Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 204 Secrets of the Hundred Slaughter Sect

After a long while, Lianxing said with a somewhat dazed expression, "I never thought that there could be martial arts in the world that surpass the Heavenly Rank."

After saying that, Lianxing noticed Zhang Sanniang's thoughtful expression and asked with a puzzled look, "Sister Zhang, judging from your reaction, you don't seem surprised."

Zhang San Niang said softly, "At first, I was a little bothered, but thinking of what my master said before, I feel relieved."

Then, under the watchful eyes of the others, Zhang San Niang spoke up: "I remember my master once said that the 'Hundred Slaughter Heart Technique' and the 'Nine Swords of Profound Yin' he created were both created from fragments of martial arts on a stone tablet."

Yaoyue raised an eyebrow and said, "Your master, Fairy Baitu, created the 'Hundred Slaughter Heart Technique,' which is ranked in the middle grade of the Heavenly Rank. It was actually derived from other martial arts?"

Zhang San Niang replied, "That's right. According to what my master said, only one or two tenths of the martial arts and mental techniques on the stone tablet she encountered back then remain, but even so, they are still extremely mysterious."

"Even the highest-grade Heaven-rank martial arts are no match for the mental cultivation methods and martial arts fragments recorded on this stone tablet."

"According to Master's deduction, if the complete martial arts recorded on that stone tablet are, it is very likely to be a powerful martial arts technique that surpasses the Heavenly Rank."

The speaker has no intention and the listener has the intention.

The matter Zhang San Niang mentioned was a secret of the Hundred Slaughter Sect, which Shen Ping An was indeed unaware of before.

But there are other examples in the martial arts world as well.

The most famous of them all is undoubtedly the supreme secret manual of the demonic sects within the Great Yuan and Great Sui dynasties, the "Heavenly Demon Strategy".

It is said that "The Heavenly Demon Strategy" is divided into ten volumes.

The powerful martial arts techniques and esoteric arts of the Demonic Sect are all derived from the Demonic Sect of the Great Yuan and Great Sui Dynasties in the "Heavenly Demon Strategy".

For example, the "Dao Xin Zhong Mo Da Fa" in the Demon Master Palace of the Great Yuan Kingdom, the "Tian Mo Mi" in the Yin Gui Sect of the Demon Sect of the Great Sui Kingdom, the "Tian Xin Lian Huan" in the Tian Lian Sect, the "Mo Xiang Jue" in the Demon Image Sect, and several other martial arts all originated from a volume of "Tian Mo Ce".

It should be noted that even the "Demon Appearance Technique" is ranked as a low-grade Heavenly Rank martial art.

Martial arts like the "Dao Xin Zhong Mo Da Fa" are ranked as top-grade Heavenly Rank.

That gives a glimpse into the complete version of "The Heavenly Demon Strategy".

It is definitely a martial art above the Heavenly Rank.

Judging from the extraordinary encounter of Fairy Bai Tu and the widely circulated "Heavenly Demon Strategy," the Nine Provinces must have had Dao-level martial arts in the past.

But for some reason, all Dao-level martial arts have been lost to time.

Heavenly-rank martial arts have become the pinnacle of martial arts in the eyes of martial artists.

After a moment, Yaoyue, having collected her thoughts, looked at Shen Ping'an and said, "Since your 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source' is a Dao-level martial art, its power must not be as simple as you showed it before?"

Shen Ping'an replied truthfully, "That's right. I deliberately suppressed it before, so I didn't reveal much."

After speaking, Shen Ping'an looked at the expressions of Yaoyue and the others, and he knew exactly what they were thinking.

In response, Shen Ping'an said calmly, "This martial art is too powerful. If it is used, the commotion it will cause will be considerable. After you reach the third stage of swordsmanship, the state of unity between man and sword, I will pass on this 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin' to you so that you can experience it for yourselves."

Now, except for the final step, Shen Ping'an's relationships with the three women are basically confirmed.

Shen Ping'an wouldn't be so wary of his woman as to possess profound martial arts skills to prevent her from being given to him.

Zhang San Niang asked in surprise, "To cultivate this 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin' technique, there are actually requirements regarding one's swordsmanship level?"

Shen Ping'an replied, "Although Dao-rank martial arts are more profound than Heaven-rank martial arts, they are also more difficult to cultivate."

