Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 520 The True Lineage of the Heavenly River, Ascending to the Peak of Swords

Zheng Fa stood before the Tongtian Sword Peak, gazing silently at the array of immortal swords.

These swords vary in shape and power, but the only thing they have in common is the inscription on their blades—the handwriting style shows that they were all written by the same person.

It's easy to guess who carved these names.

He looked at each name from bottom to top.

The names on those spiritual artifacts and treasures probably correspond to cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage.

However, the names on those magical artifacts likely indicate that the cultivators at most reached the Golden Core stage.

Even in today's Nine Mountains Sect, such a cultivator would not be considered a core disciple.

However, Venerable Tianhe still left it on this sword peak for future generations to admire.

Zheng Fa sighed inwardly.

In fact, he cultivated the Yang God Technique, the Dharma Body Technique, and the Heavenly River Technique simultaneously, and had long been aware of the differences between the three techniques.

The Yang Shen method, especially the most traditional Yang Shen method, has a connotation of severing emotions and desires.

For example, the Supreme Tao has the saying "the Supreme One forgets all emotions."

However, the other two methods produce emotions that are even richer than those of ordinary people.

In the process of cultivating the Dharma Body, one must confront all kinds of desires.

According to the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, the Heavenly River Law has a very obvious characteristic: persistence.

Looking at the towering sword peak in front of him from this angle, Zheng Fa could probably guess where Venerable Tianhe's obsession lay.

Xie Qingxue began to instruct him again:
"The Realm of Ten Thousand Swords gets its name from these immortal swords."

"They are not just decorations."

Zheng Fa's gaze sharpened slightly as he carefully examined the immortal swords.

Tens of thousands of flying swords suddenly took flight and began to swirl around the sword peak.

Several thousand of them were still circling around Zheng Fa.

"What does it mean?"

"Sect Leader, you'll understand once you choose a flying sword," Xie Qingxue said. "In the Myriad Swords Realm, only the most outstanding disciple of each generation has ever been allowed to enter."

Inside the Nine Mountains Heavenly Palace, Senior Sister Zhang frowned slightly, looking at Xie Qingxue with apparent dissatisfaction.

Xie Qingxue shook her head and said, "There's no danger."

As if to prove her point, she then suggested, "Sect Leader, you can try using your escape technique here."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa activated the Rainbow Transformation Technique, but his body remained completely still.

That's strange.

He tried using earth escape techniques, cloud-raising talismans, and even the sword escape technique of the Tianhe Sect, but none of them worked.

"We have to climb up this Heavenly Sword Peak?"

Uncle Pang guessed.

Xie Qingxue shook her head, but hadn't said anything yet.

Zheng Fa extended his finger from the light screen, and the Great Sun True Fire condensed into a line, shooting straight towards the cliff face of Sword Peak.

The golden flames flickered twice on the black rocks, but then, as if powerless, they were extinguished.

Uncle Pang was stunned: "So hard?"

The Great Sun True Fire was extremely powerful, making the sword peak appear even more strange.

Zheng Fa looked up and saw that the stone wall was as smooth as a mirror, with no place to grab onto.

This place is known as the pinnacle of mystery; I'm afraid it's impossible to climb up there.

Seeing that he was a little troubled, Xie Qingxue said again, "The Myriad Swords Realm is located at the top of the Tongtian Sword Peak. If you want to get up there, you can only rely on the flying swords of those who came before you."

How can we use it?

Xie Qingxue seemed to have visited Tongtian Sword Peak before, as her expression showed a hint of nostalgia when she spoke.

"Sect Leader, these flying swords beside you are magic weapons. Once you take them, your divine sense will enter the swords and you will spar with their original owners."

Zheng Fa understood: "The way of the sword? We can only use his methods?"

"Their cultivation levels are the same, but they can only use the techniques of the Tianhe Sect."

Zheng Fa understood a little.

This is probably a trial for the younger disciples of the Heavenly River, selecting those who can enter the Myriad Swords Realm.

