Borrowing a sword

Chapter 69 "The Daoist Canon" [Fourth update, please vote!]

Their eyes met, and the big ice block, despite being a stubborn and headstrong person, was the first to turn his head away and avoid eye contact.

Chu Huaixu didn't take it seriously and waited for the white-robed steward to give orders.

At this moment, the incense burning in front of the steward was still the one that Han Shuangjiang had used.

The incense has only been burning for a short time.

He was also somewhat surprised: "It's been a long time since I've seen a disciple break through four levels so easily."

The middle-aged man had worked in the library for many years, and most of the disciples who had left a deep impression on him would make a name for themselves in the inner sect in the future.

Now, most people, including the white-robed steward, have tacitly agreed that the opportunity at the bottom of the cold pool was likely obtained by this young girl!

But this handsome man in the black robe looked far too relaxed.

Yes, Chu Huaixu exudes an indescribable sense of relaxation inside and out.

He turned to look at the white-robed steward, and saw that after he lit another incense stick for timing, Chu Huaixu actually raised his right hand and gently poked forward with two fingers.

He was actually comically poking at the first barrier with his hand!
Moreover, he poked it seven or eight times in a row, as if it felt pretty good.

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment, the smile on his face vanished instantly.

"I have a rough idea of ​​how difficult it will be." Chu Huaixu felt the resistance coming from his fingertips.

His brow bones naturally covered his eyes, indicating a good bone structure. At this moment, his eyes focused, and his eyebrows naturally arched slightly upwards.

Chu Huaixu kept his two fingers pointing forward, and then he moved!

He took a step forward, his black robe fluttering in the wind.

"Hiss—!" This sound was heard four times in a short span of breath.

His long, jet-black hair danced wildly behind him as he moved rapidly, and with just a single forward gesture, he shattered four barriers in one go.

A brief silence fell over the first floor of the library.

The disciple in the Xuan-level area had his jaw dislocated.

The barrier he couldn't break through was as fragile as paper in front of this man in black robes.

Only Han Shuangjiang was slightly surprised, but then felt it was only natural.

She now understood why Chu Huaixu had told her to go first, otherwise she would feel pressured.

"That damned fox actually went out of his way to make such a big fuss!" Big Ice Block maintained a cold expression on the surface, but inwardly he was cursing wildly.

Chu Huaixu slowly lowered his raised finger, looking completely relaxed, and then looked at Han Shuangjiang.

Since I told you to wait for me there, I definitely won't keep you waiting too long.

The white-robed steward gave his retreating figure a long look and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "A body-refining cultivator?"

As a cultivator in the third realm, how could he not see that this kid's physique was exceptionally strong?

Without body tempering, it would be impossible to possess such terrifying power.

The four barriers set up by the Taoist sect were completely ineffective in front of him.

"Body tempering?" Immediately, discussions arose.

The way these senior students looked at Chu Huaixu was as if they were looking at an oddball.

As everyone knows, body-refining cultivators are at the very bottom of the cultivator's hierarchy of contempt.

Those who choose body cultivation usually have extremely poor talent and are typically low-grade spiritual embryos.

After all, not many people would give up a good life to engage in self-torture.

Of course, the Taoist school has always had a good atmosphere, emphasizing predestined relationships and natural talent.

People dislike body-refining cultivators mainly because of their character.

There's no way around it; other cultivators have many mysterious methods of ranged attacks, while the body-refining style seems very simple and crude.

Over time, most body-refining cultivators develop two bad habits.

The first one is someone with a foul mouth who relentlessly mocks you, forcing you to get close so they can maximize their power.

The second problem is their tendency to resort to sneak attacks. Do they really think that those of us who cultivate the body have turned our brains into muscles? Body cultivation is all about close-quarters ambushes!
Moreover, if the sneak attack succeeds, it can be quite deadly.

In conclusion, body-refining cultivators are known for their foul mouths and low character.

—This has always been disliked in the cultivation world.

Chu Huaixu met the gazes of his senior brothers and sisters, but did not receive the applause he had imagined. How could he not know what they were thinking?
So he immediately cupped his hands and emphasized, "Cultivate both inner and outer strength! Cultivate both inner and outer strength!"

Ha! Body-refining cultivators? I look down on them!

Upon hearing that this handsome junior brother was actually skilled in both internal and external cultivation, everyone showed expressions of relief.

"I never expected him to have such perseverance!"

The belated cheers finally rang out. Taoist disciples have never been stingy with their praise for their fellow disciples, nor with their disdain for outsiders.

Even the disciple standing in the Xuan-level area, who initially felt somewhat embarrassed, eventually offered his congratulations.

In the end, it was the white-robed steward who stepped forward to take charge, saying in a deep voice, "Alright, alright, everyone disperse. Let them calm down and carefully select their cultivation techniques!"

"Manager Luo is kicking people out again." An outer disciple joked, clearly indicating they were quite familiar with each other.

After exchanging a glance, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang began to choose their preferred cultivation techniques.

The Taoist sect has a profound foundation, and this is only the first level of cultivation technique. Therefore, there is a whole shelf of Heaven-level cultivation techniques.

The jade slips were neatly arranged, but they were not allowed to be examined.

Next to each jade slip was a small booklet containing an introduction to the cultivation technique, as well as a record of its prologue.

Han Shuangjiang was very patient, reading through each book one by one.

