In the dead of night.
In the western chamber of the courtyard, darkness prevailed.
On the inside of the room, atop the bed, there was a small ’mountain’ under which a vivacious young girl was sound asleep beneath the blankets.
On the other side of the room, a woman in a black gown with long hair sat quietly in ditation on a cushion.
One woman slept, the other cultivated.
The western chamber was silent.
So quiet, you could hear a pin drop.
At a certain mont, from the main house not far away, there seed to be a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.
The disturbance was minor, and before it could spread beyond the courtyard, it had dissipated beyond detection.
The western chamber remained as tranquil as before.
The figure of the woman in black, who was ditating, remained utterly still.
However, occasionally, the pile of blankets on the bed inside would stir slightly, as the lively young girl turned over in her sleep.
A sliver of light from her eyes briefly swept over the mound of blankets and then glanced toward the main house outside the window.
The light in her eyes was fleeting.
Su Qingdai had already closed her eyes.
The ’seriously’ cultivating girl’s lips curled into a faint smile at that mont...
...
"Wait a second, I have a question."
In the main house.
At this mont, faced with such a powerful existence that sounded utterly absurd, and unquantifiably superior to the martial artists of the Xuanhuang Realm, Zhao Rong, though a bit excited, decided to learn from his past lessons.
He thought for a mont and then cautiously ventured,
"Um, Gui, are you sure that this cultivation technique... is not one of those common ones? The kind that’s found everywhere outside?"
The Ant Ascending Heaven Technique for the Ascending Realm cultivators, although a good cultivation skill, lacked distinction, leaving Zhao Rong feeling sowhat resentful, thinking that he had ended up with a useless Sword Spirit.
Would it be no different with or without it?
However, what surprised him at this mont was that Gui admitted without even thinking, "I don’t know."
Zhao Rong’s forehead darkened.
The Sword Spirit paused for a mont, chuckled lightly, as if it knew what Zhao Rong was thinking and intentionally wanted to rile him up.
A mont later, it continued with a laugh,
"However, before encountering this warrior outside of our realm, I truly had never heard of such an odd cultivation technique."
"Odd?"
A cultivation technique considered ’odd’ by Gui... Zhao Rong was inwardly astonished.
"Yes, ’odd’ is a suitable word. You’ll understand once you take a look later on."
"What do you an?"
Gui did not explain right away but continued, "This unknown warrior must co from a very distant place. Like back then, he left his holand and traveled far and wide. Since this foundational technique from his ’ho’ is unfamiliar to , I’m not sure if it is common there, but..."
"But what?"
"But I presu it’s not, because if such an odd technique were extensively cultivated by the warriors and cultivators of an entire world, well, heh." Gui chuckled. "So you see, Master Zhao Rong who pays attention to details, you should be satisfied now, right? It’s an extraordinary technique, truly unmatched."
Zhao Rong: "..."
He retorted mockingly, "Oh, no matter how powerful and peerless this technique is, didn’t that unknown warrior still get taken down by the Great Sword Immortal Gui? Even at his peak, he was slain by you. So, in conclusion, it still proves that the Great Sword Immortal Gui is more formidable. Your techniques are more powerful."
Zhao Rong squinted slightly, "By the way, what cultivation technique did you use during your ti in the Fu Yao Realm? You’ve never told about it..."
At this mont, it was as if the Sword Spirit hadn’t heard Zhao Rong’s latter question, and it interjected,
"Ha, is this about the superiority of techniques? It’s about the person. The sa technique, cultivated by different people, achieves different results. In the end, a technique is just a tool for climbing a mountain."
"Just like the Ant Ascending Heaven Technique. All the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Realm cultivate it when reaching the Ascending Realm, yet so ascend directly to beco the mightiest emperors, while others struggle and live in frustration, accepting their fate humbly. But then there are those who, lacking in ability on their own, still pick and choose, hold such high ambitions, and end up as nothing more than braggarts... Hey, tell , don’t you think what I’m saying is accurate?"
Zhao Rong: Just ridicule outright why don’t you.
The young Confucian scholar, curious, said, "Who is the third person you ntioned? I’d like to et them. I suppose that brother also harbors an artifact spirit in his Heart Lake that is peculiar and arrogant, likes to show off yet can’t stand a single word against it. This young master would like to exchange parenting tips with him."
"Get lost!"
Gui was clearly annoyed.
The two bantered and insulted each other for a while.
Then the Sword Spirit changed the subject and said directly, "What do you know? Where is this warrior weak? When I managed to defeat him, it was because Fu Shi naturally suppressed his odd cultivation technique on the level of the Great Dao; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been that easy..."
"Are you saying that the sword concealed within my soul can suppress him?" Zhao Rong asked keenly.
"Mhm." Gui settled down quietly.
Zhao Rong inwardly sighed, knowing that the Sword Spirit was not yet willing to reveal too much about that sword.
Half a year ago, they had made a vast agreent, and now he had fulfilled most of it...
Zhao Rong shook his head and went straight to the point, "Hey, after all you’ve said, what exactly is the na of this technique?" His tone was filled with curiosity.
"I don’t know."
"???"
Zhao Rong couldn’t contain his dismay and complained, "Can you not ss around? The more I hear, the more anxious I get."
Gui spoke leisurely, "You think too small. Do you imagine that these sorts of techniques are written on paper? Ha, even if they were inscribed on paper or passed down through Jade Scrolls, I wouldn’t recognize the script from that warrior’s holand anyway."
Zhao Rong frowned, "Then after you defeated this unknown warrior, didn’t you search his soul or sothing?"
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