Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 54 The First Sword Duel

Guan Minghui currently possesses a set of Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banners, all of which are of the sixth rank, with three of them being of the seventh rank. The main spirits of the banners are Lu Min, San Feng, and Dong Xiu.

He possesses the primordial spirits of Hua Yaosong and Ku Tie, which he can refine into an eight-turn weapon and a seven-turn weapon respectively.

He had just refined his Golden Core but had not yet reached the Nascent Soul stage. He couldn't use many powerful spells from the "Mysterious Yin True Scripture." If he had Hua Yaosong's Eight-Turn Divine Banner, he could borrow her cultivation to use them.

However, Hua Yaosong's nascent soul was relatively weak. She was most skilled in alchemy, and the nascent soul formed by the Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Pill was not conducive to fighting against others and had limited power.

If we let her cultivate for another hundred years, and then take her back when she's about to ascend, that would be perfect. That way, she could refine a nine-turn weapon and use most of the spells in the "Mysterious Yin True Scripture".

The Mysterious Yin Divine Curtain is best used in conjunction with the Mysterious Yin Great Technique, as it can multiply the power of spells and has many wonderful uses. Unfortunately, it encounters two natural enemies: the Green Bag and the Mustard Ring.

There is also the Ten-Thousand-Year Warm Jade, which still needs to be refined, and many of its wonderful uses have not yet been developed.

The sword, Qing Suo, was not yet fully integrated with the sword, but it could already be wielded freely. Guan Minghui wanted to use black silk to weave a sword pouch to put it inside, making it smaller so he could carry it with him.

The Two Realms Token and the Soul-Sealing Mirror are applicable; these two magical treasures also have room for improvement, but Guan Minghui hasn't yet figured out the method or approach for refining them.

The Xuan Guang Ruler and the Dragon Sparrow Ring are unusable. They cannot be refined using the Xuan Yin Great Method. They must be refined and used by a righteous sect of the Xuanmen, or at least by a technique from a heterodox Taoist school.

Fortunately, Guan Minghui could obtain the orthodox Xuanmen cultivation method that Li Jingxu had taught him from Lu Min, and he could also obtain the "Earthly Palace Golden Chapter" of Tianyi Golden Mother and the "Secret Demon Three Ginseng" of Master Lianshan from Sanfeng and Dongxiu.

Although Lu Min's cultivation techniques were very crude, and she hadn't even mastered the final chapters of the Sanfeng and Dongxiu techniques, they were still sufficient for her to use these two magical treasures.

Once the refinement is successful, you will no longer be afraid of encountering magical treasures like the Najie Ring, which is equivalent to making up for the shortcomings of the Xuan Yin Divine Curtain.

There's also the Fire Cloud Chain, which has been severed by the Azure Chain Sword. Guan Minghui deduced that this treasure is related to his future attainment of Dao, and that he would have to repair and refine it again in the future. However, it is severely damaged and cannot be repaired at present.

He killed Ku Tie and obtained Ku Tie's Golden Mandarin Duck Scissors, the Immortal Robe for Crossing Calamities, the Cold Rhinoceros Illumination, and the Divine Thunder Golden Light Chisel.

The Golden Mandarin Duck Scissors were slightly tainted by the Mysterious Yin Divine Curtain, but they can be restored to their original state after being cleansed.

The Du'e Immortal Robe was pierced by the Azure Chain Sword. This thing was woven from fire silkworm silk. Guan Minghui did not have fire silkworms, but he had ice silkworms. If there was time, he could repair it. Although it could not stop the Azure Chain Sword, its defensive power was still very strong.

That's all for now; let's distinguish between primary and secondary points.

The most important thing, of course, is the Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banner, which is the foundation for his survival in the past, present, and future.

He first sent the Taoist boy away, then unfurled the eighty-one divine banners, forming the Xuan Yin Soul Refining Array, and then spread out the Xuan Yin Divine Curtain, which transformed into a black cloud covering a hundred acres, covering a large hillside.

He hid inside and refined treasures.

First, select two divine banners to upgrade, allowing the original ruling beast soul to step down, and release Hua Yaosong's nascent soul and Ku Tie's primordial spirit, inviting them to join the banners.

Then, he would perform a ritual at midnight every day, during which he would draw out a large amount of moonlight, attracting all the moonlight around the West Terrace Moon Peak to his formation.

Despite the bright full moon, everything else on Guayue Peak was pitch black.

Lin Yuan was also working hard to refine his three flying swords at midnight, but he noticed that the moonlight was not as usual. When he went outside, he saw that the moon was hanging in the sky and the area below was dark. He was a little displeased: "As expected of a monster, not only is the black smoke from his spells rolling around, but he can also absorb the essence of the moon like this."