Uncle Pang seemed to find it quite interesting: "And then?"

"If the sect leader defeats the opponent, this sword will be temporarily under your control."

Uncle Pang understood: "This means that we can fly to the top of Sword Peak on a sword?"

“No.” Xie Qingxue shook her head in denial, then added, “But it would allow the sect leader to come into contact with a flying sword of the magic weapon level.”

Even without mentioning Uncle Pang, Zheng Fa was stunned.

This means that after passing the trial of this magical flying sword, he can level up and challenge flying swords of the magic treasure level, and finally spiritual flying swords, and spiritual treasure flying swords...

It required three transfers!

Uncle Pang muttered, "So troublesome..."

“I used to find it troublesome too.” Xie Qingxue’s voice suddenly became very low. “Now, I’d like to go to Sword Peak again.”

Her words came out of nowhere, and Uncle Pang and the others couldn't help but look at her.

Xie Qingxue pursed her lips, seemingly realizing she had misspoke, and forced a smile:

"During the trial, I will be able to meet the seniors of my Tianhe Sect."

"My Tianhe Sect... I'm afraid that's all we have left."

"I wonder if Sword Peak will still exist if the sect leader succeeds."

These words left people speechless.

After all, the Tianhe Sect had been destroyed by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor. Apart from Sect Leader Yan, it was unknown whether there were any survivors—but judging from the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's personality, there probably weren't many.

Even the Tianhe Sect will either become the Underworld or become the territory of Leiyin Temple.

Xie Qingxue's feelings are probably very complicated now, and her views on Sword Peak and these immortal swords are also very different from before.

Zheng Fa reached out and grasped a flying sword.

Xie Qingxue's statement that it wasn't dangerous was true, after all, the owner of the magical flying sword probably didn't have a high level of cultivation.

Therefore, he wasn't nervous and just picked one at random.

The moment his palm touched the sword hilt, everything went black before his eyes, and his consciousness suddenly vanished into a dark space.

Within the space stood a Tianhe disciple dressed in ancient attire, holding a celestial sword. He was presumably the original owner of the sword, possessing a Golden Core cultivation level.

He vaguely remembered that the man's surname was Wu.

Zheng Fa sensed it briefly and found that he had also become a Golden Core cultivator, and it wasn't even the Divine Firmament Golden Core that he had cultivated.

Looking down, I realized that I had also become the other person's appearance.

The immortal sword in his hand was exactly the same as the one on the other side.

Same body, same spiritual power, same flying sword.

That's really fair.

The Wu-surnamed Tianhe disciple remained silent. With a tremor of his sword tip, he merged with his sword, transforming it into a sword rainbow that pierced straight at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa also transformed his sword energy into a rainbow, but he only dodged and did not retaliate.

He stared at the disciple, and casually copied whatever spell the disciple used.

Although he cannot use the Void-Piercing Eye now, he has, after all, achieved Corpse Liberation and is extremely familiar with the techniques of the Heavenly River Sect.

In addition, they "share" the same physical spiritual energy with each other.

Within a few dozen moves, Zheng Fa had actually copied the man's swordsmanship so well that he had grasped more than 90% of it.

When he could no longer learn anything new, Zheng Facai swiftly and easily won with a single sword strike.

When he opened his eyes again, the flying sword of this Wu surnamed Tianhe disciple was affectionately close to his arm, looking as if it were at his beck and call.

According to Xie Qingxue, Zheng Fa only needs to master this sword to reach a higher level and switch to a flying sword of the magic weapon level.

But he didn't move.

After glancing around at the magical artifacts and flying swords, he suddenly asked Senior Sister Zhang, "How much time has passed just now?"

Senior Sister Zhang was taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding what Zheng Fa was going to do, but still said, "Just for a moment."

This is consistent with the message transmitted from the Heavenly Emperor.

He thought for a moment, then ignored the submissive flying sword and instead reached out and grasped another magical flying sword.

"What is the sect leader doing?"

Xie Qingxue was stunned.