Chu Huaixu was just randomly flipping through the pages, but in reality, he was constantly dropping "information detection" messages.

"The Yin-Yang Returning to Origin Technique has a 13% match rate." "The Mysterious Thunder Creation Technique has a 27% match rate."

"The Nine Heavens Wind and Cloud Treasure Record, matching degree 23%".

Chu Huaixu knew that he was currently a low-grade spiritual embryo, so his compatibility with heaven-level cultivation techniques would not be very high, and he had long been mentally prepared for this.

A low compatibility means that more experience points will be required to upgrade in the future.

However, for a low-grade spiritual embryo to cultivate a high-level technique is inherently inefficient.

But Chu Huaixu didn't care. He had plenty of ways to gain experience points and improve the attributes of his spiritual embryo in the future.

He just wants to be the tallest among the short.

"I'll pick one that's a relatively good match and that suits my taste," he thought to himself.

Some of these techniques were ones that Chu Huaixu had heard of, while others were completely new to him.

He would check on Han Shuangjiang's situation every now and then.

The cold-faced girl was the same; she would steal glances at what Chu Huaixu was looking at.

After a while, Chu Huaixu, whose five senses had been greatly enhanced, noticed that she was secretly glancing at him, so he smiled and said, "I personally recommend this book, 'The Six Imperial True Scriptures,' to you."

Chu Huaixu remembered very clearly that Han Shuangjiang had been exposed by players, and that she practiced this very technique.

"Why?" Big Ice Cube asked curiously, picking up the booklet next to the jade slip and flipping through it.

"I won't tell you," Chu Huaixu said.

Han Shuangjiang glanced at him, too lazy to pay him any attention, and started reading the introduction in the booklet on her own.

She was indeed very tempted after reading it.

However, given Chu Huaixu's despicable behavior, the cold-faced girl deliberately put the booklet of "Six Imperial True Scriptures" back and went to look up other cultivation techniques.

Seeing the big ice block's behavior, he smiled inwardly and continued flipping through the booklet while dropping the [Information Detection] token.

"Wow! There's actually a match with a 96% success rate!" Chu Huaixu was greatly surprised.

But soon, his hand froze as he turned the pages, and he almost didn't want to read the booklet anymore.

"Damn it, do you want me to fall into the same trap twice?"

"Such a high degree of compatibility, it's definitely a body-refining technique!" He realized instantly.

Through the tempering of the "Sword Refining Technique," I have almost achieved a body refining saintly body.

As expected, this cultivation technique, called "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method," looks rather effeminate, and despite having the word "heart method" in its name, it is actually a divine body-refining technique.

"The Daoist sect truly lives up to its name; they even possess a Heaven-level cultivation technique for body refinement. Looking across the entire Xuanhuang Realm, you can't even find many Heaven-level techniques of this kind of inferior cultivation style," Chu Huaixu remarked.

He glanced at the booklet with some curiosity, and the more he looked, the stiffer he became.

"So it wasn't intentional that it was named 'Heart Method,' but rather that my punctuation was wrong. It should be 'Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method,' meaning the heart is harder than the bones, right?"

"A sword thrusts at me, heh heh, I'm heartless! I can't pierce it, I can't pierce it!" He suspected that the senior who created this technique must think he was quite humorous.

Chu Huaixu simply put the booklet back.

—Even dogs don't practice body tempering.

He continued reading and vowed never to look at the "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method" again, not even once.

"I have already achieved the [Sword Heart Clarity]. Once I have my natal spirit sword, I will be a dashing and romantic sword cultivator."

"What kind of muscleman am I!"

The entire first floor of the library contained a fair number of Heaven-level cultivation techniques, and Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang quickly finished reading them all.

"I've made my choice, what about you?" the big ice block asked.

She naturally chose the "Six Imperial True Scriptures".

"Wait a moment, I need to think about it." Chu Huaixu frowned to himself.

He now has three good options in front of him.

The first one is that he also chose "The Six Imperial True Canon".

Although the compatibility is only a pitiful 26%, it is possible to cultivate the same technique as Han Shuangjiang.

This mindset was similar to how he passed on the "Sword Refining Technique" to Xu Ziqing. Chu Huaixu was a cheat code user, while the other party was seriously cultivating, so he could use the other party as a reference.

The large ice block possesses the Xuan Yin Body, which allows for rapid cultivation progress.

When others cultivate their own techniques, they are all feeling their way across the river by touching the stones.

If he were to cultivate the "Six Imperial True Scriptures," it would be like trying to cross the river by feeling for Han Shuangjiang.

The other two options are titled "The True Explanation of the Buddha" and "The Daoist Canon".

The former has a rather cool name, while the latter seems much more simple and unpretentious.

These two Heaven-level cultivation techniques are the ones that Chu Huaixu has the highest compatibility with, besides the "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method".

Those two broke 30%, one at 31% and the other at 33%.

Judging from the name and the description in the brochure alone, most people would choose the former.

Because the introduction to "The True Explanation of the Buddha" devotes a whole page to its features.

But the Daoist Canon is different; the first page of the booklet contains only two sentences.

The first sentence is an evaluation and description of the characteristics of this exercise, which can be summarized in four words: "moderate and peaceful".

The key point is still in the second sentence.

"This technique was originally nameless, but because it is the technique of the Dao Ancestor, it is called the Dao Canon."

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