Qingcang Immortal Clan: Starting with Farming to Increase Luck

Chapter 95 Kunlun (Please subscribe)

Having emptied his spirit stones and gained quite a bit, Lu Yang lost interest in continuing his exploration and immediately returned to his room.

Top-grade talisman brush, mid-grade alchemy furnace, two bags of Hu Yang flower seeds, a broken spirit sword, and the Wu family's alchemy secrets.

This is all the stuff I got from this trip.

To be honest, Lu Yang really needs good luck right now. There's no way around it; the Wu Clan's secret alchemy requires luck to help him comprehend it, and so do the Returning Flow Puppet Technique and Returning Flow Spirit Refining Technique.

The others are also starving and waiting to be fed.

Sigh, I really hope that the cultivation world will be peaceful and stable, without any turmoil, so that he can peacefully farm and cultivate his power on Qingcang Mountain.

Unfortunately, it seems unlikely in the short term.

Lu Yang picked up the broken spirit weapon sword, preparing to examine it. The value of a broken spirit weapon sword mainly depends on what its main materials are.

Since it had lost its spiritual light, Lu Yang couldn't tell what the original grade of this broken spiritual sword was.

Generally speaking, low-grade spirit swords use second-tier low-grade spirit materials, mid-grade spirit swords use second-tier mid-grade spirit materials, and so on.

If this is a top-grade spirit sword that has lost its spiritual luster, then we've struck it rich.

Even if it loses its spiritual light and the top-grade spiritual materials within it become ineffective, it can still fetch a high price if sold again.

Lu Yang attached his divine sense to it and nurtured it with his own sword energy. After mastering the basic thirty-six sword techniques, Lu Yang was able to nurture his own sword energy.

In fact, sword energy is a form of spiritual energy after transformation.

A cultivator's spiritual energy has no inherent attributes, but it can be transformed through various techniques and spells, acquiring different characteristics.

Take the Thunderclap Sword Technique for example. After practicing it, one can transform spiritual energy into sword energy.

It possesses inherent sharpness, and upon deeper cultivation, it can even draw upon the power of heaven and earth's lightning.

However, after practicing for a long time, Lu Yang also realized that the Thunderclap Sword Technique was ultimately created by Lu Changfeng. Lu Changfeng had a lightning-attribute spiritual root, and the Thunderclap Sword Technique was most compatible with him. On the other hand, Lu Yang did not have a lightning spiritual root, and the cultivation method he practiced was not lightning-attribute. Using the Thunderclap Sword Technique seemed to be a good option.

However, upon closer examination, they seem quite mismatched.

Ordinary people really can't cultivate this. If Lu Yang hadn't had some special abilities, even if he had several more decades, he still wouldn't have been able to cultivate to this level.

The basic 36 moves are fine, but the three ultimate moves that follow are basically designed for lightning-attribute spiritual roots.

Even if Lu Yang successfully cultivates his skills with cheat codes, the power of his sword techniques cannot compare to that of Lu Changfeng.

Of course, this is very common in the cultivation world. No matter how you practice the methods of your predecessors, it is impossible for them to be more suitable than the methods you create yourself.

After all, the cultivation method he created himself has a 100% compatibility.

No matter how suitable other people's techniques are, the compatibility can only be 99%.

Creating cultivation techniques is not that easy.

The spirit sword is nurtured with sword energy. Although the spirit sword has lost all its power now, after being nurtured, it can still be able to stimulate some of its remaining power.

At that time, we will be able to determine the grade of this spirit sword and thus deduce the spirit materials used in its creation.

The sword energy flowed over the broken spiritual sword, with a hazy purple light swirling around it. Lu Yang wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he could sense that the spiritual sword was somewhat excited.

What's going on?!

boom!

His mind seemed to explode suddenly, and Lu Yang's vision changed as if he had entered some unknown realm.

"The southern lineage nurtures immortal roots, and three thousand swordsmen emerge from the mortal world."

