The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 245 Sword Art
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Li, for joining the outer sect. You can already practice sword techniques at the third level of Qi training. If Junior Brother Li shows his talent in swordsmanship, he will soar to the sky and be accepted as a disciple by the elders of the sect, and may even enter the inner sect directly!"

"Next, I will take Junior Brother Li to change into the outer disciples' uniforms and tokens. Then Junior Brother Li can enter the Hidden Sword Pavilion and find the right sword techniques to learn."

"In addition, every disciple who has just entered the outer sect will be issued a standard sword. Although it is of low quality, it is sufficient for a disciple like you who has just entered the inner sect. You can use this sword to practice sword techniques."

The disciple who was taking the test saw that Li Yan, with five spiritual roots, had entered the third level of Qi training in more than two years.

The original questioning look on his face completely faded away, and his attitude towards Li Yan changed drastically. He put on the look of a good senior brother and introduced to Li Yan in detail the many benefits of being promoted to an outer disciple.

No matter why Li Yan was able to reach the third level of Qi training so quickly with five spiritual roots, it shows that he is definitely not an ordinary menial disciple.

What's more, after entering the outer sect, you can practice sword techniques.

The custom in the Taiyi Sword World has always been to be very favorable to cultivators with talent in swordsmanship.

If Li Yan showed extraordinary talent in swordsmanship, he would definitely be taken seriously by the sect even though he only has five spiritual roots.

By then, no matter how poor their qualifications are, they can be raised to a higher level by using resources.

Once you enter the third level of Qi training, you join the outer sect.

Whether he is a dragon or a worm depends entirely on his own talent in swordsmanship.

This situation has precedent in Qingya Sect itself.

There was once a menial disciple with five spiritual roots who spent eight years before reaching the third level of Qi training and entering the outer sect.

A senior brother who was in charge of the outer sect examination at that time saw that his talent was too poor and believed that he would never be able to become a useful person, and he secretly withheld the low-grade sword that should have been issued to him.

Little did they know that the errand disciple had an extraordinary talent in swordsmanship.

After learning the sect's sword techniques in Cangjian Pavilion, he was able to perfect the chosen sword technique with only a tattered sword he found from an outer sect disciple, and reached the basic level of swordsmanship in a short period of time.

After being trained by the sect, he shone even more brilliantly.

When he reached the Qi training stage, he elevated his sword skills to the perfect unity of body and sword, becoming a first-level sword candidate.

He fought for the sect in the first-level caves and heavens many times, and led a group of outer disciples to completely conquer three first-level caves and heavens.

Because of this, he was commended by the sect. Although he only had five spiritual roots, the sect also spent a lot of resources to build him up to the Golden Core realm.

Now he is the only third-level Jindan realm swordsman in Qingya Sect, and has entered the sect's upper echelons.

This third-rank swordsman is none other than Wei Xu, the current leader of Wenjian Peak.

The senior brother who had withheld Wei Xu's low-grade sword was investigated and punished by the sect as soon as he showed his talent in swordsmanship. He was stripped of his cultivation and expelled from the sect.

This incident caused a sensation at the time and has long been a legend that has been passed down in the Qingya Sect.

Therefore, very few people would target servants or outer disciples below the third level of Qi training.

Who knows if the disciple he accidentally offended will be the next Wei Xu?

"By the way, I haven't told you my name yet. I'm Chang Cheng, also an outer sect disciple, at the seventh level of Qi training. If you have any problems in the future, you can send someone to find me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."

"Thank you, Brother Chang."

Li Yan bowed towards Chang Cheng.

Chang Cheng laughed and said, "No need to thank me. If you are really talented in swordsmanship, then I can also benefit from it. If I receive a reward from the sect, I should naturally do my best."

Having said that, he is naturally not so friendly to everyone who is promoted to an outer disciple.

I just think that it is extraordinary that Li Yan, with five spiritual roots, has entered the third level of Qi training so quickly.

In addition, he observed that ordinary menial disciples who were promoted to outer disciples were often extremely excited and could not hide their joy at all.

However, Li Yan behaved very calmly, as if entering the outer sect was a matter of course for him.

From this he saw that Li Yan seemed to have great potential, so he was very friendly to Li Yan.

Chang Cheng took Li Yan to the outer gate hall and changed his clothes and tokens.

Li Yan changed his grey coat, which originally represented the chores of a disciple, into a blue-white robe.

This is the attire for outer disciples. As for inner disciples, they wear green clothes.

However, after joining the inner sect, it doesn’t matter if you don’t wear standard uniforms.

For example, Liu Qingping just wore a plain white dress, and no one would criticize her for it.

However, outer disciples and menial disciples are bound by sect rules and can only wear specific clothing.

Of course, this is limited to within the sect.

Once you leave the sect, no one will care about you.

In addition to clothing and tokens, there are also standard swords distributed by the sect.

