Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 342 Spirit Crane Sword Technique
Above the sea of ​​clouds at Taiping Sect, ethereal music flowed by as Chen Jingshu played the zither.

Standing atop the clouds, listening to the melodious music of the zither, Jiang Chen felt increasingly at peace. As they cultivated the Dao together and mutually verified each other's knowledge, his relationship with Chen Jingshu had grown closer over this time, and they could now be considered true Daoist friends.

Meanwhile, as the music traveled further and further, as if drawn by something, more and more cranes gathered around. They circled and danced above the sea of ​​clouds, harmonizing with the music and composing a celestial melody.

Seeing this scene, the Bird Taming Secret Technique started operating on its own, and Jiang Chen's mind gradually merged with the flock of cranes. At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into a spirit crane. He chased after the spiritual charm between heaven and earth, felt the power flowing in his blood, and rose and fell, dancing with the flock of cranes.

Time passed, and before anyone knew how much time had gone by, the music had faded away, the flock of cranes had dispersed, and only Jiang Chen remained in the same spot, his eyes half-closed and his mind unfocused, as if he were wandering in a dream.

Watching this scene from afar, Chen Jingshu did not approach. This was not the first time something like this had happened recently. Jiang Chen often stared blankly at the flock of cranes, sometimes standing on a cloud and watching them play, sometimes for an entire day.

"This time seems a little different. Has he realized something?"

With a tacit understanding, Chen Jingshu frowned slightly as she watched Jiang Chen's back. Unlike before, this time she sensed a different kind of power emanating from Jiang Chen.

Just as Chen Jingshu was lost in thought, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

"My current swordsmanship emphasizes clarity and change."

With these insights in mind, and following the natural order, Jiang Chen waved his sleeves.

In an instant, the sword light split, and hundreds of sword lights appeared, swirling around him like swimming fish.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen began to further urge the sword light. Under his control, the sword light split and merged, as if it were about to give birth to new changes.

"The first move of the sword technique, the Crane Dances in the Sky."

At one moment, a sudden inspiration struck Jiang Chen, and his mind completely merged with the sword light.

In that instant, the wondrous power of the sword light's differentiation was fully revealed. The numerous sword lights merged into one, converging into a phantom crane with a red crown, white feathers, and blackish edges on its wings. It possessed both purity and sharpness, and its eyes shone with a cold light, giving people a sense of undisguised brilliance. Just one glance was enough to cause a piercing pain in one's heart.

With a whoosh, Jiang Chen imbued his spirit into the sword, transforming into a spirit crane. He commanded the sword light and soared into the sky. His figure shifted and changed, seemingly real yet unreal, seemingly illusory yet unpredictable, making it difficult to pinpoint his location. He was extremely agile. This spirit crane dance in the air was actually a kind of escape technique.

Compared to ordinary escape techniques, this unconventional sword escape is much faster. Most importantly, the sword technique that Jiang Chen comprehended contains the influence of the Qingfeng Crane clan. Therefore, once the sword technique is completed, it can easily influence the changes in the wind between heaven and earth, making it the most unpredictable.

Seeing this scene from afar, Chen Jingshu was shocked.

At this moment, in her eyes, the gracefully dancing cranes were actually formed from ever-changing sword lights. They were constantly changing, making it impossible to accurately grasp their attacks, let alone break them.

Just then, a crane's cry pierced the heavens, its powerful divine sense merging with the sword's cry, awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring. This was the second move of Jiang Chen's self-created sword technique, Crane's Cry in the Nine Heavens. Compared to the previous move, with the first move, Spirit Crane Dance in the Sky, as a foundation, Crane's Cry in the Nine Heavens was even more powerful.

Sensing the changes in Heli Jiuxiao, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

In the next instant, he made a sword gesture, triggering a new change in the sword technique.

After activating Crane's Cry in the Nine Heavens, the crane's wings closed, and the sword light wove together, drawing on the gentle breeze to transform into a sky-blue light curtain that perfectly protected him. This was the third move of the sword technique, Cloud Crane Returns to Truth, which was both a defensive method and a preparation for a counterattack.

