Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 133 The origin of the Five States Conference
Looking back on my first year in the inner sect, Master Dai's swordsmanship class taught me how to unleash sword energy for greater destructive power. Master Yu's swordsmanship class taught me the third and fourth levels of the Southern Star Sword Technique.

The sword technique "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source" is not actually part of the swordsmanship course; it will be taught in a separate course later. Dai Fengyin simply taught it to everyone as an "add-on."

According to the schedule, there will be courses on sword aura and sword energy later on. As for the fourth realm of swordsmanship—the realm of sword intent—it depends entirely on one's own comprehension. Ning Fusang is not sure if there will be such a course.

But she thought she would probably have to miss the third year of classes as well.

After the Lingzhou Sword Competition in early winter, the Five States Conference, which takes place once every sixty years, will soon follow. With her current cultivation level, she will have the opportunity to participate.

The Five States Tournament is a ring battle, with each state selecting ten sword cultivators under the age of one hundred to guard the ring.

People from other states, whether disciples of sects or independent cultivators, can participate in the arena for a period of one hundred days, as long as they are under one hundred years old.

In the previous Five States Conference, Beiyuling State only lasted for 67 days, ranking third.

Nan Chunhezhou, having held out in the arena for seventy-three days, ranked second.

Zhongmiao Xingzhou broke previous records, lasting 89 days in the arena, ranking first and winning the championship for two consecutive years.

The only people who can defend the arena at the Five Continents Tournament are sword cultivators; there are no restrictions on who can challenge them.

Talisman cultivators, sound cultivators, body cultivators, magic cultivators, and even medical and alchemy cultivators can all compete in the arena.

The origin of this tradition is related to the prototype of the Five States Tournament. The first Five States Tournament was organized by a sword cultivator.

That sword cultivator believed in "one sword to break all laws," but other cultivators did not agree with his idea of ​​"one sword to break all laws."

So the sword cultivators claimed territory as a fighting arena, raised their flags and declared that anyone who disagreed could come and fight. After the fight, they would naturally know what it meant to "break all laws with one sword".

The cultivators from various sects, unable to tolerate the arrogance of the sword cultivators and unwilling to admit that their own cultivation path was weaker than the sword path, went one after another to challenge the sword cultivators.

Those who challenged the sword cultivators came from all corners of the world, covering five continents. Therefore, this sword challenge was called the "Five Continents Tournament," which was also the first Five Continents Tournament.

The swordsman ultimately lost, not because of his poor swordsmanship, but because he was defeated by a series of attacks.

Although the sword cultivator was defeated, he became famous throughout the world after this battle, and the saying "one sword breaks ten thousand laws" spread more and more widely, and was regarded as the golden rule by countless sword cultivators.

Around this time, the most damaging remarks made by sword cultivators within the same realm began to circulate.

Ning Fusang had read this history, and she believed that the sword cultivators had only gained an advantage.

If any cultivator with profound spiritual power were to set up a ring and unleash a power like "Number One in Dharma Cultivation" or "Invincible in Body Cultivation," they could reach the same level as a sword cultivator.

It's impossible for the first person to challenge the arena to be a 12th-realm cultivator who could simply overturn the arena, right? Such a master wouldn't travel thousands of miles to challenge the arena just because a sword cultivator said so.

It's always the small fry who take the lead. Once the sixth, seventh, and even knowledge-level cultivators have all been defeated, the sword cultivators will have already built up their reputation.

The saying "One sword can break all laws" was spread far and wide, and only then did truly skilled people begin to challenge others in the arena.

Conversely, if the first cultivator to challenge the sword cultivator were a cultivator at the twelfth or even thirteenth realm, then the beautiful story of "one sword breaking all laws" would become a joke.

However, Ning Fusang felt that the saying "one sword can break all laws" had some merit. At least literally, it was indeed possible.

Moreover, many sword cultivators can do it.

You could switch to a swordsman or a spearman, and it would work the same way. Ultimately, it has little to do with the "sword," "knife," or "spear," but rather with power.

Ning Fusang learned swordsmanship simply because swords have double edges, are extremely sharp, and are very suitable for her.

After carefully putting away the note, Ning Fusang sat on the swing under the pear tree and checked Cai Lian's belongings one by one. The brand on the storage bag was not Cai Lian's, so Jin Xue was unable to open it. Ning Fusang infused spiritual power, forcibly erased the brand on it, and then focused her thoughts on it.

This is a mid-level storage bag with ample space, filled with a large amount of spirit stones, mermaid silk, mermaid tears, and mermaid oil.

Besides, there were three or four mounds of ore, and in one corner, there were two armored golems and a wooden bird.

In short, I've made a fortune.

Ning Fusang recognized those ores; they were excellent materials for refining weapons and forging swords. While they might not fetch a high price in Lingzhou, selling them to other states would yield several times the profit.

"The position of sect elder is really convenient for making money."

Ning Fusang sighed.

She had no conflict with Lu Cong or Dou Yuan. Her interference in the Qingbo Cave Lake incident and her decision to have Yang Ru rob people were all just to create an opportunity for the group of merfolk to leave Qingbo Cave Lake.

As expected, some of the merfolk did not return to Qingbo Cave Lake. Ning Fusang had a good memory; Yang Ruo didn't notice the discrepancy in numbers, but Ning Fusang did.

Besides the dead merfolk, there are two more people missing from the list.

If the Merfolk are content with the status quo, living in seclusion in Qingbo Cave Lake, repeating their life of weaving water into yarn, who will remember to search for the destroyed Merfolk royal court?
The former site of the Merfolk Royal Court is so mysterious that countless cultivators have devoted their lives to finding no clues about it. Perhaps only the Merfolk themselves can find their homeland.

Ning Fusang also coveted that secret royal treasure.

She accepted the task of retrieving the shark's silk not just for the contribution points and spirit stones.

If Yang Ruo hadn't brought up the idea of ​​going to the bottom of Qingbo Cave Lake, Ning Fusang would have found an opportunity to go down there anyway.

If necessary, she wouldn't mind revealing a little bit of information about Yu Cangjian.

Ning Fusang possessed the Fish-Hidden Sword solely for the purpose of making a deal with the Merfolk. As for why the Fish-Hidden Sword ended up in her hands, she could fabricate as many versions as she wanted.

However, Ning Fusang eventually changed his strategy.

The merfolk as a whole harbor too much hatred towards humans; she needs a little trust and gratitude.

Ning Fusang wasn't worried that the royal treasure would fall into someone else's hands first. The key to unlocking the treasure was the Fish-Hidden Sword, and the Fish-Hidden Sword was in her hands.

After placing the storage bag aside, Ning Fusang took out the books and flipped through them. At first, she didn't notice anything wrong, but after looking at them for a while, she felt a little dazed. Ning Fusang silently recited a calming mantra, and her mind returned to clarity.

The words on the book, crooked and twisted, form a mnemonic verse.

Ning Fusang sneered. She thought Cai Lian had learned some kind of martial art, but it turned out to be a love spell.

The Mantra of Delusion, the Mantra of Devouring Hearts.

Did she think she would survive and walk down the right path?
Even if she listened to Lu Cong and killed Qi Jiang and Jiang Renyi, no one would lift the curse on her.

How could someone who has only lived for a little over twenty years possibly outsmart these centuries-old foxes?

Lu Cong was no benevolent person.

If his lifespan hadn't ended, Ning Fusang wouldn't have allowed him to continue living in this world, simply because he borrowed Cai Lian's sword to deal with him.

(End of this chapter)