Borrowing a sword

Chapter 113 Heaven-Level Cultivation Technique
The steward had seen Xu Ziqing's actions before.

On that day, the young disciple dressed in black robes, who amazed everyone, stood outside the Yellow-level barrier in the same posture.

However, the man was tall and handsome, while the boy was short and delicate.

In terms of appearance and presence, Xu Ziqing is naturally inferior.

But the white-robed steward noticed that both men had equally firm and sharp eyes!
"What is he going to do?"

"Learn from him?" The white-robed steward asked with some curiosity.

The Taoist disciples behind him also began to whisper among themselves.

"Chu Huaixu did the same thing that day, piercing through four barriers in one breath with just two fingers!"

"Is this junior brother imitating him, or has he learned some finger techniques?"

Everyone's curiosity was piqued.

Under the watchful eyes of so many people, Xu Ziqing finally moved.

He stepped forward, and his two fingers instantly pierced through the Yellow-level barrier, followed by the Profound-level barrier!

A few gasps of surprise rang out from the crowd.

Without pausing, the handsome young man broke through the Earth-level barrier in one go!

"Only Heaven-level ones are left."

Everyone stared intently at him. Xu Ziqing frowned, and the power within his body erupted at that moment. His powerful body, tempered by the "Sword Refining Technique," suddenly broke through the last barrier.

They pressed on without stopping!

The gasps behind him immediately grew louder.

Many people looked at each other in surprise, not expecting that someone would actually recreate the famous scene from the Chu Huai Preface.
The recent batch of registered disciples of our Taoist sect has produced such a wealth of talent!
Hearing the cheers and congratulations behind her, Xu Ziqing's fingertips trembled slightly involuntarily.

It's not that breaking through four barriers put a great burden on his body.

That was an uncontrollable hand tremor.

It's as if something he recently lost has come back to him.

The boy's spine seemed to straighten a bit.

Standing in the area of ​​the Heaven-level cultivation technique, he suddenly felt that all the hardships he had endured in practicing the "Sword Refining Technique" were worthwhile!
He turned slightly and politely bowed to the group of senior brothers and sisters as well as the white-robed steward.

Previously, when Xiao Xu registered with the white-robed manager, everyone heard his name and knew his identity.

At that moment, someone else said, "Junior Brother Xu, the move you just made was exactly the same as Junior Brother Chu's a while ago!"

Xu Ziqing knew that only now did she have the right to say a few words on behalf of Chu Huaixu.

He immediately said, "This senior brother from the outer sect truly has a keen eye!"

"Because I was taught by him, but I only learned a little bit."

"I am far inferior to my senior brother!"

For a moment, everyone was stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.

But this was both unexpected and yet perfectly reasonable.

No wonder, no wonder!

Many people started whispering again.

It will probably not be long before this matter spreads widely among the outer sect.

After exchanging a few more polite words with everyone, Xu Ziqing began to select her favorite Heaven-level cultivation technique.

He flipped through the booklet next to the jade slip, looking at it very carefully and attentively.

These booklets will provide a detailed introduction to the characteristics of these exercises.

"I wonder what my senior brother practices; I've never heard him mention it." Xu Ziqing put down the booklet of "Daoist Canon" and thought to himself.

He read ten books in a row in one go, sighing inwardly.

Because the entry requirements for these techniques all seem to be quite high.

Some even explicitly state that it is not recommended for those who do not possess a superior or super-grade spiritual embryo to learn, as it will be extremely difficult to get started and will be a waste of effort.

Xiao Xu's mindset at this moment is similar to that of Chu Huaixu back then.

Chu Huaixu kept losing [information detection], resulting in a very low compatibility with each cultivation technique.

"My senior brother said he hopes I can get the pass to Hidden Spirit Mountain."

"In other words, I need to find a cultivation method that suits me, otherwise, with my current cultivation speed, even if I keep taking pills, I'm afraid I won't be able to make up for it." His thinking was still quite clear.