He has three flying swords, the last one, a yellow one, has been refined for sixty years and also needs to absorb the moon's essence to cleanse it.

Now that Guan Minghui was absorbing all the moonlight, he was extremely unhappy, but he couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only go to other mountains to collect moonlight. Guan Minghui practiced his sword in the courtyard every day. He sensed that the Wutai Sect didn't welcome him very much, so he stopped causing trouble. Starting from the second day, he even waived his daily meals and services.

He figured that the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor must value the Azure Mirage Bottle highly, so he decided to ask for it after his sword duel with Qi Shuming was over.

It would take a hundred days to refine the Bitter Iron Primordial Spirit into a Seven-Turn Divine Banner, and a thousand days to refine Hua Yaosong into an Eight-Turn Divine Banner.

Fortunately, he didn't need to practice every moment; he only needed to work on it at specific times each day. During that time, he had to practice other magical treasures and also strengthen his bond with the Azure Sword.

The Qing Suo Sword was extremely murderous. It had been restrained by the Long-Browed Immortal for a thousand years and had been polished underground, so its murderous aura had weakened considerably. However, it was now stirred up by Guan Minghui and became even stronger.

It wants to kill; it wants to see blood.

Guan Minghui did not take it out to kill, but instead let his Taiyin essence blood seep from his fingertips and splash it onto the sword, and then used the Xuanyin Great Method to refine it.

The Green Chain Sword, having received his blood, was not entirely satisfied, but it lessened its murderous intent and increased its intimacy with him, becoming more and more interdependent in spirit and energy.

Guan Minghui obtained the orthodox sword technique of the Xuanmen from Lu Min and the Heavenly One Sword Technique of the Golden Mother from Sanfeng. He then merged it with his own Xuanyin Sword Technique to control the Azure Rope Sword.

They then used their treasure-refining techniques to refine various magical treasures, such as the Xuan Guang Ruler and the Dragon Sparrow Ring, successfully refining them one after another until they could be used at will.

Days passed by, and one day Guan Minghui was studying how to repair the Fire Cloud Chain when he suddenly heard the sound of string and bamboo instruments in the distance.

The mountain he was on was in the northwest of Xitai Guayue Peak, a very remote and quiet place. The sound was so loud that it must have been a grand occasion.

Guan Minghui stepped out of the formation gate, parted the evil energy, and looked into the distance. He saw that the tops of the five mountain peaks were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and people were casting spells to build rainbow bridges to attract cranes and colorful birds to soar in the sky.

He flew down to the courtyard below, found the young Taoist priest on duty there, and asked what had happened.

The young Taoist priest excitedly said, "Our Grandmaster fought Qi Shuming in a sword duel at Jade Maiden Peak on Mount Emei and won a great victory, even severing that hypocrite's arm! Now the entire sect is celebrating, and senior sword immortals from various sects have come to offer their congratulations!"

What? The Grandmaster of Taiyi Hunyuan won the first sword duel and even cut off Qi Shuming's arm?
Guan Minghui was stunned for a moment, realizing that the impact he had caused was quite significant.

In the original story, Taiyi Hunyuan Patriarch had one of his arms cut off by Qi Shuming. He then spent ten years at Maoshan forging the Five Poison Immortal Sword. He then held a second sword duel at Huangshan. Just when he was about to win, he was beaten to death by the Three Immortals and Two Elders.

Now that the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor has won, the Emei Sect is weak and should not be able to concentrate its attacks on them for a while.

Sending the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor to find the Three Yang One Qi Sword was definitely the right move!
He then asked the young Taoist, "When you held your celebration, did anyone say they would invite me to the banquet?"

The young Taoist shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of that. The senior brother in charge only told me to stay here and wait for your instructions, and didn't let me go forward."

The entire Wutai faction, from top to bottom, young and old, is incredibly rude!

At this time, Guan Minghui was unaware of the true attitude of the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor towards him, and he was very unhappy.

I've been on the mountain for so many days, and you haven't shown yourself at all. At first, you could use "preparing for the sword fight" as an excuse, but now that the sword fight is over and you've won, you didn't even invite me to your dinner party.

If I hadn't told you to retrieve the Three Yang One Qi Sword from the Qinling Mountains, you would already be a one-armed swordsman, forced to build a hermitage in Maoshan and forge the Five Poisons Immortal Sword!

Perhaps my Azure Mirage Bottle also played a miraculous role during your sword fight.

Although I've been staying here for a few months, I don't owe you anything. Your victory in the sword duel is a win-win situation for both of us, but you can't keep my Azure Mirage Bottle!
(End of this chapter)