Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

In the past, in the Yunmeng Marsh, Xu Qing obtained a lot of Yin-Yang knowledge from Chu Nan Gong with the help of the Xuan Shu Sword. Afterwards, he had more contact with people from the Yin-Yang School, such as Shao Siming and Xu Fu, and obtained some more Yin-Yang techniques.

In terms of understanding Yin-Yang techniques, he even surpassed many high-ranking members of the Yin-Yang school.

However, as the leader of the Yin-Yang School, Donghuang Taiyi has his own unique characteristics.

He mastered many forbidden techniques that even the higher-ups of the Yin-Yang School did not possess. Many of these forbidden techniques were even beyond the reach of Chu Nan Gong. After all, although Chu Nan Gong was from the Yin-Yang School, he had been away from it for many years.

Yin-Yang techniques, however, take an unconventional approach and are updated and iterated very quickly.

Over the years, the Yin-Yang School has created many new forbidden techniques.

"Compared to you, I seem more like the leader of the Yin-Yang School!"

"After all, I know more things."

A flood of knowledge flashed through Xu Qing's mind, and he couldn't help but ponder it to himself.

Chapter 290 The Sword of Vertical and Horizontal Power, Hidden Dangers in Farmhouses

We returned to Xianyang.

Xu Qing immediately handed the Changhong Sword to Gai Nie.

Naturally, this also led to Gai Nie obtaining a supplementary sword contract.

There was a time when he enjoyed giving away swords all over the world, and in return, those people had to sign a sword contract with Xu Qing.

For those people, signing a contract was a worthwhile endeavor, and they had carefully examined the so-called sword contract and found no loopholes in it.

Actually it is not.

After the sword contract was signed, since Xu Qing did not receive any gold, silver, or other valuables from those who obtained the swords, based on the principle of equivalent exchange, Xu Qing would receive something else from them.

It could be martial arts skills or aptitude.

The items obtained depend on the rarity of the swords given by Xu Qing.

It can be said that Xu Qing's initial development funds were accumulated in this way.

However, this wasn't always the case. For a long time before, in order to gain reputation points, Xu Qing naturally couldn't go all over the world to find a suitable sword owner and give the sword to the other party.

Instead, they secretly distributed the swords behind the scenes, causing a stir throughout the world.

Because the sword passed through the hands of many people in a short period of time, Xu Qing naturally did not form a contract with the sword's owner during this process.

Although he gained considerable prestige in the process, he also lost some things.

But things are different now.

Now that he had come to Xianyang and was out in the open, he no longer concealed his identity.

Those who wish to obtain swords from him naturally need to sign a contract.

Let's start with Donghuang Taiyi.

Donghuang Taiyi was the first, and Gai Nie was the second.

"Is this the Hundred-Step Flying Sword?"

After signing the sword contract with Gai Nie, Xu Qing spent his days in the mansion he had purchased in the city, focusing on his cultivation.

He continuously tried to comprehend the Ghost Valley Sword Technique in his mind.

In the past, Xu Qing gave the Ling Shuang Sword to Wei Zhuang and obtained the ultimate move of the Heng Jian Technique, "Heng Guan Ba ​​Fang". As Xu Qing predicted, after giving the Chang Hong Sword to Gai Nie, the fourth-tier sword was successfully exchanged for the Gui Gu Vertical Sword Technique, which included the "Hundred Steps Flying Sword".

To attack with a horizontal sword, seeking advantage through skill, is called "opening"; to attack with a vertical sword, seeking reality through momentum, is called "closing." Opening and closing are the way of heaven and earth.

While the Guigu Sword Technique is remarkable, it is difficult to grasp its profound mysteries when there is only one style.

But when the two sword techniques are used simultaneously, it becomes the strongest combined attack – “Vertical and Horizontal Alliance”.

Throughout the ages, across the vast wilderness.

The vertical and horizontal lines encompass everything.

Taoism and Yin-Yang philosophy regard Yin and Yang as the embodiment and carrier of Tao, believing that all things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and achieve harmony through the interaction of these two forces.

The Guigu School of Diplomacy uses the simple concept of vertical and horizontal lines to represent all things.

When integrated into the sword, the resulting two sets of sword techniques, one vertical and one horizontal, can only be considered a certain extreme when used alone.

It can be like vertical swordsmanship, which uses momentum to overwhelm the opponent, accumulating strength beforehand, and then striking with a single sword strike, causing the enemy to fall; or it can be like horizontal swordsmanship, which exhausts the subtleties of swordsmanship, containing multiple variations within a single strike, and defeating the enemy through intricate changes.

If vertical swordsmanship is one, then horizontal swordsmanship is ten thousand.

However, whether it is one or ten thousand, it is only one end of the vast road.

Only when the two are combined can the essence of Guigu Swordplay be found.

However, even if successive generations of Guigu disciples discovered this, it would still be very difficult to fully reveal the form of Guigu swordsmanship.

The disciples of Guigu are sworn enemies; from the moment they joined the sect, they were rivals.

It was destined that they could never work together.

Only when that fateful battle comes to a close, and the survivor becomes the sole Guiguzi, will there be an opportunity to integrate the opponent's martial arts and combine the two styles into one.