Xu Ziqing's only worry was that he was afraid there wouldn't be any suitable path for his mere low-grade spiritual embryo.

He looked around from left to right and soon picked up the booklet "The Art of Ice Skin and Jade Bones".

This young man, who was born with a male body but had a female appearance, had always been troubled by his appearance. Upon seeing the name of this cultivation technique, he felt very displeased.

"What kind of name is that? It sounds so girly," Xiao Xu thought to himself.

He was born with this appearance. If someone asked him the name of his martial arts technique and he said "Ice Skin and Jade Bones," wouldn't he be laughed at to death?

Therefore, he intended to just glance at it and then put it back.

But after he glanced at it briefly, he began to look at it more and more carefully.

"Huh? There's even a Heaven-level body-refining technique!" Xu Ziqing exclaimed in surprise.

The Taoist sect truly lives up to its name, possessing profound foundations. This level of body-refining divine skill is extremely rare and unparalleled in the world.

He quickly understood why the body-refining technique was called the mental technique.

Because they practice the "Ice Skin and Jade Bones Heart" technique! The correct punctuation should be "Ice Skin and Jade Bones Heart Method"!
"This senior who created this cultivation technique is quite a remarkable person," the young man thought to himself with a slight smile.

He read through the booklet in one go, and the more he read, the more he felt that it was highly relevant to him.

Xu Ziqing was right, because its compatibility with Chu Huaixu is as high as 96%!

How could a body tempered by the "Sword Refining Technique" be incompatible with a Heaven-level body refining technique?

The handsome young man finally breathed a sigh of relief: "At least one of them is suitable for me."

He wouldn't look down on body-refining schools.

He knew that he had limited qualifications and was not qualified to be picky.

If it weren't for my senior brother's blessing, I would only be the lowest-level pseudo-spiritual embryo.

Xu Ziqing continued to browse through the other booklets and quickly finished reading them all.

He returned to the "Ice Skin and Jade Bone Heart Method" with a hesitant expression.

Although the name of this cultivation technique was quite interesting, he truly felt ashamed. Unfortunately, out of all these Heavenly-level cultivation techniques, not a single one was suitable for him to learn!
Some could barely learn it, but most of them never had the chance to go to Cangling Mountain.

Xu Ziqing hesitated for a moment, but decided to put her senior brother's instructions first.

"I must go to Cangling Mountain!"

He gritted his teeth, snatched the jade slip, and strode outside.

"That's it!"

The white-robed steward was taken aback when he saw the jade slip that Xu Ziqing had brought.

"What's wrong with these two? One chose the Daoist Canon, and the other chose the Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method?" He couldn't help but look the boy up and down.

Xiao Xu lowered his head slightly, thinking it was because of his appearance and the name of the technique.

However, the white-robed steward adhered to his previous principles, refraining from expressing his own opinions and respecting individual karma and destiny.

He immediately activated the jade slip, allowing the boy holding it to imprint all its contents into his mind.

After doing all this, Xu Ziqing thanked them and left, exiting the library.

When this boy with a male body and a female appearance took this step, he was essentially embarking on the most vigorous path of body tempering.

Outside the bamboo house, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang were practicing their skills again, while waiting for Xiao Xu to return home.

As soon as he returned, the two immediately asked, "What did you choose?"

Xu Ziqing was a little embarrassed to speak, and answered in a very low voice, "The Ice Skin and Jade Bone Heart Method".

Upon hearing this, the two couldn't help but exchange a glance, both showing some surprise.

The large ice block looked at him, then at Chu Huaixu.

"These two fellow disciples, one cultivates both internal and external skills, and the other focuses solely on body refinement," she thought to herself.

On the contrary, she, the most normal one, seemed somewhat out of place.

Chu Huaixu looked at Xiao Xu, somewhat surprised.

"Is Xu Ziqing in 'Borrowing the Sword' a practitioner of body cultivation? I don't think so."

"But no matter what, the Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method is indeed the most suitable cultivation method for him at present." He knows too much about this.