A rainbow of light pierces the sun, its blade frosty and sharp; a righteous spirit sweeps across the sky, breaking through the purple twilight.

Ten thousand demon mountains conceal fierce spirits, thunder roars in the nine heavens, stirring up wandering souls.

Its sharp edge shakes the stars and shatters the heavens and earth; its sword sweeps away all demons, revered by heaven and earth.

From then on, the wild wilderness was freed from miasma, and his immortal name shone eternally on Kunlun Mountain.

A powerful yet sorrowful female voice resounded in Lu Yang's mind, making him dizzy and disoriented. At that moment, Lu Yang seemed to have fallen into some ancient battlefield and witnessed a magnificent scene of a sword immortal slaying a demon.

One after another, demonic beasts were slain by the sword, but one after another, sword immortals fell as the demonic beasts attacked them.

This battle was extremely brutal.

The scene was so horrific that Lu Yang couldn't help but feel grief and indignation. All he could see was rain of blood and sludge. The entire Hundred Thousand Mountains seemed to have been stained with a blood-red abyss. Broken swords stood in the mountains, suppressing the demons and monsters who dared not take a step forward.

The female swordswoman was dressed in white, pure white, without a trace of crimson or blood.

She picked up the spirit swords one by one from the ground and slowly walked out of the Ten Thousand Mountains, but not a single demon beast dared to stop her.

After returning to the Kunlun Sword Sect, the female sword immortal threw the spiritual swords into the sect, sealed the mountain gate, and left the mountain.

On a small hill, the female swordswoman drank her last mouthful of strong liquor and vanished into the world.

boom!

Lu Yang's spiritual consciousness was abruptly withdrawn from the broken sword, and everything before his eyes immediately disappeared. However, Lu Yang, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, found it difficult to regain his composure for a long time.

Kunlun Sword Sect!

Lu Yang stared wide-eyed, finding it hard to believe that the broken sword before him was actually the sword of the Kunlun Sword Immortal.

Lu Yang might not know about other ancient forces, but he knew the Kunlun Sword Sect very well, since the first lesson at the Dao Academy was about it.

In ancient times, Tiannan was not like it is today; it was a wild and desolate land, a paradise for monsters.

The people here are kept as food by demonic beasts.

A paradise for monsters, a hell for humans—that's probably it.

Until one day, a sword immortal came from beyond the heavens, calling himself the Kunlun Sword Immortal. He established the Kunlun Sword Sect in the southern land, and with just one man and one sword, he suppressed the place. When demons attacked the Kunlun Sword Sect, they were all killed by one man and one sword, and they lost their courage. From then on, the Kunlun Sword Sect became an anomaly in this wild land.

Surrounded by demons, the Kunlun Sword Sect recruited three thousand disciples and raised three thousand sword immortals.

One day, three thousand sword immortals rose from Kunlun and went straight into the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The battle was fierce, with the sky darkening and mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The once invincible demons were killed in this battle and could only hide in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, not daring to come out lightly.

The Tiannan people were thus liberated.

After that battle, although the Kunlun Sword Sect sealed its gates and disappeared, the Tiannan human race took up the baton and began a long war between humans and demons.

Hundreds of thousands of years have passed, and Tiannan finally boasts the magnificent scenery it enjoys today.

Throughout this long history, countless immortal sects have risen and fallen, forgotten by all, but the name of the Kunlun Sword Sect endures, remembered by all the immortal cultivators of Tiannan.

Even the Xuanqing Sword Sect, one of the three major sects in Tiannan today, inherited the legacy of the Kunlun Sword Sect, which enabled it to establish itself in Tiannan and become the number one sword sect in Tiannan.

For hundreds of thousands of years, numerous people have visited the Kunlun ruins, but have found very little.

Lu Yang never expected that he would obtain the sword of the Kunlun female sword immortal during a casual stroll.

The Art of Sword Cultivation.