"Although this 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source' is only a low-grade Dao-level technique, it already contains some of the essence of the Heavenly Sword Realm. If one's swordsmanship level is not high enough, even the most talented people in the martial world will find it difficult to even begin to understand it after a lifetime of hard work."

Hearing Shen Ping'an say this, the group became even more interested in "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source".

With the previous incident involving Gongzi Yu and Dugu Qiubai, plus Shen Ping'an's cultivation, time had already passed to midnight without them realizing it.

After chatting for a while longer, Shen Ping'an returned to his room after the others.

Inside the room, Shen Ping'an, sitting on the bed, was not paying attention to the system backpack. He was deep in thought, staring at the nameless experience card in the backpack.

As far as Shen Ping'an knew, "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" was the highest level of swordsmanship, but it was extremely difficult to cultivate.

Furthermore, before practicing, one must undergo a sword-breaking ritual to eliminate acupoints. This means that the practitioner must have no internal energy left, like a blank sheet of paper, in order to succeed in the practice.

However, the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source" technique that Shen Ping'an obtained, although equally profound, does not require the sword to destroy acupoints and first destroy the cultivator's own power. Instead, one can begin cultivation as long as one's sword dao realm reaches the state of oneness with the sword.

This is clearly different from the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source" that Shen Ping'an knew.

It's obvious that the system has been adjusted.

Otherwise, Shen Ping'an wouldn't have said that he would teach this martial art to Yaoyue and the others later.

Therefore, Shen Ping'an was also curious whether using this nameless experience card would allow him to witness another version of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin".

After a moment, Shen Ping'an had an idea after gathering his thoughts.

"System, use the deputy upgrade card."

[Ding, the host is currently eligible for a secondary job card. Would you like to upgrade the secondary job card to Array Master?]

"Sure".

Almost the instant the thought crossed his mind, information related to astronomy, geography, the Eight Trigrams and Nine Stars, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements flooded into Shen Ping'an's mind like a tide.

Its scope and coverage surpass even the master-level medical skills mastered by Shen Ping'an.

Its complexity far exceeded Shen Ping'an's expectations.

The sheer volume of information was enough to make even Shen Ping'an feel a bit overwhelmed.

Even Shen Ping'an's brain seemed to be like a sponge, frantically absorbing and integrating the information that appeared in his mind. It took him nearly half an hour to fully absorb it.

After the last bit of information in his mind had been absorbed, Shen Ping'an opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Then, the body's internal energy circulates, stimulating several acupoints on the head with one's own internal energy.

This is where the benefits of advanced medical skills come in.

For an ordinary person experiencing this kind of headache, time might be the only way to alleviate it.

However, for Shen Ping'an, who possesses master-level medical skills, he can quickly relieve his headache by simply using his internal energy in conjunction with massage.

After a short while, once the throbbing sensation in his head subsided, Shen Ping'an opened his eyes again.

As he opened his eyes, Shen Ping'an slowly raised his right hand.

In an instant, wisps of sword energy shot out from Shen Ping'an's palm like arrows, spinning rapidly in the air above his palm.

However, while these sword energies appear chaotic, they actually follow the principles of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams, and they resonate with each other.

The seemingly disordered sword energy could actually be transformed into several killing formations under Shen Ping'an's mental control.

It could be like a gentle breeze and drizzle, its killing intent silent, or like a surging, terrifying ocean wave.

However, as these sword energies traveled through the area, strands of the power of heaven and earth quietly gathered from the surroundings and then merged into Shen Ping'an's sword energies.

In an instant, the sound of swords clashing emanated from the passing sword energy.

The originally pure white sword energy, under the influence of the power of heaven and earth, became as fiery as fire.

Seeing this, Shen Ping'an's lips curled into a smile.

"Unexpectedly, after reaching the Saintly level, this array master was also able to manipulate the power of heaven and earth, reaching the point where the power of heaven and earth could be used as an array."

Moreover, with the improvement of Shen Ping'an's mastery of formations, he can now use his every move to draw upon the power of heaven and earth or his own true energy to construct formations, and even integrate them into his own martial arts and attacks.

It can be said that the benefits that Shen Ping'an gained from reaching the Saint-level in array mastery were no less than those from the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin" technique that Shen Ping'an had just obtained.

With a low-grade Dao-level skill called "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source," coupled with his Saint-level secondary profession and numerous other foundations and martial arts, Shen Ping'an himself felt incredibly strong at this moment.

(End of this chapter)