"However, if Xiao Xu in 'Borrowing the Sword' had chosen a different martial art, even if he took drugs, he might not have been able to master it quickly. So how did he get the charred black wooden pass?" Chu Huaixu was somewhat puzzled.

He didn't say much in the end, but looked at Xiao Xu with displeasure and said:

"Why are you answering so softly when I ask you a question? It's like a mosquito buzzing."

But he quickly guessed the reason and asked, "Is it because of the name of this technique?"

Xu Ziqing nodded honestly.

Chu Huaixu was speechless: "Are you stupid? You can just make one up yourself later!"

"If you don't like 'ice-skinned and jade-boned heart,' then you can call yourself 'loyal heart with blood and blood,' 'sword-like courage and musical heart,' 'a hundred claws scratching the heart,' 'a conscience before heaven and earth,' or 'a beast in human form.'" He started to say things that were more and more outrageous.

But Xiao Xu, who was clearly not stupid, always seemed dumbfounded when facing Chu Huaixu. He actually listened to everything Chu Huaixu said and asked, "Senior brother, should we choose one from these?"

Even the big ice block standing to the side couldn't stand it anymore.

She looked at the two brothers with a cold face and said, "Why don't you just call yourselves brothers of one mind?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing was somewhat tempted, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Chu Huaixu burst into laughter, nudging Han Shuangjiang lightly with his shoulder: "Hahaha, you big ice block, I didn't expect you to have a bit of a deadpan comedian vibe! Haha!"

Even the cold-faced girl felt she couldn't stay there any longer.

"What the hell?" she thought to herself.

Finally, after a few more laughs, Chu Huaixu urged everyone to hurry up and go back to their rooms to cultivate.

"I've put all the pills on the table for you, but since it's body tempering, you'll also need a medicinal bath. I'll prepare everything for you," he said.

"Also, body tempering comes with getting beaten up, so don't blame me for being too ruthless later."

After saying that, he looked at Han Shuangjiang with a smile and asked seriously, "Do you want to hit him too?"

The big ice block couldn't listen anymore and turned around and went back inside.

Three days passed by in a flash.

Xu Ziqing's life during those three days was nothing short of hell.

The pain of cultivating the "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method" is different from that of the "Sword Refining Technique"; it is a pain that comes from within.

In this respect, it is somewhat similar to the Daoist Canon.

Every time he practiced, even his internal organs felt uncomfortable.

Xu Ziqing suspected that if she cultivated herself to a certain level, she would truly develop an incredibly hard heart.
Besides that, Chu Huaixu was really "domestic violence" against him every day.

At this stage, Junior Brother Xu can easily fight with one hand.

They didn't even need to use their spiritual power; their superior physical strength was enough. It was a one-sided crushing power; the difference was simply too great.

After being covered in wounds, Xiao Xu went for a medicinal bath, which would help with absorption.

To reach the sacred mountain, the young man gritted his teeth and persevered without ever uttering a single complaint; his resolve was unwavering!

Chu Huaixu was also paying attention to the self-healing effects of the "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method".

“Most body-refining techniques have some of this attribute, but I feel that it can’t compare to the Daoist Canon in this respect at all; the effect is far inferior,” he thought to himself.

Thus, with the help of elixirs, medicinal baths, and Chu Huaixu's tireless efforts, Xu Ziqing finally managed to break through to the first level of the Heavenly Realm.

Sure enough, if he hadn't trained his body, it would have been even more too late.

"Quickly, go get your pass." Chu Huaixu urged, "I'll go with you."

Han Shuangjiang watched the two people rushing around. Given her personality, even if she really wanted to go, she wouldn't ask unless they invited her.

She watched them walk away, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Didn't he say just a few days ago that he's not Junior Brother Xu's father, so why would he accompany him in everything?"

"Why is he so enthusiastic about things that concern Hidden Spirit Mountain?"

Little did Chu Huaixu know that he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

The many questions in his heart will be answered today!

(ps: Ask for a monthly pass~)

(End of this chapter)