This is a product of the Sword Making Pavilion in the Taiyi Sword Realm. The Sword Making Pavilion specializes in refining swords, magic swords, and various flying swords, so the quality is guaranteed.

Although only low-grade swords were distributed, they were sufficient for the vast majority of outer disciples.

Li Yan also received a low-grade sword, and then went to the Sword Cang Pavilion with a token in hand, ready to choose a sword technique from the Taiyi Sword Realm as his initial sword technique.

The Cangjian Pavilion is located on the Wenjian Peak, which is the most coveted place for sword practitioners in the Qingya Sect.

After Li Yan arrived at Cangjian Pavilion, he entered the first floor under the guidance of a disciple of Cangjian Pavilion.

"Junior brother, when you first enter the outer sect, you can receive a first-grade sword technique for free, but if you want to obtain other sword techniques in the future, you will need to spend sect contributions to purchase them."

"So Junior Brother, you must try your best to choose the right sword technique, otherwise it will be troublesome."

The disciple of Cangjian Pavilion said to Li Yan.

"Thank you, senior brother, for reminding me."

Li Yan nodded slightly.

Then he started searching directly in the Sword Cang Pavilion.

There are quite a lot of these first-grade sword techniques, but they are all restricted, so only the first few pages can be seen.

Only after the ban is lifted can you continue reading.

Li Yan picked one at random.

Most of these sword techniques are relatively simple. Even after perfect practice, one can only reach the basic realm. Only a few can reach the subtle realm or the perfect realm.

However, the higher the level of the sword technique, the more difficult it is to practice, and it is difficult to improve the realm of swordsmanship.

Therefore, for outer disciples, it is better to choose some simpler sword techniques.

Only in this way can you get started quickly. Even if you cannot reach the basic level of swordsmanship, you can improve your combat power a lot.

Of course, there are also outer disciples who refuse to believe in evil and think that they have extraordinary talent and potential in swordsmanship and can practice the advanced sword techniques to perfection.

But in the end, all of them were stuck outside the threshold of Kendo, and even the basic realm of Kendo was difficult to reach.

But this does not exist for Li Yan.

He chose a first-grade sword technique called Hunyuan Sword Technique, and then walked straight towards the disciple of Cangjian Pavilion.

"Brother, please help me remove the restriction."

Li Yan handed over the Hunyuan Sword Technique.

The disciple of the Hidden Sword Pavilion took over the Hunyuan Sword Art and said, "Junior brother, please know that the sword art in the Hidden Sword Pavilion must not be leaked to others. It can only be used by you. If you violate this, the sect will send out a law enforcement team to arrest you. In serious cases, you may even be killed on the spot!"

Li Yan nodded gently: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother."

The sect's rules must not be leaked, and this is only natural.

"Huh!?"

When the disciples of Cangjian Pavilion were about to register Li Yan and remove the restrictions, they discovered that the first-grade sword technique Li Yan had chosen was actually the Hunyuan Sword Technique. This was a famous sword technique that was difficult to practice among the first-grade sword techniques.

I never thought that Li Yan would choose this sword technique.

He was about to say something but stopped himself. After registering, he silently removed the restrictions on the sword techniques for Li Yan.

After Li Yan left, he curled his lips and said, "Another person who doesn't know his own limits. If the Perfect Sword Technique is really so easy to practice, why would so many people choose the Basic Sword Technique!"

He worked in the Cangjian Pavilion and was used to seeing such ignorant disciples who thought they were geniuses in swordsmanship and could easily learn any difficult sword techniques.

At first, I would try to dissuade him.

But later I found that there was no way to persuade him, so I simply stopped talking and just did my job well.

He also thought that Li Yan was that kind of arrogant person. Even the inner disciples who had already entered the late stage of Qi training did not dare to say that they had mastered the Hunyuan Sword Technique.

For an outer sect disciple who had just entered the third level of Qi training, practicing this sword technique would be a futile act in his opinion.

When he has practiced for a few years without any progress, he can only accumulate contributions to the sect and exchange them for simple first-grade sword techniques to practice.

But several years were wasted for nothing, and even if he had a talent for kendo, it would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

Just as he was thinking this, an old man in brown clothes who was lying on a recliner with his eyes squinted suddenly opened his eyes and spoke slowly with a sharp gaze.

"Not necessarily."

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Hidden Sword Pavilion changed their expressions and hurriedly bowed to the old man: "Elder Fang Hong, do you think that disciple can practice the Hunyuan Sword Technique?"

Fang Hong blinked his eyes slightly and said, "I have been in Cangjian Pavilion for many years and have met countless people. I have learned some skills in judging people."

"I just think that this disciple is not a simple person. Maybe he has a chance to master the Hunyuan Sword Technique."

Upon hearing this, the Cangjian Pavilion disciple looked at the name he had just registered, thoughtfully.

"What was the name of that disciple just now?"