As his consciousness departed, a sword-nurturing manual also entered Lu Yang's sea of ​​consciousness.

This Sword Nourishing Technique is a method for nourishing swords. Its wonder lies in the fact that even if a spiritual sword loses its spiritual light, it can be restored through this technique.

Moreover, people nurture swords, and swords nurture people.

Sword practice involves forging the sword body, cultivating sword energy, nurturing sword essence, cultivating sword momentum, establishing sword intent, protecting the sword soul, and forming a sword heart.

This is the sword cultivation of the Xuanqing Sword Sect, and it is also the most orthodox sword cultivation in the entire Tiannan region. However, apart from the Xuanqing Sword Sect, there are not many orthodox sword cultivators in the entire Tiannan region.

Even someone like Lu Changfeng only has a bit of talent for sword cultivation and has practiced a few sword techniques.

He was actually following the path of Qi cultivation; the sword was merely a means to an end.

The wonder of this sword-nurturing technique lies in the fact that while nurturing the sword, the sword itself develops a spiritual essence, nourishing its master and helping the master forge the sword's body and cultivate its sword energy.

This is practically the fundamental technique of swordsmanship!

Lu Yang's eyes flashed with golden light, he was truly pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected that the broken sword he had obtained with a hundred spiritual senses would bring him such a reward.

Although he didn't know if the Xuanqing Sword Sect had such a sword-nurturing technique, Lu Yang knew that with just this one technique, his future sword achievements might even surpass those of Lu Changfeng.

Of course, the key to mastering the sword lies in the person and the sword.

Now that we have people, let's talk about swords.

Lu Yang's gaze settled on the broken sword. This broken sword was the sword of the Kunlun female sword immortal. Although it was broken, its fundamental strength was beyond question. It was definitely superior to Lu Yang, and even the sword energy that the entire Lu family could collect.

The imperfections don't matter. As long as Lu Yang is willing to work hard, he will eventually be able to repair the broken sword. This is one of the mysteries of the sword-nurturing technique.

With this in mind, Lu Yang didn't delay and immediately began to comprehend the Sword Nourishing Technique.

The essence of sword nurturing lies in the word "nurturing".

Sword energy can be nurtured, sword essence can be nurtured, and sword momentum can be nurtured even more —

Unfortunately, Lu Yang only has sword energy now. The Sword Nourishing Technique has another amazing feature: it can be used to nourish swords without needing to learn the basics.

You only need to follow the methods taught in the Sword Nourishing Technique and nourish it with sword energy. However, if your proficiency in the Sword Nourishing Technique is insufficient, the efficiency will definitely be low.

Ultimately, it all comes down to luck. Well, there's another big player who relies on luck.

"Xuanyang, it's time to set off."

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yang awoke from his comprehension of the Sword Nourishing Technique. Hearing Lu Changfeng's telepathic message, he dared not delay and quickly went outside.

"Hmm! You seem a little different."

Upon seeing Lu Yang, Lu Changfeng raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, "In my eyes, Lu Yang is indeed somewhat different."

But I can't quite put my finger on it.

"Different? What's different? I can't see the difference."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changkong looked at Lu Yang but couldn't see anything. He shook his head and said, "Lu Changfeng was also puzzled. The reason he said Lu Yang was different was because of his sword intuition."

Lu Changkong is just a weapon refiner, what could he possibly know?

Ignoring him, Lu Changfeng continued, "Xuanyang, has your swordsmanship improved?"

In Lu Yang's mind, the magnificent scene of the Kunlun Sword Immortal slaying demons flashed by. He lightly flicked his Qingcang Magic Sword and once again unleashed the Thunderclap from the Ground, which had already achieved 30% of the sword shadow.

This!

Lu Yang was stunned when this move was used.

Lu Changfeng and Lu Changkong were also stunned. "Xuanyang, how...how have you improved so quickly?"

This doesn't make sense!