Xu Qing was not Guiguzi, but he acquired Guiguzi's complete sword techniques through his own means.

Even though his comprehension has reached an unbelievable level at this moment, the profoundness of the Ghost Valley Sword Technique cannot be fully grasped in a short time.

However, Xu Qing was not discouraged.

This actually demonstrates how powerful the Guigu Sword Technique is.

In the courtyard, the Spring and Autumn Sword danced in the air under Xu Qing's control.

The Hundred-Step Flying Sword is a flying sword technique, but it does not mean that the Ghost Valley Vertical Sword Technique only has this one flying sword method. In the Vertical Sword Technique, there are some techniques of controlling the sword with qi. Only by thoroughly understanding these techniques can one comprehend the most powerful Hundred-Step Flying Sword, just like the ultimate technique of the Horizontal Sword Technique, which spans all directions, and there is also a simplified version of the move that spans all four directions.

With his powerful internal energy and true qi, Xu Qing manipulated the sword, which flew through the air and underwent intricate changes in an instant.

One against ten thousand!

This is a realm that even Gai Nie has never reached.

After all, Gai Nie doesn't know the Ghost Valley Horizontal Sword Technique.

In the original novel, Wei Zhuang did acquire the "Hundred Steps Flying Sword" technique left by his master after returning to Guigu. However, he probably only possessed the Hundred Steps Flying Sword technique, and because he was used to the Horizontal Sword Technique, he did not reveal this skill.

But it doesn't matter, Xu Qing has already surpassed the two of them.

Therefore, in other words, Xu Qingcai is more qualified to become the new Guiguzi.

However, after thinking about it, Xu Qing gave up.

After all, he was used to a life of leisure and freedom.

The positions of Yin Yang School leader and Guigu Master are merely useless titles; their abilities are far more important to them than their status.

"I just don't know if I'll ever have the chance to peek into the secrets of Taoism again!"

The two swords forged this time allowed Xu Qing to further acquire the unique skills of the Yin-Yang School and the Ghost Valley School, thus gaining access to even higher levels of martial arts.

Naturally, he then thought of the Daoists, who were also in the Qin state.

The Taoist tradition has an extremely long history. The seemingly powerful Yin-Yang School is, strictly speaking, just a branch of Taoism.

This means that Taoism possesses countless treasures and profound teachings.

If we can even glean some insight, then this trip to Qin will not have been in vain.

Time flies, and another half month has passed.

The assassination attempt on the Qin emperor had long since ended.

The State of Yan also paid a price.

The Qin state continued to recuperate and rebuild, but secretly, undercurrents were quietly brewing.

Or rather, the previous assassination attempt on the Qin emperor was itself an undercurrent, but due to various unforeseen circumstances, it ultimately caused a lot of noise but little action, and did not create any significant waves.

But things are different now. The State of Yan is almost crippled, the States of Zhao and Han have been destroyed, and of the Three Jin states, only the State of Wei remains, while the State of Qi is extremely remote.

Therefore, Qin's next targets will be Wei and Chu.

Even with the existence of the State of Wei, could Wei alone really stop the State of Qin?

The State of Chu would eventually have to face this war.

This is a fact that Changping Jun has discerned.

Having failed in his assassination attempt on the Qin emperor, he had to make other plans.

What worried him even more was the affairs of the farming family.

Tian Meng's betrayal caused the assassination attempt on Qin to fail and also sowed the seeds of future trouble for the peasant family. So much time has passed, and Tian Guang has used the entire peasant family's resources, but still hasn't been able to find Tian Meng's whereabouts.

This shows that Tian Meng was hiding his true intentions more deeply than we imagined.

As a direct descendant of the Tian clan and the head of the Lieshan Hall, the threat posed by his betrayal was far greater than that of ordinary peasant disciples.

One careless move could very well lead to a farmer being robbed.

It should be noted that in Changping Jun's "Azure Dragon Plan", the Farmer School was the most important link. At the beginning, he learned about the relationship between Donghuang Taiyi and Yan Dan from Tian Guang. He originally planned to use this to involve the Mohist School in the Azure Dragon Plan.

However, for various reasons, the Mohist school eventually slipped out of control, and Yan Dan also died.

Since the Mohist school couldn't be brought into the Azure Dragon Plan, the Farmer's school, with its numerous disciples, became even more important.

"I hope you won't cause a major disaster!"

Changping could only think this way, while hoping that Tian Guang could do a better job.

To be honest, he has been somewhat disappointed in Tian Guang lately.

Because Tian Guang messed up a lot of things.

The attempt to save the Mohists from disaster ended in failure.

The peasants did not take advantage of Yan Dan's escape to establish relations with the Mohists.

The attempt to manipulate King Xi of Yan into ordering Yan Dan to assassinate the King of Qin also ended in failure. In the end, the Mohists withdrew unscathed, and Yan Dan died. Whether Yan Dan's true nature was revealed before his death is hard to say, but the Mohists have since disappeared from the world.

The fact that the city of the mechanical city is nowhere to be found indicates that the Mohists have completely distanced themselves from the matter.

Afterwards, Tian Guang falsely claimed that he could maintain the assassination plan against the Qin emperor, and that he was also a strong supporter of the Qin state.