Borrowing a sword

Chapter 166 The Origin of Heaven and Earth, the Nine Realms of the Great Dao!
In the battle for supremacy, Chu Huaixu won with the sword.

This is an established fact!
For a thousand years, only the Dao Ancestor has been able to suppress this sword.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with what he said.

Admittedly, there are still eight seals on this sword that have not been broken, but isn't Chu Huaixu only at the first realm?

Therefore, the statement "If the Dao Ancestor can do it, so can I" is no longer a declaration when uttered now.

This is the final result.

Sitting at the very end, Chu Yinyin was the first to cheer for her future disciple.

The old woman immediately exclaimed, "Good! Such spirit! Excellent!"

Xiang Yan and the others could only laugh along.

Only Jiang Zhi sat in the seat of honor, expressionless.

Chu Yinyin glanced at her junior uncle's expression and was furious.

"No wonder Master always said he was stubborn, incorrigible, and never changed his ways."

"He has an excellent natural talent for cultivating Taoism, but his conduct as a person is average."

The old maid, who was least afraid of her junior uncle, scanned Chu Huaixu with her divine sense, and then her eyes widened immediately.

She started posting close-up shots again.

"Junior Uncle, didn't you just say that Xu Ziqing hadn't reached the Great Perfection of the First Realm, which is why he narrowly lost to Chu Huaixu? Now, Xu Ziqing has gained some insights after the battle and has broken through two levels. If they fight again, the outcome is still uncertain?"

"But I think Chu Huaixu is also making rapid progress. You'll see!"

Upon hearing this, everyone probed with their divine senses and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Shuqi, with her squinty eyes, is the most authoritative in this regard.

He specializes in pupil techniques, and his insight is several times stronger than that of others.

For this reason, when Xu Ziqing first started practicing the "Sword Cultivation Technique," everyone sent him to protect them.

The Fifth Elder immediately clicked his tongue in amazement: "He's already at the Great Perfection of the First Realm, yet his physical strength can still improve?"

"The spiritual energy within my body seems to have become even more surging."

"Chu Huaixu, how did you do that?"

Logically speaking, this kid is already at the ninth level of the first realm, so even if he has improved, it would be extremely limited.

His current situation is that he is in a bottleneck period.

Breaking through to the second realm means breaking through the bottleneck, and only then can one continue to progress.

But I've never heard of anyone who, instead of breaking through the bottleneck, actually expanded the bottle during their bottleneck period.
"This disciple does not know," Chu Huaixu replied.

He stood in the center of the hall, glanced at Jiang Zhi sitting in the seat of honor, and then continued:

"After the battle with Xiao Xu and the Bronze Sword, I also had some feelings."

"After returning to recuperate and meditate, I circulated the Daoist Canon and inexplicably made a breakthrough."

He is no longer afraid of being special, nor is he worried about being different from other cultivators.

In short, when in doubt, blame the Daoist canon.

What problem could I possibly have?

It's just that for the past thousand years, you have failed to understand the profound mysteries of the Daoist Canon.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yinyin immediately perked up and began to lead the praise again.

"Good! Very good! I didn't expect that your cultivation could still improve even after reaching the Great Perfection of the First Realm."

After saying that, she looked at Jiang Zhi and said with a smile, "Junior Uncle, I feel that even if Xu Ziqing fights again, he will still lose."

In the current situation, Xu Ziqing is someone trained by Junior Uncle.

Chu Huaixu was Chu Yinyin's apprentice.

She certainly took a clear stance and was unwilling to lose face.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi frowned, gave a cold snort, and remained silent.

As the sect leader, Xiang Yan immediately said:

"Hey! Junior Sister, the Eastern Continent Competition is over, don't talk about these useless things."

"Chu Huaixu has already won, how could he possibly fight another battle?"

Chu Yinyin immediately quieted down. Anyway, her disciple was the leader, so what?

After the sect leader finished overseeing the overall situation, he began to discuss the first important matter.

"Chu Huaixu, during the arena competition, I saw that some of the evil energy on the bronze sword was absorbed by the Dao Ancestor's sword sheath. Is there any hidden danger left behind by this?"

Hmm? So this bluish-black aura is called evil spirit energy?

He has no intention of revealing the "Tao gives birth to One" for the time being.

Although the people in the Taoist sect treated him well, and he had already integrated into the sect to some extent, he still habitually wanted to leave himself some room for maneuver and secrets.

Therefore, he did not mention that the medicine cauldron was refining evil energy.

Chu Huaixu simply said, "I don't know why, but it has all been dissipated by the scabbard."

He took the [Calming the Storm] directly from the storage token.

Zhao Shuqi glanced at the scabbard, then nodded, not noticing anything unusual.

It was obvious that even he couldn't see through the black bead.

Chu Huaixu immediately felt more at ease.

But he still looked curious and asked, "Sect Master, what exactly is this evil energy?" Xiang Yan didn't hide anything and said, "This is the most evil energy of heaven and earth, with an abnormally evil nature. Even we cannot resist its devouring power. I didn't expect that the Dao Ancestor's sword sheath could restrain it. Therefore, if there is any unusual situation, you must tell us immediately."

"Yes." Chu Huaixu nodded, appearing obedient.

However, he was even more curious about what kind of thing [Tao Begins One] would eventually refine into.
Judging from the sect leader's words, this evil energy could cause some damage even to a cultivator at the eighth realm like him, and he couldn't stop it at all.