At the same time, the Heavenly Emperor took out a jade tube and began to engrave an inscription on it.

Everyone was even more confused.

Only Senior Sister Zhang had a strange expression on her face, as if she had guessed something.

Looking at Zheng Fa, he was frantically practicing, wielding one sword after another. The Heavenly Emperor's inscription was also progressing rapidly, and he used up a jade tube in no time.

Uncle-Master Pang curiously picked up the jade tube and was stunned: "The Heavenly River Sword Manual? Volume One?"

Senior Sister Zhang's lips curled slightly, her expression one of utter astonishment.

Uncle Pang looked like he had a toothache: "You... you can even skim off a feather from a passing goose?"

Xie Qingxue's eyes widened even more as she snatched the jade tube from Uncle Pang's hand.

"Has the sect leader memorized all these disciples' sword techniques?"

She stared in disbelief, as if she found it outrageous.

"It's impossible to remember 100%, but 50% or 60% is always achievable."

The Heavenly Emperor explained.

Just as Xie Qingxue said, this Tongtian Sword Peak seems to have been built for the Myriad Swords Realm.

If he were truly from the Myriad Swords Realm, then this place might undergo a major change after he entered the Myriad Swords Realm.

I wonder if the flying swords of these Tianhe disciples still possess such spirituality.

If it's gone.

These people have now completely disappeared.

Xie Qingxue examined the jade tube closely for a while and saw that each unique incantation inside was written with the corresponding name of a Tianhe disciple.

Her expression became complicated.

Uncle Pang chuckled and said, "That's great! With this sword manual, the Heavenly River lineage of our Nine Mountains Realm will be more legitimate than that of the Heavenly River Sect before."

Xie Qingxue couldn't refute it, after all, the Tianhe Sect didn't even have the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir Method before.

Even if one wanted to fully comprehend the techniques of these predecessors, it would be highly unlikely.

Only Zheng Fa, or the current her, possesses this kind of background.

While she was silent, Uncle Pang said again, "Fairy Xie, you don't need to be too sad. Although the Tianhe Sect is probably gone, all the disciples of our Sword Dao Academy in the future will be the true successors of the Tianhe Sect!"

Xie Qingxue's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

Uncle Pang looked at the light screen and said, "The best way to commemorate these predecessors is to pass on their legacy."

Xie Qingxue remained silent, only looking down at the jade tube in her hand, and then at Zheng Fa in the video, her expression softening further.

Senior Sister Zhang looked at another light screen.

Inside the light screen, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was still struggling to resist the invasion of the Buddha's light.

She shook her head and said, "It just means that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor needs to hold on for a few more days."

……

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor seems to be in a real hurry.

Or perhaps he is very concerned about the next step of the Tianhe Law.

Zheng Fagang had just released a flying sword when he saw a message from the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor:
"Where are we? Have we entered the Realm of Ten Thousand Swords?"

Zheng Fa looked at his feet, which were standing on the ground, and then at the towering, unreachable Tongtian Sword Peak. After a moment's thought, he replied:
"immediately."

His primary reason for recording the techniques of these Heavenly River disciples was to consider the accumulation of strength in the Nine Mountains Realm.

Others might head straight for the Myriad Swords Realm, but Zheng Fa always leaves no stone unturned, not wanting to miss any knowledge.

Moreover, while the Tianhe Sect in this era is quite powerful, it is far less so than the Tianhe Sect in the previous era.

The disciples of the Heavenly River in the previous era had two advantages: firstly, they possessed the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir Method, and secondly, they received instruction from Venerable Heavenly River, the strongest being of that era.

Furthermore, since the Tianhe Sect almost unified Xuanwei, it is conceivable that these disciples were among the most talented of that era.

His strength far surpasses his peers, enough to dominate the mysterious realm.

If the disciples of Jiushan could cultivate these methods, their combat power would increase significantly.

In contrast, the Tianhe Sect lost many basic techniques in this era, resulting in incomplete inheritance.