Even Lu Changfeng, who was well-traveled and knowledgeable, had never seen someone make such rapid progress.

Lu Yang felt a chill run down his spine as he met their gazes, and slowly said, "Perhaps I've had some kind of epiphany."

A sudden realization!

Upon hearing this, the two men exchanged even more complex glances. While the concept of sudden enlightenment was not uncommon in the cultivation world, the fact that one could actually achieve enlightenment was truly rare.

Most people who cultivate themselves will never experience a sudden enlightenment in their lifetime.

Even Lu Changfeng, who has cultivated to this point, has only had one moment of enlightenment, and it was this moment of enlightenment that led to the Thunderclap Sword Technique he possesses today.

Lu Yang's cultivation was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, yet he was able to achieve enlightenment. Moreover, the enlightenment he gained this time was immense. The Thunderclap Sword Technique was extremely difficult to cultivate. The difference in strength between three-tenths and three-tenths of the sword shadow was more than tenfold.

With this sword strike, it will no longer be difficult for Lu Yang to kill someone at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Yes, Lu Yang also broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Lu Yang's progress in swordsmanship almost made him overlook that Lu Yang had also made progress in Qi Refining cultivation.

However, compared to Lu Yang's progress in swordsmanship, this breakthrough to the fifth level of Qi Refining doesn't seem like a big deal.

"Indeed, the opportunity for sudden enlightenment is hard to describe, but it is the most coveted opportunity for cultivators. You have encountered it, so you must not let it down. You should cultivate the sword path even more diligently in the future. Perhaps one day, my Lu family will truly produce a sword immortal."

"Let's go. The Southern Barbarians still occupy the southern counties. If they don't move, it's time for us to make a move. This southern county now belongs to the Lu family; we can't let the Southern Barbarians occupy it for long."

Lu Changfeng spoke softly, and everyone's spirits lifted.

Yes, this is Nanjun, which belongs to the Lu family. How can we allow the southern barbarians to occupy it for long?

Lu Yang was even more eager to recover the southern border as soon as possible, so that he could go back to farming and rebuilding his power.

Lu Changfeng led the group south, only to find that all the counties they passed were deserted; there were no people, not even a single livestock.

Seeing this situation, everyone couldn't help but feel a bad premonition.

How could the Southern Barbarians believe that they had no ulterior motives for slaughtering so many lives?

Priestess Yang Zhi and Priestess Bai Ma watched Lu Changfeng head south, but they didn't try to fight him head-on. Although they were stronger than Gu, they were still no match for Chen Futong, who was at the Pseudo-Core Realm.

Since the High Priest was not yet ready to open the Golden Core Battlefield, they naturally wouldn't foolishly push forward. So Lu Changfeng led his team south, and the Southern Barbarians retreated all the way.

Until the last county town in the south.

A figure stood atop the city wall, radiating the aura of a Golden Core Realm cultivator, causing Chen Futong and Lu Changfeng to raise their eyebrows in surprise.

"We want Nanjiang County."

He's spouting nonsense!

Lu Changfeng was furious. These southern barbarians were truly despicable. How could they take Yue Kingdom's territory just because they wanted it?

"Give it to him, let's call a truce for now."

When Lu Guchu's voice appeared, Lu Changfeng, despite his reluctance, could only obey. He knew that the current outcome was already the best possible one.

After all, they had already prepared for the Southern Barbarians to launch a major offensive, and for their Lu family to be drawn into the vortex of war.

The fact that the Southern Barbarians have suddenly ceased hostilities and even retreated to the border is already a pleasant surprise. However, the feeling of being controlled by others is ultimately unsettling.

That's real skill!

Ultimately, his strength was insufficient. Lu Changfeng sighed and made up his mind to improve his cultivation when he returned this time.

The Great Ancestor's batch of Spirit Connection Pills should be almost finished. Once he takes one pill and refines it properly, he should be able to break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

The path to the Golden Core realm is not entirely insurmountable for Lu Changfeng.