That's amazing!
Unfortunately, the cauldron absorbed very little of the evil energy.

After all, the bronze sword itself had eight restrictions, and they had only exchanged a few blows.

"However, the sword is in Xiao Xu's hands. Why don't I just ask him to draw the sword so I can absorb it later?" The dead fox actually started to fantasize in his heart.

Of course, even Xiang Yan said that this was the most evil energy of heaven and earth, so he would definitely have to be careful and deal with it cautiously to avoid any trouble.

The sect leader looked at Chu Huaixu and continued, "I heard from Junior Sister Nangong that you have already gone to the Treasure Pavilion to receive the champion's reward and chose the jade pendant from Hidden Spirit Mountain."

"Yes."

Nangong Yue was in charge of Cangling Mountain. It was normal for her to know that he had chosen items from the mountain, as it required her approval anyway.

"Yes, that jade pendant is indeed suitable for you. In the long run, it will greatly benefit your body-refining path and is a good choice," Xiang Yan commented.

"At that time, I will have Junior Sister Nangong and Senior Brother Lu work together to add another layer of defense to this jade pendant."

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu immediately showed delight and said, "Thank you, Sect Master, and thank you, Elders!"

We body cultivators aren't as arrogant as sword cultivators.

He always felt that having a sword was enough for him.

Even with such a tough body, we still enjoy using other methods to continue building up our defenses.

Chu Huaixu's current reliance on "Splashed Ink" and "Black Gold Robe" is indeed still somewhat lacking.

What I want is to maximize my defense, and then after you painstakingly break through my defenses, I'll see that I'm only slightly injured and still healing myself quickly!
Tell me, aren't you desperate?

Nangong Yue looked at Chu Huaixu, smiled slightly, and said, "So you'll probably have to wait a few more days for this jade pendant, but it will definitely be delivered to you before the East-West Continent Grand Competition."

Chu Huaixu immediately understood; the main purpose was actually the East-West Continent Grand Competition.

As expected, Xiang Yan immediately said, "That leader of the Western Continent, the heir of the Prince of Rui, will set off for the Daoist sect tomorrow."

"The final battle of the East-West Continent Grand Competition is scheduled for seven days from now."

"This Prince Rui's heir seems to have some connections; I heard he even entered the imperial mausoleum."

"Don't underestimate your enemy."

Chu Huaixu nodded and replied loudly, "This disciple will do his utmost and give it my all."

He certainly wouldn't underestimate this protagonist of the Western Moon Kingdom.

Moreover, he knew exactly what made this Prince Rui's son so special.

"This guy has a built-in cheat code," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Now that the conversation had progressed this far, he felt a faint sense of anticipation, thinking that the higher-ups of the Taoist sect might reveal some secrets to him.

Sure enough, it was Li Chunsong who spoke up this time.

The gambling addict felt that Chu Huaixu was someone he had accidentally brought up the mountain, and that he was the one who should be discussing this matter with him.

Junior Uncle and Sect Master, they all have to step aside!
Without my great hero Li Chunsong, would our Taoist sect have been able to gain this leader?
"Chu Huaixu, there are some things we've discussed and feel we can reveal a bit to you."

“But this is a serious matter, you must not mention it to others,” the philanthropic gambling king said.

“Yes, Sixth Elder, please speak,” Chu Huaixu replied.

"You are now the leader of the Eastern Continent. Perhaps in your eyes, the upcoming battle between the leaders of the Eastern and Western Continents is just a battle for the honor of our Eastern Continent."

"But I'm here to tell you, it's not just that."

"This matter involves not only the honor of Dongzhou, but also the honor of my Daoist sect, and it is also linked to a special secret realm."

"If you can complete the task we assign you there, you will be able to obtain tremendous fortune and opportunities."

"There lies a supreme treasure of heaven and earth—fragments of the Primordial Chaos Origin."

"With it, you will have the opportunity to advance to the Ninth Realm in the future."

"You can think of it as the key to unlocking the gates of the Nine Realms."

"In fact, it is also very beneficial to you at this stage."

"Because you can refine it now! After successfully refining the Xuanhuang Origin Fragment, a wisp of Origin Power will be born in your body, and your overall cultivation speed will experience a qualitative leap."

This was the first time Chu Huaixu had ever heard of something called "Origin Fragment".

He roughly understood what it meant.

"It's basically like when I clear a secret realm, this thing is like a dungeon reward, and I can use it now. After using it, my cultivation speed will increase."

"Without this thing, one cannot cultivate to the ninth realm, which is equivalent to paving the way for the future in advance."

"But I upgraded through the system. Based on my understanding of the system, if I use this Origin Fragment, I estimate that I'll get a discount on experience points when I upgrade next time?"

That sounds so appealing!
This is truly an incredible stroke of luck!

Li Chunsong looked at him, smiled, and continued, "I know you're a clever kid, you should have already figured out what I meant."

"That's right, according to the usual rules, the ownership of the Xuanhuang Origin Fragment will belong to you!"

Just then, a system notification sounded in Chu Huaixu's ear.

"[Ding! You have successfully unlocked the follow-up main quest of the 'East-West Continent Grand Competition' - Origin Spirit Realm.]"

"【You can claim this reward only after successfully completing the 'East-West Continent Grand Competition' mission.】"

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