This sword technique, amidst the changing sword light, possesses the effect of using the opponent's force against them. The stronger the opponent's attack, the stronger the counterattack after blocking it—this is the wonder of returning to the true essence. *Whoosh*, having fully charged, the crane spreads its wings, and countless crane feathers transform into sword light, shooting out like arrows, covering the sky and the earth. At this moment, a chilling sword aura sweeps across the surroundings, scattering the surrounding clouds and sea of ​​clouds, fully displaying the sharpness of the sword path.

Compared to normal sword light differentiation, the number of sword lights that can be differentiated after using the sword technique increases exponentially. With this sword alone, a small mountain can be flattened, and this is not the end.

"The Crane Dance in the Sky is a technique of escape, the Crane Cry in the Nine Heavens is a technique of control, and the Cloud Crane Returns to Truth is a technique of defense and counterattack. I am still missing a real killing move. After all, the way of the sword is the art of killing, and a sword that can kill is a good sword."

Having grasped the sharpness of the sword, Jiang Chen felt a surge of killing intent within him.

In that instant, the sword light changed again, and thousands of sword lights merged into one. The originally sharp and imposing crane phantom seemed to have restrained its sharpness at this moment.

With a whoosh, the illusory crane separated from Jiang Chen's true form. At this moment, flames seemed to burn within the illusory crane's body, and its entire body radiated a jade-colored brilliance, like a pure white sun, extremely radiant. The previous restraint was only for a better explosion.

The next moment, with a flick of Jiang Chen's finger, the jade light condensed and transformed into an ultimate stream of light that pierced through the sea of ​​clouds.

Compared to the previous sword techniques, this one was much more intense. The moment the streak of light disappeared completely into the sky, a thunderous sound rang out, and the entire sea of ​​clouds was split in two; it cracked open.

It should be noted that this sea of ​​clouds was woven by the mist dragon using its own Dao foundation. It may seem illusory, but its essence is extraordinary. As the mist dragon's cultivation level increases, its influence on this sea of ​​clouds grows stronger. Ordinary attacks cannot harm this sea of ​​clouds, let alone split it in two.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen exhaled a breath of stale air, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

"It would be difficult for an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator to block this sword strike. However, the essence of this sword strike is the fusion of thousands of sword lights into one, concentrating all the power into a single point, and then combining it with sword energy and thunderous sound. It is extremely burdensome to execute."

"If I fail to succeed with one sword strike, I'm afraid I won't be able to unleash a second one for a short time."

With his mind and true energy greatly depleted, Jiang Chen casually summoned back his flying sword.

"This sword technique is newly created. Although it still has shortcomings, its power is quite good. From now on, let's call it the Spirit Crane Sword Technique."

Holding the flying sword in his hand, and seeing it moving around erratically, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and then named the sword technique he had created.

Today, after organizing his knowledge and observing the mysteries of heaven and earth, he has finally comprehended a second-tier sword technique that belongs only to him.

From afar, taking in all these changes and gazing at the cleaved sea of ​​clouds, Chen Jingshu was somewhat lost in thought.

She knew that Jiang Chen had the idea of ​​creating a sword technique, but she did not expect that Jiang Chen would succeed so quickly, and that he would create a second-level sword technique.

"I never expected that such a person would appear in the Southern Jing Kingdom. Perhaps one day, the Southern Jing Kingdom will truly produce a sword immortal."

Chen Jingshu's gaze fell on Jiang Chen, her heart filled with complex emotions. Possessing the Spirit Rhinoceros Body, she had a considerable advantage in comprehending techniques, but even so, she was not so arrogant as to think she could create a second-tier technique at the Qi Refining level, let alone a sword technique.

The difficulty is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine. In fact, most Dao Foundation cultivators in this world practice spells passed down from their predecessors, and only a small number of people can truly create their own spells.

(End of this chapter)