Raise a sword!

Jiang Peng was quite surprised by their request.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing Mei Jinhe and Su Zhi with a strangely dangerous gaze until his junior brothers and sisters felt their scalps tingle, before finally asking, "How did you find out about my background?"

"Senior Brother's swordsmanship is superb. He can kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a single, well-prepared strike. Who in the sect doesn't know that?" Su Zhi flattered him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Peng thought for a moment and roughly understood the reason.

It's estimated that the sect has released the quota for the Spirit Transformation Pool after a long time, and he, having occupied one of the quotas, has no choice but to become famous.

Naturally, people would ask why the spot was given to an unknown person, and the true disciples who knew the whole story in Da Cang City spread the news.

After all, even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator was being hunted down by the Peak Master of Rainbow Robe and was already at his wit's end and seriously injured, it shouldn't be something a Qi Refining cultivator could stop.

There must have been some methods involved.

Jiang Peng's cultivation of the sword-nurturing technique was not a secret. Since switching to the Heavenly Chen sword-nurturing technique, he had never thought of deliberately hiding it.

And so the news spread.

Jiang Peng looked at Su Zhi and asked, "The sword-nurturing technique is one thing, but where did you hear about the Dragon-Tiger Skill?"

Su Zhi bowed deeply.

"My family has some dealings with Martial Aunt Ni Chang. It was my family that sent the message about the Dragon Tiger Skill, asking me to ask Martial Aunt Ni Chang for help."

"Then why don't you go find your senior master?"

"My senior master told me to get lost, saying he didn't have time to deal with me, and also said that you, senior brother, have also cultivated the Dragon Tiger Skill and can refine the matching Dragon Tiger Pills."

Jiang Peng was speechless.

He only had two skills he was good at, but little did he know that someone with ulterior motives had already figured out his secrets.

Facing the eager gazes of her junior brothers and sisters, Jiang Peng pondered for a moment before finally looking at Su Zhi first.

"The Dragon Tiger Technique has the effect of both body and spirit refinement, which is suitable for you. However, if you practice this technique as well, you won't have much time for Qi cultivation."

Su Zhi bowed respectfully.

"I only have a mid-grade spiritual root. If I want to establish my foundation, I should have made plans earlier... The family's letter said that there are few cultivation methods in the entire Southern Mountain Region that are more suitable for assisting in foundation establishment than the Dragon Tiger Technique."

That's true.

It was only after Jiang Peng reached the late stage of Qi Refining that he realized the wonders of the Dragon Tiger Skill.

In the later stages of Qi Refining, cultivators need to make up for their own shortcomings. Body Refining, Spirit Refining, and Qi Absorption are all indispensable. Otherwise, even if they reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, they will definitely not be able to withstand the impact of the second-tier pill, Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, the Dragon Tiger Technique can lay a solid foundation for cultivators early on. Although it is slightly slower in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining, it can save a lot of hard work in the later stages of Qi Refining.

No wonder the Peak Master of Ni Chang made Sun Yinxi give up the opportunity to obtain the sect's Foundation Establishment Pill because of this cultivation technique.

It is said that the master of Ni Chang Peak is of noble character and integrity. Fearing gossip that she is the daughter of a Golden Core cultivator, she shelters her disciples.

Jiang Peng only recently figured it out.

The leader of the Rainbow Peak is not of noble character, but rather arrogant and conceited.

Her expectations for Sun Yinxi went far beyond Foundation Establishment, which is why she deliberately suppressed her. Now, after the Spirit Transformation Pool, Sun Yinxi is also in seclusion preparing for Foundation Establishment.

"Since Martial Aunt Ni Chang has agreed, I can teach you the Dragon Tiger Skill." Jiang Peng nodded slightly to Su Zhi.

Su Zhi's face immediately lit up with joy.

With this method and the support of his family, his chances of achieving Foundation Establishment in the future are definitely not small.

Jiang Peng then turned to look at Mei Jinhe.

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"The Sword Nourishing Technique is not a simple spell. It is the cultivation path of ancient sword cultivators, and it is no different from the current paths of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core."

"There are actually quite a few sword nurturing techniques circulating in the market. Although they are not as exquisite as the Jade Pavilion Sword Nurturing Technique and the sword nurturing technique I have practiced, they are sufficient for your level of cultivation."

"If you truly want to nurture a sword, you also need to cultivate your own weapon. Without a magic sword crafted by your own hands, nurturing a sword is out of the question... Or do you simply want to learn a method of sword control for combat?"

Jiang Peng did not hold onto his knowledge with any sense of self-importance.

In fact, his generosity was related to his meeting with Master Lü that day.

Master Lü said that the Cangshan Sect has become what it is today because of the continuous influx of outsiders who bring new inheritances.

Jiang Peng felt that he was quite comfortable staying at the Cangshan Sect, and if nothing unexpected happened, he might stay there for a long time.

Therefore, truly integrating into the sect is not necessarily a bad thing.

The Heavenly Chen Sword Nourishing Technique must never be passed on. It is an ancient and authentic method of ancient sword cultivators, and who knows what kind of turmoil it would cause if it were to be passed on.

However, given Jiang Peng's knowledge, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to combine the Jade Pavilion Sword Cultivation Technique and the Heavenly Chen Sword Cultivation Technique to devise a new sword cultivation technique from scratch.

Ultimately, the Sword Cultivation Technique is just a Qi Refining Technique, not much different from the common Qi Refining Techniques on the market.

It's easy to get started with a cultivation technique, but building a foundation is extremely difficult.

The same applies to sword-raising techniques.

Getting started isn't difficult, and learning it to a decent level isn't difficult either; the real challenge lies in taking it a step further.

"A new sword-nurturing technique, combined with some of the exquisite aspects of the Heavenly Chen Sword-nurturing technique, can be quickly developed, and it can also serve as a convenient cover for the Heavenly Chen Sword-nurturing technique," Jiang Peng thought to himself.

Mei Jinhe was clearly taken aback by what Jiang Peng said.

Although she comes from a prestigious family, she is still young and her knowledge is not very broad.

Just as Jiang Peng said, she simply wanted to learn a way to control a sword.

Mei Jinhe frankly revealed her thoughts.

Jiang Peng was not surprised and agreed after a moment's thought.

In fact, the matter of teaching disciples should have been handled by Jiang Peng's master, Qin Yuan. However, on Biwu Peak, Jiang Peng was already both the eldest disciple and the de facto peak master.

This is why Jiang Peng readily agreed to her junior brothers and sisters' request.

Teaching students on behalf of their teachers is simply a matter of course.

...

Over the next two weeks, Jiang Peng taught Su Zhi and Mei Jinhe the Dragon Tiger Skill and the Sword Control Technique, and also took time each day to answer their questions.

As time passed, the sect competition reached the stage where the top sixteen would be determined.

Jiang Peng was quite optimistic about his junior brothers and sisters making it into the top sixteen.

It wasn't because of his instruction, but because each of them had three or four magical artifacts, and their storage bags contained countless talismans.

Ordinary Qi Refining early stage disciples are no match for them at all.

However, Jiang Peng's plan to watch the battle failed once again, because Qin Yuan, who had been away for some time, returned to the sect.

He also brought back the spiritual materials he had promised.

Therefore, the refining of the Wood Spirit Pill was immediately put on the agenda.

After several days of preparation, and with Qin Yuan and Jiang Peng working together to study the pill formula, the two chose a relatively auspicious day and arrived at the pill refining room in the Pill Hall on Pill Fire Peak.

Second-tier pills are clearly not enough for small-scale operations on Azure Mist Peak.