"Reporting to Elder Fang Hong, the man's name is Li Yan. He has just broken through the third level of Qi training and has been promoted from a menial disciple to an outer sect disciple."

“Li Yan…”

Fang Hong nodded and kept the name in mind.

Whether Li Yan is really capable or he has made a mistake, time will tell.

……

"Junior Brother Li, nice to see you again. Did you just come out of the Hidden Sword Pavilion?"

Liu Qingping looked at Li Yan's outer disciple uniform with surprise in his eyes.

She was planning to exchange another sword technique from Cangjian Pavilion today, but she didn't expect to meet Li Yan outside Cangjian Pavilion.

Moreover, after just three days of not seeing each other, Li Yan had already become an outer disciple.

"Did I perceive it wrongly?"

Liu Qingping's eyes flashed slightly.

She had previously seen that Li Yan's realm seemed to be only at the first level of Qi training, but after only a short time, he had reached the third level of Qi training and became an outer disciple.

"That's right. Senior Sister Liu took care of me and let me take care of the spiritual field. But I probably won't go there again in the future. I can only ask Senior Sister to find someone else."

Now that Li Yan has been promoted to an outer disciple, he no longer needs to complete sect tasks every month as before.

Moreover, when one first enters the outer sect and steps into the third level of Qi training, one will have three months to comprehend the sword techniques. There is no need to complete sect missions, and Li Yan does not have to go to Liu Qingping's spiritual field anymore.

Liu Qingping smiled charmingly upon hearing this: "Junior brother, you don't have to be polite. As for the matter of the spiritual field, I can just go to the sect hall to complete the task."

"I would like to congratulate you, Junior Brother, for reaching the third level of Qi training so quickly and entering the outer sect."

Li Yan nodded gently: "Thank you, Senior Sister Liu, for your understanding."

Liu Qingping smiled and asked, "I wonder what sword technique you chose, Junior Brother?"

Li Yan said slowly: "Hunyuan Sword Technique."

A look of surprise appeared on Liu Qingping's face.

"The sword technique you chose is not easy to practice. In my opinion, if you are unable to master this sword technique in the next three months, you should change to a simpler sword technique to practice."

"Thank you, senior sister, for reminding me."

Li Yan cupped his hands, but did not take Liu Qingping's words to heart.

With his understanding, it was naturally easy for him to learn this sword technique.

In the Qingya Sect, he did not intend to hide his talent.

He just needs to find an opportunity to show his talent and attract the attention of Qingya Sect, so that he can step into the upper echelons of Qingya Sect and acquire high-level skills and sword techniques.

Although he had no shortage of resources for cultivation, he still needed skills and sword techniques.

The world rules and cultivation systems are different, and the cultivation methods are also very different.

Although Li Yan was able to deduce the Qingya Yinqi Jue to perfection, this was based on the first three levels of the technique.

If there is no method to build the foundation, he can certainly use his own understanding to deduce a method similar to building the foundation.

But once you go astray, you will have no choice but to start over again.

Therefore, it is still necessary to use the cultivation methods in this world as the foundation.

Apart from Qingya Sect, there is obviously no other more suitable place at the moment that can help him acquire high-level skills and sword techniques.

As for whether showing off one's talent would attract the covetousness of high-level monks.

Although Li Yan is weak now, he has the Mo Yuan Sword transmitted from his True Word Realm, which is now hidden on his right wrist.

After a few days of adapting to the rules of the Taiyi Sword Realm, the Mo Yuan Sword has been able to exert some power.

And with the level of the Mo Yuan Sword, even though it could only exert a small amount of its power, it was enough to protect his safety in the Qingya Sect.

After all, Jiuhua Prefecture, where the Qingya Sect is located, is just a remote place in the Taiyi Sword Realm.

The most powerful person here is just the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Qingya Sect.

The Nascent Soul stage is already enough to dominate a small place.

But looking at the entire Taiyi Sword World, he is just a small figure.

Above this, there are several major realms: transformation of the spirit, refining the void, unity of the Tao, and Mahayana.

It’s just that strong people of that level are all in the central region where the spiritual energy is more abundant.

It won't show up here easily.

In such a small place, the most you'd encounter would be enemies at the Nascent Soul stage.

But even if he met him face to face, Li Yan would not be afraid at all. He could just activate the Mo Yuan Sword to kill him.

However, the Mo Yuan Sword is of too high a level after all. With Li Yan's current level, he cannot use it multiple times.

Therefore, he still hid in the Qingya Sect of Jiuhua Prefecture and practiced as a sword genius with peace of mind.

After bidding farewell to Liu Qingping, Li Yan returned to the wooden house, packed up some things, and set off for the residence of the outer disciples.

Outer disciples are already official disciples of Qingya Sect and have their own courtyards where they can practice sword techniques.

After Li Yan was settled, he opened the Hunyuan Sword Technique and began to comprehend it.

(End of this chapter)