on the deacon's face as he kindly inquired:

"Would you two be willing to tell me what level of cultivation technique you have obtained?"

The two exchanged a glance and replied in unison, "Heavenly level."

"Good, very good." Mo Qingmei's smile widened, but it was unclear what she was so happy about or what gave her the right to be so pleased.

However, Steward Mo did not inquire further about which two Heaven-level cultivation techniques they were.

Ultimately, it's something that people aren't familiar with.

She quickly suppressed her smile, seemingly afraid of wasting their time, and urged them immediately: "You two should go back to your cultivation at once, and not waste my time here."

"Yes." The two accepted the order.

On his way home, Chu Huaixu noticed that Han Shuangjiang quickened her pace.

It was clear that she felt a sense of urgency.

Cangling Mountain, that's Cangling Mountain!

Many outstanding Taoist disciples obtained their natal magic weapons from Hidden Spirit Mountain.

"I've heard that there are high-grade spiritual artifacts, or even super-grade spiritual artifacts, on the mountain," Han Shuangjiang thought to herself.

Chu Huaixu looked at her and chatted with her casually: "If you had the chance to go up the mountain, which type of spiritual weapon would you prefer?"

Han Shuangjiang blurted out: "Sword!"

She had already made up her mind that she wanted to be a sword cultivator, and that would not change.

She had heard many legends about female sword cultivators since she was a child, and she envied their carefree and unrestrained lives immensely.

At this moment, Han Shuangjiang asked in return, "And you?"

"I also have a sword!" Chu Huaixu started grinning again.

Unfortunately, Big Ice Cube is a boring person. Even if you throw her a lame joke, she won't know how to respond and will just silently quicken her pace.

Seeing that she was trying her best to hide her anxiety, Chu Huaixu simply quickened his pace to match hers.

Actually, he also wanted to break through within three days, even though he already had a token that led to the summit.

"But this was a gift from the sect leader, it's a privilege!"

"But nobody said I can't get another one myself!" the dead fox thought to himself.

He wasn't sure if it complied with the rules, but it didn't matter; he could try it first.

Anyway, he didn't tell Mo Qingmei that he already had a pass token.

Chu Huaixu understood a principle from a young age:
"Do what you think is right."

"If you think something is wrong, then do it secretly."

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