Raise a sword!

As expected of the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion, which has stood for thousands of years in the Earthly Roaring Mountains.

Jiang Peng never expected to hear the name of Sword Pavilion from the mouth of this remnant soul.

Since it concerned the Jade Pavilion Sword Cultivation Technique, Jiang Peng's biggest trump card, he couldn't help but ask about the details.

"Does the Jade Pavilion Sword Cultivation Technique have drawbacks?"

The Crippled Taoist replied, "Ha, what do you take the Sword Nurturing Technique for?"

"Sword control magic? Sword forging techniques?"

"More or less." Tiancan Daoren spoke eloquently, "But when you put it all together, the sword-nurturing technique is the 'external avatar' cultivated by sword cultivators in ancient times."

When the topic of cultivation came up, the Heavenly Crippled Daoist seemed to have forgotten his own predicament, and his tone became like that of a senior instructing his disciples.

"In ancient times, sword cultivators were nothing like they are now, where any cultivator who wields a sword dares to call themselves a sword cultivator," said Tiancan Daoren with a hint of longing. "In ancient times, sword cultivators had to forge their own swords from the very beginning of their cultivation."

"From the moment one's sword is born, it will grow along with the sword cultivator's cultivation. When the master becomes an immortal, the sword becomes an immortal sword. When the master perishes, the sword withers away."

Intrigued, Jiang Peng asked, "What about avatars?"

"Legend has it that the art of sword nurturing can cultivate a sword spirit. The sword spirit is in tune with its master's mind, which is why sword cultivators are considered the best in offensive combat... In ancient times, a sword cultivator could send his sword thousands of miles away to slay demons with just a thought."

"If a swordsman wields the sword personally, and their minds are in sync, all techniques can be broken."

"Can all laws be broken?" Jiang Peng was both hopeful and puzzled.

He couldn't quite understand why being in sync with the magical artifact allowed him to break through all laws.

Tiancan Daoren seemed to see through Jiang Peng's doubts and said frankly, "I am also guessing, inferring the demeanor of past sword immortals from many ancient records."

Jiang Peng then realized what was happening.

So all you've been doing is bragging.

However, the fact that a Nascent Soul cultivator admires it so much speaks volumes about the power of the Sword Nourishing Technique.

"Given your deep admiration for ancient sword cultivators, were you perhaps a sword cultivator in your past life?"

"Heh, more or less," Tiancan Daoren replied. "I have too many techniques, and sword nurturing is just one of them. It's a pity that I started nurturing my sword too late, so my achievements are limited."

Jiang Peng nodded slightly.

"Let's get back to the Jade Pavilion Sword Cultivation Technique. Why did you say this method has drawbacks, senior?"

"Hmph, I have studied the Jade Pavilion Sword Nurturing Technique... I casually killed a Golden Core cultivator from the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion back then, and after searching his soul, I obtained the true teachings of the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion. Only then did I realize that their inheritance only goes up to the third level at most."

"As for the 'Heavenly Chen Sword Nourishing Technique' mentioned earlier, that is the true ancient inheritance. I personally searched for it in the Central Plains for a long time based on the clues I obtained through soul searching before finally acquiring it."

The Taoist with the Cripples explained in detail the differences between the two sword-nurturing techniques.

In simple terms, the "Heavenly Chen Sword Nurturing Technique" is a tradition that relies on a refining material called "Heavenly Chen Steel" to forge, nurture, and control magical swords.

The Jade Pavilion Sword Cultivation Technique, on the other hand, removes the "Heavenly Steel" and simplifies the process of cultivating and controlling the sword.

The former is the complete version, and the latter is the youth version.

"Because 'Heavenly Star Steel' is so rare," Tiancan Daoren explained. "This material has been a top-tier material for forging artifacts since ancient times. Its characteristic is that it can infinitely fuse with various materials, which gives any magical artifact forged using Heavenly Star Steel as a base endless possibilities... Hmm?"

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, then burst into laughter twice.

"Hahaha, that's it, Tianchen Steel!"

"Boy, I have Heavenly Chen Steel in my cave! When I was cultivating the Heavenly Chen Sword Nourishing Technique, I spent a great deal of money to obtain a piece of Heavenly Chen Steel and forged my own magic sword!"

"That magic sword was too low-grade to be of any use, so I left it in my cave. I originally planned to collect materials to upgrade the magic sword, so that it would at least be worthy of my cultivation level."

The Heavenly Cripple Taoist's tone was full of joy.

"I'm going to live! I'm going to live! Kid, do you think I don't know that you never intended to let me live? You're trying to trick me into revealing information, and I've been playing along with you all along!"

"But things are different now! You can't get your hands on Heavenly Steel even if you go to the Central Continent! Even if you're incredibly lucky and manage to reach the Nascent Soul stage, qualifying to come into contact with such a treasure, it will be too late to nurture your sword by then."

Jiang Peng listened silently to Tiancan Daoren's shouting and yelling until, after a long while, she finally let out a soft sigh.

He said, full of resentment, "Does your cave really contain Heavenly Steel?"

"have!"

"Teach me the Heavenly Chen Sword Nourishing Technique first," Jiang Peng said regretfully. "Let's see if what you say is true or false. If it is as you say, and you can really give me a piece of Heavenly Chen Steel... I might as well spare your life."

After a pause, Jiang Peng added, "I can swear on my inner demons that I will spare your life... I think you should understand that I have no reason to gamble my bright future on a remnant soul that can be annihilated with a single thought."

"So if I swear I won't kill you, I really won't."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Crippled Daoist couldn't wait to impart the contents of the "Heavenly Chen Sword Nourishing Technique" to Jiang Peng.

However, Jiang Peng did not check immediately, but got up and walked outside.

"Whether it's crafting a puppet or anything else, it's not something that can be done overnight. You'll have to stay on me for a while."

Jiang Peng had already made up her mind.

First, return to the Cangshan Sect and thoroughly study the weapon-refining inheritance and the "Tianchen Sword Nourishing Technique." Then, go to the cave mentioned by Tiancan Daoist as soon as possible to retrieve his legacy.

This matter is so important that everything else can be temporarily put aside.

However, this matter will not be delayed for too long.

A low-level puppet, comparable to a mortal and capable of carrying goods, would suffice; it shouldn't take long to create one.

After all, Jiang Peng did not want the remnant soul of the Heavenly Crippled Daoist to remain in his body forever, as this was ultimately a hidden danger.

Even if we don't kill him, we'll always find other ways to deal with him.

Anyway, Jiang Peng doesn't plan to keep her left little finger. It's just a little finger; the regeneration of the severed limb won't have any impact.

If Daoist Luochen could seal Tiancan at his peak, Jiang Peng figured he could also find a way to seal Tiancan when he was just a wisp of a weak, remnant soul.

all in all.

Jiang Peng is determined to obtain Tian Can's inheritance, and she won't easily let go of Tian Can's remnant soul either.

...

After leaving the cave, Jiang Peng found Qian Laosi outside and briefly explained what was going to happen next.

"I have the item, but I only have clues for now."

Qian Laosi wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Peng brushed him off.

"Qian Laosi, you can't seize this opportunity," Jiang Peng said sincerely. "Don't forget that I swore by my inner demons that you would also share in this harvest. Don't worry about this anymore. If I gain anything later, you will definitely get your share."

Jiang Peng originally thought that persuading Qian Laosi would require a lot of talking.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Qian Laosi immediately agreed.

"Alright, this matter ends here with me." Qian Laosi's frankness was almost unbelievable to Jiang Peng.