What seemed like a complex trial to Uncle Pang was, in Zheng Fa's eyes, a great treasure trove:

To outsiders, this place looked like a training ground, but to Zheng Fa, it resembled a library.

On the other hand, he always had the worst-case scenario in mind:

If they cannot obtain the next step of the Heavenly River Technique from the Myriad Swords Realm, then these techniques will become resources for them to independently deduce the Heavenly River Technique.

Zheng Fa is absolutely not someone who can be let go.

As for the others, he naturally also wanted to preserve the names of these Tianhe disciples for future generations to remember them by.

But all of this was done on a whim.

……

Zheng Fa glanced at the live stream from the underworld.

He discovered that the situation was not much different from when he left:
The damage to Zhitong's relic still had some impact on Lu Yao; even the Buddha's light was more than 10% dimmer than before.

There is another reason.

Zheng Fa looked at Lu Yao in the picture and noticed that his gaze kept wandering around. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
Lu Yao is probably still on guard against me.

As a result, he was constantly distracted, which reduced the pressure on the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.

Based on the previous situation, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor can hold out for a long time.

……

Zheng Fa continued exploring those magical flying swords, and at an increasingly faster pace.

After all, as he defeated more and more Tianhe disciples, his understanding of Tianhe Sword Dao also increased—it became less easy to encounter new things.

In just over half a day, Zheng Fa had challenged all the flying swords of magical artifact level.

There are as many as six jade slips containing the records of the Heavenly River Sword Manual.

Just then, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, seemingly anxious, asked again in the spiritual message:
"Have you entered the Realm of Ten Thousand Swords?"

"immediately."

"...Again, immediately! What do you mean by immediately?" The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was clearly dissatisfied with this answer and asked, "Which sword have you reached?"

It's clear that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor knows quite a bit about the Tongtian Sword Peak.

"The magical flying sword is finished."

"The first one? Why is it so slow?" The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was increasingly puzzled, then said, "It's alright, there are only three swords left."

Zheng Fa glanced at the top of his head, thought for a moment, and then told the truth: "It's not three handles."

"what?"

"There should still be... more than six thousand?"

There were too many swords to count them all at once.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor did not reply for a long time.

Zheng Fa looked toward the Underworld's live stream and saw that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was completely stunned, looking as if he had been deeply shocked.

He didn't try to comfort the other person anymore, and he trusted the Demon Ancestor's mental fortitude.

After all, we've waited hundreds of thousands of years, so waiting another three or four days shouldn't be a big problem.

With a thought, Zheng Faxin summoned thousands of magical artifacts and flying swords beneath him, which, like a flock of birds, lifted him up rapidly.

Upon reaching the mountainside of Tongtian Sword Peak, these magical flying swords simultaneously came to a stop.

Looking up, one could see that all around were flying swords of magical treasure quality.

It seems that flying swords of magical artifact level can only reach this point.

He looked at the other flying swords.

The most numerous are magic weapon-level flying swords, numbering approximately five thousand.

Those of the spiritual weapon and spiritual treasure level don't even add up to three hundred.

……

In just four days, Zheng Fa had handled nearly ten thousand immortal swords.

Objectively speaking, the techniques he recorded only accounted for about 60% of the total.

Below the level of a Golden Core disciple, he could understand almost everything.

But he only had a 40-50% chance of getting a Nascent Soul disciple.

Above the Nascent Soul stage, each has its own unique skills, but he could only learn about 20-30% of them.

Well, forget about learning them, there are some he can't even beat:
After all, it's someone else's body, and he can't use his innate supernatural powers; he'd be at a disadvantage if they really fought.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, these immortal swords aren't here to teach disciples. He was able to learn all of this entirely because he had accumulated enough knowledge beforehand.

Five magical flying swords carried Zheng Fa as they flew towards the mountain peak.

But when he flew to the top of the mountain, he didn't see any buildings.

"What about the Realm of Ten Thousand Swords?"

Uncle Pang asked Xie Qingxue.

"Look up."

(End of this chapter)